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TheofficersofMarineCorpsLeague,Detachment1140,Tehama/RedBluff,meetatKnick'sFamilyFunZoneto discuss the upcoming Marine Ball. Pictured, center then le around table, are Lela Martinez, Ray Valenzuela, Buddy Male, Bertha and Harold Morreira, Gil Arellano and Mario Ysit. The Marine Corps League, Detachment 1140, Tehama/Red Bluff, will host the Marine Ball at the Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road in Red Bluff at 5 p.m. Sat- urday, Nov. 8. During a recent meeting, Commandant Ray Valenzuela presented to the officers an award from the Department of California Marine Corps League for recruiting. The detachment was recognized for 100% recruiting in California. During the ball, a raffle will be held for a M1911A1 .45 pistol. Tickets may still be available at the ball for $5. Tickets to the Marine Ball are $35 each. Cakk Bertha Morreira at (530) 585-2225 by Saturday for tickets and other information. A few Marine Ball tickets will be available at the door at the Elks Lodge while they last. Detachment 1140 may also be reached at (888) MCL-1140 or wwwmcl.1140.com. MARINECORPSLEAGUE MARINE BALL SET FOR NOV. 8 COURTESYPHOTO By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Califor- nia's growing population and dwindling water re- quire up to $500 billion in additional investment in water in coming decades, and new state fees for water users could be one way pay for it, a water plan released Thursday by the state's top water officials said. John Laird, California secretary of natural re- sources, and Mark Cowin, head of the water resources department, spoke to re- porters via telephone to mark the release of the plan, the latest update in more than a half-century of outlines for managing Cali- fornia's water. The plan looks as far ahead as 2050, spanning a period when California will be dealing with everything from shrinking snowpack, rising seas and encroach- ing salinity in waterways to more frequent droughts under climate change. The plan envisions grow- ing cities increasingly tak- ing more water, farmers us- ing less, and water costing more in general. It shouldn't be a surprise, Cowin said, that water is going to cost more for Californians in the future. Broadly, the plan calls for greater coordination among state, federal and local agencies that make decisions affecting water supplies, for streamlining government decision-mak- ing on water issues, and for greater investment, in- cluding conservation and storage. Currently, governments spend about $20 billion an- nually on California's water supply, or $200 billion over 10 years, said Kamyar Guiv- etchi, head of integrated water management for the Department of Water Re- sources. State officials are calling for another $500 billion in coming decades. That in- cludes $100 billion in flood- control projects and $400 billion to fund a wide range of projects proposed by dif- ferent regions of the state, Guivetchi said. State officials gave almost no details Thursday on spe- cific projects. The written plan, however, includes an existing, $25 billion pro- posal backed by Gov. Jerry Brown to build two, 30-mile tunnels to divert part of the Sacramento River for use by water agencies. Brown's administration left the controversial tun- nel project out of a $7.5 bil- lion water bond proposal going before state voters on Tuesday. The water plan released Thursday emphasizes se- curing more stable funding for water projects. It sug- gests an unspecified state water fee on water users as one possible source of addi- tional funding. DROUGHT Ca lif or ni a ey es $ 50 0 bi ll io n in w at er s pe nd in g Two past presidents of Red Bluff Emblem club were memorialized at the 88th annual convention of the Supreme Emblem Club of the United States of America in Reno. Club President Terry Kincaid placed symbolic hearts in memory of Viola Dyson and Susie Kneaper, who died during the pre- vious year. Bonnie Lewis and Karen Magnusson-Moore were chairwoman and as- sistant chairwoman for the president's banquet. Other club members who attended were Jean- nie Garton, Ginger Mohler and Carry Padilla. Jackie Fanzo of Cy- press completed her term as national president. Succeeding her is Nancy Harris of Hot Springs, Arkansas. EMBLEM CLUB Past presidents memorialized at convention general fund and could be spent on other things be- sides police and fire fund- ing at the City Council's discretion. Police Chief Paul Nanfito has previously expressed confidence the City Coun- cil would follow the will of the voters if the tax hike were approved. Informational materials distributed by the city state that the increase would amount to an additional 3 cents for a $10 meal and 75 cents for a $300 television. City Manager Richard Crabtree, at a Red Bluff City Council candidates forum earlier this month, said: "I know there's been some concerns about how would the City Council spend this money in the future. History has been a pretty good predictor of the future." Historically, Crabtree said, the city has spent about 80 to 85 percent of its general fund budget on police and fire services. "That has been true over the last 10 years," he said. "It's been true before the recession. It's been true during the recession, and if I can hopefully say we're past the recession, it's been true after the re- cession." Crabtree said the reason the City Council put forth the measure was "severe" budget cuts the city made because of the Great Re- cession. "And even though the economy is slowly getting better, our budgets and revenue have not gotten back to where they used to be," he said. Indeed, in its current budget, the city expects about $8.1 million in gen- eral fund expenditures, of which roughly $6.1 mil- lion will go toward pub- lic safety, according to city staff. Much of that money goes toward salaries and benefits. Nanfito, the police chief, receives $178,400 in to- tal compensation, includ- ing salary and benefits, according to the city. The fire chief, Ray Barber, re- ceives about $142,900 in total compensation. Salaries for police offi- cers in Red Bluff can start at $47,268, according to the city's salary schedule. In 2012, the top city po- lice officer, not includ- ing sergeants, lieutenants or captains, made about $103,361 in total compen- sation, according to data collected by the state. The police department's 38 em- ployees in 2012 averaged about $75,000 in total com- pensation. At a town hall meeting in August, Nanfito said the police department's personnel in 2009 totaled 41. This year, he said, that number stands at 34, in- cluding 25 sworn person- nel. Nanfito, when asked about the proposed sales tax increase at the town hall meeting, said he would want to bring the depart- ment's staff back to 2009 levels. "Red Bluff is a great place to live, it is a safe place to live, but there is no doubt that our workload is increasing," he said. "My plan for if that (the mea- sure) is successful would be to very carefully, very mea- sured, try to build this de- partment up to do a more effective, more efficient job for all of you." Council member Rob Schmid, who is running for reelection, has said the Fire Department is dealing with aging apparatus, and the Police Department has vacant police officer posi- tions he would like to see filled. City Council candidate Orville Knoxx said if were elected and the sales tax increase was approved, he would do everything in his power to allocate the increased revenues to the police and fire depart- ments and parks and rec- reation. City Council candidate and former council mem- ber Larry Stevens, while saying he would support the will of the voters, added that it's unknown what future council mem- bers would do with the potential increased rev- enue. Mayor Jackson, who also is running for re- election and is perhaps the City Council's most outspoken advocate for the sales tax measure, has said: "If I could choose one thing, to be elected or to have this quarter-cent sales tax passed, I would want the quarter-cent sales tax." Tax FROM PAGE 1 "The walnut industry is particularly vulnerable to theft due to the man- ner in which the nuts are harvested," Gurrola said. "Typically the wal- nuts are shaken from the trees and left unattended in windrows until they are collected by harvest- ing equipment. Unfortu- nately some people steal them from orchards and sell the walnuts illegally, the Walnut Theft Ordi- nance is intended to deter such activities." The Tehama County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Aug. 6, 2013 the ordi- nance pertaining to the purchase and sale of wal- nut crops. In addition to estab- lishing the buying pe- riod, the ordinance es- tablishes requirements regarding the transpor- tation and identification of walnut crops. Walnuts FROM PAGE 1 Other creative entries in- cluded nut crackers, SF Gi- ants fans, Mario Brothers, roller coaster rides, scare crows, caged birds, head- less people, lizard eat- ing pumpkins, Cinderel- la's coach, women in curl- ers, think pink displays, newspaper delivery vehi- cles, witches, city scapes of Downtown Red Bluff, tooth fairies, Nemo, headless tractor operators, sunbath- ing snowmen, cats, pump- kin and people patches, pi- rate scenes, Cookie mon- sters, hamburgers, spiders and haunted houses. Express would like to thank all the local busi- nesses that participated. "Judging was difficult, as there were so many amaz- ing pumpkins," Hansen said. Winners will be given their choice of donuts once a week for a month, a pizza party for up to 20 people or movie passes for up to 10 people. To view pictures of all participating pumpkins, visit Express' Facebook page at facebook.com/Ex- pressProsRedBluffCA and go to albums in photos and click on 2014 Pumpkin Dec- orating Competition. If you would like to participate in next year's event, call Randy at (530) 527-0727 or send an email to randy.hansen@express- pros.com to reserve your pumpkin. Pumpkin FROM PAGE 1 COURTESY PHOTO First place went to Antelope Veterinary Hospital's pumpkin decorating entry. COURTESY PHOTO Tehama Property Management's pumpkin decorating entry took third place. The Associated Press MANCHESTER Ahunterwho was missing in the Northern California wilderness says he roastedgrasshoppersandliz- ards during his seven days lost in the woods. Dave Stornetta, a 59-year- old member of a well-known California ranching family, told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat after his rescue Tuesday he became sepa- rated from his grown son while tracking a deer in a wilderness area in Trinity County. The Mendocino County resident withstood storms that sent trees crashing around him. He lit camp- fires and heated stones at nighttostaywarm,andcred- itshisdog,Maggie,withcurl- ing up on top of him to share one another's warmth. Stornetta, who had a lighter on him when he be- came lost, also used the fires to heat grasshoppers and lizards he caught to eat. The biggest grasshoppers "were pretty good," Stornetta said. Lizards were not as tasty, but "I just went for it, down the hatch," he said. "I'd get to spots where I was just amazed at the beauty of it. I just made the best of whatever I had," Stor- netta said. Searchers organized by the Trinity County sher- iff's office suspended their search for Stornetta on Monday, five days after he went missing. On Tuesday, a charter helicopter hired by Stornetta's wife, Kelly, spotted the man's camp- fires, and rescued him. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Missing hunter roasted bugs, lizards to survive FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 9 A