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FRIDAY AUGUST 31, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 2A Breaking news at: Lodge Donates to Vina School Community RED BLUFF Football Kicks Off SPORTS 1B Sunny 90/56 Weather forecast 8A DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 Traveling memorial an emotional tribute BY JULIE ZEEB Wall officially opened Thursday morning at the Tehama District Fair- ground with a flyover by a Boeing C17 Global Mas- ter three. DN Staff Writer The traveling Vietnam "I thank everyone for coming out here," said Master of Ceremonies Jessie Neff of the Ameri- can Legion. "I hope it touches everyone's heart." Red Bluff Mayor For- est Flynn welcomed the crowd, inviting them to take a minute to walk through and remember the fallen veterans. of love," said former Sen. Maurice Johannessen. "It's sad and happy. Sad to see the losses, but happy because it is because of their bravery that we are here and we're grateful to them for that." Tehama County Super- visor Bob Williams, son of a Korean War veteran and father of two serving in Operation Enduring Freedom, spoke on what it was like growing up during the Vietnam War, too young to serve. "I grew up watching "This, to me, is a labor Wall of tears County OKs lease for Child Support office By RICH GREENE have a new location. DN Staff Writer Tehama County Child Support Services will soon The Board of Supervisors approved and authorized a lease agreement Tuesday with Alpha Vista Properties, LLC for a lease of office space at 1005 Vista Way, Ste. A in Red Bluff. The previous office space was destroyed by a fire July 4. Since then around 17 employees have been assigned to work in relocated headquarters in Redding. Tehama County will sign a 3-year lease of $4,000 per month for the 8,543-square-foot space. There is an option to lease office cubicles for an additional $400 per month. Previously the county had paid $3,600 per month for its Diamond Avenue facility. A staff report says the difference in costs may be covered through a reallocation of the Tehama and Butte counties regional allocation or through insurance. Child Support Services Director Sharon A. Stone said that option will be used if everything else in the facility is ready except for the furniture. See LEASE, page 7A DUI checkpoint planned tonight The Red Bluff Police Department will be con- ducting a DUI and Dri- vers License checkpoint from 8 tonight to 2 a.m. Saturday. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb the war on TV," Williams said. "It was almost like a game until my dad reminded me it was real people. It wasn't until I met my brother-in-law, a Vietnam veteran, that I was able to truly under- stand." Five of his brother-in- Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen helps two Lassen View Elementary School students find a name Thursday morning following opening ceremonies for the traveling Vietnam Wall at the Tehama District Fairground. law's best friends are on the wall, which made it even more real for him when he visited the wall in Washington D.C., Williams said. never felt before," Williams said. "Take a moment to look at the wall and read the names. Remember these people are gone, but not forgot- ten." "It's a feeling like I've The Vietnam War last- ed from 1959-1975, how- ever, the United States had a presence in Viet- nam, helping guerrillas, all the way back to the Bill devotes $20M in hidden funds to state parks SACRAMENTO (AP) — California would use $20 million found hidden in a state Department of Parks and Recreation special fund to keep all parks open under a bill approved Thursday by the state Senate. a two-year moratorium on any parks closures. Senators passed the bill, 25-12, in response to a scandal in the parks department and sent it back to the Assembly for a final vote. AB1478 also imposes Auditors found near- ly $54 million hidden in two special funds, even as 70 parks were threat- ened with closure in July because of budget cuts. Most parks ulti- mately stayed open with the help of local govern- ments and community organizations that con- tributed before the money was discovered. The bill creates a dol- lar-for-dollar matching fund to encourage com- munities to continue helping local parks. ''We will then in end of World War II, said Bob Dobek, of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, who escorts the wall from one location to the next. The group is in the process of getting pictures for the 58,249 names on the wall and has about 37,000 so far, said Pattie Little who, along with her husband Dan, is helping Dobek and his wife, Bren- da, escort the wall. the Vietnam Wall Educa- tion Center that will hope- fully be built within the next two years, Little said. People are welcome to bring the pictures to the fairground to be scanned or submit them online at www.vvmf.org. Tehama County Dis- trict Attorney Gregg The pictures will go in See WALL, page 7A $10,000. The checkpoint is being funded by a Cali- fornia Office of Traffic Safety grant through the National Highway Traf- fic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Officers will be con- tacting drivers passing through the checkpoint for signs of alcohol or drug impairment. They will also check for prop- er licensing and are striv- ing to only delay motorists momentarily. Drivers caught driving impaired could see jail, license suspension and insurance increases. Fines, fees and DUI classes can exceed "Deaths from drunk and drug-impaired dri- ving are going down in California," Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety Christo- pher J. Murphy said. "But that still means that hundreds of our friends, family and co-workers are killed each year, along with tens of thou- sands who are seriously injured. We must all con- tinue to work together to bring an end to these tragedies. If you see a drunk driver call 911." According to NHTSA checkpoints have provid- ed the most effective documented results of any DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent. Air quality very unhealthy again By RICH GREENE Bagley Fire west of Big Bend was still impacting Tehama County residents Thursday with Air Quali- ty Index readings reach- ing into very unhealthy levels during the after- noon. DN Staff Writer Smoke from the effect be rewarding good behavior'' by local partners, said budget committee chairman Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, who carried the bill in the Senate. ''We want to get the word out that we want you to continue to sup- port your local park.'' The $20 million comes from an account funded by parks and recreation fees. Leno said the Legislature next year plans to also spend the remaining money, which was found in an off-highway vehicle 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BILL, page 7A The AQI uses a 0 through 500 scale, with the low end being the best quality of air, to show the impact of pollutant con- centration The Tehama County Air Pollution Control District registered a reading of 210 at 11 a.m., which fell into the very unhealthy category. At that level people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children are advised they should avoid all physical activi- ty outdoors. Everyone else should avoid pro- longed or heavy exer- tion. For at least four hours readings were in the unhealthy for sensitive groups range. On the county's eastern end, firefighters were closing in on full contain- ment of the Ponderosa Fire, which they expected to be done Friday. According to updated assessment figures, the fire destroyed 52 resi- dences and 81 outbuild- ings while damaging five more outbuildings and one residence. Pacific Gas and Elec- tric Co. was conducting emergency tree inspec- tions and removals along power lines in burned areas around Manton. Foresters and arborists have been examining trees that could fall into power lines if left stand- ing. remove the tree. PG&E said the inspec- tions and removals should be completed sometime in mid-September. Trees identified for cutting will be marked with a red "X" and PG&E will attempt to notify property owners with lit- erature about the need to According to a PG&E press release, some species, including pines, can die from minimal needle damage. Even trees that may appear only slightly scorched are sus- ceptible to disease, insect infestation and eventual falling. Only the cambium layer, the first layer beneath the bark, needs to be damaged for a tree to die.