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TUESDAY JULY 10, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A Breaking news at: Vitality DJ Creates Beer Workout RED BLUFF Girls Win SPORTS 1B Sunny, hot 106/71 Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS 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 Made in America clothing line By RICH GREENE Designer seeks backers for local DN Staff Writer A 28-year-old Red Bluff mother is turning to one of the Internet's fastest growing sites to help make her American dream a reality. Janine Hulseman, an indepen- dent fashion designer, wants to pro- duce her Vintage Class Clothing line with 100 percent American products. From the threads and but- tons to the boxes the clothes are shipped in, Hulseman wants every- thing to be Made in America. Hulseman says the price of American products isn't that much more than their overseas counter- parts, but the catch is you have to place larger orders to keep the costs down. Needing about $8,000 to launch her line, Hulseman listed her pro- ject on the website kickstarter.com, fittingly enough on the Fourth of July. School bus driver gets jail time in DUI incident By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer A Corning woman who pled no contest to four counts of child abuse after she reportedly drove a school bus under the influence of methamphetamine was sentenced to three years of probation and 180 days in Tehama County Jail Monday by Superior Court Judge Jonathan Skillman. Laura Lynn East had been charged with 17 felony counts of child endangerment and misdemeanors of dri- See DRIVER, page 7A Mill Fire blankets area with smoke Special to the DN The Mill Fire, started on July 7, in the Mendoci- no National Forest is 10 percent contained and the cause is under investiga- tion. Kickstarter is a website for inde- pendent filmmakers, musicians, artists and designers to raise funds for their projects by allowing cre- ators to set a funding goal and dead- line. If a project succeeds in reach- ing its funding goal, all backers' credit cards are charged when the time expires. If the project falls short no one is charged. Hulseman said her boyfriend recently introduced her to the site that was named by Time Magazine as one of its top inventions of the year in 2010 and top websites in 2011. Hulseman said she turned to the site because she didn't like the idea of racking up debt on credit cards and loans. charity, but one that finds backers for projects they would like to see happen. Everyone who donates to Vin- tage Class Clothing during the next 30 days will receive something The site, Hulseman said, is not a The fire, which has about 360 personnel assigned to it, has grown significantly in the past few days despite firefight- ing efforts. Fire growth has been driven by unsea- sonably high tempera- tures, low relative humidi- ty and erratic and gusting winds unique to this area. Firefighters continue to Courtesy photo by Katie Cockrell Janine Hulseman a 28-year-old independent fashion designer from Red Bluff, poses in a boat neck jersey top and full circle skirt in black and white plaid along with her 3-year- old daughter Alanna in a mini meadow tie-dyed dress. back. With the minimum $1 pledge a backer would receive mention on the company's supporters page. A $20 pledge receives a tote bag and signed photo from the Fall line photo shoot. There are pledge Judge clears Calif. gov's tax for top billing SACRAMENTO (AP) — A judge on Monday cleared Gov. Brown's tax initiative for top billing on the Novem- ber ballot by rejecting a challenge from a compet- ing tax campaign. The decision drew a new appeal from anti-tax advocates. Jerry turned in signatures earli- er than Brown's cam- paign. Kenny ruled that elections officials in Los Angeles County did not act improperly in certify- ing both measures at the same time. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny denied a request from the Our Children, Our Future campaign to stop the sec- retary of state from plac- ing the Democratic gover- nor's tax measure atop the ballot. Brown called the law- suit ''totally frivolous'' and said he hopes taxpay- ers will choose to fund schools and universities through his measure. ''It's old-style politics where you try to take $800-an-hour lawyers and try to bully people who are trying to do their jobs at the local and county levels,'' the governor said. Attorneys for the Our Children, Our Future campaign argued that their initiative should have gotten the first spot because proponents had spokesman Nathan Bal- lard said in a statement. ''No matter where we end up on the ballot, the fact remains that our measure will reboot California's public schools by sending $10 billion a year into a separate trust fund for education that can't be touched by the governor or the Legislature.'' The ruling did draw an immediate appeal from the Howard Jarvis Tax- payers Association, an anti-tax group. Our Children, Our Future, funded by wealthy Los Angeles civil rights attorney Molly Munger, decided not to appeal the ruling. ''We're moving on,'' amounts and awards in between with shirts and coats offered all the way up to a $400 pledge that receives a custom fitted suit. Already 11 backers, including eight that Hulseman didn't know See MADE, page 7A see significant fire activity on the firelines and a clo- sure order is in effect for the Mendocino National Forest for all roads, trails and recreational facilities within the Grindstone Ranger District. "This area is a very popular area for visitors to the forest, including off- highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts and those looking forward to the upcoming archery season. "Public and firefighter safety is our highest prior- ity," said Forest Supervi- sor Sherry Tune. "The Mendocino is a wonderful place to recreate and there are many other sites where visitors can enjoy the for- est safely while we are fighting the Mill Fire." Evacuations are in effect for the communities of Fouts Springs, Bonnie View and Board Camp Springs and campgrounds within the Upper Letts Lake area. Portions of the community of Stonyford are under voluntary evacu- ation. The Lake View Loop Road to the Goat Moun- tain Road is under volun- tary evacuation. The Fouts Springs Road (Road M10) is closed at Stonyford. The Goat Mountain Road is closed at Stony- ford- Lodoga Road. An advisory has been issued to residents west of Stony- ford-Lodoga Road between Stonyford and Goat Mountain Road to be prepared for a possible evacuation. First city manager passes away at 91 By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Red Bluff's first City Manager and World War II Purple Heart recipient Herbert Nelson died Monday at the age of 93 at Lassen House in Red Bluff. Jon Coupal, president of the association, claimed Democrats skirt- ed an approval process that would have required at least some Republican votes to win top position- ing for the governor's bal- lot measure. Coupal said the Our Children, Our Future campaign focused on pro- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See TAX, page 7A Bluff from Carlsbad, where his wife Patricia's father was the city man- ager, to take the position in Red Bluff. He served the city from 1956 to 1981, his daughter Susan Utecht said. Nelson was a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Second Division, Sixth Regi- ment, Second Bn C Company, who served during World War II. During his service, Nelson was injured dur- ing the Battle of Saipan, for which he was recog- nized, receiving a medal and certificate from the Governor of Saipan pre- sented by members of the Redding Marine Corps recruitment office in a small ceremony in December 2011 at the Lassen House. Nelson, who suffered from Alzheimers, had no trouble remembering well the Marine Corps uniform, instantly trying to stand with help from his family at the cere- mony. Nelson moved to Red "The Battle of years in the hospital recovering after a Windtalker picked him up and got him help, he said. While laying in a hospital bed, Nelson was facing a long corri- dor when he saw "more gold than I could imag- ine coming down the hall and they were push- ing someone," Brody said. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff's first City Manager, Herbert Nelson, with his wife Patricia at a December ceremony at Lassen House. He died Monday. Saipan, where Herb was wounded, was so intense it took two weeks to get him off the island," nephew Donald Brody said. "It was an almost fatal wound and it took the ship another week to get out of the harbor so it could to take him to Pearl Harbor to be treated." 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