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Five paroled Red Bluff men have been booked into the Tehama County Jail after authorities conducted a county-wide enforcement sweep. Daryl Paul Shreve, 41, David Lee Benzler, 44, Jerry Hoover Norried, 79, Thurman James Franks, 26, and Harry Ronald Haas, 53, were arrested Tuesday by Parole Agents from the California Depart- ment of Corrections, according to a press release from the Red Bluff Police Department. The sweep, paid for by a California Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Grant, covered 24 men. All were already being monitored by the Redding Parole GPS Sex Offender Unit. None of the men was arrested on suspicion of doing anything other than violating his parole, mean- ing the men are not sus- pected of committing any additional crimes at the time of arrest, Sgt. Jason Beeman said. Parole conditions may prohibit things that would be otherwise legal, like the possession of alcohol or firearms. 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In an attempt to return to the northbound lane, O'Gier turned the vehicle sharply to the right and lost control. The vehicle slid sideways, off the road and hit a large tree causing fatal injuries, a CHP release said. According to the CHP Web site, at 10:17 p.m., the driver was trapped inside the vehicle and personnel on scene were unable to find a pulse. The fatal- ity was confirmed at 10:28 p.m. Whether or not alcohol was involved in the incident is unde- termined as the incident is still under investigation, Mackintosh said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Saddled with tradition Corning bans pot gardens By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — With none of the lengthy discus- sion of the Jan. 26 meeting, the City Council passed two ordinances, including 639 with a 4-1 vote, in accepting the consent agenda at Tuesday's meeting. Councilman John Leach was the lone no-vote saying ordinance 639, which deals with the cultiva- tion of marijuana within city limits, should have gone back to the Planning Commission. Both ordinance 639 and 640 were discussed and the first reading was waived at the Jan. 26 meeting. Ordinance 639 prohibits outdoor cultivation and limits cultivation to a maximum area of 120 square feet. It also bans cultivation in residences and requires cultivation buildings to have a ventilation system approved by a building official and a six-foot fence with a minimum of 10 feet between property line and the building. Cultivators must register with the Planning Department and all non-conforming or "grandfa- thered" medical marijuana cultivators must comply with the new ordinance by Dec. 31. Ordinance 640 is a water efficient landscape reg- ulation passed down by the state, Mayor Gary Strack said. "They want our water down south and they want to tell us how to use what they don't get," Strack said at the first reading during the Jan. 26 meeting. Planning Director John Stoufer said at the Jan. 26 meeting that the ordinance would not impact existing landscapes. According to the initial staff report, the ordi- nance applies to the landscape and not the full foot- print of the property. The second staff report said the ordinance is in response to the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act of 2006, which requires cities to either adopt the Model Water Efficient Ordinance prepared by the Department of Water Resources or make one of their own that is equally conservative by Jan. 2010. The staff report shows the regulations apply to new construction greater than 5,000 square feet and rehabilitation of developer-installed irrigated land greater than 2,500 feet. The ordinance includes the necessity for a soil management report, a landscape design plan, irriga- tion design plan, grading design plan and irrigation schedule to be completed by the applicant. Full text of the plan developed by Water Resources is available at http://www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiency/land- scape ordinance/. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Daily News photo by Tang Lor Master saddlemaker Gaylerd Thissell and his grandson Lance Zazueta put in the ground seat on a saddle they are making. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer COTTONWOOD — Gaylerd Thissell, who has spent almost his entire life creating saddles, is a master of his trade. Even at 79, he still spends most of his time in his saddlemaking shop behind his home — a house he built himself — turning out one skillfully hand-crafted, custom-made saddle after another. He has been making sad- dles since 1946, which adds up to an estimated 2,000 saddles in his lifetime, he said. Thissell grew up riding horses and working with cattle, which got him interested in making saddles. In high school, he started making small items such as purses and buckles, then moved on to saddles. The idea just appealed to him, he said. "I always wanted to be a cowboy," he said. "I'm a cowboy that makes saddles for other cowboys." These days he's taken up another task, passing the legacy on to grandson Lance Zazueta. It can take a lifetime to learn the ins and outs of saddlemaking as every saddle is different, but Thissell esti- mates he will be able to teach Zazueta the basics in about six months. "He's quite meticulous and picks things up easily quickly," Thissell said. "He's a fast learner and very artistic so that helps, too." Zazueta was in the second grade when he got his first saddle from his grandfather. He said he has been inter- ested in saddlemaking since he was young, and being able to carry on the family tradition would be an honor. Zazueta, 19, said he hopes to still be making saddles when he gets to be around his grandfather's age. He knows he is learning from the best because he has heard the praises people have for his Thissell's work. During the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale, everyone he met had nice things to say about Thissell, Zazueta said. "I enjoy that the lessons are coming from him," Zazueta said. "I like the way he does his stuff." In the last year, Zazueta has helped Thissell stamp patterns on the leather and put the finishing touches on about five saddles, but he is now working on his first complete saddle. The pair will work together two to three days a week on the saddle. The six-month-long apprenticeship is Nielsen honored by state's sheriffs SACRAMENTO — Assembly- man Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, received the annual Outstanding Legislator Award for 2009 from the California State Sheriffs Association, according to a release from Nielsen's office. The award was presented to Nielsen for his support for law enforcement and commitment to pub- lic safety. The association is comprised of the 58 county sheriffs in California. In Nielsen's first year in the Assem- bly, he has continued his advocacy for the rights of crime victims and their families and led the charge against the early release of dangerous criminals who had not been rehabilitated, the release says. "California Sheriffs are very pleased to recognize Assembly Member Nielsen as a CSSA Out- standing Legislator," said CSSA President, Tehama County Sheriff Clay Park- er. "He has been a long- standing champion of law enforcement and dedicated to public safety as his first priority." In accepting the award, Nielsen said, "The sheriffs across Cal- ifornia know first hand the public safety challenges facing our state. They have faced budget cuts and threat of dealing with thousands of criminals being released into their communities. Day in and day out, they have committed them- selves to protecting the citizens of California, and I am honored to stand with them." Nielsen represents the Second Assembly Dis- trict, which includes Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama and Yolo counties. Nielsen 5 arrested in parole sweep See SADDLED, page 3A