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2A Daily News – Thursday, March 7, 2013 Community people&events Military — Kersey Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathaniel L. Kersey, a 2006 graduate of Red Bluff High School, is assigned to the Los Angeles-class submarine, USS Cheyenne (SSN 773), which recently arrived in Subic Bay, Philippines as part of its Western Pacific deployment. With a crew of 150 Sailors, Cheyenne will be conducting various military exercises for training. Cheyenne is one of the most capable submarines in the Navy. Its enhanced capabilities include advanced sonar system and a state of the art engine room. Its sophisticated design and highly trained crew enable Cheyenne to operate globally, ready for any mission. Commissioned September 1996, USS Cheyenne is the third ship of the Navy to be named for Cheyenne, Wyoming. USS Cheyenne is homeported Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Kersey joined the Navy in July 2006. Nurturing yourself workshop On Saturday, March 9, from 1-3 p.m., there wil be two intimate and informative presentations. The first, on chiropractic, given by Strawberry Weber, Doctor of Chiropractic, will explain how chiropractic relates to nervous system health and overall balance and well being. She may include Emotional Freedom Technique also. The second presenter, Lanette Votaw, L.Ac., a Licensed Acupuncturist with a Masters Degree in Chinese Medicine, will speak on the basics of acupuncture and how it relates to Chinese medicine, Chinese herbs and overall health. Both are from the Compassionate Health Center in Red Bluff. Admission is $15, and each person may bring a friend for free. Refreshments will be offered at intermission during which time there will be a chance to meet the presenters and handouts will be available. Seating is limited. To reserve your place or for more information, call 529-9285. Open Vistas is in Red Bluff at 900 Walnut St., on the northwest corner of Lincoln Street. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight There was an error in Wednesday's page 2A caption for "Self defense training." The subject's name is Zack Skaggs. The Daily News regrets the error. –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 128, NUMBER 74 HOW TO REACH US On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: NEWS Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. News Tip Hotline: 527-2153 FAX: (530) 527-9251 E-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com Daytime: (530) 527-2151 Sports: Ext. 111 Obituaries: Ext. 101 After hours: (530) 527-2153 ______________________ ADVERTISING DEPT. 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FAX: (530) 527-2151 Ext. 122 (530) 527-2151 Ext. 133 (530) 527-5774 E-mail: advertise@redbluffdailynews.com CLASSIFIED: 1-855-667-2255 SPECIAL PAGES ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS Tuesdays: Kids Corner, Health Wednesdays: Business Thursdays: Entertainment Fridays: Education Saturdays: Select TV, Farm, Religion Publisher & Advertising Director: Greg Stevens gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com Editor: Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com Sports Editor: Andre Byik sports@redbluffdailynews.com Circulation Manager: Kathy Hogan khogan@redbluffdailynews.com Production Manager: Sandy Valdivia sandy@redbluffdailynews.com POSTMASTER SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: PO BOX 220, RED BLUFF CA 96080 The Red Bluff Daily News is an adjudicated daily newspaper of general circulation, County of Tehama, Superior Court Decree 9670, May 25, 1955 © 2012 Daily News Postage Paid Periodicals Go out on a limb and celebrate Arbor Day By Colette Bauer Every year Arbor Day is celebrated throughout the United States as well as in many other countries. In California, Arbor Day is so important that we celebrate for a week, not for a just day. In other states, Arbor Day will be celebrated on April 26, which is the last Friday in April. In California this year, Arbor Week will be celebrated from March 7-13 The word arbor is Latin and simply translates to "tree," so we celebrate by planting trees. The Red Bluff Garden Club has had tree planting as one of its goals since its inception in 1955. Over the years we have planted trees primarily at schools. This is our opportunity to instill in our youth the importance, usefulness, and beauty of trees. The California celebration of Arbor Day always centers around March 7, which is the date in 1849 when Luther Burbank was born. Luther Burbank was a pioneer in Agriculture Science, as well as being a botanist and a horticulturist. According to Burbank hiomself, he began his life-long work after reading Charles Darwin's book Variations of Animals and Plants under Domestication. One of the earliest plant varieties Burbank developed was the Burbank Russet Potato. This he created while living in his home state of Massachusetts. He sold the rights to this potato for $150. If you have ever eaten a french fry, you have more than likely tasted the potato Burbank developed. In 1875, Burbank used the money from the sale of his potato to move to California, where he settled in the Santa Rosa area. There, he purchased four acres and built a greenhouse — this property is now a city park — and continued his life's work using techniques of grafting, hybridization and cross- breeding. Later he expanded and bought 18 acres near Sebastopol. In California he worked to develop over 800 different varieties of plants, some decorative and some consumable. He was especially interested in working with plums, berries, and lilies. Among my favorite plants developed by Luther Burbank are the Shasta Daisy, the Elberta peach and the Santa Rosa Plum. Although Luther Burbank experimented and developed hundreds of plant varieties, his record keeping was less than stellar. To this day, botanists have been unable to recreate many of Burbank's plant creations. One of Burbank's legacies was the passage of the Plant Patent Act in 1930 – four years after his death - at which time he received several patents posthumously. The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with the Cascade District Garden Club; California Garden Clubs, Inc; Pacific Region Garden Clubs; and National Garden Clubs Inc. Wilcox Ladies Luncheon Please join the Wilcox Ladies on Tuesday, March 12, for the monthly luncheon featuring House of Design with Kate Gleim as the program guest. Kate will have many new spring and Easter décor items. Her talent for bringing life to home decorating is well known and you are sure to come away with new ideas for the spring season. Cocktails start at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is served at noon. If you are not a member, call Juanita at 527-6680 and you can be a guest of Luncheon President Rhonda Johnson. Tickets are $12. Save the date for Tuesday, April 9, for the Wilcox Pro Shop Women's Golf Fashion Show. Take this opportunity to see what's new and update your golf wardrobe. Pearts celebrate 75 years Ray and Betty Peart were married in Chico on Feb. 5, 1938 and drove to the Bay Area for their honeymoon. They have called Chico, Orland and Red Bluff their home. They have three children and their spouses, Greg in Sacramento, Jan in Grass Valley and Patti in Redding, four grand children, six great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren. Ray retired from playing in North Valley dance bands about five years ago but his drum set lives on in the King Cotton Jazz Band, who entertained guests at the 75th Anniversary party held at Lassen House on Feb. 9. Friends and relatives enjoyed dancing and lots of toe tapping along with refreshments at this wonderful couple's celebration. Watch meeting Richfield Neighborhood Watch Program is having a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 11 at Richfield Elementary School. With the increasing amount of burglaries, thefts and other related crimes members will be touching on ways to step up the crime watch in the area. Any questions, call Melissa Grootveld at 824-6260. Al-Anon group A new Al-Anon group for beginners, New Comers At Heart, has started in Red Bluff and will be held 7-8 p.m. Mondays at North Valley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave. For more information call 690-2034. COMMUNITY CLIPS Homeschooling conference Public hearing set The Inspire Conference is coming to Calvary Chapel Red Bluff 5:30-9:30 p.m. Monday, March 18. This Homeschooling Conference is free of charge and open to the public. Sessions are offered for both adults and teens. Your registration is requested. To register, send an e-mail to Misty at thecreativechristianclassroom@gmail.com and visit www.titus2.com or www.ccredbluff.org for more information, including flyer with all session titles. The Tehama County Department of Education is holding a public hearing for the Extended School Year Program Special Schools and Services 2013 during the regular meeting of the Tehama County Board of Education, which starts at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, in the Tehama County Department of Education Board Room, 1135 Lincoln St., in Red Bluff. For more information call (530) 528-7323. 90 years ago... Investigation of Southard's Death Started Sheriff M. O. Ballard is making a searching investigation of rumors that possibly Albert Southard, the Oak Park trapper whose body was recovered from the Sacramento river on MOnday, was the victim of foul play. Bruises found about the head led several persons in Los Molinos colony to suspect he might have been murdered. — March 7, 1923 Plant photo contest planned The Spring Plant Photo Contest for 6th through 12th grade students display will be held during the Open House noon to 4 p.m. May 17, 2013 in the Chico State Herbarium, CSU, Chico, Holt Hall Room 120. There is not fee for submission. Cash prizes for first, second and third Place. Maximum of two entries per participant. All entries must be received by May 10. Submit photos in 8x10 format as both hardcopy and digital file (jpeg); and include a note with the title or subject, your name, grade level, school and contact information. Submit prints in person to the Gateway Science Museum Ticket Office or by mail to: 2013 Plant Photo Contest, Chico State Herbarium, CSU, Chico, Chico, 95929-0515. Submit digital file and any questions to Paul at friendsoftheherbarium@gmail.com. Photos may not be returned and will be modified as needed for display purposes. Community Clip? clerk@redbluffdailynews.com