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"Itdoesn'talwayshavetobe someone shooting. It could be someone with a machete for God's sake. But it teaches us to work together because we all have different rules." —Lt.YvetteBordenoftheTehamaCountySheriff'sOffice By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Board of Su- pervisors Tuesday approved moving forward on a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, with the Bay Area Air Quality Control District that will allow county residents to participate in a Green- house Gas Reduction Exchange. The Marin Carbon Project, a seven-year study on the effects of putting compost on grazing grassland, led to the creation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Exchange in December 2014. Air Pollution Control Officer Kristin Hall said her office has had several local ranchers and farmer ask how Tehama County could partici- pate. "The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines require large construction projects that will emit a lot of air pollution to mitigate," Hall said. "Sometimes they need to find emission credits to offset what they produce through methodology. This MOU will allow Te- hama County to participate indirectly by pro- ducing emission credits that the land owner can sell on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Exchange." Prior to the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association establishing the exchange, credits to offset a project in California could be purchased anywhere in the country and the ex- change will keep the credits local, she said. "The exchange is a completely voluntary pro- gram," Hall said. "This is something that will benefit the Tehama County cattlemen and the county. This exchange was created by CAPCOA to take progressive measures to protect the en- vironment, promote local greenhouse gas reduc- tion projects and potentially stimulate the local economy by providing CEQA mitigation oppor- tunities." A one-time application of compost to grazed grasslands can have lasting benefits, including locally-improved air quality, accelerated plant growth and increased water-holding capacity in grasslands, Hall said. While staffing does not allow for her office to take on all the work that goes with the exchange, Hall wants Tehama County residents to have a venue to take advantage of the opportunities it brings, she said. TEHAMA COUNTY Farmers, rancherscan joingreenhouse gasexchange By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter CORNING Residents here have balked at the idea of eliminating the city's fire dispatchers to bal- ance the city's budget. At an unusually well-attended City Council meeting Tuesday that was moved to a gym at Corning High School to accommodate the ex- pected crowd, council members grappled with options to solve a projected $370,000 deficit in the coming 2015-2016 budget year. One option presented by city staff would elim- inate the city's four full-time fire dispatch posi- tions, moving their workloads to police dispatch- ers and saving the city about $320,000 per year. "Once again, the Corning Volunteer Fire De- partment is in the crosshairs," said Fire Chief Martin Spannaus, who was flanked by city fire- CORNING Residentsbalk at proposal to cut fire dispatch CityCouncilconsidersoptions to balance 2015-2016 budget Comics............B3 Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A&E..................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports..............B1 INDEX Students appointed to service academies, including Tyler Younkers of Red Bluff, were recognized Monday. PAGEA4 LIFESTYLES ServiceAcademy appointees honored The Sun Country Quilters will have a picnic and meeting 2-6 p.m. Saturday at Red Bluff Recreation Area. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY Quilters to hold picnic Saturday in Red Bluff The Obama administration proposes to regulate aircra emissions in much the same way as power plants. PAGE B6 GLOBAL WARMING CITED EPA aims to regulate emissions by airliners President Barack Obama or- ders more troops to Iraq on in an effort to reverse losses to the Islamic State. PAGE B4 NO CHANGE IN STRATEGY Obama sending more American troops to Iraq By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Long-time Corning resident and World War II veteran Wil- bur "Bucky" Bowen was briefly honored Tuesday at the Tehama County Board of Supervisors meeting, when Board Chairman Burt Bundy was autho- rized to send a letter and accompanying certificate of recognition to Bowen. The certificate read that Bowen, who has hosted many events during his time in Tehama County, is being honored for his mili- tary service, his continued support and service to Te- hama County veterans and the community as well as his 90th birthday, which will be Saturday. "It is with great plea- sure that the Tehama County Supervisors take this opportunity to honor you for your many years of service to our county and community on this occa- sion of your 90th birth- day," Bundy said in a let- ter. "As a long-time resi- dent of Tehama County you have participated in many local activities and organizations throughout the county and you can be considered one of the CORNING Bu ck y Bo we n hon or ed f or 9 0t h bi rt hd ay Wilbur "Bucky" Bowen, right, is pictured with Rep. Doug LaMalfa at a Corning Exchange Club Police and Fire Awards dinner, where Bowen served as master of ceremonies. DAILY NEWS FILE By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter DAIRYVILLE For about eight hours on Wednesday, Lassen View Elementary School was transformed into a training ground. Multiple Tehama County law enforcement agencies and emergency personnel participated in training ex- ercises at the school to test their responses to active school shooter situations. Officers wielded blue replica firearms and in- termittently combed the halls of the school, com- ing across children and adults in distress as gun- men wreaked havoc. Fire- fighters followed close be- hind, treating injured vic- tims and carrying them to safety. At times, the cracks of mock gunfire could be heard, signifying that a shooter was still loose. T purpose of the coordi- nated training effort, said Lt. Yvette Borden of the Tehama County Sheriff's Office, was to ensure that law enforcement and emer- gency personnel would know what to do and how to work together when a violent event unfolds at a school. "It doesn't always have to be someone shooting," Borden said. "It could be someone with a ma- chete for God's sake. But it teaches us (the agencies) to work together because we all have different rules." While the Red Bluff Police Department has hosted active school shooter drills in the past, it was the first time the Sher- iff's Office headed a coordi- nated training effort, Bor- den said. In all, more than 15 agencies participated in PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES TRAIN FOR SCHOOL SHOOTINGS The Tehama County Sheriff's Office hosted the coordinated training effort, which saw multiple agencies learning and working together to mitigate a violent school-related incident. PHOTOS BY ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in training exercises that simulated the event of a school shooting on Wednesday at Lassen View Elementary School near Dairyville. 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