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TUESDAY AUGUST 28, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A Breaking news at: Vitality Kids Under Pressure RED BLUFF Season Opener SPORTS 10A Weather forecast 10B Sunny 93/59 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 Big turnout for cleanup Man arrested with gun outside bar According to a department press release, four offi- cers then jumped on top of Aaron Welch, who was believed to have been involved in a fight outside the Palomino Room as the bar was closing. A few minutes earlier an officer had noticed a fight between two men in front of the bar and attempted to break it up. Upon hearing an officer was arriving the two men fled back inside the bar. A 26-year-old Oakdale man's attempt to flee from the Red Bluff Police Department early Sunday morning didn't last long when he ran into a nearby light pole, knocking himself to the ground. One of the men, left his shoe behind on the sidewalk. Officers entered the bar to find the shoeless man and were told by a doorman one of the men might be armed with a gun. The other man was reported to have been shirtless. Officers located Welch, who was missing his shoe See GUN, page 9A Woman finds nude man on lawn after break-in attempt Daily News photo by Andre Byik Sarah Ramsey drags a tree limb from Sacramento River's bank at River Park on Saturday. Tehama Branding Project task force meetings drew about 300 who vol- unteered their Saturday morning and afternoon to apply a coat of pol- ish to Red Bluff's River Park and downtown area. Volunteers donning green T- shirts weeded the Sacramento River's bank along River Park, cut overgrown tree limbs and applied fresh coats of paint to the park's outbuildings. And crews along Main Street painted over graffiti, pulled weed and trash from gutters, replanted flowers in planters and painted trash cans. By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor A cleanup event spawned from Cleaner, Greener Red Bluff, the group that coordinated the event, set an original goal to clean up the riverbank, said Brandon Grissom, logistics coordinator and overseer of the River Park cleanup. And while paint was available for the park's outbuildings and graf- fiti, "we didn't think we'd have enough people," Grissom said, "The turnout has been overwhelm- ing." arrived to give a helping hand, Gris- som said he needed to find things for them to do. Volunteers received permission to clean up Mercy High School's brushy grounds, and the extra help allowed for a playground spruce up. As more and more people Threat prompts school lockdowns Shasta High School was put on lockdown after the administration office received a telephone call at 11:42 a.m. Monday from an unidentified individual that made mention of possible explosive devices on campus and an armed subject enroute to the school. Several nearby schools were also placed in lock- down. Redding Police Officers responded to Shasta High School and assisted the school administration in secur- ing the campus and searching the area. No suspicious devices or potential suspects were found on or around the campus. Officers remained on campus until the school and surrounding area was cleared. A California Highway Patrol helicopter assisted in checking the campus and See THREAT, page 9A Ponderosa Fire expected to be contained today have the 27,676-acre Pon- derosa Fire 100 percent contained sometime today although a fire weather watch was forecasted for winds and low relative humidity. The fire, which started with a lightning strike two miles east of Manton Aug. 18, destroyed 52 res- idences and 90 outbuild- ings. Work continued to Firefighters expect to repair damage caused by the fire. Two bridges on Rock Creek Road were identi- fied to have been destroyed. Firefighters are urging the public to use caution when using roadways around the fire area. Water is available at Manton School while work continues to repair the Boole Ditch water system. Residents were asked to minimize usage of the school's water system during the school hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Volunteer Sarah Ramsey, who paused after dragging a tree limb from the riverbank, said, "I came for community involvement and to make Red Bluff better for my son." In the volunteer ranks was most of Mercy's football team, which wore its game jerseys and cleared brush and trash from the school's rear and could be seem trimming trees and weeding River Park's south end. The team's first-year head coach, Charlie Ford, said the cleanup was "really good to show people still care." was lost. Something he said he thought See CLEANUP, page 9A Bluff resident thought she heard someone attempting to break into her Walton Drive resi- dence early Sunday morning and wound up finding a nude and drunk 27-year-old Corn- ing man unconscious in her front yard. The woman's daugh- An 80-year-old Red The daughter-in-law called back seven min- utes later to say they had arrived at their mother- in-law's to find a naked man in front of the resi- dence. times, but kept getting a busy signal. ter-in-law had called the Red Bluff Police Depart- ment shortly before 1 a.m., logs show. in-law had called to tell them she thought some- one was breaking into her residence, before the phone call disconnected. The daughter-in-law tried to call back several She said her mother- The man had also defecated on himself. The 80-year-old reported the man had tried to open the screen door twice and found his pants on the back porch. William Cecil Jackson II on scene and charged him with misdemeanor public intoxication. Bail was $500. The police arrested —Rich Greene Festival celebrates the Olive City By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor CORNING — The 23rd annual Corning Olive Festival brought with it a slew of vendors as hundreds gathered Sat- urday at Woodson City Park to celebrate the city's preferred fruit. The Olive Festival, which was kicked off last week by the crowning of 2012's Miss Corning, 16- year-old Caitlin Ochs, peaked Saturday at the park with live entertain- ment by Roy Dyer and the Bigguns, a healthy sam- pling of olives and olive oils from area companies, and activities, such as pony rides and a jumping castle, for the kids. The festival allows for a good family day and keeps kids entertained, said Jamerson Tanner, a 28 year old who lives in Corning. Tanner, who was Daily News photo by Andre Byik Roy Dyer and the Bigguns perform at the 23rd annual Corning Olive Festival at Woodson City Park on Saturday. watching his 3-year-old daughter ride a pony, said it was his second year attending the festival and that there are "always good people" to meet. Tanner, who admitted with a smile that he didn't care for olives, said he's the only one in his family that holds that position. Kathy Rogers, who owns the Corning Olive Oil Co. with her husband, Ray, and was working the company's booth at the festival said, "Olives is Corning." "Corning has always been known for their olives," said Rogers, 56, who added that her com- pany is a mom and pop that employs 11, and she likes it that way. There was some disap- pointment, however, in the size of the event com- pared to last year. Rogers said the festival seemed smaller, with fewer vendors, but she couldn't attribute the cause for certain. Those thoughts were echoed by Tanner. But Rogers did give high praise to Bell-Carter Foods, an olive producer which employs about 300 in Corning. "Without Bell-Carter," she said, "this town wouldn't be this town." At the Bell-Carter booth, Tammy Neyhard, quality assurance coordi- nator at the company, said the festival allows people to try the olives in town, which could lead to pur- chases at the grocery store. She added, however, that there did seem to be less interest this year, See OLIVE, page 9A Smog Inspection $ COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Pass or FREE retest (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) 2595 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 + cert.