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Tehama Together will launch 2-1-1Tehama, a free, 24-7 phone and Internet information and referral service for resi- dents of Tehama County during a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 332 Pine St., Ste. L, in Red Bluff. By phoning 2-1-1 or logging onto w w w. 2 1 1 Te h a m a . o r g , individuals can receive information regarding food, housing and utility assistance; child care; senior services; drug, alcohol and mental health services; job training and employ- ment programs; crisis hotlines; disaster ser- vices and much more. After four years of planning and work Tehama County resi- dents will join the other 95 percent of Califor- nia's residents who have access to 2-1-1 services. Contributors to this effort include Business Connections, Dignity Health, First 5 Tehama, Tehama County Deputy Sheriffs Association, Shasta Regional Com- munity Foundation's McConnell Fund, North Valley Community Foundation's Annie B's and the Stiefvator Endowment programs, Tehama County Com- munity Action Agency. February has been designated as 2-1-1 Awareness Month. Tehama Together and United Way of Northern California invite the public to join the cele- bration for the launch- ing of 2-1-1 Tehama. Weather forecast 10A Rain likely 55/45 N EWS D AILY $1.00 FEBRUARY 8-9 2014 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 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 WEEKEND Beatles Invade USA 50 Years On See Page 8A Grand addition Courtesy photo By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff State Theatre for the Arts' recent acquisition of a grand piano will boom through the theater's aisles at 2 p.m. Sunday when the North State Symphony String Quartet comes to town. The concert, which will benefit the restoration of the State Theatre, will also feature Kyle Pickett and pianist John Chernoff. Chernoff, it's said, will perform on one of the finest pianos in the North State. Bill Cornelius, past president of the State Theatre for the Arts, said the piano, a 2006 7-foot Schimmel Grand, has been an amazing deal to this point. Lou Bosetti, former Tehama County Superintendent of Schools, approached Cornelius in the fall of 2013, saying the theater could use a nice piano. Bosetti, Cornelius said, conveyed that he may be able to pull together a group of contribu- tors to aid in purchasing the instru- ment. Cornelius said a piano is some- thing the theater has lacked in terms of being able to host certain perfor- mances, and a nationwide search for the instrument headed by State Theatre board member Andre Scheutz was on. Cornelius said Scheutz, a music expert on the board, went through a few pianos that came up short before his hunt led him to a dealer in Wisconsin. The asking price for the Schim- mel Grand: $30,000 including ship- ping. Cornelius said it was believed that the piano had a retail value of about $85,000. In early December, Cornelius said, the decision was made to pur- chase the piano, which could be paid off in installments. Cornelius said he explored an idea with North State Symphony concertmaster Terrie Baune about using the proceeds from the concert on Sunday to go toward paying off the piano. But he said, through donations from the community, the Schimmel Grand was paid off in six weeks. Cornelius said the donors wish to remain anonymous. "It's one more example of how this community feels about this old theater," he said. Cornelius added that an area piano technician said the Grand Schimmel is valued closer to the tune of about $110,000, and that it's among one of the finest in the North State. "We were very excited to know that we actually found such a high quality piano," he said. Tickets for Sunday's concert cost $20 for adults and $10 for children 17 and younger and can be pur- chased at the door. For more infor- mation about the concert, visit www.statetheatreredbluff.com. Supes consider Jefferson, salaries By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Board of Supervisors will con- sider three separate resolutions Tuesday that would place measures on the June 3 ballot. The 10 a.m. meeting will be held at the Board Cham- bers, 727 Oak St. in Red Bluff. The cost to place the measures on the ballot is esti- mated at $5,000 each. Measure A This non-binding advisory ballot measure would gauge Tehama County voters' opinion regarding with- drawing the county from the state of California to join with other like-minded northern counties to form the State of Jefferson. The measure is being proposed to read: Corning to urge water conservation By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer The Corning City Council at its 7:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting will take on a staff recommenda- tion to implement the first stage of the city's Water Conservation Program, which asks residents to voluntarily reduce their water use by 15 percent. Corning, like the rest of the state, has seen little rainfall this season, and drought conditions spurred Gov. Jerry Brown in January to call on all Californians to reduce water use by 20 percent, according to a staff docu- ment. The first stage of the city's conservation pro- gram calls for public out- reach to seek water reduc- tion. The city of Corning will initially provide a notice of drought condi- tions on utility bills and will direct customers to online resources. Additionally, the city will monitor its eight wells that supply water to its customers. According to the docu- ment, the standing eleva- tions in the wells are dropping, but not at an alarmed rate. Also on the agenda is a requested residential and commercial garbage col- lection rate increase of about 1 percent. According to a staff document to the City Council, the increase Crowd stages send-off for Eidman Daily News photo by Andre Byik A group of well-wishers and supporters of longtime Tehama District Fair CEO Mark Eidman, right, descended on the fairgrounds about 4:45 p.m. Friday to applaud and give thanks to the 59-year-old in a send-off. Eidman told the Daily News on Jan. 30 that he was retiring from the job he held for more than 13 years after two Tehama District Fair board members told him Jan. 21 that the board decided to go in a different direction. His last day was Friday. The Fair board on Monday accepted Eidman's resignation at a special meeting, and also formed a committee that is tasked with finding an interim executive officer. In a release issued Tuesday, the Fair board gave thanks to Eidman, who was described as being a staple at the fairgrounds. Tehama 2-1-1 service to kick off Tuesday See SUPES, page 9A See WATER, page 9A