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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Tuskegee Airmen See Inside American Profile RED BLUFF Guns N’ Hoses See 4B Mostly cloudy 56/45 Weather forecast 8B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A Shasta College student who feels snubbed by a comment made on a bus over the way she was speaking is now saying her voice is not being heard. Marybel Torres said she is offended a Shasta College bus dri- ver asked her and a classmate, who were sitting two seats behind him, to move to the back of the bus if they wanted to speak in Spanish. Torres and other students in the Puente Program were on their way to California State University, Fresno for a motivational confer- ence. Most of the students on the 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 Shasta College student upset about bus flap bus were Hispanic. While everyone else on the bus was shocked by the comment, the driver laughed about it, she said. “Who gave him the right to stop other people from speaking anoth- er language?” Torres said. She notified the college’s administration about the incident when they arrived in Fresno and has since filed a written formal complaint but says the college is pushing the matter aside. There are always two sides to every story, college President Gary Lewis said Friday. He is trying to find out what really happened. It is a cause of concern if some- one thinks they have been violated. “Who gave him the right to stop other people from speaking another language?” Shasta College student Marybel Torres, who was asked by a bus driver to move to the back of a bus for speaking Spanish The human resources director has already talked to a number of peo- ple, collected information and is doing an investigation, Lewis said. “If we would have known the bus driver was going to say what he said, we wouldn’t have put him on the bus,” Lewis said. “You never know what’s going to come out of someone’s mouth.” The unnamed bus driver has worked for the district for a long time and is an exemplary employ- ee, Lewis said. Shasta College declined to release the name of the driver to the Daily News, citing it as a per- sonnel issue. Torres said at least three admin- istrators, including Lewis, have apologized to her. On Thursday, Transportation Man confronts nature Supervisor John Moore visited the students during class and read aloud an apology statement from the driver. In the letter, the driver apolo- gized to all the passengers and explained he had no intention of offending anyone or causing any hurt feelings. He actually loves the sound of See BUS, page 7A Judge orders killer Herzog to be moved SUSANVILLE (AP) — A judge has issued a tentative ruling ordering a convicted killer on parole out of the North- ern California county where he now lives on the grounds of a state prison. California corrections officials had moved Loren Herzog to a modu- lar home built for him at High Desert State Prison in Lassen County follow- ing his parole from a Southern California prison. Loren Herzog Lassen County Superior Court Judge F. Donald Sokol on Monday said the Department of Correc- tions had acted arbitrarily when moving Herzog. Herzog’s 78-year sentence in connection with a series of killings in San Joaquin County was reduced when an appeals court ruled his statements were coerced. Lassen County residents angrily opposed Her- zog’s relocation. Sokol’s order does not specify where Herzog should be moved. Herzog’s relocation has been a conflicting issue since the announcement that he was to be paroled. In July, corrections officials had considered paroling him to Tehama County. That idea was quickly quelled when Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker petitioned the Department of Corrections. Attorney general race still too close to call SACRAMENTO (AP) — Republican Steve Coo- Courtesy photo Giant cranes are used to build the fish screen along the Sacramento River. Special to the DN Lots of activity is happening across the river from the Sacramen- to River Discovery Center with the race to build a pumping plant by May 2012. The pumping plant will replace the Red Bluff Diversion Dam, which will cease to operate in 2012, as ordered by a federal court judge. With the dam gates to remain open all the time, the pumping plant will help farmers get the water they still need for their crops, said Jeff Sut- ton, general manager of the Tehama Colusa Canal Authority. Sutton was at the Sacramento River Discovery Center’s Thursday Evening Program to talk about both the history of the Fish Passage Improvement Project and some updates on the movement of the half million cubic yards of soil being removed to construct a one- fourth mile fish screen and pump- ing plant along the Sacramento River north of the mouth of Red Bank Creek. The presentation included a little See DAM, page 7A ley has maintained his lead in the tight race for California attorney general, although the contest remains too close to call nearly a week after Elec- tion Day. Cooley, Los Angeles County’s district attorney, was up 19,000 votes, or three-tenths of a percent- age point, over Democrat Kamala Harris on Mon- day. About 2 million ballots remain to be counted. Nearly 8 million ballots have been tallied so far in the only statewide contest left unresolved. The lead has changed hands since election night. A win by Harris, the San Francisco district attor- ney, would give Democrats a sweep of statewide offices. Corning receives $4.2 million grant to fund park By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING —City of Corning officials learned Monday morning the Olive City will be the recipient of a $4.2 million state park bond grant, which comes from Proposition 84. The grant will be used to fund the 18.42-acre Com- munity Park Project, a multi-purpose recreation area on the city’s southwest side. The lot, which is made of four parcels in the southwest portion of Corning, runs along the east side of Toomes Avenue at the Northeast corner of Fig Lane and Toomes Avenue intersection. It also runs along the west side of Houghton Avenue at the southwest corner of the Fig Lane and Houghton Avenue intersection. The proposed communi- ty park will have new recre- ational features and oppor- tunities for youth of all ages, families and senior resi- dents, Planning Director John Stoufer said in a press release. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 It will include a lighted skateboard and bicycle park that will be about 20,000 square feet and two lighted soccer fields with one for teens and adults and the other for youth, Stoufer said. A snack bar and equip- ment storage will be placed immediately next to the soc- cer fields and one of the playgrounds and a commu- nity plaza with an amphithe- ater, grassy area, covered gazebo, picnic tables and barbecue. There will be picnic areas throughout the park with barbecue facilities and decomposed granite and natural surface walking trails along Jewett Creek. The natural walking sur- face will have natural open space areas with access to the creek and trails for walk- ing and jogging will be throughout the park and a basketball court will be installed. The park will include playground areas with a variety of equipment for ages two to five in one area and five to 12-year-olds in another. The park will also include two new restrooms with one on the east side of the creek and one on the west along with two parking lots, a 24,000-square foot lot on the west side and a 36,000-square foot parking lot on the east side. The Community Park will also have things such as solar energy systems for lighting where feasible and parking areas for emergency vehicles. “This is fabulous news,” said Mayor Gary Strack. “City Staff has done out- standing work. The work will now begin for the com- FIREARMS TRAINING Concealed carry & 14th COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR handgun class for 1st time applicants NOVEMBER 13TH Walt Mansell 527-1154 Early morning & evenings Smog Inspection $ 2595 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 ARTHRITIS, AND POST SURGERY. DR. SWAIM’S PAIN CREAM NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICE AT 2530 SR MARY COLUMBA DR. RED BLUFF, CA 96080 (530) 527-7584 STOP THE PAIN FROM NEUROPATHY, SHINGLES, munity to develop the final park design in order to make it a top park in Northern Cal- ifornia and something for which our citizens can be proud.” The city of Red Bluff did not receive grants for either of its two $5 million dollar grant applications for Train- or Park and River Park,. Of the 475 applications that were received only 62 were chosen and 50 of those were for new parks, Parks and Recreation Director Debbie Carlisi said. “It’s really too bad because the community involvement was huge,” Carlisi said. Corning’s grant applica- tion process was co-led by Stoufer and then Recreation Supervisor Kimberly Beck who has since resigned from her position to pursue edu- See PARK, page 7A