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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2011 Breaking news at: Art Explores Letting Go Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF First Round Playoff Action SPORTS 1B Showers likely 41/32 Weather forecast 6B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Tehama County Resource Conservation District has been awarded a grant that will allow its watershed coordinator to continue protection of natural resources in the Cottonwood Creek watershed. With the $236,749 grant allo- 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 Grant extends service to Cottonwood watershed cated through Proposition 84 money by the state Department of Conservation, the resource conservation district will be able to continue funding two water- shed coordinator positions. The coordinators will work on pro- jects in conjunction with the Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group. The watershed coordinator will continue much of the work that has been identified by the Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group as top priorities for the watershed, said Tom McCub- bins, one of two watershed coordinators with the district. The coordinator will seek funding for various projects that will benefit the watershed and its residents. Some of those pro- jects include an inventory of abandoned roads, identifying areas of the watershed that have problems with erosion or barri- ers to fish passage, developing a water quality monitoring pro- gram that can show the value over time of watershed improve- ment projects, funding for map- ping of wildfire and other natur- al features of the watershed to Educational path assist in planning efforts, con- struction of 40 miles of shaded fuel breaks and funding to assist elderly and low income resi- dents in creating a defensible space around their residences. The difference between the Department of Conservation Watershed Coordinator program See GRANT, page 5A Corning OKs trash fee hike By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING—Following a public hearing Tuesday, the City Council approved a Corning Disposal/Waste Manage- ment request to increase its rates by 23 cents monthly. “We’ve had no increase in Social Security for two years and gas is going up to $5 a gallon this summer,” Council- man John Leach said. “There’s a lot of increases coming our way that we can’t control. As a taxpayer I think we ought to take a serious look (at the services). It’s a great ser- vice, but can the majority of people afford it?” Councilwoman Darlene Dickison was concerned about See FEE, page 5A Trial ordered for man accused of sex with niece Courtesy photo illustration The Shasta College Tehama Campus Trail, which winds through different habitats beyond the buildings, will be accessible to the community when completed. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A trail is planned for the Shasta College Tehama Campus that will be open to the community. Weather permitting, work on the trail should begin Monday. The trail will be constructed by a group from the California Conservation Corps, who will be donating about $80,000 worth of labor through a grant. Shasta College and the Shasta College Foundation will split Court asked to clear way for gay marriages SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers for two same-sex couples again asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to allow gay marriage to resume in California while the court considers the constitutionality of the state’s ban on same-sex unions. The couples’ attorneys filed a motion asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the stay it imposed in September on a trial court ruling that struck down the voter- approved ban known as Proposition 8. The request was prompted by an “intolera- ble” delay created last week when the California Supreme Court said it needed the rest of the year to consider a pivotal legal question in the case — whether Proposition 8 sponsors have authority to challenge the lower court’s decision, lawyer Theodore Olson said. “The right to marry is not an abstract principle any more than might be said about the right to vote, the right to speak and the right to practice one’s religion,” Olson said. “Every day our fel- low citizens are denied their most basic civil rights that their friends and neighbors freely enjoy ... that discrimina- tion inflicts countless injuries.” The plaintiffs, a lesbian couple from Berkeley and a gay couple from Pasade- na, also have asked the California Supreme Court to hasten its examination of the legal standing issue. The court has said it would not hear oral argu- ments before September, but the couples are asking the hearing to be moved up to May. The 9th Circuit has said it can’t move forward with its deliberations without state court guid- ance on whether ballot proposition sponsors can defend their measures in court if the governor and attorney general refuse to do so. Former Gov. Arnold See COURT, page 5A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power the remainder of the cost, about $18,000 each, said Scott Thompson, executive director of the Shasta Col- lege Foundation. The foundation is an auxiliary of the college, whose goal is to raise money for the college. Four years ago, the Board of Trustees asked the foundation to focus on sustainability. The trail is part of that mission, Thomp- son said. “What better way to contribute to the health and sus- tainability of the community,” Thompson said. “This is See PATH, page 5A REDDING (AP) — A Shasta County judge has ordered a trial for a 44- year-old man accused of keeping his teenage niece away from her par- ents and having a sexual relationship with her. Charles David Berlinghoff of San Bernardino was ordered to stand trial Tuesday on more than 80 felony counts. The Redding Record- Searchlight reports that he could be sentenced to 40 years in prison if convicted. Shasta County Sher- iff ’s Detective Brian Jackson testified in court Tuesday that Berlinghoff’s niece was 15 when she started having a sexual relation- ship with her uncle last fall. Jackson testified that the girl told investiga- tors she and her uncle had sex 20 to 30 times. Authorities say Berlinghoff and his niece disappeared for a month on Nov. 10, prompting a massive search. GOP lawmakers form caucus opposing vote SACRAMENTO (AP) — Republican lawmakers formed a caucus Wednes- day to oppose any deal to close California’s $26.6 billion budget deficit that involves tax increases but doesn’t include corre- sponding tax cuts. The GOP lawmakers said they will not support Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to place a five-year exten- sion of higher sales, income and vehicle taxes on a special election bal- lot unless the Legislature also gives voters the chance to enact a tax cut of equal or larger value. District 4 Sen. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, said the caucus represents a reality check for the state. “Every pro-spending group and special interest in the state has advocates in the Capitol, so I think it’s high time that those who pay the bills have strong representation, too,” LaMalfa said. “Cali- fornia’s government needs a reality check to remind it that taxpayers simply can’t afford to keep fund- ing lavish entitlements, especially when they’re having trouble keeping their own heads above water.” Sen. Tony Strickland, co-chairman of the Tax- See GOP, page 5A Courtesy photo Sen. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, center, was one of eight Republican State Senators to join the Taxpayers Caucus.There are 15 Republican State Senators. 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