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FRIDAY JUNE 10, 2011 Breaking news at: By The ‘Book’ Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Reader Photos Page 6B Geren Yanked SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Sunny 86/60 By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer After nearly two hours of discussion and speculation Thursday, county planners voted to recommend an outright ban on medical marijuana dis- pensaries, for now. The Tehama County Plan- ning Commission was hit with the task of reviewing zoning 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 Planners vote to ban pot dispensaries ordinances created during four study sessions, that began in November 2009, with the coun- ty supervisors, Assistant Coun- ty Counsel Arthur Wylene and Planning Director John Stoufer. The ordinances apply to land use, whether dispensaries should be allowed to operate on county lands or not. A temporary prohibition, or moratorium, of the establish- ‘It’s fair to let you guys know that there are a lot of people that stay within the law’ ment and operation of marijua- na dispensaries in Tehama County has been in effect. Gimme a ‘T’ Sheriff Dave Hencratt However, the moratorium will expire Sept. 14, 2011, and cannot be extended, Wylene said. If a new ordinance is to be adopted, it must be done no later than mid-August, he said. The planning commission first looked at the ordinances on May 19, to either ban or regu- late the establishment of dis- pensaries. With a mixed bag of concerns and with a potentially split vote, they pushed any deci- See POT, page 9A Local youth’s wish to come true Special to the DN A 20-year-old Wish Kid from Red Bluff will be granted his dream of owning a fully refurbished 1973 Pontiac Firebird Saturday, thanks to Red Bluff Auto Body and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Sacramento and Northeastern California. Ethan, who suffers from kidney disease, was referred to the foundation in 2007 at the age of 16 and knew exactly what he wanted. The anticipation of receiving his one true wish to refurbish his Firebird, in See WISH, page 9A Excitement builds for River Park Festival Special to the DN Excitement is sky high Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Evergreen Middle School eighth grade students Shelbi Moore and Zandy Kunz put on their new California State University Chico T-shirts they received Thursday from the Next Tehama T-shirt project. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Next Tehama handed out 117 Chico State T-shirts at Evergreen Mid- dle School Thursday as the final stop for its t-shirt project. “Every eighth-grader in Tehama County has now gotten a T-shirt, from small schools with only one eighth grade student to the bigger schools like Vista and Maywood,” said Melissa Mendonca, a member of the Next Tehama leadership team. Next Tehama, a group that helps young professionals get involved with the community, made it a goal to give a college T-shirt to every one of the almost 800 eighth grade students in Tehama County. “About half of the shirts received came from the KCHO National Public California to get first look at new political maps SACRAMENTO (AP) — Californians will get their first look Friday at political maps being drafted by an independent panel of citi- zens, a process expected to influence the kind of politi- cians sent to Sacramento and Washington. The 14-member Califor- nia Citizens Redistricting Commission was established by voters under Proposition 11 in 2008 in response to gerrymandering by lawmak- ers. Voters favored switching to an independent commis- sion to draw legislative maps after state lawmakers used the process for decades to protect their own incumbents and their parties. Supporters hoped the new process would encour- age the election of more moderate politicians and thus reduce political grid- lock, but experts say it’s too soon to tell how much of an impact the new maps will have. Republicans and Democ- rats will also face another voter-approved wild card — the open primary system in which voters, regardless of registration, can select candi- dates from any party. ‘‘I think a big factor in the low registration and low vot- ing rates in California among some communities is disen- chantment with the political process. And a big source of that disenchantment is the fact that people feel that politicians have chosen their voters instead of the other way around,’’ said Maria Blanco, a commissioner from Los Angeles. ‘‘The measure of success will be 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See MAPS, page 9A Radio Spring Pledge Drive,” Mendon- ca said. “They have featured various communities and they focused on Tehama County, talking about the branding project, Next Tehama and other groups.” Anyone donating $75 or more could chose to have a T-shirt donated instead of receiving a gift, This brought in about 360 shirts and the See T, page 9A among event organizers of the 2011 River Park Festi- val as final preparations take place for the event’s June 24-26 debut. Wi t h eight fes- t iva l ev ents occurring at seven different venues, the festival’s 32 volunteer organizers are enjoying a spirited debate about which activities will prove most popular. The weekend line-up will consist of the festival at the park on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., complemented by three festival social events: a Kick-Of f Party 8 p.m. to midnight, Friday at Wilcox Oaks Golf Club, a do wn- to wn Block P arty behind Tips Bar 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday and a Dance Party and Outdoor Lounge 8 p.m. to mid- night, Saturday at the Tehama District Fair- ground. See RIVER, page 9A Supervisors graduate from statewide institute By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Tehama County Super- visors Dennis Garton and Bob Williams were among 15 officials from 10 Cali- fornia counties who earned credentials through the California State Associa- tion of Counties this year. The supervisors were presented the credentials June 1 at the CSAC Leg- islative Conference in Sacramento. Garton and Williams have been taking classes since November, Garton said. The CSAC Institute is a continuing education seg- ment of the association that is available to teach county officials about leadership, management, county governance and policy development. Both Garton and Williams had to earn 30 credits, which equals 60 hours of course work, to complete the County Supervisor Credential pro- gram. “I’m just proud I was See SUPES, page 9A Courtesy photos Tehama County Supervisors Dennis Garton, on left, and Bob Williams, right, receives their credentials from Terry Woodcrow, Alpine County supervisor and Institute Governing Council member. 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