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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Drivethroughthein- tersection of Main Street where Antelope and Oak streets meet up and you may just see a firefighter or two in a cowboy hat today for the 14th annual Red Bluff Volun- teer Fire Department Boot Drive that starts at 8 a.m. Afterafewyearsofmovingloca- tions, the non-profit arm of the fire department was able to go back to its original location, Firefighter Justin Kingsley said. "We were lucky last year to secure our spot in the middle of town," Kingsley said. "It's a great place to get donations for the volunteer part of our organi- zation. We're hoping for a good turnout. We've always had really good support so we're hoping the FUNDRAISER Vo lu nt ee r Fi re Department hol ds b oo t drive today By Jon Peterson RED BLUFF Caterpillar tractors and scrappers were working just outside classrooms, dust was blowing, the high school was on double session with half of the classes in the morning, half in the afternoon. Some teachers taught in the morn- ing; some in the afternoon; a few had classes in both ses- sions. The former cafeteria and study hall had been converted into four classrooms. This was the 1964-65 school year, my first at Red Bluff High School teaching general math- ematics. There were positive aspects as well — fishing for steelhead in Blue Tent Riffle on a fall morning and a variety of bird hunting options. The challenging conditions of that first school year were resolved the next with the com- pletion of the new classrooms and a return to the regular SALISBURY HIGH Continuation Education in the county turns 50 Staff Report @redbluffnews on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public's help in identifying three people believed to be con- nected to a series of vehicle bur- glaries early Tuesday in the Dib- ble Creek area. Detectivesareinvestigatingase- riesofburglariesandanattempted burglary that took place on Ryan Lane during the early morning hours on Tuesday, according to a press release issued Thursday af- ternoon.Thebreak-insarebelieved to have taken place about 2 a.m. Video footage of one of the in- cidents was released by the de- partment and shows a woman walking with a dog in the area of Ryan Lane, walking up to a car and checking the door han- dle. The woman has two male ac- complices who are not clearly vis- ible in the footage. CRIME Deputiesseekunidentifiedsuspect Afemale suspect in a series of Ryan Lane vehicle burglaries is shown here in an image captured from surveillance video. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdaily- news.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Cowboy poets and singers put on an eve- ning of western songs, po- ems and stories Wednes- day at the 27th annual Cowboy Poetry event at the Tehama County Li- brary as part of the 11 Days of Round-Up. Don Hanley came from Washington, as he does every year, to act as the master of ceremonies and introduced the local and out-of-town poets. The evening gave audiences a largely funny and enter- taining experience from talented poets, including Randy Rainwater and Bill Hooton of Red Bluff, Da- vid Harwood of Chico, Ronnie Brackett of Cot- tonwood, Tom Wiedel of Corning and Keith Trent of Redding. The cowboy poets re- cited original and well known poetry and Brack- ett brought his guitar to sing country music. The audience was amused as many of the poems were comedic. Wiedel even re- cited one of his favorite funny poems about hav- ing to buy his wife a bras- siere. Others had political poems, including a few about presidential candi- dates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Some poems were about the special bond between a man and his horse and some were about loss. Rainwater had a few po- ems on respecting your- self and how beautiful the sunset is in the West. Brackett, a regular, said he enjoys performing and reciting his poems at the Cowboy Poetry gathering each year. "I always have so much fun," Brackett said. The event was a suc- cess, despite getting smaller every year, said Librarian Sally Ain- sworth, event coordina- tor. She said she hopes it can change dates within the 11 Days of Round-Up next year to avoid compet- ing with the Barrel Races held on the same evening. ROUND-UP LIBRARY CELEBRATES WITH COWBOY POETRY Top: David Harwood, of Chico, recites poetry Wednesday at the 27th annual Cowboy Poetry event as part of the 11Days of Round- Up events. Bottom: Long- time participant of the annual Cowboy Poetry event, Keith Trent, of Redding recites his poetry Wednesday at the Tehama County Library. PHOTOS BY HEATHER HOELSCHER — DAILY NEWS Community.....A4 Lifestyles........A5 Education........A6 Opinion............A8 Weather ........ A10 Sports.............. B1 Index............... ## INDEX U Dow Jones Industrial 17,926.43 (+18.15) U Standard & Poor's 2082.78 (+0.36) D Nasdaq 4945.89 (-1.53) BUSINESS International crime rings in- creasingly successful at steal- ing truckloads of high-value nuts in California. PAGE A10 AGRICULTURE Thievestargetstate's almonds, walnuts Release of combat aircra also announced in military buildup likely to inflame ten- sions with China. 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