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ByCathyWilson Ifyouaskedmewhat my favorite plant is, I wouldn't be able to an- swer because I have lots of favorites. Now if you asked which plant do I get the most comments on, I would definitely say my Crown of Thorns because it is not only beautiful but very unusual. I have it planted in a pot which I keep outside dur- ing the warm months and bring inside to winter. Be- lieve it or not, it blooms all year long—lots of cheery red flowers. The bright green leaves grow along it's thick, multi-stemmed trunk full of thorny stems. There is a legend that as- sociates it with crown of thorns worn by Christ. This plant is a succulent known as Euphorbia mi- lii and its origin is in Mad- agascar. It is easy to grow and drought tolerant. It stores water in its thick stems just like a cactus. One must use cau- tion when handling these plants. Use thick gloves because those thorns are sharp! Also watch out for its toxic, milky sap which can irritate your skin, eyes and mouth. When a Crown of Thorns gets stressed from over or under watering or with changes in humid- ity or temperatures, it may quickly drop all its leaves. This happens routinely when I bring it indoors for the winter or place it out- side in the spring. Then in less than 2 weeks when the plant adjusts, fresh foliage and flowers will reappear abundantly. I keep it in bright light indoors and in full sunlight outside after being acclimated of course! Propagation is also an easy process. Take at least 3 inch stem cuttings in spring or summer. Dip the ends into warm water for a few minutes to stop the flow of sap. Let dry 24 hours. Place them in barely moist potting soil. The cuttings will root in about 6 weeks. If you want to try a new unique plant that will also impress your friends then I suggest a Crown of thorns….Don't like the color red? The flowers also come in other colors such as orange, yellow and pink. RedBluffGardenClubis affiliated with National Garden Clubs Inc., California Garden Clubs Inc., Pacific Region and Cascade District. Crownofthorns COURTESYPHOTO Crown of Thorns Some thief was the cause of holding Judge Claude F. Purkitt in Red Bluff several hours longer than he planned. After trying a case in Superior court here he intended to motor to his home in Wil- lows late Wednesday eve- ning when he sought to start his car then stand- ing in front of the court house on the Washington street side. Thief had re- moved what is termed in auto parlance as the timer and the machine wouldn't budge. The upshot of the mat- ter was that Judge Purkitt had to remain in town over night until a mechanic could install a new timer. — Oct. 16, 1924 90 YEARS AGO... Timerstolen from judge's vehicle in street The following informa- tion has been compiled from Red Bluff Police De- partment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corn- ing Police Department and California Highway Patrol logs. Arrests GabrialLuizTrevino: 19, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at Monroe Street and Walton Avenue on sus- picion of falsely impersonat- ing another person. Bail was $15,000. Shane Anthony Lee Dover: 24, of Red Bluff was ar- rested Tuesday at Oklahoma and Parey avenues on suspi- cion of felony possession of a billy club or blackjack. Bail was $15,000. Pedro Avila Jr.: 36, of Gerber was arrested Tues- day on Sutter Street on suspicion of felony posses- sion of a firearm by a felon, loaded firearm in public and transportation of a con- trolled substance. Bail was $65,000. Ruben Soliz: 40, of Corning was arrested Tuesday in the 22800block of Antelope Boulevard on suspicion of violation of parole. Angela Rachelle Clark: 39, of Los Molinos was arrested Monday in the 8300block of State Route 99E in Los Molinos on suspicion of felony vandalism. Bail was $15,000. Shots fired Tehama and Vina Road at Mille Creek Park: A caller reported Tuesday that she heard a shot fired in a wooded area. The authori- ties were unable to located anyone shooting in the area. Suspicious State Route 99W at Gyle Road: A caller reported Tuesday that a naked man was walking on the side of the road. Second and South streets, Corning: A caller reported Tuesday that someone struck and broke a stop sign in the area. Solano Street: A caller re- ported Tuesday that a man carrying a white balloon was acting odd and disturbing customers at a business in the area. Police logs The Red Bluff Police De- partment will hold its Dog Gone Run and Ride Duath- lon and Color Run events Saturday to raise money for its K-9 program. Event check-in will be 7-8:30 a.m. at the Sacra- mento River Discovery Center at the end of Sale Lane in Red Bluff. Registration for the 5K Color Run is $20 and the Duathlon is $25. Proceeds help offset the cost of training a K-9 and handler, veterinary bills, equipment and incidental costs. For more information, call 527-3131 or send an email to serb@rbpd.org. FUNDRAISER Color run, duathlon to support K-9 program Tehama County Farm Bureau, Northern Califor- nia Farm Credit and Red Bluff Kiwanis are host- ing the 19th Annual Farm Day for Tehama County fourth-graders. Farm Day will start around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Tehama District Fairground. The event is expected to con- clude at 2 p.m. Organizers are look- ing forward to provid- ing knowledgeable pre- senters, covering topics from bees and beef to tree crops and dairy. The annual favorite for the students is roping. Organizers hope the hands-on experiences will have a positive im- pact on how the children view the world in which they live and the role of agriculture in that world. EDUCATION Farm Day for fourth-graders set Tuesday Red Bluff High School homecoming festivities will begin with Homecom- ing Rally at 2 p.m. Friday in the high school gym. The class of 1964, Golden Grads and class of 1989, Silver Grads, are invited as special guests. The Homecoming Pa- rade will be starting im- mediately following the rally. The parade route will begin on Douglas Street, continue toward Walnut Street up to Main Street and then back to the school via Jackson Street. After the parade, at 5:30 p.m., will be the JV game. The Varsity game is sched- uled to start around 7:30 p.m. Between the JV and Varsity games there will be an introduction of Golden Grads, parade of floats and coronation of Homecom- ing Queen and her court. Golden and Silver grads are asked to contact the school for free admittance to the game. RED BLUFF HIGH Homecoming activities planned for Friday a ernoon RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB By Don Thompson The Associated Press SACRAMENTO The wing of a firefighting aircraft might have hit a tree and broken off before the tanker crashed into a canyon wall in Yosemite National Park, killing the pilot, federal in- vestigators said Wednesday. The twin-engine S-2T air tanker was destroyed when it hit the ground and caught fire, the National Transpor- tation Safety Board said in a preliminary report on the Oct. 7 crash. A more complete inves- tigation is ongoing and ex- pected to take months. Veteran pilot Geoffrey "Craig" Hunt, the plane's sole crew member, was fol- lowing another aircraft as he prepared to drop 1,200 gallons of chemical retar- dant on the fire that was climbing a steep canyon wall near the park's west entrance. A third plane flew over- head,directingthefirefight- ing efforts. "The crew of the control- ler airplane reported that the accident airplane may have struck a tree with its wing, which separated from the airplane," according the five-paragraphreport."Both aircrewsreportedthatthere was smoke in the area, but visibility was good." Authorities previously said the aircraft's left wing was found at the beginning of a roughly quarter-mile- long debris field. Ken Pimlott, director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protec- tion, said the agency hopes the final report will provide findings that can be used to minimize the inherent dan- gers of the job. "We owe that to Craig, who traded his life in an ef- fort to protect the lives of others," Pimlott said in a statement. The investigation was complicated because of the wildfire that eventu- ally burned more than 300 acres, cutting off electric- ity and closing the main road into Yosemite Valley for days. The state's remaining 22 air tankers were grounded for two days until investiga- tors were satisfied that the crash was not a result of faulty equipment that could affect the rest of the fleet. Hunt, 62, of San Jose was a 13-year veteran pilot of DynCorp International. Like the state's other air tanker pilots, he flew the plane under a contract with the state. The air tankers form the backbone of the state's fire- fighting fleet, which also includes 11 helicopters and 14 observer planes used to guide the other firefighting aircraft. Investigators previously said they had preliminarily ruled out problems caused by the age of the tanker fleet. The planes were man- ufactured as early as the 1950s for anti-submarine warfare but have been re- built repeatedly over the en- suing decades. YOSEMITE FIRE Wing may have hit tree in deadly air tanker crash By Paul Elias The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Repre- sentatives from the util- ity, health care, transpor- tation and water sectors in California said Wednes- day that a statewide earth- quake early warning sys- tem would help prevent injuries, save lives and minimize damage. Roger Johnson, deputy director of the California Energy Commission, and 11 others involved with emergency response in government and the pri- vate sector testified at an informational hearing of a state senate committee organized by Sen. Alex Pa- dilla. The Los Angeles Dem- ocrat sponsored a bill signed by the governor re- quiring California emer- gency officials to develop an earthquake early warn- ing system. Dr. Clement Yeh, an emergency room doctor at San Francisco General Hospital, testified that just 10 seconds advanced no- tice before a quake could give medical workers time to start moving patients, curtail operations and shut off dangerous instruments and machines. Paul Coleman, deputy director of the state Of- fice of Statewide Health Planning, said an early warning could help hos- pitals prepare for the in- jured while reducing the number of casualties be- cause people will get out of harm's way. "A warning can reduce the demands on hospital emergency rooms," Cole- man said. A Bay Area Rapid Tran- sit official said the train agency is already partici- pating in a pilot program. BART has installed 12 sensors near its tracks and property as part of a statewide pilot program dubbed ShakeAlert that in- cludes a total of 300 sen- sors statewide. Mark Ghilarducci said many more sensors will be needed to complete an accurate statewide warn- ing system. INFORMATIONAL HEARING Officials, experts support quake warning system "We owe that to Craig, who traded his life in an effort to protect the lives of others." — Ken Pimlott, director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. JobDeveloper Neededtodevelopvocationalopportunitiesforpeoplewith disabilities within their community. Other duties: Monitor Job Methods, Standards, and Time Studies to Dept. of Labor Standards. Experience in Job Development or Sales and Marketing. 40 hours per week $9.45 per hour with benefit package. 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