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Friday, August 6, 2010 – Daily News – 9A LION Continued from page 1A people should leave it alone. If it is nearby, you should not turn and run, but be loud and make yourself as big as you can, said Sgt. Dan Flowerdew. For more information on mountain lions visit www.dfg.ca.gov/keep- mewild.html. Anyone spot- ting a mountain lion within city limits is asked to call the Red Bluff Police Depart- ment at 527-3131. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. WILD Continued from page 1A ing. There are approximate- ly 4,000 wild horses in California, according to Deniz Bolbol, spokes- SEATS Continued from page 1A Cofer is the sole oppo- nent running against Mayor Gary Strack. Both Cofer and Bucky Bowen have stepped down as co- chairmen of the group due to potential conflicts of interest pending the results of the November election. Bowen’s wife of Gena Bowen is in the race, but will be running for one of the two council seats left open by former Council- woman Becky Hill and incumbent Ross Turner. Hill resigned to move to Oregon and Turner announced July 27 his woman for In Defense of Animals, who says roundup of the Twin Peaks herd would cut the state’s population in half. Bolbol said that horses will have to run about ten miles over rocky terrain. ‘‘It’s going to be in the hottest month of the year,’’ intentions of stepping down. “At this time I am announcing that I will not seek another term on the Corning City Council,” Turner said. “There are five announced candi- dates, a cross section of Corning citizens. Now it is up to the voters of Corning to decide whether to make a change or remain static. I would like to thank the voters for giving me the opportunity to serve them. I wish the city of Corning well.” Turner has served Tehama County as a City Councilman and a County Supervisor since 1986. “When I was elected to Corning City Council I Bolbol said. ‘‘The only reason they’re doing it now is to not interfere with hunting if you go to Twin Peaks.’’ A bipartisan group of 54 House members recent- ly sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior, asking the department to had hoped to help make changes for the betterment of the city,” Turner said. “We were able to make some improvements dur- ing my first eight years of service, but I was unable to make changes to the city’s costly office person- nel policy and other per- sonnel issues.” Turner said it was his goal upon returning to the City Council in 2006 to correct the problems that had not changed in his absence. “I am aware that the policy and personnel changes occur very slowly in this town, but the cur- rent financial problems have intensified the need to make changes,” Turner halt the roundups and allow the National Acade- my of Sciences to analyze the program. A representative from the Bureau of Land Man- agement could not imme- diately be reached for comment after the late afternoon ruling. Senior Legislature ‘Focus on 30’ campaign California Senior Legislature Chairman Richard L. Dahlgren announced recently that all CSL members will participate in a “Focus on 30” campaign in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the body. The goal of the campaign is to raise funds for the California Foun- dation on Aging, a non-profit corpo- ration that funds programs and ser- vices to enrich the lives of older Cal- ifornians. The 80 Senior Assembly and 40 Senior Senate members of the Cali- fornia Senior Legislature were recently elected to represent plan- ning and service areas throughout California. Members have submitted more than 70 legislative proposals this year designed to improve the lives of Californians age 60 and older. The proposals will be ranked at the CSL Annual Session to be held in October in Sacramento. The campaign asks individuals to contribute a minimum of $30 to the CFOA. Donations are tax deductible and will help offset the cost of the four day CSL Annual Session. Checks should be made out to School lunches provided Tehama County Department of Education has announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program. Each school and/or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The household size and income criteria identified below will be used to determine eligibility for free, reduced-price, or full-price meal benefits. Children from households whose income is at or below the levels shown here are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Children who receive Food Stamp, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids, Kinship Guardianship Assis- tance Payments, or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations benefits are automatically eligible for free meals regardless of the income of the household in which they reside. Eligibility for a foster child is based on a sep- arate application and solely on the amount of the child's "personal use" income. Application forms are being distributed to all households with a letter informing them of the availability of free and reduced-price meals enrolled children. Applications are also available at the principal's office in each school. To apply for free or reduced-price meal benefits, households must complete an application and return it to the school for processing. Applications may be submitted at any time dur- ing the school year. The information households provide on the application will be used to determine meal eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or program officials. Requirements for school officials to determine eligibili- ty for free and reduced-price benefits are as follows: For households receiving Food Stamp, CalWORKs, Kin-GAP, or FDPIR benefits - applications need only include the enrolled child(ren)'s name, Food Stamp, CalWORKs, Kin- GAP, or FDPIR case number, and the signature of an adult household member. For households who do not list a Food Stamp, CalWORKs, Kin-GAP, or FDPIR case number, the application must include the names of all household mem- bers, the amount and source of the income received by each household member, and the signature and corresponding Social Security number of an adult household member. If the household member who signs the application does not have a Social Security number, the household member must indicate on the application that a Social Security number is not available. Under the provisions of the free and reduced-price meal policy, the determining official(s), as designated by the sponsor/agency, shall review applications and determine eli- gibility. Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the eligibility ruling may discuss the decision with the determining offi- cial on an informal basis. Parents may also make a formal request for an appeal hearing of the decision and may do so orally or in writing with the sponsor/agency's hearing offi- cial. Parents or guardians should contact their child(ren)'s school(s) for specific information regarding the name of the determining official and/or hearing official for a specific school, agency, or district. If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size increases, the household should contact the school. Such changes may make the children of the house- hold eligible for benefits if the household's income falls at or below the levels shown above. Households that receive Food Stamp, CalWORKs, Kin- GAP, or FDPIR benefits may not have to complete an Application for Free or Reduced-Price Meals or Free Milk. School officials will determine eligibility for free meals based on documentation obtained directly from the Food Stamp, CalWORKs, Kin-GAP, or FDPIR office that a child is a member of a household currently receiving Food Stamp or FDPIR benefits or an assistance unit receiving Cal- WORKs or Kin-GAP benefits. School officials will notify households of their eligibility, but those who do not want their child(ren) to receive free meals must contact the school. Food Stamp, CalWORKs, Kin-GAP, and FDPIR households should complete an application if they are not notified of their eligibility. CFOA/CSL and mailed to: Califor- nia Foundation on Aging/California Senior Legislature, 1017 L Street, Box 428, Sacramento, CA 95814- 3805. Individuals who make contribu- tions by Oct. 15 will be listed in a special "Focus on 30" publication to be distributed at the CSL Annual Session. Senior Senator Vernon H. Uecker, Oroville, and Senior Assembly Member Michael LePeilbet, Corn- ing, represent Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Plumas and Tehama counties. said. “A new direction is needed now, not later.” Also running for the two open council seats will be Darlene Dickison, Jesse Lopez, John Richards, Melodie Pois- son and Ken Prather, although confirmation of the 20 signatures required from Corning voters to run is still needed for Prather, said City Clerk Lisa Lin- net. Prather is one of the more recognizable names as he is a part owner of Tehama Herbal Collective, which is in litigation with the city over zoning issues. Darlene Dickison is also a well-known name having spent about 40 AIDE Continued from page 1A resident presented a plan on how to solve the immigra- tion situation. Two individuals were very upset about the recent Proposition 8 ruling that overturns the state’s ban on gay marriage, Crow said. “People have already voted on this twice,” Crow said. “It’s slap in the face of voters when they vote and their vote is deemed uncon- stitutional.” One resident was particu- larly concerned about the passage of AB 962, which among other things includes fingerprinting for those who buy ammunition. Crow said he explained that Nielsen is against the law and was part of a team that authored a bill to stop AB 962 but was unsuccess- ful. Overall, there is a sense years as City Clerk and one term as a Corning Councilwoman. Lopez was on the city’s Planing Commission until his term ended in June and Richards is a member of the Corning Skate and Bike Park Association. With neither Hill nor Turner seeking re-elec- tion, candidates have until 5 p.m. on Aug. 11 to turn their paperwork into City Hall, Linnet said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. of dissatisfaction with the Legislature, which is reflect- ed in voter registration trends, with people picking neither the Republican nor Democrat parties but turning to more grassroots parties such as the Tea Party, Crow said. That’s why it’s espe- cially important for Crow to reach out to people at this time. “This is just a really great opportunity because people are coming to you and you get a chance to spend time with people and talk to them and do what you can to help them out,” he said. Crow plans to be back in Red Bluff next month. He encourages those who missed him this time around to visit him then. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. Appeal filed over gay marriage ruling SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supporters of Cal- ifornia’s gay marriage ban filed an appeal of a federal judge’s ruling striking down the voter-approved law. The appeal filed late Wednesday to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was expected, as lawyers on both sides of the legal battle repeatedly vowed to carry the fight to a higher court if they lost. Earlier in the day, a fed- eral judge in San Francisco overturned California’s Proposition 8, which restricts a marriage to one man and one woman. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled the law violates federal equal protections and due process laws. The 9th Circuit court has no deadlines to hear the case, which will be ran- domly assigned to a three- judge panel. It’s expected that the panel will order both sides to submit written legal arguments before scheduling a hearing. The outcome in the appeals court could force the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether gays have a consti- tutional right to wed. ‘‘This ruling, if allowed to stand, threatens not only Prop 8 in California but the laws in 45 other states that define marriage as one man and one woman,’’ said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, which helped fund the 2008 campaign that led to the ban’s pas- sage. Currently, same-sex couples can legally wed only in Massachusetts, Iowa, Connecticut, Ver- mont, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C. The appeal was filed by Protect Marriage, a coali- tion of religious and conser- vative groups that spon- sored Proposition 8 and wound up defending it after California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attor- ney General Jerry Brown refused. Walker, meanwhile, said he would consider waiting for the 9th Circuit to render its decision before he makes his opinion final and requires the state to stop enforcing the ban. The judge ordered both sides to submit written arguments by Friday on the issue. Hundreds of same-sex marriage supporters cele- brated the verdict at public gatherings in San Francis- co, West Hollywood and New York City, while acknowledging they have watched court victories evaporate before. California voters passed Proposition 8 five months after the state Supreme Court legalized same-sex unions and an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples already had tied the knot. Joe Briggs, 32, an actor who attended a West Holly- wood gathering, said he was thrilled to hear about the ruling but was curbing his enthusiasm because of the legal fight still ahead. ‘‘It’s a long process. Last time we were allowed to marry for like a day and then they took it away,’’ said Briggs, who wore a T- shirt with an image of Bat- man and Robin kissing. ‘‘But at the same time, we have a black president — so let’s just get on with it! It’s about equality.’’ Walker’s decision came in a lawsuit filed by two same-sex couples and the city of San Francisco that sought to invalidate Propo- sition 8 under the same constitutional principles that led to bans on interra- cial marriage being over- turned. The 13-day trial was the first in a federal court to examine if the U.S. Consti- tution prevents states from denying gays the right to wed. Former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore Olson teamed up with David Boies to argue for the two couples, bringing together a pair of litigators best known as adversaries who respec- tively represented George W. Bush and Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election. ‘‘We have other battles ahead of us, but with this decision carefully analyz- ing the evidence we are well on our way to victory,’’ Olson said Wednesday. Reveling in their joint victory, Boies said he and Olson’s alliance would prove valuable if the Propo- sition 8 case, known as Perry v. Schwarzenegger, reaches the Supreme Court. ‘‘Ted and I have a deal — He is going to get the 5 justices that were for him in Bush v. Gore and I’m going to get the 4 justices that were with me in Bush v. Gore,’’ he joked. Standing in front of eight American flags at a news conference, the two couples behind the case beamed and choked up as they related their feelings of validation. ‘‘Tomorrow will feel different because tomorrow I will have a sense of secu- rity I have not had,’’ said Sandy Stier, as her partner of 10 years, Kris Perry, stood at her side. ‘‘Because of this decision I will know we are treated the same under the law as everybody else.’’ Defense lawyers argued at trial that the ban was nec- essary to safeguard the tra- ditional understanding of marriage and to encourage responsible childbearing. They called just two wit- nesses, compared to the 18 put on by the plaintiffs, claiming they did not need to present expert testimony because the U.S. Supreme Court had never recognized a right to same-sex mar- riage. In declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional, Walker accepted every argument advanced by the plaintiffs and methodically rejected every claim made by the defense. Preventing gays from marrying does noth- ing to strengthen heterosex- ual unions or serve any pur- pose that justifies its dis- criminatory effect, but harms children with same- sex parents and ‘‘the state’s interest in equality,’’ he wrote. Crepe Myrtles Great color for all front yards Garden Center Red Bluff 766 Antelope Blvd. (Next to the Fairground) 527-0886