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SACRAMENTO As Califor- nia continues to endure an historic drought, sum- mer heat and exceptionally dry conditions have given way to numerous wild- fires throughout the state. In the Capital Region, fire- fighters continue to bat- tle the Bully Fire in Shasta County, which has burned more than 8,700 acres. Red Cross volunteers are operating an evacuation shelter at the Igo-Ono Ele- mentary School in the town of Igo, where they are pro- viding shelter, food and emergency resources for evacuated residents. The Bully Fire is the lat- est incident to impact the state and region, high- lighting just how vulnera- ble communities are to the dangers of wildfires. "Wildfires are a threat in our region every year, and the abnormally dry condi- tions have only magnified those risks," said Kathleen Weis, CEO for the Capital Region. "It is critical that everyone take steps to be ready, and know what to do should you be faced with a wildfire emergency." The Red Cross offers a number of tools and re- sources to help households prepare and respond to fire emergencies: Prepare Post emergency phone numbers by every phone in your home. Clear and maintain de- fensible space around your home, free of dry vegetation and flammable materials. Make sure driveway en- trances and your house number or address are clearly marked. Select building materials and plants that resist fire. Regularly clean roofs and gutters. Build an emergency kit with enough food, water, clothing, copies of impor- tant documents and sup- plies to sustain every mem- ber of your household, in- cluding pets, for at least 72 hours. Establish an emergency action plan for you and your family. Plan and practice two ways out of your neighbor- hood in case your primary route is blocked. Select a place for fam- ily members to meet out- side your neighborhood in case you cannot get home or need to evacuate. Identify someone who is out of the area to contact if local phone lines are not working. During a wildfire Be ready to leave at a moment's notice. If told to evacuate, evacuate. Don't wait. Listen to local radio and television stations for up- dated emergency informa- tion. Always back your car into the garage or park it in an open space facing the direction of escape. Confine pets to one room so that you can find them if you need to evacuate quickly. Listen and watch for air quality reports and health warnings about smoke. Limit exposure to smoke and dust. If you have asthma or an- other lung disease, follow your health care provid- er's advice and seek medi- cal care if your symptoms worsen. More information on wildfire safety is available on the preparedness section of www.redcross.org. Download the free Red Cross Wildfire App, avail- able in English or Spanish. The app, found in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for Android by searching for American Red Cross, includes features like the Blaze Tracker which can be customized to alert someone to fires where they live, travel or have loved ones. The Wildlfire App also includes: Wildfire preparedness in- formation and resources. One touch "I'm safe" mes- saging that allows users to broadcast reassurance to family and friends. Locations of open Red Cross shelters. Simple steps and check- lists people can use to cre- ate a family emergency plan. Toolkit with flashlight, strobe light and audible alarm. Information and quiz- zes to help you get wildfire ready; social media integra- tion to share your progress with your networks. Links to latest wildfire news information from Cal Fire and inciweb. Make a donation to the Red Cross by going to red- cross.org, texting RED- CROSS to 90999 or by call- ing 1-800-REDCROSS. RED CROSS Be p re pa re d, s af e during wildfire season BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA Helen Yongao Williams of Cottonwood graduated from Samford University's Ida Moffett School of Nurs- ing during recent com- mencement exercises. Williams earned a Doc- tor of Nurse Practice de- gree and was one of 900 students to receive a bach- elor's, master's or doctoral degree in one of seven cer- emonies. Samford University is Al- abama's top-ranked private university and provides na- tionally-recognized aca- demic programs rooted in its historic Christian mis- sion. DOCTORAL DEGREE Helen Williams graduates from Samford University Kathy Bramhall Here is the story of my new award-winning Betty Boop. Of course you all know Betty Boop as a car- toon character created by Max Fleischer in the 1930s. On the other hand the Betty Boop of which I speak is Rosa Betty Boop a floribunda rose introduced in 1999 by award winning rose hybridizer Tom Car- ruth. I bought my Betty Boop as a small cutting from the Anderson Valley Garden Club's spring plant sale two years ago. This is the first year she has fully bloomed. Rosa Betty Boop is just as flamboyant as the car- toon character for which she is named; with petals in ivory to yellow outlined with red edges and bright yellow-gold stamen, she just glows. Each blossom is 3-4 inches across, flat or slightly cupped with 6-12 petals. The shrub is com- pact at 3-5 feet high and wide. She likes full sun, is disease resistant, has a mild and pleasing fra- grance, and needs no dead- heading as she doesn't form rose hips. She does need late winter pruning and regular deep watering and mulching in the sum- mer to hold moisture. Af- ter two weeks of 100+ heat here in Red Bluff, my Betty Boop has 22 blossoms on it — I admit they are smaller than the flowers from the first flush of bloom back in May — but hey, they are there, which is more than I can say about most of my poor roses. Betty Boop is a cross of two other floribundas, Playboy and Picasso; both I happen to have in my rose garden. Breeder Tom Car- ruth won the All-American Rose Selection in 1999 for Betty Boop and another in- troduction of his, Fourth of July. Carruth was the Di- rector of Research & Mar- keting for Weeks Roses of California 1988 to 2012. His primary goal was to make roses more attractive to the home gardener; breeding them to be hardy, disease resistant, and easy to care for rather than the "fussy queens of the garden." Betty Boop is only one of over 75 roses Carruth in- troduced during his career. Betty Boop the cartoon character was popular with the public, as my friend Shirley McKenzie who col- lects the memorabilia will attest, and Betty Boop the rose is popular with plant lovers everywhere, as Tom Carruth dreamed. Come join us at Red Bluff Garden Club, meet- ings are at 1 p.m. the last Thursday of each month except July and December, at the Union Hall on Baker Road. Plan to participate in the Tehama District Fair in September; we are planning a new and bigger Flower Show. TheRedBluffGarden Club is affiliated with Na- tional Garden Clubs, Inc., California Garden Clubs, Inc., the Pacific Region of Garden Clubs, and the Cascade District of Gar- den Clubs. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB Be tt y Bo op BettyBoop. With the arrival in Red Bluff from Oakland this morning of the wife of Fred Johnson, one of the bandits responsible for the holdup and robbery of the Bank of Tehama County and murder of San Her- manson last Thursday, de- velopments have been mov- ing rapidly in clearing up the identity of both John- son and his bandit compan- ion, Earl Williams, where they have been living just prior to their last job here and other interesting facts which have been shrouded in more or less mystery for several days. — July 17, 1924 90 YEARS AGO... Mrs. Mabel Frazier arrives from south to see husband known here as Fred Johnson The following information has been compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Te- hama County Sheriff's Depart- ment, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol logs. Arrests ThomasCharlesDitman: 27, Los Molinos was arrest- ed Tuesday on State Route 99E at Kansas Avenue on outstanding felony charges failing to appear and pos- session of a controlled substance as well as two outstanding misdemeanor charges of driving on a suspended license, and an outstanding misdemeanor charge of failing to appear. Bail was $30,000. Donna Corina Piazza: 53, Corning was arrested Tuesday at Fig Lane and Toomes Avenue on suspi- cion of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor controlled substance paraphernalia. Bail was $18,000. Johnathan Ray Mendez: 24, Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at Franklin and Cedar streets on suspicion of misdemeanor controlled substance paraphernalia and an outstanding felony charge of failing to appear. Bail was $3,000. Alex Francisco Vazquez: 33, Orland was arrested Tuesday at Franklin and Hickory streets on an out- standing felony charge of violation of parole. Thomas Jerome Arnold: 51, Corning was ar- rested Tuesday at Fourth and South streets on an outstanding felony charge related to post-release supervision. Steven Ray Anderson: 27, Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday in the 1500block of Jackson Street on suspicion of second-degree felony robbery, assault with a deadly weapon that isn't a firearm and conspiracy to commit a crime as well as outstanding misdemeanor charges of violation of probation, driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license. Bail was $140,000. Daniel James Boyles: 44, Los Molinos was arrested Monday on State Route 99E at Fourth Avenue on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon that isn't a firearm, inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant and misde- meanor obstruction. Bail was $48,000. Vandalism 12100block of State Route 99W: South Main Mini Storage reported Tuesday that someone broke a door off a rental unit and was sleeping inside it. 4800block of Rawson Road: Extra patrol was re- quested Tuesday a er two males in a white Mustang convertible reportedly dam- aged mailboxes in the area. Stray bullet 18500block of Coun- try Hills Drive: A woman reported Tuesday that a stray bullet came through a window and into her resi- dence. It was determined the suspected shooter was not shooting in a negligent manner and an agreement to repair the damage was made. Animal 3300block of Woodson Avenue: A woman reported Tuesday that a horse that didn't belong to her was le on her property about a week ago. No one came to claim the horse, and arrangements were made with officials to transport the horse. 16700block of Frantz Drive: A woman reported Tuesday that unknown suspects shot and killed her dog that was on her own property and in a dog pen. Suspicious Edith and Blackburn ave- nues: Six vehicles Tuesday were reportedly racing up and down the street. They were not located. POLICE LOGS Associated Press LOS ANGELES These homes are set apart by their amenities — for dogs. Standard Pacific Homes is building and selling homes in 27 developments from Florida to California and is believed to be the first to offer a pet suite as an option in every one. The suite is a 170-square- foot pet paradise with a step-in wash station, hand- held sprayer and leash lead; tile walls and floors; a designated drying area with a commercial sized pet dryer; a water station; automated feeders; a large bunk-style bed; cabinets for toys, treats and food; a stackable washer and dryer; a French door that opens to a puppy run; and a flat-screen television set. Standard Pacific, based in Irvine, decided to offer pet suites after conduct- ing livability studies with homeowners. Pets were a constant theme, said Jef- frey Lake, vice president and national director of architecture for Standard Pacific. "Devotion to pets is sec- ond-to-none," he added. "They are family." The American Pet Prod- ucts Association reports that 68 percent of Ameri- cans own pets and contrib- ute to an industry worth more than $55 billion an- nually. Real estate officials say building homes designed to cater to pets is a new concept, but that remodels for pet owners have been available for some time. 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