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Johnson says they hope to complete the project by the end of next year. Trail FROM PAGE 1 Thankyou! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. learners graduated on time. Torlakson said those stu- dents have improved the most since last year. "That's extremely positive to see that growth," he told media gathered at Wood- land High School, west of Sacramento. "We've done a lot to concentrate resources where needs are greatest." He pointed to Woodland High as a model where ca- reer readiness programs have helped the school reach a graduation rate of 94 percent. The state's focus on im- proving graduation rates and closing the achieve- ment gap between demo- graphic groups has paid off, said Ted Lempert, president of the Oakland-based advo- cacy group Children Now. "While there is progress, we really need to be focused on all of our kids," he said, adding that he's particu- larly alarmed by the gradu- ation rate for foster youth, which is less than 51 per- cent. "We certainly have a ways to go." Although it's impor- tant for students to gradu- ate from high school, that shouldn't be the only goal, said Nadia Diaz Funn, di- rector of the Los Angeles advocacy group Alliance for A Better Community. Not enough students at Los An- geles public schools qualify for college admission when they graduate, she said. "Continuing to focus on the annual graduation rate as the ultimate indicator for student success short- changes the potential of our students," she said in a statement. The California Depart- ment of Education released updated graduation rate data by school, district and county Tuesday. The federal Education Department is auditing the accuracy of the California Department of Education graduation rates. Education FROM PAGE 1 environment for those new to the sport to try it out, she said. "These gentleman vol- unteer for the rodeo camp to give back to their sports and help see it grow," Ke- men said. Dr. Rico Dotson gave a talk on sports medicine and nutrition and local celebrity John Growney who is a Red- Bluff based stock contractor also spoke with parents and their children about the im- portance of helping the chil- dren to learn all they could about the sport, but also recognizing when it's time to let them go and let them do things on their own. Instructors for the day included PRCA competi- tor Jim Banister, profes- sional saddle bronc rider Nick LaDuke, professional bull rider Justin Andrade and Red Bluff's own Zack Brown who is a professional bare back rider. The men addressed the group prior to splitting up into smaller groups for instruction on their particular sport of ex- pertise. Well-known rodeo announcer Bob Feist as- sisted. LaDuke said he encour- aged attendees not to be afraid to use the oppor- tunity of connecting with himself and the other camp instructors. He told the story of a 19-year-old man who attended the camp and is now doing well on a Dodge rodeo circuit be- cause he took the opportu- nity to call him and use so- cial media to ask questions. The man's mother was also able to connect with him and ease some of her wor- ries by talking with him, LaDuke said. "Don't be scared to cre- ate relationships and follow up with us," LaDuke said. "That's why these camps were created. Banister encourage at- tendees to take every op- portunity to learn more about the sport of rodeo they could. "If you're interested in moving forward, you have to put in the time," Banis- ter said. "You have to go to schools and put in time practicing. You can't just go to a rodeo, wait six months and go to a rodeo. You won't get better that way. You have to work all day and then go practice. This here is the basics to get you to the next step." Brown talked with at- tendees about the need to stay healthy and keep the right mind-set. It is also important to have the right gear. One of the biggest things to watch for in bare back riding is a concussion, which can happen when the head snaps back and hits the horse. Keeping a riders chin up helps keep the snap out, Brown said. Riding bareback is sim- ilar to a fist fight in that sometimes it goes great and sometimes there are things that are out of your control and if you're not willing to put in effort to the fist fight you could get hurt, he said. Staying healthy and prac- ticing are important for ro- deo sports. "It's a hard lifestyle, but we love it," Brown said. "I wouldn't give it up for any- thing. I've met so many peo- ple all over the world who have opened their homes to me." LaDuke in his group in- struction recommended starting practice and "get- ting into the swing of things" with dairy heifers being a great place to start along with going to schools for saddle bronc riding. "There's three profes- sional elements for profes- sional rodeo," LaDuke said. "Be a good kid, work as hard as you can and don't be scared to be blessed. When you love rodeo so much and want to get into saddle bronc there will be oppor- tunities others won't get. Be blessed, thankful and take every opportunity you can." Those who have the abil- ity to do so should prac- tice twice a week to learn the skills and develop their flow and confidence. "You have to handle livestock like you own it," LaDuke said. ""Know how to get into that mind-set." Camp FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB - DAILY NEWS Professional Saddle Bronc rider Nick LaDuke gives tips and talks riding techniques with Caleb Taylor of Susanville and other attendees on Saturday at the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association camp held at the Tehama District Fairground. Decorating contest will be announced. Cowboys and Kids as- semblies will be held throughout Tehama County elementary schools Tuesday through Thursday, April 18- 20. The Annual Red Bluff Ro- tary Chili Cook-off begins at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on Pine and Washington streets in Red Bluff. Chili tasting cups are $5 each, and attendees can taste chili made by lo- cal businesses and non- profit organizations and vote for their favorite. The winner will receive a plaque and a $100 prize. The chamber is hosting the Merchandise and Car Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the same loca- tion. There will be music and a beer garden at the event. The festivities continue at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 18 with the Red Bluff Ro- tary fundraiser barbecue lunch and auction held at Growney Ranch off 99W to raise money for Tough Enough to Wear Pink. Tickets are $15 per per- son and available at the Te- hama Country Visitors Cen- ter and Cornerstone Com- munity Bank. All proceeds stay local. The Round-Up blood drive will be held 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 at the Tehama District Fair- ground's cafeteria audito- rium. The Cowboys Barrel Race and Cowgirls Bikini Barrel Race will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Pau- line Davis Pavilion. The Timed Events Rodeo Slack will be 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 19-21 and is free to the public. The Chamber and Cat- tlemen's Cowboy Mixer 21-and-over event, held at Reynolds Ranch, 501 Mad- ison St., is 5:30-10 p.m. Thursday, April 20 with fa- jita's served by the Tehama County CattleWomen. The Cowboy Golf Tour- nament is 9 a.m. Friday, April 21 at the Wilcox Oaks Gold Club. To register visit redbluffchamber.com. Gates open at 5 p.m. Fri- day, April 21 for the first rodeo performance during family night. Rodeo action starts at 7 p.m. Northern Heat will be performing during the Fri- day Night After Party from 8 p.m. to midnight. The af- ter rodeo party is a 21-and- over event. The Red Bluff Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast is sched- uled 7-10 a.m. Saturday, April 22 and tickets are $5, available from any Kiwanis member and at the door. Children 6 and younger re- ceive a free breakfast. Pro- ceeds from the pancake breakfast will go toward sending local children to summer camp. The Wells Fargo Stage- coach is rolling into town for the 62nd Annual Round- Up Parade, themed "This Ain't My First Rodeo," held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22 in downtown Red Bluff. Councilman Clay Parker and his wife, Lilly, will be the grand marshals. Gates open at noon Satur- day, April 22, for the after- noon rodeo performance, which begins at 2:30 p.m. Nashville recording art- ist Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. will be per- forming at the Pauline Da- vis Pavilion at 8 p.m. Satur- day, with local artist Chad Bushnell opening the show. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Tough Enough to Wear Pink Sunday, April 23, performance will begin at 1:30 p.m. and doors open at noon. Make sure to look out for the Sunrise Rotary's Roving Jail throughout Red Bluff April 13-21. The jail will be in full force "arresting any offenders who dare not to dress in western attire during Round-Up week." The Sunrise Rotary says to "dust off your rodeo duds or bring a pile of cash because we are ready to wrangle the worst offenders." Proceeds from the an- nual roving jail go to the California Highway Pa- trol Explorers, the Tehama County Library and the Corning Chamber of Com- merce. This year the Round-Up will be bringing back mut- ton busting. For more information and to purchase tickets visit http://www.redbluf- froundup.com, call 527-1000 or visit the Round-Up office at the fairgrounds. Rodeo FROM PAGE 1 DN FILE PHOTO Action from the 2016Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo. JUDITH"JUDY"HECKER May 6, 1940 ~ April 1, 2017 Judy passed away April 1, 2017 in Red Bluff with her husband by her side. She will be missed very much by her family and friends. Judy leaves behind her husband Jerry of 35 years, 5 chil- dren, Bonnie Rego, Steve Williams, Cindy Brinkman, Diane Jarvis, Scott Young, 9 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Judy was very active in the Western and Equine world. She was a popular salesperson for 3 Western Wear Stores, also was co-owner of Farm Central Tack and Apparel while living in Carmel Valley, also Events Secretary for Carmel Valley Trails and Saddle Club, Events Secretary for Carmel Valley Ranchers Days, Rodeo Queen contest chairman, a Director for Monterey Cowboy Music and Po- etry show, A Director for Gabilan Cutters Club. Commit- tee member for So. Oregon Wild Horse Assn. and Associ- ate member for Tehama County Cowbells many years ago. In her early years she was a member of various Rid- ing Clubs in Sonoma County and a member of the Sher- iffs Posse in Sonoma County and a member of the Sher- iffs Posse there also. Happy Trails Judy... MARSHALL ROZELLE WALKER August 8, 1934 ~ April 6, 2017 Marshall Rozelle Walker, age 82, formerly of Proberta died at his Dairyville home on April 6, 2017 from compli- cations of Parkinson's disease. He was born on August 8, 1934 in Oroville, CA to parents John H. Walker and Mar- gery Giles-Walker. The family moved to the Capay area where he graduated from the Capay Rancho Elementary School. After his parents divorced, he boarded with farm families during his high school years graduating from Orland High School in 1954. He served in the U.S. Army 1955-1956 and then moved to Red Bluff to Apprentice in the sheet metal trade working for White, Davis & Hart and Jack Kunkel Sheet Metal. In 1957 he met Linda Hulseman at the Tehama County Fair. They married in 1959 and two children followed soon after. Marshall loved growing hay and raising Hereford cattle. In 1966 he purchased registered cattle and continued rais- ing Polled Herefords until his death. He liked raising bulls for commercial cattlemen and marketed them at Famoso, Fallon, Shasta and the Red Bluff Bull Sale. His steer calves often went to 4-H or FFA students and he took care to make sure they got a "good one". He was a past president of the Northern-Cal Appaloosa Assoc., past director of Tehama County Farm Supply and Tehama County Cattlemen and. a member of the California/Nevada Hereford Assoc. He is survived by his spouse, Linda, and daughter Laurel Walker of Los Molinos; son Scott and wife Anne Rohrer- Walker of Livermore, CA and his adored grandchildren, Jacob, Molly and Kate Walker of Livermore; his sister, Ja- net Gallegos of Gerber and numerous nieces and neph- ews. He is further survived by his beloved "foster'' siblings, Tonya Edwards Porter of Orland and Greta Ed- wards Ankeny of Nampa, Idaho and their families. He was preceded in death by siblings Harvey Walker of Roseburg, OR and Norene Gudvangen of Los Molinos. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, April 14, 2017 at 11:00 am in the Red Bluff Veteran's Hall at the corner of Oak and So. Jackson Streets, Red Bluff. In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution to the Parkin- son's Disease Foundation, P.O. Box 65012, Albert Lea, MN 56007-9805 is suggested. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff RUNNINGS ROOFING and CONSTRUCTION SheetMetalRoofing ResidentialCommercial • Composition • Shingle • Single Ply Membrane ServingTehamaCounty 530-527-5789 530-209-5367 NoMoney Down! 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However, my observance went practically unno- ticed. Oh, Melody laid out a luncheon for me at the Shasta Ski Lodge...but it was mostly for her starving ski- bum friends. We had potato salad , sandwiches...and she baked a cake and crowned it with two large numbers for the all the crowd to see that I was officially 43…(and a poet). Nobody, but nobody, came up and said I did not look my age. And when all the food was gone, one of her friends of- fered to help me to my feet! I could still show him a thing or two yet. I could have "tucked" the entire ski run from top to bottom...straight down. I might have been killed, of course. Or, I could have taken the entire bunch down to the meat plant to show them how to carry a 400 pound bull front quarter into a truck...or how to handle a wheelbarrow load- ed clear to the top with wet cow manure. But I didn't do any of those things. Instead, I shall retire gracefully from the world of spo rt competition. My activities now will be strictly recreational and I shall leave the testing to our children. That's one advantage of middle age. You really don't have to prove anything to anybody if you don't want to. … Our Red Bluff Union High School made news the other day when mentioned in Paul Harvey's radio show. I did not actually hear the show, but it was related to me, and can't you just just hear how he handled the story with all his pregnant pauses and the dramatic rise and fall of his voice? However, I refuse to make clever comments about the ex- pectant mothers he referenced. … About the time of the above writing, back in 1972, I was extolling, in another column, the virtues of my fellow exec- utives in the meat plant. And yet it was a scant 3 years later that they proved to be such a disappointment...a happening leading eventually to the closing of the plant at the end of 1975. Who would have thought this possible when we were all working so closely together to make the enterprise my father had, since 1929, striven so hard to put together? Over 40 years later the plant closing still haunts me though said executives have long gone to their reward. To use a favorite word of President Trump, "Sad"...but more sincerely, of course. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 5 A