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2A – Daily News – Thursday, December 23, 2010 Community people&events St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital is proud to announce Riico J. N. Dotson, MD as the 2010 recipient of the Values in Action Physician of the Year Award, the highest honor in the Catholic Healthcare West system. This award brings special distinction as the selection is based on nominations from employees, board mem- bers, fellow physicians, volunteers and Sisters of Mercy. Based on these nominations, a selection committee chooses a physician who exemplifies the values of the organi- zation, is active in leadership and who exhibits excellent clinical knowledge and skills. Dotson was presented the honor at the annual Catholic Healthcare West North State Service Area Board Dinner earlier this month. As the Medical Director for the St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine Pro- gram, Dotson has dedicated much of his practice to the athletes and weekend warriors of the North State region. Riico JN Dotson, MD Dotson and his wife and practice manager, Marie, relocated to the area in 2003. A graduate of the Mayo Medical School and UC San Francisco Medical School, Dotson is a fellow- ship trained sports medicine physician. He has been the team physician for local sports teams including the Redding Rage women’s football team, Red Bluff High School and Foothill High School to name a few. Dotson is often seen on the sidelines of various youth sporting events or providing sports injury pre- vention education throughout the region. Comments from the nominations include: "Dr. Doston is wonderful to his patients and hos- pital staff, and is always willing to teach and share his extensive knowledge. He is very competent and extremely pleasant to work with; he lights up the unit whenever he comes to work." Dotson is highly respected among his peers and the health care team of St. Elizabeth. Dotson has an office in Red Bluff and Redding and can be reached at either location 528-4433. 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. Physician of the Year Trees and shrubs for winter interest By CATHY WILSON Winter has arrived and our once beautiful fall trees have lost all their colorful leaves. They are no longer the stars of our gardens. Their rich fall splendor is now only a distant memory. Fall clean up is still ongoing but the chilly winds and rains have driven us inside our homes. As we look around our yards we can see the "bare bones" of deciduous shrubs and trees. Now is the time that our ever- green shrubs and trees become prevalent. They become the shining stars of our winter garden. They add structure and provide interest. They dominate our focus and prevent our landscape from looking bleak. Conifers and evergreen shrubs are a "must" for a balanced four season gar- den. A perfect start to add winter interest is planting a ‘Boulevard Cypress’ (Chamaecyparis). It is a dense, slow growing small tree to 6-8 feet high. It has a very neat pyrami- dal growth habit with soft, silvery blue foliage. It can be planted in full sun with afternoon protection or part shade. It can be used as a focal point, grouped together in plantings of three or as a medium sized border. Another much prized blue specimen shrub is a juniper named ‘Blue Star’ (Juniperus squamata). This plant has a low growing, rounded, com- pact habit. It has rich sil- very blue needles year round and has slower growth habit than most junipers. ‘Blue Star’ does not shed it’s lower leaves to leave bare patches like other junipers. It is an excellent border accent along a pathway or entrance. It also needs some late afternoon pro- tection from our extreme- ly hot summer sun. It must be planted in well drained soil. It will not tolerate boggy or water- logged conditions. ‘Goshiki’ Osmanthus is not a true holly, but has the look and leaf structure of one. The Japanese name refers to the five foliage colors. The leaves have green speckles on gold foliage with the new growth being a very pret- ty pinkish bronze color. Plants tolerate a broad range of soils, including heavy clay. Pinch tips of new foliage to encourage bushiness. It makes a great evergreen accent. It has a slow growing com- pact mounding habit.Dwarf Alberta Spruce is a superior ever- green with dense conical form. It can be used as a single element or com- bined with other ever- Elks November Students of the Month greens in shrub borders. They are outstanding when grown in pots on a porch or patio. The Dwarf Alberta Spruce is a slow grower, reaching five to seven feet in height and eighteen to twenty four inches wide when mature. It requires very little trim- ming to maintain its for- mal appearance. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. To see the Goshiki Osmanthus and the Dwarf Alberta Spruce used in a garden setting, visit Cone Kimball Plaza in down- town Red Bluff. These plantings were donated and planted by the Red Bluff Garden Club, including the other flower beds, as part of one of our civic beautification projects. The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with Cascade District Garden Clubs; California Garden Clubs, Inc; Pacific Region Garden Clubs; and National Garden Clubs Inc. Courtesy photo D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 28 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. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 CUSTOMER SERVICE: Subscription & delivery Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (530) 527-2151 Ext. 125 subscription rates (All prices include all applicable taxes) Monday through Saturday $9.59 four weeks Rural Rate $10.69 four weeks Business & professional rate $2.21 four weeks, Monday-Friday By mail: In Tehama County $12.29 four weeks All others $16.23 four weeks (USPS 458-200) Published Monday through Saturday except Sunday, by California Newspaper Partnership. 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Will Give Balloons Away To Kiddies Frank M. Sheridan, local Studebaker dealer, announced that tomorrow afternoon at 4 o’clock he will give away five hundred ‘Stude- baker’ balloons to the little folks of the city. ... The five hundred to be distributed tomor- row is figured to be enough to take care of all the small tots wanting a Christmas balloon. – Daily News, Dec. 23, 1920 ❉ Tuxedo Rentals ❉ Name Brands: Surf • Skate • Snow & Motto Cloting New Name Brand Clothing 707 Walnut St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 Red Bluff Elks Lodge honored November students of the month on Dec. 16. Students received a certificate recognizing their achievements. Pictured top, from left elementary school students: Hannah Rodgers, eighth, Lassen View; Roberto Hernandez, eighth, Gerber; Bailey Akins, eighth, Berrendos; Jesus Olivera, eighth Los Molinos; Martha Cruz, sixth Jackson Heights; Garrison Koeberer, seventh, Vista; Zachery Pritchard, eighth Richfield; Quincy Jones, eighth, Maywood; Shyanne Riberal- Norton, eighth Sacred Heart; Kensie Roach, sixth Reeds Creek and Victoria Yates, sixth Meteer. High school students bottom, from left: Ramon Rivera, twelfth, Red Bluff High; Samantha Bable, eleventh, Salisbury High; Alexandra McFayden, twelfth, Mercy High and Corina Boone, twelfth, Corning High. COMMUNITY CLIPS Christmas Eve North Valley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., in Red Bluff is holding its Christmas Eve service and the lighting of the final advent calendar at 5:30 p.m. Friday. For information, call 527-0543. Bird count The Christmas Bird Count for the Red Bluff area was held on Dec. 19. It was the 111th official Christ- mas Bird Count in North America, and has been held in Red Bluff from 1976 to 2011. Under very wet morning conditions 15 volunteers found 111 species by dusk. A new bird to this count was a Short-eared Owl. Unusual or low count birds were an injured Ross's Goose, a Northern Shoveler, five Barrow's Golden Eye, three Ferruginous Hawks, three Rough-legged Hawks, one Prarie Falcon, two Merlins, two Peregrine Falcons, two Common Moorhens, a Wilson's Snipe, two Loggerhead Shrikes, four Rock Wrens, a House Wren, two Marsh Wrens, a Canyon Wren, a Golden-crowned Kinglet, four Phainopepla and a Black-throated Gray Warbler. High count bird was again European Starlings with 2,799. This bird was introduced and has invaded rural areas negatively impacting native species such as the Western Bluebird by destroying their nests and young. The results of this bird count will be added to the results of other Audubon Society Christmas Bird Counts, which are being held across the Western Hemi- sphere from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5, 2011. The aggregate tallies will help paint a picture of how the continent’s bird populations have changed in time and space over the past hundred years. For information call 347-1687. New to Red Bluff ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉