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schoolhours,thisproposal would provide safer park- ing option for everyone at the high school, Miller said. The proposed plan shows an increase of 270 parking spaces with dis- abled and motorcycle park- ing on a 2.5-3 acre lot. Miller said the lot will be fenced in so students walking to class will exit out of one spot, increasing student safety. The funding for the proj- ect is provided by the Mea- sure K Bond passed in No- vember of 2016. Part of those funds were set aside for safety and a parking lot, said John Burch, Corn- ing Union High School Dis- trict superintendent. The Measure K Bond program authorizes the district to issue $8.3 million in bonds to fund facilities projects. If an agreement is reached and the parking lot constructed, the dis- trict would ask the city to prohibit parking on Black- burn Avenue during school hours, Miller said. Such a ban would reduce the risk of students being hit by on- coming vehicles as they at- tempt to cross Blackburn. Miller said Fire Chief Martin Spannaus is in support of the parking lot because the road will be wider, improving emer- gency response. When construction of the new gym and new wing was conducted it elimi- nated a lot of the school's parking, Burch said. The land the school sits on does not have adequate space to add a lot. Parking is a huge safety issue, Burch said. Students park on the north side of the street and are walk- ing in the streets to get to school just at the time be- tween 7:30-8 a.m. when 850 students and 125 fa- cility members are show- ing up for school, and when they are leaving af- ter school. To increase safety the district will install safety lighting and landscape along the west side to pro- vide privacy to a residence west of the proposed lot, Burch said. Parking FROMPAGE1 JULIEZEEB-DAILYNEWS The Red Bluff High School Dance Team practices the number Crystals, choreographed by Trinity Sides, for its show at 7p.m. Friday in the Performing Arts Center. Cost is $5and tickets are available at the door. The Dance III students choreographed 23of the 26numbers with the remaining three choreographed by their teacher Lee Shilts. Pictured, top row, from le , are Grace Gwaltney, Bella Williams and Natalie Valdez; middle row, Courtney Listoe, Taylor Nguyen, Haley Scott and Yoseleen Rosales and bottom row, Julie Lupercio, Emily Disney and Sharon McKenna. RED BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL Da nc e sh ow c on ti nu es o n Fr id ay it also provides a num- ber of benefits to Tehama County communities. This two-dayeventisjustoneex- ample." Imperial County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mi- chael Kelley, who worked in probation before becoming anelectedofficial,hadnever been to Tehama County be- fore and said it was very dif- ferent than the way he pic- turedit,whichwasmorelike a forest. "It's abeautiful place and I'm impressed," Kelley said. "Lots of rolling hills and grass. This meeting is a dy- namic opportunity to visit other counties and see the economic growth, topogra- phyandthepeople.It'sbeen very interesting and educa- tional." Stacy Corless comes from the Mammoth Lakes area of Mono County and saidshewasimpressedwith what she found. "It's wonderful to see this production," Corless said of Lucero."It'sgreattoseesuch artisan craftsmanship and attention to detail. It's world class quality and I'm glad for the opportunity to learn more about it." During the tour at Lu- cero, General Manager Liz TagamiandIvanRodriguez, one of seven tasters, talked about olive oil, their produc- tion and the challenges that comewithitinnorthernCal- ifornia as well as answered questionsthegrouphad.For the most recent season, the challenge was the weather. "We were trying to beat the rain this year," Tagami said. "We were at almost 24 hours a day for the mill- ing. To be in this commu- nitywithothersdedicatedto growingandproducingqual- ity products is a privilege." The company's efforts paid off though as they se- cured their 325th medal at an olive oil competition in Tokyotheweekendprior,Ta- gami said. "We have a team of 20 who from tree to mill take care of every step," Tagami said. "It's about making a quality product." To learn more about RCRC, visit rcrcnet.org. Meeting FROM PAGE 1 5,000 young people die each year as a result of underage drinking. Hinkston went to Red Bluff High School at lunchtime this week to en- courage students to sign a pledge to be safe and so- ber on prom night. Stu- dents who take the pledge were entered into a draw- ing to win one of two free prom picture packages from Studio 530, Hinkston said. There were 96 stu- dents, including some stu- dents from Salisbury High School, out of the 150-175 prom tickets sold, who pledged to be sober dur- ing prom night. The coalition will be heading to Corning High School the week of May 8 with the campaign. Hinkston said she hopes to go to Los Molinos High School the week before its prom. "Prom is already going to be a good time, hav- ing alcohol or other sub- stances wouldn't make the night any more fun," said senior Britney Miranda. Miranda said wear- ing the sticker shows her pledge to be safe and so- ber on prom night, which is a good influence on oth- ers and can inspire fellow students to be sober. In addition to the stu- dent pledges, the cam- paign included a mailer that went out to parents of seniors with prom night safety tips and stickers on boxes of corsages and bou- tonnieres, reminding stu- dents to be safe, sober and drug-free, Hinkston said. Lacy Trunnel's floral decorating class will be participating in the cam- paign as well as Westside Flowers & Gifts and Ral- ey's Floral Department. Prom FROM PAGE 1 By Josh Boak The Associated Press WASHINGTON Donald Trump won the White House by arguing that what America needed was a pres- ident who had proved him- self as a steely and success- ful corporate leader with no political baggage — some- one, say, like himself. IfAbrahamLincolnrelied on a team of rivals, Trump would command a team of "killer" CEOs. He cast him- self as a gifted manager who could rewrite flawed trade deals, bridge gaps between Democrats and Republi- cans, work financial magic on the tax code and restore prosperity to devastated factory towns. Yet 100 days into Trump's presidency, the business- man-as-president has strug- gled to apply his experience as a real estate and enter- tainment mogul to the Her- culean task of governing the world's most powerful nation. Asked to assess his tenure so far, management experts point to a stream of mis- steps that run counter to the clarity, discipline and con- sistency of message typical of the best executives. Blus- tery speeches have given way to fuzzy policies that have weakened the presi- dent's negotiating hand on such complex challenges as revamping taxes and health insurance. Trump's actions on immi- gration have been blocked or tangled up in court bat- tles. He has yet to fill count- less senior government jobs. Having failed to pass any major legislation, Trump has instead resorted to sign- ing a torrent of executive or- ders — animpulsemoretyp- ical of a manager directing subordinates than a presi- dent building partnerships. The administration has declared the 100-day mark an arbitrary deadline. But leading CEOs often work under even tighter sched- ules: Investors gauge their performance each quar- ter — every 90 days. John Challenger, CEO of the exec- utive recruiting firm Chal- lenger, Gray & Christmas, notes that new chief execu- tives typically face pressure to achieve victories in their first 90 days. Such mile- stones tend to draw poten- tial critics to their side and establish authority, he said. "They don't have to be big wins —they can be early wins as you look for ways to show you've had an impact," Challenger said. "This ad- ministration has had a hard time demonstrating, show- ing that." White House aides point out that Trump will have signed 32 executive orders by Friday, the most of any president in his first 100 days since World War II. But the actions produced by those orders fall well short of the bold promises he made as a candidate. Several of the executive or- ders are merely requests for studies — on financial regu- lations, environmental rules and trade policies. They sug- gest that the administration is still figuring out how gov- ernment works and how to tame a rambunctious and independent-minded Con- gress, even one led, like the White House, by Republi- cans. Trump still likes to bask in the glow of corporate America. Almost weekly, he has met with major chief ex- ecutives at the White House for input on policy and photo-ops. Yet few around him know their way around government. For secretary of state, Trump chose Rex Tiller- son, the former chief exec- utive of Exxon Mobil. For Commerce secretary, his pick was Wilbur Ross, a bil- lionaire investor. For Trea- sury, it was Steve Mnuchin, a Wall Street executive turned movie producer. And as his top economic adviser, Trump tapped Gary Cohn, formerly Goldman Sachs' No. 2 executive. Like Trump, none of them had any political ex- perience. "It's the blind leading the blind," said Henry Mint- zberg, a management ex- pert at McGill University. "You need to get people who can think for them- selves but also have a deep understanding of the issues. Drop this silly idea that gov- ernment can be run like a business." In an interview last week with The Associated Press, Trump appeared to con- cede that a president can- not manage successfully with solely a bottom-line corporate mentality. "Here, everything, pretty much everything you do in government, involves heart, whereas in business, most things don't involve heart," he said. "In fact, in busi- ness you're actually better off without it." Some in his Cabinet have portrayed their shift from the private sector as a nat- ural move that bestows its own advantages. "A lot of the things I learned in business carried over to this job," Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said Wednesday. "A lot of it is about consensus building and teamwork." Trump, of course, needs support from Congress' in- dependently elected law- makers to pass laws and from foreign leaders to forge global alliances — re- sponsibilities that can be more delicate than negotiat- ing with business partners who stand to profit from cutting a deal. Since becoming presi- dent, Trump has retreated from some of his audacious campaign promises. He now hails the NATO alliance as important, having previ- ously labeled it obsolete. He backed away from labeling China as a currency manip- ulator and now casts Beijing as a likely ally in defusing a nuclear North Korea. FIRST 100 DAYS Trump finds that CEO and president aren't a natural fit By Randall Chase The Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, DEL. A man who killed a state trooper and then was shot to death Thursday after a lengthy standoff with po- lice had been fond of guns since middle school, a for- mer neighbor and class- mate said. Burgon Sealy Jr., 26, was killed by law enforcement about 20 hours after he fa- tally shot the trooper, said the state police superinten- dent, Col. Nathaniel Mc- Queen. Sealy fled in a car and holed up inside his home, where he fired repeat- edly at the officers who had him surrounded. He was finally shot when he emerged from the home armed Thursday morning and "engaged police," Mc- Queen said. He declined to say if Sealy fired a gun at that time. More details also emerged about Sealy's en- counter with Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard in the park- ing lot of a Wawa conve- nience store near Bear on Wednesday. Ballard had noticed something suspicious about two men in a car when Sealy, the passenger, shot him with a handgun. Ballard, wounded, sought shelter behind a parked car, but Sealy chased after him and fired again, Mc- Queen said, including sev- eral shots that he fired "at close range" when the of- ficer was already on the ground. Sealy then fled in an- other car he had driven to the store. The driver of the first car was ques- tioned and released with- out any charges, police said. Ballard, 32, died that af- ternoon at a hospital. His survivors include a wife and daughter, Gov. John Carney said Thursday. Scott Adkins, 24, grew up on the same street as Sealy and went to middle school and high school with him. He remem- bered him as being fond of paintball and air soft guns as early as middle school. LENGTHY STANDOFF Gu nm an p ur su ed injured officer seeking co ve r, fi re d ag ai n NANCYELAINESMALLEY March 22, 1944 ~ December 13, 2016 Nancy passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospital in Redding California on December 13, 2016 at the age of 72. Nancy was born in Lodi California on March 22, 1944. Her parents were the late Angelo and Eileen Lerza. Nancy attended Needham Elementary School where she sang in the Glee Club. She graduated from Lodi Union High School in 1962 and was a member of the Methodist Youth Fellowship during her High School Years. Nancy was a graduate of Chico State. Nancy was a Probation Officer for Tehama County from 1970 until 1998. After her retirement she embarked on a second ten year career as a Social Worker with the North- ern Valley Catholic Social Services. Nancy received nu- merous awards during her careers and was the Employee of the Year in 2005. Nancy was devoted to her family, loved animals, read- ing, crafts, gardening and enjoyed her time spent with Bill at Lake Almanor. Throughout her life Nancy thrived on helping others. She was a member of the Red Bluff Soroptimists, Red Bluff Elks Emblem Club and a member of the Lake Alma nor Fire Department Auxiliary. In 2016 the Soropitimists honored her with the Sorpotimist of the Year Award. Nancy is survived by her sister Nileta L. Morton and hus- band Dick of North Lake Tahoe, CA Brother Tom Lerza of Rancho Cordova, CA, Nephew James Lerza and wife Brandy, their children Levi and Emily Lerza of Elk Grove CA. Her Step Children Matt Swendiman, wife Jenifer and their children Jack, Charlie and Maggie of Park Hills Ken- tucky, Chelsey Chappelle her husband Cade, children Ma- son, Ryann and Landon of Redding CA., Ted Smalley, his children Travis and Tyler of Tomball Texas, Deceased Brian Smalley his children Sarah, Samantha and Emily of Red Bluff, and her long time devoted partner Bill Lapin of Red Bluff. Her Husband James D. Smalley predeceased her in 2008. Nancy will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. She brought joy to all who were fortunate enough to know her. A Celebration of Nancy's Life is planned for May 6, 2017 at 11:30 A.M. at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge 355 Gilmore Road Red Bluff, Ca 96080. Donations in memory of Nancy may be made to PETS (Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter), the Emblem Club of Red Bluff or the charity of your choice. Obituaries FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A