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FRIDAY APRIL 27, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A Breaking news at: Students Hike Dye Creek Education Page RED BLUFF Wildflower Trail Run SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Mostly sunny 72/51 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 Is crew for you? Woman charged in sex with teen charges Wednesday relating to a sexual relationship with a teenage boy. The 16-year-old victim reported to Red Bluff Police School Resource Officer Aaron Murray Tuesday that he had been in a sexual relationship with Michelle Lynn Raschke, 37, of Red Bluff. She was arrested Wednesday at her residence in the 1600 block of Carmel Way. The sexual relationship reportedly began March 2 at A 37-year-old Red Bluff woman was arrested on See TEEN, page 9A Corning OKs play gear for new park By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Daily News file photo A balloon crew member helps prepare a balloon for launch at the 2009 Ribs, Rods and Rides Balloon Festival at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning. Special to the DN tivities of the Ribs, Rods & Rides Hot Air Balloon Festival as a crew member for one of these gentle giants. An informative and entertaining crew training session is scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday, April 28 at Rolling Hills Casino, North Field in Corning. Come join in the fun and fes- A hot air balloon pilot cannot safely take off or land without a crew. The more efficiently the members of entire crew can per- form as a team, the more enjoy- able and safe the flight from the inflation to the tailgate. Crewing is a never-ending per- sonal and educational experience in human relations, navigation, mental and physical fortitude and aeronautics. No two flights will ever be the same, and those who experience these wonderfully captivating adventures have tales to talk about for a lifetime. The excitement and unpre- RTR bridge funding County supports By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer vouched support April 17 for the Rancho Tehama Reserve to get federal funding to replace a pri- vate bridge on Humboldt Drive. County supervisors The Rancho Tehama Association, which man- ages the Rancho Tehama properties, is looking to get $738,000 in rural development money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. from two railroad flatcars bought by the association. Tehama County Public The association needed the county's support to complete the application. The Board of Supervi- sors approved a letter to Association President Roy Johnson in support of the bridge project. serves an isolated area in your development and is critical for use by home- owners and emergency service providers," the let- ter states. "This sole access financial support because the bridge is on private property. Without the bridge, some 300 parcels would have no vehicle access. Built as a temporary solution in early 1984, the bridge replaced one that was washed out after a storm in December 1983. It was constructed The county offers no Works officials got involved in early 2010, when they inspected the Humboldt Drive Bridge with community members and Tom Gano, a repre- sentative for the Rancho Tehama Reserve board of directors. Staff determined that the bridge doesn't meet county requirements for access. Fire engines and school buses are not per- mitted to use the bridge. The association approved going ahead with work on the bridge in September 2011 despite a hostile, two-hour long meeting discussing the issue. Two of the five board members opposed going forward with the bridge project during the Sep- tember meeting, siding with some residents who thought the bridge project would raise the home- owners' association dues. Some also questioned the association board's priorities and whether or not other projects should have precedence over the Humboldt Drive bridge. Since September, the board of directors has been looking into funding for replacing the bridge, said Association Manager Carrie Lee. The Rancho Tehama board members have not decided who will do the final building on the project. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See RTR, page 9A dictability, the thrill of watching and chasing nearly two tons of colorfully packaged air drifting across the heavens and the pride of being a respected participant in this most fascinating sport can be contagious to those crew members who are willing to sub- ject themselves to the adventures of crewing. For more information and to sign up as a crew member for one of more than 25 Aerostats, call (530) 598-5667. A date has not been established yet for the park construction to go out to bid, but will hope- fully take place soon, Planning Director John Stoufer said. "We're grateful to the recreation commission for all the time and effort they took to put in the final rec- ommendation," Stoufer said. "They sat and lis- tened to seven proposals and it was an hour and a half for each proposal. I think we got the best deal we can." CORNING — The City Council Tuesday approved the purchase and installation of play- ground equipment for Corning Community Park. By purchasing directly from the companies, Corning was able to save about a 20 percent mark- up, Stoufer said. Corning was able to get labor and installation of the gazebo included in the deal with NSP3 and National Playground Compliance Group donat- ed six benches and will include a certified inspec- tor in their costs, he said. "One of the good things about them doing the installation is that they'll be liable if some- thing goes wrong," Stoufer said. Stoufer said the gazebo is a three-tiered celestial gazebo that will make for a "very pretty shelter." The plan is to take the rails of the gazebo out and look at making the con- crete area a little larger, he said. neat," Stoufer said of the playground. "There are several unique new fea- tures. We have ordered a "It's really going to be See PARK, page 9A Corning volunteers to celebrate centennial By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer invited to check out a full day of events Saturday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Corn- ing Volunteer Fire Depart- ment. The community is The department turned 100 on Valentine's Day, but wanted to wait for its centennial celebration until April. Formed Feb. 14, 1912, following the completion of a dedicated water sys- tem, there were three hose companies formed and A.H. Marshall was named Fire Chief, according to a proclamation from the city issued at its meeting that day. have been 11 chiefs, 350 volunteer firefighters and numerous dispatchers. A pancake breakfast will run 7-10:30 a.m. at the fire hall, 814 Fifth St. Cost is $5. Since that time, there Daily News Photo by Julie Zeeb will take place 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from Third Street to Toomes Avenue and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Corning Rural will be offering a hot dog and hamburger lunch in the area of Third and Solano streets. Cost is $5. An apparatus parade The Corning Volunteer Fire Department engine takes a ride down Solano Street at the 2011 Veteran's Day parade.This and many other rigs will be available for the public to check out at Saturday's centennial celebration. ing that time along with demonstrations, children's games and fire truck rides, Spannaus said. A Fireman's Muster, a The department typi- cally hosts an annual chicken barbecue dinner on the last Saturday in April, but decided to sup- port the Corning Volun- teer Fire Department in its 100th anniversary instead, Chief Jim Allen said. There will be static dis- plays in the same area dur- free event with a three- part competition, will take place 1-3 p.m. in front of City Hall. The evening will con- clude with a centennial dinner celebration at Car- lino's Event Center in Rolling Hills Casino. No- host cocktails at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and live music and dancing after 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 and available at the depart- ment, 814 Fifth St. For more information, call 824-7044. ——— Julie Zeeb can be Community Clip? e-mail: clerk@red- bluffdailynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE'S REMOVE ALL • Well water build-up • Water stains • Soap scumwith 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260 NOTHIN'S BETTER stain remover only at Moule's