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ANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS Steve Igarta, pastor of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship, leads a prayer during a National Day of Prayer breakfast at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center on Thursday. ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS About 75community members joined in prayer during a National Day of Prayer breakfast held at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center on Thursday. ByAndreByik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF Community members observed the Na- tional Day of Prayer at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center on Thurs- day, where prayer leaders stressed kindness, sought improved business condi- tions and asked for inten- tions to be coupled with ac- tions. The event, sponsored by the Red Bluff Ministe- rial Association, offered a breakfast and was attended by about 75 people. "It's amazing what God can do in a nation where religion is marginalized, if not persecuted," said Steve Igarta, pastor for Vineyard Christian Fellowship, dur- ing the observance. He added: "My prayer is this, that today we have claimed our city for God. And that each of us are do- ing what we're able to do ... to remedy the wrongdo- ing and the evil that per- sists by personally becom- ing morally responsible in every way we can. It is not only the words that we say, but the deeds that we do. The intentions within our hearts." Igarta concluded: "Good intentions have no value at all unless they take the form of common practice in our lives." The National Day of Prayer, scheduled for the first Thursday in May, was designated by the U.S. Con- gress in 1952. Kathy Garcia, manager of the Job Training Cen- ter, said there is much to be thankful for, and prayed NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER COMMUNITYGATHERS TOGETHER IN PRAYER "Good intentions have no value at all unless they take the form of common practice in our lives." — Steve Igarta, pastor for Vineyard Christian Fellowship By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter CORNING The tribe that owns Rolling Hills Casino appears to be going through a leadership crisis on the heels of an allegation that some of its members embezzled more than $1 million of tribal funds. Andy Freeman, the tribal chairman of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, said Wednes- day in a news release that state and federal officials are investigating the alleged theft and misappro- priation of tribal funds by suspended members of Henthorne and Pata family. Freeman and members of the tribe's administra- tion, the release said, met with the Tehama County Sheriff's Department, the Tehama County District Attorney's Office, Corning police and other local and federal officials to review "initial findings." The investigation, it's said, was referred to the Tehama County Sheriff's Office. The suspended members, the release said, had access to tribal accounts and assets because of the tribal government and business positions they held. The allegations of theft and misappropriation of funds, however, were rejected Thursday by the tribe's vice chairman, David Swearinger. "I want to make one thing perfectly clear: The allegations that have been made about the Tribal Council being disbanded and misappropriation of funds by some tribal members are false — com- pletely untrue," Swearinger said in a statement CORNING Tribal families accused oftheft Chairmanclaimstwofamilies embezzled more than $1 million from tribal funds Staff Reports The Astrobiology Stu- dent Intern Program, a partnership between Red Bluff High School, Lassen Volcanic National Park and NASA Ames Research Center, will hold its annual intern recognition night and public lecture 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at the Red Bluff High School Library Conference Room. The astrobiology interns from the school will give a 40-minute oral presenta- tion on the results of their year-long research project studying Warner Valley at Lassen. The students will also address the big picture implications of their proj- ect – by examining the hy- drothermal environments at Lassen, their research will help NASA direct the search for evidence of mi- crobial life in ancient hy- drothermal systems on Mars. The night will begin with a keynote lecture by Dr. Dave Des Marais, the RED BLUFF HIGH Students partner with NASA Parallels between Lassen and Mars' hydrothermal systems COURTESY PHOTO Red Bluff High School astrobiology interns work with NASA's Dr. Dave Des Marais to measure and collect water samples from a spring in Warner Valley, Lassen Volcanic National Park. By Jason Dearen The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO With summer approaching and California's snowpack measuring at a fraction of normal, state water managers are set to order farmers and other big water users to limit the wa- ter they take from rivers for the first time since 1977. The State Water Resources Control Board pro- jected that curtailment letters would be sent out later this month for water users on 10 different riv- ers and their watersheds. While no letters have yet been sent, the prospect is extremely likely, water officials said. "When the letters do go out, they're effective immediately," said Timothy Moran, a spokesman for the board. "The people who are curtailing have seven days to reply." The orders will be delivered first to junior wa- ter-rights holders — those who obtained their wa- ter rights after 1914 and whose ability to take wa- ter is second behind pre-1914 senior rights hold- DROUGHT Wa te r li mi ts expected soon in California Opinion............A4 Community.....A3 Sports.............. B1 Education........A8 Life...................A5 Classifieds......B6 INDEX Latino Outreach will hold its annual Cinco de Mayo celebra- tion 10a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday at the Fairgrounds. TO DO CincodeMayotobe celebrated Saturday Red Bluff and Corning's boys and girls track teams all lost Wednesday, but there were individual winners. PAGEB1 TRACK & FIELD Spartans lose to WV, Cardinals lose to CV Fiery derailment in Virginia latest in string of accidents that some partially blame on outdated standards. PAGE A10 OIL-TRAIN DISASTER Demands for more regulations a er wreck Education Department reveals list of colleges under inves- tigation over handling of sex assault complaints. 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