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WEEKEND FEBRUARY 5-6, 2011 Breaking news at: How to Handle Bullies in Life USA Weekend www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Super Bowl Preview SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10B Sunny 70/43 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 Boy stranded on stuck boat rescued A young boy was rescued from a stranded boat on the upper Sacramento River Thurs- day by a Tehama County Sher- iff’s Patrol Boat. Ramon Moreno Viveros, 27, of Red Bluff, and his son were boating upstream from the Lake California community when the boat got stranded with his son inside about 1:30 p.m. The boat had lost power and began to drift, a sheriff’s press release said. Viveros tried to paddle toward the shore, but the boat drifted into faster water and began to rock back and forth. An anchor got knocked into the water due to the rocking. Filling a need New clinics to open in Red Bluff, Corning By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, owners and operators of Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, are in the process of open- ing two new clinics in Tehama County. The clinics, in Red Bluff and Corning, are set to open sometime between Feb. 20 and March 1, said Operations Director Amy Gonczeruk. “It’s getting really close to being ready to open,” Gonczeruk said. “There’s a need in the community (for medical services). The clinics will fill that need in both cities.” Two of the dentists who will be coming on staff have already been working to fill that need by starting a Mobile Den- tal Unit as of Jan. 1 that will continue operating until both sites are com- pleted, she said. “The idea behind the unit is that we have two wonderful dentists on staff who wanted to be able to see patients sooner rather than later,” Gonczeruk said. The make an appoint- ment with the Mobile Dental Unit, which is at the Rolling Hills Casino, call 737-7070. The clinics will employ 50 professionals and support staff between the two sites, including Clinic Director Michael Schaub and Dental Direc- tor Melvin Sage, said Viveros stood to retrieve the anchor but before he could, it caught on the river bottom and See BOY, page 9A Woman killed on I-5 identified The identity of the victim from Thursday’s fatal traf- fic collision has been confirmed as April Smith, according to the California Highway Patrol. Smith, 32, of Boise, Idaho was walking in the far right lane of the three-lane section of I-5 just south of See WOMAN, page 9A Teachers angered by board vote By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Teachers in the Red Bluff Elementary School District are mobilizing to stand up against what they perceive as the school board’s lack of support and unwillingness to negotiate after the board voted not to ratify a tenta- tive agreement with the teacher’s union. Bargaining for an amended teacher’s con- tract has been going on since May 2010. After months of failed negotia- tion, a tentative agreement was signed during a Janu- ary negotiation session between representatives from the Red Bluff Ele- mentary Educators Asso- ciation and board repre- sentative Superintendent William McCoy. Teachers ratified the Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Iwan Gonczeruk unpacks supplies Wednesday in one of the dental exam rooms at the Rolling Hills Clinic Red Bluff location. John Crosby, Economic Development director for the tribe. “The Rolling Hills Clinics further our mis- Super Bowl weekend offers many activities It may be Super Bowl weekend, but there are plenty of local events to keep you up and out before settling down for the big game Sunday. Here’s a sampling of some things to do to cheer on local causes. • Little Reno Night, 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Com- munity Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-6727, $35 pre-sale, $40 at the door Enjoy a fun night of barbecue, gaming, danc- ing, music and live auc- tions. There will be a $1,000 grand prize raffle. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for six. The annual fundraiser supports Sacred Heart Parish School.. • Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack 154 pan- cake breakfast, 7:30-11 a.m., Sunday, Elk’s Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, $5 The annual Super Bowl Sunday fundraiser benefits camping activities and supplies for the scouts. • Boy Scout Troop 62 pancake breakfast, 7:30-11 a.m., Sunday, Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., $5 adults; $3 children 10 and younger The annual Super Bowl Sunday fundraiser will help send the scouts to Residential Camp, a week- long camp for the scouts to earn merit badges and learn new skills. • Fur Bowl, 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Java Lanes, 2075 Solano St., Corning, 824- 9100 Enjoy three hours of 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 bowling with prizes for bowlers, raffle, food and fun. A fundraiser to bene- fit Friends of Feline’s spay and neuter project and Second Chance Pet Res- cue. sion to make Tehama County a safer and health- ier community for all res- idents,” Crosby said. Each site will serve both medical and dental needs and have two physi- cians assigned to the site. See NEED, page 9A tentative agreement dur- ing an association meet- ing Tuesday expecting the school board to do the same the following day. In a closed session meeting Wednesday evening, the board voted not to ratify the tentative agreement. An emergency associa- tion meeting was held Thursday at which a group of dismayed teach- ers voiced their dissatis- faction and frustration with the board and dis- cussed ways to move for- ward. By not accepting the tentative agreement the board is sending a mes- sage that it does not value teachers, they said. The association dis- cussed filing a grievance with the district and filing an unfair labor practice against the board for fail- ure to negotiate. They wanted to look into orga- nizing and enlisting com- munity support for a recall of board members. “I’m at the point where a part of me wants to be mean and vindictive, but a part of me is just sad and hurt,” Association Presi- dent Sharon Barrett said. Their anger is directed at the board, not McCoy, Barrett said. McCoy, in his part as one of the lead negotiators for the board, has been receptive during the negotiation process. The teachers went as far as to say the board’s rejection of the tentative agreement could be inter- preted as a vote of no con- fidence in their superin- tendent and failure to give McCoy the power to negotiate. “I’m sure he (McCoy) left that meeting fairly certain he could sell it to the board or he wouldn’t have signed his name to See VOTE, page 9A School celebrates successful fundraiser By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Mercy High School completed its 300 Club sales Friday successfully selling all tickets. Just weeks ago, there were still several tickets to sell, but the school pulled it off, Principal Cheryl Ramirez said. The last $100 ticket was sold just hours before the drawing Friday afternoon. “It’s taken a lot of work to get the word out there, but we have done it,” Ramirez said. “We sold 300 tickets.” All the names of the ticket buyers were put into a raffle for prizes of $10,000, $2,500 and an iPad. Ellen Ferchaud was the grand prize winner. The Ferchauds are alumni parents who have been long-time supporters of Mercy and are mem- bers of the Sacred Heart Parish. Even though the Fer- See SCHOOL, page 9A Daily News photo by Tang Lor Students at Mercy High School were recognized for their participation in the school’s 300 Club fundraiser on Friday.