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THURSDAY MAY 27, 2010 Breaking news at: Patriotic Concert Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Bowlers get nod SPORTS 1B Showers likely 61/46 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 Ex-county worker gets 90 days in gun altercation A former counselor at Tehama County’s Juvenile Jus- tice Center was sentenced Monday to 90 days in the county jail after she attacked a Redding man. Barry Clausen, a former employee at the center, had been pursuing an interview with Melissa Lynn Jones, 42, of Chico. He had accused Jones inappropriate conduct with inmates in her care. After repeatedly contacting Jones in April 2009, Clausen eventually followed her from the center work to the North Valley Baptist Church parking lot, something he said he did with her consent. During the ensuing conver- Expecting more sation, Jones pulled out a .45 caliber handgun and threatened to shoot Clausen in the head. Clausen, acting in self-defense, grabbed a rock and beat Jones in the head, sending her to the hospital in the process. Jones left her job the next day. Jones was convicted in April 2010 on suspicion of issuing terrorist threats with a firearm. —Geoff Johnson Patients impatient over stolen checks By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Six-hundred checks, many of them from customers, are missing from Lassen Medical Group, and some cus- tomers want to know why the company waited until May 19 to notify them. The theft was first discovered May 3. Sometime that morning or the night before, police believe someone entered by breaking through a glass door, opening a fil- ing cabinet and prying open a cash box full of checks from customers and insurance companies, Red Bluff Police Sgt. Michael Graham said. See CHECKS, page 7A Holiday weekend DUI crackdown Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Kathy Garcia and Tammy Miller discuss how to raise awareness of higher education opportunities at the Expect More Tehama Education Summit held Tuesday at Rolling Hills Casino. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Community members from all walks of life showed up at Rolling Hills Casino Wednesday for the inaugural Expect More Tehama Education Summit with about 100 in atten- dance. “It’s a community-wide move- ment to raise awareness and provide options for higher education,” said Rolling Hills Marketing Director Kate Grissom. Grissom, a member of the Expect More Tehama steering team, and fellow team members Kathy Garcia and John Baker kicked off the event along with Tehama County Superintendent of Schools Larry Champion. “I’m so impressed so many peo- ple are taking such a profound interest in education in Tehama County,” Champion said. “At their willingness to plan better opportu- nities for our kids.” Champion said Tuesday’s event was not about pointing fingers at the schools and saying they are doing it all wrong, but bringing Remains of Ore. pilot found in North State MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Search-and-rescue vol- unteers in Northern Cali- fornia have found the remains of an 84-year-old pilot from Oregon whose plane crashed on Satur- day. A Siskiyou County sheriff’s spokeswoman says the remains of Alon- zo Mullin were located Tuesday in an area near Happy Camp where the aircraft engine had been found two days earlier. DNA testing will be required to confirm the identity. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Medford resident took off alone from Palm Springs on Saturday morning. He reported having trouble descending through the clouds in Northern California at about 1:30 p.m. The aircraft then dropped off radar and lost radio contact over Happy Camp. ——— Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mail- tribune.com/ 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power schools and community members together. “Today we hope to have a mean- ingful conversation about our dreams for the educational system of this county,” Champion said. “What our system can look like after we exit this current economic downturn. There has never been a greater need for us to work together to continue to make our schools better.” Champion said he is hopeful the movement will bring about continu- See MORE, page 7A The Avoid the Five DUI Campaign will be deploying officers over the holiday weekend with DUI Saturation Patrols to continue successful efforts towards arresting drunk drivers, lowering deaths and injuries and educating the public about the dangers of impaired driving. As the summer season kicks off at the end of May, holiday travelers, college graduates and communities enjoying local festivities are warned that driving drunk won't be tolerated. The Avoid DUI cam- paigns are proving suc- cessful. Memorial Day weekend alcohol involved deaths and injuries over the past three years have dropped dramatically by more than 26 percent from Memorial weekend 2007 to 2009. Memorial Day week- end Alcohol Involved Killed and Injured data for California shows 526 people killed or injured in 2007 with 431 in 2008 and 385 in 2009. The enforcement cam- paign begins Friday night with special DUI Satura- tion Patrols deploying in Red Bluff. More local patrols will be out on Sat- urday and Sunday nights in Corning, Red Bluff and Tehama. The California High- way Patrol is deploying all available officers Memorial Day weekend onto freeways and county roads in its jurisdiction. “Police, sheriff and See DUI, page 7A Project manager speaks on fish passage Special to the DN The Thursday Evening Program attendees heard directly from Pro- ject Manager Lauren Carly from the Bureau of Reclamation recently about the Red Bluff Fish Passage Improvement project. The audience, consisting of a number of long time Red Bluff res- idents, pointed out a number of pre- viously failed ideas about improv- ing the fisheries in the Sacramento River. All had not gone well in the past, but the pumping plant was now in the first phase of construction and the bureau has until May 2012 to complete the work, Carly said. Carly said the flat plate fish screen type of structure is the proven standard along the Sacra- mento River. Carly pointed out that there would be noise during the days as pile drivers sink sheet-pile plates into the soils. Bureau representa- tives will be meeting with the US Forest Service about various noise mitigations measures that can be implemented for to reduce the impact for those using the camping facilities at the Red Bluff Recre- Courtesy photo Lauren Carly, project manager of the Fish Passage Improvement Project, shows Sacramento River Discovery Center Thursday Evening Program attendees some of the features of the first phase of construction. ation Area. Audience members asked about where the 1,200 promised jobs would be, and how do local resi- dents could apply. The fish passage website will include links to the contractors who have the major contracts. Carly See FISH, page 7A