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COURTESYPHOTOS Chuck Brooks (back right) and his Shriners Mounted Group escort Santa Claus to the Shriners Children Hospital in Sacramento every Christmas morning. Chuck Brooks (le ) and other Shriners use a horse-drawn carriage to accompany Santa to the hospital. ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter SACRAMENTO » For the past 15 years Chuck Brooks hasn't spent Christmas morning at home in Tehama County. Instead Brooks wakes up before dawn and travels down to Sacramento. It's there Brooks and around a dozen others from his Shriners Mounted Patrol group help Santa Claus make his way on a horsedrawn car- riage to the Northern Cali- fornia Shriners Hospital for Children. "It makes our Christmas," said Brooks. The hospital's Director of Communications and Media Relations Catherine Cur- ran said it's hard to put into words what she sees each year. The hospital ensures each child wakes up with their Christmas gift on the bed. The children then come down to the hospital's play area and when they glance out a giant picture window they see Santa riding up to the hospital on the carriage. "What the Shriners do is they bring to life the spirit of Christmas," Curran said. Curran said for the kids it's all about believing. CHRISTMAS TEHAMACOWBOY ESCORTS SANTA Staff Reports SAN FRANCISCO » The San Francisco Giants are celebrating their third World Series victory in five years with a trophy tour that will stop in Red Bluff and Chico. The Friday, Jan. 30 stop at the Red Bluff Com- munity and Senior Center at 1500 S. Jackson St. was included in the team's tour announcement Monday. The appearance will be 4-6 p.m. The Chico appearance will be at the Arron Ray Clark Memorial Field House at Community Park off East 20th Street. The trophy will be on dis- play 2-4 p.m., but the line may be cut off early so the trophy can leave on time. Th e Gi an ts h av e wo n th e Wo rld S er ie s th re e times over five years, including defeating the Kansas City Royals in seven games this year. The year's tour will begin Jan. 7 at Raley Field in West Sacramento. The Sacramento River Cats AAA baseball team recently switched its minor- league affiliation from the Oakland Athletics to the Giants. The team plans 36 stops concluding with Opening Day at AT&T Park in San Francisco on April 13. Fans will have the opportunity to have a pro- fessional photo taken of them with the trophies from 2010, 2012 and 2014. Depending on the num- ber of fans, personal cameras may be used for one photo per person. The event also helps the Junior Giants base- ball program, which has more than 22,000 youth participants. More information is available on the Giants' website, http://sfgiants.com/trophy. WORLD SERIES Trophytour returnsto RedBluff onJan.30 By Judy Lin The Associated Press SACRAMENTO » Gov. Jerry Brown continued his prac- tice of forgiveness on Christ- mas Eve by issuing 105 par- dons, mostly for people who have been convicted of nonvi- olent drug offenses and bur- glary more than a decade ago. The pardons issued Wednesday included a Stan- islaus County man sentenced to three years' probation in 1986 for taking expensive wine out of a wine cellar and drinking it. Michael Joseph Moradian Jr. has since "lived an honest and upright life, ex- hibited good moral character, and conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen," Brown wrote in his pardon. The governor's office said allthosegrantedpardonshad completed their sentences and had been released from custody for more than a de- cade without committing ad- ditional crimes. The Demo- cratic governor said he issues pardons to those who earn them by demonstrating "ex- emplary behavior" and liv- ing productive lives. The practice was relatively commonplaceuntilthe1990s. Ronald Reagan, a Republi- can, granted 574 during his two terms as governor, and GeorgeDeukmejian,aRepub- lican and former state attor- ney general, granted 325 dur- ing his two terms. The practice declined af- ter that. Former Republi- can Gov. Pete Wilson, who was elected to the first of his two terms in 1990, granted just 13 pardons, while for- mer Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued 15. Gray Davis, a Democrat, is- sued no pardons before he was recalled from office in 2003, partway through his second term. Brown revived the prac- tice and has handed out 510 pardons since taking office in 2011. A gubernatorial pardon does not erase a convic- tion but rather restores cer- tain rights, such as allow- ing the person to serve on a jury. It also gives them the ability to own a gun, unless they had been convicted of a crime involving a dangerous weapon, and allows them to work as a county probation officer or state parole agent. CHRISTMAS TRADITION Governor issues 105 pardons, many for drug-related crimes By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF » In an effort to curb injuries and deaths on local roadways, the Red Bluff office of the California Highway Patrol will conduct a so- briety checkpoint on Saturday. The sobriety checkpoint will be conducted from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. somewhere in the unin- corporated area of Tehama County, according to the CHP. "All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by intoxicated drivers," said Lt. Lou Aviles, Red Bluff area commander. "By publicizing our efforts, we believe that we can deter motorists from drink- ing and driving." The CHP said its goal is to ensure motorists are safe by targeting roads with a high frequency of drunken driving. "Traffic volume permitting, all vehicles will be checked for drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and drugs," Aviles said. "Our objective is to send a clear message to those considering mixing alcohol and drugs with driving." The CHP, citing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations, said more than 10,000 people are killed annually by drunken drivers. Starting at 6 p.m. Thursday and ending Sun- day night, the CHP will conduct its "maximum enforcement period." "During this period, all available officers will be out on the roadways for enhanced enforcement efforts and assisting motorists wherever needed," PUBLIC SAFETY CHP to conduct DUI checkpoint this Saturday Sports.............. B1 Life...................B4 A + E ................A4 Community.....A3 Puzzle..............B3 Weather ..........B8 Index............... ## INDEX CalFire is sponsoring an Arbor Week contest for students to demonstrate the importance of trees for the state. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY Importanceoftreesin California highlighted Famed folk musician Wil- liam Florian is scheduled to perform a concert Jan. 30in Redding. PAGE A4 A+E William Florian to perform in Redding Americans across the country are making an effort to ex- press support and gratitude toward cops. PAGE B5 GRATITUDE A er NYC deaths, Americans thank police Power companies restored electricity to thousands in Mississippi, a day a er a powerful storm. PAGE B8 WEATHER Severe storm slams South; at least 4 dead A gubernatorial pardon does not erase a conviction but rather restores certain rights, such as allowing the person to serve on a jury. CHP » PAGE 7 Ch uc k B ro ok s sp en ds h ol id ay a t Shriners Hospital SANTA » PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, December 25, 2014 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume130,issue25 MerryChristmas,thanksforsubscribing»DailyNewsreaders High: 54 Low: 38 » B8 FORECAST