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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF TehamaCountySpe- cial Olympics is hosting a regional championshipsoftballtournament today starting with the opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. and games at 10 a.m. at Tosh and Frey fields in Trainor Park on Vista Way. Catcher Jarod Anderson of the TehamaHotShotssaidheishoping the public will attend and would like to invite the community out. "We want people to come out and support us," Anderson said. "We need to pack that place." Anderson has played for sev- eral years and said he really en- joys it. The team travels through- out the season to places including Yuba City. Andersonsaidheis nervous, but looking forward to getting up in frontofthecrowdtogivetheOlym- pic Oath, which is to "Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me brave in the attempt." OtherTehamaCountyteamsare the Tehama Express and the Te- hamaStorm.Teamswillbeattend- ingfromShastaandButtecounties. "It's free admission so I hope they will make plans to stop by and support us," Anderson said. "I just want everybody, if they are free, to come out and watch us. I hope the heat won't keep them away." SOFTBALL CountySpecial Olympics hosts tournament at Trainor Park By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Public Works Di- rector Bruce Henz gave the City Council a status update Tuesday on various projects being con- ducted throughout the city. The three mentioned were the Givens Road Project, which is in its final stages, the modified inter- sections plans have been prepared and the surveillance system at the airport are in the review stages with the consultants. The Given Road project is ex- pected to be completed by the end of August, according to the Aug. 16 agenda report. Completion of the project im- provements was delayed due to wet, unstable soil conditions within the roadway area that were revealed during an earlier phase of the construction, Henz said. The designs for the Luther Road-South Jackson Street and the Montgomery Road-South Main Street intersections were defined by the mitigation require- ments developed during the ini- tial Walmart Supercenter project approvals, according to the re- port. Several operational deficien- cies were identified, based on the more contemporary traffic neces- sities, when the required improve- ments for the intersection were completed and opened to traffic. The plans to rectify these is- sues have been prepared and con- struction is looking to cost more than $80,000, but will be paid by Walmart, according to the report. With the growing impact on both these intersections, future improvements will be looked into, Henz said. Fire Chief Ray Barber men- tioned turning was an issue for the fire engines and for the Walmart trucks when the right turn lane heading west on Lu- ther onto South Jackson was im- plemented. Now with the turn- ing lane blocked off the fire trucks can safely make the turn, some- PUBLIC WORKS Directorupdatesonprojects By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter RED BLUFF Students are back in the classrooms at Red Bluff Union High School and the school board is asking voters to approve a $26 million bond measure to bring those class- rooms up to snuff and increase the programs available to stu- dents, specifically those meant to prepare them for jobs. The Red Bluff Joint Union High School District board ap- proved placing the bond mea- sure on the Nov. 8 ballot dur- ing its July 20 meeting and Su- perintendent Todd Brose said passage would mean improved career readiness programs for students, allow the district to address long overdue mainte- nance and repairs, make criti- cal safety and security upgrades and bring facilities into compli- ance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Highlights under career tech- nology would include renovat- ing, adding and modernizing classrooms to broaden Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM, programs, in- cluding agriculture and nurs- ing. Brose said the school hopes to establish a fire academy that would qualify students for em- ployment as seasonal firefight- ers immediately after gradu- ation. Another job-ready pro- posal is a Certified Nursing Assistant program. Technology upgrades would include a Computer Aided De- sign, or CAD, studio and ma- jor improvements in the agri- culture department. Brose said some of the equipment in the science labs dates back to 1954. A community engagement committee of 22 educators and individuals from the business community was assembled and met every Thursday in May to develop a list of priorities for the district. The committee was split into three sub-committees focused on career readiness and technology; safety, security and facilities; and accountability and sustainablity. A bond measure feasibil- ity survey of 300 eligible vot- ers was conducted in the fall of 2015 and found a majority of registered voters was concerned with maintaining quality edu- cation in local schools and 63 percent would vote in favor of a $23 million bond. The mea- sure will need 55 percent ap- proval to pass. Priorities among those sur- veyed were career training, technology upgrades and safety. Jobreadiness Kathy Garcia, whose son at- tends the school, is the Business Services and Marketing man- ager for the Job Training Cen- ter. She served on the career readiness and technology sub- committee and said the need for career training is urgent. "During the recession any job was a good job, but things have changed so much in the last two RED BLUFF $26M HIGH SCHOOL BOND TO APPEAR ON BALLOT CHIPTHOMPSON — DAILYNEWS The agriculture building is a top priority for upgrade or replacement if a proposed Red Bluff Join Union High School District bond is passed by voters. Have a great day, Jack Welsh. GOOD MORNING At least 96homes and 213 outbuildings were destroyed in the huge San Bernardino wildfire. PAGEA6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA More people go home as fire progress made Republican presidential nomi- nee cuts ties with controver- sial aide as he tours flood- ravaged Louisiana. PAGE B3 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Trump moves to turn around his campaign Highlights under career technology would include renovating, adding and modernizing classrooms to broaden Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM, programs, including agriculture and nursing. BOND PAGE 6 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Tehama County Hotshot catcher Jarod Anderson invites the community to attend the Tehama County Special Olympics regional tournament hosted today at Trainor Park. PROJECTS PAGE 6 Classifieds......B8 Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A5 Sports.............. B1 Weather ........ A10 INDEX Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGE A2 LOCAL CALENDAR Checkoutourcontinuous news feed, short Tout videos, photo galleries and more. 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