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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Christmas Ahoy! See Inside American Profile RED BLUFF Record setters Sports 1B Mostly sunny 45/25 Weather forecast 8B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer With temperatures dropping into the upper teens, the National Weather Service is advising people to prepare against freezing. A hard freeze watch will remain in effect from tonight into early Thursday morning. The low temperatures could kill crops and sensitive vegeta- tion, according to the national 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 NWS issues hard freeze watch weather service. Plants, pets, livestock and water lines are at risk of freezing. Ripening citrus fruits and nut trees, especially walnuts, since the trees have not yet hardened for winter, are the most susceptible to freezing. The following steps can be taken to protect plants. • Cover plants with frost cloth, a breathable cloth that’s designed specifically for cov- ering plants. If you don’t have frost cloth, use a burlap sack or an old bed sheet. • Create a tent around the plant using sticks and a cloth cover. • Use cloud cover, a spray that will help fight of freeze. • String old Christmas lights around the plants. The old fashion glass Christmas lights give off heat. The newer mod- els don’t give off heat and won’t be much help. • Bring potted plants into the garage or onto the porch where the frost can’t get to them. Smaller plants can be put under larger ones for protec- tion. Outdoor pets and livestock will be impacted by the frost freeze. People are advised to bring animals indoors. Exposed water lines should be wrapped to prevent broken pipes and water leaks. A relief from the rain will come after today, but frosty High hopes for smaller feel temperatures are expected to continue through the week. To date, 26.20 inches of rain have fallen. About .23 inches fell between Friday and Satur- day, although Sunday and Monday remained mostly dry. There is a 50 percent chance of rain today. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e- mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. Officer threatened with decorative key One of two Red Bluff Police officers sent to make a welfare check Thursday afternoon was almost assaulted with a one-and-a- half foot decorative metal key. At 3:54 p.m., Officer Josiah Ferrin and Detective Kevin Hale were sent to the 1100 block of Oak Street after neighbors requested a welfare check on a 27- year-old Red Bluff man whom they said was acting in a suspicious manner, a Red Bluff Police press release said. Ferrin knocked on the Rodriguez Daily News photo by Tang Lor Students at Red Bluff High School will be put into small groups under a program the district plans to implement after receiving a $2 million federal grant for small learning communities. Red Bluff Union High School receives $2 million grant By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Big money is helping make Red Bluff Union High School feel small- er. As one of only 28 schools nation- wide to receive the Smaller Learning Communities Grant, the school will use the grant to implement a program that administrators are hopeful will allow each student to thrive under more personal attention that will be provided. During the first 2 years of the fed- eral grant the school will receive $720,641. Over the course of 5 years the school will get a total of $2 mil- lion. The idea of the smaller learning communities program is to create houses of separate groups of students, Superintendent Dan Curry said. Those students would have the same class schedule and spend a great part of their high school years together. As students become upperclassmen, they would most likely be grouped by career interests. “We’re really excited about this,” Curry said. “This grant allows us to build at a time when we know resources are limited.” The goals of the program are to increase student achievement and graduation rate and get more students to move on to post-secondary educa- tion. These goals go hand-in-hand with the philosophy of Expect More Tehama, which is bolstering local efforts to get more students to go to college or vocational training, Curry said. The district has had a similar pro- gram for freshmen and sophomores but it was cut due to a lack of funding. With the grant, that program can be revived. Already some freshmen are partic- ipating in a small group program and are benefiting, Curry said. Now the idea is to extend that to the entire school, so each student will belong in a specific group or house. A small group environment is suc- cessful because it allows for more focus on individual students. For stu- dents, it can bring a sense of security and belonging because they become familiar with their classmates. “The goal is that no one falls through the cracks,” Curry said. “Over the life of the grant, we hope to impact every student.” Over the next 5 years, perfor- mance indicators will be tracked. If the program shows growth and reach- es its targets, there is a chance it would continue to be funded. front door and seconds later the man, Sergio Lionel Rodriguez, 27, flung the door open, advanced toward Ferrin holding the large key above his head and unsuccessfully tried to strike Ferrin in the face, the release said. Officers were able to place Rodriguez onto the porch of his apartment where after a brief struggle they were able to handcuff him without further incident, the release said. During the struggle, Rodriguez received minor scrapes and lacerations to his face. He was seen by medical staff at the Tehama County Jail prior to being booked on one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. Bail was set at $100,000. —Staff Report In two unrelated cases, veterinary clinics were broken into this weekend. Vets offices broken into In the most recent case, which occurred Sunday morning, $400 worth of damage was done to the Red Bluff Veterinary Clinic at 445 Luther Road, as a burglar attempted to steal money. Two suspects were detained. The third suspect fled from the getaway car. Sgt. Dan Flowerdew of Red Bluff Police saw Robert Michael Burden, 22, of Red Bluff, leaving the clinic through the broken front door, as he approached the business in his patrol car. Burden ran but was found at the back of the business, where he was detained by Flowerdew. Burden was arrested on charges of burglary, possession of a dangerous concealed weapon, possibly a dagger or dirk, obstructing or delaying a peace officer and felony vandalism. He was booked into Tehama Count Jail with bail was set at $30,000. While he was pursuing Burden, Flowerdew saw another man running from the business toward a waiting maroon ‘90 Honda Accord parked near Metzger Road. The car fled the See VETS, page 7A 75th anniversary of historic flight from SF Bay ALAMEDA — Histori- ans and aviation enthusiasts on Monday commemorated the 75th anniversary of the first commercial flight across the Pacific Ocean. In 1935, the China Clip- per seaplane took off from San Francisco Bay. Fifty- nine hours and four stops later, the Pan American Air- ways aircraft landed in Manila, Philippines, carry- ing 1,800 pounds of mail — a delivery that would have taken 15 to 16 days by steamship. The Alameda Naval Air Museum on Monday did a re-enactment of radio broad- casts for the flight’s bon voyage, which drew more than 25,000 spectators to Alameda at the time. San Francisco International Air- port also is hosting an exhib- it on the famed China Clip- per, and the Alameda post office provided a special postmark for its mail. ‘‘It was an audacious gamble and a great leap for- ward,’’ said John Hill, an assistant director at SFO and curator of the exhibit there. ‘‘Every airplane that crosses the ocean even now is flying in the wake of the China Clipper.’’ The four-engine Martin M-130 narrowly got off the ground on Nov. 22, 1935. The aircraft was so heavily loaded that Capt. Edwin Musick couldn’t clear the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which was still under construction. With thousands watch- ing, Musick flew under the span’s cables — dodging some construction material — then gained altitude over the Golden Gate. The plane had overnight stops in Hon- olulu, Midway Island, Wake Island and Guam before reaching its final destination. The successful voyage sparked public excitement over the China Clipper, inspiring postage stamps, toys, souvenirs, a beer brand and a Hollywood film star- ring Pat O’Brien and Intermediate EXCEL class 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 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 STOP THE PAIN FROM NEUROPATHY, SHINGLES, COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2595 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 Thurs., Dec. 2nd 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Cost: $65.00 per person Job Training Center 718 Main St., Red Bluff Call 529-7000 Humphrey Bogart. Musick also made the cover of Time magazine. ‘‘This event occurred right in the heart of the Great Depression. To watch this big silver seaplane lift itself out of the bay and fly off to these exotic places must have been a thrill,’’ said Ed Schneider of the Alameda museum who directed Mon- day’s radio re-enactment based on the old transcripts. A year later, Pan Am began offering passenger service on its trans-Pacific planes, and it wasn’t until 1939 that the airline would offer commercial service across the Atlantic. The Martin seaplanes later were replaced with the Boeing B319, which could carry more passengers, and aviation advances eventual- ly ended the era of flying boats after World War II. The Daily News office will be CLOSED Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25 & Friday, Nov. 26 Retail advertising deadline for Thanksgiving Day edition is Tuesday, Nov. 23. at 10AM Classified deadline Wednesday, Nov. 24. at Noon D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF