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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 Breaking news at: Home Remedies Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Volleyball Tournament SPORTS 1B Mostly Sunny 82/57 Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS Big beef 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 City to talk pot proposition By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Proposition 19, which aims to legalize marijuana, will be discussed in detail at the Red Bluff City Council meeting Tuesday with advocates for and against presenting. The council will decide if it wants to adopt a resolution in support or opposition of Proposition 19. The meeting has been moved to the Red Bluff Commu- nity and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., due to antici- pated high attendance. A representative from the Yes on 19 campaign has been invited to speak, although the attendance has not been con- firmed. Retired El Cerrito Police Chief Scott Kirkland will speak in opposition of the measure. Though the council will hear from both sides, a staff report by Police Chief Paul Nanfito recommends the coun- cil adopt a resolution opposing the measure because of its negative consequences for local law enforcement. If passed by voters on Nov. 2, Proposition 19 would change state law to legalize or decriminalize possession and cultivation of limited amounts of marijuana for personal and recreational use by individuals 21 years or older and autho- rize various commercial-related activities under certain con- ditions, according to Nanfito’s report. Included in the report is a list of law enforcement asso- See POT, page 7A Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Dancers step to the music of the Rough Cut Band Saturday at the Cone and Kimball Plaza during the city’s first Beef N’ Brew festival. Inaugural Beef ‘N Brew draws huge crowd By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer As former downtown business owners, Jim and Betty Holdorf know a thing or two about life on Red Bluff’s Main Street. “We’re downtown people,” Jim Holdorf said. On Saturday night, at the city’s first Beef N’ Brew event, the couple had as much fun as they could remember outside the city’s annual Art Walk. No one feature of the five-hour event stood out to the couple, except the friendly quality they said they encountered at 15 of the 16 stores serving microbrew samples. They never reached the 16th. Everything from Jamaican Red and Steelhead beers from Mad River to Mirror Pond Ale from Deschutes was served up out of Red Bluff businesses, along with beef from Tehama Angus Ranch, Judson Chili, Jack the Ribber, Durango RV Park and a host of other chefs. Corning gets money for streets work By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Public Works Director John Brewer announced at the Sept. 14 City Council meeting that the city has received $32,000 in State Transportation Improve- ment Program (STIP) funding. The money, combined with about $6,200 the city already has allows the city to add the repaving of Fifth and Sixth streets between Solano and Marin streets, a project that would cost about $37,000, Brewer said. The projects already in the works include two raised crosswalks on North Street at Houghton and Toomes avenues and two painted crosswalks on Solano at Peach and First streets; asphalt overlays at Prune Street from Solano to Marin streets, Center Street between Fourth and Fifth streets, Kirkwood Road from Fig Lane south to city limits and Loleta Avenue from Highway 99W to the east side of the driveway to 2125 Loleta Avenue. • The council approved an off site beer and wine license request from Car- niceria Mi Pueblo Meat Market, 1321 Solano St. Councilwoman Toni Parkins recused herself since she works at Safe- way, which is a competi- tor in selling alcohol. Councilman John Leach asked owner Cris Lince if the license would enhance his business and why he wanted to sell alcohol. “It will bring more business for us and more revenue for Corning,” Lince said. “I’m a local guy just trying to keep it local. I’ve been with US Bank for 15 years and my kids go to school here.” • The council made three proclamations des- ignating Sept. 14-25 as Disabled Veterans Forget- Me-Not Days, September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month with special note of Sept. 18 as Tehama County Recovery Day and the fourth Monday of September — Sept. 27 this year — as A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children. Recovery Happens will be taking place from 11 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See MONEY, page 7A The Holdorfs were hardly alone in their downtown tour. Ticket sales rose to more than double what the com- bined forces of the Red Bluff Downtown Business Association and Tehama County CattleWomen had predicted for the meat-and-drink celebration. Altogether, close to 650 tickets were sold by the time the event had rolled out its climactic street dance at the Cone and Kimball Plaza, CattleWomen President Cathy Tobin said. “For our very first event, it was spectacular,” Tobin said. More than a fresh chance to dine and drink, street dances in downtown Red Bluff were a long-standing tradition until the city shied away from them more than a decade ago, said Irene Fuller, of the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association. Not sure if bringing back the dance would be big enough in itself, Fuller worked to pair the event with cattle, one of the county’s biggest industries. The result was something both longtime Red Bluff residents and visitors could enjoy. Chris Ellis said he saw the spell Beef N’ Brew cast See BEEF, page 7A Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Tehama County Republican Party Chairman Ken Say, Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, and Republican Candidate for State Senate Doug LaMalfa, of Richvale, celebrate an open house at the party’s headquarters at 645 Antelope Blvd., Ste. 7.The headquarters will be open 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.Monday through Friday up through the November election. Information is available by calling Say at 529-1226. Repeat recovery celebrated By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Seventeen days clean and Chris Carlin was on “pink clouds.” Carlin took himself off methamphetamine. But until a few weeks ago, the former Bay Area resident kept using marijuana and alcohol and “kept screw- ing up.” By the time he was sober, Carlin had lost his car, his house and his chil- dren and hard work loomed ahead. Yet on Saturday, Carlin was just happy to be off drugs. “I used to be tweaked out of mind,” he said, bursting into laughter. Every year, the coun- ty’s Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board proves recovery possible dozens and dozens of times over with the Recovery Hap- pens Celebration, held at the Red Bluff River Park. Businesses including El Mariachi, Bell Carter Foods and Casa Ramos provided a free feast while the Poor And The Homeless coalition barbe- cued. Here, the stigma of addiction is stripped away for a day, allowing former addicts to celebrate their successes. Even the band, Rob Dyer and the Big- Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson John Gehrung, speaking on Saturday at the Eighth Annual Recovery Happens Celebration, recounts the generations of alcoholism his family combatted. After struggling with alcohol himself, Gehrung became a drug and alcohol counselor for Tehama County Health Services Agency. gun’s, was made up of recovering addicts. “Recovery is made of everyday heroes,” said Sue McVean, Drug and Alcohol director for Tehama County Health Services. “Every one of you are everyday heroes,” she said in her address. Many in attendance See REPEAT, 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 GOP opens shop Learn QuickBooks! (Six Wednesdays) Sept. 22ND - Oct. 27TH Time: 5:15 pm to 7:15 pm Cost: $99.00 per person Location: Job Training Center, 718 Main St., Red Bluff Call 529-7000 to reserve your spot!