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Friends from the business, civic, po- litical, social com- munities were pres- ent to bid good bye and "it's been good to know you" to Una Jordan, who will be moving away, last Sunday afternoon at a reception in her home. I first remember meeting Una Jordan in the 1970s at her flower shop, The Flower Boutique, on Main Street in Red Bluff. I remember watching them making the bouquets and flower ar - rangements for Linda and Kevin's wedding. Many family special oc- casions were celebrated with corsages from The Flower Boutique. My cousin Jacqueline Leininger remembers the suggestions Una gave her for decorating the Elks Lodge for her daughter Ja - net's wedding during those early years. The Tehama County Cat- tleWomen have enjoyed her talents when it was time to create a gift basket for the annual convention or deco - rated for the fashion show. She was also a very active member in Red Bluff's Ro- tary Clubs. I know I have for- gotten many other organiza- tions where she has been a member. Jordan will be moving to the Fresno area to be with her family. Congratulations Congratulations to Bailey Bean, Ger- ber , District 1 Cali- fornia High School Rodeo member upon being named All Around Cow - Girl at the Challenge of Champions in Plymouth. Bailey placed 1st in barrel racing and 2nd in goat tying. The top three in each event from the nine districts qualified for this state wide rodeo. It used to be held at Jr . C ow P al ac e. Christmas 1982 My Christmas letter of 1982 mentioned the 49ers won the Super Bowl, 26-21 over Cincinnati. CowBelles had their BBQ beef luncheon at RB Bull Sale. Prices were lower on hal - ter Herefords, av. $ 1384, range ready were $ 1051. An- gus av. $ 1934, Brahman $ 2100, Brangus $2176. High School Rodeo had a rodeo during bull sale weekend. High pt. winners were Cliff Wilbanks and Ruth Cockrell. Feb. Went with Arlo & Faye Stroing to Nugget Bull Sa le . Bu ll s av . $ 5, 96 4. E ve ry - one was saddened by news of George Strathern's death in hit & run car wreck. He was CA Beef Council man - ager. Sold some dry cows at Shasta Auction for 41.50 and 43.50cents a lb. The old bull brought 51.25 cents. March. The bulls on the range, and bulls with heif - ers had a big fight at 7 Mile Creek. They tore out fence, broke posts and gates. But none of the bulls were se - riously hurt. Went with Linda Jenkins and Bar- bara Keeler to March Cow- Belle state meeting in Sac- ramento, and toured the newly restored state capi- tol. On 17th we had another of those frightening experi- ences. Bill went to the north field to catch the horses for the horse shoer. D Bar was across Stice Road, through 2 gates, in Wesley's field; while Brandy and Donny were shut inside the barn with doors closed. Dur - ing the night someone had moved the horses to differ- ent locations. Perhaps get- ting ready to steal them. We found footprints in the mud. It was March of 1974 Scotty and Okie were sto - len, same time as Wesley & Jacqueline's saddles & tack, and Nelson Brusa's bob- tail truck. The cattlemen's field-day was held at the Owens Estate, on a cloudy, cool day. Kendra and Kel - ley Davis entered cattle pen- ning, and were 2nd. A big crowd. Fed 1200. April. District 1 CHSRA won Jr. Cow Palace as a team, and Ruth Cockrell, Ce - darville won AA, with 2nd barrel racing, 3rd goat ty- ing, and points in cutting. Hank Davies was 2nd in sad- dle bronc and 3rd in bare- back. Cliff Wilbanks was 2nd in steer wrestling. Rae- lynn Leach was 3rd in poles, Alan Berryessa with Louie Elwood won team roping. November. We left at 6:30 a.m. and returned at 3:30 a.m. Folks brought their thermos of coffee or the ingredients for Bloody Marys. A noisy chatter - ing crowd going down, and very silent coming home. It was an unusually warm day in SF. Huge crowd at the range bull sale. Lots of vis - iting outside the sale ring. The fellows are still talk- ing about bar running out of water, and drinks were $ 2.25. Ended up with an ex- tra seat on the bus, so in- vited the editor of RBDN. Instead, he sent Kathy Mu- lady, the farm reporter. She did a great job with her sto- ries and pictures of Cow Palace. I'm still green with envy, the picture of Jack on cover of RBDN was so nat - ural. We had a full page in Sat. paper. Also had the Press Room & Hal Ran- dall take a group picture of part of Tehama Co. delega- tion. Must have been 125- 150 people from TC there to see Jack receive his silver tray. Even Mom and John McNabb on our bus. Steve Jones, owner of Mt. Lassen Bus line was our driver. After the rodeo, it wa s s o n ic e t o me et a t t he bus, sit back, letting Steve maneuver through the traf - fic jam getting out of the parking lot. We were on the bay bridge in 20 minutes. Linda Jenkins and I made a scrap-book for Jack Owens from the bus group, about his clippings & pictures of the day. De ce mb er . T eh am a C o. hosted the first evening bbq for CCA Convention in Red - ding. The men decided to use the fairgrounds audi- torium for dinner and the flower bldg. for the bar. Our CowBelle of Year Waynette deBraga got on the phone and we CowBelles got the place decorated. White ta - ble cloths, candles in horse- shoe holders. I still had lots of chrysanthemums so we made arrangements for shadow boxes, and we used large beef breed posters on the walls behind the bar. Janice Knight made a big sign over the food serving li ne s t ha t r ea d " W e p ro ud ly serve only California raised, fed and packed Beef from the Harris Ranch, Coal - inga." The local financial in- stitutions - Crocker, Bank of America, Federal Land Bank, Production Credit Assn, North Valley Bank - had put up the money for an open bar from 6:30 to 11. That night as the bus - ses brought the people to RB, they were greeted by a bar the length of one wall, with drinks already poured and labeled as to mix. The steaks were great; New York strips for over 650 people. Where but Tehama County would the entertain - ment committee have belly dancers? Not one, but three girls. Music for dancing by C.W. Strode and Co; when ta- bles were cleared away. My 1982 letter about CCA convention mentioned Bax- ter Black didn't finish speak- ing before 11 p.m another night. He was as funny as Kevin had told us. Shasta Auction had a video sale, af - ter hosting cocktails. Later in the week they sold over 6347 head on Fri. with pairs selling $ 555 - 610. Slaugh - ter cows were 34 - 37 cents. 5-600 lb steers were 62 to 66.75 cents. 5-600 lb heifers were 52.25 to 54.50 cents. The dean of ag radio news - casters Orion Samuelson spoke Friday morning. The one who made me mad was George Priceman, "We Ain't Listening & They Ain't Buying." Then the more you thought about it, he had a lot of good points, be ca us e w e a re n' t get ti ng our beef sold. Perhaps we should go on the offensive instead of defensive, when talking about beef and all its good points. He pointed out that video games and TV are what reach the younger gen - eration. Young people get their idea of what is going on by watching tv. Need to cre - ate emotional appeal to buy our product. Build a need and desire appealing to a 17 year old mentality. Advertis - ing is only thing that reaches young people. Packers & re- tailers need pride. Promote beef snack foods - beef jerky, salami, beef sticks. Remember, this speech was 32 years ago and we are still hearing the same words, only now it is social media in - stead of TV. Jean Barton has been writing her column in the Daily News since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbar - ton2013@gmail.com. Jean Barton Friend and Cattlewoman will be missed By Claire Lester The State Degree Ban- quet was held March 21 at California State Univer- sity, Chico. At the banquet, 29 members from Red Bluff FFA Chapter received their degree on stage in the CSU Chico Bell Memorial Union Hall. Degree Recipients for 2 014 a re A bby Brow n , Taylor Collins, Catherine Cumpton, Kierstin Exum, Ashley Exum, Alek Funk, Amy Garrison, Samantha Gr iego, Hayden Hinkle, Shania Hoofard, Joshua Jackson, Aaron Latourell, Claire Lester, Will Mac - donald, Morgan Maddox, Gabby Madonna, Brittany Manner, Chrystina Mar- ple , Jen ny Mc Clu s key, Kayla McCoshum, Hanah Meeder, Carl Miller, Dani- elle Mueller, Molly Murphy, Billie Panziera, Kyler Puck- ett, Natalie Renfroe, Kris- ten Ventimiglia, and Olivia Zumalt. Everyone received an offi- cial certificate and a pin for their jackets. At the ban- quet, California State Of- ficers presented recipients with this prestigious award as their future aspirations and current interests were announced to the audience. Proud parents, grandpar - ents, and siblings came to watch our members be rec- ognized for their accom- plishments. In order to qualify to re- ceive the State Degree, the student must have previ- ously received a Chapter Degree, have completed two years of FFA instruc- tion, have invested at least $1,000 in an SAE project or spent a minimum of 300 hours on the project, have volunteered for at least 25 hours, and more. Recipi - ents of the State Degree have expressed a true de- votion to the FFA Organi- zation. Congratulations to all of the State Degree re- cipients, keep up the hard work! Additionally, earlier in the day the Regional Meet- ing and competition was also held at Chico State. From Red Bluff, Karl Parks and Danielle Mueller com - peted in the extemporane- ous speaking contest and Natalie Renfroe was rec- ognized at the banquet for placing 5th in the Region in the interview contest. Furthermore, the three competitors served as dele - gates in the Regional meet- ing that day, meaning they could vote on relevant is- sues as well as the new re- gional officers. The Regional Meeting came to a close with the swearing in of the new re - gional off icer team and a tearful goodbye as the 2013-2014 team ended an unforgettable year of ser - vice. Ma rch 21 was a day when FFA members had an opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments and dream of an even brighter future. Youth FFA State Degree Banquet awards 29 recipients Courtesy photo recipients for the 2014 FFA state Degree received their degree in the Csu Chico Bell Memorial hall. Awards are given based on a series of qualifications and recipients receive an official certificate and a pin for their FFA jackets. Jean Barton Courtesy photo una Jordan was chosen as Grand Marshall of the 2013 red Bluff round up parade when the theme was "Women of the West." her escort was John Growney. We Do That 1375 Montgomery Rd. 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