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April 14,15 2012 WEEKEND Pets Page 6A Weather forecast 10B Mostly sunny 65/42 DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY $1.00 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 Group works to maintain programs at state park By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The park is among 70 out of 278 state-operated parks that has been slated for July 1 closure if no one steps forward. pretive Association is fighting to keep the doors open at William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park. The Ide Adobe Inter- Provide adobe underway with the state," President Judy Fessenden said. "We need $90,000 to operate the park as it is now, but there are various levels of operation and options if we can't raise all the money." The top priority for the association is school pro- grams In December 2011, the association, a non-profit group that has supported the interpretive programs at Ide Adobe since 1979, voted to send the state a letter of intent. The letter was the first step in nego- tiations with the state to keep the park open. "Negotiations are About two-thirds of the schools who attend pro- grams at Ide Adobe are from outside of Tehama county and there are about 80 schools on the park's waiting list, which is four years out, Park Interpreter Debbie ACLU eyes county plan building an inmate work farm facility, approving up to $50,000 recently to hire a planning consultant for the project. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer County officials are going ahead with plans for The move was just one more allocation outlined in phase one of the county's public safety realignment plan approved just a week before by the Board of Supervisors. The plan, developed through the Community Cor- rections Partnership committees formed through Assembly Bill 109, was the product of 11 meetings and months of discussion. A watchdog of civil liberties in California criticized county realignment plans last month, stating that See ACLU, page 9A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Teacher John Miller demonstrates blacksmith work to student docents at a recent training for the new year of school programs at William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park. Chakarun said. away as Fort Jones, 141 miles, McKinleyville, 173 miles, and Sacramento have attended, she said. "We're just starting to Schools from as far work on a donor agree- ment and we're waiting on information from the state to close in on actual costs," Fessenden said. "We'll fund to whatever extent we can. Even if it's not enough for every- thing, it will keep the park open." While some groups are going with an operating Brown urges lawmakers to 'man up' on budget cuts During an interview with San Francisco radio station KGO, Brown reiter- ated his hope that the Democratically controlled Legislature would approve the billions of dollars in cuts he proposed in January to help close the state's deficit, including additional roll- backs to social service pro- grams. The Democratic governor had asked that cuts be enacted by March, but legislative leaders decided to wait until he releases his revised budget in May. ''We're trying to be as prudent as we can and that's why the Legislature has to man up, make the cuts,'' — Gov. Jerry Brown urged lawmakers on Friday to ''man up'' and pass his pro- posed spending cuts, a choice of words that ran- kled some female lawmak- ers and advocates for the needy. SACRAMENTO (AP) Brown said. Sen. Noreen Evans, D- Santa Rosa, was among those who bristled at the phrasing. '''Man up' doesn't quite apply here,'' Evans said. ''The reason it's a poor choice of words is the cuts would fall most heavily on the women and children in the state.'' agreement, the associa- tion is looking at a donor agreement because the state would still be the employer and maintain the liability for opera- tions, she said. Eventually, the group would like to have at least one weekend a month with a living history demonstration, Fessenden said. The three big events are Adobe Days in August, the Pioneer Christmas Party in December and the annual horse shoe tournament. "We're brainstorming "Our main goal is the school programs first, the three big events second and the visitors center on weekends," Fessenden said. for any ideas of fundrais- ers and fun events we could do here," Fessenden said. "We welcome input from the public. We get questions from them all the time and a lot of peo- ple just want to help." Individuals may regis- ter for e-mail updates and See ADOBE, page 9A Corning OKs city manager living outside city By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council approved 4-1 Tuesday allowing City Manager and Public Works Director John Brewer's residency being outside of city limits. think he'll be a great city manager," said Council- man Dave Linnet, the lone no-vote. "I'm just opposed to John living outside the city." "I like John, and I According to Corn- ing's Municipal Code, a city manger must become a Corning resi- dent within 180 days of reporting for work, unless the council approves residency else- where. The council approved a request to authorize City Clerk Lisa Linnet to serve notice to 19 property owners of the city's intent to impose liens for collection of delinquent water and sewer accounts. The combined amount for all 19 accounts is about See CITY, page 9A Local singers get shot at prime time By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Not only would women bear the brunt of cuts to subsidized childcare and the welfare-to-work sys- tem, Evans said, but they also would suffer dispro- portionally from layoffs at public schools and home- care programs. ''Maybe it's time for the women in the Legislature to take charge of this problem, given the fact that it's most- ly the women that are being impacted,'' she said. Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, a Democrat from Marina del Ray, needled Brown in a statement that was filled intentionally with clichis and referred to the governor's failed attempt last year to persuade Republicans to approve See BROWN, page 9A Two Red Bluff singers were guaranteed front-of- the-line spots to audition April 20 in San Francisco for the television reality series X Factor. After being picked from among 24 contestants in a Fox 20 contest March 31 in Chico, Brandy Roberts, 34, and McKayla Sides, 14, are hoping to perform for Simon Cowell or any of the other judges from the show. As a mother and licensed cosmetologist and hair- dresser, Roberts usually doesn't have time or money to do much performing, she said. However, music has always been a part of her life. Sides, a freshman and cheerleader at Red Bluff Union High School, has wanted to go to The Juil- liard School in New York City since she started singing at an uncle's wed- ding when she was 3 years old, she said. two of only four contestants in Chico given front-of-the- line passes to the San Fran- cisco auditions. Roberts and Sides were worker, to come along with her to Chico. The two families have been friends for many years, Roberts said. She had met Sides' mother at least 10 years before when they did karaoke together. owns Sky River Music on Main Street, used to be in a "little Red Bluff band" and even played at Rolling Hills Casino, she said. Now, with two daughters, ages 6 and 11, and work, she only per- forms at local events and farmers markets a few times a year. Roberts, whose uncle Sides, who said her style is "all out country," sings many genres and competes whenever she can. she said. "Country is my passion," She also is busy prepar- ing for a Bravo National Talent Competition in May in Fresno, she said. Brandy Roberts, 34, and McKayla Sides, 14, both of Red Bluff won passes to the front of the audition lines for the X Factor April 20 in San Francisco. Courtesy photo I'm building up my profile and this is like the greatest experience ever," Sides said. A bit like a Tehama County Taylor Swift, Sides In a last-minute plan to try out, Roberts invited Sides, the daughter of a co- See PRIME, page 9A X Factor is one more step on her journey. "Even if I don't make it, Competing to be on the Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com