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THURSDAY JULY 8, 2010 Breaking news at: Shop,Walk, Dine Downtown Special page www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 8A RED BLUFF Softball Results SPORTS 1B Morning sunshine 102/68 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 City opts to postpone parks layoff By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer By postponing the layoff of one maintenance worker, the Red Bluff City Council has avoided the closure of parks and other community facilities — for now. The council voted Tuesday to postpone its decision to lay off a full-time maintenance worker and fund the position with money from the temporary part-time account. Under the miscellaneous employee contract, all other temporary and seasonal employees must be laid off before a full-time employee can be laid off. Losing the mainte- nance crew would lead to immediate closure of parks and the Community Center, Parks and Recreation Director Debbie Carlisi said. Neither staff nor the council was aware of the clause in the contract prior to adopting an interim budget June 29, which Late shift called for laying off the mainte- nance worker and two employ- ees from the police department, staff and council members said. Carlisi read from a prepared statement on behalf of employ- ees in the parks department ask- ing the council to postpone the layoff. Losing one person would create a huge impact on the department, but losing one full-time worker and six part- time workers would devastate parks and the Community and Senior Center, the statement said. “If our parks or Community Center deteriorate, people will See CITY, page 7A Reeds Creek death ruled a suicide Police released Wednesday the identity of a man found dead in the dry Reeds Creek bed near Aloha Street. An autopsy and dental records confirmed the body of Donnie Ray Woodard, 48, Red Bluff, was found Sat- urday, Red Bluff Police Sgt. Jason Beeman said in a prepared statement. Police believe Woodard committed suicide with a stab wound to his neck, Beeman said. No further information was available Wednesday evening. —Staff report Turbine deliveries through Tehama County to increase By JULIE ZEEB Daily News photo by Chip Thompson The shifting of lanes on Interstate 5 Tuesday through Red Bluff was delayed this week due to a mechanical failure in a Caltrans lane striping unit. The earliest the lane shift would take place is now late Friday night. By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Major changes on Interstate 5 have been delayed until at least Saturday. Caltrans previously announced it would be tem- porarily shifting southbound I-5 traffic and converting the northbound section to serve as four lanes, with two in each direction starting Tuesday. The will last two months, after which Caltrans will do the same for the opposite side of the road, but will not begin for at least a few more days. On Wednesday morning, Caltrans District 2 Spokes- Golden Ticket winners named Congratulations to the following for being winners in the Red Bluff-Tehama County Fourth of July drawing of the Golden Tickets. David Lam- berson for winning the Grand Prize of $3,335. Lamberson and his wife were surprised and excited to have their winning ticket drawn, organizers said. Those drawn who have not already collect- ed their winnings you may do so at the cham- ber office, 100 Main St., or by calling 527-6220 to make other arrange- ments. The following is the list of winners with top prize first: David Lamberson Round Up Guys Kate Grissom Haleakala Ranch Garry Fish Sarah Rodarte Fred Fourby The Human Bean rel Weigel Bob Car- Sherrie Round Up Guys Lori Kov aly- Watts BJ Defrates Matt Byrne Bob Gentry Alice Bennett Jeff and Shelley Pluim Tom Amundson Brandon Grissom Bobie Hughes Justin Iiams Bob Carrel Andy Houghton Barry Sylvester Ben Hughes Ruth Alpheus Nancy Cook Lindsey Bryne See TICKET, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power Daily News photo by Chip Thompson The Downtown Farmers Market opened Wednesday evening on Washington Street between Oak and Pine streets.The market, which features a live band, continues 5-8 p.m.Wednesdays through July. Jack the Ribber BREAKFAST 6-10am, M-F Biscuits & Gravy Eggs & More FAYGO SODA 1150 Monroe St. • 527-6108 DiSalvage Co. 1 Year Anniversary SALE EVERYTHING 1 DAY ONLY SAT., JULY 10 10AM-5PM 620 Main St., Red Bluff 1/2 OFF Custom Comfort Sandals Many New Styles Dr. John Swaim, DPM 2530 Sr Mary Columba Dr Red Bluff Thurs, July 15th 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Job Training Center 718 Main St., Red Bluff Cost: $65.00 per person Space is limited! Call 529-7000 to register Intermediate EXCEL class woman Denise Yergensen announced the agency’s lane-striper sustained mechanical problems. CalTrans will be unable to re-stripe the roadways until either Fri- day or Monday nights, meaning the earliest drivers are likely to see the shift would be Saturday or Tuesday mornings. Funded by the stimulus act, the construction is part of a Caltrans effort to repave and rehabilitate roads through California. Local roads, including a 5.3-mile stretch of I-5 south of the Adobe Road interchange, have deteriorated and need to be repaired, Yergensen See SHIFT, page 7A DN Staff Writer Starting today, Tehama County residents will see changes in the deliveries of wind turbine compo- nents coming through the county on the way to Hatchet Ridge Wind Farm near Burney. To keep the deliveries, anticipated to be finished by mid-August, on track, the California Highway Patrol-escorted compo- nents will move up the number of deliveries to two deliveries a day every three to four days. The deliveries are expected to return to one per day in about two weeks, a Caltrans release said. On Monday, there will be another change when the delivery route begins going through Red Bluff instead of Los Molinos. The parts had previ- ously been shipped from Gerber and Vina using Highway 99E, but the route had to change because of construction on Highway 99E, north of Los Molinos, the release said. More than half of the components being shipped to Burney have already made it to the site and, in order to reduce the impact on traffic, city engineers previously said the loads are supposed to be out of Red Bluff by 7 a.m. See COUNTY, page 7A Downtown Farmers Market opens