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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF His first name may not be Donald, but a new Trump is winning hearts at the ranch he was born on in Red Bluff under unusual circumstances due to the age of his mother. The Charolais cross calf, not necessarily named for the poli- tician, according to owners, was born in February to a 32-year- old Beefmaster Hereford cow nicknamed Grandma Cow, at the Kerstiens Ranch. He was sired by a Charolais bull who was named champion two years ago at the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale, around the corner from the Trinity Avenue ranch, said Vicki Kerstiens-Mahoney, daughter of ranch owner Bob Kerstiens Sr. "She's the oldest cow on the AGRICULTURE Re d Bl uff cow gives bi rt h at 3 2 By Jonathan J. Cooper The Associated Press SACRAMENTO The California As- sembly voted Thursday to raise the smoking age to 21, regulate electronic cigarettes and take a variety of other steps aiming to restrict access to tobacco. California would become one of the first states to raise the smok- ing age from 18, joining dozens of cities around the country that have already moved to the higher limit. It comes days after San Francisco officials increased the legal age to buy tobacco products in the city to 21. Ending months of stalling on legislation approved last year in the Senate, Assembly Demo- crats said the measure will pre- vent young people from taking up smoking. Proponents say it would make it much harder for teens to get access to tobacco be- cause 18-year-old high school stu- dents would not be able to buy it for their underage friends. CALIFORNIA Assembly approves raising of smoking age By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Board of Education held a com- munity input forum Wednesday at the Red Bluff Community Cen- ter to discuss the characteristics wanted by the community in a new Superintendent of Schools. Due to the resignation of for- mer Superintendent Charles Allen on Feb. 29, the board is charged with appointing a replacement. This public forum allowed peo- ple to have another venue to take the survey, said El Dorado County Board of Education member Heidi Weiland, who hosted the event and had a similar situation hap- pen in her county. She shared her board's story and explained the process of appointing a superin- tendent. Participants were given stick- ers to place on poster that each represented one survey question. The top three most important characteristics in that category were given a sticker. The survey is intended to pro- vide the board with feedback to assist in the selection process of the new superintendent in hopes that person will fit the expecta- tions of the community, Weiland said. Allen's opponent in the election for superintendent, Harley North, seemed to be a favorable choice by members of the community who attended. On each poster there was a EDUCATION Inputsoughtfornewsuperintendent Highstandards of moral, professional and ethical behavior was the personal quality that got the most votes at the community input forum. HEATHER HOELSCHER — DAILY NEWS By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF A garden set to go in at Salisbury High School is the 18th as part of the Tehama County Plowshare Project, a group working to revitalize and install gardens at locations, mostly schools, throughout Te- hama County to teach the lost art of gardening and provide fresh produce for schools and local food banks. Plans for the 19th and 20th gardens, in Gerber and Red Bluff, are in the works, said founder J.T. Shoults, who worked to start the Napa Valley Plow- share Project in 2008. Garden projects are at var- ious levels of development at Antelope Elementary, Antelope Day School, Bidwell Elemen- tary, Jackson Heights Elemen- tary, Lassen View Elementary, Los Molinos Elementary, Man- ton Elementary, Metteer Ele- mentary, Metteer Community Day School, Olive View Elemen- tary, Plum Valley Elementary, Richfield Elementary, Vista Prep Academy and Vina Elementary. "We're just starting to mea- sure for Salisbury," Shoults said. "Our No. 1 mission is to feed the children and maintain and re- store gardens. We have about 350 members on our Facebook who volunteer with the project." The produce at Metteer and other schools will first go to the lunch programs and other pro- grams at the school, but any- thing extra will go to the local food banks and non-profits like Alternatives to Violence, Shoults said. In Tehama County there are high poverty rates and in some areas of the county one out of three children has to ration food over five or six days of the week. In other areas it is one in two children, Shults said. "The idea behind the food go- ing to the closest food bank in proximity to the school is it con- tinues to feed the children and the families from the school," Shoults said. "Gardening is a lost art and I want to share it. We'll be building new beds for thornless raspberries and grapes." When the grapes are grow- ing well part of the education, which is done through Safe Edu- cation and Recreation For Rural Families after school programs, will be testing things like sugar levels and other skills that could help students find careers down the road. "We have received incredible support from the community in this first year," Shoults said. "Mi- chelle Sousa at Dynast Herbs in Red Bluff donated between 300 and 500 plants right away and Walmart donated about 10,000 seed packets from last year's seeds. They'll still grow, but they can't sell them." The group is working toward nonprofit status and will hold GARDENING GARDENING PROGRAM TO HOLD FUNDRAISER PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS J.T. Shoults supervises three students at Metteer Elementary which serves as one of the 18sites the Tehama County Plowshare Project has taken place. Shoults supervises three students at Metteer Elementary which serves as one of the 18sites the Tehama County Plowshare Project has taken place. Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Education........A5 Lifestyles........A6 Weather ........ A10 Sports.............. B1 INDEX Have a great day, Darla Hufford. GOOD MORNING U DowJonesIndustrial 16,943.90 (+44.58) U Standard & Poor's 1993.40 (+6.95) U Nasdaq 4707.42 (+4.00) BUSINESS Weekend may bring more rain, but El Niño-fueled storms too few this winter to turn around a parched state. PAGE A8 DROUGHT ElNiñoleavesmuchof California in the dust Republican leaders step up their attacks on Trump in hopes of halting his momen- tum in the primaries. 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