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ByJudyPaul Cleaning.Tomany,it may be an unappealing task. Our houses require weekly cleaning, as well as spring cleaning, and fall cleaning. Now you say I have to keep up the garden areas too? If you are OCD, maybe you have it all under control. But I am not, and further, will say again, I would rather clean the gar- den than the house most times. I hope to give a few tips, or suggestions, to sim- plify your garden cleaning. Or if it's not on your radar, here may be some encour- agement to begin. Growing up, my Mom had a saying, cleanli- ness is next to godliness. My sister and I were re- minded of that dur- ing our weekly house cleaning chores. I al- ways felt it meant to as- pire to do your best, even while knowing that the job is never really done. I use that same philos- ophy in keeping up the garden. I do 'groom and check' in the garden areas weekly or bi-weekly. You can weed, watch for in- sect problems, dead-head, and cut back overgrow- ing plants. If you need to use some insect control this can be monitored before it is a big prob- lem. Washing or hosing off your plants will keep them happy and more able to withstand insect problems. Dead-heading, which means to cut off old blooms, will encour- age more blooms in the future. So even though it is rather tedious, you do get rewards down the road. We garden for the birds too, so in some ar- eas I leave the spent flow- ers on the plant for birds to peck and enjoy. And it saves some dead-heading labor. I try to do this weekly work early in the day be- fore it gets really hot. Just a few simple tools are needed. I take my fa- vorite trowel, pruners, a scissors, and a bucket for weeds and debris, and al- ways my kneeling pad for this aging body! Pick an area, go through and check how things are do- ing. Do you see insect damage? Weeds? Flow- ers past their prime? Snip and trim as needed. I of- ten reward my efforts with a few fresh cut flow- ers to bring in the house too. Besides giving your plants a healthy boost, you get to enjoy the sights and smells. It's a good time to let your mind twirl with new possibil- ities, new plants, new color combinations, or any other fun escape for you. The summer heat makes this really hard sometimes for sure. I have found that once you get on a schedule that works for you, the job goes quickly because you don't really have big prob- lems to take care off. Fall is approaching and your garden will appre- ciate a bit of extra atten- tion before our rainy sea- son begins. Cutting back old plants, pulling out fin- ished annuals, and clean- ing up all debris is a big help to keeping your gar- den healthy. Old and pos- sibly diseased leaves on the ground give insects a place to live and multiply. Getting this taken care of now gives you a healthier head start for spring gar- den fun. So when spring arrives, your garden is more ready to go. This is the time you may need to divide peren- nials and replant them. Or add new exciting plants. So many plants, so little time. Add some rich com- post, fertilizer, and you are ready to enjoy your efforts. Keeping your gardens clean will reward you with beautiful blooms, friendly insects, and helpful birds, bees, and butterflies. This will be true whether your area is a couple of con- tainer plants or more var- ied garden vignettes. Don't let the cleaning overwhelm you. Just give it a 'lick and a promise,' another of my Mom's old sayings which I practice and tell myself all the time. That perfect garden is always changing and re-arranging. The end goal is not static so just enjoy your efforts along the way and your garden will thank you with its beauty. The next Garden Club meeting starts at 1 p.m. Sept. 27th at the Red Bluff Community Center. We welcome guests to come and see what we are about and consider joining our group. Our Garden Club's Flo- ral Design Program and Luncheon is Oct. 8 at Roll- ing Hills Casino. Two na- tional designers, Mary Arakelin and Lili Aram- Bost will inspire us with design ideas. Reserve your tickets now for this plated luncheon, silent auction, vendors, and door prizes! Contact Kathy Bramhall, 527-9403, or your favorite garden club member to get tickets. RedBluffGardenClub is affiliated with The Cascade District Garden Club; California Garden Clubs Inc.; Pacific Region, and National Garden Clubs, Inc. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB Cisforcleaningthegarden The Southern Pacific has placed a large sign in the yards of the company at the local depot which will call particular atten- tion of the traveling pub- lic to Mt. Lassen. The sign is about three feet square and faces the track. Upon it is the following word- ing: Mt. Lassen, Eleva- tion, 10,577 feet, 47 miles east, Only active volcano in USA. Since the recent erup- tions of old Mt. Lassen considerable more interest has been taken by the trav- eling public and for this reason the company takes this means of assisting those who pass through this city by calling atten- tion to the fact that it lies due east of Red Bluff. There has probably been more people in the neigh- borhood of Mt. Lassen this summer than tat any time before. This is due to the fact that several stopping places have been arranged for automobile parties and many camping sites have been opened by the forest service. Another thing known to the traveling public is the fact that the best roads in the north go direct from Red Bluff to the foot of Mt. Lassen and this road is the Red Bluff-Susanville highway. With the coming of another summer this road will be in still bet- ter condition for traveling as much important work is being done by Supervi- sor Kauffman on the worst part of the road. — Sept. 22, 1916 100 YEARS AGO... SouthernPacificplaces guide board for Lassen 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. Arrests SeanJamesRandel:46, a transient living in the Red Bluff area, was arrested about 8:30a.m. Tuesday while officers were at the Crystal Motel for an unre- lated call. While on-scene, officers were contacted by a motel employee who di- rected them to a red Toyota pickup that was parked in the parking lot and officers contacted Randel sleep- ing inside the pickup. The pick-up was reported stolen out of Redding. Randel was arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail for pos- session of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and pos- session of burglary tools. Jon-Paul William Getchel: 43, of Red Bluff was ar- rested Tuesday in the area of Belle Mill Landing and booked into jail on the charge of violating a court order to prevent domestic violence. Bail was $5,000. Rodney Way Farr: 50, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at the Raley's parking lot and booked into jail on the charges of inflicting corporal injury on spouse or cohabitant, burglary and registrant on school grounds. Bail was $156,000. Joseph Aaron Szczygiel: 22, of Red Bluff was ar- rested Tuesday in the 1300 block of Garden Avenue and booked into jail on the charges of exhibiting a deadly weapon or firearm and obstructing a peace of- ficer. Bail was $253,000. Assist Craig Creek Lane: Deputies were called to assist with a man yelling for unknown reasons about 8p.m. Tues- day. The incident involved a riding lawn mower. Burglary Lay Avenue: A burglary took place at a residence within a week of Tuesday. Potter Street: A firearm was taken sometime be- tween Sunday and Tuesday. 16800block Rancho Tehama Road: A fi h- wheel trailer was broken into through a laundry chute door. Items taken included a television, barbecue and solar panel. Suspicious First Street, cross of Marin Street: A man was reportedly trying to break into a vehicle with a slim- Jim tool. A separate log entry reported seeing a man in a dark hat attempting to break-in to the front of a church about 11:55p.m. Manzanita Avenue: A white four-door Chevy pickup with out of state license plates, possibly Colorado, made multiple stops past several residence where it paused in front as if casing the property about 1:45p.m. Tuesday. The man driving had brown hair and another man was a passenger. Paskenta Road: Mail from two residences in the 11700 block and one from the 11600block of Paskenta Road was found along with 15bottles of medication in the middle of the road Tuesday. Fire 20300block Canal View Road, cross of Gyle Road: A fire initially reported at 1:07p.m. Tuesday as a structure fire was an eighth of an acre vegetation fire in which a travel trailer burned. There were no injuries and the cause was not deter- mined. The s 23400block Gyle Road: An iron horse cutout wired to the gate, value $300, was stolen Tuesday. West Street: Two packag- es, value $200, were stolen from a Corning woman's porch. Red Bluff: Four Fed Ex drop box locations were broken into and the complete list of items taken has not been made. The the s are believed to have taken place between Friday and Monday at 331Pine St., 239S. Main St. and 910and 2150Main St. 99W: A report was received at the Proberta Post Office of the the of mail from six locked post office boxes that had locks broken off of them at the Gerber Post Office. Vandalism Montgomery Road: The gas line was cut on a com- pany vehicle Monday eve- ning at Greenville Rancheria Health Clinic. Vista Way: A fence was cut to allow for entry into a business where gas was stolen from multiple vehicles. Welfare check 99W near Loleta Av- enue: A welfare check was requested about 6:30a.m. Tuesday a er reports were received of an elderly man with no clothes on walk- ing past the glassbowers headed south on 99W. Police Logs CO NTR IBU TE D P HO TO Pi ct ur ed a re a t ro we l, p ru ner s a nd s ci ss or s, a b uc ke t f or we ed s a nd d ebri s a nd a k ne el in g p ad . PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. The California High- way Patrol and the Office of Traffic Safety are ob- serving National Child Passenger Safety Week through Saturday, Sept. 24. The week aims to raise awareness of the impor- tance of child safety seats by conducting commu- nity events statewide. "It is extremely impor- tant for us as parents to practice what we preach," said Officer Troy Soma. For any questions re- garding seat belt safety or car seat safety, call So- mavia at 527-2034. CHP National Child Passenger Safety Week set Black Butte Lake, about a 20-minute drive from Orland, will celebrate Na- tional Public Lands Day on Sept. 24, waiving fees for its day-use recreation ar- eas and hosting volunteers for a number of park im- provement projects. Volunteers will meet at the Buckhorn Recreation Area, begin work at 9 a.m. and end by noon. Most of the projects will focus on trail maintenance, lit- ter pick up and miscella- neous campground resto- ration projects. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to wear the appropriate work attire, such as closed-toe shoes, long pants and shirts to shield from the el- ements. Gloves and other protective equipment will be available. Water and snacks will be provided. Volunteers may camp free at Black Butte either the night before or on pub- lic lands day, and will re- ceive a coupon for a free day-use admission pass valid anytime in the next year at any park managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Ser- vice, U.S. Fish and Wild- life Service or U.S. Bureau of Land Management. For more informa- tion, call Amber Mach- ado 865-4781 or write to amber.r.machado@usace. army.mil. 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