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304,900 people in the la- bor work force, 284,000 employed and 20,900 un- employed in March. The unemployment rate for these counties averages 6.8 percent, 0.2 percent lower than February's rate. The data show a 2.8 per- cent decrease in total farm jobs, while transportation, warehousing and utilities jobs increased by 1.9 per- cent. In California there were 19,167,900 people in the la- bor work force, 18,193,500 people employed and 974,400 unemployed in March. That's 47,300 more people in the labor work force 73,200 more peo- ple employed and 25,900 fewer people unemployed. The total unemployment rate for the state was 5.1 percent, down 0.3 percent in a month. In the U.S. the unem- ployment rate decreased by 0.3 percent to 4.6 per- cent in March. The counties with the lowest unemployment rate remained San Mateo County at 2.7 percent and tied for second are Marin and San Francisco coun- ties with 3 percent. The counties with the highest unemployment rate are Colusa County at 21.8 percent, Imperial County at 19.2 percent and Plumas County at 13 per- cent. The unemployment rate for the counties near Te- hama County were Butte at 6.6 percent, Shasta at 7 percent and Glenn County at 8.9 percent. All of which reduced the number of unemployed persons in March. Jobless FROMPAGE1 Authorities learned the defendant possessed a Dodge minivan and was the registered owner of a motorcycle and truck, all of which matched the three vehicles seen in the surveillance video of the burglaries. The Tehama County Sheriff's Office later learned that an individual possessed some of the sto- len food and told deputies that Harrison sold him the stolen food out of the An- derson area. Deputies contacted Harrison's aunt, who stated that he had brought a large quantity of frozen food to her home. The aunt gave depu- ties permission to search her home and while there deputies recovered 150 pounds of stolen frozen foods. On Monday Oct. 24, 2016, detectives, assisted by Anderson Police De- partment, Shasta County Probation Department, Shasta County Sheriff's Office and Shasta Inter- agency Narcotics Task Force agents, conducted two probation searches of homes in Anderson and Cottonwood. Detec- tives recovered about 300 pounds of frozen food dur- ing searches of the homes. At Harrison's Redding home on Riverland Drive, deputies found 90 more pounds of stolen frozen food and a set of bolt cut- ters, a come-along cable winch and a digging bar outside the residence. Burglaries FROM PAGE 1 Nutt:RamonaMaeNutt, 82, of Chico died Thursday, April 20at Twin Oaks Post Acute Rehab. Arrange- ments are under the direc- tion of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Saturday, April 22, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. O'Neil: Yvonne O'Neil, 77, of Red Bluff died Monday, April 17in Red Bluff. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Brusie Funeral Home. Published Saturday, April 22, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. DEATH NOTICES ROUND-UP JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS A couple dances to the Fire Mountain Band Thursday at the Red Bluff Round-Up Mixer hosted by the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber, the Tehama County Cattlemen and Paul and Kit Reynolds at Reynold's Ranch and Farm Supply. RED BLUFF FIRE ROUND-UP BOOT DRIVE COLLECTS FRIDAY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS FirefighterJustinKingsleyandDivisionChiefMatthewShobashwalkMainStreetcollectingdonationsFridayfor the annual Red Bluff Volunteer Fire Department Round-Up Boot Drive. The money raised will go to scholarships and other community organizations decided upon by the members of Red Bluff Fire. The 2016 boot drive brought in about $9,000 and the group hopes to beat that amount, Shobash said. Those who missed the boot drive can still drop donations off at the fire department, 555 Washington St. scribe in first person the de- tails of life during the war, and the particular specialty of the unit at the each sta- tion. The clock that signals change of stations is a full scale Civil War cannon, fir- ing off a blank round pre- cisely every 15 minutes. At the stations, the reen- actors will engage the stu- dents directly and involve them by treating them as if they are new recruits fresh off the farm, showing them the uniforms, accoutre- ments and weapons of the period. In the infantry camp, stu- dents will see the tents the soldiers live in, learn the different types of infan- try weapons and perhaps learn a bit about drill or skirmishing. They may be offered a shave and haircut by an enterprising soldier and barber. One station might involve a visit to a picket's outpost, where the students may witness an exchange of fire with en- emy pickets lurking unseen in the underbrush. At the artillery camp, the students learn all the steps involved with loading and firing a cannon, and end the station with the can- non firing the 15-minute signal round. The cavalry station usu- ally involves getting up close and personal with horses, learning the gear and weapons of the cavalry, and sometimes a chance to see a working mule team and supply wagon. Soldiers on both sides will explain about the flags they followed into battle, as well as used for signaling and rallying the troops. At the politics station, they might hear about the un- derlying causes of the war and why individuals chose and fought for either side. Civilian ladies may share some details of the civilized side of the era, explaining about current fashions and ideas, the importance of manners in everyday life, maybe even sharing a song or two. Each year, 700-900 Te- hama County students at- tend School Day at Dog Is- land. Several dozen reenac- tors strive to give them a whirlwind but detailed im- mersion in Civil War life. Rick Barram is a long- time north state educa- tor from Red Bluff, who teaches history at Gateway Unified School District. He is event co-coordinator for Civil War Days Red Bluff, and education representa- tive for the reenactors. He provides teacher informa- tion packets and signs up the schools for each year's event. Teachers and parents interested in learning more about participating in next year's School Day program can call Rick at 526-8320 or write to rbar- ram@gwusd.org. Addi- tional information about the event is available on- line at RACW.org, "Civil War Days-Red Bluff" on Facebook or "72nd New York Volunteer Infantry" on Facebook. The full Civil War Days Red Bluff event, with two battles daily, runs Satur- day and Sunday, April 29- 30. Camps are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, with battles at noon and 3 p.m., and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun- day, with battles at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission is $5 at the gate. There is no parking at Dog Island but there is free parking at The Home De- pot on North Main Street, with a free shuttle to the event running every 15 minutes. There is limited handicapped parking at Dog Island. Lesson FROM PAGE 1 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN PIKE Jerry Curtis Walker, who portrays Union Sgt. Seamus O'Cooney, talks about everyday life in a Civil War army during a past education day. with people dumping," Dixon said. "We even had a man who decorated up an area and made it look like a home with some of the items." Greenwaste has helped in getting rid of the unwanted items left on their doorstep, but the store has had trou- ble with people breaking in to its trash bin and fill- ing it overnight, Dixon said. There have been break-ins to the building this year and the store installed a se- curity camera. The store is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Donations can be brought any day but Wednesday during regular hours. For the latest informa- tion on the store visit the group's Facebook page. Hope FROM PAGE 1 By Juliet Williams The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO The chief executive officer of Califor- nia's $64 billion high-speed rail program said Friday he's stepping down after five years seeing the project through a contentious and high-profile period in which it faced a constant onslaught of criticism from across the political spectrum. JeffMoralessaidhe'llleave the top post this summer. Votersapprovednearly$10 billion for high-speed rail as part of Proposition 1A in 2008. It was then projected to cost $40 billion. "A lot of people didn't believe it could be done," Morales said in an interview. "I really wanted to make sure we got the pro- gram on solid financial foot- ing." The CEO's announce- mentcomesonedayafterthe state sold nearly $1.25 billion in bonds, a milestone after years of legal delay for a proj- ectnowprojectedtocost$64 billion.ASacramentoCounty judge is to rule next week on whether the California High Speed Rail Authority can now spend the bond money. InDecember,theboardap- proved$3.2billioninfunding fortwosegments:$2.6billion for a 119-mile leg connecting Fresno to Madera and $600 million to electrify a 55-mile stretch of existing Caltrain tracks in the San Jose Penin- sula that will eventually con- nect with high-speed rail. The money is needed so the state meets its obligation to "match" federal funding but had been tied up in litigation for several years. CALIFORNIA High-speed rail chairman steps down from job PLEASERECYCLETHISNEWSPAPER. VirginiaEdithHeitman-McKenna June 18, 1949 ~ March 30, 2017 Virginia Edith Heitman-McKenna passed away on March 30, 2017, after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 67 years old. She was born June 18, 1949 to Elmore and Do- ris Heitman. She grew up on a ranch with her sisters, Trish Heitman-Casados and Gladys Heitman-Schaumann. She retired from the Tehama County School District, Pay- roll Department. She was married December 20, 1970. She is survived by her husband Larry McKenna of 46 years, only son, Troy McKenna, Daughter-in-law Vickie Vance and only grandson, Ashten McKenna and many nieces and nephews. Memorial service to be held at Abundant Life Fellow- ship, 21080 Luther Rd., Red Bluff, CA on May 6th at 11am. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 9 A