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By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter ReddinG » Following an initial sur- vey by the US Department of Vet- erans Affairs the Redding Veter- ans Home is now formally recog- nized and certified. The survey focused on the Resi- dential Care for the Elderly and in- cluded evaluations on the quality of care for the residents, adminis- tration, plant operations, admis- sion polices and dietary practices and other areas such as health and safety codes and policies and pro- cedures. "I am very pleased with the results of the survey," said Cal- Vet Undersecretary for Veterans Homes Diane Vanderpot in a press release. "Our mission of caring for veterans and their families is now acknowledged by the USDVA ReddinG Veterans home gets high score on survey Rich GReene — Daily news a tree branch fell Monday in front of a residence on lay avenue. By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter Red Bluff » It's becoming a too common occurrence for Lay Av- enue resident Myra Taylor. On Monday afternoon she received word that a giant tree branch had fallen at her home, blocking access to her driveway. She knew which tree it was. Five years ago the same thing happened, twice. In August 2009 the city- owned giant oak in front of her home lost two of its massive arms. The first branch tore chunks out of the home's roof, smashed a $400 carport and split power line. Where the branch was sev - ered, water the tree had been storing to survive the summer heat spilled out. The Taylor family was forced to spend a night away from home. But the day after they re - turned, another branch fell, damaging and denting several neighboring cars. Monday's latest break at least came without any prop - erty damage. It avoided the rebuilt carport, narrowly missed a power line and fell away from any parked cars. The National Weather Ser - vice recorded wind gusts of up to 31 mph at the Red Bluff Mu- nicipal Airport Monday. Prior to the 2009 breaks Tay- WeatheR Branch breaks at RB residence Third time in 5 years branch has fallen from city-owned tree Staff Reports CORninG » A fire reported just af- ter 10 a.m. Sunday sent flames and black smoke towering above down- town Corning. City fire crews were called to the Adman Printing shop, 1405 Solano St. Three city engines and a ladder truck were joined by a Cal Fire en - gine in battling the blaze. In total 27 firefighters were in- volved in the battle. The Corning Fire Department reported damage to the struc- ture and its contents totaled about $140,000. The blaze was so hot that it re- portedly caused blistering on the paint of a restroom building in a small adjacent park. The firefight- ers were able to keep the blaze from extending into adjacent build- ings. Business Gutted Blaze destroys business in Corning Loss set at $140,000 By andre Byik sports@redbluffdailynews.com @TehamaSports on Twitter Red Bluff » On Saturday, a cast composed of students in kinder- garten through high school per- formed in productions of "The Secret Garden" at the State Theatre for the Arts in Red Bluff. The duo of performances Saturday were the culmination of a week of auditions and re - hearsals headed by Missoula Children's Theatre, which dis- patches tour directors around the world to hold community performances in an effort to en- gage students in the arts. The State Theatre and the Tehama County Arts Council, which has been sponsoring Mis - soula Children's Theatre since 2001, presented the production that featured more than 50 stu - dents. Directors Lauren Butler, who also played the role of Detective Del, P.I., and Brandon Alpert spent a week in Tehama County rounding up talent and hosting rehearsals and workshops that were said to reach more than 500 students. After a production that cel - ebrated hope and life through dancing firef lies and garden vines, and the cast took a bow, Alpert told show-goers: "Mis - soula Children's Theatre has been around since 1970. Each year we perform for more than 750,000 audience mem - bers and work with 65,000 ac- tors, none of which were quite as awesome as this group here in Red Bluff." COmmunity aRts StudentS unlock 'Secret Garden' anDRe ByiK — Daily news haley isaacson, second from right, who played Mary lennox in a production of "The secret Garden," performs saturday with a cast of area kindergartners through high school students at the state Theatre for the arts in Red Bluff. anDRe ByiK — Daily news The cast of "The secret Garden" concludes its aernoon performance saturday. community ..... a3 health..............a4 Opinion ............ a6 lifestyles........ a5 Obituaries ....... a7 sports.............. B1 index ............... ## indeX "each year we perform for more than 750,000 audience members and work with 65,000 actors, none of which were quite as awesome as this group here in Red Bluff." — Director Brandon Alpert Missoula Children's Theatre directs production a\er week of rehearsals PhOTOs cOuRTesy Of VicKie linneT firefighters work to extinguish a massive fire sunday at a printing business on solano street in downtown corning. hOme » PaGe 7 BRanCh » PaGe 7 Blaze » PaGe 7 even if you owe no tax, you may still receive a refund by using tax credits to reduce your payments. PAGE A5 taX tiP Five credits that can reduce your tax bill corning went 3-1 at the colusa soball tournament to take home first place. soball and baseball round-up: PAGE B1 sPORts Lady Cardinals win soball tournament Bipartisan effort in congress would change the way country pays to fight catastrophic wildfires. 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