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Deathnotices rocket propelled grenades were not very effective for the insurgents, several came pretty close to caus- ing a tragedy. "Only about 5-10 min- utes in, an RPG hit near us — only about 25 feet away," Hanson said, adding that it did not detonate. "Thirty minutes or so later, an- other RPG came at us and hit a nearby building and exploded. That gave us a good start." The attack ultimately ended when an Afghan-led quick reaction force, en- abled by the cover fire from Hanson and other Air Force defenders, arrived at the en- emy position and swept the building to eliminate the re- maining attackers. Based on preliminary analysis, at least four insurgents were killed. "I don't think I've ever been prouder of anyone," Hanson said of his fellow security forces. "The way we came together with very little direction needed … we got the job done." Hanson is deployed from Joint Base Andrews, Md., where he serves as a re- sponse force leader with the 11th Security Forces Squad- ron. The 438th Air Expedi- tionary Wing's mission is to set the conditions for a professional, independent and sustainable Afghan Air Force to meet the present and future security require- ments of Afghanistan. Han- son is assigned to provide base and personnel security in support of that mission. This marks the second de- ployment for the five-year veteran. Airman FROM PAGE 1 to serve four-year terms. Additionally, the po- sition of mayor, held by Gary Strack, is up for elec- tion. The mayor is elected to serve a two-year term. Tehama: Three council member seats to serve four-year terms. Specialdistricts El Camino Irrigation Dis- trict: Three board member seats are up for election, including for Division 2, Division 3and Division 4. The Division 2 board member term is for two years. Division 3 and Divi- sion 4 sears are elected to four-year terms. Gerber/Las Flores Com- munity Services District: Two seats on the district's board, both for four-year terms. Los Molinos Community Services District: Four seats on the district's board are up for election. Three are for four-year terms, and one is a two- year term. Corning Healthcare Dis- trict: Three board member seats, all four-year terms. Rio Alto Water District: Two board member seats, each for terms of four years. Board of education Tehama County Board of Education: Three board members for areas 2, 3and 5. Each seat is elected to serve a term of four years. Tehama County School Districts Antelope School District: Three governing board member seats, each for four-year terms. Capay Joint Union School District: Three governing board member seats, each with four-year terms. Corning Union Elementa- ry School District: Three governing board member seats, each with four year terms. Elkins School District: Two governing board mem- ber seats, each elected to four-year terms. Evergreen School District: Three govern- ing board member seats elected to serve four-year terms Flournoy School District: Three governing board member seats. Two seats to serve four-year terms, and one to serve a two-year term. Gerber Union School District: Three governing board member seats, all elected to serve four-year terms. Kirkwood School District: Three governing board member seats elected to serve four-year terms. Lassen View School District: Three governing board member seats to serve four-year terms. Los Molinos Unified School District: Three governing board member seats in the Los Molinos, Tehama and Vina trustee areas to serve a term of four years. Orland Joint Unified School District: Two gov- erning board member seats to serve four-year terms. Red Bluff Union School District: Five governing board member seats are up for election, including three to serve four-year terms and two to serve two-year terms. Reeds Creek School Dis- trict: Two governing board member seats to serve four-year terms. Richfield School District: Three governing board member seats, includ- ing two to serve four-year terms and one to serve a term of two years. Corning High School District: Three governing board member seats, each to serve four-year terms. Red Bluff Joint Union High School District: Three governing board members, each to serve four-year terms. Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community Col- lege: Two governing board members for areas F and G, each representing portions of Tehama County, to serve four-year terms. The fee for candidates to file a statement of qualifi- cation to appear on the bal- lot varies. Call the Tehama County Elections Depart- ment at 527-8190 for more information. The elections department is in Red Bluff at 444 Oak St., Room C. Office FROM PAGE 1 The Associated Press COLUMBUS, MONT. Two California residents have pleaded guilty to drug charges after being stopped on Interstate 90 in south-central Montana with 115 pounds of mari- juana in their rental car. Rick Franklin Voight, 37, and Dawn Delores Voight, 41, both of Hayfork, pleaded guilty on July 24 to criminal possession of dangerous drugs with in- tent to distribute, the Still- water County News re- ported. Each also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. Under the plea agree- ment, both face a five-year commitment to the De- partment of Corrections, which could be served in prison, in boot camp, on parole or in a number of other corrections facili- ties. Three of those years would be suspended under the deal. Sentencing is set for Sept. 5. They have been jailed in Yellowstone County since their arrests in April, af- ter a Montana Highway Patrol trooper pulled them over for speeding. They ap- peared nervous and gave conflicting stories about their travel plans, officers said. The trooper asked for as- sistance from the Stillwater County K9 unit and officers impounded the car after the dog, Jordy, alerted on it, court record said. Officers seized 102 vac- uum-packed bundles of marijuana from the trunk, charging documents said. The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation is helping Stillwater County officers determine where the Voights were taking the marijuana. MONTANA Hayfork couple guilty in pot bust The Associated Press YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK The section of a wildfire burning close to one of Yo- semite National Park's trea- sured giant sequoia groves died down and got no closer to the grove, park officials said Thursday morning. Revised estimates put the fire about 2 miles away from the Merced Grove, not 10 as initially thought, park spokeswoman Kari Cobb said. Still, she said the fire had died down in the area, and the grove was not un- der any imminent threat. Crews have widened fire lines that were cre- ated around the grove during last year's massive Rim Fire as a precaution. Officials are also consider- ing thinning out the grove to reduce potential fuel sources. The fire had burned 6 and square miles and destroyed a home and a du- plex. It was 34 percent con- tained. About 50 homes re- mained evacuated. Cobb said firefighters have been hampered by steep terrain, low shrub- bery and thick vegetation that have made accessing the blaze difficult. Temper- atures have also been over 100 degrees. "The conditions in gen- eral are pretty tough," she said. The grove is one of three stands of giant se- quoias in Yosemite. It has 20 to 30 mature giant se- quoias, Cobb said. The towering trees grow only on the western slopes of the Sierra Ne- vada and can live longer than 3,000 years. The park's biggest stand of giant sequoias, the Mar- iposa Grove, has 500 ma- ture giant sequoias. Though some camping sites were closed and there was smoke visible in Yo- semite's famed valley, of- ficials said the park was largely unaffected. Fire crews also were battling a blaze in Sierra National Forest about 60 miles northeast of Fresno that was creeping closer to the Mammoth Pool Reser- voir, a popular recreation spot that supplies drink- ing water. The blaze was about a mile away from the reser- voir and crews were focus- ing their efforts on prevent- ing its spread there, though the reservoir was not in im- mediate danger, said fire spokesman Dan Ware. But, if the fire flares up, it could pose a threat, he said. "There's going to be a lot of push to protect Mam- moth Pool," Ware said. The fire had grown to nearly 11 square miles. It was 10 percent contained. CALIFORNIA Wi ld fir e ea se s ne ar g ia nt Yosemite sequoias AL GOLUB — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A helicopter makes a drop as firefighters battle a blaze in El Portal near Yosemite National Park on Tuesday. By Paul Elias The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A Cali- fornia state senator previ- ously charged with bribery pleaded not guilty Thurs- day to a new charge of racketeering and to pre- viously filed counts of ac- cepting and soliciting bribes in exchange for ex- erting his influence in Sac- ramento. The revised indictment unsealed last week also alleges that state Sen. Le- land Yee, a San Francisco Democrat, sought money in exchange for helping pass legislation making it harder for professional football players to obtain workers compensation in California. Authorities allege that an undercover FBI agent met with Yee and political adviser Keith Jackson at a restaurant on May 17, 2013, and talked about pend- ing legislation that would limit the ability of out-of- state players to file claims in the state. Yee was a member of a Senate committee consid- ering the bill and told the agent he controlled two votes. The agent boasted of his connection to an unidenti- fied NFL owner. Yee then encouraged the agent to tell "owner of NFL team A" of his influence with the bill and to have the owner contact the senator "with an offer to help Yee," ac- cording to the indictment. When the undercover agent asked how much the vote would cost, Yee responded "'oh no ... we gotta drag it out, man. We gotta juice this thing,'" the document states. Yee and Jackson then discussed approaching NFL players and other owners, according to the indictment. A month later, the un- dercover agent told Jack- son the NFL owner would pay $60,000, which Yee approved during a phone conversation with Jack- son, according to the in- dictment that says the money was never deliv- ered. Yee voted for the bill in committee but abstained when the full Senate passed it late last year. Jackson has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and related charges. The new racketeering charge against Yee ac- cuses him of orchestrat- ing a wide range of crimi- nal activity. Yee previously pleaded not guilty to bribery charges and an allegation that he agreed to arrange a gun sale between an un- dercover FBI agent posing as a business man and in- ternational arms dealer in exchange for campaign contributions. The new indictment also accuses Yee of tak- ing bribes in exchange for votes in favor of sev- eral bills, including one on medical marijuana and another to extend the life of the California State Ath- letic Commission. Also charged with rack- eteering was Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow. The grand jury said the Ghee Kung Tong community as- sociation headed by Chow was a racketeering enter- prise. Chow pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to racke- teering, money launder- ing and other charges. Yee, Chow and Jackson could each face 20 years in prison if convicted. CRIME State senator pleads not guilty to racketeering By Juliet Williams The Associated Press SACRAMENTO A state appellate court on Thursday overturned two lower court rulings that had stalled funding for California's $68 billion bullet train, handing a big win to the project and allowing the state to resume selling bonds to pay for it. The court overturned rulings by Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny last year in which he said the high-speed rail project no longer complies with the promises made to voters when they approved selling nearly $10 billion in bonds for it in 2008. In siding with Kings County and Central Valley landowners, Kenny invalidated the sale of $8.6 billion in state bonds and ordered the California High-Speed Rail Authority to write a new funding plan. Attorneys for the plain- tiffs had argued that the state had not identified all the funding for the first full segment of the rail line in the Central Valley, a cost of about $26 billion, and instead had found just $6 billion to pay for construction. CALIFORNIA Appellate court overturns high-speed rail rulings R ed Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service NowOffering Eco-Friendly urns at economy friendly prices. 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 9 A