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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Oh, snap! Reader Photos See 4B, 5B RED BLUFF 49ers MNF Sports 1B Mostly Sunny 82/53 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 Schools measuring up Unconscious man arrested for rape A 21-year-old Sacramento man was arrested and booked on charges of rape after being found unconscious early Sun- day morning in the 700 block of Washington Street. Red Bluff Police were called to the area about 2:50 a.m. for a disturbance and found the unconscious man, identified as Eliseo Anguiano, lying on the ground in the parking lot behind the Palomino Room. Upon arrival, officers contacted Anguiano, also known as Elisio Anguiano, who was unconscious and appeared to have been battered, a Red Bluff Police press response said. Witnesses told officers that Anguiano had been battered by an unknown man who fled the area. Further investigation showed Anguiano had allegedly raped an intoxicated female in the immediate area, the release said. Anguiano was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of being drunk in public and rape of an intoxicated victim. Bail was set at $75,250. Nothing further was avail- able. — Staff Report Nielsen detractors use state senator’s indictment to revive Gerber residency allegations By MediaNews Group and The Associated Press Daily News photo by Tang Lor Students at Lassen View Elementary School celebrate their high test scores with high fives. Special to the DN If a special treat of ice cream was not enough to please the students at Lassen View School who were cele- brating their high test scores, seeing Principal Mancill Tiss is a dress was the cherry on the top. Tiss kept his promise saying he would wear a test dress to school if stu- dents improved their test scores from last year. During the ceremony students were given certificates with stars ranging from gold to bronze depending on how high they scored or how much they improved. Several students received gold plus stars for having perfect scores in specific subject areas. “We thoroughly believe, as a staff, that every student can get an award,” Tiss said. Fifth grade teacher Dan Jackson received the honor of displaying “The Best of the Stars” trophy in his class- room for the rest of the year. The tro- phy is given to the teacher who has the highest percentage of gold achievers. For the second year in a row Lassen View continues to the top performing school in Tehama County, Tiss said. For its high performance in testing and overall academic achievement, Lassen View was recognized as a 2010 California Distinguished School earlier this year. A sign commemorating that distinction, which was revealed at Fri- day’s ceremony, will now be placed at the school’s entrance. Overall, in Tehama County students continue to make steady academic progress in English-language arts, math, science and history-social sci- ence. Twelve county schools have achieved an Academic Performance Index of 800 or higher, according to results of the 2010 Standardized Test- ing And Reporting Program. Evergreen Elementary, Lassen View, Richfield, Evergreen Middle, Lincoln Street, Bidwell, Kirkwood, Vina, Los Molinos Elementary, Ante- lope, Berrendos and Flournoy have met the statewide API target — attained by only 46 percent of all schools in the state. “While we celebrate the perfor- mance of our schools and are pleased that the majority of our schools are scoring above the state average; we will not be satisfied until all of our schools are scoring above the state API goal of 800,” said Superintendent of Schools Larry Champion. “We have got to expect more to ensure that all students leave our schools college and career ready.” The state system is a numeric index model that measures year-to-year improvement and provides incentives to educators to focus on students at all See UP, page 7A The indictment this past week of a South- ern California senator on eight felony counts in connection with a probe into whether he lived outside his dis- trict since he was elected two years ago has revived calls for an investigation into the residency of 2nd Assembly District member Jim Nielsen. State lawmakers are required to live in the districts they serve. Those who live outside can be sued and removed from office. Nielsen has listed his residency as a mobile home in Gerber. Nielsen also owns and lives in a permanent home in Woodland. “Nielsen claims he lives in Gerber, but as proof Nielsen shows, he is a liar and should face the same charges as (State Sen. Roderick) Wright,” said Barry Clausen, a Redding author and vocal Nielsen critic. “If it were not for Tehama County corrup- tion, Nielsen would have been charged two years ago. The question remains, who is honest enough See NIELSEN, page 7A Spartans enjoy game day breakfasts By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer For the last three weeks Debbie Spangler and her husband, Scott, have been getting to the Red Bluff Firehouse No. 2 on Cedar Street by 5:30 a.m. on Fri- days. The couple, along with their daughter Maryn and a few other volunteers, have been feeding more than 50 people — 52 of whom are members of the Red Bluff Union High School varsity football team. “There’s a new regime at Red Bluff High School this year and we wanted to sup- port the staff, encourage the boys and just give them some fun memories,” Deb- bie Spangler said. Originally, Debbie said they had looked at providing lunch, but decided that breakfast would work better because it would give the players a chance to spend time together without wor- rying about being late for school. The Spanglers’ son Gar- rett, a junior, is a member of the varsity team. Scott said the idea for doing the breakfasts was all his wife’s, but Debbie said credit for pulling things off goes to all who have helped. Friday, Scott, an engineer with Red Bluff Fire Depart- ment, brought his own help with several of his co-work- ers coming to help cook. “We’ve had lots of peo- ple who have really been enthusiastic in helping out, like the fire department and Bill and Pat Spidle,” Debbie said. The couple plans to pro- vide breakfast for the play- ers and their coaches every week through the end of the season sometime in Novem- ber, Debbie said. While they plan to continue the tra- dition at least through their son Garrett’s senior year, Debbie said she hopes that another parent will step up to keep it going. Donations of food milk, orange juice, paper plates, forks, knives and paper tow- els are always welcome. To make a donation or volun- teer, call 354-4530. 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