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ByMichaelR.Blood TheAssociatedPress LOS ANGELES ImagineTedCruz walking precincts in Haight- Ashbury, the hippie homeland in Nancy Pelosi's district. Or Donald Trump stumping in Compton, the West Coast capital of hip-hop. In California, expect the unex- pected. A possibly decisive presidential primary June 7 is going to take Republican candidates where they haven't been before, since they need to collect as many dele- gates as possible toward the nom- ination. California awards 172 del- egates, the most of any state. Home to 1 in 8 Americans, Cal- ifornia is usually an afterthought in presidential elections, with its June primary arriving long after nominations have been settled. But an erratic Republican contest this year, reordered by the Trump insurgency, has transformed the nation's most populous state from campaign also-ran into potential kingmaker. California's primary amounts to 54 separate races on a single day — one in every congressio- nal district across the sprawling, diverse state, and one statewide. POLITICS California primary could sway 2016 contest JULIEZEEB-DAILYNEWS Tehama County Department of Social Services Director Amanda Sharp talks with volunteers. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter Red Bluff >> Tehama County will be starting a discussion on community prosperity and how to work together for the betterment of those who live and work in the county on Fri- day at the first Tehama County Prosperity Symposium. The event, for which registration done through Eventbrite is full, will be at Rolling Hills Casino. "The goal of the event is to bring awareness and encour- age open discussion," said De- nise Snider, Director of Te- hama County Head Start. "We have made progress in this county and want to listen, learn and take action to help make a thriving place to live." Organizers are expecting about 100 attendees and 50 vol- unteers, said Tehama County Department of Social Services Supervisor Lisa Matheson, who is serving as the event at- tendance coordinator. This event is sponsored by Tehama County Department of social services, Tehama County Community Action Agency and Tripartite Board, and the Cal- WORKs Administrative Over- sight Team (AOT). Planning members for the event include the Tripartite SUMMIT Pr os pe ri ty S ummi t co mi ng t o Te ha ma C ou nt y By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Assistant Superin- tendent Rich DuVarney was ap- pointed Tuesday to the position of Tehama County Superinten- dent of Schools following a 3-2 vote. Tehama County Department of Education board members Tim Morehouse, who was not in favor of waiving the residency require- ment for a year, and Amanda Har- ter voted no in the motion to ap- point DuVarney. The requirement states the su- perintendent needs to live in the county, however, it was waived for a year to allow Duvarney, who doesn't live in the area, to relo- cate. He and his family plan to move to Tehama County during the summer, he said. DuVarney will be sworn in and assume his new position at the next board meeting, which is at 4 p.m. April 20, after verifica- tion of credentials and other doc- uments are made. Due to the resignation of for- mer Superintendent Charles Allen on Feb. 29, the board was charged with the responsibility of choos- ing the next superintendent of schools. That choice was made at the special meeting after four in- terviews were conducted. Duvar- ney will fill the remainder of the current term, but will have to run for election when the term is up in November 2018. Three other candidates were interviewed including Harley North, Mary Von Rotz Sakuma and Roxy Williams. DuVarney has 18 years of expe- APPOINTMENT Bo ar d of Education chooses next Superintendent Community.....A3 Lifestyle..........A4 Opinion............A6 News................ A7 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B8 INDEX Government forces backed by Russian airstrikes close to within striking distance of IS- held town. PAGEB5 WORLD Syrianarmyreaches outskirts of Palmyra Century-old ship wreck discovered off coast of San Francisco resolves long naval mystery. PAGE A8 TUGBOAT Major maritime mystery solved By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County res- idents had a chance to see what the Safe Education and Recre- ation for Rural Families (SERRF) students do after school on Friday at the annual Highlights Show held at the Tehama District Fair- ground. The 17th annual event showed off the variety of learning styles from common core to the hands- on collaborative projects the 2,000 students in Tehama County undertake at the 25 sites, Tehama County SERRF Program Admin- istrator Karla Stroman said. The theme was transforming student learning. The highlight show was a chance for the community to learn about the program as well as to advertise what different pro- grams are available such as the summer program that had about 800 participants in 2015. The goal is to try and serve 1,000 students for the 2016 year, Stroman said. There is also a fun run/walk the students get to participate in each spring. The program is about provid- ing a safe place for students to go after school while providing enriching learning opportuni- ties and promoting literacy and healthy living, she said. There is a focus on college readiness and character education. It also gives jobs to the com- munity and is a great training ground for youth seeking job ex- perience and college students seeking to learn skills in work- SAFE EDUCATION AND RECREATION FOR RURAL FAMILIES PROGRAMHOSTS HIGHLIGHTSSHOW SERRFstudentsdisplaya er-schoolprogramprojects,learningstylesforresidents Attendees try an experiment in STEM science at the Los Molinos SERRF booth on Friday at the Tehama County SERRF Highlights Show. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Maywood SERRF student McKayla Zimmerman assists Jeannie Garton, center, with learning to use a Makey Makey device. 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