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ByAndreByik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF TehamaCountySu- perintendent of Schools Charles Allen has pleaded not guilty to charges of petty theft. Allen entered his plea Mon- day in Tehama County Superior Court, where he was scheduled to be arraigned on two counts of misdemeanor petty theft, according to on- line court records. Allen, who previously worked as the county's deputy superin- tendent of schools, had been charged following accusations that he falsely claimed he had a master's degree and was re- ceiving compensation from the county that was tied to that de- gree. He is next scheduled to ap- pear in court for a pretrial con- ference on May 6. During the campaign for su- perintendent of schools last year, Allen's challenger, Harley North, alleged that Allen had falsified his resume and appli- cation to the Tehama County Department of Education by listing a master's degree from California State University, Chico that he didn't earn, ac- cording to a Daily News article published in May 2014. North further alleged that Allen had been receiving an annual $750 stipend from the county tied to that degree. Allen at the time said that he, indeed, did not have a mas- ter's degree, but was hired with a master's equivalency. He noted a credential he had earned, post-graduate units toward a master's degree and years of experience in the pri- vate sector. Allen went on to defeat North in the June 3 election. The Tehama County Sheriff's Office handled an investigation into the matter, and the Shasta County District Attorney's Of- fice filed charges against Allen in February. The Tehama County District Attorney's Office referred the matter to Shasta County, cit- ing a potential conflict of in- terest in the case. TEHAMA COUNTY Schools head pleads not guilty to petty the By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Gov. Jerry Brown's executive order for man- datory water conservation in cities and towns statewide means people inside and outside California will start feeling more of the pain of the state's four-year severe drought. Here are key things to know about the drought and Brown's Wednesday order: Question: Why now? Answer: Californians had hoped rain and snow this win- ter would rescue the state after its driest three-year period on re- cord. Instead, the winter brought by far the least snow on record in the Sierra Nevada. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Browner lawns, bigger water bills By Ellen Knickmeyer and Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press LONG BEACH What's it going to take to get people to use a lot less water in drought-stricken Califor- nia, the Technicolor landscape of lush yards, emerald golf courses and aquamarine swimming pools? The state may be about to find out as it imposes the first manda- tory water-use restrictions in Cal- ifornia history later this year. Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednes- day ordered a 25 percent overall cutback in water use by cities and towns, but not farms, in the most sweeping drought measures ever undertaken by the nation's most populous state. DROUGHT State moves to kill the lawn, save the water By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF Colleen Stan, the woman who was kept as a slave by Cameron Hooker here in the 1970s, will be the featured speaker at the 2015TehamaCountyCrimeVictims' Recognition Ceremony. The ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, April 9 at the Te- hama County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 727 Oak St. in Red Bluff. Stan will speak one week before Hookerisscheduledtohaveaninitial suitability parole hearing at the Cal- ifornia Substance Abuse Treatment FacilityandStatePrisoninCorcoran. Stanhasbeenthesubjectofmovies, television shows, books and FBI case studies after enduring seven years of captivityatthehandsofHooker. Hookerwasconvictedofkidnap- pingStanin1977andrapingherre- peatedly, keeping her much of the time in a box under Hooker's and his wife's bed. Due to Stan's availability, the Tehama County ceremony comes just before National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 19-25. Events have been held nationally since 1985 when President Ronald Reagan developed a task force for working with crime victims. A reception will be held imme- diately following the ceremony, which is open to the public. 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PAGE B6 TERRORIST ATTACK Militants kill 147 at university in Kenya Online: For more from the Tehama County Crime Victims' Recognition Ceremony, visit REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM COURTESY PHOTO John and Kay Lewis began attending the Red Bluff Round-Up in 1972. Since then, they've made it a family affair, and now their kids and grandkids join them. In the front row is Robbie and Rene Whitchurch, Kay Lewis, John Lewis, and in the back row is Dave Lewis, Stephanie and Rob Westlake, Josh Lewis and his dad Mike Lewis. RED BLUFF There's a fam- ily tradition going on, and it takes place at the Red Bluff Round-Up each year. For the past 43 years, the Lewis family has been found in the same box seats the third weekend in April, at the Round-Up, and this year won't be any different. Ten members and three generations of the family will be in town, in their seats, ready for rodeo. It all started with John and Kay Lewis. In 1972, they bought box seats and brought their three kids: Mike, Dave and Stephanie, to the rodeo. And they kept coming back. In the mid 1970s they moved to Chico, but the tra- dition continued. Pack up the kids and head to Red Bluff for the Round-Up. Now the family, which has grown to include Stephanie's husband Rob Westlake, their daugh- ter Rene and her hus- band Robbie Whitchurch, Mike's wife Patricia and their son Josh, and Dave and his daughter Isabella, has continued the tradi- tion. "We're all pretty close and connected," Rene says. Most of the family mem- bers live in Chico, but one of Rene's uncles lives near Sacramento. And they've attended the Round-Up in all types of weather. "Whatever the ele- ments are, we've been there through the wind, the rain, the heat. And we've been there with layers and par- kas on," Rene says. "But it's always fun." When Robbie married Rene he married into the tradition. Robbie loves it, Rene says, and one of the few years she had to miss the Round-Up because of college studies overseas, he was there without her. In the last four years, the family has designed a T-shirt to wear. Each year is a different theme. "We brainstorm some- thing fun, and always keep the words 'Lewis family tradition' and the year on there," Rene said. Last year, the shirts had the words "Tough Enough" on them. Previous' T-shirts have said "Keep calm and rodeo on," "This ain't my first rodeo," and "Proceed to party." This year's shirt design hasn't been chosen yet, Rene says, but they're tossing around the idea of "Don't mess with the bull." The Lewis crew will be at the rodeo on Sunday, April 19, and Rene is grateful to her grandparents for this tradition. "I'm very thank- ful and appreciate my grandparents for starting this for our family." The Round-Up, which takes place at the Tehama District Fairground, is April 17-19. Tickets range in price from $14 to $26 and are available online at Red- BluffRoundup.com, at the Round-Up office at the fair- grounds and at the gate. For more information, call the office at 527-1000 or find the event on Facebook. Fans have the option to become a preferred ticket holder and have the first opportunity to by the same seats yearly by filling out a simple form when they buy their tickets. A FAMILY AFFAIR FOR OVER FOUR DECADES ROUND-UP Allen IFYOUGO What: Colleen Stan, the woman who was kept as a slave by Cameron Hooker, will be the featured speaker at the 2015Tehama County Crime Victims' Recognition Ceremony. A reception will be held immediately following the event. When: The ceremony is scheduled 3p.m. April 9. The Tehama County cer- emony comes before National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 19-25. Where: Tehama County Board Chambers, 727Oak St. in Red Bluff. NICK UT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS John Louis Rodriguez, 2, plays around water sprinklers at Heartwell Park in Long Beach on Thursday. "We brainstorm something fun, and always keep the words 'Lewis family tradition' and the year on there." — Rene Whitchurch ANSWERS PAGE 11 DROUGHT PAGE 11 » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, April 3, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume130,issue96 Good morning, thanks for subscribing Helen Morris MARINE CORPS Fundraiser raffle winner announced Community A3 RICHFIELD Patriotic essay contest winner Education A10 FORECAST High: 75 Low: 45 A12 Grow?Ranchorride? Readaboutlocalandnational Ag, rural, ranch and rodeo news and commentary. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ RODEO DOYOU RODEO?