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2A Daily News – Thursday, June 28, 2012 Community people&events Rancho Tehama Independence Day Parade and Picnic Great time to buy Hydrangeas By LORNA BONHAM If you think a Hydrangea would be great in your garden, now is time to buy one, because most of them are in bloom. If you want spe- cific hydrangea, it is important that it be in bloom when bought. When planting, remember that all hydrangeas will bloom and grow well in morning sun and afternoon shade. No hydrangea will do well in heavy shade. Rancho Tehama on Wednesday, July 4, honoring our com- munity youth and volunteers, our local and national heroes, firefighters and law enforcement officers. The event is sup- ported by the Rancho Tehama Association Community Activities Fund. The parade starts at 9 a.m. at the Associa- tion Recreation Hall, 17605 Park Terrace in Rancho Tehama. The one-mile route is along Stagecoach Road, ending at Fawndale Meadows Park at the Rancho Tehama Road inter- section. Parade categories include floats, walkers, antique cars, bands, emergency/safety vehicles, small engine vehi- cles, bicycles and horses. Following the parade will be an awards ceremony with The public is invited to a 4th of July Parade and Picnic at live music and drawing for prizes, watermelon eating contest by the Old Timers Fire Fighters, free hot dogs and drinks for those ages 12 and under. There will also be temporary tattoos, raffle prizes, games and other old-fashioned fun for the community. At 11 a.m., the Red Neck Derby, a Rancho Tehama tradition since 2009, starts. Volunteers are needed to help coordinate the parade and events. To volunteer call 285-2866 or 285-2444. To reserve a booth or for information or parade entry forms call Ruth Haskell at 585-2866. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight There were errors in Tuesday's front page story "City to mull final budget tonight." The council was mulling an original budget and met at 5:30 p.m. The Daily News regrets any inconvenience. –––––––– 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. There are about 23 species of Hydrangeas but, five that are most popular in the United States. The first and most popular species is, Hydrangea macrophylla, a native of Japan. The common names are Big-leaf, Mop-head, Hortensia or Florist hydrangea. The blooms are large round bunches in blue, pink or purple shades depending on the soil pH. Soil pH is a measure of the acid- ity or basicity in soils. It ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. A pH below 7 is acidic, most likely to produce blue flowers, and above 7 is basic and most likely to pro- duce pink flowers. The pH in the valley tends to be basic. of the bloom with very small bud like flowers in the center. Both the Hydrangea macrophyl- la and macrophylla normalis species bear their flowers on the previous years growth, so in warm areas, prune immediately after flowering. In the colder mountain areas, prune in mid-spring. The third species is Hydrangea paniculata also called Pee-gee or Panicle. This is the most cold hardy hydrangea and does well in full sun. Native to Asia, it can grow 10 to 15 feet tall. Prune paniculata early in the spring too a low pair of healthy buds for large flowers. Establishing a woody framework is essential to keep a panicle hydrangea neat. It can be pruned to a shrub or tree. The second species is Hydrangea macrophylla normalis, called Lace-cap, which is very sim- ilar to the Big-leaf in flower colors and growth habit. Only the shape of its bloom is different. It has large showy flowers around the outside The fourth is Hydrangea arborescens, common name 'Smooth' hydrangea, is native to the United States. A very popular cultivar, 'Annabell,' has very large 'snowball' blooms. The blooms are green when they open but become white as they mature. As the flow- ers age and begin to dry they grad- ually return to the green color and form an attractive dry flower. The fifth is Hydrangea quercifo- lia which is also native to the Unit- ed States. It can grow to 26 feet tall with cone or panicle shaped flow- ers. The flowers start out creamy white and age to pinkish and by autumn and winter dry, to papery rusty brown. The leaves are yellow- ish to dark green on top with a sil- very-white underneath with three, five or seven lobes and are 4 to 12 inches long and almost as wide resembling a large version of an oak leaf. Hence the common name is Oak-leaf hydrangea. The leaves turn rich shades of red, bronze and purple in the autumn and persist in winter along with the dried flower heads. If you don't have an hydrangea in your garden, give one a try. Red Bluff Garden Club wel- comes the public to attend our pro- grams but, there will be no program in June and July is dark so we'll see you on August 28. For more infor- mation check our website or call 527-4578, 384-1913 or 527-2226. The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with National Garden Clubs Inc., California Garden Clubs Inc., Pacific Region and Cas- cade District. Grocery Outlet Independence From Hunger Campaign For 1 in 7 Americans, hunger is a reality and Red Bluff Grocery Out- let is proud to announce the start of the Indepen- dence from Hunger cam- paign. company-wide cam- paign throughout July will bring together Red Bluff Grocery Outlet and their customers together to help feed people in Tehama Coun- ty who are facing hunger and dealing with food insecurity. 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Explosion of Powder Caps Injures Boy When Willie Benner, aged 12, blew off two fingers of his right hand while playing with giant powder caps and a car was dispatched from here to bring the boy here for medical treatment, it was the first time the boy's mother, wife of T. Benner, a rancher of Mill Creek Canyon, 20 miles south of Lyonsville, had ever seen an automobile. — June 28, 1922 USDA, 4.8 percent of all U.S. households, 5.6 million households, accessed emergency food from a food pantry one or more times. Throughout July, as we celebrate our coun- try's independence, Red Bluff Grocery Outlet According to the encourages customers to donate food and cash to support the local Salva- tion Army. "We are proud to partner with the Salva- tion Army to help peo- ple who don't always know where they will find their next meal," said Chris Arellano, who owns Red Bluff Grocery Outlet with his wife Michelle. "As local business owners, we are committed to supporting our local community and neighbors in need." Red Bluff Grocery Outlet has made it sim- ple to join the cause with these easy options for their customers: • Look for specially- tion bin at the front of the store. • Tell a Grocery Out- let cashier that you'd like to make a cash donation at the register. Donations will go directly to the Salvation Army. • Pick-up information at Red Bluff Grocery Outlet about hunger, food insecurity and local/national resources for people in need. • Join our in-store Saturday we will be pulling out our wheel of bargains and giving away fun prizes to each participant. This will be a fun day for the kids also with fun coloring pages and more. Week four each participant who donates product or proceeds of $5 or more will receive a reusable shopping bag. marked food items. These are items that the Salvation Army needs. Purchase the items and put them in the collec- events to support the Independence from Hunger campaign. The first weekend will be a produce event in support of healthy eating habits. Week two will be distributing books with recipes that promote eating for only $4 per day as well as having noon samplings of the recipes. The third Grocery Outlet's Independence from Hunger campaign will be supported with radio advertising and collater- al materials provided by Grocery Outlet head- quarters in Berkeley, California. For more information visit: www.groceryout- let.com/RedBluff- CA/COM or visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Red BluffGroceryOutlet. Do you know a great country doctor? The kind of physician who still makes house calls and accepts the occa- sional apple pie or roast turkey for a fee? If so, he or she may qualify as the 2012 Country Doctor of the Year. Staff Care, Inc., a national health tempo- rary physician staffing firm and a company of AMN Healthcare, the Country Doctor of the Year Award honors the spirit, skill and dedica- tion of America's rural medical practitioners. Presented by Country Doctor of the Year nominations needed As part of the award, Now in its 19th year, the Country Doctor of the Year Award has been presented to renowned rural physi- cians such as David Nichols, M.D., who for 30 years flew his heli- copter to tiny Tangier Island to treat its isolat- ed population, and to Kenneth Jackson, M.D. who rides horseback to the base of the Grand Canyon to provide care to the Supai Indians. Past recipients of the award have been fea- tured in numerous national media outlet, including USA Today, People, Parade and The Today Show. Staff Care will provide the 2012 Country Doc- tor of the Year with a temporary physician for two weeks at no charge, so the award recipient can take time away from his or her practice, a service valued at $10,000. According to Staff Care resident Sean Ebner, rural doctors often cannot find physi- cians to cover their practices and so have difficulty taking vaca- tions. "We hope the award winner enjoys some time off, but our real intent is to honor an outstanding country doctor and to shine a light on the great work that rural physicians continue to do even as their numbers dwindle," Ebner said. Nominations for the A Full Service Nail Salon Debi Tips N Toes 20% Off to new clients Owner/Operator Antelope Blvd Suite "F" • Red Bluff Shop 2012 Country Doctor of the Year Award will be accepted for physicians who practice in commu- nities of 20,000 or less and who are engaged in such primary care areas as general practice, family practice, internal medicine, and pedi- atrics. Anyone can nomi- nate a physician, including hospital or medical group execu- tives, co-workers or family members, and all stories or anecdotes about the physician's practice are welcomed. Nomination forms can be downloaded from the Country Doc- tor of the Year Award web site at www.coun- trydoctoraward.com, or you may call Staff Care for a nomination form at (800) 685-2272. Completed nominations must be received no later than Oct. 15.