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JULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS TheHomeDepotassociateTammieMcCoy,dressedasahunter,leadsthedanceoffcompetitionforthefour-to nine-year-old group, which danced to the song Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) Saturday during the eighth annual The Home Depot Halloween Carnival put on by the employees who volunteer their time. Estimates were about 800 people attended the first two hours of the four-hour event. There were 20 Homer Buckets, which hold 25 gal- lons each, of candy given out. The event included a costume contest by age and was held in conjunction with the weekly farmers market. YOUTH BUSINESS HOLDS HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL theredonebecausehewent as the blue Power Ranger last year and wanted to keep his costume in the same theme, Blake said. Blaine dressed as Batman because he likes him, he said. Kevin Benson of Los Mo- linos came to Saturday's event with his daughter Victoria Serrano and his 11-month-old granddaugh- ter Lizette Banda, who was dressed as a giraffe. "This is a darn good turn- out," Benson said. "Better than I thought it would be. She probably won't remem- ber this, but as the years go by she'll enjoy it more. This is more for the memo- ries for mom and the grand- parents." The family will probably make it a yearly tradition, Serrano said. Treat FROM PAGE 1 gle Scout project by An- dres Bautista. The house will be leaving the decora- tions up at the gazebo for at least a week to allow people to take autumn pictures if they would like, Klein said. "We're trying to draw a different clientele of peo- ple out here to see the house than we normally have here," Klein said. "We want them to come out and see the house and to invite them to our upcoming open house." The Sale House will be holding an open house for the public to check out the house and learn more about the program 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. The haunted house was an opportunity to do something for the community, Klein said. "We're always asking and asking of the com- munity," Klein said. "This is a way for the girls at the house to give back." House FROM PAGE 1 The long-term goal for the association is to first set up support for the school's sports program, but then to work toward raising money to build an all-purpose track and field complex that can be used not just for the high school, but the youth sports as well, Hopkins said. Zombie FROM PAGE 1 PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Corning Police incoming Chief Jeremiah Fears runs between Corning Union High School zombies Freshman Maddie McGehee and Junior Tyler Grine, right, while Junior Andrew Hernandez looks on in the background during the first Zombie Run put on by the Corning High School Sports Association Saturday at Woodson City Park. A zombie bride feasts on a farmer on the course during the first Zombie Run put on by the Corning High School Sports Association Saturday at Woodson City Park. The first runners take off Saturday during the first Zombie Run put on by the Corning High School Sports Association at Woodson City Park. bis Industry Association Executive Director Nate Bradley, whose organiza- tion is endorsing the mea- sure, said. "This is the one to watch. This is the one." The measure would allow adults 21 and over to buy an ounce of marijuana and marijuana-infused products at licensed retail outlets and also to grow up to six pot plants for personal recre- ational use. Both the new recreational market and the state's existing medical marijuana industry would be regulated through the California Department of ConsumerAffairsandautho- rize the state to impose the same 15 percent excise tax on both medical and recre- ational marijuana. Four people who worked on the initiative indepen- dently told The Associated Press that the drafting pro- cess and early work to en- list sponsors and build a campaign team was spear- headed by Parker, the bil- lionaire technology inves- tor who upended the music business as a teenager by co- foundingthefilesharingsite Napster and served as Face- book's first president. Those people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to dis- cuss Parker's involvement or to name the other wealthy entrepreneurs expected to fund the effort until an of- ficial campaign committee starts raising money and be- comessubjecttostatedisclo- sure laws. But Parker himself issued a statement on Monday af- ternoon expressing opti- mism about the initiative without acknowledging his role in getting it drafted. "I've been following this issue with great interest for some time. It's very encour- aging to see a vibrant com- munity of activists, many of whom have dedicated their lives to this issue, coming together around a sensible reform based measure," he said. Other potential donors who have expressed interest in bankrolling the work to qualify the measure for the ballot and to mount a multi- million dollar election cam- paign include a political ac- tion committee founded by the family of the late Pro- gressive Insurance executive Peter Lewis; some members of the Chicago family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain; and Justin Hartfield, chief executive of online mari- juana directory WeedMaps, the sources said. Lewis, who died al- most two years ago, gave $218,505 in 2010 to support what became an unsuccess- ful attempt to legalize recre- ationalmarijuanainCalifor- nia. Parker gave $100,000. The Parker-backed initia- tive also has lined up sup- port from the Drug Policy Alliance and the Marijuana Policy Project, two leading marijuana reform advocacy groups that led the earlier campaigns to pass pot le- galization measures in Col- orado, Washington, Ore- gon and Alaska. "This is the most incredibly broad coali- tion that could have been broughttogether,everything from the drug policy reform movement to the environ- mental movement to the in- dustry actors to the medical field, as well as the lineup of all of the most likely funders for something like this," said Lynne Lyman, California di- rector for theDrugPolicy Al- liance. The fledgling cam- paign recruited Dr. Donald Lyman, the former head of state health department di- vision responsible for dis- couraging tobacco use, and former California Fish and Game Commission Pres- ident Michael Sutton as the measure's official pro- ponents — the individuals whose names will appear in voter guides as the spon- sors. While it has attracted the most support so far and stands poised to amass the most funding, the new mea- sure may not be the only one seeking to legalize rec- reational pot use California voters may face next year. Pot FROM PAGE 7 nearly impossible. She was on the Butte County Eligi- bility List for Child Care, a service run by Valley Oak Children's Services. "It's a long list so when I got the call that I qualified for the Children's Center, I was very happy," said Logs- don. Mirah entered the cen- ter's infant program and Logsdon started classes at Butte College. That was six years ago. Mirah graduated from the infant program to the toddler program and is now in the after-school pro- gram. Logsdon also graduated with her associate teacher's degree and works full time at the center. "I probably would not have been able to go to school and get my degree without this program. The kids are safe here. There's lots of activities and learn- ing. It's a good place, a good program. I'm think- ing of going back to col- lege in January to get my teaching credentials. I may go further," said Logsdon. The center, which serves infants to age 10, is housed in two sites. At its primary Elm Street location there is infant care, toddler, pre- school readiness and after school programs. At its Ea- ton Road facility the cen- ter offers toddler and pre- school readiness programs. Thenumbers Chico Community Chil- dren's Center is licensed to serve 93 infants and chil- dren and currently serves more than 80, with a per- manent staff of 25. Al- though the annual bud- get varies, it costs approxi- mately $800,000 to operate both facilities. The majority of funding — McGuire estimates 85 percent — comes through the California Department of Education. The center also receives some funding from the city of Chico, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, United Way of Northern California, small fundrais- ers and tuition. "The tuition is based on a sliding scale. Some of our clients pay some tuition and others don't," said Mc- Guire. Center FROM PAGE 3 | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 8 A