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CHICO A time capsule was dis- covered at Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park this week, and it will be opened to view the con- tents on Saturday, Nov. 29. A construction crew work- ing for the city of Chico Tuesday morning was attempting to relo- cate a historic marker at Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park when the time capsule was found in the foundation base. During the relocation efforts, a small cavity was discovered in the foundation of the marker with a copper box inside. State Parks of- ficials were notified immediately and the capsule was taken to a safe location. The capsule's origin is un- known, though the marker under which it was found was placed al- most 90 years ago. On Oct. 16, 1925, the marker was placed at what is now the corner of Sol-Wil-Le-No Avenue and Esplanade in the southeast corner of Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park by the Pioneer His- toric Association of California. It was set there to mark the Oregon Trail and the area of the old adobe built in 1852. The marker was erected to BIDWELL MANSION Timecapsule found under historical marker By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF State water officials met with the Tehama County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to discuss compliance orders handed down to three local water systems in a discussion in which questions tended to lead to more questions rather than answers. The Ishi Conversation Camp, Mill Creek-Lassen Mutual Wa- ter Company and Paskenta Com- munity Services District were among 22 public water systems in the Sacramento, San Joaquin and Russian river watersheds to receive compliance orders in Oc- tober. The orders prohibit new wa- ter service connections to resi- dences and businesses in the ser- WATER State officials, supes discuss curtailments By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF Red Bluff sales tax revenues from April through June were up 2.9 percent compared to the same quarter last year, which has largely been attributed to in- creased auto and transportation sales. Sandy Ryan, the city's finance director, presented an updated sales tax report from HdL Com- panies to City Council members on Tuesday. While the restaurants and hotels business group also saw gains during the quarter, the re- port notes lower sales from fuel and service stations, general con- sumer goods and food and drugs business groups. "The gains were partially off- set by lower fuel consumption which, despite higher pump prices, depressed overall fuel and service station receipts," ac- cording to the report. Ryan said lower fuel sales were not attributed to gas prices, not- ing that gas prices during the April through June quarter compared to last year were largely the same. "It's due to people buying new cars with better gas mileage," she said. "So, they're not buying as much fuel as they used to." The decreased fuel sales, in part, also contributed to lower than projected sales tax revenue for the city's 2013-2014 fiscal year, Ryan said. The city's fiscal year ends in June. Sales tax revenues for the year were previously estimated at $3,000,800, which would have been a 7.3 percent increase over the 2012-2013 fiscal year, ac- cording to the city. Now, cur- rent sales tax revenues for the 2013-2014 year total $2,972,008, which is a 6.3 percent increase over the previous year. Looking to the future, HdL Companies also slightly lowered the city's estimated sales tax rev- enue for the 2014-2015 year. The firm estimates revenues to total $3,015,000, a 1.5 percent increase over 2013-2014. Previ- ously, the firm estimated a 3.7 percent increase. The updated estimate, Ryan said, does account for recent tumbling gas prices, which will have an effect on the city's sales tax receipts. "The reason they lowered their estimate is due to the fact that gas prices are lower," she said. "And by that time it will be affecting us for this coming year." A measure put before Red Bluff voters in Tuesday's election that would raise the city sales tax a quarter-cent appears headed to- ward approval. The sales tax increase, which city officials estimate would bring in around $600,000 annually for six years, would go into effect in April 2015. Yes votes for the measure — Measure D — lead no votes, 919 to 674, according to the Tehama County Elections Department. The sales tax increase would automatically expire on March 31, 2021. RED BLUFF Autosalesfuelsalestaxrevenueincrease 2.9percentincreaseinAprilthrough June quarter compared to last year By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF What do you want to be when you grow up? For eighth-graders that question is beginning to be a lot more relevant. With that in mind, around 780 eighth-graders from ev- ery Tehama County school de- scended upon the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground Thursday to take part in the annual Col- lege and Career Day. The event is put on by the Tehama County Education Foundation and the Tehama County Department of Edu- cation. Students spent the morn- ing going from booth to booth, learning about possible ca- reer and post high school ed- ucational opportunities. There were 63 organizations repre- sented in some fashion. David Wiles from Vista Preparatory Academy said he came to the event already knowing what he wants to be — a mechanical engineer. "I know they get paid a lot of money," he said. Still Wiles said he enjoyed the presentations from the po- lice and Juvenile Hall booths. Tehama County Acting Li- brarian Sally Ainsworth said most of the question she got from students were along the lines of what her favorite and least favorite aspects of her job are. Ainsworth said it was im- portant to connect with the students in the community, and it doesn't hurt that she can try to convert a few into library patrons in the process. Holly Messmer and Au- tumn Spoolman attended the event from Maywood Middle School. Messmer wants to be a law- yer and Spoolman a wildlife biologist. Spoolman said she loves an- imals, but also a biologist is something her father always wanted to be, but never got the opportunity to do. Thursday around 150 adult presenters and volunteers made sure every child left be- lieving any career dream was possible. EDUCATION CAREER SEARCH Eighth-graders explore College and Career Day COURTESYPHOTO The Tehama County Sheriff's Department attraction at Thursday's College and Career Day held at the Tehama District Fairground drew interest from students. DAILY NEWS — RICH GREENE A swarm of eighth-graders make their way around Thursday's College and Career Day at the Tehama District Fairground. Opinion............A6 Community.....A3 Sports.............. B1 Education........A4 Life...................B2 Weather ..........A8 Index............... ## INDEX The Wednesday night dance and dinner organizers are now inviting all ages to the Westside Grange Hall. PAGEB2 LIFESTYLES SeniorDancenowa Community Dance The Tehama County Friends of the Library and Police Activities League will hold a Bunch Bash Monday. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY Library, PAL team up for Bunco Bash Monday Remains of a 20th Century Fox executive who disap- peared more than two years ago have been found. 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