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TUESDAY AUGUST 10, 2010 Breaking news at: Perfect Attendance American Profile www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Spartans take to the practice field SPORTS 1B Sunny 91/60 Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Man beaten, cut in late night park attack A man told Red Bluff Police Sgt. Michael Graham at 11:16 p.m. Saturday that he had been jumped in Red Bluff River Park. The man, who was bleeding from his mouth, chest and left elbow, contacted Graham in the 100 block of Main Street, say- ing he had been in the park when he was jumped by four men. The man remembered run- ning from the men before one of them had placed a wet cloth over his mouth, but recalled nothing else, a Red Bluff Police press release said. Medical personnel were called to the scene, where it was discovered that undisclosed words had been carved into the man’s chest. The identity of the four men is unknown at this time and there are no known witnesses to the incident, the release said. The suspects may have been associated with a black Toyota Endangered equine By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer They don’t need jobs. They don’t have bills to pay. And they don’t worry about unemployment insurance. But horses are getting kicked by the economy just as much as anybody else, according to Dena Hurlock, head of Ship- wrecked Farms Relief Efforts. Horse hoarding was big before the bust, but the crash sent the horse market tumbling just like home prices, Hurlock said. Families, facing divorces, foreclosures and layoffs, struggling to pay the bills, can no longer afford to house the pre- recession horses they bought. surplus. The result is a horse “People can’t give horses away, it’s so bad,” Hurlock said. Bad fates can await horses without a home. Stories are circulating in the horse community of someone in Corning who has been buying up horses under false pretenses and shipping them to Mexico or Canada, where they can be freely slaughtered for meat, Hurlock said. The practice has become more common as families struggle to find homes for horses. “People don’t realize they’re still going to the slaughter, even though it’s full-size pickup. Nothing fur- ther was available. Anyone with information on the incident or the suspects is asked to call Red Bluff Police at 527-3131. —Julie Zeeb Man arrested for luring teen A 24-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested Sunday at his residence at the Red Bluff Apartments, 111 Sale Lane after he attempted to get a teenage girl into his truck at a neighboring complex. Officers were sent about 6:30 p.m. to the Cabernet Apart- ments, where a woman said a man had approached her daugh- ter in the parking lot and told her to get into his truck. The 14-year-old girl refused and the man, later identified as Alan Anthony Stout, drove away. Stout See MAN, page 7A Eight file for RB council seats By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Eight candidates, more than any in recent Red Bluff City Council elec- tions, have been con- firmed to compete for the three open seats in the November Election. All three incumbents Courtesy photo This stallion is 6 years old and never started for riding. His owner could not afford to have him castrated or trained after financial difficulties. The stallion has been started under saddle by Shipwrecked Farms and after he is gelded will go into reining training with professional horse trainer Vernon Lawrence. against the law in Califor- nia,” Hurlock said. Hurlock is trying to head off the herd of prob- lems endangering See EQUINE, page 7A Wayne Brown, Jim Byrne and Jeff Moyer will, for the first time, have to fight for their seats. Brown was appointed to the council in 2004 to fill a vacancy. He along with Byrne and Moyer were appointed in 2007, as there were no challengers. Former Councilman Larry Stevens, who served two previous terms from 1998 to 2006, will try to make a comeback. This time around, Stevens wants to focus on communication between the council and city employees. If elected as a councilman, the first thing he said he would do is to ask the city manager to create a suggestion box for employees. “There needs to be an open dialogue between the council and employ- ees,” Stevens said. Stevens, who was removed as mayor by his peers in April 2005, was accused of micro-manag- See EIGHT, page 7A Corning to mull Teen honored by DC invite kids theater class By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council will be deciding tonight whether to add an extra class to those retained after the resignation of Recreation Supervisor Kimberly Beck. Deb Meents of Debadoo Dance has con- tacted the city about adding a children’s musi- cal theater program to the list of classes offered. Meents is the instructor for three of the council- approved programs, including Mommy-n-Me, Storybook Friends and Groove-N-Tunes. Other classes that were approved to continue are Kenpo Karate, Line Dancing, Kenpo Robics, Yoga, Photography and Lifeguard Training. The proposed class would consist of singing, dancing and acting for children ages 4 to 16 and would take place 6:30- 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Also up for discussion will be a list of six resolu- tions the League of Cali- fornia Cities has asked members to consider prior to the League’s General Assembly in September. While Corning will not be sending a member to the meeting, the council will be deciding its posi- tion on the resolutions. The first deals with an amendment to the League Bylaws meant to encour- age greater diversity in the board and the second asks the league to encour- age its 480 cities to adopt measures in support of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, which fights childhood obesity. The third resolution asks for support legisla- tion to delay AB32 imple- mentation deadlines and SB 375, both of which seek to reduce green house gas emissions. The resolution asks that the cost to local governments be considered in all future studies on AB32 and SB 375. The fourth resolution asks that municipalities require transparent, 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See CLASS, page 7A RICHFIELD — A small-town boy is getting a chance to learn some of the nation’s top security secrets. During the last week of September, Austin Grootveld will be partici- pating in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy. The six-day forum in Washington, D.C. is an honor for Grootveld, who is the only Tehama County student to be selected to join about 400 other students from around the nation. Par- ticipants are picked based on outstanding academic performance. Grootveld, a three-sport athlete at Corning High School, is used to athletic praises but to receive such a high honor based on acade- mics proves that he is more than just an athlete, he said. “It’s definitely different for people to see that you’re good academic-wise too and not just sports-wise,” Grootveld said. While at the forum, Grootveld will get the chance to hear from distin- guished national security leaders and get an exclusive look at the nation’s national security system. “I’m looking forward to Troy and Melissa Grootveld, say they are just as thrilled about the honor and the trip. “I can’t put into words how I feel,” Melissa said. “It just sort of hits you out of the blue to get a nomination like this. As a parent it’s very rewarding knowing this is a pretty neat thing to happened to your kid.” Preparing for the trip has been an adventure in itself, the Grootvelds said. Since May, when Austin received the acceptance let- ter, their lives have totally been rearranged to focus on getting him to Washington, D.C. Daily News photo by Tang Lor Austin Grootveld meets Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, who has donated toward Grootveld’s trip to a forum on national security. learning how the country runs, seeing what’s behind the scene and really getting EARN EXTRA MONEY work your own hours, quick pay, must be 18 yrs+, have drivers license & insured vehicle. (866) 906-8036 Job Ref#26044 Deliver new telephone directories in the Glenn-Tehama area. FT/PT, COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2995 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 ARTHRITIS, AND POST SURGERY. DR. SWAIM’S PAIN CREAM NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICE AT 2530 SR MARY COLUMBA DR. RED BLUFF, CA 96080 (530) 527-7584 STOP THE PAIN FROM NEUROPATHY, SHINGLES, to know what makes things function,” Grootveld said. Grootveld’s parents, The Grootvelds must fund the entire trip, which will cost more than $3,000. A car wash in Corning on a recent weekend helped raised a large chunk of the money. The family has See DC, page 7A