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Monday, October 31, 2011 – Daily News 7A PD Continued from page 1A increase when assigned to this position, Carde- nas said. None of the officers working out of class had the benefit of a Peace Officers Standards and Training-appro v e d Patrol Supervisors course. "While this approach has allowed us to get by, MOOSE Continued from page 1A family, including her 3-year-old grandson Anthony Vigil. "[The Moose members] are always trying to do better and better things for the kids," she said. Tristin Edwards, 10, of Red Bluff with his friends John Neese, 8, and Sarah Neese, 9, enjoyed the games the most. A fan of the Star Wars series, Edwards dressed as Darth Vader. It was the first time coming to the Moose for the Hal- loween Party, he said. The fishing game was the best, Edwards said. He liked the candy. The Moose Lodge hosts community events like this for the Easter and Christmas holidays as well. TIPS Continued from page 1A ated candles in a Jack-o- lantern. If you use a real candle, use extreme cau- tion. Make sure children are watched at all times when candles are lit. When lighting candles inside Jack-o-lanterns, use long fireplace-style matches or a utility lighter. Be sure to place lit pump- kins well away from any- thing that can burn and far enough out of the way of trick-or -treaters, doorsteps, walkways and yards. • If you choose to use candle decorations, make sure to keep them well attended at all times. • Remember to keep exits clear of decorations, so nothing blocks escape routes. • Tell children to stay away from open flames. Be sure they know how to stop, drop and roll if their clothing catches fire. • Use flashlights as alternatives to candles or torch lights when decorat- ing walkways and yards. • Make sure helium- filled metallic balloons are securely tied to a weight. Never remove the weight. • When possible, keep metallic balloons indoors. Never release them out- side. • Do not bundle metal- lic balloons together. Sources: California Office of Traffic Safety, Cal Fire, AAA, National Fire Protection Agency and PG&E Lobster fundraiser it is not a permanent solution," Cardenas said. Also new to the department will be Laura Burlison who will fill a vacancy in dis- patch. She comes on board Dec. 12. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. BOOK Continued from page 1A Cameron Hooker was convicted in 1985 after keeping Stan, referred to as the "Girl in the Box," as a sex slave in his home for more than seven years, often locking her in a cof- fin-like box underneath his and his wife's bed. Janice Hooker, who was granted immunity in exchange for her testimo- ny, later told officers that she and Cameron Hooker had buried Spannhake in a remote part of Tehama County. Many years later, hav- ing not known anything about the Hookers, Colleen Stan or Marie Spannhake, young mother Jodi Foster stumbled headlong into the next chapter of the story. After a series of fright- ening paranormal experi- ences while living in Spannhake's last known address, Foster thought she was losing her mind. Then, everything that she was dreaming and hearing seemed to click into place. Her daughter would see a woman, her "angel," that followed Foster around the apartment, she said. Cords spun like jump ropes. Doors slammed shut. Light bulbs exploded. Clocks would change to specific times on their own. Then, Foster began to have many terrible nightmares about a woman she didn't know and seeing the woman being murdered. It wasn't until later, when a neighbor told her just a little about Spannhake and how nobody ever stayed in that apartment long, that she began to make the connec- tions, Foster said. She now believes the spirit of Marie Spannhake, also known as Marliz, is Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Now a rental home, this Red Bluff house is where an unsolved murder may have taken place. Police officers have investigated this home in relation to the case, but the body of Marie Elizabeth Spannhake, a woman who went missing in 1976, has never been found. trying to speak out. "I think Marie Eliza- beth Spannhake really wanted to be heard," Fos- ter said. Foster decided it was time to do something and has begun a path to find justice and peace for Spannhake's family. "Marliz has a voice now," she said. Foster went to the authorities. Working with Red Bluff Police and oth- ers, the investigation into Spannhake's disappear- ance rekindled in 2009. She began to speak out about her experiences and soon found out that Janice Hooker, now known as Janice Lashley, still lived in the area and worked in the counseling field. Officers issued a search warrant for the Red Bluff home about two years ago, said Kevin Leddy, 35, who has lived for four years in the Oak Street house where the incident allegedly took place. Detectives took floor samples out of the bath- room, used forensic equip- ment in the basement and dug underneath the house, Leddy said. Authorities spent about two weeks gathering evidence inside the house while Leddy and his family lived around them. Leddy has had film crews come to his house and sometimes people stop by, but mostly living there doesn't bother him, he said. "I can't say I feel any bad juju here," he said. If anything happened there, he doesn't feel it, Leddy said. After detectives left, he didn't hear any more about it, he said. He doesn't believe they found any- thing because the house has been lived in and changed and it happened so long ago. Foster's visions includ- ed the inside of the Oak Street house, though she had never been there. She also would see visions of where she believes Spannhake's body is buried, she said. Detectives asked her to keep quiet for two years and told her not to go to the site where the body may be, off county road A17, as it is an "excava- tion site." Now, after two years and no news, Foster has come forward to tell her story. "I felt like honestly they were taking a long time and the police were dragging their feet," Foster said. She was inspired to tell people that justice can be served even years down the road, she said. Eventually, Foster wants to dedicate a Chico bench in honor of the Hookers' victims, Stan and Spannhake, she said. The ultimate goal would be to start a non-profit agency, a healing center, to help people with similar experiences. It's about turning a neg- ative into a positive, Foster said. For more information about Foster or her new book, go to www.jodifos- ter.net. Elks Lodge celebrates centennial in RB Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner The 6th Annual Make A Difference Lobster Fest filled the Tyler Jelly building at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground Saturday with the smells of the sea and steamed vegetables. The event raised money for Northern Valley Catholic Social Ser- vices programs in Tehama County. More than 150 guests ate fresh Maine lobster steamed on site and spread on the tables in front of them. Staff thanked the donors attending for helping them reach out to "the poorest of the poor" in Tehama County. Halloween happenings Check out some of the local happenings for a fright- fully fun-filled Halloween • More than 30 businesses will participate in the annual Treat Street in downtown 2-6 p.m. Monday, hosted by the Downtown Red Bluff Business Associa- tion. • A Community Trick or Treat is being hosted 3-5 p.m. Monday, at Lassen Medical Group, 2450 Sister Mary Columba Drive. Stop by each suite and enjoy a ghoulish treat. • The Michael family will be hosting a Yard Haunt on Halloween night. Admission is free and welcomes everyone ages 8 and over. The event will be from dark to 11 p.m. at 545 Breckenridge St. • The Society of Physics Students presents the 24th annual Pumpkin Drop at noon Monday on the south side of Butte Hall, California State University, Chico. Join more than 200 elementary school children as they celebrate the smashing of pumpkins. For informa- tion, call Eric Ayars at 898-6259 or visit phys.csuchico.edu/sps/activities.shtml. Perhaps the oldest living Past Exalted Ruler of the Red Bluff Elks Lodge, Richard "Doc" Carstens got a standing ovation at a dinner Saturday celebrating 100 years of Elks in Red Bluff.Members past and present joined in a dinner Saturday at the lodge on Gilmore Road, which Carstens was instrumental in helping to build. Along with dinner, guests could visit the history of the Red Bluff Elks through photo displays and a book,"100 Years of Caring and Sharing,"that developed from an Elks history project that began in 2008.The Red Bluff Lodge was instituted by Richard Belcher of Marysville in September 1911. More than 160 people, including past leaders and members from Chico, Redding and Willows, attended the commemoration. Brentwood Haunted House for Halloween Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Brentwood Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center will again be having a Haunted House at the facility for Halloween today. The staff and their families, pictured here, invite the community 6-8 p.m. to 1795 Walnut St., in Red Bluff.The residents and families will be giving treats away for all the trick or treaters and this is a safe alternative for the children of Red Bluff. 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