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PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Breast Cancer Survivor Davonne Wehunt speaks Tuesday at the St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Breast Cancer Awareness Month Celebration. Breast Cancer Survivor Norma Mallari makes her presentation to the audience. Nurse Navigator Jaci Franseth talks about the new program that pairs nurses with cancer patients. and being declared can- cer free. Director of Support Services Kristin Behrens said she whole-heart- edly believes in the pro- gram, having watched the greater quality of life her father has had through his process, compared with her father-in-law who did not have the pro- gram and passed away re- cently. The Nurse Navigator program and free and low-cost mammograms are made possible due to programs such as Tough Enough To Wear Pink, which Jolene Kemen of the Red Bluff Round-Up Association brought to Red Bluff, said Marketing Manager Amy Gonczeruk. The program brought in just less than $60,000 in 2014 and has brought in about $350,000 overall to the community. Kemen, who was in at- tendance, said it wasn't just her, but the generos- ity of the community that funded the different proj- ects. TheWestCoastMonster TruckNationalsbroughtin about $2,300 for it during the Sunday fundraising campaign Oct. 4. Those interested in donating can call Mercy Foundation North Devel- opment Officer Kristen Gray at 529-8016. Awareness FROMPAGE1 to each location. "It was a really fun day on the river," Davidson said. "The paddle tour is a great eco-tourism event for the North State." Kirk Reinners started the event and this is the first year the Sacramento River Trust is a part of it. The paddlers had the op- portunity to be out in nature anddiscoveralltheelements along the shore of the river. At each camp site a keynote speakerdiscussedthenature thatwasseenbythepaddlers on the trip down the river. Bobie Hughes, volunteer executive director of the Sacramento River Discov- ery Center, was the keynote speaker at Camp Discovery. PaddleCaliforniahasdone three trips down the river. Thefirsttripwasin2004,sec- ond trip was in 2014 and this year's trip. There are plans to makes it an annual event. BrianTyler,apaddlerfrom SouthernCalifornia,enjoyed the trip so far and was inter- ested in doing it again. Theteamhadsafetyboats and gave support to the pad- dlers, Tyler said. He had one "swimminglesson,"whenhe fell in but it was not a prob- lem at all. "Itwasanabsolutelybeau- tiful day," Tyler said. "This section of the river is just beautiful. This was such a fun trip." Tyler did the California 100 paddle trip, hosted by the same organization, in May. The California 100 travels from Redding to Chico in one day. Shanna Upton, a stand up paddleboarder from To- males Bay, had never been on the Sacramento River before. She often paddle- boards on the Tomales Bay. "It's been so awesome," Upton said. "It was abso- lutely beautiful. A few of us arestandingtheentiretripon the stand up paddleboards." At each stop of the trip therewascateredfoodbyOr- ganicMammas,outofChico. "(The paddlers) seem to be very happy with what we've done so far," said owner Amanda BossHeart. For more information on future events visit paddle- california.org or sacriver- trust.org. Paddle FROM PAGE 1 PHOTOS BY HEATHER HOELSCHER — DAILY NEWS Participants of the Paddle California four-day event paddle down the Sacramento River during the second day of the trip coming in to dock at Camp Discovery at the Sacramento River Discovery Center. A man paddles, boarding down the Sacramento River during the second day of the Paddle California trip. The paddlers had the opportunity to discover all the elements of nature along the shore of the river. of an enclosed pedestrian bridge or subway which could cost between $1 mil- lion and $5 million, Good- win said. This would re- quire at least four ele- vators, including one powerful enough to trans- port a truck with food for 200 inmates. Supervisor Steve Cham- blin said he was not in fa- vor of the closure as it would be restrictive for the downtown area. "My concern is it may be best for the county, but I'm not sure it's the best op- tion for the city and county in the long-term," Chamb- lin said. Supervisor Burt Bundy disagreed and said it was better to close Madison than to reroute traffic. Several Red Bluff resi- dents spoke to concerns over keeping the jail in downtown let alone ex- panding it, including Tod Dolling, Johh Gumm and Sheila Gilding. "I was not prepared to speak on this issue, but the downtown has always been against this," Doll- ing said. "We had a let- ter from the State Theatre and the Round-Up Associa- tion against it. Making this town a large jailhouse is beyond me. The downtown is the heart of the commu- nity and we're slowly kill- ing our community. I've lived here all my life. I'm concerned about what's go- ing on here." Part of his objection was the downtown business people and residents were not adequately informed about items such as this potential closure until it reached the point making a decision, Dolling said. Gilding said not enough notice was given and criti- cized the agenda as not be- ing specific enough about the item. She was con- cerned that instead of cel- ebrating the Victorian her- itage of the town there was going to be the jail expan- sion, which could hurt the ability to obtain grants for the restoration of Victorian houses. Gumm said he was con- cerned about the direction the community was go- ing and there are a lot of concerned members in the business community. Councilman Rob Schmid and Councilwoman Dan- iele Jackson spoke about concerns with the expan- sion and closure. "I won't say the derelict is caused by the jail, but if you want to bring more commerce the last thing we want to do is build a jail complex," Schmid said. The original jail was built 100 years ago and the second part was built be- cause of the convenience of the court house being next door, which will not be the case once it moves west of town on Walnut Street, Schmid said. "It's not the same world," Schmid said. "We don't need the jail to be in down- town Red Bluff. We need to support the downtown." This is not the first time a street has been lost to the county for accommodating a facility, Jackson said. "People are still not OK with it," Jackson said. "I had a business person this afternoon I talked to who thought it already died. I'm not OK with this. I'm not OK with us not listening to the people. We can't lose another one of our streets. Jefferson Street was closed to put in the courthouse." Meeting FROM PAGE 1 This annual event will feature child fingerprint- ing, recreational displays, sporting equipment, wild- life art, children's activi- ties and food by North Cow Creek School. Free admission, park- ing, buses and shuttles will be available. Visitors may park at the Walmart Super- center in Anderson and ride the shuttles to and from the Coleman National Fish Hatchery. The U.S. Fish & Wild- life Service is committed to providing access to all of its programs, activities and facilities for all partici- pants, including individuals with disabilities. If you have a permanent disability and would like to request a rea- sonable accommodation in order to attend the Return of the Salmon Festival, call 365-8622 by Oct. 9. Salmon FROM PAGE 1 The West Coast Monster Truck Nationals brought in about $2,300. Fr it z: Ba rba ra L . F rit z, 68, o f Lo s M ol in os d i ed We dn es da y, O ct . 7a t Me r cy M ed ic al C en te r i n Re dd in g. 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DEATH NOTICES The Associated Press SACRAMENTO Proponents of an effort to raise Cali- fornia's cigarette tax have launched a new effort to raise the cigarette tax by $2 a pack, this time with support from wealthy do- nor Tom Steyer. A group that includes the California Medical As- sociation, American Lung Association and Service Employees International Union said it submitted a new ballot initiative Wednesday. The group already was cleared to gather signatures for two other similar mea- sures to raise the cigarette tax by $2 a pack, with most of the money going to the Medi-Cal program for the poor. Similar legislation stalled in the Legislature this year amid opposition from to- bacco companies. Voters have rejected two other cig- arette tax hikes in the last decade. California's current per- pack tax is 15th lowest in the nation at 87 cents. $2 A PACK Group launches new effort to boost California cigarette tax This is the first year the Sacramento River Trust is a part of it. By Michael R. Blood and Judy Lin The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Gov. Jerry Brown dramatically in- creased California's cli- mate-change goals on Wednesday, committing the state to use renewable energy for half its electric- ity and make existing build- ings twice as energy-effi- cient in just 15 years. Brown tried for an even stronger measure that also would have enforced a 50 percent drop in petroleum use by 2030, but was de- feated by oil interests. He called that a short-term set- back, and insisted that the world needs to wean itself off fossil fuels as quickly as possible. "What has been the source of our prosperity now becomes the source of our ultimate destruction, if we don't get off it. And that is so difficult," Brown said at a signing ceremony at the hilltop Griffith Observa- tory,overlookingthehazeof downtown Los Angeles. California already has someoftheworld'stoughest air quality standards, and set a mandate in 2006 to derive a third of its electric- ity from renewable sources such as solar, wind and geo- thermal by 2020. State reg- ulators say they already hit 25 percent last year, as huge solar farms sprouted in the desert and towering wind- mills went up along moun- tain passes. "It's monumental," said Alex Jackson, an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. "For an economy the size of Califor- niatocommittogettinghalf of its power needs from re- newable energy resources, I think, is a game changer." Fewquestionwhetherthe new goal of 50 percent is achievable by 2030, but crit- icsworry thecomplexregu- lations needed to speed the transition from fossil fuels will add unknown costs for consumers and businesses. 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