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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12, 2011 Breaking news at: Nurse Practitioner back in Red Bluff Commerce www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week SPORTS 1B Cloudy 51/46 Weather forecast 6B DAILYNEWS Get Smart 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 Cops seek man in Chevron robbery SmartMeters to roll out in Tehama County in 2011 By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff Police Department is looking for a man who robbed the Chevron gas station Monday evening on South Main Street. Just after 8:30 p.m., a man reportedly entered the store, located at 155 S. Main St., and handed a clerk a note that said he was robbing the store, a police press release said. The clerk went along with the suspect’s orders and handed over an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapons or injuries were involved. The suspect is described as an unknown Hispan- ic man, between 40 and 50 years old, who is about 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, with a salt-and- pepper colored beard. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black sweatshirt and a white hat. Police officers, with help from the California Highway Patrol and Tehama County Sheriff ’s deputies, were unable to find the suspect, the press release said. The suspect was last seen headed toward Raley’s after the incident, according to sheriff’s logs. Sev- See COPS, page 5A Daily News photo PG&E spokesman Paul Moreno demonstrates how customers can track their energy usage online through the SmartMeter program, which will be rolled out in Tehama County in the coming year. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Pacific Gas and Electricity customers in Tehama County will soon have their analog meters replaced with digital ones. Customers, both residential and business, should start seeing letters in the mail in about 10 days explaining PG&E’s Smart- Meter program and giving them a heads up about their new meters. After the notification, installa- tion of the digital meters should begin within two to four weeks. Installation will be done in Want to know more? Visit redbluffdailynews.com to see a video explanation of new SmartMeters waves. Which neighborhoods will get the meters first will depend on meter reading routes PacifiCorp warns dam removal could be delayed GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — In the first test of the landmark agreement to remove dams from the Klamath River, Pacifi- Corp formally com- plained Tuesday it was not properly consulted by federal agencies before they cut river flows that affect power production by the dams. The Portland-based utility warned in a formal notice starting a process to resolve the dispute that they feel the reduced flows will cut their power production below levels set out in the dam- removal agreement. ‘‘We’re confident that once everyone follows the (dam-removal) protocol, this can be worked out satisfactorily,’’ PacifiCorp spokesman Art Sasse said from Portland. ‘‘If these new flow restrictions are imposed permanently, assuming proper (Endan- gered Species Act) pro- tections are in place, the economic conditions will mean delaying dam removal beyond 2020.’’ NOAA Fisheries Ser- vice, which oversees pro- tections for threatened coho salmon in the Kla- math River, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which manages releases from Upper Klamath Lake into the Klamath River, imposed cuts in river flows last week to build up lagging reservoir storage so there will be enough water for salmon as well as farmers next spring. Drought conditions last year forced cutbacks in irrigation to leave enough water in the river for salmon. U.S. Bureau of Recla- mation Klamath area manager Jason Phillips and NOAA Fisheries Ser- vice Arcata, Calif., area supervisor Irma Lago- marsino both said they felt they followed the terms of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and the latest plan for restoring threat- ened salmon in the Kla- See DAM, page 5A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power and schedules, PG&E spokesman Paul Moreno said. By February installation should be well underway, and within a year or so all Tehama County customers should have digital meters. To date, about 200 digital meters, mostly for commercial customers, have been installed in Tehama County, although those meters are still being read by a person. A meter reader will continue to go on site for readings for another three to four months after See SMART, page 5A Farm Bureau annual dinner set for Thursday The Tehama County Farm Bureau will be holding its 93rd Annual Meeting Thursday at the Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1600 Solano St. The evening begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by a dinner buffet at 6:30 p.m. Following dinner will be awards, includ- ing include Farm Bureau Member of the Year, Friend of the Year and Insurance Person of the Year. The 2009 recipients honored at last year’s meeting were Kenny Lindaeur, Farm Bureau Member of the Year; Russ Preul, Friend of the Year and Andy Houghton, Insurance Person of the Year. California Young Farmers and Ranchers Chairman Frost Pauli will be the guest speak- er and California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger is expected to be in attendance. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. For more informa- tion call Farm Bureau Manager Kari Dodd at 527-7882. — Staff report Local riders show well in cyclocross The Ride On Race Series rolled into Red Bluff Sunday and braved freezing fog in the morn- ing before it cleared for a beautiful day for racing. There were 41 racers in the three classes, which is a record number for the series. In the open one hour A Class there were 14 rid- ers. The winner, Aren Timmel of Chico, domi- nated this race, beating the second place finisher Tyler Honeyman of Chico by a large margin. Third place was won by Pat Beckley of Corn- ing. Fast Wheels employ- ee Garon Silva of Red Bluff finished fourth and Scott Jennings of Chico rounded out the top five. Other finishers includ- ed 6th, Noel Welch of Redding; 7th Dan Fisher of Redding; 8th Steven Clipperton of Chico; 9th Shane Swanson of Red- ding; 10th Jack Weingart of Red Bluff; 11th Jim Rupp of Redding; 12th Fred Avila of Red Bluff; 13th Andreas Fuhrman of Redding; and 14th, who rode second place most of the race until he suc- cumbed to the flu bug, was Matt Dooley of Mt.Shasta. Butte County won the point race in the A class with 56 points. Tehama had 33 points, Shasta 24 and Siskiyou 1. nos; 5th Elliot Jones of Mt.Shasta; 6th Samuel Bransky of Chico; 7th Allan Lawimore of Red- ding; 8th Ray Bransky of Chico; 9th Blake Hanson of Mt.Shasta; 10th Rocky Shook of Cottonwood; 11th Rafael Ramirez of Red Bluff; 12th Stephen Lizote of Red Bluff; 13th Colin Moakley of Chico and 14th Paul Price of Chico. Becky Klinesteker of Los Molinos rode uncon- tested to win the B Class race for the women. It was in the 30-minute C Class that Tehama County picked up the majority of its points. Tehama County riders gathered 65 points while Shasta County received 41, Butte got 8 and Siskiyou didn’t have any racers. Red Bluff’s Nicholas Schluep took first fol- lowed closely by Red- ding’s Sandra Ross. Red Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Butte County won the 45-minute B Class with 44 points followed by Tehama 33 points, Siskiy- ou 16 points and Shasta bringing up the rear with 10 points. First place went to Tom Embree of Chico; 2nd Zac Baptiste of Los Molinos; 3rd Jeff Ochs of Chico; 4th Colin Klinesteker of Los Moli- See LOCAL, page 5A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region