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2A Daily News – Thursday, August 2, 2012 Community people&events Dunbar-Ghelfi to wed Do you call your trees 'silky?' By SHARON KESSEY Three locally grown trees have "silk" as part of their common names, indicating that whoever named them thought each one had some characteristic that seemed silky. Webster defined "silky" as "hav- Courtesy photo Richard B. Dunbar, DDS, and Sharon Dunbar of Red Bluff announce the engagement of their son, Rick Dunbar, to Katie Ghelfi of Redding. The bride-elect is the daughter of Robert Ghelfi, MD, and Julie Ghelfi, both of Redding. She is a 2012 graduate of Sonoma State University with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. The prospective groom is a 2011 graduate of Loma Linda University with a Bachelors of Science in Radiologic Sciences. He is employed as an X-ray Technologist at St. Elizabeth Community Hospi- tal.The couple is planning a Sept. 16 wedding at the Riverview in Anderson. The couple plans to reside in Cottonwood with plans to move to Ore- gon for further educational pursuits. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– 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. ing or covered with fine soft hairs, plumes, or scales." That is a broad enough definition to include not only these three trees but many other plants that are not called silky. The "silk tree," Albizzia julibris- sum, has pink fluffy flowers, like soft pincushions or powder puffs. In spring the tree is covered with a pink haze of blossoms and resem- bles an earthbound pink cloud. It soon develops feathery leaves that fold closed in low light, then later forms long seed pods containing numerous dark seeds. Its species name, julibrissum, means "downy," so apparently the person who originally described it for horticultural records saw it as silky, and that could have carried over into its common name, silk tree. The "silk tassel" trees, Garrya elliptica and Garrya fremontii, on the other hand, were officially named, in one case, after the shape of the leaves (elliptica), and, in the other, after the person naming it (Fremont). Apparently their common name stems from how they look when the trees are in bloom, when the flowers (males on one tree, females on another) hang in long pendulous four-to- eight-inch tassel-like catkins that do have a silky appearance. The "silk oak," Grevillea robus- ta, is a large (to 100 feet) tree that has silvery downy undersides of its leaves and could be considered silky for that. Plus, those silky leaves tend to gradually fall year- round and could eventually result in a noticeably silky carpet under- foot (or induce a lot of raking an sweeping). Its scientific name indicates only its size and health, so the common name apparently stems from someone's opinion of the softness of its leaves. What a tree, or other plant, is called depends somewhat on what characteristics of the plant are noticed, what time of year it is, the mood of the beholder/namer, and what names are already taken. In winter, the floor or texture of the bark of a tree might be the obvious feature; in late summer the leaf shape; in fall the changing colors. Whether the beholder notices the seeds, bark, flower shape or color, overall plant form, seed colors, where the plant is located, or some other feature, can influence the name they choose. In the case of these three "silky" trees, the beholders saw "silk" in three different features – the fluffy flowers of the Albizzia, the catkins of the Garrya, and the leaves of the Grevillia – and chose to call the trees "silk tree," "silk tassel," and "silk oak" respective- ly. Since these are common names, however, you (or anyone) could choose to call them some- thing else, which is why common names often differ from region to region, or person to person, and are not reliable as identification. The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with Cascade District Garden Club; California Garden Clubs, Inc; Pacific Region Garden Clubs, and National Garden Clubs, Inc. League looks to expand membership Special to the DN DAILYNEWS HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 127, NUMBER 188 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area (800) 479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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Bucks Seem Larger Now Says Ludlum Three of the largest bucks he has ever seen in any of his travels were encountered on a resent trip along Deer creek, was the word brought in today by R. F/ Ludlum of Los Molinos, deputy fish and game commissioner for this district, who has returned from seven weeks spent in and around Lassen Peak in connection with his official duties. — Aug. 2, 1922 The Marine Corps League is looking for a few good men and women as members and associate members. Detachment 1140, Tehama/Red Bluff, meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at Veterans Memo- rial Hall, 735 Oak St. It's not about filing an application for honorably discharged Marines and Fleet Marine Force Corpsmen. Rather, it's about continuing your service to your nation and to your community. Members have served from WW II through today. Marines and FMF Corpsmen have a com- mon bond and a love of country as all veterans do. Detachment 1140 and Am Vets Post 2002 in Corning proudly sponsor the nationally recognized and award winning Tehama County Young Marines of the Marine Corps League. All veter- ans are mentors to these drug, alcohol and tobacco free youth. PATH yard sale Courtesy photo Pictured is PATH board member Jennifer Ragsdale, left, and volunteer Jacob Cook. Ragsdale and Cook are busy collecting articles for the annual PATH yard sale which will be 8-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 22005 Gilmore Ranch Road. Donations of household items, furniture and children's clothing and toys are being accepted. To make arrangements to drop of your donations or to have PATH pick them up, call Ragsdale at 366-4790. This annual event helps PATH fund the Winter Shelter and the men's and women's programs. Volunteers sought • The Red Bluff Community Respite Program is looking for volunteers to help with the social day pro- gram from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Thurs- days. Information is available from Kim Shaughnessy, program coordinator at Mountain Caregiver Resource Center at 898-5925 or 570-6694. • The Hospice Secondhand Store needs volunteers to operate the cash register. Two shifts are open, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. Information is available at 528-9430. Vacation Bible School AUG. 6TH 9:00am to Noon Daily Ages 4 thru 11 - 10TH , 2012 Calvary Chapel Contact - 527-8219 • 12375 Paskenta Rd. Same day registration OK! or for more information www.ccredbluff.org Commandant Lieu- tenant General John A. LeJueune founded the Marine Corps League in 1923 and the Brass City detachment of the Marine Corps League founded the Young Marines in 1959 in Waterbury, Con- necticut. Call 1 (888) MCL- 1140 or visit www.MCL1140.com for more information or just present yourself for duty at a meeting.