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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2011 Breaking news at: Stand-Up at the State Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF Division Champs SPORTS 1B Isolated rain 63/41 Weather forecast 6B 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 Boy made many attempts to rescue grandfather By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Coro- ner's Office has released the name of the victim killed Tues- day's fire in the 16500 block of Rancho Tehama Road as 86- year-old Hilmar John Loehr. Tehama County Sheriff's Departments logs show there was a report of an elderly man who was unable to move and was trapped in the residence. Half of the structure was fully engulfed at the time the incident was reported. Three people lived at the res- idence, but only two were home at the time of the incident, said 'I'm very impressed with the young man,' — Battalion Chief Greg Gutierrez Ramp redo launched CalFire Public Information Officer Kevin Colburn. A 14- year-old boy received minor injuries and was treated at the scene. "The people inside were notified of the fire by the smoke See BOY, page 5A Russell to run for fifth term By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Tehama County Super- visor George Russell, one of three members of the board whose terms will be up in 2012, has announced recently that he will run for re- election. Vying for his fifth full term as supervi- sor, the 79-year-old Russell just enjoys keeping busy, he said. Russell ally. Willingness to respect each others' opinions is crucial to getting things done, he said. "You deal with issues, not personalities," Russell said. In the upcoming years, the economy is going to be one of the biggest issues, he said. "Who knows where we are going to end up?" he said. Daily News photo by Tang Lor The boat ramp at River Park is high and dry since the draining of Lake Red Bluff. The city is in the process of working to make it usable again. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Lake Red Bluff may be gone, but the city is looking for options to keep boats in the water. The City Council took the first steps Tuesday to ensure that the now dry River Park Boat Launch facility won't stay that way forev- er. The city will contract with an engineering firm to develop options to improve, rehabilitate or reconstruct the boat launch. "At this point and time you have a boat launch that's high and dry until you have a 100-year flood, and at that point I don't know how many people will want to take their boats out there," Planning Director Scot Timboe said. Stoll Engineering will be responsible for coming up with two preliminary engineering designs, one for a long-term tem- porary structure and the other for a long-term permanent structure. Those designs along with other necessary studies and information will be used by the city to apply for grants as they become available. Aside from working on the boat launch, the consultant will explore other improvements at River Park that include bathrooms, parking, ADA upgrades and security cam- eras. Timboe said he did not know what concept consultants will come up with or whether the pro- ject will get done, but moving for- ward is better than doing nothing. "People are wondering what we're doing with the loss of the lake," Timboe said. "We're taking CSU trustees OK tuition hike as violence erupts LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California State University trustees approved a 9 percent increase in tuition Wednesday during a rau- cous meeting that turned violent when demonstra- tors battled with police, shattering a glass door and sending an officer to the hospital with cuts. Four people were arrested, but it was unclear if they were stu- dents or part of a group of some 70 union workers and activists who arrived by bus to protest the tuition hike, said CSU spokeswoman Claudia Keith. Two other CSU police officers suffered minor injuries. The chaos caused the meeting to be recessed and reconvened later in a smaller conference room, where the 9-6 vote was taken on the tuition increase as police and protesters tussled outside. Lt. Gov. Gavin New- som, who sits on the board and spoke adamant- ly against the tuition hike, later called the action alarming because the vote was taken out of public view. He called on the board to take another vote in the open at its Decem- ber meeting. Keith said the vote was proper. Under state law, when public meetings are disrupted to the point where they cannot contin- ue, they can be recon- vened without public See CSU, page 5A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power action in doing this." Stoll engineering will be paid no more than $16,000 for its work, with the funding coming from the Parks and Recreation development impact fees. Those fees are set aside for park facility improve- ments. The city also will be working closely with Terry Hansen to explore available options at the boat launch and park. Hansen, known to many as a trails expert, has been a consultant on several local waterways pro- jects that include parks and trails. While the boat launch facility has become the No. 1 mitigation project, the city has other plans to make up for the local economic loss due to the disappearance of Lake Red Bluff. See RAMP, page 5A Russell's background as a school administrator has made him valuable to the board on personnel and employee negotiations issues, although he doesn't want to take credit for any- thing the board has done, he said. It takes three supervi- sors to take action on any- thing, he said. First elected during a recall election in 1996, Russell previously worked for 30 years as a school district administrator, including 16 years as superintendent of the Red Bluff Elementary School District. That gave him the bud- geting and personnel expe- rience required to deal with the many facets of county government, he said. Viewing himself as "not rabid," Russell takes an open-minded approach to issues, he said. Things don't get done when politi- cians follow strict party lines or take things person- It depends on how things get worked out in Washington, he said. Personally, one of Rus- sell's highest priorities is responding immediately to people's concerns, he said. He prefers to answer calls or letters within a few hours of receiving them. "In most cases, I can be of real help and this pro- vides me with a great deal of satisfaction and enjoy- ment," Russell said. Candidates for supervi- sor positions must file with the county in the spring. The election will be June 5, 2012. The other two candi- dates whose terms are expiring are Ron Warner, District 5, and Gregg Avil- la, District 1. Neither has officially announced whether he will running for re-election. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Students tackle Shakespeare By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Red Bluff High School's production of Shake- speare's "Romeo and Juli- et" opens at 7 tonight with a second performance at 7 p.m. Friday in the Perform- ing Arts Center. Students will take on the tale of two star-crossed lovers who come from Verona families with a long- standing feud and the tragedy that unfolds. "It's a great group of kids," said director Cleo Gambetta. "Many of them did not realize how hard Shakespeare is when they started, but they did it. Bri- anna Penner had a huge amount of lines and they were solidly memorized really early." Penner, a sophomore, is playing Juliet opposite junior Miles Leyva who performs the role of Romeo. "We got really lucky with our leads," Gambetta said. "Both Romeo and Juli- et can sing so we stuck a song in the middle of the play. It's a madrigal song from Shakespeare's 'Mea- Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff High School presents "Romeo and Juliet" this weekend at the Performing Arts Center. sure For Measure.'" Both Leyva and Penner played minor roles in the schools production of "Our Town" and said they are excited about the upcoming performance. "I'm definitely ready," Penner said. "More than ready. We hope the people of Red Bluff will enjoy watching it as much as we enjoy doing it." Penner said she got into acting because she has always been an artsy person See ROMEO, page 5A John Humphries Antique Appraiser Saturday, 11/19 10 – 4 pm Collectibles, Antiques, Novelties 320 South Main Street Red Bluff • 528.9430