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BERKELEY (AP) — Students carried out raucous rallies on college campuses nationwide Thursday in protests against deep educa- tion cuts that turned violent as demonstrators threw punches and ice chunks in Wisconsin and blocked uni- versity gates and smashed car windows in California. At least 15 protesters were detained by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police after as many as 150 students gathered at the stu- dent union then moved to an administrative building to deliver petitions to the school chancellor. University spokesman Tom Luljak said campus police allowed one person inside, But when she emerged, she encouraged everyone to rush the build- ing, he said. The violence began when police tried to turn them away. No serious injuries were reported. The school was among dozens of nationwide cam- puses hit with marches, strikes, teach-ins and walk- outs in what was being billed as the March 4th National Day of Action for Public Education. In Northern California, rowdy protesters blocked major gates at two universi- ties and smashed the win- dows of a car. Weather forecast 10A Mostly cloudy, showers 55/40 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ FRIDAY MARCH 5, 2010 Baldwin and Martin to host Alpine Champs Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 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 See Select TV SPORTS 1B Oscars Sunday MOULE'S TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS AUTO GLASS A PROFESSIONAL AUTO GLASS INSTALLATION FACILITY -BOATS/RVS -TRUCKS/CARS -EQUIPMENT Paid Political Advertisement Dave Hencratt for Sheriff/Coroner PATTY & I SUPPORT Learn Basic EXCEL Tues., March 9 TH 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Cost: $65.00 per person Officers arrest three in Los Molinos LOS MOLINOS — A search warrant served Thursday in the 8100 block of Buena Vista Avenue in Los Molinos led to the arrest of three county resi- dents. The Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement (TIDE) Task Force, assisted by sheriff's detectives and district attorney investigators, served the war- rant at the residence of Daniel Bilich. After the warrant was served, TIDE found 2.75 grams of methamphetamine, 6.75 grams of marijuana, packaging material, a glass methampheta- mine pipe, a loaded firearm and ammunition, a TIDE release said. Bilich, 38, of Los Molinos, was booked into Tehama Coun- ty Jail for possession for sale of methamphetamine and six out- standing felony and misde- meanor arrest warrants. Bail was set at $50,000. Jayme Lynn Hammers, 22, and Charles Bertram Vander- lip, 60, both of Los Molinos, were arrested and booking into jail. Hammers was booked on the charge of resisting or delaying an officer and harboring a fugi- tive. No bail was set. Vanderlip was booked on charges of being a felon in pos- session of a firearm and ammu- nition. Bail was set at $20,000. Agents requested Tehama County Code Enforcement respond to the scene, where the residence was condemned due to hazardous conditions associ- ated with the electrical and gen- eral disrepair, the TIDE release said. — Staff report No more cuts Daily News photo by Tang Lor Red Bluff Union High School industrial arts teacher Scott Hickson and other Tehama County educators, administrators and students rally support for education at the corner of Main and Walnut streets on Thursday. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Education cuts never heal. Defend education, defend kids. SOS: save our schools. There were many ways to say it, but mostly, Tehama County educators wanted to send one message to the state when they gathered at the corner of Walnut and Main streets in Red Bluff Thursday afternoon — no more education cuts. More than $17 billion have been cut from public the state's K-12 schools and colleges in the last two years, yet more cuts are proposed, according to the California Teachers Association. In Tehama County alone, $18 mil- lion has been cut in the last two years and a proposed $2 million more will be cut in the 2010-2011 school year, according numbers gathered by the Tehama County Education Coalition. The funding cuts will result in the loss of 44.4 teaching jobs next year at the 10 county schools that provided numbers to the coalition. There are about 30 public schools in Tehama County. CTA President at Red Bluff High City seeks Lake Red Bluff input An advisory committee is being formed to help the Red Bluff City Council and city make decisions on Lake Red Bluff mitigation projects. Input from an advisory committee would show com- munity support for the projects when the city applies for grant opportunities, City Manager Martin Nichols said. The advisory committee would meet periodically to discuss potential projects and make final recommen- dations to the council. The advisory committee will include members from local agencies and one member at large from the community. The council has invited the following Students named to all-star team By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The top spellers in Tehama County battled in a spelling bee Thursday night over words such as overwrought, persever- ance and sinew to see who was the county's best. In the end, Kyla Barri- ga-Ashurst spelled her way to the grand champi- on title with the word trodden. To seal her win Kyla had to spell one more word, marionette. "I'm shocked that I won," Kyla said. "But it's an honor." Barriga-Ashurst will prepare for the state com- Daily News photo by Tang Lor Pictured, from left are the 2010 Tehama County Spelling Bee award winners Adrien Stejer, Lindsay Cha, Grand Champion Kyla Barriga- Ashurst, runner-up Sara Bradley, Carlos Godina and Madeline Flynn. Vista student takes top speller crown By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer School administrators and parents took time out of their day to gather at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge Thursday to honor 25 stu- dents at the All Stars Lun- cheon. "The criteria for the students is up to each school, but it is truly a way to honor outstanding students," said Jeff Harris, Maywood Middle School principle and Association of California School Administrators Tehama charter president. "Any time you can take to rec- ognize student's achieve- ments it's time well spent." The ACSA has two main missions — provid- ing students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel and championing public edu- cation, Harris said. Thursday's keynote speaker was Jeff Stover, owner of Chico Sports Club, former San Francis- co 49ers player and for- mer Corning resident. Stover spoke of grow- ing up in Corning and the choice to attend the Uni- versity of Oregon on a shot-put scholarship when his dream was to play pro- fessional football. "I'm a huge believer that everything happens for a reason," Stover said. He then told how he didn't play football in col- lege because he didn't want to jeopardize his shot-put scholarship. In college, he broke records for shot-put, win- ning third place for the NCAA Track Finals in Rowdy protesters target funding cuts at US campuses See LAKE, page 9A See CUTS, page 9A See TEAM, page 9A See VISTA, page 9A See ROWDY, page 9A