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2A – Daily News – Thursday, December 31, 2009 THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 Editor: Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com Sports Editor: Rich Greene sports@redbluffdailynews.com Circulation Manager: Kathy Hogan khogan@redbluffdailynews.com Production Manager: Sandy Valdivia sandy@redbluffdailynews.com On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ CUSTOMER SERVICE: Subscription & delivery Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (530) 527-2151 Ext. 125 Home delivery subscription rates (All prices include all applicable taxes) Monday through Saturday $9.59 four weeks Rural Rate $10.69 four weeks Business & professional rate $2.21 four weeks, Monday-Friday By mail: In Tehama County $12.29 four weeks All others $16.23 four weeks (USPS 458-200) Published Monday through Saturday except Sunday, by California Newspaper Partnership. NEWS News Tip Hotline: 527-2153 FAX: (530) 527-9251 E-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com Daytime: (530) 527-2151 Sports: Ext. 111 Obituaries: Ext. 103 Tours: Ext. 112 After hours: (530) 527-2153 ______________________ ADVERTISING Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Display: 527-2151 Ext. 122 Classified: 527-2151 Ext. 103 Online (530) 527-2151 Ext. 133 FAX: (530) 527-5774 E-mail: advertise@redbluffdailynews.com VOLUME 125, NUMBER 34 A MediaNews Group Newspaper The Red Bluff Daily News is an adjudicated daily newspaper of general circulation, County of Tehama, Superior Court Decree 9670, May 25, 1955 © 2009 Daily News N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY SPECIAL PAGES ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS Mondays: Kids Corner Tuesdays: Employment Wednesdays: Business Thursdays: Entertainment Fridays: Select TV Saturdays: Farm, Religion HOW TO REACH US Publisher & Advertising Director: Greg Stevens gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com 649 Main Street Downtown Red Bluff GAYLE'S 14th Save up to 60% throughout the store ANNIVERSARY S A L E Community people & events Firefighters donate match Fire Laddies Furnish Fire Laddies Furnish The Amusement T The Amusement T onight onight One of the biggest social events of every season in Red Bluff is the big ball given by the Volunteer Firemen of Confidence Engine Company No. 1. This year's event marks the 41st successful ball given by the fire laddies and a big time is in store for all those who will watch the old year roll by and 1920 come into existence. – Daily News, Dec. 31, 1919 90 years 90 years ago... ago... Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. Time and water may heal all wounds on your recently frozen plants. Water and wait is the best advice for trees and shrubs. Don't cut off all the cold-damaged leaves and stems on trees and shrubs. Those dead leaves are ugly, but if there is anoth- er cold snap, those frozen leaves and stems will pro- vide just a bit of extra cover to protect any undamaged growth below. Cutting back all the cold-damaged parts now means that, if freezing temperatures occur again, the plant will die back even further. Treat flowers and other herbaceous plants such as geranium, impatiens, begonias, succulents and soft-stemmed plants dif- ferently. Cut these frozen leaves, stems and any old flowers off cleanly with sharp scissors or hand pruners. If not removed, these wilted stems will rot, and this decay is likely to spread to undamaged por- tions of the plant. Apply a liquid fertiliz- er to flowers and herbs to speed their recovery. Most importantly, plants injured by the cold should be watered well. Cold injury causes tissue damage and resulting dehydration of the plant. If adequate moisture levels are not maintained the plant will suffer fur- ther damage and their has only been a little over two inches of rain in Tehama County so far this December. The plant should not be over watered because to much water can be as bad as not enough water. Just water plants slow- ly and deeply. Deep watering takes time. In terms of drip irrigation, this usually requires that the system be left on for several hours or supple- mental watering can be provided with a soaker hose on a slow setting. Cold injured trees, shrubs and woody- stemmed landscaped plants should not be pruned until all danger of heavy frost has past. This is usually mid March to April in the valley areas of Tehama County. To determine the extent of the cold injury, use a sharp knife to peel back some of the bark on stems with frozen leaves. If you find moist, green sapwood just underneath the bark that stem is still alive. Live stems, even leafless ones, will sprout new leaves when temperatures warm later in spring. Cut dead stems all the way back to live wood. The amount you cut will vary greatly depending on the plant. For example, Lantana may have frozen back to within a few inch- es of the ground making it necessary to cut the stems back severely. Other plants, such as bougainvillea and citrus, may have very little injury to the stems, requiring lit- tle or no pruning. If you're unsure about where to cut, wait until new growth emerges in March or April. This will tell you exactly where the dead parts meet the living. Simply remove every- thing back to where the new growth is sprouting out. It really doesn't hurt to leave frozen stems and branches on trees & shrubs well into spring. Finally, be prepared to protect frozen plants from further injury. Plants should be covered with sheets, blankets or frost cloth. Never cover with plastic. If additional warmth is needed, place a heat source underneath the cover. Use a heat lamp or utility lamp with a 60-75 watt incandescent bulb. Following these sug- gestion should mean a beautiful flowers, trees and shrubs in the spring. Red Bluff Garden Club appreciates all the com- munity support of the Scholarship Christmas Boutique. All money goes to Tehama Co. students. Our meetings are open to the public. The program on Tuesday, Jan. 26, is 'Roses, Pruning and Growing' by LaSaine Ware. For more informa- tion see the Web page at w w w. r e d b l u f f g a r d e n - club.com or call 527-4578 or 384-1913. The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with National Garden Clubs Inc., California Garden Clubs Inc., Pacific Region and Cascade District. Frozen plants, what to do? Courtesy photo The PAL Martial Arts program celebrated the end of the year with a pizza party at Round Table Pizza. Pictured in the back row from left to right are some of the adult volunteers who assist the students in the dojo (training facility): Rachel Alwag, Shihan (Master Instructor) Benjamin Renteria, Norma Richter, Sherman Lee and Red Bluff High School Senior Garrett Brockman. Mrs. Alwag and Mr. Lee were named Volunteers of the Year. Mrs. Richter has been volunteering since the program began more than eleven years ago. Missing is Sensei (Senior Instructor) Jermy Rawley. Courtesy photo The account for Mitch Morehead is set- up at PremierWest in Red Bluff and will remain open until Jan. 31. The Tehama County Firefighters Burn and Benevolent Fund matched Tehama County Sheriff's Association's $500 match challenge. Randy Fregoso, right, representing the fund, presents a $500 check donation to an employee of PremierWest for the benefit account. Morehead, 10, is a student at Sacred Heart School who has had Type I Diabetes since infancy. For the past two months he has experienced complications to the stomach and intestinal areas that have required many tests at Sutter Hospital and Stanford. There is no known cause nor cure. The benefit will help Morehead and his mother, Kris, with mounting medical bills as they search for a diagnosis and a treatment. The Tehama County Police Activ- ities League Martial Arts Center for Excellence celebrated their end of year party on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Round Table Pizza. Several students received their Blue Belt and Green Belt in A.T.M. Jujutsu and Self-Defense. A.T.M. means standing your ground against bullies by Asking your opponent to leave you alone and tell a teacher; Tell your opponent to (please) leave you alone and tell a teacher; Make your opponent leave you alone by applying a technique that doesn't cause injury and take your opponent to a teacher to report him. The main philosophy is to teach the students how to claim victory over drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gangs and violence. Rachel Alwag and Sherman Lee were named Volunteers of the Year. Norma Richter has been volunteering since the program began more than eleven years ago. Both Shihan (Mas- ter Instructor) Benjamin Renteria and Sensei Jeremy Rawley were long- time students and are graduates of the program. The group also awarded Shihan Renteria and Sensei Rawley with plaques that read "Domo Araga- to" - Thank you for all your dedica- tion and leadership in the program. The program, free through PAL for school age children, starts on Jan. 4 at Ginger's Fitness Palace on Madison Street and runs Mondays 3 to 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m. PAL celebrates end of year with pizza party Salisbury achievement list Honor Roll: Jimmy Bauman, Kristen Christy, Jacob Cozine, Baldemar Farias, Robert Givens, Amanda Her- mosillo, Austin Mathers-Walker, Alexis Ryant, Carina Santos, Trenton Smith, Cherie Wahl. Academic Achievement: Josefina Alvarez Barnard, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Drew Henderson, Karla Pascual- Romero, Mary Kate Towne. Attendance: Ashley Eakins, Drew Henderson, Alex Higgins, Austin Mathers-Walker, Alexis Ryant, Carina Santos.