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TheRound-Upisthebig- gest crowd Fletcher has sung in front of, but she has been singing at church since she was six and is a member of Forte, which is a show choir at Red Bluff High School where she is a senior, and was in concert choir prior to that, she said. It's just something she's al- ways enjoyed. Fletcher has entered a few local competitions, in- cluding the Red Bluff Ex- change Club and Tehama County talent shows, but this is her first big compe- tition. She has sung at a few smaller venues includ- ing opening for Kalynne Schoelen in 2015. Most re- cently, she graced the Mid- way Stage at the Tehama District Fair, where she won the title of Miss Te- hama County Second Alter- nate and performed for the Little Miss Tehama County contest. Votes can be cast once a day through Thurs- day at http://www.nfr- experience.com/promos/ NFRAnthem_2016/?chk=1. In order for the vote to count, voters must select Fletcher and a youth contes- tant as well as enter in an e-mail address and a code that will be displayed on the screen just below where the e-mail address is entered. Anthem FROMPAGE1 Nationally, and here lo- cally, these events are fo- cused on building trust and rapport between law enforcement and the com- munities they serve, Sand- ers said. Local law enforcement agencies have previously held their own meet and greet event last October and Sanders said he hopes this event will be as suc- cessful as the first. "We look forward to community members com- ing on Friday and to an- swering their questions or simply getting to know each other better," Sand- ers said. Cops FROM PAGE 1 "They're extremely friendly horses," Short said. "They're very sweet and love kids. Whether they've been broke to ride or not, they're very docile and quite easy to train." Her love affair with Gypsy horses began about 10 years ago when her best friend introduced her to the breed and now she and her daughter-in-law April Schneider run the show to- gether. "I had quarter horses and my best friend had Gypsies and I fell in love," Short said. "Now I have 13. They're a very addicting breed. It's like potato chips. You can't have just one." Short had her horse Showlee outside the Pauline Davis Pavilion where she let the public pet her and one little girl, Celeste Sevilla, 3, of Redding, got the chance to get on the horse. Showlee came from the United King- dom along with her baby that she was pregnant with when she arrived. Short was very happy with the event, which had 52 entrants as of Saturday afternoon with more ex- pected to show up for the evening ceremonies and classes on Sunday. "We're the largest Gypsy show on the West Coast," Short said. "Hopefully, it will get bigger and bigger each year." For more information visit http://www.festi- valofthegypsies.com or the Facebook page. Horses FROM PAGE 1 JULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Riders participate in one of many classes on Saturday at the Second Annual Festival of the Gypsies at the Tehama District Fairground. Entries were up from the last few years, Zim- merman said. Judges in- cluded Tehama County Supervisor Dennis Gar- ton, KRCR Chief Meterol- ogist Mike Kruger, Mike Quinn and Manton Mayor Tommy Hall. The committee made about 150-160 apple pies to sell both whole and by the slice, spending at least three full days getting ready for the event be- tween peeling the apples to baking them and all the steps in between. Proceeds from the event will go back into the com- munity in the form of scholarships, donations to schools for activities and classroom supplies and to local community groups doing outreach to the com- munity. The event raised about $6,000 in 2015 and the group was able to give out several scholarships, Zimmerman said. "Just look where we started with just one schol- arship," Zimmerman said. "Over the years we've given about $29,500 out. If the applicants qualify, we try to give everyone something." With it being the 25th year, Zimmerman said she was looking at old pictures the other day and how far the event has come over the years from its humble beginnings. "We never thought that far," Zimmerman said when asked if organizers thought the festival would last 25 years. "It's been fun." Apples FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS One of several fancy apple pie designs waiting to be judged on Saturday at the 25th annual Manton Apple Festival. HEATHER HOELSCHER — DAILY NEWS A Tehama Rural Area Express, or TRAX, bus collided with a gray Honda around 4:20 p.m. Monday on the corner of Breckenridge Street and Main Street. The bus was traveling south on Main Street and the vehicle was stopped at the stop sign on Breckenridge Street when the incident occurred. An ambulance transported at least one person to the hospital from the scene. COLLISION At l ea st o ne i nj ur ed i n crash involving TRAX bus By Scott Smith TheAssociatedPress FRESNO A native Califor- nia frog once on the brink of extinction is making an encouraging comeback in Yosemite National Park, raising hopes for amphib- ians like it worldwide that are dying off at an alarm- ing rate, researchers said Monday. The Sierra Nevada yel- low-legged frog — little more than 3 inches long and known for the color- ing under its hind legs — was once the most abun- dant amphibian in the mountain range. They were so numer- ous that they bounded by the dozens into lakes and streams with each step of an approaching person, said lead researcher Ro- land Knapp of the Univer- sity of California Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory. Their numbers began to plummet roughly a century ago as they were gobbled up by non-native trout stocked for fishing. Disease later struck, re- moving them from 90 per- cent of their native habi- tat in the Sierra, scien- tists say. Efforts to save the frog from extinction have led to a sevenfold increase in their numbers in Yosem- ite in the last 20 years, said Knapp, who charted the frog's rebound in a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci- ences. "It's got a long way to go to get to where it was," he said. "It's certainly an im- portant milestone." Park officials stopped stocking non-native fish in some Yosemite lakes, help- ing the comeback, and it appears that the frog has developed a resistance to the disease deadly to am- phibians, called the chy- trid fungus. The disease has led to the extinction of more than 200 species of am- phibians around the world in the last 30 years, Knapp said. The frog's ability to de- velop a resistance, com- bined with better man- agement practices, could reverse the decline of am- phibians elsewhere, re- searchers say. The rebound of the yel- low-legged frog is limited to Yosemite, which makes up 13 percent of its histor- ical habitat in the Sierra. Researchers say that else- where in the range, the frog remains scarce. It is still protected as a federally endangered spe- cies, and state wildlife offi- cials consider it threatened in California. Yosemite National Park called the rebound a rare success story in the world of endangered species, and one that made them hope- ful the yellow-legged frog would eventually come off the endangered list. "A lot of people think that species linger on this list in perpetuity and we very rarely see species coming off the list," said Rob Grasso, the park's aquatic ecologist. "This shows it can be done, and even such an imperiled species as the Si- erra Nevada yellow-legged frog can recover when the odds are highly stacked against it," Grasso said. "One day, it could be off the list. This gives us tre- mendous hope." WILDLIFE Scientists: Endangered frog rebounding in Yosemite park By Michael R. Blood The Associated Press OCEANSIDE Republi- can Rep. Darrell Issa, the wealthiest member of Con- gress with a fortune esti- mated at more than $250 million, didn't spend a penny on television ads or yard signs as he cruised to victory in recent elections. Not this time. The eight-term lawmaker and chief antagonist of Pres- ident Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton faces a tougher-than-ex- pected challenge from Ma- rine-turned-lawyer Doug Applegate. Changing de- mographics in this Califor- nia coastal district and Don- ald Trump's presence at the top of the GOP ticket pose a tricky calculus for Republi- cans in a state that has be- come a Democratic fortress. Latinos outnumber the white population, while Democrats control the gov- ernorship, rule with hefty margins in the state Leg- islature and are assured of holding the U.S. Senate seat in an unusual Democrat vs. Democrat matchup thanks to the state's top-two pri- mary. It's not former Gov. Ron- ald Reagan's California — or even Pete Wilson's. A decade ago, Republi- cans held a 20-point reg- istration advantage over Democrats in the 49th Con- gressional District, which includes wealthy seaside enclaves north of San Diego but also densely packed, di- verse suburban communi- ties. That double-digit mar- gin has dwindled to single digits, while the number of independents has soared by 60 percent over that time. The extent of the danger Issa faces on Nov. 8 is open to debate, but the risk can be seen in voters like Nancy Henley. The 60-year-old executive saleswoman has the kind of voter profile coveted by Issa and Applegate. She's a regis- tered independent who lives in Oceanside, a political bat- tleground on the edge of Camp Pendleton, the vast Marine Corps base. Applegate, in his first run for office, is a mystery to her. But a mention of Trump's name brings a grimace and a cascade of pejoratives: Ar- rogant. Narcissistic. Egoma- niac. If Issa is with Trump, Henley says, "count him out for me." Issa, the former chair- man of the House Over- sight and Government Re- form Committee, talks con- fidently about the outcome of his race, but he's cam- paigning with an urgency that speaks to a competi- tive contest. The Republican has a sig- nificant fundraising advan- tage — $3.8 million com- pared to $135,000 for Ap- plegate, according to the fundraising reports through June30.Issahasspentabout $760,000 while Applegate about $50,000, with a re- cent TV ad that attempts to link Issa with Trump jointly funded by his campaign and the Democratic Congressio- nal Campaign Committee. Issa is running TV ads, too, warning that Apple- gate will raise taxes. He's put up a website depicting the Democrat as a radical who would snatch weapons from gun owners. And this time, Issa has yard signs. Even with the potential for a big Democratic turn- out in November, typical in presidential years in Cali- fornia, Issa says he will win. "Just by less." While Applegate is try- ing to pair the congressman and Trump, Issa is betting that voters care more about his work in Congress than a presidential endorsement. "I'm going to be judged on whether I've done good service for my constituents, represented them honestly and fairly, and whether my judgment is trusted after so many terms of doing it," says Issa, who backs Trump and compares him to Rea- gan. The race between the car- alarm magnate and the sol- dier-litigator has become a closely watched battle in Congress, after Applegate came within a handful of points of topping the vet- eran congressman in the June primary. Democrats face an up- hill climb to seizing control of the House majority, but California offers an oppor- tunity to net a few seats. Freshman Republican Steve Knight, who has not said whether he will vote for Trump, is locked in a close race with Democrat Bryan Caforio, a trial attorney, in the 25th Congressional Dis- trict north of Los Angeles. In the state's interior farm belt, Republican Rep. David Valadao has said he won't vote for Trump and faces Democrat Emilio Huerta, a Bakersfield attor- ney and son of labor icon Dolores Huerta. The race is competitive in two Democratic-held seats, including Sacramen- to's 7th district, where Dem- ocrat Ami Bera is trying to weather a fundraising scan- dal involving his father. While Trump's presence on the ticket could energize Latino voters, who tend to vote Democratic, it's not clear they will punish Issa for his endorsement. Re- publican registration in the district is about 40 percent, meaning Issa must also at- tract independent and Dem- ocratic votes, as he has in the past. "Savvy candidates can create the kind of separa- tion they need," said San Diego-based consultant Ja- son Roe. To Applegate, Issa is ripe for defeat because he is com- plicit in the stalemate that has gripped Washington for years. Democrats are run- ning an ad comparing the congressman to Trump. "Washington is a mess and Darrell Issa isn't part of the problem, he is the prob- lem," Applegate says. "He's afraid that the curtain is coming down on him." ELECTION Tough race forces wealthiest congressman to spend R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A