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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County Superintendent of Schools Charles Allen pleaded no con- test Wednesday at the Tehama County Superior Courthouse to two counts of misdemeanor petty theft. Allen is sched- ule to pay a to- tal of $2,350, in- cluding $750 res- titution for each count, by Jan. 11, 2016. A request for probation was de- nied by Judge Jon- athan Skillman. "This has been a long, ardu- ous process," Allen said. "For my- self and my family, it is time to put this behind us and move on." During the campaign for su- perintendent of schools in 2014, Allen's challenger, Harley North, alleged that Allen had falsified his resume and application to the Tehama County Depart- ment of Education by listing a master's degree from California State University, Chico that he didn't earn, according to a Daily News article published in April 2015. North further alleged that Al- len had been receiving an annual $750 stipend from the county tied to that degree. Allen at the time said he did not have a master's degree but he did have credentials earned and post-graduate units toward a master's degree. With that and the years of ex- perience in the field, he said, he was hired with a master's degree equivalency, according to the ar- ticle. Allen was elected with 51.35 percent of the vote, to North's 48.65 percent in the June 3, 2014 primary election. PETTY THEFT CHARGES Superintendentpleadsnocontest Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A5 Education........A8 Weather........A10 Sports..............B1 Index...............## INDEX Biggest snowstorm to hit Si- erras in years is brewing; 2-3 feet of snow on peaks above Lake Tahoe in forecast. PAGEA7 WEATHER Serioussnowstorm predicted for Tahoe U Dow Jones Industrial 17,574.75 (+82.45) U Standard & Poor's 2052.23 (+4.61) U Nasdaq 5045.17 (+22.30) BUSINESS Small island nations likely to be most adversely affected by climate change have moral high ground in Paris. PAGE B5 GLOBAL WARMING Tiny islands have a voice at climate talks In circumventing Congress, Obama's aggressive use of executive powers blazes a new path for successors. PAGE B3 OBAMA'S ACTIONS Executive orders could open the floodgates ShowerS High: Low: 54 40 PAGE A10 CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Children decorate the Christmas tree at the 2014Pioneer Christmas Party at the William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park. Pictured are Paisely Weigel, Christopher Watson, Mason Watson, Delaney Weigel and Nick Weigel. Volunteer Christopher Watson tries his hand at tin punching. Eventoffersfirst- hand look at an 1850s Christmas RED BLUFF Many Christmas tra- ditions of the North Valley's early pioneers will be relived at Wil- liam B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, when the Ide Adobe In- terpretive Association and Cali- fornia State Parks will host the 38th annual Pioneer Christmas Party. Volunteers wearing 1850s style clothing will be on hand to greet visitors and invite them to par- ticipate in some of the early pio- neer Christmas traditions. Many of today's Christmas traditions were just getting started during the 1850s. The community is invited to join volunteers and newly se- lected State Park Interpreter Jennifer Pooley for an afternoon of festivities. Visitors can make hand-dipped candles, decorate gingerbread cookies, hammer out tin punch ornaments, write Christmas messages and enjoy many other pioneer pastimes. Families are invited to join in all of the warm wassail, cof- fee and treats that will be served. Children will be clamoring to help break the traditional Christ- mas Bag, which will take place about 2:30 p.m. This Pioneer Christmas Party is fun for the whole family. The park is at 21659 Adobe Road in Red Bluff Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children 5-17 years old and free for children younger than 5. PIONEER HISTORY IDEADOBETOHOLD38TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement Tuesday with the Te- hama County Superior Court for the county's Mental Health and Probation departments to receive funding for a behavioral health court. The departments will receive a combined $484,650 over a pe- riod with the contract ending in April 2017. The majority will go to Tehama County Health Ser- vices Agency, which will receive $328,400. Probation will get $156,200. Similar to drug court, which focuses on the offender getting help for drug addiction, the be- havior health court is a program funded by grants, but it focuses on those whose primary diag- nosis is a mental health issue. Where drug court is paid through federal funding, the behavioral health court funding comes from the state level, said Health Ser- vices Agency Executive Director Val Lucero. ASSISTANCE Co un ty a pp ro ve s mental health co u rt a gr ee me nt Staff report LOS MOLINOS The 2015 Food for the Hungry drive-through food drive is scheduled to kick off at 8:30 a.m. today at the Los Mo- linos branch of Umpqua Bank, 7843 State Route 99E, and run until 2:30 p.m. The drive will continue 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Nu-Way Market parking lot at 8049 State Route 99E. The public is encouraged to drop off canned foods, dry goods or monetary donations at either location. When dropping off food, donors are invited to enjoy free coffee, hot chocolate and donuts. Food for the Hungry, adminis- tered by the Los Molinos Commu- nity Methodist Church, is gener- ously supported by the Los Mo- linos community. As the only food distribution group to serve the southeastern part of Tehama County, the program relies on the support of the community. DONATION Food drive kicks off today in Los Molinos Allen DRIVE PAGE 9 MENTAL PAGE 9 ยป redbluffdailynews.com Friday, December 11, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Red Bluff FFA coffee and olive oil available from students Community A3 Star Wars The Force is strong at Vista Prep Academy Education A8 FollowtheDailyNews on Twitter to keep pace with breaking news and events @REDBLUFFNEWS FOLLOWUS ONTWITTER Volume131,issue16 7 58551 69001 9 Online Find more news on our website. redbluffdailynews.com