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12 1 2 10 8 4 11 7 5 3 9 6 » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, March 7, 2015 $1.00 ANEDITIONOFTHECHICOENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 98304 20753 8 Good morning, thanks for subscribing » Willis Boles SPRING FORWARD Daylight saving time starts tonight Set your clock VISTA PREP School receives state award Community » A3 FORECAST High: 78 Low: 42 » A10 Seeacalendaroflocalevents ranging from music and art galleries to sporting events. VISITCALENDAR.CHICOER.COM OR CALENDAR.OROVILLEMR.COM DON'TMISSOUT: PLANYOURFUN By Judy Lin TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO » California en- joyed its largest monthly job gain in over a year with the addition of 67,300 new positions in Janu- ary, driving the unemployment rate down to 6.9 percent, a state agency said Friday. The figure marked a drop of two-tenths of a percentage point from the December rate, which was revised to 7.1 percent, the state Employment Development Department said. California's unemployment rate has not been below 7 percent since May 2008. And the last time the state saw such a large monthly job gain was July 2013, department spokesman Kevin Callori said. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemploy- ment rate increased to 5.7 percent in January. CALIFORNIA Joblessrate down to 6.9 percent By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF » The Red Bluff City Council has moved forward with a plan to replace the bridge over Brickyard Creek on Baker Road. The bridge, which was built in 1960, was listed as structurally deficient in 2012, according to ug- lybridges.com. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolu- tion authorizing the city manager to sign a contract with Caltrans for funding of the bridge replace- ment project, which will largely be paid for through federal and state funds. RED BLUFF Br id ge project mo ve s forward Citytoreceivefundsto replace Brickyard Creek bridge on Baker Road By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter CORCORAN» Cameron Hooker, the Red Bluff man convicted of kid- napping and holding a woman as a sex slave for seven years, will have an initial suitability parole hearing April 16. Hooker was sentenced to 104 years in state prison in 1985. He is currently serving his time at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran. He was originally set to have a parole hearing in 2022, but that date has been moved up after Cal- ifornia expanded parole problems for the elderly and medically frail. Prisoners,whoarenotsentenced to death or a sentence banning pa- role, are eligible for a parole hear- ing if they have served at least 25 years and are over the age of 60. Hooker is 61. Tehama County District Attor- ney Gregg Cohen said he plans to attend the hearing. "Ifeelveryconfidentthathe'snot going to be released or granted pa- role on this occasion," Cohen said. "I equate him along the lines of Charles Manson as far as his evil- ness," Cohen added "Parole suitability hearings are held to determine if an in- mate currently poses an unrea- sonable risk of danger to society if released from prison," accord- ing to the California Depart- ment of Corrections & Rehabili- tation website. SEX SLAVE CASE HearingsetforCameronHooker Elderly release parole program moves up schedule 7 years By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF » About 50 school- teachers throughout Tehama County have received $100 mini- grants, giving educators a boost in the classroom. The grants, funded through a partnership between Mount Lassen Division 9 of the Cali- fornia Retired Teachers Associa- tion and the Tehama County De- partment of Education, are go- ing toward science projects, field trips, art supplies and other ed- ucational needs, said Mari En- nis-Applegate, a board member of the Mount Lassen Division 9 group of retired teachers. "The teachers have been ab- solutely thrilled," Ennis-Apple- gate said. At Salisbury High School, four teachers received grants, and the money went toward new cookware for a culinary arts class and horseshoe kits for outdoor physical education. The retired teachers organi- zation solicited applications for the mini-grants last fall, and has just finished distributing 49 awards in Tehama County and three in Glenn County, En- nis-Applegate said. Originally, the organization planned to distribute three awards in Tehama County and three in Glenn County. After the Tehama County De- partment of Education learned of the amount of applications the organization received, it de- cided to help fund all teachers whom applied in the county, En- nis-Applegate said. Other grant-funded class- room projects include science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related robotics kits, libraries and classroom rugs, she said. Ennis-Applegate added that the mini-grants also serve as a way to show that retired teach- ers continue to contribute to the community. The Mount Lassen Division 9 of CalRTA comprises about 190 members from Tehama and Glenn counties. In Tehama County, grants were awarded to teachers at Maywood, Olive View and Woodson schools in Corning; Evergreen Elementary School; Gerber, Reeds Creek, Richfield and Vina schools; Los Moli- nos Elementary School; Ante- lope, Berrendos, Bidwell, Jack- son Heights, Lincoln Street and Metteer schools; and Red Bluff High School and Salis- bury High School. TEHAMA COUNTY TEACHERS RECEIVE $100 MINI-GRANTS COURTESY PHOTOS Los Molinos Elementary School teachers Robin Pelton, le , and Falyn Beshwate receive $100mini-grants from a retired teachers organization and the Tehama County Department of Education. Mari Ennis-Applegate, board member of Mount Lassen Division 9of the California Retired Teachers Association, le , presents a mini- grant to Crystal Null, a Metteer Elementary School teacher. Farm ...............A5 Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Daily Break......B5 Sports.............. B1 Life...................A6 INDEX Columnist urges residents to keep their eyes open a er recent burglaries reported. PAGE A5 JEAN BARTON Rural residents need to be on alert Orland beat Corning 9-2 Thursday a ernoon despite a 3-for-3day at the plate by Joseph Aguirre. PAGE B1 SPORTS Corning baseball falls to rival Orland Trojans Nearly 3,000-year-old Iraqi city heavily damaged, many treasures lost during terrorist group's occupation. PAGE A10 ISLAMIC STATE Outrage follows IS the of ancient statues Actor's crash-landing at LA- area golf course latest feat in aviation career that also in- cludes daring rescues. PAGE A7 PLANE CRASH Harrison Ford's flight love marred by mishaps JOBLESS » PAGE 9 BRIDGE » PAGE 9 HOOKER » PAGE 9 Volume130,issue76 "I feel very confident that he's not going to be released or granted parole on this occasion." — Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen