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Sunny High: Low: 76 49 PAGEB8 ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff Ride For Life event, an annual event that raises funds for the Ameri- can Cancer Society, is set to take place Saturday and organizers are looking to break the $200,000 donation mark. In January, the group was recognized by the Red Bluff Relay For Life committee with an award honoring a significant contribution of $196,492 over its first seven years. When it began, the Ride For Life was the sec- ond equestrian inclusive Relay For Life style fun- draiser for the American Cancer Society to be held in the nation. The first was held by Holly LaCount, who five years before the start of the Tehama County event, held her event in Hum- boldt County as a community service senior proj- ect for school. Ride For Life, which celebrates eight years Sat- urday, was started in 2009 as a 4-H Emerald Star Project by Jessica Macdonald and Bailey Brown- field. The girls, then in eighth grade, started with a goal of $5,000 for the first year, but far sur- passed that over the years. In 2015, with 148 rid- ers brought in about $19,000. While both Mac- donald and Brownfield are in college, they con- tinue to stay involved as part of the committee, both saying they couldn't do it without the rest of the committee supporting them. The event kicks off with opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. with Jennifer Silvera singing the National Anthem while the colors are presented. Check in will begin at 7 a.m. and the survivors lap will be at 11 a.m. All cancer survivors are invited to join in the lap. There will be a horse drawn wagon for survivors to ride on. Several local persons will be providing enter- tainment throughout the day including Silvera, Craig Claver, Kyrstlynn Bishop, 2015-2016 Miss Tehama County Mahlon Owens and Jennifer Pey- ton. RELAY FOR LIFE Ride ForLife fundraiser coming By Rich Pedroncelli and Scott Smith The Associated Press ECHO SUMMIT, CALIFORNIA A nearly average spring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada will likely prolong tough water conservation measures in drought-stricken California — although the re- strictions could be loosened in some areas after an El Nino storm system drenched the north- ern half of the state this winter, officials said Wednesday. "The message is still very strong: Conservation measures are still going to be important," Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Survey Program, said after he trudged through the snow to manually measure the snowpack at nearly 95 percent of normal. A year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown stood on the same spot — then a dusty patch of ground with no snow — to announce that the dire drought required residents to cut back water use by 25 percent. DROUGHT Average snowpack could prolong water conservation Community.....A3 Lifestyle..........A4 A&E..................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports..............B1 INDEX Democratic presidential hopeful aims to defeat Bernie Sanders by May, looks ahead to contests. PAGE B4 ELECTION 2016 ClintonfacesApriltests in Wisconsin, New York Preliminary terrorism charges filed against Frenchman for allegedly plotting attack. PAGE B8 PARIS Prosecutor: Suspect charged with terrorism On the last day of the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo, Sun- day, cowboys don crazy cos- tumes and ride bucking horses for the honor being the Wild Ride champ, a check for $1,000, and a prize saddle. Cowboys have dressed up in all kinds of costumes, and the lady responsible for those costumes for the past dozen years is Red Bluff's own Maryanne Montandan. The former preschool teacher, now a teacher at Red Bluff High School, has gath- ered ideas and costumes for the Wild Ride for the past twelve years, and she's been the creativity behind the unique costumes, including the Lone Ranger, Tonto, the Beer Knight and more. Each year, Maryanne would keep a running list of potential costume ideas, some of them from current events. "As the year went by, I'd have a note in my phone, and write down the ideas that popped up," Montandan said. "Or people would say, 'this would be a funny Wild Ride costume.'" Some of the past costumes she's devised included Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Ugly Betty, Kid Rock, Paris Hilton, the Octomom, Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games, Bee- tle Juice, a Sons of Anarchy character, Flo from the Pro- ROUND-UP Wo me n cr ea te c os tu me s fo r Wi ld R id e COURTESY PHOTO Maryanne Montandan and helpers at the 2015Wild Ride at the Red Bluff Round-Up. Pictured, from le , are Montandon, Amy Jo Anderson, Jeanne Thomas, Katie Mofield, Denise Zazueta and Haley Didio. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF ThenewWalmart Supercenter on Luther Road opened its doors Wednesday as the entire parking lot of store filled with associates and community members to await the event was more than 10 years in the making. "I've been waiting for this for years," said Carol Wallan of Red Bluff, whose son Roger Wallan was one of nine orig- inal Red Bluff Walmart em- ployees. "When the store in Anderson opened up I wanted one here. My son is being honored here today for being the longest employee here. He was here when the original one opened and is still here." The Red Bluff Walmart opened Jan. 30, 1991, Store Manager Robin Collins said. Of those at the original open- ing, there were nine employ- ees who remain with the company and were honored for 25 years of service in Red Bluff — being brought in to the event on semi trucks that stopped at the entrance. The nine joined Collins in cutting the ribbon with several Red Bluff dignitaries. Original employees in- clude Lori Ables, Laurel Ashe, Jean Gorbet, Joe King, Kathy Bachmeyer, Roger Wallan, Bonnie Stone, Sandy Leon- ard and Dara Garton. The event kicked off with a ribbon cutting followed by a short ceremony inside, where local Chad Bushnell enter- GRAND OPENING SUPERCENTER NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Store Manager Robin Collins, center, and store a group of store associates with 25years or more of service cut the ribbon Wednesday at the grand opening for the Red Bluff Walmart Supercenter. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Red Bluff's Chad Bushnell performs Wednesday at the grand opening for the Red Bluff Walmart Supercenter. 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