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WEEKEND DECEMBER 1-2 2012 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Set it and Forget it Country Life Page 4B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Rain likely 59/53 Weather forecast 10A TEHAMA COUNTY $1.00 T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Outages, closures to continue through weekend By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Tehama County has seen lots of rain with the National Weather Service listing about 1.64 inches in a 24-hour period as of early Friday morning on its website. Rainfall was measured at about 2.58 inches since Wednesday, according to the site and while blue skies were visible for a period Friday afternoon more rain is expected to hit over the weekend. A southeast wind between 18-22 mph and a high of 29 mph is expected to hit today (Saturday) with a 90 percent chance of rain and expectations of between a quarter and half-inch of rain expected. This evening between one and two inches of rain are expected to fall with rain and the south wind continuing through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Monday morning is expected to have some sun, but showers should return sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday, continuing into Wednesday and early Thursday. Impromptu drive-thru Rainfall has started a round of closures that began last week with the seasonal closure of Hall Road at Thomes Creek and Paskenta Road at Red Bank Creek. Early Friday morning, See OUTAGES, page 9A RB home sales rebound By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer A report on property tax revenue within the city of Red Bluff to be presented at Tuesday's City Council meeting has a bit of good and bad news. While taxable property values in the city of are estimated to drop about 4.5 percent in the current fiscal year, home sales have finally begun to rebound. The report by the city's consultant HDL Companies says preliminary taxable property values will decrease 4.5 percent in the 2012-13 fiscal year compared to the See HOME, page 9A Corning mayor challenges RB By JULIE ZEEB Daily News photo by Rich Greene Around 5 p.m. Friday a man drove a pickup truck through one side of Tobacco & More on Belle Mill Road and out the other. He entered the shopping plaza by going through the corner of the Armed Forces Career Center that houses the Navy offices. Red Bluff Police Sgt. Kevin Busekist said the driver is believed to have suffered a medical issue at the time of the collision. Drugs and alcohol were not believed to have been involved. No one was hurt during the incident, although the driver was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital to be evaluated after complaining of neck and back pains. DN Staff Writer CORNING — Mayor Gary Strack has put forth a challenge to the Red Bluff City Council: Help feed our seniors. At Tuesday's Corning City Council meeting, Strack announced to the audience that the local Senior Nutrition Program, headquartered in Red Bluff, but benefiting seniors throughout Tehama County, is running short on money. "I can do a week and I challenge the rest of the See MAYOR, page 9A Calif. storm brings Hometown Christmas rain or shine rain, flood warnings By JULIE ZEEB SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused flooding along some stretches. The weather also may be behind the death of a Pacific Gas & Electric worker in West Sacramento who was killed after his truck crashed into a traffic signal pole during the stormy weather. Flights were delayed at San Francisco's airport, and in the city's affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood, traffic was blocked for hours after a large tree crashed down, smashing a car and obstructing a busy street. A flash flood watch will remain in effect for most of the San Francisco Bay Area extending to the Santa Cruz Mountains throughout the weekend. A constant barrage of downpours could lead to standing water and overflowing drains, said Diana Hender- son, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Monterey. The North Bay was seemingly hit the hardest, as parts of Sonoma County received more than 7 inches of rain and areas in Napa County received nearly 6 inches, Henderson said. ''It's not a super storm by any measure, but this is pretty significant,'' Henderson said. ''We should see periods of moderate to heavy rains.'' With rain expected all weekend long, Tony Negro, a contractor from Penngrove, Calif., in Sonoma County, said he is worried about water flooding his workshop. ''I'm on my way to get some sand bags,'' he said. Thousands of people were without power in that area after an outage that also affected the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The suspension span of the bridge was briefly in the dark as traffic was backed up longer than usual because of rain and strong wind gusts. Also, a mudslide shut down a stretch of Highway 84 east of Fremont, the California Highway Patrol reported. There was no See STORM, page 9A DN Staff Writer Plans for Hometown Christmas, which is set for Saturday, are moving fullsteam ahead, rain or shine, including the addition of a train. In honor of the new addition, the theme for the day, which runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is Hometown Christmas Express. Train rides will be noon to 4 p.m. "We've not had it before (for Hometown Christmas), but I'm excited about the train," Corning Chamber of Commerce Manager Valanne Cardenas said. "I think it will be a lot of fun and it will hold more people than the six the carriages could hold. It will also go farther down all the way to Veterans Memorial Hall where a crafters event is being held." The train was first used at the Olive Festival parade held in August, she said. While rain is expected to hit the Northstate hard this weekend, the chamber does not plan to cancel the events, but has made a few changes to accommodate the weather. "We're going to go ahead with the event and hope that it lets up for us, especially for the parade," Cardenas said. Childrens games have been moved indoors just in DN file photo Santa hitches a ride with Corning Fire for the 2011 Hometown Christmas Lighted Parade. The 2012 parade is 5:30 p.m. Saturday. case and the pictures with Santa will be held at Corning Glass and Mirrors at 1111 Solano St., across from the Corning Chamber of Commerce, she said. The annual Pancake Breakfast will be at Corning Fire Department 814 Fifth St., from 7-11 a.m. with the fire department and Knights of Columbus teaming up to serve a breakfast that benefits the Boy Scouts. New this year is a decorated cake contest, which the chamber came up with in an effort to keep things fresh, Cardenas said. Anyone is welcome to enter the contest, which will hold registration at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, with judging at 11:30 a.m. Cakes should be brought to Corning Glass and Mirrors. There is not See SHINE, page 9A Unemployed due to Closure or Layoff? Start your training in January 2013 Informational Session Ag/Industry/Transportation Careers Financial aid available to help you. Tuesday, December 4th @ 3pm Shasta College/Tehama Campus 770 Diamond Ave., Red Bluff To register call 529.7000