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THURSDAY APRIL 26, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A Breaking news at: Pastimes International Photo Contest RED BLUFF Prep Updates SPORTS 1B Showers likely 63/42 Weather forecast 8B 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 Argument leads to crash By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer An argument between two Corning men reportedly led to a collision at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday on Olive Road, north of Neva Avenue and a DUI arrest of one of the men. Charles Lambertsen, 41, and Richard Castro, 32, got into an argument on Alameda Avenue, near Sonoma Avenue, in the Richfield area. Castro and his passenger made an attempt to locate Lambertsen and found him driving west on River Road at Olive Road. Castro, in a 1992 Chevy 1500, began pursuing Lam- bertsen's 1990 Pontiac Bonneville, going south on Olive Road, north of Neva Avenue, said California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh. Lambertsen slammed on his brakes and Castro, who See CRASH, page 7A County, unions reach deal on pay, benefits By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Tehama County per- sonnel will be paying more toward their state retirement benefits incre- mentally in the next two years, but some will be getting salary raises along with it. Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with several employee union groups setting in motion a two-year contract. "This was a big settle- ment considering we just came off of an impasse," said Personnel Director Reanette Fillmer to the board. Negotiations stalled about a year ago when county officials declared an impasse with the man- agement bargaining unit, represented by the Tehama County Manage- ment Employees' Associ- ation. Supervisors approved The county pushed through a contract that increased those employ- ees' contributions to the California Public Employees' Retirement System, or CalPERS, to three-sevenths, with the county continuing to pay the rest. However, in budget planning, officials noted that there would be more increases to employee contributions in future years. Fillmer and Chief Administrator Bill Good- win brought agreements to the board between the county and several local union groups representing the employees, including the Joint Council of Inter- national Union of Operat- ing Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Local No. 39, and the Service Employ- ees International Union, Local No. 1292. The new contract, which continues through June 2014, grants a 2.5 percent increase in wages coupled with Joint Coun- cil member employees paying five-sevenths of their share of CalPERS for the first year. Then, in the second fis- See DEAL, page 7A Victims honored Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen cuts the cake Wednesday at the Tehama County Superior Court House. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Tehama County held a celebra- tion of Crime Victim Rights Week Wednesday at the Tehama County Superior Court House in conjunc- tion with the national celebration. The event has been held nation- ally for nearly three decades since it was started in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan, who also devel- oped a task force for working with crime victims, Victim/Witness Coordinator Jean Moran said. "This year's theme is 'Extend the vision: reach every victim,'" Moran said. With new technology and demo- graphics changing, her office has been prompted to become more educated on how it can support vic- tims, Moran said. "Our community partners are critical to providing services to the victims," Moran said. "If it wasn't collaborative, we'd be very lost souls. We promise to continue out- reach. It's our goal to assist every victim. We are grateful, privileged and honored to serve the victims of Tehama County." Sally Hencken, Victim/Witness section chief from Sacramento, spoke highly of Tehama County. "The Victim/Witness here is one of the best in rural areas," Hencken said. "From an outsider looking in, you totally rock. You guys are a great community and you make our lives in Sacramento so much better. Your victims are survivors because of the wrap--around support they receive." Victim/Witness advocates Jeff Sheriff to open inmate auto shop By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer While waiting for an inmate work farm to materialize, county offi- cials are planning a vehi- cle maintenance station as a work release option to ease jail populations. With the county jail feeling the burden of increased population due to state prison realign- ment in Assembly Bill 109, administrators have had to think fast. effect in October 2011, sent some low-level offenders, who would have gone on parole, from state prisons to county probation jurisdiction, and rewrote the laws so new low-level offenders would be sentenced to county jail instead of prison. AB109, which took Putting to work more than 70 convicts, who spend nights at their homes, Sheriff Dave Hen- cratt is trying to save space and money in the jail. With workers already Eldred and Lisa Martinez honored a member of the Shasta County chap- ter of Mothers Against Drunk Dri- ving who sat with several victims through every court appearance and a Tehama County Department of Social Service employee who trans- lated for and helped ease fears of a mother who was reluctant to come forward in a child sexual assault case due to the family's immigra- tion status. woman involved in a brutal domes- tic violence incident that landed her in the hospital for several days with injuries including a punctured lung. The man tried to call her from jail to get her to drop charges, offer- ing everything from money to a car for her son, but she stayed strong One victim honored was a See VICTIMS, page 7A Vintage trailers due at Woodson Bridge RV Park Saturday fill Woodson Bridge RV Park Saturday near Corning. "It's something to see," said organizer Tony Nearly 100 vintage trailers are expected to Alvarez. Alvarez, a vintage trailer enthusiast, started the rally with his daughter-in-law three years ago, he said. The first event had 13 trailers. Now, in its third year, the event already has 88 participants registered, he said. However, they expect even more to show up Saturday. Each trailer, from the 1940s to 1960s eras, Daily News photo by Chip Thompson This shop building at 774 Antelope Blvd. in Red Bluff has been picked to house an auto shop to be staffed by 12 work release inmates. placed at the fairgrounds and other locations around the county, Hen- cratt proposed Tuesday adding another venue — a county vehicle mainte- nance shop. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 tions Partnership voted to allocate roughly $45,000, mostly in startup costs, to create the work release program addition. The California Correc- Offenders who qualify for the program would be eligible to train in fields such as auto detailing, oil changes, changing tires and other minor vehicle maintenance duties. Hencratt has in-mind a 4,000-square-foot garage off Antelope Boulevard that could employ up to a dozen work release partic- ipants in maintaining sheriff's and other depart- ment vehicles. "We can keep 12 guys very busy, every day," he said. Eventually, the pro- gram could include certi- fications of completion for the participants who successfully work through each skill or See SHOP, page 7A is towed by a classic car, Alvarez said. There will also be a swap meet where own- ers can buy and sell trailer parts. Open house will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will include a parade down the main strip of the park. Lunch, provided by the Woodson Bridge RV Park, will be available for purchase. Alvarez will also be showing his 1954 Oldsmobile Arrow towed by a 1968 Chevrolet wagon, he said. Anyone interested in finding out more can call 916-539-3383. - Andrea Wagner Editor's Note: This article originally ran indi- cating the event was April 21. It is actually sched- uled for April 28.