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WEEKEND MARCH 12, 2011 Breaking news at: Maywood Goes Mad For Colleges www.redbluffdailynews.com See Below RED BLUFF One Hit Wonder SPORTS 1B Rain Likely 59/46 Weather forecast 8B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Depart- ment of Education is looking at options for combining district resources in an effort to create efficiency. County staff is talking to dis- tricts and gathering information to support the idea of sharing 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 County looks into grouping school districts resources among its 18 school districts. The feedback and informa- tion obtained will be forwarded to School Services of California to create a report that will pro- vide at least 10 options for school district consolidation. The county is in the informa- tion gathering stage and no final decisions can or will be made until all the research is done, County Superintendent of ‘We don’t know what will be dealt to us, so we want to be prepared for the unknown. We have to know our options and be ready’ Roxy Williams, Bend School superintendent Burrito Bracket Carlito’s Burrito Bandito Pronto Market Los Mariachi’s Carlito’s Burrito Supreme La Corona vs. Los Mariachi’s Two Red Bluff institutions met up in the first round as Los Mariachi’s battled its cross town rival La Coro- na Mexican Restaurant. La Corona offered up a pollo asada burrito, a hearty portion of flavorful goodness with maybe the best attribute of them all — an affordable price. This burrito had a spicy kick to it for those who want to treat their taste buds in addition to their stom- achs. Meanwhile Los Mariachi’s offered its grande burri- to. Served with your choice of meat, the burrito had a mild feel with the taste focused on the fresh ingredients stuffed into the tortilla. Despite it’s gargantuan size, each bite in a strange way felt light. That goes a long way in helping a non- foodie finish up such a beast. It’s a bit unfair one of these Red Bluff staples has to go home so early in the tournament, but this week Los Mariachi’s is winning. That burrito kept me thinking “one more bite.” Governor, lawmakers to work over weekend on budget SACRAMENTO, (AP) — Key lawmakers are staying close to the Capi- tol this weekend as Gov. Jerry Brown tries to work out a compromise on the state budget. Few developments emerged Friday after a week of start-and-stop negotiations with five Republican senators who are seeking reforms to public employee pen- sions, a hard cap on state spending and regulatory changes. Brown is trying to get bipartisan support to call a special election on extending temporary tax hikes enacted two years ago. It’s a key part of his plan to close the state’s $26.6 billion deficit. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has said lawmakers will work through the weekend. He is aiming for a floor vote next week. Brown’s office wants the election held June 7 to coincide with local elec- tions in many California cities. • Everyday Cheapskate • Gleaners • Savage Truth The Daily News - At your side when times are tough 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Carlito’s vs. Casa Ramos Ask around Red Bluff about the best Mexican restaurant in town and chances are you’ll hear either Carlito’s or Casa Ramos, but the two local favorites are matched up in the first round and only one will advance. I ordered a shredded beef burrito at both places and they had plenty more than that in common. Both are quite large, covered in shredded lettuce and ripe, diced tomatoes and were absolutely packed with beef — I See MUNCH, page 7A Schools Larry Champion said. No specific options have been identified yet, and anything is still a possibility. A hypothetical option could be a unified district in which elementary and middle schools would be combined with high schools. For example, the Red See SCHOOL, page 7A Fishing town battered by tsunami again CRESCENT CITY (AP) — Many residents in this small California fishing town remember the sight nearly 50 years ago of the ocean roaring into their harbor as a tsunami’s massive waves swept away 11 people. This time, as waves from a magnitude-8.9 temblor in Japan jetted across the Pacific, locals quickly heeded the blaring sirens and deputies dispatched urging them to seek higher ground Friday morning. The evacuations saved lives, but the surging ocean pum- meled the harbor, ripping chunks off the wooden docks and See TSUNAMI, page 7A Local band scores new show theme By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer A Tehama County band that aims to support the community has donat- ed time and music creat- ing a theme song for a new show to debut tonight at 8:30 on KIXE, Channel 9. The One Nite Only Band, made up of nine members from throughout Tehama County, has recorded the theme for “Unjunked,” a pilot televi- sion show about repurpos- ing and reusing old prod- ucts. The song, done with acoustic guitar and har- monica, will be used throughout the program. A founding member of the band, known as bil- crook, has been volun- teering at the public sta- tion for years and was pleased it asked the band to help out, he said. “It was right up our alley,” bilcrook said. “Rock has been reused and remodeled many times. For us it seemed a natural fit.” The show is shot entirely in the North State and features people from Tehama, Siskiyou and Shasta counties who turn waste items into useful, though sometimes quirky, new items, said a KIXE news release. bilcrook, 54, of Los Molinos is optimistic of the opportunities the show See BAND, page 7A Maywood goes mad for college awareness By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer March brought Mad- ness to Maywood Middle School Friday where an assembly was held to kick of a month’s worth of activities to help raise stu- dent awareness of college options. “This is our second of two major college and career events we hold at Maywood,” said Principal Jeff Harris. “We wanted to talk to our kids about the importance in careers, regardless of what that career may be, of getting a college education.” As a part of the assem- bly students had a guest speaker, Geraud Mon- cure, sportscaster for KHSL Channel 12, and saw teachers picking out their classroom’s team. Each class will adopt a college that was picked by their teacher Friday and participate in a variety of activities to show support for their adopted team. In addition to decorat- ing their classroom door and wearing their school’s colors on designated days, students will research their school and present a public service announcement about the Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Maywood Middle School teacher Stacey Dulbeecco picks out University of Pittsburgh as her college team Friday at an assembly to kick-off Maywood’s March Madness, which is a month-long event to raise students’ awareness of colleges. school on the morning bulletin, Harris said. “Out of the top 64 col- leges, teachers will select two colleges for their class to focus on and that way each student will be exposed to between eight and 10 different universi- ties,” Harris said. Students will collect points for participation in the various activities and a few points if their team advances. The winning team win a gift basket. They will also get to watch the March Madness results on the big screen in the cafeteria, Harris said. Shortly before teachers began picking their col- leges, Moncure spoke to the students about the importance of having a college education. “College is beautiful See COLLEGE, page 7A