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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2012 Breaking news at: County Fare Chicken Chili Food Page Debut www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4B RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week SPORTS 1B Sunny 67/36 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 Therapy on the fly Man stabbed in gang fight At least six men were involved in a gang-related fight Monday evening on the Antelope Boulevard bridge in which a 32-year-old man was stabbed in the arm. Red Bluff Police officers responded to the slough bridge at 7:15 p.m. when reports came in about a phys- ical fight between several young men, logs said. Sheriff's deputies joined in the pursuit as involved parties were reported running in different areas down Sale Lane, logs said. Several people were contacted in the area and one man was temporarily detained at the Cabernet Apartments. See GANG, page 7A County's state fair exhibit is back on By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Eagle Canyon Trophy Trout Lakes hosted Veterans First Fly Fishing to give wounded veterans a therapeutic fly fishing outing Saturday near Manton. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Fly fishing is what some wound- ed California veterans call therapy. With a flick of the wrist and the quiet whoosh of fishing line arching and whipping over the waters of a mountain lake, serenity came with a smile beaming from beneath sun- glasses and a frumpy canvas hat. Military veterans cast out for calm, peaceful escape Saturday at Eagle Canyon Trophy Trout Lakes near Manton. After a near five-hour drive from Palo Alto, a handful of veterans from different military branches and conflicts were given the after- noon to experience fishing private, well-stocked lakes just 20 miles out of Red Bluff. The weather cooperated and under blue skies with just a little wind, Mt. Lassen's snow-topped peaks reflected on the small man- made pools of rippling water through the branches of winter-bare trees. Eagle Canyon Trophy Trout Lakes are private fishing lakes that open opposite of fishing season, from November to April, said Katie Harris who co-manages the lakes with her husband Andrew, a fishing guide. Appeals court throws out same- sex marriage ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to ''lessen the status and human dignity'' of gays. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave gay marriage opponents time to appeal the 2-1 decision before ordering the state to allow same-sex weddings to resume. ''I'm ecstatic. I recog- nize that we have a ways to go yet. We may have one or two more legal steps,'' said Jane Leyland, who was gathered with a small crowd outside the federal court- house in downtown San Francisco, cheering as they learned of the ruling. Leyland married her longtime partner, Terry Gilb, during the five-month window when same-sex marriage was legal in Cali- fornia. ''But when we first got together, I would have never dreamed in a million years that we would be allowed to be legally married, and here we are.'' The ban known as Proposition 8 was approved by voters in 2008 with 52 percent of the vote. The court said it was unconstitu- tional because it singled out a minority group for dis- parate treatment for no com- pelling reason. The justices concluded that the law had no purpose other than to deny gay cou- ples marriage, since Califor- nia already grants them all the rights and benefits of marriage if they register as domestic partners. ''Had Marilyn Monroe's film been called 'How to Register a Domestic Part- nership with a Millionaire,' it would not have conveyed the same meaning as did her famous movie, even though the underlying drama for same-sex couples is no dif- ferent,'' the court said. The lone dissenting judge insisted that the ban could help ensure that chil- dren are raised by married, opposite-sex parents. The appeals court focused its decision exclu- sively on California's ban, not the bigger debate, even though the court has juris- diction in nine Western See BAN, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power Her parents used to operate the lakes but had stopped using them for a few years, she said. Two years ago, the Harrises agreed to re-open the venue. Veterans First Fly Fishing coor- dinated with the couple, who agreed to host the group for the day. Ken Brunskill, chairman of Vet- erans First Fly Fishing, met the Harrises at an international sports- man's show, he said. Brunskill, of Fremont, helped start Veterans First Fly Fishing for veterans who use the Veterans Administration for medical care. See FLY, page 7A When county supervi- sors agreed last week to forgo the 2012 state fair exhibit, some community leaders decided they did- n't want that to happen. Community go-getter and Cattlemen's man of the year John Growney was energized through a conversation with Steve Joiner of 2 Buds BBQ to get things started, he said. The two men connect- ed with Red Bluff Sunrise Rotary's Linda Durrer and Loretta Heisler to come up with solutions. They started calling businesses and organiza- tions in a hurry to raise money and come up with plans to keep Tehama County's state fair exhibit alive. Durrer, Growney and Heisler stood before the board Tuesday asking them to go ahead and turn in the application forms, which are due Friday, to the state fair. There is a "great con- sensus" of people in the county who want to see a county exhibit at the state fair, Durrer said. Calling herself "ego- centric about Tehama County," Durrer assured the board she and the oth- ers could raise enough money to make the exhib- it an ongoing annual event. Within one week, the group had already gath- ered $2,500 in pledged funding, with 10 other businesses and organiza- tions considering con- tributing to the cause, Durrer said. The group plans to meet Monday to discuss further support and actions. "We can no longer lean on state and county to See EXHIBIT, page 7A Students, athletes go pink for cancer By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Students at Red Bluff Union High School decked out in pink gave up the green and gold for one day to show off their support in the fight against cancer. At the first-ever Pink Out rally Tuesday, the entire student body and teachers embraced the concept that first started with the Lady Spartans junior varsity team dur- ing its 2010 basketball season. For the past two weeks students have been raising funds that will be donated to the St. Elizabeth Imaging Center. Students had collect- ed a total of $750 by Tuesday afternoon, with about $476 coming in within the hours just before the rally. The money was raised through selling Red Bluff High Think Pink products and a coin drive. The coin drive pitted the boys against the girls, and the girls won by collecting more money, Activities Direc- tor Cindy Haase said. The rally was only a preview of the spirit that carried through to that evening's three lady's basketball games. During the games booths from different agencies were set up in the lobby to provide Daily News photo by Tang Lor Senior Katelin Collins rides through a wave of fellow classmates dur- ing Red Bluff Union High School's first-ever Pink Out rally Tuesday to bring awareness to the fight against cancer. information on cancer and cancer awareness. More Think Pink prod- ucts were sold with pro- ceeds to be donated to the Imaging Center. The school will pre- sent a final check to St. Elizabeth once all the money has been tallied. "This was an idea that started with the girls' basketball teams, but the student body government thought it would be a good thing for the whole school to participate in," Haase said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or tlor@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @TangLor. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971