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WEEKEND JANUARY 12-13, 2013 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Gardening Resolutions 2013 Page 3B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 48/28 Weather forecast 10A TEHAMA COUNTY $1.00 T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Farm bureau awards Apartment standoff ends peacefully A 46-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested after he barricaded himself and his girlfriend inside their apartment Friday morning. Red Bluff police officers had responded to the Cabernet Apartments around 8:15 a.m. for a disturbance between a man and a woman inside one of the apartments that involved a bedroom window being broken. When officers knocked on the front door Jerome Foley announced he had barricaded himself inside the apartment, according to a department press release. See STANDOFF, page 9A County awards $2M construction bid By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb 2012 Tehama County Farm Bureau Member of the Year Cyndi Gilles accepts a certificate of recognition from Congressman Doug LaMalfa Thursday at the Tehama County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting held at the Los Molinos Veterans Hall. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Tehama County Farm Bureau members gathered Thursday to honor several community members and some of their own at the annual meeting. Cyndi Gilles, who works in field research at the Tehama County University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) office, was named Tehama County Farm Bureau Member of the Year. "She's been the unofficial First Lady of the Farm Bureau," President Sam Mudd said in his introduction of Gilles. "She always has a cheerful attitude, a smile on her face and contagious optimism. When she tells you 20 percent of the walnuts on your tree will fall off because of plight you don't feel so bad." Gilles is a 13-year veteran of the Dairyville Orchard Festival Committee, running the ag commodity tent, and has been with the cooperative extension for 14 years, Mudd said. "Our Farm Bureau Manager Kari Dodd describes her as a ready resource to bounce ideas of and she's always ready to help with the agri- cultural education programs," Mudd said. "She's truly a vocal, knowledgeable agriculture advocate." Gilles said she was extremely surprised and honored by the award. "I hope to have many more years with the Farm Bureau," Gilles said. First Vice President Michael Vasey presented Friend of the Year to Cornerstone Community Bank. The business is one that not only hires locally, but gives back and is a "true supporter of the community and the Farm Bureau", Vasey said. See FARM, page 9A The new look Tehama County Board of Supervisors started its calendar year Tuesday by appointing a new chairman, doling out committee assignments and awarding a $2 million construction bid. As expected the board appointed Dennis Garton as chairman for 2013. Newcomer Steve Chamblin was appointed vice chairman. The board awarded a $2 million bid from Baldwin Construction Company doing business as Knife River Construction of Chico for the Highway 99 West overlay project. The work area is from 0.06 miles south of Finnell Avenue to Gyle Road and from Flores Avenue to Reno Avenue. The project is 100 percent funded through federal stimulus funds. The board authorized the purchasing department to solicit bids for six new Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles. Sheriff Dave Hencratt said other similar models including the Dodge Durango and Chevrolet Tahoe did not meet the department's needs for a pursuit-rated V6 utility vehicle. The board questioned Hencratt about limiting the department's choices to one specific manufacturer. He said it was important for the department to be uniform when it came to equipment such as roll bars. The new alternate custody inmate shop would be able to handle the installation of law enforcement equipment into the vehicles to produce cost savings. The state of California found the new Ford model to have the lowest responSee BID, page 9A Calif. colleges see Corning schools receive literacy grant more money in Brown's budget SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After years of difficult budget cuts, Gov. Jerry Brown is offering more money to California's public colleges and universities. In return, he wants them to hold down costs, expand online learning and stop raising tuition, which has increased sharply in recent years. The Democratic governor released a 2013-2014 budget plan this week that boosts funding for K-12 schools and higher education, thanks in part to voter approval in November of Proposition 30, which temporarily raises sales and income taxes. College and university leaders welcomed the increased funding, saying the money would help reverse years of cuts. So far, no tuition hikes are on the table. ''The proposed budget heads us in the right direction,'' said CSU Chancellor Timothy White. The University of California and California State University systems would each receive an additional $250 million, which includes $125 million promised for not raising tuition this academic year. California Community Colleges, which has 112 campuses, would get a $197 million boost. Brown proposed a plan to steadily increase funding for the three systems over the next four years, but only if they freeze fees at current levels, noting that UC and CSU tuition has nearly doubled over the past five years. The governor said he plans to attend meetings of the UC Board of Regents See BUDGET, page 9A Special to the DN Thanks to a recent Federal grant award, The Tehama County Department of Education, in partnership with Corning Union Elementary School District is in the process of launching a new project: Children's Literacy Intervention Project, or CLIP. "The grant will allow us to focus additional efforts on essential early reading skills," said Superintendent of Schools Larry Champion. "We know that if a child cannot read at grade level by the end of the third grade, it creates a fast growing gap that causes kids to fall further and further behind in school. The impact can be seen later on, as their chances for success in college and career decrease significantly," he added. In over 200 grant applications nationwide, Tehama County's was ranked in the top three, due in large part, to the collaboration that takes place between schools, Courtesy photo Pictured from left: Tehama County Superintendent of Schools Larry Champion, Early Childhood Education Project Director Cynthia Cook, CLIP Program Lead Jennie Caylor, Corning Union Elementary School District Superintendent Cathy Reimer and Tehama County Deputy Superintendent of Schools Charles Allen. businesses, and organizations such as Expect More Tehama. "We, as a community, share in the work of helping our kids grow and be the best they can be. What we get out of it is beyond measure," said Champion. "We are very excited to have the opportunity to create a program to benefit at-risk students," said Cathy Reimer, superintendent at Corning Elementary. "The grant will serve approximately 300 pre-K through third grade stuSee GRANT, page 9A