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7 58551 69001 9 Chamber Farmersmarkets gearing up for season business a4 CattleWomen Crazy quesadilla recipe offered Community a3 today's web bonus Spartans baseball. redbluffdailynews.com ForeCaSt High:90 Low: 53 B8 Checkoutourcontinuous news feed, short Tout videos, photo galleries and more. VISITREDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM EVENMORE ONTHEWEB aNDRE bYIK — DaILY NEWS Tehama County Deputy Superintendent of Schools Charles allen, le , and Harley North, a retired Evergreen School Superintendent, spoke during a candidate forum at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Red bluff on Tuesday. The two are running for Tehama County superintendent of schools. by andre byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter red bluFF The Tehama County Farm Bureau and the Daily News hosted a candi- date forum Tuesday evening at the Veterans Memorial Hall here, where those seek- ing to get elected to county, state and U.S. positions an- swered questions asked by moderator Clay Parker ahead of the June 3 ballot. Tehama County District 2 supervisor Appointed incumbent Sandy Bruce, business owner Mitchell Drury and business person K "Candy" Carlson took questions on their ed - ucational background and their knowledge of city and county government. Bruce, who described her - self as a fiscal conservative, said while she was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, she doesn't necessarily believe in every issue advocated by the governor. She said Tehama County needs jobs so people don't leave the county to gain employment. Bruce said she's become well versed in certain work - ings of government in her time on the board of super- visors, but still underesti- mates the knowledge needed for the position and continues to learn. Drury, 22, said he is run - ning because the county needs more jobs. He said be- cause of his age he under- stands the climate of edu- cation and the job market. He also said he would advo- cate for improvements to in- frastructure throughout the county. Drury said he admits that he doesn't know very much about some aspects of county and city government, but has learned a lot during his cam - paign. He said he is running as a listener and an advocate. Carlson said she has ideas to improve programs related to the prison realignment bill, or AB 109, and cited her organizational experience as a qualification for the position of supervisor. She added that she is fa - miliar with the workings of special districts and munic- ipalities, and will work to en- courage tourism and create jobs. Tehama County District 3 supervisor Incumbent Dennis Gar- ton and business person Pat Johnston took questions on their knowledge of the work- ings of government. Kenneth S. Eklof was not present. Johnston said she is tired of the county's board of su - pervisors' stagnation. She said she would advocate for water issues, and cited prob- lems found in parks and sloughs. She also said she was displeased with the way people have been treated at board of supervisors meet - ings, saying people get cut off by the supervisors in a rude way. She said she would work to instill an inclusive climate so people want to become in - volved in local government. Garton cited his role in ex- tending the life of the county landfill, updating the coun- ty's housing plan and policies, and said he will work toward extending the reach of broad- band Internet. He added that to serve the people of Tehama County, one has to be involved. He said a supervisor goes to meetings that may not be in his or her district, and listens tothe issuespeople mayhave. He added that the county needs to develop new water sources, maintain county staffing, and match expenses with county income. Tehama County superintendent of schools Tehama County Deputy Superintendent Charles Al- len and retired Evergreen School Superintendent Har- ley North took questions on the changes they would make if elected, and how they would bring schools together through collaboration. CandidateS' night CandidatesLaY OUt PLatFORMs by rich greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter red bluFF The Tehama County Board of Su- pervisors Tuesday raised the registration fee for marijuana cultivation from a one-time fee of $40 to $109.80 due annually. Chairman Steve Chamblin said the fee would ensure no county dollars are used to sup - port the registration program and that no profit would be made. The rate came about as the result of a fee study that examined what it costs the county to process marijuana cul - tivation registrations. Earlier this month the board switched oversight of the registrations from the Health Services Agency to the Environmental Health Department. The county's ad hoc committee also found reg - istered users were not keeping their information up to date, thus recommending an annual regis- tration. Supervisor Burt Bundy said he became con- County SuperviSorS Fees onpot grows raised Annualregistrationmore than doubles to $109.80 Staff repoorts payneSCreek Inmate fire crews from throughout Northern California will converge at a site east of Red Bluff May 5-8 for hands on practice in preparation for the upcoming fire season. The annual Ishi Fire Crew Exercises are the largest in the state. This drill will provide an opportunity for 47 fire crews to be evaluated on safety perfor - mance, physical conditioning, and fire- fighting knowledge. Though the exercise is scheduled for May, preparation begins well before that date. It is vital that crew members acclimate themselves for the warmer weather ahead to reduce the heat re- lated injuries that can occur in the fire environment. Under competitive pres- sure; the fire crews will hike into the in- cident site, construct fire lines, and de- ploy fire shelters under simulated emer- gency conditions. The California Department of For- estry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire, in conjunction with the California De- partment of Corrections and Rehabil- itation operate 39 conservation camps throughout California. In addition, Cal Fire jointly operates other camps with the California Youth Authority. To- gether, this partnership of state agen- cies, inmates and wards provide a force of more than 4,300 trained firefighters; prepared for all types of emergency in- cident mitigation and resource conser- vation. For 29 years the annual Fire Crew Preparedness Exercise at Ishi Conser- vation Camp in Paynes Creek has been an important part of preparing for fires in Northern California. It is an out- standing opportunity to put the year's training to the test and to gear-up both physically and mentally for the ensuing fire season. Ishi Conservation Camp is at 30502 Plum Creek Road in Paynes Creek. iShi Fire CreW exerCiSeS Cal Fire to train inmate crews in county Staff reports Tehama County Animal Care Center and Pro- viding Essentials for Tehama Shelter (PETS) will be hosting a three-day spay neuter clinic in Te- hama County. The two groups are bringing in Peninsula Hu- mane Society to provide free spay neuter services to Tehama County Saturday, May 31 through Mon- day, June 2. The clinic will be in Los Molinos on Sat- urday, May 31, at the Tehama County Animal Care Centerr on Sunday, June 1, and in Rancho Tehama on Monday, June 2. "We are very grateful to have Peninsula Humane Society return to Tehama County so soon," said care center manager Christine McClintock. "Typi - cally, we are lucky enough to offer them once a year. This will be the second free spay/neuter clinic of 2014, and we could not be more excited." Peninsula Humane Society's free spay neuter clinic is funded entirely by donations made to the San Francisco Bay Humane Friends group. There will up to 25 surgery spots available per day, but there are size restrictions and income animal Care Free spay, neuter clinic offered Community.....a3 business .........a4 Lifestyles........a5 Opinion............a6 Sports.............. b1 Comics ............b3 Food.................b4 Index............... ## index Participants may register vehicles Friday from 3:30- 5:30p.m., or Saturday morn- ing from 7-10. PAGE A4 Corning Still time to enter May Madness car show The California air Resources board recently adopted amendments to its Truck and bus Regulation PAGE A5 air quality Board adopts changes to diesel fleet rules an employee wounded six people before apparently committing suicide, police and witnesses say. PAGE A8 Shooting Employee opens fire at FedEx sorting center as crews turned from search- and-rescue to cleanup, the South braced for more poten- tially deadly weather. PAGE B8 tWiSterS At least 35 dead as South braces for more May5-8 Ishi exercises the largest in state "they were just thumbing their nose at what was going on." — Supervisor Burt Bundy pot page 7 CliniC page 7 Forum page 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, april 30, 2014 50CENTS aN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD