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THURSDAY DECEMBER 16, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Below RED BLUFF Christmas Lights Listing Classic Begins SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 53/40 Weather forecast 8A DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 Man, 90, injured by cattle carcasses COTTONWOOD — A man was injured and trapped in his vehicle Wednesday by cow car- casses after rear-ending a pick- up that was on its way to a butcher shop. Alan Fulpino, 90, of Cotton- wood, was trapped in his pickup until safety personnel freed him. He received major injuries and was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, said California Highway Patrol Sgt. Linda Chadd. Tim Nehls, 53, owner of Bowman Meat Co., was carry- Cops to launch holiday DUI crack down Law enforcement officials will be starting a crack down Friday on drunk driving during the holiday sea- son. A DUI and drivers license check point will be held 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday in Corning. DUI saturation patrols will occur 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., New Year’s Eve in Red Bluff. See DUI, page 7A LMtraffic signal goes on line today LOS MOLINOS — A new traffic signal, put in as a part of the Los Moli- nos Bond Project, is being activated this afternoon at Aramayo Way and High- way 99E. The signal is one of several pieces within phase one of the $1.6 mil- lion project funded by Prop. 1B and the Ameri- can Recovery and Rein- vestment Act of 2009. Other aspects include paving, putting in cross- walks at Orange and Grant streets, shoulder widening, a raised island at Palm Street and other elements to help slow traffic. As part of phase two, Caltrans plans to desig- nate specific areas to serve as driveways for businesses when the new curb and gutter is put in. Caltrans will be meeting with each business owner to find out the needs of each business. The second phase will include drainage work. More information on the project is available at the community kiosk at Grant Street by the bus stop and a bulletin board at Nu-Way Market. For general questions call Steve Rogers at 2455. 225- Questions and com- ments on the project can be addressed by Tehama County Transportation Planner Adam Hansen. He can be reached at 385- 1462 or ahansen@tcpw.ca.gov. —Staff report ing three dead cows in the bed of his pickup truck to be ren- dered at the butcher shop. Around 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, he was westbound on Bowman and had stopped to turn left into the driveway of the meat com- pany when he was rear ended by Fulpino. The impact of the collision caused the load of cows to shift and fall onto the other pickup and roadway, Chadd said. Fulpino did not see the car in front of him and never slowed down, CHP Officer Troy Somavia said. The cows blocked the west- bound lane for about an hour while traffic was diverted to Hooker Creek Road. The car- casses were cleared from the roadway with the help of a neighbor’s forklift. Christmas past By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Visitors to the William B. Ide Adobe State His- torical Park will get a chance to visit Christmas past and see the traditions of the 1850s 1-4 p.m. Sat- urday at the 33rd annual Pioneer Christmas Party. “Many of our Christ- mas traditions were just getting established during the 1850s,” said Ide Adobe Interpretive Asso- ciation President Brett Southwick. “We’ll be staying busy with a whole host of pioneer activities. Families are invited to join us.” The event, which takes place at the park, 21659 Adobe Road, is the longest running event the park has, said Debbie Chakarun, State Park interpreter. “It will take place rain or shine,” Chakarun said. “If it rains, we’ll just pull everything indoors.” The event has expand- ed over the years to include quite a variety of activities with some being crowd favorites, she said. “The kids love break- ing the Christmas bag, which is like the pinata,” Chakarun said. “They also love to do the tin punching ornaments using the hammer and other tools to punch the tin.” The breaking of the Christmas Bag will take Courtesy photo A girl decorates a gingerbread man during the 2009 Pioneer Christmas Party at Wm. B. Ide Adobe State Historical Park. place at 3:30 p.m. Participants will be able to make rings from Where the season shines on By CHIP THOMPSON DN editor For nearly 20 years Orpha Lambert has been lighting up Live Oak Road west of Red Bluff. The front yard of Lam- bert’s home at 19475 Live Oak is decked out with dozens of lighted Christ- mas figures, with a Nativ- ity scene at the center, and lights, some creeping up the deck and onto the roof. “I think it’s a pretty time of year,” said Lam- bert, 80, explaining the elaborate display. Due to the health of her late husband, Willie, Lambert didn’t put up the display in 2008 and only placed a few items in 2009. This season, thanks to her daughter and son- in-law, who spent weeks setting up, the impressive display is back — partly as a tribute to Willie’s memory. Once inside the display is no less awe inspiring, with nearly every inch of the small home decorated with lights, figurines and a small village of lit Daily News photo by Chip Thompson The home of Orpha Lambert is back in full Christmas splendor this season after a break in the decorations since 2008. Visitors are invited to check out the display at 19475 Live Oak Road. model homes. Lambert bought or made all of her decora- tions and stores them in a barn on her property dur- ing the off season. Those wishing to take in Lambert’s display are asked to pull through a gate into a grassy area just east of the home, as the road is narrow. The following address- es are for homes in 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power Tehama County decorat- ed for the Christmas sea- son. All are Red Bluff addresses unless other- wise noted. 19475 Live Oak Road (pictured) 783 Del Ave. 1229 Aloha Ct. 25255 Third Ave., Los Molinos 2505 Cimarron Drive 870 Sherwood Blvd., Los Molinos Sun River neighbor- hood If you would like to submit your address, please send an email to clerk@redbluffdailynews. com or call 527-2151. 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