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PHOTOSBYANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS Dave Des Marais, a scientist with the NASA Ames Research Center, right, speaks during the Lassen Astrobiology Intern Recognition Night on Tuesday at Red Bluff High School. ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS Red Bluff High School Lassen Astrobiolgy Intern Program students prepare to present their research Tuesday at an intern recognition night at Red Bluff High School. ByAndreByik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF Red Bluff Union High School students shared their work Tuesday with the Lassen Astrobiol- ogy Intern Program, which examined the parallels be- tween Lassen National Vol- canic Park and Mars. The program is a part- nership between Lassen Park, Red Bluff High School and the NASA Ames Re- search Center. Keynote speaker Dave Des Marais, the principal investigator of the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Ames Research Center Team, said during the pro- gram's intern recognition night at the high school that the idea of exploring life beyond the Earth re- quires exploring environ- ments that scientists think would be most conducive to support life. Des Marais said there's a saying that he loves, which is, "The future is already here, it's just unequally dis- tributed." He reworked it to say, "Echoes of the past are still here, they're just unevenly distributed." He said Lassen Park comprises environments that "In a way you're time traveling back to a period on the early Earth, where processes and environ- ments might be more like what life experienced in the early history of our Earth," he said. Back on Mars, scientists previously explored an area called Gusev Crater with a rover to see if they could RED BLUFF HIGH STUDENTSSTUDY PARALLELS WITH LASSEN PARK, MARS "In a way you're time traveling back to a period on the early Earth, where processes and environments might be more like what life experienced in the early history of our Earth." — Keynote speaker Dave Des Marais By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff City Council and Te- hama County board of supervisors on Tuesday approved a revised animal shelter services con- tract that city officials say will save Red Bluff about $20,000 in the coming year. The contract changes the way the city is charged for utilizing Tehama County Animal Care Center services. Instead of charging the city per animal, a new calculation that uses county population data to set a per capita shelter fee will be used. Supervisor Dennis Garton said during Tues- day's board meeting that he believes the agree- ment will benefit both the county and the city. Red Bluff City Manager Richard Crabtree said during Tuesday's council meeting that the agree- ment "will result in not only savings to the city, but in a fairer distribution of the animal shelter costs." Animal shelter costs to the city of Red Bluff have surged since the 2000-01 fiscal year, when the city paid about $12,300 for its share of the shelter's op- erations. In the 2013-14 fiscal year, shelter costs to the city totaled about $105,000. The city's 2013-14 payment was based on the shelter taking in 2,016 dogs and cats, of which 637 were from Red Bluff. Red Bluff Police Chief Paul Nanfito in January said the shelter has little way of knowing whether an animal is from Red Bluff because the shelter only charges residents a fee if animals are reported ANIMAL SHELTER City, county update accord By Travis Souders tsouders@chicoer.com @travissouders on Twitter CHICO Bob Clements has seen myriad changes in the sports world since he was a star athlete at Red Bluff High in the late 1960s, but two things have always re- mained constant: his love of the north state and his desire to be involved with his home area's sports scene. Clements, an area high school athlete, Butte Col- lege product and official of 23 years before his re- cent retirement, has made his mark on the Chico area when it comes to athletics. For that, Clements is part of the latest group of inductees to the Chico Sports Hall of Fame, and was honored for his achievement at the 42nd annual Chico Sports Hall of Fame and Senior Athletes banquet on Tuesday night at the Chico Elks Lodge. Clements wasn't always a Chico fixture, growing up in Red Bluff as a standout ath- lete from 1966 to 1970. But its sports scene soon became home for him. "I think once you're here, the community, especially the athletic community, takes you in and it has a great sense of belonging, with people who sup- port Butte and Chico State," Clements said. "It was a great thing and it still is." Clements was a five-sport athlete in high school, and his football talent earned him a full scholarship to Northern Arizona after he earned all- Northern Athletic League honors in 1970 and played in the heralded Opti- mist All-Star Game at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento. His senior year was re- markable: In addi- tion to his football exploits, he averaged 19 points per game in basketball, was all- NAL in baseball and quali- fied for the state meet in the mile relay. He was set for Northern Arizona. And then, suddenly, he wasn't. "I just got homesick, and at RBUHS Area athlete Clements inducted into Chico Sports Hall of Fame Cowboys from Los Molinos and Red Bluff took top honors in team roping during the Stonyford Rodeo Saturday and Sunday. Clint Brewer of Los Molinos and Roy Owens of Red Bluff were first in the event and Jerry Brewer, Los Molinos, and Mike Byrne, Red Bluff, placed fourth. Other locals to take home prizes include Ty Pogue, Corning, who placed third in the novice bar- rel racing and Kidd Norton of Red Bluff, who scored the wildest ride during Sunday's Mutton Bustin'. Full results of the weekend follow. Professional All-around cowboy: J. Cody Jones, $1,072, tie- down roping, steer wrestling and team roping. Bareback riding: 1. Justin Miller, 80 points on Growney Brothers' Capone, $899; 2. Casey Mero- shnekoff, 78, $674; 3. (tie) Teddy Athan, George Gil- lespie IV and Grant Denny, 74, $225 each. Steer wrestling: 1. J. Cody Jones, 4.6 seconds, RODEO Brewer, Owens take team roping prize Localcowboysmakegood showing at Stonyford Rodeo Arts..................A5 Community.....A3 Lifestyle..........A4 Obituaries....... A7 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 INDEX We've learned a hard lesson on what a promise is worth to the majority of the Red Bluff City Council. PAGEA6 EDITORIAL RB council shortsighted with chamber cut The Spartans baseball team lost two games Tuesday to Shasta setting up a title showdown in Red Bluff. PAGE B1 SPORTS League title on the line Friday for Spartans Extremist group associated with kidnapping of 276girls masterminds new rampage. PAGE B3 NIGERIA Hundreds killed in militant attack Agents across the country arrested more than 150people and served 200warrants as part of the effort. PAGE B4 DRUG ENFORCEMENT Agents crackdown on synthetic drugs Revised contract will save city $20,000, officials say Clements STUDENTS PAGE 7 SHELTER PAGE 7 CLEMENTS PAGE 7 RODEO PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, May 8, 2014 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume129,issue120 Today's web bonus 'The Lusitania' redbluffdailynews.com YOUTH BASEBALL River Dawgs bring home tourney title Sports B1 OUTDOORS Vehicle free weekend at Lassen A+E A5 FORECAST High: 75 Low: 56 MOSTLY CLOUDY FollowtheDailyNews on Twitter to keep pace with breaking news and events @REDBLUFFNEWS FOLLOWUS ONTWITTER