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THURSDAY Concert Series OCTOBER 17, 2013 Baseball donation Openner Pastimes Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 80/50 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 Congress votes on deal to avoid US default WASHINGTON (AP) — Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown, the culmination of an epic political drama that placed the U.S. economy at risk. The Senate voted first, a bipartisan 81-18 at midevening. That cleared the way for a final 285-144 vote in the Republicancontrolled House about two hours later on the legislation, which hewed strictly to the terms Obama laid down when the twin crises erupted more than three weeks ago. The legislation would permit the Treasury to borrow normally through Feb. 7 or perhaps a month AP photo Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, ROhio, pumps his fist as he walks past reporters after a meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. longer, and fund the government through Jan. 15. More than 2 million federal workers would be paid — those who had remained on the job and those who had been furloughed. At the White House, Obama hailed the Senate's vote and encouraged the House to follow suit. Once the measure reaches his desk, he said, ''I will sign it immediately. We'll begin reopening our government immediately and we can begin to lift this cloud of uncertainty from our businesses and the American people.'' Less than an hour later, as debate began in the House, Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., said, ''After two long weeks, it is time to end this government shutdown. It's time to take the threat of default off the table. It's time to restore some sanity to this place.'' The stock market surged higher at the prospect of an end to the crisis that also had threatened to shake confidence in the U.S. economy overseas. Republicans conceded defeat after a long struggle. ''We fought the good fight. We just didn't win,'' con- ceded House Speaker John Boehner as lawmakers lined up to vote on a bill that includes nothing for GOP lawmakers who had demand to eradicate or scale back Obama's signature health care overhaul. ''The compromise we reached will provide our economy with the stability it desperately needs,'' said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, declaring that the nation ''came to the brink of disaster'' before sealing an agreement. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who negotiated the deal with Reid, emphasized that it preserved a round of spending cuts negotiated two years ago with Obama and Democrats. As a result, he said, ''government spending has declined for two years in a row'' for the first time since the Korean War. ''And we're not going back on this agreement,'' he added. Only a temporary truce, the measure set a time frame of early next winter for the next likely clash between Obama and the Republicans over spending and borrowing. But for now, government was lurching back to life. In one example, officials met to discuss plans for gearing back up at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where 307 employees remained at work during the partial shutdown and more than 8,000 were furloughed. After weeks of gridlock, the measure had support from the White House, most if not all Democrats See DEAL, page 7A Pit bull owner Singer speaks out against bullying accuses deputy of animal abuse By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer A 20-year-old Tehama County resident says the Sheriff's Department crossed the bounds into animal cruelty Tuesday morning when a deputy pepper sprayed her pit bull as the deputy was serving a civil paper at her residence. Sheriff Dave Hencratt said a deputy was serving a civil paper at the Potter Street residence at the request of another party. The deputy went inside a front gate, where he encountered the pit bull. After putting the paper on the door the deputy was exiting the property when the pit bull began growling. The deputy then used pepper spray on the dog, a policy allowed by the department, Hencratt said. Lucy Gonzalez has a different account of what happened to her black and white splotched dog, Flo Patches, as does at least one neighbor. Gonzalez said her mild-mannered dog didn't even bark when the deputy arrived, which is why she didn't come to the door at first to receive the paper. In an email to the Daily News, a neighbor, Faith Watson, said she saw the deputy appear to lean down and pet the dog as he was leaving the residence. The dog then stood up expecting to get a scratch on the head, which caused the deputy to pull out and use the See PIT, page 7A Rising country music star Lizzie Sider met with Sacred Heart Parish students Wednesday with a simple message — she wanted them to rise above bullying. The 15-year-old singer also had assemblies scheduled Wednesday at Woodson Elementary in Corning and Rancho Tehama School. The assemblies were part of a statewide tour Sider is giving in connection with National Bullying Prevention Week. Sider mixed music along with personal stories and those of others who have gone from being picked on in school to become stars to encourage the children to avoid bullying. Her co-wrote the original song "Butterfly" about her own experience about coming teasing when she was younger. Sider said she overcame being ridiculed to Daily News photo by Rich Greene Lizzie Sider dances with Sacred Heart Parish teachers and students during an assembly focused on preventing bullying Wednesday. pursue a musical career and has the goal of being a positive model for others. Sider splits her time between Boca Raton, Fla. and Nashville, Tenn. She recently participated in her first CMA Fest week and is working on her first full-length studio album scheduled for release in 2014. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Turn on the lights to the college craze Passenger arrested after car flees cops The SERRF after school program provides 1,800 kindergarten through eighth grade students instruction in academics, enrichment and recreation in coordination with schools to support the Common Core Student Learning Standards. SERRF serves all 25 Tehama County elementary and middle schools, including small, isolated, rural school sites. All SERRF After School program sites today will be holding their annual Lights On program, an annual event that brings awareness to the community of all the great learning that takes place in after school programs daily. Maywood and Olive View SERRF will be holding their Turn on the Lights to the Carnival College Craze event. Maywood students will be showing their leadership skills by running various carnival booths for the students of Olive View. Corning Police Officers were led on a pursuit late Monday night that involved a stolen blue Kia sedan. A passenger in the vehicle, Rachel Touvell, 25, was arrested on outstanding warrants, however the driver was able to get away, according to a Corning Police Department press release. Corning officers first observed the sedan making a left turn onto Rawson Road from Corning Road. The car drove into the opposite lane of traffic as it was making the turn around 11:30 p.m. See FLEES, page 7A Inmate attacks, injures three officers at Susanville prison Courtesy photo Pictured, from right, Noah Remick, Johnny Hernandez, Sophie Pierce and Jose Padilla. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 This year's focus is No Excuses University, which centers on teaching students about the opportunities college can provide. The public is welcome 4-5:30 p.m. at the Olive View School gym. SUSANVILLE — A High Desert State Prison sergeant is recovering from injuries suffered during an unprovoked attack by an inmate Monday night. The assault occurred at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 after staff completed a clothed body search of inmate Bernard L. Wildee. Staff found contraband and ordered the inmate to submit to handcuffs. Instead, Wildee repeatedly struck a correctional sergeant in his face and head. Responding staff used physical force to subdue Wildee. Two custody staff members were taken to a local hospital for treatment. The sergeant, a nearly 17-year veteran of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, suffered a concussion, three lacerations to his right eye and bruises to his face. He is at home recovering. A correctional officer, a five and a half-year veteran of CDCR, was also taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries to his right knee and right See INMATE, page 7A