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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2011 Breaking news at: Country Legends Tribute Concert Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF Fish Tales SPORTS 1B Partly cloudy 67/43 Weather forecast 6B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer The contract to sell county property to the state as a site for 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 County courthouse land deal back on course a new courthouse is back on track. In a brief statement during the public comment period Tuesday, Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin assured the Board of Supervisors that the state Department of Finance and the Administrative Office of the Courts have come to an agree- ment on the document. The contract, approved by supervisors Oct. 18, is again scheduled to go before the state Public Works Department for Eating for reading approval Nov. 10. Last week, county staff were startled by news that the See DEAL, page 5A Man gets 8 years in coke bust Staff Report A British Columbia man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to transportation of a controlled substance and a special enhance- ment related to the quantity of drugs, according to the Tehama County District Attorney's Office. Baljinder Singh Gill, 29, was arrested in July at the California Highway Patrol Cottonwood Inspection Facility after officers from the Tehama Interagency Gill See COKE, page 5A Corning eases park process By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff Police Chief Paul Nanfito talks with author and Sip and Nibble honoree Linda Mobilio-Keeling. Mobilio-Keeling was honored at the Books and Badges-themed event held Wednesday at Riverside Bar and Grill as someone who has made an outstanding contribution to literacy in Tehama County for her book "Feeling Safe with Officer Frank." The book was written by Mobilio-Keeling, the widow of Red Bluff Police Officer Dave Mobilio who lost his life in the line of duty, to help teach youth about law enforcement. The event was put on by the Tehama County Reading Council and the Association of California School Administrators to raise funds for literacy projects such as the book giveaway at the Children's Fair in April and the Children's Writing Contest held in May. For more information call 528-7381. Drug task forces to lose state funds SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Department of Justice has notified local and federal law enforce- ment agencies that it is ending its involvement in two-thirds of California's 52 drug- and gang-fighting task forces next year because of budget cuts. Included in the cuts is the Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement task force. Larry Wallace, chief of the department's Division of Law Enforcement, told The Associated Press the state will keep running 18 task forces using federal money. It's unclear whether the 34 others will be able to continue without the state's leadership. The attorney general's office released the list of the endangered task forces to the AP on Wednesday. ''We'll find out shortly which ones will continue on and which ones will fold,'' Wallace said. Local and federal agen- cies participating in the task forces were notified within the last few days and still are absorbing the news, he said. The Department of Jus- tice started the task forces in 1976 to coordinate state, federal and local law enforcement efforts. Last month, the AP reported that the attorney general's office was considering a major restructuring to make white collar and cybercrimes its priority after state budget cuts this year targeted units that focus on gang and drug enforcement. Attorney General Kamala Harris is lobbying Gov. Jerry Brown for more money or flexibility to deal with a $71 million cut in the Department of Justice budget over the next two years. Unless the budget pic- ture changes, the depart- ment will lay off about 170 agents and 25 to 30 civilian employees next year, Wal- lace said. Task force man- agers will be among those affected, although longer- serving employees have seniority bumping rights and could land in other jobs. Some existing regional task forces will be com- bined and at least one new task force — in Tulare County — will be created to keep a promise made by Harris, spokeswoman Michelle Gregory said Wednesday. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power CORNING — The City Council voted Tues- day to amend a city ordi- nance on existing pur- chasing procedures to help move things along for the Corning Commu- nity Park that is being designed. "The existing process has the bid go to the low- est price," said Planning Director John Stoufer. "This gives us flexibility to shop around and lets us see what's out there. It's the end of the year and a lot of companies are reducing their inventory so I think this will give us a better bang for our buck." The city expects to buy about $268,000 in new play equipment for the park, which will have two large separately located 5,000-square-foot play areas, said City Manager Steve Kimbrough. The recreation com- mission will take a look at six companies, one of which has offered to design a playground for Corning, during a public hearing sometime in See PARK, page 5A Run raises $4,000 for K9 effort By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Kicking in more than $6,000 in donations Oct. 29, participants in the Dog Gone Run and Ride raced for a cause. The event was the first of several community events planned to raise money for the Red Bluff Police Department to get a K9 unit. After expenses are reim- bursed for the event, the K9 fund will net more than $4,000, said Lt. Kyle Sanders. "It was a perfect, beauti- ful day," he said. Sanders, part of the police department's K9 steering committee, also participated in the event, running the 5k alongside others in law enforcement, including Chief Paul Nan- fito, former Chief Scott Capilla and Corning Police K9 officer Jeremiah Fears. There were 90 partici- pants in the event as well as many supporters who cheered them on along the way, Sanders said. This included Corning's K9 "Oso." Participants could opt for either the short or long duathlons or the 5k race. The duathlons consisted of two 2-mile runs split by either a 4- or 8-mile moun- tain bike ride. Although there were no ribbons or trophies, the winners received a variety of new sports equipment Photo courtesy of Kyle Sanders such as running socks, water bottles and a back- pack, Sanders said. The top winners were: • Short Duathlon - Bre- man Kane, age 25, at 49 minutes, 14 seconds • Long Duathlon - Doug Christ, age 35, at 1 hour, 3 minutes, 37 sec- onds • 5K - Aza Bravo, age 15, at 18 minutes, 38 sec- FIREARMS TRAINING Concealed carry November 19TH & 20TH Walt Mansell 527-1154 Early morning & evenings handgun class for 1st time applicants onds Nanfito reported to the City Council, Nov. 1, about the success of the event. He thanked Ed Strohman for coming up with the concept, Alan Abbs and his wife Beverly Anderson-Abbs for all their work organizing the event and Pete Sarmento of Stone Creations for soliciting a large amount of the sponsors and dona- tions. Also acknowledging Raymond and Sharon Eliggi, Nanfito thanked them for a $1,000 dona- tion they brought forward during the meeting's pub- lic comment period. The second event to support the K9 fund was K9s for Cops event at Growney Ranch, Saturday. Is Training an Option for You? What Schools and Programs are Available? 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