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Saturday, March 20, 2010 – Daily News – 3A Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a contact name and telephone number. SATURDAY,MARCH 20 Red Bluff Guided Bird Walk, 8 a.m., Sacramento River Dis- covery Center, 1000 Sale Lane, 527-1196 or ccramer@tehama.k12.ca.us Red Bluff Emblem Club Installation, 3 p.m., Elks Lodge Tehama County Farm Bureau Open House, 2-5 p.m., ribbon cutting 3 p.m., 275 Sale Lane SUNDAY,MARCH 21 Red Bluff Blood Drive, 7:15 a.m.to 11:45 a.m., Sacred Heart Church, 515 Main St., 1-866-822-5663 Goldie’s Dinner, noon, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., $8, $4 children Performance by musical group The Wintons, 10:30 a.m., Red Bluff First Christian Church, 926 Madison St., 527-4688 Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 Cottonwood Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustra- tors - Shasta County Schmooze, 12:30 p.m., Ele- gant Bean, Holiday Shopping Center, jamie@jamieweil.net MONDAY,MARCH 22 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory (additional meetings noon and 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 6 p.m.Fridays) Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St.Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Community Band, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Red Bluff Community / Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-3486. Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Sun Country Quilters Guild Meeting, 7 p.m., Westside Room, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Corning Healthcare District, 6 p.m., district office building, 145 Solano St., conference room Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385-1169 or 566-5270. Meetings are everyday through Saturday with an additional meeting at noon on Mondays. Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Richfield Richfield Town Hall Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Richfield School Cafeteria, 23875 River Road TUESDAY,MARCH 23 Red Bluff Alzheimer’s and dementia support group, 6 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 529-2900 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, 6:45 P.M., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 PAL Kickboxing, 4 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St.Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Patriots, 6 p.m., Trinity Landmark Missionary Church, 20920 Hampton Rhodes Drive Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932, 7 p.m.Vet- erans Building, Oak St. Corning City Council, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Jewelry beading class, 9:30 a.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Spanish Adult Education, 1:30 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Gerber El Camino Irrigation District, special meeting 6 p.m., 8451 Highway 99W, 385-1559 Tehama Cemetery District, 4 p.m., cemetery office, 7772 Woodland Ave. Manton Battle Creek Watershed Working Group, 3-5 p.m., Grange Hall, 527-3043 ext. 248 or Tricia_Park- er@fws.gov Battle Creek Restoration Project Update, 6:30 p.m., Grange Hall In Tehama County, schools mon- itor student attendance and identify children that have an unusual amount of unexcused absences. Obviously, accountability is essen- tial for children to be successful students, which is why parents of children that are habitually truant can be held responsible for a child's unexcused absence(s) from school. In Tehama County there is a Truan- cy Officer who is primarily respon- sible for conducting these inquires. His name is Walt Rhoads and he is an Investigator with Tehama Coun- ty District Attorney's Office. Truancy can be described as any unauthorized absence from school, cutting school, skipping school, ditching school, etc. When school officials discover a pattern of truan- cies it will generally trigger a letter being forwarded to the student's parents advising them of the unex- cused absences. Rhoads says that letter is basically a first notice to inform the parents of the truancies, which can sometimes be cleared up by an explanation of the absence(s). Any subsequent truancy could result in further administrative action by the school in a Student Attendance Review Board hearing (S.A.R.B). Truancy The Student Attendance Review Board (S.A.R.B.) is comprised of different school officials who meet with the parents and student after a pattern of truancy has been identified and brought to the attention of the parent/guardian. "The purpose of the meeting is to determine why the student is not attending school and to offer services to aid in the child's attendance," says Investigator Rhoads. What happens if a parent doesn't comply and their child is contin- ually truant? If a student continues to have unex- cused absences after a Student Attendance Review Board meeting, Investigator Rhoades is notified and conducts an investigation. That investigation could result in the parent/guardian of a habitually truant student being issued a citation. The citation would require the parent to appear in Superior Court and face criminal charges. Investigator Rhoads said most parents and students comply; however, there have been some recent instances where Investigator Rhoads has issued parent(s) cita- tions for their children being habit- ually truant from school. Anyone with question regarding truancy can con- tact Investigator Rhoads by calling the Tehama County District Attorney's Bureau of Investigations at 529- 3053. Officer Gene Randall Gene Randall Cop’s Corner started his law enforcement career with the Plumas County Sheriff's office in 1999 as Deputy Sheriff. He has been with the Red Bluff Police Department since 2003 and has held a variety of collateral assignments such as: Police Detective, Field Training Officer and the Assistant Special Events Coordinator. He is a member of the Tehama Inter Agency S.W.A.T. Team. Anyone having questions or topics for this column can contact him by emailing him at grandall@rbpd.org or by phone at 527-3131. Easter Bunny hops into town next Saturday Courtesy photo The Easter Bunny is very busy this time of year, but did stop by to make sure the Red Bluff Kiwanis members were getting everything ready for their annual egg hunt. The event is at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 27, at Jackson Heights School. Kiwanians Lesa Harris and JB Stacy said the bunny is bringing more than 7,000 eggs for youngsters to find. The event is open to children ranging from one year of age to sixth grade.The Red Bluff High Key Club is having a food drive on the same day and will be accepting food donations at Jackson Heights 8 a.m. to noon. The first 40 donors will receive gift certificates. The Key Club, assisted by Kiwanis, will be going door- to-door that day collecting food for the needy for Easter. Free electronic waste recycling event Recycle your old tele- vision and computer monitors free of charge and help save the Earth at the same time. Electronic waste is of concern largely due to the toxicity of some of the substances if processed improperly. The toxicity is due to lead, mercury, cadmium and a number of other Police reports The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol. Arrests Bruce Richard Mitchell, 48, Corning, was arrested Thursday evening on Mary Avenue by the TCSD on suspicion of inflicting cruelty on an elderly or disabled person. Bail was set at $10,000. Theft •A house on Givens Road was reported bur- glarized Thursday after- noon. •Rear window wipers were reported stolen Thursday afternoon from five vehicles on Scottsdale Way. One unlocked vehi- cle also reportedly had a $150 gray-and-red Sam- sung mp3 player stolen from it. Odd •A man was reportedly talking to himself and dig- ging holes Thursday evening on First Street. When he was contacted by police, he became aggres- sive, and was arrested on suspicion of battering a substances. Since January, Tehama County resi- dents have brought to the events more than 32,410 lbs of unwanted electronics for recycling and proper disposal. Televisions, computer equipment and other small electronics includ- ing microwave ovens, will be accepted at the peace officer and resisting arrest. His dog was later taken to the animal shelter. •A duck belonging to an elderly man was report- edly killed Thursday night at Vina Market when a juvenile kicked it. •A cat was found in a carrier Thursday morning at Big Foot Recycling. It was later taken to Valley Vet. ATV • A 42-year-old Manton man was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Red- ding with major injuries following an ATV crash at 7 p.m. in the 4700 block of Wilson Hill Road in Man- ton. Cecil Smith had been drinking alcohol and was driving under the influ- ence on an off-highway Polaris Toad 4x4 on pri- vate property, a CHP release said. Tehama County Social Services Department parking lot, 310 S. Main St., Red Bluff and at the commuter parking lot, corner of Solano Street and east of Third Street, Corning 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 27. The Corning location for the monthly electronic waste collection events is new. Smith, who was not wearing any safety equip- ment or helmet, rolled the vehicle over and was thrown from the cab por- tion. He was airlifted to Mercy and admitted to the hospital. Smith was then arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and released to the hospital for treatment. Collision • George Marsh, 86, of Roseburg, Ore. collided with a parked Subaru Legacy at 2:50 p.m. Thursday on the offramp from northbound Inter- state 5 to Liberal Avenue. 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