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ByJeffBarnard TheAssociatedPress GRANTS PASS, ORE. A federal judge has denied a request by ag- ricultural water providers in Cal- ifornia's Central Valley to block emergency water releases to pro- tect Klamath River salmon from the drought. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill in Fresno, California, on Wednesday rejected a request for a temporary restraining order sought by Westlands Water Dis- trict and San Luis & Delta-Men- dota Water Authority. Lawrence found they were un- likely to win their lawsuit, which claims the U.S. Bureau of Recla- mation has no authority to release the water and should have done a more detailed evaluation of the environmental harms. Lawrence added that the poten- SALMON RUN Judgedenies attempt to block extra water for fish By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING A new coordinator po- sition for the Adolescent Diver- sion Program has been approved and Tara Cory, a Corning resident and independent contractor, was tapped to fill it during Tuesday's City Council meeting. The program is in place to help youth who are first-time crimi- nal offenders or are having trou- ble staying in school. The children will get the choice of going down the tradition path of probation or entering the diversion program, Cory said. They will have to agree to the program's terms and sign a contract. Program mentors will work with the youth on making posi- tive changes and choices. Part of Cory's position is train- ing all the volunteer mentors that will be assisting her in this diver- sion program. The program and CORNING City OKs diversion program for youth By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF A bridge constructed in 1949 on Jellys Ferry Road had a posting of notice that its weight limits were being reduced at Tues- day's Tehama County Board of Su- pervisors meeting. The new weight limits are seven tons per truck, 11 tons per semi- truck combination and 13 tons per truck and full trailer weight. During an Aug. 12 inspection by Caltrans it was noticed that three stringers on the bridge had broken and there was decay on the edges of the deck ,accord- ing to the structure report pre- sented to the supervisors by Pub- lic Works senior civil engineer Kevin Rosser. "Caltrans used a mirror to look at the underside of the bridge as they drove over it and noticed the stringers are starting to split in the mid span," Rosser said. "Sev- eral stringers will need to be re- placed and the asphalt and wood removed." The notice of change will be posted and work is expected to take place and be completed dur- ing the week of Sept. 18, Rosser said. "The speed is what affects it the most," Rosser said of the need to lower the limits. "There are rock trucks that are overweight, trucks that are trying to pass the (Cali- fornia Highway Patrol scales) site that go up by the orchards. The bridge is 900 feet of 2 by 4s, two inches at a time." The weight restrictions will be readjusted as soon as the bridge is fixed, Rosser said. The county is in the process of replacing the structure and a new bridge is slated for construction in 2016. But the county has to maintain the structure for at least three years while the new bridge is be- ing constructed, according to the staff report. The cost for the repair is $15,600 for material and will be paid out of public works funds. JELLYS FERRY ROAD Weightlimitsreducedonbridge By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter GERBER The Food From the Heart fund- raising campaign for Tehama County food banks is slated to start with a kickoff event Saturday in Gerber. The group will be at a free outreach event sponsored by Channel of Love Ministries and run by the Rev. Joan Pearce, which be- gins at 10 a.m. Saturday at 400 Mariposa Ave. in Gerber. Giveaways include free household goods, new and used clothes, gro- ceries and toys for children given out on a first come, first served basis. There also will be a barbecue. "This is our sixth year and we are doing a fund drive to help 15 different agencies," said Jessie Woods, owner of The Gold Ex- change and one of the Food from the Heart organizers. "The collection cans will go out next week so they should be out at local businesses. Last year we had cans out at 175 businesses all over the county." The cans, which businesses can arrange to have at their sites, will be out from Sept. 1-19, Woods said. The donations will be split amongst 15 different Tehama County agen- cies. "The last two years, we raised $8,000," said Orle Jackson, of Tehama Together, a partner in the drive. "This year our goal is to meet or surpass what we raised last year." The campaign was started in 2010 by the Downtown Red Bluff Business Associ- ation, but expanded in 2013 to include other agencies so it could be a county-wide effort, Woods said. Instead of holding a food drive four or five times a year, organizers found it was easier to collect funds, which could then be more easily spread amongst mul- tiple agencies and used to purchase food through the North State Food Bank or Nu- Way Market at a reasonable price. "We have a great partnership with Nu- Way Market in Los Molinos to purchase food and it helps us to spread the bounty out further and get things we couldn't get through normal channels," Woods said. "Things like baby formula or meats such as poultry, which is good protein. The oppor- tunity with Nu-Way Market opened a whole new avenue to provide nutritious food. The people working with us are true supporters and champions of our community." The goal next year is to replace the cof- fee cans the group has been using with tin cans that would last longer and maybe have sponsor names on them, Woods said. "The need is so great," Woods said. "Over 6,200 children, ill and needy are served via Tehama County Food Bank Partners every month. Together we can accomplish great things, by holding hands we create mira- cles." The cost for 100 pounds of food is $18. All donations are tax deductible and any- one wishing to donate or businesses want- ing to participate can stop in at The Gold Exchange, 413 Walnut St., or call 528-8000. A full list of businesses is available at www. foodfromthehearttehamacounty.com. FUNDRAISER SATURDAY FOOD FROM THE HEART READY JULIEZEEB-DAILYNEWS Orle Jackson of Tehama Together hands a donation can to Jessie Woods of The Gold Exchange for the kick off of the Food From the Heart fundraising campaign that supplies money for local food banks. Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A+E ..................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B8 INDEX The world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra is scheduled to perform at Red Bluff's State Theatre at 7:30p.m. Friday. ENTERTAINMENT GlennMillerOrchestra to take stage Friday I love my yard and I love my flowers, but my zeal and zip take a dive in the later summer season. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY Garden Club: Vigor fades in late summer Trump engaged in a prolonged confrontation Tuesday with Jorge Ramos, anchor for Uni- vision. PAGE B8 ELECTION 2016 Trump starts new feud with Univision anchor So far the Hungarian border fence — hastily built to keep the migrants out — is hardly a formidable barrier. PAGE B4 HUNGARY Border fence does little to slow migrant flow "The speed is what affects it the most. There are rock trucks that are overweight..." — Kevin Rosser, Public Works senior civil engineer "The need is so great. 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