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WEEKEND NOVEMBER 12-13, 2011 Breaking news at: Holiday Recipes with a Twist USA Weekend www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Cardinals To Semis SPORTS 1B Partly cloudy 64/43 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 2 busted with pot at former dispensary site CORNING — Corning Police officers enlisted the Tehama County Interagency Drug Enforcement task force Wednesday leading to the arrest of two Humboldt county mari- juana dealers. Officers responded to 1317 Solano St., the location of the former Tehama Herbal Collec- tive medical marijuana dispen- sary, on a report of suspicious activity there, a TIDE press release said. Deal done for courthouse land After weeks of wobbling and documents flying between the county administration and state offices, the courthouse deal to sell land on Walnut Street to the state has been approved. The State Public Works Board Thursday approved the acquisition of the Red Bluff site for the new court- house for the Tehama County Superior Court. The site includes two parcels of land, about 4.4 See LAND, page 7A Corning to update major stop light By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council Tuesday approved funding for a traffic signal camera and loop detector installation at the Toomes Avenue and Solano Street traffic sig- nal. "If we replace the loops with cameras it's about $19,000 whereas it's about $16,000 to replace the loops and cameras are more reli- able," said Public Works Director John Brewer. "That's why we want to go that way." The intersection at Solano Street and Toomes Avenue is a part of the work scheduled for the upcoming 2011 repaving project and it's controlled by vehicle detector loops embedded into the asphalt. When the city grinds out the pavement, it will obliterate existing detec- tor loops in the east and westbound lanes, Brewer said. Relying on timers will work for the interim, but are not a permanent solu- tion since timers annoy people who have to sit even when there's no traf- fic, he said. "We want to minimize people's grief," Brewer said. The council accepted the dedication of public property from Frank and Betty Isaacson for phase two of the South Avenue interchange project. The first phase, which included intersection sig- nals and on-ramps, has been finished and while the second phase has been approved, it does not have funding, said City Manag- er Steve Kimbrough. It is unknown when the project will take place, but there are plans to rebuild the bridge and inter- change, which would be brought back to the coun- cil when the time comes, he said. "Caltrans is still acquiring the right of way, but they've put it in our name to hold the land," Kimbrough said. Councilman Toni Parkins said she was glad to see another piece of the puzzle put in place. The council accepted a bid from Ken's Painting Service, a Corning com- pany, for the repainting of the Corning Volunteer Fire Department's fire hall. The building was last painted in 1996 by the volunteers, who will be celebrating the depart- ment's centennial in 2012. The item was a part of the city budget and should cost about $9,850. Downtown is getting a little help, according to a See STOP, page 7A James Andrew Garth, 22, of the Trinidad and Arcata area, and Lateal Sharry-Shumbert, 21, of Eureka, were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana for sale and selling marijuana during the incident. Garth was found in the alley behind the building and officers smelled a strong odor of mari- juana emanating from Garth and from inside the building, the release said. TIDE agents responded at the Corning officers' request, but Garth refused to allow agents inside the building, the release said. Agents secured the building See POT, page 7A Veterans honored Daily News photos by Andrea Wagner Above: Members of the Jim Kennedy Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1932 and the American Legion Mount Lassen Post No. 167. Below: Some 20 Tehama County Tea Party Patriots and a sprinkling of other people gathered on four corners at Antelope Boulevard and Main Street. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Veterans Day prompted some to step out under an overcast sky in honor of military members past and present in Red Bluff. Cyndi Simonson of Red Bluff was among several people who came out to Main Street looking for a Veterans Day parade but found there wasn't going to be one, she said. Instead, Simonson found some 20 members of the Tehama County Tea Party Patriots at all four corners of Antelope Boulevard and Main Street waving flags, carrying signs and eliciting honks from passing motorists until 1 p.m. Although she was disappointed there wasn't going to be a parade, she found people who, like her, were compelled to give thanks for U.S. military troops. "There are a lot of people who care, but it was nice to see some try- ing to get something done," she said. Simonson's son, Navy officer Zeb L. Howze IV, is aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, she said. See HONORED, page 7A Big crowd turns out for Corning Veterans Parade 'I just want to support what the day's about and teach the kids about it. I want them to know it's an important day and not just a vacation day' —Shrina Holloway By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING —Solano Street was lined with Tehama County residents who came out Friday for the annual Veterans Day Parade. The parade was led by Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb A group of veterans takes part in the Corning Veterans Day Parade Grand held Friday. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Corning Police Officer Jere- miah Fears and K-9 Oso with the Tehama County Young Marines following behind to post the colors. Vietnam veteran Ricky Colb, a recipient of many medals, including an air medal, two bronze stars, purple heart and combat infantry badge, was the grand marshal. "We come just about every year," said Shrina Holloway, who brought her two children and two nephews from Orland. "I just want to support what the day's about and teach the kids about it. I want them to know it's an impor- tant day and not just a vaca- tion day." Georgia Williams came to the parade to see her granddaughter, Michelle Gardner, march with the Corning High School band. Gardner, who is a junior and hasn't ever missed a day of school, has been in school bands since sixth grade, Williams said. "We come out to support our veterans," said Corning resident Andrea White, who took in the parade with her friend Carol Powers. "They do such a wonderful job of being active in our commu- nity and I'm grateful for the sacrifices they have made." Corning is lucky to have a group of people who orga- nize the Veterans Day cele- brations and do wonderful things for the community, White said. "We have a strong nucleus of veterans in Corning who do so much," White said. "They recently, See PARADE, page 7A Is Training an Option for You? What Schools and Programs are Available? Join Carrie Clark of the Job Training Center to learn more Monday, November 14th 718 Main Street, Red Bluff 11am-Noon