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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2010 Breaking news at: RBAA Artist of the Month Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A RED BLUFF Volleyball Playoffs SPORTS 1B Sunny 65/42 Weather forecast 8B By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Three people were sent to the hospital Tuesday evening with major injuries following a collision that caused a second collision between a Cotton- wood woman and a bus on Highway 99E in the Dairyville 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 99E collisions cause major injuries area. At 5:40 p.m., driver Natasha Christie, 33, of Red Bluff pulled out of a driveway on Highway 99E, south of Eldrid Avenue, and didn’t see a vehi- cle, driven by James Ruther- ford, 65, of Paradise approach- ing, said California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackin- tosh. Rutherford was unable to avoid hitting the driver’s side of Christie’s vehicle, which caused his vehicle to veer onto the east shoulder of 99E and sent Christie’s vehicle into the southbound lane, where it came to rest blocking the lane, Mack- intosh said. ‘Lest we forget’ Teen logs WWII vet’s war story The following is an essay written by Tehama County Young Marine Mary Hurton for the Jimmy Trimble Project. The essay won Hurton the $1,000 Jimmy Trimble Scholarship, and trips to Washington D.C., Iwo Jima and Guam: By MARY HURTON Although he was awarded both a purple heart and a bronze star, veteran Bud Gott firmly states that the war was never about medals, "It was about doing our duty." Mr. Gott hadn’t even wanted to speak about his wartime experi- ences until recently. After learning of the daily rate at which World War II veterans are passing away, Mr. Gott decided he had a story that needed to be told. He graciously shared his memories with me—as the saying goes, "lest we forget." Bud Gott was attend- ing college when the Japanese bombed on December 7, 1941, and the following year, he joined Company A of the 5th Division of the Marines. Mr. Gott’s home Christie and her passenger, Jeremiah Root, 37, of Red Bluff, were taken to Enloe Medical Center in Chico with major injuries, Mackintosh said. An Enloe spokeswoman said there was no listing of Natasha Christie, but there was a Jeremi- ah Root who was listed in fair condition Wednesday. Rutherford had minor injuries, but said he would seek his own aid, Mackintosh said. Both vehicles had major dam- age. A few minutes later at 5:45 p.m., Carol Lasora, 68, of Los See 99E, page 7A Piazza gets 11 years in killing By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A Corning man who was con- victed of voluntary manslaugh- ter for beating his live-in girl- friend to death nearly a year ago received the maximum sentence in Tehama County Superior Court Tuesday. Judge Todd Bottke sentenced Steven Arcangelo Piazza, 49, to the maximum 11 years in state prison for beating 55-year-old Linda Griggs to death on Nov. 23, 2009. Piazza See PIAZZA, page 7A School board results shift Courtesy photo World War II veteran Bud Gott poses for a picture with Tehama County Young Marine Mary Hurton following an interview from which Hurton wrote an essay for the Jimmy Trimble Project. base was in Hawaii, but of course, he wasn’t there too long. He recalls clear- ly the trip to the island of Analyst pegs state deficit at $25.4B SACRAMENTO (AP) — California’s nonpartisan legislative analyst reported Wednesday that the state’s budget deficit has grown to $25.4 billion, including a $6.1 billion shortfall in the spending plan Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed just weeks ago. The deficit includes a $19.3 billion gap for the 2011-12 budget year that runs through June 2012, legislative analyst Mac Tay- lor said, more than a fifth of the $86.6 billion general fund spending plan approved on Oct. 8. Fixing the state’s struc- tural deficit will entail ‘‘unavoidably painful sacri- fice’’ for Californians who have already weathered suc- cessive years of massive cuts, Taylor said. Gov.-elect Jerry Brown will be forced to confront the problem when he is sworn into office in January. He faces a constitutional deadline to present a bal- anced budget just a week later. A spokesman for Brown, Evan Westrup, said Wednesday the Democrat will be ‘‘diving deep’’ into the budget when he returns from vacation next week. ‘‘Our transition team is closely reviewing the report and will closely consider its findings moving forward,’’ Westrup said. Much of the gap in the current budget year was foreseeable when lawmak- ers approved the 2010-11 budget in October, more than 100 days late. The spending plan was filled with gimmicks, cost shifts and about $3.5 billion in federal funding that won’t materialize. Taylor said that budget also relied on putting aside nearly $800 million less for prison medical care than is possible and $400 million in Medi-Cal savings that are impossible because of the late budget and current costs, Taylor said. ‘‘The temporary nature of most of the Legislature’s 2010 budget-balancing actions and the painfully slow economic recovery’’ will also affect next year’s spending plan, he said. See DEFICIT, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power Iwo Jima on an LST— being woken up at three in the morning and prepar- ing to land. Mr. Gott told me that after the island had been bombed by the US for ten weeks, "We See WWII, page 7A An update of election results Wednesday show the three candidates that were backed by the Red Bluff Union High School Teachers Association ahead of other candidates. Marianne Willard had the most votes at 17.69 percent. Barbara McIver at 14.78 percent of the votes and Elsa Martinez- Bautista with 15.44 per- cent will fill the other two seats. In the race for Red Bluff City Council, the top three vote-getters stayed the same with Daniele Jackson, incum- bent Wayne Brown and Rob Schmid getting the top votes. In the Antelope School District, Dan Boone, James Keffer and John Bohrer remained in the lead. Challenger Jamie Hickok led incumbent Toni Brunello. The leaders in the Lassen View School Dis- trict did not change, with William Crain, Bruce Lin- dauer and Kathy Brandt having the most votes. The ballots that were counted Wednesday most- See SCHOOL, page 7A Celebrating 235 years of freedom Special to the DN For 235 years Marines have served in "every clime and place." Many other vet- erans have served as broth- ers and sisters for freedom along side the Marines. The Marine Corps League invites Marines, their families, veterans of all branches and civilians who served and those who didn't serve in the military to join in celebrating the 235th anniversary of US Marine Corps. The birthday was Wednesday but this year it will be celebrated 5-10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road. Cost per ticket is $25 with a menu of steak, steak and prawns, prawns or chicken cordon bleu. Wednesday, Marines and Young Marines laid a wreath, fired 21 volleys and played taps at the grave site of Pvt. France Silva, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient, at the Sunset Hills Cemetery in Corning. His Medal of Honor Warrant was read. Silva served at the Boxer Rebellion in Peking, China in the summer of 1900, with Marines, sailors and mem- bers of the US Army's high- ly decorated 9th Infantry Division. For tickets call 528- 8813. Courtesy photo Pictured, from left, are Marine Corps League Detachment 1140 members Bertha Moierra, Francis Arellano, Lynn Male, Gil Arellano, Roy Fansler, Ray Huggins, Ken Johnson, Buddy Male and Dan Overmeyer are preparing for the Marines Ball, which is scheduled for 5-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge. Cost is $25 and tickets are available by calling 528-8813. Families who honored our veterans & Troops. See page 6B Clayton & Melody Chamberlain Nancy Spencr Chuck & Kathy Peters Pamela Andersen Chaney Family