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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 8A RED BLUFF Reader Photos Athletes of the Week SPORTS 1B Sunny 62/37 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 3 arrested in large pot grow bust By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Three Red Bluff people were arrested by TIDE Monday in the 14000 block of Cannon Road in Red Bluff where 341 marijuana plants, 29 firearms and $13,263 in cash were seized. Carl Norton, 57, Sharon Norton, 49, and Tracy Norton, 35, were arrested after the Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement task force located three marijuana grows on the 350-acre property that houses two resi- dences and a large metal shop, a tide release said. During a search, agents found an indoor marijuana grow in the metal shop with eight pounds of processed drying marijuana and packaging material, the release said. gro ws were located in conne x box es buried on the prop- erty. Carl Norton Two underground marijuana Agents seized 51 pounds of processed packaged marijuana Sharon Norton and scales from a Toy Box type travel trailer owned by Carl Norton. The cash wa s found in Carl Nor- ton’s res- idence. The trailer, a lar ge generator used to po wer two of Preserving our past Tracy Norton the marijuana grows and the cash were seized by agents. “All three mari- juana grows were very sophisticated with automatic lighting and temper- ature controls,” said Special Agent Supervisor Eric Maher. “Based on TIDE’s investiga- tion, the Nortons were attempting to disguise their opera- tion as a medical See POT, page 7A Cyclist hurt in Corning collision A Corning bicyclist was flown to Enloe Med- ical Center in Chico to be treated for moderate injuries following a colli- sion with a vehicle at 6:17 p.m. Monday in the 1300 block of Solano Street. The woman, identified as Arcelia Flores, 66, was riding a bicycle south on Solano Street, 38 feet west of a crosswalk, when for unknown rea- sons she began to cross the street, said Corning Police Chief Tony Carde- nas. Flores crossed the street directly into the path of an oncoming vehicle traveling west on Solano Street driven by Corey Olson, 19, of Tehama, Cardenas said. Corning Fire respond- ed to the collision with 13 people, Corning Fire Dis- patcher Frank Rua said. —Julie Zeeb Corning men seen dumping in creek bed arrested MediaNews Group Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Kelly-Griggs House Museum Association Board President Sharon Wilson talks to visitors about the First Friday program put on by the Kelly Guides. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Kelly Griggs House Muse- um Association Board, the group responsible for the 1880 Victorian house at 333 Washington St. in Red Bluff, is in need of members and volunteers. “What we need like everyone else is community support,” said Board President Sharon Wilson. “We can’t keep it open if we don’t have memberships and we don’t have enough volunteers to keep it open longer than Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 p.m.” When the non-profit corporation formed in 1965, after a group of residents learned Miss Anne Kelly was selling the house built original- ly by Sidney Allen Griggs, there Assembly prepares Holocaust doc SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Assem- bly is creating a video documentary based on interviews with survivors of the Holocaust and those who liberated the Nazi death camps 66 years ago. Nearly 6 million Jews were killed, as were polit- ical prisoners, Soviet prisoners of war, Poles, gays and lesbians, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. ‘‘For the first time, we’re moving to an oral history,’’ said Assembly- man Marty Block, who is helping organize the Cali- fornia State Assembly Holocaust Memorial Pro- ject. The documentary replaces written inter- views that were compiled into a book for the Assembly memorials each of the last eight years. ‘‘I think it will be much more compelling. Seeing the folks who went through this, now mostly in their 80s, will be a pretty stark reminder of the horrible things they went through,’’ said Block, D-San Diego. Block said it is impor- tant to record their stories now as the World War II generation ages. Though the Assembly estimates California is home to 15,000 Holo- caust survivors, Block said assemblymembers are having increasing dif- ficulty finding those able to participate in the pro- gram. A few years ago, the Assembly’s annual memorial ceremony was expanded to recognize camp liberators. Last year, it added the children of survivors, known as ‘‘the second generation.’’ See DOC, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power were many volunteers, said Barbara Casebier, a former Kelly Guide. “There were hundreds of volun- teers originally,” Casebier said. “Now all the ones that started it are gone.” Over the years volunteers have been a huge part of getting things done, especially from 1965 to 1970 when they redid the whole building, See PAST, page 7A ORLAND — Glenn County sheriff’s deputies arrested two Corning men Friday after they were seen dumping trash and lighting it on fire in a dry creek bed off County Road P near Stony Creek Bridge. An Orland police officer was called to the area to assist in looking for the suspect vehicle and spotted it on the shoulder of the road on P near County Road 12, east of Orland. When the patrol car neared the suspect vehicle, the driver pulled away. At that instant the officer noticed smoke coming from the creek area and pulled the vehicle over. Sheriff’s deputies took over the investigation, and said they discovered items on fire in the creek bed which appeared to have just been dumped. Driver Jason Michael Stewart, 34, was taken into See DUMPING, page 7A Local school boards get schooled Collaboration and shared leadership were the main topics of discus- sion at a recent day-long workshop held at the Tehama County Depart- ment of Education. The workshop, pre- sented by Mark Van Clay and Perry Soldwedel of Chicago, Ill., aimed to bring school boards, administrators and teach- ers together to create and fulfill shared visions of school system excellence. Van Clay and Soldwedel are the authors of “The School Board Fieldbook: Leading With Vision,” a highly regarded resource for school boards and administrators. The event, which was free to attend, was spon- sored by the Tehama County Department of Education and the Regional System of Dis- trict and School Support. “Part of our mission is to offer support to our dis- tricts and schools as they strive for academic excel- lence,” said Larry Cham- pion, county superinten- dent. “By co-sponsoring Courtesy photo the event, we were able to remove the economic bar- riers that would have impacted attendance. The turnout was fantastic Many district superinten- dents were able to be here with their entire board.” The day was packed with helpful strategies, expert presentations and interactive sessions. See SCHOOL, page 7A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region