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By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Bend School held a special assembly Friday afternoon to welcome US Army Spec. Marc Raglin, who came to present the school with a special flag all the way from Afghanistan. "It's a very unique opportunity for us," said Principal and Superin- tendent Roxy Williams. "This is a very special event as a result of a year's worth of work done by Scott and Deb- bie Spangler." Williams said about a year ago the school was in need of a flag, as the previous flag had become tattered with age. While a replacement has already been made for the flag on the pole, a unique opportunity presented itself. Raglin, the son of Vern and Kathie Raglin of Red Bluff, was a member of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and was at the time on a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Through a series of events, Raglin was able to get a flag for the school that was flown Aug. 13-21, 2009, dur- ing medical missions to recover injured soldiers in Afghanistan. "During that time, 17 American lives were saved because of what we did, which means 17 people were able to go home and see mom and dad because of what we did," Raglin said. "That's a prize you just can't take away." After asking students if they knew where Afghanistan and Iraq were, Raglin, who also served in Iraq, told stu- dents it was a scary place they wouldn't want to go. "It's an amazing thing when a country can fly its flag over a foreign country where they are hated and being shot at," Raglin said. "It's great power. It proves how great the United States is and each of you are fortunate to grow up here and be able to do and say whatever you want to. Not every coun- try can say that or has the ability for their kids to say that. America does and America can." Raglin reminded the students that the flag is a sign of the freedom and prosperity the United States enjoys. "I know Bend School will take great care of it," Raglin said. County Superinten- dent of Schools Larry Champion was on hand for the ceremony and said the event was spe- cial for him. "It's great to be here on this occasion," Champion said. "Both of my sons are in the Army and have been to Afghanistan, too, so I can take to heart every- thing he's saying." Raglin took time to answer questions from the students varying from the weight of a full combat uniform, which he said was easily 50 pounds or more, to how many fights he had been in, which he said had, luckily, been none. "I would do it again, absolutely," Raglin said. "I had a great time in the military." ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council discussed at Tues- day's meeting putting in a concrete barrier and improving pedestrian access at a shopping center at 2005 Solano St. Mike Moller, owner of one of the properties in the commercial center, request- ed through a letter the coun- cil consider putting in a sidewalk parallel to a new driveway being put in to separate foot traffic and vehicles coming into the center. The driveway was autho- rized at the Nov. 23 council meeting in hopes of reliev- ing some of the traffic con- gestion. Councilwomen Becky Hill was the lone no vote after her first two motions were died for lack of a sec- ond. The 3-1 vote approved the sidewalk as a public convenience and directed the City Engineer to prepare a legal description and deed to accept a pedestrian ease- ment from Moller on the south eight feet of his par- cel. It also included autho- rization of a four-foot-wide concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter and the south side of the new driveway with the cost expected to be about $4,840. Discussion on the con- crete barrier will be brought back to the Jan. 26 meeting. The council also appointed Frank Barron to the City Planning Commis- sion. He will fill the seat vacated by Jason Arm- strong, who resigned in June 2009. Barron, who is chief forester for Crane Mills in Corning, has served on the California Forest Products Commission Board of Directors, the Tehama Grand Jury 2006-2007 and the First Baptist Church of Corning Elder Board. The Airport Commis- sion set the open house and dedication of the airport improvements for May 15. The commission will meet at 6 p.m. quarterly on the first Mondays of Janu- ary, April, July and October. The Library Commis- sion also will be changing to quarterly meetings, which will be at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesdays of Janu- ary, April, July and October. Ross Turner was select- ed as vice mayor based on his seniority of experience on the board. The council meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Minutes and agendas are available at www.corning.org. The Jan. 26 meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at Woodson Elementary School, 150 N. Toomes Ave. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. Weather forecast 10B Chance of showers 52/42 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ WEEKEND JANUARY 16-17, 2010 Can't we all just get along? Mercy B-Ball Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 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 See Inside SPORTS 1B USA Weekend 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Flooding, outages feared in winter storm By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Flooding, high winds and power outages are expected next week when a storm is scheduled to hit the Sacramento Valley. The area between Shasta County and the San Joaquin Valley could be hit with three to six inches of rain by the end of the week, according to a state- ment issued by the National Weather Service. A press release from the Red Bluff Fire Department puts that figure higher still, with as many as 8-15 inches of rain hitting the foothills. Citizens are advised to: •Have a minimum of 72 hours worth of emergency rations such as drinking water, non-perishable food items, flash lights, and batteries on hand in case of prolonged power out- ages •Secure any items that could be carried away by high winds •Trim any damaged or dying tree limbs that could break as a result of high winds •Check rain gutters, side- walks and patio drainage sys- tems for blockages •Keep candles away from children and combustible mate- rials •Avoid placing any light and movable items in the gutter •Call 911 in the event of a tree in the roadway or if you become stuck in water, but direct non-life-threatening phone calls to city or county offices •Avoid driving through roads where the water is too deep to see the bottom Tehama County Undersheriff Dennis Garton, who serves as the deputy director for the coun- ty Office of Emergency Ser- Waiting for leftovers Courtesy photo by Debby Johnson A bald eagle is seen feeding on a carcass with vultures waiting for leftovers Friday morning on Walnut Street near Walker Way in Red Bluff. Lindauer honored by Farm Bureau By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The room was packed Thursday evening as several local residents were honored at the 92nd Tehama County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting held at the Veteran's Memorial Hall in Los Molinos. Kenny Lindauer, one of the Farm Bureau's directors, was named Farm Bureau Member of the Year. Russ Preul of A&R Custom Butchering was presented with 2009 Friend of the Farm Bureau. Andy Houghton was named Insurance Person of the Year. The evening also saw Andy Anderson of Vina walk away with the biggest prize from the raffles, the new Fish Passage plan contract awarded The Bureau of Recla- mation has awarded an $85,500 service contract under the American Recovery and Reinvest- ment Act for the new per- manent pumping plant and fish screen Land Appraisals for the Red Bluff Fish Passage Improvement Project. The plant will be con- structed upstream of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam, north of Red Bank Creek, on the Sacramento River, near Red Bluff. Corning OKs new sidewalk School gets combat tested flag Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb US Army Spec. Marc Raglin presents a special flag Friday to Student Body President Maryn Spangler and Vice President Emily Ryan. The flag was flown during medical missions in Afghanistan Aug. 13-21, 2009. See STORM, page 9A See FARM, page 9A See FISH, page 9A