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T e h a m a County fourth generation cattle rancher and a g r i c u l t u r a l activist Jean Barton will be the recipient of a state award hon- oring women in the agricultural community. Barton is among six northern California women who have been chosen to receive the 2010 Common Thread Award for their extraordinary contributions to agriculture and their com- munities. Having con- tributed her time and talent to promote and support agri- culture for more than 50 years, Barton is a commercial cattle producer with her hus- band, Bill. B a r t o n ' s passion for agriculture has had a positive impact at many levels. She has been actively involved in local, state and national organiza- tions and has tirelessly edu- cated the public about agri- culture and the beef indus- try. "Jean believes in her Weather forecast 10A Mostly cloudy 53/43 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2010 Lindsey Vonn Winter Olympian Senior Night Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 See Inside SPORTS 1B Select TV 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 The Green Barn 5 CHESTNUT AVE., RED BLUFF 527-3161 We will be open Sunday, Feb. 14th for Valentine's Day Now taking reservations Jack the Ribber 1150 Monroe St. 527-6108 Full Rack of Ribs $ 15 GET MOM OUT OF THE KITCHEN OPEN SUPER BOWL SUNDAY 11am to 8pm FREE WORKSHOP NO-TILL GARDENING 8 AM - 2 PM February 13, 2010 at Tehama District Fairground Topic: No-Till Techniques, Composting, and Carbon Sequestration RSVP Tehama County Resource Conservation District 527-3013 ext. 3 Funded by: DWR, USFWS, SNA, & PG&E CONGRATULATIONS On doing a "Great" job Ray Hardt Business Connections Personnel Division for Quality Placements 332 Pine St., Red Bluff 527-6229 Since 1979 MOULE'S TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260 for Fireplace Glass Group files third suit over Walmart By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A third lawsuit over the Walmart Supercenter has been filed in Tehama County Supe- rior Court by the same group that has tried to stop the expansion in the past. While the group does have legitimate concerns, the judge has already addressed the issue so it's time to move on, Mayor Jeff Moyer said. Enough, is enough. "It's the same old thing." he said. "How many times do we have to go through this? I don't know what they think they'll get out of this." In October, Judge John Garaventa ruled that the com- parison of idling trucks at an El Camino truck stop and trucks at the proposed Wal- mart site was not adequate because it failed to consider the background noise of Inter- state 80. Consultants had that infor- mation but didn't include it in the Environmental Impact Report. The city prepared an addendum with the necessary information and submitted it to the judge in January. The judge has up to 60 days to rule on the addendum and has not made a ruling, Moyer said. But the city has done everything the judge has asked it to do and has confidence the judge will rule that the adden- dum is sufficient. Attorney William Kopper, who represents Citizens for a Healthy Community and Red Bluff Citizens for Sensible Planning, says he is suing 'It's the same old thing. How many times do we have to go through this? I don't know what they think they'll get out of this' Mayor Jeff Moyer Battle for Bend Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Tehama County Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin explains a proposal by Sen. Barbara Boxer Wednesday night at Bend Elementary. Boxer's proposal would create a National Recreation Area in the Bend area. By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer BEND — Would creating a National Recreation Area in Tehama County give the Bureau of Land Manage- ment and the Bend area needed funds, or would increased tourism make the Bend area more crowded and dangerous? A public meeting Wednesday night at Bend Elemen- tary shows just how close Tehama County is to getting the recreation area officials have wanted for years. But a crowd of about 150 was at anything but a consensus on a bill written by Sen. Barbara Boxer, with less than half the audience giving the bill its full support. The opposition was enough to push back a vote by the Board of Supervisors, which will eventually vote on whether to send letters in support or opposition to the area, from Tuesday to later in the month, or possibly Police identify train victim By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The 25-year-old man who died of his injuries after being hit by a train Wednesday afternoon has been identified as a Tehama County resident. The man was identified Thursday morning in a Red Bluff Police press release as Davin Diaz of Red Bluff. Diaz was hit by a southbound freight train at 2:51 p.m. near the Willow Street overcrossing, also known as the Harlan Warwick Underpass. The incident left traffic at a near standstill for at least an By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Tehama County's award winning LitFest program will be scaled back this year with the annual gath- ering that had been set for March 15 being canceled. Though a number of factors contributed to the event being canceled, the Tehama County Depart- ment of Education's bud- get constraints, which is a result of the state's reduc- tion in funding for educa- tion, was one of the main reasons, said Larry Cham- pion, superintendent of Tehama County Depart- ment of Education. "It's really unfortunate," Champion said. "We're sad that this event is going to be taking place the way that it is. On the other hand, we just celebrated 30 great years with being awarded the Golden Bell, so we decided it was best to cut our loss now." The gathering costs a lot of money and the depart- ment had to look at where LitFest main event cut Fun night, this time with dinner By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Those looking for fun and good food over the weekend should head to the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground Saturday for 4-H Fun Night. The annual event, which includes a carnival with booths run by 4-H clubs, will see the return of an old event. "This year, the big exciting thing is we have brought back the family dinner, which is a sit- down tri-tip dinner in the cafete- ria," said 4-H Program Represen- tative Lisa Humphreys. The meal will cost $7 per per- son and be served throughout the event, which runs 4:30-8:30 p.m., Humphreys said. Next door to the cafeteria in the Tyler Jelly Building, the car- nival will be up and running. "This is Tehama County 4-H's only annual fundraiser, so we use these funds throughout the year to put on events, provide educa- tional activities and to purchase awards, curriculum for our library and resources for our leaders," Humphreys said. Each club will have its own booth, which is designed by club members, with several hosting multiple booths, she said. Games range from carnival favorites like bean bag toss and the cakewalk to bingo and a booth where live goldfish can be won. The carnival will have a con- cession stand with hot dogs, pizza and cold drinks. The cost to play each game is 25 cents. Tickets can be pur- chased at the door or from a 4-H member. "The weather is always nasty (for 4-H Fun Night) so come out and have a dry spot to have din- ner and play some games," Humphreys said. "Everybody's welcome and it's fun for the whole family." Courtesy photo A round of golf is enjoyed at the Westside 4-H booth at the 2009 4-H Fun Night. 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