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TUESDAY AUGUST 16, 2011 Breaking news at: Operation Playground American Profile www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Mercy Camp SPORTS 1B Sunny 97/62 Weather forecast 8B 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 Motorcycle tangles with eagle; rider injured A San Carlos man was injured and an eagle died fol- lowing a collision between the two at 4:40 p.m. Saturday on Highway 36W, west of Ball Road. Joshua Fisher, 44, was riding his 2009 BMW motorcycle east on Highway 36W, about 55 mph, when a golden eagle flew into his path and hit his helmet. The impact caused Fisher to fly off the back of the motorcy- cle, hitting the ground, causing him to sustain moderate injuries. Fisher was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Red- ding, California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh said. The motorcycle, which con- tinued eastbound before drifting off the north road edge where it went into a dirt and tree filled field, was discovered about 460 Back to school feet away from Fisher, Mackin- tosh said. The motorcycle had major damage. The eagle was killed by the impact. —Julie Zeeb City to revisit parks cuts By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A proposal to reorganize the Parks and Recreation Department along with more information on the city’s budget is coming back to the Red Bluff City Council at its meeting today. Much of the Budget Committee’s reorganization recommendation remains the same as a proposal that was originally turned down by the full council in June. In order to create a general fund savings of between $50,000 to $60,000, the Budget Committee is recom- mending the maintenance of parks and the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center be transferred to the Public Works Department, according to a committee See CUTS, page 7A Chase nets 64 pounds of pot By JULIE ZEEB Daily News photo by Tang Lor Teacher Phil Anker pumps up the crowd during the seventh grade WEB orientation at Vista Middle School Friday. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer As the last days of summer come to an end the countdown of the 180 days of school is just beginning. Tehama County students will be returning to school over the next few weeks, with Wednesday being day one for the majority of students. While some students have yet to begin the countdown, students at Evergreen Union School District, Kirkwood Elementary School already have fewer than 180 days to go, and those at Salisbury High School will be well into their third week by Wednesday. Their first day of school was Aug. 1. “We’re off to a great start and we’re looking forward to another great year,” Salisbury Principal Bar- bara Thomas said. While everyone goes to school for 180 days, the students at Salis- bury had to start early because the school takes a week-long break fol- lowing each six-week session, she said. Students at Centennial High School will start the new year with a mandatory student and parent enrollment orientation at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Incoming seventh-graders at Vista Middle School and freshmen GOP challenges redistricting plans as maps pass SACRAMENTO (AP) — California’s indepen- dent redistricting commis- sion certified the state’s new legislative and con- gressional maps Monday, but the political bound- aries drew an immediate challenge from the state Republican Party, which said they were drawn improperly to favor Democrats. California Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Beccaro told The Associ- ated Press that the party is backing a petition for a referendum on the June 2012 ballot to overturn the newly approved state Senate districts. A committee called Fairness and Accountabil- ity in Redistricting is expected to submit ballot language to the attorney general’s office Tuesday. ‘‘There isn’t any doubt that this commission did not apply consistent stan- dards when drawing its maps — and the worst of that relates to Senate maps,’’ Del Beccaro said. Political consultant Dave Gilliard has been hired to run the referen- dum campaign. He says the group will need to col- lect about 505,000 valid signatures to qualify the measure. Redistricting commis- sioners defended their maps Monday, saying they conducted dozens of public hearings in a trans- parent fashion and drew the lines according to law. Commission member Vincent P. Barabba, a Republican from Capito- la, said it represents flawed thinking for politi- cal parties to believe they own legislative seats. ‘‘Some people are say- ing, ‘You’ve taken away my Republican or Demo- cratic district.’ We didn’t take it away. It wasn’t 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See GOP, page 7A at Red Bluff Union High School attended orientations Friday. Student leaders at each of the school prepared a morning of infor- mative and fun activities for the newest members on campus. At Vista, about 229 incoming seventh-graders participated in the WEB orientation. WEB, which stands for “where everybody belongs,” links the younger students with eighth-graders who will serve as role models, Vista Principal Susanna Winstead said. The 45 WEB student leaders and WEB teacher coordinators, Phil See SCHOOL, page 7A DN Staff Writer A Palo Alto man led California Highway Patrol officers on a pur- suit Saturday evening near the Tehama/Glenn county line. The pursuit began just after 5 p.m. on south- bound Interstate 5 just north of the county line and continued on I-5 until the driver went west on County Road Seven, the first exit south of the line, said CHP Officer Phillip Mackintosh. The chase continued with the driver, later identified as Socorro Urena Chavez, 23, going south onto a dirt road that runs down into grav- el quarry, Mackintosh said. Chavez abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot just before the dirt road got into gravel quarry, fleeing back toward I-5. Chavez was appre- hended a short time later by a CHP unit on the freeway. Upon inspection of the vehicle Chavez had abandoned, officers found 64 pounds of processed marijuana. Chavez was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of posses- sion of marijuana for sale, selling marijuana, evading a peace officer with wanton disregard for safety and obstruct- ing a peace officer. Bail was set at $153,000. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. Network to air Round-Up events During the 90th Red Bluff Round Up, Applenox Pics’ Roy Dav- enport filmed the Vetrycin 4D Thursday and Friday barrel racing held at the Tehama District Fair- ground for RFD TV. The barrel racing will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, and 6:30 a.m. Sunday Aug. 20 on DirecTV and Dish Network. Featuring some of the top barrel racers in the world, the 2011 Round- Up won the award from the WPRA for best Large Rodeo. The Round-Up prides itself on top notch dirt work, going to great lengths to provide the See EVENTS, page 7A Courtesy photo THE BRANDING PROJECT WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU: COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2595 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 What do you think Red Bluff, Corning, and Tehama County should be known for? 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