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4A – Daily News – Saturday, January 8, 2011 Agriculture & farm TCFB Annual Meeting The Tehama County Farm Bureau invites all mem- bers and their guests to the 93rd Annual Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13, at the Corning Veterans Hall. According to Manager Kari Dodd, a terrific program is in store. The guest speaker is to be Frost Pauli, Cali- fornia Young Farmers & Ranchers chairman. Paul Wenger, the CFBF president is also scheduled to attend. Social Hour at 5:30 p.m., buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. After dinner, there will be awards, discussions and pre- sentations. “We hope to see everyone there,” Dodd said. “Invita- tions have been sent to all members, and we hope you will respond early.” Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. “We are celebrating 93 years, and we are still going strong,” said Richard Edsall, TCFB president. “I hope to see a good crowd there.” For more information, call Dodd at 527-7882. Disaster Program sign up Tehama County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director (CED), Darci Cullers, announced that the 2009 crop year Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program sign-up begins Monday. SURE is a disaster program to provide supplemental assistance to farmers and ranchers who have experi- enced losses caused by natural disasters. SURE is part of the 2008 Farm Bill ‘safety net’ that provides assistance to farmers and ranchers when dis- aster strikes. For information on the 2009 SURE program eligi- bility requirements visit your local FSA office or http://www.fsa.usda.gov/sure. Grow Local authorized retailer 530-528-8120 10 Gilmore Rd. Red Bluff Corner of Antelope & Gilmore Growing Local presents a forum on the Future of Our Food from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22, at Sequoia Middle School in Redding. Don’t miss this afford- able opportunity to learn about our local food system from local producers, dis- tributors and consumers. By the end of the day you will be inspired to be an active participant in the change towards a healthier local food system. Pre-registration is required and includes a local, seasonal lunch, a hands-on, agricultural- based youth program, and childcare. The cost is $20 for families, $10 for indi- viduals, $5 for students ages 15 to 25. Scholar- ships are available. For more information or to register visit www.grow- inglocal.blogspot.com or call 225-5351 or 229- 9312. Growing Local is a coalition of local farmers, ranchers, health officials, educators, non-profits, urban gardeners and con- sumers, working together to increase awareness of the benefits of local healthy food and imple- ment strategies to create sustainable, accessible food systems in the Shasta- Cascade region. Tonight is the Tehama County Cattlemen and CattleWomen’s 59th annual winter dinner at the Tehama District Fair- grounds, and the public is invited to enjoy a prime rib dinner with your friends and neigh- bors. The Cattlemen are delighted to host Bill Donald, Montana cattle rancher who is the incoming National Cat- tlemens Beef Associa- tion president next month in Denver, Col- orado, plus California Cattlemens Association president Kevin Kester, Plainfield, and CCA executive vice president Matt Byrne. Ranchers are remind- ed of the special meeting at 4:45 p.m. in the Gem Building when an update on progress of Foothill Abortion vaccine will be sponsored by TCCA and Red Bluff Bull and Geld- ing Sale. Everyone is invited. Wine tasting by New Clairvaux Vineyard, Burnsini, Indian Peak Vineyards, Mt. Tehama Winery, and Cline Cel- lars will be enjoyed with purchase of a commemo- rative wine glass starting at 6 p.m. Olive Oil tast- ing by Pacific Sun Olive Oil, Lucero Olive Oil and Corning Olive Oil will also be enjoyed. More exciting items for the live and silent scholarship auctions including two PBR tick- ets for either Friday Jan. 14 or Saturday Jan. 15 have been donated by PBR and Nathan and Nicole Owens. Eight hours of road grading in Tehama County donated by Ron Humphrey Con- struction. Shas- ta Farm and Equipment donated one ton Shasta Breeder Protein Blocks Courtesy photo Instead of roping, a calf table is used at branding time at the Barton Ranch. Pictured, from left, Kevin Borror was branding the Lazy W on right hip, Bryce Borror caught the heads and helped turn the table, Betsy Williams earmarked and kept tally, Shay McCluskey vaccinated 8 way and BoSe, Quentin Tatro caught the heels with a rope and helped turn the table, Mike McCluskey vaccinated the Vira Shield 6 and wormer for parasite control,Walt Williams pulled the heel rope and released the gate. Not pictured were Bill Barton, Linda Borror, Mary Van Tichelt and George Tatro who kept the chute filled with calves. donated a Miller Perfor- mance Autoview Weld- ing Helmet. Cline Cellars has offered a private wine tasting and tour for two. Natalie Peterson, Cow- girl Carma Products has given a gift basket with a gift certificate. Geveden of the Green Barn has donated dinner for two. Dennis and Michele Clark have given a horse- shoe candle- holder gift bas- ket with wine and wine glass- es plus Subway gift card. Jean Barton plus 44 blocks iodized salt. One ton (20 bales) oat/rye hay given by Don Brown of ZB Ranch. Ten bags of Beef Pak Supreme donated by Bar Ale. Five hours labor from 6 FFA officers donated by Red Bluff High School FFA. Airgas Black Onyx Turquoise con- cho necklace with earrings and hairclip donated by Pennie Wrapped Western and Wire Art jewelry. Scentsy gift basket- warmer and scent donat- ed by Scentsy Indepen- dent Consultant. A 16 x 20 inch framed photo- graph from www.behindthelenspho- tos.com. Harry and David gift package from Re/Max, Ken Robison. Three bottles of Borra COUPON $ 20 off any phone or accessory Limited time offer expires Jan. 31, 2011. Not redeemable for the purchase of prepaid air time or for bill payment and/or GoPhone equipment. Valid only at NorCal AT&T stores. Other restrictions may apply, $20 off will be applied in store to purchases of $29.99 or higher. See store for details. Vineyards wine donated by Lodi Irrigation. Two gift baskets from Inter- vet, Shering Plough Ani- mal Health. Cydectrin pour-on wormer from boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health and Shas- ta Farm and Equipment. Pfizer Animal Health gave 2.5 liter Dectomax pour-on wormer plus 500 ml LA-200 and $ 25 at Shasta Farm and Equip- ment. *** LIC #808524 Call For Free Information Toll-Free (800) 464-1403 or (530) 365-1403 6183 MEISTER WAY ANDERSON, CA 96007 (530) 365-1403 (800) 464-1403 More notes about the Blue Ribbon. It was located in the 600 block of Main Street, on the east side, just south of Reed’s News. Later it was the Iron Horse. Then they tried to make it a teenage recreation spot, and now it is Crafters Store and First Love Tat- too. Arlo and Faye Stroing helped me remember the shops, stores and bars on the west side of 600 Main Street. Starting at Pine Street going south to Oak, there was Claus and Albert Trede’s Pool Hall on the corner. They also had a snooker table. Paulette Trede’s was more a men’s bar. A nice lunch counter since bars also had to have food avail- able. The eggnog at Christmas time was pow- erful. Next was a barber- shop. Then Steve Meline’s bar. A & W Café had tables and chairs out of the side- walk during good weath- er. Dick Derr’s bakery, and I believe he also owned the Showboat, down on the river near the city park that washed off its foundation in flood of 1941. The Showboat was a dance- hall and skating rink. They also featured the walkathons, with $100 to the dancer without stop- ping, which was very popular. Fickert’s Furniture, while across the alley the funeral parlor Fickert’s was on Washington Street. Metherd’s Sad- dlery, where we all dreamed of buying a new saddle, or something. The Red Bluff Creamery, and Jack Metzger’s Ken- nett Dam Café on the corner, or you could enter the bar from Oak Street. Liz Dillabo Mills was a waitress at the Blue Ribbon, and other wait- resses were Anna Soares and Helen on the morn- ing shift. Doris Dillabo got Liz the job, since she had moved to Red Bluff living on First Street so her children could go to school. Platina had a one room school and an out- break of impetigo, a pus- tulous skin disease. She recalled the Top Sirloin steak was their biggest seller, and Jane Russell, the movie star and her husband ordered Top Sirloin. Joe Soares was manager of the Blue Ribbon. The Metzgers had an upstairs apartment across the street from the Blue Ribbon, although Mrs. Metzger kept to herself and didn’t socialize. Other comments I gathered, when various people commented on the Blue Ribbon story. Bob Owens tore the bar apart when they refused service to “Shine” Everett Hunt. Another black man in Red Bluff was Felix Cooper, who shined shoes at the Tremont. In his younger days he was a bull fighter, and rode bucking horses. At a Chester rodeo, the judges wouldn’t score him, so he got on another horse, same thing, no score. The third or fourth horse fell with him, and Felix stayed on, still spurring. Charlie Stover told the judges to give him the prize money, because he had earned it. The Tremont had a barber shop, beauty shop, and the dining room was red velvet and red carpet. Across the alley in the annex there was an indoor swimming pool. The Tremont Hotel had a small bar, so when Forward Brothers bought the hotel they built the Palomino Room. It was a large bar, with a fireplace or pit in the center, with booths on the other side. They served great steaks. There was Jenny’s Auto Camp, on North Main near Adobe Road location. Manahan’s Auto Court was opposite Dog Island Park by the bridge. Riverside Auto Court was down by the river, north of the pool. You could smell the PG&E gas works as you crossed the Sacramento River on the bridge. Herbert Kraft donated the children’s park with swings, slide and merry- go-round. A little, tiny woman supervised the playground, but can’t remember her name. In the Crocker Bank building, on the second floor Drs. Boone, Brearcliffe, and Godbolt had their dentist offices, and lawyer Curtis Wetter had an office. I remember looking out the window at Dr. Brearcliffe’s, and there was a lovely little garden to the north of the bank. I hated the many dentist visits before fluo- ride. We stopped at Macy’s feed store before the appointment, and I deliberately ate an onion set. Don’t remember what they used to mask the odor. He had a fasci- nating book with pictures of the San Francisco earthquake in the waiting room. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.co m. ranch Winter dinner, more Blue Ribbon memories