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WEEKEND JANUARY 15-16, 2011 Breaking news at: She’s Got Your Back USA Weekend www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Little League Sign-up Info SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 61/44 Weather forecast 8B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Sounds of breaking glass echoed through the night keeping Red Bluff Police officers running about town chasing an unknown man in a white T- shirt, but no suspects were found. After two vehicles were broken into and vandalized Thursday evening, the windows and doors of several downtown businesses were smashed early Friday morning, Red Bluff Police said. Someone broke into two vehicles parked near Pine and Main streets just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday, according 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 Vandal hits Main Street shops to police logs. A man was seen running from the area when an officer arrived at the scene, logs said. Officers were unable to find the man, and it is unknown if he was involved in the thefts or vandal- ism, police said. The back window of one of the vehicles, a 2005 Ford F250, was smashed during the theft. Damage was estimated at $150. The second vehicle, a Jeep Wrangler, was not damaged, police said. Some clothing and CDs were stolen but hours later were recovered in an alley nearby and returned to the owners. Between 6:30 and 8 p.m., four calls came in reporting seeing the fleeing suspect in the same area, the logs said. He was described by one caller as a man in dark clothing, carrying a lunch box. A second caller described a sub- ject running east across Main Street to the alley next to the former Papa Joe’s as in his late 20s, wearing a white t- shirt, dark pants and no hat. A third caller, at 7:54 p.m., said he saw some- one resembling the suspect walking west on Pine Street near Madison Street. The white-T-shirt-wearing sus- pect was detailed as a skinny white See VANDAL, page 7A Boosting rural coffers Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Businesses are picking up the pieces after a van- dal shattered the front windows of several build- ings early Friday morning on Main Street. The power of local food Special to the DN Joel Salatin, world-famous sustainable farmer and international speaker from Polyface Farms, will be speaking at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave. in Chico. Salatin was featured in Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma, Academy Award Nominated Food Inc. and FRESH The Movie Salatin makes the power and mystery behind food and farming come to life for eaters of all walks of life. His farm was featured in the bestselling book Omni- vore's Dilemma as the example of the ideal pastoral based farming model. Though Salatin has long been a role model among alternative farmers with a very popular series of farm- ing books, he has since become a bit of a superstar to mainstream America. His farm was showcased last year in the film Food Inc., which went on to be an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary. He was featured in the wildly popular and uplifting film FRESH The Movie, which was shown at the Butte Val- ley Weston Price chapter meeting last summer. Chaffin Orchards and Polyface Farms are both mod- Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb USDA Rural Development State Director Glenda Humiston talks about Rural Development programs Thursday during a forum at Corning City Hall. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — USDA Rural Development State Director Glenda Humiston gave an update Thursday and asked the audience whether any- thing was missing from the results of a 2010 Rural Development report. The report was compiled from information at forums hosted across California seeking public input on issues, jobs, economic development and sustainable communities at the request of President Barrack Obama. “Most states only held one or two events, but we held 43,” Humiston said. “I knew very good and well that the outer rim counties don’t often get a chance to have their voice heard. So we decided to organize one event in each county.” Humiston asked the public what would get the economy moving and how to do it, she said. “I’m viewing this report as a to-do list so I wanted to update you on what’s been done and come back to you and ask if we missed anything,” she said. UC sees another big jump in undergrad applications SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite big tuition hikes, the Universi- ty of California again received a record number of undergraduate applica- tions for the fall, driven in part by sharp increases from out-of-state and international students, school officials said Fri- day. They said the number of applications rose 6.1 percent to more than 142,000, with a 5.7 per- cent increase in freshman applicants and a 7.3 per- cent increase in transfer applicants. ‘‘The University of Cal- ifornia experienced record demand,’’ said Sue Wilbur, director of undergraduate admissions. ‘‘With the increase in applications, campuses will be chal- lenged to accommodate this applicant pool, but we are committed to finding a space for everyone’’ who is academically eligible. UC-eligible students who are not accepted at their school of choice will be offered a spot at a cam- pus with space, mostly likely at Merced, Wilbur said. The university system reported a modest 3.6 per- cent increase from in-state freshman applicants, while the number of applications rose 10.7 percent for out- of-state students and a 22.5 percent for interna- tional students. All nine undergraduate campuses received more freshman applications, with the biggest increases at San Diego, Merced and Riverside. Among in-state fresh- man applicants, the uni- versity saw an 18 percent increase among Latinos and a 5 percent increase among Asians, while applications from white and black students rose modestly. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 The increase in student applications came as Cali- fornia’s public colleges and universities brace for another round of state bud- get cuts. Humiston said the projects that have been accomplished were made possible because people all over the state have started working together and she wanted to clear up the assumption that Rural Development is only for farmers, adding that the agency works a lot with local govern- ments. Rural communities said they faced getting technical assistance with broadband Internet delivery. Priorities for Rural Development See COFFERS, page 7A eled on very strong but simple principles. The first and foremost is a foundation based on Permaculture funda- mentals meaning that farmers don't toil each year with annual plantings but rather invest in a perennial system that is self-replicating and long lasting. Couple that with a non-toxic approach to farming though neither are certified organic for a variety of reasons. The farmers believe in projects that utilize synergy and enhance one another. Chaffin employs livestock in its orchards to accomplish desired land management goals such as mowing, weed abatement, pruning and pest control. Salatin, from a drastically different cli- mate, focuses more on utilizing and stacking livestock enterprises that enhance one another. Polyface is raising some 6,500 laying hens, 24,000 broiler birds, 1,000 head of cattle, 200 hogs, 500 turkeys and 250 rabbits annually. All are raised in open pastures with virtually no outside inputs brought in off the farm. The animals all exhibit excellent health and See FOOD, page 7A Passing on the legacy of farm life By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Farm Bureau held its 93rd annual meeting Thursday and honored two local peo- ple and two companies and told of its 2010 accomplish- ments. “It’s where all the mem- bers get together to see what has been done in the last year,” said Farm Bureau Manager Kari Dodd. “We have a great turnout with 150 expected. It’s the largest I’ve seen.” Second Vice President Michael Vasey was the master of ceremonies with California Young Farmers and Ranchers’ Frost Pauli as the guest speaker. California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger, who was recently elected to the American Farm Bureau Board, also spoke. Pauli, also the second vice president of the Men- docino County Farm Bureau, spoke about the Young Farmers and Ranch- ers committee and priori- ties. It is his priority to pass on the legacy he received of family history, commitment Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Tehama County Farm Bureau 2011 officers Burt Bundy, Sam Mudd, Richard Edsall and Michael Vasey. to community and the fami- ly farm to his children, Pauli said. “That is the main goal — to ensure that the farm is viable and able to be passed on to the next generation,” Pauli said. “So it is with the Farm Bureau family. No matter where you go if you can find the county Farm Bureau office, there will be a hand shake and a warm welcome. In order for it to be successful and viable it must be multi-generational. We must pass on steward- ship of the land to make sure that the Farm Bureau is viable and successful.” The Young Farmers and Ranchers committee, which is for those 18 to 35 years old, has four main cate- gories, which include pro- See FARM, page 7A WORD! Class Basic Jan. 18, 2011 8:30 am-12:30pm Job Training Tuesday, Center 718 Main St. Red Bluff Cost: $65 Call 529-7000