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COURTESY Red Bluff High School's student government class hosted the 21st Mr. Spartan Pageant show Saturday at the school. COURTESY Garrett Ward performs during the school's Mr. Spartan Pageant show Saturday. Staff Reports Red bluff » After a night of dancing, acting and mu- sical performances con- cluded Saturday at Red Bluff High School, senior Garrett Ward was crowned 2014 Mr. Spartan at the 21st Mr. Spartan Pageant. Donned in tuxedos, and later, costumes, 18 seniors strutted in a show that in - cluded group efforts of play- ful skits and musical num- bers. After an opening group dance, contestants were tasked to show off a talent, perform a costume walk and close out the show the way it opened — together. The most raucous cheers from a sold out crowd were elicited by Matt Alamo's bi - cycle flips, Austin Smith's skit on '80s tunes and Nick Villarreal's Zumba routine. Ward's winning program included a tuxedo walk to the song "Tainted Love," a ballet routine in which he played a bird being at - tacked by birds, and a cos- tume walk that had him act- ing as a wounded dog in a commercial. The annual event, hosted by Red Bluff High's student government class, dolled out other awards as well. Andrew Stites and Al - amo took home the Direc- tors' Award. The People's Choice Award went to Austin Smith, and Jordan Chapin was named Mr. Congeni - ality. First runner-up hon- ors went to Sean Freeny. A nd rew Clawson wa s named second runner-up, and third-runner up was awarded to Villarreal and Alamo. talent STUDENTS SHOW SPARTAN SPIRIT Red Bluff High School senior Garrett Ward crowned during pageant Staff report CORnInG » Firef ighters from the CalFire fire sta- tion in Corning received a telephone call Saturday af- ternoon from a man say- ing that his puppy had fallen into a six-inch well pipe about 30 feet into the ground on Toomes Avenue in Corning. Upon arrival, firefight - ers found a six-inch well pipe opening, level to the ground and 30 feet straight down. The puppy, which ap - peared to be in good condi- tion, was at the bottom of the dry well. F i ref ighters used a utility rope from the en - gine to make a small loop, which they intended to loop around the puppy, accord- ing to a press release. Af- ter multiple unsuccessful attempts, they switched to a heavier rope and contin- ued to attempt to rescue the puppy. After 20 minutes, fire- fighters received a medical aid call. Before respond- ing to the medical aid, they made a bigger loop in the rope and left it dangling Saved Puppy rescued from Corning well Firefighters use rope and pole COURTESY CalFire firefighters hold a puppy that was rescued from a well pipe in Corning on Saturday. Community ..... A3 Opinion ............A4 Lifestyles........ A5 Education........ A6 Obituaries ....... A9 Sports.............. B1 Index ............... ## IndeX Some readers complain about type size, but many praise new look for the Daily News. page a4 545 dIamOnd Editor responds to redesign feedback Red Bluff vs. Enterprise girls' at Shasta College starting at 6 p.m. today for NSCIF Division 3 Championship. baSketball PlayOffS Lady Spartans play for section championship Pacific warming — the El Nino effect — could lead to more rain for the drought-stricken state next winter. page a10 weatheR Relief could be on the way for California by Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter Red bluff » The Tehama County Board of Super- visors awarded new three-year contracts Tuesday to County Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin and Chief Probation Officer Richard Muench. Both officials' contracts were set to expire in April. Goodwin has served as Tehama County's chief administrator since April 2005. He was hired by Tehama County in September 2003 as the Public Works director, previously working for the city of Redding as a public works employee and city en - gineer. "When I was with Redding before I came down here that was the exciting thing, being a city engi- neer working on capital projects that were going COunty admInIStRatIOn County heads receive new 3-year deals Chief administrator, chief probation officer extended through April 2017 by andre byik sports@redbluffdailynews.com @TehamaSports on Twitter Red bluff » A brief investigation into the Red Bluff Union High School Teachers Association's leader- ship yielded suggestions for the chapter to take into consideration, such as changing its meeting times, updating its bylaws and reporting actions taken in executive sessions to its general membership. A meeting with association members was held by California Teachers Association board mem - bers in late January, spurred by ac- cusations of unethical behavior by association's leadership team. The conclusion from the meeting was that no further investigation was warranted. Among the accusations listed in a Jan. 29 let - ter obtained by the Daily News and addressed to RBUHSTA's members were a "dereliction of duties by the president," "Duty of fair representation of the membership" and "Omitting items of discus - sions from agendas (no confidence topic)." The association in November, 2013 presented a vote of no confidence in former Red Bluff Union High School District Superintendent Lisa Esco - bar to the district's board of trustees. 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