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THURSDAY MARCH 24, 2011 Breaking news at: Bullfighters To Return Round-Up www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 3A RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week SPORTS 1B likely Weather forecast 6B Rain 49/41 By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The final findings on the Ante- lope Sewer Project are being solidified and should be in the hands of the State Regional Water Quality Control Board by this time next week. 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 Antelope sewer takes step forward The Antelope Sewer Authority accepted the initial study and mit- igated negative declaration reports Wednesday, fulfilling its final duty in coming up with a solution that could potentially solve the issue of high nitrate levels in the Antelope groundwater. The sewer authority, made up of the Red Bluff City Council and the Tehama County Board of Supervisors, will be waiting for direction from the water board on whether or how the project will proceed. Acceptance of the reports and forwarding them to the water board says the project is possible, not that the project will move for- ward, said Gary Antone, sewer authority manager and the coun- ty’s Public Works director. Several people that would be affected by the proposed sewer system again voiced objections. Resident Maureen Coleman asked the board of the directors to SERRF struts stuff reject the study, saying consultants did not look at other possible ways to solve the nitrate level problems, aside from creating a sewer sys- tem. Antone said the water board is only interested in creating a sewer system and directed the sewer See SEWER, page 5A Field Day set for Saturday The Tehama County Cattlemen’s Field Day is sched- uled to kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 26, at the Long Ranch in Manton. From Antelope Boulevard in Red Bluff, take High- way 36 East for 11.3 miles to Dales Station. Turn left at Dales Station onto County Road A6/Long Road/Man- ton Road. Continue for 7 miles to the ranch. Watch for the TCCA Field Day signs marking the route. The traditional Big Steer weight guessing contest will have a beef animal for the ladies to guess the weight. Vic Woolery and crew of Vic’s Branding Iron in Cot- tonwood will serve a steak luncheon for $15, or a ham- burger for $10 at noon. The Manton 4-H will have soft drinks or bottled water, and Lassen Steak House will See FIELD, page 5A McGlynn to vie for judge seat Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Students play a can stacking game Tuesday at the annual SERRF Highlights Show. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Safe Education and Recreation for Rural Families (SERRF) students across the county are showing off at SERRF Highlight Shows held Tues- day and today. “Our theme this year is Best in the West,” said SERRF Program Admin- istrator Karla Stroman. “We were recently named to the top nine list for California Afterschool Demonstration Project. They were looking for 10 but could only find nine.” The project, put together by the California Department of Education, was looking for after school programs to be used as examples for other pro- grams, she said. “It shows we are the best in the West,” Stroman said during Tuesday’s Support slips for special election SACRAMENTO (AP) — A poll released Wednes- day finds public support is slipping for Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to ask voters to extend a series of taxes to help ease Califor- nia’s $26.6 billion deficit. The poll by the Public Policy Institute of Califor- nia found that half of likely voters think a special elec- tion is a good idea, while fewer than half favor the Democratic governor’s proposal to extend tempo- rary sales, income and vehicle taxes — an 8-point drop since January. Brown wants to ask vot- ers in a June special elec- tion to extend the tax increases for another five years and cut about $12.5 billion in spending to help address the budget short- fall. But time is running out for the governor, who needs at least two Republi- can votes in each house of the state Legislature to get the tax proposal on the bal- lot. Two-thirds of likely vot- ers told Public Policy Insti- tute pollsters in January that a special election was a good idea, but only half of likely voters say that today. ‘‘While many Californi- ans still favor the approach the governor proposed in January, his plan to seek a budget solution through a June ballot has become a more difficult task to achieve,’’ institute presi- dent Mark Baldassare said. After successive years of multibillion-dollar bud- get shortfalls, many of which were never ade- quately solved, 83 percent of likely voters told poll- sters they believe the state’s fiscal crisis is a big problem but are split over how to deal with it. The poll found four in 10 voters believe a mix of spending cuts and tax increases — which is exactly what the governor has proposed — is needed. The same number say the deficit should be closed mostly through spending cuts, while one in 10 believes it should be most- ly through tax increases. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power show in Corning. “Tonight we’re hon- oring our community and bringing awareness to rural after school pro- grams and what they do to bring com- munities together, especially for small- er communities like Plum Valley and Rancho Tehama.” The evening also highlighted the goals of Expect More Tehama “It’s also about Expect More See SERRF, page 5A Red Bluff attorne y Matthew McG- lynn has announced that he will run for the position of Tehama County Superior Court Judge in the 2012 primary election. This announcement follows Judge Richard Scheuler’s recent decision that he will retire and not seek another term in office. “I have received a tremendous amount of McGlynn encouragement to seek the position of Superior Court judge from the legal commu- nity, law enforcement and the com- munity at large,” McG- lynn said in a press release. “I believe that my experience will make me a highly effective judge and I look forward to the opportunity to serve the cit- See JUDGE, page 5A Students lead cancer fundraiser By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Berrendos Middle School students filled the gym Wednesday after school for the two-hour Mini Relay For Life event that was a first of its kind. “We are so excited,” said Debbie O’Connor, Relay For Life co-chair- woman. “This is the first Mini Relay done by a school here in Red Bluff.” The event, organized by parents Tonya Cantrell and Azalea Arellano, was one of several fundraisers that have resulted in about $7,300 raised in the last two months, Cantrell said. “I’m really proud of these kids,” Cantrell said. “They’ve brought tears to my eyes. We could have done fundraisers left and right but if it wasn’t for them it wouldn’t have hap- pened.” Cantrell’s son Kody and Arellano’s daughter Vanes- sa are sixth grade students at Berrendos who were ini- tially approached by O’Connor about becoming involved with Relay For Life at the 2010 Children’s Fair, Arellano said. From there, the two jumped on board to sup- port their children and the effort has grown. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Berrendos staff member Stacy Pearce and fellow cancer survivor Larissa Cantrell carry the banner for the survivors lap Wednesday during the Berrendos Mini Relay For Life. The Relay For Life fundraiser is especially sig- nificant for Cantrell, as her 19-year-old daughter, Larissa Cantrell, has been fighting lymphoma for the past two years, she said. “She was 17 when she got it and in her senior year,” Cantrell said. “She missed most of her senior year.” Larissa is still undergo- ing treatments, but has finally been able to attend school again and is attend- ing Shasta College, Tonya Cantrell said. The event, which had about 60 participants, included five cancer sur- vivors who kicked things off with the first lap. Survivors, two of whom carried a banner that read “Matador Pride — One See CANCER, page 5A Bill Weingart wants to thank all the wonderful people for their: The family of prayers visits cards calls flowers gifts The many acts of kindness and love have been a great source of encouragement for him. Our grateful thanks to all. Bill requires one more surgery and then will begin his journey to recovery.