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PHOTOSBYANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS State of Jefferson proponent Kayla Brown said the North State lacks jobs and opportunities at a Jefferson town hall meeting on Saturday in Corning. U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa tells State of Jefferson supporters at Woodson Elementary School to approach critics with a level head and to bring their neighbors into the fold. ByAndreByik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter CORNING The State of Jefferson Town Hall tour on Saturday rolled into an elementary school here, its second stop in Tehama County before residents ad- vise the county's board of supervisors to either sup- port a split from California or not. About 100 people at- tended the town hall meet- ing at Woodson Elementary School's gymnasium, where supporters of the proposed 51st state donned green Jef- ferson T-shirts imprinted with yellow state seals and the "XX" brand — the sym- bol of having been dou- ble-crossed. The evening's speakers included Kayla Brown,RobertSmith,Mark Baird and, in drop-in-on-a- party fashion, congressman Doug LaMalfa, who told Jef- ferson supporters that the general public is not with them yet, but to approach critics with a level head. "This message needs to be one of just rational, calm discussion," said La- Malfa, who added that he's been a believer in an auton- omous Northern California for a long time because peo- ple in the North State think differently. "I know we have to do that. We do that. But also they want to spin it on us. They want to spin us into being — you know what they call us." LaMalfa said in the polls he's seen, State of Jefferson support at its best is 50-50. "There's a lot more peo- ple who think like us when they're emboldened to do it, when they have the cour- age to do it," LaMalfa said. "When they see there's other people around them and go, 'Hey, maybe I'm not JEFFERSON TOWNHALLMEETING TALKS STATE SPLIT "Creating a state is not hard. It just takes determination, it takes perseverance, and it takes good Americans who are willing to stand up and say, 'Enough is enough.'" — Kayla Brown By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter VINA Vina School was put on lockdown around 4 p.m. Monday after a woman at the school re- ported hearing shots coming from the vicinity of Vina Road. Law enforcement later determined the sounds heard to be that of a man who was punching the side of a metal building in the area during a family dispute, according to scanner reports. Law enforcement arrived to the area within min- utes of a receiving a call from a woman who said she had locked down the school and brought all the students still on campus, about 10, with her to the kitchen. A sweep of the surrounding area, included a wooded area and orchards began. The teacher, who stayed on a land line, opened the school for a law enforcement officer around 4:15 p.m. All doors to the school had been secured shut when law enforcement arrived. She said she heard yelling, screaming and then three pop sounds coming from the east side of the school. Parents began arriving to pick up their children around 4:20 p.m. as law enforcement worked to de- termine the area was safe. They later tracked down a brown vehicle that had been mentioned to be in the vicinity of the area and found four subjects, who said they had ear- lier been involved in a family dispute at the time of the incident. It was determined no gun shots had been fired, but the large bang sound came from a man punch- ing a metal building. PUBLIC SAFETY Vina School locked down Staff report For the 40th year in a row, Mt. Shasta CHVA car club will present the River Park Car Show 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 18 at Red Bluff's River Park. There will be around 250 antique cars to browse through along with ham- burgers, hot dogs, sodas, ice cream, many raffle prizes, a 50/50 drawing and more. Admission is free to spec- tators. To enter a vehicle in the show, send an e-mail to bevnty@yahoo.com or pick up an entry form at Red Bluff Auto Electric or NAPA Auto Parts of Red Bluff. Pre-registering a ve- hicle is $10 and vehicles can register at the event for $15. There are 10 categories in which to enter a vehicle, either stock or modified, ranging from 1900-1979. Plaques will be handed out and prizes announced at 2 p.m., along with the an- nouncements of Best of Show and Best of Show paint jobs for both cars and trucks. Each person who enters a car or truck receives a bal- lot to use to vote for each of the 10 categories of vehicles. The show, originally held at Woodson Bridge State Park, has been held at the Red Bluff River Park for several years now. Many members of the group have been in the club since its be- ginnings. One long-time mem- SUNDAY Classic cars to roll into River Park COURTESY Pictured above is Milt Nichols' 1939Studebaker Commodore Coupe. By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF A coalition of groups is turning its at- tention towards the blight of the dry creek bed near Red Bluff Union High School. Cleaner Greener Red Bluff, which has already held cleanup days to spruce up River Park and Dog Island Park, is turning its attention towards the creek bed May 31 and June 1. They'll be joined by representatives from Te- hama County Probation, the Job Training Center, Waste Connections and Sean Rix of State Farm. In following days Red Bluff high school students will donate their time as part of the senior class' Senior Make a Difference Day. While the dry creek bed area has been an eye- sore for years, the area gained more notoriety in February 2013 when the body of freshman Marysa Nichols was found in the area. That sparked a community call to action to make the area around the high school a clear and safer RED BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL Cl ea nu p of creek bed scheduled at end of month Opinion............A6 Puzzles............B4 Classifieds......B6 Community.....A3 Health..............A4 Sports.............. B1 Index............... ## INDEX Lassen National Forest will celebrate the area's wildflow- ers with special events May 20-23. PAGEA5 LIFESTYLES LassenNationalForest to celebrate wildflowers Tayler Zazueta homered for the third straight game as Red Bluff so ball ran their win streak to 18. PAGE B1 SPORTS Lady Spartans win streak reaches 18 Technical difficulties mount a er trial rollout of standard- ized exams, now computerized for the first time. PAGE A8 EDUCATION Glitches plague new state tests Kiev's hand severely weakened a er separatists' landslide win in referendum in eastern region. PAGE B3 WORLD Ukrainian insurgents declare independence "The car had a lot of rust damage, but I worked my way through it." — Milt Nichols CARS PAGE 7 MEETING PAGE 7 CLEANUP PAGE 7 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION for TK & Kindergarten May 15th • 1:30pm at Tehama County Department of Education 1135 Lincoln Street (530) 528-7301 for info www.lincolnstreetschool.org LincolnStreetSchoolisa K-8 program specifically designed for parents who want to teach their children at home. » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, May 13, 2014 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume129,issue123 Today's web bonus Fall TV schedule. redbluffdailynews.com ROLLER DERBY Red Bluff wins season opener Sports B1 QUILTERS Mother's Day celebration Community A3 FORECAST High: 96 Low: 57 B8