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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25, 2012 Breaking news at: Sifting and Grading Bull Sale Section www.redbluffdailynews.com See Pages 4A, 5A RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week SPORTS 1B Mostly cloudy 60/41 Weather forecast 8B By RICK SILVA MediaNews Group Former State Sen. Sam Aanestad confirmed reports Tuesday that he is contemplat- ing a run for Congress in the 1st Congressional District. Aanestad said Tuesday after- noon that he expects a final answer by Friday and that he's talking to supporters throughout the district. 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 Aanestad considers run at Herger seat in Congress If he believes there's enough support, he'll run for the Con- gressional seat held by Wally Herger. Aanestad, who has operated his private dental practice since being termed out of the State Senate, was vacationing in Mexico when Herger announced his decision not to seek re-election. He came home to an e-mail inbox full of Herger news – he had left his cell phone and computer home on purpose to get away. "It's a good thing I did," he said. "I probably would have come straight home." Aanestad and his wife discussed a pos- sible run for the office Monday night and they agreed he should start making calls this week to gauge interest. He said a run for Congress has always been on his mind and he likes the idea that he might get to serve in a majority setting. "There's been so Aanestad Troop support many good ideas over the years that never got to see the light of day," he said. "Because we were such a super minority in the Senate." Aanestad said he would like to have the chance to rebuild the people's view of Congress. "First is rebuilding the trust with the public," he said. "Right now (Congress) polls lower than a used car salesman on See RUN, page 7A Thieves swipe whiskey from fairgrounds Thieves made off with 48 bottles of whiskey some- time this weekend from the Tehama District Fair- ground. A Red Bluff Elks Lodge member reported Monday that someone had gotten into the bar area of the Pauline Davis Pavilion through the ceiling after removing an acoustic tile, according to a sheriff's press release. Four cases of Crown Royal, with 12 bottles in each case, were taken out through a side door, the release said. The value of the Elks' liquor is $1,248. Anyone with information is asked to call the Tehama County Sheriff's Office at 529-7900. -Andrea Wagner Cattle tales By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A well- known icon in the cattle industry has written a book, which makes its debut tonight at the Red Bluff Bull Daily News photo by Tang Lor Red Bluff Union High School student Stacy Stone performs the national anthem alongside the Tehama County Young Marines color guard during the high school's inaugural military support basketball game. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff Union High School's freshman girls' basketball team started a tradition Tuesday by hosting the school's inaugural mili- tary support game. Military personnel received free entry, and other fans brought items to be donated to care packages that will be sent to troops. The Tehama County Young Marines color guard presented the flag and student Stacy Stone sang the national anthem at the start of the game. Sgt. Phillip Chavez from the National Guard 649th Engineer Company introduced the home team and the players from Oroville High. "It's an honor for them to even think of having us out here," Chavez said. Chavez, who returned from his first tour of Afghanistan in Decem- ber, has been a recipient of the care packages and said it really boosts morale when a soldier receives mail and packages from home. He thanked the basketball play- ers and the community for caring. Kathy Peters from the Tehama County Military Family Support Group said the group was collecting names of soldiers to send the pack- ages to and to put on a monument that is being erected outside of the county administration building on See TROOP, page 7A Peek said. Peek & Gelding Sale Buyer and Consignor Dinner, which starts at 6 p.m. "It's about our family and our businesses over the years," said Shasta Livestock owner Elling- ton Peek. "It's a history of how we started, stories about our different ranch- es all over the west over a long time." Proceeds from the book, "When To Buy ... When To Sell," will go to benefit the Andy Peek Scholarship Fund put on by the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale every year, The schol- arship is named for Ellington and Betty Peek's son who died a few years ago, Bull Sale man- ager Adam Owens said. The Peek family has a long-standing relationship with the bull sale, he said. "When Andy passed away there was an out- pouring from people wanting to do something, so the fund was set up," Owens said. "The bull sale handles the funds and a committee of Andy's friends and family choose the recipients and handle the applications." The first copy of the book will be auctioned off, with bids starting at $50, during tonight's event, which includes a See CATTLE, page 7A Obama challenges: Shrink County to require sprinklers in mobiles gap between rich, poor By ANDREA WAGNER WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the American dream under siege, Presi- dent Barack Obama deliv- ered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Seeking re-election and needing results, the presi- dent invited Republicans to join him but warned, ''I intend to fight.'' In an emphatic State of the Union address, Obama said ensuring a fair shot for all Americans is ''the defin- ing issue of our time.'' He said the economy is finally recovering from a deep and painful recession and he will fight any effort to return to policies that brought it low. ''We've come too far to turn back now,'' he declared. Obama outlined a vastly different vision for fixing the country than the one pressed by the Republicans confronting him in Con- gress and fighting to take his job in the November elec- tion. He pleaded for an active government that ensures economic fairness for everyone, just as his opponents demand that the government back off and let the free market rule. Obama offered steps to help students afford college, a plan for more struggling homeowners to refinance their homes and tax cuts for manufacturers. He threw in politically appealing refer- ences to accountability, including warning universi- ties they will lose federal aid See OBAMA, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power DN Staff Writer New manufactured or mobile homes will be sub- ject to an ordinance passed by the Board of Supervi- sors Tuesday that requires sprinkler systems to be installed on homes manu- factured after Jan. 1. After a lengthy study session in August, the board advised staff to draft an ordinance that only enforces the requirement on new manufactured or mobile homes, giving exclusion to older homes in the county. The ordinance was passed with a 3-0 vote, with the absence of Chair- man Bob Williams and after Supervisor Gregg Avilla recused himself on the matter. Tehama County Fire Chief Jeff Schiori present- ed the updated ordinance with little elaboration. The key elements of the issue brought up in August are fresh in everyone's mind, he said. The ordi- nance reflects the board's directions. The new ordinance will take effect 30 days from its adoption. Any manufactured home, mobile home or multi-family homes with two dwelling units manu- factured after Jan. 1 that require an installation per- mit issued after the date the ordinance takes effect will be subject to "the same requirements for mandato- ry installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems and accompanying water sup- plies as conventional sin- gle-family residential dwellings," the ordinance states. The ordinance follows a change to the 2010 Cali- fornia Residential Code that took effect Jan. 1, 2011 that requires all new conventional homes to install fire sprinkler sys- tems but omits any lan- guage including manufac- tured homes under the law. The Tehama County codes expand the language to include all structures, according to a staff report with the board agenda. The county fire department had applied the requirements to include manufactured homes. However, the California Department of Housing and Community Develop- ment and local business representatives asked the county to revisit that poli- cy, the report states. The ordinance present- ed Tuesday reflects the end result of that revision process. County Counsel Arthur Wylene reported to the board that Housing and Community Development had reviewed the ordi- nance and gotten back to him just Monday evening. The changes they pro- posed were mainly cos- metic and really didn't affect the outcome of pass- ing the ordinance, he said. He recommended not making the changes sug- gested. For more information on the ordinance, go to the board agenda item at www.co.tehama.ca.us. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynew s.com. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region