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THURSDAY APRIL 21, 2011 Breaking news at: Upcoming Concerts Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF Div. I Signing SPORTS 1B Partly cloudy 68/47 Weather forecast 6B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Red Bluff department heads will have to wait until the next City Council meeting to learn if their contracts will be extended. Department head contracts are set to expire June 30. The extension would be for a year, through June 30, 2012, under 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 City puts off dept head contract extensions the same terms of the existing employment agreements, which means the department heads would continue to work under a 12 percent salary and benefits reduction. The City Council voted Tuesday to table the decision, saying the staff report prepared by City Manager Martin Nichols does not make it clear the 12 percent reduction will continue. The report only shows amendments for the 7 percent reduction imposed in April 2009. Council members wanted to make sure they could still nego- tiate salary and benefits reduc- tions if they approved the con- tract extensions now. Negotiation are ongoing with all employee units, and the council will meet today in a closed session for that purpose. Planning Director Scot Tim- boe said if the council was going to ask for more conces- sions, it should take into con- sideration that department heads have taken more cuts than any other employees and are agreeing to take another year of Duel at Dog Island the 12 percent reduction. Timboe, the sole employee in the Planning Department, is the lowest paid department head, according to his contract. Mayor Bob Carrel and Councilman Wayne Brown, who serve on the city’s Budget Committee, assured the depart- ment heads further cuts at this See CITY, page 5A Truck hits 2 cars, dumped nearby Red Bluff police officers are looking for the driver of a pickup that hit at least two parked vehicles late Tues- day evening. Just before midnight, officers got a report of a hit and run crash on Fourth Street near Luning Street. Ramon Riveros told officers that a pickup hit his 1998 Lexus 400 parked in front of his residence, which resulted major damage to the car, said Sgt. Kevin Busekist. Officers were told the suspect vehicle would have moderate front end damage and probably a left head- light broken, police logs said. The truck was last seen turning left onto Walbridge Street. Within 10 minutes, the vehicle, a green 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, was found abandoned at Wal- bridge Street and Ludlow Avenue, police logs said. Officers had the pickup towed, Busekist said. See TRUCK, page 5A Free pre-Easter family event set In a free pre-Easter Daily News file photo Special to the DN A busy April in Red Bluff closes out with a bang, as the seventh annual Civil War reenactment takes place on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 at Samuel Ayers — Dog Island Park on Main Street. Cannon and musket fire will once again be heard as cavalry and skirmishers probe enemy positions, during two daily battles — noon and 3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday. The site will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Visitors can stroll Dog Island’s well-shaded trails and visit Confed- erate, Union and Civilian camps, where they can talk in first person with the occupants and learn about life during the War Between the States. The battles reconstruct the sights and sounds of Civil War fighting, with authentic tactics and weapons. April Events in Civil War History April 12, 1861 - Confeder- ates fire on Fort Sumter, beginning Civil War April 25, 1862 – City of New Orleans captured by Union fleet under Flag Offi- cer Farragut April 27, 1863 - Chancel- lorsville Campaign begins; birthday of General U.S. Grant See EVENTS, page 5A Be prepared to advance and give the countersign as Union and Confed- erate pickets may be encountered on some of the park’s back trails. This year, visitors will be treated to Governor wants state workers to repay advances SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday ordered state agencies to recover mil- lions of dollars in salary and travel advances that were given to state work- ers but never repaid. The Democratic gover- nor issued an executive order directing agencies to investigate a backlog of uncollected debt. “It’s shocking that the state has apparently failed to collect millions of dol- lars in salary and travel advances owed by state employees,” Brown said in a statement. “This situ- ation reinforces the worst stereotype of ineffective and inefficient govern- ment.” California gives salary and travel advances to state employees under special circumstances, such as when an employ- ee is leaving state service and needs a final check, when an employee makes a hardship request or when an employee trav- els. Audits by the state controller’s office have found the state has not done a good job of getting the money back or mak- ing sure it was spent prop- erly. A 2009 audit found that $13.3 million in advances had not been See STATE, page 5A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power the sounds of an authentic Civil War era brass band, The Fort Point Garrison Brass Band, as well as the martial strains of the fife and drum corps of the California Consolidat- ed Drum Band. Before and after the battles, there will be live demonstrations of artillery, cavalry and infantry drills, as well as Civil War surgery and civilian life. All of this will take place free from modern sights and sounds and eerily reminiscent of several famous battlefields, includ- ing The Peninsula, Chancellorsville and the Wilderness, where some of the Civil War’s fiercest fighting took place. Hosting the event is the 72nd New York Volunteer Infantry, one of several units that make up the Federal Brigade of the Reenactors of the American Civil War (RACW). Many members of the See DUEL, page 5A event, Calvary Chapel Red Bluff is hosting games, music and food for the public Saturday. The Resurrection Celebration will fill a 50- by 180-foot space with booths and activi- ties from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Furniture Depot parking lot. Games including bean bag toss, squirt gun shoot-outs, minute- to-win-it and others will be offered as well as refreshments, such as hot dogs and popcorn, said William Del Casale of Calvary Chapel Red Bluff. There is no charge and no donations expected, Casale said. “We’re doing it to promote the name of Jesus,” he said. There will be two jump houses for chil- dren — a small one for ages 2-3 years and a big one for ages 4 to 12 years. Face painting will be available for children and whomever wants to participate. Local worship bands, including bluegrass band Sanctified and the Night Lite group, will be playing throughout the day, Casale said. Booths including “Atheist Central” will be open for people with questions about the faith. Some people will be able to get their ques- tions videotaped for use on the church website, Casale said. For more informa- tion, call Calvary Chapel Red Bluff at 527-8219. — Andrea Wagner Gun raises $28,000 for hospital Thanks to the Red Bluff Round-Up Association, Janice Sutherland, owner of the Red Bluff Taco Bell and several others in the North State and in Oregon, $28,000 was raised in one day at the Round-Up April 17. The rodeo auctioned off a 12-gauge Browning over and under Citori Super Lightning shotgun to Sutherland to benefit breast cancer prevention and ser- vices at the outpatient Imag- ing Center at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. The Round-Up Associa- tion commissioned the gun, which was custom engraved by Clint Finley of Redding with the Red Bluff Round- Up logo on one side and the Tough Enough to Wear Pink logo on the other. It had the logos inlaid in 24 carat gold and the pink rope cancer rib- bon in rose gold. Thank you to Rose Crain and Dan Davidson of Haleakela Ranch who participated in See GUN, page 5A Courtesy photo Picture, from left, with the gun is David Ramelli, president of the Red Bluff Round- Up Association, Alyssa Shank, auction winner Janice Sutherland and Les Shank. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region