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Haveagreatday, James Horton GOODMORNING! Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGEC6 WHAT'S HAPPENING BUSINESS U Dow Jones Industrial 16,899.32 (+32.24) U Standard & Poor's 1986.45 (+8.10) U Nasdaq 4703.42 (+13.82) By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF TheTehamaCounty Board of Supervisors voted Tues- day to have Chairman Bob Wil- liams send a letter of support re- garding the transfer of Noland Park in Cottonwood to the Ever- green School District. The park, which sits between the Evergreen Elementary and Middle Schools, was bought with state funding and as such can- not be given over to another en- tity without state legislation ap- proving it, Tehama County Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin said. The item, initially listed under the consent agenda, was pulled out. "It's an important enough item that I wanted the public to be aware the county is working pro- actively with Evergreen School District to transfer," Goodwin said. "The transfer will be done COTTONWOOD Countybacks transfer of park to district California Department of Pub- lic Health Director and State Pub- lic Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith advised that although there is no evidence of mosquitoes carrying Zika virus in California, people should always take steps to avoid mosquito bites, including remov- ing standing water and wearing insect repellent when necessary. Californians also should be ad- vised of international travel alerts for the countries where Zika virus is circulating. "Although no one has con- tracted Zika virus in California, mosquito bites can still be harm- ful and the public should take steps to protect themselves," said Smith. As of Jan. 29, there are six con- firmed cases of Zika virus in Cal- ifornia, all of which were con- tracted when traveling in other countries with Zika virus out- breaks in 2013, 2014 and 2015. CDPH will continue monitoring for any confirmed cases in Cal- ifornia and will provide weekly updates every Friday. To pro- HEALTH Public urged to watch out for bites from mosquitoes By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF A staffing adjust- ment in the Red Bluff Police De- partment was approved Tuesday by the City Council to allow for the removal of two open police of- ficer positions for the addition of three new community service of- ficer positions. By hiring three service officers for the cost of two police officers, the department would have three individuals to distribute patrol calls and workload that would otherwise be going to the two police officers, according to the agenda report. These patrol dedicated service officers would be utilized to han- dle many of the lower level calls that take up much of the police officers' time. There will be a $7,025 increase to the general fund to employ these three service officers in- stead of two police officer for the fiscal year 2016/2017. The cost of two police officers is $165,853 and three community service officers will cost $172,878. Police Chief Kyle Sanders said about 40 to 50 percent of calls in 2015 that came to the dispatch center could have been handled by non-sworn personnel or com- munity service officers. The existing community ser- vice officers, including two full- time and one part-time officers, will continue to do the work they already do, which includes ani- mal calls, found property reports, lost property reports, crime scene processing and towing vehicles, Sanders said. The new service officers will be trained to do more crime report- ing and patrolling. "The service officers will be re- port takers, so police officers can be crime fighters," Sanders said. The service officers will handle most incidences that don't involve the potential of violence, Sanders said. Police officers will still be ac- tive in responding to calls but will now have the help the officers have been needing, Sanders said. Despite the efforts of the de- partment to fill the remaining RED BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT CityOKsserviceofficerposts By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Thousands of stu- dents around the nation were joined by several in Tehama County in celebrating National Education Association's Read Across America in honor of children's author Theodor Se- uss Geisel's birthday and to promote literacy. "It's an event reminding stu- dents about the importance of reading every day and also to celebrate Dr. Seuss," said Bend Elementary School teacher Nancy Veatch. "Here, it's also a chance for older students to step into leadership roles to create learning opportunities for the younger students." At Bend, sixth-grade stu- dents were very involved in planning the day down to some of the decorations and greet- ing younger children by pre- senting them with a green star and some dancing. The stu- dents enjoyed a green eggs and ham breakfast followed by 10 minute rotation between three stations. At one, older students read to the younger children while next door there was a group painting faces with Se- uss-themed designs. The final rotation was a game of Wacky Relay in which students tested their balance and throwing skills. Los Molinos Unified School District celebrated the day with Thing One and Thing Two raising the flag to lead the Pledge of Allegiance along with a message from Los Mo- linos Superintendent Charles Ward, followed by three older students talking about Dr. Se- uss. "Driving in, I was thinking back to my first and second grade years and how some of Dr. Seuss' books were just be- ing published," Ward said. "We were so excited waiting for the new books to come out. Now I'm in my 50s and they are still read." DR. SEUSS DAY CELEBRATING READ ACROSS AMERICA PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Older students read to the younger students Wednesday at the Bend Elementary School Read Across America event celebrating Dr. Seuss Day. Tehama County Sheriff Dave Hencratt reads to students Wednesday at the Los Molinos Elementary School Read Across America event celebrating Dr. Seuss Day. Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A-E...................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B8 INDEX Startups are selling devices to keep pets safe, healthy, entertained when their owners are away. 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