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TUESDAY MAY 4, 2010 Breaking news at: Motherhood Matters American Profile www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Wilcox Pro-Am SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 74/45 Weather forecast 8B By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Tehama County officials are planting the seeds of a program that could harvest benefits for everyone from clients of the Women, Infants and Children program to inmates at the Juve- nile Justice Center to the home- 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 County plants community garden at juvenile center less. The plan calls for a garden, already seeded, on Walnut Street, where it will be tended to by a rotating group, includ- ing juvenile inmates, WIC fam- ilies and mental health clients. “We’re going to have it scheduled out, because obvi- ously we don’t want our kids in there with the WIC families,” Juvenile Justice Center Super- intendent Louise Peters said. Blueprints for the garden call for 16 vegetable beds, 13 dwarf fruit trees, including lemon and pomegranate trees, and a series of non-food gar- dens. Leftover food will go to the Candidates night county’s Poor and the Home- less coalition and Alternatives to Violence shelter members, and flowers grown will be donated to the county conser- vator to pass onto assisted liv- ing facilities, according to county documents. Though the shared aspect of the garden is new, a community garden was used at the center’s former location to give inmates sense of responsibility, Peters said. Peters compared gardening to assigning the inmates chores, but said the garden gives them a tangible reward. The fruits and vegetables they See GARDEN, page 7A Lake panel member to be picked tonight The final and only citizen member of the Lake Red Bluff Mitigation Advisory Committee will be picked at tonight’s Red Bluff City Council meeting. Four people have applied to be the at-large member on the committee — electrical contractor Robert Ram- sey, retired landscaper and former recreation supervisor in the city of Costa Mesa John Bards, local events pro- moter Ali Abbassi and retired teacher Richard Clapp. See LAKE, page 7A Former resident finds his ‘slice’ of success Special to the DN If all goes well, you may soon see Jim Seck- ler’s work on the shelves of your local bookstore. After more than 20 years of chasing his dream, former Red Bluff resident and Daily News reporter Jim Seckler has cracked the market to become a published nov- elist. Daily News photo by Chip Thompson A full house greeted candidates for local, state and national offices during the Tehama County Farm Bureau and Daily News’ Candidates Forum Monday at the Veterans Hall in Red Bluff. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer With the June 8 primary just a little more than a month away, local candidates got an opportunity to state their platforms during a candi- dates night on Monday, hosted by the Tehama County farm Bureau and the Daily News, with the audi- ence asking a few questions. Superior Court judges There are two separate judge races with Office 1 being sought by attorney Lisa Muto and Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Skill- man. Tehama County Council William Murphy and attorney Todd Bottke are competing for the second seat. Judicial candidates are barred from speaking on matters that might come up in court in the future so candidates were careful about answering questions concerning the three strikes law and trying juve- Gov. vetoes state park smoking ban SACRAMENTO (AP) — Cigar-smoking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation Monday that would have banned smoking at all Califor- nia state parks and beaches, saying the bill crossed the line of gov- ernment intrusion. In a letter to Califor- nia senators, the gover- nor said state parks and local governments were already permitted to ban smoking on a case-by- case basis. ‘‘There is something inherently uncomfort- able about the idea of the state encroaching in such a broad manner on the people of Califor- nia,’’ Schwarzenegger wrote to lawmakers. Many of those legis- lators have previously been invited into the governor’s smoking tent at the Capitol. The author of the bill, state Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, had argued her bill would help reduce litter along with the threat of wildfires and second-hand smoke. She crafted the legislation so smokers would be allowed to light up in parking lots and at campsites in parks. ‘‘I’m sorry the gover- nor did not agree with this widely supported effort to increase public awareness about the environmental threats carelessly tossed ciga- rettes are doing to our marine life and to the great outdoors,’’ Oropeza said in a state- ment. Hundreds of commu- nities nationwide have enacted smoking bans at municipal parks and beaches. Maine is the only state to ban smok- See BAN, page 7A niles as adults. All said they would follow the law and act in a unbiased manner. When asked if they could sepa- rate religious beliefs when inter- preting the law when on the bench all the candidates said their reli- gious beliefs had nothing to do with how they would perform their duties as a judge. District Attorney Incumbent Gregg Cohen is chal- See NIGHT, page 7A Seckler's novel, “Sweet Slice of Fear,” is now available and is expected to soon be offered at Barnes & Noble. The author worked as reporter at the Daily News in the late 1990s, but began his career in drafting. For 17 years he worked at numerous electronic and mechani- cal manufacturing com- panies before returning to college to pursue his first love — writing — earning a bachelor's Jim Seckler degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. Seckler then went on to employment at two small newspapers in Northern California, the Kingman (Ariz.) Daily Miner and the Mohave Valley Daily News in Bullhead City, Ariz. With some cash saved up, Seckler bought sever- See SLICE, page 7A SRDC celebration set Saturday Special to the DN The Sacramento River Discovery Center sponsors Celebrate the River 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday under the oak tree in the Discov- ery Garden. The day begins at 8 a.m. for walkers and runners at the center, 1000 Sale Lane in Red Bluff, which will be sponsoring a 5K/10k Walk Run covering the trails in the Recreation Area. The timed event will offer prizes to top perform- ers in a number of cate- gories. Early registration ends on May 5, with the fees being $18 for the first mem- ber of the family and $12 for each additional family member. Race day registra- tion will begin at 7 a.m., with a $5 late registration fee. T-shirts will be provid- ed for all runners at the event. Numerous organizations Courtesy photo Walkers and runners of all ages are invited to take part in the SRDC Watershed event May 8. will provide informational tables, including Tehama County Farm Bureau, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Lassen Volcanic National Park, River Partners and Sacramento River Preserva- tion Trust. A special guided bird walk will be held in cooper- ation with the Tehama See SRDC, page 7A COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2995 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 ARTHRITIS, AND POST SURGERY. DR. 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