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THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com RED BLUFF Game 4 Hawaii 10, Red Bluff 4 RB Dance See Page 4A Pastimes Sunny 97/64 Weather forecast 8B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Parents should add one more to the list of things their stu- dents will need before returning to school, if they have not done so already. A new law requires every student entering seventh 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 Immunization required to start school through 12th grade to get vacci- nated against pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough. The booster vaccine, called Tdap, is being required after an outbreak of whooping cough in 2010 in California and across the nation. Typically children get shots ‘Having a sick child is not a good thing, not just for the parents but for everyone else’ — LM School District nurse Jeanne Boyes going into kindergarten and most wait until they are going to college to get shots again, but this age group is at that period Skate park takes shape where pertussis immunization is beginning to wane a bit, Tehama County Public Health Director Sydnei Wilby said. “They don’t normally come in during this age period, so it’s important to get them in,” Wilby said. See SCHOOL, page 7A Moss Lumber to close RB store Moss Lumber and Hardware in Red Bluff is closing, according to a message on the business phone line of the Chico Enterprise-Record on Wednesday. The message says after more than 35 years in busi- ness, the lumber firm has had to close its doors to the See MOSS, page 7A Second annual Coaches Clinic Special to the DN More than 50 coaches Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Blaine Smith shows the City Council a posterboard of features for the Corning Community Park Skate and Bike Park at Tuesday’s council meeting. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING – Plans are moving forward for the Corning Community Park with the City Council’s approval Tuesday of a professional service agreement with two firms, including one local. The city will contract with Blaine Smith of Consulting Made Easy by Smith and Associates (CSMEA) out of Corning, which will serve as a con- sultant and be paid out of the grant funds that are paying for the park, Plan- ning Director John Stoufer said. “He’s a local gentle- man, born and raised in Corning with very impressive credentials,” Stoufer said. Smith will be in charge of maintaining records, tracking grant expendi- tures, processing reim- bursement forms from the New fee may drain firefighting budget SACRAMENTO (AP) — A California law that imposes an annual wild- fire fee on rural residents may have an unintended consequence — sapping the state fire agency of money it needs to fight wildland blazes, officials said Wednesday. Concerns about the $150-a-year fee, which is contained in the state bud- get Gov. Jerry Brown signed earlier this sum- mer, were raised Wednes- day by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. Democrats in the Leg- islature passed the fee and said it eventually would raise $200 million a year. That would allow the state to transfer an equal amount of money from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Pro- tection to the general fund budget. Under the law, pro- ceeds from the fee must go to local fire-prevention efforts through local fire districts, fire councils or the California Conserva- tion Corps — not the state fire department. George Gentry, chief operating officer of the Board of Forestry, told The Associated Press that will leave the department with a hole in its firefight- ing budget this year. ‘‘Obviously, that is a huge question,’’ Gentry told the AP in a telephone interview after the board meeting. ‘‘I’m not really sure how that $50 million budget cut will be addressed in all of this.’’ The fee was intended to raise $50 million in the current fiscal year and $200 million a year after- ward. Brown raised the possi- bility of problems when he signed the bill into law last month, saying law- makers need to make some changes. At the time, administration offi- See FEE, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power state and preparing budget summaries throughout the process, Stoufer said. In addition, he will help with preparation of plans and specifications, preparing bid packets for purchase of park features and construction and Request for Proposals and Qualifications. Smith’s responsibili- ties include planning and scheduling timelines for the development of the park and making sure the city is in compliance with grant requirements, including prevailing wage and California Environ- mental Quality Act. “I’m just happy to be able to give back to the community,” Smith said after approval of the con- tract. The money for Smith’s part-time position, which will be between 25 and 35 hours per week at $35 per See PARK, page 7A and volunteer youth sports leaders will join the St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine Team in an effort to save youth ath- lete’s lives 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Red Bluff Union High School Library Media Center. “Responding correct- ly to a head injury or a bee sting could be the difference between life or death for an athlete — or anyone for that mat- ter,” said Dr. Riico Dot- son, MD, St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine medical director and 2010 Physi- cian of the Year. More than 56 commu- nity coaches have signed up for the day-long train- ing that includes topics such as head injury, proper hydration, taping techniques and injury prevention practices. Stephanie Hartman, ATC and the newest member to the sports medicine team, has worked closely with the Tehama County Depart- ment of Education to advertise and market the free seminar. “We enjoy a very suc- cessful and collaborative relationship with the Sports Medicine pro- gram of St. Elizabeth Community Hospital; we are fortunate to have a highly skilled team sup- porting our county and youth athletes and their coaches,” said Charles Allen, deputy superin- tendent for the depart- ment. The program includes free CPR and First Aid training to those who pre-register. “We must have cur- rent CPR and First Aid certified coaches on our courts and our fields to ensure the safety of our athletes,” Allen said. The program was made available to all schools throughout the county as well as to any volunteer coach of orga- See CLINIC, page 7A RB short to show at Chico film festival By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Dubbed as famous actor Ashton Kutcher, Robby Annis of Red Bluff stars in a short film shot mostly in Red Bluff that will be fea- tured at a Chico film festival this weekend. The “Show Us Your Shorts” film festival, starting Friday in Chico, will show film shorts made by local filmmak- ers. The Red Bluff film featuring Annis, “Ash- ton Kutcher Sacrifice 4.,” asks the question, “What would you do to save the world?” Annis, a 2008 gradu- ate of Red Bluff Union High School, works at a Red Bluff supermarket. In the film, he is shown as Ashton Kutcher working at a video store. Filmmaker Judy Utah of Red Bluff shot the short film in 2009 almost entirely in Red Bluff with the exception of some shots from Butte College in Chico. The film is one in a series of films Utah has uploaded to the Internet Courtesy photo Local Robby Annis stars in a short film to be shown at the Chico film festival “Show Us Your Shorts” Friday and Saturday in Chico.The film, “Ashton Kutcher Sacrifice 4.,” was shot almost entirely in Red Bluff. as public service announcements, making a statement about little things people can do to help the planet. Utah was asked by friends involved in the film festival to submit the film, which is just over a minute long. The festival begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chico Cabaret theater, 2201 Pillsbury Road, Ste. 174, in Chico. Entry for each day is $5 and includes admission to all of the films for the day. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527- 2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdaily news.com. 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