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TUESDAY High Fructose Corn Syrup JUNE 25, 2013 Tennis Upset Vitality Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Rain Likely 72/64 Weather forecast 8B 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 House fire ruled arson Men suspected of chasing teen girls DN Staff Report Two men, including a high-risk sex offender, were arrested over the weekend after they reportedly pursued a pair of 13-year-old girls Saturday near the 900 block of Lincoln Street. Around 5 p.m. the two girls were walking down Lincoln Street when two men on the opposite side of the street called out to them to get their attention, according to a department press release. The girls immediately began to walk faster. The two men then crossed the street toward the girls, which prompted the girls to run away. The girls ran into a nearby liquor store for refuge. Once inside the store, the young girls hid in the back See GIRLS, page 7A Tests show no DUI in tanker rollover on I-5 Photo by Ross Palubeski A fire reported at 8:44 a.m. Sunday at the corner of Lakeside Drive and Sunrise Drive in Red Bluff was caused by arson. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A fire Sunday at the corner of Lakeside Drive and Sunrise Drive in Red Bluff has been ruled arson. A woman occupant of the residence in the 900 block of Lakeside, identified Monday afternoon as Nina Dee Mauricio, 50, of Red Bluff, was arrested, CalFire Public Information Officer Kevin Colburn said in a release. Firefighters were sent at 8:44 a.m. Sunday to reports of a vehicle fire into a structure on Lakeside. They arrived to find a garage well involved in fire, a release said. The first unit on scene reported a fully involved house with power lines down. The fire was contained to the garage and attic of the residence. Damage is estimated at $100,000 with a $10,000 save. The fire was contained at 10:31 a.m. No injuries were reported, a CalFire spokeswoman said. Mauricio, also known as Nina Dee Hubele, was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of arson: forest land and possession of arson material, according to a Tehama County Jail booking sheet. A charge of vandalism, filed in March according to Tehama County Superior Court records, was also listed on the booking sheet. Bail was set at $128,000. Red Bluff Police Sgt. Michael Graham confirmed Monday that Mauricio was the suspect the department contacted in a recent bomb scare at FoodMaxx. Law enforcement responded to the Belle Mill Shopping Center on April 22 when a woman, identified and later contacted by police, had left a pressure cooker in front of FoodMaxx. This was just days after the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing. The item was wheeled out to the parking lot in a grocery cart, shutting down the shopping center for hours. It was ultimately found to be empty after the Shasta County Bomb Squad was called in to check out the suspicious item. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Toxicology tests on the driver of a propane tanker that overturned April 23 on the Bowman Road exit from Interstate 5 show no evidence the driver, Roger Anthony, was driving while intoxicated at the time of the incident. Anthony told his attorney he was exiting I-5 and while negotiating a narrow curve the truck was hit by a gust of wind that caused the truck's left front wheel to hit the curb. Unable to recover from the loss of traction, Anthony says the truck left the roadway and overturned down the embankment. Anthony says he was struck in the head during the incident, which caused him to lose consciousness. He was then trapped in the truck. Due to the volatile nature of the propane on the truck, the interstate was closed for a time following the incident. Anthony suffered broken ribs, lacerations and bruising, but no lifethreatening injuries and has told his attorney he intends to continue his 22year career as a commercial truck driver. California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Jake Bushey said April 24 that Anthony was suspected of driving under the influence of prescription medication, See TESTS, page 7A Bill to fix records Museum event draws out treasures act change heads to governor By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Senate on Monday sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would undo previous changes that threatened to reduce access to local government documents. Senators approved the measure, SB71, to replace legislation that was included as part of the state budget earlier this month. The previous bill made optional certain rules for how local agencies must respond to the California Public Records Act, including a requirement that agencies respond to requests within 10 days. Making those rules optional was intended to avoid the mandate that the state reimburse local governments for their costs to respond to requests for public information. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office estimates that it could cost the state tens of millions of dollars a year to reimburse local governments and agencies. Media outlets and open government advocates blasted the plan to loosen the rules for handling records requests, saying it would jeopardize trans- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 parency. Democrats, who sought to reverse the records act changes after a swell of criticism, said the changes were intended to save money, not to limit access to public documents. ''We don't need a mandate for those cities and counties and public entities that will recognize these as best practices,'' Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said Monday. ''We need a mandate for those few that may not.'' The replacement measure includes the previous budget-related items but withdraws the changes to the public records provision. It also deletes a section related to ethics mandates and compensation for local officials. Leno described the legislation as ''a stop-gap measure'' to ensure that local governments continue fulfilling records requests until a constitutional amendment can be put on the ballot mandating that local governments comply with the California Public Records Act at their own expense. SB71 passed the Senate on a party-line vote of 28-11, with Republicans opposed, after clearing See BILL, page 7A In a fundraising effort for the Kelly-Griggs House Museum on Saturday, John Humphries breathed life into antiques. The museum at 311 Washington St. has been raising funds to replace its foundation, which is estimated to cost thousands of dollars, museum officials said. At $5 per item, people could find out if they were sitting on a paper weight or a treasure as Humphries offered appraisals. The museum raised more than $200 on the day. "Many people don't collect, but they inherit," said Humphries, whose interest in appraising was sparked by collecting at young age. "You hope some of your relatives bought something besides junk." Humphries, an author and host of the KPAY radio talk show "Hidden Treasures" from 7-8 a.m. on Saturdays, has a personable cadence that shines through during his appraisals, which resemble history or popular culture lectures. Suzanne Sale took a seat next to Humphries at the appraisal table. She brought two items. One was a bust of Guanyin, who in Buddhism is the goddess of mercy. Sale produced a tattered receipt for the item and Humphries went to work. He first examined the receipt with a magni- DN photo by Andre Byik John Humphries, who appraised antiques at the Kelly-Griggs House Museum on Saturday, sits behind a bust of Guanyin, the Buddhist goddess of mercy. Humphries valued the piece between $350 and $750. fying glass. Then reached out and slightly touched the piece of art. Finally, he sat back in his chair and folded his arms. Class was in session. "North Chinese, obviously," Humphries said. "Shanxi province. Guanyin is a popular goddess in China. First off, Buddha would be up there, Buddha would be one." The bust, Humphries said, was a few hundred years old. "Which is kind of nice," he said. Reflecting on his days living in China, he said northern China has the best food, which is com- plemented by its use of spices. The south has a variety of food, but isn't very hot. "Very quiet food," he said. Regarding religion, he said, Guanyin would be ranked second. "Every village had its own gods," he said. "And so they would have statues of their favorite gods in their homes. And they would have, like we have churches, they had temples for all these different gods. And cities, too. Very confusing to outsiders. The more you know about history, the more you go, "Wow!" The bust's value, Humphries concluded, is between $350 and $750 and is buoyed by the fact that it was nicely made and could be appreciated by for its craftsmanship. Sale agreed. "It's sort of an icon," she told Humhpries. "I See MUSEUM, page 7A 2000 SWIMSUITS!!! 2000 Seperates Mix & Match Cupsizes A-B-C-D-DD-E-F 2012 Hilltop Dr., Redding (530) 224-7SUN (786)