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ByScottSmith TheAssociatedPress California farmers struggling with drought say a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued Monday that keeps strict water restric- tions in place to protect a tiny, threatened fish has forced them to leave thousands of acres un- planted in the nation's most fer- tile agricultural region. The justices rejected appeals from farmers in California's Cen- tral Valley and Southern Califor- nia urban water districts chal- lenging a U.S. Fish and Wild- life Service plan to safeguard the 3-inch-long Delta smelt, a species listed as threatened in 1993 un- der the federal Endangered Spe- cies Act. The smelt lives in the Sacra- mento-San Joaquin Delta, the largest estuary on the West Coast that supplies much of California with drinking water and irri- gates 4.5 million acres of farm- land. Farmers contend that vast amounts of water sent into the SUPREME COURT Farmersdecry water decision favoring fish RED BLUFF » One person was killed Saturday in a residential structure fire on the corner of Ridge Road and Happy Trails Drive west of Red Bluff. Cal Fire did not have any de- tails on the deceased's identity. Tehama County Sheriff's logs show they were alerted to the fire around 11:12 a.m. with a report that one person was trapped in a fully engulfed building. Fire units from Red Bluff, An- telope, Ridgeway, El Camino and Vina responded to the engulfed mobile home. The fire was contained in about 20 minutes. Ridge Road was closed for about an hour. FATALITY By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter RED BLUFF » Two boys were hos- pitalized late Saturday after a re- ported stabbing here. One of the boys, whose ages were not released, was reportedly in a parked car on the 1700 block of Scottsdale Way around 10 p.m. Saturday when a group of His- panic youth approached the car and tried to break out a window, according to a Red Bluff Police Department press release. The group struck the car sev- eral times with baseball bats and broke one window. One of the bo ys r ea ch ed i nt o th e ve hi cl e an d cut one of the victims on the hand and lower back before the group attacked the other victim, the re- lease said. The second victim, who was found several feet away from the first victim, sustained serious in- juries to his head and face and was stabbed several times, the re- lease said. The first victim was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospi- tal by family members, treated for minor injuries and released. The second victim was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for further treatment, but his con- dition was not released. The suspects fled the scene prior to officers' arrival and the police department are asking any- one with information to call 527- 3131. No further information has been released. PUBLIC SAFETY Boysinjuredinstabbingincident By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter REDBLUFF» The Tehama County Cattlemen and CattleWomen ag- riculture groups hosted hun- dreds Saturday at their 63rd annual Winter Dinner at the Tehama District Fairground, where the groups' officers and honored members were intro- duced and money for scholar- ships was raised. The event also featured a live and silent auction that had guests bidding on such items as a smoked meats gift basket, a cowboy boot wool rug and handmade jewelry, among many other gifts donated by area busi- nesses and groups. There were 347 tickets sold to the dinner, organizers said, and 373 dinners were served. The auctions raised a total of $22,669, with 31 live auction items fetching $18,225 and 89 silent auction items bringing in $4,444. The three highest selling auc- tion items were eight hours of dozer work for $1,300 and eight hours of grading work for $1,100 by Ronald Humphrey Con- struction and $1,100 for a hand crafted walnut chair by Bill Bor- ror. On hand were several Cattle- men and CattleWomen schol- arships recipients for the 2014 year. Recipients of the 2014 Ron Knight Memorial Scholarship included Emily Andreini, Corey Carpenter, Stacy Stroing, Bailey Brownfield, Jase Northup, Me- gan DiDio and Taylor Collins. The recipients of the Cat- tleWomen's 2014 scholarships awards were Andreini, Brown- field, Carpenter, Zakry Stro- ing, Jessica Macdonald, Wyatt Houghtby and Margo Dawley. The Tehama County Cattle- men Man of the Year, announced by Jerry Hemsted, was Chris Marenco, past Tehama County Cattlemen president. Hemsted said Marenco cham- pioned private property rights, and "chaired for many years the Chamber of Commerce ro- deo week's hospitality night at Reynolds Farm Supply." Hemsted added, "He and his family have hosted the Tehama County Cattlemen's Field Day more than once, which is a lot of work." Marenco, in giving thanks, said it was an honor to repre- sent the Cattlemen in the state and in legislative meetings, and that he had respect for those at the event. Assemblyman James Galla- gher presented Marenco with a certificate of recognition from himself, State Sen. Jim Nielsen and on behalf of the Legislature. "Thank you for all your hard work," Gallagher said. "I know we have a lot to do here in the next year ... and people down there (Sacramento) are so full of hot air that they're literally talking about hot air." The Tehama County Cattle- Women Cowbelle of the year is Kelly Mouton. The 2015 Cattlemen officers are McCarthy, president, Chad Amen, vice president, Cathy To- bin, secretary, Cindy Brown, treasurer, and Richard Buch- ner, chairman of the scholar- ship committee. AGRICULTURE GROUPS RAISE MONEY FOR AG SCHOLARSHIPS PHOTOSBYANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS Tehama County Cattlemen president Steve McCarthy, le , speaks with the Cattlemen man of the year Chris Marenco, right, at the 63rd annual Winter Dinner hosted by the Cattlemen and Tehama County CattleWomen on Saturday at the Tehama District Fairground. The annual Winter Dinner, which also served as a fundraiser for scholarships, featured a silent auction. Community.....A3 Health..............A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Comics ............B3 INDEX The Forest Service will be holding a job fair for tempo- rary and permanent positions Saturday in Yreka. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY JobfairsetforKlamath National Forest work Corning's wrestling team won the small school title at the Joe Rios Memorial Tourna- ment in Chico. PAGE B1 SPORTS Corning wrestling tops small schools A federal judge declares South Dakota's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, but puts the ruling on hold. Page A8. FEDERAL JUDGE South Dakota ban on gay marriage overturned Divers retrieved a black box Monday and located the other from the jet that crashed more than two weeks ago. Page B6 FLIGHT DATA RECORDERS Divers find black boxes from AirAsia jet crash COURTESY PHOTO BY ROSS PALUBESKI One person reportedly died during a structure fire Saturday at the corner of Ridge Road and Happy Trails Drive west of Red Bluff. 1 killed in mobile home fire TehamaCountyCattlemen,CattleWomen hold 63rd annual Winter Dinner MONEY » PAGE 7 DECISION » PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, January 13, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume130,issue38 Good morning, thanks for subscribing » Leland Hogan BASKETBALL Great weekend for Spartans Sports » B1 HEAD START Educators donate to children's hospital Lifestyles » A5 FORECAST High: 65 Low: 36 » B8 Grow?Ranchorride? Readaboutlocalandnational Ag, rural, ranch and rodeo news and commentary. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ RODEO DOYOU RODEO?