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TUESDAY Punishment and Health JULY 16, 2013 Swim Results Vitality Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 93/63 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 Man arrested after threatening CalFire Hall of Famer A 34-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested Sunday morning after he reportedly entered the CalFire station on Red Bank Road and accused the department of burning down his property. According to Tehama County Sheriff's logs, CalFire reported an intoxicated man was at the station around 7:20 a.m. accusing CalFire of burning down his property and the man refusing to leave. The man left shortly before 7:30 a.m. At 8:17 a.m. the subject was detained on the 19000 block of Red Bank Road. Two weapon checks were run, on a .32 long Colt automatic pistol and a .410 bore shotgun. Both came back clear. A vehicle tow was also requested for a blue 2003 Chevrolet truck. A Tehama County Jail booking report shows Clay Andrew Thompson was arrested at the scene for felony carrying a concealed firearm. — Rich Greene Group receives grants for preschool programs By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer File photo Joe Baumgartner, middle, fights his last bull, Class 6 Kat, during the 2011 Professional Bull Riders Finals. It was Baumgartner's 18th straight PBR appearance and his last. He retired after the event. Baumgartner was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame on Saturday. By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer Decorated and longtime bullfighter Joe Baumgartner, of Red Bluff, was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame on Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 46-year-old Baumgartner, whose bullfighting career spanned more than 20 years and included 14 National Finals Rodeo appearances and 18 Professional Bull Riders Finals appearances, joined John Bowman, Chuck Logue, Kenny McLean and Rex Kerby in the 2013 ProRodeo Hall of Fame Class "I guess to put it simply," ProRodeo Hall of Fame director Kent Sturman said, "he truly is, and was, the best bullfighter ever." Baumgartner, who grew up in the Bay Area and moved to Red Bluff in the early '90s, retired in 2011 and was nominated for the hall's consideration by Harvey Comacho, who is a director for the 2013 ProRodeo Hall of Fame Class Source: PRCA Joe Baumgartner: Born Sept. 9, 1966 in Oakland, Calif.; four-time PRCA Bullfighter of the Year and selected as an NFR bullfighter a record 14 times. John Bowman: Born July 31, 1900 in Rogers, Ark.; died in San Francisco, Aug. 13, 1959. All-around world champion, 1936; steer roping world champion, 1933 and 1936; set a tie-down roping world record of 11.0 seconds in 1927. Rex "Bud" Kerby: Born June 10, 1940 in Moab, Utah; died Oct. 10, 2010 in Salt Lake City. His family-operated Bar T Rodeo Company has supplied stock for the NFR virtually every year since 1960. Bar T's Sparrow (1990) and Fancy Pants (2011) were voted NFR Saddle Bronc Horses of the Year. Chuck Logue: Born Dec. 2, 1960 in Upland, Calif., World Champion Bareback rider in 1990; 11-time qualifier for the NFR. Kenny McLean: Born May 17, 1939 in Penicton Falls, British Columbia; died in Taber, Alberta, July 13, 2002. PRCA Saddle Bronc Riding Rookie of the Year 1961, World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider 1962; nine-time NFR qualifier who won the NFR average title three times. Red Bluff Round-Up. The nomination was Baumgartner's first, Sturman said, adding, "It's almost like he left a void when he retired." Camacho previously said Baumgartner had a sixth sense for bullfight- ing. He said Baumgartner's instincts and physical ability made what he did look easy. Sturman echoed those observations, saying Baumgartner knew how to be in the right place at the right time. Baumgartner earned the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Bullfighter of the Year award four times from 2004-2007. "I made my living my E Center, a Marysvillebased nonprofit corporation that provides school readiness programs for toddlers and preschoolers in nine northern California counties, including Tehama County, announced it had been reawarded four federal grants. The grants, awarded by The Office of Head Start within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provide funding for such services as Head Start, Early Head Start, Migrant Early Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start. E Center was awarded $9,095,362 for Early Head Start and Head Start services, and $6,036,669 for Migrant Early Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. "Without (the grants) we would lose service for the nine communities that we serve families in," said Kathy Davidson, E Center Head Start Programs Officer. She added that the funding, which this year included a sequestration cut the center was required to sustain, also goes toward the employment of nearly 500 people. According to budget documents posted on the See HALL, page 7A nonprofit's website, E Center operates with a budget of about $23 million per year. The bulk of that money comes from grant funding. The E Center provides Migrant and Seasonal Head Start services in Tehama, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Sonoma and Yolo counties. The seasonal centers, such as the Richfield Center at 6275 Olive Road in Corning, provide free child care for low income families that work in agricultural-related fields such as produce canning and packing plants, and produce fields, Davidson said. "What E Center has done in the last three years to develop a high quality curriculum, and to engage parents in participating in preparing their children for school has been exemplary," Davidson said. The Migrant and Seasonal Head Start centers run from late spring to mid or late fall, and are generally open from about 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. five days per week. Davidson added that while the E Center will be celebrating its 40th year next year, securing and retaining funds has become "much harder" because of a drive in recent years to monitor See GRANTS, page 7A Work to shut Calif. court declines to stop gay marriages down I-5 ramps STAFF REPORT The Adobe Road Interstate 5 on and off ramps will be closed and portions of the freeway reduced to one lane at night this week for pavement work. The project is one of several being performed by CalTrans throughout Tehama County this week. CalTrans will alternate northbound traffic on I-5 from a half-mile north of Route 36-Antelope Boulevard to 4th Street-Gas Point Road in Cottonwood from 6 p.m. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 to 7 a.m. daily. The southbound Adobe Road on and off ramps will be closed from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday. The northbound ramps will be closed from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday The northbound ramps will be closed again from 7 p.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday. The southbound ramps will be closed 1-7 a.m. Friday. The northbound north Red Bluff ramp will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday and the southbound ramp closed from 1 to 7 a.m. Saturday. See I-5, page 7A SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court refused Monday to order the state to immediately stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. However, the court still plans to consider whether the governor and attorney general correctly instructed county clerks that a voter-approved ban on gay marriages had become legally invalid statewide. Without comment, the court denied a request made Friday by backers of the ban for an emergency order that would have required the state to keep enforcing Proposition 8 while they pursue a last-ditch legal effort to preserve it. ''Although we would have preferred for the California Supreme Court to issue a stay so that the state's marriage amendment would be respected sooner rather than later ... we remain hopeful that the court will recognize that Proposition 8 remains the law of the land in California and that county clerks must continue to enforce it,'' said Austin Nimocks, a lawyer for the coalition of religious conservative groups that qualified Proposition 8 for the November 2008 ballot. Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin, who spearheaded the lawsuit that resulted in gay marriage returning to the nation's most populous state after 4 1/2 years, cheered the state court's decision allowing the weddings to continue without interruption. ''Our opponents have failed in a desperate attempt to deny happiness and protections to lesbian and gay couples and their children and no amount of legal wrangling is going to undo that joy,'' Griffin said. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for gay marriages to resume in the nation's most populous state on June 28 by dismissing the backers' appeal of a lower court ruling that found the ban unconstitutional. The high court decided the backers lacked authority to defend Proposition 8 after the governor and attorney general refused to do so. See COURT, page 7A Are you feeling stuck? Not sure what job you'd enjoy? Discover your true calling! The Job Training Center is proud to present "Elevations", a workshop and online assessment to help you regroup, gain focus and develop a plan of action. Saturday, July 27 from 8am to noon at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Red Bluff. Cost is $40 per person. Full scholarships available. 529-7000