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The public is invited to join Tehama County Dem- ocrats for their third an- nual Labor Day Picnic to be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7 at Wood- son Bridge River Park east of Corning. Come and join the dis- cussions regarding Clin- ton, Sanders or Biden. En- joy hot dogs with all the fixings being provided by Wild Willy's Smokehouse and music by Richard Hammond. Just bring a dish to share — utensils, water- melon, drinks and hot dogs will be provided. This scenic Tehama County park, half way be- tween Corning and State Route 99E on South Ave- nue, will provide the per- fect setting for this sa- lute to American workers event. For further information, call 736-5200. LABORDAY Democratsplan picnic for Monday Arthur Martin, as- sistant postmaster, and Charles Hogaboom, bet- ter known as "Johnnie Dugan," have decided to fake a course in the han- dling of Ford automo- biles. Martin and Hogaboom, with several others, are on a hunting trip near Tom Head mountain at a place called "Hole in the Ground." The party left here Thursday night in a Ford and reached a point several miles from Tom Head. Hear the said Ford de- cided that the load was altogether too large and began to buck. Mechanic Dugan, with his assistant Martin, began to look for trouble, but for some rea- son were unable to locate it. They telephoned to Fred Parks about 2 a.m. Friday morning for assis- tance and also for a chauf- feur. Parks and Macdoell immediately left and in a few hours were on the scene. On arrival Macdoell asked Martin what the trouble was. Martin was unable to say but said that they had been work- ing several hours on the machine. Parks then be- gan to crank the machine and it started, to the amazement of all. "The fact of the matter was," said Martin, "we forgot to crank the blooming thing." — Sept. 5, 1915 100 YEARS AGO... Mail man mixes with a jitney Martinfindsknowledgecanceling machine has no effect on a Ford Come join good friends for lunch in the Garden- side Café, in the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. A freshly prepared, nu- tritionally balanced meal is served Monday through Friday at noon. Lunch also is served at the Corning Se- nior Center, 1014 4th Ave., at 11:30 a.m. Call 527-2414 a day ahead to reserve a space for lunch. A min- imum suggested dona- tion of $3.50 for those 60 and older is requested, al- though a donation is not a requirement to receive a meal. There is a charge of $8 for guests younger than 60. Come enjoy lunch and various activities during the week, all are welcome. The menu for the com- ing week: Sept. 7-11 Monday LABOR DAY CLOSED Tuesday Loaded Potato Soup, Marinated Pea Salad, Tropical Fruit, Sourdough Roll Wednesday Tuna Salad on Tomato, Marinated Vegetable Salad, Cherry Apple Juice, Wheat Crackers Thursday ETHNIC Beef Fajitas, Refried Beans, Zucchini, Fruit Cocktail, Whole Wheat Tortilla Friday Pulled Pork Sandwich, Beet Mandarin Salad, Can- taloupe, Whole Wheat Bun SENIOR MENU Senior Nutrition Program menu COURTESYPHOTO Vanessa Ann Latham and Travis Tyler Thomas were married on Aug. 8at Tuscany Suites in Las Vegas. The bride is the daughter of Martin and Lanita Latham of Red Bluff. The groom is the son of Betty and Dr. Tom Thomas of Redding. The bride is a 2001graduate of Red Bluff High School and is a teacher in Cottonwood. The groom is a 2003graduate of Bishop Quinn High School and is an accountant in Redding. Both are graduates of California State University, Chico. They live in Red Bluff. CELEBRATION Latham and Thomas wed As many of us are aware, the presidential race to the White House has be- gun with its character- istic politi- cal rhetoric. Recently, I learned that September 23 is also known as "Dogs in Politics Day." In- trigued, I researched a bit and thought that whether you are "Right", "Left", or in-between, you just might enjoy some political poop not spread by poli- ticians. A Senator running for Vice-President, named Richard M. Nixon, was ac- cused of taking $18,000 in campaign funds and us- ing it for personal rea- sons. Although he denied the accusation, during a televised address on Sep- tember 23, 1952, he did ad- mit to accepting a per- sonal gift that he emphati- cally refused to return. To quote, "You know what it was? It was a little Cocker Spaniel … And our little girl …Tricia … named it Checkers. And you know, the kids love the dog and I just want to say this right now… we're gonna keep it." The address was later known as the "Checkers Speech" and is thought to be the motivating factor in the creation of "Dogs in Politics Day". The speech was apparently quite suc- cessful, for Nixon subse- quently served two con- secutive Vice-Presidencies. Checkers never did make it to the White House, hav- ing died in 1964. Pets and United States Presidents seem to go hand-in-hand. While the gamut of types of pets is rather extensive (including a hippo, a tobacco chew- ing ram, a flying squirrel, alligators, raccoons, white mice, etc.), only 31 of the 43 presidents actually had dogs. In the mid-1780s, aware of George Washington's intense interest in hunt- ing dogs, Marquis de La- fayette, his ally dur- ing the Revolutionary War, sent him seven mas- sive hounds. Washington crossed these dogs with his own hounds to create a new breed, the American foxhound. In addition to these famous seven (Sweet Lips, Tipsy, Tipler, Cloe, Searcher, and Drunkard), Washington had more than twenty other ca- nine companions. One of them, Vulcan, was said to have overwhelming fond- ness for Virginia hams, much to Martha's chagrin. He was definitely a hound with good taste. Thomas Jefferson orig- inally disliked dogs, espe- cially those at Monticello which ate the sheep. In re- sponse to the marauding dogs, Jefferson came out for a law that required ev- ery dog to wear a collar with the owners name on it, so they would be held li- able for any mischief that ensued. Thus, the author of the Declaration of Inde- pendence was also the in- stigator of the dog license. Jefferson's attitude did change, and while serving as minister to France, be- came enamored with na- tive sheepdogs. Long story condensed, his "Buzzy" be- came the precursor of the American line of Briard- type sheepdogs. An Italian greyhound named Le Beau was a gift from the consul of Naples "to grace the White House lawn" during John Tyler's term. I suppose "gracing" a lawn is interpreted in a variety of ways. Fido was a mutt ad- opted by Abraham Lin- coln. According to various accounts, President Lin- coln refused to take Fido with him to Washington DC because he was afraid he would not be able to handle the trip. He left him in the care of friends with a rather lengthy list of instructions to insure he would be a pampered pet. Alas, Fido, unaccus- tomed to mistreatment, had an unfortunate en- counter with a drunk and died less than a year after Lincoln's assassination. Fala, Franklin D. Roo- sevelt's constant compan- ion, earned the rank of honorary private in the United States Army by "giving" $1 a day to the war effort. He gained ad- ditional notoriety during the 1944 presidential cam- paign when Roosevelt lam- basted Republican oppo- nents by stating that Fala's Scotch soul was furious about a story that Roos- evelt had cost the taxpay- ers millions of dollars. Ap- parently, "Fala's Speech" did not hurt Roosevelt's reelection Harry S. Truman's Feller was one of the most unwanted dogs in his- tory. Soviet Premier Ni- kita Khrushchev's gift of an adorable mutt, named Pushinka, to John F. Ken- nedy during the Cold War may, or may not, have helped relations. Lyndon Johnson's beagle, Him, is remembered mostly for his ears and having many people upset with the President's perceived cru- elty. The stories and anec- dotes are endless and en- lightening. If you want to laugh at something other than the candidates this election year, I recom- mend that you read more about "Dogs in Politics." As President Bill Clinton said about Buddy, "It's the President's desire to have one loyal friend in Wash- ington." RonnieCaseyisvice president of PETS — Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter. She can be reached at rmcredbluff@ gmail.com. For more information about PETS, visit petstehama.org. PETS Dogsinpoliticsthroughtheyears Ronnie Casey IT only T A K E S A S P A R K . O N L Y Y O U C A N P R E V E N T W I L D F I R E S . s m o k e y b e a r . c o m Please Thankyou! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. 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