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WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2010 Breaking news at: Looking for Laughs USA Weekend www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Week 2 Football SPORTS 1B Sunny 91/58 Weather forecast 8A By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Despite numerous mountain lion sightings, a search by wildlife experts on Tuesday turned up no evidence of the 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 DFG: No signs of mountain lions in Red Bluff animal. Since the beginning of August, Red Bluff Police have received at least 12 reports of a mountain lion in the city park, near the Diversion Dam, near Red Bluff Union High School Corning council to meet in wake of collective raid CORNING — The City Council will be holding a closed session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss existing litigation of People vs. Prather. Ken Prather’s Tehama Herbal Collective was raided Sept. 7 by agents from the Tehama Inter- agency Drug Enforcement team, along with his home and a property he owns in Rancho Tehama. The collective has been cited by the city over zoning issues since it opened and Prather has a court date later this month regarding the citations. Agents claim undercover officers were allowed to purchase plants and marijuana without providing medical recommendations. See CORNING, page 7A Fiorina: Boxer favors fish over farmers MILL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Republi- can Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is telling tea party supporters that Sen. Barbara Boxer is putting endangered species ahead of Cali- fornia’s farmers. Fiorina on Friday spoke to a crowd of about 300 at the Mill Valley Community Cen- ter. Many identified themselves as members of the Bay Area Patriots and the San Francisco Tea Party. The Marin Indepen- dent Journal reports that Fiorina said she believes it’s important to protect ‘‘fish and flies and frogs’’ but she also believes it’s important to protect jobs as well. Fiorina has been crit- ical of Boxer’s handling of a dispute over the amount of water flowing to Central Valley farm- ers, which some blame on the government’s efforts to protect fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. and throughout Red Bluff. A pair of cubs were reportedly seen Tuesday at the corner of Adobe Road and Surrey Vil- lage. On the same day, members of the California Department of Fish and Game and USDA Wildlife Specialists searched Red Bluff for mountain lions. Accompanied by specially trained tracking dogs, officials visited Dog Island Park, For- ward Park and Brickyard Creek. They found nothing to sub- stantiate the claims, according to a press release issued by Red Bluff Police Sgt. Dan Flow- erdew. See LIONS, page 7A Rodeo Royalty Special to the DN Taylor Reinhan and Brit- tany Manner were crowned 2010 Miss Red Bluff Junior Round-Up Rodeo Royalty Thursday evening during the Coronation Dinner held at the Kerstains stage at the Tehama District Fair- ground. The rodeo, which gets under way today, is a family favorite well attended by both participants and spec- tators. It has been bringing contestants and families into Red Bluff for years. Contestant numbers range from 250 to 350 each year and the event is held at the fairground. Admission for the rodeo is $5, with slack at 9 a.m. and the performance start- ing with grand entry at 1 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. The awards barbe- cue dinner is $10 a plate fol- lowing the Sunday's perfor- mance. Results of the Miss Rodeo Queen Pageant: Miss Red Bluff Jr Round Up Senior Queen 2010: Brittany Manner of Red Bluff First runner-Up: Ashley Photos courtesy of Jennifer Marinelli Brittany Manner, left, was named Senior Queen 2010 and Taylor Reinhan, Junior Queen 2010. Grove of Janesville Second Runner-Up: Kayla Rosser of Red Bluff Miss Red Bluff Jr Round Up Junior Queen 2010: See RODEO, page 7A Time for a thorough cleaning Schwarzenegger, Palin trade Twitter jabs SACRAMENTO (AP) — Flying over Alaska on his way to Asia, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t help but take a light-hearted jab at the state’s former governor that started a 140-character war of words with his fellow Republican on Friday. ‘‘Over Anchorage, AK. Looking everywhere but can’t see Russia from here. Will keep you updated as search continues,’’ Schwarzenegger tweeted as he began a weeklong trade mission to China, Japan and South Korea on Thursday. He sent along a photo of himself gazing out the window of his jet. Palin has previously poked fun at herself after telling an interviewer in 2008 that her qualifications for vice president included that ‘‘you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.’’ But she had a tart response for Schwarzenegger, who left behind an unresolved $19 billion budget deficit more than two months into California’s new fiscal year. ‘‘Arnold should have landed; I could have explained our multi-billion dollar state surplus & US energy secu- rity efforts. What’s he been up to?’’ she said in her own Twitter message. Schwarzenegger campaigned for Republican presi- dential nominee John McCain two years ago, but has differed with Palin on issues including global warm- ing. Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Employees of Dr. Ron Clark, DDS, clean Main Street Friday. Pictured, from left, are Mark Rivera and Craig Poulson. By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Everyone expects a dentist like Dr. Ron Clark, DDS, to spend some time cleaning teeth. But side- walks? Accompanied by 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 employees Craig Poulson and Mark Rivera and armed with a pair of power washers, Clark hit the streets Friday, spend- ing hours sweeping and scrubbing the sidewalk on downtown Main Street. “We don’t want any attention,” Clark said. “We’re just happy to do it.” It was not the first time Clark and his team have taken to the streets. Eating breakfast at the Tremont Cafe and Cream- ery, Clark said he could see the cigarette butts, gum, grime, graffiti and trash building up on the streets outside. So on Sept. 3, he and his employees set to washing See TIME, page 7A Red Bluff Daily News Saturday delivery will be late due to the football coverage. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you. D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY The two share a common political link in Steve Schmidt, who now is a Sacramento public relations executive. Schmidt ran Schwarzenegger’s successful 2006 re-election campaign and was chief political strategist for the McCain-Palin losing ticket. Lyle A Williams Memorial Service Friday, September 17, 2010 11am Bethel Assembly of God 625 Luther Rd. Graveside Service following at Oak Hill Cemetery Full obituary Tues, Sept. 14th in the Red Bluff Daily News