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FRIDAY OCTOBER 7, 2011 Breaking news at: Last Man Standing Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Spartans Volleyball SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Sunny 73/49 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 AB 109 — The plan Lightning strike cause of outage By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer A lightning strike to a power pole was responsible for zapping power to more than 11, 000 Tehama Coun- ty residents Wednesday evening. Power went down at about 4:50 p.m. in Red Bluff, Los Molinos, Dairyville, Vina and other areas, said Paul Moreno, a spokesman for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Red Bluff was split down the middle with downtown businesses in the dark on Main Street from Antelope Boulevard north. Southbound on Main Street from Antelope Boulevard had only part of one side of the street lit for several blocks. The outage included traffic lights and railroad cross- ings. Crews were sent out right away to start assessing the damage and restoring power, Moreno said. "We had been closely watching the storm," he said. Of all the lightning strikes in the north valley area Wednesday, this was the worst, he said. "This was a significant lightning strike because it impacted so many customers," Moreno said. The strike hit a pole, catching it on fire and damag- ing a 60,000-volt transmission line, Moreno said. The fire knocked the line down and damaged the insulator inside the pole. The line carries power from Coleman to Red Bluff See OUTAGE, page 9A Church donates to shelter By JULIE ZEEB Daily News graphic by Andrea Wagner By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Editor's note: This is the final in a three part series looking at the impacts of state realignment legislation, namely Assembly Bill 109, affecting inmate and proba- tion populations in Tehama County. Previous articles may be viewed at redbluffdailynews.com. Tehama County administrators have looked at Assembly Bill 109 and its trailer bills. They have faced the reality that there may not be enough space in the jail or money in the programs that exist to accommodate the state prison realignment pro- posals. Now it's time for a plan. Some counties have opted for ankle bracelet moni- toring systems, leasing bed space from other facilities and a myriad of options to accommodate the projected increase of people on county probation or in county jail. In Tehama County, the steering committee is looking Around the country, people reflect on Jobs impact CUPERTI- NO (AP) — Steve Jobs was a rare example of a billionaire ex ecuti v e whose legacy somehow man- aged to touch so many people across the world on a deeply per- sonal level. He invented Jobs devices that changed the way the world communi- cates. He inspired people to think big, to take chances and pursue their dreams when everyone tells them it cannot be done. He created entire professions and liveli- hoods for people who sud- denly had opportunities to work in technology. As Jobs admirers flocked to Apple headquarters and his Silicon Valley home in the hours after his death, the signs of his influence could be seen everywhere: A farmer in Arkansas using his iPhone to monitor how much pesticide to use on each crop and read market reports while standing in his fields. A mother in Wis- consin took her son to the emer- gency room with a broken arm, and a hos- pital specialist lifted the child's spirits by having him play Angry Birds on an iPad with his good arm. A Sili- con Valley technology worker who credits his path in life to Jobs and fondly recalls his stirring 2005 commencement address to Stanford University gradu- ates. ''In his commencement address, which I've watched many times, Jobs men- tioned you might as well do what you love because you have to do that for most of your life,'' said Brent Izutsu, the manager of Stanford on iTunes U. ''Well, I guess that's what I'm doing every day. And that's thanks to 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See JOBS, page 9A to implement a work farm program and possibly a day reporting center. The Community Corrections Partnership is the state mandated committee established in AB109 and its trail- er bill AB117. Chief Probation Officer Richard Muench is the des- ignated chairman of the group, which has met four times since Aug. 18. He makes up the head of a six-member executive committee that has been given the task of creating an implementation plan to present to the Board of Supervi- sors. A much larger advisory panel made up of law enforcement, public safety officials, and administrators of health services, schools and social service agencies meets with the executive committee to come up with the plan. The implementation plan is also set to map out use of See AB 109, page 9A DN Staff Writer To celebrate the 75th birthday of the Welfare Program, local members of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came together and collect- ed school supplies, which were donated Sept. 29 to Alternatives To Violence. The Welfare Program, started in 1936, is a world- wide program and mem- bers from Red Bluff, Corning, Cottonwood, Anderson and Fall River collected the supplies through a drive at their chapels, said Terrie Runolfson who brought the donations to ATV. "We were asked to cel- ebrate 75 years of the pro- gram by picking a service project that would affect our community that could be done elsewhere," Runolfson said. On Saturday, Sept. 24, about 125 women from the local Relief Society gathered at the chapel in Anderson to put together about 130 bags in an assembly line format, she said. The Relief Society, which sends members as first responders to disas- ters like earthquakes and hurricanes, has been around for about 160 years, Runolfson said. ATV is grateful for the school bags, said Director Jeanne Spurr. "When a woman flees a violent situation, she usu- ally leaves with the clothes on her back and children often do not have time to gather their school backpacks or supplies dur- See CHURCH, page 9A Students get schooled on college Special to the DN Tehama County eighth- graders are prepared for a college bound future by building a rock solid foun- dation now. On Monday, about 160 students from three local schools attended a pep rally to kick off their expectations and plans for their education beyond high school. The second annual Expect More Berrendos 8th Grade Leadership Confer- ence, which this year expanded to Expect More Richfield and Expect More Lassen View, was held at Rolling Hills Casino, in Corning. Welcoming the eighth- graders was a room filled with college banners and T- shirts for every student. Students were exposed to banners and pennants representing four different college conferences, the Big 10, the Pac-12, the SEC and the ACC. But this was more than a pep rally, it was exposure to pertinent information that students need to know upon entering high school in preparation for college. The morning began with Courtesy photo Students attend the second annual Expect More 8th Grade Leadership Conference. breakfast and a video of a former student from Vista Middle School sharing her experiences at California State University, North- ridge. From there, students were introduced to the keynote speakers Kristy Christenson and Stephanie Jackson, teachers from Eureka High School, who guided the students through a team building exercise. The purpose of the exercise was to have students discov- er how important it is to col- laborate, as well as discover leadership. The speakers used flat rocks for participants to paint and list their goals for the future, laying a "Rock Solid Foundation." After a dance to describe See COLLEGE, page 9A TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS for MOULE'S Fireplace Glass 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260