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4A – Daily News – Saturday, September 11, 2010 Agriculture & farm We were invited with friends and family to help celebrate Tehama County beef cattle rancher Arlo Stroing’s 85th birthday and the 65 years Arlo and Faye have been married, last week. There was a barbeque, music and danc- ing for at least 300, and the younger children delight- ed in the bouncing house. The cousins, grandchil- dren and greatgrands came from Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Utah and South- ern California. The youngest was the 5-week- old son of Mike Stroing, (grandfather Michael, and great-grandfather was Bernard Stroing, Arlo’s nephew.) Working behind the scenes to co-ordinate the party were Jackie Mont- gomery, their granddaugh- ter, and Theresa Linde- man. They were assisted by Marty Montgomery, David Lindeman, Martin Mattalli, Tracy Norton, Bernard Stroing, David Lindeman, Nathan Owens, Jason Lesher, Gordon Bruce, Dusty deBraga and Doug Reed. Tina and Chris Gagliano of Walker Printing. Karen Men- donca had creat- ed the table cen- terpieces of fancy, tall cow- boy boots filled with flowers. She also made a buckboard with their cattle brand, the Dia- mond A with a bar, on the side. In the buck- board was a minature cabin with flowers and a tiny mead- ow with Julie Meadow sign. Their summer ranch near Westwood is called Julie Meadow in memory of an old German lady who used to camp and deer hunt on the meadow for about 80 years. The guests enjoyed the special feature when Arlo and Jimmie Lesher sang The Cattle Call, with Uncle Earl Lesher assist- ing, before the cutting of the birthday cake. There was music for dancing and easy listening by Country Traditions from Chico. Faye and Arlo had the first dance. Later, she recalled to me how during ranch 85 years, 65 together Corning, David Lester, Corning, CB Ranch, Ger- ber, Sizemore Perry Live- stock, Proberta, Table Mountain Ranch, Red Bluff, John Vendable, Corning, Justin Niesen, Red Bluff and Ohm Ranch, Red Bluff. Volume bull buyers: Hart Cattle LLC, Mon- tague, 13 bulls, IZ Ranch, Canyon City, Ore., 8 bulls, Schene Enterprises, Dixon, 7 bulls. *** Courtesy photo Leslie Bruce congratulated Arlo Stroing on his 85th birthday. Leslie and husband Gordon are neighboring ranchers to Arlo and Faye during the summer grazing season. the war years (World War II), they would go to Cot- tonwood for the dances where the Lesher’s, Earl, Sr; Earl Jr and Ethel played music. Jean There were a couple of homesick airmen from the Chico Air Base that heard about the Cottonwood dances, and they would hitchhike to Red Bluff each Satur- day. They would stand at the cor- ner of Main and Walnut where Arlo and Faye would pick them up for the ride to Cottonwood. They were never in a hurry, and had Tennessee accents. Barton Ethel Lesher was 102 years old when Johnny Carson had her play the piano on his show. She had wanted to learn to play the piano as a child, and a woman came on the train from San Francisco every two weeks to teach the local children. The many salads and cakes from friend‚s kitchens plus the Mike Collins and Crew tri tip, Marty Montgomery’s ranch beans and sweet watermelons from Bernard Stroing were enjoyed during the evening. Happy Birthday Arlo *** In the Daily News, Sept. 4, 1920, 90 years ago: Kraft Residence Property is Sold. “The res- idence property of Mrs Elmer Kraft on Washing- ton Street has been sold to Hillman Willard, of Ante- lope Valley. The price paid was $ 5,500, the property being very desirable.” Our grandfather Micro Brew lovers will truly enjoy the Beef ‘N Brew sampling on Sept. 18 between 5 and 7 p.m. at the following stores in downtown Red Bluff. Pre- sale tickets available at Heartfelt Designs Gallery. Kellerweis from Sierra (and grandmother Laura) had purchased the town prop- erty for a home while Hilda, Lyman and Hillman were in high school. (Grandfather Hillman died in 1922 when Lyman, my father, was 17 and still in school.) *** The 2010 Fall Bull Sale season started September 4th when Byrd Cattle Company, Dan and Chris, Brooke, Ty and Gina with Jayden and Hayley Byrd held their 10th annual “Best of Both Worlds” Angus and Charolais Bull and Female Sale at their Los Molinos Ranch. At the conclusion of the sale, the buyers and friends enjoyed a Vic Woolery tri tip dinner. Auctioneers were Rick Machado and Trent Stew- art. 126 Angus and Charo- lais bulls averaged $4,433 and 54 Angus females averaged $3,349. High Selling Angus Bull was $11,000 to Ram- sey Wood, Susanville and Vina. Local buyers included: Terry and Tom Ben- gard, the Gallatin Ranch, Antelope Creek Cattle Co., Red Bluff, Andersen Angus, Vina, Barbwire Ranch, Cottonwood, Avila Cattle Co., Cottonwood, B & R Cattle Company, Corning, Lazy Oak Ranch, Orland, Arditto Ranches, Nevada, Chico, will be poured at Plum Crazy, while Tumbler and Porter, also from Sierra Nevada, will be at California Kitchen & Co. Downtown Brown from Lost Coast, Eureka, will be at Gayle’s. Ale and Harvest Moon, from Blue Moon, Denver, will be sampled at Tremont Café & Cream- ery. Red from Mad River, Blue Lake, will be sam- pled at Crystal Art & Apparel. The Hawk from Mendocino Brewery, Ukiah, is poured at Cold- well Banker C & C Prop- erties. Octoberfest from Sam Adams, Boston, will be at Prairie Rose Bou- tique. An Ale from Lagu- nitas, Petaluma, will be sampled at Discover Earth. Walnut Street was not forgotten. Balloons & More will pour Ale and Winter Ale, from Alaskan Ales, Juneau. Dales Carpet & Design will have Pale Ale from Lost Coast, Eureka. Montana Morrison Art Gallery will have music as well as Butte Porter and Green, from Deschutes, in Bend, Ore. Micro Brews from overseas will be Heineken and Newcastle at T J’s Antiques Gifts and Sweet Shop. First Love Tattoo will have Guiness and Smithwicks. Sparrows Fine Art & Antiques and Heartfelt Designs Gallery will also pour. Local cooks should send an email to Paula Holden at paulalh@live.com for an application. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.co m. A Clean, Reliable, Trustworthy, Chimney Company... Possible? ”Their tarps are always clean and my home is always clean afterward. 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In exchange, farmers in the Westlands Water District and other nearby irrigators would retire at least 200,000 acres of tainted farmland and bear the burden of cleaning up toxic runoff and thousands of acres of polluted soil. Conservation loan program USDA Farm Service Agency State Executive Director, Val Dolcini, announced the launch of a Conservation Loan (CL) program that will provide farm owners and farm-relat- ed business operators access to credit to implement conser- vation techniques that conserve natural resources. Direct CLs can be obtained through local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices with loan limits up to $300,000. Guaranteed CLs up to $1,112,000 are available from lenders working with FSA. For more information on the program, contact a local FSA office or visit the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov. We now serve beer & wine