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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF RedBluffpilotRich- ard "Dick" Harding this fall won the Alaska Air Carriers Associa- tion's prestigious Alaskan Avia- tion Legends Award in Anchor- age, Alaska where he spent 38 years with Peninsula Airways. "To be chosen as an Alaskan Aviation Legend was a pleasant surprise and honor," Harding said. Jane Dale, director of the Alaska Air Carriers Association, introduced Harding at the Oct. 12 ceremony and showed a slide show honoring him and his ac- complishments throughout his career. Harding was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in November 1939. He wanted to fly from the time he was a child, according to an arti- cle by the Alaska Dispatch News sent by Dale. He enlisted in the AVIATION Localpilotwins prestigious Alaska award By Jonathan J. Cooper The Associated Press SACRAMENTO Three out of four registered California voters cast a ballot in the November election, the highest rate of participation since the 2008 presidential elec- tion, state data show. Friday was the deadline for counties to finish counting and report their official results to the secretary of state's office. It re- ports that just over 14.6 million ballots were cast in California, or 75.3 percent of the state's 19.4 mil- lion registered voters. Turnout this year among regis- tered voters was up 3 percentage points from 2012, but it fell four points short of the participation rate in 2008, when Barack Obama was elected. This year, Democrat Hillary Clinton won 62 percent of the vote in California, defeating Republi- can Donald Trump by 4.3 million votes to win the state's 55 elec- ELECTION State voter turnout highest since 2008 By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Proposition 64, the legalization of recreational mari- juana, passed in November's gen- eral election making it legal for adults 21 and older to use and grow marijuana. But city regulations that ban the growing, dispensing and out- door use of marijuana have not yet been modified. Local law en- forcement will adjust to those modifications to comply with new state laws, which allow pos- session and use and will allow the licensed sale of marijuana begin- ning in 2018, keeping focused on the same goal of public safety. Cities can no longer ban adults 21 and older from having indoor grows of up to six plants, but can "reasonably regulate" such grows, said Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders. The existing ordinance bans all indoor and outdoor grows, meaning it will require modification. "One of our greatest concerns is the possibility of Proposition 64 leading to increases in drugged driving," Sanders said. "So, as we did prior to Proposition 64, if an officer pulls someone over who has just smoked marijuana or displays symptoms of intox- ication, the officer will evaluate whether or not they are driving under the influence." To determine whether or not a driver has been using marijuana, police will use standardized field sobriety tests, or FSTs. "The officer is looking at differ- ent things during each FST, but the basic principles of coordina- tion and the ability to follow in- structions are often factors that come into play," Sanders said. "Ultimately, it is the totality of the circumstances, (including) driving issues or pattern, objec- tive symptoms of intoxication or drug influence and the results of FSTs, that lead to a conclusion that someone is or is not driving while under the influence." If an individual 21 or older is in possession of less than an ounce of marijuana no action will be MARIJUANA LawenforcementadjuststoProp.64 RedBluffordinancebansindoorandoutdooruse;modificationtobemade By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF A small group of or- ganizers, partner agencies and donors met Thursday at the An- telope Starbucks to officially kick off the expansion of Bikes For Kids, a Shasta County-based pro- gram, into Tehama County. Ted Blankenheim and his friends started collecting bicy- cles for foster children in Shasta County to be given out through Child Protective Services about a dozen years ago after seeing a woman named Holly started a gift box for foster youth at a Red- ding Starbucks, he said. Over the years, volunteers have shifted to working through foster agencies. Blankenheimpurchasedmany of the bicycles given out the first year thanks to some money he had received that year and the program has continued to grow, hesaid.Withseveralofhisdonors moving to Tehama County and a request from a local Starbucks manager, the group has decided to expand south through a part- nership with Starbucks and Chil- dren's First Foster Family. "We had 40 bicycles the first year and last year collected 256 at the downtown Starbucks (in Redding)," Blankenheim said. "We hope to do that here. We're happytosayShastaCounty came down as humanitarians to start the program in Tehama County. One hundred percent of what is collected here will go to foster children in the Tehama County area. It's all for needy kids." Kelcie Wilson who man- ages the Main Street Starbucks thanked everyone for attending Thursday'sgatheringandsaidshe is excited to be a part of starting the program in Tehama County. "One of the things that Star- bucks is big on is for us to be in- volved in the community," Wil- son said. "We're excited to make a difference and use our store as a hub and show the community what we can do together." Theprogramonlyacceptsnew bicycles, which can be brought into other Starbucks stores, but Antelope Boulevard store will serve as the main collection site since it is the largest. The list for children who re- ceived a new bicycle will be checked against other programs that give out bicycles to ensure there is no overlap, Blankenheim said. Heidi Thomas, her husband Mark and her children Brendan, KristenandAshley,havedonated to the program for years, having previouslylivedinRedding.Mark Thomas worked with Blanken- heim. Jerry Bay with Budget Blinds has donated abicycle for each job his company does in the Redding area and has committed to doing the same for Tehama County, he said. Bicycleswillbedeliveredtothe Antelope Starbucks until 10 a.m. Dec. 22. For more information, call 917-5806 or visit the Bikes For Kids Facebook page. BIKES FOR KIDS PROGRAM GIVES BIKES TO FOSTER CHILDREN JULIEZEEB — DAILYNEWS Organizers, partners and donors gather Thursday at the Antelope Boulevard Starbucks to kick off the expansion of the Bike For Kids bicycle drive into Tehama County. Pictured, back row from le , are Mike Logan, Children First Foster Family; Derrick Casey, Starbucks; Karen Crawford, Red Bluff Kiwanis; founder Ted Blankenheim; Red Bluff Police Sgt. Mike Graham, donors Mark Thomas, Jerry Bay and Brad Taylor and front row, from le , Starbucks manager Kelcie Wilson, Robin Freisheim and donors Ashley and Heidi Thomas. Have a great day, Gary Taylor! GOOD MORNING Democrats promised to con- tinue their fight for months- long health care benefits for retired miners. PAGEA9 NATION Shutdownthreat eases before deadline Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962and the oldest man in space at age 77in 1998. PAGE B4 NATION Astronaut John Glenn to lie in state in Ohio "One hundred percent of what is collected here will go to foster children in the Tehama County area. It's all for needy kids." — Ted Blankenheim PROP. 64 PAGE 9 PILOT PAGE 9 Calendar..........A2 Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A6 Farm ................A5 Sports.............. B1 INDEX Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. 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