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2A Daily News – Thursday, March 21, 2013 Community people&events Spirea Recycling program on tap tonight for SRDC talk The Sacramento River Discovery Center's Thursday Evening Program at 7 tonight will take place at the Farm Bureau Building, 275 Sale Lane. The presentation will be on "Recycling- What is New and Special" by Brin Greer of the Tehama County Landfill and the REAP program. Brin will bring us up to date information on the ways the REAP trailer gets the products for us to use around our homes - both inside and outside around our property. Brin will also have information on upcoming recycling events. After the presentation there will be a question and answer period. Bobie Hughes will be providing information on the Watertshed Celebration and will have Watershed posters and Walk-Run entry forms available. There will also be refreshments available featuring an apple-cranberry cobbler and gingerbread cookies with candied ginger and a couple of other surprise desserts. For more information call or e-mail Bobie at 5271196 or bhughe1@tehamaed.org. Simpson to hold athletics golf tournament REDDING — Simpson University will hold its annual athletics fundraising golf tournament at The Golf Club Tierra Oaks on Friday, May 3. Registration is $100 per person before April 29 and includes breakfast and lunch, 18 holes of golf (including a cart), and a goodie bag. Registration is limited to the first 100 golfers. Sign up online at simpsonu.edu/golftournament or by calling (530) 226-4703. Athletic Director Joe Griffin said, "The growth of the athletic department has added a lot of excitement to Simpson University. With 12 varsity teams and two development teams, the sports teams are busier than ever and working harder than ever to bring success to their programs." Proceeds from the tournament benefit men's and women's intercollegiate sports programs at the university. Sponsorship packages are available online at simpsonu.edu/golftournament. For more information or to inquire about being a sponsor, contact Robin Bankson at (530) 226-4703. 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. DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 128, NUMBER 84 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. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area (800) 479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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In the fall, the leaves of this deciduous shrub turn golden yellow providing the final show of the fall season in a brilliant display. I also have one of the second types of spirea and it is called 'Limemond'. It is not as spectacular as my 'Ogon' but I love its lemon yellow leaves in early spring which mature to a lime green. It contrasts wonderfully with its evergreen neighbors and appears to sparkle in the mist of the other brightly colored perennials. In summer it boasts of profuse pink colored clusters. In the fall the leaves turn orange red which immensely adds to my fall color. 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. Chiang to speak at Democrats' fundraiser The Tehama County Democrats will hold its 3rd Annual Fundraiser, A Salute To American Workers, at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Speakers will include State Controller John Chiang and California Democratic Party Vice Chairwoman Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker. A tri-tip buffet will be available along with drawings and an auction. Tickets are $25 per person in advance or $30 at the door. Dinner sponsorships are available for $250 and table hosts for six are $150. For more information, call John Elshere at 530-529-1238 or send an email to theelsheres@att.net. Contributions to this committee are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Literary society studies humorist Madie Gates hosted the monthly Fitzhugh Literary Society meeting. This year's theme is American Humorists. Hillary Vasey reported on Erma (Fiste) Bombeck (1927-1996), writer, syndicated columnist, novelist and full time mother. In high school, Erma got a part time job at the Dayton Journal Herald, where she interviewed Shirley Temple. She said, "I did it from the angle that we were both 16 and probably had lots in common. We didn't." She graduated from high school in 1944 and was determined to save enough money to go to college. Her parents believed that girls getting an education was a luxury and refused to help. Erma took two jobs, one back at the Herald and the other a night job editing airplane manuals, finally saving enough to start at Ohio University. Her first semester at OU was a failure; her grades were poor and her writing was rejected. When her guidance counselor asked her what her passion was, Erma said, "Writing." The counselor told her, "Don't even try it." Erma had to move back home, where she entered a private college and worked afternoons and evenings. She got a job at a local department store and wrote for their company newsletter. She was also published in the school newspaper and one professor, Brother Tom The Over 25 years of experience STOVE JUNCTION BBQ PELLETS The North State's premier supplier of stoves All makes and models. 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Ten musical selections are to be given by the teacher for elementary teams and 20 for high school contestants. — March 21, 1923 Price, told her, "You can write!" These three words would sustain Erma throughout her career. In June 1949, she graduated from Dayton University. In August, she married Bill Bombeck, who she had worked with at the Herald and kept in touch with while he served in Korea. While writing obituaries at the Herald, Erma wrote a humorous column about housework called Operation Dustrag, but people weren't sure that humor belonged in newspapers and thought it was strange to write about housework. After five years of marriage, the Bombecks adopted a baby girl. The next year they had a son and three years later another son. This became the material for Erma's columns and books. She said, "My children refused to eat anything that hadn't danced on TV." She gained recognition at the Herald and at the Kettering-Oakwood Times. Within three weeks, she was syndicated. Within five years she was in 500 newspapers. She also wrote for Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest, Family Circle, Redbook, McCall's and Teen Magazine. As her popularity increased, Erma wrote many books, including At Wit's End, The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank, Motherhood, The Second Oldest Profession and Family-the Ties that Bind and Gag. She also ventured into television with appearances on the Today Show and a produced the sitcom, Maggie. Her appearance on Good Morning America lasted 11 years. Erma supported the ERA, but did not support its feminist leaders. She felt they were using housewives as the battleground. Erma believed in equality, and felt that no matter how you spend your life, you deserve recognition and acceptance, that caring for your family should be considered equal to that of anyone else. She was happy to be part of history. She said, "I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian." Erma also wrote about children living with cancer in I Want to Grow Hair, I want to Grow Up, I want to Go to Boise. She made the book touching, funny and educational, and donated over $1M in royalties to the American Cancer Society. It was Erma Bombeck who said, "Insanity is hereditary. You can catch it from your kids."