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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews. com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff Police Department swore in Officer Kenneth Warren Monday at the Red Bluff City Council chambers. The department is excited to have Kenneth Warren as their newest police officer, said Chief Kyle Sanders. Warren comes from Woodland and graduated the Redwoods College Po- lice Academy in December 2016. "Kenneth served honor- ably in the United States Navy, where he performed a number of tasks such as combat search and rescue, over water search and res- cue and vertical replenish- ment," Sanders said. Warren had the opportu- nity to work with the Navy Seals as well, Sanders said. Many of his duties were as part of the crew on H-60 Seahawks, the equivalent of Black Hawk helicopters. RED BLUFF Policedepartmentswearsinnewofficer CONTRIBUTED Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders speaks at the swearing in ceremony of new officer Kenneth Warren at the Red Bluff City Council chambers. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Author Reyna Grande spoke to the community aboutovercomingchallengesand investing in the future through mentoring on Wednesday at the Red Bluff High School Book In Common community presenta- tion and discussion. Grande's book "The Distance Between Us," a memoir about her childhood in Mexico and the ex- perience of being an immigrant intheUnitedStates,wasselected as the featured book for the high school's book in common pro- gram, which aims to use a book chosen each year to connect stu- dents, parents and the commu- nity by encouraging discussion and engagement of the topics, said coordinator Michelle Ackley. "It's been nice that Associate Principal Miguel Barriga had the contact for our students to meet the author and to see our stu- dents get so excited to meet her," said Ackley, who is a counselor at the school. "They don't get many opportunities to meet an award- winning author who can inspire them to pursue their dreams and COMMUNITY RE YN A GR AN DE S PE AK S AT 'BOOK IN COMMON' JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Author Reyna Grande speaks to a group Wednesday at Red Bluff Union High School for the Book in Common community presentation and discussion. Staff report MINERAL Lassen Volcanic Na- tional Park Acting Superintendent Gary Mott announced Wednesday the sentencing hearing on Jan. 24 for Nicholas M. Coberley resulted in 27 months in a state prison and three years of supervised proba- tion. Coberley, 45, had pled guilty in federal court on Oct. 11, 2016 to charges stemming from an inci- dent in June 2016 within the park. According to court documents, at about 9 p.m. on June 20, 2016, two park visitors alerted a sea- sonal park ranger to a man walk- ingalongaparkroadway,shouting and behaving erratically, accord- ing to a park press release issued Wednesday.TherangersawCober- ley walking down the middle of an unlit road towards a guest lodge yelling loudly and gesturing with his arms. Concerned that Coberley could be a danger to himself or others, the ranger requested law enforce- ment and approached Coberley to delayhimfromgettingtothelodge and nearby campground, the re- lease said. After initially hiding from the ranger,Coberleyranattheranger's vehicle and leaped into the truck bed. Court documents detail how Coberleypickeduptwofirefighting tools from the truck bed, climbed atop the cab of the truck and re- peatedlystruckthetruck'sroofand windows. He crawled through the shattered rear window into the passenger compartment, choked the ranger and swung a Pulaski at the ranger's head. The ranger suf- fered an injury to his hand during the attack. The Plumas County Sheriff's Of- fice and California Highway Patrol helped resolve the situation with no significant injuries. LASSEN PARK Man sentenced for assaulting park ranger Red Bluff City Councilwoman and Active 20-30 Club President Amanda Jenkins talks about the club's activities Thursday during Good Morning, Red Bluff. JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County CattleWomen hosted Good Morn- ing, Red Bluff Thursday at the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale, where businessandcommunitymembers had the chance to see the Western Art Show and hear about the sale. Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce Chairman Scott Camp thanked the Cattle- Women for hosting the event and said he was pleased with the turn- out of more than 60 people. "We've been looking a long time for a venue to bring the commu- nity out to the bull sale and Jane Daugerty found it," said Cattle- Women member Joyce Bundy. The bull sale brings millions of dollars into Tehama County econ- omy through both the sales at the event and the visitors to the area that come from around the coun- try, Bundy said. "I'm proud to be a part of this," said CattleWomen Past President Linda Borror. "Growing up in Te- hama County, I'm fifth generation and my family was a part of the second generation of committee members. When the Owens family brought the bull sale to Red Bluff they brought something good and they have grown it into something NETWORKING CattleWomenhostBullSale Community.....A3 Opinion............A6 Lifestyles........B3 Sports..............B2 Comics ............B6 Weather ..........A8 INDEX Have a great day, Anne Donnelly GOOD MORNING U DowJonesIndustrial 20,100.91 (+32.40) D Standard & Poor's 2296.68 (-1.69) D Nasdaq 5655.18 (-1.16) BUSINESS Farming supply company says it will offer grants starting at $500to qualifying FFA chap- ters for their projects. PAGE B3 AGRICULTURE RetailerseeksFFA projects to fund University of California re- gents vote to increase tuition at system's schools by 2.5 percent a year. PAGE A7 HIGHER EDUCATION Regents approve first tuition hike in 7 years After initially hiding from the ranger, Coberley ran at the ranger's vehicle and leaped into the truck bed. Court documents detail how Coberley picked up two firefighting tools from the truck bed, climbed atop the cab of the truck and repeatedly struck the truck's roof and windows. SALE PAGE 7 BOOK PAGE 7 Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGE A2 LOCAL CALENDAR CUSTOMDAILYEDITIONS Inside Today Bull&Gelding Sale » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, January 27, 2017 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Online Find more news on our website. redbluffdailynews.com Fairgrounds Gelding trials show horses' skills to buyers Bull Sale A4-5 Kiwanis Donovan named Student of the Session Education B1 Volume132,issue49 7 58551 69001 9 Fog High: Low: 59 33 PAGE A8