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WEDNESDAY Homemade RB girls drop 1 Doughnuts FEBRUARY 6, 2013 County Fare Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A Sports 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 59/36 Weather forecast 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 Rodeo camp retu rns Bake sales violate code By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer An amendment to the Tehama County Code to comply with the state's new Homemade Food Act won't change whether grandmothers are violating health code when they make homemade brownies for church or school bake sales. That's because under the law they already were violating the code, and still are in many instances. The seemingly bizarre ramifications of existing health codes had the Tehama County Board of Supervisors shaking their heads Tuesday. The board was discussing an ordinance amending county code to classify a cottage food operation as a See CODE, page 7A Victim says stab wounds accidental By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer DN file photo Wyatt Herren, 13, of Clearlake, is lowered onto a caged bull in 2010 at the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Championship Rodeo Camp at the Tehama District Fairground. The camp will return April 6. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association will be hosting three free roughstock rodeo camps in Red Bluff in the weeks preceding the Red Bluff RoundUp Rodeo. The PRCA camps will run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6. All abilities and ages 8 and older are welcome. Students must pre-register to participate and there are limited spots available for each camp. Camps are great for beginners and beneficial for advanced riders. Don't miss a chance to learn from pro rodeo's best. Free one-day rodeo day camps offer instruction in bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding. Participants will learn about safety techniques, learn the correct spurring moves, have riding equipment checked and fixed, Chico State Greeks get rules for reinstatement By LARRY MITCHELL MediaNews Group CHICO — Members of Chico State University's suspended fraternities and sororities are finding out what they must do to be eligible for reinstatement. Greek leaders were informed of the new rules at meetings held Saturday on campus. Among other things, they'll have to agree to new and more stringent guidelines for social events and to heavier sanctions for violations, according to a news release the university sent out Monday afternoon. All fraternities and sororities at Chico State were suspended indefinitely on Nov. 15, after a series of incidents that violated alcohol policies and other rules governing Greek life on campus. About 1,200 students belong to the 26 social Greek organizations at Chico State. Among other things, the suspension means these groups can't hold social events. They've also had to cover up the Greek letters on their houses. Recruitment of new members has been restricted, as well. If the organizations comply with requirements this month, they could start being reinstated in March, said Joe Wills, a spokesman for the university. He said university officials agreed to a request by student leaders of the Greek organizations not to release details of the requirements for reinstatement until they had time to discuss them with their members. The news release said that to be reinstated, "During February, social Greek chapters must follow a timeline that includes a number of tasks. The steps to be completed include: to new and more stringent event guidelines, recognition standards and sanctions for violations. • Attending mandatory fraternity and sorority training on topics includSee GREEKS, page 7A learn chute procedures, handle livestock, work with pickup men and receive an overall review of the rodeo business. No live buckouts. Register online at: http://www.prorodeo.com/youthr odeo.aspx. Follow the organization on Facebook, search PRCA Championship Rodeo Camps and Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund. $ 2595PICK-UPS) (MOST CARS & +$825 certificate 530 527-9841 See VICTIM, page 7A Those pesky creek invaders Have you ever wondered what those fast growing, stinky, walnutlike trees are that are growing along creeks and roadways? Or, how about those tall, dense stands of shrubs with white or bright pink flowers at the tips that seem to be taking over entire sections of creeks? Chances are that tree you are seeing is Tree of Heaven and those dense shrubs are Salt-cedar. These are just two types of non-native, invasive plants that are found in the area. The Tehama County Resource Conservation District will be holding a short workshop at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Evergreen Middle School Library, 19500 Learning Way in Cottonwood to talk about nonnative, invasive plants in the Cottonwood Creek Watershed. The workshop will include information about what non-native, invasive plants are, why they are a problem, specific types of invasive plants that are found in and around Cottonwood Creek, efforts that are being made to remove and manage invasive plants on the south fork of the creek and ways in which landowners can manage the weedy plants on their own properties. The meeting will be especially helpful for landowners in the Cottonwood Creek Watershed, however, anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL Smog Inspection Entry of plea for Mary Lee O'Connor, who appeared Tuesday on the charge of attempted murder, has been delayed after Tuesday's hearing during which attorney Ken Miller requested criminal charges be suspended pending an evaluation for mental competency. O'Connor, 55, of Corning was arrested early Sunday, Jan. 27, in the 23000 block of McLane Avenue after reportedly stabbing her husband, Patrick O'Connor, 46, several times during a fight over a cat, according to a Tehama County Sheriff's Department press release. Patrick O'Connor and his daughter-in-law were in attendance at the entry of plea. "She didn't do it on purpose," Patrick O'Connor said. "It was an accident. She was a CNA for over 30 years and she just retired. She's spent her life helping people and this was not intentionally done." He and his wife were in an argument while his wife was doing the dishes and during the argument she turned around, A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-888-628-1948 The district asks that anyone who is interested in attending the workshop RSVP no later than Feb. 18 by calling Rose Calzontzi, watershed coordinator, at (530) 527-3013 x115 or emailing rose@tehamacountyrcd.o rg. The TCRCD is a nonprofit special district created to assist people to manage, conserve and improve the natural resources of Tehama County. It is involved with many different projects and educational endeavors ranging from free irrigation system testing and water quality sampling, to exotic plant removal and hosting hands-on workshops. For more information on the district, visit www.tehamacountyrcd.or g. 2013 Weekly Hiring Events At the Job Training Center Tuesday, February 7 • 2-4pm Featuring: Home Depot Do you enjoy gardening and DYI projects? Seasonal positions available for their busy season–Spring! 718 Main Street, Red Bluff (Come prepared with right to work documents) 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff Job Training Center is an Equal opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to people with disabilities. TTY: 530.527.2306.