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WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 8A RED BLUFF Reader Photos Swim Results SPORTS 1B Sunny 97/66 Weather forecast 8B If you go: Open Forum 10 a.m. today Los Molinos Branch Library 7881 Hwy 99E, Los Molinos By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Some Los Molinos res- idents urged the Board of Supervisors Tuesday to hold off or stop the clos- ing of the county’s branch library in Los Molinos. The closure had been announced at as part of a preliminary county bud- get issued June 29. County Librarian Jessi- ca Hudson and her staff opted to close the branch when state library funds to the county were pro- jected to drop by about $20,000. Some Los Molinos res- idents said it was unfair to make the decision without community input or a board vote on the closure. One man, who declined to give his name, addressed the board on the issue citing that the closure was not an item on any board agendas. It was slipped into a budget meeting held an hour ear- lier than the normal board meeting time, he said. Joann Landingham, an advocate of public libraries, spoke forcefully against closing the Los Molinos branch. “Closing a public library is like burning books,” she said. Public libraries pro- mote diversity and offer what school libraries don’t, she said. Books like the Bible and Mein Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner With budget cuts from the state, the Tehama County Library faces closing its Los Molinos branch after more than 20 years at that loca- tion. Kampf by Adolf Hitler aren’t available in schools, she said. “Close the Red Bluff library a couple days a Study: Tobacco money sways Calif. politics SACRAMENTO (AP) — The tobacco industry spent $9.3 million over the past two years to fight cigarette taxes, support candidates and influence politics in California, an anti-smoking group said in a report issued Tues- day. The report by the American Lung Associa- tion in California said political spending by tobacco interests over the past decade totaled almost $100 million, with ciga- rette maker Philip Morris USA Inc. accounting for more than half the total. Altria Group Inc., cor- porate parent of Philip Morris, declined to com- ment. The report is the latest by the association docu- menting political spend- ing by the tobacco indus- try, which spikes when cigarette taxes or tobacco regulations are in play at the Capitol or at the ballot box. Researchers found that tobacco companies and distributors contributed more than $6.5 million to political committees and candidates for the Legis- lature and statewide office in 2009 and 2010. Most of that went to two tax-relat- ed ballot initiatives. Another $2.7 million went for lobbying on leg- islation. ‘‘Big tobacco contin- ues to use its vast finan- cial resources for cam- paign contributions and lobbying expenditures to oppose bills and ballot initiatives that would ben- efit public health by reducing tobacco use,’’ said Jane Warner, presi- dent and chief executive of the state lung associa- tion, in a prepared state- ment. The group says smok- ing rates continue to drop in California, which con- tributes to better health and lower medical expenses, but the tobacco industry spends heavily to fight efforts that could cut smoking even more. It doesn’t always work, though. About 60 percent of all industry contributions during the two-year peri- See STUDY, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power week and shift the money to the peasants,” she said. Los Molinos is not a city but it is a small group of people working togeth- er, she said. Landingham said there are willing people capable See LIBRARY, page 7A 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 Library closure protested PATH loses shelter grant By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Poor and the Homeless has lost the grant that would have funded a year-round permanent homeless shelter. The grant and loan committee through the state Department of Housing and Community Development has said it is not inclined to move the grant to another location, including returning to a site on Minch Road, PATH President Allene Dering said. PATH received the $1 million grant in March 2010 after submitting a proposal for a 40-bed emergency shelter to be built on the Minch Road site. When plans for the site fell through, PATH successfully petitioned for the grant to be extended for another year and moved to a site on Breckenridge Street. Earlier this month the Red Bluff City Council voted not to rezone the Breckenridge site, ending PATH’s plans to build the shelter and have it completed by the March 2012 grant deadline. Another round of Emergency Housing and Assis- tance Program Capital Development funding will be available in August. Between now and when the application process opens on Aug. 15, PATH will be preparing a new pro- posal to submit. PATH has two options in applying for the next round of funding, Dering said. It can either submit a proposal See PATH, page 7A Wine event raises $4,000 for pool Fundraising efforts for the Wine Tasting by the Pool event Saturday pulled in about $4,000, said event co-director Daniele Jackson. About 130 guests par- ticipated, with dinner by Jack the Ribber and wine tasting by six local vine- yards. The event offered din- ner by candlelight around the pool, live music, wine and desserts that included a chocolate fountain. Tickets brought in about $3,000, while the silent auction garnered another $1,000, Jackson said. All proceeds benefit keeping McGlynn Pool open through the efforts of Blues for the Pool. In the past, the Wine Tasting by the Pool event has raised as much as $5,000 a night, Jackson said. Next year will mark the 10th year for the annual fundraiser. -Andrea Wagner Shape up Tehama County By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Representatives from 12 counties gathered in Red Bluff Tuesday for the annu- al Face to Face Sharing Forum “Shaping a Healthier Future in the Sierra Cas- cade.” There were about 60 par- ticipants at the event, hosted by Sierra Cascade Collabo- rative for Health and Move- ment Promotion (SC- CHAMP), held at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center. “It’s our annual end of the year event to summarize all the new initiatives within the region,” said SC- CHAMP Forum Chair- woman Ingra Smith. The main focus of the forum is to share what each area of the Sierra Cascade region is doing and what is working, said Smith, who is with the University of Cali- fornia Cooperative Exten- sion Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program in Shas- ta and Trinity programs. SC-CHAMP pulls together all those from the counties who work to create healthier lifestyles in their communities including nutritionists, schools, busi- nesses and public health agencies. “It lets them share what ideas work in their commu- nity and we hope that it’s something other counties will be able to use and adapt to fit their county’s charac- See SHAPE, page 7A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb SC-CHAMP Forum Chairwoman Ingra Smith and Vice Chairwoman Jilmarie Bentley do jumping jacks as part of the “Up Out of Your Chairs!” presentation by Michele Buran. 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