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BySteveSchoonover sschoonover@chicoer.com @ER_sschoonover on Twitter MAGALIA A woman and her dog were injured when they were attacked by a bear Monday night at their home on Carne- gie Road. At about 11:30 p.m. Monday the woman heard a noise in her yard and her dog began barking. She let the dog out, heard sounds of a fight and stepped out herself. According to California De- partment of Fish and Wildlife Capt. Patrick Foy, she said a bear immediately came out from be- neath a blue tarp, clawed her on the shoulder and bit her before running off. The woman was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life- threatening wounds and given rabies treatment. PARADISE PINES Bearbeing sought a er attacking woman and dog RED BLUFF If you should have questions about the issues of medical marijuana in Tehama County, come to the Red Bluff Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25 for an educa- tional forum featuring a host of local and regional experts. With strong local interest re- garding cultivation and medi- cal use, and studies being undertaken related to the pos- sible approval of recreational marijuana in 2016, special at- tention needs to be placed on the medical, environmental, economic and social impact of cannabis. For the forum, the featured speaker will be Hezekiah Allen, executive director of the Emerald Growers Association. From Humboldt County, he worked as a consultant helping lo- cal residents increase water stor- age and implement conservation irrigation practices. PUBLIC MEETING Medical marijuana forum set Thursday By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The unemployment rate in Tehama County ticked up in May, from 7.6 percent to 7.7 per- cent, according to the state Em- ployment Development Depart- ment. Data released Friday by the state agency show, however, that the county's labor force and over- all employment grew in May com- pared to April. The county's labor force in May was 25,380, with 23,430 people employed, according to the data. The labor force in April was 24,960, with employment at 23,060. Those without jobs in May to- taled 1,950, up from April's num- ber of 1,900, according to the data. Industries that enjoyed the largest month-over-month growth were federal government at 14.3 percent, mining and log- ging at 7.1 percent and farm jobs at 4.3 percent. Employers with the most job ads included the Tehama County Health Services Agency, Walmart, St. Elizabeth Community Hospi- tal, Tehama County Department of Education and The Home De- pot, according to the data. Occupations with the most job ads included heavy and trac- tor-trailer truck drivers, physi- cal therapists, social and human service assistants, occupational therapists and bus and truck me- chanics and diesel engine spe- cialists. The city of Red Bluff had an un- employment rate of 8.1 percent in May. The jobless rate in the city of Corning was 9.8 percent. The unemployment rates in the communities of Los Molinos, Manton and Rancho Tehama were 8.7 percent, 6.1 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively. TEHAMA COUNTY Joblessraterisesslightly Mayunemploymentratewas7.7percent MINERAL As summer arrives, Lassen Volcanic National Park is undertaking two major trails projects and wrapping up an- other. The Reach the Peak project is nearing an end with only small- scale projects left to finish this summer. "Ourtrail crew, with assistance from the California Conservation Corps, worked diligently for five seasons on the rehabilitation of the Lassen Peak Trail and it is my pleasure to reopen the trail this summer for visitors to enjoy," said Superintendent Steve Gibbons. The Kings Creek Falls over- look and immediately surround- ing area was closed June 8 to all visitors for the summer during construction of a new overlook. Trail crews will construct two elevated viewing platforms and a wooden guardrail at the over- look. The section of Kings Creek Falls trail that passes above the overlook will be closed to horses and stock animals to ensure the safety of the trail crew as they work below the trail. The cascade section of the trail, which has been closed for several years due to deteriorated conditions, will be rehabilitated over the next three seasons, re- opening to the public in 2018. "Although visitors will be un- able to view Kings Creek Falls this summer, the trail project will vastly improve the overlook for the future and reopen the cas- cades section of the trail," Gib- bons said. "Mill Creek Falls is a good alternative for visitors wishing to take a waterfall hike in the park." LASSEN PARK WORK BEGINS ON FALLS AND TRAILS DAILYNEWSFILE Mill Creek Falls is an alternative destination while the Kings Creek Falls overlook and surrounding area are closed this summer. Community.....A3 Business .........A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Food.................B4 INDEX Registration is ongoing for the Los Molinos Independence Day 4th of July Parade set to start at 10a.m. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY Registrationopenfor Los Molinos parade Customer Service Bootcamp will take place at 10a.m. Tuesday, July 7at the Corning City Council Chambers. PAGE A4 BUSINESS Customer service training set in Corning A small group of parishioners was allowed inside the bullet- scarred Emanuel AME church on Saturday. PAGE A8 CHARLESTON MASSACRE Church shooting site to re-open The inspectors noted that joists that support wood balcony were extensively rotted. 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