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Submitted The recent acquisition at the Kelly-Griggs House Museum of items from Don and Ida Webster's attic has unveiled new insight into the life of one of the first in- habitants of the house. A portrait of Mrs. Sid- ney Allen Griggs and her grandson, John Worthing- ton Montgomery (known as Worth), as a child has been displayed on the Rosewood square piano in the library for years; a never seen por- trait of Worth as a young man was included in the acquired boxes. The Montgomery fam- ily held a land grant and sheep ranch in Capay at the time Mr. Griggs mar- ried the widowed Melvina Montgomery, in 1885. A let- ter from Mrs. Griggs' son from her first marriage, William T. Montgomery, references son Worth's safe arrival home, also thank- ing his mother for a loan she provided. Will is listed on the company letterhead as President of Montgom- ery Blunk & Co., General Merchandise, in Mountain Home, Idaho and the letter is dated July 5, 1912. The second letter is type- written and missing the first page but speaks of son, Worth, serving in the Army and whose purchase of enough ewes to give him rights on "the Reserve." He discusses lambing and the sheep business in great de- tail, looking for prospective stock locations in Mongolia, Manchuria, North Idaho and Alaska as the Reserve was running low on ac- commodation. He tells his mother he did not buy her Christmas gift yet, offering Pendleton blankets and robes (still in stock at his mercantile), if interested. The letter was signed with a cursive M with a backs- lash through it, creating his initials — WM — us- ing only one letter; which might make one wonder if this was his brand. The Kelly-Guides are de- lighted to discover new vin- tage items and other inter- esting stories such as this to share with visitors to the museum. Some 1920s cloth- ing and vintage linens were included in the Webster do- nation. Curator, Bev Hartshorn hopes to include some items not added to the collection in the upcoming Parlor Sale scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. The public is invited to attend and encouraged beforehand to make fine, non-clothing, donations to help expand the sale, which is a fund- raiser for museum's exte- rior restoration. There are always novelty and vintage items available. Call 527- 1129 for further informa- tion. An encore presentation of the popular Appraisal Day with John Humphries is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29. Humphries is a renowned west coast talk-radio per- sonality and antiques ap- praiser who will offer $5 ap- praisals of carry in items; quality photos of overlarge items may be used. First come, first served, plenty of seating. Tell a friend as this is also a fundraiser for the museum, at 311 Washington St. in Red Bluff. For more information, visitwww.kel- lygriggsmuseum.org. KELLY-GRIGGS Do na ti on s of i te ms t o ho us e museum unveil new insight COURTESYPHOTOS Sidney Allen Griggs and grandson John Worthington Montgomery. By Kathy Garcia Expect More Tehama would like to encour- age anyone who has ever entered something in a county fair to take a moment and remem- ber how cool it was to locate your photo, jar of jam, sewing project, photograph, pig or fill in the blank in its place of honor with your name on it. Over the years, the number of entries for those types of home- made, homegrown items has gone down, and we'd like to change that. There is still time to help and encourage kids you know to make something special and enter this year's Te- hama District Fair. The deadline to sub- mit entry forms for most of the categories is 5 p.m. Aug. 28, but you don't have to sub- mit your actual entry until Sept. 20. You can get an entry form at the fair office or online at www.tehamadistrict- fair.com — see forms on the homepage and then click on 2015 Te- hama District Fair Pre- mium Book. The very act of mak- ing something helps kids become creative and innovative. Let- ting them tinker with Legos, wood, paper, sand, a camera, recy- cled parts and so much more is healthy. Across the country, the Maker Movement has been encouraging children and adults to put their ideas and imaginations to good use. Whether for fun or invention or one of a kind art, mak- ing is important. Tehama County is fortunate to have a great "Makerspace" at the Tehama County De- partment of Education and several new ones on the way. This year, a special Junior Mak- erspace Division was added at the fair — see Division 550 in the catalog — for grades 4-12 and includes en- gineering, electronics, graphic design, videog- raphy, animation, cod- ing and creative writ- ing. You might be sur- prised at how many categories there are for letting your child's creative side have fun. Check out Wheelbar- row Gardens, Trash Treasures (Recy- cled Art), Scarecrows, Shadow Boxes, Pump- kin Decorating and Ju- nior Ugly Cakes. Use part of this weekend to create something amazing, silly, colorful, different, unique. The Tehama Dis- trict Fair is Sept. 24- 27. Most fair entries are due Aug. 28. We'll see you at the Maker's Showcase. Kathy Garcia is the Business Services and Marketing manager at the Job Training Center in Red Bluff a founding member of Expect More Tehama. 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HUNT Missing Olive found in Corning The Kelly-Guides are delighted to discover new vintage items and other interesting stories such as this to share with visitors to the museum. LIFESTYLES » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, August 22, 2015 » MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A8