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Saturday, March 10, 2012 – Daily News 3A Local Calendar Submit calendar items to P.O.Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. SATURDAY,MARCH 10 Red Bluff Airplane Display Days, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Red Bluff Airport, 1760 Airport Blvd., 527-6547 BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Decorative Brushes of No. California, 10 a.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-7449 or decorativepainters.org Gold Prospector Association of America, Tehama District Fairground, 527-5920 Red Bluff Outlaws Karts West Coast Nation- als,10 a.m. gates, 1 p.m. qualifying, Tehama District Fairground, 527-2477, 567-5286, www.rboutlaws.com Tehama County Young Marine Drills, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1005 Vista Way, Ste.C. 366-0813 Tehamador Red release party, 1-5 p.m., Tehama Oaks Vinyards, 14494 Warren Ave. Weight Watchers meeting, 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud's Jolly Kone, 1-800- 651-6000 Los Molinos Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Senior Center, Josephine Street, 384-2100 Tehama Tehama County Museum, 1-4 p.m weekends, weekday group tours by appointment, donation, 275 C St., group tours 384-2595 Richfield Richfield School's 55th annual Ham Dinner and Auction, 4-6 p.m., live auction 6:30 -p.m., Richfield School, 23875 River Road SUNDAY,MARCH 11 Red Bluff Airplane Display Days, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Red Bluff Airport, 1760 Airport Blvd., 527-6547 Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St., 527-2449 Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner, 1 p.m., Cone Community United Methodist Church, 11220 Highway 99E; $6 for adullts, $3 ages 4-11, free ages 3 and younger, 680-1120 Kelly-Griggs House Museum, 1-4 p.m., 311 Washington St, special tours call 527-1127 Red Bluff Outlaws Karts, awards ceremony, Tehama District Fairground, 527-2477, 567-5286, www.rboutlaws.com Tehamador Red release party, 1-5 p.m., Tehama Oaks Vinyards, 14494 Warren Ave. WHEE Picnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Ave. Tehama Tehama County Museum, 1-4 p.m weekends, weekday group tours by appointment, donation, 275 C St., group tours 384-2595 MONDAY,MARCH 12 Red Bluff American Association of Universtiy Women, 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth's Community hospital cafeteria Antelope 4-H, 6:30 p.m., Antelope School, 527- 3101 Cardiac Support Group, 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba Room, 527-5077 English as a Second Language class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednes- day and 9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Thursdays, free child- carefrom 9 a..m. to 12:20 p.m. classes in Richlieu Hall, 900 Johnson St. Line Dancing, beginners at 9 a.m.; intermediate at 10 a.m.; Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jack- son St. Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St. Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Masterworks Chorale rehearsal, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-4203 PAL Martial Arts, age 5 - 18, 3-5 p.m., 529-7920, www.tehamaso.org. Red Bluff Community Band rehearsal, 7-9 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 727- 8744 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Spartan Athletic Booster Club, 6:30 p.m. Red Bluff Union High School Library Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 LASSEN MEDICAL GROUP Expands Red Bluff Urgent Care to 7 days a week. www.lassenmedical.com 2450 Sister Mary Columba Drive (530) 527-0414 K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off with coupon Not good with other offers 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 Reg. $13.95 Expires 2/29/12 It's all about reading With the passage of Assembly Bill 109, counties all over the state began the process of the development of plans to accommodate certain levels of convicted offenders who would no longer be housed by the state system. This dis- cussion in Tehama County has followed two parallel paths: dren achieve. This means provid- ing effective teaching in every classroom every day. But schools cannot succeed alone. We need to enlist parents, service clubs, health providers, social workers, com- munity nonprofits, what we can do for the immediate impact to our system and what we can do to better prevent or decrease the number of offenders in our county. Research tells us that if we want to close our achievement gaps, reduce our high school dropout rate, and break the cycle of poverty and potentially decrease the num- ber incarcerated residents in our community, we need to focus on our youngest readers. In our county, 42 percent of our students score proficient on California Standards Testing. That's why we're developing a community- wide plan, which we will launch in the spring of this year, to help us get there called Tehama Reads! The centerpiece of our effort is a bold and aggressive plan to ensure that every child in Tehama County is reading on grade-level by the time they finish third grade. We know that if children don't read well by that point, they are less likely to catch up, less likely to graduate from high school, and less likely to find a good job. Clearly, we must hold schools accountable for helping all chil- faith-based groups, busi- ness and civic leaders, and local foundations to help. An example is the recent press conference in which First Five Tehama announced a repurposing of their efforts into a focus on school readiness. Another exam- ple is the continued commitment of the Rotary Clubs of Tehama County to provide a world class dictionary to every third grader in Tehama County. There will be many more examples to follow. In this economy, there is no new money to back up our efforts and we will be asking our commu- nity to help us to achieve a long- term goal that will have an imme- diate and lasting value. The process of learning, and specifically learning to read, begins long before children reach the schoolhouse door. We need to make sure children are born healthy, that parents and child care providers have the latest informa- tion on child development, that every child has access to a good preschool program, and that we align what we're teaching in Larry Champion Dennis Garton preschool with the early grades. This coordinated effort truly "takes a community" to achieve. Once kids get to school, we need to make sure that they get great teaching, that they attend regularly, and that they keep learning through the summer. We've zeroed in on three chal- lenges that contribute to the problem and that everyone in our com- munity can make a dif- ference in overcoming: They are 1) school readiness—too many young chil- dren show up for school not ready to learn; 2) school attendance— too many children in grades K-3 miss too many days of school; and 3) summer learning—too many children in the early grades lose ground over the summer months. We are really excited about this campaign, and it's definitely time for us to focus on these important issues. If research tells us that the consequences of not achieving reading proficiency by the end of grade three can have drastic social and personal consequences, then we need to do even more in our efforts to help every third grader become a great reader. Larry Champion is Tehama County superintendent of schools and Dennis Garton is a Tehama County supervisor. Civil litigator to speak at CSU, Chico Jan Schlichtmann, one of the country's eminent plain- tiff's attorneys, will speak on Wednesday, March 14 at California State University, Chico. Schlichtmann received national recogni- tion for his representation of eight Woburn, Mass. fami- lies against W.R. Grace and Beatrice foods for contami- nation of the city water sup- ply. Jonathan Harr's "A Civil Action," which told the story, became a best- selling non-fiction book and then a movie. Schlichtmann will speak twice on March 14, both times in Performing Arts Center 144. His talks are free and open to the public. At noon he will dis- cuss the need for reform of the legal system in a pre- sentation titled "The Third Branch v. Citizens United: The Root of the Evil." At 4 The Bureau of Land Manage- ment is seeking public comments on proposed projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk and improv- ing forest health that are being planned for the Redding region over the next five to 10 years. "We are proposing a variety of approaches, including building and expanding fuel breaks, thinning brush and small trees by hand and with equipment, burning piles of brush the tree limbs and using pre- scribed fires to reduce heavy Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Officers were called by Walmart employees who reported Thursday that a woman, who had a gray Pepsi shirt tied around her waist, was stuffing items into her clothing. Store staff had the woman's back pack. The woman was later seen taking off her jacket and dumping items into a trash bin in front of Chase Bank. Ericka Lynn Ben- nett, 33, of Corning was arrested during the inci- dent near Raley's super- market. She was charged with second degree bur- glary and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $16,000. • Deputies backed Red Bluff police officers and agents from Eugene, Ore., who were trying to act on an arrest warrant for a suspect at the mental health building in Red Bluff. The suspect Jon B. Johnson, 48, of Spring- $ 15 Off regular price With this ad! • Same Day Service • Free E-File • Check Our Price • Over 45 Years Experience P. Ralph Campbell, EA Enrolled Agent Daniele Jackson 530-529-9540 855 Walnut St. #2, Red Bluff p.m., he will talk about lessons he's learned from his experiences as an envi- ronmental attorney in "Confessions of an Envi- ronmental Warrior." Schlichtmann's ground- breaking work in the Woburn case has been the subject of a number of national and international television and radio shows, press reports and magazine stories, including "60 Min- buildups of brush," said Dennis Benson, acting manager of the BLM Redding Field Office. In the Chappie-Shasta Off High- way Vehicle Area north of French Gulch, the BLM proposes thinning projects and prescribed fires to expand shaded fuel breaks along ridgelines and other areas covering about 750 acres. Crews would also create shaded fuel breaks along off-highway vehicle trails using hand thinning, mechanized equip- ment pile burning techniques. field, Ore., was arrested at about 4:20 p.m. as a flee- ing felon. He is being held without bail. • Daniel Harvey Grid- ley, 60, of Red Bluff was arrested Thursday for vio- lation of parole and is being held without bail. • Deputies were asked to help on a call Thursday about a woman under arrest who ran from St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. The suspect was found at Valero nearby. Kicked off • A Greyhound bus dri- ver reported Thursday night that a 40-year-old passenger was creating a disturbance. Deputies met the bus at the stop at Sun- shine Food and Gas on Antelope Boulevard and spoke to the passenger. The man was removed from the bus and given a ride to the Denny's restau- rant. Vandalism • An online report to the police department indicated Thursday that there was $200 damages in graffiti on a business sign in the 300 block of Main Street. Animals • A horse was seen run- James W. Tysinger, Jr. M.D. Eye Physician & Surgeon Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology We accept Medical, Medicare & most Insurances Office Hours: Tues-Wed-Thurs 8am-4:30pm Mon & Fri 1pm-4:30pm For Emergencies, After Hours, Week-ends, Call 530-567-5001 345 Hickory St. Red Bluff Tel: (530) 529-4733 Fax: (530) 529-1114 Lift in Dave's Honor utes" and "Nova," as well as articles in legal and scientif- ic journals and books. Pi Sigma Alpha, the Associated Students, the Institute for Sustainable Development, the College of Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Political Science are sponsoring Schlichtmann's visit For information call Gibson at 530-898-4952 or agibson@csuchico.edu. BLM seeks public comment on fuel treatment proposals Details and environmental analysis documents are available for review by contacting the BLM Redding Field Office at (530) 224- 2100. The BLM will also wel- come public suggestions for BLM- managed public land areas that should be included in the project area list. Comments should be sent to BLM Fire Management Officer Tim Bradley at tsbradle@blm.gov. He can be reached by telephone at (530) 225-2100. ning loose Thursday morning in the 1600 block of Aloha Court. Officers worked with the county animal regulation officer to walk the horse to the animal shelter. A notice was left for the possible owner of the ani- mal. Burglary • A break-in was reported Thursday at a residence in the 300 block of Lincoln Street. Tax theft • A 36-year-old Tehama woman reported Thursday that she was told by the IRS that some- one is using her Social Security number in New York and she needed a case number to get her tax refund. Violence • An assault was reported Thursday in the Tehama County Jail. The 60-year-old male inmate refused to give deputies information on the inci- dent and didn't want to press charges. He had a minor cut on his forehead, but declined medical assistance. Fires •A half-acre vegeta- tion fire reported at 10:36 a.m. Thursday in the area of 61st and 65th avenues was caused by a control burn escape. • Jurisdiction was still up in the air Friday after- noon for a fire on the bor- der of Glenn County and the Mendocino National Forest in the area of San Hedrin Road in Glenn County. The fire, which burned less than an acre, was reported at 4:19 p.m. Thursday. The cause was an escaped control burn.