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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama Dis- trict Fair Board is stil searching for a new Chief Executive Officer to oversee all administration and management responsibilities for the 30th District Agricultural As- sociation. Applications for the position of fair manager will be accepted un- til 5 p.m. March 24. Due to a personal reason for- mer Fair Manager Kelley Ferreira had to step down from the posi- tion in December of 2015. Board Member Pete Dagorret said, certain things should al- ready be in place for the fair in September. So the need to find a new fair manager soon is imper- ative. TEHAMA DISTRICT FairBoard seeking new CEO By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County stu- dents came together with special education peers on Friday to cre- ate a special experience in the annual High Hoops Basketball Tournament at Berrendos Mid- dle School. The event, in its ninth year, paired middle school students with 90 to 100 special educa- tion students of all ages from 17 schools to assist them in playing the game, Tehama County De- partment of Education Occupa- tional Therapist Amy Clement said. There were about 250 chil- dren who either played or came and watched the games Friday. "It just keeps getting better ev- ery year," said Jody Johnson. "It's a great opportunity for our kids and its something unique to Te- hama County. The parents get to watch their child in a competitive event and the children get to prac- tice the skills they've learned for the game in a tournament with all the elements you would see at any other school tournament from music to the sound of the buzzer." Johnson, an adapted physical education specialist with the Te- hama County Department of Ed- ucation, founded the event with Clement and in 2013 added the additional component of college awareness. Students run through eight warm up stations, each tied to a TEHAMA COUNTY HIGH HOOPS JULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS A student from Gerber Elementary School puts up a basket Friday at the High Hoops Basketball Tournament. Staff Report RED BLUFF Police are seek- ing a suspect in an attempted robbery early Wednesday morning at the Shell Gas Sta- tion, 440 South Main Street. Officers responded at 6:46 a.m. after it was reported by a clerk that a man had en- tered the store, displayed a hand gun and demanded money. The clerk told the man she could not access the money and, after asking for it a sec- ond time, the suspect, who was last seen running be- hind the business, left the area. Witnesses described the man as being about six-foot tall and 160 pounds between 25 and 30-years-old. He was wearing a gray and white hoodie sweatshirt with the hood up, black pants and a floral print bandana around his face. Officers discovered after reviewing surveillance foot- age from several sources that the suspect ran north through the parking lot be- fore entering a newer red or orange SUV similar to a Sub- urban. The vehicle was last seen going north on South Main Street. The case is under investi- gation. Anyone with infor- mation is asked to contact Red Bluff Police at (530) 527- 3131. CRIME Suspectsoughtinattemptedrobbery Have a great day, Mark Eidman! GOOD MORNING U DowJonesIndustrial 17,602.30 (+120.81) U Standard & Poor's 2049.58 (+8.99) U Nasdaq 4795.65 (+20.66) BUSINESS Law and safety agencies con- vened to learn what worked in the hours a er a husband and wife opened fire. PAGE A7 SAN BERNARDINO Terrorattackshowed need for secure radio Mina Guli is trying to run more than 1,000miles to raise awareness of worldwide water shortages. PAGE A6 WATER Runner's aim: 1k miles in 7 deserts in 7 weeks The clerk told the man she could not access the money and, after asking for it a second time, the suspect, who was last seen running behind the business, left the area. By Ellen Knickmeyer and Scott Smith The Associated Press CLARKSBURG Atop a dirt levee his great-grandfather built in the 1800s to hold back California's mightiest river, Northern Cali- fornia farmer Russell van Loben Sels looks out over the site of a new water project, one that would be the state's most ambitious in a half-century. Promoted by Gov. Jerry Brown, the $15.7 billion project would run giant twin pipes, each four stories high, underground for 35 miles and eventually pull thousands of GIANT TUNNELS Decision time for Gov. Brown's big water project CEO PAGE 9 PROJECT PAGE 9 BerrendosMiddleSchoolhostsbasketballtournament "I t j us t k ee ps ge tt in g b et te r ev er y y ea r. 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