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WEEKEND NOVEMBER 13-14, 2010 Breaking news at: Festive Recipes USA Weekend www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF First Round SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 71/50 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 Paws for a cause By CYNTHIA ALLEN Special to the DN Love dogs? Talented canines from around Tehama County are descending on the Growney Ranch today to impress and amaze their human friends. Called K-9s for Kids, the dog-friendly fundraiser to benefit the local Salvation Army was organized by Chris Bixler, Ashely Colomy, Cassie Busekist, Adam Chambers, Cole Bet- tencourt and Roxy Valen- cia, a group of Shasta Col- lege students who live in Red Bluff. The event will feature competing cowdogs, the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department K-9 team, res- cue dogs trained by Second Chance Pet Rescue of Corn- ing and plenty of puppies in a puppy petting area. And, to eat? Hot dogs, of course. The edible dogs served up weekdays by Danny Tannehill, of the Danny Dogs hot dog cart just west of the Red Bluff Post Office, will be available for purchase. Other businesses in Tehama County have donated free cookies, candy and fruit for those attending the event, in addition to numerous raffle prizes. Trained by owners Merle and Sandi Newton, with more than 50 years of experience between them, the cowdogs will work cat- tle in herding competitions, beginning at 11 a.m. The Newtons specialize in bor- der collies because of their superior intelligence, herd instinct and trainability. “They also have heart,” Merle said. “We like heart in people, well, we like it in dogs too. In border collies, heart means that they will not give up, they keep work- ing, and have courage.” On the Oklahoma cattle ranch where he grew up, Merle Newton says they used collies to herd cattle. In the ‘60s, while he was a ranch manager in Ukiah, Australian shepherds were the ranch dog of choice. But Corning looks to collect fire fees By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council voted Tuesday to allow Fire Chief Martin Spannaus to look into a cost recovery program for emergency responses that involve non-residents. “Anytime emergency services go out there’s a cost somewhere,” Spannaus said. “There’s no cost to Corn- ing (for this). Basically, we’re asking for permission to research this.” For the last year, Spannaus has been looking into the options other cities are taking to recover costs in simi- lar situations, which have included collecting them- selves or using collection companies. For the city of Arbuckle, there was a low recovery rate until it switched to a company, which acts as a col- lection agency, taking only a small percentage of the amount collected, Spannaus said. “I’m hesitant to jump on the band wagon until it’s proven, but it does have some merit,” Spannaus said. Usually, insurance would cover the cost for those who may be charged, which include visitors passing through or businesses when an out-of-town truck catches fire at a truck stop, Spannaus said. While the rate of recovery is unknown, it could be between $4,000 and $10,000, he said. Staff reports show recovery rates are as high as 60 percent to 80 percent, but as low as 6 percent to 12 per- cent when agencies bill themselves. Councilwoman Toni Parkins expressed some con- cern over the matter. “We really need to learn more about this,” Parkins said. The matter will be brought back to the council after See FEES, page 7A Caregivers honored On November 8 Tehama County Public Authority Courtesy photo Bookem with Emily Ryan, Deputy Rich Ryan's 12-year-old daughter. for more than years, the Newtons have been sold on border collies and produced and trained many champi- ons in herding trials, includ- ing the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale. At the Newtons’ cowdog college, with more than 800 acres for the undergrad dogs to romp on, they offer obe- dience and herding training, monthly dog trials and com- petitions, special events and Plenty of budget blame to go around SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday pointed the finger at law- makers and California vot- ers for the $6 billion deficit in the state budget he signed just a month ago. The Republican gover- nor sought to deflect blame for the deficit, even though the rosy revenue assump- tions he and lawmakers used were widely reported when they approved the $86.6 billion spending plan and Schwarzenegger signed it on Oct. 8. ‘‘I think that the Legisla- ture, as you know, did not finish their job the last time,’’ he told reporters Fri- day. He said he proposed $12.5 billion in cuts, but they agreed to cut only $7.5 billion. When asked why he signed a budget that was inadequate, Schwarzeneg- ger denied that he knew a deficit would open up almost immediately. ‘‘Sorry to correct you, because we did not know when we did the budget that the people of California would vote in favor of not being able to take $2 billion from local governments,’’ he said, referring to voter approval on Nov. 2 of Proposition 22, which pro- hibits the state from borrow- ing from local governments. ‘‘We also today, we don’t know if the federal govern- ment is going to give us the money that they owe us or not,’’ Schwarzenegger added. Schwarzenegger and lawmakers had counted on receiving a total of about $5.3 billion in federal money in the current fiscal year. The state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said this week that Califor- nia is unlikely to get about $3.5 billion of that. The analyst forecast a $25.4 billion budget short- fall through June 2012, a figure that includes the 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BLAME, page 7A often have puppies avail- able. The Newtons are actively involved in the Tehama County chapter of Cowboy Church Interna- tional and have recently founded their own non- profit called Out of the Box Ministries. For more infor- mation on their dogs, see www.cowdogcollege.com. Another canine celebrity at the event will be Bookem, bred in South Africa and trained for the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department. A 17-month- old Belgian Malinois, also called a Belgian shepherd, Bookem was brought to Red Bluff by breeder and trainer Buck Dikes and donated to the sheriff’s department. Dikes, once on the Tehama County reserve officer and then part of the K-9 team for Shasta Coun- See PAWS, page 7A (TCPA) hosted a reception in Red Bluff at the Commu- nity Center honoring those who give their time and energy to assist others. Vickie Reis, Tehama County In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Advisory Commit- tee member and organizer for California United Healthcare Workers (CUHW) welcomed William Goodwin CAO of Tehama County Board of Supervi- sors and George Russell member of the Board of Supervisors and honored guests. Tehama County In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) works in cooperation with Tehama County Pub- lic Authority (TCPA) to provide personal and domestic services to qualified at risk and frail elderly, blind and disabled individuals. A life filled with sunshine and bright healthy days can change in an instant. Though we know this is a possibility in life, most of us would be unprepared for the loss of our mobility. Though we may desperately wish to keep our independence we may not have any idea where to start. The founders of IHSS and CUHW saw the need, not only for information on disabilities, but a way to help people live a productive life regard- less of physical challenges. Thus was born IHSS Pub- lic Authority Program in 1999. See HONORED, page 7A Sculptor preserves California’s past By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A local artist’s interest in horses and the Alta California era has molded with his artwork. Ron Pritchard express- es his artistic side through sculpting bronze statues of horses and other scenes from the early California vaquero days. The first time he can remember that inspired him to produce art was as a child during WWII. While riding on trains with his mother as they followed his father from military base to base, his mother would draw pic- tures for him to copy. One drawing was of a horse that he will never forget. He copied that drawing over and over until he got it just right. “I can still remember that drawing today,” he said. “That was the flame that lit the ignition.” Most of his artwork had been limited to flat work with pen and ink, pencil and etching until he found a reason to transform his art into 3D. His first bronze sculp- ture was a gift to World Champion Bareback Rider John Hawkins. Pritchard has always had a love for horses, he said. His first horses were a yellow dun stud named Diablo and a mare. Diablo was a handful at first, but he turned out to be an excellent horse that Pritchard would trust Courtesy photo California vaqueros are depicted in fine detail and astute precision in a bronze sculpture by artist Ron Pritchard. to take him anywhere he wanted to go, Pritchard said. But it was his 2-year- old bay Julio who kicked- See PAST, page 7A