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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 8A Breaking news at: Education Ashland, Ore. Field Trip RED BLUFF Playoff Preview SPORTS 1B showers Weather forecast 12A Few 53/37 By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Stop if you've heard this one before. The Walmart Super- center project is a step closer to reality. On Oct. 31 a judgment was issued in favor of Walmart and the city of Red Bluff that the most recently submitted Envi- ronmental Impact Report had met the court's concerns. 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 Supercenter clears latest hurdle issued Tuesday. The petitioners have 60 days to file an appeal. Red Bluff City Manager Richard Crabtree said, while he couldn't use the word confident to describe the city's stance on whether the project would final- ly start, he did say the city was now hopeful. Clarice Meyer and Wilkie A notice of judgment was Career day Talbert, two of the petitioners of the lawsuit, said they had not 'There's been no decision on our part whether to appeal the judg- ment, but we're considering it' — Attorney William Kopper heard from their attorney William Kopper in some time. Neither was aware a judgment had been made. A formal submitted request made Friday to Walmart's pub- lic relations department has not been responded to as of Thurs- day evening. Talbert has told the Daily News in the past that none of "There's been no decision on our part whether to appeal the judgment yet, but we're consid- ering it," Kopper said. See HURDLE, page 11A Dog thefts in south county By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Several breeds of purebred dogs went missing in the southern portion of Tehama County over the weekend, mostly in the Corning area. On Saturday, the Corning animal shelter received several frantic calls from people who had dogs that were missing, Shelter Manager Debbie Eaglebarger said. "We have been contacted and the county shelter in Red Bluff was contacted and they, too, have gotten frantic phone calls on Saturday," Eaglebarger said. "One of the calls taken was someone who reported it to the Tehama County Sheriff's Department that their neighbor saw the dogs being lured and taken." So far, there have been four dobermans, four Aus- tralian shepherds and two rottweilers taken, but that doesn't include others who weren't documented as they were the first people to call, she said. See DOGS, page 11A Union sets terms with markets Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb California Highway Patrol Officer Shaun Hoover talks with a student Thursday at the annual Career Day held at the Tehama District Fairground. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama District Fairground hosted 785 eighth grade students and 61 presenters Thursday for the annual Career Day. The event is put on by the Tehama County Education Founda- tion and the Tehama County Department of Education. "We'd like to thank the commu- nity for the tremendous support it has shown to our educational sys- tem by sharing a perspective on careers available locally to our stu- dents," said Tehama County Super- intendent of Schools Larry Champi- on. "Over 60 different businesses and organizations provided their time and energy as an investment in the future of our kids. We know that this investment will provide divi- dends as these eighth graders transi- tion to high school, college and career." ing how several of the schools, including Maywood, Sacred Heart and Lassen View were "dressed for success." Tehama County acting Librarian Sally Ainsworth said Career Day is a great chance for her to make con- tacts with the local principals and schools. It's also a chance for her to Champion said he enjoyed see- City works toward airport rights deal By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Decades-old verbal agreements and a lack of written documentation has turned a muddled situ- ation involving commer- cial land-owners border- ing the Red Bluff Munici- pal Airport even murkier. The final component needed for the city's new Airport Layout Plan is an updated Through-The- Fence (TTF) proposal, which would regulate air- port access of property owners bordering the air- port. The City Council approved the proposal Tuesday. finalize the plan with the Federal Aviation Admin- istration to keep open all The city is hoping to future grant possibilities. As part of a nationwide policy initiative, the FAA mandated the reevaluation of TTF agreements. However the city can not find written documen- tation for TTF easement rights from the original sale of properties near the airport. Around 120 acres of surplus land near the air- port was sold for industri- al uses and at the time runway access was grant- ed as part of the deal. One property owner appeared before the coun- cil Tuesday to say he did have paperwork docu- menting that he would have taxiway access for the life of his contract and that he had paid extra for the privilege. City staff is proposing talk to students about the library's teen volunteer program. "It's great experience for them because they get community ser- vice hours out of it and we can write them letters of recommendation when they are done," Ainsworth said. Red Bluff City Manager Richard Crabtree was at the event for the first time as a Red Bluff Rotarian helping out where needed and was impressed with how well-behaved the students were, he said. "It's exciting to see the enthusi- asm from the students," Crabtree See CAREER, page 11A The United Food and Commercial Workers union announced Thurs- day three unions under its banner had reached contract agreements with Safeway and Vons supermarket chains. While the Raley's strike continued into Day 5, the union's press release said it was unusual releasing details of the agreement prema- turely because of the ongoing situation. "Ordinarily, details of the terms of a tentative agreement are not released prior to the members having an opportunity to vote, however, in this case, it is important to recog- nize that Safeway agreed to retain and fund the union's health benefit plan, the same plan Save Mart agreed to participate in earlier this summer," release said. the One of the larger sticking points in the Raley's strike is the company's benefit pro- posal, especially in regards to retirees. Raley's stores have remained open through- out the strike, including the Red Bluff location on South Main Street. — Rich Greene Police department swears in two new officers Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb charging a fee for access as part of its TTF propos- al. The rate would be tied 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See CITY, page 11A Red Bluff Police swore in Heidi Thomas, left, as an officer and Matt Haman as a reserve officer Monday in a ceremony at City Hall. Thomas has served in the position of Community Service Officer for the department for about a year. Prior to that, Thomas put herself through the police academy after working for a time as a Shascom Dispatcher. She was pinned by her father Robert Schmidgall. Haman was pinned by his grandmother Pat Larson. Unemployed due to Closure or Layoff? Start your training in January 2013 Informational Session Social Service Type Careers Financial aid available to help you. Shasta College/Tehama Campus Tuesday, November 13th @ 3pm Location: To register call 529.7000 or sign up at the front desk. 770 Diamond Ave., Red Bluff