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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff man charged in the October 2014 killing of Rogelio McDarment was in court Monday, where he waived his rights for a preliminary hearing to proceed to a settlement conference. Joseph Cadotte, 27, is charged with voluntary manslaughter and is scheduled for a settlement conference at 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the Tehama County Superior Court. Defense attorney Grady Davis asked the court to vacate the Oct. 1 trial date in hopes of coming to a conclusion before going to trial. Judge Todd Bottke approved the request. "The plan is to reach a settlement and resolu- tion short of trial," Davis said. Cadotte also is charged with a prior felony and battery with serious bodily injury. Red Bluff police responded about 5 p.m. Oct. 15, 2014 to a report of a fight between two men in the 700 block of South Jackson Street. Police found McDarment, 33, of Red Bluff un- responsive on the ground. McDarment stopped breathing after police arrived and emergency medical personnel performed life-saving proce- dures before he was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding. The defendant was taken into custody Oct. 16 near the Tehama County landfill on Plymire Road on suspicion of battery with great bodily injury after he was spotted driving by investi- gators. McDarment was taken off life support on Oct. 18 and subsequently died as a result of the in- juries he suffered in the alleged fight, investiga- tors have said. Cadotte remains in custody. COURTS Mancharged inkillinggets settlement conference By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO State contractors have readied plans to acquire as many as 300 farms in the Cal- ifornia delta by eminent domain to make room for a pair of massive, still-unapproved water tun- nels proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown, according to documents obtained by opponents of the tunnels. Farmers whose parcels were listed and mapped in the 160-page property-acquisition plan ex- pressed dismay at the advanced planning for the project, which would build 30-mile-long tunnels in the delta formed by the San Joaquin and Sac- ramento rivers. "What really shocks is we're fighting this and we're hoping to win," said Richard Elliot, who grows cherries, pears and other crops on delta land farmed by his family since the 1860s. "To find out they're sitting in a room figuring out this eminent domain makes it sound like they're going to bully us ... and take what they want." Officials involved in the project defended plan- ning so far ahead regarding the tunnels. "Planning for right-of-way needs, that is the key part of your normal planning process," said Roger Patterson, assistant general manager for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern Cali- fornia, one of the water agencies that would ben- REPORT Stateplanson taking farms for water tunnels Community.....A3 Health..............A4 LIfestyles........B4 Obituaries.......A7 Opinion............A6 Sports..............B1 INDEX It has been one year since the last case of wild poliovirus was found in Nigeria, thanks to efforts of Rotary. PAGEB4 LIFESTYLES Localclubhelps eliminate polio in Africa Red Bluff High alumni from the class of 1975will gather on Sept. 18-19to celebrate their 40-year reunion. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY Class of 1975 plans 40-year reunion Large explosion at popular tourist location during rush hour also injures over 100; investigation ensues. PAGE B6 THAILAND Bombing at busy shrine kills 18 in Bangkok Jobs, accountability fall short 3years a er Proposition 39 passage to fund energy-sav- ing projects in schools. PAGE A8 AP REVIEW California law failing to create green jobs By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter COTTONWOOD The com- munity raised several thousand dollars to help keep the Cottonwood Com- munity Center and Park operational at the Back At The Ranch fundraiser held Saturday at the JBL Ranch on Bowman Road. Community Center Community Development Director Mary O'Keeffe es- timated there were 167 peo- ple in attendance, which would mean more than $6,500 in ticket sales. The hope was to raise about $15,000 as a shot in the arm to the center's budget as costs are about $41,000 a year, she said. "This is our major fun- draiser to keep our doors open at the park and in the center," O'Keeffe said. "It was built in 1989 by the community and is run by volunteers with a board of directors. We sustain it partly through rentals of the community center. JBL Ranch donated the facility tonight. Donations and the community are the only way we survive." Various projects have been done with the roughly $45,000 raised in the first two years of the event, COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARK Event raises money for Cottonwood JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Attendees browse the various silent auction items Saturday at the Back At The Ranch fundraiser for the Cottonwood Community Center and Park at JBL Ranch on Bowman Road. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The third an- nual Tap into Tehama event filled Red Bluff River Park with people and local brews and all for a good cause — the community. "It's local serving local," said Michelle Hickok, co- founder. "It's local brew- eries partnering with lo- cal sponsors to serve lo- cal brews to mostly local attendees and in turn the proceeds go to local orga- nizations. It builds appre- ciation for good beer and gets people more educa- tion on what's available. It's also a great network- ing opportunity." Hickok's favorite part of the event is seeing every- one, even those working the event, relax and have a good time, she said. "We always hoped it would be this big, but never thought it would be this big, this quickly," Hickok said. "We can only hope it will continue to grow and hopefully keep going in a positive direction." Hickok and co-founder Stephen Ferguson chose River Park in part to get people back out to the park and in hopes of helping its reputation, Hickok said. "We know this park has a bad reputation," Hickok said. "We thought it would be nice to for one day to have the same environ- ment that is already here, but have an event where people feel safe to enjoy it and have fun. We wanted to use a space that was al- ready here and help people feel good using this space instead of avoiding it." The event started as a FESTIVAL BREWS FOR A CAUSE AT TAP FOR TEHAMA Demetra Jones of Cottonwood, le , enjoys a taste of Pioneer Porter with her husband J.D., right, on Saturday at Tap into Tehama event at Red Bluff River Park. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Demetra Jones of Cottonwood, right, accepts a taste of Pioneer Porter Saturday at the third annual Tap into Tehama event at Red Bluff River Park. Sunny High: Low: 105 65 » PAGE B8 RedBluff'sCadottewaived rights to preliminary hearing TAP PAGE 7 EVENT PAGE 7 STATE PAGE 7 Special Full-Color Festival Events Page InsideToday 26 t h A n n u a l 2015 » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, August 18, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Good morning, thanks for subscribing Thomas Munoz RACING Modified Series to roll into Shasta Saturday Sports B1 BATON Cottonwood girl twirls her way to three titles Lifestyles B4 Volume130,issue193 7 58551 69001 9