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FRIDAY JUNE 29, 2012 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com RED BLUFF See Sunny 92/60 Tehama rocks Weather forecast 8A By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Local business leaders got a glimpse Thursday morning of an exhibit a group of volunteers hopes peak interest about Tehama County at the California State Fair. exhibit is a replica of Mt. Lassen. Fair exhibitors will be able to walk through the mountain and inside find a scaled map of the county cascading down the moun- tain. The 17-foot, 6-inch high "Everyone in this com- munity complains, but never do anything," John Growney said, during an inspiration speech at the exhibit's unveiling. Growney said around 65 people were involved with the project, which proves what Tehama County can do when it comes together. "The only way this county can pull itself up, is to fight on its own," he said. The genesis for the pro- The exhibit features three monitors playing a looped video of Tehama County adventures, lights, brochure racks, a fish tank and a pair of waterfalls. It's location at the fair will be such that people will be able to stare down into the structure. The exhibit was on dis- play Thursday at the Red Bluff-Tehama County of Chamber's monthly Good Morning Red Bluff meet- ing. After the meeting the exhibit was to be disman- tled into about 35 pieces and shipped down to Sacramento for the state fair. DAILYNEWS inside Sports 2B TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 2 fatal wrecks within 12 hours By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Tehama County had two fatal wrecks, both with others injured, within a 12-hour period. The name of the fatal driver of the Carls Jr. big rig that crashed at 2:04 a.m. Thursday on northbound Interstate 5 at Sunset Hills has been released as Chad Walker, 47, of Man- teca, CHP Officer Roger Smith said. Walker died of his injuries at the scene. His passenger, Jerry Kline, 50, of Modesto, who was in the sleeper birth in the rear of the big rig, was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding with major injuries, Smith said. Walker was driving north in the slow lane about 55 mph when for unknown reasons he allowed the big rig to veer to the right, going onto the east shoulder edge where it side- swiped a guard rail just south of Snively Road/Sunset Hills, a CHP release said. As the semi continued north, it went under the overpass, which it collided with according to the CHP website. Walker continued to lose control of the big rig, which overturned while going off the road in a northeast direction, before going down an embankment and overturning on its See FATAL, page 7A Corning adopts fiscal year budget By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Corning City Council adopted its 2012-2013 budget, including $736,500 in improvements and equipment replacements at Tuesday's meeting. Corning is in good shape thanks to an increase in sales tax revenue and the recov- ery of sales tax revenue mistakenly sent to another city, City Man- ager John Brewer said. While the $210,000 ject began when Steve Joiner was reading a Daily News article Feb. 1 about the Tehama County Board of Supervisors deciding they couldn't fund an exhibit for the summer's fair. over the article he ran into Growney and the pair decided something had to be done. The two men brought Brandon Grissom, Linda Durrer and Loretta Heisler into their discussion and soon an idea was born that they could develop their own committee to under- take the project of creating a Tehama County fair exhibit. With supervisor approval the group was off As Joiner was fuming California Represent- ed in 2012 Beef Leaders Institute Two California Angus producers attended the four-day educational event. A Red Bluff resident represented California during the 5th annual Beef Leaders Institute. California Angus breeders, including Red Bluff 's David Holden were able to experience all aspects of the beef industry — from feed- lot to retailer. Daily News photo by Rich Greene John Growney and Steve Joiner discuss the Tehama County state fair exhibit. "The only way this county can pull itself up, is to fight on its own." —John Growney and running behind an idea Grissom had of recreating the scenic beauty of Mt. Lassen. Grissom said while he had the vision, no one understood how to make it real until he ran into John Miller. help of Brandon Minch the mammoth project was completed in the past four months. "He brought it to life," Grissom said. After being shown at the chainsaw and carve Styro- foam blocks into the shape of Mt. Lassen and with the Miller was able to use a 21 by the American Angus Association. The goal of the four-day institute was to provide young producers, between the ages of 25 and 45, the opportunity to network with their peers in the breed, while learning more about the Association and the entire beef industry. A group of 20 Angus enthusiasts from 11 states participated in the institute, held June 18- "I enjoyed the opportunity to gain some industry perspec- tive," Holden said. "It's important as a rancher to understand the needs of the other aspects of beef production." county," Joiner said. "From Rolling Hills to John Growney and the local cowboys." state fair, where organizers hope to win an award, the exhibit will be recreated at the county fair. "It's brought out a lot of interesting people in the Saint Joseph, Mo. While there, they heard about the variety of ways the Association works for its nearly 30,000 members. in recovered sales tax had not been received as of the June 12 meeting, it was more than what was originally expected, he said. back to its original amount of $800,000. Corning will end the year with $803,000 in reserve for its projects and according to staff reports the cost of the Capital Improvement Plan approved by coun- cil would be about $611,500. In addition to the $611,500 list of staff recommended projects, there are $125,000 in water improvements. The water improve- ments include water meter replacement, which cost about $25,000 and will come from the Water Enter- prise Fund. about Among the dozens of others who helped push the project along were Steve Chamblin, Mandy Owens, Katie Simmons, Chris Wray, Tenie Simmons, George Russell, Ron Warn- er, Joyce Bundy, John Neal and Melissa Mendonca. Red Bluff man attends Beef Leaders Institute Institute participants also took part in the Master's of Beef Advo- cacy program, orga- nized by the National Cattlemen's Beef Asso- ciation (NCBA). They participated in a com- mencement before beginning their two-day tour across three states. Throughout BLI trav- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Made possible by funds from the Angus Foundation, institute participants began their experience with an in- depth tour of the Asso- ciation headquarters in els, they visited Grego- ry Feedlot, Tabor, Iowa; Tyson, beef processing plant, Dakota City, Neb.; Whole Foods Market, grocery store, Omaha, Neb.; Cargill Meat Solutions, value- added processing plant, Nebraska City, Neb.; and Sysco, food distrib- utor, Lincoln, Neb. For more information about the Association or the institute, visit angus.org or call 816- 383-5100. The American Angus Association is the nation's largest beef organization, serving more than 30,000mem- bers across the United States and Canada. It provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on the power of Angus to produce quali- ty genetics for the beef industry and quality beef for consumers. For more information about Angus cattle and the American Angus Association's programs and services, visit www.angus.org. The city's goal is to end employee furloughs by Dec. 31, 2012, fill Public Works Mainte- nance and Public Works director vacancies by January 2013 and replenish the operating reserve, Brewer said. The goal is to return the operating reserve, lowered by the council to $500,000 due to the economic recession, NBA Draft The $100,000, which comes from the Water Capital Replacement Fund, is for the new water line in front of Corning High School on Blackburn Avenue. This project includes also new fire hydrants and will interconnect the water main on First Street with the water main on Marguerite See BUDGET, page 7A Photo by Ross Palubeski At 2:16 p.m. Wednesday, RBFD and CalFire were dispatched to a grass fire on Antelope Blvd at Interstate 5 over crossing. The first unit at scene reported a spot fire in the bark. TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE'S Enjoy the Fresh air without Bugs New Window & Door Screens Re-screen your existing screens IT'S SCREEN SEASON 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260