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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2010 Breaking news at: M*A*S*H in Redding Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Champion’s Homecoming SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 79/51 Weather forecast 8A 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 Fourth fatality on Highway 99 early Wednesday CORNING — Another fatal- ity in on Highway 99W hap- pened Wednesday morning as a man chased two unknown sus- pects off his property. At about 2:30 a.m. Kevin Mueller, 25, was chasing two men on quads who he thought were attempting to trespass on his property near Houghton Corning mayor race still close By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer While the election may be over, the Tehama County Elections Department was still work- ing Wednesday to get absentee ballots count- ed. “We have received a number of Vote-By-Mail ballots that Road when his Toyota pickup flipped and he was ejected. While Mueller was approaching both suspects from the rear who had stopped on either side of the dirt road, one of the suspects may have pulled out in front of Mueller in an attempt to flee him again, according to a California High- In good ARMS November 2 ELECTION were returned to the polls, the office and our drop box, plus those through the mail that still need to be signature-verified and logged into the system as being returned,” said Clerk and Recorder Bev Ross. Once that process is completed the elections board will still need to open bal- lots and prepare them for processing, but counting how many absentee ballots have yet to be processed should be finished today, Ross said. In Corning the elections races are close, but none more closely watched than the mayor’s race, in which candi- dates are separated by about 5 percent as of the results posted Wednesday morning. Incumbent Gary Strack had 52 percent of the vote with opponent Dean Cofer carrying 47 percent. The race will go to the one with the majority of votes, but all that is needed is 50 percent plus one vote, Ross said. “Like others, I’m waiting for the final results to come in with the absentee results that have yet to be counted,” Cofer said. “I believe there are enough absen- tees to change the apparent winner at this time, but I’ll just be happy to see the final results.” Strack was optimistic about the race as it stood Wednesday morning. “I’m very happy with the voters in town and how they didn’t let negative campaigning affect how they voted,” See CORNING, page 7A Daily News photo by Tang Lor The new Animal Rescue Mission Support Thrift Store will support founder Mike Mayo’s cause to take care of all animals. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Like The Salvation Army but for ani- mals is how the founder of a new orga- nization explains his nonprofit, charita- ble cause. The goal of Animal Rescue Mission Support, ARMS, is to save animals and provide low to no cost care for all ani- mals, founder Mike Mayo said. Mayo, who has 16 dogs of his own, said he came up with the idea of ARMS when he was thinking about what would happen to his dogs if something where to happen to him. He would want his pets to be taken care of. “Animals are just like humans,” Mayo said. “They have souls, and they need to be cared for.” Based on the foundations of The Sal- vation Army, Mayo opened an ARMS thrift store three weeks ago to help sup- port the cause. Brown faces daunting task as next governor OAKLAND (AP) — Governor-elect Jerry Brown acknowledged Wednesday that he faces a daunting task in returning to the office he held more than a generation ago, but said he wants to join law- makers from both parties and voters in solving the state’s fiscal crisis. In a post-election news conference, the former two-term governor said his first step will be to meet with Republican and Democratic legislative leaders Thursday in Sacramento to begin dis- cussions about tackling the budget deficit Brown will inherit, estimated at $12 billion. When he is sworn in to replace Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next Jan- uary, Brown, a Democrat, will face a polarized Leg- islature and a state still reeling from the reces- sion. ‘‘Going forward, I would say it’s daunting. But California has always come back, from probably at least seven recessions since World War II,’’ Brown said as he stood on a wooden coffee table to address reporters at his downtown Oakland head- quarters. Brown, now the state attorney general, bucked national GOP momentum Tuesday when he handily defeated former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, who spent nearly $142 million of her money on her first run for public office. Unofficial See BROWN, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power The thrift store is the result of year- long project Mayo undertook in order to help finance animal rescues, such as adoption of unwanted pets. Mayo spent much of his time going around buying and collecting items that he planned for resale, keeping them in various storage places until he could find a site to open a store. Bob Conatser, president of the Tehama County Shriners, and his wife, Joanie, heard of the ARMS dilemma and agreed to let ARMS into one of their unused buildings without any up front money, Mayo said. The Conatsers have even left the lights on for ARMS and gathered dona- tions for the cause, which Bob says he really believes in, Mayo said. “Bob has become more like an ARMS partner than a landlord,” Mayo said. See ARMS, page 7A way Patrol press release. Mueller who may have been traveling fast, either lost control of his vehicle or swerved to his See 99, page 7A RB council gets new look By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The real work is just now beginning for the top three vote- getters in a low- key race where the eight can- didates for Red Bluff City Council did limited campaign advertising. Rather than cele- brating, W ayne Bro wn, Daniele Jackson and Robert Schmid thanked voters and said they were ready to prove themselves. Brown, the only incumbent to regain a seat with 17.28 percent of the votes, said he intends to sit on the Budget Committee again and continue his work on balancing the budget. “Now it’s time to get back to work,” November 2 ELECTION Brown said. “Just because there’s an election doesn’t mean the work’s not there.” As for the two new council mem- bers, Brown said he has already wel- comed them aboard and looks forward to working with them and the rest of the council. Jackson, the only candidate to do door-to-door campaigning, was slightly ahead with 18.11 percent of the votes, according to the most recent numbers Wednesday afternoon. She was a little surprised to be the top vote-getter, Jackson said. But going door-to-door, reaching out to the people and letting them know about her and what she stood for, really helped her get the votes. “I hope that I can do a really good job,” she said. “I hope people will con- tinue to be supportive. I want to see everyone that voted for me come to City Council meetings, voice their opinions and show their support for the council.” Schmid said now that he has been See COUNCIL, page 7A RBPD swears in two new officers By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff Police Department swore in two officers, both of whom served as reserve officers for about 8 months, in a brief cere- mony Monday morning at City Hall. Officer Matt Coker was born in Mineral and has lived for the past 20 to 25 years in Red Bluff. His wife, Becky, teaches at Red Bluff Union High School. Coker said he first decided he wanted to become a police officer after going on a ride- along with a friend. “I enjoyed it and had the opportunity to go through the academy and here I am,” Coker said. Officer Carrie Knuck- les said she had always wanted to be a police officer, but became one later in life. She has two daughters. Knuckles comes from the Redding Police Department, where she was laid off as a commu- Courtesy photo Red Bluff Police Officers Carrie Knuckles and Matt Coker are sworn in Monday at a ceremony in City Hall. nity service officer due to budget cuts. She spent some time in Red Bluff as a community service officer. “Prior to Redding I worked here as a com- munity service officer and enjoyed working in the department very much, so it’s great to come back as a police officer,” Knuckles said. Both officers, like Officer James White who was sworn in Oct. 12, will have to com- plete several weeks of training prior to being assigned to duty. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. FIREARMS TRAINING Concealed carry & 14th handgun class for 1st time applicants NOVEMBER 13TH Walt Mansell 527-1154 Early morning & evenings