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2B – Daily News – Wednesday, September 22, 2010 SPECIAL Continued from page 1B program for the Senior Citizens at the fair, but no program for the handicapped, so he made it his pro- ject to start Special People Day. Brunnemer went to the fair manager and asked to hold the special day. The reply was that there was- n't any money for the day. Brunnemer said he would figure it out. Next he went to Burt Bundy of the Central Tehama Kiwanis. He asked if the Kiwanis could serve lunch and they agreed. Then he went to the carnival and asked for them to open some of the rides. This was accomplished without any fee. Brunnemer said that he met some resistance along the way, but wouldn't take no for an answer. Cathy Brunnemer and her daughter Mindy will be present at the Fair to hand out special Fair t- shirts. Cathy said she enjoys seeing how much fun the clients have at Special People Day. The t-shirts are provided by Foothill Ready Mix. A much appreciated part of Special People Day is the free lunch served by the Central Tehama Kiwanis Club. The group has cooked and served lunch for Special People Day since the beginning of the event. The Kiwanis group is a small group of volunteers with only 12 active members, but every- one turns out along with family members and friends to help serve the free meal. Joyce Bundy says that the group believes in the project, so it isn't hard to get help. She says that the group considers it a labor of love to cook for the disabled persons and their staff who attend the lunch. The meal consists of hamburgers with all the fix- ings, chips and a drink. The menu has evolved over the years to take into consideration dietary needs such as drinks without sugar and no seeds on the buns. Judy Kruse, program manager for North Valley Service, says the clients really enjoy the entertain- ment, exhibits and food. She adds that the clients have entered projects in the fair, including 6 table place settings. She says that the fair is very accommodating for those who have mobility issues. Kevin and Cathy Brunnemer and Joyce Bundy representing the Central Tehama Kiwanis received an award for their work with Special People Day from the Tehama County Coordinating Council for the Developmentally Disabled. The award was pre- sented at the sixth annual Circle of Champions Luncheon in May at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge. The event honors members of the county who have made a positive impart on the lives of people with developmental disabilities. ACTION Continued from page 1B but there will be a differ- ent foucs every year, Eidman said. Thursday, Dewey Lucero of Lucero Olive Oil will give a talk on olive oil education and Greg McChristian, exec- utive chef at Gaia Hotel will be doing the demon- stration. At 6:30 p.m. there will be a Gazpacho Meal and Olive Oil tasting in the Wine Garden for those 21 and older. Cost is $10. Seating is limited and a head count is needed for the chef. Tickets, which are available at Discover Earth, 641 Main St., in Red Bluff, should be purchased early. Tickets are also available calling 529-3856 or online at Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpa- pertickets.com/event/130 019. Tehama Marketplace events Friday, Saturday and Sunday are free, but fair entry is required. There will be cooking demonstrations and sam- pling at 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Featured sampling includes local beef, edi- ble weeds, classic caprisi salad, walnut pesto and garden salsa. For more information visit www.slowfoodshas- tacascade.org. Another new event for the fair is the presence of stock dogs, which will take place at 7 p.m. Fri- day. Sharks will be invad- ing the fairground for the Shark Encounter exhibit, which has a show sched- uled at least twice a day with the animals on dis- play at other times. “The last four or five years we’ve had big cats and last year we had baboons and monkeys, but to the best of my knowledge this will be the first marine exhibit,” said Fair Publicist John Gentry. “It’s a show that displays sharks and their habitat and what sort of animals they really are.” In the science building Reptile World which has a large set of reptiles and other exotic creatures from around the world, will introduce viewers to all kinds of creatures, including a Burmese Python, Gentry said. While there are sever- al new things at fair there will also be several returnees, he said. Miss Tehama County will be crowned during the scholarship program at 7 p.m. Thursday on the Midway Stage and the Little Miss Tehama Pro- gram will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kerstiens Stage. Friday sees the return of Rock Cross, which was not held the last two years, he said. “If people haven’t seen this it’s really an exciting form of motor- sport,” Gentry said. “It’s powerful four-wheel drive vehicles racing head to head, simultane- ously over seemingly impassible terrain with stacked culverts and nearly vertical walls.” Rock Cross will be 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the main arena while the Nor Cal Champi- onship Destruction Derby will be at 6 p.m. Sunday in the main arena. “The Derby’s very well attended and it’s always a lot of fun, but we expect it to be a hard hitting destruction derby this year,” Gentry said. Once again, Milo Franks will be putting on a corndog eating contest, which will be giving a $1,000 prize to the win- ner. Preliminary qualify- ing rounds to fill the eight slots in the finals will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday with finals at 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the Midway Stage. While people can sign up ahead of time at the fair office they can still enter the contest until just before the first qual- ifying round, Gentry said. “The contest already has people from Red Bluff, Redding, San Jose and farther down south,” Gentry said. “We antici- pate that it will be a very competitive event.” Another big draw to the fair is Saturday’s Junior Livestock Auction which begins at 10 a.m. in the Don Smith Pavil- ion. “We are hoping that the community continues to come out and support the young people as they always have in the past,” Gentry said. As usual, there will be several smaller acts including Roundhouse Ronny, Dilly Dally, Jere- my the Juggler and Trackless train rides, but new this year will be up and coming comedy magician Bryan Gilles who will be at the Ker- stiens Stage, he said. Local entertainers will also be on-hand throught fair including Kellie Rodrigues, Chad Bush- nell, Ivoree Howell and Stacy Stone. Cost for admission to the fair is $7 for those 13 and older, $2 for ages 6 to 12 and free for those five and under. Fairgoers will have a special treat Thursday in that there will be no admission charged for those coming to the fair. There will also be free admission until 5 p.m. Friday for Seniors and Special People Day with a free lunch at noon for the first 500 seniors and a program at 10:30 a.m. and until 5 p.m. Sunday for children 12 and under. Seniors are age 60 and older. The fair, which opens 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thurs- day, is open 8 a.m. to midnight Friday and Sat- urday and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. For infor- mation call 527-5920. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. 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