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TUESDAY September 20, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Where the West was filmed See Inside American Profile RED BLUFF Off and running Sports 1B Sunny 98/61 Weather forecast 8B By ANDREA WAGNER 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 DN Staff Writer Anyone unemployed because of a closing business or mass lay-offs may be eli- gible for special help through the Job Training Center, but time is running out. Grants turn unemployment into new careers 'I was a mill worker. I was happy. I was fine' training, finding work and transitioning into new fields of employment. Grant funding that ends Sept. 30 offers qualified par- ticipants assistance with Carrie Clark, manager of training and development at the employment center, is pushing to find people who qualify before the deadline. "We want to make sure all who need it get services," she said. The Job Training Center — Carrie McCosum has hosted three free lunch workshops for those who may qualify. Two more are scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m., Sept. 20 and 27 at the center, 718 Main St. in Red Bluff. Although this is the eighth year the center has gotten the grant funding, the growing number of business closures and lay-offs has increased the Troubled over bridge needs of the unemployed, Clark said. Some have already taken advantage of the opportunity. See GRANTS, page 9A Fiery crash claims life By JULIE ZEEB A 50-year-old Red Bluff man was killed in a fiery crash at 2:55 p.m. Sunday on Paskenta Road at Live Oak Road. The driver, identified by the California Highway Patrol as Daryoosh Kaveh, was driving south on Paskenta Road, approaching Live Oak about 55-60 mph, when for unknown reasons he allowed his vehicle to swerve left, said CHP Officer Phillip Mackintosh. The 1968 Volkswagen Beetle went across the north- bound lane and off the right shoulder before it swerved back to the road, going off the west road edge just south of Live Oak Road. The Volkswagen went down an embankment, rolled over and caught fire, also igniting dry grass in the area west of the road. Kaveh suffered severe burns over most of his body Daily News photo by Tang Lor The ailing Humboldt Bridge has caused a rift in Rancho Tehama as the community tries to fig- ure out how to fix it. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer RANCHO TEHAMA — More than one bridge may have to be worked on if the residents of Rancho Tehama Reserve are to move forward with a project to fix the ailing Humboldt Bridge on the west side of the community. The faction and infighting between members of the Ran- cho Tehama Association Board of Director and the resentment some residents have toward its leaders was evident as the board met Tuesday to discuss repeal- ing a moratorium for work on the Humboldt Bridge. Board President Roy Johnson had to throw down the gavel a few times to calm the crowd and, at one point, stood face-to- face with a resident in a heated verbal argument after he was accused of being a liar. The accuser left the meeting after the crowd threatened to call the police and Association Manager Carrie Lee headed for the phone. Still, at the end of the two- hour long meeting, the board accomplished its agenda. The majority of the five- member board voted in favor of the repeal, allowing the board to move forward with the bridge See BRIDGE, page 7A as he crawled out of the Volkswagen with assistance from a passersby, Mackintosh said. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for immediate treatment prior to being taken by air to UC Davis Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 10:28 p.m. Sunday, Mackintosh said. The vehicle was completely engulfed by the fire, a CalFire spokesman said. The fire spread to nearby vegetation, burning 2 acres before it was contained at 3:14 p.m., he said. Tehama County Fire and CalFire responded with assistance from Red Bluff Fire. "We do not believe there was any alcohol involved as there were no indications that there was," Mackin- tosh said. According to Tehama County Sheriff's logs, the intersection of Paskenta and Live Oak roads was closed at 3:07 p.m. It was reopened with one-way traffic con- trol about 5 minutes later and completely re-opened by 5 p.m., Mackintosh said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Dozy drivers: Are you ready to rumble? By GREG WELTER MediaNews Group CHICO — Sleepy dri- vers who drift onto the shoulder of Highway 99 north of Chico or, worse yet, start to cross over the centerline, are in for a rude awakening. And that's a good thing. Caltrans reports that it just completed "rumble strips" on the highway, between Garner Lane and the Tehama County line, an approximately nine- mile stretch that has never included them before. Work to extend the strips from the county line to Red Bluff is ongoing and should be completed by Nov. 1. "This was done in response to a plan we worked out with the Cali- fornia Highway Patrol to make that corridor safer," said Caltrans spokesman Mark Dinger. He said sev- eral fatal and injury acci- dents have occurred along that stretch of 99 in the last couple of years. The work includes shoulder strips just beyond the white fog lines on both sides, and strips down the center of the roadway, with the center- lines painted over the top of the strips, which resemble a washboard. Dinger said the strips are actually ground into the existing pavement, and are about one foot wide. Originally estimated to 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 SKILLS CLASS Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 COMPUTER 9:30 am – Noon Job Training Center 718 Main St., Red Bluff $49.00 per person Call 529-7000 BASIC be far more costly, Dinger said the work was com- pleted by sub-contractor WORD! Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 Learn Basic COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR 8:30am-12:30pm Job Training Center 718 Main St. Red Bluff Cost: $ 65Per person Call 529-7000 Smog Inspection $ 2595 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 Traffic Solutions, Inc., of Redding, for about $244,000. He said the contract also included more than a mile of rumble strips on 99 approaching Highway 149, and some strips on Highway 20 near Marysville. Producing a jarring shudder, the strips are especially effective in alerting impaired or tired drivers that they are out of their lane. Caltrans officials said there wasn't enough traf- fic or a high enough acci- dent rate to warrant major improvements on 99 north of Chico, such as widen- ing the highway or estab- lishing more no-passing zones on two-lane stretch- es. Caltrans District 3 director Jody Jones said a rash of serious accidents on Highway 65 in Placer Recent fatal Highway 99 crashes north of Chico • August 2008 — Chico man who operated catering business killed in head-on crash caused by drunken driver who ran stop sign just north of The Esplanade. • November 2009 — One man killed, three injured in early morning head-on crash with big rig near Cana Highway. • April 2010 — Intox- icated driver sideswiped See DOZY, page 7A County was dramatically reduced after the addition of rumble strips. Dinger said the strips stop about 150 feet before intersecting roadways, so drivers entering and exit- ing 99 won't encounter them in most circum- stances. Media News Group photo by Bill Husa "Rumble strips," designed to alert sleepy drivers, have been completed on Highway 99 between Garner Lane and the Tehama County line 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.