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Haveagreatday James Moser GOODMORNING! Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGEA2 LOCAL CALENDAR BUSINESS U Dow Jones Industrial 19,883.06 (+39.65) U Standard & Poor's 2262.53 (+4.46) U Nasdaq 5457.44 (+20.28) "We're lucky it's this nice, especially after our recent weather. The Pioneer Christmas Party is about bringing people together to share some of the holiday traditions from the past." —JenniferPooley,StateParksinterpreter By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF TehamaTogether,CaliforniaHigh- way Patrol and other community organizations teamed up Saturday for the 26th annual Red Bluff Children's Christmas Festival held at the Red Bluff Community Center. "We had about 400 kids come through from 160 families," said Tehama Together Executive Director Orle Jackson. "This was our third year sponsoring the event and the second year of us putting it on by invitation only. It's a tradition that Red Bluff has been doing for 26 years ever since the community center has been here. It's heartwarming to see the families come and know their kids are having a good time and a great hol- iday experience." Children's names are submitted by local or- ganizations such as the SERRF after school pro- gram and Head Start, which had the largest num- ber of families participating, Jackson said. Attendees enjoyed games, crafts and other fun before heading in to see Santa where CHP offi- cers helped facilitate getting the gifts out. Enter- COMMUNITY CENTER Staff Report @redbluffnews on Twitter RED BLUFF Red Bluff Police are seeking a man wanted in connection with an early morning hit and run into a building on Saturday in the 400 block of Walnut Street. A report was received at 2:09 a.m. Saturday of a vehicle crashing into The Gold Exchange, 413 Walnut St., and officers discovered a white Ford Ranger pickup lodged into the front of the busi- ness when they arrived, according to a press re- lease issued Saturday morning by the Red Bluff Police Department. Witnesses on scene said they saw a man flee the scene on foot through the alley prior to offi- cer arrival, the release said. An area check was conducted, but the man was not located. The vehicle was towed from the scene. No sus- pect had been identified as of 4:30 a.m. Satur- day, but the investigation into the incident was ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Red Bluff Police Department at 527-3131. HIT AND RUN Su sp ec t so ug ht in pickup crash in to b us in es s Community.....A3 Business .........A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B8 INDEX Gunman condemned Russia's military role in Syria a er kill- ing diplomat before audience at photo exhibit. PAGE B8 ASSASSINATION PolicemankillsRussian ambassador to Turkey Protests and a few faithless electors couldn't prevent Trump from sealing wide elec- toral win over Clinton. PAGE B4 PRESIDENCY Trump cruises to victory in the Electoral College By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter GERBER Special guests, including The Grinch, Cindy Lou, Elsa from Fro- zen and Princess Elena of Avalor, were on hand along with Santa to greet hundreds of children who turned out Saturday for the Gerber Grinchmas Children's Fiesta. This was the fourth year Danny Munoz and the Ger- ber Children's Christmas Fiesta Committee hosted the event, which typically draws between 450 and 600 children. For Munoz the event is a way of giving back to his community and paying it forward since he was once one of the Gerber children attending the event, which has been a tradition for at least 50-60 years, he said. "It's for the kids," Munoz said. "It's truly a commu- nity project. It shows the children there is good in the world and that's what this is all about." Each year it gets bigger and bigger thanks to the generosity of the community." Each child got to visit with Santa, take a pic- ture with him, get a pres- ent and enjoy games and hot chocolate, donuts and GRINCHMAS FIESTA Grinch visits Gerber for children's event JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Danny Munoz sends a doll down the slide Saturday at the Gerber Grinchmas Children's Fiesta. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The weather was brisk but sunny Sat- urday for the 39th annual Pioneer Christmas Party hosted by the Ide Adobe Interpretive Association and California State Parks at William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park. "It's a really, really pretty day for our event," said State Parks Inter- preter Jennifer Pooley. "We're lucky it's this nice, especially after our re- cent weather. The Pioneer Christmas Party is about bringing people together to share some of the hol- iday traditions from the past. It's a great chance for families to enjoy and revisit Christmas activi- ties, and we simply do it because it is a lot of fun." The event drew about 150 people in 2015 so with the better weather, she was hoping for about 200 guests, Pooley said. Some of the more popular sta- tions attendees seem to en- joy are candle-making and the treats such as cookies and wassail. New this year were wagon rides offered by the local group of the Re-Enac- tors of the American Civil War who put on a big bat- tle in Dog Island Park ev- ery year in April. Guests also had the chance to enjoy a host of activities in the visitors center including listening to Christopher Pooley play Christmas tunes on a xylo- phone and making hearts and other hand-crafted items. The layout looked a bit different with the absence of the valley oak recently brought down due to its condition. The tree lost a majority of its limbs in July 2013 with one of them damaging the adobe roof and top part of the walls. "Plans are still being IDE ADOBE TRADITIONS HONORED AT CHRISTMAS PARTY Blacksmithing was one of many activities for attendees to observe on Saturday at the 39th annual Pioneer Christmas Party at William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Debbie Chakarun puts out cookies on Saturday for the 39th annual Pioneer Christmas Party at William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park. Also pictured are Christopher Watson and Dominickus Weigel. SomeSun High: Low: 56 39 PAGE B8 Christmas festival heldfor children JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS California Highway Patrol Officer Joyce Dicharry and Officer Troy Somavia hand out gi s on Saturday at the 26th annual Red Bluff Christmas Festival. TRADITIONS PAGE 7 GERBER PAGE 7 FESTIVAL PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, December 20, 2016 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Online Find more news on our website. redbluffdailynews.com Holiday Classic Lady Spartans win home tourney in thriller Sports B1 Chico State Mixed-media presentation of Abbey Road Lifestlyes A5 DON'TBE SCAMMED Scamalerts Readour online scam alert section to learn how to avoid being scammed. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ SCAMALERT Volume132,issue21 7 58551 69001 9