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FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 2012 Breaking news at: Ghostbusters of 'Alcatraz' Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Mercy Hits the Pitch SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Sunny 65/35 By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff Union Ele- mentary School District has an inability to continue paying clas- sified employees the same level of health insurance benefits while still staying solvent, according to a fact-finding report by an impartial panel. The panel recommends the 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 School district unable to maintain benefits level 'The extra hit on their pay may not seem like a lot to someone like the superinten- dent, who makes over a $100,000 per year' — Jim Knox, employee representative district move forward with its proposal to cap benefits at Rollover leads to 2nd I-5 incident By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A Corning man was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding with major injuries following a crash at 9 p.m. Wednesday on southbound Interstate 5, near Jellys Ferry Road that caused a second crash on northbound I-5. John Allen McFate, 63, was pinned in his vehicle, which came to rest upright, after rolling multiple times into the center divider, and had to be extricated by fire personnel, said CHP Officer Phillip Mackintosh. McFate was wearing his seatbelt. McFate was driving in the fast lane south of Hooker Creek Road, about 70 mph, when the left front tire lost its tread, rapidly deflating, and McFate failed to control the vehicle properly, Mackintosh said. "The proper way to handle a blowout is to not touch the brakes, letting the vehicle slow gradually by taking your foot off the gas," Mackintosh said. "The driver should move See I-5, page 9A Activist hindered from further suits Local activist Don Bird will no longer be able to file any more lawsuits without being represented by an attorney and having the approval of a judge. Bird was declared a vex- atious litigant by Tehama County Superior Court Judge Todd Bottke in a rul- ing issued Monday. The ruling is part of Bird's most recent suit ask- ing for an injunction against County Registrar of Voters Bev Ross and clerks in the Elections Department from allowing Assembly Jim Nielsen to file for candidacy in the district. As a vexatious litigant Bird will now be required to post a $45,000 bond with the court for the case to move forward, Bottke wrote in the ruling. Bird has until Tuesday to post the bond or the case will be dismissed. He can't afford the bond, so he will have to let this case go, Bird said. "I'm walking away," Bird said. "This just shows how the courts can manipu- late who gets to be heard and who doesn't. In my case, they beat me with money." This won't be the last of Bird, though. "I'm not going away," he said. "I'm an activist until I die." Bird has plans to go after District Attorney Gregg Cohen. He'll be sure to have an attorney at that time. MediaNews Group photo by Ty Barbour The crowd at Gold County Casino in Oroville for Thursday's Economic Conference. By LAURA URSENY MediaNews Group OROVILLE — Talk about recovery and the future, and it's all about what happens to businesses. That was a repeated message at the 2012 Economic Forecast Con- ference, held Thursday at Gold Country Casino Event Center. Economist Robert Eyler, chair of the Sonoma State University eco- nomics department, said what occurred in California from the stimulus programs was government creating temporary jobs. It takes businesses to create per- manent jobs, and helping business- es do that should be the big push, he said. "We have to create a better envi- ronment for business. They'll be the Local archer to join hall of fame By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Archer and hunter Bill Heins of Red Bluff is to be inducted into the Cali- fornia Bowmen Hunters and State Archery Associ- ation Hall of Fame, Jan. 21, in Stockton. In 1938, starting out with a lemonwood long- bow and six arrows, shooting off and on until he broke the tip off of the bow, Heins' love of bowhunting came early. At 10, he began hunt- ing with a bow, starting with two doves and lead- ing to a lifetime of har- vests from elk to bear to coyote to squirrels. Heins has been an avid shooter in the North State and spent many years teaching the sport. "He should have gotten this a long time ago," said association Secretary Pam Severtson. A retired Los Angeles police officer, the 79- national and world police and fire competitions. At the National Field Archery Association competitions, he won two first place medals along with one second and one third place medal. Heins spent years working with youth, teaching basic and advanced archery, Severt- son said. He worked for the Cal- ifornia Waterfowl Associ- ation youth camp for seven years and for the Straight Arrow Bow Hunters Club in Redding. Through Straight Courtesy photo year-old Heins has a long list of accolades. Heins is a life member and legislative representa- tive of the Straight Arrow Bow Hunters and the Ishi Archery Club. He is active with the California Bowmen Hunters and State Archery Association, serving as a legislator for the Cascade region and as an eight-year assistant 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 editor and photographer for the newsletter. Heins served on the California Archery hall of fame board for more than 12 years, serving as a chairman and vice chair- man during that time. In the past, Heins spent 20 years, from 1980 to 2000, hunting and shoot- ing in police olympics, winning 28 gold and 13 silver medals in state, Arrow, he helped teaching eighth grade students at Grant School in Redding for four years. The nomination for the California Bowmen Hunters and State Archery Association hall of fame is reserved for residents of California who have outstanding achievements in shooting the bow and promoting archery, Severtson said. Candidates have to have given much more of See FAME, page 9A ones to hire," Eyler said during the conference sponsored by the Center for Economic Development at Chico State University. But Eyler pointed out California will push businesses away from the state with the corporate taxation proposals. "Politically, (the state) is sending See ALL, page 9A LaMalfa kicks off congressional run Staff Reports LaMalfa RICHVALE — It's official — in case you hadn't heard. State Sen. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, will run for Congress. On Tuesday, Rep. Wally Herger, R-Chico, announced in Chico that he would retire at the end of the year at the conclusion of his 13th term in Congress. He said he wanted more time to spend with his family. Herger said LaMalfa was his choice to succeed him in Congress. Contacted by reporters Tuesday, LaMalfa said he was honored to have Herger's endorsement and that he would be running for Herger's seat in the pri- mary election. See RUN, page 9A TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE'S Broken Glass Is Our Specialty If It Has Glass We Can Fix It 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260 Learn Basic WORD! 8:30am-12:30pm Cost: $ 65 Job Training Center 718 Main St. Red Bluff Per person Call 529-7000 Tues, Jan. 24, 2012 $1,107 per month and points out that all other employees are already under this cap. Even with the cap, the district will be offering benefits that are com- petitive to surrounding school districts. "The Fact-Finding Report serves as justification of the dis- trict's assertion that we must contain salary and benefits costs for our employees in order to focus our resources on programs for students," Superintendent William McCoy said in a pre- pared statement. "The board appreciates the outstanding work done by all our employees in the district but simply cannot sustain the financial support required for an uncapped Health and Welfare Program for employees." The panel relied on data gath- ered by California School Ser- See SCHOOL, page 9A All about business