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SEPTEMBER 8-9 2012 WEEKEND OFFICIAL PROGRAM INSIDE RED BLUFF Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Weather forecast 10B Sunny 96/59 DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY $1.00 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 Rodeo royalty Sept. 11 tribute planned in RB By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Young Marines will be stepping up to the plate to take over the Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony, traditionally held at the steps of the Tehama County Courthouse "I felt motivated to organize the Sept. 11 event this year because the people of Red Bluff, as well as Amer- ica, should not forget the men and women who lost their lives during one of the saddest moments in Amer- See TRIBUTE, page 9A Conservation district receives fire grant The Tehama County Resource Conservation District received a $23,550 grant Thursday from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy's governing board. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb 2012 Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up Queen contestants pose for a picture with 2011 royalty and Queen Coordinator Jennifer Marinelli, far right, after the coronation Thursday at the Tehama District Fairground. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Two girls, Jenna Brink, 13, of Palo Cedro and Brooke Bey, 9, of Cottonwood, swept most of the cat- egories Thursday, securing titles of Senior Queen and Junior Queen for the Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up. Brink, the 2012 Senior Queen, is the daughter of Jennifer Upton- Brink and Kevin Brink. She is an eighth grade student at North Cow Creek School. Bey, the 2012 Junior Queen, a fifth grade student at Evergreen Middle School. She is the daughter of Tom and Julie Bey. Both girls won in the categories of poise and personality, horseman- ship, and Miss Photogenic. Bey won the written scholar category. Jayden Byrne, 15, of Cotton- wood won in the categories of Miss Congeniality, High Fundraiser and Written Scholar. She is a sopho- more at Shasta High School. Byrne, the daughter of Denise Smith and Tom Byrne, was named second run- ner up. Group to gather area non-profits for summit of Tehama County's Nonprofit Roundtable is scheduled for noon Fri- day, Sept. 14 at Los Gor- dos Taqueria, 200 S. Main St. in Red Bluff. As an outgrowth of agencies participating in Community Action Agency's Capacity Building Academy, it has been decided to form a nonprofit roundtable. It is anticipated that by working collaboratively, programs will be able to address areas of common concern such as volun- teerism, board develop- ment, fund raising, using social media, sharing resources, training needs and marketing. All Tehama County The inaugural meeting nonprofit, faith-based and educational pro- grams are invited to attend this meeting to determine the interest for a collaborative organiza- tion, identify a potential organizational structure, establish interim leader- ship, brainstorm possible collaborative areas and schedule future meetings. Categories of possible participants include: Animal Welfare, Educa- tion, Human Services, Environment, the Arts, International Efforts, Scholarships, Older Adult Services, Health- care, Community Ser- vices and Youth Devel- opment. Tehama Together has volunteered to call this inaugural meeting. For information, sug- gestions or clarification, call Orle Jackson at 736- 5200 or send an email to ojackson@tehamato- gether.org. Together, the contestants raised about $8,000 for the non-profit Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up Association, which runs the two-day rodeo, said Queen Contest Coordinator Jen- nifer Marinelli. "It all goes toward the awards for the rodeo, to help make it happen and for the scholarships we give out in the spring," Marinelli said. "It's recycled back into the community." The Red Bluff Jr. Round-up is set for today and Sunday at the See RODEO, page 9A The grant is part of $2.2 million in Healthy Forest grants designed to reduce the risk of forest fires and protect Califor- nia's watersheds in 14 Sierra counties. The money in Tehama will be used for the Tramway Road/A-Line Road Shaded Fuel Break CEQA Environmental Analysis Project. The grants are funded by Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water Act passed by voters in 2006. "Returning our forests to ecological health reduces the threat of fire, protecting our wildlife, our water and our lives," said SNC Executive Offi- cer Jim Branham. "These projects will help us achieve these goals, while providing jobs and help- ing to sustain local Sierra economies." The types of projects typically funded under the SNC's grant program include fuels reduction (removal of underbrush and thinning of some smaller diameter trees), forest and meadow restoration, and invasive plant species removal. Many of the projects will be operational in the fall. Under Prop 84 guide- lines, funds may be awarded to government agencies, non-profit orga- nizations, or federally rec- ognized tribes. Projects may be on public or pri- vate land, but the outcome must serve to protect the watershed and provide public benefit. "Because of decades of fire suppression and con- See GRANT, page 9A City swears in promoted firefighters By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff Fire Department celebrated the promotion of Jon Ben- nett to chief with Engi- neer Matthew Shobash promoted to division chief in a ceremony Thursday at City Hall. "We're here to advance these guys who have worked hard to get where they're at," Mayor Forrest Flynn said. "These are rough times (for the city) and without the dedica- tion they've put out we wouldn't have survived." Bennett has been with the department since 1979 when he began his career as a reserve firefighter, becoming full-time in 1988. He was officially promoted to chief July 7. A state-certified fire Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Deputy City Clerk Cheryl Smith swears in Matthew Shobash as Division Chief in Jon Bennett as Chief Thursday in a ceremony at City Hall. investigator and para- medic, Bennett has served as a SWAT medic for Red Bluff Police Department and a paramedic for St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Mobile Life Support and Mercy Air Ambulance. have two daughters, Alix and Annie, who are Jon and his wife Toni attending college and a son, Thomas Bennett, who is a first lieutenant in the Marines. Shobash, a member of the Shasta Cascade Haz- ardous Materials Response Team, started with Red Bluff Fire as a reserve firefighter in 1998, becoming a full- time employee in 2006. Also employed with St. Elizabeth Mobile Life Support, he was officially promoted Sept. 1. "I'm happy Matt stepped up to the plate to take this job," Bennett said. "He's been prepar- ing for this job before it came open. I don't worry about him. He's always been two steps ahead of me the whole way. He's See CITY, page 9A Six Wednesday Nights (9-12-12 to 10-17-12) QuickBooks 2012 Class 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm Cost: $99.00 per person Location: Job Training Center, 718 Main St., Red Bluff Call 529-7000