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Calendar..........A2 Health..............A4 Opinion............A6 Sports..............B1 Comics............B3 Classifieds......B7 Index...............## INDEX Volunteers will undergo the task of counting Tehama County's homeless population Jan. 26. PAGEA5 LIFESTYLES AnnualTehamaCounty homeless census Youngsters learn a number of lessons through the local Police Activities League martial arts program. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY Tehama PAL martial arts teaches values An estranged Florida couple's fight over whether to circum- cise their son is has rallying opponents. Page B8 FLORIDA Circumcision argument spurs legal battle Conservative distrust of Pope Francis is heating in the U.S over his plan to urge action on climate change. Page B6 CLIMATE CHANGE Pope's stand deepens conservatives distrust By Brenda Iasevoli TheAssociatedPress LOS ANGELES California ranks worst in the nation when it comes to providing students with guid- ance counselors, according to the U.S. Department of Educa- tion, and authorities say the scar- city disproportionately affects the state's most vulnerable stu- dents because there simply are not enough counselors to track transient students and make sure they are taking the right credits to graduate. The problem is most pro- nounced in impoverished dis- tricts, where, for a variety of rea- sons, students are most often SCHOOLS California ranks worst for guidance counselors A local program serving girls in Tehama and Shasta counties announced Monday that it has created a program director posi- tion specifically to serve Tehama County. Girls Inc. of the Northern Sacramento Valley previ- ously had one director as a liaison for Te- hama and Shasta coun- ties. Longtime facilitator and for- mer co-director Natalie Peterson will serve as the Tehama County program director, according to a press release from the group. Holly Burke will continue to serve Shasta County as program direc- tor. Peterson has been a facilitator for five years. She is also an entre- preneur, yoga instructor, healer and cast member of V-Day Te- hama-Shasta, which works to end violence against women and girls. Also a wife and mother, she has a passion for helping girls succeed, the release said. Girls Inc. aims to help girls create lasting social change through community action GIRLS INC. Program names director ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS About 35riders entered races at the first Tehama Series event of cyclocross racing at Mill Creek Park in Los Molinos on Sunday. By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter LOS MOLINOS On your pedals, get set, go. About 35 riders entered the first Tehama Series bicycle rac- ing event Sunday at Mill Creek Park here, traversing a roughly mile-long course that included dips, straightaways, bumps and dirt. The inaugural Tehama Se- ries, which continues Sunday at Trainor Park in Red Bluff and includes races for children and adults, is organized by Jarret Yount of Ride On Race Series. Yount has fostered an at- mosphere at his races grown from the seeds of sustainable culture. Winners receive sealed jars of granola, riders and spec- tators can go for servings of lentil vegetable soup and the day's motto — "We're to have fun. Run wha'cha brung!" — keeps the tone light. Yount, who's been putting on races since 2010, said a bicycle is a great tool and toy. "I think the more a bicycle is used in everyday life the bet- ter for ... health, environment, congestion of roads and stuff like that," he said. "So, I'm very much an advocate of the bicy- cle and sustainability. Living within your means. Living in your community, supporting your local products." Sunday's races kicked off the Tehama Series, a series of four events in which riders accumu- late points from race to race, culminating in winners of the Tehama Cup. The next events will be held at noon at Trainor Park in Red Bluff on Sunday, Forward Park in Red Bluff on Feb. 8 and Dog Island Park in Red Bluff on Feb. 15. Each race costs $20 to en- ter and helmets are required. The Tehama Series follows the Siskiyou Series and Shasta Series. Competitors ride in races that can last an hour, 45 min- utes or 30 minutes over varied surfaces, including mud, pave- ment and grass hills. "This type of racing puts them onto many different sur- faces, puts them into many different situations on a bike," Yount said. "Their handling skills of a bicycle will get bet- ter as they go." For more information, visit the Ride On Race Series page on Facebook. Mill Creek Park winners C-Class Women: Tami Shook, Redding C-Class Men: Rocky Shook, Redding B-Class Women: Marley An- derson, Chico B-Class Men: Clay Johnson, Chico A-Class Men: Rafael Ramirez, Redding A-Class Women: No entry CYCLING TEHAMA SERIES KICKS OFF RideOnRaceSeriesbringsfoureventstoTehamaCounty ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS The event, the first of four in Tehama County, drew riders from neighboring Butte and Shasta, Siskiyou counties. The next event is Sunday at Trainor Park in Red Bluff. By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter REDDING Red Bluff's Bev Ander- son-Abbs was the top female fin- isher in the Redding Marathon for the second straight year turn- ing in a time Sunday of 3 hours, 4 minutes and 29 seconds. Anderson-Abbs became the national champion in her native Canada last summer winning the Wild Rose Brewery 50-kilometer Ultramarathon at the Canadian Road Racing Championships. She went onto finish 10th at the Ul- tramarathon World Champion- ship in Qatar. Ryan Kaiser, 36, of Bend, Ore. turned in the best overall time of 2 hours, 38 minutes and 51 sec- onds. Anderson-Abbs was one of sev- eral Red Bluff runners who turned in strong performances Sunday. Red Bluff runners finished first and second in the 50-54 male age group with Chuck Walen, 51, win- ning with a time of 3:22:53 and Kevin Penner, 51, placing second (3:25:22). Dominic Catona, 51, was 13th in the group (5:21:32) and Dan Flowerdew was 15th (6:17:23). Gabriel Fregoso, 15, placed second in the 19-and-under male group with a time of 3:23:35. Joseph Palubeski, 49, was fourth in the male 45-49 age group with a time of 3:12:46. Alan Abbs, 45, Red Bluff, was fifth in the age group at 3:17:58. Shaundi Smith, 39, was fourth in the 35-39 female group with a time of 4:18:14. Shelley Flowerdew, 40, was eighth in the 40-44 female group (4:20:04). The marathon course took run- ners across Shasta Dam, through an old railroad tunnel and across the Diestelhorst and Ribbon Sus- pension bridges before finishing on the Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay. RUNNING Localwomanismarathonchamp Anderson-Abbs repeats title, Chuck Walen wins age group Peterson GIRLS PAGE 7 SCHOOLS PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, January 20, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume130,issue43 Good morning, thanks for subscribing Cindy Emigh BASKETBALL Lady Spartans, Corning winners Sports B1 DISPLAY Churches display crosses Lifestyles A5 FORECAST High: 65 Low: 42 B8 DON'TBE SCAMMED Scamalerts Readour online scam alert section to learn how to avoid being scammed. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ SCAMALERT