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FRIDAY DECEMBER 10, 2010 Breaking news at: Drinking to Remember Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Cattle Days Results SPORTS 1B Few showers 58/45 Weather forecast 8A 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 A life on Main Council seats commissioners By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer After the newly elected council members took their seats Tuesday, the Red Bluff City Council did some voting of its own. The council heard from applicants and made appointments to the Planning, Parks and Recreation and Airport commissions and the Audit and Loan com- mittees. Andrew Christ and Vern Raglin were chosen from a field of four applicants to serve on the Planning Com- mission. This will be Christ’s second term on the com- mission. Raglin is a retired Red Bluff Fire captain. Pat Phillips was chose as the Red Bluff Union High School District representative to the Parks and Recre- ation Commission. Rochelle Sousa, the Red Bluff Elementary School District representative, was reappointed, and Dulce See COUNCIL, page 7A Utility warns of impostors Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Childhood friends Mary Lee Grimes, left, and Gayle Kemp share a laugh at Kemp’s store, Gayle’s Tuxedo Rentals ‘n Casual Clothes, 641 Main St., which will be closing on Dec. 29. Merchant calls it quits after 75 years downtown By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer When Gayle Kemp closes the doors at 641 Main St. Dec. 29, it will be the end of almost 75 years of her family being in business on Red Bluff’s Main Street. “I’ve always enjoyed the peo- ple,” Kemp said. “It’s the people and the friends I’ll miss most, but I will be around. You can’t get rid of me that easily.” Born in Red Bluff and raised on Jefferson Street, the owner of Gayle's Tuxedo Rentals ‘n Casual Clothes has worked up and down Main Street throughout the years. She started her career as an employee at many of the 22 busi- nesses her parents, Ray and Flo- rence Hix, were involved in from 1936 to 1970. “Whatever they did, I did,” Kemp said remembering having to stand on a stool as a child to help State’s population grows less than 1 percent last year SACRAMENTO (AP) — California’s popula- tion grew less than 1 per- cent in the last fiscal year, one of the lowest rates on record but up slightly from the year before as fewer people moved to other states, according to demographic figures released Thursday. The state Department of Finance reported that California added 350,000 new residents from July 2009 to July 2010, putting the state’s total population at 38.8 mil- lion. Most of the population growth is due to births in the state. California gained more than 138,000 foreign immi- grants and saw 72,000 people leave for other states. It’s the sixth straight year that California has lost people to other states. During the last centu- ry, California’s growth rate has only dipped below 1 percent on five occasions: the last two years and the years from 1994 to 1996. But fewer people moved out of California this year than the year before, most likely because the economy is hurting elsewhere, too, said Mary Heim, chief of the California’s demo- graphic research unit. ‘‘Things are not good any place,’’ Heim said. ‘‘Moving is an expensive proposition, so I think people are just settling in.’’ That’s common during an economic slowdown, when people are unsure where to go to improve their lot, said Dowell Myers, professor of urban planning and demography at the Uni- versity of Southern Cali- fornia. California’s nine largest counties are home to 70 percent of the state’s residents. More than half the population growth in this last year was in the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Orange and San Bernardino. Riverside County experienced the highest growth rate of 1.58 per- cent. Sierra County had the biggest loss of 0.9 percent. The state’s population 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 grew 0.84 percent between July 2008 and July 2009. out at her parents’ businesses. “I was born two blocks down the street and never left town except for about two years in Gerber during the war years and one year at Chico State.” Kemp’s parents owned Ray’s Drive-In, which was the first 19- cent drive-in north of Sacramento, and the first pancake house north of Sacramento according to a Daily News article in 1974 by Lee Peters. The couple started the Dew Drop Inn in 1936, the D&R in 1957, the State Flower Shop and the Brand- See MAIN, page 7A Based on recent reports from the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Val- ley, Pacific Gas and Elec- tric Co. warns customers to beware of criminals posing as PG&E utility workers. Some impostors may try to gain entry into a household and steal from unsuspecting customers. Others call customers to warn that their service may be cut off if they fail to pay a past due bill over the phone with a credit card or checking account. PG&E offers the fol- lowing tips to help protect customers from these scams: • Customers should always ask to see identifi- cation before allowing anyone claiming to be a PG&E representative inside their home. PG&E employees always carry their identification and are always willing to show it to you. • If a person claiming to be a PG&E employee has identification and you still feel uncomfortable, call PG&E’s customer service line at 1-800- PGE-5000 to verify an appointment or PG&E’s presence in the communi- ty. • Customers who have an appointment with PG&E will receive an See WARNS, page 7A Tribal Chairman Freeman passes Casino establishes memorial grant Rolling Hills Casino announces the establish- ment of the Everett Free- man Memorial Grant, awarded annually through the Rolling Hills Commu- nity Development Founda- tion. The grant pays tribute to the leadership and commu- nity values of Freeman, the founding board chairman of the casino and Tribal Chair- man of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, who passed away Nov. 30. Freeman was passionate about the safety, health and education of Tehama Coun- ty families. He had an espe- cially strong commitment to working class families, and believed that education —even if self taught — was essential to the success of individuals and the commu- nity. Freeman was born in Butte City in 1931. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Pat, five children, 16 grandchildren and 15 great- grandchildren. A memorial service for Freeman will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Paskenta Community Hall. A graveside service is scheduled for 3 p.m., fol- lowed by a memorial cele- bration dinner at the hall. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Satur- day at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers in Red Bluff. Courtesy photo Tribal Chairman of the Paskenta Band of the Nomlaki Indians, Everett Freeman passed away Nov. 30 at 79. TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE’S REMOVE ALL • Well water build-up • Water stains • Soap scum with NOTHIN’S BETTER stain remover only at Moule’s 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260 The Daily News office will be closed from 11:30am-2:30pm Friday December 10th for our annual Christmas party. Please leave a message and we will return your call. Daily News staff D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY 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 5 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF Thank You