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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See 6A, 10A, 3B RED BLUFF Reader Photos Moving On Up SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Mostly sunny 73/50 By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Local law enforcement and government officials are rejoic- ing in the defeat of Proposition 19, especially since it means no changes in regulation or enforcement. Voters deciding they do not want to legalize marijuana is a very positive thing for the state, Red Bluff Police Chief Paul 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 Officials pleased with Prop 19 failure Nanfito said. “I’m very pleased,” Nanfito said. “I think it’s the right deci- sion.” The rejection of the proposi- tion will allow police to contin- ue to enforce marijuana laws that are already in the books instead of having to create an additional set of regulation based on vague guidelines, Nanfito said. If passed, Proposition 19 ‘It failed once, and it’s going to fail again’ Sheriff Clay Parker would have legalized recre- ational marijuana use for adults 21 and older, allow some limit- ed growth on private lots and authorized local governments to create some tax regulation over commercial cultivation and sale. Instead, voters have decided to not put California in jeopardy of losing $31 billion dollars in federal money or risk being Off to work they go sued by the federal government, Nanfito said. City Manager Martin Nichols said the proposition would have been bad for the city. “It was so poorly written, it would have created a great deal of chaos,” Nichols said. “I’m glad it didn’t pass.” Officials are aware the dis- cussion over marijuana use is See PROP 19, page 9A Calif continues weak turnout for midterms SACRAMENTO (AP) — Election officials estimate voter turnout in California for this year’s general elec- tion was on par with past gubernatorial elections at less than 60 percent, despite some fiercely competitive statewide races and voter frustration with the status quo. As of Thursday, preliminary results from the secre- tary of state’s office showed 7.6 million people — or 44.2 percent of registered voters — cast ballots in per- son or by mail. That figure will increase as counties continue pro- cessing a flood of last-minute absentee and provisional ballots before the Dec. 3 reporting deadline. The secretary of state’s office asked the state’s 58 counties to voluntarily submit estimates of their remaining ballots by close of business Thursday. Forty- five counties did so, reporting more than 1.9 million ballots remain uncounted. That includes more than 1.4 million absentee ballots. An additional 2 million votes would increase Cali- fornia’s overall turnout to nearly 56 percent of regis- tered voters. Turnout also was 56 percent in the last gubernatorial election, when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was re-elected in 2006. Vote tallies often increase significantly after Elec- Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Doug Falke of Kremer Chiropractic talks with a student about the importance of taking care of one's spine in the interest of staying healthy at Thursday's Career Day held at the Tehama District Fairground. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Members of the community vol- unteered their time Thursday to talk with about 750 eighth grade stu- dents from across Tehama County at the annual Tehama County Edu- cation Foundation Career Day held at the Tehama District Fairground. “I just want to thank the commu- nity for coming out in such large numbers and supporting career fay,” said Foundation President Carey Koeberer. “It’s a great opportunity for the kids and without them it wouldn’t be possible.” Shelley McDonald, part of the education foundation and a parent, watcher her son Will participate. “It’s just a good day for the kids to be able to come out and talk to Los Molinos to hold clean-up day Saturday along railroad tracks The Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce is organizing a Make a Difference Day town clean-up. The clean-up will 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and focus on the area at the end of Orange Street near the railroad tracks at Oak Street and the railroad tracks along Tehama-Vina Road. “People have been using these areas as a dumping ground for quite some time, and it is time we let them know that it is not acceptable,” said Chamber President Betty Morales. “Green Waste of Tehama has been generous enough to donate two 40-yard dumpsters for our clean- up and Tehama County Sanitary Landfill has donated the use of gloves.” Participants will meet in the Los Molinos Umpqua Bank parking lot at 9 a.m. and the clean-up will go until about 2 p.m. or until the area is clean. “Please bring your own gloves, if available, plus rakes, shovels, bags and anything else you think you may need to help with the clean-up,” Morales said. For more information, call Morales at 567-5143 or 384-1706. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 people in the work force and find out what it takes to do their occupa- tion, education wise and experi- ence,” McDonald said. The event reminds students of the importance of attending college and a is place to learn what jobs are available, she said. “It gives them an opportunity to hear about having a goal and life See WORK, page 9A tion Day. Two days after the 2008 presidential election, for example, nearly 2.4 million California ballots were still unprocessed, according to the secretary of state’s office. Tom Hansford, an associate professor of political science at the University of California, Merced, said he wasn’t surprised by the relatively weak estimates, despite high-profile races for governor and U.S. Senate and perceived voter frustration with Sacramento and Washington. ‘‘Does disaffection drive vote choice? Absolutely. But it’s not so clear that it affects the decision to vote in the first place,’’ he said. Coming in to Election Day, counties had received just 42 percent of the 7.6 million vote-by-mail ballots that had been requested statewide, according to the Cal- ifornia Association of Clerks and Election Officials. The large volume of 11th-hour returns meant several See WEAK, page 9A Trainer brings experience home By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Despite not doing as well as she had hoped Tehama County resident Stacey Spangler still said Project Cowboy was a success. “It was a good experi- ence with people from every walk of life,” Span- gler said. “It was kind of like the American Idol for horse trainers. It was good for networking and it may open doors.” During the weekend of Oct. 8-10, Spangler com- peted in the horse trainers competition held in Fort Worth, Texas. It was only her second competition following spinal cord surgery to remove a tumor about two years ago. Inside the Watt Arena at the Will Rogers Colise- um horses were stacked 175 deep, side by side, stirrup to stirrup, she said. “The horse showed good for the amount of time I had to work with him,” Spangler said. “I thought for sure we would have problems with the Courtesy photo Stacey Spangler rides Wata Frosted Gold at Project Cowboy carrying a California Flag borrowed from the Red Bluff Berrendos Parlor No. 23 Native Daughters of the Golden West. side by side, but he was a peach.” It was just before dead- line that everything, including sponsorships from Chaffhaye, Red- mond Rock, Superior Barns and I-5 Tire, fell into place for Spangler, who has been training horses professionally for thirty years, to be able to See HOME, page 9A Basic EXCEL Class Thurs., Nov. 9TH 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Cost: $65.00 per person Job Training Center 718 Main St., Red Bluff Call 529-7000 to register! TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS for MOULE’S Fireplace Glass 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260