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By Andre Byik sports@redbluffdailynews.com @TehamaSports on Twitter Red Bluff » Hypothesis: Challeng- ing students at an early age to ex- plore the wide world of science should yield encouraging results. Conclusion: About 160 fourth through eighth grade students from Tehama County's smaller schools proved this hypothesis true on Friday, when they displayed their research projects at the an - nual Don Corrie Science Fair at the Tehama County Department of Ed- ucation. Students from area schools, in- cluding Kirkwood, Manton, Min- eral, Plum Valley, Elkins, Reeds Creek, eScholar Academy and Sac- ramento River Discovery Charter descended upon the education de- partment with projects in hand, ready to be presented and judged. eduCATION Young scientists present projects at annual fair By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter Red Bluff » A professional truck driver filed a claim for a sum in ex- cess of $350,000 March 6 against the county of Tehama, the 30th District Agricultural Association and the Tehama District Fair. In a Notice of Claim for Dam - ages attorney Michael Cogan says the claimant, Clayton Cole, suf- fered a spinal injury at the Oct. 5, 2013 Tuff Truck Racing event held at the fairgrounds. The claim alleges that drivers informed event officials that a se - ries of jumps was unsafe. While the drivers were told the jumps would be fixed, they never were. The Tehama County Board of Supervisors rejected the claim Tuesday and authorized County Counsel to represent the county in future litigation related to the claim. Cole and other drivers told event officials, including Randy Smallwood, the day of the event that jumps No. 3 and No. 4 of the racetrack were too high and un - safe and jump No. 3 was further unsafe because it was rounded and had no lip or ramp. The drivers were told the jumps would be fixed before the next scheduled event. The claim says that evening Cole was the first competitor on the track and when his vehicle went over jump No. 3 he discov - ered that the jump had not been altered or repaired. Cole's vehicle nosed down after he attempted the jump and the ve - hicle landed in such a way that he was seriously injured. The claim lists Cole as having injuries including an acute burst fracture of the spine that resulted in severe pain, nausea, loss of mo - bility and a loss of his ability to work and carry out normal activ- ities. The claim says Cole continues to require medical services as a result of the injuries and believes they may have resulted in perma - nent impairments. TRuCk RACes Driver files claim against county, fair Alleges negligence occurred at October's Tuff Truck Racing event, requests $350,000 claim Opinion ............A4 Sports.............. B1 Community ..... A3 Lifestyle.......... A5 Farm ................A8 Faith ................B4 INdeX A free healthcare enrollment event is scheduled for 1-6 p.m. today at the IBEW Hall, 900 Locust St., in Redding HeAlTH CARe Free health coverage registration assistance 29 members from the Red Bluff FFA Chapter received their degree at the State Degree Banquet. Farm a8 ffA Local students receive FFA degrees in Chico ID of objects yet to be con- firmed as data analysis sheds new light on 3-week-old miss- ing plane mystery. PaGE B8 mAlAysIA New objects found aer search area re-routed With deadline fast approach- ing, Covered California reports tens of thousands of new sign-ups. PaGE a9 HeAlTH CARe Late surge in insurance enrollment in California Red Bluff » Red Bluff police say they are taking River Park back from the riffraff after security cameras and motion sensors there went online last week. Infrared and low-light cam - eras, motion sensors and a pub- lic address system that monitors McGlynn Pool, the playground and areas throughout the park went online March 18, according to a department news release. The security system monitors and re - cords activity at all times every- day, and it allows dispatchers and officers to check on the park at the police department dispatch center, which is fitted with a wall- mounted television monitor that displays multiple camera feeds. "Since the security cameras have been activated," according to the release, "Red Bluff police have contacted a man in the park soliciting sex, recovered video evi - dence of a hit and run resulting in damage to city property, stopped a fight in progress and made an arrest." The Red Bluff City Council in October 2013 approved the use of $21,589 in grant funding obtained by the city's Parks and Recre - ation department to pay for the five-camera system, according to a Daily News article. The police call the system a "virtual fence." At the October City Council meet - ing, the city estimated that a real fence around the park's pool area would have cost the city about $40,000. The security system is capable of recording and storing recorded video for a minimum of 60 days, it was said at the meeting. "I intend to use this tool to its fullest to clean the park up and make it a place children and fami - PuBlIC sAfeTy Police creDit river Park cameras Surveillance cameras and motion sensors went online last week RICH GREENE — DAILY NEWS Red Bluff police officer Cody Ruddell on Wednesday uses the department's new surveillance system of Red Bluff River Park. Police have said the new system has curbed some of the crime since going online last week. CHIP THOmPSON — DAILY NEWS A surveillance camera is mounted on top of the restroom building in the parking lot of River Park. The new security cost the city about $21,500. seCuRITy » PAGe 9 sCIeNCe fAIR » PAGe 9 By don Thompson The Associated Press sACRAmeNTO » The Democrati- cally controlled California Senate has voted to suspend three Demo- crats who face charges in separate criminal cases, after the latest law- maker to be hauled into court re- fused to step down. Friday's 28-1 vote in the 40-mem- ber chamber came amid one of the most severe ethical crises in mod- ern times for the Legislature in the nation's most populous state. The resolution prevents Demo- cratic Sens. Ron Calderon, Leland Yee and Rod Wright from exercis- ing any power of their office until the pending criminal cases against them have been resolved. Even so, they will continue receiving their $95,291 annual salaries. Senate President Pro Tem Dar - rell Steinberg of Sacramento ac- knowledged the public criticism sACRAmeNTO senate suspends 3 Democratic lawmakers seNATe » PAGe 9 » redbluffdailynews.com saturday, march 29, 2014 $1.00 FACEBOOK.COm/RBDAILYNEWS TWITTER.COm/REDBLUFFNEWS 7 98304 20753 8 Volume 129, issue 91 Web bonus » diana Ross turns 70. redbluffdailynews.com sPeCIAl seCTION 2014 Best of Tehama County results Inside sPeCIAl seCTION North Valley Agriculture Today tab Inside fOReCAsT High: 62 Low: 46 » a10 Like the Daily News on Facebook and stay in the loop on local news, sports and more. VISIT FACEBOOK.COM/ RBDAILYNEWS LIKE US ON FACEBOOK