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ByCharlotteRodriguez Aformerweedhasbeen chosen as flower of the year. "The National Gar- den Bureau has declared 2017 the National Year of the Pansy," from Horti- culture, January and Feb- ruary 2017. This was my topic until Super Bowl Sunday. Read on. So, I was at the grocery store before Super Bowl, looking at apples, think- ing healthy snacks for the game. Which variety did I want to buy? I couldn't remember the variety I bought week before which were so sweet tasting and a perfect size — not too big, not too small. Do ap- ples help memory? So many choices… Did you know throughout history there have been as many as 10,000 varieties of ap- ples, of which about 7,500 varieties have survived? I learned many inter- esting things from an ar- ticle "Apples to Apples" by Brian Barth in the above- mentioned magazine. Ac- cording to Barth, in 2010 DNA verified the main forerunners of our mod- ern apples — Malus pum- ila or Malus domestica — are from Tien Shen Moun- tains in Kazakhstan. A group of fruit scien- tists, who knew, sponsored by United States Depart- ment of Agriculture went to this area, collected and returned with approxi- mately 120,000 seeds and valuable grafting stock from ancient apples. The pomologists found ap- ples that varied in sizes from cherry to moder- ate size; apples that var- ied in shapes; apples that varied in color inside and out; and tasteless apples. However, the foliage col- ors were consistent with what we see on the apple tree, but leaves varied in shapes. The "treasure chest" of seeds and grafts are pro- tected on a research farm in Geneva, N.Y. Commer- cial apple breeders and growers go to this farm to find hardy species which have characteristics more resistant to diseases and pests; and grafts which can improve the taste and uses of apples as well as control the size of the tree. Point of interest, breeders are experimenting with an antique red-fleshed apple variety for its nutritional value and for its enticing colorful juice. I talked to a local nurs- ery person and bare root apple trees are available now. You can plant ap- ple trees if the location isn't flooded, of course, and harvest those sweet, modern apples in the fall. Choices at the local nurs- eries aren't as numerous as at the research farm, but 12 or more varieties give plenty of selections. I was told the general favor- ites are Gala, Honey Crisp, Braeburn and Fuji. What's your favorite apple vari- ety? French royalty car- ried the "Lady" apple va- riety to keep stinky smells away; Thomas Jefferson liked the "Esopus Spitzen- burg; George Washington liked the "Newtown Pip- pin and Henry David Tho- reau liked the "Blue Pear- main." So, if you're ready to plant your favorite Ma- lus pumila, check with lo- cal nurseries on availabil- ity of suitable, hardy, dis- ease resistant apple trees. Also, nurseries offer excel- lent planting advice. Finally, I will share this exciting information from my Horticulture maga- zine. "The USDA Agricul- tural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y. provides scion wood, or shoot, for grafting from its collec- tion of rare and antique apple varieties as well as seeds of wild Kazakh ap- ples, free of charge to the general public. See ars.usda.gov/ARSUser- Files/80600500/Clonal- Catalogs/2016/MCata- log16.pdf for a catalog of available varieties and in- structions on how to place an order." The next garden club meeting is 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Community Center. Oh, and my hus- band said the sweet, de- licious apples were Pink Lady. TheRedBluffGarden Club is affiliated with Cascade District Garden Club; California Garden Clubs, Inc.; Pacific Region Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs, Inc. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB Applesarefascinating CONTRIBUTED Beautiful, delicious modern apples of many varieties. 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 ColinPatrickJackman:27, of Cottonwood was arrested Tuesday in the 1000block of South Main Street and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of arrang- ing to meet with minorwith purpose of lewd acts and two counts of contact of minor with intent to commit sexual offense. Bail was $45,000. Jeremy Ross Dicker- son: 45, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday in the 100block of Main Street and booked into jail on the charges of burglary, posses- sion of tear gas etc., leaded cane, billy club, sand club or sandbag, possession for sale of narcotic controlled substance, possession for sale of controlled substance, special allegation of of- fense while on bail or own recognizance, transporting controlled substance and transportation of narcotic controlled substance. KeithAllenShipman: 58, of Red Bluff wasarrested Tues- day in the 200block of White Road and booked into jail on the charges of attempted grand the and the : forged access card. No bail was set. Disturbance LakeandCenteravenues: Red Bluff Police responded about 5:45p.m. Tuesday to a report of a fight between two men. During the incident Brook Thomas Bonner, 28, of Red Bluff was arrested and booked into jail on two war- rants including possession of a narcotic controlled sub- stance and post community supervisionviolation. Bail was $25,000. JohnsonStreet: A Red Bluff resident and their roommate le the residence about 12:30a.m. Tuesday report- ing someone they knew was there and threatening to kill them. When they le the per- son was throwing and break- ing items in the residence. Hitandrun AntelopeBoulevard,cross ofSaleLane: A hitand run took place about 6:45p.m. Tuesday in which a white Pontiac with a womandriver about 20-30years old was last seen headed north on Interstate 5. Infant ScottsdaleWay: Logs show a report of firefighters responding about9:50p.m. Tuesday for a five-month-old who was not breathing. The infant was taken to St. Eliza- beth's Community Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The case is still under investigation, however, foul play hadbeen ruled out so far in the investigation. Missing LosMolinos: Kodi Polk, 30, of Los Molinos was reported missing by family members who had notspoken with her since Feb.6. Polk is 4'11" tall and weighs 160pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes. RedBluff:AliciaRochelle Irwin,a28-year-oldtransient wasreportedasamissing person.Irwinwaslastseenby thereportingpartyJan.5at theBelleMillShoppingCenter, however,shewascontacted inAndersonbytheCalifornia HighwayPatrolabout10:30 p.m.Monday.Irwinisawhite female,4'10"tallandweighs 130poundswithbrownhair andhazeleyes. Stolen WalnutStreet:Astolen trailerwaslocatedinthearea ofLuckyChineserestau- rantandChristopherShane Brownfield,38,ofRedBluff wasarrestedTuesday.He wasbookedintojailonthe chargesofreceivingknown stolenproperty:$400ormore, possessionofacontrolled substanceandpossessionof controlledsubstancepara- phernalia.Bailwas$3,000. SouthMainStreet: A vehicle was broken into at Leisure Lake Estates some- time Monday evening. BowmanRoad: A fishing pole, arrows, tackle box, camouflage jacket and the plate to a stereo were taken from an unlocked vehicle. Estimated loss was$400. Suspicious MonroeStreet:Officers respondedabout3:30p.m.to asuspiciousitemfoundonthe 1000blockofMonroeStreet whileworkerswereremoving sidingfromastudioresidence. AclosurewassetuponMon- roeStreetfromCedartoUnion streetsandCedarandMonroe toJacksonStreet.Members oftheShastaCountyBomb Squadarrivedandneutral- izedtheitemabout6:30p.m. Tuesday. CStreet: A man requested access to the contents of his parents' post office box at the Tehama Post Office and threatened to return with a gun when it was refused. Police Logs A quiet wedding was solemnized in the parlors of the Golden Eagle hotel at noon Thursday by Jus- tice of the Peace Walter E. Herzinger. The contracting parties were Frank T. Webb and Miss Zera H. Herrick of Manton.Theceremonywas witnessed by a friend of the bride, Miss Alice Dines, postmistress of Manton. The couple left shortly after the wedding for Man- ton, where they will engage in farming. — Feb. 16, 1917 100 YEARS AGO... Manton couple wed in capital Shasta county The Tehama County Pa- triots will welcome Erin Ryan, local representative for Rep. Doug LaMalfa, next week and the public is invited to attend. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Westside Grange, 20794 Walnut St. in Red Bluff. The main topic Ryan will be discussing is the problem with the Oroville Dam emergency spillway and what is being done to resolve it. Press Secre- tary Shawn Spicer has re- ported that LaMalfa has been speaking to Presi- dent Donald Trump on the best way the federal gov- ernment can help to repair the damage. Also to be discussed is the status on saving the Klamath River dams. This will be a good time to find out what other is- sues LaMalfa is addressing in Washington, D.C. and to ask questions. The Patriots are a non- partisan group that meets weekly and invites speak- ers to keep informed about what government is doing, at local, state and federal levels. Upcoming for the March 7 meeting will be Amanda Sharpe, Tehama County di- rector of Social Services. For more information, call Donna, at 527-3027. PATRIOTS LaMalfa representative to speak on dam issues Blue Room Theatre pres- ents "Human Error," a world premiere comedy, featuring Annie Fischer, Delisa Freis- tadt, Sean Green, Dave My- ers and Sean Constantine, written by Eric Pfeffinger, directed By Erin Tarabini, Thursdays through Satur- day, Feb. 16 through March 4 at 139 W. 1st St. in Chico. A liberal couple discov- ers that their frozen em- bryo has been mistakenly implanted into the woman of a conservative couple. Every Thursday is pay what you can, with a $5 min- imum, available for pur- chase at the door only. Fri- days and Saturday are $15 if purchased online or at The Bookstore, 118 Main St., $18 at the door. 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