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ByFenitNirappil and Scott Smith TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO AgroupofCalifor- nia farmers, in a surprising turn- around, is volunteering to give up a fourth of its available water this year, sharing a resource all but guaranteed to them for more than a century. A senior water official told The Associated Press Wednesday that he would decide whether to ac- cept the offer by Friday. The con- cession by farmers in the Sac- ramento and San Joaquin river delta could be one of the most im- portant yet forced by California's record four-year drought. In exchange for taking 25 per- cent less river water for irriga- tion or leaving a quarter of their fields unplanted, the farmers want guarantees that the state DROUGHT Decisionon farmer water cuts to apply broadly MINERAL Friday, May 22 marks the 100th anniversary of the Las- sen Peak eruption and Lassen Volcanic National Park is ready to celebrate. Join Lassen Volcanic staff and scientists from the U.S. Geologi- cal Survey for special events cel- ebrating a series of Lassen Peak eruptions that brought Lassen to the world stage and helped pave the way for the establishment of the park on August 9, 1916. "We have a weekend full of ac- tivities planned, from a commem- oration celebration to campfire talks," said Superintendent Steve Gibbons. "We are excited to share stories of Lassen's eruptive past with our visitors over the Memo- rial Day weekend." Information on the eruption celebration, including the sched- ule of special events, can be found on the park's website at http:// www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/ centennial.htm. Manzanita Lake Campground opens for the summer on May 22. LASSEN PARK Celebration of eruption centennial planned By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff City Council on Tuesday declared a "Stage III" water shortage within the city, making way for such wa- ter-saving measures as two-day- per-week landscape watering in an effort to meet a state-man- dated water conservation target. Council members unanimously adopted an urgency ordinance and a resolution declaring a Stage III water shortage to take effect June 1, which includes the follow- ing mandatory conservation rules for the city's water customers: Landscape watering by any means is prohibited to two days per week. Customers whose street addresses end with an odd num- ber may water only on Wednes- days and Sundays between mid- night and 8 a.m., and again on the same day between 9 p.m. un- til midnight. Customers whose street addresses end with an even number may water only on Tuesdays and Saturdays between those same hours. The operation of ornamental fountains, ponds or lakes is pro- hibited without a water recycling system. Restaurant operators must pro- vide a water emergency notice on each table and refrain from serv- ing drinking water except by spe- cific request from a customer. Hotel and motel operators must provide a water emergency notice in each room and the op- tion of choosing to not have tow- els and linens laundered daily. Public facilities also shall com- ply with the Stage III water-sav- ing measures. The new rules come after the state Water Resources Control Board on May 5 adopted emer- gency regulations intended, in part, to meet Gov. Jerry Brown's mandated 25 percent reduction in urban water use statewide. The regulations require the city of Red Bluff to reduce water use by 36 percent compared to 2013 use, said Bruce Henz, the city's RED BLUFF Water-savingmeasuresOK'd By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County held a Mental Health First Aid train- ing Wednesday at the Day Report- ing Center, where participants were given information on mental health disorders and symptoms to look for and told what they could do to assist people in crisis. "The important thing is that we are all familiar with first aid, the Red Cross and how to help someone we see get into a physi- cal issue," said Mental Health Di- rector Betsy Gowan. "We haven't really applied that same strat- egy to mental health. There is a prevalence of people with mental health issues, but people don't know what to do so they don't help them when sometimes it is a simple thing to help them re- solve a crisis." People often don't know where to turn to help mentally ill people get treatment when a crisis situ- ation is larger than they are able to handle, she said. "Mental health is in the place cancer was years ago," Gowan said. "People are afraid of it and don't know what to do when they come upon it so they don't see it. We need to get word out there of what to do. When people learn about mental health, it makes us a healthier community to live in." Just like a physical ailment, if signs of mental illness are caught early there is a much better prog- nosis for the individual's recovery, she said. Health Educator Fernando Vil- legas and Marriage and Family TEHAMA COUNTY TRAINING HELPS DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Salisbury High School Principal Barb Thomas draws an illustration representing the feelings of a person dealing with anxiety Wednesday during a Mental Health First Aid training put on by Tehama County. Participants discuss where they feel the card issued them went in the spectrum of which circumstance was more likely to result in death Tuesday at a Mental Health First Aid training put on by Tehama County. Each card had either a physical or mental illness with some stating severe or moderate. Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A&E..................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports ............. B1 Weather ..........B8 Index............... ## INDEX Tehama County Cattlemen announce the six 2015Ron Knight Memorial Scholarship recipients. PAGEA4 LIFESTYLES RonKnightMemorial Scholarship winners Sacred Heart School will stage its annual Spring Play, "Peter Pan," at 5:30p.m. Friday in the Parish Hall. PAGE A5 A & E Sacred Heart to present 'Peter Pan' Friday A wrong turn in Kenya leads scientists to a trove of stone tools far older than any ever found before. PAGE B6 3.3 MILLION YEARS Oldest known stone tools found in Kenya Papers and videos add new texture to the world's picture of the mastermind of the Sept. 11terror attacks. PAGE B5 SEIZED IN RAID Papers include notes, terrorist application 'S ta ge I II ' w at er s ho rta ge t o be d ec la re d J un e 1 WATER PAGE 7 LASSEN PAGE 7 TRAINING PAGE 7 DECISION PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, May 21, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume130,issue130 Good morning, thanks for subscribing Cathy Parker Lassen Peak News from eruption a century ago Centennial A8 Baseball Red Bluff clinches finals berth Sports B1 FORECAST High: 80 Low: 56 B8 Grow?Ranchorride? Readaboutlocalandnational Ag, rural, ranch and rodeo news and commentary. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ RODEO DOYOU RODEO?