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At the Sacramento River Discovery Center's two acre garden the redbud, ceano- thus and poppies are start- ing to show off their pink, blue and orange colors. During the cold, dry win- ter months time was spent giving hair cuts to all of Deer Grass plants that had not seen a pair of shears or clippers for some time. The work in the garden contin- ues to be accomplished by a groupoffantasticvolunteers. Spending somewhere be- tween one hour and 10 hours a week they have changed the appearance of the gar- den and have started to do some replanting. Some of the new plants have come from stock in the garden. The cen- ter also has spent time and funds to replace some plants lost over the last few years. The center has purchased plants from California Na- tive Plant Society members and Floral Native Nursery. "The garden is showcas- ing some wonderful na- tive grasses such as Purple Needlegrass, June Grass, Foothill Needlegrass and Deer Grass. We will have a good quantity of Deer Grass for sale at the Springfest Plant Sale on May 9," said Bobie Hughes, volunteer ex- ecutive director of the center. In addition to the exist- ing garden, a brand new area will be created, where some experimental gardening will be taking place. In one sec- tion vegetables, herbs and berries will be grown. The new garden plans will feature a variety of sec- tions. One will feature, only local region, drought toler- ant natives, meaning that once established the plants should survive the summers using a minimal amount of water. Another section will feature native plants and grasses that will need some water during the summer months. There will be sec- tion that will feature plants that like shade and water. "Throughout the garden we will be experimenting with additional native plant species to see if we can get them to adapt to our unique weather patterns," said Deb- bie King, executive assistant and greenhouse manager, and a member of the Cali- fornia Native Plant Society. "With climate change a re- ality it is important that we workofpreserveasmanydif- ferent nativespecies aspossi- ble.Theplantsoriginallocale might be changing so we are going to see if we can help plantssurviveinwarmerand cooler and drier conditions. It will be like a large science experiment." In addition to garden- ing, a guided bird walk is scheduled for 8 a.m. Satur- day, March 7. The center is always look- ing for volunteers to help with the many projects at 1000 Sale Lane. Needed are those who like to do re- search as volunteers pre- pare to create labels for all the plants in the garden and redo the plant kiosk. To set up school educa- tion programming or just to arrange a garden tour, contact Bobie Hughes at bhughessrdc@gmail.com. The center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The garden is located within the Men- docino National Forest's Red Bluff Recreation Area at 1000 Sale Lane. DISCOVERYCENTER Le t th e ga rd en in g be gi n COURTESYPHOTO SRDC garden is starting it's blooming season. The following informa- tion has been compiled from Red Bluff Police De- partment, Tehama County Sheriff's Office, Corning Police Department and California Highway Pa- trol logs. Suspicious 13200blockofState Route 99E: A caller reported Wednesday that he had been receiving threatening phone calls from an unknown person who said he would hide in the bushes at the caller's residence. Extra patrol was requested. 100block of San Mateo Avenue: A caller reported Wednesday that three males were removing sid- ing from a house in the area. The males left with two pieces of siding tied to the top of a vehicle. The authorities were unable to locate anyone in the area. Theft 9000block of Rawson Road: A caller reported Wednesday that a motor valued at $400was stolen from his orchard. POLICE LOGS The California De- partment of Motor Vehi- cles (DMV) recently an- nounced the release of the 2015 Driver Handbook for the Apple iPad tablet. The book is available in English and Spanish, and can be downloaded free, through the iBooks appli- cation bookstore. Print publication copies of the 2015 California Driver Handbook are also avail- able at DMV field offices, statewide. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the California DMV and this milestone is commemo- rated on the front cover of both, the electronic and print version of the 2015 California Driver Hand- book. It is designed to help prepare new drivers to take the knowledge test that covers traffic laws and road signs. New and expe- rienced drivers will also find this handbook a valu- able resource for informa- tion about safe driving. "We transformed our traditional driver hand- book into a convenient and interactive way to study," said Director Jean Shio- moto. "The iBook version of the California Driver Handbook brings the learning experience to a whole new level—offering our customers educational materials to help them pre- pare for the driver license exam." The new features of the DMV iBook version offer a comprehensive over- view of the rules of the road and include topics on how to acquire a new license or renew an exist- ing license, a summary of standard road signs, and safe driving tips on how to properly share the road with other vehicles, mass transit, pedestrians and cyclists. The DMV iBook in- cludes study material, complete with diagrams, photos, videos, and quiz- zes. Other useful tools in- clude text highlighting, content search, a detailed glossary, and the ability to take electronic notes and share information through social media on Facebook or Twitter. You can read in horizontal or vertical view, as well as in- crease the text size. This electronic version was created using DMV's in-house information technology and website services team, which was instrumental in selecting the template, customizing the program, and design- ing a layout. A demonstration video of the new handbook for the iPad is available on the DMV's YouTube chan- nel, where drivers can find lots of useful information to help hone their driving skills. The 2015 California Driver Handbook iBook is available for download on a Mac or iPad, and with iTunes on a computer. Cal- ifornia DMV handbooks are available on the DMV website in various lan- guages in PDF format, viewable on any smart- phone or tablet device. DMV Dr iv er h an db oo k no w available for iPad The Stonyford Rodeo is rapidly approaching on May 2-3 and the contest to choose a rodeo queen occurs at Colusa Western Days, on April 11. TheQueenandherCourt will ride in the Stonyford Rodeo Parade on May 2 and appear in the rodeo arena during the rodeo. For girls who wish to compete, go to the Stony- ford Rodeo's website to download an applica- tion at http://stonycreek- horsemen.org/index.php/ Queen_Contest. STONYFORD RODEO Qu ee n co nt es ta nt s so ug ht The trial of Clarkson Bennett, the Indian held here on the charge of at- tempted murder will be held this morning in Jus- tice Lennon's court. Practi- cally all of the Indians who know anything about the case have been summoned as witnesses and it is ex- pected that a large num- ber of them will be in at- tendance at the trail. Ben- nett struck Earl Patterson, an Indian boy, over the eye with a rock about three weeks ago, inflicting a se- vere wound. Patterson has sworn to the warrant and will appear against his as- sailant. Nelson "Cyclone" Har- ris will appear in the af- ternoon for his trial on the charge of having re- ceived stolen goods. Har- ris is charged with hav- ing purchased a revolver from "Blackie" Damsel who swiped it with sev- eral other guns and miscel- laneous articles from the Paul Stoll Company store. — March 6, 1915 100 YEARS AGO... In di an c ha rg ed w it h an attempted murder will be pu t on t ri al t od ay Back when I first started losing weight, we didn't have fancy-schmancy apps. We wrote down what we ate on cave walls. You couldn't figure out the carbs or proteins in a Wooly Mam- moth by look- ing it up on the Internet. No sirreee Bob! Kids today have it too easy. Okay, maybe a slight ex- aggeration, but one of the more significant changes in health monitoring is the explosion of fitness apps of every stripe. As of last year, there were more than 45,000 fitness-related apps in the app store, giving one the ability to monitor how far he walks and with what intensity, calories consumed and burned, even heartbeat and sleep patterns, all from the convenience of code in your phone. This trend is in its in- fancy. In the not too dis- tant future, we will look at Fitbits and other wear- able trackers in the same manner as we would ob- serve a woman wearing a bustle today. Tomorrow's apps will be woven into our garments, creating smart clothing and "wearable tech." At any moment, one can be aware of everything from blood pressure to the amount of salt in her sweat. Having that type of data available 24/7 will provide countless benefits. Not only will it allow one to adjust his or her patterns for en- hanced health, but also we will be able to predict inci- dents such as heart attacks before they occur, giving one the ability to go to the doctor in advance of col- lapsing on the street. Med- ical information could pre- cede the trip to the hospital, so that upon arrival, poten- tial treatments could be tai- lored to the specific circum- stances in advance, saving precious time and lives. Privacy issues yet to be worked out, that's all well and good. However, all is not rosy in "app-alachia" as there are some pretty silly fitness apps available cur- rently, providing insights and assistance into all fac- ets of one's physical, mental, and emotional health. As example, let's start with — I swear this is real — "Poo Log." Despite the rather unfortunate and hopefully unintended pun, this app tracks, well, you can figure it out. It even graphs and analyzes trends. I shutter to think what kind. For one's other end, there's "Toothbrush Fit- ness;" think of it as a trainer for dental health. Costing 99 cents, it's cheaper than a trip to the dentist. How- ever, since there are no re- views in the app store, it's also probably as popular as is a trip to the dentist. Included in the "fitness app space" is "Passion." De- signed to assist one in im- proving those intimate mo- ments with his or her sig- nificant other, it rates your technique on a one-to-ten scale. To do so, it informs you when to start and stop again, and can even com- pares one's rating to others. Although the concept might be a bit titillating, I cannot imagine pillow talk such as, "Honey, I'm in the mood. Can you start the app?" I'm assuming they have a com- panion app observing the couple called "Creepy." Finally, while on the sub- ject of "creeps," there's the Amazing Girlfriend Man- ager, which proclaims that one can, "improve your re- lationships with your girl- friends by applying the concepts of a customer re- lationship management sys- tem." Yep, what woman doesn't just tingle down to her toes when she finds out that's she's being rated on a one-to-ten scale? "Ooooh Baby, being a three so makes me want you." Beyond that, this app keeps track of gifts given so one doesn't repeat. It re- members important dates, and — I assure you this is a quote from the app's page — "through the anal- ysis of ratings and costs of dates and gifts, you can keep only the girls with the best cost-benefit." Again, seriously, the app provides a warning: "For your own safety, do not let your girlfriend ac- cess the application." I sup- pose the result of such ac- tions would be one would need to find an app on how to handle those lonely, all- by-yourself evenings that would surely follow. Scott"Q"Marcusisana- tionally known weight loss expert for baby boomers and the CRP (Chief Recov- ering Perfectionist) of www. ThisTimeIMeanIt.com. Get his free ebook of motiva- tional quotations and one year of his highly-popu- lar Monday Motivational Memos at no charge by vis- iting his website. He is also available for coaching and speaking at 707 442-6243. 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