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Monday, May 9, 2011 – Daily News – 7A BITE Continued from page 1A Bark for Life, in its second year, gave many Relay for Life teams a chance to raise money ahead of the bigger event. Dogs, such as “Lam- bert,” owned by Erin Eusted of Rub A Dub Dog Grooming, participated. Lambert, normally a white miniature poodle, was tinted purple with the word “hope” written in pink along his side. Eusted was among sev- eral vendors who donated services from their busi- nesses for the event. Boy Scouts of America Venturing Crew 905 helped organize Bark for Life as a community ser- vice project for the crew’s Relay for Life team. The team was raising money for members to stay the night at the Relay for Life, which is $100, said Donna Eirish, an associate advisor for the Venturing Crew and spon- sorship chairwoman on the Bark for Life commit- tee. All money raised goes to the American Cancer Society. Vendors pay a fee to participate to help the fundraiser. In the process, they try to educate people about canines, Eirish said. Dogs are used to help cancer patients as well, in hospitals and nursing homes and other places to comfort and uplift those undergoing treatment. “They’re more than therapeutic,” Eirish said. “They make them smile.” Eirish brought her dog “Jack” to the event. Although attendance suffered this year because of several other big events going on at the same time, there were more than 50 registered at Bark for Life last year. Dogs and their owners walked laps around the park. Sheriff: 2 kids, 2 adults die in LA murder-suicide LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 32-year-old man shot and killed a woman and two 6-year-old twins before turning the gun on himself in a murder-suicide in East Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday. The shootings occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Satur- day at a residence on Hicks Avenue, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Harry Druck- er said. ‘‘Deputies responding to a report of shots fired found everybody in the state that they were in,’’ Druck- er told The Associated Press. The adults, both 32 years old, were dead at the scene. Drucker said the boy and girl were rushed to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead. No names or details on the relationships among dead have been released. City News Service reported that the children were twins. Drucker said investigators were still at the scene early Sunday morning and he didn’t know if a motive in shootings had been determined or what type of weapon was used. Daily News Photo by Andrea Wagner Fiber on the Foot, natural fiber producers livestock show and festival, offered talks, demonstrations and classes on fiber production Saturday at the Tehama District Fairground. Alpaca, goats and sheep were among the animals on display. Some sold items made from the animals while others were spinning yarn and threads on site. Madness reigns at horsepower festival Calif. teachers call for week of budget protests SACRAMENTO (AP) — Facing the threat of mass layoffs, larger class sizes and the elimination of myriad programs, thousands of California teachers are expected to take part in a weeklong series of ral- lies and sit-ins at the Capitol and throughout the state to protest possible spending cuts in the state budget. The California Teachers Association, which is organizing the actions, is pressing Gov. Jerry Brown to back off his call for a special election and instead push Republican lawmakers to directly approve an extension of higher sales, income and vehicle taxes, which are due to expire at the end of June. Brown promised during his campaign last year that he would not raise taxes without going to the voters. The rallies starting Monday are an escalation of efforts by the teachers association, which waited while Brown tried to negotiate a deal with Republi- cans to put his proposal before voters in June. Since that effort failed, the teachers are now delivering their message directly. "They (the state Legislature) have the opportunity to extend these taxes legislatively, and we believe that is the right way to go," association President David Sanchez said. "If we wait until September, it will no longer be extending the taxes; it will be new taxes. "Our concern is that if we don't get those taxes extended, at the start of the school year, 21,000 teachers will lose their jobs." Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Casey Miller of Orland winds up his Yamaha R5 motorcycle Saturday during the Corning May Madness Car Show Burnout Contest. Miller’s effort lasted several minutes before the tire eventually blew. Results from the contest and other competitions during the show will be published when available. FAIRFIELD (AP) — A shoot- ing inside a home Saturday left three people dead, including the suspected shooter, after what investigators believe was a dis- pute among roommates, a police spokesman said. Fairfield police received a call from a man inside the home short- ly after noon reporting that he had been shot and that the shooter was firing at other people, said Officer Cleo Mayoral. Officers surrounded the house, 3 dead, 1 injured in shooting at California home Mayoral said Saturday’s shoot- and when they entered, they found a man and a woman dead. A third man, believed to be the shooter, was critically injured with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Mayoral said. He was taken to a local trauma center, where he later died. The man who phoned police was shot in the foot and was being treated at a hospital, Mayoral said. Police believe the four victims were roommates. Death Notice Margie E. Gutierrez Margie E. Gutierrez of Red Bluff, Calif. died Friday, May 6, 2011 in Red Bluff. She was 89. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service. Published Monday, May 9, 2011 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. ing was not the first time police had been called to the residence in Fairfield, about 40 miles northeast of San Francisco. “Officers have been there sev- eral times in the past involving disturbances,” he said. Investigators were trying to determine the exact relationships between the victims and what may have caused the deadly altercation. Police did not release the vic- tims’ names. The campaign includes actions around the state, culminating with a rally at the state Capitol on Fri- day, according to the teachers association. Nine free- way billboards have already gone up statewide, using the campaign's tagline: State of Emergency. The effort includes delivering letters to each law- maker's office, calling parents and community groups and urging resolutions in the state Legislature on Wednesday, the Day of the Teacher. Teachers also are targeting Republican lawmakers in their district offices, such as a visit to the Visalia office of Assem- bly Minority Leader Connie Conway, R-Tulare. Oh Snap! The Daily News wants your photos: Cute kids, Adorable pets, Inspirational sights, Any shot you think readers would enjoy You might just see it in the Daily News Send pictures to editor@redbluffdailynews.com or drop off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff. Include a caption. 50 Continued from page 1A “It just sort of fit into the title,” Zinc said. Zinc studied floral design and horticulture with other local gardening groups in a class series in Corning in 1990. She has entered the show many times and won occasional- ly, she said. “The awards make it nice,” she said. Being the 50th anniver- sary of the show, the theme of “An Elegant Affair” was featured in many of the designs and through displays set up all around the building. Club members dressed in for- mal gowns as they talked to visitors and walked among flowers. “The anniversary pro- vided added inspiration,” Zinc said. There were more cut flowers entered than usual. More than 100 roses alone were entered. “Everyone wanted to make a big splash,” she said. The Red Bluff Garden Club works to create, pro- mote and further interest in horticulture, gardening, floral and landscape design, plant and bird life and beautification of the community. The annual show, which offered plants for sale and awards in several categories of designs and cut flowers, filled the Floricultural building with color and sparkle Saturday and Sunday. Classes on a variety of gardening topics were offered throughout each day as well. For more information, call President Diane Cle- land at 824-5661 or visit www.redbluffgardenclub.c om. High fiber show offers wares, yarns