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WEEKEND APRIL 27-28 2013 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com 4-H Show Planned Page 2A DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 89/55 Weather forecast 10B 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 History comes to life Residential burn permits required The Tehama-Glenn Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Tehama County Fire Department (TCFD) wants to remind everyone that burn permits will be required starting May 1, in the unincorporated areas of Tehama County, except in the Capay Fire District. In addition, burn permits are required within the State Responsibility Areas (SRA) of Glenn County. Residents should check with their local fire officials for burning restrictions within Corning and Red Bluff city limits or if they live in portions of Glenn County that are not in the SRA. Burn hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in Tehama County. Residential debris burns must be completely out by 5 p.m. In See BURN, page 9A Tsunami debris found near Crescent City By KIMBERLY WEAR MediaNews Group Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Members of the Reenactors of the American Civil War's New York 13th Artillery shoot off a cannon for Berrendos Middle School students Friday at the education day preceding the Civil War Days at Dog Island Park. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer On Friday, reenactor soldiers took over the Dog Island Park section of the Samuel Ayers Park to make history come to life for about 400 students, taking them back to the Civil War. In it's ninth year, the event is a part of the Civil War Days, Melee at Dog Island Park put on by the Reenactors of the American Civil War, many of which come from Tehama County, Red Bluff resident Rick Barram said. Barram, who plays First Sergeant Horatio Biddle of the 72nd New York Volunteer Infantry, said the group wants to make history more than just a black and white photograph for students. "It's an outlet for people who like dressing up and like history to share that knowledge with the public and we decided to take it one step further," Bar- ram said. "We figured we were going to be here for the weekend, why not give a learning experience that's outside the book and classroom. Being a teacher, this is a lot of fun." When the group first decided to put on the event, Barram was working at Vista Middle School, where he was a vice principal for half of a year and he wanted a way to bring history to the students, thus the education day was born, he said. "We get to teach a lot of minutia that they don't have in the classroom," Barram said. "A lot of students have no idea a riffle weighs nine pounds." Students rotated through 12 stations with a cannon shot off with a blank every 15 minutes at the end of each section. While the group targets eighth graders since that is when the Civil War is taught, charter schools were welcome to bring other grades along and 11th graders who study United States History were also welcome, Barram said. Groups interested in participating can contact him by e-mail: barram@snowcrest.net. Several Mercy High School students participated in the event as docents, both among civilians and soldiers. "Our students are here as an opportunity for community service hours that are required for graduation," Principal Paul Weber said. "It's a fun way that's community based, working with younger students and it's educational. It hits everything and it's good for both Mercy students, the reenactors and the community." At one station students learned about the life of civilians and refugees of the Civil War from fashions of the day to what life was like for them. See LIFE, page 9A The small barnacleencrusted boat that became a symbol of hope for a Japanese city devastated by the March 2011 tsunami has officially been declared the first piece of debris to arrive on California's shores after traveling thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean to a beach in Del Norte County. The 21-foot panga boat belonged to Takata High School in Rikuzentakata, a Japanese city that was nearly wiped away by the tsunami that hit the seaside town shortly after a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck off the coast. Found by authorities while it was being carried away by a group of men from a beach just south of Crescent City on April 7, the vessel now joins 26 other pieces of confirmed debris found in Hawaii, Washington, Characters on the small, barnacle-encrusted fishing boat led Humboldt State University geology professor Lori Dengler to post pictures on the city of Rikuzentakata s Facebook page earlier this month. Within hours, a teacher confirmed that the boat, the first confirmed California debris from the March 2011 tsunami, belonged to the destroyed school. Officials received word Thursday that the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco had determined the skiff was lost in the tsunami that killed 18,000. Keeley Belva, spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service, said discussions on See DEBRIS, page 9A Medicare basics Report given on Dog Island cleanup to be broadcast Special to the DN A public television and public radio simulcast show called, "Welcome to Medicare," will be broadcast on KIXE-TV (Channel 9) and KCHO/KFPR Northstate Public Radio (91.7 FM Chico, 88.9 FM Redding) at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2. This is a call-in show, so listeners can talk individually to state registered HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program) counselors. They will answer questions about Medicare, and help listeners and viewers find free counseling at designated sites in their communities. Show host Tatiana Fassieux is the program manager for Passages HICAP, which serves Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Plumas counties. "It's important to sign up for the right parts of Medicare before you turn 65, and if you don't do it right, you could end up paying more in the end," Fassieux said. Debbie Wieland, another show host, is the program manager for HICAP Services of Northern California in Redding, a program serving Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen counties. Wieland says there are new programs this year that Northstate Medicare recipients will have to choose from. She hopes lots of people will tune in and learn what is new in the Medicare arena. HICAP is a program See BASICS, page 9A The Sacramento River Discovery Center's Thursday Evening Program featured Alan Abbs, Tehama County Trails Coordinator, sharing the results of the Dog Island Cleanup efforts. The group of about 100 people spent time clearing and widening paths and improving visibility so that you can see for up to 100 yards both in front and behind you. Removed materials were "chipped" on the spot and returned to help provide a new surface on the 4' to 6' wide trails. Abbs reported that more than 1,000 hours were logged by volunteers on this project. More trails maintenance and improvement projects are being planned for the future and the public may be invited to participate. Most of the projects will focus on creating safe routes between schools and linking recreation areas. Sean Harrasser, Planner Courtesy photo Tehama County Trails Coordinator Alan Abbs and Sean Harrasser of the Tehama County Transportation Commission speak at a Thursday evening program at the Sacramento River Discovery Center. FIREARMS TRAINING Call for class details May 4 &5TH TH for the Tehama County Transportation Commission, shared the existing Tehama County Bikeways Plan 2008-2013 and listed some of the accomplishments. Many of the accomplishments have occurred in See ISLAND, page 9A C.C.W. 1ST time & renewal class Walt Mansell 527-1154 Early morning & evenings