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MONDAY JANUARY 17, 2011 Breaking news at: Weight Loss Thwarted Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 8A RED BLUFF Bear, Jets Advance SPORTS 1B Mostly Sunny 64/46 Weather forecast 8B 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 Nation ponders King in wake of Arizona shootings ‘Instead of actually reading what he ATLANTA (AP) — The fed- eral holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. has taken on added meaning for most Amer- icans this year, as they try to make sense of the violence in Arizona that left six people dead and a member of Congress fighting for her life. A state that once resisted the notion of a federal King holiday — and last year was the setting for a sharp-tongued debate on immigration — now finds itself in search of solace after the Jan. 8 attack on Rep. Gabrielle Gif- fords and the throng of people around her outside a grocery store in Tucson. The balm of choice is King, a pacifist South- ern preacher whose own life was cut short by gun violence. ‘‘Dr. King’s message was about inclusion and the recogni- tion of human dignity, of human rights and making sure that all of our voices are heard,’’ said Imani Perry, an African- American studies professor at Princeton University. ‘‘I hope people in Arizona, in particular, embrace that part of his mes- sage. The politics in Arizona recently have often seemed to revolve around excluding peo- ple.’’ wrote or listening to what he said, we pick catchphrases and throw his name around. We all feel for the tragic incident that took place in Arizona, but this is happening to people all over the world every day in one form or another’ Jared Ball, Morgan State University Monday marks the 25th fed- eral observance of the birth of King, whose words were often met with hate and resistance during one of the nation’s most turbulent and transformative Art at the Abbey eras. Today, King is one of the country’s most celebrated citi- zens and the only one to be hon- ored with a national holiday who did not serve as a U.S. president. ‘‘So little of his real politics show up in these annual com- memorations,’’ said Morgan State University professor Jared Ball. ‘‘Instead of actually read- ing what he wrote or listening to what he said, we pick catch- phrases and throw his name around. We all feel for the trag- ic incident that took place in See KING, page 7A City, county to mull sewer agency By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A joint powers of agreement to form a public agency for the Antelope Sewer Project is expected to be rati- fied by the Tehama County Board of Supervisors and Red Bluff City Council Tuesday. In their own separate meetings, each group will vote to form the Antelope Sewer Authority. A public comment period will be available at each meeting to comment on the formation of the joint pow- ers authority. The board and the council are only voting to form the joint power authority. They will not be voting on the project itself, City Manager Martin Nichols said. If approved by both groups, the Antelope Sewer Authority will become the governing board that over- sees the Antelope Sewer Project and sewer district, once created. The five council members and the five supervisors will serve as its board of directors. Most properties in the Antelope area, which includes areas along Antelope Boulevard and north between the slough and Highway 36, function on individual wells and septic tanks. The project would create a sewer sys- tem that hooks up those properties to the city’s sewage treatment plant. Antelope property owners will have a chance to vote See SEWER, page 7A Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Chris Fabbri, a Walnut Creek artist, visits The Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina where he was commissioned to do portraits of the first three abbots. Fabbri’s portraits of Thomas Merton and William Randolph Hearst are already on display at the New Clairvaux Vineyard wine tasting room. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer VINA — Inspired by his faith and family history, Chris Fabbri was spiritually drawn to The Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina. Now, his art will be a part of its story. Fabbri, 37, of Walnut Creek, was commissioned in 2009 to create portraits of the first three abbots, Dom Eusebius Wagoner, Bernard Johnson and Thomas X. Davis. The paintings, done in acrylics on canvas, are 36 inches by 24 inch- es, framed. When the abbey is finished being reconstructed from stones that meandered on an 800-year journey from the walls of a medieval Span- ish monastery’s chapter house to Vina, Fabbri’s paintings may hang inside, he said. "The paintings were produced from me looking at tiny, tiny 2-inch black-and-white photos," he said. They may either hang in the wine tasting room or be shown in a welcome area, but plans are still in the works. "Either way, I am happy because I know thousands of people of good Man arrested after making threats in Mercy ER Saturday REDDING (AP) — A Northern California man is facing charges after police say he brought a gun into a hospital emergency room and threatened to start shooting if he did- n’t get faster attention for treatment he was seeking. Police arrested Jesse Whitlow after the inci- dent at Mercy Medical Center in Redding around 4:30 p.m. Satur- day. Redding police Cor- poral Les James says officers responding to the hospital found a loaded .22 caliber hand- gun in Whitlow’s car and ammunition in his pants pocket. The 24-year-old Anderson man was booked on suspicion of possessing a concealed, loaded weapon, of being an ex-felon possessing a firearm and ammuni- tion, and of resisting arrest. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Whitlow was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail at the Shasta Coun- ty Jail. Police did not know if he had hired an attorney. faith will be seeing the paintings," he said. Fabbri, who grew up in Boston, Mass., used to work with fourth- and fifth-graders with autism when he moved to the Bay Area. Howev- er, art and Catholicism are central to who he is. "I practice a process of Buddhist meditation and Catholic faith while making my artwork and living everyday life," he wrote on his web- site. "I make artwork simply for the reason to share with you a vision of hope and glory." See ART, page 7A Herger rep to host office hours A representative from Rep. Wally Herger’s office will be hosting office hours in Corning and Red Bluff Wednes- day. Office hours in Corn- ing will be 9 a.m. to noon in the recreation supervisor’s office in City Hall. Office hours in Red Bluff will be 1-4 p.m. in City Council Chambers. Todd Jones, the local field representative, will be able to assist con- stituents in working with federal agencies or just communicating thoughts and concerns to Herger regarding matters before the Congress. Those requesting help resolving an issue with a federal agency should bring requests in writing to be forwarded to the agency along with Herger’s inquiry. One-on-one meetings will be on a first come, first served basis. For those unable to attend this date, there will be more upcoming office hours once a quarter, or they can contact Herger’s Redding office at 223- 5898. Crab feed doesn’t feel the pinch Daily News photo by Chip Thompson A volunteer with the St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Auxiliary hands out plates of desserts to students from Red Bluff Union and Mercy high schools and members of the Tehama County Young Marines Saturday night during the auxiliary’s third annual crab feed at the Tehama District Fairground.The event drew more than 400 people.