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THURSDAY APRIL 15, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Photo contest announced Pastimes See Page 4A RED BLUFF Passing the Bucs SPORTS 1B Partly cloudy 69/45 Weather forecast 8B By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer As Red Bluff gears up for its money maker, the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo, local medical marijuana advocates hope to cre- ate another. Plugging the boat hole Medical marijuana user and patient advocate Donna Will is 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 Hemp festival courting Tehama County planning the three-day World Hemp Expo Extravaganja 2010 for Memorial Day weekend on Riverside Avenue, just south of Red Bluff at Red Bank Creek. Will said she hopes the event will both ease local tensions over in medical marijuana use and bring in tourist dollars lost from the cancellation of the Red Bluff Nitro Nationals Boat Drag Race. “Last year, when I came home in the middle of June, there was an article in the paper and it said Red Bluff lost over $500,000 this weekend,” Will said. “It was dev- astating to our community to lose that much money over Nitro Nationals, and this is my way of giving back to the community.” The races depended on Lake Red Bluff, created when the gates at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam are lowered during irrigation sea- son. The window for Lake Red Bluff decreased several times since a federal judge determined the dam affects migrating fish. The last race was held in 2008. Will has repeatedly explained her idea for the hemp festival to the Tehama County Board of Supervisors, in some cases at the same meetings at which supervi- sors voted to impose restrictions on medical marijuana growth or to ban storefront-style collectives. Supervisors, faced with lower property tax revenue and funds borrowed by the state, have announced the need for tourism dollars, but have not publicly encouraged Will. Instead, they See HEMP, page 7A Fightin’ words City OKs mayor’s studio apartment By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Mayor Jeff Moyer can continue to live in his apartment in the commercial district, the city’s Technical Advisory Committee decided. The committee, which is made up of the city’s depart- ment directors, decided that Moyer living in the apartment does not present any adverse impact, as the space has been used as a residence before. “TAC has made a finding that the current use is consis- tent with the prior established use and has not been See STUDIO, page 7A Corning faces $1M in budget cuts By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Allan Anderson, 3, of Red Bluff, visits with Barrel Man Ash “Crash” Cooper and Bull Fighters Eric Layton and Tim O’Connor. Round-Up bull fighters meet with fans of all ages By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Barrel Man Ash “Crash” Cooper and Bull Fighters Eric Layton and Tim O’Connor, who will be at the Red Bluff Round-Up, were on-hand at Cornerstone Community Bank Wednesday to sign autographs and take photos with everyone who came in out of the stormy weather. According to his mother, 3-year-old Allan Anderson of Red Bluff spent all week waiting for Wednesday’s opportunity to meet and hang out with bull fighters and Round-Up Mixer kicks off rodeo weekend tonight a barrel man. For 5-year-old Trinity Kimball of Los Molinos, the event was such a big deal that her father took off work early so she could come. Bill Hill of Red Bluff said he came out to visit with the men and get an autograph for his niece, Kali. Layton, of Red Bluff, moved to Tehama County 6 years ago after meeting John Growney at a college rodeo and being offered a job. Originally a bull rider, Layton said he made a business decision to change to bull fighting. “I found I was better at fighting the bull than I was at riding it,” Layton said. See WORDS, page 7A CORNING — The City Council Chambers Tuesday were almost overflowing with people coming from as far as Orland for lengthy budget discussions regarding the $1 million in proposed budget cuts. Cutting positions to half-time to save jobs and talks of cutting the recreation supervisor and fire dispatchers were among the most hotly debated items of the night. “We have no choice,” said City Manager Steve Kim- brough. “If we want to balance the budget we have to cut recreation and fire dispatch or two police officers.” Kimbrough gave a presentation on the staff’s pro- posed budget cuts with Police Chief Tony Cardenas and Fire Chief Martin Spannaus weighing in on the cuts to their departments. “I don’t like the plan, but I think it’s one thing we have to look into,” said Mayor Gary Strack. The evening began with the news that Kimbrough, Cardenas and Planning Director John Stoufer were offering to go to part-time positions under a contract, which meant no benefits, Kimbrough said. The savings would be about $93,000 for the City Manager, $97,500 for the Police Chief and $65,000 for Planning Director. Another year of furloughs, equal to a 10 percent cut in base pay across the board, has been proposed and negotiations are under way, which would save $284,800, Kimbrough said. See CUTS, page 7A Cowboy Girls to perform Special to the DN Riata Ranch Interna- tional and the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls have carried the cowboy name and spir- it all across the United States, throughout 17 dif- ferent countries-covering 4 continents. Courtesy photo Pictured, from left, Mixer Committee members Andy Cox, Arlo Stroing, Paul Reynolds, Steve McCarthy and Chris Marenco. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer If you’re looking for a good time this evening, the place to be is Reynold’s Ranch and Farm Supply, 501 Madison St., for the annual Red Bluff Round- Up Mixer. “It’s an annual event and we look forward to every- one showing up and enjoy- ing themselves as usual,” said Chris Marenco, Tehama County Cattlemen president and Mixer Com- mittee member. An $8 cover charge gets you a badge, which gives participants dinner and admission to the dance with See MIXER, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power Starting Friday, the group will entertain crowds at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground during the Red Bluff Round-Up. The group’s appear- ances are varied, including three times at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, to all three Equi- tana Shows; USA, Aus- tralia and Germany. The Riata Girls have per- formed for the Volvo World Cup Grand Prix Jumping Finals in Nor- way, the World Cup Dres- sage Finals in Los Angeles and the Olympic Jumping Trials in Del Mar Califor- nia. Recently the Riata team was the featured act at the "Spirit of the Horse" in Perth, Australia. Each girl is a product of the training provided by the Riata Ranch Youth Horsemanship Clinics and the philosophy and way of Courtesy photo Riata Ranch International and the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls will entertain during the Red Bluff Round Up. life exemplified in the daily routines at Riata Ranch. Students chosen for the teams go through an extensive program that focuses on combining physical skills that pro- mote positive life skills. Riata Ranch provides a basic and thorough equine education while building a solid foundation of horse- manship and leadership. See GIRLS, page 7A