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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF TheTehamaCountyBoardofSuper- visors tentatively set a date for a two-day strate- gic planning workshop to be held in two differ- ent locations Feb. 3-4. The meeting was originally referred to as a re- treat, but is more of a planning event to get su- pervisors on the same page. "We have four desired outcomes," said Tehama County Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin at the Dec. 13 meeting, when the workshop was ap- proved. "The first is governance and role clar- ification. Second is shared long-term vision for Tehama County, third is areas of strategic focus for future development and fourth is improved communication and trust." Supervisor Steve Chamblin said he hopes to see a process put in place for the focus for the next 30-50 years. The $8,500 cost, which will include having Bill Chiat of Alta Mesa group lead the session, will be covered by funds transferred from the con- tingency fund, Goodwin said. The retreat will be at the Corning Veterans Memorial Hall one day and at Ridgeway Park west of Red Bluff on the other day. The public is welcome to give public comment at the beginning of each day, but will not be in- cluded in the discussion. Only the board will participate on the first day with the department heads participating the second day. The event is needed to allow the board and department heads to "identify and evaluate is- sues and opportunities for greater internal co- operation to meet the challenges facing Tehama County," as the daily demand to respond to crit- ical events sometimes prevents candid discus- sion of long term goals, according to the staff report on the agenda. TEHAMA COUNTY Supes tohold planning workshop The Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE Three earthquakes ranging from magnitude 5.5 to 5.7 struck early Wednes- day about 70 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe, and their rumblings were felt across areas of Nevada and California. There were no immediate reports of problems. The U.S. Geological Surveys says the moderate temblorswerecenteredinaremoteareaofNevada near the California state line. A 5.7 quake struck at 12:18 a.m. PST, followed by another 5.7 four minutes later and a 5.5 at 1:13 a.m. A series of smaller aftershocks have also occurred. The Mineral County Sheriff's Department in Hawthorne, Nevada, near the epicenter, has not had any reports of injury or damage. The office says the quakes apparently set off burglar alarms at two businesses, and caused a rock slide that did not block a nearby highway. In addition to Lake Tahoe, the USGS says the quakes were felt in such areas as Carson City, Ne- vada, and Yosemite National Park and Mammoth Lakes in California. TEMBLORS 3quakeshitnear Lake Tahoe, rumblings felt across the region Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A6 Sports..............B1 Comics............B4 Weather..........B6 INDEX Carrie Fisher, other beloved icons' deaths lead many to introspection throughout the world. PAGEA5 DEATH GenXpondersmortality a er celebrities pass "Singin in the Rain" star dies the day a er her daughter Carrie Fisher passed, shocking many. PAGE B3 OBITUARY Actress Debbie Reynolds dies at 84 By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF When Tehama County Sheriff Dave Hen- cratt announced the re- tirement of Dispatcher Penny Bunn after 35 years with the department at the Dec. 20 Board of Supervi- sors meeting, he acknowl- edged that it was such a rare occurrence that the office didn't even have any 35-year pins to give out, only up to 25-year pins. "When she started, her call sign was M22 and now we're up to employee P458," Hencratt said. "I can't think of any employee more faithful and dedi- cated than Penny. Thirty- five years is a lot in any ca- reer, but especially with a dispatcher who is a lifeline for a lot of calls, but also for the deputies. They are also someone, when you're in dire need of someone, to listen to and talk to you when you're afraid you're going to die or get your ass kicked." Over an average year the dispatchers handle about 18,000 calls and about 127 calls are handled by two RECOGNITION Re ti ri ng c ou nt y sh er i ff 's d is pa tc he r ho no re d JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Tehama County Sheriff Dave Hencratt introduces Dispatcher Penny Bunn at the Dec. 20Board of Supervisors meeting. By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews. com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indi- ans were awarded a more than $14.6 million Prom- ise Neighborhood Grant on Dec. 20 to be dispersed over the span of five years from the US Department of Edu- cation to serve the Corning elementary and high school districts. The Paskenta will reor- ganize their community's elementary and high school programs to ensure all stu- dents are prepared to mas- ter grade-level content, ac- cording to a media report by the Department of Edu- cation, which awarded five other grants as part of the 2016 Promise Neighborhood competition. The program was set up to help communities launch, scale and sustain educa- tional supports and commu- nity-based services to meet the complex needs of chil- dren and families, accord- ing to the report. The pro- gram is meant to serve and support at-risk children in these communities. Schools that will bene- fit from the grant are Ol- ive View, Rancho Tehama and West Street elementary schools, Maywood Middle School, Corning High School and Centennial High School. The Everett Freeman Promise Neighborhood Ini- tiative grant will go toward six solutions, or programs, that will significantly im- prove the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth within various schools in Corning, said Matthew Russell, grant project director. Those programs include the Healthy Families Amer- ica program for ages 0-5, a Research Based Instruc- tion program for kindergar- ten through eighth grade, Navigate program for high school students, College and Career Readiness program, Life Skills Training for sixth to twelfth grades and a Cog- nitive Behavioral Therapy program for children and parents, Russell said. "The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians received a smaller grant in 2012 that helped them lay the ground- work for improved outcomes for children and families," said Nadya Chinoy Dabby, the U.S. Department of Ed- ucation's assistant deputy secretary for innovation and improvement. "We are excited about their contin- ued progress toward estab- lishing high-quality educa- tional, mental health and house services for tribal youth." The Paskenta are the only tribal group to be awarded the grant, Russell said. The Healthy Families Pro- gram includes working with the Tehama County Health Services Agency for health education purposes, the re- search program will focus on improving reading, writ- ing and math skills for ele- mentary and middle school students, the Navigate pro- gram will aim to create a culture of college prepared- ness that focuses on aca- demics and post-secondary programs, the Life Skills Training will focus on ed- ucation about substance abuse and violence preven- tion and the Cognitive Be- havior Program will help NOMLAKI TRIBE GETS BIG GRANT FOR CORNING SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Corning Union High School students pose with a sign thanking the Promise Neighborhoods program. BUSINESS D Dow Jones Industrial 19,833.68 (-111.36) D Standard & Poor's 2249.92 (-18.96) D Nasdaq 5438.56 (-48.88) Have a great day Verlie Dietz. GOOD MORNING! Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGE A2 LOCAL CALENDAR "The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians received a smaller grant in 2012 that helped them lay the groundwork for improved outcomes for children and families." — Nadya Chinoy Dabby, the US Department of Education's assistant deputy secretary for innovation and improvement DaveHencrattserveddepartmentfor35years GRANT PAGE 5 DISPATCHER PAGE 5 (530) 527-2151 • 728 Main St., Red Bluff The Daily News office will CLOSE AT NOON Fri., Dec. 30 & CLOSED Mon, Jan. 2 to Celebrate The New Year » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, December 29, 2016 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Online Find more news on our website. redbluffdailynews.com Garden Club The dreams, the doer and the peanuts Community A3 Reader photo Frigid Battle Creek in Mineral this week Lifestyles A6 Volume132,issue28 7 58551 69001 9 Sunny High: Low: 61 33 PAGE B6