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The Red Bluff Commu- nity Band is in preparation for this summer's Concerts In The Park programs. For more than years the band has put on these sum- mer programs, free of charge on Monday evenings June through August, at the River Park for the commu- nity. "People are known to travel regularly from Shasta Lake City and Yuba City to attend these concerts," said conductor Jay Thiel. But the band does not have all of its basic posi- tions covered, let alone the more exotic ones. The band needs and will take any wind instrument or percus- sionist, but particular needs are clarinet, flute, alto sax, baritone saxophone and French horn. Having taught music in Red Bluff for 20 years, Thiel is sure there are ample musicians around from days past, not to mention the new generation of musi- cians, to more than fill the needs of the community band. Some possible solutions for the band that have worked in the past and that are being tried again are: • Encouraging high school and junior high stu- dents to join. The Junior high students won't be at the right level at first, but they could work their way there much faster if they really set their minds to do so. • The band would like three or four more percus- sionist. If anyone has any experience at all on another melodic instrument such as a piano or violin, the musi- cal carryover is enough that one can feel right at home after several month of work- ing in the section. • Some people in the community may feel it has been too long since they have played their instru- ment and that they have for- gotten it all. Thiel says he would be more than happy to work with these people to help them get started again. The band rehearses weekly on Mondays at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center from 6:45- 8:45 p.m. Traditionally the first program would be to assist veterans with the Memorial Day Program at the Oak Hill Cemetery and moving into the summer Concert In The Park program Monday evenings starting the second Monday in June through August. The band has four months to prepare, which is roughly 16 rehearsals. It plays most songs once with the exception of the fourth Monday of the month when the audience members votes on which songs they wish to hear. We play three or four marches each week, old standards, broadway and movie themes and light classics. For more information call 527-3486 . Special to the DN S A C R A - MENTO — Sen. Sam Aanestad, R- Grass Valley, has been named Califor- nia Legislator of the Year by the prestigious C a l i f o r n i a Rifle and Pistol Association for his unwa- vering support of constitu- tional rights guaranteed under the 2nd Amend- ment while serving in the state Legislature. Aanestad will receive the honor today at the CRPA's 135th Anniver- sary Gala at the Hilton Hotel in Irvine. "I cannot think of any- one who is more deserv- ing of this award and recognition than Sen. Aanestad," said John Fields, who serves as executive director of the CRPA. "He's a senator who has con- sistently rolled up his sleeves and slugged it out in the trenches on behalf of all rifle and pistol enthusiasts in California." Aanestad is receiving this measure, in part, for suc- cessfully authoring legis- lation in 2009 that cor- rected a number of prob- lems identified by the Weather forecast 10B Mostly cloudy, showers 60/43 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ WEEKEND FEBRUARY 27-28, 2010 Helping teens graduate Playoff Action Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 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 See Inside SPORTS 1B USA Weekend 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Sunrise Rotary Club Crab & Tri-Tip Feed Saturday, February 27, 2010 Red Bluff Veterans Hall Tickets: $30 in advance Call 200-2831 or 366-2149 $35 at the door Doors Open 6pm Dinner starts 6:30pm Auction to follow Cops seek suspect in robbery attempt Police are looking for informa- tion on a Thursday night robbery attempt in downtown Red Bluff. A man in his mid-20s report- edly tried to grab money from the hands of a 39-year-old Red Bluff woman around 8 p.m. at the Bank of America ATM. When he was unsuccessful, he reportedly ran from the scene and headed north down a nearby alleyway. The man is described as white, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with a thin build and was wearing a red shirt, blue jeans and a dark base- ball hat, according to a press release. Officers from the Red Bluff Police Department, the California Highway Patrol and the Tehama County Sheriff's Department searched the area Thursday night, employing a CHP helicopter in the process. But they were unable to find the suspect, according to the release. Anyone with additional infor- mation is asked to call Sgt. Kevin Busekist at 527-3131. —Staff report Jazz all that Photo Courtesy Andrea Wright with Jazzy at the Brookside Equestrian Center in Elk Grove during a competition. Local breeder takes home titles By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Local horse breeder Andrea Wright has an Olympian-like cham- pion in her horse Jazzy, who has won several top awards in horse shows throughout the state and nation. Wright and her family think of Jazzy as a professional athlete who dominates her competition when it comes to Western and English plea- sure horse shows. Jazzy, whose registered name is Just Enough Jazz, is a registered American paint horse and pinto horse. Her mom is a paint horse and her dad is a quarter horse. "When Jazzy was born I defi- nitely had high expectations for her," she said. "Everything I breed is for a purpose." The stallions and mares Wright uses for breeding have to be proven producers and proven in the show pen. "I have a very stringent breeding program," she said. "I do lots of research before breeding." In 2009, Jazzy won multiple Northern California horse show awards including Champion Ama- teur, Champion Novice Amateur and Reserve Champion Junior, all in the English performance class. In an statewide competition at the California Paint Horse Show, Jazzy was named the Champion Masters Amateur in the hunter under saddle class. At the 2009 Pinto World Show in Tulsa, Okla., Jazzy received the highest honor of World Champion Amateur Senior in the English plea- sure class and ideal pinto class. She was the Reserve World Champion open halter mare in the hunter type class for her age group. Horses are judged on their con- formation, manner and perfor- mance in walk, gait and canter, among other aesthetics such as pinto marks. The wins at Pinto World weren't unexpected, as Jazzy had won top prizes in the state. Going into the Back to Bend Supes to mull recreation area proposal Tuesday By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Tehama County Supervisors will discuss Tuesday morning a congressional bill to grant Bend area Bureau of Land Management-managed land national recogni- tion, but will not be voting on whether to support the legislation. County Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin, who has long handled the negotiations between the county, bill author Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Wally Herger, is scheduled to update supervisors on the latest informa- tion on the proposal, including the results of divisive public meeting held in the neighboring community of Local teen to help lead rodeo team Special to the DN Red Bluff resident Allie Jordan was named co-cap- tain of the prestigious Wrangler All Star Rodeo Team for High School by the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA). Jordan, a junior at Red Bluff Union High School, was selected to the team by a vote of fellow Wrangler All Star Rodeo team mem- bers. "We are extremely proud to have this fine group of young athletes lead the Wrangler All-Star Rodeo Team," said Jeff Chadwick, Wrangler direc- tor of special events. "Their impressive accomplish- ments will no doubt serve them well as representa- tives of the sport of rodeo in the coming year." The NHSRA and Wran- gler created the All Star Rodeo Team in 1998 to rec- ognize more than 1,200 high school student athletes across the United States and Canada for their leadership qualities, academic perfor- mances and athletic achievements. The Wrangler All-Star Rodeo Team is fashioned after the prestigious Wran- gler Champion Pro Rodeo Team, which includes rodeo superstars such as Trevor Brazile, Stran Smith, Kody Lostroh, Guil- herme Marchi, Kaycee Field, Will Lowe, Rod Hay and Hall-of-Famer, the late Jim Shoulders. Similar to their profes- sional counterparts, mem- bers of the Wrangler All- Star Rodeo team wear offi- cial Wrangler competition apparel consisting of Wran- gler Twenty X shirts embroidered with team logo and Wrangler compe- tition jeans. Of this group, a select few have been cho- sen as co-captain to serve in a team leadership capacity. Aanestad targeted by gun group for honor Musicians needed for community band Photo courtesy of Lonnie Clark Members of the Red Bluff Community Band play at the Kelly-Griggs Ice Cream Social. Aanestad See BEND, page 9A See JAZZ, page 9A See GUN, page 9A