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JulieZeeb-DailyNews Red Bluff Police Officer Justin Jimenez has his badge pinned on Monday by his mother Jeana Graham during a swearing-in ceremony at Red Bluff City Hall. Human Resources Analyst Vi Cobb conducted the swearing in of Jimenez, an Arcata High School graduate who is from Eureka. Previous employment includes Applebees and California State Parks. He graduated from the College of the Redwoods Police Academy where he was awarded Platinum Club in physical fitness, taking a 90percent in firearms proficiency. Jimenez, the son of Jeana Graham and Marty Jimenez, is third generation law enforcement having a grandfather and cousins who are in the law enforcement profession. He enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time. LAWENFORCEMENT Re d Bl uff P ol ic e sw ea r in n ew o ffic er M on da y ingwithchildren. Thanks to the generos- ity of the Tehama County CattleWomen who donated funding and the Red Bluff Rotary who served the meal, SERRF was able to provide a all-beef hot dog meal for a dollar per per- son at the event, SERRF Recreation Specialist Beth Birk said. At the Berrendos Middle School booth, there was a photo opportunity to pose for a picture with what a person's college graduation date would be if they were to go straight from high school graduation onto col- lege. Antelope Elementary School, a designated health behavior site, showed off it's famous blender bicycle. Nearby, a special booth was put up for girls circle, which is a program at all sites fo- cused on helping girls build self esteem. Bidwell and Metteer ele- mentary schools focused on the Great Kindness Chal- lenge that was put forth by Dignity Health's St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital to promote being intention- ally kind to those around. Rancho Tehama Elemen- tary School also worked on promoting kindness through creating cards to thank people for kindness and in passing out a star- fish with a story. Attendees heard how throwing a star fish back in the sea might not make a large difference overall, but it certainly made a big difference to that one starfish, Stroman said. Similarly, kindness to one person can make a dif- ference to them. Reeds Creek School fo- cused on activities to teach the character education component of sportsman- ship while Richfield School had an activity of planting seeds to focus on garden- ing and planting the seeds needed for a healthy mind. Gerber and Jackson Heights elementary schools had robot-themed activities to tie in to the transformer's theme as well as the Mak- ers Space movement geared toward getting children out to create things that swept the county over the sum- mer. Kirkwood School focused on music enrichment with making drums while Las- sen View School had science projects with a bug theme and Los Molinos had sci- ence projects exploring sci- entific properties like grav- ity. Plum Valley and Manton schools teamed up to create with legos while Maywood Middle School let people ex- plore electricity and using a banana to conduct the electrical current through a Makey Makey device to run a computer keyboard. Olive View Elementary School had science experi- ments on electrical charges and static electricity as well as an experiment using baking soda and vinegar to blow up a balloon. Vina Elementary had pi- rate-themed activities fo- cused on kindness while Vista chose to focus on col- lege readiness and their chosen school of University of Oregon. There was also a game of fraction bingo to teach mathematics and a science experiment using gelatin and a balloon that had been given a static elec- tric charge by rubbing it on various surfaces, allowing it to pick up the gelatin. West Street School had a bunch of information on careers and talked with students about what they wanted to be when they grew up while Woodson focused on the theme of blooming with kindness. "We appreciate people coming out to see what we do for our children," Birk said. "It's great to see kids we had years ago, some of whom work for us and some of whom now bring their own kids. We're also thankful for the support of the community members like Red Bluff Rotary and the Tehama County Cattle- Women." For more information on SERRF visit: www.te- hamaschools.org. Hosts FROM PAGE 1 The winner in each district collects three delegates; then, the candidate who gets the largest number of votes statewide claims a bo- nus of 13 more. That means a solidly Democratic district cov- ering the heavily His- panic neighborhoods east of downtown Los Angeles has the same importance as one in the traditional Republican heartland of Orange County, once the home of Richard Nixon. Republicans account for a paltry 7 percent of the voters in the 13th Con- gressional District, which includes Oakland. But it awards three delegates to the winner, just like the 22nd District, a Republi- can fortress in the state's farm belt. "Anybody who tells you they have a good idea of how this is going to turn out is just lying to you," said Robert Molnar, an ad- viser to Steve Poizner, a for- mer state insurance com- missioner who is leading Ohio Gov. John Kasich's campaign in the state. In effect, two Republi- can campaigns are unfold- ing — one for the primary, one for the makeup of del- egates who may end up de- ciding on a nominee at a contested convention. Duelingoverdelegates Although the clear front- runner, Trump faces iffy odds trying to reach the threshold for the nomina- tion — 1,237 delegates — before the June 7 prima- ries, also being held in New Jersey, Montana, New Mex- ico and South Dakota. The bar is even higher for Cruz, who would need to take about 8 of 10 of the delegates remaining to clinch the nomination. Nu- merically, it's out of reach for Kasich. If no one clinches, the decision would fall to dele- gates at the Republican Na- tional Convention in Cleve- land in July possibly with multiple rounds of voting. Accordingly, campaigns in California are aggres- sively vetting potential delegates — 318, three for every congressional dis- trict, with three alternates. Then, they need 10 at-large delegates who would com- prise the statewide bonus, with the state GOP chair- man and two national com- mittee members. It's not just a list of names. Campaigns want loyalists. Cruz campaign offi- cials say if no candidate emerges as the winner af- ter the first convention bal- lot in July, California dele- gates would become free to vote for whom they choose. However, when the dele- gates get cut loose might be open to dispute — state law says it's after two bal- lots. Steve Frank, a deputy political director for Cruz, said he wants to make sure his delegates will be com- mitted to the Texas sen- ator on the first vote, the second vote and beyond, if needed. Typically, prospective delegates must answer a string of questions — much like a job interview. Campaigns are guarding against people with wa- vering commitment who could jump to other can- didates in a contested con- vention. They also want to weed out people with back- grounds that could embar- rass the candidate, such as criminal convictions. In a convention fight "you want somebody you know will stand up to the pressures," said Frank, a longtime conservative ac- tivist. "I want people who are stronger than me." To help assemble his delegates, Trump has lined up strategist Ted Costa, who's best known for pushing the 2003 re- call election that led to the ascendancy of Arnold Schwarzenegger as gover- nor that year. He said in an email that "I'm just in- terviewing potential dele- gates" for Trump. Primary FROM PAGE 1 Board of Directors, and steering committee from the AOT whose members in- clude Jennifer Torres, Tri- partite Board Chairperson, Candy Carlson, Tehama County District 2 Super- visor, Darlene Dickerson, Council person for City of Corning and Gary Jones, City Council Person for Red Bluff. Participants will start the day off with a simu- lation activity meant to help them understand pov- erty from the viewpoint of someone experiencing it in which they will be given a family with anywhere from one to five persons and a list of activities that must be completed in four rota- tions, about 10-15 minutes each, that have a weeks worth of tasks people must figure out how to accom- plish, Tehama County Di- rector of Social Services Amanda Sharp said. "It's a pretty accurate simulation," Sharp said. "They get a list and are told this is what needs to be done at the end of four weeks, go and do it. It's go- ing to be chaotic and roles participants will take on will be everything from a child up to a 72-year-old." The goal of volunteers fa- cilitating the simulation is not to make people fail, but to help them see why people make the choices they do. A person who makes a poor decision is not necessarily a bad person and sometimes it comes out of something in a specific situation, she said. The interactive simula- tion was provided to Te- hama County on loan from Community Action Part- nership of San Bernardino County as a part of a na- tional program developed by Missouri Association for Community Action. A lunch will be prepared by the Rolling Hills head chef, Hobart Vogel, us- ing approved USDA menu choices in which peo- ple are given options and are tasked with finding a meal that is both healthy and within budget, which is $1.66 per person, Sharp said. That amount is what a Tehama County CalFresh client typically has to put towards a meal for a fam- ily of four, she said. Two speakers will talk with attendees on both statistics and solutions to improve prosperity in Te- hama County. There will also be an interactive art exhibit, on loan through the Kansas Community Ac- tion Agency. "The event is designed as a symposium, meaning that we want people from all walks of life to join in on a discussion around what is working, and what needs more emphasis to help the county thrive," Sharp said. Multiple organizations, business owners, nonprof- its, human services agen- cies and service organiza- tions have come together to discuss community pros- perity, planning for it over the last 18 months as the culminating event in a se- ries of county-wide events. "We were able to bring this event to Tehama be- cause of the collaboration among agencies and orga- nizations and their staff," Sharp said. "Not only did it take hundreds of hours of planning and collabora- tion among our local part- ners and the assistance from Rolling Hills but also the collaboration within the Community Action network nationally brings resources that would otherwise be un- available." Prior activities included tailgate food giveaways, a Facebook Food Stamp challenge, Book in Com- mon project, panel discus- sion on KIXE TV, Inter- national Poverty Aware- ness recognition, food and clothing drives. Tehama To- gether and the 211 Tehama program will attend the event and promote the im- portance of 211 phone and internet service to the resi- dents of the county. "We are proud to be in- cluded as one of the solu- tions in Tehama County," said Orle Jackson, Volun- teer Executive Director of Tehama Together. "This service is vital to connect- ing people to resources they need to help such as hous- ing, food and transporta- tion assistance. Summit FROM PAGE 1 perience working in the classroom as a middle school science teacher. He also has experience as a su- perintendent of schools in Lassen County. When it comes to be- ing a successful super- intendent, he said, hav- ing strong relationships is the single most important factor to be productive for students. "In my current position as the assistant superin- tendent at Tehama County Department of Educa- tion, I have grown to care deeply for the staff and for Tehama County," DuVar- ney said. As assistant su- perintendent, DuVarney oversaw most of the de- partments within the de- partment of education. Equally as important is being able to meet the needs of a diverse group of students, he said. Board FROM PAGE 1 IWantToBeRecycled.org HUGHCROMBIE May 22, 1935 ~ March 16, 2016 Hugh Crombie, 80, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at River Valley Healthcare and Wellness Center. He was born May 22, 1935 in Washington, D.C. to Lavern Ana (Hass) Crombie and Francis (Frank) Eldon Crombie. Hugh graduated from Point Loma High School in San Die- go in 1953 and went on to serve in the USMC from Janu- ary 1953 to January 1956. He served in Korea with D/2/7 1st Marine Division. Hugh graduated from Chico State in 1960 and The Pacific Coast School of Banking in 1983. He had a very successful 30-year career in commercial bank- ing and then as a small business adviser for five years. Hugh moved to Northern California 10 years ago to be closer to his daughters and grandchildren. He enjoyed nothing more than attending their sporting events and school performances. He was greateful for this time with his family. Hugh was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Pamela Crombie. He is survived by his two daughters, Analisa Zang and Kristen Gray, both of Red Bluff, and his five grandchildren, Theo and Abigail Zang and Christo- pher, Emilia and Chloe Gray. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2 at North Val- ley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., Red Bluff. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Auxiliary, 2550 Sister Mary Columba Drive, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Ima Lee Pinnick May 27,1926 Arrived Tulsa Oklahoma March 20, 2016 Crossed over Redding California Ima Lee Pinnick, Red Bluff ICON Owner and proprietor of the legendary Red Bluff Sky Terrace Motel since 1978, passed away peacefully of natural causes. She was 89! Survived by her 3 daughters, Terri Evans, Jamie Hess and Michele Hess. Granddaughters Jazmin Harrington and Krista Hess-Mills and 3 great grandchildren. Red Bluff Service Hoyt-Cole Chapel 816 Walnut St. Red Bluff Monday Viewing: March 28, 6:00 to 8:00 Service: Tuesday March 29, 2016 Time: 2:00-3:00 Jacqueline Harris January 23, 1932 ~ March 8, 2016 Our loving mother passed away at her home on March 8, 2016 surrounded by family to join our Dad and her younger sister Virginia. Born January 23, 1932 in San Luis Obispo to Chris Han- sen and Louella Goetch Hansen. She was the oldest of three children, Patricia Ambler of Marshalltown, Iowa and Virginia King of Red Bluff, CA She moved to Red Bluff at a very young age and attend- ed Lincoln Street School and Red Bluff High School. On June 3, 1951 she married the love of her life Bert Harris in Reno, NV. They both loved spending time together riding horses, camping and fishing. She was an avid gardener, spending hours in her flower and vegetable gardens. She was also an excellent seamstress and cook. She is survived by her nine children Monte Harris, Cindy Purcell, Dale Mason, Vicky Harris, Rocky Harris, Kim Har- ris, Pat Harris, Toni Vigil, Tad Harris, 13 Grandchildren, 7 Great Grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. There will be a celebration of her life at a later date. 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