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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 2012 Breaking news at: The City That Branding Built Commerce www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Brose returns SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 64/39 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 Picture perfect Winning photos showcase farms and ranches Special to the DN The California Farm Bureau has announced the winners of its 30th annual photo contest, including a Red Bluff woman who placed in one of the 11 contest categories. Kerry Crain of Red Bluff took time out during a family road trip to pho- tograph cows grazing at the foot of Mt. Lassen, which earned second prize. The contest challenged Farm Bureau members throughout the state to capture images of family farmers and ranchers, the lands they tend and the bounty they provide. Entries were divided into five categories: "Grown in California," "Rural Scenic," "All in a Day's Work on the Farm," "Kids and Critters on the Farm" and "Budding Artists." A photo of a tractor driver working in an apri- cot orchard amid a waist- high slash of brilliant yel- low mustard earned the top prize in the 2011 Cal- ifornia Farm Bureau Fed- eration photo contest. Charlie Olson, a Santa Clara County Farm Bureau member whose family has farmed in the Bay Area since 1899, humorously titled his photo "Cutting the Mus- tard." Mustard is often used as a cover crop in orchards and vineyards to help control weeds and pests, and keep soil healthy and navigable. Olson farms apricots and cherries in Sunnyvale; his daughter operates a fruit stand there that Olson's mother opened in 1933. Jury to decide sanity of murder suspect By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A trial for a Los Molinos man who claims he killed his father because he was insane at the time is set to start Jan. 18. William Holt Baymiller, 55, will face a six-day jury trial that will determine if he was sane when he killed his father three years ago. In May, Baymiller withdrew a not guilty plea, essentially Baymiller See JURY, page 7A Driver eludes cops, twice By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The California Highway Photos courtesy of California Farm Bureau Federation The second place win- ner, above, for Rural Scenic photos in the California Farm Bureau Federation's annual photo contest was cap- tured by Kerry Crain of Red Bluff. The grand prize winner, left, was taken in Sunnyvale. "I called the photo 'Cutting the Mustard' because it's slang for a job well done," Olson said. "I take pictures to keep a chronology of the grow- Iowa: Romney, Santorum seesawing in narrow vote DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney waged a see- saw battle for supremacy in Iowa's Republican presiden- tial caucuses late Tuesday night, a dramatic opening round for the campaign to pick a challenger to Presi- dent Barack Obama. Texas Rep. Ron Paul ran third. Returns from 96 percent of the state's 1,774 precincts showed Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, and Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, in a near dead heat, a fitting conclu- sion to a race as jumbled as any since Iowa gained the lead-off position in presi- dential campaigns four decades ago. Regardless of the out- come, there was enough for both to claim a victory — Romney as the man to beat for the party's nomination and Santorum as the leader among those struggling to emerge as the former gover- nor's unvarnished conserva- tive rival in the primaries yet to come. New Hampshire votes next, and Romney is heavily favored in the first-in-the- nation primary on Jan. 10. South Carolina on Jan. 21 figures to be a tougher test, the first contest in the South and a state that is part of the Republican political base. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was headed for a fourth-place finish, trailed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann was far behind. Her campaign manager, Keith Nahigian, suggested she might drop out, but she seemed to signal otherwise a short while later. ''I believe that I am the true conserva- tive who can and who will defeat Barack Obama in 2012,'' she declared. Returns from 1,703 of 1,774 precincts showed San- torum with 24.6 percent, Romney with 24.5 percent and Paul with 21.3 percent. Santorum had 29,046 votes, Romney 28,928 and Paul 25,121. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich had 13 per- cent, followed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, 10 percent, See IOWA, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power ing season, but this pic- ture is also a tribute to my tractor driver Ralph Appio. He's 80 years old now and probably as good a tractor driver as any in the valley." Olson, 76, added that his mechanic is 91 and his carpenter is 90—"all old- See PHOTOS, page 7A Patrol is looking for a dri- ver that eluded Tehama County law enforcement twice on Sunday morning. At 4:40 a.m. Sunday, reports were received of a driver involved in a hit and run collision in a 2001 GMC Yukon that had mod- erate damage in the area of Highway 99W and Tehama Avenue. The driver of the Yukon had collided with a 2012 Dodge Ram, driven by Douglas Dean, 30, of Orangevale, causing major damage to the Dodge. A second crash took place at 4:58 a.m. at Raw- son Road, just north of Gallagher Avenue, involv- ing a vehicle versus a pow- erpole. While enroute to the crash, the CHP officer remembered the earlier crash on Sunday involved a man with the same descrip- tion and the same vehicle, said Officer Phillip Mack- intosh. The CHP website shows the collision at Rawson Road was a vehicle versus a power pole that left live powerlines on the pave- ment. Corning Police respond- ed to the incident and saw a man on the other side of the power lines, but officers were unable to approach him due to the downed power lines, Mackintosh said. When the man realized the officer was not going to approach him across the powerlines, he fled on foot going west through an olive orchard, Mackintosh said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. Red Bluff swears in 21st officer By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Red Bluff Police held a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday at City Hall for Daniel Jourdan, making the total number of offi- cers 21. "We're happy to have him come to Red Bluff," said Police Chief Paul Nanfito. "It's taken a lot of work to get him to this point and he has a lot of work to do." Jourdan, who gradu- ated from the police academy in June, had to put in 826 hours of training in about five and a half months just to get to this point, Nanfito said. That doesn't include the three months of training and two weeks of shadowing an officer Jourdan still has to com- plete, he said. "I'm very happy for the opportunity to work here," Jourdan said. Jourdan, a 2003 grad- uate of Red Bluff Union High School, was born and raised in the area, entering the Navy right out of high school, he said. "I started my career in law enforcement in the military," Jourdan said. "Red Bluff is where I wanted to live and raise kids eventual- ly." Jourdan, who served as a military police offi- cer for seven years, has a brother, Justin Jour- dan, who works for Corning Police and an uncle who worked for the FBI. On Tuesday, Jourdan had his wife of seven years, Marci, do the honors of pinning on his badge. Several members of his family and the Red Bluff City Council were present for the cer- Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Marci Jourdan pins on the badge for her husband, Daniel Jourdan, who was sworn in at a ceremony Tuesday in City Hall as Red Bluff Police Department's newest officer. Learn Basic EXCEL Thurs., Jan. 12TH 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Job Training Center 718 Main St., Red Bluff Call 529-7000 to register Cost: $65.00 per person emony. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region The driver is described as being 5 feet 7 inches, 140 pounds with black hair. Anyone with informa- tion is asked to call CHP's Red Bluff office at 527- 2034.