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FRIDAY JUNE 22, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See 4A Breaking news at: Students of the Quarter Education Page RED BLUFF A's Beat Dodgers SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 77/57 Weather forecast 8A By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff Union High School Board voted 3-1 Wednesday, with Rhonda John- son as the lone no vote and Rod Moore absent, to increase the salary of its staff by 2.4 percent as of July 1. DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 Board votes in favor of teacher raises 'We are deficit spending but have enough reserves to sustain a positive ending balance' — DeAnn Grames, Fiscal Services director Johnson said she was voting no as a reminder that the state signs all the paychecks and that City clears hurdle on pool repair By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer It seems as if nothing has ever been easy with the ongoing process of fixing McGlynn Community Pool. At Tuesday's Red Bluff City Council meeting offi- cials got a brief scare when it was believed state grant paperwork had a different project description than it needed to in order to cover a fiberglass resurfacing of the pool. A day later that confusion has been cleared up by city and state officials and the resurfacing is a go for late summer. Advanced Pool Coating was the only company to See POOL, page 7A $28M in Jehovah's sex abuse case Jury awards OAKLAND (AP) — A Northern California jury has awarded $28 million in damages to a woman who said the Jehovah's Witnesses allowed an adult member of a Fre- mont church to molest her when she was a child in the mid-1990s. It's the latest develop- ment in a decades-old scandal that stretched across Northern Califor- nia and into Red Bluff in the mid-1990s and prior to that in the early 1980s. Neither case was directly connected to the recent settlement. Alameda County jurors awarded $7 million in compensatory damages on Wednesday and anoth- er $21 million in punitive damages on Thursday to Candace Conti, her attor- ney, Rick Simons said. "This is the largest jury Courtesy photo verdict for a single victim in a religious child abuse case in the country," Simons told The Associ- ated Press. In her lawsuit, Conti, By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer now 26, said from 1995- 1996, when she was 9 and 10 years old and a mem- ber of the North Fremont Congregation of Jeho- vah's Witnesses, she was repeatedly molested by a fellow congregant, See JURY, page 7A More than a 1,000 people attended the summer's first Wednesday night Farmers Market, which featured more than 80 vendors and live music. The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce's Certified Farmers Market has continued to grow in size and this year features the addition of more space, more vendors and the ability for CalFresh recipients to purchase food using their cards. Cardholders can swipe their cards for specific monetary amounts and will be given wooden tokens worth $1 each at the market on the corner of Washington and Pine Streets "It's great cause people are able to shop healthy for their families at the farmers market," chamber CEO Dave Gowan said. More street space is being closed this year and a food court has been set up near some of the trailers. "It's got a great home town feel," Gowan said. "Red Bluff supports their own and there's just a lot of farmers that come and love to be vendors." It's not just Red Bluff residents who are enjoying the market. Gowan said the market is attracting Dancing horses coming to fairgrounds Dianne Olds Rossi is the foremost and most widely known trainer of the equestrian arts, known as "The Dance" or "Haute Ecole." None have been able to match the brilliance and exactness of her horses. As the owner and produc- er of The Magical World of Dancing Horses, Rossi presents her stunning horses not as a dressage exhibitor, but as an enter- tainer. Anyone who has had the privilege of seeing this marvelous show will tell you the power of its magic and the beautifully trained horses. people from Chico to Redding as drivers stop in off of Interstate 5 and Highway 99. That has prompted some discus- sion that the market may be extend- ed to a year-round event. "I don't know if we are at a tip- ping point yet to do that," Gowan said, citing lingering questions over whether there's enough producers or produce to support a longer cal- endar. Wednesdays through Sept. 12 and features a different live band each week as part of the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association Sum- mer Concert Series. The market runs 5-8 p.m. SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown and Demo- cratic leaders have struck an agreement on remaining cuts to California's budget. People with direct knowledge of the talks tell The Asso- ciated Press on condition of anonymity that an agreement was reached and an announcement is expected Thursday. Although Democrats passed the main budget bill on a majority vote last week, the governor pressed for deeper cuts to welfare and other social services amid a projected $15.7 billion shortfall. The Legislature passed a $92 billion budget Friday but Gov., Dems reach deal on remaining budget Market kicks off the 2.4 percent cost of living was not something the state had funded. but a projection based off what is known at this point, some- District Director of Fiscal Services DeAnn Grames gave a presentation on the school's 2012-2013 budget. The budget is not a forecast, said. "It's not fiscally sound (to vote for the increase)." "I can't justify it," Johnson thing that is constantly chang- ing, Grames said. The budget shows that the revenue is expected to be about $14.9 million while the expen- ditures will be about $16.2 mil- lion. "We are deficit spending but See RAISES, page 7A several companion bills must still pass before the state's spending plan can take effect. Many deal with some of the most contentious issues, including aid to the poor. The latest agreement contained only broad outlines and The show is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30 in the Pauline Davis Pavilion at the Tehama District Fair- ground in Red Bluff. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Food will be available in the pavilion. Tickets can be pur- chased at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground office in Red Bluff 527-5920 and few hard dollars. The new cuts include: —CalWORKS: Phase in a two-year time limit for new recipients to find work in the state's welfare-to-work pro- gram. Currently, parents on welfare have four years before they risk losing cash aid. The governor backed off his pro- posal for a 27 percent cut to cash aid for families where only the children qualify for assistance. —Healthy Families: Eliminate the children's health insurance program for low-income working families. Move Courtesy photo Crossroads Feed Store, Red Bluff. Pre-sale tickets are general admission $22, children 12 and younger, with parent, $10. Show night general admission $25, children $12. This show is sponsored by the Red Bluff Arabian Horse Association. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 "I do not do trick hors- es," Rossi said. "Trick horses pick things up, count on the ground with their feet and shake their heads yes and no. I am a connoisseur of educated dancing horses. This goes beyond these simple tricks and resides in a place reserved for no others. There is nothing in the horse world that can com- pare to these horses." Rossi was one of the first riders to have the dancing Andalusian hors- es and they were a great draw to the public for many years. Her main per- forming stallion was a Sil- ver Andalusian Espanero and he thrilled audiences from coast to coast. Espanero, or Sleeper as he was affectionately called, was never replaced in the show after his retirement. See BUDGET, page 7A June 23, 2012 • 10am-2pm Wine tasting from Tehama Oaks Winery, Car Show, Local Frontier Village Businesses, Craft vendors and meet "The Red Bluff Derby Girls" Join us on facebook Featuring M&M Ranch House BBQ and $1 Beers, Dutch Bros Coffee & DJ-Jambo Slice,