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TUESDAY AUGUST 17, 2010 Breaking news at: Rollin’ on the River American Profile www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Week Two SPORTS 1B Sunny 99/62 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 Traffic control costs top council agenda The Red Bluff City Council and stakeholders will once again address the issue of traffic control costs for Tehama Dis- trict Fairground special events at tonight’s council meeting. The discussion was tabled at the Aug. 3 meeting per request of Fairgrounds CEO Mark Eid- man. At the last meeting, the council asked Eidman to pro- vide the council with a list of three suggestions and minutes from fairboard meetings. As of Friday, when the agenda was posted, those documents have not been provided, according to staff reports. Other agenda items • The council is expected to approve new contracts for the police and fire unions that reflect a 12 percent compensa- tion reduction for employees in each department. • Members of the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Schools gear up Commerce will update the council on chamber activity. Job Training Center CEO Kathy Schmitz will give a simi- lar update in regards to the See COSTS, page 7A Two hurt in midday DUI A 22-year-old Red Bluff woman was arrested about 1 p.m. Saturday after she collided with a man’s parked car as he was trying to enter it in the 500 block of Jack- son Street. Officers had been sent to the area of Oak and Jack- son streets regarding reports of an injury collision. Upon arrival they found the woman, Ashley Lynn Lehman, lying on the sidewalk near her vehicle. Offi- cers also found 19-year-old Gabriel Hernandez of Red Bluff lying on the sidewalk near the collision. See DUI, page 7A Teens to learn to start smart behind the wheel Traffic collisions are the leading cause of death for teens. Sixty-five per- cent of teen aged passen- gers killed in traffic colli- sions are in vehicles being driven by another teenag- er. The Tehama County Daily News photo by Tang Lor Resource Specialist Darcy Thompson prepares the Learning Center at Bidwell Elementary School for the first day of class. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer While students and parents get ready for another school year teachers and school admin- istrators are just as busy getting classrooms ready for their students. School will start Wednesday for most students in Tehama County. With the exception of Centennial High, which starts Wednesday, all other schools in Corning resume Thursday. Some smaller districts such as Evergreen, Elkins and Flournoy started Monday. At Bidwell Elementary School teachers were tidy- ing up the classroom, taping names to desks and clean- ing the white board for a fresh start. Second grade teacher Jamie Hickok joked that he has spent the whole summer prepping. He had to move all his supplies from his old classroom to his new one in Room 7. Having taught in a portable classroom for the past See SCHOOLS, page 7A Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol are teaming up to do something about it. On Thursday, Aug. 19, the the sheriff’s depart- ment and CHP are spon- soring a free Start Smart class for new drivers at the sheriff ‘s department, 22840 Antelope Blvd. Start Smart classes help educate new teenage drivers and their parents on what can kill teens at the start of their driving careers. It provides teach- ing techniques and inter- vention tactic ideas to par- ents. Topics of discussion include the responsibili- ties of driving a motor vehicle, the primary caus- es of accidents, seat belt use, cell phone and tex- ting laws and provisional license laws pertaining to young drivers. Interspersed through- out the class are real life experiences and stories shared by officers that help drive home the over- arching theme of the class — driving is a serious responsibility and must be treated as such. The class time is 6:30- 8:30 p.m. Young drivers attending the class should be accompanied by a par- See TEENS, page 7A Eight vie for Red Bluff Junior Round-Up Queen By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Eight contestants have entered the Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up Queen Con- test, which will be held Sunday with five vying for the title of Junior Queen and three for Senior Queen. The girls will be judged in horsemanship, poise and personality, photogenic qualities, writ- ten scholar and high ticket sales. The queen contest will start at 9 a.m. at Brewers Roping Arena in Los Molinos starting with horsemanship. The poise and personality portion will be at 1 p.m. at the Tehama District Fair- ground. Running for Junior Queen will be Taylor Renihan, 12, of Cotton- wood; Alyssa Shank, 11, of Red Bluff; Michelle Woolbert, 11, of Red Bluff; Michaela Decker, 12, of Redding and Jackie Scarry, 12, of Cotton- wood. Renihan, the daughter of Travis and Megan Renihan, is in seventh grade at West Cotton- wood School. She owns a sorrel colored quarter horse named Chance. She wants to be junior queen to share her love for horses, meet new friends and represent the Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up. In 2008 she was the junior beef princess and in 2009 she was Little Miss CSHA. She enjoys pole bending and goat tying, but barrel racing is her favorite because it is fast and challenging. Renihan is a member of the Wrangler Jr. High Rodeo and is involved with Cottonwood 4-H. She enjoys volleyball and public speaking. Her future plans include attending Cal Poly, mak- ing it to National Finals Rodeo in barrel racing and becoming Miss Rodeo America. Shank, the daughter of Les and Stacy Shank, is in seventh grade at Vista Middle School. She rides a Palomino Tobiano Paint horse named Temper. Shank wants to be junior queen because she would like to meet new people and share her love of horses, rodeo and Red Bluff. Shank enjoys pole bending because it is chal- lenging and requires a combination of control, speed, balance and rhythm. She is involved with 4-H, Western and English riding, gymkhana and junior rodeos and plans to join the Califor- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See QUEEN, page 7A Decker Grove Manner Renihan Rosser Scarry FIREARMS COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2995 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. 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