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Today'swebbonus 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. GOLF Teenshoots hole-in-one Wilcox Oaks Sports B1 PHOTOGRAPHY Results of juried show to be on display A+E A5 Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A+E..................A5 Obituaries.......A7 Sports..............B1 Classified........B6 Index...............## INDEX CHIP THOMPSON — DAILY NEWS Tehama Together's Orle Jackson, in checked shirt, addresses a group of food pantry operators Wednesday morning at The Gold Exchange during the kickoff of the Food From the Heart fundraising campaign. By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter RED BLUFF Withnearly20 percent of area residents lacking access to adequate food, community organiza- tions are banding together to fill the needs of local food pantries — and those needs often go beyond canned food and other staples. Leaders from Tehama Together gathered Tues- day morning with organiz- ers of a diverse group of food pantries at Gold Ex- change to kick off the fifth annual Food From the Heart Funds for Food Drive. The drive, which starts Friday and runs through Aug. 15, aims to collect monetary do- nations that can be used to supplement food donations at local pantries. Steve Igarta, pastor at Vineyard Christian Fellow- ship, said financial resources allow pantries to fill in gaps that staples don't, such as formula for a family with an infant, high protein foods and perishable goods. While the drive allows agencies to provide a better diversity of foods, the agen- cies themselves represent broad diversity in their ap- proaches to helping those in need. "Collaboration is the key," Igarta said. "It allows each of us to have a target audi- ence." Of the 19 pantries that benefit from the drive, those present Wednesday ranged from standard food assistance, such as Corn- ing Seventh-day Adven- tist Church, to Super Nat- ural Life Transition Ranch, which delivers direct as- sistance to homeless indi- viduals. Others included the Salvation Army, which provides emergency assis- tance, and Alternatives to Violence, which operates a shelter for victims of do- mestic violence. The drive raised $8,000 in 2013 — enough to purchase 40,000 pounds of food, said Gold Exchange owner Jessie Woods, who spearheads the annual effort. Cans will be placed in businesses throughout the county to collect donations toward the drive. Groups and individuals interested in making a donation or pledge can send a check to Tehama Together/FFTH, 332 Pine St., Red Bluff, 96080; call 528-8000 or send an email to jessierbge@hotmail.com. Tehama Together and Community Action Agency act as fiscal agents for the drive, which transitioned from a traditional food drive originated by the Down- town Red Bluff Business As- sociation. For more information about Food from the Heart, visit foodfromtheheartte- hamacounty.com. TEHAMA TOGETHER FOODFROM THE HEART By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF A representative for U-Haul ex- pressed his company's interest in moving in to the former Red Bluff Ford dealership that has been vacant for years. The Red Bluff Planning Commission at its meeting Tuesday gave its OK to an ordinance that would open the city's freeway commercial zoning district to the planned development use permit process, which would offer commissioners further flexibility and oversight over the types of uses for the designated freeway commercial area. Planning Director Scot Timboe at the meeting said a party interested in the property doesn't meet the current requirements to develop in the freeway commercial area, which is open to such things as car dealerships, hotels, restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores and taverns. "And so that's basically why we're here to- night," Timboe said. "to try and move forward so that we can revitalize some of these abandoned and blighted structures and properties, and bring a little bit of life back into the city and also jobs and tax dollars." Under the proposed ordinance, which was rec- ommended for City Council adoption, commis- sioners would be still able to deny proposed uses in the freeway commercial area. "Generally speaking," Planning Commission Chairman Doug Dale said, "a planned use per- mit like this is a very powerful tool for us, and I like it." RED BLUFF U-Haul eyes vacant Fordlot VINA The monks of New Clairvaux Abbey will cel- ebrate the eighth annual Blessing of the Grapes cer- emony 5:30-8 p.m. Friday. In this centuries-old tradition, workers and the vineyards are blessed to ensure a robust harvest and winemaking season. The event, on the Abbey grounds in front of the St. James vineyard at 26240 7th St. in Vina, is free and open to the public. The cer- emony begins promptly at 5:30 p.m., with the monks processing from their church to the vineyard. Abbot Paul Mark will perform the blessing, which dates back to the original European Trap- pist ceremonies that took place 900 years ago. Fol- lowing the 15-minute cere- mony, the winery will host tours and feature the new release of its 2012 St. James Syrah, which received a gold medal award at the San Francisco Interna- tional Wine Competition. There will be complimen- tary wine tasting and light appetizers will be served. New Clairvaux Vineyard is about 20 miles south of Red Bluff on State Route 99. The winery's tasting room is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www. newclairvauxvineyard.com NEW CLAIRVAUX Ab be y to c el eb ra te b le ss in g of t he g ra pe s DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO The 2013Blessing of the Grapes ceremony at New Clairvaux winery in Vina. By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press GRANTSPASS,ORE. A federal agency says it will release extra water into Northern California's Klamath and Trinity rivers once salmon start dying from drought-related disease, but not be- fore. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said Wednes- day the decision came after consulting with tribes, irrigators and other agencies. Fisheries biologist Joshua Strange of Stillwa- ter Sciences says that will be too late. Strange submitted a memo to the Klamath Fish Health Advisory Team saying low flows this year could lead to a salmon kill like one in 2002, when tens of thousands of adult salmon died. The major threat is a parasite known as Ich (ICK), which attacks fish in stagnant water. He says extra water makes it harder for the parasite to attack fish, making it most effective before the disease shows up. KLAMATH RIVER Agency: No water to prevent salmon kill Course aims to prepare photographers for planned competition during the Tehama District Fair. PAGEA5 CONCERT Photography class set Saturday at fairgrounds The Mobile Dental Clinic will be visiting First Steps Family Resource Center Aug. 18-29. PAGE A3 DENTAL Mobile clinic set to visit Los Molinos in August The GAO found the admin- istration lacked "effective planning" for development of HealthCare.gov. PAGEB4 HEALTHCARE.GOV Probe exposes issues that plagued website A water main that was about 93years old burst and flooded much of the Westwood cam- pus at UCLA. 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