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TUESDAY Water Key To Weight Loss JULY 9, 2013 Little League Vitality Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 101/68 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 Free the felines Cops see pair of MC chases The Red Bluff Police Department was involved in a pair of motorcycle pursuits over the weekend, according to department press releases. Early Monday morning a 19-year-old woman led officers on a high speed chase through a residential neighborhood. Shortly before 1 a.m. Red Bluff Police attempted to initiate a traffic enforcement stop on a 2007 Suzuki GSXR motorcycle near Vista Way and Bidwell Street. The rider failed to yield to the officer's lights and siren and continued for another 1.7 miles on residential See CHASES, page 7A Eliggi vies for council seat By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Andre Byik Oliver is pictured at the Tehama County Animal Care Center on Monday. The center will be holding a cat adoption event July 18-20. Adoption event planned at animal center The Tehama County Animal Care Center will be holding a cat adoption event July 18-20. During the three day Felines for Freedom event the care center will waive all adoption fees for adult cats and reduce the adoption fees for kittens to $10. Animal Care Center staff are hoping to adopt out more than 40 cats and kittens during the event. Felines ready for adoption are current on vaccinations and have been tested for feline leukemia. Additionally, all spay and neuter and rabies vaccination fees for cats adopted during Felines for Freedom will be paid for by PETS — Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter. "Kitten season is in full swing and here at the Animal Care Center our goal is to get all of our cats and kittens placed in forever homes," Center Manager Christine McClintock said. "Our fosters, volunteers, care center staff and PETS members have done a fantastic job raising and caring for our kittens until they were ready for adoption and we want to showcase their hard work and commitment with this adoption event." The Tehama County Animal Care Center is at 1830 Walnut St. in Red Bluff. Care Center hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. daily Monday through Saturday. Adoption hours are 10 a.m. to noon and 1-4:30 p.m. For more information regarding adopting, fostering or becoming a Care Center volunteer, call McClintock at 530-527-3439 or send an email to cmcclintock52@sbcglobal.net. Raymond Eliggi attends nearly every Red Bluff City Council meeting. The 71- Eliggi year-old retired mechanic is hoping to change his vantage point from being in the audience to atop the dais, after filling out an application to fill a council seat vacated June 17 by the resignation of Robert Sheppard Jr. Eliggi was appointed to the Red Bluff Parks and Recreation Commission in December. As of Monday, Eliggi and former Councilman Larry Stevens had successfully filed paperwork with the city and been deemed eligible by the Tehama County Clerk's Office to serve out the remaining 3plus years of the open term. Eliggi moved to Red Bluff in 2007 from Santa Rosa. He spent three years in the Army during the Vietnam era and is married with grown children. The City Council is scheduled to make an appointment at its Aug. 6 meeting. See COUNCIL, page 7A Deputies witness Area lake celebrates 50th anniversary domestic violence from taco shop Tehama County Sheriff's deputies saw a domestic violence incident unfold before their eyes Saturday night as they were in the Red Bluff Taco Bell parking lot. Around 7:25 p.m. deputies heard a woman scream across the street in the west alley of the 200 block of Main Street and witnessed a man pulling a woman into a vehicle, according to a Red Bluff Police Department press release. The deputies went to investigate the incident, determined it was domestic violence and separated the parties. Red Bluff police officers responded to the scene to investigate. The victim said her live-in boyfriend, Kevin James Havel, 24, Gerber, had thrown an object at her during an argument. The object hit her in the mouth causing injury and knocking her to the ground. When Havel saw the deputies across the street he pulled the victim into the vehicle and attempted to flee the area. Havel was arrested for domestic battery, assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping and mayhem.. Bail was $230,000. Celebrating 50 years of solid service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and community leaders will gather July 19 to commemorate the 1963 opening of Black Butte Dam, the Corps' Sacramento District project near Orland. The public is invited to help commemorate this 50th anniversary in a ceremony planned for 10 a.m. July 19 in Eagle Pass Recreation Area. "Black Butte Lake continues to enjoy a great relationship with surrounding communities," said Brad Long, Sacramento District park manager at Black Butte. "We're very proud of the long-lasting friendships we have formed over the past 50 years." When full, Black Butte Lake has a surface area of 4,460 acres, is seven miles long and has a shoreline of Daily News file photo 40 miles. Black Butte Dam serves regional needs for flood control, water supply and recreation. If you helped with the construction of the dam or have a story about the construction or early days of the dam, Black Butte Lake leadership would like to hear from you. Call park ranger Mary Ann Deeming at 530-865-4722, ext. 28 to share your memories or for more information about the anniversary celebration. Unusual pattern of spine injuries from jet crash By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Many survivors of Saturday's plane crash in San Francisco have a surprising pattern of spine injuries that a doctor says shows how violently they were shaken despite wearing seat belts. So far, two people are unable to move their legs 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 — doctors don't yet know if the damage is permanent — and several others have needed surgery to stabilize their spines so they can move, said Dr. Geoffrey Manley, neurosurgery chief at San Francisco General Hospital who is overseeing their care. Among the worst injuries are crushed vertebrae that compress the spinal cord, and ligaments so stretched and torn that they can't hold neck and back joints in place, Manley said in an interview Monday. That 305 of the 307 passengers and crew of the Asiana jet survived the crash is remarkable, and a testimony to improvements in airline safety in recent years. More than 180 people went to hospitals with injuries, but only a small number were critically injured. Still, Manley said even among those who suffered mild spine trauma, he is struck by a pattern that shows how their upper bodies were flung forward and then backward over the lap belts that kept them in their seats and undoubtedly saved their lives. The injuries are somewhat reminiscent of the days before shoulder belts in cars, although much more severe, said Dr. David Okonkwo of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who isn't involved with the survivors' care. Does that mean shoulder belts in airplanes would prevent such injuries? Okonkwo said that's simplistic considering how much more speed and force are involved in a plane crash. Shoulder belts might just transfer that force to the neck, he cautioned. ''If you put in the shoulder belt, it might just move the injuries up further. Your head weighs a tremendous amount,'' agreed San Francisco's Manley. He hopes to study the issue, comparing survivors' injuries to where they sat. The airline industry says adding three-point seatbelts to airplanes would require major changes to seat design that would mean higher airfares and less comfort. Some business class seats have added a type of shoulder restraint, but those seats are more like beds and often don't face forward. Meanwhile, Okonkwo said assuming the ''crash position'' — leaning forward with the head as far down as possible and arms over it — can limit the spine jolting back and forth and offer some protection. It's not clear if any survivors of Saturday's crash had time to do so. ——— AP Airlines Writer Scott Mayerowitz contributed to this report.