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WEDNESDAY Technique Mercy Warriors over Recipes JANUARY 16, 2013 County Fare Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 64/32 Weather forecast Page 8B TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Pro-gun rallies planned for Saturday By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer A pair of pro-gun rallies are scheduled for Saturday in Tehama County. The Corning Patriots will be hosting Gun Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the NAPA parking lot. There will be tables set up with information on hunter safety courses, gun training for concealed carry permits, hunting clubs and shooting clubs as well as free pocket versions of the U.S. Constitution. Another rally will be held on the corner of Antelope Boulevard and Main Street in Red 'We feel that it is reprehensible that any representative of any stripe would take advantage of murdered children to benefit any political agenda.' — Michael Smith, Corning Tea Party Relay kick off By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff Relay For Life is taking it back this year for its Retrothemed Relay, which is set to kickoff things at 6 p.m. Thursday at Rolling Hills Casino. "This is our annual kick-off celebration and everyone is invited to join the party," Chairwoman Twila Cordova said. "Last year's team captains get a special invitation to come and celebrate 2012 successes and see what the fabulous Relay Committee has planned for 2013." Cordova, who headed the 2012 event with Jackie Frazier, is a 14.5-year cervical cancer survivor and has been involved in Red Bluff Relay For Life for five years, she said. "When I got cancer, my mother-in-law had just passed away from cancer and I really didn't want my kids to know because they already associated cancer with death so my mom and husband were the only ones that knew," Cordova said. "My kids just knew mom was real sick and had surgery. I've always been a fighter, a survivor and now I fight for others so that some day having cancer will be like having the flu." Getting involved with the Red Bluff Relay was her way of giving back to the American Cancer Society, she said. "I was sort of paying it 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See GUN, page 7A Impact fees delayed again By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Board of Supervisors has once again delayed the full implementation of air pollution impact fees to be charged to new development projects. The fees, which amount to $172 for new single residential buildings and $0.40 per square foot of new retail space, were set to double July 1 as part of a two-part phase in process. At its meeting Tuesday the board adopted a resolution to delay the doubling until Jan. 1, 2014. It was the third time since the board adopted the fees See FEES, page 7A Take time to get your flu vaccine DN file photo Debbie O'Connor leads the conga line in a dance through the aisles at the 2012 Kickoff Celebration. The 2013 event is at 6 p.m. Thursday at Rolling Hills Casino. forward," Cordova said. have already begun to said. Although the official sign up, with 20 regiskickoff is Thursday, teams tered as of Monday, she See RELAY, page 7A Tehama County officer selected as DFW wildlife officer of the year The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) has selected Wildlife Officer Mitch Carlson as the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's (CDFW) wildlife officer of the year for 2012. Every year, NWTF honors a California wildlife officer who serves as an outstanding example of its mission on behalf of wild turkeys, turkey hunting and wildlife conservation. Carlson will now be in the competition for the federation's national officer of the year award. Wildlife Officer Carlson patrols northern Tehama County, which is known for healthy turkey populations. During the spring and fall turkey Bluff at 11 a.m. Tea Party activist June Cooper told the Tehama County Board of Supervisors Tuesday that all were welcome to join or show their support for the Second Amendment with a horn honk. hunting seasons, he devotes much of his patrol time to protecting the resources and has developed an excellent reputation for differentiating between turkey hunters and poachers. On his own initiative, Carlson in 2012 coordinated and implemented a wildlife habitat restoration project on the Merrill's Landing Wildlife Area. The 300-acre wildlife area had experienced a massive noxious weed infestation resulting in dramatically reduced habitat quality. "Waist-high yellow starthistle, a noxious weed, choked off native vegetation and rendered the area almost useless to wildlife," said Carlson. "Habitat quality, more than anything else, affects wildlife populations." In order to complete his vision for a restored See DFW, page 7A Flu season is here in Tehama County! Influenza has been positively identified in the local community with doctors reporting an increase in upper respiratory illness and more students missing school. "The flu is here in our county," said Tehama County Health Officer Dr. Richard Wickenheiser. "Health care workers have been vaccinated for your safety, and every resident over 6 months of age should also get a flu shot. This, combined with hand washing and staying home when you are ill, should keep Tehama County healthy this winter." Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state Health Officer, says while we are seeing an increase in flu activity in California it is not an unexpected increase, nor is it too late to get vaccinated against the flu. "California is seeing an accelerated increase in flu activity over the past few weeks," said Chapman. "You can help prevent further spread of the flu by getting a flu shot." The flu is especially dangerous for those at highest risk for complications, such as: 1. People 65 years of age and older 2. Children under 5, especially those under 2 3. Pregnant women 4. People with diabetes, heart or lung disease or weakened immune See FLU, page 7A From user to lifter, weight loss By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The new year is the time for many to try to lose the extra weight they're carrying around and one Red Bluff man has done it. With hard work, discipline and a good diet, Tim Sain lost about 70 pounds in five months, said Troy Lalaguna, general manager of Tehama Family Fitness, where Sain works out. "He's the perfect example for people," Lalaguna said. "I have to give him props for taking it to this level and actually doing it. I hope he gets someone fired up to do it themselves because he shows this is possible. That someone here in Red Bluff transformed." Sain moved to Red Bluff in 2004 from Walla Walla, Wash. because of a job offer and as a place to begin again. "Six years ago, I decided to kick drugs and alcohol and as a result my health problems creeped up," Sain said. Finally going to see a doctor, he learned his cholesterol was at 600 and his doctor told him he couldn't believe he was walking around, Sain said. Deciding to change everything, Sain began going to a gym, doing a lot of cardio and changing his eating habits to include a lot of healthier things such as salad, he said. "After losing a bunch of weight, I began to think to myself, 'now what?,'" Sain said. "Troy talked me into entering a strong man competition and I ended up winning first place. After that, I was hooked and I entered another." He put on 30 pounds as a result of his training for the competitions, but the difference was it is a good type of weight — muscle, Sain said. From there, he decided to enter into another type of competition. "I saw this picture on Troy's wall of a body builder and thought 'can I do this?,'" Sain said. "I did my research on it and talked to Troy who helped me develop a plan to prepare and entered it." In May, Sain entered his first body building competition in Chico and already he has plans to enter Mr. Chico in June, he said. "It's a fun one to watch because there's a few Red Bluff people in it," Lalaguna said. Part of the key to his success is 100 percent commitment, but the rest is the support he received from Tehama Family Fitness, Sain said. "Not once did I feel I was training alone," Sain said. Something that helps is to have a good gym and something to train for, whether that be a 5K race or a strong man competition, Lalaguna said. It doesn't matter which gym a person goes to as long as they find one where they receive the support they need, he said. While Sain dropped from 240 pounds to 165, that is a bit unusual, Lalaguna said. One of the big factors was the dedication Sain, a father of three who is also a full-time student at California State University, Chico with a full-time job, gave to the process, See HEAVY, page 7A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2595 +$825 certificate (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-888-628-1948