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2A Daily News ��� Thursday, December 20, 2012 Community people&events Thank you berry much Military ��� Mason Chief Petty Officer Cory Mason, son of Ed and Julie Mason, is congratulated by a fellow officer during a promotion ceremony in Norfolk, Va. On Sept. 14, Mason���s parents and niece, RaeAnne Costa, flew to Norfolk to pin Cory during the Presentation of Anchors ceremony celebrating his advancement from Petty Officer First Class to Chief Petty Officer. Mason, a 1995 Red Bluff High School graduate, joined the United States Navy in May of 1999 after graduating high Mason school and attending Shasta College. Mason has served deployments off the coast of Somalia, the Persian Gulf and one tour of detainee operations in Afghanistan. His achievements include: the Army Accommodation Medal, four Marine Corps Achievement Medals, four Good Conduct Medals and numerous other Naval awards. Stationed in Norfolk, Va., Mason now serves as branch chief for VAW-120. He is a State of Virginia certified EMT, during off-duty hours he volunteers, running rescue duty in Virginia Beach and Stafford County, Va. During the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Mason spent many volunteer hours in rescue and cleanup. Path schedule The rotating PATH shelter schedule is as follows: Dec. 7- Jan. 11 First Church of God, 1055 S. Jackson St. Jan. 11-Feb. 8, North Valley Baptist, 355 David Ave. Feb. 8 -March 8 Abundant Life Fellowship, 21080 Luther Road March 8-April 5, Church of the Nazarene, 900 Johnson St. That's right. We really should give a big thank you to Mother Nature for gifting us with such a variety of berried plants to choose from. Everyone is probably familiar with the ever-popular pyracantha, which has super-red berries. It has a variety of landscape uses and can be grown in most cold-weather areas. If you have a fairly hard frost, it causes the berries to ferment. The fermented berries result in tipsy birds which fly around erratically and sometimes fall to the ground. These plants need full sun and do best where soil is not always wet. Size can be easily controlled by pinching back or shortening long branches in the Spring, after they have berried. When you are ready to make wreaths or swags pyracantha makes a great first layer, along with some evergreen branches. At this time of year the berries of Holly have their day the spotlight. The Ilex leaves are prickly but the berries make it worthwhile. These shrubs come in many different sizes up to 50 foot trees. Usually you need one of each gender to get fruit. Hollies are quite tolerant as to location but so like it a little better in the sun. There are quite a few hybrids now so you can probably find one to suit wherever you are landscaping. Another well-known red-berried plant is Nandina, some times called Heavenly Bamboo. Usually doesn't get much over 6 feet tall but can be kept short by pruning. The plants aren't too fussy about location, can take sun or shade. These shrubs are most useful for light, airy vertical effects or in a narrow, restricted area. There is also a variety "Alba" which has white berries. If you have Toyon on your property you are a privileged person. It has bright orange berries which seem to glow in a drab winter landscape. They grow as dense shrubs 6 to l0 feet tall or can be multi-trunked. Bees are attracted to the plant and the birds love the berries to the extent that they are forever planting Toyon in my flower beds. I have to get them out before they form a tap root or they will require a lot of effort. The Native Plant Society includes them in their sale if I can get some potted up for them. If you are looking for different colored berries you might be interested in the Purple Beautyberry which has ta-da, purple berries. There is a very pretty hybrid named "Early Amethyst." Purple Beautyberry grows up to 4 feet tall, with a slightly greater spread. The branches are arching and bear pinkish to light purple flowers in summer which mature into their light purple berries in the Fall. It does well in zones 5 - 8. If you choose a spot with well-drained soil these plants should do well for you whether in full sun or partial shade. Japanese barberry is a shrub with colorful berries, also. However it has some negative issues, such as thorns and the fact that they are invasive. Good hedge plant, though. Whichever of these colorful alternatives you choose I am sure you will have a lot to enjoy. The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with the Cascade District Garden Club; California Garden Clubs, Inc; Pacific Region Garden Clubs; and National Garden Clubs Inc. Women���s Guild donates to the Salvation Army SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. 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Our local Salvation Army helps over 200 families within our county each month, with even more families helped during the holidays. In tough times like these, it's a struggle to find the means to assist so many. The ladies pictured, Sharon Wickenheiser, Gladys Polivka, and Nanci Garcia wish to encourage other groups or families to make similar donations and help support the good work of our local Salvation Army. Parenting 101 classes offered Parenting 101 is designed to help find specific answers and actions for some of those difficult moments in child rearing. These simple techniques are based on the premises of 90 years ago... Xmas Dinner Of Fitzhughs Great Success The third annual Christmas dinner of the Fitzhugh literary society was given Monday night at the home of Mrs. C. V. Stover and proved to be one of the most delightful of these annual events. Mrs. Stover as hostess had spared no pains to make the event notable in the annals of the social activities and the result was a bounteous turkey dinner with all the good things that go with it. ��� Dec. 20, 1922 the Love and Logic Institute and are effective with nearly all children, from toddlers to teens. Free child-care provided for children 12 and younger. Classes are scheduled 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 16, 23 and 30 and Feb. 6 and 13 at the Red Bluff Union High School library. Cost is $15 per person or $20 per couple total for all five classes and includes dinner for attendees and children 12 and younger. For planning purposes, register by Jan. 11, 2013. For more information, call 529-8861. How to submit items Community news may be submitted to the Daily News at clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. 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