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Jordyn is particularly fond of the Heartshine pag- eants, she said. Her favor- ite aspect is meeting new friends, learning confidence and learning to be always caring. The group's key focus according to its website, www.heartshine.net, is to build confidence and sis- terhood while celebrating character, leadership and community. Jordyn says the program empowers youth to embrace the opportunities and grow as people through giving back to their community. That community ser- vice, which has reached 146 hours so far for the year, put Jordyn ahead in the com- petition at Miss American Co-Ed, Veronica Armstrong said. Jordyn participated in academic achievement, community service, inter- view, personal introduction and poise and presence. "She did great that week- end," Veronica Armstrong said. "She didn't bring home a crown, but she accom- plished a lot." In addition to a fourth place finish overall, Jor- dyn took first in academic achievement, third in com- munity service and was se- lected best interview out- fit. Jordyn and Veronica Armstrong are grateful for the community support their family has received, particularly the major spon- sors who have been there along the way. Those interested in hav- ing Jordyn help out at a community event can call 209-4345 or 591-3627. Title FROMPAGE1 tive tasks associated with drought relief; water re- duction efforts; sod re- moval; planting and de- signing drought resistant landscapes and installing water-saving irrigation systems. The grant will allow the Job Training Center to provide wages, work- ers compensation, drug screening and monitoring. "Right now we are working on locating proj- ects and recruiting in- terns who would like sev- eral months of work expe- rience, a paycheck and a chance to help a drought project," said Sarmiento. Interns must meet one of the grant eligibility guidelines: Unemployed or underemployed be- cause of the drought, in- dividuals in households whose incomes have been reduced due to unem- ployment or reduced em- ployment changes attrib- utable to the drought and long term unemployed individuals residing in a drought affected area. The internships will range between 2 and 6 months and can be part-time or full-time. The Job Training Cen- ter is hoping to start in- terns as early as July 20. Agencies with projects that would like to learn more can call 529-7000 and ask for Kathy Garcia or send an email to kgar- cia@jobtrainingcenter. org. The request for posi- tions can be found at www. jobtrainingcenter.org. Job seekers interested in internships are encour- aged to visit the Job Train- ing Center at 718 Main St. in Red Bluff or call 529- 7000. Drought FROM PAGE 1 Total projected revenue is $11,323,186 and total ex- penditures are $12,747,768. Anticipated general funds revenue is expected to be $4,446,410 and the recom- mended general fun expen- ditures are expected to to- tal $4,877,376, Brewer said. General funds available are $4,595,097, which in- cludes last year's projected balance. Based on these figures, the general fun would end the year with a $282,278 deficit, Brewer said. The majority of the gen- eral fund comes from sales tax. A revised budget, in- cluding the council's rec- ommendations, will be presented on July 28. For the next couple of months the city will look for opportunities to save money. City Attorney Jody Bur- gess discussed possible budget saving opportuni- ties by identifying general fund expenditures and po- tential cuts to be consid- ered. "This is important to discuss with the commu- nity," Burgess said. "We want to explore what that means for the community." Possible cuts could in- clude the consolidation of fire and police dispatch services, contracting with outside agencies for fire and police dispatch ser- vices, elimination of po- lice or fire dispatch and savings through attrition or early retirement for des- ignated employees, accord- ing to the agenda. Burgess said these items were merely being discussed by the Advi- sory Committee on Gen- eral Fund Expenditures and Budget Savings. Pro- posals are scheduled to be presented to the council Sept. 8. Budget FROM PAGE 1 JULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Jordyn Armstrong of Red Bluff, center, poses for a picture with the Red Bluff Fire Department at the 2015Red Bluff Relay For Life event. By Matthew Pennington TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON A major Japanese corporation will offer a landmark apology this weekend for using U.S. prisoners of war for forced labor during World War II, according to the Simon Wi- esenthal Center that is host- ing the event. A senior executive of Mit- subishi Materials Corp. will apologize to 94-year-old James Murphy, of Santa Maria, California, and rel- atives of other former POWs who toiled at plants its pre- decessor company oper- ated in Japan during the conflict. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean at the cen- ter — an organization that primarily educates about the Holocaust — called it an important gesture, com- ing as it does ahead of the 70th anniversary in August of the end of the war that has heightened scrutiny of Japan's attitude to its past abuses. "As far as I know, this is a piece of history," said Coo- per, who is helping moder- ate the closed-door meeting Sunday at the center's Mu- seum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. "It's the first time a major Japanese company has ever made such a ges- ture. We hope this will spur other companies to join in and do the same." A press release from the Wiesenthal Center said the apology will be made by Hikaru Kimura, senior ex- ecutive officer for Mitsubi- shi Materials Corp. The company did not immedi- ately respond to a call seek- ing comment late Monday. Mitsubishi Materials U.S.A. Corp. said Tuesday it had no information about it. Masato Otaka, spokes- man for the Japanese Em- bassy in Washington, said to the extent of his knowl- edge, it was an initiative of Mitsubishi Materials. He said the Japanese govern- ment has no involvement. Japan's government is- sued a formal apology to American POWs in 2009 and again in 2010, but until now, the dwindling ranks of veterans have gained little traction in their demand that Japanese corporations that used them as slaves at mines and industrial plants under often brutal condi- tions do the same. Some 12,000 American prisoners were shipped to Japan and forced to work at more than 50 sites to support imperial Japan's war effort, and about 10 percent died, according to Kinue Tokudome, di- rector of the U.S.-Japan Dialogue on POWs, who has spearheaded the lob- bying effort for companies to apologize. Japan's government re- cently acknowledged that tens of thousands of South Koreans, Chinese and World War II POWs were con- scripted to fill labor short- ages at factories, mines and other sites as part of its suc- cessful attempt to win U.N. world heritage status for 23 historical Japanese indus- trial sites. MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP. 70 years on, Japanese firm to apologize to US WWII veterans U.S. MARINE CORPS Japanese soldiers stand guard over American war prisoners in 1942just before the start of the Bataan Death March following the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. A major Japanese corporation will offer a landmark apology on Sunday for using U.S. prisoners of war for forced labor during World War II. The Associated Press BERKELEY Balconies on Berkeley, California, apart- ment buildings will be in- spected every three years un- der new regulations adopted by the city in the wake of a balcony collapse that left six people dead. The City Council also voted Tuesday to require that new balconies be made of corrosion-resistant mate- rial and be ventilated to pre- vent a buildup of moisture. The council's vote came after it heard from an attor- ney for one of the victims' families in last month's col- lapse. "It would be an amazing compounding of this tragedy nottodosomethingnowand not to ensure that similarly designed and constructed buildings are not being in- spected," Eustace de Saint Phalle said. Hehadcalledforyearlyin- spections. City staff had rec- ommended inspections ev- ery five years. Some building group representatives had urged the council to hold off on the vote for further study. Six students were killed and seven others were hos- pitalized when the apart- ment balcony collapsed dur- ing a birthday party. Five of the dead students were from Ireland. City inspectors said the balcony was supported by woodenbeamsthathadbeen badly rotted by water dam- age. Prosecutorshave opened a criminal probe into the col- lapse. The council also agreed to form a task force to more closely examine the city's building code, KNTV re- ported. Meanwhile, California lawmakers rejected a bill Tuesday that would have re- quired construction compa- niesto disclosefelonyconvic- tionsandsettlementstostate regulators over construction defects. INSPECTIONS Be rk el ey t ig ht en s bu il di ng c od e a er f at al b al co ny c ol la ps e By Anthony Mccartney The Associated Press LOS ANGELES A ruling upholding a copyright in- fringement verdict against Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke and rapper T.I. over their hit song "Blurred Lines" will be appealed, a lawyer for the entertain- ers said. Attorney Howard King wrote in a statement late Tuesday that the musi- cians independently cre- ated "Blurred Lines," which was 2013's big- gest hit song. The men had been sued by Mar- vin Gaye's children over the song, claiming it cop- ied their father's 1977 hit, "Got to Give It Up." A jury agreed in March and awarded the family nearly $7.4 million, but U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt trimmed the verdict to $5.3 million on Tuesday. He also ruled that Gaye's family should re- ceive future royalties from "Blurred Lines." Jurors found that T.I., who received songwriting credit and a share of the royalties, did not commit copyright infringement, but Kronstadt ruled Tues- day that other elements of the jury's verdict mean the rapper must be included in the judgment. "Pharrell, Robin and T.I. independently cre- ated every note and lyric of 'Blurred Lines,'" King wrote. "We look forward to ultimately obtaining ap- pellate confirmation that no one can own a genre or a groove and that com- posers can be free to be inspired by the works of those creators that came before them." Williams is a 10-time Grammy Award winner whose songs that he's ei- ther performed or pro- duced have sold more than 100 million copies world- wide. His hit "Happy" has helped make him a house- hold name, as has his work as a judge on NBC's sing- ing competition show, "The Voice." Williams contended during the trial that he was only trying to mimic the "feel" of Gaye's late 1970s music and insisted he did not use elements of his idol's work. 'GOT TO GIVE IT UP' La wy er f or s in ge rs : 'Blurred Lines' co py ri gh t fig ht n ot o ve r THOMASEUGENEGRANDEEN May 1, 1940 ~ July 4, 2015 Thomas Eugene Grandeen passed away at his home on July 4, 2015. Tom, known to some as "The Waving Man," died of natural causes. Tom was born to Arthur Grandeen and Katherine Zelner Grandeen on May 1, 1940 in Red Bluff, California. He is survived by brothers; Rog- er Grandeen, Oakland, CA, Everett Grandeen, Elgin, Ore- gon, Richard Peck, Grants Pass, Oregon, Lorens Mulhol- land, Bainbridge Island, WA, and John Mulholland, Girdwood, Alaska; sisters, Karen Grandeen Grazell, Sac- ramento, CA, Marie Grandeen, Corning, CA . He was pre- ceded in death by his parents, a sister Janice Peck Pulliam, and brother Andrew Mulholland. 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