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WEDNESDAY JULY 14, 2010 Breaking news at: Scholarship Awarded Community www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 2A RED BLUFF Swim Results SPORTS 1B Sunny 99/68 Weather forecast 6A By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer FLOURNOY — A 2,500-per- son, five-day festival scheduled here next week is igniting protest over fire fears. The Planning Department has yet to issue a permit for the Mys- tic Garden Party, which bills itself DAILYNEWS 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 Rural residents concerned about latest festival as a touring mix of concerts, camping and workshops with names like “Making Love and Dying: Two Most Irresistible Offers” and “The Rite of Mush- rooms in Religion & The Trivium Method w/Jan Irvin.” Along with tour dates in Santa Cruz and the Burning Man festival in Nevada, the Fourth Annual ‘There’s not one person in our area that is happy about this’ Rancher Tony Turri Mystic Garden Party is scheduled to stop on Paskenta Road in Tehama County July 21-26 for the first time this year. Organizers eyed the new loca- tion for months. But a handful of The next chapter neighbors said they only learned about the festival through word of mouth, within days of its Monday application to the Planning Department. Cattle rancher Tony Turri, one of the few to take his greviances to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday, mockingly suggested the county See RURAL, page 3A Beef N Brew coming to downtown RB Beef N Brew is intertwined in Red Bluff’s her- itage, as were street dances. Downtown Red Bluff Business Association and the Tehama County CattleWomen have partnered to bring it all back in a planned three-part event scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 in downtown Red Bluff. The day will offer sidewalk space to all western artists, saddle, tack and boot makers; and leather, wood, metal and other artists throughout the day. From 5 to7 p.m., participating downtown mer- chants will offer beef and micro brew tasting in their stores. Some are planning music and in store enter- tainment to go along with the tasting. See BEEF, page 3A Chase ends in arrest on multiple charges Tehama County Deputies Tuesday morn- ing arrested a man sus- pected of driving with a .19 percent blood alco- hol level, a 10-inch knife, loaded guns and marijuana. Jason Bauer, 27, Cot- Daily News file photo The 12th Century chapter house at the Abbey of New Clairvaux received a boost recently when the project was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Hind Foundation. Abbey of New Clairvaux gets grant Special to the DN VINA — The Hind Foundation has awarded a grant of $150,000 to the Abbey of New Clairvaux. The award was made to assist in the completion of work reconstructing a medieval chapter house on the monastery grounds in Vina. The first $75,000 was received by the monastery in June and the final $75,000 is scheduled for the fall of 2011. “Thousands of visitors have already witnessed this unique piece of history coming back to life right here in Vina,” Friday columnist to sign books Saturday in RB By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer For those readers who enjoy Pat Gleason’s Friday column Simply Put in the Daily News, there is a new book out called “The Best of Simply Put.” “It’s kind of a dream come true,” Gleason said. “I never set out to write a book. It kind of wrote itself.” was trying to come up with a book that was balanced thematically." Gleason The book is a series of what Gleason says are his better columns chosen from the last four years of writing for the Daily News, arranged in four sections — family, politics, tragedy and humor columns. "It was a challenge," Gleason said. "It took me a year-and-a-half, mostly because I procrastinated. The most challenging part Gleason, an English teacher at Red Bluff Union High School, said he is thank- ful for former Daily News Editor Michael Griffin, who first gave him the chance to write his col- umn and for the support of Edi- tor Chip Thompson who encouraged him to keep writing when he wanted to quit. "It’s guys like that that make it worthwhile," Glea- son said. The most instrumental person in getting the book published was Joe Vine at The Copy Center, Gleason said. “He kept e-mailing me wanting to know when I See BOOKS, page 3A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power said Sacred Stones Chairwoman Jane Flynn, owner of Pacific Farms in Ger- ber. “We are grateful to the Hind Foun- dation for recognizing and supporting this unique project.” Abbot Paul Mark Schwan, OCSO, expressed his deep appreciation to the Hind Foundation for its very generous support. See NEXT, page 3A tonwood, was reportedly speeding in a Mazda Miata on Washington Street shortly after 1 a.m. when a patrol sergeant spotted him, according to a sheriff’s department press statement. By the time the sergeant caught up to Bauer, Bauer had bailed out of his car and was running on foot on Madi- son Street near the Tehama County Jail, where he was appre- hended by a deputy, according to the state- ment. Police matched Bauer to the license plate on the car and arrested him on suspicion of driving under the influence. A search of his car revealed a 10-inch knife con- cealed under the driver’s seat, a pair of loaded firearms and less than an ounce of marijuana. Bauer was booked into the county jail on suspicion of possessing a dangerous weapon, possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, dri- ving under the influ- ence, resisting arrest and possession of less than one ounce of mari- juana. Bail was set at $15,000. —Staff report Lassen aims to Reach the Peak Special to the DN Lassen Volcanic Nation- al Park and the Lassen Park Foundation will host the Lassen Peak Trail Rehabil- itation Project Reach the Peak kickoff event 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17 in the Lassen Peak parking lot. “The park trail crew is hard at work stabilizing and mitigating safety hazards as snow continues to melt from Lassen Peak,” said Superin- tendent Darlene Koontz. “We M. anticipate opening the full trail to the summit July16, just in time for the celebration.” Special interpretive pro- grams will be offered at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. A presentation by Koontz and Lassen Park Foundation Chairman John Koeberer will begin at noon followed by cake and refreshments. Reach the Peak project partners, Lassen Park Foun- dation, Lassen Association, California Guest Services and California Conservation Corps, will host informa- tional booths during the event. 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