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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2012 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Below RED BLUFF Longtime LosMo Coach Recalled Athletes of the Week SPORTS 1B Sunny 64/34 Weather forecast 6B 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 Wally to retire County seeks fed accord By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Tehama County supervisors joined four other counties endorsing a letter Tuesday that invokes coordination com- pliance with the chief of the U.S. Forest Service in Wash- ington, D.C. Citing deep concern for ongoing issues with the U.S. Forest Service, the letter states that the Northern California Region 5 forest service has not participated in the coordina- tion process and hasn't given local government advance notice on projects. Supervisors in Butte, Lassen, Plumas and Sierra counties join Tehama County in signing the letter addressed to forest service Region Chief Tom Tidwell. The letter stems from a meeting in Quincy at which Supervisors Dennis Garton and Bob Williams met with some of the other counties' supervisors. Williams and Garton have been behind coordination efforts with the Shasta-Trinity National Forest having to do with the Beegum Creek Watershed Restoration Project that involves a portion of Tehama County. Arguing that the forest service wasn't communicating well with the county, supervisors set up meetings with Shas- ta-Trinity staff and gave objections to specific road closures proposed in the project. Supervisors established a nine-member coordination committee in late November to address ongoing issues with all state and federal agencies that intersect within county jurisdiction. The main frustration is with the U.S. Forest Service trav- el management plans, Williams said during the board meet- ing Tuesday. Daily News photo by Tang Lor Rep.Wally Herger announces Tuesday he will not seek another term and offers his endorse- ment for Sen. Doug LaMalfa to fill the seat during a press conference in Chico. Herger forsakes re-election after 35 years on Hill Originally published on redbluff- dailynews.com 11 a.m Tuesday By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer CHICO — U.S. Rep. Wally Herg- er, R-Chico, announced Tuesday he would retire at the end of this term cit- ing a desire to spend more time with family. During a press conference, Herger told a group of North State reporters he and wife, Pam, had been talking about spending more time with his nine chil- dren and his 11, soon-to-be 12, grand- children. "It's not a family-friendly job," he said, of being a Congressman and hav- ing to be Washington, D.C. at least three out of four weekends. Herger lives in Chico and plans to stay in the North State spending time with family, as well as possibly being more involved in a family-owned cat- tle ranch in Sutter County. He grew up in Rio Oso where his first public service role was on the East Nicholas School Board. He was elect- ed to the California Assembly in 1980 and the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986. His 35 years of public service have been a humbling experience and a privilege, Herger said. He has no regrets, but the No. 1 issue he would have liked to resolve is passing a balanced budget. Despite this being his last year, Herger said he would continue to fight for the same issues that are important to him and vote as he did before, regardless of party affiliation. "I'd like to think that maybe the State revenue falls below projections SACRAMENTO (AP) — Just a week after Gov. Jerry Brown made his pitch for tax hikes and more spending cuts, the state con- troller on Tuesday reported that California is collecting less tax revenue than the governor projected and warned lawmakers that more cuts may be needed if the slide continues. Controller John Chiang released his cash report for December and said revenue came in $165 million below what Brown projected last week when he released his budget proposal for the 2012-13 fiscal year, which begins July 1. He said the state's ongoing structural deficit, in which annual spending commitments outpace tax revenue, is con- tinuing despite recent bud- get cuts. ''Coupled with higher spending tied to unrealized cost savings, these latest revenue figures create growing concern that leg- islative action may be need- ed in the near future to ensure that the state can meet its payment obliga- tions,'' Chiang said in state- ment. The Democratic gover- nor estimated the state is facing a $9.2 billion short- fall on a $92.5 billion bud- get for the next fiscal year. He wants lawmakers to make cuts to welfare, health care for the poor and other social programs before ask- ing voters to pass tempo- rary taxes in November. Democratic lawmakers, who control the Legislature, have indicated they don't want to make those cuts. ''None of this changes our overarching game plan or the fact that we need to generate more revenues to protect schools from devas- tating cuts,'' said Robin Swanson, spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker John Perez. ''We're keeping our eye on the ball here, and that means continuing to figure out substantive solu- tions to our state's long- term budget plans.'' 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power party voted the way I voted," Herger said. Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Ger- ber, congratulated Herger and praised him for his years of dedication. "I'm grateful for his steadfast com- mitment to our conservative North State values and for his long record of fighting for the unique people and resources of our area," Nielsen said in a prepared statement. "I know Wally will continue to be a leader and strong voice for the region." Herger won't be leaving politics all together. "I still have the same fire in my belly, the same as I did 35 years ago," Herger said. He announced his endorsement for Sen. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, as the Congressional representative for the newly-drawn 1st District. LaMalfa is someone he has See WALLY, page 5A See COUNTY, page 5A Romney wins NH, Paul runs in 2nd CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, improving on his first-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses and firmly establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presi- dential nomination. ''Tonight we made his- tory,'' Romney told cheer- ing supporters before piv- oting to a stinging denun- ciation of President Barack Obama. ''The middle class has been crushed,'' he said, ''our debt is too high and our opportunities too few'' — remarks that made clear he intends to be viewed as the nominee in waiting after only two contests. His rivals said other- wise, looking ahead to South Carolina on Jan. 21 as their best chance to stop the former Massa- chusetts governor. Even so, the order of finish — Ron Paul sec- ond, followed by Jon Huntsman, Newt Gin- grich and Rick Santorum — scrambled the field and prolonging the other contenders' increasingly desperate competition to emerge as the true conser- vative rival to Romney. LosMo coach, former MLB player passes By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Well-known community member, coach and former professional baseball player Glenn Cox, 80, passed away Sunday at his home in Los Molinos. Cox was born Feb. 3, 1931, to Charlie and Leano- ra Cox, moving to Los Molinos in 1972, said Cathy Cox, his wife of 29 years. "We started as friends and it just developed from there," Cox said. "He was a very warm and compassion- ate man and he would do anything to help a friend. Although he was a very serious competitor, he had a great sense of humor." Cox grew up in Monte- bello, about 10 miles from Los Angeles, and spent his youth dreaming of being a professional baseball play- er, a feat he accomplished shortly after graduating high school in 1949. In 2009, Cox published a memoir, "The Way the Game was Played," telling about his career and adven- tures as a pitcher in both major and minor leagues. His career spanned from 1949 to 1961, when he retired, except for a two- year period when he served during Korean War. He pur- Gilmore Field. After a few innings he was asked to go to the office and was offered a two-year contract with the Dodgers. Cox started with a class- C team, moving in 1951 to the Triple A League where he played with the Montreal Royals. In his book, Cox calls sued his love of the sport by playing for the Fort Ord baseball team. First approached by the Pittsburgh Pirates with an offer of a $30,000 signing bonus, Cox was also approached by the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and eventually the Brooklyn Dodgers, with whom he signed. He was asked to pitch at an exhibition game at 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 moving from the C-league to Triple A "quite a jump," mentioning meeting the older players and playing against the likes of Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella and other "big boys" in an exhibition game. He also played nota- bles Ted Williams and Hank Aaron during his career. Helen Brinkley, a server at Rolling Hills Casino, said she loved hearing Cox's sto- ries about his baseball days and other parts of his life when he and Cathy would come in on Fridays for din- ner. "He was just a wonderful man," Brinkley said. "He had stories of when he bunked with Joe DiMaggio, hanging out with Rita Hay- worth and of meeting Fidel Castro. I wasn't done hear- ing his stories and I wish I could hear them one last time." At a game in Cuba, Cas- tro walked down and sat behind home plate and as Cox stepped up to the plate to bat, he waived at Castro with his fingers and was told by the Cuban catcher that Castro's soldiers told him that Cox had "given him the finger." After the game, 30-40 soldiers came into the lock- er room, an experience Cox found frightening. See COACH, page 5A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region