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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A Breaking news at: Pastimes 25 Hours Of Thunderhill RED BLUFF Etzler Signs SPORTS 1B Sunny 67/43 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 Thomes floods Something rotten on Baker Road? By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Red Bluff city officials said they are fully aware of a peculiar odor that has been stinking up the area of Wal- bridge Street and Baker Road in the past year, but have had no luck in finding its source. The issue came up during public comment at Tues- day's City Council meeting. The daughter of residents in the area said her senior citizen parents are concerned about their health and the odor has been so foul at times it prevents them from uti- lizing their backyard. See BAKER, page 7A Nielsen falls short of 50%, runoff likely By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb A car lies stranded in the middle of Thomes Creek at the Hall Road crossing after a man tried to cross Wednesday morning. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A man was rescued Wednesday morning after becoming stranded in the middle of Thomes Creek in the Corning area. The man, who was the sole occu- pant of the vehicle, had tried to drive across Thomes Creek on Hall rescue was finished about 10 a.m. Wednesday. According to scanner traffic, the Road, causing his vehicle to become stranded in the swift water, said Tehama County Sheriff's Department Lt. Dave Greer. CalFire was able to make a res- cue using Vina helicopter 205 and the motorist was removed from harm's way, Greer said. The man was uninjured and was attempting to have his vehicle removed from the creek Wednes- day, he said. The Tehama County Public Downtown gears up for Christmas to cross, also is closed for the season. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Works Department faxed out a notice at 9 a.m. Wednesday announcing the closure of Hall Road at Thomes Creek for the season. Paskenta Road at Red Bank Creek, where a pickup became stranded in March while attempting Counties in the Cali- fornia Senate's 4th Dis- trict are likely to spend around $1 million to run a special election after it appears Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, failed to garner the major- ity of votes he needed to avoid a runoff. was to replace the posi- tion previously held by Doug LaMalfa, who ran for and won the U.S. Con- gressional 1st District seat. LaMalfa resigned from his senate post after announcing his congres- sional candidacy in a move he said would allow his successor's election to be consolidated with the general election and save The special election The California Elec- tions Department shows Nielsen having 49.7 per- cent of the vote. A major- ity of 50 percent-plus one vote is needed to avoid a Top 2 runoff. On Tuesday, Butte County Clerk-Record Candace Grubbs released 4th District vote totals for the 12 counties in the dis- trict. She said all the totals were final except for Nevada and Placer coun- ties, where the last votes were still being counted. If Nielsen doesn't counties and taxpayers millions of dollars. As of Wednesday that seemed unlikely. somehow get above 50 percent, a runoff against second place finisher Michael "Mickey" Har- See NIELSEN, page 7A Serious shoppers stalk stores By ASHLEY GEBB MediaNews Group kick off festivities in Downtown Red Bluff are set for Saturday. The first event begins at 2:30 p.m. Saturday with a special showing of How the Grinch Stole Christmas at the State Theatre, presented by The State Theatre For The Arts. The annual holiday At 5:30 p.m. in the heart of downtown will be the lighted Christmas Parade sponsored by the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce. Immediately following the parade, the State The- atre will host visits with Santa and children will be able to enter the Down- town Red Bluff Business Association's Christmas Bike Giveaway. tive 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 activities will be happening on the five Saturdays leading up to Christmas — Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22 — including free carriage rides, spe- cial Santa visits and small business sales. Visit the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association's Facebook page for more informa- tion on upcoming events or call Jessie Woods at 528-8000. These and other fes- CHICO — Armed with generators, a cof- fee maker and reading material, Black Friday shoppers are testing their urban camping skills this week to guar- antee they are first in line for premium door- buster deals. "That's the only way you are gonna get them," said Angel Her- rera, 34. "For us, this is just fun. It's the whole experience. If you haven't done it before, you have to try it." The Corning resident and her friends, Orland teens Kody Royce and John Becerra, showed up to Best Buy on Mon- day afternoon. They staked up a tent, filled it with plush blankets and connected a generator so they can play video games and watch movies. doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving until Sat- urday, which allows her to spend the actual holi- day in pursuit of a cheap PlayStation 3 and 40- inch Toshiba flatscreen TV at less than half price. Herrera's family "Last year I did it to get out of cooking," she said. "This year, I'm just doing it." A few hours after the first campers' arrival Monday, Chico resident Jim Banks, 62, showed MediaNews Group photo Pictured, from left, are Kody Royce 17, of Orland, John Becerra 17, of Orland and Angel Herrera of Corning camping out in front of Best Buy on E. 20th Street in Chico Wednesday. The campers were primarily in line for good deals on televisions. up in his RV. He too set up a tent and coffee maker and readied for the wait. This isn't his first time camping out for something special, he said, noting he did the same during Star Trek conventions in the '70s. While some people may see him as the spectacle, people watching is his campout highlight. "They are amusing, asking what are we protesting, are we sell- ing tents," the retiree said. Like others, Banks wants the 40-inch TV. With his family in Ari- zona, he wasn't going to celebrate Thanksgiving, and so a few friends are joining him in his pur- suit of Black Friday specials. "I tell them they have to put in some tent time or other people will be upset," he said. Royce, Becerra and See STALK, page 7A The Daily News office will be CLOSED Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22 & Friday, Nov. 23 Retail advertising deadlines EDITION DEADLINE Thur. 11/22: Tues. 11/ 20, 10am Fri. 11/23: Tues. 11/ 20, 3pm Sat. 11/24: Wed. 11/ 21, 10am Tues. 11/27 Wed. 11/21, 3pm DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY Classified deadlines: EDITION DEADLINE Thur. 11/22: Wed. 11/ 21, noon Fri. 11/23: Wed. 11/21, noon Sat. 11/24: Wed. 11/ 21, noon Tues. 11/27 SEE BELOW Friday, November 23 for placement of classified ads to start Tuesday, 11/27 dial 1-855-667-2255 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF