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ByShirleyFelder ThereisanOldMan who has lived on our prop- erty for many years. This is across the river from the William B. Ide Adobe State Park. Time and cir- cumstances have severely bent him over as he ages. When you see him you might think he is leaning on a cane. He doesn't talk, but when the wind blows you may hear him whis- pering. He is a Valley Oak, and according to the for- ester's formula for esti- mating a tree's age with- out counting growth rings, this Old Man is 250 to 300 years old. Under the right con- ditions a Valley Oak will live 300 to 500 years, and grows only in the Sac- ramento Valley. Oh, the sights this Old Man has seen over the 200 plus years of his existence and the secrets he keeps. He was living here when the Yahi and Yana, the Nomlaki central Wintun and Maidu Indians roamed over this area. He silently observed the frequent ter- ritory wars of the Yana and Wintun Indians, as the Wintun laid claim to most of the territory on both banks of the Sacramento River. He was here when the Indians gathered acorns in the fall. A Valley Oak has to be 20 to 30 years old be- fore it bears acorns. He has seen the acorns gathered into large burden baskets to be taken by the women to their villages and en- campments for processing to leach the bitter tannin from the acorns and then pounded into meal with a mortar and pestle. The Old Man was here when the Spaniards on their horses came up Thomes Creek, just be- low Paskenta. The first white men and horses ever seen by the local Indians. He observed miners on the way to the gold fields, fur trappers and settlers came by his area. He stoi- cally watched in 1830-1833 as the epidemic of ma- laria, along with small pox and tuberculosis, ravaged the Indians of the Sacra- mento Valley, because they had little or no immunity to these new diseases. He looked across the river in 1850 and saw Abraham Dibble build his adobe. This adobe home was later called Ide Adobe. He also looked west that same year and saw the town, now known as Red Bluff, laid out and become the head of navigation on the Sacramento River. He was living here when the Chi- nese arrived in Red Bluff about 1860, and they be- came 8% of the population in Tehama County. Most of them eventually left this area for the cities. The Old Man survived the great flooding of Ante- lope Valley in 1890 and the many floods since. Many of the native grasses such as needle grass, bunch grass, prairie grass and wild rye grass , which covered the open areas, are almost gone, and now covered by introduced species. He has also seen many changes around Red Bluff in the animal population over his lifetime. The griz- zly bears, who were seldom seen, even then, are now ex- tinct. Black bears are still seen occasionally. Elk, an- telope and wolves are gone. Mountain lions are around, but scarce. Only the hardy coyote and deer are still here in any numbers. Now at night the coy- otes still bark in his area and there is the lonely sound of the hoot owl. In the morning the deer tip- toe by the Old Man. There are a chorus of birds in his boughs and the shrill, whistling , "Kee-aah" sound of the red shoul- dered hawk echoes. The majestic eagle soars high above him and the vul- tures are slowly circling, on the lookout for a meal. What stories this Old Man could tell, what se- crets only he must know, but he will live out his long life in silence never once revealing what he has seen. RedBluffGardenClub meets at 12:30 for social time and meeting starts at 1 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month at the Community Center. Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with Cascade District, California Garden Clubs, Inc. Pacific Region, and National Garden Clubs, Inc. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB TheOldMan'ssecrets CONTRIBUTED The Old Man — a Valley Oak — is pictured. The Tehama County Police Activities League and The Tehama County Friends of the Library will hold a fundraising Bunco Bash event at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road. Registra- tion starts at 5:45 p.m. There will be lots of door and raffle prizes as well as prizes for most buncos, most wins and most losses. Proceeds to benefit PAL programs and the Sum- mer Reading Program. Tickets are available at the Tehama County Li- brary or by calling Kathy Hausman ot 529-7950 or Sally Ainsworth at 527- 0607 ext. 101. FUNDRAISER Buncoeventtohelp benefit youth, library The Corning Patriots will be holding a yard sale as another fundraiser for the Corning Police Depart- ment K9. The Patriots have raised more than $8,300 of the $20,000 goal for the pur- chase and training of a ca- nine to replace the Police K9 that was retired a year ago. The yard sale will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Woodson El- ementary School gym, 150 N. Toomes in Corning. Donations for the yard sale will be accepted noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at the Woodson gym. Lots of great stuff has been do- nated and a great profit is anticipated For more information, call Patty at 833-0265. CORNING PATRIOTS Yard sale scheduled as K9 fundraiser The Orland Art Gallery will host an artists recep- tion 3-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 featuringChunhongChang and Judith Clever. Chang will be exhibiting abeautifulblendofclassical Asian and European paint- ings while Clever will show elegant wood turned art. You don't want to miss this show, Christmas is coming and there will be fantastic items to consider for pres- ents. There will be refresh- ments to enjoy while lis- tening to the talents of Oli- ver Moore playing the baby grand piano. The gallery is at 732 4th St.andthereceptionisfree. ORLAND Art gallery will host reception for artists 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 JackWayneColon: 39, of Corning was arrested Tuesday in the 1400block of Tehama Street in Corning and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of prohibited person in pos- session of ammunition and possession of controlled substance and controlled substance paraphernalia. Ricardo Herrera: 19, of Los Molinos was arrested Tuesday in the area of State Route 99E and Tehama Vina Road. He was booked into jail on the charges of carry- ing a concealed dirk or dag- ger and obstructing a peace officer. Bail was $18,000. Break-in Beverly Avenue: A locked vehicle was broken into. Disturbance Ponderosa Way: A battery report was taken in Manton. Fraud Luther Road: A woman whose wallet the was reported to police later discovered her credit cards had been used at The Home Depot and Walmart in Red Bluff. Hit and run South Main Street: The owner of a dark blue Chevy S-10pickup heard someone hit his vehicle at the Flying A Trailer Park, but there was no other vehicle outside when he came out and found a dent on it. Missing First Street: A brindle dog went missing from a Corn- ing residence sometime Tuesday. Suspicious Finnell Avenue, cross of Edith Avenue: A red Dodge Ram and dark gray sedan were reportedly involved in a chase about 5p.m. Tues- day in the Corning area. A be-on-the-lookout for was issued a er the two parties were involved in a distur- bance and took off chasing each other. The two vehicles reportedly bumped into one another and the subjects ended up in another argu- ment. The s Winter Creek Lane: A Cot- tonwood resident reported the the of a horse. Everett Freeman Way: A woman's ATM card was reportedly used at Roll- ing Hills Casino for $220 sometime between Aug. 23 and 24. West Street: A pink wallet with a crystal cross on the front of it was taken from a desk at West Street School between 2and 5p.m. Tues- day. The wallet had credit and debit cards along with $200in cash. South Avenue: A the of a tool from the Petro Shop- ping Center was reported about 7:30a.m. Tuesday. An area check was made for the man who took off from the business headed south on Interstate 5, but he was not located. Red Bluff Rest Area: An iPad mini was stolen Tuesday while a vehicle was stopped at the rest area. Berrendos Avenue: Fire- arms and medication were taken from a residence sometime Tuesday. Vandalism Sister Mary Columba Drive: A gate at the Red Bluff Cancer Center was vandalized. Walnut Street: A Corning resident reported her neigh- bor's house was damaged Monday evening with red spray paint on the door and offensive language. Police Logs The Ladies Auxiliary to Company H has sent out a call for recruits. Not in membership or soldiers, but for turkeys, fruits, vegetables, eggs, milk and cream. They are wanted and needed for the big banquet that the ladies propose to give to the Company H boys on their return home about November 10th. There has been a big demand made on the treasury of the auxiliary and the ladies are not going to be able to go into the market and get what is needed for the sort of banquet they pro- pose to give and that the occasion demands. This banquet is a community affair and the commu- nity should come forward and assist the ladies in its preparations. Parties that have tur- keys, cream or milk to do- nate are urged to call Mrs. G. G. Stice, telephone 243M and give her a list of things you care to donate. — Nov. 3, 1916 100 YEARS AGO... Help! Help!! Help!!! 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