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THURSDAY OCTOBER 11, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 2A Breaking news at: Calico Faire set Saturday Community RED BLUFF Week 7 Previews SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 78/48 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 Candidates forum Corning denies squatter water By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer deny city water service to a woman who is trying to claim a Colusa Street residence as her own using adverse possession. CORNING — The City Council voted Tuesday to vices, however, with so many foreclosures and conflicts between owners and tenants, the city has begun requir- ing owner authorization to occupy from new utility cus- tomers, said City Manager and Public Works Director John Brewer. Corning resident Sara Beck applied for water ser- According to Beck's letter to the council, received Sept. 27 by the city, she has been occupying the house for four months in an attempt to use AB 1684 on adverse possession to gain legal possession of the house. ney Jody Burgess said. "She is wrong." Adverse possession is a state law that allows some- "Let me be as blunt as I can," Assistant City Attor- See WATER, page 7A LosMo library advocates regroup Daily News photo by Rich Greene Red Bluff City Council candidates Lisha Goings, Clay Parker and Robert Sheppard, Jr. took part in a candidates night forum hosted by the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night at the Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall. By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Three hopefuls vying for two spots on the Red Bluff City Council fielded questions Tuesday night at a candi- dates forum hosted by the Red Bluff Tehama- County Chamber of Commerce. The event, moderated by Daily News Publish- er Greg Stevens, was held at the Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall and featured pre- screened questions sub- mitted by the audience. The retirement of Mayor Forrest Flynn move the city forward and would use her background as a business owner and with the Better Business Bureau as well as the insights she took from time living in Hawaii. Goings said she was running to and stressed the importance he would place on adequately funding and staffing the city's public safety depart- ments. ELECTION November 6 and Councilman Bob Carrel has left a field void of incumbents. Three challengers are business- woman Lisha Goings, former Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker and car- penter Robert Sheppard, Jr. She stressed her abili- ty to market over a lack of experience and specif- ic knowledge of the city's budgetary issues. "I know I am a power- ful and strong person," she said. "I know I can have success in my mind and I am able to make mountains move." Parker said he had the years running the Tehama County Sheriff's Department. experience to serve on the council from his 12 He said he has made numerous local, state and federal contacts over the years and would use those connec- tions to pursue funding for the city Lots of plumbers, but no Joes Candidates more careful when names this year By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH Digital First Media Vegas told President Barack Obama that some students in her class have to sit on the floor. A woman in New Hampshire told Repub- lican challenger Mitt Romney that she could- n't afford health insur- ance. It's a classic moment in a national debate: the everyday person who is a perfect example of the policy the candidate is discussing. A teacher in Las But one thing was missing last week at the first presidential debate in Denver: names. In fact, neither candidate gave any specific identi- fying information that could be used to track down the people behind their anecdotes. expect the trend to con- tinue at Thursday's debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican nominee Paul Ryan. The combi- nation of amateur politi- cal sleuths on social media sites such as Twitter and 24-hour cable news channels with an endless appetite for trivia has made nam- ing names simply too risky. Campaign analysts Sheppard said he serves on a num- ber of community boards as well as in the US Army Reserves. He said he was able to see both sides of the issue and wanted to see change to help promote growth within the city. nity volunteers in atten- dance for two meetings, sponsored by the Los Moli- nos Women's Club, held in September to update resi- dents on the progress of cit- izens' efforts to keep the Los Molinos branch of the Tehama County Library open. There were 18 commu- in serving as advocates not only for the preservation of their community's library, but for the growth of its resources as well as literacy and reading programs. From the two meetings, Sheppard said he didn't want to see children suffer by losing programs and stressed the importance he would place on the Parks and Recreation Department. Most pressing problem The candidates were asked what the city of Red Bluff's most pressing problem is. sors extended services at this branch in both the 2011 and 2012 budget years. Attendees had the opportunity to address the possibility of forming a Los Molinos Friends of the Library 501(c)(3) non- profit organization in order to provide active, ongoing support for the town's library at the local level, thus helping to ensure the library's survival. The Board of Supervi- • Goings said the city's most press- ing problem was businesses failing. She said the city has to make better use of marketing and its amenities to attract customers as well as address its See FORUM, page 7A in the Women's Club meet- ing room at the Los Moli- nos Veterans' Memorial Hall at 7890 Sherwood Blvd. The meetings were held Both meetings adjourned with volunteers expressing a strong interest several local residents vol- unteered to form a steering committee to begin the task of obtaining and filing the appropriate paperwork with the state for a Los Molinos Friends of the Library 501(c)(3) and to write the necessary By- laws. In addition to the deci- sion to formally proceed with the formation of a non-profit organization, attendees focused on the Los Molinos library's con- tinuing need for trained volunteers, future fundrais- ing , more public aware- ness and usage of the library and ways to better meet these needs. The first meeting of the Steering Committee has been scheduled for Octo- ber. For more information call Sue Gallagher at 384- 2945. Firefighters to kick off their boots By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama-Glenn Unit of CalFire will be hit- ting the streets this week- end for a good cause — the annual Muscular Dystro- phy Association "Fill The Boot" Boot Drive. Members of the depart- ment will be out from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of South Main Street and Luther Road, event organizer Capt. Andrew Emerick said. "I don't think either of these candidates wants to have their own Joe the Plumber," said Eric Ostermeier, a polit- ical science professor at the University of Min- nesota who writes the Smart Politics blog. Joe the Plumber, whose real name is Samuel Wurzelbacher, became famous in the 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See JOES, page 7A "Four years ago, Cal- Fire started getting involved with MDA's Fill The Boot drive," Emerick said. "What I want people to know is that all funds raised go directly to chil- dren stricken with the dis- ease to allow them to attend events such as sum- mer camps. We hope the community will come out and show their support for a great cause." to make it out Saturday can still get involved, Emerick said. Those who are unable Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Donations, with checks made payable to MDA, can be dropped off at the Red Bluff Headquarters, located at 604 Antelope Blvd. Firefighters from the Tehama-Glenn Unit of CalFire invite the public to the annual "Fill the Boot" Boot Drive to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association from 8-4 Saturday. Pictured back row, from left: Firefighter Chris Niel, Engineer Zeb Reynolds, Firefighter Kyle McWhorter, Capt. Andrew Emerick. Front row: Capt. Monty Smith and Firefighter Tyler Sweets.