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6A Daily News – Friday, August 10, 2012 Opinion Whoa doggie, have I got an offer for you DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Greg Stevens, Publisher gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com Chip Thompson, Editor editor@redbluffdailynews.com Editorial policy The Daily News opinion is expressed in the editorial. The opinions expressed in columns, letters and cartoons are those of the authors and artists. Letter policy The Daily News welcomes let- ters from its readers on timely topics of public interest. All let- ters must be signed and pro- vide the writer's home street address and home phone num- ber. Anonymous letters, open letters to others, pen names and petition-style letters will not be allowed. Letters should be typed and cannot exceed two double-spaced pages or 500 words. When several letters address the same issue, a cross section of those submit- ted will be considered for publi- cation. Letters will be edited. 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We chose PETS because, like many of you, we love our pets and want to help those still seeking companions be happy and healthy. So log in and spread the word to your friends, and theirs. *** Doing so means you'll receive, along with updates from your other friends, news and informa- tion from the Daily News occa- sionally — often before it appears in print. It costs you nothing and will help us reach our goal. We're trying to reach 1,500 "likers" on Facebook and will make a $500 donation to PETS if we can do so by Sept. 15. This approach has been taken at via Twitter, a half-dozen or so news items that instantly reached followers of @editorchip, while print subscribers received them, in some cases, three days later. I'm still feeling my way around In the last week I have sent out, Twitter, but it's been great being able to let followers know right away about a car wreck, fire, local West Nile Virus case and business opening. The Text Pistols, The Whom, Mumford and Sans and Allegedly Bet- ter than Ezra. I entered the mix with Err Supply and Bachman Turner More Than Drive. *** results were often hilarious — per- haps only to copy editors, but hilarious to me. Favorites included the only inland brewery north of Sacramento. It was at the corner of Walton and Main just north of town and began fer- menting in 1937. All levity aside, we still spend most of each day gathering, writing and publishing news in print for our loyal readers and that's not likely to change any time in the near future. a few other newspapers recently, with great success, so we thought we should give it a shot. The cam- Not to mention that Twitter can be good for a laugh once in awhile. While on a break from a meet- ing in Vacaville last week, I checked my phone and saw a cou- ple of retweets of a trend called #copyeditorbands. The entries were band names that would be created by copy editors and the Chip If you love your daily paper, rest assured it will continue whether or not you ever sign up for Facebook or Twitter. But if the occasional, more timely news update inter- ests you, follow @editorchip, like Red Bluff Daily News on Facebook and see what all the fuss is about. *** Thompson 545 Diamond Ave. This is just one bit of local history I've learned since starting research for the Beef 'N Brew Gazette, a promotional publica- tion to accompany the popular event, which celebrates its third year in September. for tasting and the histories of both beef and beer in Tehama County. Chip reached at 527-2151, Ext. 112 or by Red Bluff was once home to editor@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow him on Twitter at @editorchip. Your officials STATE ASSEMBLYMAN — Jim Nielsen (R) State Capitol Bldg., Room 6031 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 319-2002; Fax (916) 319-2102 STATE SENATOR — Doug LaMalfa (R) State Capitol Bldg., Room 3070 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-4004; Fax (916) 445-7750 GOVERNOR — Jerry Brown, State Capitol Bldg., Sacramento, CA 95814; (916) 445-2841; Fax (916) 558-3160; E-mail: gover- nor@governor.ca.gov. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE — Wally Herger (R), 2595 Ceanoth- us Ave., Ste. 182, Chico, CA 95973; 893-8363. U.S. SENATORS — Dianne Feinstein (D), One Post Street, Suite 2450, San Francisco, CA 94104; (415) 393-0707.Fax (415) 393-0710. Barbara Boxer (D), 1700 Montgomery St., Suite 240, San Francisco, CA 94111; (510) 286- 8537. Fax (202) 224-0454. Treasure Island redux Commentary "The world found itself at war on February 18, 1939, just as it had been on that very date for the opening of the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Accompanied by a light breeze, the sun shone brightly on San Francisco Bay. Automobiles jammed the causeway exit- ing the new San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, and loaded Key System ferries steamed across the Bay that Saturday morning, all await- ing the grand opening of the Golden Gate Inter- national Exposition, San Francisco's third world's fair. San Francisco was again in cele- bration mode, and the fair openly supported peace with all nations. The fair charged an entrance fee of fifty cents for adults and twenty- five cents for children under age 12. A ride by ferry from the San Francisco or Oakland Ferry Terminals was a dime for adults and a nickel for children The grand opening of the Summer Olympics in London was quite a show, but in my opinion, paled in contrast to the Cavalcade of The Gold- en West which I long ago viewed as a lad of 10. This extravaganza was a feature of a World's Fair, located on a 400 acre man-made Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, 1939-1940. Here follows an extract from an article by James R. Smith. big draw for the fair. The sweeping outdoor 'Cavalcade of the Golden West' in 1939, and, in 1940 titled the 'Cavalcade of a Nation,' offered casts of 300, with horses, wagons, and cos- tumed actors re-enacting historic events includ- ing battles, land rushes, and migrations. Art Lin- kletter wrote and narrated the pageants, with the voices of the characters spoken by actors read- ing a script backstage through microphones. "Johnny Weissmuller and newcomer Esther "Entertainment, much of it free, proved the dance to Goodman's shows. Other name enter- tainment followed, including Jack Benny and his wife Mary Livingstone with Phil Harris's Orchestra, Edgar Bergen with his wooden Charley McCarthy, and the biggest draw of all, Bing Crosby." After the fair, the island became a naval base for ships and home to Pan American's legendary China Clipper. Few of today's drivers of the Bay Bridge ever give it a second look... nor can they envision what was once a golden moment in time *** attitudes toward polygamy. Partly this is a result of decades-long wholesale rethinking of the institution of marriage and who society and the courts say can engage in it." "The secret of a good ser- mon is to have a good begin- ning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible." George Burns *** Robert Minch I Say Williams starred in Billy Rose's Aquacade. Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing,' agreed to take a major risk by playing 'for free.' Swing, the hottest musical craze, packed the Treasure Island Music Hall and then the outdoor Temple Compound when the performances demanded more space. After twenty days, the fair awarded Goodman a scroll declaring his unprecedented achievement of playing to a million people in that short time. Based on Goodman's success, the fair hired Kay Kaiser and his College of Musical Knowledge to perform at forty cents a head in the Treasure Island Music Hall. He con- sistently packed the house with no loss of atten- If undecided as to whom to vote for Presi- dent…and are leaning toward "none of the above," you might consider purchasing a burro from the Wild Horse and Burro Management department. You will find burro antics much more adorable than those of our presidential candidates. You will be supplied information as to how to domesticate burros and care for them. An excerpt from the instruction manual: "Con- versation with your burro goes well, although it's best to keep hostility out of your tone." (As an aside, one of our DN columnists might not make a good burro keeper.) "They like compli- ments however unoriginal, and yet any discus- sion of what you have on your mind will hold their attention…unlike your cat, for example." A burro will cost about $120 or so, and be well the investment .*** coons moved into a building at Corning Lum- ber. I know that companies are required to report undocumented aliens in their employ, but alerting authorities to a little homeless family seeking shelter is a bit much. Not even the Red Bluff City Council would be so insensitive. *** The Police Log notes that a family of rac- A startling quote in TIME: "Close observers of the marital topography are noticing a shift in ably not for the average Joe. Just one visit to Walmart with his entire entourage would be an aisle clogger. *** This is disconcerting to most of us who have had just one spouse, of the opposite gender, and see no reason to jump ship… or, to use a more accurate metaphor, take on more cargo resulting in the additional responsibility of an extra wife or two. The 3 wife and 23 children family of 43- year-old Mormon Joe Darger is chosen by TIME to show how such an arrangement works, but it appears to be a logistical nightmare when it comes to something as mun- dane as laundry. And maybe it works for this Joe but prob- Look for the Gazette to include beef recipes — send them along, if you have a favorite — information about beers available Thompson can be email at Last week's quiz was answered correctly once again by N. Rick who knew that Becky Thatcher was a character in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Becky Sharp one such in Van- ity Fair, and that Napoleon surrendered after his defeat at Waterloo in 1815 on HMS Bellerophon. This week's quiz: What are the three main responsibilities of the 3rd base coach in profes- sional baseball? And how is he required to stand? *** Worth repeating: A man made a frantic call to the fire depart- ment. "Quick! Quick! My house is on fire!" The operator asked him where he lived. "I'm too distressed." The man yelled, "I've forgotten my address!" "Well, how do you expect us to get there?' "What do you mean? Can't you drive your big red trucks?" Robert Minch is a lifelong resident of Red Bluff, former columnist for the Corning Daily Observer and Meat Industry magazine and author of the "The Knocking Pen." He can be reached at rminchandmurray@hotmail.com.