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Plans for the floor are underway, according to a staff document, and the city expects the floor will be completed and the the- ater open "for some de- gree of public use" before the July deadline. The city expects to pay for the incurred debt on the project with the $44,000 that will be re- ceived when the theater is reopened. Rodgers Theatre in downtown Corning was erected in 1936, and the city took ownership of the theater in 1991. Since then the theater has been closed twice, once in 1991 and most recently in 2006. Recent renovations have included a new roof, restrooms, ceiling insu- lation, heating, ventila- tion and air condition- ing, and improvements to theater's facade. The floor is estimated to cost about $30,000, ac- cording to a budget report presented Tuesday. To date, according to city staff, about $352,000 from multiple sources has been spent toward the the- ater's restoration, includ- ing about $220,000 in State Park Bond money, $81,000 in grants, and other city funds and do- nations. The City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday in favor of the $75,000 borrowing plan. Council members Willie Smith, Darlene Dickison, Tony Cardenas and Mayor Gary Strack voted in favor of the plan. Council mem- ber Dave Linnet, who pre- viously said he is against borrowing money to go to- ward the theater, voted no. Theater FROMPAGE1 ANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS The Corning City Council on Tuesday moved forward with a borrowing plan that would fund the construction of a new concrete floor in Rodgers Theatre. The City Council voted 4-1Tuesday in favor of the $75,000borrowing plan. Council members Willie Smith, Darlene Dickison, Tony Cardenas and Mayor Gary Strack voted in favor of the plan. Flying U Rodeo Co. and its owners, rodeo legends Cotton and Karin Rosser, have dedicated them- selves to providing high quality customer service and continuous support of the community since 1956. Cotton and his fam- ily have worked to make Flying U one of the most successful stock contract- ing firms in professional rodeo. They strive to pre- serve the strong values of our western heritage and provide wholesome family entertainment. Cotton is well known for his memorable rodeo productions including the flamboyant opening cer- emonies presented at the National Finals Rodeo, the Houston Livestock Show and the Grand Na- tional Rodeo in San Fran- cisco. He has also brought an innovative perspective to the rodeo including the Wild Ride, which the crowds have loved over the years at Red Bluff Round-Up. The ceremony to honor the Third Assembly dis- trict's Small Business of the Year will take place at 9 a.m. Monday at the Sher- aton Grand Hotel-Sacra- mento. Logue represents the 3rd Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes Tehama County. Rosser FROM PAGE 1 By Mike Stobbe TheAssociatedPress NEW YORK American teens are smoking less, drinking less and fight- ing less. But they're tex- ting behind the wheel and spending a lot of time on video games and comput- ers, according to the gov- ernment's latest study of worrisome behavior. Generally speaking, the news is good. Most forms of drug use, weapons use and risky sex have been going down since the government started doing the survey ev- ery two years in 1991. Teens are wearing bicycle helmets and seat belts more, too. "Overall, young people havemorehealthybehaviors than they did 20 years ago," said Dr. Stephanie Zaza, who oversees the study at the Centers for Disease Con- trol and Prevention. The results come from a study of 13,000 U.S. high school students last spring. Participation was volun- tary and required parental permission, but responses were anonymous. Highlights of the study, released Thursday: SMOKING Fewer than 16 percent of the teens smoked a ciga- rette in the previous month — the lowest level since the government started doing the survey, when the rate was more than 27 percent. Another CDC study had al- ready put the teen smoking rate below 16 percent, but experts tend to treat this survey's result as the offi- cial number. It's "terrific news for America's health," said Matt Myers, president of the Campaign for To- bacco-Free Kids. Even so, there are still about 2.7 mil- lion teens smoking, he said. The survey did not ask about electronic cigarettes, whichhaveexplodedinpop- ularity in the past few years. Meanwhile, more than 23 percent of teens said they used marijuana in the previous month — up from 15 percent in 1991. CDC of- ficials said they could not tell whether marijuana or e-cigarettes have replaced traditional cigarettes among teens. TEXTING Among teen drivers, 41 percent had texted or emailed behind the wheel in the previous month. That figure can't be com- pared to the 2011 survey, though, because the CDC changed the question this time. The latest survey gives texting-while-driv- ing figures for 37 states — ranging from 32 percent in Massachusetts to 61 per- cent in South Dakota. DRINKING Fewer teens said they drank alcohol. Drinking of soda was down, too. About 35 percent said they had had booze in the previous month, down from 39 per- cent in 2011. About 27 per- cent said they drank soda each day. That was only a slight change from 2011 but a sizable drop from 34 per- cent in 2007. SEX The proportion of teens who had sex in the previous three months held steady at about 34 percent from 2011. Among them, con- dom use was unchanged at about 60 percent. SUICIDE The percentage who at- tempted suicide in the pre- vious year held steady at about 8 percent. MEDIA USE TV viewing for three or more hours a day has stalled at around 32 per- cent since 2011. But in one of the largest jumps seen in the survey, there was a surge in the proportion of kids who spent three or more hours on an average school day on other kinds of recreational screen time, such as playing video or computer games or using a computer or smartphone for something other than schoolwork. That number rose to 41 percent, from 31 percent in 2011. Health experts advise that teens get no more than two hours of recreational screen time a day, and that includes all screens — in- cluding Xboxes, smart- phones and televisions. Although video-gaming is up, particularly among teen boys, some research- ers believe most of the screen-time increase is due to social media use. And it's probably not a good thing, they say. Through texts and social media, young people are doing more communicat- ing and living in an online world in which it's easier to think they're the center of the universe, said Marina Krcmar, a Wake Forest University professor who studies teen screen time. That can lead to a form of extended adolescence, she said. It can also distract youngsters from school- work, exercise and other healthy activities, she said. FIGHTING Fights at school fell by half in the past 20 years. And there was a dramatic drop in kids reporting they had been in a fight any- where in the preceding year — about 25 percent, down from 33 percent two years earlier. The addition of more guards and other security measures may be a factor, said school violence expert Todd DeMitchell of the University of New Hampshire. Fighting may be down, but it's not uncommon, ac- cording to some teens at the High School of Fash- ion Industries in lower Manhattan. Two students said they saw roughly one fight a week. "It's like 'The Hunger Games,'" said 14-year-old Maya Scott. She said she had been in a fight during the current school year. A few minutes later, as if to prove her point, three girls exchanged words and nearly came to blows out- side the front entrance be- fore a school lunch worker stepped in and separated them. HEALTH GENE J. PUSKAR — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A student leaves the campus of the Franklin Regional School District in Murrysville, Pa., on April 9. Study: Teens are dr in ki ng l es s, texting more The Associated Press SACRAMENTO A building contractor from San Di- ego faces up to 20 years in federal prison after plead- ing guilty Thursday to de- frauding a casino-operat- ing Indian tribe in North- ern California of more than $17 million through a kick- back scheme. Bart Wayne Volen admit- ted conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud, con- spiring to launder money, and filing a false tax re- turn, federal prosecutors said. He is set for sentenc- ing in December. Volen, 54, who also has a home in Haiku, Hawaii, was charged in the alleged construction scam along with two former employ- ees of the United Auburn Indian Community. The tribe operates Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, a suburb of Sacramento. "Utilizing insiders and an extensive trail of false documents to back up his scheme, Bart Volen man- aged to steal an incredi- bly large amount of money from a community that plays a very special role in our district," U.S. At- torney Benjamin B. Wag- ner of Sacramento said in a statement. The tribe's former ad- ministrator, Greg Scott Baker, 46, of Newcastle, and the tribe's former qual- ity-control expert, Darrell Patrick Hinz, 48, of Cam- eron Park, are awaiting trial in October. Attorneys for the two men have said they expect their clients to be vindicated. Vo- len's attorney, Matt Jacobs, did not immediately return a telephone message. Volen is alleged to have paid about $7.5 million in kickbacks to Hinz. Prosecutors say Hinz used part of the money to buy tribal administrator Baker a Lake Tahoe vaca- tion home, a $54,000 in- ground pool, a $70,000 BMW and a trip to Hawaii, among other things. The tribe hired Volen in 2006 to finish building a school, a community cen- ter and two administrative offices on the tribe's prop- erty in Auburn. Prosecu- tors say he routinely sub- mitted inflated invoices or false change orders for work that was never per- formed. Volen also admitted to falsely claiming business loss deductions on his taxes, causing lost taxes of between $2.5 million and $7 million. COURT Man admits defrauding California casino tribe Cheers Barber Shop 57 0-2304 855 Walnut St. $ 8 00 Cuts Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm 530-366-3166 545 Adobe Rd. 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