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The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Theft •A gas line to a Daily News vehicle was report- ed cut Tuesday morning at the Daily News. Just two gallons of gas were stolen, but the vehicle sustained about $300 in damage. •A purse was reported lost Tuesday morning at Food Maxx. The tan brown purse, last seen Monday afternoon, is esti- mated to have carried $220 in cash. •A 50-inch square fab- ric quilt was reported stolen Tuesday morning from Tehama County Social Services. It is believed the theft took place during the last week in January. •Courtney Lyn Sauter reported Tuesday morn- ing the theft of a four- month-old brown and white Pekingese dog on Finenell Avenue. It is believed a vehicle with tinted windows took the dog, worth $150. Trespass Someone reportedly entered through an apart- ment window Tuesday evening on Walnut Street. It was unclear if anything was taken. Fraud Walmart reported receiving a check, possi- bly fraudulent, for $900. Lighter A woman was treated for burns to her face Wednesday evening on Highway 99E after her cigarette lighter reported- ly exploded when she was trying to light a cigarette. Drunk A man pulled into a driveway Tuesday after- noon on Lone Oak Drive and started vomiting. He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Odd A man called police Tuesday evening to report secondhand information about a 16-year-old who had been molested. He later called back to retract that statement, as the informa- tion he had received turned out to be from someone talking about a TV show, not a real incident. Crash • Felipe Serrato Jr., 37, of Sacramento was taken to St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital for com- plaints of pain to his chest and back after a crash at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday on Butte Mountain Road, north of Corning Road. Serrato was driving north on Butte Mountain, approaching the intersec- tion with Corning Road and didn't see the stop sign at first. After notic- ing the stop sign, Serrato tried to stop, which caused the vehicle to swerve, running into the stop sign before crossing Corning Road and run- ning into a fence. Thursday, February 25, 2010 – Daily News – 3A SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Wednesday night in the California Lottery's ''SuperLotto Plus'' game were: 1-2-14-44-45 Meganumber: 25. Lotto numbers Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a contact name and telephone number. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Red Bluff Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., beginner or review classes, 529-1615 Corning Dual Diagnosis Group, 1:30 to 3 p.m., 1600 Solano St., Corning, 527-8491, ext. 3309 Women's Support Group, 6 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Free ESL Class, Childcare Included, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6-7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory California High School Rodeo Association Rodeo, Tehama District Fairground Celebrate Recovery, 6:15 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St. 527-2449 Half price sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hospice Second- hand Store, 320 S. Main St., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. hot dog barbecue Knit for Kids, 9:15 a.m. to noon, Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-0372 Corning Adult Wood Carving Class, 10 a.m. to noon, Corn- ing Senior Center, 1015 Fourth Ave, 824-5669 Rotary Wine, Art and Food Festival, 4-9 p.m., Rolling Hills Casino Spanish Adult Education, 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Red Bluff California High School Rodeo Association Rodeo, Tehama District Fairground, 11:30 a.m., Spe- cial Rodeo Corning Corning Exchange Club Police/Fireman Awards Dinner, 7 p.m., Veteran's Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., 824-5550 Rotary Wine, Art and Food Festival, 4-9 p.m., Rolling Hills Casino SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Red Bluff PATH Open House, 1-6 p.m., tour, refreshments provided, 22005 Gilmore Ranch Road Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 How to prevent burial by marketing e-mail Dear Mary: I'm looking for a safe low-cost or free site to use to send electronic greeting cards a few times a year. 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Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including "Can I Pay My Credit Card Bill With a Credit Card?" Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate Death Notices Obituary JOYCE LEE RUTALA Beloved Wife, Sister, Moth- er, Grandmother, Great- grandmother, friend, and community volunteer. Joyce Lee Rutala was born May 28, 1931 in Phoenix, Arizo- na. She moved to Red Bluff with her family during high school. She met the love of her life Carmen while work- ing at the State Theater. She was an active member at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Throughout her life, Joyce had a passion for community service and charity work. She was a member of the Emblem Club where she held numerous officer positions including two terms as President. Each year she looked for- ward to organizing the annu- al scholarship for nursing students. One of her fondest memories was accepting Elk of the year along with her husband. Joyce is survived by her husband Carmen Ru- tala, daughter Connie Shep- herd, five grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 2nd between 5-8 p.m. with rosary at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be cele- brated Wednesday, March 3rd at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Private internment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery. Condolences may be written to the family at: www.chapeloftheflowers.net Arrangements are being handled by Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers, 527-1174 Sadie Elizabeth Bentz Sadie Elizabeth Bentz died Friday, Feb. 19, in her home in Rancho Tehama. She was 60. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on March 12 at the Rancho Tehama Community Church. Published Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Eloise A. Rogers Eloise A. Rogers died Feb. 20, 2010, in Red Bluff. She was 85. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2010, followed by a services at 11 a.m. at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers, 816 Walnut St., in Red Bluff. A private burial will be held at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Lafayette. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Police reports March 1 to June 30. "The board has charged the new (super- intendent) with developing a plan that reflects the priorities of the staff and to make recommendations regarding the bud- get crisis that's facing the Antelope School District," according to a board press release. Hansen is a former superintendent of Red Bluff Elementary for nine years and has been an interim superintendent at numerous Tehama County school districts including Manton, Flournoy and Reeds Creek, according to the release. The board did not address parents' con- cerns about the circumstances leading to Graham's departure. Though some parents were reluctant to go on the record because their children attended the school on an interdistrict transfer, most said the board pushed the resignation on Graham. Parent Evie Miller is concerned that there are other reasons that caused Graham to resign besides what the board is willing to tell parents, she said. Miller saw Graham prior to him going to the Feb. 12 meeting and it did not look like anything was both- ering him. "I spoke to him an hour and half before the meeting and he was happy and upbeat, then he got canned?" she said. "He didn't know this was coming." Earlier events such as what parent James Keffer refers to as the "kindergarten debacle" may have led to the resignation. In November, Graham and the school board had to resolve an issue in which they had two teachers for one kindergarten posi- tion. Keffer pointed out to the board that it was happy with Graham's performance prior to the incident and even gave him an excellent performance review following his first year working for the district. But since the incident, the board has not really sup- ported Graham. "It wasn't a real choice for him," Keffer said. "It was either resign or be fired at the end of the year." Keffer asked the board why it pushed resignation on a man who enjoyed his job and the students he loved. He wanted to know what the justification is in getting Graham to resign. What lead to Graham's resignation or why the board held a closed session meet- ing on Feb. 12 is unclear. Attempts to contact Graham were unsuccessful. Several parents said the purpose of the Feb. 12 meeting was a performance evalu- ation for Graham. Shaffer said the board has not had a per- formance evaluation for Graham this year and had planned on doing so Tuesday, but Graham resigned nearly two weeks prior to that meeting. The board was not evaluating Graham on Feb. 12, but Shaffer said he can not recall what was on the agenda. A call to the district's business manager Maxine Barrett to get the Feb. 12 agenda was not returned Wednesday. The district's office was closed Wednesday afternoon. The district does not post its agendas on the school's Web site. An e-mail to Bohrer asking about the purpose of the meeting was not returned by Wednesday evening and calls were not answered. The majority of the board members are the same ones who chose to hire Graham. This is Graham's second year working for the district. The principal prior to Graham also resigned. The turnover of administrators has led to inconsistency and upheaval in the dis- trict, parent Jennifer Vise said. She asked the board what its plans are and where it wants to take the district in the next five years. "As a parent it's hard to be here because you have to support the board because they represent your kids, but at the same time we want some resolution," she said. Continued from page 1A GRAHAM him a Longevity Ribbon. •Detective Brett McAllister, who was awarded a Longevity Ribbon fro 10 years of service. •Sgt. Mike Graham was awarded a Longevi- ty Ribbon for 10 years of service. •Officer Steven Uribe was awarded a Longevi- ty Ribbon for five years of service, a Field Train- ing Officer Ribbon and a SWAT Ribbon. •Officer Sean Baxter was awarded a Hostage Negotiator Ribbon. —Staff Report Continued from page 1A COPS said. A bill written by Demo- cratic Sen. Barbara Boxer to grant the area federal attention has been eyed by supervisors as a way to increase tourism. But that same tourism would bring traffic, wear and tear to roads in the unincorporat- ed county, roads which the county already has to take care of. The bill has no provi- sions pertaining to the maintenance of roads in and out of the Sacramento River Bend Area, accessi- ble through the communi- ty of Bend. "It's just so darn vague," Duke said. Commissioner Dave Walker, a former Depart- ment of Fish and Game wildlife biologist, said he agreed with Duke's con- cerns and added worries that increased visitors would disturb the area's wildlife. This could be dif- ficult to mitigate even with additional federal funding. "You can improve roads and some of the infrastruc- ture like that," Walker said. "But from a wildlife stand- point, I don't ever remem- ber seeing a place where the wildlife did better with a lot of man-made infra- structure." Area use seems to be increasing even without the attention a national designation would bring. According to figures pro- vided by Chief Adminis- trator Bill Goodwin, the annual number of visitors has gone from 36,000 in 2004 to 82,500 in recent years. Goodwin, who has long represented the county in negotiations with Boxer's office, has said he will push for Boxer and Republican Rep. Wally Herger to change the bill to include funding for the Bend Area. As an example, the bill could be rewritten to pro- vide funding to build another way into the BLM land, bypassing the Bend community, or pay for additional law enforce- ment, as stray gunfire has become a common com- plaint for Bend residents. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. Continued from page 1A BEND