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THURSDAY MAY 19, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Memorial Day at Whiskeytown See Page 4A Pastimes RED BLUFF On her mark Sports 1B Sunny 79/50 Weather forecast 8B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer A Los Molinos man and woman accused of arson and insurance fraud pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Tehama County court. Phillip Alan Harvey, 40, and Krystin Lee Harvey, 36, are fac- 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 Couple pleads not guilty to arson charges ing charges of arson, possession of flammable materials and insurance fraud. The Harveys were arrested May 11 on a warrant issued by the District Attorney’s office, which states the two “willfully, unlawfully and maliciously” set fire to their home. Their home in the 7600 block of Tehama Vina Road in Los Molinos was found in flames just after 7 a.m., April 17. Firefighters were told there was a residential structure fire with an explosion on Tehama Vina Road near Lincoln Street. When CalFire and Tehama County Fire responded, they Townies found a roughly 800-square- foot mobile home partially involved with fire, said CalFire Investigator Dan Hebard. Firefighters contained the blaze within an hour with the last unit clearing by about 11 a.m. Damages were estimated initially at $20,000. No one was home at the time of the fire. As the investigation into the fire continued, authorities became fairly convinced that it was no accident, Hebard said. Inside the home were oxy- gen bottles and aerosol cans that could have been used as accelerants, Hebard said. See ARSON, page 7A Public party, private land; get a booze permit By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer An update to city codes regarding consumption and possession of alcohol will require public events held on private property to obtain an alcohol permit. While the city already has a requirement that a per- mit must be obtained for alcohol on public property, the code does not specifically address public sale and con- sumption on private property, City Manager Martin Nichols said. See BOOZE, page 7A New buses to clear the air By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Two schools will be get- ting new buses thanks to funding help from the Tehama County Air Pollu- tion Control District and the state. County supervisors Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff Union High School students Ashiah Scharaga, Kyle Daugherty, Leeza Soto, Philip Graves and A.J. Jacobs, front, practice contemplating death for the third act of the play “Our Town,” which opens tonight. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The students of Red Bluff Union High School are taking on the challenge of contemplating life and death in the Thorton Wilder play “Our Town,” which opens at 7 tonight at the Performing Arts Center on campus. “Our Town was very interesting to bring to the stage because it is an allegory,” said Director Cleo Gambetta. “While it’s presented through the lives Brown seeks to chip away at ’wall of debt’ SACRAMENTO (AP) — In 1991, the Legisla- ture delayed a $168 mil- lion payment it owed to the state’s largest pen- sion fund by one day, into the next budget year — a simple shuffle to help balance the annual spending plan. It never repaid the money, leaving the state one payment behind on what it owed to the Cali- fornia Public Employees’ Retirement System for more than two decades and through three guber- natorial administrations, including that of former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. As the state kicked that debt forward through the years, the amount grew to more than $500 million. Each time the state uses such a cash shuffle to cover its deficit, it digs a deeper hole of debt for future budgets. Gov. Jerry Brown says it’s time to pay up. He wants to start reducing the state’s debt and tens of billions more in accounting gimmicks, temporary loans and delayed payments. In all, the so-called ‘‘budgetary borrowing’’ equates to a $34.7 billion drag on the state. That’s only part of what Brown referred to earlier this week as Cali- fornia’s ‘‘wall of debt’’ when he released his revised budget plan for See DEBT, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power of specific people in a specific town at a specific time, it is really about all people in all places at any time.” The play is split into three acts: The Daily Life, Love and Marriage and Death, during which the audience is asked to consider the basic life pattern everyone shares and invited to look beyond the end of life into the eternal, Gambetta said. See TOWNIES, page 7A approved matching state funding Tuesday, at $25,000 per bus, to purchase three new buses, replacing ones manufactured before 1986. Manton Joint Union School District will get one bus, while Evergreen Union School District in Cotton- wood will get two. The funding, available through the Clean Air Act, AB923, comes from motor vehicle registration costs in Tehama County, said Air Pollution Control Officer Alan Abbs. Through Proposition 1B, school districts can get fund- ing to replace pre-1986 buses, which often don’t have air emission controls on the diesel engines, Abbs said. In order to qualify, the schools must match funding of at least $25,000. For many schools, this is a strain on the budget. Tehama County Air Pol- lution Control District allo- cated $75,000 total to relieve the schools of the burden, Abbs’ report stated. “Without the match, the schools would either not be able to take advantage of the Prop 1B funding, or would need to make cuts in other areas of their budgets that could affect education,” stat- ed the department request. The district designated the San Joaquin Air Pollu- tion Control District to man- See BUSES, page 7A 2011 Corning Jr.Rodeo results announced Queen: Marlee Mead- ows, Red Bluff; Runner- Up: Amelia Massie, Los Molinos; Little Miss Rodeo: Josie Tinker, Corning Best Dressed: Bree Battiato, Corning; Most Original: Bella Brock- man; Working Cowgirl: Danica Wagner, Red Bluff; Stick Horse Race: Ages 1 to 3 - Reese Ricci; Ages 4 to 5 - Bree Battia- to, Corning; Dummy Roping: 6 and under - First-Kamish Wagner, Red Bluff, Second-Bryce Vanstavern, Lincoln; Ages 7 to 10 - First-Cody Alexander, Clear Lake, Second-Kolton King, Red Bluff; Mutton Bustin’: Friday-Braydon Bishop, Saturday-Colby Alderson, Chico Performance Team Roping: First-CJ Cash, Grenada and Colton Campbell, KIamath Falls, 5.41; Second-Bodie Rob- bins, Cottonwood and Casey Meroshnekoff, Red Bluff, 9.25; Third-Linda Johnson, Ft. Jones and Jordan Spears, Ft. Jones, 9.42; Fourth-Alyssa Warnke, Bangor and Wyatt Weinsenberg, Oroville, 10.04; Fifth- Sterling Humphry, McArthur and Colton Campbell, Klamath Falls, 11.16. Sr. Girls Barrels: First- Courtney Wood, Chico, l5.933; Second-Stormie Courtesy photo Marlee Meadows, of Red Bluff, was named Queen of the 2011 Corning Jr. Rodeo. Shores, Kelseyville, l6.129; Third-Chelsey Bushnell, Red Bluff,16.34; Fourth-Kayla Johnson, 6.458. Sr. Girls Goats: First- Chelsey Bushnell, Red See RODEO, page 7A Youth Soccer League Fall Sign ups at the Soccer Park located on the corner of Red Bluff Park and Baker. Saturday May 21st from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Please bring Birth Certificate. You can also do registration online at RBYSL.ORG