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NEVER GIVE UP UNTIL THEY BUCKLE UP. VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP The11DaysofRound- Up started with a PRCA Rodeo Camp in partner- ship with the Red Bluff Round- Up Association for 36 youth from Califor- nia, Oregon and Nevada at the Pauline Davis Pavilion. Director Jolene Kemen is also the director behind the eleven years of the Round-Up Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign. This was the 8th annual rodeo camp in Red Bluff, and only one of two in the nation to have steer wres- tling. Jim Banister was in- structor. They practiced learning how to plant their feet, holding on to the horns, as the tractor continued across the arena with Banister and the other students running alongside. Dr. Rico Dotson is part of the Justin Sports Med- icine Team at the Round- Up and was speaking on nutrition and exer- cise to be healthy while you participate. While Zack Brown illustrated and led the bareback rid- ers in various exercises to prevent injuries, before they could practice on the dummy. Zack is from Red Bluff, and was a District 1 CHSRA bareback rider while in high school. I liked the tips that Nick LaDuke gave his saddle bronc group, when he rec- ommended that they prac- tice riding dairy heifers, before getting on a horse. One young, aspiring rider, Caleb Taylor was from Su- sanville, and his father said he was seven years old. The bull riding in- structor was Justin An- drade. Today is the Round-Up Parade with the theme of "This Ain't My First Ro- deo" with Clay and Lily Parker as Grand Marshals. Then the second perfor- mance of the Round-Up with those wonderful Bud- weiser Clydesdales, thanks to Foothill Distributing for bringing them back to Red Bluff. At the Cowboy Cof- fee mixer, Director Corky Kramer gave away two tickets to the Granger Smith concert tonight at the fairgrounds. I didn't know who Granger Smith is, or his stage name of Earl Dibble, Jr. Reminds me of the year Bill and I were in Las Ve- gas for the Wrangler Na- tional Finals Rodeo, and we saw George Strait play- ing black jack in a ca- sino on Fremont Street. My mother asked "Who is George Strait?" Now if it was George, or Johnny, or Merle, or Garth, or Kenny, I would know who you were talking about. CloughRanch The history of the Red Bluff Roundup ties in with the history of the Clough Ranch, as published in the California Cattlemen's As- sociation coffee table book "Since 1917, A Century of Family Legacies in the CCA." "Clough Brothers, George A. Clough and A. H. 'Allie' Clough, both of San Francisco, established the Clough Ranch in 1909. "The property origi- nally consisted of approxi- mately 9,000 acres located four miles northeast of Los Molinos, on the South side of Mill Creek, along the base of the Sierra Ne- vada Foothills. Through the years additional land was purchased along Deer Creek Meadows, grow- ing to almost 19,000 acres. Deer Creek Meadows was known as the overnight stop for many ranchers on their cattle drives to their summer ranges. Over the years the ranch has re- duced in size. "George, an attorney for Hibernia Bank, and Al- lie, a thoroughbred trainer for polo, track and stock horses for many different ranches, purchased the ranch. Allie went to Ha- waii and trained polo po- nies for the Dillingham family where he met his wife, Mabel Blanche Fair- weather. Allie also trained racehorses for Wyatt Earp in San Francisco for a year. George was amongst the founders of the Cali- fornia Cattlemen's Asso- ciation (CCA) in 1917. He also represented the CCA as their attorney for le- gal council. Conjointly, he served as the chairman of the Resolutions Commit- tee of the American Na- tional Livestock Associa- tion. The family has con- sistently, through the generations, maintained CCA membership. "In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Chinese truck farmers, who grew vegeta- bles on the land and sold them to the local people, operated property where the headquarters is lo- cated. With the acquisi- tion of water rights, much of the bottom ground was later developed into per- manent irrigated pas- tures." The ranch played a vital role in the community in 1918 when the north state's first roundup was held on the property where many cowboys competed with their working ranch skills. People came from far and wide, pitching their tents for two days of competi- tion and nights of dancing to an orchestra. That event later evolved into the Red Bluff Roundup still held today. During the late 1930s, they drove and summered their cattle at the Snow- storm Ranch and sur- rounding properties, lo- cated northeast of Susan- ville. They continued the 10 day cattle drive twice a year through the late 1940s. George and Allie had a contract with the German government to supply green broke horses for the cavalry (halter- broke, but not ridden). He found a lot of his wild horses in northern Nevada and eastern Oregon. One time he had a herd of 500 head of horses that he was bringing down to California to ship, and after a night at Lakev- iew, Oregon; they started the drive down the east- ern shore of Goose Lake. We were riding along that same road at the time he relayed this story, and he pointed out a certain house along the way where he said, a woman stepped to her door and threw out a pan of dishwater just as the first horses were oppo- site the door. That spooked the entire drive, and they scattered like leaves in a high wind. It took over a week to get them all rounded up again. His lon- gest drive was from Or- egon to Santa Barbara where he delivered them to the dock. The Clough Brothers op- erated together until 1945 after George's death. In 1949, Howard Alton "Bill" Clough and his wife Ev- elyn purchased George's half of the property. In 2001, Allie's grand- daughter, Candace Clough Owens and her husband John Owens inherited the property. John is the pres- ident of the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale Commit- tee. Today the ranch is still operated with the in- volvement of the third, fourth and fifth genera- tions, which include Can- dace and John, their two sons, Nathan and Bryan, and their grandchildren, with a primary focus on beef production. In addi- tion to cattle production, the ranch lends itself to a number of recreational activities including fish- ing, and duck and turkey hunting. The headquarters hosts many family gather- ings and events including holidays, picnics, reunions and weddings. As one of the few ranches in Tehama County that is still owned and op- erated by the original fam- ily, the hope and the inten- tion is that it will continue in perpetuity with the gen- erations to come. JeanBartonhasbeen writing her column in the Daily News since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbarton2013@ gmail.com. JEANBARTON Round-Up history tied to Clough Ranch CONTRIBUTED Nick La Duke was showing seven year old Caleb Taylor how to hold his hands as he spurred his "horse" in the saddle bronc section, at the PRCA Rodeo Camp in partnership with the Red Bluff Round-Up Association. The history of the Red Bluff Roundup ties in with the history of the Clough Ranch, as published in the California Cattlemen's Association coffee table book "Since 1917, A Century of Family Legacies in the CCA." STOVEJUNCTION The TheNorthState'spremiersupplierofstoves 22825 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff 530-528-2221 • Fax 530-528-2229 www.thestovejunction.com Over 25 years of experience Tues-Sat9am-5pm• ClosedSun&Mon Now Carrying! GreenMountainGrills & Accessories Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties 527-9841 • 195 S. 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