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WEDNESDAY Vegetarian State playoffs Turkey Day NOVEMBER 27, 2013 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com County Fare See 2B Sports 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Partly cloudy 63/44 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 Commercial appeal CHP issues challenge to holiday motorists Statewide law enforcement agencies in California, Oregon and Washington are issuing a challenge to drivers this Thanksgiving — make it through the holiday weekend with zero fatalities on Interstate 5. Leaders of the California Highway Patrol, Oregon State Police and Washington State Patrol announced Monday they are joining forces for their "I-5 Challenge." Beginning Wednesday evening law enforcement officers form San Diego to Bellingham, Wash. will be using a mix of education outreach and enforcement to get voluntary compliance of traffic laws during one of the busiest travels times of the year on the nation's highway system. Law enforcement says there are four simple strategies for drivers to utilize to make a safe weekend: slow down, pack your patience, drive sober and buckle up. Speed, aggressive and distracted driving often top the list of traffic collision-causing violations along with driving while impaired. Failing to use safety belts and child safety seats often lead to other tragedies. "Speed continues to be a leading killer on our highways and, mixed with aggressive driving, it is even more deadly," CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow said. "This weekend, plan ahead and allow yourself extra time to reach your destination. Dangerous driving will not get you there sooner; it just creates hazardous driving conditions for you and everyone else on the road." WSP Chief John Batiste said that more than a 100 people lost their lives in the last year in Washington while not See CHP, page 7A Via YouTube In this YouTube screen capture, Red Bluff resident Cameron King plays a Doritos-obsessed motorist who is pulled over by an equally Doritos-obsessed law enforcement officer played by Dave Baker. The commercial was submitted for the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer A Red Bluff man — with more than a little help from his friends and family — is vying for a chance to be seen between plays during Super Bowl XLVIII. Cameron King, 29, co-stars in a commercial submitted to the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest, which pits fan-submitted TV spots against each other for the chance to be aired during the Super Bowl. In the ad, which is dubbed "Wanted," and can be viewed and voted on at http://tinyurl.com/nwgzdzs, King plays a wanted Doritosobsessed motorist who is spotted and stopped by an equally Doritos-obsessed law enforcement officer, played by Dave Baker. King said the idea came from To view and rate the commercial visit: http://tinyurl.com/nwgzdzs his father-in-law, Davey Flinn, but the commercial's flash point, a high-pitched primal scream courtesy of King as he's about to be pulled over, was Baker's idea. "He was just like, 'Can you scream like a girl?'" said King, who works as a bartender at Tips in Red Bluff. "He just laughed hysterically. He was like, 'That's it. That's exactly what I wanted.'" King said his years of choir experience helped out as he was comfortable with his falsetto. King added that the ad was shot in Red Bluff with the help of Jeremiah Grawson, who supplied the cameras. The plan was just to be creative and have some fun, he said. There's about six days of voting left before the contest's semifinalists are chosen. The best way to improve the commercial's chances of advancing is by giving it a five-star rating and sharing it on social media. Two commercials will ultimately be chosen to air during the Super Bowl on Feb. 2. The First Grand Prize winner will receive a trip to the Super Bowl and $1 million. The Second Grand Prize winner will receive a Super Bowl trip and $50,000. Both Grand Prize winners will also be invited to join the crew on the set of Marvel's "Avengers" Age of Ultron" film. Fire officials offer up holiday safety tips By DN Staff Report As many prepare for a Thanksgiving feast Thursday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Tehama County Fire Department has a few tips to help keep the day free of fires and injuries. CalFire says never leave food unattended, and to stay in the kitchen when frying, grilling or broiling food, according to a news release. Stoves should be turned off when leaving the kitchen even for a short time, and turkey fryers should be used outdoors away from buildings and other flammable materials. Hot oil can cause serious burns, so children should be kept away from turkey fryers, which should be kept on a level surface but shouldn't be used on wooden decks or in garages. CalFire advises to have a fire extinguisher on hand, and to never use water or a water fire extinguisher to put out grease fires. People should also use well-insulated potholders or oven mitts as well. For those looking to head to national forest lands, officials with the Mendocino National Forest said while last week's storms showered the forest with more than two inches of precipitation, high winds quickly dried forest fuels. That, coupled with small chance of precipitation in See FIRE, page 7A U-2 crash memorial dedicated in Oroville By ROGER H. AYLWORTH MediaNews Group Writer OROVILLE — An Air Force widow and her two young sons sat surrounded by friends and family during a memorial service Friday honoring her husband and a civilian who died in a U-2 spyplane crash in north Oroville. On Aug. 7, 1996, Capt. Randy Roby had just taken off from Beale Air Force Base, near Marysville, when at about 2:15 p.m. the aircraft began to suffer mechanical problems. At about 5,000 feet above the ground there was an explosion in the plane. Whether the captain ejected or was blown out of the plane by the explosion was never entirely clear, but the parachute carrying his lifeless body landed near the intersection of Nelson Avenue and Second Street, adjacent to Cal Fire-Butte County headquarters. Friday Nina Roby and her sons, Matthew and 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Randy, took part in the dedication of the stone and metal memorial for her husband and their father. The plane itself crashed immediately adjacent to the Mercury-Register newspaper office at 2061 Second St. Geraldine Marie Vering of Oroville, a customer of the paper, had just stepped into the parking lot and was killed in the explosion. Nobody in the newspaper office was physically injured in the crash, though the building suffered extensive damage. Both were honored by the crowd that gathered today at the fire headquarters, which included Air Force officials, police and firefighters who had responded to the plane crash, as well as some former members of the Mercury-Register staff who were working the day of the crash. The Mercury-Register publisher at the time, John Fenrich, who also was a former editor and publisher of the Red Bluff Daily News, said in a phone interview that the newspaper's staff was saddened by the loss of life that day, and that the crash brought the staff closer together. Fenrich said he was outside Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of the incident. He was driving back from a trip to Wisconsin when he received a call from his daughter asking him to pull over. "She said, 'Dad, an Air Force plane crashed into your newspaper. We don't think anybody was hurt. You just need to get back here.'" Fenrich said he got on a plane and was back in Oroville by 9:30 that evening. "My business manager ... she was just coming out of her office where the plane impacted," he said. "She was thrown about 20 feet across the room into the side of the safe and she got herself up and got people out of the building on the other side." Fenrich said in the moments after the crash an official from the Beale Air Force Base told his business manager to bar people from talking to the media. "She says, 'What?'" he said. "He says, 'Do not let these people talk to the media,'" Fenrich said, adding that his business MediaNews Group photo by Barbara Arrigoni JoAnne Roby reads a memorial plaque and rock dedicated to the memory of her son, Air Force Capt. Randy Roby, and Oroville resident Geraldine Vering, on Friday in Oroville. Smog Inspection $ 2595 +$825 certificate (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) • Members Welcome 530 See CRASH, page 7A 527-9841 195 S. Main St., Red Bluff The Daily News office will be CLOSED Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28 & Friday, Nov. 29 Classified deadlines: Retail advertising deadlines EDITION DEADLINE EDITION DEADLINE Thur. 11/28: Tues. 11/26, 10am Thur. 11/28: Wed. 11/ 27, noon Fri. 11/29: Tues. 11/26, 3pm Fri. 11/29: Wed. 11/27, noon Sat. 11/30: Wed. 11/27, 10am Sat. 11/30: Wed. 11/ 27, noon Tues. 12/03 Wed. 11/27, 3pm Tues. 12/03 SEE BELOW Friday, November 23 for placement of classified ads to start Tuesday, 11/27 dial 1-855-667-2255 DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF