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To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit Local Calendar information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com.Include a contact name and telephone number. MONDAY, JULY 26 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory (additional meetings noon and 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 6 p.m.Fridays) Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St.Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Community Band Concerts in the Park, 8-9 p.m., Red Bluff River Park, 527-3486 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Sun Country Quilters Guild Meeting, 7 p.m., Westside Room, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Corning Healthcare District, 6 p.m., district office building, 145 Solano St., conference room Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385-1169 or 566-5270. Meetings daily through Satur- day, additional meeting noon Mondays Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 TUESDAY, JULY 26 Red Bluff Alzheimer’s and dementia support group, 6 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 529-2900 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, 6:45 P.M., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 PAL Kickboxing, 4 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Patriots, 6 p.m., Trinity Landmark Missionary Church, 20920 Hampton Rhodes Drive Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932, 7 p.m.Vet- erans Building, Oak St. Corning City Council, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Jewelry beading class, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Spanish Adult Education, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Gerber Tehama Cemetery District, 4 p.m., cemetery office, 7772 Woodland Ave., Gerber WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 Red Bluff Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory Downtown Farmers Market,5-8 p.m., Washington Street between Oak and Pine streets Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 Ishi Archers, 5-8 p.m., 3-D Shoot, $5 members, $6 guests, Ishi Archery Range, Hwy 36 East, 527-4200 Lariat Bowl Blood Drive, 4-8 p.m., coupon for free miniature golf, free pint of Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream, 365 S. Main St., 1-866-822-5663 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Palomino Room Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut Street Tehama Coffee Party Loyalists, 5:30 p.m., Cozy Diner 259 Main St. Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women wel- come, 384-2471 Corning Computer class, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, corner of West and South streets, 824-7670 Latina Leadership Group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce, 6:30 p.m., 7904 Highway 99E Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the Cali- fornia Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 09-13-15-18-25, Mega Ball: 12 Estimated jackpot: $12 million Obituary KENNETH W. HOCK Kenneth W. Hock, age 69, passed away at home on July 21, 2010. Born in 1941 in Denver, Colorado, was a 60 year resident of Red Bluff, CA. His occupation was a Heavy Equipment Operator - Welder for the Operating Rapistan Dematic. Survivors include wife Michelle, son Jeff and wife Jami Hock, step-daughter Engineers, Gambino, brother Bobby Hock, and two sisters, Tina Hock and June Hemsted, 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. will be Friday, July 30, 2010 at 10am at the Chapel of the Flowers, Walnut St., Red Bluff, CA., with Pat Da- vies officiating. FAIR Continued from page 1A jects did not do as well as had expected, which is why the pay- ments are being raised. “If the state doesn’t assist, this could be the death bed of the fairs,” said Fairboard Director Gerald Sanders. SHEEP Continued from page 1A means a milder meat, an alternative to traditional lamb. “Most people in Amer- ica don’t like lamb because it tastes like lamb,” he said. The smaller Dorper sheep represent a cultural shift and are an easier sell for young farmers than old, he said. “The sheep producers TEA Continued from page 1A ‘‘We are in a war for the future of this country, and the Left and their allies in the news media have decid- ed to use my personal comments and views as a weapon to injure the tea party movement and conserva- tive activists,’’ Williams wrote. ‘‘I will simply not allow them to do this.’’ Tea Party Express chief strategist Sal Russo said Williams made the right decision. ‘‘With the controversy, it created a distraction we could do without,’’ Russo said, The Tea Party Express is one of the largest and most visible factions Services Christa BMX Monday, July 26, 2010 – Daily News – 3A Riders are required to Continued from page 1A “Basically, people in Red Bluff are competing against people in Las Vegas,” Puckett said. That includes the likes of Ryan Packwood, 11, and Cody Smithson, 14, of Redding, and Nick Pruitt, 15, of Cottonwood. Some, as young as 2, run through part of the track on training wheels, under adult supervision. Others, like Jeremy Nunez 15, of Red Bluff, have been riding BMX for a decade. The adrenaline keeps him coming back, Nunez said. With races broken up by age and skill, anyone can hop on the track, including Beyond Satellite owner and former moun- tain biker Scott Chamber- lin of Corning. A track volunteer when he is not racing, Chamber- lin took up the sport to lose weight. Now he hopes his children, when they get off training wheels, will join him. On Saturday night, dur- ing a practice run, he stumbled on a bump and slid through the dirt — a first for Chamberlin, who has been BMX racing since April. Chamberlin got back up. Seconds later, he was back on track. “That’s why you wear long sleeves,” he said, before pedaling away. Eidman said the numbers were in for the R-Wild Horse Ranch Craw- dad Festival, which brought in just less than $12,500 in revenue. Among other numbers he gave were the fact that 8,000 pounds of alligator and between 12,000 and 14,000 pounds of crawdads were sold. “For a first time event it was phe- nomenal,” Eidman said. are the most rugged indi- vidualists in the country,” Patton said. The sheep, adapted to desert weather and report- edly tough enough to endure the cold of Canada, are gathering more atten- tion than they are wool. In the North State, the Dorp- er sale is growing, said Kathy Lewis, proprietor of Lewis White Dorpers. Part of Lewis’ job Sat- urday was bringing people up to speed. Along with her husband, Paul Lewis, register with the ABA, a $45 annual fee, and to wear long pants and a hel- met. Races are $10 and practice is $3, though the first race is free. Races are held at 7 p.m. Saturday and practices are 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Red Bluff Kiwanis Club is title sponsor at the track. More information is available by calling Mike Puckett at 526-3836 or R.J. LaChance at 200- 9900 or by visiting redrockbmx.com. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, exten- sion 114 or gjohnson@red- bluffdailynews.com. Eidman gave an update on the status of the West Coast Monster Truck Nationals scheduled for Octo- ber. “We have a contract and a deposit and everything’s a go,” Eidman said. “We’re full speed ahead.” ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. she helped walk visitors through ultrasound proce- dures used to determine the amount of meat and muscle on a given sheep. The couple explained the Australian genetic database of Dorper genes, an approach that could represent the future of Dorper breeding. With just four vendors, the Dorper sale was not quite the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale, one of Tehama County’s biggest annual events. of the tea party movement. Over the past year, it has completed three national bus tours featuring headlin- ers such as Sarah Palin. The organization is funded by the Sacramento-based political action committee, Our Country Deserves Better, which was formed by Russo and other longtime Republican operatives in 2008 to help John McCain’s presidential campaign. Williams’ exit came as the tea party tries to shed the image that much of its anti-government anger is fueled by racial prejudice against President Barack Obama. Earlier this month, the NAACP passed a resolution condemning what it said were racist elements within the tea party. Williams said his blog post was a response to the Lt gov owes $100k in taxes Yet, like that sale, it attracted attention from hundreds of miles away. Mother-and-daughter Kelsey Rowe and Liz Dubigk traveled more than 600 miles in search of a black-headed Dorper. It was the closest sale they could find. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. NAACP’s action. The NAACP said the post was further evidence that tea party activists condoned racism. California NAACP president Alice Huffman declined to comment on the departure of Williams or the tea party in general, referring all queries to the Baltimore headquar- ters of the organization. No one answered the phone after-hours at the Baltimore office. Russo said he was confident the Tea Party Express could move for- ward and continue pushing for con- servative candidates and causes. ‘‘This hasn’t slowed us down any,’’ he said. ‘‘The tea party move- ment is so strong that all these attacks we’ve sustained have only made the movement stronger.’’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Times reports records show a Santa Barbara County business owned by Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado owes the federal government more than $100,000 in taxes. The Times reported Friday that public records show COMMUNITY CLIPS exhaustion. injuries. federal officials filed a lien against the property on April 13 — two weeks before Maldonado was sworn in as lieutenant governor. According to the Times, the Internal Revenue Ser- vice lien indicates that Maldonado owes the government $111,146 for underpaying a category of taxes that include Social Security, Medicare and federal withhold- ing contributions for employees on his 6,000-acre farm. A spokesman for Maldonado’s reelection campaign told the Times the outstanding taxes are ‘‘absolutely not an employee compensation issue,’’ rather a dispute over the use of company vehicles. Firefighter hurt, buildings burn in NorCal wildfire VACAVILLE (AP) — A wind-swept wildfire in North- ern California destroyed six empty structures and several vehicles and left a firefighter with heat exhaustion before it was contained. Solano County sheriff’s officials said the fire just north of Vacaville started at about 3 p.m. Saturday and spread quickly, burning about 25 acres, destroying vehicles and outbuildings and forcing the brief evacuation of dozens of Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Theft • Social Security checks were reported cashed by the wrong party Friday morning on South Main Street. •A guitar was report- ed stolen Friday morning on Aspen Way. •A purse was reported stolen Friday afternoon on Elva Street. • Art supplies and tools were reported stolen Friday afternoon on Walbridge Street. Vandalism •A vehicle antenna was reported bent and the vehicle it was attached to scratched Friday morning on Carmel Way. •A vehicle was reported scratched Friday Schools director to resign WEST SACRAMENTO (AP) — The executive director of the California School Boards Association says he will step down in September. Scott Plotkin said on Friday he had made misstate- ments about his salary and use of a corporate credit card. Public records obtained by KCRA-TV show Plotkin earned $352,000 in 2006 and $540,000 the following year. Records also show Plotkin withdrew more than $11,000 in cash from area casinos in 2008 using the school boards association’s credit cards. He apologized on Friday, saying he wrongly stated that he had taken a 4 percent salary cut. Plotkin also said he created the false impression that the CSBA board of directors had authorized the cash withdrawals at casinos. The CSBA represents 965 local school boards throughout California and receives more than $5 mil- lion in membership dues. Everyday Cheapskate See Page 3B morning at the Flower Botique. The damage was estimated to be less than $1,000, but a park- ing sign was also report- ed stolen from the scene, making for another $100 loss. • Graffiti was reported Friday morning on a cor- ner wall on Sale Lane. Juveniles •A pair of juveniles reportedly dialed 911 about seven times early Friday morning at Motel 6. The children were found to be safe and the parents, staying in an adjoining room, were notified. •A group of juveniles reportedly swore at an adult Friday afternoon at Cabernet Apartments and hit on her daughter. They were later admonished by police. Fire A smoldering bush was reportedly extin- guished Friday night at the corner of Aloha Street and Aloha Court. homes before it was brought under control a few hours later. One firefighter from Dixon was hospitalized with heat There were no reports of homes destroyed or civilian