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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter REDBLUFF TheCityCouncilau- thorized Police Chief Kyle Sand- ers to apply for the 2017/2018 Al- coholic Beverage Control Grant Assistance Program, March 7, to reduce the volume of alcohol re- lated offenses within the com- munity. The Police Department is in- terested in combating the sale of alcohol to minors, identifying problematic establishments and reducing the number of intoxi- cated persons in public by hold- ing a variety of enforcement ac- tivities as well as offering edu- cation to owners and employees of business that sell alcoholic beverages, Sanders said. There are 77 establishments within the city licensed to serve or sell alcoholic bever- ages, Sanders said. These busi- nesses include both on and off sale establishments such as bars, family restaurants and li- quor stores. If the police department is approved for the grant, the ap- plication will request $31,451 to cover overtime, equipment, conference costs and other op- erating expenses. There is no fi- nancial impact to the city as the grant does not require match- ing funds. The grant is not just for en- forcement, Sanders said, it is education. The department would educate residents on al- cohol and its effects before en- forcement would have to take place. There will be two officers sent to the conference, where they will learn more about how the program works and how to edu- cate the public on the topic. The enforcement activities would be conducted by those of- ficers on overtime, which would be funded completely by the grant funds and accounts for about $23,000 of the $31,451 funding requested. If the grant application is ac- cepted and approved the police department would come back to the City Council to adopt a res- olution regarding the program. RED BLUFF Co un ci l gi ve s no d to a lc ohol e du ca ti on g ra nt By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County Senior Nutrition Coordinator Juanita Rajanen invited the pub- lic and Tehama County Supervi- sors March 7 to the annual Se- nior Nutrition Spaghetti Dinner set for May 19. The program serves seniors at both the Red Bluff and Corn- ing senior centers and about 15- 23 clients in their homes per route with five routes, Rajanen said. There is still several seniors waiting for an open spot. "We have five routes and they work about six hours a day, but there just isn't enough funding," Rajanen said. "We have about 33 clients on the wait list for home delivery. There's a senior tsu- nami and the senior population keeps growing so it's hard to keep up. We have been able to get some off the waiting list, but that only changes when someone passes away or moves to an as- sisted living center." In addition to the cost of ex- tra meals, there is the cost of staffing and there not being ad- equate hours available to deliver FUNDRAISER TEHAMA COUNTY SENIOR NUTRITION TO HOST DINNER DNFILEPHOTO Tehama County Supervisor Steve Chamblin receives lemon bars he won at an auction at a previous Senior Nutrition Spaghetti Dinner. Staff Reports OROVILLE The flow in the stretch of the Feather River past down- town Oroville was increased Wednesday afternoon as the De- partment of Water Resources works toward resuming releases through the damaged main spill- way at Oroville Dam. At 3 p.m. Wednesday, DWR in- creased the water in the "low flow" section by 3,000 cubic-feet per sec- ond from 7,200 cfs to 10,200 cfs. Releases from the Thermalito Af- terbay outlet downstream from town were scaled back by that same 3,000 cfs so the total re- leases to the river remained at 14,200 cfs. DWR has indicated river flows will fluctuate as it prepares to re- sume sending water down the damaged main spillway Friday. The spillway has been shut off since Feb. 27 to allow removal of the debris that piled up at its base after the concrete structure broke up starting Feb. 7. A DWR release says contrac- tors working 24 hours a day have removed 1.2 million cubic-yards from the debris pile originally es- timated to include 1.7 million cu- bic-yards. The only releases from Lake Oroville currently are the 12,900 cfs moving through the five oper- ational units at the Hyatt Power- house underneath the dam. At 5 p.m.Wednesdayinflowhadtopped 26,000 cfs. As a result the water level is rising about a half-foot a day, and was at 862.72 feet above sea level at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Work is also continuing to hardentheonce-barehillsideofthe emergencyspillway,wheredanger- ous erosion on Feb. 12 threatened the concrete weir and prompted evacuation orders for more than 180,000 people. DWR increased releases through the damaged main spill- way at that point and drew the lake level down more than 50 feet over the next two weeks, allowing the shutoff Feb. 27. OROVILLE DAM By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING Pacific Gas & Elec- tric Co. will be upgrading all 444 of its streetlights in Corn- ing starting in mid-April, allow- ing for cost savings and better lighting for the city. The utility's representative Geoff Pollard met with city staff March 8 regarding the plan and timeline to upgrade the street- lights. The project is estimated to be completed by the end of April. The company owns and main- tains all of the streetlights and the city pays for the electric- ity to power them, said Public Works Director Dawn Grine. The upgrade will not cost the city any funds. The estimated initial savings to the city in electricity usage is $8,135.93 annually. Pollard said upon installa- tion there will be a monthly $2.81 per fixture Incremental Facility Charge applied that will end in 12 to 18 months. After this temporary charge is discontinued the cost savings will increase by $14,993 result- ing in future annual savings of $23,129. Pollard said PG&E will be sending notification letters to all residents near the fixtures to be upgraded prior to in- stallation. Upon completion of the project, postcards will be mailed to residents indicating that installations have been fin- ished. A phone number will be pro- vided in the letters if any resi- dent has questions or concerns. LED illumination provides clearer lighting on the city side- walks and streets, compared to the yellow light the streetlights have now. This is expected to increase the sense of safety for residents, Grine said. When a resident is identify- ing a crime or vehicle color for the police, it will be easier to see the suspect or vehicle, Grine said. Councilman Dave Linnet said he is glad the lights are being upgraded because broken lights will be replaced. CORNING Streetlightstobeupgraded Community.....A3 Classifieds......B7 Lifestyles........A4 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........A8 INDEX Have a great day, John Tollison GOOD MORNING U DowJones 20,950.10 (+112.73) U S&P 500 2385.26 (+19.81) U Nasdaq 5900.05 (+43.23) BUSINESS Rock climbing icon who found- ed outdoor clothing company bearing his name, has died a er a long illness. PAGE A5 OBITUARY FamousclimberRoyal Robbins dies at 82 Allegation that Obama wire- tapped his New York skyscraper has le him isolated with no evidence to back him up. PAGE B6 ALLEGATIONS Trump's allies melting away on wiretap claims More water flowing past Oroville, less from a erbay CONTRIBUTED BY GONZALO "PEEWEE" CURIEL Aerial photo shows the damaged main spillway and the work to remove the debris from its base. 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