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Assemblyman Nielsen, R-Gerber, announced today that he has been honored by the Association of Indepen- dent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) for his work in preserv- ing Cal Grants for students who are able to real- ize their educa- tional goals via the grants. There are more than 3,100 students that are from the nine counties within the 2nd Assem- bly District who receive Cal Grants. Those students are enrolled in private universi- ties, community colleges and state universities. "On behalf of Simpson University, and the 76 pri- vate universities that are part of the AICCU, we want to thank Assembly- man Nielsen for fighting hard and preserving the Cal Grant Award at its maxi- mum level for college stu- dents across the state," said Dr. Larry J. M c K i n n e y , president of Simpson Uni- versity in Red- ding. "The Cal Grant is a very significant and very crucial piece of the funding for our students." N i e l s e n said the Cal Grant is an important tool; it allows many students to get a quality education who might not have the means to do so without it, and vowed to continue to fight for the Cal Grant as the leg- islative process of closing the budget gap moves for- ward. Nielsen represents the Second Assembly District, which includes Tehama County. Weather forecast 8A Mostly cloudy 61/41 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ WEEKEND MARCH 6-7, 2010 Oscar Preview Joint Fire Training 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 Inside See Below USA Weekend 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 CALL TODAY (530) 529-1222 237 South Main Street As Local As.... Are you tired of being Nickel and Dimed by your current bank? 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By RICH GREENE DN Sports Editor CHICO — Ten years to the day after their last championship, the Mercy Warriors once again came out victorious in a Northern Section boys' basketball final. In a game every bit a microcosm of their season, the Warriors rallied from behind and then held on in the final minutes to knock off the Maxwell Panthers 57-51, Friday in the CIF Northern Section, Division VI final at California State Universi- ty, Chico. The Warriors, inconsistent throughout the season, showed flashes of brilliance in the champi- onship game, followed by mistakes reminiscent of the 1-5 run through the Tri-Cities League, only to final- ly triumph with the stuff champions are made of. Trailing at halftime the Warriors rallied back to take a double-digit lead with a 24-13 third quarter then found themselves in a 50-50 tie with just 90 seconds remaining. "That's been our season — we play well at times and we didn't at times," head coach Steve Shellabarger said. But with the game squared away, Shelter saving more dogs By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Dog euthanasia rates are down, feline euthana- sia rates are up and Tehama County's Animal Shelter manager has pledged to bring both fig- ures down in 2010. Mark Storrey took over the Animal Shelter man- ager position in October after Scott Alsteen left for undisclosed reasons. Presenting the 2009 shelter report to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Storrey vowed to lower euthanasia rates among both dogs and cats. Storrey said Wednes- day part of that effort will mean making the shelter more active in the com- munity and increasing opportunities to educate people about pet health. "I think people need to be aware that we are in the life saving business, not in the business of euthaniza- tion," Storrey said. The 2009 dog euthana- sia rate, at 17.2 percent, is slightly lower than the national average and 3 percent lower than 2008 rates. Even as adoption rates decreased, a higher percentage of canines were returned to their owners or transferred to rescue groups in 2009. Tourism growth excels By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Is the city of Red Bluff getting its money's worth when it comes to investing in the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce's tourism marketing effort? Yes, according to a study done by chamber consultant Jeff Casey. The study used numbers from the California State University, Chico's Center of Economic Develop- ment, which shows that the city's tourism growth rate exceeds that of the state and eight surrounding Northern California coun- ties. The city gives a portion of its transient occupancy tax to the chamber and the convention and visitor's bureau to help promote tourism. Casey presented an updated strategic market- ing plan to the council to show the council that the city's tax allocation to the chamber is being put to good use, but there's still more work to be done to attract people to the city. The plan is an update of the 1997 plan that was funded by the US Forest Service and created jointly for the city, county and chamber. In the update Casey suggests creating a mar- keting plan that focuses more on Red Bluff as the city, rather than the county as a whole. There are cer- Fire agencies train together By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer While many passing by Thurs- day night probably thought there was an emergency in front of 350 Walnut St., what they really wit- nessed was an historic joint fire training session. Thursday was the first time Corning Fire Department has brought its new ladder truck to a training with Red Bluff Fire, and only the second time the two trucks have been in the same place at the same time. "It's important for us to get field training like this to strength- en our communication with join- ing and assisting agencies," said Red Bluff Fire Chief Michael Bachmeyer. With Corning having the next closest ladder truck, Bachmeyer said it was crucial to learn each other's operational capabilities and improve coordination prior to an emergency situation. "In 2001, there was a big fire on Main Street in Red Bluff that had 75 firefighters at scene," Bachmeyer said. "That's a per- fect example (of why this train- ing is necessary). As a depart- ment we only have 30 on staff right now." Courtesy photo by Danny Rabalais Members of the Red Bluff Fire Department, CalFire and Corning Fire Department train Thursday evening in a joint training session in Red Bluff. Nielsen honored by private universities Nielsen See DOGS, page 7A See MERCY, page 7A See TOURISM, page 7A See FIRE, page 7A