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WEEKEND JANUARY 26-27, 2013 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com If it Isn't Broke? Pets Page 4A DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Few showers 57/34 Weather forecast 12B TEHAMA COUNTY $1.00 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 Bull sales add up Couple arrested for pot operation By RYAN OLSON MediaNews Group OROVILLE — A judge has declined to take a woman facing marijuana charges into custody after she was arrested in a new case Tuesday. Daisy Jean Bram was arrested with Jayme Jeff Walsh at their Red Bluff residence Tuesday on suspicion of cultivating marijuana, possessing it for sale and child endangerment. Their three young sons — Thor, Zeus and Invictus, ranging from six months to two years old — were removed and placed into protective custody. Bram was able to post bail in Tehama County, but Walsh was in custody Thursday. Butte County Deputy District Attorney Jeff Greeson asked Superior Court Judge James Reilley on Thursday See POT, page 11A Corning OKs crossing for kids By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Joanne Ehorn, right, shows Sue Staib of Oroville a pitcher at her store, Ehorn's Antiques and More, 629 Main St., in Red Bluff. Visitors boost local economy By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer While the annual Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale netted $1.2 million in 2012, its reach is felt throughout the community. On Thursday, a woman counting people as they entered the sale reported she had counted 1,200 just between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. that day. "The Bull Sale has a tremendous impact to the Red Bluff and Tehama County economies," said Red BluffTehama County Chamber of Commerce CEO Dave Gowan. "Our chamber is very busy throughout the week with visitor information about what to do in our area, places to go and things to see along with information about our restaurants, lodging and businesses. Many visitors come from all over the western part of America just for this week. We love it." The Palomino Room, recently reopened after a remodel at 723 Main St., has benefited from the visitors. The two biggest events of the year are Bull Sale and the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo and New Year's is County to hear about flu, wolves By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear informational presentations on what some consider to be unwanted visitors when it meets Tuesday at 10 a.m. Dr. Richard Wickenheiser and Health Services Executive Director Valerie Lucero are scheduled to give an informational presentation regarding the latest Influenza season. Northern Region Wildlife Program Manager Karen Kovacs is scheduled to give an informational update on the grey wolf in California. Among the financial decisions before the board will be the awarding of a $183,604 bid to Corning Ford for the purchase of six new Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles and a $104,120 bid to CDW Government for computer hardware and software. A public hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the earliest to receive public comment regarding the completed Los Molinos Storm Drain Master Plan. the only time of the year the business opens the upstairs portion in preparation for the extra guests, General Manager Tammy Leak said on Friday. "We're always extremely busy at the Bull Sale, but we absolutely love it," Leak said. "It's a great group of people that come in here to have a good time and they travel from all over. Last night we had people from Canada, Texas, Montana and Idaho come in." Part of what people love is the good food and the country music or swing bands playing all night, she said. See SALES, page 11A CORNING — After waiting for feedback from emergency responders, the City Council authorized the installation of a raised pedestrian crosswalk on Marguerite Avenue. At the Jan. 8 meeting, former Councilman Ross Turner asked the decision be delayed pending notification of local emergency responders to ask for their input. "We have had no comments back from anyone and Corning Volunteer Fire Department Chief Martin Spannaus did not have any issues with the proposed raised crosswalk," City Manager John Brewer said. Notification was sent to the Tehama County Sheriff's Department, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital and Tehama County Volunteer Fire Department, he said. The proposed crosswalk would be from the Palm Village Mobile Home Park, which has a driveway directly across from Maywood Middle School. The city has received several citizen complaints regarding speeding in the area and, while efforts were made to get children to cross elsewhere at crosswalks, children still routinely cross there, Brewer said. The raised crosswalk, which will cost about $2,600, is expected to calm traffic at that location, he said. Installation would not be set to begin until the summer as that area is set to undergo an overlay then and it would not make sense to add the crosswalk before the overlay, Brewer said. There is a Safe Routes to School project to be completed in the Fig Lane area and it is hoped that the city can combine the overlay and crosswalk as alternative bid items for the paving section, he said. The council approved filling a vacant public works maintenance worker position left unfilled the last few years due to budget limitations. Applications for the position will end on Feb. 22 and the position should be See CORNING, page 11A Mrs. Burger King retires Special to the DN Marilyn Ferchaud, general manager of the Red Bluff Burger King, was honored for her 33 years of service at J&A Food Service annual awards banquet on Sunday, Jan. 20. More than 200 guests were in attendance, including general managers of all 40 J&A Food Service restaurants, specific award winners within the restaurants and the J&A Executive Team. The Burger King group and J&A Food Service, as a whole, honored Ferchaud with a standing ovation after CEO Joe Wong thanked Ferchaud for her dedication to the Burger King concept. Courtesy photo Marilyn Ferchaud, general manager of the Red Bluff Burger King, right, is honored on Jan. 20 for her 33 years of service at the J&A Food Service annual banquet. As a thank you for her service and a celebration of retirement, Wong presented Ferchaud with a three-day trip for two to Las Vegas, a year's worth of massage gift certificates and an iPad, among other gifts. J&A Food Service owns and operates 40 restaurants spanning from Southern California to Central Oregon. Franchises under the J&A Food Service umbrella include- Marie Callender's, Applebee's, Logan's Roadhouse, Burger King, & Spoon Me Frozen Yogurt. J&A also owns the independent restaurants View 202 and Cicada Cantina, both in Redding.