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MONDAY MAY 6, 2011 Breaking news at: The Skinny on Egg Whites Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF Giants Rockies SPORTS 1B Showers Likely 68/50 Weather forecast 6B 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 Church celebrates first 150 years Show must glow on Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Guests view photographs of the days of church past at the First Baptist Church 150th year cele- bration Saturday. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Stephen William Page didn’t know where he was when he and his wife broke down on the Interstate a few years ago, he said. He called his mother to let her know that he and his wife were stuck in Red Bluff with a broken water pump. “Well, you know that’s where Great Grandpa Carroll used to attend church,” she told him. Page, 64, of Lake Oswego, Ore., had time to spare while waiting for his vehicle to be fixed. He headed for the first time to the First Baptist Church, 501 Pine St., where his great-great grandfather, Charles Carroll was a reverend from 1898 to 1901. Car- roll’s name is painted on one of 19 memorial stained glass windows that tell some of the history of the First Baptist Church. Page returned Saturday bringing along four other family members to be honored guests at the150th Anniversary celebration that closed off part of Pine Street with booths and games for the public. See CHURCH, page 3A Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Balloon pilots gathered Saturday evening for a balloon glow at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning. The Ribs, Rods & Rides hot air balloon festival was rained out Saturday early morning, but at least four balloons launched early Sunday. Class graduates 201 despite weather By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer CORNING — “We have crossed the bay; the ocean now lies before us.” The Corning High School Class of 2011 motto was echoed before 201 graduates crossed the stage to collect diplomas Friday night at the Cardi- nal Stadium. In a field where they’d played games and seen so many events through the years became their final destination as Cardinals. Graduates dressed in red and black took seats facing the bleachers which were overflowing with family and friends. Many more crowded the field standing to watch the ceremony from the grass. Faculty sat in chairs on the field facing the gradu- ates. The ceremony began and ended with a proces- sional and recessional by the Cardinal Band. Shelbie Fryar, Ann Trevino and Jessica Ward sang “The Star Spangled Banner.” Class president Antho- June storm sets rain record in SF SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful storm system broke rainfall records as it moved across Northern Califor- nia, where precipitation is rare in June, the National Weath- er Service said Saturday. Since the storm system settled over the area late Friday, the 1.08 inches of rain that fell on downtown San Francisco by 11 a.m. Saturday was more than enough to break the old rainfall record of .49 inches of rain than fell on the city June 4, 1934. The rainfall amount, more comparable to a winter storm, also broke records for Oakland and San Jose. ‘‘A deep, low pressure system dropped down from Alas- ka,’’ said National Weather Service forecaster Bob Ben- jamin. ‘‘This is just not common to get this amount of rain in Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Corning graduates beat the weather Friday night celebrating in Cardinal red and black. ny Monroe gave a wel- come address followed by short speeches by valedic- torians Quintin Flores, Cameron Nye, Shelby Long, Bethany Vader and Ryan Howell and Saluta- torian Corina Boone. The students ended with the notion of “Don’t stop believing.” Most of the student awards and scholarships 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 had already been given out at a ceremony Wednesday night. Vice Principal Lloyd Menefee announced one that had been missed. There were more than 60 seniors awarded Wednesday night, Mene- fee said. Two earned $10,000 per year for four years each. Another got a fully-paid tuition to the school of his/her choice. Many others were award- ed amounts of more than $1,000 for college, he said. A poem about a lost friend was read before the graduates’ diplomas were presented. As each student’s name was called, handheld fog horns, winding noise See CLASS, page 3A June,’’ he said. The heavy rain had tapered off or stopped in some areas by afternoon, but with showers in the forecast for late after- noon and into the evening, the additional precipitation could break a record for any single day in June for San Francisco and nearby cities, Benjamin said. Coastal mountains saw greater amounts of precipitation, with more than 2 inches of rain falling in the Santa Cruz Mountains from late Friday through Saturday afternoon, See RAIN, page 3A Are you between the ages of 18-24? Interested in working and learning about agriculture? Available to work June 13-August 5? The Job Training Center invites you to learn more about Pathways 2011: Learn and earn in local Agriculture. Attend an information meeting: Wed., June 8 at either 11:30am or 4pm at the Job Training Center, 718 Main St, Red Bluff. Certain eligibility requirements apply.