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ByJesseJ.Holland TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON Rep. Maxine Wa- ters doesn't expect to pose for a photo with President Donald Trump anytime soon. In fact, the California con- gresswoman plans to boycott any meeting, event, ceremony or pub- lic event with the president, at the White House or even in her home district of Los Angeles. "I don't see myself meeting with him,sittingdownwithhim,believ- ing anything he would say or even respecting anything he would say," Waters said sternly to The Associ- ated Press. "It would not be honest onmyparttogotoanyceremonies withhimortopretendIamhaving a decent conversation with him." AndifTrumppersonallyinvited her to the White House for a con- versation? "I wouldn't go," she said emphatically. Waters has served in Congress for a quarter-century. Now she's turned into the passionate voice of resistance against the Trump ad- ministration.The78-year-oldDem- ocrat lays politeness aside when she talks about the new president. When told that this is not normal political dialogue, she shrugs. "My spirit tells me I cannot be silent.Imustaddressthisso-called president, no matter where it takes me," she said. CONGRESS Rep.MaxineWaters'no-holds-barredremarksfindfans PABLOMARTINEZMONSIVAIS—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., as she speaks during her interview with the Associated Press at her congressional office on Capitol Hill in Washington. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Students and family gathered Tuesday at the State Theatre to celebrate students recognized for their writing skills at the annual Au- thor Visit and Writing Contest Celebration. In all, 106 students received either a certificate of profi- ciency, recognition or achieve- ment. The event is part of a two-day celebration of writing that featured author Terri Far- ley from Reno, Nevada. Three categories of writing — narrative, informative and opinion — were featured in the contest, which was open to all grades of Tehama County stu- dents, said Karla Stroman, contest coordinator and Te- hama County Reading Coun- cil president. The submitted CELEBRATION STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR WRITING CONTEST JULIE ZEEB – DAILY NEWS Karla Stroman hands a certificate to kindergarten student Evelyn Hurton on Tuesday at a celebration for the annual writing contest and author visit at the State Theatre. By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING Funding to con- tinue the adolescent diversion program Restore was approved Tuesday by the City Council. The Paskenta Band of Nom- laki Indians received grant funding to implement the Ev- erett Freeman Promise Neigh- borhood Initiative in December of 2016 and will apply $200,000 toward the program. The tribe was awarded the grant of more than $14.6 mil- lion to be dispersed over the span of five years from the US Department of Education to serve the Corning Elementary and High School districts and youth programs. The grant funds, amongst other items, allow for the con- tinued utilization of the Re- store juvenile diversion pro- gram for the period of March 1 through June 30, 2018, said Kristina Miller, city manager. Miller said she was grateful for the tribe's support and all it does for the city. During the term of the grant, $200,000 is available to fund independent contractor Ric Schoon to run the program and the operational costs of the pro- gram. Schoon was approved by the council Tuesday to take the place of Tara Cory, who re- cently resigned from her posi- tion as a consultant due to per- sonal reasons. If the agreement wasn't ap- proved Tuesday it would have resulted in the demise of the program as of Aug. 24 unless other funds were identified, Miller said. On Sept. 13, 2013 Corning was awarded a Bureau of Jus- tice Assistance grant through the Byrne Criminal Justice In- novation Program. The city's grant was designed as a two- step process; the planning phase and the implementation phase. A component of the imple- mentation phase included the development and implementa- tion of an adolescent diversion program. An agreement was estab- lished and approved by the council between Cory and the city for the coordination of the PASKENTA BAND Approved funding for Restore program Staff report @redbluffnews on Twitter RED BLUFF A Red Bluff resi- dent was arrested Tuesday in connection with an attempted purse theft at Walmart that had a 47-year-old woman jumping into a vehicle through the driv- er's side window to retrieve her purse. Katie Renee Wallenburg, 24, was arrested in the area of Mon- roe Street after a man called about 5 p.m. Tuesday to report he was following the suspects from the Walmart incident, ac- cording to Red Bluff Police De- partment logs. Officers located the vehicle the man called about in the al- ley between Jackson and Mon- roe streets, it was occupied by Wallenburg and two men and Wallenburg was identified by the victim, according to a press release issued late Tuesday by Red Bluff Police Department. The woman had been plac- ing items in her vehicle in the Walmart parking lot on Mon- day when Wallenburg report- edly walked up and stole the purse from the child seat area of the cart before getting into a silver Honda Accord that was waiting for her. The victim jumped through the driver's side window to re- trieve her purse, getting into a struggle during which time the male driver began to drive away while the two were still engaged in a physical altercation. The victim's body was hanging par- tially outside the vehicle but she was able to reach the gear shift and put the vehicle into park, retrieve her purse and exit the vehicle. Wallenburg was booked into CRIME Arrestmadeinpursetheftattempt Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Daily Break......B3 Weather ..........B8 INDEX Have a great day, Charlene White GOOD MORNING D DowJones 20,659.32 (-42.18) U S&P 500 2361.13 (+2.56) U Nasdaq 5897.55 (+22.41) BUSINESS The state's governor and legis- lative leaders proposed raising billions to fix the state's roads through gasoline tax. PAGE B4 PROPOSAL Gastaxhikefunds $52B plan to fix roads Britain le the European Union with fond words, promises of friendship as the U.K. embrac- es an uncertain future. 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