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THURSDAY AUGUST 16, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A Breaking news at: Pastimes Brown to Play Open House RED BLUFF Melky Benched SPORTS 1B Sunny 105/69 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 Market mobbed Planning board's first meeting since November By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer "The Planning Commission Meeting is canceled due to the lack of agenda items." That's the memo that was sent out by the city of Red Bluff for nine months and 17 consecutive scheduled Planning Commission meetings. That is until this week, when a meeting was finally held Tuesday evening. was time for Planning Director Scot Timboe to wel- come them back. year," he joked. the Nov. 8, 2011 meeting. "I apologize for infringing upon your free time this First item on the agenda: Approve the minutes from See BOARD, page 7A percent contained Lassen fire 23 Daily News photo by Andre Byik A dancing flash mob choreographed by Dance Red Bluff Artistic Director Noel Julian-Anker sur- prised shoppers at the downtown Farmers Market around 6:30 p.m.Wednesday. Nearly 100 participants broke into a choreographed dance routine for the delight and bewilderment of shoppers. The flash mob was the work of Dance Red Bluff Artistic Director Noel Julian-Anker. Wednesday evening. person — it's like water," she said. The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, "My whole purpose is I think dance is for every single Red Bluff Union High School dance team, Tehama County Department of Education, SERRF and Valley Veterinary Clinic were just some of the groups that teamed up with Julian-Anker. By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The downtown Farmers Market got flash mobbed ject was seeing people who weren't used to dancing cut loose. Julian-Anker said one of her favorite aspects of the pro- The group held five secret rehearsals over the past month to get ready for the flash mob. Some dancers just signed on this week. Mill fire still at 1,000 acres, more crews at work MediaNews Group BUTTE MEADOWS — A wildfire that broke out Monday night near Butte Meadows is still at 1,000 acres this morning, according to a Cal Fire press release. Now called the Mill Fire, the former Lassen Fire, is just 10 percent contained. It started at about 6:46 p.m. Monday at creekside in Mill Creek Canyon, about 10 miles northwest of Butte Meadows. The fire started in steep was dropping water this morning until the condi- tions got too smoky. Other major blazes in the area and state are stretching firefighting resources thin. The cause is under investigation. Butte County officials He said a helicopter and rocky terrain a few miles upstream from Black Rock on Mill Creek. say they are "monitoring it closely due to its prox- imity to the county line." Ken Jordan, who staffs the Forest Service lookout on Colby Mountain, near Butte Meadows, said he watched the fire glowing all night. fire was "very active" Tuesday night because of down-canyon winds. It is burning on the southeast side of the creek, still in Tehama County, but has reached Lassen Trail. It has not crossed the road, spokesman Scott McLean said this morning. Crews and equipment declined over Tuesday, but are being boosted today with 258 firefighters, 19 engines, 10 fire crews, six dozers, and nine water tenders, McLean said. Cal Fire-Butte County Fire officials said the As smoky as the skies were on Monday, Jordan was the one who spotted the fire and called it in. "I was thinking a fire could start down below and I wouldn't see it. Right at that point, I saw brown smoke and realized it was a different fire." This morning Jordan said the fire "Is pretty good column of smoke coming up." first time in a while that he's seen the glow from three fires at night, men- tioning the Reading Fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park and the Chips Fire in the Feather River Canyon. Jordan was one of the Jordan said this is the 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 lookouts working during the 2008 fires that inun- dated the mountain drainages east of Chico. The flash mob started as "Dancing in the Streets" by Martha & the Vandellas interrupted a band's performance. Soon a young man met a woman in front of the stage and the pair began dancing. They were soon joined by members of the Red Bluff High School dance team and the action began to spread out into the crowd where planted dancers had sat blending into the crowd up until that point. Eventually the song ended and everything at the market went back to normal. Julian-Anker was coy over the subject of whether anoth- er flash mob would be hitting Red Bluff anytime soon. She said she didn't want anything to be predictable. "Unfortunately once you throw one kid a surprise party, there's a weird expectation there's going to be one for the other kids." The 23,958-acre Reading Fire was 23 per- cent contained as of Wednesday as firefight- ing efforts continued to focus on protecting structures and future growth of the fire. Cooler temperatures and higher humidity in the Lassen Volcanic National Park and Lassen National Forest allowed firefighters to engage in a more direct attack to keep the fire's perimeter smaller Firefighters reported their hard-hitting strate- gies were resulting in improved process. The fire is expected to continue spread north- west over West Prospect Peak and north over Bad- ger Mountain down the Hat Creek drainage. The eastern flank is spreading toward the Snag and Fantastic Lava Beds. The heel of the fire in the southeast is burning north of Grassy Swale. The Lassen National After the commissioners reintroduced each other, it Volcanic Park Highway remained closed from Manzanita Lake to Sum- mit Lake. Butte Lake, Crags, Lost Creek, Sum- mit Lake North and Sum- mit Lake South camp- grounds are also closed. The estimated cost to Miss Corning to kick off Olive Fest By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The 23rd annual Olive Festival is set to begin a week of festivities that kicks off with the Miss Corning contest tonight. The program, which begins at 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 1610 Solano St., kicks off a week of activities in Corning. Four Corning young ladies are competing for the title of Miss Corning, including Cristal Bobadil- la, 17; Monica Curiel, 16; Catlin Ochs, 16 and Alicia Profant, 16. Cristal, who is sponsored by Corning Ford, is the daughter of Jorge Bobadilla and Gloria Mendez. She is a student through the Red Bluff Independent Studies program. date of fighting the fire is $7.5 million. Bobadilla Monica, who is sponsored by La Plaza, Rancho Grande, Daisy's Ice Cream, Carniceria Mi Pueblo, Price's Pharmacy and Doree's One Cut Above, is the daughter of Rudy and Maria Curiel. She attends Corn- ing High School. mierWest Bank, Miracle Uphol- stery, Interland Business and Gifts, Valanne Cardenas and Peggy's Gift and Thrift, is the daughter of Daniel Ochs and Ginny Barrett. She attends Corning High School. Alicia, who is sponsored by Napa Auto Parts, is the daughter of Michael Profant and Michelle Varao. She attends Corning High School. Catlin, who is sponsored by Pre- Curiel The remaining events, held Aug. 20-25 start Monday with the begin- ning of the Missing Olive Contest, for which the winner receives $150, Corning Chamber of Commerce Manager Valanne Cardenas said. During the 2011 contest, it took about three days for the olive to be found, she said. Clues will be post- ed at the chamber's door at 1110 Solano St. The annual City Water Festival will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. Ochs 22, at Northside Park on Colusa and Sixth streets. The Olive Festival Mixer will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Bell Carter Break Room. Profant Festival Parade down Solano Street starting at 6 p.m. and includes the Farmers Market from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday kicks off with the Olive The "Corning Does It Bedder" bed races will be at 7 p.m. with the addition of a children's category — the kids exhibition races — Carde- nas said. The idea was brought up by a local youth pastor and if it does well See OLIVE, page 7A