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MONDAY AUGUST 29, 2011 Breaking news at: Double Coverage Friday Football www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 8A RED BLUFF Giants Astros SPORTS 1B Sunny 101/61 Weather forecast 8B 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 All things olive By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Waiting for the olive to drop, Corning was abuzz with activity during this year's Olive Festival, a week-long schedule of events that finished up Saturday afternoon. Concerned with all things olive, crowds attended a pancake break- fast, a fun run and a vari- ety of booths and activi- ties set up at Woodson City Park throughout the day Saturday. Kathy Rogers of Corn- ing Olive Oil was a co- sponsor of the festival. She was pleased with the steady crowds, she said. Corning Olive Oil, in business for 22 years, is the oldest olive company in town, she said. Even with a recent fire at their business that shut them down for a week, they keep going thanks to the help of many people who came through to help in the community, she said. That is why sponsor- ship is so important, Rogers said. "You've got to support your hometown," she said. Corning Olive Oil also helped sponsor the West- ern Express Railroad, a three-car, 36-passenger, trackless train that escort- ed guests back and forth from Woodson City Park to the parking lot of New Life Church where local churches had coordinated on a children's fair next door. Western Express Rail- road, built to model an 1850s steam engine, is operated by Bob and Peggy Bowen of Red- mond, Ore. The Gold Exchange of Red Bluff was another Corning OKs downtown signs By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Four slots remain on the wayfinding welcome sign that could soon be built in Corning. The City Council approved up to two signs within city limits, but the signs must be within 100 feet of the Edith Avenue, Highway 99W intersection of Solano Street or the Highway 99W intersection with South Avenue. The city began discussions to change regulations to allow the signs at Planning Commission meetings in November 2010 and resumed them in June. The two signs, with the same businesses listed on both, will have a maximum of 10 businesses to be advertised and must have a minimum of five places reserved for businesses associated with the olive indus- try or an agricultural operation. Unlike an ordinance, which takes at least 30 days, See SIGNS, page 7A Man gets 9 years in Manton burglary By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A Redding man was sentenced Thursday by a Shasta County Superior Court Judge to nine years and four months in state prison in connection with the burglary of a Manton residence. Casey James Morgan, Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Lindsey Mietus, of Chico, tries on hats with her mother Lucy Jameson.The two came with their family to enjoy the Corning Olive Festival Saturday at Woodson City Park. one of the booths at the event. Offering raffle tick- ets to win a $179 metal detector, the booth offered children a chance to find hidden treasures. Using a metal detector over a pool of sand, children could Calif. would be first state to ban foam containers SACRAMENTO (AP) — Restaurant owner Gary Honeycutt says a push in California's state Legisla- ture to ban the plastic foam containers he uses to serve up takeout meals could cost him thousands of dollars in an industry where profit margins already are razor thin. BJ's Kountry Kitchen, in the heart of California's farm country, uses about 26,000 of the 9-inch foam clamshells a year, mostly for takeout by the cus- tomers who come in for the restaurant's popular breakfast omelets. ''We put cheese on those omelets. And when we put the cheese on, it's really hot and bubbly and it goes right through the biodegradable stuff,'' he said. He expects his costs would more than double if the state requires him to use only biodegradable cartons. The bill by Democratic state Sen. Alan Lowen- thal, would prohibit restaurants, grocery stores and other vendors from dispensing food in expanded polystyrene containers, commonly known as Styrofoam, beginning in 2016. If signed into law, the mea- sure would make Califor- nia the first to institute a statewide ban on such containers. More than 50 California cities and counties already have similar bans The bill would exempt school districts and city and county jurisdictions if they implemented pro- grams that recycled more than 60 percent of their foam waste. Lowenthal said litter from the foam containers is one of the most abun- dant forms of debris found in city streets, sew- ers and beaches. ''It's not biodegrad- able, it's not compostable, and if it's in the water for a long time, it breaks up into small beads and lasts for thousands of years. It costs millions to clean up beaches,'' he said. San Francisco banned polystyrene containers in 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See FOAM, page 7A pull out coins as they found them. Guests from many nearby areas travelled to Corning just for the Olive Festival as well. Lucy Jameson and her daughter Lindsey Mietus of Chico came up to the festival Saturday. "Dad loves olives," Jameson said. For mother and daugh- ter, however, their favorite See OLIVE, page 7A 30, was sentenced by Judge James Ruggerio pursuant to the plea he entered on July 28, a change from the not guilty plea he had entered on July 20, court records show. Morgan admitted to having a prior "strike" conviction and will have to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence and pay full restitution to his victim, a Shasta County District Attorney's Office release said. Morgan, who was sen- tenced for first degree bur- glary, broke into the vic- tim's home July 3 while the owners were on vaca- tion. Assuming they would also be gone July 4, Mor- gan returned to collect more property and was greeted by Gary Lawless, a friend of the victim, the release said. Confronted by Lawless, a veteran, Morgan ran away. Morgan was later found in Cottonwood by Shasta County sheriff's detectives Eric Magrini and Brian Jackson and after a physi- cal altercation was arrest- ed. Items from the victim's home, including jewelry, were found in Morgan's pockets, according to the release. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Special Olympics softball tourney Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner The Tehama County Storm and the Shasta Wildcats played Saturday during the Special Olympics Softball Tournament. Counties play- ing were Tehama, Shasta, Siskiyou and Butte. Results will be published when received. CARE TO COMMENT? 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