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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF JustdaysbeforeMe- morial Day, the Tehama County Gulf War Memorial, located be- tween the Tehama County Ad- ministration Building and the Red Bluff Veterans Hall at the cor- ner of Oak and Jackson streets, was finally finished. Dedicated in November 2013 with the first four names placed on it, the monument was a project of the Tehama County Military Family Support Group. Names on the monument at the time of the dedication included the fol- lowing: Sgt. 1st Class Allen C. Johnson, born July 5, 1973, killed in action on April 26, 2005, at the age of 31, while serving in the U.S. Army Special Forces in Operation En- MEMORIAL Tehama County Gulf War Memorial completed By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Board of Supervisors is holding two public workshops in June to gain input on supervisor compen- sation and to discuss a possible ballot measure for adjusting the supervisors' salary. At $1,045 per month, the sal- ary for a Tehama County Super- visor has not changed since 1986 and is the lowest of surrounding counties with Glenn County at $2,329 per month the next clos- est. The Glenn County compen- sation is tied to a county code that states it changes each Jan- uary. Siskiyou is the next closest at $2,943 a month. It is tied to a consumer price index that in- creases no less than 2 percent and no greater than 4 percent. Lake County is the highest at $5,288 per month for the majority and $5,508 a month for the chair. The salary is tied to elected of- ficials. Both Butte, $4,669 per month, and Yuba, $4,427, are tied to superior court judges' sal- ary. Shasta, which is $4,459 per TEHAMA COUNTY Su pe rv is or s to discuss co mp en sa ti on CORNING When World War II veteran Bucky Bowen stepped to the microphone Monday morning at Sunset Hill Cemetery it was a familiar sight — Bowen having missed only two ceremonies in the last 18 years — but in a tearful adjournment he announced that this would be his last year lead- ing the Memorial Day ceremony. Citing his age — he will be 91 in a couple of weeks — Bowen told the crowd of about 150 that he would be handing off the em- cee duties to others. As he wiped away a tear those gathered broke into a lengthy round of applause. The program began with a pa- triotic medley performed by the Corning Union High School band under the direction of Adriana Jimenez, a welcome by Bowen, invocation by the Rev. Dennis Wyman, the pledge of allegiance led by local Boy Scouts and the national anthem sung by Valanne Cardenas. Guest speaker Justin Pierce, outreach coordinator from the Chico Veterans Center, said Mon- day's ceremony marked the 150th time Memorial Day was recog- nized and spoke of the origins of the commemoration. Bowen said 1.2 million ser- vicemen and women have made the ultimate sacrifice and 800 are buried at Sunset Hill. Many of the graves were adorned with flags for Monday's ceremony. Bowen made special mention of CORNING WWIIveteranleadsceremony BuckyBowen, at the lectern, leads the Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Corning. CHIP THOMPSON - DAILY NEWS By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews. com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The community joined together Monday to honor veterans who have fallen in the line of duty at the Memo- rial Day ceremony at the Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall. The Red Bluff Community Band led the ceremony by play- ing patriotic music including the popular songs, "Let Free- dom Ring," "The Stars and Stripes Forever" and "The Star- Spangled Banner." American Legion Post 167 Commander Clark Sillman acted as master of ceremo- nies, with Bill Peterson, chap- lain Post 167, giving the invoca- tion. The Memorial Day Prayer was given by VFW Post 1932 Commander Ray Edwards. The featured speaker at this annual commemoration was former commander of the American Legion Jessie Neff who honored the women who served and lost their lives while in training and in ser- vice as the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP. Neff spoke about the first woman pilot that died for our country, Cornelia Fort, and the path she set forth for fu- ture female pilots. He reads a statement that was made by Fort before her death in 1943, "As long as our planes fly over- head the skies of America we are free." "That is what all of us ev- erywhere are fighting for," Neff said. More than 25,000 women applied for positions but only 1,830 were accepted into the WASP training. Out of the 1,830 in training, 1,634 women graduated from the two-year pilot training program in 1943, Neff said. These women flew more than 60 million miles back and forth between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, across the skies of America, Neff said. On June 5, 1944 the WASPs were considered unnecessary MEMORIAL DAY CO MM UN IT Y JO IN S TO GE TH ER TO HONOR FALLEN SOLDIERS PHOTOS BY HEATHER HOELSCHER - DAILY NEWS The Community Baptist Church Choir and Clark Sillman commander American Legion post 167at the Memorial Day ceremony Monday at the Red Bluff Veteran Hall. American Legion Post 167Color Guard and Red Bluff Honor Guard perform the posting of the colors Monday at the Memorial Day ceremony at the Veteran Hall. Chest protectors are proposed to ward off sharp blows as in kids' sports that can trigger deadly cardiac arrests. PAGEB5 KIDS' SPORTS Guardingagainstdeadly blows to the chest Data specialists say Donald Trump trails Hillary Clinton in using digital campaigning to win over voters. PAGE A8 POLITCS Trump trails Clinton in digital campaigning Scientists say mass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. 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