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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 Breaking news at: Reader Photos www.redbluffdailynews.com See 6A, 7A RED BLUFF Spartans Volleyball Preview SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10B Sunny 86/58 By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer A motorcycle battery charger caused a $200,000 fire that con- sumed a garage, rendered a house uninhabitable and led to 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 Battery charger cause of Wednesday blaze neighborhood evacuations Wednesday. The charger was plugged in the day before the fire and was still in the outlet Wednesday, Red Bluff Fire Chief Michael Bachmeyer said in a press release. Firefighters were dispatched around 4:10 p.m. Wednesday to a burning garage on the corner of Cedar and Johnson Streets, where the fire was worsened by winds from a passing thunder- Scam savvy storm, Bachmeyer said. By the time firefighters arrived, the fire had already spread to the attic, kitchen and rear porch of a house on the property. The man and woman, who Bachmeyer described as an “elderly couple” in a telephone interview Thursday, were able to escape the house unharmed and no one was hurt. But by the time firefighters contained the See BLAZE, page 9A Man arrested in vehicle attack Tehama County Deputies were searching for a wit- ness to a vehicle-based assault Wednesday. Robert Lewis Denlay, 45, of Gerber, was arrested Monday after reports he deliberately rammed his vehi- cle into one carrying Douglas Sullivan, 24, Los Moli- nos, and Sullivan’s two infant children near the city of Tehama. No one was injured and Sullivan’s vehicle sustained only minor damage, according to a press release issued by the Sheriff’s Department. See ATTACK, page 9A 9/11 memorial service planned Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson The Tehama County District Attorney’s Office sponsored the county’s first Consumer Protection and Fraud Awareness Fair Thursday at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center. Event prepares residents to avoid costly scams By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Fake checks. Misaligned Medicare plans. Staged crashes. Scams, whether age-old or as fresh as the Inter- net, continue in Tehama County even as wallets Tea party seeks to gain momentum with NorCal rally SACRAMENTO (AP) — Sacramento will play host to one of three major tea party rallies around the country this weekend, as the conservative move- ment’s leaders look to re- energize activists in the final weeks before the November election. Organizers expect between 25,000 and 50,000 people to attend Sunday’s rally, ‘‘United to the Finish,’’ in McClellan Park, about 12 miles northeast of the capital. The stated objec- tive is to protest what the movement characterizes as big government and to remind Americans of the bond they felt the day after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. ‘‘Recently, America has strayed from our basic principles including fiscal responsibility, lim- ited constitutional gov- ernment and free mar- kets, creating a high level of frustration in the American people,’’ said Ginny Rapini of Colfax, the national adviser and coordinator of NorCal Tea Party Patriots, the group hosting the Sacra- mento event. ‘‘These conditions have caused Americans to drift away from that feeling of unity we all felt on Sept. 12, 2001.’’ Similar Tea Party Patriots rallies are sched- uled for St. Louis and Washington, D.C. The organization claims to be the nation’s largest tea party group, with 2,700 chapters across the coun- try, including at least 175 in California. Together, the rallies represent a crucial oppor- tunity to stoke anti-estab- lishment sentiment in advance of the general election, which will serve as the biggest indicator to 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See RALLY, page 9A shrink. But Thursday, members of the District Attor- ney’s office set to arming locals with the knowl- edge they need to keep what’s theirs. Altogether 23 booths from state, local and feder- al agencies and insurance companies set up shop in the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center for the county’s first Consumer Protection and Fraud Awareness Fair. Identity fraud links many of the crimes the fair is See SCAM, page 9A MCT file photo Nine years ago we promised the innocent victims of the Sept, 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that “we will never forget.” Please join the Tehama County Young Marines and fellow Americans for a Remembrance Service in observation of the 9th anniversary of 9/11 to be held at 8:30 a.m. Satur- day, Sept. 11 at the Tehama County Court- house flagpole and lawn area, 633 Washington St., Red Bluff. Bring your families and your flags to this community gather- ing. President George W. Bush’s proclamation declaring Sept. 11 as “Patriot Day” calls upon all Americans to fly their flags in remembrance of those who lost their lives on that fateful day. Open house offers peak at rare breed Special to the DN Sunshine Sanctuary for Kids and Horses will host its 12th annual Open House on Satur- day Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be free horse rides for kids and refreshments. Meet the critically rare Santa Cruz horses and view artwork done by students from Lassen View School. The Santa Cruz hors- es are beautifully gated and have a remarkable ability to connect with humans, especially chil- dren. These horses are a historical treasure that originated from the Iberian Peninsula of Spain, then spent 200 years on Santa Cruz Island before being relocated to Northern California in 1998. Sunshine Sanctuary is working closely with world respected genetic specialist, Texas A&M's Dr. Gus Cotthran and Dr. Phil Sponenberg of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy in North Carolina and has been able to register the Courtesy photo Ashley Avilia hugs Alyia Kicks Back at Sunshine Sanctuary for Kids and Horses in April. 28 horses of this breed. The sanctuary is near Dairyville. Take 68th Avenue near Lassen View School off Hwy. 99E and go three-quarters of a mile and turn right on Singer Avenue. Go to the south end of Singer. For more informa- tion, call 529-0183. Red Bluff Daily News Saturday delivery will be late due to the football coverage. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you. D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE’S REMOVE ALL • Well water build-up • Water stains • Soap scum with NOTHIN’S BETTER stain remover only at Moule’s 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260