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ANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS Thousands were estimated to have attended the annual Manton Apple Festival on Satuday at Manton Elementary School. ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS Children were taken on horse and carriage rides throughout the day at the Manton Apple Festival on Saturday at Manton Elementary School. ByAndreByik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter MANTON » Theapplesmay have been in short supply but the crowds were not at the annual Apple Festival here on Saturday. Organizers estimated that a few thousand peo- ple browsed the offerings of more than 100 vendors, who sold hand-made jew- elry, accessories, jams and more on the warm day at Manton Elemen- tary School. Live bands performed country, clas- sic, bluegrass and old- time music, and children were taken on horse and carriage tours throughout the day. Those looking to get their hands on boxes of locally grown Jonagold or Golden Delicious apples, however, needed to arrive early. Joy Kilner of Apple Ridge Ranch said she sold out of apples about an hour and a half after the festival started at 9 a.m. Kilner said she had about a third of normal production this year be- cause her apple orchard was heavily pruned. "I'll have a lot next year." For another apple grower, Appleland Or- chard, which last year had boxes and boxes of ap- ples at the ready, the sea- son was a bust because its trees didn't receive enough frost hours. "Apple trees have to have so many frost hours to re- boot," Gary Lawless said. "The apple trees didn't have enough cold time. Ap- ple trees are funny because they'll heavy produce one year — light the next. And we heavy produced last MANTON APPLEFESTIVAL DRAWS THOUSANDS "That's our goal. To help the kids. To always help the kids." — Joanna Ferguson By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF » A candidates night for those run- ning for the Red Bluff Joint Union High School District will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the high school's library media center. The candidate's night is being held by Red Bluff Union High School chapter of the Califor- nia Teachers Association and the California Em- ployees Association. A press release from the teacher's association said the candidates will be asked a series of ques- tions relevant to the operation of the district. The press release said incumbent Elsa Marti- nez will be joined by Joe Hutchens, James Keffer, Joy Nelson, Frank Perino Jr. and Rodney Thomp- son. Chris Hurton is also listed on the ballot. There are three open positions on the board. Trustees Barbara McIver and Marianne Wil- lard did not seek re-election. In its press release the teacher's association thanked the two outgoing trustees "for their years service and dedication to improving the educational experience for all students at Red Bluff High School." The election is Nov. 4. NOV. 4 ELECTION Meetthe trustee hopefuls Staff reports RED BLUFF » Dirt was pounded, ears were as- saulted and a Bigfoot was spotted at the 17th annual West Coast Monster Truck Nationals over the week- end at the Tehama District Fairground. Thousands of fans filled Frank Moore Arena at the fairgrounds for the three-day event that started Friday, when a dozen monster truck drivers negotiated over jumps, around turns and passed each other. The sounds of revved en- gines cut through crowds, drowning out chatter and drawing attention to the monster machines. Just before 9 p.m. Sat- urday, organizers said they sold out of general admission tickets, and an announcer requested that people squeeze together to make room. The event has maintained its popu- larity in Red Bluff, draw- ing visitors from around the North State. On the RED BLUFF Mo ns te r tr uc ks fl y t hr ou gh t he n ig ht 17thannualWestCoastMonsterTruck Nationals draws most attendees ever ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS The Team Bigfoot monster truck becomes airborne at the 17th annual West Coast Monster Truck Nationals on Saturday at the Tehama District Fairground. By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON» The Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way Monday for a dramatic expan- sion of gay marriage in the United States and may have signaled that it's only a matter of time be- fore same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states. Rejecting appeals from five states seeking to preserve their bans, the Supreme Court effec- tively made such marriages legal in 30 states, up from 19 and the District of Columbia, taking in every region of the country. Challenges are pending in the other 20 states. Almost immediately, exuberant couples began receiving marriage licenses previously denied to them. "This is the dream day," said Sharon Bald- win, a plaintiff in a challenge to Oklahoma's ban, as she and her partner got their license in the Tulsa County Clerk's Office. Directly affected by Monday's orders were Wis- consin, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia. Officials in those states had appealed lower court rulings in an effort to preserve their bans. Cou- ples in six other states — Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wy- oming — should be able to get married in short order since those states would be bound by the same appellate rulings that have been on hold. While county clerks in a number of states quickly began issuing licenses to gay and les- bian couples, in some other states affected by the court's action officials did not sound ready to give up the fight. However, their legal options are limited. SCOTUS Court clears the way for gay marriage expansion No charges filed yet against 16-year-old unlicensed driver who survived fiery I-5collision in Orange County. PAGEA8 CALIFORNIA Authoritiesinvestigate crash that killed 5 teens Struggling Hewlett-Packard to focus on PCs and printing on one hand, and technology services on the other. PAGE B4 BUSINESS HP splits off its PC, printer companies APPLES » PAGE 7 MARRIAGE » PAGE 7 TRUCKS » PAGE 7 Trapping is the discussion topic at the Sacramento River Discovery Center's Thursday evening program. PAGE A5 LECTURE Trapping is topic for Thursday program Shasta ripped off a big second half and beat the Spartans 42-7Friday night on their Homecoming. PAGE B1 FOOTBALL Shasta slams Red Bluff in second half Friday RBUHS district sets candidates night for Wednesday at the high school's media center Business .........B4 Community.....A3 Health..............A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. 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