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FRIDAY APRIL 8, 2011 Breaking news at: Upstairs Downstairs Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Streak Sticks SPORTS 1B Partly cloudy 63/42 Weather forecast 10A 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 swims to safety in river A 51-year-old man who had fallen out of his kayak made it safely out of the Sacramento River just after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday near Woodson Bridge. Darrell Landingham was floating near his over- turned boat on the west side of the river when Tehama County Sheriff’s deputies were called, according to logs. Landingham was wearing a life vest and made it safely to the shore after he had fallen from the kayak, the logs said. The 11-foot kayak that Landingham had been using for fishing on the river was tied up south of an island nearby, the logs said. Medical personnel were on scene but no injuries or loss were reported. Landingham was given a ride home. -Andrea Wagner Local oil earns four gold medals Special to the DN Pacific Sun Gourmet proudly announces that four of its gourmet Cali- fornia extra virgin olive oils were awarded Gold Medals by the judges of the 2011 Yolo County Fair. The Gold Medal win- ners are: Pacific Sun’s Propri- etor’s Select Ascolana Extra Virgin Olive Oil, which was awarded Best of Class at the 2010 Yolo County Fair and Gold Medals in 2009, 2010 and 2011 at the California Olive Oil Council annual competition. Pacific Sun’s Tehama County Blend Extra Vir- gin Olive Oil. This oil is recommended by Cooks Illustrated and was hon- ored as Best of Class at the Los Angeles County Fair in 2008. The Tehama County Blend received Gold Medals in 2009, 2010 and 2011 at the Cal- ifornia Olive Oil Council annual competition. Pacific Sun’s Eva’s Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Eva’s Blend received a Gold Medal at the 2010 Los Angeles County Fair and Gold Medals in 2010 and 2011 at the California Olive Oil Council annual competition. Pacific Sun’s Meyer Lemon Olive Oil is made by crushing Meyer lemons together with Mission olives to create this flavored olive oil. It received a Gold Medal at the 2010 Yolo County Fair. “My childhood friend, Brian Kenny, and I desired to bring products directly from the field to consumers according to our core principles of sus- tainability, health, and quality,” said Brendon Flynn, general manager. “We wanted to reconnect people to their agrarian roots. We studied ancient methods and modern techniques for cultivating, harvesting and milling olives, then extracting the olive oil. In 2001, we See OIL, page 9A Daily News photo by Tang Lor Darth Vader and Stormtroopers help Jackson Heights Principal Dottie Renstrom hand out awards during an assembly to hype up performance on next week’s STAR testing. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The force was with students at Jackson Heights Elementary School Thursday as they prepared to conquer standardized testing next week. Staff at Jackson Heights chose a Star Wars theme for a fun way to celebrate and prepare students for the upcoming California Standard- ized Testing and Reporting test, Principal Dottie Renstrom said. “At testing time, it is all about encouraging student excitement and motivation,” Renstrom said. “Star Wars characters will remind stu- dents to do their best, expect more and never give up.” Teachers, dressed as Star Wars characters, had a dance off, with the best group receiving the Death Star Trophy. Members of the Stormtroopers Ranch helped present improvement awards to students who did well on last year’s test. Those who scored above profi- cient or advanced levels on last year’s test received medals and STAR dollars to use at the student store. They got their photos taken individually with Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers. Three students were recognized for their perfect scores of 600 on last year’s test. Renstrom encouraged students to perform on the upcoming test with the deepest commitment, like that of a Jedi. The school’s goal is to achieve at least an 800 API score, which is the benchmark the state has set for achievement. “Obi-Wan has taught you well,” Coffee kicks off 11 Days of Round-Up By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The 11 days of activities surrounding the Red Bluff Round-Up kicked off Thursday with Tex Ash and The Loosely Strung Band playing the Cowboy Coffee event at the Riverside Bar and Grill. Mayor Bob Carrel said this year he has felt a very special bond develop between the city, the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and the Round-Up Association. “We, as the city of Red Bluff, are extremely proud and appreciative of what everyone has done to bring things together,” Carrel said. “Hopefully, everyone will come out to enjoy the activ- ities and have a great time.” Round-Up Association President Dave Ramelli addressed the crowded room. “We work all year long and we have an exciting Round-Up this year for our 90th, with all the world champions,” Ramelli said. “We invite you all to visit the Red Bluff Round-Up, which will go on rain or shine.” Included in the rodeo Renstrom said. “Congratulations. And good luck on your test next week.” Teachers and students have been preparing for STAR testing all year, Renstrom said. One strategy stu- dents have utilized is the use of the released test items to learn testing vocabulary and question formats. By using released test questions throughout the school year, teachers and students can evaluate the ques- tion, identify key academic vocabu- lary and teach test-taking strategies. Thursday’s assembly gave stu- dents the extra boost to perform well. A group of fifth-graders said they appreciated and enjoyed the fun way teachers planned the assembly. It has encouraged them See BACK, page 9A Brown, GOP to hit the road with budget message SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is preparing to take his budget appeal directly to voters, holding at least two events in Southern California that he says will be the start of a tour to sell his plan for maintaining a series of tem- porary tax hikes to plug a remaining $15.4 billion deficit. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff City Manager Martin Nichols, Mayor Bob Carrel and Red Bluff Round-Up Association Member Mike Dudley talk Thursday at the Cowboy Coffee, a kick-off for 11 days of events surrounding the Red Bluff Round-Up. will be John Payne — the One Armed Bandit — Ash Cooper and a special open- ing, Ramelli said. Round-Up Association Director Corky Kramer said 2011 is one of the best rodeos the association has held. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 “It’s worthy of our respect and admiration for all the generations who brought it forward,” said Daily News Publisher Greg Stevens, who was master of ceremonies as chamber president-elect. The three-day rodeo, which has 11 days of events leading up to and through it, is one that benefits the com- munity greatly, especially with events such as the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast and Rotary serving at the beer booth, Stevens said. The proceeds from both fundraisers come back to the community. Jesse Woods of the Gold Exchange spoke about the Great Red Bluff Heist, one of several new events in 2011. Put on by the Down- town Red Bluff Business Association, the heist will involve the Robin Hood Desperadoes who will rob 11 businesses around 11 a.m. Saturday. In addition to taking gold bricks, the desperadoes will give out loot in form of ser- See COFFEE, page 9A The Democratic gover- nor will have company on the road: The state Republi- can Party also was launch- ing a tour Thursday. GOP officials said it is intended to counter the governor’s claim that deeper cuts to public schools, higher edu- cation, law enforcement and other programs are coming unless voters get the chance to renew the tax increases. “Should we be sitting here and saying we’re going to close school for two months? From my perspec- tive, that’s a disingenuous conversation,” said Assem- bly Minority Leader Connie Conway, R-Tulare. She planned to appear Thursday night in Fresno with newly elected Califor- nia GOP president Tom Del Beccaro, followed by peri- odic stops around the state over the next year. Brown ended talks with Republican lawmakers last week over his proposal to hold a June special election. He wants voters to continue temporary increases enact- ed two years ago in the vehicle, sales and personal income taxes. The governor wants them extended for five years. But he said this week he is still hoping to win the two votes he needs in each chamber of the state Legis- lature for a future special election on the taxes. No one, including Brown, knows when such an elec- tion could be called, even if he gets the needed votes. See BROWN, page 9A Students Strike Back CASH FOR GUNS! TUSCAN Outdoors will pay you cash in hand for your used firearms. We also buy reloading components & equipment Call us today 530-528-1225 1750 Airport Blvd, Ste. E Red Bluff