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AdrawingusedinRobertKordzikowski's"ThePaintedFreedomProject." ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF It started as Robert Kordzikowski's idea. Now it's as large as the chil- dren's imaginations he hopes to inspire. Kordzikowski has been working with school age chil- dren and troubled teens the past three years through a program he calls Creative Communications. The pro- gram is about being creative in how one delivers a positive message. For Kordzikowski one of his first ideas was to have children draw pictures in- spired by his messages and original songs he wrote. Those pictures were then put into a music video to accom- pany the song. One of the first projects Kordzikowski worked on was inspired by his days working for the Shasta County Pro- bation Department and the way juveniles would escape through their imagination. Kordzikowski wrote "Painted Freedom" about a websitethatwassellingprison art. For two months students at Red Bluff Community Day School worked on drawings inspired by their talks with Kordzikowski and the song. Their artwork was then used for the backdrop of the music video. Kordzikowskisaysit'saway not just to open the doors of communication between him- self and a child, but between a child and parent as well. "It is up to the parent to initiate the conversation as it is to the child to communi- cate back with the parent," Kordzikowski wrote on his YouTube page. "There is a lot to be discussed within every picture and every sentence of the song." Kordzikowski took his ex- periences putting together "Painted Freedom" to do an- other project this year with Bidwell Elementary School students. The project was fo- cused on the topic of bullying. Kordzikowskiwrote"You're Beauty" inspired by the Dis- ney version of "Beauty and the Beast." He then asked students in second and fifth grade classes to create art work from their discussions about bullying. Kordzikowski released the music video last week. Again he hopes it will be a way to open up lines of dialogue be- tween children and parents. In this case, the idea is that children will want to show their parents their art work, which would then naturally lead to a discussion about bul- lying. Kordzikowski said when he went back to the school last week to show them the fin- ished video he was amazed by the conversation that trans- pired. He said you can never tell where a child's mind is go- ingtogoandthemorehecom- municateswiththemthemore ideas pop up. Kordzikowskisaidhehopes to work with more and differ- ent types of groups going for- ward. He spends about $100 to book time in a recording studio and is striving for each video to be as professionally done as possible. His videos are available on his YouTube page which can be found by searching his name "Robert Kordzikowski" on the website. CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS USINGARTTOOPEN BULLYING DISCUSSION [Kordzikowski] said you can never tell where a child's mind is going to go and the more he communicates with them the more ideas pop up. By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF Four people were arrested in a war- rant sweep Thursday morning that targeted peo- ple who owe child support or who have failed to appear in court on child support matters, District Attorney Gregg Cohen announced during a press conference held Thursday afternoon. The county sweep focused on 10 people who col- lectively owed $285,745 in child support. Law en- forcement officials arrested four people, and five others "took care of their warrants by complying with their child support obligations," Cohen said. The four arrested — three men and one woman — collectively owed about $189,000 in back child support. Three were released on their own recog- TEHAMA COUNTY Authorities arrest4on owedchild support DistrictAttorneysays warrant sweep is the first in more than 10 years Staff Reports The Tehama-Glenn Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Tehama County Fire Department want to remind residents that debris burning in the unincorporated areas of Tehama County will be suspended as of Sunday, June 1, through the end of declared fire season. The burn ban includes all areas of Tehama County with the exception of the commu- nities of Mineral, Childs Meadows, Deer Creek and Mill Creek. The burn ban in these areas will go into effect Tuesday, July 1, through the end of declared fire season, unless fire conditions require an earlier burn ban. In addition, debris burn- ing will be suspended Sun- day, June 1, through the end of declared fire season within the State Responsibility Ar- eas (SRA) of Glenn County. Residents should check with their local fire officials for burning restrictions in the Capay Fire District, Corning city limits, or if they live in portions of Glenn County that are not in the SRA. Burning is no longer al- lowed within the city of Red Bluff. Residential burn permits are still required until the burn ban goes into effect. Agricultural, forest man- agement and other industrial type burning may proceed if an authorized fire official in- spects the area and issues a special permit. Always check with Air Pollution Control to verify if it is a legal burn day prior to starting any burn. Campfires will be allowed in designated campgrounds with permission of the juris- dictional authority and with a valid campfire permit. Experience has shown that suspending burning is an ef- fective way of preventing wildfire escapes, especially as Tehama County enters a period of hotter and drier weather. Although all fires cannot be prevented through a burn- ing suspension, the number of fires can be significantly re- duced. Cal Fire reminds home- owners that this is the time they can help protect their homes and families, as well as firefighters, by providing 100 feet of defensible space around all structures. As res- ident's clear dead grass and brush 100 feet from homes, how they clear their defensi- ble space is just as important. Do yard maintenance with powered equipment be- fore 10 a.m., not during the heat of the day or when the wind is blowing. Never use lawn mowers on dry grass or brush. The spark from the metal blade of a lawn mower against a rock can easily ig- nite a wildfire. Use a string trimmer instead. To ensure residents are ready to evacuate early and safely when wildfire strikes, visit www.fire.ca.gov or www.ReadyForWildfire.org. BAN Bu rn s ea so n en ds S un da y in c ou nt y By Rich Greene rgreeene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter The Shasta Regional Community Foundation announced this week five Tehama County proj- ects will receive money from the McConnell Fund during its latest round of grant awards. In total the foundation's board of directors ap- proved $722,082 in funding for 32 organizations in Tehama, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity counties. Three of the Tehama County organizations re- ceiving money are schools. Red Bluff High School was awarded $50,000 to purchase a light board and sound board for its Per- forming Arts Center. Jackson Heights Elementarywillreceive$28,875 to purchase outdoor student workstations and GRANTS 5 Tehama County projects receive money from McConnell Fund Shasta Regional Community Foundation donates more than $700,000 across North State Opinion............A4 Weather ........ 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