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MONDAY MAY 10, 2010 Breaking news at: Pot of Gold or Pipe Dream? Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Pitcher Perfect SPORTS 1B with showers 59/45 Breezy Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Burnout turnout up River gone wild Daily News photo by Tang Lor Alyssa Perry gets help from US Fish and Wildlife biologist Jess Newton while making a salmon egg bracelet using orange beads. Daily News photo by Tang Lor Bobby Underwood of Corning burns rubber with his 2005 Dodge SRT-4 during the first round of the burnout competition at Corning’s May Madness Car Show Saturday. May Madness draws crowds By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer CORNING —Smoke filled the air, and for a moment nothing but a white fog could be seen. People covered their mouths, turning away from the smoking car. The smell of burnt rubber permeat- ed. Children turned to parents for a shield against the smoke. Parents did the best they could to protect their camera phones while still try- ing to get a good shot. Drivers pumped the pedal push- ing their cars to the limit and waited for their cue, a loud pop, to tell them the trick was over. “Do you smell that?” the announcer said over the PA system. “I smell testosterone.” For many, the burnout competi- tion was the highlight of the 14th Classics line Solano Street in downtown Corning during the 14th Annual May Madness Corning Car Show on Saturday afternoon. Bill seeks to close tax loopholes SACRAMENTO (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are determined to close tax loopholes they say cost state and local govern- ments hundreds of mil- lions of dollars each year, as they search for ways to trim California’s enor- mous deficit. A report by the union- funded California Tax Reform Association found that the share of property tax paid on residential property has increased since two-thirds of voters approved California’s landmark Proposition 13 tax law in 1978, while the share paid on commercial property has decreased. In Contra Costa Coun- ty, for example, taxes on residential properties now make up 73 percent of property taxes collected, up from 48 percent in 1978. Democrats and unions say many corporations are using loopholes when they buy and sell properties to avoid having them reassessed and their prop- erty taxes go up. ‘‘The system is an incredible mess,’’ said the association’s executive director, Lenny Goldberg. ‘‘People are constantly changing their share of ownerships, figuring out ways to avoid reassess- ment.’’ Republicans strongly oppose efforts to tinker with the system. They see 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BILL, page 7A annual May Madness Corning Car Show. The two-day event hosted by the Corning Chamber of Commerce is the only car show in the North State at which eventgoers get the chance to see a burnout competition. About two dozen cars participat- ed in the event, a showdown in which if a competitor goes limping off the strip, it actually means the vehicle is winning. Frankie and Tina Smith of Forest See MAY, page 7A By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Children and adults got hands on learning about the environment while enjoying the outdoors Saturday. An outdoors celebration of the outdoors was held dur- ing the eighth annual Sacramento River Discovery Center watershed event “Celebrate the River.” See RIVER, page 7A Students study Mars By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Life on Mars will be explored during a recog- nition event Tuesday of high school astrobiology interns who have been researching the subject. Guest speakers Carl Pilcher and Dave Des Marais will give presen- tations about NASA’s research of life forms on Mars. The speakers are highly regarded in their field of research and involved in NASA’s lab- oratory missions to Mars. In his speech “NASA Astrobiology — the Diversity of Life,” Pilch- er, the director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, will reveal some of the research from NASA’s laboratory mission to Mars. Des Marais, a NASA space scientist, will speak about Mars and the conditions that make it comparable to Lassen Volcanic National Park. Similarities in the rock formation, geologi- cal conditions and other factors make scientists believe the conditions at Lassen are comparable See MARS, page 7A Rockin’ out for scholarships Daily News photo by Tang Lor Barbara Whitten and Jared Jones rock out in front of the Nu-Way Market in Los Molinos to raise money for the Los Molinos Woman’s Club scholarship fund.The club will try to raise $500 and plans to hold another Rock-A-Thon soon.The rocking chair fundraiser is one that has been proven to be successful because it draws a lot of attention,but Whitten likes it because it is comfortable,she said.