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2A Daily News – Thursday, March 29, 2012 Community people&events Literary society discusses medicine The Fitzhugh Literary Society held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Jean Hanson. Jill Wabbel gave a presentation on the topic of medi- cine and reviewed "The Emperor of All Maladies: An Autobiography of Cancer," by Siddhartha Mukherjee. The book related to the Society's theme for the year: Writers who influenced public opinion or who recorded those changes. Mukherjee was an oncologist at Columbus Medical Center. His book was a history of cancer, interwoven with a portrait of a leukemia patient from the beginning of her illness through her remission. It also provided a time line of cancer awareness and education. Cancer's fundamental feature is the abnormal growth of cells. Often children who were diag- nosed with cancer were sent home to die. Howev- er, with many modifications, including chemother- apy, the death rate of childhood cancers was reduced. Einar "Jimmy" Gustafson was a pediatric patient at the age of 12 and one of the first to be treated with chemotherapy. Jimmy put a face on cancer, inspiring the Jimmy Fund organization, which has raised over $150 million for research. Jimmy died in 2001 at the age of 65. The Fitzhugh Literary Society promotes literary culture and intellectual development through mutual help and the interchange of ideas. Diabetes group to meet A Diabetes Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of every month in the Columba Room at the Coyne Center at St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital. Gail Locke, MA, RD will speak at the April 2 meeting on the topic Diabetes and Eating Out. For more information call 529-8114. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. 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. April planting time By LORNA BONHAM It will soon be April and time for planting. Local Tehama County wisdom says that we could get a freeze through Rodeo weekend so planting needs to be done after that. You can also do the butt test, which says to sit on the ground and if it feels cold, it is not yet time to plant. Naturally all of this depends on what you are planting, seeds bulbs or established nursery plants. Think about planting flowers which may be dried for winter arrangements. Described below are four annuals that bloom throughout the summer and some even longer. The first annual is the strawflower, Helichrysum bractea- tum, also called 'everlasting flower' because it lasts indefinitely when dried. The flower is about two and one half inches across and looks like a prickly pompom. Sow seeds in place in late spring or early summer about the same time as Zinnias, or buy small plants. If possible, water using a drip sys- tem. The flowers will hold for ever. My strawflower, planted in early May of last year produced new blooms into January, eight months. sinuatum. The Static has an inter- esting color pattern. The inner part or the corolla is white. The outer paper like petals, the calyx, are blue, lavender or rose. New hybrids also come in shades of yellow, orange and peach. Pretty good for an annual. The weather did have something to do with the extended bloom. Celosia, commonly called cockscomb, is another great plant when fresh or dry. It can be planted with other plants but it is most attractive if planted by itself, because it is so spectacular. There are two primary types. The plume cockscomb, often sold as Celosia plumosa, has flowers that form a plume cluster and come in yellow, gold, pink, orange and red. The other type is the crested cockscomb called, C. Crestata. The flowers form a velvety fan shaped cluster, often contorted and fluted. Colors include red, crimson, purple, yellow and orange. The third annual that is used for fresh and dry arrangements is Stat- ic, botanically called Limonium The last annual being suggested for dry and fresh flowers is the Globe Amaranth, botanically, Gom- phrena globosa. It is a one foot wide, two foot tall plant covered in summer and fall with clover like heads that may be dried and retain color and shape for winter arrange- ments. Red Bluff Garden Club meetings are open to the public. The program on Tuesday, April 24, at 12889 Baker Road is 'Cactus and Succu- lents' by Millie Zink. For more information see the Web page at www.redbluffgardenclub.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. Local WWII pilot publishes book Photo courtesy of G. 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Pictures Taken Of Prisoners At Jail Night Or Day Regardless of whether prisoners arrive at the coun- ty jail here night or day, rain or shine, or any other kind of weather, Sheriff M. O. Ballard no is prepared to take their pictures on a moment's notice. Aug- menting the efficient finger print system established in his office, he has installed a flashlight camera, per- haps regarded as something in the nature of an inno- vation, but a marked improvement over the old method of awaiting favorable conditions, such as proper light. — March 29, 1922 Burton to speak in RB John L. Burton, Cali- fornia Democratic Party chairman, will join Tehama county Democrats as they salute the American worker on Saturday, March 31, at the Red Bluff Communi- ty/Senior center, 1500 S. Jackson St. A tri-tip dinner by the Durrer family will be served for $25. Tickets may be purchased from Democratic Central Committee mem- bers and will be available at the door. Burton served in public office for decades starting with state deputy attorney general, then was in the State Assembly and the United States House of Representatives. Returning One of our "Greatest Genera- tion," former Proberta resident and Red Bluff Union High School graduate, class of 1936, Robert "Bob" Vrilakas, Col. USAF (Ret.) has had a book published. In it he tells of this growing up in the Proberta area in the 1920s and '30s, and being drafted into the Army in 1941, where he completed flight train- ing as Air Corps. Aviation Cadet. Robert flew fifty-one combat missions in P-38 fight- ers in the Mediterranean The- ater of Operations in 1943-44. He retired in 1973. He remem- bers Proberta as "a well kept village and closely knit commu- nity" when he attended Prober- ta Grammar School's first through eighth grades. His book, titled Look Mom – I Can Fly, is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or an auto- graphed copy directly from the author. Robert Vrilakas, 11811 S.W. 154th Ave., Happy Valley, Ore 97086 for $19.61 including postage. COMMUNITY CLIPS to California, he served in the Assembly and then the Senate. Before being retired by term limits in 2004, he was speaker pro tempore. The magazine "Califor- nia Journal" characterized him as "the Senate's most vehement partisan for social services for the poor, its loudest voice for protection of workers, (and) its fiercest pro-labor advocate". He is a graduate of San Francisco State university and the University of San Francisco school of law. Burton is scheduled to arrive at 5:30 p.m., and greet guests until his keynote speech at 6 p.m. Local Democratic candidates and officeholders will also be on hand, including Jim Reed of Fall River Mills, running for Congress, and Charles Rouse of Corning, running for State Assembly. Boondocker The Northern California Veterans Museum and Her- After Tax Time is Over April 17th We will still be here • Extension • Prior Year Taxes • Bookkeeping • Payroll • Financial Services P. Ralph Campbell, EA Enrolled Agent Daniele Jackson 530-529-9540 855 Walnut St. #2, Red Bluff CA Insurance Lic. 0C73069 itage Center fourth annual Spring fundraiser the 2012 Boondocker Ball, a USO style dinner, will be March 31 at the Redding Jet Cen- ter, 3775 Flight Ave. The event, which is a fundraiser for "The Liberty Park — Phase 1 of the New Museum 17 Acre Campus," starts at with a cocktail hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The band, Straight Ahead Big Band, will play throughout cocktail hour and dinner. Tickets are $35 general seating, $55 pre- ferred and $400 for a table of eight. Preferred seating is close to the stage and dance floor and includes two bot- tles of wine and other good- ies. Tickets can be purchased at Jones Fort, Tobacco and Brew and at the museum, 3711 Meadow View Drive in Redding. There will be a costume contest and drawings. For information, call 378- 2280. K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off with coupon Not good with other offers 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 Reg. $13.95 Expires 4/30/12