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THURSDAY Photo Contest Softball All-Stars Deadline Near JUNE 27, 2013 Pastimes Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 98/71 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 Court prepares for shift By RICH GREENE Corning loses Blackburn grant DN Staff Writer By JULIE ZEEB The Tehama County Board of Supervisors approved license agreements Tuesday allowing the Tehama County Superior Court additional space at the Red Bluff courthouse when it shifts its Corning operations there beginning Monday. In an effort to cut costs the Administrative Office of the Courts is closing the Tehama County Superior Court's Corning branch and shifting all operations to Red Bluff. A new courthouse is being constructed in Red Bluff, but is still at least three years away. The rent-free agreement approved by the board allows the court use of the Old Board Chambers and Veterans Service Office located in the historic courthouse as well as space in the Juvenile Justice Center. The courts will pay a pro-rated share of utilities, based on square footage of license space and not to exceed $2,000 per year. The county will maintain usage of the space when it does not conflict with court functions, such as the Old Board Chambers still being used for marriage ceremonies. DN Staff Writer CORNING — A one-year extension was not enough to keep Corning from having to give back $800,000 to the state after being unable to find a developer to complete a Blackburn Avenue project. Plans to widen the one-way segment of Blackburn Avenue started as a part of the Salado Orchards development when Pacific West Communities bought its property for the complex, which opened in 2008. See GRANT, page 7A Relief, resolve greets California marriage ruling Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Daily News file photo ASPCA uses USDA photos in fight over puppy mills LOS ANGELES (AP) — The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is bolstering its campaign against puppy mills by showing photos of sick puppies and harsh kennel conditions taken by the federal agency that licenses commercial breeders. The organization has added 10,000 photos to its ''NoPetStorePuppies'' website showing dogs at breeders across the U.S. with matted hair, bloody stool, long nails, injured eyes and dental disease. The pictures were taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the past few years and were obtained through a public-records request. The breeders were warned or given citations to correct the problems. The ASPCA wants people to boycott puppy sales in pet stores and on the Internet, the places where most puppy mill animals are sold. It included the photos in a database that can be searched by breeder, license number or ZIP code. ''A lot of pet stores will say, 'We don't get pets from puppy mills, but from USDA-licensed breeders,'' said Cori Menkin, senior director of the ASPCA puppy mills campaign. Rod and Lindsey Rebhan bought a miniature Australian shepherd for $1,000 at a Novi, Mich., 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Petland store in 2011. The newlyweds considered Jack ''our first baby, our little boy,'' Lindsey Rebhan said. About a month later, the dog had its first seizure. After 25 seizures over the next four months, he had to be put down. Because Jack's epilepsy was so severe, vets said it was probably hereditary. The store refunded the sale price, but didn't pay vet bills. ''I'm pretty sure it was hush money,'' Lindsay Rebhan said. If the couple had seen the website, they would never have been in the pet store, Lindsey Rebhan said. Jack came from Evergreen Designer LLC, owned by Daniel Schlabach in Fresno, Ohio, according to purchase papers and the ASPCA website. Phone messages left for Schlabach were not returned. Photos of the kennel taken Nov. 2, 2011, show a dog with scabs and ulcerations on his muzzle; an underweight dog; four dogs with diarrhea; dirt and hair buildup in den boxes; two dogs with raw skin on their paws; one with a cloudy left eye; and one with a runny nose and a cough. In a reply to an email query, Petland Novi said it didn't discuss customer claims because its customers are entitled to privacy. The puppy mill fight started long ago. AgenSee PUPPY, page 7A SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for gay marriages to resume in California following a bitter, fiveyear legal battle, but the nation's most populous state will likely have to wait at least a month before possibly joining the 12 other states where gay couples already have the right to wed. Sidestepping the larger question of whether banning gay marriage is unconstitutional, the high court justices held 5-4 that the coalition of religious conservative groups that qualified California's voterapproved ban for the ballot did not have the authority to defend it after state officials refused to do so. As a result, the justices let stand a San Francisco trial court's ruling in August 2010 that overturned the ban. Other states were left to keep hashing out whether gay marriage should be legal within their borders. ''We couldn't be happier. We're so relieved that we're no longer being discriminated against. We're so happy that we can get married,'' said Lisa Dazols, who had a wedding celebration earlier this month but postponed her honeymoon while she and her partner waited to see if the state would sanction their marriage. See Page 4B for more Microbrew fundraiser proposed in River Park By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Local serving local — that's the spirit behind Tap into Tehama a proposed microbrew fest that could be coming to Red Bluff River Park Aug. 17. It's also the spirit behind what festival organizers hope to achieve, using the event as a fundraiser to restore one of Red Bluff's most historic buildings. Proceeds from the event would benefit the outside restoration of the Odd Fellows Building, built between 1882 and '83 on Oak Street. The Italianate Victorian building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but is in dire need of outside restoration. Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grand Noble Jeff Moyer said the idea of a microbrew fest was brought forward by one of the building's tenants, Red Bluff Round Up Saloon manager Stephen Ferguson. Moyer said he researched similar microbrew fests held around the region and found they were usually successful ventures. "This might be something that might not only bring people to the community, but raise the needed funds for the building," Moyer said. The IOOF still needs to gain approval from the Red Bluff City Council for the event. Moyer said he believed it will be on the council's agenda Tuesday. Moyer said tickets will likely cost around $35 and it will be promoted as a family-event. "It's not a drunkfest, not at all," Moyer said. If the event does gain approval, Moyer said there will be somewhat of a mad rush to pull it all together before Aug. 17. Behind the scenes Ferguson has been doing most of the legwork. He said at the very least he has 25 microbreweries lined up coming from everywhere between San Francisco to the Oregon border. And while many events hope to expand their reaches, Ferguson said the idea for Tap into Tehama in the future is to shrink the location where the microbreweries are coming from. He said he hopes next year to draw from only Sacramento Oregon, tapping into the string of breweries that have finally began repopulating the area in levels not seen since the pre-Prohibition era. Similar to other movements toward "local" in the food and beverage industry, Ferguson said when it comes to microbreweries that's where the See BREW, page 7A The Daily News office will be CLOSED Thursday, July 4 & Friday, July 5 Retail advertising deadlines Classified deadlines: EDITION DEADLINE EDITION DEADLINE Thur. 7/4: Tues. 7/2, 10am Thur. 7/4: Wed. 7/ 3, noon Fri. 7/5: Tues. 7/2, 3pm Fri. 7/5: Wed. 7/ 3, noon Sat. 7/6: Wed. 7/3, 10am Sat. 7/6: Wed. 7/ 3, noon Tues. 7/9 Wed. 7/3, 3pm Tues. 7/9 SEE BELOW Friday, July 5 for placement of classified ads to start Tuesday, 9 dial 1-855-667-2255 DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF