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MONDAY JUNE 13, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Basketball injuries See 6A Vitality RED BLUFF Game 6 Sports 1B Mostly sunny 90/63 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 Small class, big dreams Corning, county to still share planning director By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Board of Supervisors Tues- day approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Corning to continue using its planning direc- tor, John Stoufer. The contract, which initially came about in 2010, allows the two entities to continue splitting the costs and Stoufer working part-time for each. Corning voted May 24 to approve the agree- ment, which will start July 1 and continue through June 30, 2012. Stoufer was originally asked to fill in as Tehama County’s interim planning director following the retirement of Tehama County Planning Director George Robson. Corning City Manager Steve Kimbrough has said the deal, which allows Stoufer to gain experi- ence at the county, is a good one, especially in light of the economic recession. “The city of Corning does not want to lose John DN photo by Tang Lor Los Molinos High graduates celebrate the end of the last four years during a ceremony at the high school gym Friday. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer LOS MOLINOS — While the four years of high school ended Friday for the senior graduating class at Los Moli- nos High School, it was just the com- mencement of the years to come. The ceremony marked the end of 12 years of school and all that goes with it, said Principal Clifford Curry. Each of the 40 graduates have earned the right to be there. He thanked the many parents, fami- lies, friends and staff who helped the students succeed. The following two students speak- ers reflected the same thank yous to the crowd. Many of the families and friends who joined the graduates in the school gym that night to celebrate the time- honored tradition were alumni. Salutatorian Jessi Southworth reflected on the memories over the last four years, saying senior year was the year to remember. Now is the time to pick their own paths in life, she said. She advised her classmates to not just make choices that are comfortable as they begin to write a new story in their lives. “Carpe diem. Let whatever happen, happen,” Southworth said. Valedictorian Christian Smith said the he enjoyed the last four years and felt as though he knew everyone in the small class. High school not only taught them academics, but other life skills such as being compassionate and caring, he said. The rest of their lives is just ahead, Smith said. Each of them will go dif- ferent paths that will develop them into people who will be beneficial to the world. They will use what they have learned at Los Molinos High to so. Some students were recognized for their academic achievements with the following students receiving California Scholarship Federation membership: Briselda Castillo, Justin Einer, Michael Gardner, Kevin Garnica, Adrian Her- nandez Castaneda, Gaumel Murillo- Ramirez, Francis Ocampo Ortiz, Jorge Salazar, Smith and Southworth. Staff Writer Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, extension 110, or at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. Crawdad Festival set for weekend Plans are moving for- ward quickly for the Craw- dad Festival to be held Father’s Day weekend, June 17-19 at the Tehama District Fairground in Red Bluff pre- sented by R Wild Horse Ranch. Music will include St. Gabriel’s Celestial Brass Band, Mark St. Mary & The Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band, The Bayou Boys, Henry Clement and the Gumbo Band, Skeauxsha, Frank Hannon, The Blues Box Bayou Band, Tri Tip Trio and Zydeco Flames. Lessons will be provided for those who want to learn Cajun and Zydeco steps. Events will include fami- ly night on Friday with chil- dren 12 and younger free with the official grand open- ing and the celebrity craw- dad-eating contest. Saturday will feature a car and motorcycle show and crawdad races in the kid’s education center. Sun- day will be a Father’s Day drawing for gifts for dad. All three days will offer tradi- tional Cajun Cuisine, Cajun and Zydeco Music, dancing and, as always, “lagniappe” a little something special. A family friendly carni- val with all the rides you would expect at your county fair will be on site, with pre- sale discount tickets avail- able at the Tehama District Fairground. The R Wild Horse Ranch Festival Committee just returned from the annual pil- grimage to Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, home of the Crawfish Festival, to help celebrate its 51st year. For more information, visit rwildhorseranch.net. Daily News file photo 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Crawdads get a healthy dose of seasoning during the 2010 R Wild Horse Ranch Crawdad Festival at the Tehama District Fairground. This year's event starts Friday. Stoufer’s talent and we have a number of projects to keep him busy full-time in Corning, however this continues to provide a way to offset the cost of our planning director during the recession and helps the county at the same time,” Kimbrough said in the staff report presented to the Corning City Council. The agreement, which can be terminated early by either party, could return as much as $57,400 to Corning’s budget, Kimbrough said. One concern discussed was conflict of interest. Councilwoman Toni Parkins asked Stoufer if doing both jobs would involve any matters in which there might be a conflict of interest. “The only time I can see where there would be a conflict is if the county had a project in the city’s sphere of influence,” Stoufer said. There were no concerns raised Tuesday at the supervisor’s meeting. A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding is available on the Corning web- site at www.corning.org on the May 24 agenda. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Red Bluff BBQers take Ribs, Rods & Rides titles By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer CORNING — Two Red Bluff beef buffs were the rib cook-off winners at the Ribs, Rods and Rides event June 4 at Rolling Hills Casino. Marvin Eckels of Cattle Country Catering and Barbecue won the Grand Champion award while the popular vote went to Steve Joiner and Adam Parkinson of 2 Buds BBQ. The competitors had to prepare hundreds of pounds of ribs on site for visitors and judges to sample. In this third year of the event, they also had to contest the weather. “It was a rainy, miserable day, but everything got cooked,” Eckels said. Eckels alone prepared 250 pounds of ribs, he said. That equates to about 180 racks. “It was a good competition,” he said. “Competi- tive cooks from all over came.” Eckels’ ribs had a medium smoke flavor, and it was the flavor that made them distinct, he said. “Our dry rub seasoning is probably our ace in the hole,” Eckels said. This win was not his first, he said. Eckels is looking into cooking competitively in other venues. This was his fourth cook-off and second win. “We’re looking forward to next year to defend our championship,” Eckels said. The challenge was met by 2 Buds BBQ, which swept the People’s Choice award. For the second year in the event, the Red Bluff caterers came in fourth place overall, Joiner said. “You’re always very happy to win,” he said. The company doesn’t enter other events and only chose to compete because it was a local event put on by good people, Joiner said. “It’s a wonderful thing,” he said. “You couldn’t ask for a better venue.” 2 Buds BBQ will gladly come back under the same format next year, he said. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. Babysitting 101 Albertson’s and the Job Training Center present 8-12 year olds June 14 & 15 8am to Noon 13+ year olds June 14 & 15 1pm to 5pm Location: Albertson’s Training Center Cost: $50 per student Call 529-7000 to register Only ten students allowed per class • CPR Certification & First Aid Card • Babysitting Basics • What to do in Emergencies • How to Market Your Skills and Provide a Great Service