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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 Breaking news at: Holiday Show Approaching Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 2B RED BLUFF Righting the Ship SPORTS 1B Sunny 100/60 Weather forecast 8A 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 Man injured by ‘copter blade in Lake California ‘I guess the father was teaching the By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer A Napa man is in stable con- dition after a helicopter blade struck his head Sunday in Lake California. Daniel Culverwell, 60, was working on the main rotor of a Vancraft-brand homebuilt heli- copter on the Lake California airstrip with his son Daniel Cul- verwell Jr., 35, of Lake Califor- nia, when the younger Culver- well turned on the motor. The elder Culverwell backed controls or something’ Sheryl Cook, NTSB away from the helicopter and the machine’s blade struck him in the head, according to a Wednesday release from the Bend NRA resurfaces COLEMAN NATIONAL FISH CULTURAL STATION LAKE CALIFORNIA DRIVE MANTON ROAD See BLADE, page 7A Fire tax dropped from Nov ballot By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Mayoral candidate Dean Cofer ques- tioned the City Council at Tuesday’s meeting on why the fire dispatch tax would not be appearing on the November ballot. The tax, which would have funded the Corning Fire dispatchers positions, was approved 3-1 at the April 27 meeting with Ross Turner voting no. See TAX, page 7A I-5 TABLE MTN. LAKE HOG LAKE PAYNES CREEK JELLYS FERRY ROAD 36W Customer Service Week approaches Nearly everyone is in the customer care busi- ness — whether you answer phones all day, tend to patients, teach or help prepare payroll, you have customers. During Expect the Best Customer Service Week, Oct. 4-8, the Job Training Center invites area busi- nesses and agencies to join in celebrating great service and service providers. “This year the theme Courtesy graphic The Sacramento River Bend Area is made of nearly 18,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management holdings open to the public free of charge and with few restrictions. By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer A controversial proposal to cre- ate a National Recreation Area in Tehama County resurfaced Tues- day, this time with support from both of California’s senators. If approved, the bill would change the designation for nearly 18,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management land, renaming the “Sacramento River Bend Area” to the “Sacramento River National Recreation Area” and prioritizing it within future BLM budgets. State set to enter fourth month without a budget SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and leg- islative leaders went a sec- ond day Wednesday with- out meeting about the state’s tardy budget as California begins jeopardizing public works projects and contem- plates issuing IOUs again to people owed tax refunds. The top lawmakers from the Assembly and Senate planned to meet with Schwarzenegger no sooner than Thursday, the last day of the fiscal year’s first quar- ter. They had no top-level meetings Tuesday or Wednesday to resolve the state’s $19 billion budget deficit, after saying last week they had reached the ‘‘framework’’ of a deal and just needed to hammer out a few details. Aides to the governor and legislators said the leaders cannot agree on rolling back public employee pension benefits. That leaves state Con- troller John Chiang to decide next week if Califor- nia will run out of cash to pay its bills, as the lack of a budget prevents him from cutting checks to thousands of state contractors. ‘‘That’s what we’ve been talking about, is IOUs. That’s also what we’ve been trying to avoid,’’ said spokeswoman Hallye Jor- dan. Chiang will make his decision based on Septem- ber cash flow figures expected next week. He pre- viously said the state might have to begin handing out IOUs in mid-September, but that was delayed by higher revenue and lower spending in August than See STATE, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power Oh Snap! The DailyNews wants your photos Send pictures to edi- tor@redbluffdailynews.c om or drop off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff. Include a caption. Daily News Saturday print delivery will be late due to football coverage …but now you can read the Saturday paper online after 8:00 am Saturday mornings www.redbluffdailynews.com Click on Digital Edition “Creating a Sacramento River National Recreation Area would give this spectacular area the recog- nition it deserves,” Sen. Barbara Boxer said in a press release. “The designation would help create jobs See BEND, page 7A is ‘A brand new experi- ence,’” said Kathy Garcia of the Job Training Cen- ter. “Branding is a popular buzz word, but often we associate it with a logo. Really, it is more about the experience, and your customer service is key to that experience.” Nationally, Customer Service Week is an event devoted to recognizing the importance of cus- tomer service and honor- ing the people who pro- vide great service. It was started by the Internation- al Customer Service Association in 1988 and is the first full week of October. The Job Training Cen- ter has a number of activ- ities planned for Expect the Best Customer Ser- vice Week. • Secret Shoppers are out and about prepared to catch great service in the act. Winners will receive a certificate of excellence and a gift donated by a local business. If you would like your business to be shopped, e-mail Amanda Wigno at awig- no@ncen.org. • Businesses and agen- cies can host training at their site. Customer Ser- vice Training Camp: “Season IV-A brand new experience” is a 1-hour session geared to revisit key skills with all staff. Camp times are available throughout October. Cost is $25 per group. Tim Morehouse, Garcia and See SERVICE, page 7A STAR testing perfection in Los Molinos These Los Molinos Elementary students scored a perfect 600 on last year’s STAR Test in one or more tested subject areas. Pictured, from left, front row, are Mrs. Zarate, Caleb Duncan (math), Jasmine Hayden (science), Patty McDonel (math), Samantha McDonel (math, science), Mrs. Roach, and back row, Rodney Oller (math, science) and Trey Hartman (math, science). Courtesy photo Tehama County Sheriff’s Department. He was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition as of Wednesday. Further informa- tion on his injuries was not October 4-8 Secret Shopping and Customer Service Bootcamp: Season IV - A Brand New Experience Bring this one hour training to your business by calling the Job Training Center at 529-7000