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AUG. 31 - SEPT. 1 2013 WEEKEND Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Visit to Lassen Park Agriculture Page 5A DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 96/64 Weather forecast 10A TEHAMA COUNTY $1.00 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 Free as a bird Grand Jury gives development corp. clean report By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Tehama Economic Development Corporation is still a viable organization and effectively allocating its resources, including contributions from Tehama County and the cites of Red Bluff and Corning, the 2012-13 Grand Jury reported. While the Grand Jury is limited in its investigative authority over nonprofit corporations, it was able to review TEDC because of the financial and operational participa- Grand Jury See REPORT, page 9A Daily News photo by Chip Thompson A female bald eagle is released Friday morning from the Sundial Bridge in Redding after four and a half months of rehabilitation from injuries at the California Raptor Center in Davis. Eagle released after rehabilitation By CHIP THOMPSON DN Editor REDDING — An adult female bald eagle took flight Friday morning from the Sundial Bridge in Redding after more than four months of rehabilitation at the California Raptor Center in Davis. The eagle was found in a roadway about 20 miles south of Red Bluff April 9. It was badly injured after being hit by a car. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife took the bird, with a fractured left claw and shoulder, to a local veterinarian, who referred it to the UC Davis Veteri- nary Medical Teaching Hospital. It then underwent rehabilitation through the university's California Raptor Center. "To treat the eagle, UCD veterinarians worked with Cook Medical, which donated a device known as Small Intestinal Submucosa Extracellular Matrix that was used to heal the eagle's flesh wounds that accompanied its fractures," said UCD's Rob Warren in a statement. Cook's Joe Obermiller said a tissue scaffold, made using collagen harvested from a pig, was used to treat the bird. "That's the closest you'll ever come to seeing a pig fly," Obermiller said following the release. Raptor center volunteer Larry Gunther, of Davis, released the bird. He said she had been flying for Progress seen at Sierra fire, but smoke spreads FRESNO (AP) — Nearly a third of the huge forest fire burning in and around Yosemite National Park was contained Friday and some small communities in the mountainous area were no longer under evacuation advisories, but smoke descending down into San Joaquin Valley cities was becoming a problem. Nearly 5,000 firefighters were battling the blaze, but in a sign of progress some were expected to be released to go home, said Daniel Berlant, spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. ''We continue to gain the upper hand, but there's still a lot of work to be done,'' he said. The 2-week-old blaze burning in the Sierra Nevada northeast of Fresno has scorched 315 square miles of brush, oaks and pine, making it the largest U.S. wildfire to date this year and the fifth-largest wildfire in modern California records. Containment was estimated at 32 percent. Winds had been blowing dense smoke plumes northeast into the Lake Tahoe area and Nevada but a shift Friday brought them west down to the San Joaquin Valley floor. Regional air pollution control authorities issued a health caution for San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno and Tulare counties. Residents who see or smell smoke were urged to stay inside, especially people See FIRE, page 9A about two weeks and he was happy to see her with a strong wing beat and her feet tucked up as she flew south along the river from the bridge. "That is one of the best things about working at the raptor center is releasing a bird," Gunther said. Birds that are expected to be released back to the wild are not given names, he said. Center manager Bret Stedman said the bird was at least 4 years old due to her markings. The bird was fitted with a metal US Fish and Wildlife Service band so it could be identified if found again. Stedman said the center takes in a bald eagle about once every other year, but it was rare to see one with See FREE, page 9A Manton music fundraiser set The Manton Music and Arts Program will be holding a fundraiser 2:306 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 at Manton Corners in Manton. The program depends and exists entirely from donations, and is in need of your support for the coming school year. The owners of Manton Corners have graciously offered to host and sponsor a live music, hot dog and hamburger fundraiser. There will be a raffle for one of Gary Anglin's custom wood park benches among other items donated for the raffle, including a kids raffle; kids face painting and a bake sale with items from award winning local bakers Dianna Bangs and Serena Metcalf among others. Admission is $10 and includes live music by a group of young talented musicians, hand picked and led by Matthew Songmaker; your choice of a grilled hot dog or hamburger, along with chips and macaroni or potato salad; a soft drink and two raffle tickets. Additional raffle tickets available for $1. Manton Music and Arts is a non-profit 501c organization. For addition information or to make a donation, call 474-3655. Area rancher joins Land Trust Alliance board VINA — Darrell Wood, a national leader in rangeland conservation and president of Panorama Meats, the largest grass-fed beef producer in the U.S., has joined the board of directors of the Land Trust Alliance in Washington, D.C. A sixth-generation California cattleman, Wood raises certified organic, grass-fed cattle on his 40,000-acre Leavitt Lake Ranch in Northern California. His ranch supplies beef to Panorama Meats, now comprised of more than 50 family ranches in nine states that follow strict environmental stewardship protocols. Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Beef is sold at Whole Foods Markets throughout the U.S. Wood is past chairman and a current board member of the Partnership of Rangeland Trusts, former chairman and a 14-year board member of California Rangeland Trust, former second vice president of the California Cattlemen's Association, past president of the Partnership of Rangeland Trusts and past president of the Lassen County Cattleman's Association. Wood received the Grassland Stewardship Award in 1999 from the Society for Range Management Stewardship, the NCBA 2009 National Environmental Stewardship Award and the National Wetlands Conservation Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2006. Panorama donates a portion of its California sales to California Rangeland Trust for creation of conservation easements on working cattle ranches. GROWNEY MOTORS THE DAILY NEWS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED We Buy Used Cars paid for or not Monday, September 2 in honor of Labor Day 1160 Main St. 527-1034 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF