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THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A Breaking news at: Pastimes Dick Clark Dead at 82 RED BLUFF Sharks Struggles SPORTS 1B Partly cloudy 79/58 Weather forecast 8B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Not one person stood for public comment as the Red Bluff City Council faced deci- sions about raising water and sewer fees Tuesday night. Officials decided to increase residential water bills an aver- age of $3 a month, and, spread over two years, to increase resi- dential wastewater bills by $16 per month. 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 Public mum as city hikes water, sewer fees works director, along with Sandy Ryan, city finance direc- tor, offered a lengthy explana- tion of why the city should adopt the fee increases they pro- posed. Bruce Henz, city public many years and even with the increases they fall short of the recommended rates, Ryan said. A two-fold increase over the Rates have not increased for 'As a consumer, it is a tough sell on why you didn't take care of business for the last 15 years' — Treasurer Donna Gordy next two years will still leave the city at the standard rates for 2007 in 2013, she said. Henz said that the infrastruc- ture of water and sewer facili- ties is old and in need of repair. Red Bluff has 14 wells, 18 pump stations and multi-mil- Ceiling shines at abbey lion-gallon water storage tanks to maintain that require regular testing and monitoring, Henz said. There are nearly 100 miles of pipes that service the city with some as old as 40 to 60 years. With all the monitoring and testing, staff also is trying to keep up with facilities that are breaking down, he said. "They're issues that can't be See FEES, page 7A City works to reopen boat ramp By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Red Bluff will get emergency grant funding, $162,500, to fix up the boat launch facility, said Planning Director Scot Timboe. River Park will be a boat launch site once again. State officials confirmed this week that the City of The city manager will be looking over and signing the contract this week, Timboe said. The City Council approved, March 6, applying for See RAMP, page 7A Corning oil takes Yolo competition Courtesy photo Special to the DN The trans-vaulted ceiling in the 12th Century reconstructed chapter house at the Abbey of New Clair- vaux is open for public viewing. The scaffolding and shoring was removed in time for Easter. The purpose of the stone-by- stone spiritual, historic and archi- tectural masterpiece is changing. The brothers of New Clairvaux decided with near unanimity to transition the chapter house into their permanent church. The reconstructed building will be used by both monks and guests The brothers are still in need of about $1.5 million to complete this phase of the building project. The floor, atrium, parking and landscap- ing are some of what remains before the sacred doors will be open for all to worship. Work on the medieval Spanish monastery chapter house began in 2003 after the stones were rescued from Golden Gate Park in San Fran- Bill would allow swift action against teachers SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers took their first major step Wednesday to address fallout from a bizarre sex abuse case — involving a teacher accused of feed- ing blindfolded students his semen — when a state Senate panel approved legislation aimed at mak- ing it easier to fire public school teachers. The bill, which would enable school boards to dismiss teachers rather than leave the decision to a disciplinary commis- sion, is opposed by union leaders who say it is an attack on teachers that undermines their due process rights. Lawmakers took up the bill amid outrage from parents in the wake of the case involving longtime Miramonte Elementary School teacher Mark Berndt, who was arrested in January and placed on paid leave. He has plead- ed not guilty to 23 counts of lewdness on a child and remains in jail. ''We need to address the problem of serious misconduct when these awful things take place,'' said Los Angeles Unified Superintendent John Deasy, who testified in favor of legislation approved by the Senate Education Committee. Local school boards to worship and be among the most unique churches in North America, as monks will pray surrounded by the very stones that were once a part of their Cistercian brethren of the 12th century. cisco, where they had languished for nearly six decades. The stones were originally carved out of the Guadalajara countryside during the construction of the Santa Maria de Ovila monastery during the 12th century. The 8th annual Cali- fornia Olive Oil Compe- tition at the Yolo County Fair was held April 4, with 51 producers from as far south as Los Alamitos and as far north as Gerber and a total of 137 entries. Taking best in show in the conventional, deli- cate intensity category was Corning's Olive Pit Sevillano. In 1931 the monastery was pur- chased by William Randolph Hearst, who planned to use the stones to rebuild his vacation villa near Mount Shasta, which had been destroyed by fire. For additional information, call Jerry Olenyn at (530) 839-9936 or send an email to jolenyn@newclair- vaux.org. Conventional and Organ- ic olive oils with intensi- ties of Delicate, Medium and Robust, and Fla- vored oils. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded as well as the Best in Class and Best in Show. Competition includes As the reputation of the event grows, it attracts new producers each year. The competi- tion organizers work with the California Olive Oil Council to maintain a quality competition and to promote the grow- ing, producing and use of olive oil for better health. The Yolo County Fair, Aug. 15-19, will display the winners in each cate- gory and provide educa- tion to the thousands of guests visiting the fair. The following are this year's top winners. Best In Show - Con- ventional Olive Pit, Corning - Sevillano Medium Intensity – See CORNING, page 7A Rodeo workers, performer greet the public Delicate Intensity – would have the authority to fire teachers accused of violent, sex or drug offenses involving chil- dren under the bill by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles. It was prompted by the case of Berndt who, pros- ecutors say, made stu- dents play a bizarre ''tast- ing game,'' blindfolding and feeding them his semen on cookies and spoons from 2005 to 2008. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BILL, page 7A DN photo by Chip Thompson A shy Charlotte Dent hides behind her mother, Renee,Wednesday afternoon at Cornerstone Com- munity Bank in Red Bluff. Dent had come to a meet and greet event with, from left, rodeo clown Clint Selvester and bull fighters Eric Layton and Tim O'Connor hosted by the bank as part of the 11 Days of Round-Up activities. Events were to continue Wednesday evening with the 2nd annual Kids' Cow- boy Poetry Contest and 21st annual Cowboy Poetry Night at the Tehama County Library.Tonight fea- tures the Round-Up Mixer at Reynolds Ranch and Farm Supply from 5:30 to 10 p.m., hosted by the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and the Tehama County Cattlemen's Association.