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FRIDAY MAY 6, 2011 Breaking news at: Not in Smallville Anymore Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Spartans Chico SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Mostly sunny 84/52 By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Eighth-graders graduating from Vista Middle School in June and their families will have a different ceremony than previous graduates. Instead of an evening promo- tion ceremony at the Red Bluff Union High School football field, the ceremony will be 10 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 Graduation move irks Vista parents district. ‘This was kind of thrown at us at the last minute, and it’s just not fair to the kids’ Parent Tara Jenkins a.m. at Frey Field in Trainor Park, a city-owned park next to the middle school. Fairground lease renewed By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Tehama County Supervisors signed a 25-year con- tract with the Tehama District Fairground Tuesday, despite a proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown to eliminate most state funding for county fairgrounds. Supervisor Bob Williams voiced concern on just that issue when the item was brought up. He asked Assistant County Counsel Arthur Wylene to clarify how such a budget cut would effect the agreement. The lease agreement is not tied to the funding, Wylene said. See LEASE, page 9A Shelter gets new director By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Red Bluff Police Chief and Chairman of the Alterna- tive to Violence Board Paul Nanf ito announced April 18 the committee, Rabalais said she was thrilled the board accepted the committee’s recommenda- tion to offer Spurr the job. “I have Spurr selection of Jeanne Spurr as the organization’s new executive director. “As a former ATV exec- utive director I know the importance of hiring the right person for the position and feel that ATV is very lucky to have Jeanne as its new executive director,” said Dianne Rabalais. As a part of the selection worked with Jeanne person- ally and profes- sionally over the past few years and feel very confident she will bring ATV to new heights,” Rabalais said. Spurr has more than 10 years of experience in non- profit management in both Tehama and Shasta coun- ties. Her previous experience was with New Directions to See NEW, page 9A Daily News file photo Special to the DN Fiber on the Foot returns to the Tehama District Fairground for its ninth year, but this year the event will be one day only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 7. What started nine years ago as an alpaca-only event has developed into a multispecies fiber festival that is now in its third year. This year farms from Selma and Rogue River Ore.; Weed, Merced and Granada are joining local fiber farms from Shasta and Tehama counties. Local fiber artists will be demon- strating fiber use of all fiber live- stock by completing a “fiber to fashion” or “sheep to shawl” pro- ject. They will be carding, spinning and weaving to produce a finished product. Other fiber techniques and uses will also be demonstrated. All carders and spinners are invited to participate in this educational event. Returning this year to shear alpacas is Chris Kelly of Arapaho Rose Alpacas in Redding. This is such a busy shearing time of year and shearers are in such high demand it has been three years since alpaca shearing was offered at the event. Locals wishing to sched- ule their alpacas to be shorn at Fiber on the Foot may call Chris at 941- 9945 to schedule a time. New this year is the addition of Schaul’s Manufacturing from Sut- ter. Schaul’s is know for producing quality farm equipment and feeders for goats, sheep and alpacas. The Caring canines walk for a cure Special to the DN Local dogs will walk their people around Dog Island Park Saturday in a dog-determined effort to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society's fight against can- cer — Bark for Life. This third annual event is hosted this year by Relay For Life team of Tehama County Search and Rescue Venture Crew 905. The event starts with reg- istration at 9 a.m., opening ceremony at 10 a.m. and the walk, led by cancer sur- vivors and their canine com- panions, followed by activi- ties, vendors, raffles and food. Activities will include costume and other contests and a chance to meet with trainers, rescue groups, dog- gie vendors and Relay for Life teams. Scheduled are Courtesy photo Pictured is Steven Reynolds, president of Venture Crew 905 and canines for a cure for Bark for Life. Tehama County Animal Care Center, Pet Partners/Delta Society and Search and Rescue teams. Bring a chair and sunscreen, and end the day with lunch with your canine compan- ion and some good times 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 with fellow dog lovers and their best friends. Registration fee is $10 per dog; $15 with Bark for Life bandana. Bark for Life is a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society and honors the care giving qualities of canine compan- ions. For more information, call Tracy Smothers at 736- 0884 or visit facebook/bark- forlifeinredbluff. company is always a hit at events for small livestock. The fairgrounds will be hosting the Arabian Silver Buckle Horse Show, Red Bluff Garden Club’s 50th annual Flower Show, Cinco De Mayo Celebration, 4-H Fur Feathers and Udders plus new this year, The Gathering at Red Bluff, an Angus heifer sale. All events are free and open to the public. A circus will also be on site over the weekend, charging admission. “This is turning into a spring time fair all by itself,” said Tehama District Fairground CEO Mark Eidman. We still have room for more livestock, agricultural or cul- tural events to join the mix next year.” Bill OKs aid for illegal immigrants SACRAMENTO (AP) — College students who entered the country illegally appear closer than ever to receiving financial aid in California. On a party-line vote of 51-21, the state Assembly approved a bill Thursday that allows those students to collect privately-funded college scholarships. Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, a Democrat from Los Angeles and the author of AB130, has introduced a similar bill every year since 2005. Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, vetoed the legislation repeatedly, but Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown made a campaign pledge to sign it. Dozens of Democrats in the Assembly spoke in sup- port of the bill, arguing that students should not be pun- ished because their parents brought them into the coun- try illegally. They said immigrant labor makes comfort- able, middle-class standards of living possible and that California should reward skilled and educated immi- grants. “Undocumented immigrants, in fact, do have rights, and it’s a lie that they don’t,” Cedillo said. He named his bill the California Dream Act, but unlike the federal Dream Act, it does not include a path to citizenship. The bill affects students who are in the country ille- gally but paying in-state tuition. It allows them to col- lect college scholarships that are not funded by public dollars. Another bill by Cedillo, still in committee, would make those students eligible for state-funded financial aid. Illegal immigrants in three other states already have access to financial aid, according to Cedillo’s office. His bill now heads to the Senate. Parents say they are upset about the changes and the untimely notification from the Discussion about changing the ceremony has been ongoing for a few years, as the eighth grade promotion had become too similar to a high school graduation, Superintendent William McCoy said. The changes were made to create a more appropriate ceremony for an eighth grade promotion. “We want to preserve the special nature of the high school ceremony for high school,” McCoy said. Specific concerns have cir- culated about the changes, with parents saying they were left out of the process. Parents said they believe one of the reasons for the venue change is the district could not afford to pay rental for the foot- See VISTA, page 9A Fiber fest one of many events