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2A – Daily News – Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Community people&events Celebrating 100 years On July 24, more than 50 members and friends celebrated the 100th birthday of Elaine Darge Bethard at Bidwell Presby- terian Church in Chico. Elaine was born in Butte County on July 22, 1910 to Nellie Viets Darge and William Henry Darge. Living in Dayton, she was the first of four daughters. When her father died in 1919, she became her mother’s helper. She met and married Melvin Willard Bethard in 1931 in Dayton and they raised three children, Charles, Marjorie and Delores. While Melvin worked at jobs on a gold dredger in Oroville, a blacksmith shop in Durham and Eighth Street in Chico, and his own well drilling business in Butte County, Elaine partnered with him as bookkeeper and assistant. As a skilled seamstress and quilter, she taught 4-Hers to sew and also tailored custom apparel for many clients. Many dolls, teddy bears and quilts were created at her sewing machine. While living in Anderson in Shasta County for a time, Elaine helped form a PTA at the school and was instrumen- tal in starting a school bus route for the children living in out- lying areas. The family enjoyed traveling when possible, and Elaine and Melvin enjoyed many cooler summers in Chester in their travel trailer. In 1973, they retired to Red Bluff to live closer to their daughter Margie and son-in-law Bill Ford. After 63 years of marriage, Melvin passed away in 1994. Elaine still lives with the Fords and still corresponds with her large family and many friends. Her daughter Delores Revier currently lives in Oklahoma. On the week of her birthday, she added two more great-great-grandchildren to her family tree. “I am so proud of my family,” she said. Setting it straight There was an error in Saturday’s front page arti- cle Young Marines graduate. The Distinguished Ser- vice Ribbon awarded to Tehama County Young Marines Master Sgt. Annie Bennett is the highest award a Young Marine can receive. An incorrect location was given for a Sept. 19 forum on prison reform in Monday’s edition. The event is scheduled to take place in Redding. For information, call Peggy Rebol, First United Methodist Church, Redding, 243-2403. An incorrect picture accompanied Tuesday’s front page article “Eight Vie for Red Bluff Junior Round-Up Queen.” The photo labeled Rosser was of a contestant no longer running. The correct pic- ture is posted online and will appear in a future print edition. The Daily News regrets the errors. –––––––– 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. Happy Back To School Day My alarm rang early last Satur- day morning at 4:45 am. Seemed early for a weekend, but sometimes the early bird gets the worm, and the socks, and the pants, and the backpack. Last Saturday morning by 5:30 a.m. the Wal-Mart parking lot was filled with families and red shirt- wearing volunteers who were par- ticipating in the Back To School Project, founded by Kim Berry. Over 600 children each received $100 in shopping cash to purchase clothes, shoes and backpacks. Over 100 volunteers assisted excited kindergartners through high school- ers to find new items so they can start the year off on an even playing field. I took my 16 year-old, Meaggan, with me to shop the love. She got right in there with our first family of two young girls and one amazing boy. Next, we assisted a family with five children get back-to-school fashions and items that will help them fit in and be ready to have a positive school experience. When I first heard about the Back To School Project, what I loved about it was that it wasn’t about helping students get better grades, score higher on standard- ized testing or increase a schools’ revenue by ensuring attendance. The back to school project is based on the true fact that kids who have the right clothes have the most important thing in social standing; acceptance. Kids who have something new to wear to school have pride and they walk taller. And, in a time when they are for- malizing their identity and need all the support they can get, they have a chance to fit in. A new hair cut, new shoes and new back pack even the playing field. Kim Berry understands a fundamental psychology about the pack mentality of humans. Children want to be able to fit in. Before the event, a prayer was said over the bullhorn for the entire group. The rounding sound of “Amen” from the crowd nearly brought tears to my newly saved eyes. This is the ministry field. It isn’t across an ocean; it is here in our home town. As we were checking out I glanced at my daughter in her Vans, her college sweatshirt, her name brand shorts, expensive hair cut and Mac makeup and I realized Faydra Rector Life Coach how blessed I am that her dad and I can provide these things for her. Watching her help kids her own age and younger, I could see her interact and understand that over 600 children did not have as many of the luxuries she enjoys. Having struggled this last six months between full-time positions, I truly understood the meaning of “there, but for the grace of God go I.” One thing is for cer- tain, when you think your life is broken, you need only go out and make a difference for someone else to know that we are all one family and all of our kids are going back to school in style this week because Kim Berry has a heart. Faydra Rector, MA is a mental health administrator, author, public speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at lifecoach@shasta.com or view her blogs at faydraandcompany.blogspot.com/ and allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com. Red Bluff couple celebrates 60 years D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 125, NUMBER 231 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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New Policeman Takes Up Duties On Night Force T.R. Ward will commence his newly appoint- ed duties of night policeman tonight. Ward is replacing Lester Bly as a member of the police force. He has been acting marshal in the absence of Frank Montgomery who recently returned from vacation. – Daily News, Aug. 18, 1920 Courtesy photos Tommy and Elaine Thomas, of Red Bluff, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a gathering of family and friends hosted by the couple's five children and their spouses. They were married August 5, 1950, in Hayward, Ca., and moved to Tehama County in 1954 when Tommy became an agriculture teacher at Los Molinos High School. In 1958 he was appointed head of the ag department at Red Bluff Union High School. He retired in 1984. An artist, Elaine is active in the Red Bluff Art Association. She enters her paintings in the Tehama County Fair and recently exhibited some of her work at the Big Picture Gallery in Red Bluff. Known as the "green grocer," Tommy spends hours in his bountiful garden. The proceeds from his vegetable stand go toward provisions for the food for the hungry outreach ministry of the Cone and Los Molinos Community United Methodist churches. Mutton Bustin’ COMMUNITY CLIPS Meeting Mutton Bustin' entries for the PBR event on Aug. 27 will be held through Friday, Aug. 20. Riders must be 4- 7 years old and not over 65 pounds. Entry forms are available at The Loft in Red Bluff and Boot Barn in Anderson at the Factory Outlets. The California Health and Human Services Agency Adoptions Services Bureau is holding an adoption information meeting 7-9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23 at 520 Cohasset Road, Suite 100, in Chico, 895-6143. GREEN BARN STEAKHOUSE ★ 4 pm - Close ★ 1/4 Rack Baby Back Ribs 4oz. 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