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WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A Breaking news at: Grand Slam Lamb Recipe Country Fare RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week Partly cloudy 58/37 Weather forecast 8B By JULIE ZEEB woman was arrested Tuesday by Red Bluff Police in connec- tion with several thefts of deco- rative lawn items over the last few days. Officer Scott Curtis was sent Monday to Corona Avenue for a theft in which a witness report- ed seeing a teenage girl take a DN Staff Writer A 25-year-old Red Bluff DAILYNEWS SPORTS 1B 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 Woman suspected of using child to steal decorative item from the front porch of a neighboring resi- dence and take off in a vehicle with a woman driver. Using information provided, Curtis was able to trace a sus- pect to Beverly Avenue where he contacted Jessica Susan Pearson. son was in care of a 12-year-old girl and had asked her to steal the item, which was later recov- Curtis discovered the Pear- ered, from the Coro- na Avenue residence, according to a Red Bluff Police release. It was learned that Pearson had recently moved into the area and Curtis saw sev- eral decorative items in the yard. Since he was unable to determine if the items had been Car jacked By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The California Highway Patrol is looking for a man involved in a crash about 7 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Walnut Street and Glasgow Drive that ran into a power pole. Walnut in a maroon 1996 Ford Mustang at speeds estimated at 60 mph, trying to get away from a non- law enforcement vehicle that was pursuing it, said California High- way Patrol Officer Phillip Mackin- tosh. The driver was going west on CHP office at 527-2034. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Glasgow, but was unable to negoti- ate the turn and lost control of the vehicle. The Mustang slid south- west, going off the west edge of Glasgow and hit a utility pole, becoming suspended on the guy- wire, causing minor damage to the vehicle, Mackintosh said. Red Bluff Police and Tehama County Sheriff's Department logs show an area check was conducted, however, the man was not located. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the Red Bluff The driver tried to turn left onto Photo courtesy of G. Alice Jackson A Ford Mustang is caught up in a wire following a crash about 7 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Walnut Street and Glasgow Drive in Red Bluff. School receives distinguished schools honor Special to the DN On Thursday March 29, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson announced that 387 exemplary California public elementary schools were named 2012 California Distinguished Schools and Richfield Elementary was among the schools on that list tive education programs that encourage students to learn and help close the achievement gap. Richfield, which has a strong history of high academic achieve- ment, was invited to apply for the recognition in Octo- ber. The schools were named to the list for their innova- To be invited to apply for Distinguished School hon- ors, schools must meet a variety of eligibility criteria including designated federal and state accountability measures based on the Elementary and Secondary Edu- cation Act and the Academic Performance Index requirements. Once schools are deemed eligible, the CDE invites them to apply to be recognized as a California Distin- Romney sweeps primaries with Wisconsin, Maryland, DC See SCHOOL, page 7A MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mitt Romney tightened his grip on the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, sweeping primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington D.C., with time left over to swap charges with Presi- dent Barack Obama. ''Four more years?'' Romney asked sarcastical- ly of the president as sup- porters cheered him in Milwaukee. He said Obama was ''a little out of touch'' after spending four years sur- rounded by the trappings of power and had presided over near-record job losses as well as increases in poverty, home foreclo- sures, government debt and gasoline prices. The victories enabled 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 defiance in the face of pressure to abandon his own candidacy in the name of party unity. Wisconsin was the mar- quee contest of the night, the only place of the three on the ballot where Santo- rum mounted a significant effort. Romney to pad his already-wide delegate lead over Republican rival Rick Santorum, who flashed Returns from 15 per- cent of the state's precincts showed Romney with 43 percent of the vote to 38 percent for Santorum, 11 percent for Ron Paul and 6 percent for Newt Gingrich. Returns from 25 per- cent of Maryland's precincts showed Romney with 48 percent of the vote to 30 percent for Santo- rum, 11 percent for Gin- grich and 9 percent for Ron Paul. With 43 percent precincts counted in Wash- ington, Romney had 68 percent of the vote to 13 percent for Paul and 11 percent for Gingrich. San- torum was not on the bal- lot. declared. Romney won at least 74 '''We won 'em all,'' he delegates in the three races, with 21 yet to be allocated. That pushed his total to 646 of the 1,144 needed to clinch the nomi- nation. Santorum has 272 delegates, Gingrich 135 and Paul 51. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Pearson stolen, Curtis took photographs of items in Pearson's yard and the victim on Corona was able to identify several items that belonged to her. Pearson was recontacted and admitted stealing the items. She was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of possession of stolen property. Bail was set at $15,000. An additional charge of contribut- ing to the delinquency of a minor was forwarded to the Tehama County District Attor- ney's Office. A woman on Beverly Avenue reported the theft of wind chimes and a milk can See WOMAN, page 7A State Fair exhibit moves forward By ANDREA WAGNER exhibit organizers who presented plans Tuesday for a "Reach Your Peak" display with a Mt. Lassen adven- tures theme. Handing over the reigns to an enthusiastic new com- mittee of 13 community members Feb. 7, the Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday in support of the overall concept and design of the exhibit the committee came up with. DN Staff Writer Tehama County is in it to win it, say State Fair After hearing a description of the concept, which See FAIR, page 7A Corning OKs solar project By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council voted March 27 to move forward with leasing city property at the airport and waste water treatment center to a San Francisco-based company, Ecoplexus, for a solar project. The option to lease, for which the city will receive $900, would give Ecoplexus an 18-month window to get a Power Purchase Agreement with PG&E, acquire necessary permits from the city and other agencies, such as the Federal Aviation Administration for the air- port, City Manager and Public Works Director John Brewer said. See SOLAR, page 7A Club celebrating 110th year with federation Women's Clubs. Maywood Women's Club will have a special guest at 1 p.m. today for the celebra- tion of its 110th year with the General Federated Women's Club at the club's clubhouse, 902 Marin St., in Corning. CORNING — The of Women's Club State President Kathi McGraw will be in attendance. The formation of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) can be traced back to Jane Cunningham Croly who was active in the develop- ment of women's rights very early in the movement, said Lin Lima of the May- wood Women's Club. Croly was an accom- plished author who wrote under the pen name of Jenny June, Lima said. The California Federated McGraw In 1899, the state federa- tion for GFWC was orga- nized in California by a Mrs. Henrotin. State federa- tion was explained to the members at the Feb. 12, 1902 meeting. At the March 26 meeting, the motion to join was made and carried and on April 2, 1902, the Maywood Women's Club was chartered with the Cali- fornia Federation of work started in 1898 when the ladies saw a great need in education, social ameni- ties and community beauti- fication, Lima said. Women's Club, founded Sept. 27, 1898, has been involved in community ser- vice in Corning since it began. The club celebrated Oct. 18, 1898 as its organi- zation day and 2012 marks the 110th year with the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The Maywood club's The Maywood Library was started in 1901 and in 1908 the club formed the Corning Library Associ- ation, which later became the Corning Friends of the Library, Lima said. The Maywood Women's Club led the efforts to estab- lish Corning's first high school, which was built in 1903, and in 1918 led the campaign for the Grammar School. In 1901, the club initiat- ed planning and fundraising for Woodson Park and con- tinued its efforts with the park by planting trees and buying tables and swing sets, Lima said. It also helped the park become the "First municipal auto camp- ing park in California" in 1910, she said. The Maywood Colony The club has been active in the Corning Cemetery Association, including sup- porting efforts to form the association in 1907. "We are looking forward to many more years of serv- ing the Corning Communi- ty," said incoming President Toni Miller. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb.