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FRIDAY APRIL 6, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 3A Breaking news at: RED BLUFF Administrators Honored Masters Tees Off SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Mostly sunny 61/39 By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer An attempted robbery out- side U.S. Bank occurred about 12 hours after a jewelry store heist in downtown Red Bluff 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 Three try to rob teen at downtown ATM Big Daddy Weave Wednesday. Red Bluff Police officers are still determining whether or not the incidents are connected, said Lt. Kyle Sanders. A 17-year-old boy was approached just before 11 p.m. Three men in their 20s wear- ing black bandannas or similar type of covering over part of their faces reportedly tried to while he was getting money from an ATM at U.S. Bank on Main Street. rob the boy by forcefully telling him to give them all his money, Sanders said. in The victim, who had gotten out of his friend's vehicle to use the ATM, ran and escaped his friend's Dodge pickup with- out giving up his cash, logs said. He met officers at One Stop on Walnut Street and described the incident. Meanwhile, another caller See ROB, page 9A Sting leads to 9 drug arrests DN Staff Report A Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement task force long-term drug sales investigation ended, Wednesday, with the arrest of nine Corning residents. During the course of the investigation TIDE agents purchased methamphetamine and prescription medica- tions from multiple sources. The investigation led to the following arrests accord- ing to a TIDE press release issued Thursday: • Alejandro Montano Miramontes, 30, Corning Over the course of three separate occasions Mira- montes sold 12 grams of meth to TIDE agents. All three of the transactions occurred within 1,000 feet of a See STING, page 9A Campaign to end child abuse kicks off Courtesy photo Band to headline Christian concert By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A well-known musical group in the Christian music industry, Big Daddy Weave will be in Red Bluff Saturday and Sunday for the Sun Country Crusade at the Tehama District Fairground. Calvary Chapel Red Bluff is hosting the event with the group and The Jacob Thomas Band per- provide an enjoyable evening for the whole family and to promote the Gospel of Christ," Calvary Chapel Red Bluff Outreach Pastor William Del Casale said. The event is free, but ticketed forming at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Pauline Davis Pavilion. "This is a no-cost event to both and tickets are available at Calvary Chapel Red Bluff, Sky River Music or Bud's Jolly Kone. known for include "In Christ," "Audience of One," "What Would Life Be Like," "Every Time I Some of the songs the group is Students allowed to get belongings from school OAKLAND (AP) — Police said Thursday they were investigating the possibility that a gunman who killed seven people at a tiny private Christian college had multiple targets that he intended to kill in his rampage. investigation open for the possibility if the sus- pect was intending to harm any other adminis- trators.'' A day earlier, police said the apparent target had been the director of the nursing program at Oikos University. How- ever, Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said late Wednesday that the gunman had been seeking another female administrator, not the nursing director. Officer Johnna Wat- son, a police spokes- woman, would not iden- tify the other administra- tor but said she no longer works at the school. She did not clarify whether the nursing director could be among the group. ''We're still looking at if there were any other intended victims as well. That's part of our ongo- ing investigation,'' Wat- son said Thursday. ''We're keeping the and staff were allowed to return to the school late Thursday to pick up their belongings. Meanwhile, students Breathe," "You Found Me" and "You're Worthy of My Praise." The group is in the process of releasing its sixth studio album and seventh release with Fervent Records, lead singer and songwriter Mike Weaver said. Weaver, his brother Jay Weaver, bass/vocals; Joe Shirk, saxo- phone/keyboard; Jeremy Redmon, guitars/vocals; and Jeff Jones, drums, will be playing some of the songs from its new album, "Love The group, which includes See BAND, page 9A County and city offi- cials recognized the proclamation that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and time for the second annu- al "Create a Blue Ribbon Tree for Your Communi- ty" event. The Tehama County Child Abuse Prevention Council invites and urges everyone in the communi- ty to take action for chil- dren by displaying blue ribbons on their trees dur- ing the entire month of April. In 2011, Tehama County was the first coun- ty in California to sponsor this awareness event. This year blue ribbon trees will be visible in The shooting suspect, One Goh, 43, has been charged with seven counts of murder and three counts of attempt- ed murder, plus a special circumstance allegation of committing multiple murders that could make him eligible for the death penalty. or make a statement dur- ing his first court appear- ance Wednesday. He did not enter a plea acknowledged forcing a woman from her office at gunpoint into a class- room, where he fatally shot several people before fleeing in one vic- tim's car, according to a police affidavit. Police said Goh toward Monterey for a 24- hour relay fundraiser, Troy Yocum and his wife, Mareike, and their dogs, Emmie, Harley and Char- ity, stopped in Red Bluff Wednesday to stay at Durango RV Resort. The couple is heading to a fundraiser for the Kessler family, which is stationed in Monterey and had a child that was born at 26-weeks, leading to severe complications including being blind and deaf and having collapsed lungs. "We hear a lot of sad stories and thinks 'Wow, what can I do?,'" Troy said. Troy, who spent eight years in the Army starting with the National Guard and moving to the Reserves and then active duty, is on a mission to raise money for veterans and active duty military and their families. For the last five years, By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Working their way Nursing student Ahmad Sayeed said a gunman burst through the back entrance of the lecture hall holding a ter- rified school receptionist hostage and began ran- domly firing. The recep- tionist, Katleen Ping, 24, 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See SCHOOL, page 9A neighboring counties as they join Tehama County to show the importance of children. The blue ribbon is the international sign for child abuse prevention and serves as a constant reminder that everyone has a responsibility to help keep children safe. The ribbons represent that small positive actions taken by each individual can help raise a communi- ty of safe, healthy, resilient children. To decorate a tree, choose a highly visible location and secure need- ed permission. If you do not have a live tree, make a tree of your own cre- See ABUSE, page 9A Man walks to raise money for veterans families, he said. His dog Emmie has walked about 4,500 miles with him and his wife. Of the other dogs, Harley walked 2,500 miles and even Charity, the newest, has walked about 100 miles, Mareike said. The couple lives on the road, and they are grateful for places like Durango, which let them stay two nights free, she said. The non-profit has done far better than any expectations, and was recently nominated Best New Charity by the Classy Awards in San Diego, which nominated Troy in 2011 as its National Volunteer of the Year. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Troy and Mareike Yocum of Active Heroes pose for a picture Wednesday with their dogs Charity, Harley and Emmie at Durango RV Resort in Red Bluff. Troy has worked for a number of organizations and in February announced the official start of Active Heroes, the non-profit organization he and his wife have started. Troy, who served in Iraq in 2008, started with a walk across America, Hike For Heroes, that began with a small loop around Louiville, Ky., where Troy grew up. He and Mareike, who hails from Saarbruecken, Ger- many, were married between that loop and the rest of the journey across the United States. From 2010-2011, Troy walked 7,880 miles and raised about $1.3 million to be used for military BASIC Thursday, April 12TH 8:30 am - 12:30 pm $65.00 per person Job Training Center 718 Main St., Red Bluff Call 529-7000 "I knew it was going to be much bigger than I could imagine when I was talking face to face with Diane Sawyer," Troy said. 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