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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2013 Thinking of a Tough-Mudder? Suspended for Hit Vitality Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 61/43 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 Section champs MC chase ended on 36W Red Bluff police officers terminated a high speed pursuit early Sunday morning, citing the potential danger to those involved in the chase as well as the general public. An officer attempted to stop a motorcyclist around 4:25 a.m. on Douglass Street near Second Street for failing to stop for a stop sign, according to a Red Bluff Police Department press release. When the officer activated the patrol vehicle's lights and siren, the motorcyclist sped up reaching speeds of 60 mph on Douglass Street. The motorcyclist continued not to stop for stop signs and drove at speeds the department described as being a blatant disregard for the public's and his own safety. See CHASE, page 7A Gift drive kicks off in Red Bluff By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Andre Byik Members of Los Molinos High's girls volleyball team celebrate Saturday at Red Bluff High School after defeating the Durham Trojans in the Northern Section CIF Division V finals, 2522, 25-22, 25-20. By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer The wait is over. Los Molinos High's girls volleyball team earned its first Northern Section CIF Division V title Saturday at Red Bluff High School after defeating the No. 2 Durham Trojans, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20. The top-seeded Lady Bulldogs bulldozed their way through the Hamilton Braves and Pierce Bears in straight games to reach the section title game for the second straight year. Los Molinos (39-8), which kept much of its squad intact the last two years, fell to Hamilton in the championship round last year. That loss stuck with some of the senior heavy squad as it negotiated its way back to the finals. "We worked really hard the last four years to get to this point," the Bulldogs' Katie Morgan said, "and it's just really rewarding coming back from being here last year and losing to Hamilton and being able to win our senior year." It's been a season of firsts for the Lady Bulldogs, who for the first time notched 39 wins, earned the No. 1 seed in the section playoffs, and is scheduled to host a state playoff game. Judge blocks sale of high-speed rail bonds SACRAMENTO (AP) — A judge on Monday tore up California's funding plans for what would be the nation's first bullet train, issuing separate orders that could force the state to spend months or years redrawing its plans for the $68 billion rail line and could choke off some of its funding. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny rejected a request from the California High-Speed Rail Authority to sell $8 billion of the $10 billion in bonds approved by voters in 2008, saying there was no evidence it was ''necessary and desirable'' to start selling the bonds when a committee of state officials met last March. He said the committee, which included state Treasurer Bill Lockyer, was supposed to act as ''the ultimate 'keeper of the checkbook''' for taxpayers, but instead relied on a request from the high-speed rail authority to start selling bonds as sufficient evidence to pro- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 ceed. In a separate lawsuit, Kenny ordered the rail authority to redo its $68 billion funding plan, a process that could take months or years, although rail authority officials say they have already started and believe it can be done much more quickly than that. He had previously ruled that the authority abused its discretion by approving a funding plan that did not comply with the law. The judge said the state failed to identify ''sources of funds that were more than merely theoretically possible.'' It is also unclear who will decide if the new funding plan is sufficient. It will be submitted to the board that oversees the rail line, whose members have been appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, a project booster, and the Democrat-controlled Legislature. Proposition 1A, which voters approved in 2008, required the rail authority to specify the source of the funding for the first operable segment of the high-speed rail line and have all the necessary See JUDGE, page 7A The Bulldogs will play host to the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots (30-9) out of Alameda at 7 p.m. today at Los Molinos High School in the opening round of the D-V CIF State Volleyball Tournament. The Pilots fell in the North Coast Section finals. On Saturday at Red Bluff High School, where the remaining Northern Section teams descended for a spate of title matches, Los Molinos overcame deficits in each game. Down 20-15 in the first game, Los Molinos coach Chas Konopka called a time out. Morgan started See CHAMPS, page 7A 'Tis the season to be giving, and the Red Bluff Gold Exchange knows this to be true as it holds its second annual Christmas for a Cause gift drive. The program, which runs through Dec. 14, aims to give back to nonprofit organizations that provide services in Tehama County, such as Alternatives to Violence, Children First Foster Family Agency and the Poor and the Homeless Tehama County Coalition, according to the drive's website, ChristmasForACauseTehamaCounty.com. Jessie Woods, owner of The Gold Exchange, said the reception to the program last year was touching. "The response was so overwhelming," Woods said. "We had mountains and mountains of stuff that came in." Those looking to give a gift can browse the event's list of seven nonprofit recipients and their wish lists at the program's website or at The Gold Exchange at 423 Walnut St. Items range from kitchen supplies, blankets and toddler toys to gift cards, furniture and flat screen TVs. Gifts, which can be new or gently used, can be dropped off at The Gold Exchange as well. "We tried to pick organizations that give people a hand up," Woods said. The Military Family Support Group, Senior Nutrition Program, Ripe for Harvest Jail & Prison Ministry and the Transitional Living Center round out this year's recipients. She added that those who are helped by the program aren't shy about reciprocating the favor, See GIFT, page 7A Round-Up honors 100-year-old stockholder The Red Bluff RoundUp honored its oldest living stockholder at its annual stockholders meeting on Monday, Nov. 18. Nellie Mary Haight Brown Coffman, who is 100 years old, became a Red Bluff Round-Up stockholder after her second husband, Rawlins Coffman, passed away in 2002. She was born on April 29, 1913 in Peekskill, N.Y., to Charles and Ophelia Haight. The youngest of nine children, the family lived on a large farm, and Nellie helped raise her sister's daughter, Joan, who has lived with her the past two years. Nellie married Riley Brown in 1938, and they traveled as they worked for the government during World War II. In 1957, they moved to Red Bluff and started a trucking company based out of Redding. After 28 years of marriage, Riley died of cancer. In 1969, she married Rawlins Coffman, an attorney in Red Bluff who also served as the Round-Up's attorney for five decades. Rawlins had three daughters, Leslie (Conway Jones), Judith (John Ratcliffe) and Beverly (Greg Durkee), and a granddaughter, Sarah Durkee. After moving to Red Bluff, Nellie worked at the welfare office. Rawlins and Nellie enjoyed traveling and Courtesy photo Red Bluff Round-Up President Dave Ramelli presents a bouquet of roses to Nellie Coffman for being the oldest stockholder with the Red Bluff Round-Up. The 100 year old woman became involved with the Round-Up in the early 1970s. Pictured, from left, are stockholders Hopi Brown, Hazel Brown, Coffman and Ramelli. hunting. They often camped and searched for artifacts in the Nevada Happy Birthday Kaiya Grandpa George desert. In 2002, Rawlins died. Nellie continues to be active in the Red Bluff community, spreading encouragement, sunshine and love to all she meets. 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