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Socialmediaistheway the younger generations communicate with their cell phones. It is immedi- ate, if there is a cell tower to move the messages. At times I wondered why I wasted time checking my Facebook account but this last weekend I understand why. There was no print mention for over 72 hours in the media. A friend had posted condolences to the Moore family which I read on Saturday morning on my Facebook page. Scrolling down, I found more mes- sages, and so many from people I don't know but Debbie Moore touched all of our lives. These mes- sages are part of the beau- tiful eulogy about a re- markable woman. "Debbie you meant so much to so many…Heaven gained an amazing angel! Words cannot express how much you will be missed by so many people. My heart breaks for your fam- ily when I think of all the things you will not be here for. " I don't think there was ever a time that a com- munity could feel soooo empty…The loss of a per- son that never knew a stranger in her life and al- ways had the time to make sure everyone felt like they mattered. Debbie was a re- markable lady with a heart that had room for every- one she met…The smile on her face that lit up a room and the soft voice al- ways speaking positive to people…Never a negative word about or to anyone… The pride she had for her family…at being grandma to Kelly, a mom of three great kids and a husband that meant the world to her…This lady will surely be missed and a hole in our hearts will take time to heal…I'll always remem- ber how supportive Deb- bie was of everyone and motivating she could be to those that needed a lit- tle bit of a push. The Lord has a fantastic addition to his house and she left a little bit of herself with all of us, one way or another. "This world lost such a beau- tiful, kind hearted ro- deo mom. Words cannot express what an amazing impact that she had on ev- eryone's life, whether you had just met her or known her your whole life. You never saw her without a smile on her face and al- ways had something nice to say. She always took all of us kids under her wing as if we were her own. "Thank you for includ- ing me in your life and leaving me with some great memories. "You were the most car- ing….loving person. Our prayers to Jim, Jessica, Britt, Casey and Kelly. "Our community has lost a wonderful woman who has always been an inspiration to me and the people around her. She was always a part of the communities equine and rodeo activities with a smile on her face that would always make you feel like you were loved and welcomed. You have left some pretty big shoes for all of us to fill without your presence. And to the family, my thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time. "RIP lovely lady!!! I will miss your loving spirit! "I do not remember ever seeing Debbie when she was not smiling. We lost a very special, kind and wonderful lady. May Deb- bie be with God and may God be with the Moore family. "My heart is heavy this morning. May you rest in peace. You will be missed by all who knew you. The day is gloomy here, but it must be especially lovely in heaven…You were a ray of sunshine. "I'm at a loss for words. Losing a family member is never easy. My cousin was one of the most kind hearted people I know. She had a smile that would light up any room. Deb you will be missed by so many people. Thank you for all the great memories growing up. "One of the nicest women I have ever had the privilege of know- ing in all my years in Red Bluff. Kids growing up. All the horsey events. Never an unkind word. Red Bluff has lost a true spirit. Prayers for the Moore fam- ily. "The world lost the nic- est and most amazing woman yesterday, and heaven gained a true an- gel. My heart is breaking for the Moore family. I am so sorry for your loss. I feel privileged that I have been one of her many, many friends and I will miss her deeply. "Very amazing, lov- ing, thoughtful woman, mother and newly grand- mother. We are shocked. Our Christmas tree hunt- ing will never be the same. You touched so many lives. "Baseball will not be the same without her. A rodeo mother posted from the District 1 rodeo "Rodeo today with an an- gel cheering from heaven instead of the bleachers." Another rodeo mother wrote "Very, very sad and somber day today at D1 ro- deo….Debbie was just spe- cial. No other word de- scribes her as well. She brought such love, joy and kindness where she ven- tured and she was such an important part of the High School rodeo family." "My heart hurts so bad and I will never forget all she taught me about being a 'rodeo' mommy. "This was a hard day for all that love Debbie Moore. I am still trying to wrap my head around the loss of such a kind and wonderful spirit. She would be happy knowing you spent today with the girls at the rop- ing arena. "Our rodeo family and her community has lost a great friend! "The depth of her love for her friends and family was astounding. She also had the patience of a saint. "What can you say to a family that has experi- enced such a huge loss? I hope you can find some comfort knowing how loved your wife, mother, grandmother and friend Debbie Moore was. She will be missed by so many. Within 12 hours of the note below, being posted on Facebook, there had been 46 shares, meaning friends had posted it on their Facebook page. "Deb- bie Moore's Celebration of Life is 2PM Monday, Janu- ary 26 at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairgrounds in the Cafeteria/Auditorium. Please feel free to spread the word everyone is wel- come to attend." "Debbie Moore, you left a legacy!!!" JimOwensMemorial Ranch Rodeo Today at 10 a.m. in Pau- line Davis Pavilion at the fairgrounds, the second go of the 20th annual Jim Owens Memorial Ranch Rodeo will be held. The 26 teams of three will com- pete in branding, ranch horse, ranch sorting, doc- toring, calf roping, bronc riding. Admission is $10. 5:30 p.m. will be the Dummy Roping finals for the different age groups. The top six teams will return for the finals at 6 p.m. and will compete in all the events. A music and party will conclude the evening. Admission is $20. Bull & Gelding Sale The Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale starts at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 with the Kick-Off Breakfast & Beef Forum sponsored by Merck Animal Health in the Don Smith Pavilion. At 9:30 a.m. is start of sift- ing and grading of the Range Ready and Range Ready Calving Ease bulls. The Range Ready bulls are not shown at halter, nor groomed like the bulls that will be shown and graded at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Remember when the Daily News would feature the first bulls to arrive for the sale each year, with a photo as they were un- loaded off a box-car? Her- eford bulls would come from Utah, Montana, Ne- vada and other nearby states. The fourth annual Red Bluff Hereford show and sale ended on Feb. 10, 1945 with 340 purebred Her- efords setting a new re- cord of $393 each. 259 bulls sold for an average of $395 and 81 females for an average of $379. High- est price was $1,575 for the champion bull purchased by Louis Franceschi, Sun- nybrook Farm at Lincoln. The animal was consigned by the Winterton Brothers of Kamas, Utah. "Especial tribute was paid to the sales commit- tee of the Tehama County Cattlemen's association, sponsor of the sale, for its efficient handling of the event. Members of the committee are: Charles Stover, chairman; Roy Ow- ens, J.T. McKerras, Sydney Watson, Charles Luther and Don M. Smith, secre- tary. Ed Hart was clerk of the sale." "Tehama county cattle- men who purchased bulls and the amounts paid, were: E. H. Blodgett, Man- ton, $400; Earl McKenzie, $1,950 for five; Roy Ow- ens member of the sales committee, $4,210 for 12; Ruth Kerber, $525; Lyman Willard, $840 for three; Westover & Carmichael, $2,050 for five; William P. Clark, $400; Null & Gay, Paynes Creek $1,590 for four; C.T. Stover, chair- man of the sales commit- tee, president of the Te- hama County Cattlemen's association, $1,525 for five; W.A.Thatcher, Paynes Creek, $300; Robert Crowder, $705 for three." "Facilities at the fair- grounds in Antelope val- ley, site of the sale, were taxed to the limit when close to 1,000 persons crowded into the sales pa- vilion on Saturday. Seat- ing capacity had been in- creased to 700, but the stands still were not suffi- cient to handle the capac- ity crowd. " "The sale was main- tained at a fast pace by H.B. Sager, auctioneer, and his assistant and bid- ding was spirited as buy- ers sought to purchase the animals of their choice." As consignors, buyers and visiting cattlemen de- parted late Saturday and Sunday, they expressed the unanimous opin- ion that they "had a good time," and were looking forward to returning next year. "Part of the planned en- tertainment for visitors was comprised of a buffet supper at the Hotel Trem- ont on Thursday night, and the annual banquet at the Woman's clubhouse on Friday night. Each of the events, sponsored by the chamber of com- merce, was pronounced a success." Red Bluff Daily News, Feb. 12, 1945. JEANBARTON Rodeo mom will be dearly missed by many WASHINGTON U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden announced this week the availability of more than $18 million in funding to help educate, mentor and enhancethesustainabilityof the next generation of farm- ers. This support is avail- able through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Devel- opment Program (BFRDP), administered by USDA's Na- tional Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Win- ning awards from last year's application cycle will be an- nounced in the near future. "The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program is critical for cul- tivating the next genera- tion of farmers and ranch- ers, who will be integral to sustainingAmerica'sagricul- tural future," said Harden. "Leading community and service organizations are on the front lines when it comes to identifying and training new farmers and ranchers. Strong partnerships with these groups are the key to our success." The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program awards grants to organizations implement- ing programs to train begin- ning farmers and ranchers, including workshops, educa- tional teams, training, and technicalassistancethrough- out the United States. Fiscal Year 2015 appli- cations for BFRDP are due March13.Eligibleapplicants arecollaborative,state,tribal, local,orregionally-basednet- workorpartnershipofpublic or private entities, including state cooperative extension service; community-based and nongovernmental orga- nization; colleges or univer- sities (including institutions awardingassociatedegrees); or any other appropriate or- ganization providing ser- vices to beginning farmers and ranchers. At least five percent of the funds must go to proj- ects that serve military vet- eran beginning farmers and ranchers, and at least five percenttoprojectsthatserve socially-disadvantaged, lim- ited-resource,orfarmworker audiences. All applicants are required to provide funds or in-kind support from non- federalsourcesinanamount that is at least equal to 25 percent of the federal funds requested. Priority topics are ba- sic livestock, forest man- agement, and crop farming practices; innovative farm, ranch, and private, nonin- dustrial forest land trans- fer strategies; entrepreneur- ship and business training; financial and risk manage- ment training (including the acquisitionandmanagement of agricultural credit); natu- ral resource management andplanning;diversification and marketing strategies; curriculum development; mentoring, apprenticeships, and internships; resources and referral; farm financial benchmarking; assisting be- ginning farmers or ranchers in acquiring land from retir- ingfarmersandranchers;ag- ricultural rehabilitation and vocational trainingfor veter- ans; farm safety and aware- ness and other similar sub- jectareasofusetobeginning farmers or ranchers. NIFA will host a webinar for interested applicants 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. No password or ad- vancereservationisrequired. Arecordingwillbepostedon the NIFA website shortly af- ter the event. From 2009-2012, 145 awards have been made for more than $71 mil- lion through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Devel- opmentProgram.Additional information about USDA support for new farmers and ranchersisavailableatwww. usda.gov/newfarmers. Funding for BFRDP pro- gram is authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill builds on historic eco- nomic gains in rural Amer- ica over the past five years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dol- lars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, in- cludingprovidingdisasterre- lief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk manage- menttools;expandingaccess to rural credit; funding criti- cal research; establishing in- novative public-private con- servation partnerships; de- veloping new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community fa- cilities to help improve qual- ity of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. Through federal fund- ing and leadership for re- search, education and ex- tension programs, NIFA focuses on investing in sci- ence and solving critical issues impacting people's daily lives and the nation's future. More information is at: www.nifa.usda.gov. USDA Trainingofferedfor beginning farmers, ranchers Moore By Kristin J. Bender TheAssociatedPress SANFRANCISCO More than $300,000 in world-class wine stolen from a famed Napa Valley restaurant has been recovered from a pri- vate cellar on the other side of the country. But the mystery of who broke into the unmarked wine room at the world-re- nowned French Laundry eatery and how the 76 bot- tles of fine wine got to a pri- vate cellar in Greensboro, North Carolina, has yet to be solved. The theft occurred on Christmas, a day after Chef Thomas Keller's restau- rant closed for a six-month kitchen remodel. The Yountville establish- ment is rated three stars in the Michelin guide and twice has been named the world's best by Restaurant Magazine. Napa County sheriff's Capt. Doug Pike said no ar- rests have been made. But he added authorities are withholding some informa- tion — including any clues about how the wines were found or who took them — to maintain the integrity of the investigation. Still, those in the tight- knit Napa Valley wine com- munity have their theories. "This has the earmarks of somebody who knew what they were doing and had the knowledge to choose those wines," said Stefan Blicker, who co-owns BP- Wine.com, an online mer- chant of fine and rare wines in Napa. Because of their value, some of the stolen bottles would have been outfitted with digital tracking de- vices, a practice used by winery owners to prevent theft and counterfeiting, Blicker said. It's unclear whether that helped crack the case. "I'm not positive that the tracking numbers on the bottles themselves had any- thing to do with this appre- hension," Blicker said. "It's hard to know if that wine was even sold." It did appear the suspect or suspects were familiar with the restaurant. The French Laundry was refer- ring questions to authori- ties. Restaurant Magazine named the restaurant best in the world in 2003 and 2004. The French Laundry is famed for twice daily serving nine-course tasting menus, none of which use the same ingredient more than once. The wine list is several dozen pages. The stolen wine in- cluded Domaine de la Ro- manée-Conti, a single bot- tle of which can cost up to $10,000. An online wine list shows the bottles sell for $3,250 to $7,950 at the restaurant. Bottles of Screaming Ea- gle Cabernet Sauvignon, one of the most highly sought- after American wines, also were stolen. The restaurant wine list shows one vintage sells for $6,000. "I looked at the French Laundry wine list, and those wines probably make the most sense from a thief's point of view in the sense that it packed the most amount of value in the least amount of space," Blicker said. The Domaine de la Ro- manée-Conti would have been especially appealing, he said. "To have a very large col- lection of multi vintages of one very prestigious pro- ducer was a logical choice," Blicker said. "It's quite pos- sible that this was pre- planned." NAPA VALLEY $300,000 in wine stolen from famed restaurant is found Smog Check (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. starting at $ 29 95 + $ 8 25 certificate SERVICESATLOWERPRICES All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K MembersWelcome STOVEJUNCTION The TheNorthState'spremiersupplierofstoves 22825 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff 530-528-2221 • Fax 530-528-2229 www.thestovejunction.com Over 25 years of experience Tues-Sat9am-5pm• ClosedSun&Mon Now Carrying! 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