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Goodmorning,thanksforsubscribing John Murray GIFT BASKET Countyprepares for National 4-H Week Lifestyles A5 PAINTING Artists have a successful summer camp Community A3 DON'TBE SCAMMED Scamalerts Readour online scam alert section to learn how to avoid being scammed. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ SCAMALERT By Scott Smith TheAssociatedPress FRESNO Californians cut wa- ter use by 27 percent in August, marking the third consecutive month that residents and busi- nesses surpassed the 25 percent conservation goal set by Gov. Jerry Brown to deal with the re- lentless drought, officials said Thursday. The figures released by the State Water Resources Control Board showed a slight decrease in savings from the 31 percent posted for July — a development that raised concerns among some officials. However, board chair Felicia Marcus said the slippage was not completely surprising given the heavy rains that drenched Southern California in July and prompted people to turn off sprin- klers. DROUGHT California meets water sa vi ng s ta rg et for third month RED BLUFF A 15-year-old girl was walking to a friend's house at around 5:40 a.m. Wednesday when she noticed a man appeared from behind some bushes and be- gan following her on Dale Road near Sykes Avenue. The girl became nervous and began to run and the man chased her, according to a press release issued Thursday by the Tehama County Sheriff's Office. The girl made it to her friend's house. After she arrived at her friend's house, the girl said the man ran away through an orchard near Philbrook Avenue and Hunt Street. The suspect was described as a Hispanic man about 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 5 inches tall with short hair. The man was reportedly wear- ing a black and blue pullover hooded sweatshirt and dark jeans, according to the release. Any with information is urged to call 529-7900. SUSPICIOUS Ma n chases teen girl By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Since Jan. 15, the Code Enforcement department under Tehama County Environ- mental Health has posted 421 no- tices to abate marijuana with all but one occurring between April 29 and Sept. 28. The busiest week was the week of June 29 when there were 61 notices posted and 14 warrants issued, with 23 posts in Cottonwood and 21 in Ran- cho Tehama. The second largest number of posts was the week of Sept. 14 when 43 abatement notices were posted, with 24 in Cottonwood and none in Ran- cho Tehama. During the third busiest week of 38 posts, the week of July 14, there were 25 abatement notices posted in Rancho Tehama and none in Cottonwood. Abatement notices were posted in Red Bluff, Gerber, Proberta, Platina, Paskenta, Los Molinos and Paynes Creek. Only Corning, with 21 posted the week of Sept. 21, had a num- ber hire than 10. The department has sent out teams in pairs for officer safety, which allows one to focus on the environmental aspect while the other does the posting and talks with anyone on the property, said Environmental Health Director Tim Potanovic. Of those properties posted with an abatement notice, a warrant has only been issued 51 times. That doesn't mean the warrant was necessarily served. In some cases self abatement was done prior to the arrival of code en- forcement, Potanovic said. More than 80 percent of the properties posted have self abated. Of those that have not self abated and have had warrants is- sued, a majority have been in the southwest portion of the county, Potanovic said. "The numbers tell the story of where there's more concentration or more activity," Potanovic said. "It's the smaller parcels. More iso- lated is part of it. Part of it's the nature of the terrain. It's unique because it's small plots that are more accessible and more contig- uous in a concentrated area." Potanovic said it surprised him that residents with too many plants frequently tried to move the plants either out of sight or out of the area, then say they had abated. But there was nothing to prove the plants had been de- stroyed. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Potabatementnumbersreleased By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter MANTON The town is gear- ing up to celebrate apples while raising funds for the commu- nity at the 24th annual Manton Apple Festival set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Manton Ele- mentary School, 31345 Forward Road. Vendors offering items such as pies, jams and other cottage industry ventures are now re- quired to go through a permit process, said Linda Young, ven- dor coordinator and a festival committee member. That hasn't dampened the number of ven- dors and the committee has lined up 102 booths of all kinds. "We really had to tighten up the application process," Young said. "We had 112 vendors ap- ply, but filled 102 booths. We're just thrilled able to provide the venue." Young said she is proud the local representation, which of- fers a great variety. "Not only does Manton have the wineries, but we have a lot of people crafting and working in cottage industries," Young said. "We have a nice mix of people making pies, cobblers and jams. It looks like we have at least six apple vendors and we have a nice crop of apples this year. It'll be a really good mix of things. We have some of ones we've had for years and a few new vendors and new artists." Therewerenotasmanyapples in 2014 and even her own trees, whichnormallyproducebetween 50 and 60 pounds, got about 10 pounds of fruit, Young said. This year her trees have been producing an amount much closer to normal. A lot of community services booths will be on hand, includ- ing the Molino Lodge which will be doing child fingerprint- ing. The Monastery of St. John will be available with its bees- wax candles, honey and other products. The annual pie contest has several verbal entries, but the full number won't be known un- til the day of the contest, Young said. The Pie Eating Contest and festival announcements are scheduled for 11 a.m. EVENT MANTON APPLE FESTIVAL SET SimpsonUniversity's music faculty will be featured Saturday evening in a Redding concert. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY University music faculty to perform Saturday Rainbow for Girls will be holding a membership party 10a.m. to noon Saturday at the Masonic Center. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY Rainbow Girls to hold membership party Deal would allow some non- violent drug offenders to get sentences cut, give judges greater discretion. PAGE A10 CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM Senators reach deal to reduce prison terms Killer dies in shootout with police a er community college attack that also wounded 7; motive investigated. PAGE A7 OREGON Gunman opens fire at college; at least 9 dead DROUGHT PAGE 9 APPLES PAGE 9 DAILY NEWS FILE Apple pies are just one of many things to be found at the Manton Apple Festival set for Saturday. Community.....A3 Weather ........ A10 Comics ............B5 Opinion............A4 Sports.............. B1 Lifestyles........A5 Index............... ## INDEX Sunny High: Low: 91 57 PAGE A10 POT PAGE 9 » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, October 2, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Volume130,issue226 7 58551 69001 9