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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF A report on the Community Cen- ter and the Parks and Recreation Department was given Tuesday at the City Council meeting with impressed responses from the council and city staff. "The enthusiasm and dedication of staff in the Community Center and Recreation Department have led to positive results in programming, fis- cal responsibility and community services," said Public Works Director Bruce Henz. The department has a long standing program called Summer Fun Zone, said Chris Hurton, Community Center and Recreation supervisor. The program had a drastic change from 2014 to 2015 with expenses down and revenues up. Expenses for staff and supplies in 2014 were nearing $14,000 with revenue at just under $7,000. In 2015 that changed with revenue al- most tripling expenses — more than $20,000 in revenue. The Red Bluff Community Center also has seen more success throughout the year. It is a place were generations come together, Hurton said. The center has expanded services and reduced cost by setting up a penny bingo committee that gives the reigns to the seniors to put on the event, among other things. Senior activities include aerobics, penny bingo, pinochle, bridge, chair volleyball and drumming. A new activity this year is a writing group. A reduction in expenses for the year is due in part to using existing equipment and supplies and recycling products that were once hidden in a shed. "Part of it is making due with what we had," Hurton said. "Products were regularly purchased again because we didn't know we had them. We've been able to do some of the kids camps without any purchases of supplies, just using the existing things that we've had." RED BLUFF Recreation, Community Center improve By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Gov. Jerry Brown last year di- rected state oil and gas regulators to research, map and report back on any mining and oil drill- ing potential and history at the Brown family's private land in Northern California. After a phone call from the governor and fol- low-up requests from his aides, senior staffers in the state's oil and gas regulatory agency over at least two days produced a 51-page historical re- port and geological assessment, plus a personal- ized satellite-imaged geological and oil and gas drilling map for the area around Brown's family ranchland near the town of Williams. Ultimately, the regulators told the governor, prospects were "very low" for any commercial AP REPORT Br ow n ha d state workers research oil on ranch Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A5 Education........A6 Weather........A10 Sports..............B1 Index...............## INDEX Red Bluff Elementary School District is proposing a half day program for its Transitional Kindergarten. PAGEA6 EDUCATION Publichearingsetfor kindergarten change The Corning Patriots will be sending care packages to troops and invite all to donate items for the boxes. PAGE A5 LIFESTYLES Corning Patriots group to send care packages Chock full of good intentions, the text of trade deal between U.S., 11other nations is hun- dreds of pages long. PAGE B5 TPP Details of Pacific trade deal released Analysis: Man-made climate change increased likelihood or strength of 14extreme weath- er events in 2014. PAGE A8 WEATHER Report: Warming affected 14 wild events By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews. com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING The Corning Cemetery District's Sun- set Hills Cemetery received funding from a county- wide Drought Relief Grant from the state to develop a drought tolerant landscape. The grant is available to be used until June of 2016 and the cemetery can make landscape changes until that time using the funds. The cemetery has been replacing and upgrading water pumps. It has begun projects that will produce more efficient way to water the facility. By making the water wells 42 feet lower the cemetery has increased water efficiency by 75 per- cent, said Steve Crane, gen- eral manager of Sunset Hill Cemetery. "We've now got quali- fied personnel to put the man hours in to finish proj- ects and to start projects we haven't been able to start," Crane said. Not only has the cemetery been able to get new plants and beautify the grounds, it has been able to get a new irrigation system, Crane said. There will be more drought tolerant plants and trees added to the cemetery that will line the perimeter. The new addition will add a more aesthetically pleas- ing border with low water- ing needs to offer relief dur- ing the drought. SUNSET HILLS Ce me te ry r ec ei ve s dr ou gh t re li ef g ra nt HEATHER HOELSCHER — DAILY NEWS The Corning Cemetery District's Sunset Hills Cemetery has made the grounds more drought tolerant by adding this heart on the top of Sunset Hill surrounded by flowers. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County eighth grade students had a chance to explore options for their future on Thursday at the Career Day held at the Tehama District Fairground. The annual event, hosted by the Tehama County De- partment of Education and the Tehama County Educa- tion Foundation, brought between 80 and 90 differ- ent agencies and groups in as presenters with about 880 students attending, said JB Stacy, Tehama County Edu- cation Foundation past pres- ident and long-time event supporter. It's a far cry from its hum- ble beginnings with seven or eight presenters gathering in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church basement for a small group of students some 30 plus years ago, Stacy said. His involvement with the event goes back 22 years. There's everything from the large schools like Vista Pre- paratory Academy, which brought about 200 students down to Manton School, which had three and Elkins School who had two. "We get a chance to ex- pose them to everything from nursing to banking and industrial equipment," Stacy said. Three years ago, the event expanded to include more of the college readiness efforts with representatives attend- ing Thursday from Chico State, Simpson University, Shasta College, National Uni- versity and UC Davis, which send someone to talk about the University of California system, said Tim Morehouse, Education Foundation im- mediate past president. Students need to start the correct coursework their freshman year of high school to ensure they are el- igible for college, and that starts with making deci- sions in eighth grade, which is why getting them the in- formation now is important, Morehouse said. Career Day is the begin- ning of that effort. An eighth grade leadership event is held in January or Febru- ary where students learn about the A-G list of college requirements. Students take a True Colors test, which takes a look at personali- ties. At some point in the year, thanks to Expect More Tehama, almost all eighth- graders get to visit a college campus, Morehouse said. Thursday's event had the most students organiz- ers have seen at the event in quite some time, More- house said. The hope is to expose students to the vari- ous careers here in Tehama County. "The great thing is they are all local employers pre- senting," Morehouse said. "Students know jobs like be- ing a barista or the police de- partment, but might have an interest in science and tech- nology and think Tehama Countyhasnothingforthem. TEHAMA COUNTY STUDENTS EXPLORE OPTIONS AT CAREER DAY JULIE ZEEB - DAILY NEWS Students enjoy petting a US Fish and Wildlife K-9while Warden Brian Boyd talks with another group at the annual Career Day held Thursday at the Tehama District Fairground. CEMETERY PAGE 9 CAREER PAGE 9 CENTER PAGE 9 RANCH PAGE 9 Sunny High: Low: 71 39 PAGE A10 530-366-3166 www.redbluffdodge.com 545 Adobe Rd., Red Bluff » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, November 6, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Go od m or ni ng , t han ks f or s ub sc ri bi ng L or ra in e T ho ma s TRAVELOGUE Berlin is dynamic, rebuilt and youthful Feature B6 IDE ADOBE Old time horseshoe tournament set Community A3 Volume130,issue251 7 58551 69001 9