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TUESDAY MARCH 20, 2012 Breaking news at: Stay Out of the ER Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF Wilcox Tourney SPORTS 1B showers Weather forecast 10B Few 58/46 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 Highlight show Agents make 2 meth busts Two people were arrested Friday, charged with pos- session of and transporting methamphetamine follow- ing separate traffic stops in Red Bluff. Around 5:30 p.m., agents from Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement Task Force attempted to stop a red pickup truck on Hoy Road near Antelope Boulevard for a traffic violation, according to a TIDE press release issued Monday. The driver, later identified as Miguel Cervantes, 47, of Red Bluff, failed to stop and drove off the road into an orchard, the release said. Cervantes abandoned the truck at the edge of an embankment and fled on foot. Agents pursued Cervantes on foot and captured him without further incident. During the foot pursuit, Cer- vantes discarded a bag containing methamphetamine, See BUSTS, page 9A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Vina SERRF student Joshua Sanchez tries out one of the new bowling sets the program received as a part of a grant, while fellow students, all of whom received perfect attendance for the bowling unit, watch. Pictured are Parker Coley, Paige Coley, Judith Ceja, Andres Sanchez, Kami Ayers, Kevin Rodriguez and Joshua Sanchez. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Safe Education and Recreation for Rural Fami- lies (SERRF) after school program students will be showing off what they've been up to at the annual Highlights Show tonight and Thursday. "Members of the community are invited to join the 1,500 SERRF students and their families to see why 'You Matter' throughout Tehama County," said Recre- ation Specialist Beth Birk. The 25 schools will be split into two groups with Corning area schools meeting 6:30-8 tonight at Wood- son Elementary School and the remaining schools meeting at the same time Thursday at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground. "The show allows SERRF students to showcase their goals, efforts and accomplishments for the school year," Birk said. The theme of the 2011-2012 SERRF program has been "You Matter." The Corning show will include Elkins/Flournoy, Kirkwood, Maywood, OliveView, Rancho Tehama, Richfield, Vina, West Street and Woodson. Red Bluff will include Antelope, Bend, Berrendos, Bidwell, Gerber, Jackson Heights, Lassen View, Los 11 Days of Round-Up event sign-up extended The Red Bluff- Tehama County Cham- ber of Commerce has extended the registration deadline for sponsors of local events planned dur- ing the 11 Days of Round-Up — April 12- 22. Registrations will be accepted through Wednesday, March 21. Approved events will be promoted at no cost in the official 11 Days of Round-Up magazine and program produced by the Daily News. The pro- gram will be inserted in the full run of the Daily News on Saturday, April 7, and direct-mailed to 6,000 non-subscribing Tehama County house- holds to arrive on Wednesday, April 11. Additional copies will be distributed locally at restaurants, hotels and information centers. To be considered for inclusion in the program, event registration must be made on the official Event Registration form, available at the chamber office at 100 Main St. in Red Bluff, or may be downloaded and printed out from www.red- bluffchamber.com. Completed forms should be returned by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 to the chamber office, faxed to the office at 527-2908 or scanned and emailed to carlie@red- bluffchamber.com. For further informa- tion, call 527-6220. Standard criteria for no-cost promotion are that the event be non- commercial in nature and, except for approved local fundraising events, allow free admission or participation. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 The 11 Days of Round-Up program is a project of the Red Bluff- Tehama County Cham- ber of Commerce. Finan- cial support is received from the Red Bluff Round-Up Association, Foothill Distributing and local businesses and entities that sponsor page-bottom sponsor strips in the program. These sponsorships allow for the production of the program and the promotion of local events preceding the Round-Up, at no cost to event organizers. Molinos, Manton, Metteer, Plum Valley, Reeds Creek and Vista. Both events will include free games and activities for children and a great deal for families looking for a bargain. A $1 hot dog meal, paid for by donations from the Tehama County CattleWomen, will be served by Corning Police Cadets at the Corning show and the Rotary Club at the Red Bluff show. Both events will have interactive games and activi- ties illustrating a common theme or goal of SERRF that embraces one of three required components for the state-funded program — academics, enrichment and recreation. The CattleWomen will be represented by the Tehama County Beef Ambassadors, who will have information and an activity. At the fairground, the Network for a Healthy Cali- fornia's Power Play staff will have a Power Play wheel, obstacle course and parent information on promoting healthy activities and nutrition. The highlight show will be a chance for the commu- nity to take a look at SERRF's newest addition — portable bowling equipment provided by a grant from The Bowling Foundation. See SHOW, page 9A Council to mull Round-Up closures, boat ramp grant The City Council is scheduled to consider street and parking lot clo- sures tonight to accom- modate events during the week of the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo in mid- April. Requests have been made to close Pine Street between Main and Wash- ington streets, Washing- ton Street between Oak and Walnut streets and the parking lot at Pine and Washington streets April 14 and again April 18-22. The April 14 closure would accommodate a planned street dance 5 p.m. to midnight follow- ing the annual Red Bluff Rotary International Chili Society Chili Cook Off earlier that day. A four-day downtown carnival is planned that would require closure of the same areas from 6 p.m. Wednesday April 18 through 10 p.m. Sunday April 22 in conjunction with the Round-Up. Also on the agenda: • The council will con- sider whether to allow interim City Manager Michael Crabtree to enter into a contract and apply for grant funding for improvements to the boating facilities at River Park. Existing facilities were built to serve Lake Red Bluff, which has been eliminated due to a judge's decision to end use of the gates at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam. • A update of the 2012- 2013 budget will be heard. • Approval will be considered for use of See COUNCIL, page 9A Aquatic creatures invade our waters By BOBIE HUGHES SRDC Executive Director A "tuffy" scrub pad covered both inside and out with zebra mussels. Yuck. This is one of the things L. Breck McAlexander brought to the Sacramento River Discovery Center's Thursday evening pro- gram March 15. These 1/3- to 1⁄2-inch creatures were thought to only attach themselves to solid objects like boat hulls, boat motors, inside boat intakes, inside pipes of all kinds, but a "tuffy" scrubber was a real sur- prise. McAlexander has been testing Northern Califor- nia waters for the last four years and making presen- tations to groups to encourage everyone that uses the waters in lakes, streams and reservoirs to be on the lookout for inva- sive aquatic creatures. Working around the Sacramento River near the Antelope bridge, in 2011, McAlexander came upon some smaller and potentially more invasive creatures known as New Zealand Mud Snails. They live in areas of slow moving water with medi- um-size gravel. The concern is that with no lake and lots of gravel bars, they will make a impact quickly because of their quick Courtesy photo Tuffy Scrubbers and Zebra Mussels were some of the things discussed at the March 15 Sacramento Discovery Center Thursday evening program presented by L. Breck McAlexander. reproductive cycle. Peo- ple walking on the gravel bars could transport them on their shoes or boots to other waterways in the region. 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