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Health seminar today Today, at Rolling Hills Casino, there will be a health and wellness workshop, presented by four local women who have expertise in the subject areas of chiropractic care, drug and alcohol recovery, therapeutic massage, fitness, spiritu- ality and overall health and wellbeing. Tickets are $25 or buy 4 get 1 free and are available at Rio Skin & Body Works, The Body Projex, or Compas- sionate Chiropractic. For more information, call 526 2374 or access "ALIVE Wellness Seminar" on Facebook. Valentine's Extravaganza The wineries of Manton have scheduled a Valentine's Weekend, Wine and Chocolate Extravaganza, noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 13-14 at each winery. The Manton Grange will present a Romantic Valentine's Dinner at 4:30 p.m. both nights. Cottonwood library book sale The Cottonwood Community Library empties out the overflow of donated books once each quarter, and makes those books available to the public. Some books are old- time favorites that will bring back fond memories, and some books are the latest best sellers. All proceeds from the book sale go right back into the library in the purchasing of needed new books. The sale will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at 3427 Main St. For more information, call 347-4818. 2A – Daily News – Saturday, January 30, 2010 Come in and check out our $ 4 99 Lunch Specials We are open and NOT CLOSING Mon thru Fri 11-3 200 So. Main St. Red Bluff, Ca 529-9488 623 Main St. 527-5180 Plan for it! END OF SEASON SALE 30% Off Jan. 26th thru 31st Only Clothing & Gear 649 Main Street Downtown Red Bluff GAYLE'S 1/2 off Jan 25 th - Jan. 30 th Winter Sleepwear & Robes Drop Off Sites in Downtown Businesses Thank you from D.R.B.B.A. Collecting until February 14th Food From the Heart Canned Food Drive ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 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 60 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 © 2010 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 Community people & events A A Delightful Delightful Afternoon At Afternoon At The Academy The Academy A delightful afternoon was spent at the Acade- my of Our Lady of Mercy on last Saturday. Games were played and refreshments served at 4:30. Those winning prizes were Camellus Duffy and Agnes Peter. The party was given by Marian Mal- lory, Amber Vestal, Gene Panetto, Marie Marelli and Alpho Taylor. – Daily News, Jan. 30, 1910 100 100 years 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. Broomstick Swanson & Crank and Holler Imagine my early morning surprise when my husband read the 100 years ago… Red Bluff Daily News ongoing tidbit fea- turing a tidbit of what hap- pened in Tehama County 100 years ago. The sur- prise being that the Swan- son father and son pio- neers of the Red Bluff- Manton telephone line happened to be as they say; "shirttail relations" of my Dad's family. In May of 1905 Robert Leslie Swanson built and opened the Robert Leslie Swanson Tele- phone Company located in Manton. The company ran from the Ante- lope area in Red Bluff through Paynes Creek to Manton by way of Lanes Valley. The phone company was run mechanically by a battery and magneto operated for the com- munity party line system. Some people referred to it as the "crank and holler" party line system. The switchboard for the telephone com- pany was located in the bay window of the new Swanson family home on the northeast corner of Walnut (now named Round-up) and Chest- nut Streets in the Red Bluff suburb known as Antelope Valley. Robert Swanson's mother, Martha Etzler Swanson, was the first switchboard operator. After the death of Robert, and Ellen Swan- son, their son Leslie Howard Swanson (mar- ried to my aunt, Faye Hacker Swanson) man- aged the telephone com- pany until about 1942. When I arrived in Red Bluff in the mid 1940's, my grandmother, Garnet Barker Hacker had spent some time as a switch- board operator for Swan- son's telephone compa- ny; I was fascinated at the equipment she used to keep the phone lines operating. Leslie Howard Swanson's father whose proper name was Robert Leslie Swanson was also known by the name of "Broomstick Swanson." It is said that Swanson strung tele- phone wire from tree to tree in the Manton, Paynes Creek area in order to get communications going from those isolated areas. As my cousins and my brother and myself were often at Grand- mother and Granddad Hacker's home located next to the place where Broomstick Swanson estab- lished the famous phone business and the switchboard which made our play time there very exciting. Much of the remaining equipment that was no longer used after the demise of the Robert Leslie Swan- son Telephone Company was scat- tered around our grandparent's yard and sheds. One can imagine how much fun we all had as we picked up the old fashioned phones and dialed our numbers on rotary phones after we turned the cranks and called each other. In those days several parties shared a phone system and we often picked up the phone when we knew that someone else was talking and quietly pretended to listen. Oh how I wish that I had listened more care- fully to comments on the existence of that early days telephone compa- ny and the comical name that was given to Mr. Swanson. As I compare Swanson's com- munication enterprise with his son who became my uncle, I suspect that unique and interesting creative juices ran through the family mem- bers down the line as Uncle Howard Swanson was known to be some- what creative himself, he worked for the Division of Highways for many years in Eureka, California after leaving Red Bluff. There is no doubt that the Swan- son Families made their mark in Tehama County. Carolyn Barber has been writing her column in the Daily News since 1992. It appears on Saturdays. She can be contacted by e-mail at hurcar@yahoo.com. The Senior Nutrition Program serves meals Monday through Friday at the Red Bluff Community Center, the Corning Senior Cen- ter and Los Molinos. Meals are a $2.50 suggested donation and $6 for those younger than 60. Reservations for all locations are available one day in advance at 527-2414. Two percent milk is served with each meal. Menu is subject to change. Week of Feb. 1 through Feb. 5 Monday Scalloped chicken, peas, seasoned bread stick, orange juice, mixed fruit cup. Tuesday Ethnic Menu Pork chow mein, steamed rice, stir fry vegetables, apple juice, ginger bread with applesauce. Wednesday Corned beef, cabbage, carrots, rye bread, lime Jell-O with pear. Thursday Chili, cornbread, pineapple coleslaw, grape juice, orange wedges. Friday Tuna and noodle casserole, pacific blend vegetables, cranberry juice, wheat bread, plums. Senior Menu Carolyn Barber Photo Courtesy of Lani Cohelo Pictured from left: Doug Johnson, JR Livingston, Helen Morris, June Cooper, Leonard Cooper, Margie Johnson, Sally Hulseman, Connie Lourence, Brian Hulseman, Dick Watson. Seated in front: Maxine Gerring and Jeanie Leach. The Westside Grange members held its first annual meeting on Jan. 21. There were 12 officers attending. The members have been busy this past year with spaghetti feeds, an ice cream social, flea markets, bingo and renting the hall to raise funds for the upkeep of the hall and expenses. It's goal is to provide a place for senior dances and to help the community in various ways. Anyone wishing to join the Westside Grange, located on Walnut Street, can call Connie Lourence at 384-2114 or attend meetings at 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month. Westside Grange The Logos Ministry, a non-denominational youth program, has returned to the Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St. in Red Bluff. Youth 5th-8th grade are invited to Logos every Tuesday from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The program incorporates recreational activities, worship skills, family time — including nutritious home-cooked meals — and bible study. The Logos Winter term will run through March 9. Registration is $25 per student with reduced family rates available. The Logos ministry focuses on creating a nurturing environment of Christian relationships based on the the principles that all are children of God and should be treated with love, respect and dignity as youth grow toward young adulthood. Information, contact Kristin Iverson, Logos Direc- tor, at 527-0372 or via email at kristin119@att.net. Youth program returns COMMUNITY CLIPS