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ByMichaelR.Blood and Juliet Williams TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO Gov.JerryBrown, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other top elected officials in California acknowledge using personal email accounts to conduct government business, and it's not clear if their private exchanges are retained as public records or subject to dis- closure. An Associated Press survey of email use by the state's four legis- lative leaders and eight top elected officers found a loose patchwork of practices under which private electronic conversations while on the job are alternately common- place, infrequent or discouraged. Brown's office says the governor occasionally uses private email to contact staffers, while Superinten- GOVERNMENT RECORDS Surveyfinds state leaders routinely use private email RED BLUFF A Tehama Country Visitor Center employee was ar- rested early Monday morning on suspicion of burglary and at- tempted arson at his place of em- ployment. Dillion Landry, 22, of Red Bluff, was booked at Tehama County Jail on charges of burglary and attempted arson. Shortly before 2 a.m. Mon- day Red Bluff Police officers re- sponded to the visitor center re- garding an alarm activation, ac- cording to a department press release. Officers arrived to find a win- dow on the east side of the build- ing had been shattered. Officers entered and found the attic hatch had been tampered with. Inside the attic officers found RED BLUFF Visitor center employee arrested 66-year-oldreportedmissingMarch16atWoodsonBridgeStatePark CAPAY The body of a 66-year- old woman missing since March 16 was found Saturday in the Sac- ramento River near 2nd Avenue at Walch Avenue here, according to a press release issued early Mon- day by the Tehama County Sher- iff's Office. Sheriff dispatch received a tele- phone call Saturday regarding a body located in the river. The re- porting party told dispatchers that due to a sheer cliff the only way to access the body was by boat. Sheriff's Boating Unit, detec- tives and coroner office located and recovered the body at about 6:06 p.m. Saturday. An external exam was con- ducted Sunday by the Coroners unit and the body was positively identified as Jenna Shepard, who was reported missing from the Woodson Bridge State Park on March 16 when her vehicle was found abandoned at the park, the release said. She was last seen around 7 p.m. at the park and re- portedly suffered from a medical condition. The California Highway Patrol initiated a Silver Alert regarding Shepard. Foul play is not suspected in this case, the release said. MISSING Bodyofwomanfoundinriver By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF Red Bluff High School teacher Lukas Kennedy had hundreds thinking about one word Saturday evening: "because." "If you say the word 'be- cause,'" Kennedy told a packed Performing Arts Center at Red Bluff High School, "instantly you're a scientist. It's that fast." Children and adults alike descended on the PAC at Red Bluff High School, where Ken- nedy and math and science stu- dents hosted the second an- nual Science Show. The show, which was geared toward curious kids, explored concepts in energy, heat, light, sound and pressure. Demonstrations included the use of liquid nitrogen to freeze such objects as flowers and a tennis ball, a look into our solar system, and a down- hill race between condiments — honey beats ketchup and mustard — to name just a few. Along the way, children yelled out hypotheses before experiments were carried out on stage, and left their seats to test concepts for themselves. After setting a pendulum wave device in motion, dem- onstrating kinetic energy through swinging pendulums and patterns, Kennedy told the audience that it could con- tinue the learning experience at home. "Anything that you might see here, check it out online," he said. Kennedy has said the show got its start after he attended a science, technology, engineer- ing and math, or STEM, con- ference, where a presentation was given on a similar event. One of the show's goals is to inspire and wow children in the community, giving cu- rious youngsters a head start before they enter high school. What was clear Saturday is that the show has been proven EDUCATION CURIOUS MINDS Red Bluff High School's annual Science Show attracts hundreds PHOTOSBYANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS Red Bluff High School teacher Lukas Kennedy, le , demonstrated a pendulum wave device during the second annual Science Show on Saturday at Red Bluff High School. Hundreds attended the show, filling the school's Performing Arts Center and taking part in a night of experiments meant to inspire. Community.....A3 Health..............A4 Lifestyles........A5 Obituaries....... A7 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 INDEX The Internal Revenue Service gives advice on eight of the most frequent tax filing mistakes to avoid. PAGEA5 LIFESTYLES Avoidthesecommon tax return mistakes Red Bluff's 12-game winning streak to open the season came to an end Friday with a loss at Paradise. PAGE B1 SPORTS Red Bluff baseball takes first loss of season Agency seeks to raise support to help fill $11B backlog; at- tract a younger, more diverse visitor base. PAGE B5 'FIND YOUR PARK' National Park Service pushes ad campaign Large-scale water infrastruc- ture projects struggle toward completion amid drought of federal funds. PAGE B5 WESTERN DROUGHT Funding in short supply for rural water projects Shepard's body was found Saturday. Police found arson, burglary suspect hiding in office attic "One of the show's goals was to inspire and wow children in the community, giving curious youngsters a head start before they enter high school." CURIOUS PAGE 7 EMPLOYEE PAGE 7 EMAIL PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, March 31, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume130,issue93 Good morning, thanks for subscribing Betty Domoe BASKETBALL All-Stars showcase talents Sports B1 KIWANIS Children enjoy Easter Egg hunt Lifestyles A5 FORECAST High: 70 Low: 44 B8 FollowtheDailyNews on Twitter to keep pace with breaking news and events @REDBLUFFNEWS FOLLOWUS ONTWITTER