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ByShirleyFelder Summeralwaysbrings back memories of a spe- cial flower in a little slice of time when our family moved to Corn- ing. It was 1945, my par- ents had worked in the shipyards in the bay area during WWII, and now the war was over. We occasionally drove up from our home in El Sobrante to visit with our friends who lived in Red Bluff, Lau- rel and Ona Hunt. On one of these trips Laurel showed my dad an ad in the paper "For Sale, 20 acres — with 5 acres in almonds, east of Corn- ing." So, with stars in their eyes, my parents followed their dream and eventually bought this farm. After much planning, and many trips back and fort — how I disliked the long drive from El So- brante — in the sum- mer of 1948 we moved to that faraway place in the country called Corning, California. My brother was two years old that sum- mer. I was 11, and in the fall I would be start- ing the seventh grade in a little one room coun- try schoolhouse near the river called Merrill School. When school started there were 15 students from first grade to sev- enth grade with Mrs. Strevey teaching all grades. Ruth Martin Jones, one of the stu- dents then, is still my lifelong friend. I also keep in touch with Ray Vinson another student at that time. On Sun- days the schoolhouse was used as the Squaw Hill community church, which I later attended. The little Merrill school- house is now no more, it has been gone for many years. How hard my par- ents must have worked, creating our new home. I especially remem- ber my mother put- ting in a vegetable gar- den, but as always, she had to have her flowers too. That summer she planted some strange ex- otic flowers I had never heard of, zinnias. The weather that sum- mer in Corning was hot, hot, hot. Back then there was no air conditioning, few people had swamp coolers and all we had was a fan, but this hardy little flower called zin- nia, defied the heat and just happily put out a riot of color. One of the easiest of all annuals to grow, it is a native of Mexico and loves a hot climate. They come in all colors, hues and shades. There are miniatures, standards and giants that can grow 3 feet tall. They attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. They are also fairly resis- tant to insects and dis- ease. Planted from seed, they can grow in less than perfect soil condi- tions. They need full sun and love high heat. Wa- ter once or twice a week, stand back and watch them grow. They make colorful, elegant, long lasting bouquets for the home. The zinnias were a bright spot to me, a lonely little girl who had moved and left her friends behind, that summer of 1948. I delighted in the big, bright, bold colors of the flowers and thought of them as my new friends. "Where flowers bloom, so does hope" — Lady Bird Johnson. TheRedBluffGarden Club is affiliated with Cascade District Garden Club; California Garden Clubs, Inc.; Pacific Re- gion Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs, Inc. GARDEN CLUB Amemoryof long ago flowers A fire of undetermined origin burned over about twenty acres of heavy timber and brush on the Charles Patterson farm in Bend section Thurs- day night, it was reported here Friday. At one time the blaze threatened the property of several neigh- boring ranches. All farm- ers in the vicinity rushed to the scene and fought the flames, succeeding in less than two hours in ex- tinguishing the fire. With this accomplished the fire fighters were treated to a watermelon feast. — Aug. 14, 1924 90 YEARS AGO... Firedestroystimber tract in the Bend The following information has been compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol logs. Arrests CarlRandolphTehadaJr.: 21,Corningwasarrested Tuesday at the Antelope River bridge on an out- standing felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. Amy Lynn Williams: 27, Red Bluff was booked and released Tuesday on out- standing charges of felony perjury and misdemeanor fraud. Jamie Ann Rudd: 35, Corn- ing was booked and released Tuesday on outstanding charges of felony perjury and misdemeanor fraud. Andriana Dyann Gazzera: 33, Redding was booked and released Tuesday on an outstanding felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. Allen Duane Miller: 47, Beaverton was booked and released Tuesday on out- standing charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemean- or being under the influence of a controlled substance. Michael Keith Leon: 49, Red Bluff was booked and released Tuesday on outstanding felony charges of receiving known stolen property and the . Michael Lee Eugene Chambers: 25, Gerber was arrested Monday in the 7800block of McClure Avenue on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and threatening to commit a crime. Bail was $80,000. Suspicious Dale Avenue and Wiltsey Road: A caller reported Tuesday that a shirtless man with a shaved head and swastika tattoo on his side was wandering in the road, yelling at unseen people. The man was told to stay out of the road. Disturbance 200block of Belle Mill Road: A caller reported Tuesday that about five people were in a physical altercation in a trailer park. Two people were arrested on warrants. Burglary 19800block of Draper Road: A caller reported Tuesday that two men were on a property stealing scrap metal from a building. The men ran away on foot. Animal 17700block of State Route 36W: A caller reported Tuesday that her neighbor's two dogs at- tacked her mules. One mule was reportedly injured. Vandalism West Street, Corning: A caller reported Tuesday that his garage door was vandal- ized with graffiti within the past few days. POLICE LOGS COURTESY PHOTO State Sen. Jim Nielsen, second from le , presents the Red Bluff Community Center auxiliary with a book of President Ronald Reagan's diaries, in which the Nielsen family is mentioned. Accepting the book are, from le , Bill Goodwin, Tehama County administrator; Nielsen; Carmen Gleason, auxiliary president; Sandy Bruce, county supervisor; and Larry Stevens, auxiliary vice president. COMMUNITY CENTER AUXILIARY PRESENTATION NIELSEN PRESENTS REAGAN DIARIES The Bureau of Recla- mation, Central California Area Office, in partnership with the CAST — Catch a Special Thrill — for Kids Foundation and Pleasure Cove Marina, will host a CAST for Kids fishing event at Lake Berryessa on Saturday, Sept. 13. The foundation is a na- tional, non-profit orga- nization whose goal is to provide disabled or dis- advantaged children with the opportunity to enjoy a quality outdoor recre- ational experience through the sport of fishing. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lake Berryessa's Pleasure Cove Marina. Each child will receive a fishing pole, tackle box, T-shirt, and other prizes and spend the morning fishing with local anglers and volunteers. A free barbecue lunch will be served to participants, par- ents and volunteers in the afternoon. Reclamation is seeking boaters and anglers who wish to volunteer their time and use of their boat. Pre-registration is re- quired for this event as availability is limited to 35 children. There is still availability for partici- pants to register for this event. To register as a volun- teer boater or participant go to www.castforkids. org/events-calendar/cast- events/lake-berryessa/. For more information, call Ja- son Jordan at 707-966-2111, ext. 143, or jgjordan@usbr. gov. FISHING Volunteer boaters sought for CAST event Upon returning from the California STEM Sympo- sium, a group of Tehama County educators and ad- ministrators created a local camp for 7th- through 9th- graders to learn about Sci- ence, Technology, Engineer- ing and Math — STEM. The camp offered a va- riety of activities over the two-day period, including tower building, a physics lab where students got to launch marbles, a biology lab, a math lab and a cir- cuit building project. All labs and projects in- corporated opportunities for students to learn by do- ing, test hypotheses and work collaboratively with one another. "We were able to pro- vide students with a way to learn about STEM in ways that were fun and approach- able," said Lorna Manuel, director of Educational Sup- port Services at the Tehama County Department of Edu- cation. "These subjects are often thought of as too dif- ficult for many students and we're trying to change that." Students echoed the event's goal with comments such as "I really liked the marble launchers and the idea of learning with hands- on activities," "Interactive learning made the subjects more interesting and fun. Meeting new people was fun as well" and "The hu- man circuit and digestive system were a lot of fun." 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