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WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 2A RED BLUFF PAL students promoted Title Tuesday SPORTS 1B Sunny 79/52 Weather forecast 8B 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 Boy, 8, in good condition after being run over An 8-year-old Red Bluff boy was accidentally run over after falling out of his mother’s vehicle and sustaining major, but not life-threatening, injuries. A University of California, Davis Medical Center spokes- woman said Tuesday the boy is in good condition following the accident Monday evening. The boy was flown to UC Davis to be treated for major injuries following the accident at 5 p.m. in his driveway in the 19000 block of Live Oak Road. Laura Holt, 36, of Red Bluff, the boy’s mother, was A special day coming to a stop in her drive- way when her son, Colby Holt, opened the left rear passenger door and fell out of the still moving vehicle, said Califor- nia Highway Patrol Officer Phil Mackintosh. The boy was hit by the left rear tire and sustained serious, but not life threatening, injuries, Mackintosh said. — Julie Zeeb Youth program tops in nation Daily News photo by Tang Lor Young Marines SSgt. Debbie Ortiz, GSgt. Carlin Bowles, PFC Reina Knecht-Coley, SSgt. Mikayla Erickson, Private Marco Garcia and PFC Vance Nolta with their Unit of the Year award. By TANG LOR Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Lois, a student at Bidwell School, competes in the standing broad jump Tuesday at the Tehama County Special Olympics held at the Red Bluff High School track. Special Olympics draws 300 athletes By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Despite Monday’s rain, the weather was perfect Tuesday for the annual Tehama County Special Olympics, which hosted 300 ath- letes from Tehama, Shasta and Glenn counties. “This event wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated volunteers and the community support and the assistance of the schools,” said Debbie Hess, Special Olympics area director. The event kicked off with open- ing ceremonies during which four honorary guests were named, including Diane Crisel, Eve Brown, Georgia Seegler and Mickie Jakez. Seegler and her late husband, Mort, have been involved with Spe- cial Olympics for 20 years starting out with getting food donated for about 75 lunches. Brown started as treasurer for the local Special Olympics and has worn many hats over the years, while Jakez, who retired in Decem- ber 2009 after 25 years with Cal- Fire, attended the opening ceremo- ny every year since 1985. Crisel has been involved in Spe- cial Olympics for many years, start- Two men arrested in Red Bluff home invasion robbery A pair of Red Bluff men were arrested Mon- day morning on suspi- cion of trying to steal a stereo from a Walnut Street apartment. Jared Wayne Gipson, 21, and Brock Lorin Beall, 23, both of Red Bluff, reportedly entered a Walnut Street resi- dence shortly before 10:30 a.m. with the intent to steal a stereo from a man known to them, according to a statement issued by Red Bluff Police Officer Gene Randall. The man tried to push Gipson and Beall back out of the apartment, but the suspects fought back, holding him against his will, Randall said. Officers tracked down Gipson and Beall on Robinson Drive, where they found the stolen stereo and took both men into custody on suspi- cion of robbery and con- spiracy to commit a crime. Once Beall was taken into custody, police dis- covered he had initially given officers a false name to avoid warrants that had already been placed on him, adding a potential separate charge of providing false infor- mation to a police offi- cer. Outstanding warrants for Beall included failing to appear in court, dri- ving with a defective windshield, driving with an unregistered vehicle and failing to provide evidence of vehicle own- ership, according to booking sheets. Bail was set at $110,000 for Gipson and $114,505 for Beall. —Staff report 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power ing in Monterey County and Las Vegas, and has been in charge of the local bowling program for more than three years. Several members of the commu- nity, including local law enforce- ment and firefighters, volunteered their time for the opening cere- monies and had booths at the Olympic Village. Special Olympics Director of Athlete and Donor Fulfillment Judy Burton-Andrews was on hand from Pleasant Hill to witness for herself how things are done in Tehama County. “It’s fantastic,” Burton-Andrews said. “What’s great to see is the com- See DAY, page 7A DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Young Marines of the Marine Corps League, Detachment 1140, Tehama and Red Bluff has been chosen as the Unit of the Year out of all the Young Marines groups across the nation. Unit Commander John Minton accepted the award at the National Adult Leaders Conference in Reno, Nev., where he told the crowd it was truly a privilege to be in the presence of the children, he said. The local Young Marines did not know they had received the award until Minton and the other adults who had attended the conference surprised them during a meeting Monday evening. SSgt. Mikayla Erickson was thrilled and honored to receive the award knowing that the group very much deserved it, she said. “It’s nice to know that Nationals is currently focus- ing on us and we’re being talked about because we’re setting an example,” she said. The national recognition sets the Young Marines apart from other local youth groups, SSgt. Mary Hurton said. Every youth group has a cause that it represents and they all want to make a difference, but this award shows that the Young Marines have really stepped up and given back to the community. The unit was formed only five years ago, Minton See YOUTH, page 7A South county questions candidates By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer LOS MOLINOS — Candidates answered a variety of questions ranging from their stand on drugs, water rights and the Tea Party to their experience and what they plan to do if elect- ed. “We want everyone to vote and to know it will count, but we want them to be informed,” said Betty Morales, Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce president and forum moderator. “Ask yourselves, which issues are important and talk about them afterwards.” The audience filled the Los Molinos Veter- ans Hall and hailed from all over southern Tehama County. In the first round, can- didates for state offices, including Congressional candidates Jim Reed and Pete Stiglich, and State Senate candidates Rick Keene and Doug LaMal- fa, Assembly candidate Charlie Schaupp and State Superintendent of Public Instruction candi- date Henry Williams, Jr. took the stage. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb The state candidates took the stage first Monday night for the Los Molinos Candidates Night hosted by the Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce and Los Molinos Woman’s Club. Round two went to Tehama County Superior Court Judge Office One candidates Jonathan Skillman and Lisa Muto, Office Two candidates William Murphy and Todd Bottke, Sheriff/Coroner candi- dates Clay Parker and Dave Hencratt, District Attorney candidates Gregg Cohen and Ken Miller and Board of Supervisor candidates Dennis Garton and Mel Freimuth. Candidates running unopposed spoke last. Marijuana was a much debated topic with questions about chang- ing it from a schedule one to a schedule two drug and candidates’ opinions on AB390, a See SOUTH, page 7A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region