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March 12, 2013

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TUESDAY Food Memory Aids Dieting MARCH 12, 2013 Bouldin to Niners Vitality Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6B SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 78/46 Weather forecast ?? TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 Marysa remembered County mulls grouping parks oversight By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Prompted by a lack of participation, the Tehama County Board of Supervisors Tuesday created an ad hoc committee to examine the possibility of combining the county's various park committees into a single oversight body. The single committee would oversee Cone Grove, Gerber, Mill Creek, Nolan, Ridgeway and Tehama County River parks. Committees for Camp Tehama and Simpson-Finnell would likely still oversee those parks, which still have working and active committees, a problem that has plagued the other six parks. The Cone Grove and Ridgeway park committees, for instance, have not met in years. Some park committees See PARKS, page 5A Good news and bad for Corning Daily News photo by Andre Byik A memorial service was held Saturday for Marysa Nichols, 14, whose body was found near Red Bluff Union High School Feb. 28. By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor Eleven days after Red Bluff High School student Marysa Nichols, 14, was reported missing, hundreds gathered at Calvary Chapel Red Bluff to honor her memory on a sunny Saturday. Nichols' pastor, Gil DeLao, officiated the memorial service and invoked the tragedies in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., in what he said was a "devastating blow" to Red Bluff not unlike what was felt after the killing of Red Bluff police Officer Dave Mobilio 10 years ago. "We're a small, little community of 14,000 in the city, 63 (thousand) in the county, and you feel it just as deeply when an incident like this occurs amongst our own," DeLao said. "So I would say in that way we have joined the ranks. You understood them a little bit closer." Nichols' body was found Feb. 28 between Red Bluff High School's campus and Baker Road. On March 2, Red Bluff police Chief Paul Nanfito, who spoke at the memorial, announced officials had charged Tehama County resident Quentin Bealer, 39, with Nichols' murder. Bealer was arraigned Wednesday and next appears in court today. Officials said an autopsy of Nichols' body showed she was strangled to death. In addressing the service, Nanfito recalled Mobilio's death and said he spoke to Nichols' mother, Diane Whitmire, a week ago. "I said, 'It doesn't get better, but it will get easier with time,'" Nanfito said. The Nichols family did not address the service. DeLao later introduced State Sen. Jim Nielsen, who DeLao said contacted the chapel to express his condolences to the Nichols family. "I pledge to you," Nielsen said in his address, "in this moment, on behalf of your sheriff, your district attorney, your chief of police and me myself, that in this case justice will be done." Nielsen said he adjourned the State Senate in Nichols' honor. "Her name was read into the record there, folks," Nielsen said. "She is remembered." Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen on Wednesday said Bealer was arraigned on a charge of one count of open murder. The open count could be charged as a felony murder, which carries a 25 years to life sentence with the option of a special circumstance request for the death penalty. Cohen said charges won't be finalized until reports from the Department of Justice and every law enforcement agency involved are received.He said it is too early to say whether the death penalty will be requested. Nichols' band teacher at Red Bluff High School, Gabe Sakuma, recalled at the memorial that Nichols found solace in music. "I am so glad to say that I was there for when Marysa was happy, when Marysa was joyous, when Marysa could be her self," Sakuma said. "I would like everybody to find the solace. The love going onwards that they really need. I would also ask that you do go, and you do sit down and listen to that music that you love. Listen to the music that Marysa loved. Even if it's 'One Direction.'" The brief moments of levity throughout the service were welcomed by those who were remembering Nichols. Red Bluff's community has been broken by Nichols' death, said Lisa See MARYSA, page 5A By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer There's good news and bad for the Corning City Council, which will discuss the city's budget at its meeting at 7:30 tonight at City Hall, 794 Third St. While the carryover amount from the 20112012 budget is less than was expected, there are other areas that will help with that shortfall. According to the staff report by City Manager John Brewer, the city anticipated its fiscal year 2012-2013 budget receiving revenue of $13.6 million. The general fund, which is 32.1 percent of the overall revenue, was projected to be $4.39 million. In audit information presented to the council at its Feb. 26 meeting, the council learned that while the carryover from the 2011-2012 budget was expected to be $580,000 it had turned out to be $497,000, Brewer said. The city is expecting to bring in $4.6 million in revenue while spending $5 million and will be spending about $400,000 more than it is taking in, he said. Once that amount is taken from the carryover, there will be about $89,500 in the general fund balance, which is less than half the amount presented in the June 12, 2012, budget staff report, Brewer said. Corning does have a few pieces of good news, including the two quarters of data collected so far show the city is up $49,700 over its projection for sales tax. The one area of concern is money from the amount misallocated to another city that was not recovered until 2012. While $210,000 was recovered in December, there is still $35,000 at stake due to a dispute over whether the auditing company deserves a discovery fee, since it was a city employee who discovered the mistake rather than an auditor's employee, See CORNING, page 5A Chief justice urges Kids' performance draws big crowd reinvestment in California courts SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's top judge urged lawmakers on Monday to ensure equal access to justice by reinvesting in a court system that has been hit with years of budget cuts. Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said California has cut more out of its judicial branch than any other state. She noted that the court budget has been reduced by more than $1 billion over the last five budget years. California spends about 1 percent of the state's general fund on its court system while other states typically spend 2 percent. She said a penny on the dollar was not sufficient to provide proper justice. The cuts have resulted 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 in fewer courtrooms, higher fees and delayed repairs and construction on a number of buildings. Since she was sworn in two years ago by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, CantilSakauye has been trying to make the case for restoring the courts' funding. California's system, which includes 58 trial courts, six courts of appeal and the Supreme Court, has about 2,000 judicial officers and 18,000 court employees. This year, Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget takes $200 million from court construction funds as a way to postpone additional cutbacks. He also proposes delaying repayment of a $90 million court construction loan. Brown's finance spokesman, H.D. Palmer, See COURTS, page 5A Photo courtesy of Bob McConnell Full cast of the Red Riding Hood play, sponsored by The State Theatre for the Arts and Tehama County Arts Council. Performances were held Saturday at the theater. The 3 p.m. show drew 185 and the 7 p.m. show had 272, for a total attendance of 457. Are you bilingual and interested in becoming a Medical Office Assistant? Mandatory Information Meeting Wednesday, March 13 at 1:30pm Job Training Center, 718 Main Street, Red Bluff (children welcome to attend with their parents) To Sign Up Call or visit the Job Training Center. Ask for Skye Lown @ 530.529.7000. Job Training Center is an Equal opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to people with disabilities. TTY: 530.527.2306. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training A Training for Managers and Supervisors Thursday, March 14th, 2013 -or- Thursday, March 21st Time: 8:30am to 10:30am Location: The Meeting Place, 724 Main Street, Red Bluff Cost: $49 per person Space is limited Call 529-7000 to register today! This interactive workshop fulfills your training requirements and reminds supervisors of their important role. AB 1825 requires California Employers with 50 or more employees to provide two hours of training and education to all supervisory employees every two years. Great for small businesses too! Job Training Center is an Equal opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to people with disabilities. TTY: 530.527.2306.

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