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2A – Daily News – Thursday, June 3, 2010 Community people&events Kelly-Griggs fundraiser Prune now for more blooms By LORNA BONHAM Spring blooming shrubs will produce more flowers next year if pruned after the bloom is finished using either a light deadheading or a more extensive pruning. Deadhead The shrubs with larger flowers or flower clusters are not difficult to deadheaded, which is just snipping off the spent flowers. If the new leaves are beginning to sprout, the flower can be taken off just above the leaves. If the shrubs are evergreens the Photo Courtesy of Christine Wyman The Kelly-Griggs House Museum, 311 Washington St., held a fundraiser on May 7 to celebrate 40 years of being open to the public and raise funds for the foundation restoration project. For information regarding museum memberships or to arrange a tour, call 527-5895. Tax exempt donations can be sent to Kelly-Griggs Museum c/o Treasurer Eric Frey, P.O. Box 9082 Red Bluff, 96080. Birth- Kerr Betsy Davis Kerr and Christopher F. Kerr, a daugh- ter, Genesse Joy Kerr, 7 pounds, 7 ounces, born April 19, 2010, at San Ramon Regional Medical Center in San Ramon. Welcoming baby are brother Gavin Matthew Kerr, 5; grandparents Len and Linda Barry, Red Bluff, Frank and Patricia Kerr, San Ramon; Great-aunt Susan Davis, Escondido, Uncle and Aunt Christopher and Kimberly Barry of Hillsboro, Ore. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– 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. flowers can be gently twisted off. The shrubs that are best dead- headed include Camellia, Azalea, Daphne, Gardenia, Lilac, Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latfolia), Pieris and Viburnum. Be sure to dispose of all the blooms and do not put any camellia blooms in the compost pile because they can spread camellia blight. More pruning Below are some of the spring blooming shrubs which need a heavier pruning. The stems of the Mockorange (Philadelphus hybrids) which are two years old or older should be thinned out and the other branches need to be shortened to encourage more side branches. The Fringeflower (Loropetalum chinense) needs some of the older limbs trimmed back if a natural look is desired, but it can also be sheared like a hedge for a more for- mal look. The Forsythia and the White Forsythia, (Abeliophyllum dis- tichum) both need about a third of their branches, which have bloomed, cut to the ground. Also remove the oldest branches and any weak or dead branches. The flowering quince (Chaenomeles japonica) also needs several of the oldest stems pruned to the ground. This can be done while it is blooming, to collect the flowers for a beautiful bouquets, but if not done then, do it now. For large clusters of flowers, Emergency Preparedness some of the side branches can also be cut back. The Spiraea bridal- wreath (species prunifolia) needs the oldest stems removed and the other stems clipped back to produce more flowers. The Spiraea babys- breath (species thunbergii), is best if up to half of the stems are removed to maintain height or all stems can be cut to the ground to rejuvenate the shrub each spring. The Sweetshrub or Carolina All- spice (Calycanthus floridus) will produce more flowers if the oldest thickest stems are thinned out and the tallest branches are shortened to encourage more side growth. The new branches will produce more flowers. Don’t forget Father Day on June 20. A new pair of pruning shears, or a beautiful plant are always great gifts. The June 28 Red Bluff Garden Club meeting is a potluck picnic. For more information call 527-4578 or 384-1913. The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with National Garden Clubs Inc., California Garden Clubs Inc., Pacific Region and Cascade District. Members of CalFire Engine Crew 2582 help Jeff Walker and Ellen Read try on turn outs as they get ready for the Emergency Preparedness Faire, which is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the Red Bluff Community Center.There is no charge for the event, which features booths, mascots and emergency vehicles to teach attendees what to do in an emergency. The event is for the developmentally disabled, their care providers and community members. All are welcome. From left are Firefighter Brian Wright, Jeff Walker, Capt. Matt Chamblin Ellen Read and Firefighter Ryan Ellis. 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Lester Bly Chosen To Succeed Elmer Parks The City trustees have selected Lester Bly to succeed Elmer Parks on the police force and Bly will take up the duties tonight. Bly was on the force several months substituting for T.F. Hudson while the latter was sick. – Daily News, June 3, 1920 Courtesy photo Blue Belt Jasmine Welks, front row, third from left, was named student of the month for the Tehama County Police Activities League Martial Arts Center for Excellence for the month of May.Welks was named for her dedication to studying the art of Jujutsu which encompasses self-defense, self-awareness, etiquette, school grades and service to others. All of these traits are core values of a Samurai warrior. She will wear a junior black belt for one month then be allowed to test for her green belt. For more information on the PAL Martial Arts Program, drop by Ginger's Fitness Palace 3-5 p.m. Monday or Thursday across from the former Holiday Market at Cedar and Madison Streets or visit www.tehamaso.org.The program is free to students age 5 through completion of high school. Tri County Sams campout The Tri-County Sams Chapter of the Good Sam Club held their May Campout at Doney Creek Lakeshore Villa at Lakehead, with four rigs in atten- dance. It was a beautiful weekend and we spent most of the time outside visiting. On Saturday night we held our potluck and the campground provided ice cream for the group. Bonnie Love was the Trailboss and she decorated the tables in the Hawaiian theme, with Hawaiian tableclothes, Leis, artificial Hawaiian flowers in vases, cups of Macadamia Nuts and candy, with a vase full of beauti- ful roses from her yard. A correction to my April story, Trailboss was Retta Pereira, who decorated in the Easter theme, with East- er figurines, tableclothes and cups of candy with a large plastic Easter Egg of candy in the top. June 10-13 our campout will be held in Nice at the Aurora RV Park, with John and Carol Siemens as Trailbosses. Anyone owning a self-contained RV that would like to go on monthly campouts with a great small group of people, are encouraged to call Wagon Master Vic Dick- ison at 824-3081 or President Richard Sol at 385-1344.