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ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The Police Depart- ment is searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been reported missing since early Tuesday morning. Kyleeanne Renee Williamson was re- ported missing at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday as a runaway from the 20000 block of Reeds Creek Road. She has not had any contact with her family since and her where- abouts are unknown. Williamson is described as white, about 5 feet tall and weigh- ing 95 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. It was unknown what clothing Williamson was wearing when she left,butshedoesownbrightorange shoes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Red Bluff Po- lice Department at (530) 527-3131. MISSING Te en ag e gi rl reported mi ss in g By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Planning Commission adopted a resolution Thursday initiating the process for the future develop- ment of an administrative build- ing at the county landfill. The Tehama County-Red Bluff Landfill Management Agency is in the design phase to build LANDFILL Re zo ne moves forward Nearbyresidentsquestion and oppose agency's intentions By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter VINA A Corning woman was unhurt after a freight train struck her disabled Honda Ac- cord near South Avenue and Rowles Road on Thursday. Miriam Curiel-Marquez, 18, was westbound on South Avenue about 1:20 p.m. when she reportedly swerved to avoid an animal and struck a guard rail at a railroad crossing south of Vina, California Highway Patrol Officer James Keffer said. Curiel-Marquez's gray 2000 Honda was unable to start again after the battery fell out of the vehicle, which came to a rest on the railroad tracks. About six minutes later, a 2,441-ton Union Pacific train, which departed from the Rocklin area and was destined for Dunsmuir, struck the vehicle at an estimated speed of about 15 miles per hour, Keffer said. The wreck left the Honda badly mangled, and the train relatively unscathed save for a few scratches to one of its three engines. Two men in the northbound train, which comprised 53 cars, also were not hurt. Keffer said the speed limit for trains traveling in the area is 50 miles per hour, adding that the men operating the train did a great job of slowing down before hitting the Honda. Officials closed a stretch of South Avenue and rerouted motorists in the area for about three hours as the scene was cleaned up and the train's fitness was inspected. PUBLIC SAFETY TrainstrikescarsouthofVina Corning woman unhurt a er her vehicle became disabled on tracks By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County educators were inspired and challenged Monday by the story and life of a 17-year-old girl. Rachel Joy Scott was the first victim of the 1999 Colum- bine High School shooting. Her funeral was shown on CNN. Fifteen years later through her life story and diaries her mem- ory has lived on through Ra- chel's Challenge. The organization was cre- ated by Rachel's father, Dar- rell, and stepmother, Sandy. Darrell was in Red Bluff Monday to speak to around 350 educators from the Ger- ber, Los Molinos and Antelope school districts as well as the Department of Education. He held a second session in the af- ternoon attended by more edu- cators and public officials. Darrell spoke of a few days after Rachel's death finding an essay she wrote for school. "I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go," Rachel wrote. Through Rachel's Challenge Darrell has worked to continue that chain of kindness with a program that works to em- power students and educators and equip them to create and sustain safe, caring and sup- portive learning environments. Darrell has been on a number of national television shows and more than 21 million people are believed to have heard Rachel's story in person. Rachel's brother Craig also delivers presentations. Craig attended Columbine with Rachel and during the school massacre was in the li- brary, the most brutal scene of the attacks. Craig lost two of his best friends and along with his sister as 12 students and one teacher were killed before the two student gunmen took their own lives. While Rachel's Challenge touches on what happened at Columbine, Darrell says the program focuses on positive motivation. He takes those messages from the writings and artwork Rachel left behind as well as the personal stories of others following her death. Rachel was known to be- friend those who didn't have friends, stop to help complete strangers and, above all else, believed such actions would lead others to do the same. Darrell said the program doesn't call itself an anti-bul- lying or anti-suicide campaign. Instead, he said, young people must be given alternatives. Darrell challenged the edu- cators to look for the best in others, use words that heal, not words that hurt and to dream the impossible. He ended the presentation by asking those in attendance to forgive themselves and to begin to forgive others by tak- ing the time to contact the people in your life you care for and remind them of that in the coming days. RACHEL'S CHALLENGE CHAIN REACTION Columbine victim's story used to motivate local educators RICHGREENE—DAILYNEWS Darrell Scott speaks at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center Monday as part of a motivational presentation inspired by the loss of his daughter Rachel, seen in the slideshow with her brother Craig. Rachel was the first victim of the 1999Columbine High School shooting. Lifestyles........A5 Comics ............B5 Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Sports.............. B1 Weather ........ A10 INDEX The Corning Olive Festival parade takes place 6p.m. on Solano Street followed by the annual bed races. OLIVE FESTIVAL Bedracesfollowparade in downtown Corning Red Bluff will host Saturday's Northern California Special Olympics Northern Regional So ball Tournament. PAGEB1 SPORTS Special Olympics so ball at Trainor Park Investigators: DOD failed to adequately notify congressio- nal committees in obtaining soldier's release. PAGE B8 MILITARY GAO: Pentagon violated law with Bergdahl swap Lack of rain forcing farmers to scale back on crop produc- tion, leaving fewer places for honeybees to forage. PAGE A6 AGRICULTURE State drought stings bees and honey supplies ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS An 18-year-old Corning woman was unhurt a er a freight train struck her Honda Accord near South Avenue and Rowles Road south of Vina on Thursday. REZONE PAGE 9 Williamson » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, August 22, 2014 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume129,issue196 Today's web bonus Rich Greene's #alsicebucketchallenge. redbluffdailynews.com LIBRARY Reading program for the dogs Lifestyles A5 SLAIN JOURNALIST $132M ransom sought by mili Nation B6 FORECAST High: 92 Low: 62 A10 LiketheDailyNews on Facebook and stay in the loop on local news, sports and more. VISITFACEBOOK.COM/ RBDAILYNEWS LIKEUSON FACEBOOK