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ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews. com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF They gradu- ated despite the struggles put in their life, proving their doubters wrong with the help of those who sup- ported them. They each had their own story, but all of them crossed paths at Salisbury High School. On Wednesday night graduation season kicked off in Tehama County when Salisbury High School graduated 50 students in its Class of 2014. It was a night principal Barbara Thomas referred to as the culmination of all of a student's hard work. A year-and a-half ago graduation seemed out of the question for Ruben Dan- iel Bazarte. He said he was skipping school constantly. Then teacher Garrett Gantenbein inserted him- self into Bazarte's life. Bazarte said Ganten- bein was a great motivator and with the support of the staff at Salisbury, the days of skipping were soon be- hind him. In front of him Wednes- day night was a tassel hang- ing off his mortarboard when he spoke about what Salisbury meant to him. "I love it. It's a great ex- perience - greatest I ever had." Others needed support from Salisbury in a differ- ent kind of way. Michel Kolthoff said school took a back seat CLASS OF 2014 SalisburyHighSchoolgraduates50 MembersofSalisburyHighSchool'sgraduatingClass of 2014gather backstage at the Red Bluff High School Performing Arts Center Wednesday to watch "Thank You Videos" that were being shown before they came on stage. It was a night principal Barbara Thomas referred to as the culimination of all of a student's hard work. ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS The State Theatre for the Arts in Red Bluff will hold its sign-lighting ceremony Saturday night, when the theater's restored blade and marquee will shine over the downtown area. Staff reports REDBLUFF The State The- atre for the Arts here will light up Saturday evening, when theater officials and supporters will celebrate a sign-lighting ceremony that will mark the completion of the theater's restored blade and outdoor marquee. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday a portion of Oak Street will be closed from Washington Street to Main Street for the ceremony. The celebration is invite- only, but passers-by will notice the letters S-T-A-T- E shining on the theater's blade that overlooks Oak Street. The event will be hosted by Rolling Hills Casino, which has contributed to the theater. "We wanted to pay trib- ute to the role the arts have in a thriving community and to honor the contribu- tions of countless individu- als, businesses and organi- zations to create a cultural center at the State Theatre of the Arts," said Kate Gris- som, marketing director of the casino, in a statement. "We are proud to be a mem- ber of a community that places such a high value on history, education and the arts as represented by the theater." Joe Vine, president of the theater's board of di- rectors, said in the state- ment that the contribu- tions from the casino "have made a significant impact to education and the arts in Tehama County, which will benefit us all for years to come." The theater's blade and marquee, complete with neon lights, resembles the original specifications of those features before they fell into disrepair years ago, SHINE ON State Theatre celebrates blade, marquee restoration Sign-lightingcelebrationplannedforSaturdayevening By Juliet Williams The Associated Press SACRAMENTO Residents of California'slargely ru- ral, agrarian and politically conservative far north- ern counties long ago got used to feeling ignored in the state Capitol and out of sync with major ur- ban areas. The idea of forming their own state has been a topic among local secession dreamers for more than a century. Residents in two counties will have a chance to voice that sentiment next week. Voters in Del Norte and Tehama, with a com- bined population of about 91,000, will decide June 3 on an advisory measure that asks each county's board of supervisors to join a wider effort to form a 51st state named Jefferson. Elected officials in Glenn, Modoc, Siskiyou and Yuba counties already voted to join the move- ment. Supervisors in Butte County will vote June 10, while local bodies in other northern counties are awaiting the June 3 ballot results before de- ciding what to do. A similar but unrelated question on the primary ballot in Siskiyou County asks voters to rename that county the Republic of Jefferson. "We have 11 counties up here that share one state senator," compared to 20 for the greater Los An- geles area and 10 for the San Francisco Bay Area, said Aaron Funk of Crescent City, a coastal town in Del Norte County near the Oregon border. "Es- sentially, we have no representation whatsoever." The current county secession efforts are merely advisory, encouraging local officials to further study the idea. The steps involved in trying to be- come the country's 51st state are steep, first re- quiring approval from the state Legislature, then SECESSION Voters musing overnew California Jefferson proposal on June 3 ballot in Del Norte, Tehama By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter CORNING A Corning-based Internet service pro- vider brought concerns to the City Council Tues- day over a proposed Verizon Wireless communica- tions tower, saying there is a possibility that hun- dreds of its customers could lose services. The City Council moved forward with a plan to lease land to Sacramento Valley Limited Partner- ship, which does business as Verizon Wireless, for a communications tower and unmanned telecom- munications facility at Estil Clark Park. The Plan- ning Commission will consider Verizon's use per- mit at a public hearing June 17. The 120-foot communications pole and facility would sit on a 30- by 30-foot piece of land at the southwest baseball field at the park. Richard and Melody Poisson, owners of DM- Tech, an ISP based in Corning that provides wire- CORNING COUNCIL Local provider has concerns over tower DM-Tech owners tell council hundreds of their customers could lose services Arts..................A5 Comics ............B3 Community.....A3 Obituaries....... A7 Opinion............A4 Sports.............. B1 INDEX The Daily News previews the chances of Red Bluff and Corning athletes at Friday's section championships. PAGEB1 SPORTS NSCIFTrack&Field championships Friday Despite continued cases of salmonella poisoning across the country, Foster Farms has no plans for a recall. PAGE A8 POULTRY Contaminated chicken still making people sick NASA plans to study the ef- fects of extended weightless- ness. A pair of twin astronauts will aid in the effort. PAGE D1 TWINS IN SPACE Astronauts give themselves to science Maya Angelou, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," has died in her North Carolina home. PAGE D4 DEATHS Acclaimed author Maya Angelou dies at 86 THEATRE PAGE 7 VOTERS PAGE 7 CONCERNS PAGE 7 GRADUATION PAGE 7 Students Of Distinction InsideToday » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, May 29, 2014 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume129,issue135 Today's web bonus Maya Angelou redbluffdailynews.com AGRICULTURE Passport weekend offers taste A+E A5 MLB Giants defeat Cubs in 2-hitter Sports B1 FORECAST High: 89 Low: 51 D4