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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2011 Breaking news at: Ray of Sunshine Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Reader Photos Pages 6A, 7A Lady Spartans SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Sunny 71/42 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 Law enforcement was still searching as of 5 p.m. Thurs- day for the identity of a woman killed in a collision at Semi kills woman walking on I-5 Pay to spay 2:39 a.m. Thursday on north- bound Interstate 5 in Red Bluff. The woman was walking in Six arrested in meth ring bust By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A two-month Tehama Interagency Drug Enforce- ment task force investigation into methamphetamine sales resulted in the arrest of a San Jose man and his associates Tuesday afternoon in multiple locations in Corning. The TIDE undercover agents made several purchas- es during the investigation from Crescencio DelGado Esquivel, 42, of San Jose and Salvador Jamaica-Arel- lano, 39, of Corning, a TIDE release said. On Tuesday agents met Esquivel in the MacDon- See METH, page 9A Tehama District Fair on ‘at risk’ list By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama District Fairground is one of 29 put on the California Fairs Alliance (CFA) most at- risk list released Thursday in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to elimi- nate funding for fairs. “The fair network gen- erates more than $126 mil- lion in direct tax income for the state every year,” said Stephen Chambers, CFA spokesman. “That represents nearly a four-to- one return on the state’s overall $32 million invest- ment. In this light, the bud- get plan actually dries up an income stream that flows to the state from Cal- ifornia Fairs.” Along with the net income loss, the cuts would kill jobs, which will have a major economic rip- ple effect, and disrupt the whole fair network, Cham- bers said. Fair officials have contacted Brown’s office and legislators. “The list is not meant to suggest the remaining 49 fairs are not also ‘at risk’ as a result of the elimination of state funding,” Cham- bers said. “We are hopeful that with a more strategic combination of budget reductions and greater local control and flexibility we will be able to protect the fair network and increase income to state and local governments. Furthermore, a more thoughtful plan will ensure the survival of the thou- sands of small businesses and non-profits that rely on fairs and fairgrounds in California.” Fairs put on the list by CFA, the oversight coali- tion for California Fairs, are those that have less than 10 percent in a reserve account and rely 20 per- cent or more on state fund- ing, Tehama District Fair CEO Mark Eidman said. “State funding is 25 percent of our total bud- get,” Eidman said. “We’re 75 percent self generated as far as funding, but los- ing 25 percent is a good hit and these are tough times.” That 25 percent repre- sents about $200,000, he said. “We’re looking at every available option,” Eidman said. “The board wants to look at everything from employee cutback to clos- ing the gates, none of which are palatable.” See FAIR, page 9A the far right lane of the three- lane section of I-5 just south of North Main Street when she was hit by a big rig driven by Steven Jackson, 52, of San Leandro. Jackson, who was driving north in the same lane as the woman about 55 mph, saw the woman but was unable to stop See I-5, page 9A Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Veterinarian Debbie Fox at Valley Vet Clinic RB,Inc.,examines “Dot,”a 6-month-old female recovering from a broken hip.The dog was found injured near Samson Road in Corning on Jan. 12. Fee hike, vouchers to pay for altering county pets By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer County officials are scratching and pawing toward new policies that will soon mean all dogs and cats Artist’s first exhibit comes at 89 By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer An art exhibit featuring the works of Phylis Wathen opened at The Big Picture Thursday with an artist reception that drew many fans. Several Red Bluff Arts Association members and others crowded into the custom framing shop and gallery for a chance to visit with the upbeat 89- year-old and admire her award-winning pieces. Wathen was just as excited to see her fans, some of whom are friends and some she was meeting for the first time. “I’m just so excited and so pleased that so many people came to see my pictures,” she said. See ARTIST, page 9A Daily News photo by Tang Lor 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Artist Phylis Wathen chats with Bill Dixon Thursday during the opening for an exhibit featuring her artwork at The Big Picture. adopted in Tehama County will be spayed or neutered and fitted with microchips. Supervisors approved a partnership contract with Valley Vet Clinic RB, Inc., on Jan. 4, effectively mak- ing the clinic an on-staff veterinarian to spay and neuter shelter animals. On Jan. 25, supervisors authorized the Tehama County Division of Animal Services to receive a See SPAY, page 9A Chico woman crashed car while trying to eat CHICO (AP) — The California Highway Patrol says an intoxicat- ed Chico woman crashed her car because she was trying to eat Chinese food while dri- ving. Officer Eric Lund says 51-year-old Eliza- beth Ann Holmes suf- fered moderate injuries after her car went off the road and overturned at a sweeping turn near the Tuscan Ridge Golf Course. Lung says he deter- mined she was impaired by alcohol and prescrip- tion drugs at the time of the crash, but that she was also distracted as she leaned over to eat while approaching the turn. He told the Chico Enterprise-Record that inattentive driving was likely the main cause of the crash, even though it would be listed as a DUI. ——— Information from: Chico Enterprise-Record, http://www.chicoer.com. TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE’S WINDOWS BROKEN FOGGED NEW WE DO GLASS 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260