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Webbonus More news and opinion. redbluffdailynews.com By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter CORNING A $500,000 grant the city of Corning re- ceived to help homeowners to make rehabilitation re- pairs to their houses is set to expire nearly a year from now on Jan. 31, 2017 and so far no applications have been received, so the city is planning a Feb. 18 infor- mational workshop. The grant, which comes from the California De- partment of Housing & Community Development un- der the Home Investment Partnerships Program, al- lows the city to provide deferred payment loans at 3 percent simple interest to income qualified homeown- ers, Planning Consultant John Stoufer said. The owner must be the one occupying the residence within city limits and repairs must be on the list of items eligi- ble for funding. CORNING Corningseeks qualified homeowners for repair loans By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO State regulators launched Thurs- day into a year of pivotal decisions on Gov. Jerry Brown's quest to build two giant tunnels to ferry wa- ter from Northern California for Central and South- ern California, a $17-billion project that would be one of the largest in decades in the state. Brown's administration and the water agencies that are slated — but not yet formally committed — to pay for the two, 35-mile-long tunnels from the delta of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers are the project's biggest supporters, and the 2016 calen- dar is full of federal and state hearings and reviews that are required to start digging. Brown and big Central and Southern California water agencies are the tunnels' biggest advocates, while many Northern and Central California cities, towns and counties, and environmental and fish- ing groups oppose them. Supporters and opponents chiefly disagree over whether the project would fur- DROUGHT California starts year on water tunnels By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The suspect in Tues- day's attempted robbery at Bank of America has been located, Red Bluff Police Lt. Matt Hansen con- firmed Tuesday morning. A press release issued by the de- partment a short time later said the boy was a 17-year-old who had been reported missing from his home in Olympia, Washington. He has since been returned home. Red Bluff Police logs show sev- eral reports Wednesday of sight- ings of the boy throughout the day, but a tip called in about 6 p.m. led them to the suspect. Police are working with the Olympia Police Department on the investigation into the incident, the release said. Officers were dispatched just before 2 p.m. Tuesday to Bank of America, 955 Main St., for a report of an attempted robbery. The sus- pect had reportedly entered the bank, approached a bank teller and demanded currency. The teller paused for a moment dur- ing which time the suspect fled from the bank without any money. The suspect was last seen walk- ing southbound on Washington Street. Officers from Red Bluff Po- lice Department, Tehama County District Attorney's Office and the Tehama County Probation De- partment scoured the area but were unable to locate him at the time. No weapon was mentioned or displayed during the incident. CRIME Suspectinbankrobberycaught By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Local author William Wong Foey was inspired by a true story when he produced his latest published work, "The Loves of Billy Wong." Foey has been writing for 20 years and has been an artist since he was 3 years old, he said, and has illustrated all of his books. Growing up, Foey would paint nearly every day, he said, and since he has started writing he has writ- ten just as often. Asian culture is the theme of his work with historical and contempo- rary sub-themes. Foey is inspired by new challenges and writing about stories that have a good message. The message to get from his books is to keep fighting, Foey said. "When loss happens just keep go- ing and push forward," Foey said. "You would be amazed at what peo- ple can do to survive." Foey's characters are often in- spired by eccentric people that don't fit the traditional mold, he said. He finds people that take a different path in life to be more interesting and his work reflects that. "The Loves of Billy Wong" is in- spired by the true story of a Chinese man and his family who thought America had gold mountains and the streets were paved in gold, Foey said. "The family came to America and was placed on display at a museum like sideshow freaks," Foey said. Americans prior to the Ameri- can Civil War were not able to eas- ily travel and there wasn't the abil- ity to communicate to the masses, so most had never seen Asians and their culture before. The character Billy Wong eventu- ally falls in love with a white girl, which intensifies the prejudice and challenges he had endured since coming to America. Foey is working on a fourth book and it will be released sometime this year, he said. "The Loves of Billy Wong" and Foey's other published work, in- cluding "Winter Melon" and "Lotus Land," are available at Amazon.com, on iTunes, on Nook and at the Book Barn in Red Bluff. AUTHOR TRUE STORY INSPIRES THIRD LOCAL NOVEL HEATHERHOELSCHER—DAILYNEWS Author and artist William Wong Foey signs a copy of his third book, "The Loves of Billy Wong." Community.....A4 Opinion............A5 Weather ........ A10 Sports.............. B1 Lifestyle..........B2 Education........B4 Index............... ## INDEX Have a great day, Stephanie Marine GOOD MORNING Compound emptying a er arrest of leader and 10others; details on occupier who was shot dead released. PAGEB6 OCCUPATION Oregonrefugestandoff dwindles to 4 holdouts Lt. Gen. John Nicholson assures senators he would review troop levels as Afghan security deteriorates. PAGE B8 AFGHANISTAN Commander nominee: Situation is worsening Officers were dispatched just before 2 p.m. Tuesday to Bank of America, 955 Main St., for a report of an attempted robbery. WATER PAGE 8 LOANS PAGE 8 "The family came to America and was placed on display at a museum like sideshow freaks." — William Wong Foey, local author U Dow Jones Industrial 16,069.64 (+125.18) U Standard & Poor's 1893.36 (+10.41) U Nasdaq 4506.68 (+38.51) BUSINESS Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. 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