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ByColetteBauer This article should not be written by me. It is, af- ter all, Millie Zink Seiber's turn to write a gardening article for the paper. Millie went to be with her Lord on April 5, which is why I'm writing not about garden- ing but about Millie. She was in fact a "Thoroughly Modern Milly" as you will discover as you read a little of her life story. Millie was all about all things gardening. She even made her own pottery. She would raffle these pots off at each meeting to help pay for Garden Club expenses. As a new member, I thought the pots that everyone cher- ished were zinc pots rather than Zink pots. It was sev- eral months before I found out Millie's last name at that time was Zink and that the pots were made of clay with no addition of zinc. We both had a good laugh when I confessed my faux-pas. I do, however, own two Zink pots which I cherish. Millie was born in 1929 and grew up in a coal min- ing town in northeast Penn- sylvania where she gradu- ated valedictorian of her class. After graduation she worked as a legal secretary in the Judge Advocate Gen- eral's office. And to all who knew Millie it will come as no surprise to learn that she came to California on the back of a motorcycle. She then worked as a secretary for Lockheed Aircraft Com- pany for the next 30 years. Millie became a member of the San Jose Cacti and Succulent Society and trav- eled the world in search of new and interesting variet- ies of cacti and succulents and friends. We so miss her knowledge as she would rattle off the names of some new and unusual specimen. She had a myriad of in- terests. She loved to ski and travel and dance. She raised and showed dogs in San Francisco. She was part owner and worked on a fish- ing boat in Alaska. She even found time to Docent at the Tehama County Museum. She did all this and main- tained her wonderful sense of humor. Oh yes, Millie was also a shopper. We must in- clude the really important things. Gardening was but one of Millie's interests. She was not only an expert and judge of succulents and cacti, she also judged stan- dard flower shows which gave her even more reason to travel. She was a design- ing woman and won many awards for her creative flo- ral designs. She shared her knowledge by presenting programs and information on design. Millie joined the Red Bluff Garden Club in 1990 and was President of the club from 1995 to 1997 where she was also a friend and mentor. When I first attempted floral de- sign I did not have a clue. Millie stepped in, loaning me equipment and making suggestions, many of which I took to heart and still use. We miss Millie's en- thusiasm, expertise, laugh- ter and competence. I hope you enjoyed reading about our own "Thoroughly Mod- ern Millie." TheRedBluffGarden Club is affiliated with The Cascade District Garden Club; California Garden Clubs, Inc.; Pacific Region Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs, Inc. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB Th or ou gh ly m od er n Millie Zink Seiber MillieZinkSeiberwasallaboutthingsinthegarden. "Company attention! Right dress!" sang out the voice of Sargent Suther- land. There was a scrap- ing of feet, a straighten- ing of forms and a hush fell upon a thousand ea- ger and anxious faces that had assembled about the armory to see Company H begin its march to the Mexican border. It was an inspiring spectacle, and yet a sad one. Eighty splendid young men were being taken out of the business and social life of the community. It disorganized the city. They were exchanging happy homes and careers of productive activity for the trappings of war. The sword was to take the place of the pen and for the time being diplomacy and words of caution had failed. The call to "atten- tion" impressed that audi- ence of anxious and peace loving civilians as a call to conflict. The spectacle was new to hundreds of those pres- ent, but not all. There were Civil War veterans looking grimly on and recalling a time in their own lives when they too stood at attention; when they too kissed mother and wife and sweetheart and marched away to a life that they were not trained to; a time when national unity and na- tional honor took prece- dence over personal pref- erence and domestic ease. And while they stand for peace today they do not stand for peace at any price. No more do the moth- ers and wives who are making the sacrifices to- day. It is a had thing to do but it is being done bravely in Red Bluff. The American peo- ple can not get used to war any more than they can get used to funerals. Months of bitter struggle in Europe and guerilla warfare in Mexico have not in any degree helped us to be prepared for the shock of possible war at home. We are not afraid to fight, neither have we grown listless and flabby, but as Secretary Lane said a few days ago we have been too busy doing bigger and better things to give any attention to war and rumors of war. — June 23, 1916 100 YEARS AGO... Red Bluff answers call of President Wilson with National Guard CORNING Students and parents from the Rich- field Elementary School will be holding a huge yard sale on 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sun- day, June 25 and 26, in the parking lot of the Northern California Ti- tle Company, 1504 So- lano St. in Corning. Funds raised will help seventh and eighth grade students pay for their ex- penses next year to visit Washington D.C. for an educational tour of the nation's capital. FUNDRAISER Richfield School to hold large yard sale The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Red Bluff Fire, Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment, Corning Police De- partment, Corning Fire, Cal Fire and California High- way Patrol logs. Animals Marguerite Avenue: A Corning resident was concerned about West Nile virus a er finding a dead bird in their yard Tuesday. A request was made for ani- mal control to pick it up. 1800block First Street: A woman requested assis- tance in removing a snake from her residence. Arrests Brandon L. Spharler: 32, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at the parking lot of The Home Depot and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of receiving known stolen property, pos- session of a billy club, two counts of burglary, robbery, possession of marijuana for sale and failure to appear. Bail was $24,000. Bob Dean Brown: 41, of Red Bluff was arrested Wednesday on Lincoln Street and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of battery: spouse, ex-spouse or date and damaging a wireless com- munication device. Bail was $8,000. Crash South Avenue at Kirk- wood Road: Two people received minor injuries in a crash at 7:20p.m. Tuesday. Carmen Lopez, 18, of San Pablo was driving east on South Avenue when she lost control of her 1995Honda Accord while making a right turn onto Kirkwood Road and hit a dirt embankment. Both Lopez and her pas- senger, Uriel Herrera, 33, of Richmond said they would seek their own aid. Fire Washington Street: Three firefighters and the OES engine were dispatched to Southern California Monday evening as part of a North- ern California strike team to the Reservoir Fire in the Los Angeles area. Paskenta Road: A fire burned 43acres between Van Doorn Drive and Boggs and Champlin Road on Paskenta Road. The cause of the fire, which was re- ported at 9:43a.m. Tuesday, is under investigation. The fire was contained at 10:46 a.m. Patrol 4000block Houghton Av- enue: A man requested ex- tra patrol of a house le to him in a trust due to reports subjects were squatting in the residence. Suspicious Houghton Avenue: A Corn- ing resident was concerned a transient camp was starting in the alley behind her residence a er finding personal belongings le out. Solano Street: A Corning woman received a suspi- cious call in which someone told her she had an out- standing Advance America Loan and she would need to pay the loan using a Visa Green Dot Prepaid Card. Solano Street, cross of Sixth Avenue: Three girls were seen tampering with construction equipment and knocking over signs, cones and sandbags about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. They were last seen headed south on Sixth. 19000block Delmar Drive: A woman requested a deputy check the area around her house about 10:30p.m. Wednesday a er a neighbor a few blocks away said there was a man knocking on her door stating he was lost before leaving the area. 20700block Foley Road: A woman found a bent key on her front porch as if some- one was trying to get into her house. 11700block Tyler Road: An area check was requested a er a woman heard some- one in the orchard next to her residence about 2a.m. Tuesday. The s 100block of Ventura Av- enue: A swamp cooler and miscellaneous items were stolen from a man's yard. Washington Street: Fish- ing equipment was stolen from a front yard. South Main Street: A man and woman were involved in the the of a shopping cart full of groceries about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. A woman was seen pushing the cart out of Raley's into the side door of a waiting van, li ing the cart into the vehicle, a white and tan 1988GMC van, Califor- nia license 6CXY040. Rawson Road at Gyle Road: Keys to a vehicle and several items were stolen from a vehicle while it was parked at a job site. Vandalism South Avenue: A truck was damaged and a gas can stolen from a backyard in the area of McCoy's Ace Hardware and Farm Supply. South Main Street: A report of damage to electri- cal lines was made at Los Amigos Meat Market and Cornerstone Community Bank, between 7:30a.m. and 8:30a.m. Tuesday. While there is no known suspect, the incidents do appear to be connected. Mostly telephone and cable lines were cut. Frankie Street: People were seen leaving an aban- doned house where a fence was broken about 8:30p.m. Tuesday. 5200block Rawson Road: A window was found broken while checking a residence due to the alarm going off about 6:45a.m. Tuesday. Police Logs Findusonline! 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