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SpecialtotheDailyNews CORNING TheannualMemorial Day observance Monday was a moving and solemn memorial to the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who have died in the de- fense of their country. The Corning Volunteer Fire De- partment once again brought its ladder truck to the event and flew the giant American flag above the event, which was held at Sunset Hills Cemetery. Bucky Bowen served as the master of ceremonies for the VFW's annual Memorial Day Ob- servance. Bowen, who will turn 90 in June, has served a total of 15 times as the master of ceremo- nies. A WWII Army veteran of military campaigns in the South Pacific, Bowen gave an impas- sioned and moving commentary thanking the country's heroes who gave their lives in service to defend and protect freedom. MEMORIAL DAY Corning offers solemn observance By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The unemployment rate in Tehama County has con- tinued to decline, dropping to 7.7 percent in April, according to the state Employment Development Department. Data released Friday by the state agency show that overall civilian employment rose month over month, from 22,860 in March to 23,040 in April. Those without jobs fell from 2,100 in March to 1,930 in April. The labor force was 24,970 in April, a slight increase from 24,960 in March. California's unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in April, and the national unemployment rate was 5.1 percent. Tehama County's unemploy- ment rate in March was revised to 8.4 percent, according to the data. TEHAMA COUNTY Jobless rate dips to 7.7 percent Aprilmarksthirdstraightmonth of declining unemployment By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter GERBER A 52-year-old man was arrested Monday and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of attempted murder in connection with a Gerber area shooting reported at 10:34 p.m. Saturday. Initial reports received from a woman were that she had heard several shots fired near her residence in the 300 block of San Mateo Avenue and a tall man in a white tank top and shorts was seen running from the area, according to Te- hama County Sheriff's logs. The woman then reported that her daughter ran from a residence yelling that her friend had been hit. When deputies arrived on scene in the 400 block of Sam- son Avenue, they contacted the victim, 27-year-old Gerber res- ident Hector Jiminez, who told deputies he had been shot at no less than four times and hit twice, according to a sheriff's press release issued Tuesday morning. Jiminez was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital to be treated for injuries. He had been hit by a bullet in the hand and in the buttocks. A witness said the suspsect, later identified as Humberto N. Martinez of Gerber, had fled south through an alley on foot. This lead deputies to discover a clip from a handgun with live rounds in it. An extensive check of the area was made, however, depu- ties were unable to located the suspect at the time. About noon Monday, Mar- tinez arrived at the Tehama County Sheriff's Office on An- telope Boulevard and told dep- uties he wished to surrender himself in regards to the case. Martinez was interviewed and later booked into jail. Bail was set at $1 million. No further details regarding mo- tive were released. GERBER Shootingsuspectarrested By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter CORNING The 34th annual Corning Jr. Rodeo, set for May 28-30, will kick off at 6 p.m. Thursday with the Queen Con- test at the Estil C. Clark Park, on Fig Lane. A total of five girls have stepped up to compete for the title, including Codi Baer, Naomi Bey, Shelby DeVita, Tessa Flournoy and Taylor Hughes. The evening with include a hospital- ity mixer and barbecue. Named after famous bull rider Codi Custer, Baer, 14, is the daughter of Michael and Pa- mela Baer of Cottonwood. She is a freshman at West Valley High School, where she is an honor roll student in the top 10 of her class. Baer loves horse events because of the adrenaline and enjoys jumping and reigning events the most because of the skill those events require. She also enjoys writing and has 155 pages writ- ten of her first book. She plans to attend UC Davis in hopes of be- coming a child psychologist and following her career hopes to co- own a ranch. Baer has been in- volved with the rodeo commu- nity her entire life. Her father was a PRCA bull rider for 12 years and her mother has been the Cottonwood Rodeo Queen Contest coordinator for the past 5 years. She wants to be rodeo queen to share her love of rodeo with others. Bey, 10, is the daughter of Julie and Thomas Bey of Cottonwood. She is a straight-A fifth grade stu- dent at Evergreen Middle School who enjoys goat tying because it is a fast action sport. Bey enjoys running, reading and riding and has taught her cat, Hilo, to give her hugs. She wants to be a pe- diatric nurse because she loves children. Bey said her reason for competing is to represent the younger rodeo contestants in hopes of encouraging others to compete next year. DeVita, 15, is the daughter of Monica DeVita of Flournoy. She is a sophomore at Corning Union High School where she is the his- torian of her FFA program. She loves barrel racing because of how fast she gets to go on her horse and has plans to be a vet- erinarian someday. She wants to be queen to help be a good influ- ence in the community. Flournoy, 15, is the daugh- ter of Tina and Wade Flournoy of Orland. She is a freshman at Orland High School where she is the freshman class president and an involved member of her FFA program. She hopes to at- tend Feather River College and get a degree in an equine re- lated field. She wants to repre- sent the Corning Jr. Rodeo be- cause she wants to be a good role model and she loves what the ro- deo does in teaching sportsman- ship and horsemanship. Hughes, 13, is the daughter of Jodi Linder and Todd Hughes of Corning. She attends Kirkwood Elementary School. She enjoys showing cattle and is learning to rope, but also enjoys sports in- cluding softball, soccer and sort- ing. She plans to attend UC Da- vis to get a masters in agricul- tural science. Thursday, which has free ad- mission, will include the Little Miss Pageant, cow chip bingo and a stick horse race. Sign ups for those are from 5-6 p.m. and there is no charge for the events. There will also be a raffle. Friday's events kick off at 7 p.m. with Mutton Bustin' for those 4-6 years old and less than 60 pounds. Sign ups, on a first come, first served basis, are one hour before rodeo and there is a $10 entry fee. Saturday will start with slack at 9 a.m. if it is needed. Other- wise, things kick off at 4 p.m. with dummy roping, which has no charge, but does require signing up before the event. Mutton Bustin' will take place Saturday as well before the ro- deo performance, which begins at 5 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and younger. The annual Butch Trimm Me- morial Team Roping will be held immediately after slack. The event provides money for the an- nual $500 Butch Trimm Memo- rial Scholarship awarded each year to a high school senior in the community. Community do- nations to the scholarship are al- ways welcome. The winner will be posted online. For more in- formation, visit www.Corningjr- rodeo.com. CORNING JR. RODEO QUEEN CONTEST TO KICK OFF RODEO THURSDAY CodiBaer Naomi Shreridan Bey Community.....A3 Business .........A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Food.................B4 Index............... ## INDEX Summer Senior Send Off event is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. June 17at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY Eventtohelpgetkids ready for college Corning will be unveiling a Lennox Fields plaque at 10 a.m. Saturday at the new soccer park. PAGE A4 BUSINESS Plaque to honor family that donated park land The financial files on Bill and Hillary Clinton's growing for- tune omit a company with no apparent employees. PAGE A8 FINANCIAL FILES Clintoncompanyshows complexityoffinances Firefighters carried out more than 500water rescues, most involving stranded mo- torists. 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