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Comics............B4 Community.....A3 Food.................A4 Opinion............A6 Sports..............B1 Weather..........B8 Index...............## INDEX Passages Health Insurance & Advocacy Program is offer- ing a Welcome to Medicare workshops. PAGEA3 BABY BOOMERS Passagesoffering Medicare workshops The popular micro brew event is scheduled to return this year to Red Bluff River Park on Aug. 16. PAGE A4 BUSINESS 2nd annual Tap into Tehama being planned Two California cities aiming to become the country's first to pass per-ounce taxes on sug- ary drinks. PAGE A8 SODA TAX Bay Area prepares for a sugary showdown Washington state's first few licensed pot shops opened Tuesday, catering to hundreds of customers. PAGE B5 MARIJUANA Hundreds line up to buy legal pot in Washington By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County vol- unteer firefighters will be receiv- ing a bump in their stipends as long as they have enough expe- rience. The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution June 24 ad- justing the rate volunteer fire- fighters receive for responding to calls. The new stipend schedule will be based on a firefighter's years of service with Tehama County and range from $10 per call for those with less than two years of expe- rience to $15 for those with more than 20 years. Previously volunteer firefight- ers received $10 per call no mat- ter their experience. The county last raised the sti- pend in 2007. Volunteer firefighters can re- ceive additional stipend bonuses if they have completed training as a emergency vehicle operator, wa- ter tender operator or emergency medical technician. Each of those certifications adds another $1 to the per call stipend. Stipends are also available for those who attend training classes. Fire Chief Jeff Schori said the changes were discussed at a Vol- unteer Fire Chief's meeting in May and received a positive re- sponse. TEHAMA FIRE Volunteer firefighters to see stipend increase ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS Rival factions within the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, which owns Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, announced an agreement Tuesday in their ongoing leadership dispute. CASINO FACTIONSREACHAGREEMENT Paskenta Band:AgreetomaintainstatusquountilSeptemberelection A tribal election is scheduled for Sept. 13 and both sides have agreed to abide by the results of that election, according to a press release issued Tuesday morning by the casino. All tribal members enrolled after Jan. 1, 1999 will enjoy vot- ing rights and full tribal ben- efits. The agreement calls for con- tinued operation of the casino and other tribal properties un- der existing management. Freeman's faction has lev- eled several allegations of mishandling of tribal assets against those aligned with the ousted council members. The agreement calls for a third party CPA or forensic auditor to investigate the alleged im- proprieties, the release said. A mutually agreed upon third party will oversee the Sept. 13 election and no dis- enrollment of members will take place prior to the elec- tion, the agreement stipu- lates. The ousted members sent a hired, armed "Tribal Police" force to the casino early on the morning of June 9, lead- ing to a week-long stand- off with armed casino secu- rity officers. The four ousted council members attempted to enter the casino the eve- ning of June 11, but were turned away by tribal mem- bers during a tense scene that nearly turned violent. The casino has remained open throughout the con- frontation. By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter CORNING » The two factions of the Paskenta Band of the Nomlaki Indians that have been at odds since an April split have negotiated an agreement to maintain the status quo in re- gards to the operation of Rolling Hills Casino, which the band owns, until a scheduled election in September. Four members of the federally recognized Tribal Council and about 70 other tribal members were ousted during tribal meet- ings in April and May and have made multiple attempts to take charge of the casino, which remains open under existing man- agement and the faction led by Tribal Council Chairman An- drew Freeman. By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter SACRAMENTO A federal judge in Sacramento on Monday granted a preliminary injunc- tion requested by the state of California in its case against the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians that keeps armed per- sonnel away from Rolling Hills Casino and other tribal proper- ties, and also cleared the way for an agreement announced by two factions of the tribe that have been in a leadership dispute since April. The preliminary injunc- tion, which in effect keeps in place a temporary restrain- ing order issued by the U.S. District Court for the East- ern District of California on June 18, prohibits the tribe, which owns Rolling Hills Ca- sino in Corning, from deploy- ing armed personnel within 100 yards from the casino and other tribal properties, carry- ing firearms on tribal proper- ties and attempting to change operation of the casino from its current circumstances. "Issuance of this prelimi- nary injunction will serve the public interest by preserving the status quo at the time of the state's filing of this case, and avoiding injury to the people of the state, until the final resolution of this case," said U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, in the or- der. The tribe and the state, the order notes, also agreed "to a stay of all further litigation pending a status conference" on Oct. 2. Two factions within the tribe have been embroiled in a leadership dispute since April 12, when about 70 members of the tribe, along with three members of the five-member Tribal Council, which governs the tribe, were ousted during an annual General Council meeting. A fourth member of the council late vacated his seat. On Tuesday, the two fac- tions announced they had come to an agreement "that ends the ongoing dispute over control of the Tribal Council and tribe's assets," and would hold an election "to allow the members of the tribe to de- termine the tribe's governing body" on Sept. 13. A third party will supervise the election. Judge: Keeps guns away from casino personnel The St. Elizabeth Imaging Center has a new ultrasound unit due to the generosity of many local organizations and individuals and their support. Ultrasound is used to diag- nose breast cancer and many other medical conditions. The cost of the new unit was more than $165,000 and the funds were raised entirely though philanthropy thanks to many donors, including Red Bluff Round-Up Association, The McConnell Fund at Shasta Re- gional Community Foundation, Par Fore a Cause Golf Tourna- ment, the Ida Emmerson En- dowment, Cross Petroleum, St. MEDICAL Do na ti on s provide new ul tr as ou nd equipment COURTESY PHOTO Pictured are Ultrasound Techs Karin Kramer, le , and Cindy Fleharty with the new ultrasound unit at the St. Elizabeth Imaging Center. EQUIPMENT PAGE 7 Inside Today » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, July 9, 2014 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume129,issue164 Today's web bonus Fashion show. redbluffdailynews.com LITTLE LEAGUE Central Tehama strong showing Sports B1 CATTLEWOMEN Vegetable, beef and rice salad Community A3 FORECAST High: 105 Low: 70 B8