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Thursday, January 30, 2014 – Daily News 3A Community people&events 60th anniversary The saga of Buster the poinsettia mals and children. If I want you to bloom again next year at Christmas, I must put you in a sunny window now and keep your soil moist. When your leaves drop, your stems need to be cut back to two buds and really reduce the water. When the frost is over, I have to place you in a sunny protected spot outside. Then, starting in October, you have to be covered every evening so you get no light for 14 hours a day. That seems like a lot of trouble for a Poinsettia, but Buster, I'm going to try to do it for you. So, behave yourself and quit looking so cute. Meanwhile, my husband is walking through the room and asks me what I am doing. "Having a serious talk with Buster" I say. He just looks at me and keeps on walking. By Shirley Felder There he sits, looking hopefully at me, looking perky. "Listen", I say. "Christmas has been over for a month. You're history." He still sits there, looking as healthy as ever. "O.K. Buster," I say, because that's his name. "In years past, your siblings decently gave up and I was able to discard them. But no, you have to be different." Do plants have feelings? There must be something I can do without feeling guilty. I will have to do some investigating. To start with, Buster, did you know your color doesn't come from your flowers (which are yellowish, in the center, and inconspicuous) but from your bracto, which is your petal like leaf, in case you didn't know. You only set flowers and get your color when the nights are long and the days short. You came from Mexico and were used to decorate churches at Christmastime and were called "Nativity Flower." You were named after the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Dr. Joel Poinsett, who served from 1825 to 1829. He sent the tropical Poinsettia to America. His policies in Mexico were unpopular and the Mexicans coined the word "poinsettismo" which means intrusive and officious behavior. I think that describes you, Buster. If you had stayed in your native land you would grow to be 10 to 16 feet tall and 10 feet wide. Yikes. This is also what I found out. You are a member of the euphorbia or spurge family, named after Euphorbus, physician to King Juba of Mauretania who was married to the daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. Does that make you royalty? I doubt it. Spurge was one of the powerful purgatives used in the Middle Ages to rid the body of black bile and melancholy. Taken in quantity the euphorbias are poisonous and their sap can cause a blistering rash. I guess you could turn evil if you want to, therefore, you must be kept away from ani- The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with Cascade District Garden Club; California Garden Clubs, Inc.; Pacific Region Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs, Inc. COMMUNITY CLIPS Foot races scheduled Courtesy photos Gene and Neva Holliday were married Dec. 31,1953 in Bellflower. They had five children, Dennis, Donna, Jim, Janet and Susan. They moved to Los Molinos in 1968. Gene and Neva owned and operated Gene's Phillips 66 and Gene's Performance Stop until 1977, at which time Gene and Neva acquired Dana's Sporting Goods & Marine until their retirement at the close of 1998. They still reside in Los Molinos. Bird walk set for Saturday The February Sacramento River Discovery Center Bird Walk will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at 1000 Sale Lane in Red Bluff. Dress according to weather as you stick your head out the door in the morning. This bit of dampness should bring the birds out by the weekend. The March Bird Walk is scheduled for March 1. Police reports The following information is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Brandon Bear Allen, 22, Red Bluff was taken into custody on Lakeside Drive for a Post Release Community Supervision flash incarceration. • Sheila May Carey, 39, Burbank was arrested on Lakeside Drive for felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor paraphernalia. Bail was $16,000. • Corey Allen Casey, 38, Red Bluff was arrested on outstanding charges of felony possession of metal knuckles, threatening a crime with the intent to terrorize, kidnapping, inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, false imprisonment with violence, vehicle theft, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanors of obstruction, paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, intimidating a victim to file a false report, assault with a deadly weapon and battery of a spouse. Bail was $2,000,000. • Christopher Paul Gagliano Jr. also known by the last name Shrewsbury, 36, Red Bluff was arrested on Lakeside Drive for felony possession of marijuana for sale, possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor paraphernalia. Bail was $36,000. • Damien Dwayne Jones, 24, Red Bluff was arrested at Solano Street and Toomes Avenue on an outstanding charge of felony possession of a controlled substance. • Deborah Mae Martin also known by the last name Baker, 51, Corning was arrested at Solano Street at the railroad tracks on outstanding charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of a smoking device. Bail was $16,000. Animals • Someone reported a dog had been tied up at a residence on Santa Rosa Avenue that appeared not The recently established Tehama Country Visitor Center, along with North Valley Services, will be offering a race for runners and those who want to get in shape on Saturday, March 15. There will be a 5K run that you can run solo or you can pair up with another person and run a 5K relay. The first leg of the relay is 1 mile and the second is 2.1 miles. The relay creates a lot of excitement in that it is a team effort. Also included is a walk/run 1 mile course. The competition and course was designed by two local runners who have run many races. The run will be held at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam on Sale Lane near the Sacramento River Discovery Center building. Registration forms available at Tehama Country Visitor Center, 250 Antelope Blvd., 529-0133, and at local gyms. Cost is $20 per runner, which will include a long-sleeved T-shirt, snacks, drinks and a fun time. Grant workshop The Shasta Regional Community Foundation will hold a grant workshop for interested non-profit organizations noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 at 1335 Arboretum Drive, Ste. B, in Redding. Program Officer Amanda Hutchings and other staff will provide an overview of the Community Foundation's grant programs and opportunities. The workshop will also provide participants with a detailed overview of the guidelines to have any food or water. and advised of the tethering law. Found • A 30-year-old woman reported finding a man bleeding from the back of his head on Main Street near the train trestle in Cottonwood around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. She transported the man to the Texaco Starmart where medical was requested. The man was then taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center. He provided a name and a year of birth, but law enforcement was able to locate a match. The man was under the influ- 25.00 month Call or Come In for details 100 Jackson Street, Red Bluff (530) 529-1220 Entries are beginning to come in for the farm center egg laying contest in Tehama county, it was stated today at headquarters in Red Bluff of the farm bureau. Each contestant is to keep a rcord of each day's egg production, together with the average number of hens in the flock. Some of the poultrymen will keep records of feed costs for their own information, though it is not a part of the contest proper. — Jan. 30, 1924 DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF • A bright yellow and green Chaos freestyle bicycle was reported stolen on Fourth Street. Vandalism • No trespassing signs on the 14000 block of Meister Court were reported vandalized. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night: SuperLotto Plus Powerball games 5-9-17-29-33 11-23-28-32-47 Meganumber: 1 Powerball: 20 When you have an Urgent Health Care need we have the answer. LASSEN MEDICAL URGENT CARE CLINIC Open: Monday-Friday 8am-8pm Saturday & Sunday 8am-6pm www.lassenmedical.com TEHAMA COUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 129, NUMBER 50 • A juvenile was cited at Corning High School for having a knife on school grounds. Theft ago... Farm Center egg laying contest on in Tehama county Schools (530) 527-0414 $ 90 years ence of drugs or alcohol and could not explain how he received the injury. 2450 Sister Mary Columba Drive First 50 new members for grants through the Community Foundation. Maximum of 40 people – reservations accepted on a first come, first served basis To RSVP, call or email Miriam at 530 244-1219 or miriam@shastarcf.org. 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