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June 16 - 17 2012 WEEKEND Summer Projects Country Life 3B Sunny 105/72 Weather forecast 10A DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY $1.00 T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 What makes your father special? "He's just a great father. He puts a roof over my head and gives me food on the table." Edward, 10 "He's big. He's loving and kind and works his hardest and is respect- ful." Rudger, 10 "That he decided to be a spiritual leader that's been impactful for me. He married my single mom and gained three sons. He didn't come in and demand our respect, he committed to earn it and did." Chris, lifeguard Keeping pool By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The pool is open again and just in time. With the National Weather Service predict- ing temperatures soaring well into the triple digits this weekend, McGlynn Pool will be available as a place to cool down. The pool opened Mon- day after a strong out- pouring from the commu- nity tipped the Red Bluff City Council's stance toward a, albeit shortened, pool season. The council had been tempted to leave the pool shut down for the summer due to budget restraints and needed repairs on the aging facility. "He's special in any way and especially even if he's deaf, he's always at my baseball games." Hope, 13 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com "Even if he doesn't have a lot of money, he gets through a lot of stuff and he solves all my com- plaints and I love him very much." Meera, 10 SRDC hosts youth summer day camps The Sacramento River Discovery Center begins its Summer Day Camps program starting at 8 a.m. Mon- day at 1000 Sale Lane. The camps are designed for 6- to 12-year-olds and allow youth to explore and learn about the Mendocino National Forest's 488 acre Red Bluff Recreation Area (RBRA). All camps run from 8 a.m. to noon, each weekday. The pool will stay open through July 29. The 7- week season may be expanded depending on a pending work order to fix the pool's fiberglass lin- ing. The city will invoice the non-profit Blues For The Pool at the end of the season for the operating Daily News photo by Rich Greene costs minus the income generated over the next few weeks. That's left Blues For The Pool organizers hop- ing pool users may cough up a little extra when they pay their admission fees to help the non-profit out Jonah Jones, 12, does a backflip into the McGlynn Pool Friday. in the future. The pool is open Mon- day through Saturday 1-5 p.m., including a night swim on Fridays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. General admission is $2 and seniors are $1. Lap swim takes place Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. for a $1 fee. Season passes can be purchased for an individ- ual for $32 or for a family four-pack for $65. Addi- See POOL, page 9A Each week there will be a new theme taught by Zach Whitten, camp director. The cost of each week of camp is $50 per camper. Camps size is limited to 30 campers per week. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. June 25-29 PG& E is sponsoring a camp called "Home Sweet (Animal) Home!" This will be an explo- ration of the variety of different materials that are used by critters to make a comfortable place for them to spend time. There are a limited number of spaces avail- able for this camp. The Red Bluff Exchange Club is sponsoring the "Birds of a Feather" camp to be held July 2-6. This camp will feature an opportunity to learn about the local bird population and how to attract them to your yard. There is a large and varied group of activities for this week's camp. Spaces are available for this camp. The camp for July 9-13 is called "Predators – Red in Tooth and Claw!" July 16-20, Allstate Insurance is sponsoring "Natural Disasters!" The July 23-27 camp is closed as all camper spots are already filled. More information about the SRDC camp program is available at 1000 Sale Lane. The center is open during the camp program from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Water, juice and snacks are provided for each camper each day. Supervisory aides are provided during camps to ensure camper safety. See CAMPS, page 9A Careful with fire in the forest, especially during heat Special to the DN With temperatures heating up, fire danger in the Mendocino National Forest is starting to increase with the approach of summer. As Forest firefighters wrap up preparedness activities, visitors are asked to be careful with campfires, grills and any- thing that can throw a spark and start a wildfire. The forecast for the weekend includes hot temperatures, as well as a red flag warning issued by the National Weather Ser- vice through 9 p.m. Satur- day that affects the east- ern side of the Mendocino National Forest. In addi- tion to rapidly drying out fuels, high winds can also carry wildfires quickly. "We had a drier than normal winter and our fuels are drying out quickly," said Forest Fire Management Officer Marc Nelson. "However, this is pretty close to nor- mal for the Mendocino National Forest." As the summer recre- ation season starts, more visitors are travelling to the Forest to enjoy camp- ing, fishing, backpacking and other favorite activi- ties. includes having a camp- fire, using a portable stove or charcoal grill, or oper- ating recreational equip- ment. "We would like to ask visitors to be careful when they are using any- thing with a flame or that can throw a spark," Nel- son said. "The Forest has been very fortunate in not having a large wildfire since 2008. While we can't prevent fires starting from lightning, visitors can make a difference by helping us prevent human-caused fires." Preventing wildfires This frequently cleared of any fuels. Campfires should also be put completely out and be cold to the touch before leaving the site. Daily News photo by Rich Greene Around 100 acres burned near Highway 99W near Richfield Friday afternoon. CalFire, Tehama County and Corning Fire crews helped in the extinguishing effort, which was still going on as of 5 p.m. Friday. Firefighters contained the fire before any structures were harmed. can be done by making sure campfires are con- tained within a fire ring in an area that has been should be on a stable sur- face and not left unattend- ed. Mechanical equip- ment, including off-high- way vehicles and chain- saws, should be equipped with approved spark arresters. The Forest has not entered into fire restric- tions yet, but as fuels con- tinue to dry out and the threat of wildfire increas- es, the firefighters on the Forest are prepared for the season. Stoves See FIRE, page 9A