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Saturday, April 23, 2011 – Daily News – 9A TRUCK Continued from page 1A The truck was towed and the driver nowhere to be found. A second vehicle that was parked on Luning Street near Fourth Street was reportedly found damaged the next morning by the owner. It appeared to have also been hit dur- ing the incident, but was- n’t reported until Wednes- day, Busekist said. The truck used in the hit and run matched the vehicle description of the woman’s missing truck, said Sgt. Michael Graham. The green 2003 Chevrolet Silverado with SHOW Continued from page 1A Eidman said Wednesday. “Mr. Matthews will be on the agenda for the next meeting and we will cer- tainly be glad to do a show if he has the check and the letter.” At Tuesday’s Tehama District Fairboard meet- ing, Eidman said the event was initially supposed to be held in 2010 and the current date had been scheduled a year in advance, which is why the let- ter was sent regarding the deposit. The deposit would go toward the rental fee unless the event is canceled, Eidman said. “If we hold a date for a show and then we turn down events that inquire about that date and the first event cancels, then we are out the income we could have had,” Eidman said. “After two times, enough is enough.” While Eidman’s letter gives a deadline of the end of April for the deposit, Matthews said the deadline should be closer to the event. “Up until about six to eight weeks before, if it’s penciled in it’s tentative and if someone else want- ed the arena or there was a conflict then (staff) should have contacted us,” Matthews said. “Bottom line is we had yet to sign any kind of contract. (May 20-21) was the date we had intended, but after find- ing out about those other two events we determined Aug. 5-6 would be better.” While his industry does not typically hold events between June and September, Matthews said he is willing to try for a summer event because people are not traveling as far because of gas prices. “This is a totally different thing (than Monster Trucks),” said Matthews who was involved in pro- moting the 2010 West Coast Monster Truck Nation- als. “This is freestyle bikes like what you see on the X Games with a $40,000 to $50,000 purse, which attracts riders from across the country.” The Tehama District Fairboard meets the third Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is set for 1 p.m. on May 17 in the Tehama Room at the Tehama District Fairground. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. PUMP Continued from page 1A ing for the foundation of the fish screen to be poured. Excavation of the pumping plant site, for- merly a Pactiv landfill, was done. When contrac- tors excavated the forebay they found some burn material, but those have been tested and classified. The material is being dis- posed of in landfills, Van- derwaal said. Once completed, the pumping plant will replace the Diversion Dam gates that will be permanently raised in 2012 as ordered by a federal judge. The dam, put in during the ’60s, diverts water from the Sacramento River through the Tehama- Colusa Canal Authority to agricultural lands in four counties when the gates are lowered. The down gates have been deemed an impediment to fish migration. Montana plates was offi- cially reported stolen Thursday, police logs said. The owner said the truck, which was reported- ly locked and sitting in her driveway, went missing sometime between Satur- day and Tuesday, Graham said. However, it isn’t clear why or how the vehi- cle was stolen. There are no suspects and the case is still under investigation, Graham said. Anyone with informa- tion is asked to contact the Red Bluff Police Depart- ment at 527-3131. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagn- er@redbluffdailynews.com. NOD Continued from page 1A The three commission- ers attending the telecon- ference – President Jim Kellogg, Richard Rogers and Dan Richards - voted unanimously to approve the season as amended. “I’ve always voted for what the biology dictates,” said Rogers. “This Com- mission is on record for taking action to protect salmon runs in California. However, the run is of a sufficient size this year that we can take a mea- sured risk.” Boucke argued before the Commission that delaying the opening of the Feather would cause a $200,000 loss to his bait and tackle business, as well large financial losses to other shops and fishing guides in his area. Boucke and La Force also argued that to restore the spring run chinooks, the state and federal gov- ernments must take action to stop the impact of the Delta pumps on the spring run, as well as restoring spawning habitat on the river. After Boucke and La Force spoke, Kellogg made the motion to adopt the Central Valley salmon season, with the amend- ment that the Feather River season be opened on July 16. “I’m glad they listened to us and amended the pro- posed season,” said Boucke after the meeting. “It shows you that it does make a difference to come to a meeting.” The Commissioners made the decision to adopt the earlier date on the Feather even though Scott FINE Continued from page 1A focused on finding and citing people allowing other activities to distract them while driving. Foremost among those activities is talking on a cell phone while driving. “Of all people, I understand how tempting it can be to take that one call,” Garr said. “Time is often in short sup- ply for me. When that temptation comes, I can’t help but think of the dev- astating consequences that decision can have. I have seen lives and families “From an engineering perspective the dam works great but from a fish per- spective not so much,” Sutton said. In the meantime, a tem- porary $8 million pump- ing plant has been put in place to serve the water needs of farmers, as the gates-in period at the dam has shrunk over the last few years. Most recently, the period has been limit- ed to about three months, between mid-June to Sep- tember. Completion of the pro- 4 arrested in case of opium hidden in shovels STATE BRIEFING Ying Thao, 48, and Dee CRESCENT CITY (AP) — A family of four was arrested in the probe of an opium shipment hidden in a package of shovels from Laos that led to a stash of pot, guns and a 14-year- old girl allegedly in an arranged relationship, Northern California author- ities said. Del Norte County sher- iff’s deputies searched the address on the package after the shipment was seized, and nearly three pounds of opium were discovered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, The Daily Triplicate of Crescent City reported Thursday. Investigators found 127 pounds of processed mari- juana, 102 pounds of imma- ture plants, 16 guns, more than $32,000 cash and sev- eral welfare checks, sher- iff’s Sgt. Steve Morris said. Yang, 45, and their children Kao Thao, 19, and Steven Thao, 23, were all placed under arrest. Ying, Dee and Kao Thao were arrested on suspicion of drug offenses. Steven Thao was arrested on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a child owing to his alleged rela- tionship with the 14-year- old girl. “This is clearly a family operation,” sheriff’s Com- mander Tim Athey told the newspaper. Morris said the 14-year- old girl moved in with the family in January after arriving from Central Cali- fornia. Authorities said Steven Thao paid the moth- er of the girl and ultimately intended to marry her, which the girl said was “normal” in her culture. The girl was placed in the custody of Child Protec- tive Services. Authorities said more arrests were pending in the case. USFS acquires scenic Sierras SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has acquired a scenic 880- acre meadow in the eastern Sierra near Bridgeport, Calif., for $2.2 million. Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest officials Regulations for Sacramento and Feather rivers Sacramento River below Keswick Dam, subsection 7.50(b)(156.5) 1. Subsection (C) from the Deschutes Road Bridge to 500 feet upstream from Red Bluff Diversion Dam will be open to salmon fishing from August 1 through December 18. a. August 1 is the historical opening day for this area. b. The December 19 closure will protect adult winter run salmon migrating up the Sacramento River. 2. Subsection (E) from 150 feet below the Lower Red Bluff (Sycamore) Boat Ramp to the Highway 113 Bridge near Knights Landing will be open to salmon fishing from July 16 through December 18. a. The December 19 closure will protect adult winter run salmon migrating up the Sacramento Barrow, DFG fisheries biologist, noted that the spring salmon returns to the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville over the past three years were only one third of those of the previous three years. Salmon fishing on Cen- tral Valley rivers was closed in 2008 in 2009, except for a short season to target late fall run chinook on the Sacramento River. In 2010, a limited fishery for fall run chinooks was allowed on the Sacramen- to, American and Feather Rivers. The closure was spurred by the unprece- dented collapse of Sacra- mento River fall chinook populations. State and fed- eral officials claimed that River. 3. Subsection (F) from High- way 113 Bridge near Knights Landing to the Carquinez Bridge will be open to salmon fishing from July 16 through December 11. a. The December 12 closure will protect adult winter run salmon migrating from the ocean. Feather River, subsection 7.50(b)(68) 1. Subsection (D) from 1,000 feet below the Thermalito Afterbay Outfall to the mouth will be open to salmon fishing from July 16 through December 11. a. The July 16 opener will pro- tect adult spring run salmon migrating up the Feather River. b. The December 12 closure will protect adult winter run salmon migrating up the Sacramento River near the mouth. the collapse was spurred by "poor ocean condi- tions." On the other hand, recreational and commer- cial fishing groups, Indian Tribes and environmental organizations pointed to increased water exports out of the Sacramento River to corporate agribusiness and southern California, declining water quality and dam operations as contributing factors to the dramatic decline. Federal biologists fore- cast an ocean abundance estimate of around 730,000 Sacramento River fall chinooks, far above the number needed for opti- mum spawning this fall (122,000-180,000 fish). While this forecast is torn apart by people taking that one call.” This enforcement effort will contin- ue through the end of the month with a zero tolerance enforcement day set for April 28. To help address the deadly problem, the CHP received a grant from the Cal- ifornia Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. "OTS is proud to both help provide the CHP with the additional resources they need to combat this problem and to sign up over 275 local law enforce- ment agencies to join in this kickoff ject will ensure the liveli- hood of the regional crop industry while allowing migrating fish to pass unimpeded, Sutton said. The pumps are being designed to pump up to 2,500 cubic feet per sec- ond of water from the river to the canals. “I can’t wait to cut the ribbon,” Sutton said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. encouraging, the winter and fall run chinook popu- lations, both listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), have declined in recent years due to Delta water exports, pollution and other factors. The Commission today also approved recreation- al salmon fishing regula- tions for the Trinity and Klamath rivers and feder- al regulations for the ocean salmon seasons that began April 2 off the California coast from Horse Mountain to the the California/Mexico bor- der. For more information, contact the Fish and Game Commission, (916) 653- 4899, http://www.fgc.ca.g ov. campaign," said OTS Director Christo- pher J. Murphy. “This is a problem that threatens to grow even larger and faster if California's drivers are not convinced that mobile -device use is-dangerous." The goal, through combined efforts of California’s law enforce- ment and traffic safety partners like OTS, Caltrans and DMV, is to enlighten drivers statewide about the dangers of distracted driving, Garr said. “Too many lives are destroyed every year because of distracted dri- ving and it’s not worth it,” Garr said. Dispute over Russian gravestones at CA cemetery VALLEJO (AP) — A gesture by the Russian govern- ment to honor six of its sailors who were buried in a San Francisco Bay area cemetery nearly 150 years ago is not sit- ting well with preservationists. The visiting Russian sailors died in 1863 while helping to fight a massive fire near San Francisco’s waterfront. They were buried at the Navy cemetery on Mare Island, where weathered, broken stone slabs marked their graves for decades. To honor their heroism, the Russian Consulate decided last year to buy new cross-shaped, granite headstones for the burial sites of A. Trapeznikov, K. Kort, Y. Bootorin and three unidentified sailors. But Vallejo officials and preservationists told the San Francisco Chronicle that the Consulate did not follow prop- er procedures for the oldest Navy cemetery in the West, which became a national landmark after it closed in 1921. The U.S. Interior Department has strict guidelines for say Upper Summers Mead- ows overlooking Twin Lakes was purchased from a willing seller with the help of the Arlington, Va.- based nonprofit organiza- tion Conservation Fund. The property near the Hoover Wilderness Area was secured and trans- ferred through the U.S. Land and Water Conserva- tion Fund, which was established by Congress to provide monies for such acquisitions. Officials say the pur- chase will preserve the scenery around Twin Lakes, benefit the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, and enhance essential fish and wildlife habitat. renovations, and grave markers may not be replaced under those rules, said Vallejo city planner Bill Tuikka. ‘‘They put in the stones without the authority to do so, and they didn’t follow the rules. End of story,’’ Tuikka told the Chronicle. ‘‘We’re trying to work with them, but the proper process was not followed.’’ Vallejo’s preservation commission will consider at its June meeting whether to order the Consulate to remove the $20,000 gravestones. Russian Consulate officials did not immediately respond to an email request for comment, and calls to the Consulate went unanswered Friday. The Rev. Silas Ruark, a priest who helps with annual memorial services for the sailors and has acted as an inter- mediary between the Consulate and Vallejo officials, said the Russian government had intended it as a gift to the city. ‘‘To penalize the Russians for this does not seem right,’’ Ruark said. ‘‘The last thing the consul general wants is a scandal over something he feels is the right thing to do.’’ In memory of our beloved Marvin D. Zirkle January 22, 1926-April 24, 1991 “Our heart and souls inspiration” It’s been 20 years and we miss you more with every passing day. You’re always in our thoughts and prayers. We miss you so much our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. Your loving family