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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Tim Allen is back See Inside American Profile RED BLUFF Lesson in winning Sports 1B Sunny 94/61 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 Trail Blazers Despite hiccups, fair was a success Despite a bit of rain early Sunday, events at the Tehama District Fair were mostly unaffected by either the weather this weekend or Friday's power outage. "It rained early and freshened things up, which cooled things off nicely," said Fair CEO Mark Eidman. "We had nice crowds all day Sunday and then a good surge for the destruction derby. We also had record attendance Saturday." The derby drew a pretty good crowd with between 2,000 and 2,500 people in attendance Sunday night, Eidman said. A transformer on the fairground blew about 9:30 p.m. Fri- day, but things were back up and running by about 5 a.m. Saturday, he said. "It blew because it was just old and wore out," Eidman said. "We are on a generator so things are not too bad. The office and shop are on a generator because it will take a week to fix. It's about $1000 a week plus fuel." Vendors, who had to shut down early on Friday, were the most affected by Friday's transformer blowing and did lose some revenue, he said. —Julie Zeeb Wind turbines moving through North State The California Highway Patrol and Caltrans will be working with Siemens Energy in the delivery of 102 sections of wind turbines coming through Tehama County en route to the Solano County area. A total of 306 separate truck loads will travel from the Daily News photo by Tang Lor A ribbon cutting will be held for the recently completed Shasta College Tehama Campus River Trail 9 a.m. Oct. 7. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A decades old plan that would cre- ate a regional trail system is slowly being realized as bits and pieces of the trail come together. The latest edition is a mile long trail encircling the Shasta College Tehama campus. College officials plan a ribbon cutting for Friday, Oct. 7. The Shasta College Tehama Cam- pus River Trail is a vital piece to a plan that could connect the college campus to the Red Bluff Recreation Area, sit- ting across the Sacramento River and to the rest of the city. For trail advocates such as Venita Philbrick, a founding member of the now defunct Red Bluff Trails United, the new addition gives the Tehama County Bikeways Plan a renewed ener- gy and is a perfect example of realizing the dream of crossing the river. "The trails plan should never be not on the top of the list of priority," Philbrick said. Since the dissolution of Red Bluff Trails United Philbrick has been quiet- ly putting in place a way for the plans to be carried on. The remainder of the groups fund- ing has been given to the Sacramento River Discovery Center, where board members have pledged to continue to push for trails. But it takes more than just a dedi- cated group to getting the project done, Philbrick said. City and county officials need to be involved, too. "It takes someone in government that's dedicated and a community that "The goal is trying to get people away from traffic. We want them to enjoy riding and not have to battle with vehicles." — Red Bluff Planning Director Scot Timboe bulldogs it, to remind them to look at the plan and don't forget about it," Philbrick said. She may have found an advocate in Red Bluff Planning Director Scot Tim- boe. Even though work on the trail sys- tem has, in a way, come to a standstill since the South Main Street underpass was completed in 2007, Timboe, for his part, has been doing what he can to keep the plan at the forefront. He recently sent a proposal to the Bureau of Reclamation to extend the trail and is awaiting approval. The extension would be about 300 feet from the underpass heading west along the north side of Reeds Creek on land owned by Reclamation. When he's not initiating a project, Timboe makes sure developers are building on the vision. Developers whose parcels impact the trail system must create trails in adherence to the city's outlined plan. "The goal is trying to get people away from traffic," Timboe said. "We want them to enjoy riding and not have to battle with vehicles." Timboe applauds Shasta College for completing its portion of the long- planned trail that will allow for a con- nection across the river, especially in light of the pending inactivation of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam. Having that portion of the trail com- pleted makes the idea of building a trail across the top of the dam much more plausible and ideal. The idea, which Timboe credits to Discovery Center Board President Ben Hughes, could connect the college to the rest of the city. "Everybody wants to try to get across the river," Timboe said. "This could be the most effective use of the structure at this point. Ben's idea is rational and probably the cheapest way to get across the river." The biggest constraint in imple- menting the bikeways plan is funding, Timboe said. Funding is difficult to get when public agencies initiate the process. They usually have to rely on grants. "The economy isn't helping either," he said. The trail at Shasta College was funded by the college and its auxiliary, the Shasta College Foundation. Both organizations put up about $18,000, and the California Conservation Corps donated about $80,000 worth of labor through a grant. The Oct. 7 ribbon cutting ceremony will be 9 a.m. at the campus, 770 Dia- mond Ave. The public is invited to attend and walk the trail. Nevada state line through the cities and towns of Susanville, Burney, Redding, Anderson and Red Bluff to the final desti- nation in Birds Landing, which is located in Solano County. The first three loads began traveling from the Nevada- California line on Monday. The trucks staged over night in Cottonwood and began southbound travel at 4 a.m. this morning. All loads will be escorted by the CHP. The deliveries will continue daily, Monday through Sat- urday for about nine weeks. In various locations there will be intermittent traffic con- trol and escorts provided by the CHP. Motorists are advised these loads will be traveling through these areas and should be prepared for localized delays. Motorists are reminded to drive with caution when approaching these trucks, to watch and respond to any direc- tion given by the CHP escort and to be patient with any delays in travel. Supervisors to discuss renaming road section The Tehama County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. today to consider renaming part of Barham Road to Everett Freeman Way. The part to be renamed, as supported by Senator Doug LaMalfa and Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, would be the part south of Liberal Avenue. Costs associated with the project would be minor, being the cost of the sign being replaced, the Supervisor's agenda shows. "Recently we joined together to help celebrate the grand opening of the Rolling Hills Clinic in Red Bluff with an offi- cial proclamation from the California Legislature," LaMalfa and Nielsen said in a letter to the board. "On this occasion, tribal leaders talked about the clinic as one more manifesta- tion of the community oriented vision of its long-time leader, Chairman Everett Freeman ... who passed away in Novem- ber of last year." Freeman was a visionary leader who helped the Nomlaki Indians reconstitute their tribal heritage in Tehama County and developed economic enterprises to provide self-suffi- ciency and on-going opportunities for future generations to enjoy productive lives of contribution and promise, the letter read. "Freeman was passionate about the safety, health and education of Tehama County families," LaMalfa and Nielsen said in the letter. The Board of Supervisors will hold the public hearing about 10:30 a.m. today in the Board Meeting Room at 727 Oak St. in Red Bluff. Two injured in Interstate 5 collision By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Two women were injured when a north- bound vehicle collided at 1:40 p.m. Sunday with another vehicle in southbound lanes on Interstate 5, north of Hall Creek, including one woman who had to be extricated. Suk Yan Shiu, 72, of Mountain View was dri- ving a 1994 Honda Accord north in the fast lane about 70 mph when for unknown reasons she allowed it to veer left across the rumble strip, which caused Shiu to veer sharply to the right in an attempt to return to the road, said California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh. Shiu's vehicle spun clockwise and she over- corrected, causing it to spin counterclockwise, which sent it across the center divider and into the fast lane of south- bound I-5 and into a southbound BMW, Mackintosh said. The impact caused Shiu to be dislodged 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 from her seat, despite the use of a seat belt, depositing her into the rear passenger seat, he said. The BMW, driven by Susan Ngar Yee Chew, 49, of Sacramento, came to rest on the west shoulder of southbound I-5 where Chew had to be extricated by CalFire personnel due to the extreme amount of dam- age to the passenger compartment of the BMW, Mackintosh said. Chew was flown to Enloe Medical Center in Chico with major injuries while Shiu was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Communi- ty Hospital with minor injuries, Mackintosh said. Both vehicles had major damage. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. Celebrate Customer Service Week: October 3-7 COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2595 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 CS Bootcamp - Season V: Refresh, Recharge, Reconnect A one hour, fast paced training to revisit key skills with staff. $35 per group – at your site – dates available throughout October. Call the Job Training Center at 529-7000