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TUESDAY Gaming for Memory, Agility AUGUST 27, 2013 Hunter Returns Vitality Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 93/64 Weather forecast 6B TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 All abou t olives Organizers gearing up for Beef 'N Brew The Downtown Red Bluff Business Association and the Tehama County CattleWomen have joined forces to bring Red Bluff's 4th Annual Beef 'N Brew, Saturday, Sept. 21. The event will feature more than 70 varieties of craft beer tasting, more than 30 beef appetizers tasting, street vendors, several music venues and a dance at the ConeKimball Plaza with music by the The Cottownwood Band and Chad Bushnell. The cost for all tastings, plus a tri-tip wrap and dancing is $15 in advance or $20 day of event. See BREW, page 5A Nominate an early childhood program Daily News photo by Andre Byik Members of the Harvest Christian Center coed bed racing team slow down on Solano Street after they placed first in the event during the kickoff of weekend festivities Friday at the 24th annual Corning Olive Festival. U.S. Bank won the women's division and the Harvest Christian Center also won the men's division. By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer CORNING — Additions to Corning's annual olive festival proved popular over the weekend as hundreds descended on the Olive City to celebrate its most prized fruit. The 24th annual Corning Olive Festival, which culminated in two showcase days Friday and Saturday, brought out hundreds who enjoyed such festival staples as a parade and bed races to new additions such as olive tours and the inaugural Olive Pit Spitting Contest. On Friday, spectators lined Solano Street as mini-cars darted, classic cars cruised and local businesses delighted during the festival parade. Parade participants on the Les Schwab Tire Center truck acted more as pinatas as they tossed candy out to children ready to hit the pavement to collect the sweet treats. Afterward, the crowd cheered on the festival's bed races, in which two teams vie for a division title by pushing a teammate to the finish line on beds rigged with wheels. Snoozing, however, could amount to losing during the hectic race to the finish line about 50 yards down the street. In the women's division, the "Bankers do it Bedder" team from U.S. Bank outlasted its competition. See OLIVE, page 5A Tehama County Local Child Care Planning Council (LCCPC) is recognizing quality early childhood education programs in Tehama County with awards that will be given quarterly beginning this fall. Anyone in the community, including parents, teachers and administrators, may nominate a licensed child care center or family child care home provider. If you would like to nominate an early childhood education program for the upcoming award, fill out and submit your nomination by Aug. 30. Nomination forms can be obtained at tehamaschools.org or by calling 530-528-7343. What is a high quality early childhood program? Some of the components that the award will be based on include: classroom environment, curriculum, materials and supplies, assessments, individual child learning and parent and community involvement. There are 56 licensed child care providers and 22 licensed child care centers in Tehama County, each of which is eligible for the award. Programs recognized will receive a plaque for display. "Research states that high quality early childhood programs are one of the keys to a child's success in elementary school and beyond," said Paula Brown-Almond, director of LCCPC. "Our goal is to provide every child with a successful early education experience and to have them enter kindergarten ready to learn." Bill would let Fire threatens power for 15 states non-physicians perform abortions SACRAMENTO (AP) — Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants could perform a type of early abortion under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, leaving the measure one step from the governor. The measure by Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, DSan Diego, would let those medical professionals perform what are known as aspiration abortions during the first trimester. The method involves inserting a tube and using suction to terminate a pregnancy. The Senate approved AB154 on a mostly party-line, 25-11 vote, sending it back to the Assembly for a final vote on amendments. Expanding the list of professionals who can perform those types of abortions would help make them available in areas that have few doctors, said Sen. HannahSee ABORTION, page 5A LOS MOLINOS — A fire burning 12 miles east of Los Molinos is threatening powerlines that service 15 western states. Firefighters continued their efforts Monday to contain the Deer Fire, which started 2:15 p.m. Friday near Deer Creek. One structure had been destroyed, eight more were threatened and three injuries had been reported as of Monday evening. The 10,378-acre was 70 percent contained. The fire was threatening 500 KV powerlines in the area and was burning in rugged terrain in a section of the Ishi Wilderness. Control efforts have Courtesy photo by Ross Palubeski been hampered by limited access for ground resources and increasing winds in the afternoon. Due to inaccessability firefighters flew 340 personnel into parts of the Fire damages Lakeside complex 23 bulldozers and eight water tankers. The hunting season is open in the fire area. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Bill would encourage relocation of mountain lions DN Staff Report A fire heavily damaged the upper floor of a twostory four-plex at 825 Lakeside Drive Saturday evening and displaced four families, according to a Red Bluff Fire Department press release. Fire crews were met with heavy smoke and fire showing from the second floor of the building about See FIRE, page 5A Courtesy photo by Ross Palubeski 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 fire Monday to cut containment lines around the fire. DC-10 Air Tankers were also utilized as were 76 fire engines, 38 fire crews, nine helicopters, Red Bluff Fire Department was dispatched around 7:10 p.m. Saturday to 825 Lakeside Drive for a fire in a four-plex. SACRAMENTO (AP) — California would relocate more troublesome mountain lions instead of killing them under a bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk. The Senate gave final approve Monday to legislation that would require game wardens to use nonlethal methods to handle mountain lions unless they are considered an imminent threat to public safety. That would generally mean trapping or tranquilizing the animals and moving them to remote locations. Democratic Sen. Jerry Hill of San Mateo authored SB132 after an incident last year. Game wardens prompted public outrage when they shot and killed two mountain lion cubs hiding under the deck of home in Half Moon Bay. Republican Sen. Jim Nielsen of Gerber objected that the bill imperils the livestock industry. The Senate approved it on a 35-2 vote.