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FRIDAY Spelling Bee Champions FEBRUARY 22, 2013 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Girls playoffs Education SPORTS 1B See 8A DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Partly cloudy 64/40 Weather forecast 10A TEHAMA COUNTY 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 Just dance Men crash pickup, run from deputies By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Red Bluff teen headed to NYC Two men led Tehama County Sheriff's Deputies on a chase after the men footbailed from a crashed vehicle Wednesday afternoon in the city of Tehama. According to Tehama County Sheriff's Department logs, a deputy began attempting to overtake the a for a traffic stop at 4:27 p.m. The vehicle, listed in the log entry as a 1991 Chevy pickup, that the deputy was trying to stop for a moving violation was headed north on Fourth Street when the driver lost control, crashing into a See CRASH, page 9A By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer One of Red Bluff's own has been accepted into the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School, a fouryear conservatory in New York. Sixteen-year-old Red Bluff High Junior Joe Howarth was one of 50 people around the world to snag a spot in the school's program, his mother Sally Upton said. Normally the school accepts 75 students, but the number was lower, making the odds greater this year, she said. "I'm excited about it," Howarth said of the opportunity. "Most definitely. A little curious and anxious." Howarth, who is a student at Dance Red Bluff, attributes his beginning to study ballet to his younger sister, Lizzie. "My little sister really liked ballet and in a fit of insanity I decided to go with her and try different styles," Howarth said. Upton said it began with his aunt commenting on the fact that he was always dancing. "His cousin kept calling him Billy Elliott," Upton said, referencing a movie in which a boy aspires to be a ballet dancer. "At first I took ballet and hated it, took and feel in love with jazz, took and hated hip-hop, but now I love ballet," Howarth said. Over the 2012 summer, he attended a month-long program with the California State Summer School of the Arts at the Arts Institute in Los Angeles. In January, after only four years of dance classes, Howarth auditioned for the Joffrey Ballet School's summer intensive program. Howarth began dancing at 12, which is much later than other dancers at his level, Dance Red Bluff Artistic Director Noël Julian-Anker said. Even though Howarth had never taken a class DAILY 50¢ Logue's mobile office to visit Red Bluff North State Assemblyman Dan Logue announced that on Thursday, Feb. 28, district representatives will once again be in communities throughout the 3rd Assembly District to assist constituents with state related issues including a mobile office in Red Bluff. Staff will be on hand to answer questions or help in dealing with state agencies or sharing opinions on state legislation. "My mobile office hours will provide a great opportunity for me to hear directly from constituents and offer them help in dealing with state agencies," Logue said. "I know firsthand how difficult it can be to deal with all the bureaucracy in California and I want everyone in the 3rd district to know that my office and staff are available to offer advice and answer your Photos courtesy of Dance Red Bluff Joe Howarth, who practices ballet at Dance Red Bluff, has been accepted into the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. before, he quickly took to it, developing a passion and deep desire to pursue dance as a career, she said. Two weeks after his audition for the summer program, he was accepted into the ballet and contemporary programs, but that wasn't the end of the road for him. A few days after, he was contacted by the school and informed the school had reassessed his audition and also wanted to extend an invitation to other, more advanced programs, which included the Pre-Professional track, the Bolshoi Ballet program in Moscow and the four year conservatory in New York City. "Acceptance into these programs is a very high honor," Julian-Anker said. "The Joffrey Ballet School has seen many of their students hired by big-name professional dance companies in the 57 years they've been opened. Acceptance into such programs is generally reserved for students who have several more years experience." Howarth will start the school in mid-September, just in time for his birthday. "They offered him the summer, but we decided to let him take the summer to be a kid," Upton said. "It's so cool, but selfishly I thought I had one more year with him. As a single mother with three kids (at home) there's no way I can raise the $30,000 a year, but somehow it will happen." Upton is looking into grants and other ways of getting the money, she said. See DANCE, page 9A Dan Logue questions." Assemblyman Logue's mobile office hours will be taking the services provided by his office to cities throughout the 3rd district. Office hours have been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, 100 Main St. City wants sweeping schedule flipped By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Street sweeping will change from a summer to winter schedule in Red Bluff, but other waste collection activities are likely to remain the same. The Red Bluff City Council directed city staff to negotiate the change with GreenWaste Tuesday, at the same time passing on options to expand street sweeping from a 7-month schedule and having customers use 96-gallon yard waste carts. The change would not increase customers' bills. Although the council did discuss asking the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association whether its organization would consider paying for additional commercial sweeping. The city's franchise agreement with GreenWaste began in 2009 and is set to expire on June 30. As part of the agreement both sides can agree to a pair of 5-year extensions. City staff is in the process of negotiation with GreenWaste for the extension, but has expressed a desire to See CITY, page 9A Local public safety to be honored Saturday By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer On Saturday, Tehama County law enforcement and emergency personnel will gather in Corning to recognize their own at the 2013 Corning Exchange Club Police and Fire Recognition Dinner. The event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, will be held at the Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St. "The Corning Exchange Club has been honored to be able to host our annual Police and Fire Recognition Dinner for the past 20 plus years," Corning Exchange Club 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 President Dean Cofer said. "Public safety personnel, working for the 10 local and state agencies in Tehama County, put themselves on the line for the public day in and day out. The members of the Corning Exchange Club are pleased that we are able to have an opportunity to recognize them for the work they do for us." Plaques honoring each of the outstanding employees of the year from the 10 law enforcement and fire protection agencies in Tehama County will be given. There will also be a Lifetime Law Enforcement Achievement Award that will also be given to Walt Mansell, a retired California Fish and Game Patrol Lieutenant. Congressman Doug LaMalfa, State Senator Jim Nielsen's representative, and Assemblyman Dan Logue will be in attendance to present the honorees with certificates of recognition. Corning Exchange Club Board Member Bucky Bowen will host the event with television Anchorwoman Linda Watkins-Bennett, who will serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies. The 2012 recipients included: CalFire Matt Chamblin; Corning Fire Dave Linnet and Rocky Peterson; Corning Rural Fire Warren Price; Corning Police Justin Jourdan, Shelley Keener and Juan Martinez; Red Bluff California Highway Patrol Kim Smith and Ken Reineman; Red Bluff Fire Lesleigh McLeod and See LOCAL, page 9A DN File photo Former Fire Chief Michael Bachmeyer recognizes Administrative Assistant Sherryl Arend as one of Red Bluff Fire's two honorees at the 2012 Corning Exchange Club Police and Fire Recognition Dinner.