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WEDNESDAY Butter Bad? NOVEMBER 6, 2013 Smith Returns Food Myths County Fare Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 73/48 Weather forecast 8B TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 Slough work starts today Price to vie for supes seat By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer While this year's Election Day passed quietly in Tehama County, the June 2014 Board of Supervisors race heated up Tuesday when Susan Price announced her candidacy to run for District 4. The seat has been held by Bob Williams since 2007. The district covers the southwest portion of the county, including half of Corning and all of Rancho Price Tehama. Price said she has 20 years of elected and appointed experience in local government and eight years in the non-profit sector. She served from 1990-1998 on the Corning City See PRICE, page 7A Deal delays Calif. insurance policy cancellations Daily News photo by Andre Byik The Tehama County Resource Conservation District and Tehama County Probation are collaborating on the East Sand Slough Vegetation Improvement Project, which is set to begin today in Red Bluff. A fire in June burned through the slough. By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer After a June fire scorched 102 acres between Interstate 5 and Sale Lane and on both sides of the East Sand Slough bridge in Red Bluff, two Tehama County agencies have teamed up to rehabilitate a portion of the slough. The Tehama County Resource Conservation District and Tehama County Probation will begin slough improvement efforts in earnest today, said Brin Greer, who is with the conservation district. The East Sand Slough Vegetation Improvement Project will focus on Red Bluff property north of the bridge, Greer said. "And the irony is that this project was in its blueprint before the June fires," Greer said. She added that the project's goals continue to be to reduce the fuel load for fire prevention and to increase wildlife in the area. Mendocino National Forest officials previously started efforts in September to clean up and rehabilitate the slough south of the bridge, as it is in U.S. Forest Service jurisdiction. That work was halted during the partial government shutdown. Greer said this latest effort will focus on removing non-native plant species in the area such as Himalayan blackberry, Scotch broom and tree of heaven, as well as potentially felling hazardous trees Chimney brushes loaned free by Cal Fire With the cooler weather arriving, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Tehama County Fire Department recommend residents inspect their chimney flues and wood stoves as well as home heating systems. Clean and inspect the chimney flue and check it periodically for cracks or damage to the sidewalls. Cleaning the chimney flue removes buildup of soot, tar, and ash. This can be done with a chimney brush. If you do not have a chimney brush, Cal Fire offers residents free chimney brushes on loan at the following fire stations in Tehama County: • Red Bluff Headquarters – 604 Antelope Blvd. Red Bluff – (530) 528-5160 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 • Paynes Creek Station – 29721 Hwy 36E Paynes Creek – (530) 597-2641 • Los Molinos Station – 7390 Sherwood Blvd. Los Molinos – (530) 384-2345 • Bowman Station – 18355 Bowman Road Cottonwood – (530) 347-3473 • Corning Fire Station – 988 Colusa St. Corning – (530) 8245546 In addition, never use flammable liquids or excessive amounts of paper to start or accelerate a fire. Keep flammables away from heat sources. Never attempt to heat a structure with a device designed for outdoor use, such as a camp stove and don't burn charcoal indoors. Charcoal gives off lethal amounts of carbon monoxide. If using a furnace, check furnace controls and emergency shut-offs to be sure they are working properly. and creating habitat brush piles. The brush piles, which Greer said will be constructed following California Department of Fish and Wildlife guidelines, will provide den-like areas for ground-dwelling and nesting game as well as nongame birds. The county's conservation district has taken the lead in the project, and it was awarded a grant of about $20,000 through the Mendocino National Forest to aid the effort, Greer said. The conservation district will utilize AB 109 crews in a collaboration with Tehama County Probation, she said. Greer said this is a short-term project and she expects it to be completed this week. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's insurance commissioner announced an agreement Tuesday with one of the state's major health insurance companies to delay the cancellation of more than 115,000 individual policies under the new federal health care law. The agreement with Commissioner Dave Jones will let policyholders keep their lower-priced policies through the first three months of 2014. Blue Shield of California Life and Health Insurance Co. planned to cancel individual and family health insurance policies on Dec. 31. Jones objected that the company gave policy holders just 90 days' notice when it should have given six months' notice. The agreement requires Blue Shield to send new notices to its customers starting Wednesday, letting them know they can keep their individual policies if they wish, at the existing price and with the existing medical provider network. Jones projected that if all of the Blue Shield policyholders keep their existing plans, they could save a cumulative $28.6 million. But he also said policyholders who are eligible for federal premium subsidies through Covered California, which runs the state's health insurance exchange, will likely want to choose new policies by Dec. 15 so they can begin receiving the subsidies See DEAL, page 7A A stroll through Tehama County history By CHIP THOMPSON DN editor Chris Bauer, from the Tehama County Museum, was the featured speaker Monday evening during the Tehama County Farm Bureau's annual Farm-City Night banquet at the Red Bluff Community Center. The highlight of the evening for many is the presentation of awards for outstanding achievement in a number of areas in the community. The Farmer of the Year award, presented by Clay Parker of the Red Bluff Kiwanis, went to Rose Crain and Dan Davidson of Haleakala Ranch. Business Persons of the Year honors went to Russ Preul and Dwayne Casteel of A&R Custom Meats in Red Bluff, presented by President Sam Mudd of the Tehama County Farm Bureau. The Volunteer of the Year award went to Jessie Woods, of the Gold Exchange, and was presented by Linda Durrer of Sunrise Rotary. Woods was also honored as Woman of the Year, presented by Ben Hughes of the Red Bluff Exchange Club. Dawson Spencer was selected as the Young Farmer of the Year by Red Bluff Rotary and his award Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Chris Bauer, from the Tehama County Museum, was the featured speaker Monday evening during the annual Farm-City Night banquet. was presented by President dent Bill Patchen of the Central Tehama Kiwanis, Rick Crabtree. Senior Citizen of the went to Gary Taylor. Joy Forcier was honored Year was presented by Allene Dering of Soropti- for Outstanding Public Ser- Smog Inspection mist International of Red vice by John Freeman of $ 95 the Red Bluff Lions Club. Bluff to E. C. Ross. + 8 certificate The Milk Can Award Teacher of the Year was (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) presented by Charles Allen goes to the service club and Jennifer Vise to Jennie with the most members in attendance at the event. Caylor. • Members Welcome Board Member of the Monday it was won by Red 530 527-9841 Year, presented by Presi- Bluff Rotary. 25 $ 25 195 S. Main St., Red Bluff