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WEDNESDAY 2014 Food Trends DECEMBER 25, 2013 Breaking news at: County Fare 5A www.redbluffdailynews.com DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 66/36 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 Feeding the hungry 2 killed after hitting pigs Two people were killed Monday evening after the pickup truck they were riding in collided with three pigs in the roadway. Around 6:30 p.m. a 1999 Ford F-350 was traveling westbound on State Route 36 West just west of Bowman Road when it struck three pigs that were in the road, according to a California Highway Patrol collision report. The driver veered left and drove off the south road edge where the left front of the pickup collided with an oak tree. See PIGS, page 7A Red Bluff grad earns neuroscience award Daily News photo by Andre Byik Larry Alvares, a rancher from Flournoy, serves a hot meal to the hungry on Dec. 18 at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Red Bluff. Alvares has helped with preparing meals for the hungry for about 10 years. By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer For the last 10 years Larry Alvares, a 70-year-old rancher from Flournoy, has assisted with preparing meals for the homeless and hungry. On a recent Wednesday at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Red Bluff, Alvares was watching over pots of stroganoff and green beans. It was one of his last Wednesday's at the Vineyard, which hosts a hot lunch to about 50 people daily. No questions asked. "I just feel that there's people less fortunate than I am that need help," he said. Alvares is scheduled to leave his post as a cook after a Christmas Day lunch is served. Things are a little busier at the ranch, where he raises a few sheep but mostly cows. Lee Vidaure, the executive cook who oversees the program, said it's difficult to find helpers, especially cooks, that he can depend on. He added that Alvares called him about 10 years ago to offer his help. Alvares started by setting up chairs and wiping tables, and when a cooking position opened about two years ago, the quiet and mild-mannered rancher stepped right in. 'I just feel that there's people less fortunate than I am that need help' — Larry Alvarez "You have to be committed," Vidaure said. As about 40 waited outside the Vineyard's kitchen for the noon lunch, Alvares and his crew sat around a table sharing going-away muffins and musing about this and that, such as Alvares' 28-mile drive from his ranch. When the clock struck noon, people looking for a meal filed in to the dining area that resembles a conference room and queued along the walls. The lunch is a brisk 20 minutes. Some went for a serving of seconds. Larry Warren, a 42-year-old who has been without a home since 2004, sat with his father, Sylvester. Warren said he's been eating meals at the Vineyard for about three years. "It's real nice, and they're wonderful cooks," he said. Warren said he and his father became homeless after the property their home was on in Redding was sold to the city. "It drains you really quick," he said, adding that every day is different. During the colder months, when they have money, Warren and his father ride a bus around to keep warm. They do take advantage of the Tehama County Poor and the Homeless Winter Shelter program. The shelter rotates between area churches from November to April. While Warren is grateful for the service, he said the area "should have affordable housing for the homeless people. And a permanent shelter is what we need instead of going from one church to the other church. It takes a toll on you after a while." The Red Bluff City Council in 2011 voted 3-2 against an ordinance that would have rezoned an area of Breckenridge Street that would have allowed Poor and the HomeSee FEEDING, page 7A SAN DIEGO — The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has presented the Award for Education in Neuroscience to Keith Trujillo, PhD, of California State University San Marcos. The prize, which includes $5,000, recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to neuroscience education and training. The award was presented at Neuroscience 2013, SfN's annual meeting and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health. Trujillo is a 1974 graduate of Red Bluff Union High School. "Dr. Trujillo has been tireless in helping students overcome barriers that might otherwise prevent them from pursuing careers in neuroscience," said Larry Swanson, PhD, president of SfN. "We are honored to recognize him for these efforts and his commitment to the future of the field." Trujillo has dedicated his career to expanding education and training opportunities for young scientists, particularly those from underrepresented minority or disadvantaged groups. Hundreds of students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty have benefited from Trujillo's training and mentorship through his work at California State University San Marcos, the National Hispanic Science Net- work, and the Marine Biological Laboratory's Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics & Survival (SPINES) — a program that teaches students typically underrepresented in neuroscience about contemporary neuroscience research, grant writing and public speaking. Trujillo's commitment to diversifying the neuroscience workforce begins in his own research laboratory, where he studies the behavioral and neural effects of psychoactive drugs. There, he has mentored more than 30 students, nearly all from groups historically underrepresented in the sciences and many of whom have gone on to pursue doctoral degrees in neuroscience. Outside his lab, Trujillo serves as director of several campus programs dedicated to encouraging minority participation in the sciences and actively engages in numerous efforts to educate nonneuroscientists about the field. Trujillo earned his PhD from the University of California, Irvine, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan. He is a professor of psychology at California State University San Marcos. The Society for Neuroscience is an organization of nearly 42,000 basic scientists and clinicians who study the brain and nervous system. Man arrested after Museum benefits from helping hands store break-in A 24-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested Monday after he reportedly burglarized Dollar Tree on South Main Street. The Red Bluff Police Department responded to an alarm at the business around 5:25 a.m. Monday, according to a department press release. Officers were unable to make entry into the business due to no store employees being able to respond. Officers returned to the Dollar Tree around 7:10 a.m. after an employee reported that the roof had been damaged. During the second response officers determined the business had been burglarized. Several perishable items had been removed from the store and placed outside of the business. There was also evidence found outside of the store that led officers to a potential suspect. A short time later Derreck Scott Lancaster was contacted and arrested for burglarizing the business. Anyone with additional information about the investigation is asked to call the Red Bluff Police Department at 527-3131. News tip? Call 527-2151 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 The Tehama County Museum was the beneficiary of the Work Release program being run by the Tehama County Probation Department out of the Day Reporting Center under the leadership of Chief Probation Officer Richard Muench and Officer James Mossman. This program provides constructive alternatives for individuals obliged to See MUSEUM, page 7A Courtesy photo Tehama County Museum Board President Chris Bauer was so impressed with the work and attitude of the inmates from the Work Release program run by the Tehama County Probation Department out of the Day Reporting Center that he donned one of the inmate vests for the group photo. 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