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FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com RED BLUFF Spartans Golf SPORTS 1B Round-Up Community Events Program Inside Today! Weather forecast 10A Mostly sunny 83/54 By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer New 100-year flood maps generated by the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency are in the final stages of implemen- tation in Tehama County. The maps, updating paper 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 Revised flood maps presented to county maps created more than 40 years ago, have been generated using computer software and Google Earth applications, said FEMA Region District 9 repre- sentative Kathy Shaeffer. What that means for resi- dents is that some 300 home- owners in a particular section of the Antelope area will now be in a high risk flood zone. The ‘Now is the time to make your concerns known’ Kathy Shaeffer, FEMA Making waves designation means they will be considered at risk and may have to purchase flood insurance. Shaeffer gave a presentation to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday and offered a Letter of Final Determination on the See FLOOD, page 9A Woman gets 15 months in stabbing death A woman who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter of her live-in boyfriend was sentenced Monday in Tehama County Superior Court. Susan Amelia Childs, 50, was sentenced to 451 days in Tehama County Jail and granted formal probation. Childs, who had been in custody since her arrest fol- lowing the February 2010 incident, will be credited for the time already served. She will be on probation for 36 See DEATH, page 9A Abuse makes county blue By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff High School seniors and advanced drama students Juanita Marple and Katie Parks help create waves for Thursday’s San Francisco Shakespeare Festival production of The Tempest in the Performing Arts Center. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer There was a noisy storm Thurs- day in the Performing Arts Center at Red Bluff High School as 220 stu- dents played the part of wind and thunder for Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” “Everything in life is about expe- riences whether they are good or bad,” said Joe Palubeski, Red Bluff High School ROP theater teacher. “Our goal is to give our students a good introduction to Shakespeare.” Performing The Tempest were five members of the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival — Amy Lizar- do, Erik Rhea, Alicia Stamps, Daniel Petzold and Maura Halloran. The one-hour abridged version of the play had the students captivated as they energetically reproduced the sounds of wind and thunder for the cast. However, students were most enthusiastic when their own took the stage as two of the supporting roles for the spirit Ariel. Halloran selected seniors Juanita Marple and Katie Parks to assist her and the two advanced drama stu- dents were both nervous and ecstat- ic, they said. Brown releases plan for Calif. pension changes SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown released a 12-point proposal to revamp California’s pub- lic-employee pensions Thursday, drawing immedi- ate outcry from state work- ers complaining that it asks too much and from Repub- lican lawmakers who said it doesn’t go far enough. The proposals target practices that critics say drive up costs for taxpayers and provide public-sector workers with far more gen- erous benefits than private workers receive. The package includes specific bill language to limit pension spiking, the practice of boosting pension benefits with a big raise in the last year before a work- er retires. Instead, pensions would be based on a three- year average of base pay, not overtime or unused vacation time. It also would ban retroactive pension benefit increases, “holidays” when employers do not have to contribute to pensions, cash payments to raise pension benefits and paying benefits to workers who have been convicted of an employ- ment-related felony. Brown’s package also would prohibit the state and local governments from paying an employee’s share of pension contributions. Several other changes are still being developed, Brown said. They include a cap on benefits, limits on employees returning to gov- ernment work after they retire and a shift toward a hybrid plan in which employees would be responsible for part of their retirement planning. Brown, a Democrat, won 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BROWN, page 9A “The Tempest is my favorite Shakespeare,” Marple said. “It was fun and nice to be able to be a part of it.” Parks said she thought the actors were really impressive and it was “most definitely” something she’d do again. “It’s nice that they were able to come to us,” Parks said. Less expensive than a trip to Ashland, Ore. for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which requires chartering a bus, it is more beneficial to have the actors come to See WAVES, page 9A Small blue pinwheels sparkled and spun stick- ing up in front of the Tehama County Board of Supervisors during the Tuesday meeting. The gesture was in commemoration of the board’s proclamation of April as Child Abuse Pre- vention Month in the county. Lavonne Fawver, coor- dinator for the Child Abuse Prevention Coun- cil, addressed the board wearing a blue collared shirt and blue earrings. Blue, the color associ- ated with the month, is used for ribbons and pin- wheels, which are to sym- bolize that every child deserves a safe, happy and nurturing childhood, Fawver said. Activities planned for the month include two pinwheel displays and the creation of blue ribbon trees throughout the coun- ty. Some 1,000 pinwheels were to have been “plant- ed” in front of the Corn- ing transportation center across from City Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today as part of the Child Abuse Prevention Coun- cil’s efforts. Pinwheels, attached with the name of a child that someone would like to honor, may be pur- chased to add to the dis- play. The spinning toys are available for $1 or by donation. All proceeds go to establishing a scholar- ship for transferring Tehama County students who are going into work related to child abuse pre- See BLUE, page 9A Council seeks nominees for champions The Tehama County Coordinating Council for the Developmentally Dis- abled is looking for Champions of the Year. On Saturday, May 21, the council will host its seventh annual Circle of Champions Award Lun- cheon to recognize and honor members of the community who have made a positive impact on the lives of people with developmental disabili- ties. The public is asked to nominate someone who has been a champion for the developmentally dis- abled. Awards may be given to a volunteer who has made the world a bet- ter place for the disabled, someone who has gone beyond the call of duty while working for an agency, a professional who has provided out- standing service or a group that has served the developmentally disabled in an exemplary way. The deadline for nomi- nations is April 19. Nomi- nation forms are available from Laurie Schlottman at Puckett Residential Ser- vices, 528- 2130, or Judy Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Pictured are the 2010 Circle of Champions award recipients, back row, Vickie Bellus, Joyce Bundy, of Central Tehama Kiwanis; Kevin and Cathy Brunnemer; Matt Steven, front row, Verdine Mertens, Beverly and Norm Pierro of Norm's Printing. Ferrell at North Valley Services, 529-2100. Completed forms should be sent to Tehama County Coordinating Council for the Develop- mentally Disabled, Atten- tion: Laurie Schlottman, 1415 Bulkeley St., Red Bluff. They may be faxed to 528-0158. A developmental dis- ability is defined as a con- dition that occurs prior to the age of 18 that impairs learning skills and is like- ly to continue indefinitely. It includes mental retarda- tion, autism, cerebral palsy; epilepsy or a condi- tion that requires treat- ment similar to that required by individuals with mental retardation. It does not include learning See COUNCIL, page 9A Learn Basic Excel Basic Thurs., April 7, 2011 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Cost: $65 per person Job Training Center 718 Main St., Red Bluff WORD Call 529-7000 Microsoft