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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF TheTehamaDistrict Fair Board scheduled a special meeting Tuesday for 2 p.m. on Jan. 28 to discuss the new Fair Manager and CEO position re- quirements held at the fair- ground. Due to personal reason the former CEO and Fair Manager Kelley Ferreira stepped down from the position. As the board looks for a re- placement, the board has de- cided to hold a meeting to go over what qualities they will be looking for in this new man- ager to ensure the right person is hired. The board has received the state's prerequisites for the po- sition but have a few things to add to personalize it to accom- modate to the Tehama District Fair needs specifically. Newly appointed Vice Chair, Pete Dagorret, suggested a good DISCUSSION Newmanager topic of Fair Board meeting By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Park Avenue training facility utilized by Te- hama County Search and Res- cue Volunteers for both train- ings and meetings, built in 1989, was recently revamped to make things a bit less crowded thanks to the hard work of the volun- teers and the generosity of com- munity partners. "At no expense to the county or the fine citizens of Tehama County we were able to do the work with donations to the Search and Rescue Team and our volunteer labor," Search and Rescue Volunteer Captain Mike Edwards said. The volunteer organization was able to get things started thanks to a donation of plans and engineering from Seming- son Architects, Inc. out of Cot- tonwood in order to meet the county building requirements, Edwards said. There were also donations received from the Si- erra Pacific Foundation and through the Walmart Commu- nity Grant Program. The re- mainder was paid out of the group's own money earned through various fundraisers such as parking cars at the Te- hama District Fairgrounds and the upcoming Tehama County Sheriff's Department Volun- teer Programas Crab Feed that raises funds to support all of the department's volunteer pro- grams. That event is 5 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Tehama District Fair- ground. The group was able to take out most of a wall, leaving sup- port beams in place to help carry the load of the second floor storage area, which in turn expanded the amount of indoor space that can be used. Thank- fully, a slow couple of months with hardly any calls between November and December al- lowed the group to concentrate on the remodel and get things done, Edwards said. The organization has only 37 members with four on proba- tionary status and yet still put in about 6,800-7,000 hours of time volunteered in 2015. "They've save the county a considerable amount of money," Tehama County Sheriff's De- partment Lt. Dave Greer said. "A lot of them have full-time jobs and families. They are one of the few fully operational, full- time swift water rescue teams in the area and are trained in technical rescue, on atvs and snowmobiles. It's a lot of effort, time and talent that come to- gether in this building all free to the community." The group also has been uti- lized for ground searches for victims and suspstects, such as in the Marysa Nichols case in 2013, at crime scenes and as vol- unteers at a variety of events, Greer said. Team members are trained first as "ground-pounders" uti- lized in searches and then they are trained in specialized ar- eas, Edwards said. Areas of specilization include those who are trained to use K-9s and per- form rescues from a helicopter. Some members hike down steep ravines to get to a vehicle when one has gone down the side of a roadway. The county helps pay for things like gas and electrcity for the building, but otherwise the organization is entirely self sufficient from donations and the fact that there are members trained to do maintenance on the group's equipment, Greer said. New members are always welcome. The main require- ment is that the person is at least 18 years old. Interested parties can call (530) 527-6561 or email TCSAR@att.net. Meet- ings are held at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at 2010 Park Avenue. PUBLIC SAFETY COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE VOLUNTEERS REVAMP FACILITY JULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Tehama County Search and Rescue Volunteer Capt. Mike Edwards explains the process of removing the wall while leaving support beams to support the second level storage area at the organization's training center at the corner of Park Avenue and Baker Road on Tuesday. The group was able to expand the inside area that can be utilized for trainings and meetings at no cost to the county or its citizens thanks to grants, donations and volunteer labor. News................A2 Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A&E..................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Index............... ## INDEX Federal, state and military officials have been working to- gether to dra plans for when the "Big One" happens. PAGEA8 KILLER QUAKE Oregonplansfordeadly 'Big One' earthquake The gas giant beyond Pluto is thought to be almost as big as Neptune, quite possibly with rings and moons. PAGE B4 ASTRONOMY New evidence points to giant 9th planet By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Sheriff's Department are seeking a man who led deputies on a pur- suit that started in the south side of Red Bluff, ending in a crash into Red Bank Creek late Tues- day evening. A deputy reported about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday being out in the area of Franzel Road with a 2003 Ford Truck, California license 7F21212, in site and made a request for a backup unit due to the location, according to Tehama County Sheriff's logs. At 10:39 p.m., a pur- suit began on Franzel Road with the driver headed toward a grove before turning toward S. Jackson Street. The truck continued on S. Jackson passing Luther Road at speeds of about 55 mph. Logs show the truck picked up speed as it went, passing Kimball Road at 70 mph and reaching 80 mph as it passed Vista Way within the first minute of the pursuit. At 10:41, the vehicle continued southbound on Rawson Road at 90 mph, crossing double yellow lines, and reaching 95 mph by the time the truck passed Sacramento Avenue, heading into an area that is partially flooded, according to another log entry in the Tehama County Sheriff's logs. The vehicle slowed down a min- ute later as it approached Ohm Road before turning onto Ohm Road and continuing west for a short distance before heading north on Paskenta Road headed toward Red Bank Creek at 95 mph. The truck was seen going into the water at Red Bank Creek and floating down the creek at 10:45 p.m. and at 10:57 ap.m. a fresh set of tracks was located near the creek. An area check was made with a K-9 unit and both medical and the Tehama County Search and Rescue Swift Water Rescue Team were called out. Medical and the swift water were canceled about 11:30 p.m. RED BLUFF Pursuitendswithcrash CRASH PAGE 7 Staff report Flooding was listed Wednesday from Rawson Road at Dusty Way to Chard Avenue and Paskenta Road between Dusty and Ohm Road near Red Bluff. Other areas with flooding is- sues in the county included Cone Grove Road between State Route 99E and Cone Grove Park and Flores Avenue between Interstate 5 and Proberta. Closures due to flooding were listed on Ingraham Road between Christian and First Street and Shasta Boulevard from 62nd Av- enue to Eighth Avenue. Road closures are listed on www.tehamacountypublicworks. ca.gov along with sandbag lo- cations: Tehama County Public Works at 9380 San Benito Ave., Gerber; Los Molinos Yard at 8175 Fox St. and across from the Corn- ing Volunteer Fire Department at 814 Fifth St. PUBLIC WORKS Flooding reported throughout county FAIR PAGE 7 D Dow Jones Industrial 15,766.74 (-249.28) D Standard & Poor's 1,859.33 (-22.00) D Nasdaq 4,471.69 (-5.26) BUSINESS Have a great day, subscriber Suzanne Muench. GOOD MORNING! Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. 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