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May 21, 2010

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Friday, May 21, 2010 – Daily News – 7A to combat residential woodsmoke pollution Bill Husa/Chico Enterprise-Record Marin Acevedo loads up his firewood in an orchard off of Anita Rd. Meanwhile, local dis- tricts ramped up efforts to curb residential smoke after EPA tightened its rules for particle pollution in 2006. Now, a statewide review by the Chico Enter- prise-Record shows that 17 of the state’s 35 districts have enacted some kind of wood-burning rules. Fireplaces used for aes- thetics far outnumber wood-burning stoves in metropolitan Los Angeles and the Bay Area. For instance, an esti- mated 1.4 million fire- places — and only 39,500 wood stoves — can be found in the giant district encompassing Orange County and the urban parts of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino coun- ties, said Sam Atwood, spokesman for the South Coast Air Quality Man- agement District. Owners of those fire- places and stoves will face a projected 10 to 25 mandatory no-burn days annually starting in November 2011 as the dis- trict tries to reduce particle pollution. Already, the district has spent $616,000 in $125 incentives to retrofit more than 6,000 wood-burning fireplaces with gas logs. Cooler temperatures in the Bay Area foster more wood-burning, historically accounting for one-third of particulate pollution in winter months. So its sprawling nine- county air district “Come in and be treated like family” Girlfriends Day May 22nd We pay honor to all of the 150 nominees for Girlfriends Day. Thank you for being the example of a true friend. Congratulations to our 5 Winners and their Girlfriends Peggy Jessop Carole Mueller Maria Schaul Wanda Welch Cathy Wilson Come and join us at the Well-Being Faire at Heartfelt Designs The Gold Exchange May 22nd 50% off All Jewelry 528-8000 No Layaways 413 Walnut St., Red Bluff Monday - Friday 10am-5:30 pm • Saturday. 11 am-4 pm Enjoy Girlfriends Day at the Historic Red Bluff State Theatre MAMMA MIA! Saturday, May 22, 2010 THE MOVIE 4 pm Wine Tasting in the Lobby by California Kitchen Company 5 pm Movie • All Seats $5.00 One Day Only launched mandatory no- burn days in 2008, target- ing an estimated 1.4 mil- lion fireplaces. The district set aside $500,000 to help residents switch to gas logs, but only $251,600 has been spent so far on 545 change-outs. The air districts cover- ing the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento have also adopted mandatory no- burn days. But a number of rural districts have steered away from such rules, especially in colder north- ern areas where wood is abundant and many resi- dents can’t afford new, cleaner-burning stoves. Now the City of Chico is considering its own mandatory no-burn ordi- nance, which could be in effect by next winter. Still uncertain is how wood- burning residents will react, and how many can pay for buy cleaner units. ——— Deborah Schoch is a reporter for The California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting, an independent, nonpartisan news organization based at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. Her reporting was part of a recent project on wood-burning smoke with the Chico Enterprise-Record. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital and the D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY proudly announce the 2010 Tehama County Medical Guide A reference guide to North State medical professionals and related medical services available to Tehama County residents. • Glossy, coated stock magazine paper and size – Long shelf life; ideal for retention and future reference. • Space equal to ad size for promotional write-up at no additional cost! • Copy for write-up provided by advertisers. • Daily News editors will edit copy provided for style, punctuation, etc. • Half and Full page write-ups may include photos. • Full distribution in the Daily News (7,000 copies)on June 19, 2010 . • Additional distribution outlets (5,000 copies) through Spring, 2010: • Offices and waiting rooms of featured health care professionals and medical service providers, including St. Elizabeth hospital and its affiliated medical offices. • Corning and Red Bluff Chamber Offices • Rolling Hills Casino Hotels and other Hotels • Daily News’ “Welcome Neighbor” new resident service 12,000 Print Distribution – Est. print readership: 28,000 • Interactive internet publication on www.redbluffdailynews.com for a full year -- at no additional cost. • Online viewers can click directly to advertisers’ websites from ads in the interactive online version! Advertising Rates (cost includes same-size adjacent space for promotional copy, provided by advertiser) State Theatre, 333 Oak Street, Red Bluff Published through a co- www.statetheatreredbluff.com sponsorship agreement with the and Friends of the Theatre D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY Gloss Stock 1/4 Page: $350 Half Page: $485 Full Page: $765 Advertising and Copy Deadline: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 For space reservations, contact your Daily News Display Advertising Representative at (530) 527-2151 • Ads and Promotional copy about the advertiser published side by side for every featured professional or business.

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