Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/90684
TUESDAY OCTOBER 30, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A Breaking news at: Vitality Home Dialysis A Blessing RED BLUFF Double Coverage SPORTS 1B Partly Cloudy 78/50 Weather forecast 10B 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 Wind-win solution DA pot sting nets two arrests By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Two Shasta County men were arrested for drugs about 11 a.m. Monday at a Red Bluff restau- rant in an undercover operation by a Tehama County District Attorney Investigator. Micah Nathaniel Schaefer, 26, and Frank Delmar Campbell, 55, both of Montgomery Creek, were booked into Tehama Coun- ty Jail on the charges of posses- sion for sale and transportation of marijuana. Bail was set at $40,000 each. The two men had arranged to bring 3.5 pounds of marijuana from Shasta County to sell it to the investigator, Investigator Milt Bruner said in a press release. A total of 1,716 grams or 3.8 pounds of marijuana bud was seized during the operation along with evidence of drug Campbell Schaefer See POT, page 9A Daily News photo by Rich Greene U.S. Rep Wally Herger joins with Walmart management in leading a company cheer Monday afternoon at a formal ribbon cutting for the new wind turbine at the Red Bluff Distribution Center. By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Walmart held a formal ribbon cutting Monday afternoon for its new 265-foot-tall wind turbine at its Red Bluff Distribution Center. The event was attended by com- sector solutions that are needed to get the economy back on track. He thanked Walmart, Foundation Windpower and PG&E for working together. pany executives and local political leaders including U.S. Rep. Wally Herger. The Congressman said the pro- ject will help strengthen America's energy security and is part of the all-of-the-above energy approach he has always supported during his tenure. Herger said the project was an example of the innovative private As part of a Power Purchase Agreement the wind turbine will be owned and operated by Foundation Windpower. Walmart will purchase the power produced over a 20-year agreement. The 1.0 Megawatt turbine has a blade diameter of 250 feet and is projected to produce around 2.2 million kilowatt hours annually. In July, Seminole Financial Ser- vices announced it had provided a $5.5 million construction loan for the project. Western Open Fiddle results The turbine will produce around 20 percent of the energy it takes to run the distribution center. Laura Wilkin, Walmart's divi- sional vice president for the Pacific Division Supply Chain, said the produced energy is equivalent to what would be needed to power 180 homes. power when the wind reaches roughly 5.6 mph. It turns off during excessive wind around 55 to 65 mph and is capable of rotating to face wind sources. Wilkin said the project not only showed Walmart's commitment to The turbine can begin to produce See WIND, page 9A Walnuts missing en route across country Tehama County inves- tigators believe a man with a distinctive Russian accent may be responsible for the theft of around $300,000 of walnuts des- tined for Miami and Texas. On Friday the Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment received a call from a freight brokerage firm in southern California reporting that a truckload of walnuts never arrived in Miami by its due date of Oct. 24. picked up in Los Molinos on Oct. 19 by a driver described as having a Russian accent and dri- ving a white semi tractor and trailer. The walnuts had been purchased by Seattle company F.C. Bloxom to be delivered to Florida. The 42,000 pounds of unprocessed walnuts, val- ued at $73,080, were While investigating the case, deputies learned a driver matching the same description and driving a similar truck had picked up 40,000 pounds of processed walnuts, valued at $225,000, in Los Moli- See WALNUTS, page 9A Bark for Life attendance swells over 2011 By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor Daily News photo by Andre Byik Darin Smith, 18, performs at the Western Open Fiddle Championships on Saturday at the Tehama District Fairground. The Western Open Fid- dle Championships were held Friday through Sun- day at the Tehama District Fairground. Following are the results of the competi- tion. Western Open Results, Oct. 26 Peewee (age 8 and under) 1. C. J. Neary, Bend OR CA OR 2. Cate Huiras, Chico 3. Luke Allison, Bend 4. Jillian Alldrin, Palo Cedro CA 5. Karley Tioran, Red- ding CA Youngest Fiddler 1. Annie Culbreath, Chico CA, age 4 year, is a spinoff of the annual Relay for Life event in May, and was designed to "celebrate, remember and fight back" against cancer, event chairwoman Twila Cordova said. Compared to last year, when rain poured on the event, Bark for Life saw a significant increase in turnout, she said. Cordova, who is a 14- year cancer survivor, said she got involved to do "everything I can on my part to get rid of cancer — find a cure for cancer." The event had dogs win registered for the Bark for Life relay event Saturday at Dog Island Park to ben- efit the American Cancer Society. The event, in its fifth About 25 dogs were Junior Junior (age 12 and under) 1. Celeste Pena, Palo Cedro CA 2. Macy Lynn Keller, Nampa ID 3. Sophie Pena, Palo Cedro CA 4. Amanda Culbreath, Chico CA 5. Bend OR Lauren Allison, under) 1. Francis McDo- nough, Bangor CA Junior (ages 17 and 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See FIDDLE, page 9A awards for best trick, biggest dog and best dressed. "The park here is also a disc golf park," Cordova said. "Some disc golfers were playing and they joined and donated money and participated in our lunch." Daily News photo by Andre Byik Rusty, who was brought by survivorship chair Jackie Frazier, pauses Saturday at the fifth Bark for Life event at Dog Island Park.The event, which registered 25 dogs, benefitted the American Cancer Society. Cordova said she hopes people, "Learned more about cancer. Not only in humans but in canines, because canines do get cancer. And that the Amer- ican Cancer Society is here to support them no matter what it is." they don't know where to turn or just need someone to talk to. "We're out here fighting for them so we can help them feel better — get bet- ter," Cordova said. Jackie Frazier, survivor- ship chairwoman for Red Bluff Relay for Life, said she lost her father to cancer when she was 10 years old. "I'm fighting so that my kids and grandkids never have to hear those three lit- tle words, 'You have can- cer,'" Frazier said. "And that's what motivates me to do what I do." She added that people can call the organization if Frazier said she had a dog, Buster, that died after getting cancer, and she wants to raise awareness for canines as well. Dogs play a crucial role for those stricken with can- cer, said Frazier, who brought her dog Rusty along to the event. "Companionship," she said. "It's all about the companionship. I think that it falls true for any animal when you have a patient that's sick. They are our four-legged coun- terparts and I don't think we can live without them." were registered at $10 each. The dogs at the event ——— Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111 or at sports@red- bluffdailynews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TehamaS- ports