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ByJudyPaul Continuingwithmyal- phabet theme I thought of digging, dirt, and di- viding, some of my favor- ite things, but wanted to learn a bit more about di- atomaceous earth use in and around gardens. Di- atomaceous earth is the fossilized remains of tiny aquatic organisms called diatoms whose skeletons are made of silica. Many years later they are mined from the bottoms of riv- ers, streams, lakes, and oceans. Last year my husband and I used diatomaceous earth a bit in our gardens for some bug control, spe- cifically earwigs. I had not read much about it before- hand and our results were varied. So I will share with you the main points of what I have learned. First, you must make sure to purchase food grade diatomaceous earth, not the industrial grade used in pool filters. Next, it's good to know that DE is safe for mammals and people. It is non-toxic with no build-up of tolerance as it works in a physical, not chemical man- ner. To be most effective it needs to be used dry. When insects with an exoskele- ton walk on the dust, the sharp particles stick to the insect and they either get cut up or ingest it and vir- tually dry out. It works well on earwigs, fleas, ants, cockroaches, and bed bugs to name a few. Farmers use it to maintain bug free grain storage. It takes care of mites on chickens. I also learned that it can be in- gested for colon cleansing, detox, and parasite control. Diatomaceous earth is not a bait. The bugs need to come in contact with it, perhaps applied directly to them which could be a chal- lenge. It's important to re- member that DE will of course also be harmful to beneficial insects to, so use with caution. You can use a sifter, turkey baster, old ketchup or mustard bot- tles to apply the dry prod- uct where you see bugs or evidence of them. If you use a lot you should use a mask and gloves. It can be an ir- ritant to eyes or lungs, but not overly harmful. I also read that you can mix a wet solution of 4 ta- blespoons of DE to 1 gal- lon of water and use as a spray in your garden. Even though it is applied wet, it is supposed to work effectively when it dries. If you want to apply to grass, wet the grass first, then apply DE with dust sprayer. In the house you can use it for ant trails, beneath ap- pliances and sinks for cock- roaches. You can sprin- kle it on carpets or dog or cat bedding for flea con- trol. It can also be used to dry flowers from your yard. Hang the flowers to dry for 2-3 days. Then put diatoma- ceous earth in the bottom of a container, lay the flow- ers of top, sprinkle more DE over the flowers and seal the container for 3-4 days. Turn the flowers over, sprin- kle more DE over top and seal container for about 3 more days. Then your flow- ers are dried for display in your home. This sounds like something fun I will try. I'm glad I took time to learn more about diatoma- ceous earth. It is a natural, non-chemical method to help control insects in your garden and yard. I'm hop- ing to use it more effectively here at home, and I hope you readers might also. We can share our results. The Red Bluff Garden Club will be meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 at the Community Center on South Jackson Street. In- terested guests are always welcome to attend and con- sider joining. Also, mark your calendars for Dec. 8-10 when the garden club elves will be creating unique wreaths, swags, and center- pieces for your holiday dé- cor. Remember all of our items are freshly made and sales support our local scholarship funding. Our Holiday Scholarship Bou- tique has a new location this year, 238 Main, across from Tractor Supply. Watch for more updates in the next couple of weeks. 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 'D'IsFordiatomaceousearth 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 Highway Patrol logs. Arrests RichardJovanni Palache:23,ofRancho Tehama was arrested Tuesday and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of assault with a deadly weapon not firearm or force: great bodily injury likely, robbery and trespassing. Bail was $83,000. Palache report- edly entered the G&K Country Store in Rancho Tehama about 11:15a.m. Tuesday and stole a bottle of wine. He allegedly tried to hit the clerk in the head with the wine bottle, valued at $4. Manuel Tomas Nunez: 24, of Red Bluff was ar- rested Tuesday on Cecelia Court and booked into jail on the charge of violat- ing a domestic violence restraining order after re- portedly showing up at his mother's residence about 11p.m. and admitting he was under the influence of drugs. Break-in Gilmore Road: Mainte- nance at Gilmore Place had a man detained about 3:30p.m. Tuesday after he reportedly broke into a house. Victor Vasquez, 30, was arrested and booked into jail on the charges of appropriating lost property, possession of controlled substance paraphernalia and pos- session of a controlled substance. Bail was $24,000. Drowning Update on drowning victim: The man found dead in the Sacramento River Monday was a local transient. A local resident saw the man voluntarily walking into the river and reported it to dispatch- ers. The man was found less than an hour later in the river near the Shasta College Tehama Campus. Authorities don't sus- pect foul play. Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said the man may have been intoxicated but that has not been confirmed. The victim's name and age were not released pending notification of next-of- kin. Hit and run Riverside Way: A maroon 2000s van was seen hitting a dumpster and flipping it over before leaving the area near Little Caesar's about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. Suspicious Fig Lane, cross of Second Street: A man in a black hooded sweat- shirt and tan pants was reported looking in cars and going into driveways about 6:30a.m. Tuesday. He was asked to move along. Thefts Pinon Way: An unknown person stole a dump trailer from the 300block sometime between 4 p.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The owner described the trailer as a black framed, double axle hydraulic dump trailer, California license 4KE2423. The trailer has a sticker of a saw blade with the initials W C on the back of the gate and 2" x 12" boards painted blue with W C Construc- tion on the sides of the trailer. It is valued about $8,000. Alameda Road: Three laptops and radios from a shop and an office area were reported stolen in Corning. A separate resi- dence hours later reported several vehicles in its parking lot broken into. Cabernet Court: A safe, phone and title to a ve- hicle were taken some- time last week from the Cabernet Apartments. Jackson Street: Items were reported stolen Tuesday from the locker room at Red Bluff Physi- cal Therapy. Vandalism Colusa Street: The door to the bathrooms at Northside Park was kicked in and a man was using permanent marker to write on the concrete about 9a.m. Tuesday when officers went to investigate the vandalism. He was asked to move along. Youth Blackburn Avenue: A re- port was taken at Corning High School for a youth in possession of drugs. Stanmar Drive: A Corning woman reported Tues- day that her grandson is missing. Police Logs The Tehama County Po- lice Activities League Mar- tial Arts Program contin- ues to offer free Women's Wellness and Empower- ment — WWE — self-de- fense classes. Free classes are held 5-6 p.m. on the third and fourth Thursdays of the month at 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C. PAL also offers this free training at your place of business and starting soon it will be offered once a month on a Saturday. Topics include easy to learn, easy to use strat- egies and items found in your home and business for self-defense and more. Expensive and long train- ing times are not neces- sary. All females — and se- nior citizens — in our area are encouraged to find any local program that offers something for women, girls and the elderly. Try all programs and find something that makes the most sense to you and your family members and friends. For more information, visit www.tehamaso.org/ PAL or call 529-7950. All programs in PAL are free. PAL MARTIAL ARTS Free women's and girls' self defense training It was a great occa- sion, the home-com- ing of Company H. It falls to the lot of but a few communities to wel- come home a contingent of soldiery and Red Bluff made the most of the oc- casion. Everything fa- vored the success of the reception. It was a perfect day, and much to the gratifi- cation of everybody the train arrived early in the evening. Stores all closed at four o'clock and the entire populace and the countryside turned out to do honor to a com- pany of young men that we have learned to ap- preciate for the sacri- fices they have made in a common cause. It is estimated that fully three thousand peo- ple assembled at the de- pot and in Walnut street, and every thoroughfare leading into the main street was jammed with automobiles. An escort made up of the members of Com- pany H that had been returned to Red Bluff some time ago followed the Red Bluff band to the depot carrying a big American flag. — Nov. 17, 1916 100 YEARS AGO... 3000 citizens give our soldier boys a big welcome home By Mckynzie Huntley Club reporter The Corning 4H club as- sisted the Corning Friends of the Library in its book sale fundraiser Nov. 4. Club members set up books and tables for the book sale, including Josie Tinker, Jeremiah Tinker, Matthew Meents, Carson Hopping, Savannah Hop- ping, Chandler Long, Calla Devine, Lilly Devine and Travis Brunelle. The next day club mem- bers helped put everything back after the sale was done. The club had its Novem- ber meeting on Nov. 14, when it installed officers and discussed the coming year. Topics included the cinnamon roll sale on Dec. 3 at Corning's Hometown Christmas. CORNING 4H Club members active in community events IT only T A K E S A S P A R K . 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