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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Jeannie Garton and Shelley McCullough, grand- mother and mother of Ronnie Lee, presented several donations to community organizations Tues- day at the Tehama County Board of Supervisors meeting from the Ronnie Lee King Memorial Ride, announcing it had surpassed the $15,000 mark in its first eight years. "Thank you for letting us share Ronnie Lee's story," said Jean- nie Garton. "I'd also like to say thank you to the local businesses and community who donate, es- pecially the Red Bluff Sunrise Rotary for their $1,000 donation. This is our eighth year giving away the earnings from the ride and with what we give today we have given away $17,000 in eight years." RONNIE LEE KING Me mo ri al r id e donations pa ss $ 15 ,0 00 By Janie Har and Emily Swanson The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO In a summer of political and racial tumult, young Americans are in a dour mood: pessimistic about the fairness of their economic system, question- ing the greatness of the United States and deeply skeptical of the way the nation picks its leaders. A new poll of young people be- tween the ages of 18 and 30 finds that an overwhelming 90 percent think the two-party political sys- tem has real — though fixable — problems or that it is "seriously broken." Three-quarters believe the U.S. is "falling behind" or "failing" as a nation. Just over half say the chance to get ahead economically is re- served for only a few people at the top. Though the new GenForward survey is a poll of all young peo- ple, not necessarily registered or likely voters, it nevertheless shows POLL: American youth in dour mood over politics By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter GERBER A multiple vehicle colli- sion a mile south of the Flores Av- enue off-ramp just before 1 p.m. Wednesday had traffic backed up on northbound Interstate 5 as far as Tehama Avenue. Initial scanner traffic indicated it was a non-injury collision, how- ever, there was a report that three persons were injured and would seek their own medical aid. One person was reportedly in need of extrication in the initial scanner report, but one of the first units on scene reported the per- son had self-extricated. The California Highway Patrol website initially reported the col- lision involved an RV and a big rig, but scanner traffic reported there may have been as many as three vehicles involved. Caltrans issued information on Twitter that traffic was backed up. The CHP website indicated about 1:30 p.m. that Caltrans had pulled the vehicle blocking traffic out of the lane, clearing it for use, but traffic continued to be backed up about a mile from the incident. Traffic was reportedly backed up as far as Chard Avenue, ac- cording the a CHP website entry at 1:16 p.m. The CHP website indicated that there was a southbound ve- hicle, later identified as a Honda CRV, that hit a vehicle in the north lanes and the vehicles hit were an RV and an 18-wheeler. Nothing further was available. INTERSTATE 5 Collisionslowsnorthboundtraffic Acollision involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 5south of Flores Avenue occurred Wednesday a ernoon. HEATHER HOELSCHER — DAILY NEWS By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF A new indoor base- ball training facility, The 6th Tool Baseball Training and De- velopment, opened its doors in May for athletes interested in learning the fundamentals of the game and developing their skills through classes and training. The facility is near Trainor Park and Vista Preparatory Academy, at 1005 Vista Way in Red Bluff. The facility hosts classes, les- sons,opencagesandtravelteams, withplayerdevelopmentandyear round training being the focus, said Dan Tating, owner and lead instructor. Classes in hitting and pitching mechanics, infield and catching fundamental and learn- ing baseball strength and agility training are at the forefront of the offerings. The training and development facility is 7,000 square feet ded- icated to young players and fea- tures five full-size bating cage tunnels. The bating cages can be converted into a Little League sized infield. Other features in- clude a pitching machine, in- door pitching mound and vari- ous training tools. Classes are four weeks long and focus on advancing skills needed to succeed, Tating said. Each session is capped at six players. The facility hosts fall travel baseball teams for players ages 8 to 14, with tryouts on July 17, 19 and 26 for the fall season be- ginning Aug. 1. Tating has been involved in the baseball scene from Chico to Redding for a long time and has developed instructional tech- niques that he wanted to bring to Red Bluff, he said. YOUTH INDOOR BASEBALL FACILITY ARRIVES COURTESY PHOTOS A boy receives instruction at The 6th Tool Baseball Training and Development indoor facility in Red Bluff. A boy trains at The 6th Tool Baseball Training and Development indoor facility in Red Bluff. 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