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It's March, and you know what that means — Munch Madness with bracket-style matchups of local eateries — and this time we take on the most important meal of the day. The initial 16 chal- lengers are the top vote- getters in Best of Tehama County balloting for 2010. Here's how the first eight matched up. Tradition and customization It was the national powerhouse Denny's tak- ing on the young upstart E.J.'s Place in this first round breakfast brawl. The Antelope Boule- vard Denny's offers a rare combination in this day and age — a mixture of tradition yet customiza- tion. While the Grand Slam breakfast has become a pop culture staple, Denny's now offers diners a choice of what four items they want to start their morning with. Still, I stuck with the classic — two eggs, two bacon strips, two sausage links and a pair of golden pancakes. I wasn't disap- pointed and was surpris- ingly full — pancakes can do that. Tucked in the corner at the Main Street and Dia- mond Avenue shopping center, E.J.'s has been earning a steady reputa- tion since it opened in 2009. For breakfast E.J.'s offer a handful of options for around $4 each. I went with the egg sandwich. You choose the cheese, meat and choice of bagel or English muffin and E.J.'s hands you a great hand held way to start the day. The sandwich had a homemade taste to it that's difficult to find in a more commercialized establishment. But the deciding factor has to come back to the individualization Denny's can offer a breakfast goer. With breakfast served anytime, Denny's offers the chance to enjoy the day's most important meal to everyone from a nine-to-fiver to a mid- night zombie. Meat lover's paradise If you love meat, you'll get plenty of it on the Perko's breakfast menu. From the platter-sized ham steak to the Ranch- er's Breakfast with a 12 oz. steak, meat is featured in nearly every item offered for breakfast and most are accompanied by biscuits and gravy. Weather forecast 8A Partly cloudy 58/39 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ WEEKEND MARCH 13-14, 2010 Munch Madness Kings Blazers Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 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 See Below SPORTS 1B Breakfast Bracket 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Monday, March 15 Rolling Hills Casino, Corning 8am to noon (breakfast provided) $25 per person/ registration required Visit www.jobtrainingcenter.org or call 529-7000. Seeds of Opportunity III: Branding for a New Decade Tehama County's Economic Forecast Event PROPERTY MANAGEMENT NOTICES/EVICTIONS PROCESS SERVING Business Connections Located in the Pine Street Plaza 332 Pine Street, Red Bluff 527-6229 Since 1979 Dave Hencratt for Sheriff/Coroner ★ Tri Tip Dinner $ 15 00 Paid for by the committee to elect Dave Hencratt for Sheriff/Coroner March 13th, 2010, 6pm Corning Veterans Memorial Hall Auction Music by: Chad Bushnell Tickets available at the door or call 824-3700 or 526-5675 Paid Political Advertisement Appeal to delay Supercenter By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The wait for a Wal- mart Supercenter in Red Bluff will continue. An appeal of the Tehama County Superior Court's dismissal of chal- lenges to the Super- center's Environmental Impact Report has been filed in the third district Court of Appeal in Sacra- mento. The appeal not only delays the entire project but stalls the final approval of the noise fac- tor in the EIR, the last issue that needed to be resolved before the pro- ject could go forward. The city has been waiting for a decision from Judge John Gar- aventa on an addendum that was submitted in January. A court hearing had been set for later this month, but the local judge will no longer be able to hear the case while the appeal is pend- ing. It can take 12 to 18 months for the appellate court to make a ruling, but the city will do what it can to expedite the appeal process, City Attorney Richard Crab- tree said. The appeal was filed by attorney William Kop- per on behalf of the Citi- zens for a Healthy Com- munity and Red Bluff Citizens for Sensible Planning groups, the same groups that have filed all the previous law- suits against the expan- sion. Group member Wilkie Talbert has said the group is not paying for Kop- per's services, but rather the United Food and Commercial Workers Union is footing the bill. Mayor Jeff Moyer said he is concerned about out-of-town interests using the legal system to delay the project. The city could benefit from the much needed jobs and revenue the expan- sion would bring. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Shari's Tremont Denny's Cozy Diner Munch Madness Breakfast Bracket 5 Breakfast Bracket - Start the day right Corned beef hash, eggs and biscuits and gravy at Perko's — St. Patrick's Day must. Vista band plays Chico State By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer CHICO — Vista Middle School's concert band members got a chance to show off their talent at a music fes- tival that featured bands from several North State schools. The 50 band members performed at California State University, Chico during the Region III Instrumental Ensemble Festival. The annual event drew 21 bands at the junior high and high school level, but no ranking or awards were given. "It's really a competition between yourself to see how good you are and where you can improve," music teacher Ryan Heimlich said. The band performed three pieces it has been practicing since the begin- ning of the year. After the performance one of the two judges gave the band suggestions and worked with the group. The judge's advice for Vista was that members of the band listen to each other and pay attention to what others are doing so they can transmit a more cohesive piece. The band moved on to perform another piece in the sight reading competition — a piece band mem- bers were seeing for the first time. The students have worked hard on the performance, sometimes spend- ing two hours after school in practice, and he is proud of them, Heimlich said. "We're playing harder pieces than we have before, and there has been a huge improvement, which means we're going in the right direction," he said. Red Bluff Union High School also participated in the music festival per- forming in the larger concert hall. The competition was hosted by the California Music Educators Associa- tion North Section and Williams High School. Round 2 March 20 Daily News photo by Tang Lor The Vista Middle School concert band performs Friday during the Region III Instrumental Ensemble Festival at California State University, Chico. Courtesy photo by Shaun Leddy Shaun Leddy took this picture of a funnel cloud near Rawson Road and Riverside in Red Bluff late Friday afternoon. He said the cloud stayed about 4-6 feet off the ground. Funnel cloud over RB Summary An appeal to a judge's ruling is expected to delay construction of the Walmart Supercenter as much as 18 months. The move also prevents a county judge's ruling on noise issues. See MUNCH, page 7A