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FEBRUARY 25, 26 2012 WEEKEND Young Love Late in Life Glory Days 7A RED BLUFF Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Partly cloudy 61/36 Weather forecast 10B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY $1.00 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 Horse fans in town Conservancy to meet in RB By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer How to spend some $5 million in grant money for healthy forests will be the topic of a regional meeting of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, March 8, in Red Bluff. The conservancy, which is a state agency covering the 25 million acres of the Sierra Nevada Region that reaches into 22 counties, filters grants funded through Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water Bond Act passed in 2006. Grant applications already submitted are in the process of review while the group is finishing guide- lines for a new round of grants, according to a press release. The grants are geared toward preserving ranch and agricultural lands and creating healthier forests, the See MEET, page 9A Students given access to counseling Editor's Note: The names of the students mentioned in the follow- ing story have been changed. Photo courtesy of Rodney Bateman of Big Daddy's Photography Phillip Ralls of Paso Robles riding Dom Dualuise, owned by Chris Larson of Solvang, com- petes in the Open Derby at the 2012 National Stock Horse Association Classic Friday at the Tehama District Fairground. Ralls was the herd leader as of the first round Friday afternoon. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The National Stock Horse Asso- ciation (NSHA) 2012 Classic made its debut Friday morning in the Pauline Davis Pavilion at the Tehama District Fairground. The competition, in its eighth year and the fourth to be held in February, was previously held in Tulare, said NSHA President Tanna Dilday. "We have 150 horses and about 30 different divisions or combina- tions of classes here," Dilday said. "There are exhibitors from Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and California. We have pros here and then there's the Greener Than Grass Class for those who are just starting out." A NSHA four-event bridle sweepstakes held Friday evening was the only event that charged admission. All other events, which start at 8 a.m. today and Sunday are free and the public is welcome. "These types of events have tremendous positive economic impact on their host cities," Dilday said. "Exhibitors not only purchase feed, shavings and tack, but they buy fuel, dine at local restaurants, shop in local stores, lodge in hotels and have their clothes dry-cleaned." Using an American Quarter GOPchairman aims to rebuild, reach out BURLINGAME (AP) — California Republicans must stay focused on eco- nomic issues to win over voters, Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Bec- caro said Friday as he out- lined his efforts to rebrand the damaged GOP name in the state. Since taking the helm of the party last year, Del Beccaro has held town hall meetings with His- panic voters and is trying to keep Republican candi- dates focused on issues such as state spending that he says will help them win elections this year. It's a tough sell for an electorate that has increasingly spurned the party over the past decade. Republicans have no statewide officeholders and are a minority in both houses of the Legislature, where their primary role has been reduced to rejecting the state budget and tax increases, which require a two-thirds majority to pass. That's led to an image that the California GOP is the ''party of no,'' Del Beccaro said during a news conference to kick off the party's statewide convention this weekend in Burlingame. ''Parties become more attractive when they have positive agendas,'' he said. He wants legislative, statewide and congres- sional candidates to con- centrate on fiscal issues, on which Del Beccaro said voters often agree with the Republican agen- da. That includes a statewide spending cap See GOP, page 9A Horse Association formula for eco- nomic impact, which takes the number of horses multiplied by about 2.5 people per horse and mul- tiply that by the number of days of the show plus a move-in and move- out day, the show should bring about $262,500 to Red Bluff's economy. This then is multiplied by four, the number of times a tourist dollar turns over, bringing the amount to about $1 million spread through the local economy, she said. The show moved to the area part- ly because the Tehama District Fair- See FANS, page 9A By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Bluff Joint Union High School District have Students in the Red a professional source to help deal with personal issues that academic counselors may not be able to help with. The Youth Service Agency provides crises prevention and interven- tion through counseling, program co-founder Jen- nifer Uhles said. The agency uses empathy, education and profession- al counseling techniques to intervene and counsel adolescents in violence and crisis situations. "There's a need for this interim step between edu- cation and social services, and we provide that," Uhles said. "We work in both the education and counseling area." Now in its second year of contracting with the school district, the agency has helped a number of students overcome per- sonal issues. Mark had a bad breakup with his girl- friend and was having anger management issues, he said. He talked to a school counselor who referred him to Uhles' program. By their second meet- ing he knew she was help- ing him improve. "Talking with her helped me be calm and it helped with my relation- ship problems," he said. "I used to just be angry and not think about what I'm See ACCESS, page 9A Pedaling the road to healthful snacks By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer If the thought of drink- ing a spinach smoothie didn't get students' adren- aline pumping, a spin on the blender bike certainly did. With the concept of blending healthy eating and physical activity into one lesson Vista Middle School students made their own smoothies recently by riding a bike. Fruits, juice and spinach were combined into a blender that was affixed to the bike. Stu- dents then hopped on and as they pedaled the blades of the blender mixed all the ingredients together. The lunchtime activity was hosted by the school's Garden Club and sponsored by the Sierra Cascade Nutrition and Activity Consortium. It's a good way to get students to be more con- scious of the need to con- sume nutritious food and do physical activity, said Daily News photo by Tang Lor Vista eighth-grader and Garden Club member Aurora King makes a Fear Factor smoothie using the blender bike with the help of SCNAC staffers Alyson Wylie, left, and Mackenzie Brown. SCNAC staffer Macken- zie Brown. The Fear Factor spinach smoothie was introduced at Vista two years ago and remains popular, each year being brought back by the Gar- den Club. At this age students are See SNACKS, page 9A