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TUESDAY Bull Sale Section JANUARY 22, 2013 Kings to Seattle Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 1B-2B SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 61/37 Weather forecast 6C TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Bodies of missing Manton couple found The bodies of a missing Manton man and his girlfriend were discovered Friday on PG&E property at the Volta Powerhouse in Manton after a PG&E helicopter spotted an orange cloth in the area they had disappeared from. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office and Search and Rescue team were called in to look for Eric Eide, 54, and Camille Kober, 52, who had been missing from the Manton area since Dec. 24. PG&E helicopter personnel, who had been briefed on the missing subjects, were directed to spend additional time during normal air patrol looking in the area of the powerhouse for the missing subjects. The PG&E helicopter personnel reported seeing an orange piece of cloth or plastic in the dense foliage on the PG&E property. A search was organized and started early Friday morning. During the search, signs or marks along with other evidence were located that led the team to Eide and Kober. No evidence of foul play or a possible crime was located or discovered at the scene. During the week of their disappearance, a large storm came through the See MANTON, page 5A Chase ends in Corning crash Gu n rally By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A high speed chase about 3:30 p.m. Sunday on southbound Interstate 5 reportedly reaching speeds of 125 mph, ended in a crash on Columbia Avenue in Corning. John Richard Kannon, 34, was flown to Enloe Medical Center following the collision and later treated and See CHASE, page 5A Judges say courts under siege from budget cuts Courtesy photo Jeff Foster holds a sign promoting gun ownership Saturday during a pro-gun rally held at the corner of Oak and Main streets in Red Bluff. About 50 people turned out to show their support for gun ownership and the Second Amendment, according to organizers. The rally, with a similar event held in Corning Saturday, comes in the wake of calls for stricter gun control in response to recent shootings. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A famous judge sits in a cold, shuttered courtroom pushing papers while the California Supreme Court chief justice fumes over the state of court funding. ''I hear people on television all the time saying, 'We'll have our day in court,''' said Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. ''And I nudge my husband and say, 'Don't they know there aren't any courts anymore?''' The statement is an exaggeration, but it emphasizes frustration by those in the court system over budget cuts that have closed courtrooms around the state, halted new construction and taken a toll on the administration of justice. Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget, focusing heavily on education with scant mention of See CUTS, page 5A AG seeks money RBUHS principal to step down for prescription database By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer SACRAMENTO (AP) — A system that tracks prescription drugs and has assisted in several celebrity death investigations is in jeopardy of ending, prompting California's top law enforcement official to seek new funding. The state created the nation's first prescription drug monitoring program in 1939 and shifted to a computerized database in 1997. The online system tracks prescriptions written by doctors and filled by pharmacies. It also has been used in recent years in the death investigations of Michael Jackson, Anna Nicole Smith and actor Corey Haim, among others. But the database nearly fell victim to budget cuts 18 months ago, forcing Attorney General Kamala Harris to divert enough money from federal grants and other programs to keep it functioning until July. She now is working with lawmakers, medical providers and law enforcement agencies to collect enough money to retain and improve the system. Harris estimates it would cost about $3.8 million to upgrade the Controlled Substance Utiliza- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 tion Review and Evaluation System and another $1.6 million to run it each year. Her plans to expand it are prompting the most debate. She is seeking another $4.3 million annually to create two law enforcement teams, split between Northern and Southern California, that would ensure doctors, pharmacists and other medical providers are reporting their prescriptions for controlled substances, as required by law. The teams would then use the computerized system to look for patterns or anomalies that could suggest abuse. ''I've talked to a number of physicians who were shocked when they started to see the numbers and realized that that one patient that they see has gone to four other different doctors to get the same prescription,'' Harris said in an interview. Harris said the database also is needed for investigations like the one that resulted in the federal indictment of 16 Los Angeles-area doctors and pharmacists in October on charges of improperly prescribing more than 900,000 Oxycontin pills. The powerful painkillers were then sold on the street for as much as $27 per pill. See AG, page 5A Red Bluff High School Principal Patrick Gleason has decided to return to the classroom after the end of the 2012-2013 school year. "I am excited to be returning to teaching and I am certain that the change will allow me to have more time for my family and friends, specifically my two boys, Riley and Shea," Gleason said. The decision was announced to school staff before winter break, but will not go into effect until July 1, Red Bluff High School Superintendent Lisa Escobar said. "Patrick has been the leader of this school for 12 years and his departure as principal will be felt by all," Escobar said. "His hard work and dedication to the students and staff at the school are greatly appreciated." Gleason is someone who is intelligent, a hard worker and very committed to his school and the community, she said. "He has been very supportive of me and helpful in learning the history of the school," Escobar, who began her job in July 2012, said. "He's funny, has a great sense of humor and is a very dedicated dad." Gleason, a 1982 graduate of Red Bluff High, began teaching English at the school in 1989 and has worked in alternative education and coached basketball before moving into the role of principal in 2002. A life-long resident of Red Bluff, Gleason attended Jackson Heights Elementary, Bidwell Junior High and Vista Middle School, the latter of which he was a member of the first graduating class in 1978, according to his biography on the Red Bluff High School website. "I have mostly enjoyed being principal, and I've always felt privileged to serve in that role," Gleason said. "Red Bluff High continues to be a great place for kids even with the inconsistency of four superintendents in the last five years through what some believe have been the worst funding years in public education history and the failed system of standardized testing and No Child Left Behind." He hopes that those issues will not be as big of an issue over time, but is proud of how his school has weathered it, Gleason said. "I am pleased that despite some serious obstacles we have maintained our performing arts programs, vocational programs and student leadership programs while also offering a challenging academic program," Gleason said. One thing Gleason has enjoyed the most about being principal is being in a place to provide oppor- tunities to the students and staff, he said. "It is always satisfying to see someone flourish who I have mentored or supported along the way," Gleason said. "I am leaving the principalship with few regrets and many positive memories and I am not ruling out seeking a return to an administrative role in this district or another in the future." The school will begin the search for a new principal in February with a paper screening followed by a interview and a written component, Escobar said. Candidates will also watch an instructional video of a teacher performing and give a summary of strategies used as if they were evaluating the teacher, she said. "It would be nice to have them on board in March so they can visit the classrooms, get to know the staff and attend events," Escobar said. She found her multiple visits prior to starting helpful in learning the school's culture, Escobar said. See RBUHS, page 5A