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SEPTEMBER 29-30 2012 WEEKEND Is Your Cat Content? Pets Page 5B Sunny 98/61 Weather forecast 6A By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Incentive-based pay, staff morale and even the frequency of campus visits from board members were the focus of a candidate forum held Wednes- day night by the Red Bluff High School Teachers Association and California School Employ- DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY $1.00 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 Five vie for Red Bluff High School board ees Association. All five candidates for the Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Board attended in a field made up of 2-term incumbents Rhonda Johnson and Rod Moore and challengers Lida Chase, Roger Cox and for- mer interim superintendent Jack Hansen. Gov. to fill board seat The candidates read pre- pared answers to questions they were emailed ahead of time, as well as answered submitted questions from the audience. Why they're running • Chase said she raised six children who have went through Red Bluff Union High School, including a pair of twins who are currently juniors. She said her strength was listening and •Cox said he was running to become involved in the local community. He said he was impressed by all the candidates and it was a privilege to run for decision making. She said her experience running an orthope- dic practice and many years working with adolescent oncol- ogy patients would be benefi- cial. the position. As for himself he said he was a former teacher in New York and the United Arab Emirates. • Hansen said he has 50 years of education experience. He said he learned a lot about the district when he was its interim supervisor last year and See BOARD, page 5A A Corning teenager was charged with four counts of child molestation Thursday. According to a Tehama County Sheriff's Department press release, an investigation into a possible child molestation incident began around 9 p.m. and led to the arrest of 18-year-old Frankie Lee Cooley. Cooley was charged with four counts of sexual inter- course or sodomy with a child 10 years-old or younger. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on a $4,000,000 bond. Teen arrested for child molestation Corning denies dog kennel license BY JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council voted unani- mously Tuesday to deny a dog kennel license to the Salerno family residing on Blue Heron Court, meaning one dog will need to be given away. Salome Serna and his Daily News photo by Rich Greene Friends and family gather Thursday in front of the Tehama County Courthouse to pay tribute to Supervisor George Russell, who died Wednesday. By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Board of Supervisors, when it meets Tues- day morning, will begin the for- mal process of filling the vacant District 2 seat following the death of George Russell. The board is expected to authorize Chairman Bob Williams to send a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown's appointments sec- retary. Under California Code the governor appoints a replacement when a county supervisor posi- tion becomes vacant. Under the Tehama County Charter the appointed person must reside in District 2. Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin said the governor will likely set a day to begin receiving applications online at gov.ca.gov. "As you can appreciate, many actions before the Board of Supervisors require a four-fifths vote. Therefore until this position is filled, the absence of any other board member will hinder the board's ability to act on matters Agencies to take in unwanted prescriptions Sheriff's Department in conjunction with the Corning Police Depart- ment and the Tehama County Health Services Agency, Drug and Alco- hol Division, joining once again with the Drug Enforcement Administra- tion (DEA) for a sched- uled National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The Tehama County The National Prescrip- tion Drug Take-Back Day is a great opportunity for those who missed the pre- vious events, or who have subsequently accumulat- ed unwanted, unused pre- scription drugs, to safely dispose of those medica- tions. in Tehama County are The Tehama County Sher- iff's Department, 22840 Antelope Blvd., in Red Bluff, and the Corning Police Department, 774 Third St., in Corning. Please bring any of The two drop off points your unwanted or unused prescription drugs to either location during the listed times for disposal. For more information concerning the event on the national level, visit www.dea.gov. of local importance," Williams' letter reads. Russell won an unopposed election in June for another four years on the board. He first began serving on the board in February 1996. Goodwin said the appointed replacement will serve a two year term until 2014. The position will then be filled by election for a 2-year term expiring in 2016. fall back in its usual 4-year elec- tion cycle. Mercy High School com- memorated the 130-year anniversary of the found- ing of the school with a special Mercy Mass Mon- day, Sept. 24. Special to the DN Staff and students of The District 2 seat will then family were cited on Aug. 13 for being in violation of a Corning municipal code that states anyone within city limits must have a kennel license if they own more than three dogs. owned five at the time, three of which were unli- censed, but had given one away prior to council dis- cussion on the matter, Salome Serna said. Serna and his wife Daniella along with their two daughters were pre- sent at the meeting, dur- ing which Daniella spoke on behalf of her daugh- The Serna family ters. Daniella said three of the dogs are small Chi- huahuas, all of whom her children are attached to. Her 13-year-old daughter is attached to one of the dogs, which the family has owned for 12 years, while her youngest, who is 8, is attached to the remaining three, Daniella said. Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com The incident involving the citation has been trau- matic for the two girls, both of whom are seeking counseling and one of whom has needed medical attention, Daniella said. Daniella said her fami- ly keeps the dogs in ken- nels because a neighbor had killed one of their dogs and a lot of the issue stems from a fight with one of her neighbors, going since 2006. "They're harassing us," Daniella said. "Those who have sent letters are See KENNEL, page 5A Mercy celebrates 130 years with mass Sisters of Mercy and their associates attended the mass and were hon- ored by Mercy High School Student Council Officers. Today, Mercy High School and Sacred Heart Parish School, as well as Saint Elizabeth Hospital still continue as a result of the early day Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters that followed throughout the 130 years of existence in Red Bluff. See MERCY, page 5A Courtesy photo