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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING Corning Union High School celebrated the end of Homecoming Week with the homecoming parade Friday down Solano Street. Alumni, students and future students came down the street in cars and on floats with Corn- ing pride as they waved to the au- diences. The classes of 1940, 1965 and 1990 joined the parade, which in- cludedfour DiamondGrads.These individuals, Wilber Greer, Fran- cess Perrine, Urrutia Fiscus, Ruby Swalley Rodger and Elsie Widrig McDonald all graduated in 1940. They have raised their families here and have many generations in their family of Corning alum- nus, teacher Justine Felton said. HOMECOMING Corning celebrates hom ec om in g with parade By Erica Werner and Alan Fram The Associated Press WASHINGTON With Congress in turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner suddenly informed fel- low Republicans on Friday that he would resign at the end of Oc- tober, stepping aside in the face of hardline conservative oppo- sition that threatens an institu- tional crisis. The 13-term Ohio Republican shocked his GOP caucus Friday morning when he announced his decision in a closed-door session. It came one day after a high point of Boehner's congressional career, a historic speech by Pope Francis to Congress at Boehner's request. A constant focus of conserva- tives' complaints, Boehner was facing the threat of a floor vote on whether he could stay on as speaker, a formal challenge that hasn't happened in over 100 years. That was being pushed by tea par- tyers convinced Boehner wasn't CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION Boehner stuns Congress, announces resignation By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF A contest of six girls saw 16-year-old Mahlon Owens of Red Bluff crowned with the ti- tle of 2015 Miss Tehama County, while Mitchell Sauve, 16, of Red Bluff was named Tehama County Ambassador. Jena MacDonald, 16, of Corn- ing was named Miss Tehama Couny First Alternate while Mal- lory Rainwater, 16, of Red Bluff was named Miss Tehama County Second Alternate. Rainwater was also chosen by her peers as Miss Congeniality. Sauve was selected for two out of the three awards available to contestants including the Linda Phillips Academic Achievement Award for the highest GPA and the Jennifer Ferguson-Williams Award for the highest score in the talent competition. Fergu- son-Williams, the 2001 Miss Te- hama County, was the only Miss Tehama County to receive a per- fect score in the talent competi- tion. Three sections were scored in- cluding a community service ad- vocacy speech, talent and an ex- temporaneous question. Owens dazzled the crowd with her ren- dition of "Diamonds Are A Girl's FAIR Countyambassadorscrowned Picturedis newly crowned 2015Tehama County Ambassador Mitchell Sauve and Miss Tehama County Mahlon Owens. JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DNZeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF California's State Superintendent of Education Tom Torlakson made a stop in Red Bluff Thursday on a week-long tour of schools and county offices of education in northern California that also included Lassen, Mendocino, Trinity, Siskiyou and Modoc counties. Torlakson's first stop in Red Bluff was the Tehama County Department of Education where Superintendent of Schools Charles Allen introduced him to superintendents, board mem- bers and other distinguished guests such as Zach Brown, a representative of James Galla- gher. The visits to rural schools was a chance for him to "get a sense of the different and extraordi- nary needs of rural counties and more remote schools," Torlakson said. "Thank you for what you do day in and day out," Torlakson said. "I'm here to listen to your concerns and answer your ques- tions." A former science teacher who was also a coach of cross coun- try and track teams for 25 years, he thought his school of 600 was small, but the first time he vis- ited the smaller schools was an eye opener to the challenges they face, he said. "I have a lot of admiration for the work you do," Torlakson said. "I want to bring back the hands on side of learning. I want to fight for the resources so that it's not just rules, but rules and the resources to do your job." One of the things in the works at the state level is working to get something to replace Prop- osition 30, a 2012 initiative that passed as a temporary solution to increase taxes and prevent a $6 billion cut to the California education budget. The other is a bond specifically for facilities and both have enough signa- tures to potentially end up on the ballot. Every district in Tehama County has needs of a facili- ties bond, Allen said. Without them, they are unable to do nec- essary upgrades, he said. Torlak- son said he feels if the good that was done through Proposition 30 was highlighted he felt the people would stand behind it. Torlakson wanted to know how the Local Control and Ac- countability Plan (LCAP) was working for the local districts. The local control was some- thing that worked well with a good process for Tehama County in part because of its size, Allen said. However, there was a con- cern about the numerous plans needed and the amount of pa- perwork that went with it. It was helpful to have the lo- cal plan, but the administrative side was rough, Red Bluff Union Elementary School District Su- perintendent William McCoy said. One of the positives was that there was "a single docu- ment stating this is what we're all about and here's the idea at- tached," McCoy said. It allowed STATE VISIT STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION VISITS RED BLUFF California Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson talks with Tehama County educational representatives. Pictured from le : Makers Space creators Syerra Eickmeyer and Michelle Carlson, Torlakson, Tehama County Superintendent of Schools Charles Allen and Red Bluff Elementary School Superintendent William McCoy. Community.....A4 Weather ..........A6 Fair................... B1 Farm ................B3 Sports...............C1 Opinion............C2 Lifestyles........C4 INDEX People working together can accomplish amazing things. This past year, that statement became evident. PAGEA4 COMMUNITY Lookingbackonfirst year of PETS column The Tehama County Veterans Service Office is offering VSO appointments at the Veterans Hall in Corning. PAGE C4 LIFESTYLES VSO appointments being offered in Corning Vets from UC Davis' SVM reach out to assist animals impacted by raging Valley Fire in collaborative effort. PAGE B3 FARM Veterinarians mobilize for fire victims Regulators' action preserves rules for state to cut trans- portation fuel emissions by 10 percent within 5years. PAGE B4 CALIFORNIA New emissions-cutting fuel rule restored CROWNED PAGE 5 BOEHNER PAGE 5 PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS California Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson, le , is introduced to Tehama County educational representatives by Tehama County Superintendent of Schools Charles Allen, right. PARADE PAGE 5 VISIT PAGE 5 Sunny High: Low: 92 59 PAGE A6 Schedule of Events Inside Today » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, September 26, 2015 $1.00 AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Good morning, thanks for subscribing Gary Napier TEHAMA COUNTY Fair hosts Seniors, Special People Fair B1 JEAN BARTON Oh what a night, again, at Beef 'n Brew Farm B3 Volume130,issue221 7 98304 20753 8