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Thursday, January 2, 2014 – Daily News 3A Community people&events Granges supports Volcanoes in the garden – Oh no! canine program making miles of inter-connecting tunnels 6 to 10 inches below the surface — with frequent volcanoshaped mounds of excavated soil— molehills. These tunnels are for trapping and storing their food. The most effective way to rid your garden of moles is trapping. Poison baits and toxic gas (bombs) are mostly ineffective and dangerous to pets, birds, and beneficial insects. The next time a volcano erupts in your garden, run down to the nearest hardware store for traps. Red Bluff Garden Club meets the last Tuesday of most months. The next meeting is January 28 at the Union Hall at 12889 Baker Road. Program starts at 1 p.m. Our January program is on pruning with Rick Buckner. Visitors are welcome. By Kathy Bramhall Courtesy photo Westside Grange 473 used the Shares card from Food Maxx and earned $500, which it donated to the Tehama County Sheriff's Canine Fund for police dog training. Pictured, from left, are Deputy Ryan Frank with K9 Booker, Leonard Cooper of the Grange and Deputy Curtis Knight with K9 Streiter. Volcanoes in the garden are not a good sign—you have moles. The better our soil the more moles it may attract. Lack of rain this season should keep the moles deeper in the soil, but as soon as it rains or we start to irrigate they will come closer to the surface and kill plants as well as cause unsightly damage. Contrary to popular belief moles do not eat plants, but inadvertently kill them by damaging the roots with their tunneling and upheaving them from the soil. And of course, their "volcanoes" disfigure our lawns and can make walking on them rough. Local moles are Talpidae scapanus. These moles can be quite large, with eight inches or larger tubular bodies. These mammals have dense-velvety fur which was at one time prized for fur coats and other warm water-proof garments. Moles have a bare snout and bare feet. They have huge front feet with long toes—good for excavating your garden. Moles have a high metabolism and can eat up to three times their body weight daily in underground prey of insects, grubs, and worms. Moles have almost nonexistent eyes, and seldom come above ground. Moles are solitary creatures and come together only for breeding. For you trivia buffs, a male mole is called a boar and female is a sow. A group of moles are called a "labour." Females breed once a year. Breeding takes place late winter into spring with pups being born in litters of 2 to 5 in 30 to 42 days depending on the species. Pups leave the nest in 30-45 days to search out their own territories. Moles have a relatively short life span of 3-4 years. Moles are master excavators The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with National Garden Clubs, Inc., California Garden Clubs, Inc., the Pacific Region of Garden Clubs, and the Cascade District of Garden Clubs. TaxAide service seeks volunteers AARP driver classes Want to learn driving safety tips and qualify for an auto insurance discount? Plan to attend one of the AARP Smart Driver Safety Program classes scheduled for Jan.15-16 in Corning and Jan. 29 in Red Bluff. The Corning class will take place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 16. Students must attend both days to receive a Certificate of Completion. Classes will be held at the Corning Family Resource Center, 1488 South St. The Red Bluff session will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29. This class is designed for those who have already taken the Driver Safety class at least once before and simply need to obtain a current certificate. The session will be held at the Sycamore Center, 220 Sycamore St. The AARP Driver Safety Program is designed for drivers 50 and older. In an informal, easy-going atmosphere, learn about new laws, how to avoid driving hazards, tips for freeway driving, and much, much more. Upon completion of the course, you may qualify for an insurance discount. Check with your insurer to see if you qualify and the amount of the discount. The cost of the AARP Driver Safety program is $20. AARP members can receive a $5 discount. Class size is limited to 25. To register please phone David at 5281728. Courtesy photo In early December volunteers from the AARP/IRS TaxAide Program Harley Bennett, Senia Owensby and Barbara Vandygriff, completed an intensive training course at a two-day workshop for Northern California site leaders. Training for all Tehama county volunteer counselors starts on Jan. 21 for four days at the Tehama County Department of Education, 1135 Lincoln St., Red Bluff. This free tax program can always use more computer knowledgeable individuals. Call Vandygriff in Corning at 824-2531 and Bennett in Red Bluff at 529-1536 concerning your participation. The Red Bluff site is at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building, corner of Oak and Jackson, and the Corning site is at the Senior Center, 1015 4th Ave. Woolridge to address Writers Forum DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF The Writers Forum is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 in the Memorial Hall of All Saints Episcopal Church, 2150 Benton Drive, Redding. The church is located at the corner of Benton Drive and Quartz Hill Road. The topic will be poemcrazy: freeing your life with words, a talk and workshop 90 years with Susan Wooldridge. Susan will talk about her journals and her writing process, then we'll begin to write about who we are, where we come from and where we‚re going. In a safe setting, poems or prose snippets will emerge that surprise and delight us. Sharing work is optional. 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