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peratures show this one to be the second-strongest since such record keeping began in 1950, said Eric Boldt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Ser- vice. That would make it weaker than the El Niño of 1997-98 but stronger than the El Nino of 1982-83. Both of those win- ters were known in Cali- fornia for relentless rain, strong winds and heavy snow. Waves pounded the coast, mudslides rolled down mountainsides and floods swamped homes and claimed lives. Storms blamed on El Niño in 1997-98 killed at least 17 people, wiped out strawberry and artichoke crops, pushed houses off hillside foundations and washed out highways. Dam- age was estimated at more than $500 million. The 1982-83 tempests left 36 people dead, damaged or destroyed more than 7,900 homes and businesses, and caused $1.2 billion in losses, according to the weather service. El Niños can be unpre- dictable. Some have pro- duced little rain, and some of the most damaging storms have come in non- El Niño years. Weather models this year show a 60 percent chance of above-average rainfall in Southern California, but that figure declines farther north, Boldt said. From the San Francisco Bay Area to Sequoia Na- tional Park, there's a 50 percent chance of above- average rainfall. From Eu- reka to north of Reno, Ne- vada, that estimate drops to 33 percent. It's likely to be drier in the Pacific North- west and the northern Rocky Mountains. California public agen- cies have been warned to prepare for large storms. Boldt said he can't count all the meetings he's been to with emergency manag- ers and local officials. "That's been pushed hard, and people under- stand this is going to po- tentially be a bad winter for water issues," he said. State officials are watch- ing weather models and updating emergency plans, said Kelly Huston, deputy director with the Gover- nor's Office of Emergency Services. "We worry that people won't take it seriously be- cause they're so desperate for water," Huston said. "If it downpours heavily over a short period of time, it's going to be dangerous, not just a welcome relief they perceive to be helping the drought." The risk of rain is height- ened in some areas by re- cent wildfires that have stripped away the trees and other vegetation that protect steep slopes from erosion. Work is already being done to prevent de- bris flows in Northern Cal- ifornia's Lake and Amador counties. Heavy rain will bring some drought relief, but it is not expected to erase the state's water deficit, partic- ularly if it doesn't rain as much in Northern Califor- nia, home to the state's larg- est reservoirs. There's also the chance that El Niño will be fol- lowed by its sister, La Niña, a different phenomenon that generally brings cooler temperatures in the Pacific and a drier winter. El Niño can affect weather well beyond the West Coast. The outlook for winter generally favors be- low-average temperatures and above-median precipi- tation across the southern U.S. and above-average tem- peratures and below-me- dian precipitation over the northern U.S., according to the report. Evidence FROMPAGE1 son, with the loan of iPads from Vista Preparatory Academy, made it possible for the children to learn how to create this style of film in the lobby of the the- ater. An app was used to create a Lego movie. "We were thinking of dif- ferent creative ways to en- gage the kids," Carlson said. "This gave them a chance to see how the Lego movies are made." Carlson's goal was to in- spire future filmmakers to be creative. "If you look at our cul- ture, with YouTube and cell phones, we see people of all ages uploading to You- Tube," said Berenice For- ward, an independent con- tractor working with Fu- ture Development Group. "They document their lives and they document their friends' lives. They are film- makers, whether they see themselves as that or not. There is no age barrier, ev- erybody is on YouTube cre- ating and consuming so we are just calling them to the forefront." Memphis Williams, a sixth grade students at Berrendos Middle School, entered a film he worked on with his friend Austin Hinkle and others. Hinkle game up with the idea for the film, about a boy and his dog playing in the front yard. The dog ends up talk- ing back to the boy, with funny animations of the dog throwing a ball for the boy to catch. "I did some of the voice overs in the film," Williams said. "It's fun because you can do anything you want in film. There are no limits to the creativity." Noelle Chapman and Taylor Deveraux, students of Berrendos, worked to- gether to create the film ti- tled "Self-Sufficiency." "A lot of my family live on a farm so we asked if we could use the farm for our film," Chapman said. "This was our first film. We had a lot of fun." The pair used a cell phone to shoot the entire film at the family farm. Theatre FROM PAGE 1 HE AT HE R H OE LS CHE R — D AI LY N EW S The C ow bo y a nd t he H ula G ir l p re fo rm a t t he l ua u e ve nt S at ur da y h os te d by t he T eh ama C ou nt y D epu ty S her iff 's As soc ia ti on. We wanted to do more." An all-you-can-eat buf- fet was set up, drinks were available and all the pro- ceeds from the bar went to benefit the association, courtesy of the Palomino Room. Through donations the event expenses were nearly paid for, so almost all income from the event will be going to the com- munity programs and or- ganizations. The event had live music by Roy and the Biggins and Cowboy and the Hula Girl and a hula dance and limbo. A dessert auction, silent auction and a gun raffle were made available by do- nations from community businesses. Money FROM PAGE 1 Frethey: Clive Frethey, 71, of Corning died Wednesday, Oct. 7, at his residence. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema- tion & Burial. Published Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Fritz: Barbara Fritz, 68, of Los Molinos died Wednes- day, Oct. 7at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cre- mation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Gayman: Malcolm Gay- man, 78, of Corning died Friday, Oct. 9, at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Harter: David Louis Harter, 71, of Corning died Tues- day, Oct. 6at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Published Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Howard: Sonja Carol How- ard, 75, died Wednesday, Oct. 7at Vibra Hospital of Northern California in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Published Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Ickes: Virginia F. Ickes, 74, of Corning died Thursday, Sept. 24at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Pub- lished Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Jackson: Marvin Edward Jackson, 84, of Red Bluff died Friday, Oct. 9in Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremation & Burial Service. Published Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. DEATH NOTICES By Christopher Weber TheAssociatedPress LOS ANGELES Four Cali- fornia high schools will be forced to change mascots af- ter Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation making the state the first to bar public schools from using the Redskins name for sports teams. It was one of three sports- related bills approved by Brown in the last week. He also signed a measure that bans players and coaches from using smokeless to- bacco at professional base- ball parks and another that recognizescompetitivecheer- leading as a high school sport. The mascot legisla- tion signed Sunday will pre- vent public schools from us- ing a term that American In- diansregardasoffensive.The law, which goes into effect in 2017, is unique to California. Only four public schools still use the name, including Tu- lare Union High south of Fresno. Sarah Koligian, su- perintendent of Tulare Joint Union High School District, said officials were "disap- pointed" by Brown's decision but will change their team name."Wewilladheretothe law as it is written," Koligian said in a statement Monday. "Together with our Board of Trustees, school community and our Tulare community we will seek their input to determine our new mascot." The Chowchilla Union High School District in the Central Valley will seek pub- lic comment on a new mas- cot.Itslonehighschool,with about 1,000 students, has used a Redskins mascot and logo since 1928 without com- plaints,SuperintendentRon- ald V. Seals said. "You don't pick a mascot that you don't respect, dignify, love, honor, all those things," he said. "It's just taking away some- thing that's so near and dear to their hearts ... and by peo- ple who don't even live here." MASCOTS Gov. Brown bans Redskins name at public schools By Kristin J. Bender and Marcio Sanchez The Associated Press HALF MOON BAY A rippled white gourd weighing in at 1,969 pounds took the title Monday for plumpest pumpkin at an annual San Francisco Bay Area contest. Growers gathered with their gargantuan gourds to try to break the world re- cord of 2,323 pounds, set by a Swiss grower during a competition in Germany last year. It didn't happen. But the winning entry at the Safeway World Cham- pionship Pumpkin Weigh- off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco, was no small feat. Steve Dale- tas of Pleasant Hill, Ore- gon, won $12,000 for the lumpy, 1,969-pound gourd he grew. "It's been a good year," he said after the contest. "I've never grown an offi- cial 1,900-pound pumpkin before." Forklifts and special harnesses carefully placed the massive pumpkins on an industrial-strength dig- ital scale with a capacity of 5 tons as officials from the county agricultural commissioner's Office of Weights, Sealers, and Mea- sures kept close watch. Second place went to Ron and Karen Root of Citrus Heights, California, for their 1,806-pound en- try. A $500 prize also was awarded to the "most beau- tiful" pumpkin based on color, shape and size. With California in its fourth year of drought, some said the dry soil de- flated their pumpkin-grow- ing dreams. "No doubt about it," Gary Miller of Napa, the 2013 winner, told Bay Area news station KNTV. He entered a 1,303-pound pumpkin. Last year, grower John Hawkley set a North American record with a 2,058-pound entry. He re- turned to defend his title, but his pumpkin registered 1,447 pounds. Organizer Tim Beeman said the con- test kicks off the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festi- val this weekend. BAY AREA Co nt es t du bs 1 ,9 69 -p ou nd p um pk in t he p lu mp es t By Lisa Leff The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Nearly two decades after Califor- nia became the first state to legalize medical mar- ijuana, the state finally is planning to regulate the vast, unruly industry the voter-approved move spawned. Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed a package of bills that create a licensing and oversight framework for the growing and sell- ing of medical marijuana and pot-infused products. Here are the basics on the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, how it might affect the ex- isting landscape for med- ical marijuana and what happens next. Howwillthe regulations work? Every person and com- pany involved in the com- mercial medical marijuana trade will be required to obtain both a local operat- ing permit and an annual state license beginning Jan. 1, 2018. That includes marijuana growers, retail operations such as store- front dispensaries and de- livery services, and makers of processed pot products. The framework, mod- eled after the system the state uses for regulating alcohol sales, also creates new industry players that will have to carry licenses as well: wholesale distri- bution centers that do pre- sale tracking and inspec- tions, transporters that will be charged with getting pot from the distributors to the point of sale, and product safety testing labs. Who will be responsible for carrying out the new scheme? A new Bureau of Mari- juana Regulation within the Department of Con- sumer Affairs will oversee the work of several existing state agencies. The bureau will be led by a director appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Legislature. It initially will be financed by a $10 mil- lion advance from a dedi- cated fund where licensing fees will go. Authority to license in- door and outdoor mar- ijuana growers will re- side with the Department of Food and Agriculture, which also will be respon- sible for enforcing strict acreage and square foot- age limits for commercial cultivation sites. The De- partment of Pesticide Reg- ulation has been given re- sponsibility for developing standards on the use of pesticides in growing pot. Consumer affairs will issue licenses to dispensa- ries, distributors and trans- porters. The Department of Public Health will be in charge of product testing labs and manufacturers, a task that will include cre- ating packaging and label- ing rules. How much revenue will the measures generate? Pot dispensaries already are supposed to pay state sales taxes, but because the state has not had a way of tracking the businesses, officials suspect that many vendors either underreport their sales or skip the step altogether. The bills the governor signed did not include any other taxing mechanism for the state. They do, how- ever, authorize counties to tax medical marijuana cultivation and sales with voter approval. The state hasn't pro- vided any projections for how much it expects to take in from license fees other than to say they will be set at a level to cover the cost of the aforementioned bureaucracy. Will state oversight cause the industry to expand or shrink? Local governments and the California Association of Police Chiefs fought hard for provisions that pre- serve the right of counties and cities to ban or restrict dispensaries, as at least 250 do now. Medical marijuana advocates are hoping that many cities, tempted by a new source of tax revenue, will lift their bans now that the state has stepped up to tame and set uniform stan- dards for the industry. The impact also remains unclear for growers. While the package seeks to pro- tect small farms by re- stricting most license hold- ers to 10,000 square feet or less of "total canopy" at one site, experts note that California likely produces way more marijuana than is needed to meet in-state demand. NEW LAWS Q&A: State pot regulations will take time to shake out We Don'tThink Cr emation Should Cost So much. www.affordablemortuary.net•529-3655 FD1538 LocatedinChico,CA R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Burials - Monuments - Preneed 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A