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COURTESYPHOTO The Red Bluff California Highway Patrol held its first graduation ceremony for the new explorer program on Wednesday at the Red Bluff High School Performing Arts Center. Pictured, from le , are Judy Killam, Lierin Hoover, Jonah Bennett, Zachary England, Officer David Madrigal, Evan Meagher and Samatha Madrigal. while the other explorers are graduated at Levels 1 and 2. The CHP Explorer pro- gram is open to anyone ages 15 to 20 years old. It is a good experience for those who are interested in going into a law enforce- ment career, Red Bluff CHP Area Explorer Post Advi- sor. Dave Madrigal said. The individual will learn medical and law en- forcement techniques and structure. In attendance were Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders, Tehama County Sheriff Dave Hencratt, State Sen. Jim Nielsen, Of- ficer David Madrigal and chiefs from CHP's North- ern Division, including Ru- ben Leal and Todd Garr. For more information on the explorer program call 527-2034. Graduation FROMPAGE1 for them in social aspects as well as the food. It's a meal that's available five days a week at a congre- gate site." Tehama County has two sites for congregate meals — one in Red Bluff at the community center and one in Corning at the se- nior center. The proceeds from the congregate meals are part of what helps sup- port home delivery meals each day, Sharp said. Advance notice is re- quired by Friday, Sept. 25 to ensure that plenty of food is available to serve everyone. Seniors, age 60 or older, eat for free but may make a donation of $3.50 to support the Se- nior Nutrition Program. All non seniors will be asked to pay $8 for their meal. Lunch will be served at noon in Red Bluff and beginning at 11:30 a.m. in Corning. All proceeds from this event will be used to support the Te- hama County Senior Nu- trition Program. To reserve a place, call 527-2414 Friday. Senior FROM PAGE 1 At the Super Science Company science show, Tammie Ryan talked with students about scientific terms such as gravity and matter as well as Newton's Laws of gravity and how they work. "You can use everyday stuff when you do science experiments just like I am today," Ryan said. "When you do an experiment look for stuff you can use in your garage, the kitchen or under your bed. You don't need fancy equipment." Cal Fire Firefighters Scott Avery and Hannah Dillard talked about the engine and equipment while Engineer Kris Darnall talked about the variety of jobs available with Cal Fire. Dillard donned her turn- outs and self-contained breathing apparatus, talk- ing to students about the various safety measures in place to let her know when her air is running out or to help her fellow firefighters find her if her alarm were to go off, she said. Dozer Operator Cliff Wil- banks talked about his job as a heavy equipment op- erator. Students enjoyed riding a number of carnival rides at another station before head- ing off to the Puzzle Mania exhibit, provided by the Su- per Science Company, where they were asked to think outside the box to solve the puzzles. The day ended with a demonstration by the Cal- ifornia Highway Patrol K9s assigned to the North- ern Division. Officer Doug Mertz talked about how the dogs are trained at about 1 year to 18 months old and take about a year of daily training to become full- fledged K9s. The dogs are trained us- ing toys that they then as- sociate with a particular smell to detect things such as drugs and explosives. They are trained to give ei- ther a passive alert in which they lay down or an aggres- sive alert when they paw an area where they smell the item they are searching for. They are also trained for handler protection and searching out suspects in in- cidents such as a burglary. Fair FROM PAGE 1 The 40 pages of logs in- volving dispatchers and deputies told the story of the unfolding disaster, de- tailing the frantic scram- ble to evacuate people and animals as the fire ripped through miles of dry veg- etation. Deputies were asked to help enforce mandatory evacuation orders just 30 minutes after the fire started. The records show that some people ignored those orders. In at least two in- stances, residents threat- ened or argued with would-be rescuers. "Try to get them out," a dispatcher told one dep- uty who encountered resis- tance at a house that was on fire. Martin said his depart- ment used social media, door-to-door notifications and reverse 911 calls to tell residents of mandatory evacuation orders but con- ceded that not everyone re- ceived alerts. "In some cases these phone lines were burned down before the message was delivered," he said. High school math teacher Bill Davis said last week that he watched from his home as smoke mounted from the fire. From a previous fire in late July, he knew to expect a recorded call on his cell- phone or look for someone coming through the neigh- borhood with a bullhorn yelling for people to evac- uate. "None of that hap- pened," he said. His house burned after he finally rounded up his cats and left. The dispatch logs show deputies racing around winding, single-lane roads in the community and ma- neuvering past downed power lines to rescue who- ever they could. Authorities have since found four bodies in the charred ruins and one per- son remained missing and feared dead. One of the victims was Barbara McWilliams, an elderly woman with multi- ple sclerosis. The dispatch logs show deputies being asked to check on her at 7:12 p.m. Sept. 12 and re- porting back 17 minutes later that the fire blocked their access to her home. The fire burned 1,320 homes and is one of the most destructive blazes in California history. Wildfire FROM PAGE 1 TheAssociatedPress SAN FRANCISCO A new study has found ocean gar- bage is making its way into the seafood we buy. The study was conducted by the University of Califor- nia at Davis and Hasanud- din University in Indonesia. Researchers found that one-fourth of the fish sold at sampled markets in Cal- ifornia and Indonesia had man-made ocean garbage in their guts. Researchers say the gar- bage found in fish for sale in Indonesia was plastic de- bris. Most of the garbage in fish sold in California mar- kets was fibers. Research- ers think the fibers may have come from dumped wastewater from Califor- nia washing machines. FOOD STUDY Ocean garbage in fish for sale The dispatch logs show deputies racing around winding, single- lane roads in the community and maneuvering past downed power lines to rescue whoever they could. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. 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