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The seven counties that have voted or will this month have a combined geographic area twice the size of New Hampshire, with about 467,000 residents. The terrain spans some of California's most majes- tic coastal scenery to agri- culture-dominated valleys, Mount Shasta and Red- wood National Park. Some of its residents are also are among the state's poorest, and the population is far dif- ferent from California as a whole. While the state has no ra- cial majority and Hispanics make up the largest ethnic group, residents in the far northern counties are over- whelmingly white. Becausetheexactmakeup of the proposed state of Jef- ferson is still unknown, it is hard to assess the potential economic impact. The state Department of Finance does not have a county-by-county comparison of what each contributes in state revenue versus what it receives. But the loss of millions of dollars for everything from infrastructure to schools is among the biggest worries of residents who oppose the se- cession movement. The Del Norte County Board of Ed- ucation, which receives 90 percent of its funding, or $32 million, from the state, voted to oppose the local initiative, known as Measure A. If it passes, Kevin Hen- drick worries that local offi- cials will spend years study- ing how to create a new state rather than tackling con- crete problems such as fixing a crumbling highway that is in danger of falling into the ocean. "It's a lot of broad prom- ises about things being bet- ter and representation being better," said Hendrick, who is leading the opposition in Del Norte. "But the more they talk, the less clear it be- comes about how that's actu- ally going to happen." It's also unclear how the new state would pay for fed- erally mandated education, social welfare, health care and other programs or a host of other services residents rely on. Proponents say they would scrap thousands of regulations and state agen- cies, freeing Jefferson's lead- ers to spend how they want and attract more businesses. "We have the water, for- ests, timber, we have the minerals. We have un- spoiled agricultural land," said Funk, the secession proponent. "We would be the wealthy state if we were allowed to go back and use our natural resources our- selves." Much of the land in what would become the state of Jefferson is federal, and that wouldn't change if the region became its own state. A separate effort by Sili- con Valley venture capital- ist Tim Draper, borne out of the same belief that the state of 38 million has become un- governable, would create "six Californias," including a state of Jefferson comprised of 13 counties. The state leg- islative analyst's office found Jefferson would rank near the bottom of the six eco- nomically. Many state-of-Jeffer- son meetings are held in conjunction with tea party groups, who share similar concerns over what Siskiyou County Supervisor Marcia Armstrong calls "so many nanny laws" coming from Sacramento. "We are very libertarian in view, and we believe that people would have freedom to make their own choices as long as they don't impose on other people's rights," she said. Voters FROM PAGE 1 TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO VotersinDel Norte and Tehama counties vote Tuesday on Measure A, an advisory question that asks each county's board of supervisors to join a wider effort to form a 51st state named Jefferson. Elected of- ficials in Glenn, Modoc, Sis- kiyou and Yuba counties al- ready have voted to join the movement. The steps to secede are laid out in the U.S. Constitu- tion. The last state to secede was West Virginia in 1863. The Northern California ef- fort relies on a legal strat- egy that supporters hope will lead either to secession or greater representation in the California Legislature. Here are the steps: • Proponents of the cur- rent measure would seek county-by-county approval to separate and form the new state of Jefferson. • Once it is determined which counties want to par- ticipate, approval from a simple majority is required from the state Legislature and both houses of Congress. • Supporters would file a lawsuit if the Legislature votes against allowing the counties to break away or refuses to consider the re- quest. They would claim that they suffered harm in being rejected, creating standing for them to file suit in fed- eral court. • Proponents would chal- lenge the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Reynolds v. Sims, which overturned the apportionment of lawmakers in state legislatures based upon geography rather than population. That reappor- tionment dramatically in- creased the number of Cal- ifornia state senators repre- senting urban residents and decreased those represent- ing rural ones. AT A GLANCE Steps needed to create a new state Vine said in late April. The restoration work was handled by Sacra- mento-based Fernando Duarte Design, whose resume includes work for Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Ore., Vision Theatre in Los Angeles, The Guild Theatre in Sac- ramento, and Brava The- atre in San Francisco, ac- cording the design compa- ny's website. Last November the the- ater's board of directors hosted a ceremony cele- brating its paid off mort- gage and ownership of the theater. At that ceremony, past president of the board Bill Cornelius announced that plans to restore the the- ater's blade and outdoor marquee had begun. Theater officials have said they have raised more than $500,000 in recent years from the community, and will continue restora- tion work inside the the- ater. Vine said other restora- tion projects on the hori- zon include updates to the theater's interior mar- quee, snack bar, stage and curtains. Theatre FROM PAGE 1 less Internet to areas in and around the city, presented a letter to the City Coun- cil that outlined concerns that their company's opera- tion may interfere with Ve- rizon Wireless' licensed fre- quency, potentially leading to a shut down of services to about 1,000 of their cus- tomers. DM-Tech's wireless In- ternet services are provided over frequencies not regu- lated by the Federal Com- munications Commission known as the unlicensed spectrum, which is avail- able for public use. Because the DM-Tech's equipment may interfere with Verizon Wireless' private licensed frequency, the Poissons said it's possible that a por- tion of their operation could be shut down. Melody Poisson told council members that the company is not opposed to free-market competition in the area, but said, "This Ve- rizon tower can potentially create several problems for our business and the com- munity." She said that Verizon Wireless' proposed com- munications tower would be placed "in the mid- dle of the frequency path- way of our main relay sig- nal," and that if DM-Tech's equipment interfered with Verizon's frequency, about 1,000 of DM-Tech's custom- ers could potentially lose services. The Poissons did say they were in contact with a Ve- rizon engineer, and hope to resolve any potential issues before it may be too late. "We can certainly work with DM-Tech and see if we can craft some condi- tions for approval (of a use permit) that would provide them with the assurance that they need and also sat- isfy Verizon's need at same time," City Manager John Brewer said during the meeting. Mayor Gary Strack said he thinks most issues should be able to be worked out by the time the use permit is considered by the Planning Commission. In a 4-0 vote, the City Council authorized Brewer to sign the use permit ap- plication submitted by Ve- rizon Wireless, and, if the permit is approved, to sign a land lease agreement with the communications com- pany. Council member Wil- lie Smith abstained from voting. The city of Corning would receive $16,200 per year from Verizon, with a 2 per- cent annual increase from the previous year's rental, according to the lease agreement. Concerns FROM PAGE 1 The loss of millions of dollars for everything from infrastructure to schools is among the biggest worries of residents who oppose the secession movement. when she had a baby - one she didn't want to spend time away from. However through the school's Cal-SAFE Child Care program she was able to have both. That brought her back to school, the teachers did the rest. "They let you have your own interests, while educat- ing you," Kolthoff said. Kolthoff was sharing the experience with her sister Jennifer Sorensen, who was also graduating. Sorensen said she started credits behind the other stu- dents, but was graduating Wednesday a year early at 16. She said she wanted to go to community college and then head to a univer- sity to one day become a so- cial worker. Not all of the students had their future planned out, others just wanted to get back to the present. Sarah Roth said she wanted to get back to her family. One day in the fu- ture she might be inter- ested in early childhood ed- ucation. ShesaidwalkingWednes- day was important because she didn't want to look back 30 years from now and have questions. A Community Scholar- ship was presented to Adri- anna Lemus. Ayla Roehrich received the Tehama County Em- ployers Advisory Council scholarship. The Ide Adobe Docent scholarship was given to Alexandria Rice and the Kiwanis Club of Red Bluff presented theirs to Vanes- sia Rogers. Jildardo Aguilar Mar- tinez, Laura King, Zelma Hillock and Mikaila Wil- liams each received a Citi- zenship Award. Comeback of the Year was presented to Sarah Roth. Cheyenne Eischen and Ivan Hood were scheduled to lead the Pledge of Alle- giance. Michel Kolthoff and John Bookout welcomed the guests. The Spirit of Salisbury was presented by Morgan Pinkerton and Ruben Ba- zarte and Helping Hands was presented by Teressa Sheffield and Adrianna Le- mus. "It's a great place to grad- uate," Ashley N. Coleman Wynn said. "It's like a fam- ily." The Salisbury High School Class of 2014 is: Jildardo Aguilar Martinez, Nyjell Balingit, Jesse James Barnes, Ruben Daniel Ba- zarte, John D. Bookout, Bri- ana Leigh Brower, Angel- ica K. Claymore, Ashley N. Coleman Wynn, Levi Culp, Danielle K. Derose, William Thomas Durbray Jr., Chey- enne Morgan Eischen, Sum- mer Ervin, Clarissa Fulk, Caleb Joshua Golter, Gabri- ela Renee Gonzalez, Zelman Savelia Hillock, Briana Dee Holt, Shamra Lotte Holt, Ivan Charles Hood, Victoria Denise Hurt, Christine Ja- ros, Laura L. King, Ryanna King, Karen Kolthoff, Jer- emy D. Ledgere, Adrianna Charnell Lemus, Dusten Eric Mason, Douglas Wayne Monda, Jacob Moore, Moor- gan J. Pinkerton, Alexan- dria Nicholett Rice, David Levi Richardson, Ayla Riel Roehrich, Vanessia Marie Rogers, Tyberius Romero, Kyle John Ross, Sarah Ma- rie Roth, Lindsay Kay Seger, Kiley L. Shaffer, Teressa Alisa Sheffield, Taiah Co- ryen Smith, Jennifer K. So- rensen, Jerrad Daniel Szcz- ygiel, Micaela Trejo Gonza- lez, Gabriella Vega Sanchez, Jessy Villanueva Ramirez, Christopher Larue Watson, Devin James Wharton and Mikaila Ann Williams. Graduation FROM PAGE 1 By Peter Leonard The Associated Press DONETSK,UKRAINE As sep- aratists conceded that mili- tants from Russia's province of Chechnya had joined the rebellion, a Ukrainian gov- ernment official cautioned Wednesday that its borders had become a "front line" in the crisis. Chechnya's Moscow- backed strongman brushed away allegations he had dis- patched paramilitary forces under his command to Ukraine, saying he was pow- erless to stop fellow Chech- ens from joining the fight. While there is no immedi- ate indication that the Krem- lin is enabling or support- ing combatants from Russia crossing into Ukraine, Mos- cow may have to dispel sus- picions it is waging a proxy war if it is to avoid more Western sanctions. In a wide-ranging foreign policy speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, President Barack Obama addressed the crisis in Ukraine by say- ing, "Russia's recent actions recall the days when Soviet tanks rolled into Eastern Eu- rope." The Kremlin welcomed the election Sunday of bil- lionaire Petro Poroshenko as the president of Ukraine. An advocate of strong ties with Europe, Poroshenko also fa- vors mending relations with Russia. He replaced the pro-Mos- cow leader who was driven from office in February. That ouster led to Russia's annex- ation of the Crimean Penin- sula in southern Ukraine — which triggered the sanctions — and a violent pro-Moscow insurgency in the east. Reports circulate almost daily of truckloads of gun- men crossing from Russia, and authorities believe they are a vital reinforcement to the armed rebel force that has repeatedly thwarted government security op- erations. Intense fighting from a government offen- sive Monday to dislodge rebels from the Donetsk airport appeared to have died down, with only spo- radic violence reported Wednesday. Ukrainian border service head Mykola Lytvyn said he has deployed all reserves to the eastern and southern frontiers. "Our border, especially in the Donetsk and Lu- hansk regions, has become a front line that various ter- rorists are trying to break through," Lytvyn said at a news conference in Kiev. "Daily fighting with terror- ists and groups of criminals near the Ukrainian and Rus- sian border have become our routine reality." Russians who cross into Ukraine by road must go through passport and cus- toms control on both sides of the border, a procedure that usually takes several hours. But these controls would be virtually nonex- istent for those who drive across fields. The Kiev government condemns the roiling insur- gency as the work of "ter- rorists" bent on destroying the country, while rebels in- sist they are only protect- ing the interests of the Rus- sian-speaking population of the east. Russia denies mass bor- der crossings are taking place, although separat- ist leaders of the self-pro- claimed Donetsk People's Republic now freely admit their ragtag army has many foreigners, including some from the Russian province of Chechnya. Alexander Borodai, who calls himself the prime min- ister of the republic, said the fighters from the northern Caucasus, although not eth- nically Russian, "share much of the same ideology." "And you know, some- times, representatives of the North Caucasus turn out to be even more Russian than (ethnic) Russians them- selves," he added. UKRAINE Russia may be source of insurgent threat By Joseph White The Associated Press OXON HILL, MD. Forget the spelling. Victoria Allen was looking for a punch line. "I only want a sentence if it's funny," the 14-year- old from Green River, Wyo- ming, said upon getting the word "salaam" on Wednes- day at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. "Well," replied pro- nouncer Jacques Bailly, checking his computer screen. "I don't think I have one." "Shame," said Victoria, looking a tad disappointed — even though she correctly spelled the word. "The Big Bang Theory" doesn't have a monopoly on nerd TV humor, not the way the Bee is going. The prelim- inary rounds were just as memorable for comedic sen- tences as for any spellings or misspellings of words like "catalepsy" or "mastodon." "Andre promised to re- gale his friends with tales of his entire odyssey," Bailly told one speller, "but it turned out just to be a 45-minute story about the time he got lost in Costco for 35 minutes." After the laughter sub- sided, Lillian Allingham of Hockessin, Delaware, com- pleted that bit of spelling "odyssey" by correctly spell- ing the word. Forty-six spellers ad- vanced to the semifinals using scores from onstage words and a computerized spelling-vocabulary test, their achievements vying for attention with jokes about the George Foreman grill and the game Mine- sweeper. More humor is on tap for the final day of com- petition Thursday, when the 87th champion in Bee history will be crowned in prime time. "The objective is just to kind of cut the tension," Bailly said. "You know, the sentence is probably the piece of information that has the least clear purpose, and so it's a place where we can have a little fun and relax a little bit." It began as an experiment in 2009, when Bee Director Paige Kimble hired a pair of Hollywood comedy writers to lighten up the proceed- ings. The inside connection: Jeffrey Blitz, who directed the documentary "Spell- bound" more than a decade ago, had won an Emmy that year for directing episodes of "The Office." Nevertheless,Kimblewas initially so uncertain about the idea that she didn't even tell broadcast partner ESPN. "Among other things, we didn't know if it was really going to be funny, so why put yourself out there?" she said. "We instantly got a very positive reaction. Over time, kids have come to ap- preciate it and expect it." Some of the one-liners are written ahead of time, but the comedy writers are also in the auditorium and will come up with sen- tences during the compe- tition, based on what they observe in the personalities of the spellers and the po- tential for the words them- selves. Bee officials ap- prove the sentences and send them to Bailly, who has final say over whether they are read — since he's the voice behind the ad hoc stand-up routine. "If it really falls flat," Bailly said, "I can say, 'Yeah, thanks. I'll be here all night.'" Over the last five years, the sentences have become as much a part of the Bee as the huge trophy and the doomsday bell. 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