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THURSDAY MARCH 25, 2010 Breaking news at: Patsy Cline Tribute Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Spartans beat Spartans SPORTS 1B Mostly cloudy, showers 59/41 Weather forecast 8B 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 Reclaiming Battle Creek County submits funding wish list By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Expanding broadband, clean energy education and more roadways are all on a county wish-list for federal funding. The county was required Tuesday to submit a series of projects to 3Core for the corporation to meet its deadlines to apply for funding from the Economic Development Association. 3Core, formerly the Tri-County Economic Develop- ment Corporation, is a non-profit group that works with Butte, Glenn and Tehama counties. Supervisor George Russell, presenting the material to the board, said the county had limited time to devel- op a list of proposals for future funding. The result is a list of nine items, divided into near- See WISH, page 7A Final bricks laid Daily News photo by Tang Lor Biologist Tricia Parker talks to Manton resident Barbara Perez about the life cycle of fishes and how removal of the dams along Battle Creek will restore the habitat for spawning and survival. Dam removal project under way By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer MANTON — After a decade of planning, construction of the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project is set to begin. Residents were invited to an open house in an effort by the Greater Battle Creek Watershed Working Group to keep residents informed of what is going on as construction sites begin to pop up and helicopters hover over the creek. Each of the partner agencies had representatives at the open house to answer questions and explain their role in the project. Citizen concerns Resident Barbara Perez was con- cerned that the project could lead to the removal of trees in the area. She does not want to see all the oak trees disappear. “At 66 years old I’ve seen a lot of changes. Most the changes have not been really good ones,” she said. “I’m just wondering about when all our oak trees are going to be gone.” The removal of trees will be kept at minimum, said John Pospishil, of the Bureau of Reclamation and the project’s construction manager. Contractors are required to hire an arborist and the focus is on trim- ming trees rather than removal. “We are sensitive to trees,” Pospishil said. Any trees or plants that are removed during the process will be Corning to charge after hours call fee By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council passed a res- olution Tuesday allowing the Public Works depart- ment to collect an after hours water turn-on fee of $65. The money, equivalent to about three hours of pay, would be collected upfront in a lump sum, said Public Works Direc- tor John Brewer. Brewer said more situ- ations are occurring in which the department has to call employees back to turn on water for people who wanted to move into a residence or business before the next business day. When an employee has to return to work after hours to turn water on, the city has to pay the employee a minimum of two hours of overtime — paid at 1.5 times the nor- mal rate, meaning the employee earns the equiv- alent of three hours of pay. The rate for mainte- nance workers is $18.33 an hour and equipment operators get $20.89 an hour. “This resolution, if adopted, would allow us to collect those costs that we were previously unable to collect,” Brewer See FEE, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Sat. March 27th Ribeye Dinner Jack the Ribber & Wine Tasting featured by Mt. Tehama Winery & Alpine Cellars Winery $ 1250 dinner only 1300 with wine tasting 1150 Monroe St. • 527-6108 $ Learn QuickBooks (April 7 to May 12) 6 Wednesday Evenings Time: 5:15 pm to 7:15 pm Cost: $99.00 per person Location: Job Training Center, 718 Main St., Red Bluff Call 529-7000 to Register Red Bluff Outdoor Power mitigated through replanting or other means. Residents asked about the possi- bility of awarding contracts to groups in Tehama and Shasta coun- ties so jobs would be created local- ly. Pospishil said he did not work directly with awarding the contract, but there would be someone in the bureau’s office who could help answer the question. Residents were encouraged to follow solicita- tions for bids on the Department of Interior’s Web site as well as all project updates through the bureau’s site and the Battle Creek Watershed Conservancy. Bureau representatives assured residents that they would keep them informed every step of the way. See CREEK, page 7A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Father and son team Grey and Glynn Phelps of Glynn Phelps Masonry, work on straightening bricks in the Tommy Botell section of the Cone & Kimball Clock Tower Plaza, corner of Walnut and Main streets in Red Bluff. The pair was laying the last section Wednesday. Phelps and his son have donated their time over the last 10 years to laying the bricks and he said he was sad to see the project come to an end. The project that started as just planter boxes and a few name bricks grew to 2,000 bricks, raising a total of $75,000 after the bricks and supplies were paid for. Students highlighted at Corning show By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Safe Education and Recreation for Rural Families stu- dents from southern Tehama County gathered Tuesday evening at Woodson Elementary School for the annual Stu- dent Highlights Show. “We’re really focusing on terms of what we do to enrich kids’ lives academ- ically beyond just home- work help and tutoring,” said SERRF Program Administrator Karla Stro- man. “We’ve built that into the theme, clubs and other activities, including recreation. 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