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MONDAY AUGUST 30, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Below and 7A RED BLUFF Kelly Griggs Draws Crowd Ranger il ganger SPORTS 1B Sunny 84/60 Weather forecast 8B 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 It’s raining olives By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer CORNING — The Olive Festival ended with a splatter Saturday when 2,250 wooden olives dropped about 75 feet from a Corning Fire Department truck ladder in the annual Olive Drop, awarding eight lucky win- ners with prizes, including a Nintendo Wii. “I feel lucky every time I come here,” said past winner and Orland resi- dent Ernest Salinas. Two festivals prior, Salinas took first place and a patio table he still uses, he said. “I had breakfast on it yesterday,” Salinas said. For Salinas, the event represents a safe, family- friendly activity for his wife, their three children and his mother-in-law, all of whom accompanied him Saturday. But as an olive farmer, Salinas said he can appre- ciate the agricultural aspects of the event, too. The festival dates back to at least the 1950s to cel- ebrate the end of the olive season. Back then, it was just one day, Mayor Gary Strack said. These days, the event kicks off at the beginning of the olive season and is used to promote the town’s olive and olive oil businesses. “We’re in the business of selling olives and we’re in the business of cele- brating olives,” said event Chairwoman Linda Tou- sey, who works for the Bell-Carter olive cannery. The festival has grown so large it now encom- passes a week’s worth of activities, building up to Saturday’s 78-booth festi- See OLIVES, page 7A Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Corning Rotary President Steve Barrett dumps some 2,250 wooden olives Saturday at Woodson Park for the Olive Drop contest, the final event in the Corning Olive Festival. Expanded social enjoys big turnout County to mull pot rule extension By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Tehama County staff members are expected Tuesday to recommend a one-year extension on a controversial medical marijuana dispensary and collective ban. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to convene at 1:30 p.m. in its chambers, 727 Oak St., to consider renewing the ban, which would otherwise expire. If the county approves the extension, it would be the last time it is allowed to do so. California law allows an interim ordinance to be extended twice without invok- ing a more complicated legal process associated with permanent zoning policies. The ban was first implemented in 2009, days after Red Bluff Patient Collective opened on Antelope Boulevard, next to the Sheriff’s Department. Its owners closed up after a series of citations involving zoning See POT, page 7A DUI arrests grow to 12 over weekend By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer With 10 days left in the Tehama County Avoid the Five taskforce Summer and Labor Day Campaign against drunk driving, 12 people have been arrested compared to 14 people in the 2009 campaign. One person, Shane Tipps, 34, of Gerber, was arrested on Aug. 20, the first day of the campaign, with California Highway Patrol making three arrests between Saturday and Sunday including Paul D. Anderson, 57, of Corning, Amanda K. Jentzen, 39, of LeGrande, Ore. and Kevin Bassett, 49, of Red Bluff. Red Bluff Police Department arrested Dickie Wayne Puckett, 57, of Red Bluff, Sunday after a collision at 12:05 a.m. on Antelope Boule- vard that injured five Corning residents. Alejandro Fausto was flown to Mercy for an unknown head injury, a Red Bluff Police press release said. The remain- ing people, Christina Cruz, Yvette Rodriguez, Adriana Avila and Adri- ana Williams were taken to St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital to be treat- ed. Puckett appeared unin- jured and declined med- ical attention at the scene, a Red Bluff Police release said. A DUI and driver’s license checkpoint set up in Corning Aug. 21 had 503 vehicles come through with no viola- tions observed, an Avoid See DUI, page 7A Youth sports leader remembered Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Kelly Griggs House Museum Curator Beverly Hartshorn, left, visits with Board Member Cheryl Oylear Sunday at the museum’s annual social, which was expanded this year to include vendors and wine and olive oil tastings on Ash Street, which was closed for the afternoon. Live music and ice cream took place outside, 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 several displays inside. Daily News photo by Chip Thompson with Balloons were released Sunday afternoon, capping a tearful memorial for youth sports leader John Fox, who died Aug. 20 at age 49. Hundreds turned out at the Red Bluff Union High School football field to remember the popular and tireless volunteer, who coached and directed in numerous youth sports leagues in Red Bluff over the years. Several former players, fellow coaches and friends shared memories with the crowd before the balloon release, which was followed by refreshments. The memorial was emceed by Daily News Sports Editor Rich Greene. Baskin Robbins in Red Bluff will donate 31 percent of its proceeds Tuesday to the Fox family.