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WEEKEND MARCH 20-21, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Four to advance Munch Madness See Below RED BLUFF Bulldogs Tourney SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10B Sunny 76/46 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 Boy run over, killed in Gerber accident GERBER — An accident at 7 p.m. Thursday in the area of Truckee Avenue, north of Costa Avenue in Gerber, claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy. Sergio Gonzalez Nino, 38, of Gerber and his son, Mario Gon- zalez, were in a private drive- way in Gonzalez’s 1987 Ford pickup truck. Sergio Gonzalez stopped the pickup and got out to open up a gate. Unknown to him, his son had climbed out of the rear seat and through an open rear sliding window. Whether he fell out or climbed over the tailgate is unknown, the release said. Gonzalez, unaware his son was not in the pickup, got back in and continued forward. As the pickup moved for- ward, Mario Gonzalez was run over by the utility trailer that was being towed by the pickup, the release said. Mario was taken to St. Eliza- Black Walnut beth Community Hospital for his injures, however, he died prior to arriving at the hospital, the release said. available. No further information was — Julie Zeeb County looks ahead to cuts By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Tehama County will likely be implementing deeper cuts across the board, including emergency services, as it enters the next fiscal year in July. The county tried to preempt a worsening economy by hammering out a multi-year series of cuts, starting in the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year. Those have helped, but will not be enough, Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. “Folks, we’re making it this year,” he said. “We don’t See CUTS, page 9A High Hoops a hit Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Many of the street lights on Walnut Street between Main Street and the railroad tracks are out, leaving the south sid e of the street in darkness. City to replace street lights on main thoroughfare By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer When Walnut Street lights up again it will be with style. The Red Bluff City Council voted Tuesday to replace the nine street lights on Walnut with decorative light- ing. The lights between Main Street and the railroad tracks need to be replaced because the lighting system is obso- lete. Only four of the lights do not work, but all the lights run on the same powering system so all have to be replaced, Public Works Director Mark Barthel said. The council had to decide whether to go for an energy saving cheaper option or a decorative option that would enhance downtown, or reject the project because it would mean tak- ing money from road funds. In both replacement options the power source would be dug up and new wiring and conduit put in. In the first option, the bulbs would be replaced with LEDs and the exist- ing poles would remain. This option would cost about $100,000 and in the long run the city would save about $22,000 annually in energy costs. In the second option, all the exist- ing light poles would be replaced with decorative poles. The bulbs would most likely be mercury vapor bulbs because the market for LED bulbs in decorative light fixtures is limited. The cost would be $146,000. Part of the funding would come from money the county gave to the city through the Regional Surface Transportation Program. That money must be used on road related projects. The light replacement project falls under road related projects because areas of the road would have to be dug up to replace the power system. If the money is not used for the light replace- ment project it would be saved for road maintenance. Resident Max Simmons is con- cerned about pulling from road funds. If the council wants to talk about stuff being old and needing to be replaced, they should look at the streets that are riddled with potholes, he said. Walnut Street has not been fixed since the ’70s. “You folks need to stop and think about where you’re taking the money from,” he said. “We’re sacrificing the money of the streets to see the streets.” See WALNUT, page 9A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb David Mackintosh of Gerber School slam dunks the ball Friday at the third annual High Hoops Tournament held at Berrendos Middle School. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Schools from all over Tehama County sent students to compete in the annual High Hoops Basketball Tournament Friday at Berrendos Middle School. The event puts special education students and general education students together in teams. “It’s a chance for special education students to play in an actual basketball game at their level,” said event organizer Jody Johnson. “It also lets friends and family come watch them in something they’ve trained for.” Johnson, a Tehama County adapted physical education specialist, has put the event on, with Berrendos as host and See HOOPS, page 9A Four emerge to fill out Elite Ate Shack vs Jack Man, oh man did Sugar Shack Cafe and Jack’s Restaurant deliver the goods in this first-round munchfest. Both restaurants served up a chicken fried steak complete with two eggs, homefries and toast and both places filled me up right. Don’t let the cutesy name fool you, the Sugar Shack, on the corner of Antelope Boulevard and Main Street, can offer some serious grub for the heartiest of appetites. The presentation itself Elite Ate March 27 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 was enough to have my mouth watering, with an orange slice adding a splash of color and even the toast buttered to golden perfec- tion. Yeah, even the toast looked good — these guys know what they’re doing. At Jack’s in Los Molinos the food was on the same playing field as the Sugar Shack and the diner brought it’s own small town cozi- ness and warmth. The homefries were cut Sugar Shack’s chicken fried steak. from red-skinned potatoes mixed with green peppers and onions and the entire meal had the feel that it just came out of mom’s kitchen. Even the chicken fried steak tasted a bit more home- made than at the Sugar Shack. It was hard to pick between these two places. I would dine at the Sugar Shack for a nice weekend breakfast out, but Jack’s is where I would want to start my weekday. This contest goes into overtime and since there’s more weekdays than week- ends, I’m picking Jack’s. Valeigh’s vs Mill Creek Valeigh’s, on the second floor of Red Bluff Munici- pal Airport’s office and lobby, has just about every restaurant in the county beat in the view department. Snow capped mountains See MUNCH, page 9A • “Main Street or Wall Street” banking, which do you want As Local As.... CALL TODAY (530) 529-1222 237 South Main Street • Still offering better than free checking • Now offering Health Savings Accounts • Local decision making • Community Support •ATM - FREE anywhere