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MONDAY JUNE 7, 2010 Breaking news at: Disabled by Middle Age Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF Sports Wrap SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10B Mostly sunny 88/61 DAILYNEWS Fair prepares 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 The other weed fest By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Downtown Red Bluff’s weed problems are deeper than thought. Bill Moule, who sits on the Local Government Ser- vices Committee of the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, took some 22 volunteers and workers downtown Saturday to rip out, cut and trim the plants sneaking between the cracks and breaking Red Bluff’s downtown pavement. Four hours in most of the team had not made it out of the Tehama Rural Area eXpress parking lot. “I didn’t expect it to be as bad as it was,” said Down- town Red Bluff Business Association President Tod Dolling, one of the event’s volunteers. Dolling, who says the city has neglected to clean up downtown, called on the city to turn on the water sys- See WEED, page 9A Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Rosie Johansen sneaks under simulated smoke Saturday at the Emergency Preparedness Fair. By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Emergencies can be a time of panic and uncertainty for anyone, but the developmentally disabled can face even greater challenges. Saturday, the Tehama County Coordinating Council for the Developmentally Disabled hosted an Emer- gency Preparedness Fair at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, the first of its kind in Tehama Coun- ty. “It’s tremendously important to reach the develop- mentally disabled,” said CCDD Secretary J.J. Feser. For Corning resident Rosie Johansen, that meant a course in stop, drop and roll, crawling under simulated smoke and touching a door to see if it was hot, the last of which was key to telling whether fire was the other side. “I think it’s important to learn,” she said. In exchange for visiting some of the 30 educational booths present, attendees could earn a paper certificate of congratulations, featuring a cartoon elephant with DUI crackdown nets eight over holiday weekend By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Arrests were up for the 2010 Tehama County Avoid The Five Memorial Day campaign, which resulted in the arrest of eight people, ranging in ages from 23 to 55, over the holiday weekend. Last year’s campaign resulted in one arrest and no deaths, an Avoid the Five release said. This year, while there were no deaths, there was one crash resulting in major injuries. The 2010 campaign kicked off with two peo- ple arrested Friday. Red Bluff police arrested Anthony Lawrence Fowler, 25, of Red Bluff, while Corning police arrested Niccole Lynn Ostendorf, 23, of San Jose. By Saturday’s end the number was up to a total of six. Corning police arrested Galfino Rosas Talavera, 49, of Corning, while Red Bluff police arrested Gor- don Powell, 55, of Canyon Dam. The Cali- fornia Highway Patrol made the final two arrests with Angell Jennings, 37, of Folsom, and David Dalton, 25, of Lakeport. On Sunday the Califor- nia Highway Patrol arrest- ed Tristan Fonseca, 27, of Corning — the only per- son arrested following a crash. Fonseca was taken by helicopter to Enloe Med- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See DUI, page 9A the words “Don’t forget” and a smiling fireman. Outside, a fire truck and police car alternated sirens and loudspeaker announcements. Inside, a mock emer- gency shelter had been staged, complete with cots and Red Cross signs. “(A shelter) is a scary thing if you haven’t been to one,” said Anne Read, publicity chairwoman. Less dramatic, but equally important, booths inside explained the threat of dehydration and the resources available through the National Alliance on Mental Ill- ness, a support group with a local branch. The event was key to building relationships between emergency personnel and the developmentally disabled community, Read said. More than just getting the word out about safety, personnel came face-to-face with members of the demographic, and made the quirks of both groups more familiar to the other. In some cases the lessons went both ways. Penny Bunn, sheriff’s dispatch supervisor, worked to educate attendees on the proper use of 911. Some- times developmentally disabled residents will use the See FAIR, page 9A Contract, fees, doggie diners on agenda By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Supervisors on Tues- day are scheduled to vote on renewing the contract for Planning Director George Robson, consider finalizing fees for above- ground petroleum storage tank inspections and vote on whether or not to close the Tehama County Ani- mal Shelter for an hour lunch break. Break for animals Sometime after 10 a.m. the board is scheduled to consider shutting down the Tehama County Divi- sion of Animal Services from noon to 1 p.m. The shelter would remain open 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Robson renewal The board is set next to consider a new contract for Robson. The planning director for roughly 30 years, Robson’s new con- tract would carry over his monthly $8,510 salary and, in exchange for fund- ing a 3 percent contribu- tion to CalPERs out of his own pocket, would grant the director nearly $5,000 See FEES, page 9A Farm fresh deals and more at market By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff Farmer’s market is back with leather-working ordained ministers, humanities professors who peddle hot dogs and more local produce than you can fit in a grocery bag. The first of the sea- son’s morning markets spouted roots Saturday morning in the parking lot at Red Bluff River Park. As the name implies the market is packed with produce, much of it from within Tehama County or driven in from neighbor- ing counties. More than just keeping dollars locally, shopping at the market can get you pesticide-free products, said Gerber resident Paula Barrow. “You’re getting it farm-fresh,” Barrow said. “This was picked yester- day.” Sporting a mix of radishes and mulberries, Barrow had sold out of Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Wayne McGraw, Corning, talks about leather products with Myra Lou Cooke of Red Bluff Saturday at the Farmer’s Market. her eggs and mustard greens by late morning — a good sign, as she and her neighbor, Mindy Nickler, have bought out a space for the rest of the season. Elsewhere, Kao Saephan, part of a Red Bluff farming family, said the market was off to a slow start, despite his sweet strawberries. See FARM, page 9A