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MONDAY DECEMBER 12, 2011 Breaking news at: Strep Infection Leads to OCD Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF Wrestling Rivalries SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 59/34 Weather forecast 6B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer CORNING — At least 1,500 people smelled, tasted and experienced a bit of Tehama County produce and culinary delights Saturday as Lucero Olive Oil hosted its first Winter Crush event. Lucero offered cook- ing demonstrations, ven- dor booths, live music and tours of the olive oil pro- cessing mill. Guests were given a chance to put on hair nets and actually see how Lucero adds fresh citrus to the olives before they are crushed to create the company's mandarin orange and Meyer lemon olive oils. The event drew crowds from all over northern California. Many came as part of tour in which sev- eral buses from Lincoln dropped passengers off at the event. Lincoln residents Bon- nie Rink and Judy Peck met on one of the bus tours and were enthusias- tic about heading inside for the olive oil mill tour. The women had already been inside the gift shop sampling prod- ucts and visited with ven- dors inside the mill. "So far its been great," Peck said. They were especially excited about dark choco- late walnut prune treats they'd bought from Bianchi Orchards. "It sounds strange, but they were fabulous," Peck said. The group had started the day with a visit to the Abbey of New Clairvaux 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 Winter Crush draws 1,500 Children work in suspected pot den By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer An additional charge of child endangerment is being sought in the case of a 61-year-old Cottonwood man arrested Dec. 2 after being found in possession of mar- ijuana. The California Highway Patrol made a traffic stop on a southbound pickup pulling a horse trailer on Inter- state 5, near Flores Avenue, making contact with Richard Wright. During the traffic stop, officers found 27 pounds of marijuana in his possession, a Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement Task Force release said. TIDE took over the investigation and executed a search warrant on Wright's residence in the 19000 block of Adams Road in Cottonwood. At the residence, agents contacted Wright's two daughters, an 11-year-old and a 12-year-old, learning See POT, page 5A Coordination Committee members set by county By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Rounding out the mem- bership for the 9-member Tehama County Coordina- tion Committee, supervi- sors approved the five remaining seats Tuesday. The new committee Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Vendors from several north state counties such as Bianchi Orchards of Dairyville and Tri-L Mandarin of Oroville offered samples and sold locally grown and made products during the Lucero Olive Oil's Winter Crush event Saturday. Guests were offered tours of the mill, cooking demonstrations and live music among other things. in Vina before heading to Lucero's. Although Rink had gone on wine tours, she'd Senator threatens boycott over ads LOS ANGELES (AP) — A state senator from Southern California was considering calling for a boycott of Lowe's stores after the home improve- ment chain pulled its advertising from a reality show about Muslim- Americans. Calling the retail giant's decision ''un- American'' and ''naked religious bigotry,'' Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, told The Associated Press on Sunday that he would also consider legislative action if Lowe's doesn't apologize to Muslims and reinstate its ads. The sena- tor sent a letter outlining his complaints to Lowe's Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Niblock. The retail giant stopped advertising on TLC's ''All-American Muslim'' after a group called the Florida Family Association complained the show was ''propagan- da that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to Ameri- can liberties and tradition- al values.'' The program pre- miered last month and chronicles the lives of five families from Dearborn, Mich., a Detroit suburb with a large Muslim and Arab-American popula- tion. ''The show is about what it's like to be a Mus- lim in America, and it touches on the discrimina- tion they sometimes face. And that kind of discrimi- nation is exactly what's happening here with Lowe's,'' Lieu said. The Florida group sent three emails to its mem- bers, asking them to peti- tion Lowe's to pull its advertising. Its website was updated to say that ''supporters' emails to advertisers make a differ- ence.'' Suehaila Amen, whose family is featured on ''All-American Muslim,'' said she was disappointed by the Lowe's decision. ''I'm saddened that any place of business would succumb to bigots and people trying to perpetu- ate their negative views on an entire community,'' Amen, 32, told The Detroit News on Sunday. Lowe's issued a state- ment Sunday apologizing for having ''managed to make some people very unhappy.'' The North Car- olina-based company did not say whether it would reinstate advertising on the show. The apology doesn't go far enough, Lieu said. The senator vowed to look See ADS, page 5A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power never done anything like this before, she said. She saw the advertisement in her local newspaper and thought it was a great idea. See CRUSH, page 5A was formed amid tensions between the county and Shasta-Trinity National Forest planners that began during the summer over the Beegum Creek Water- shed Restoration Project. Supervisors objected to being under-informed as to Forest Service projects and plans. In an Aug. 30 resolu- tion, supervisors demand- ed the federal agency, and any agency that takes action on lands within the county, cooperate with county officials and open up communications between them. The Coordination Com- mittee will look into U.S. Forest Service projects, such as the Beegum Creek project, and any other fed- eral or state project that occurs in Tehama County. Four members were appointed to the commit- tee Nov. 22 and included Planning Director John Stoufer, Sheriff Dave Hen- cratt and supervisors Den- nis Garton and Bob Williams. The last five appoint- ments were put on hold until a volunteer represent- ing the timber or water use interests was identified. All the slots were filled Tuesday. Members, appointed to three-year terms, are See COUNTY, page 5A Victorian Christmas warms hearts By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Young men and women singing Christmas carols, warm spiced apple cider served in glass mugs, many dressed in 19th century attire milling about, the Kelly-Griggs House offered a pleasant evening for guests of the annual Christmas Gala Saturday. With an elaborate spread of hors d'oeuvres and ornate decorations throughout the historic home, guests had much to fill their senses. Everything at the free event was donated and prepared by the Kelly- Griggs board of directors and guides, said associa- tion president Sharon Wilson. Students from Mercy High School and others helped serve food. Members of the Red Bluff Union High School Christmas choir sang two sets of classic Christmas songs, including Silent Night and Carol of the Bells. The students were dressed in hand made dresses and suits in Victo- rian style. Wilson took time out during the night to recog- nize some of the people who have kept the Kelly- Griggs House Museum operating over the years. Those honored with special gifts from the board were Hugh and Dorothy Anton, Wendell and Vivian Ogden, Ken and Dorothy Lindauer, Richard and Ann For- ward, Bruce and Mary Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner The Red Bluff Union High School Victorian Christmas choir filled the room in hand-made 19th century-styled costumes and singing dozens of classic Christmas melodies for guests during the Kelly-Griggs House Christmas Gala Saturday. Perkin, Clint and Barbara Casebier, Marilyn Git- tings and Mel and Jean Oldham. Some member volun- teers have been active at the house for some 40 years, Wilson said. Those honored have helped organize and oversee restoration projects, inventoried all the historic artifacts in the museum, identified all the quilts for display, repaired fences and general ongoing maintenance problems, professionally pho- tographed events and items, and brought in a research library, among other things. The Lindauers have helped from the begin- ning, she said. Dorothy Lindauer stepped up to share about the group that she was involved with that helped get the museum started. The evening was espe- cially important for the Casebiers, who met and fell in love while setting up for the annual Christ- mas Gala in 1978. Barbara Casebier had been a guide at the home for nearly nine months but had never met Clint, the caretaker at the time, she See WARMS, page 5A