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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Sacramento River Discovery Center water- shed celebration turned into a plant sale held Saturday where plants raised on site as well as by Floral Native Nursery of Chico were available for pur- chase. "We've had a good turnout," said Bobie Hughes, Sacramento Discovery Center volunteer exec- utive director. "This is our first plant sale and it's something dif- ferent and ultimately we want it to be fun." The plant sale and a foot race, which made up the watershed celebration, have now been split into two events. "We just couldn't do the wa- tershed event," said Ben Hughes, chairman of the Discovery Cen- ter Board. "Unfortunately, all the agencies have had cutbacks and it just wasn't possible for us to get adequate vendor partici- pation so the board decided to do something new." The plant sale was entirely native, drought tolerant and deer resistant plants, which is part of what Kristine Hiemstra of Red Bluff enjoys. "The plants that were grown here have been out and been able to (acclimate) so you know they will have a better chance to suc- ceed," Hiemstra said. "They've done a nice job of selecting na- tive plants that will help the an- imals around here survive the winter." The event saw about 150 plants and 75 six-packs of heir- loom vegetables sold, Hughes said. Those who missed it will have a second chance to buy plants at the Nov. 7 FallFest Plant Sale. The second half of the event, a one-mile fun run for all ages scheduled for May 23, has been named the Little Stinker race after skunks recently discov- ered under the Discovery Cen- ter building, which came with an $80 per critter price tag for eviction. Sometime in the early spring it was discovered that 22 skunks had made their home beneath the building. The funds from the race and T-shirts sold will help defray the cost of removing them, Ben Hughes said. "The building smelled to high heaven," Bobie Hughes said. "This is a way to replen- ish the funds and have some fun. I always feel when you have something bad happen you have to find the silver lining." The run, which has optional 5k and 10k routes, is $20. Shirts for adults, designed by Tom Frantz, are an additional $10. There are separate shirts, de- signed by Shawn Sipes, for the children. The route was built to include an obstacle course that simu- lates what the skunks had to go through to get into the building, including going under the build- ing and into pipes, she said. The obstacle course is optional. Pre-registration is encour- aged and can be done either at the center or online at sweatrc. com. The race will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, to be im- mediately followed by refresh- ments. For information, call 527-1196. DISCOVERY CENTER PLANTSALEGROWSOUTOF BIG WATERSHED CELEBRATION JULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Kloie Hiemstra, le , and her mother Kristine Hiemstra, both of Red Bluff, pick out plants at the SpringFest Plant Sale Saturday at the Sacramento River Discovery Center. Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B8 Community.....A3 Health..............A4 Classifieds......B6 Index............... ## INDEX Senior Nutrition Fundraiser will be held at 6p.m. Friday at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY Spaghettidinnerset for Friday night Animal control officer reminds pet owners of the very real dangers of leaving a dog inside an unattended vehicle. PAGE A5 LIFESTYLES Leave Fido home, alive and well this summer Numerous Gulf allies skipping Obama's planned Camp David summit amid U.S. peace feelers toward Iran. PAGE B8 OVERTURES White House denies Gulf summit unraveling Disparities remain among the states in early education programs; 29percent of 4-year- olds now enrolled. PAGE B4 EDUCATION Study: Enrollment in state pre-K inches up Staff Report California Highway Patrol Lt. Lou Aviles accepted a proclama- tion at several county-wide meet- ings in April that makes May 13 a day Tehama County will join the nation in recognizing fallen peace officers. The 21st annual memorial cere- mony is scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Bethel As- sembly of God, 625 Luther Road in Red Bluff. The event will honor 13 law en- forcement officials who gave their lives in the line of duty with the reading of names and symbolic lighting of candles. Due to construction it is asked that those attending allow them- selves extra time to get through the construction zone. The cere- mony is open to everyone and the public is encouraged to attend to assist in paying tribute to these fallen officers. LAW ENFORCEMENT Peace officers memorial set for Wednesday By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF Three Fresno men charged with murder stemming from the 2013 marijuana-re- lated shooting death of a Red- ding man are scheduled to stand trial here in July. The defendants — Chase Alan Doulphus, Alan Duane Doulphus Jr. and Roger Sandy Bounnhaseng — appeared in Tehama County Superior Court on Monday for a trial readiness conference. The defendants' attorneys told Judge Todd Bottke that a resolution in the case with the Tehama County District At- torney's Office has not been reached. The three men have pleaded not guilty. Bottke said a final trial con- firmation hearing will be held June 19, and a jury trial has been scheduled to begin July 15. On Oct. 3, 2013, Chase Doul- phus, Alan Doulphus Jr. and Bounnhaseng allegedly at- tempted to rob a medical mari- juana growing operation about 16 miles west of Red Bluff in the 15800 block of State Route 36W, according to Daily News reports. A Redding man involved in the growing operation, Keo Oudone Vannarath, 37, was re- portedly shot during the rob- bery attempt, and the three de- fendants, who allegedly were armed with a shotgun, a semi- automatic rifle and a pistol, fled the scene with a large amount of marijuana, according to re- ports, spurring a multi-county manhunt. Vannarath was transported to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Chase Doulphus, who was TEHAMA COUNTY Menchargedinpot shootingtostandtrial TRIAL PAGE 7 By Fenit Nirappil The Associated Press SACRAMENTO Gov. Jerry Brown and other California leaders al- ready making six-figure salaries got a raise on Monday for the third year in a row. A citizen panel granted top elected officials and state law- makers a 3 percent bump as it continues rolling back pay cuts imposed during the recession. The Citizen Compensation Commission approved the sal- ary and benefit increases on a 4-0 vote after less than an hour of discussion. Commission member Nancy Miller said the state's record revenues weren't behind the in- creases. Rather, "salaries were cut so dramatically during the lean years" that elected officials' pay had to be addressed, she said. Brown's pay will go to about $183,000, up from about $177,000. Rank-and-file California law- makers — who are already the nation's best-compensated — will now make salaries of a little more than $100,000. They can reject the raises if they choose. During the recession, the com- mission cut lawmaker pay 18 per- cent and eliminated their state- owned vehicles. 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