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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 Breaking news at: 9-11 Ten Years Later Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Cardinals Preview SPORTS 1B Sunny 101/63 Weather forecast 10A 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 Students continue gains in STAR testing Staff report Tehama County students, overall, continue to make steady academic progress in English-language arts and mathematics, according to the results of the 2011 Standardized Testing and Reporting Program released Wednesday. "Our schools continue to make progress toward meeting state and federal accountability levels in spite of difficult eco- nomic times," said County Superintendent Larry Champi- on. "Expectations are rising while budgets are being reduced. Dedicated educators throughout the county show up every day to do what matters 'Expectations are rising while budgets are being reduced' most — make a difference for children by moving learning — County Superintendent Larry Champion forward." The hallmark of the state Last one in the lake assessment system is the Acad- emic Performance Index, or API. The API is a numeric index that ranges from a low of 200 to a high of 1,000. The statewide API target is 800. Thirteen of Tehama County's schools, or 40.6 percent, have See STAR, page 9A Event to draw huge crowds The Downtown Red Bluff Business Association and the Tehama County CattleWomen have joined forces to bring the 2nd Annual Beef 'N Brew event to Red Bluff on Saturday, Sept. 17. The event will feature craft beer tasting, beef appe- tizer tasting, street vendors, music venues and a dance at the Cone-Kimball Plaza with music by the Rough Cut Band. Costs for the craft beer tasting, beef samples at dozens of businesses, tri-tip sandwich and dancing are $15 in advance or $20 day of event. The event will get under way at 2 p.m. with street vendors displaying everything from rustic furniture, custom-made western boots to jewelry and leather crafts. Vendors will be set up on downtown Red Bluff's See EVENT, page 9A Corning parade results announced The Corning Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the win- ners of this year's Olive Festival events. The winners of the Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Bill Groom of Red Bluff leads the way followed by Mark O'Sullivan of Red Bluff, Mark Pritchard of Corning with Matt McGlynn in the kayak serving as a guide.The three men, who frequently used Lake Red Bluff to train, said goodbye with one final swim Wednesday evening. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Three Tehama County men who were among several residents saying goodbye to Lake Red Bluff Wednesday evening swam it one last time. With boats zipping up and down the lake, the men swam along the east side of the lake starting near E's Locker Room, going under the Antelope Bridge and eventually coming to shore at the boat ramp near the Diver- sion Dam. The trip, which is about a 2.55 miles, took them about 50 minutes to complete, said Mark O'Sullivan of Red Bluff. Dems propose reforms of business regulations SACRAMENTO (AP) — Democratic lawmak- ers and business leaders announced Thursday a package of bills designed to make California's reg- ulatory environment friendlier to businesses. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez announced an agreement with business leaders on two bills they hope to pass next week before the end of this year's legislative session. Job growth has been at the forefront for state leaders as California con- tinues to struggle with a 12 percent unemploy- ment rate, the second highest in the nation after Nevada. ''We are here ... to put an end to the drumbeat that California is not friendly to business,'' said Steinberg, a Democ- rat from Sacramento. The main bill would require state agencies to assess the economic impact of regulations before they are adopted. SB617 by Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Monterey Park, and Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, would require state agen- cies to evaluate new regu- lations if they have an estimated $50 million economic impact or more on businesses. The agencies would have to consider the least burdensome and cost- effective method of implementing those regu- lations. A second bill would establish the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to develop an economic strategy and market Cali- fornia as a good place to do business. AB29 by Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat, also would create a business invest- ment program to assist 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See DEMS, page 9A Matt McGlynn went in a kayak alongside the men, serving as a guide. "We've used it for three years," O'Sullivan said. "We usually swim from the Diversion Dam to the Antelope Bridge and back. We use it to train for the swim to Alca- traz, various swim races and triathlons." With the gates being raised for what is expect- ed to be the last time Thursday morning, Lake Red Bluff will slowly dis- appear within three days. O'Sullivan and fellow swimmers Bill Groom of Red Bluff and Mike Pritchard of Corning See LAKE, page 9A Olive Festival Parade are: Best Marching/walking unit – Youth Soccer Team; Best Float – Corn- ing Tea Party Patriots; Best Vehicles – Friday Knights Car Club; Best Miscellaneous – Chico Shrine Mini Car Club. The winners of the Olive Cook-off are Sharon Searcy who won the Grand Prize and also took 2nd Place; Cheryal Butts took 1st and 4th Place; and Wyatt Hay- wood took 3rd Place. The Corning "Does it Bedder Bed Race" win- ners are: Men's Team - Harvest Christian Center; Women's Team – US Bank; and Co-ed Team – Harvest Christian Center. The Dutch cook-off winners are: Main Dish - Ron Judson, Red Bluff; Chili Verde with Green Olives. The Bread catego- ry: Warren and Roberta Duke, Corning; Garlic Bread Swirls. Dessert cat- egory: Warren and Rober- ta Duke, Corning; Choco- Flan. The People's Choice awards went to Ron Jud- son of Red Bluff for his Main Dish, Chili Verde with Green Olives: War- ren and Roberta Duke of Corning received the Peo- See PARADE, page 9A Maywood welcomes vice principal Special to the DN The Corning Union Elementary School Dis- trict is off and running for the 2011-2012 academic year. The district wel- comed Joe Lodigiani to Maywood Middle School this year as the new vice principal. Lodigiani formerly served as the assistant principal, athletic director and a social science teacher for Gridley High School. He also taught history, Algebra I, elec- tives and was an opportu- nity teacher for the Par- adise Unified School Dis- trict. He is a welcome addition and brings a wealth of talent and expertise to the middle school. The district was fortu- nate to be able to employ several new teachers and paraprofessionals for the new school year. The hir- ing can be attributed to several retirements and resignations over the sum- mer months. In a state where lay-offs and pink slips have been common place for the last several years, Corning has seen stability and growth. See MAYWOOD, page 9A TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE'S We will be closed on Saturday, September 3rd & Monday September 5th 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260 Courtesy photo Kindergarten students work at West Street Elementary School. Unemployed due to a closure or major layoff? Have lunch and learn about a special grant opportunity, offered for a limited time through the Job Training Center Call 529-7000 or visit www.jobtrainingcenter.org to learn dates and times.