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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Sunny 56/32 Weather forecast 6A DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF 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 Search for Redding teen hits highway signs The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office continues its missing person investigation of Jean Marie Berlinghoff. Information has been broad- ly disseminated to media, law enforcement agencies and law enforcement data bases across the nation. The office and law enforcement continue to dedi- cate every available resource to finding Berlinghoff and return- ing her home safely. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has assisted in providing a con- sultant to work closely in Red- ding with the sheriff’s office staff assigned to the case. At the request of the sheriff’s office, the California Highway Patrol has been working with Caltrans to place a message on Changeable Message Signs on highways in CalTrans Districts 1, 2 and 3, which will encom- pass all counties north of Sacra- mento, to publicize the search Go local, grow local Daily News photo by Tang Lor Main Street in downtown Red Bluff offers several local, small businesses at which people can shop and support the local economy. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Avoid the crowd of holiday shoppers this season and go for something much smaller. Doing so could make a big impact on the local economy. As shoppers begin their scramble for those desired Christmas gifts on their list, downtown Red Bluff business owners would like to remind people to shop locally. Shopping locally not only benefits the businesses, but everyone in the community. Small shops are a huge part of the local economy, said Laurel Sparrow of Sparrow Fine Art & Gallery. People are encouraged to pick three local shops in which to spend $50 each month, keeping dollars in the community. For every $100 spent in a local, independently-owned store, $68 dollars return to the community, according to the 3/50 Project Website. More and more people are choosing to shop local- Smooth sailing through security at Calif. airports LOS ANGELES (AP) — Passengers shrugged off hype about full-body scans and increased air- port security at Los Ange- les International Airport on Wednesday, with many saying they’d submit to whatever it takes to keep things moving at the nation’s third-busiest air- port. Transportation Securi- ty Administration offi- cials say the new proce- dures are necessary to ward off terror attacks, and security checks were moving steadily Wednes- day, ahead of the long lines expected Thursday. Online protesters had threatened to slow things down by demanding pat- downs instead of electron- ic scans, which provide security personnel with detailed images of pas- sengers down to their skivvies. But travelers reported smooth sailing, despite a handful of staged incidents reported POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power nationwide. Raelynn Villarreal, 23, said she’s not shy about undergoing a body scan for safety’s sake. It’s just a matter of picking the least weird option. ‘‘I’m more likely to do the scanner because it kinda gets it out of the way quick and it doesn’t feel as awkward as getting patted down,’’ Villarreal said at LAX while waiting for a flight to Philadel- phia. Tampa, Fla., residents Paul and Dee MacDonald said they didn’t see what the fuss was about over the scanners. They had seen frequent cable news reports fretting over the scans during the two weeks they were on a Hawaiian cruise. ‘‘This is just another thing for Fox News to push,’’ said Paul, 63, shaking his head. ‘‘Nei- ther of us is going to refuse the scan. At my age, I don’t care anymore about what they see or whatever, but my face isn’t being shown any- way.’’ As a frequent traveler, 59-year-old Dee said she was impressed the first time she went through the body scan in September, 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See SMOOTH, page 5A ly, said Irene Fuller, co-owner of HeartFelt Designs Gallery. There are people who are rediscovering downtown Red Bluff and are amazed by the things they find there. Small stores such as those found on Main Street in the downtown area offer items that can’t be found in chain stores, business owners said. Holiday sales started picking up about two weeks ago, which is a surprise to Village Pottery owner Steve Solorio. More than ever, people are starting to realize they want to shop locally and buy American, he said. “American-made is a big thing this year,” Solorio said. “I’ll have shoppers who specifically ask me if something is made in America before they buy it.” All the pottery in Solorio’s shop is made in Amer- ica, some even made locally, he said. Solorio expects to have a busy day Friday. Every Black Friday there is a line going from one end of See LOCAL, page 5A for Berlinghoff and her uncle, Charles Berlinghoff. This is not an Amber Alert. However, by placing the vehicle description on the CMS signs beginning Wednesday and con- tinuing during the Thanksgiv- ing holiday weekend — the busiest and most travelled time of the year — it is hoped that a See SEARCH, page 5A PD warns of prank caller CORNING — Residents are being advised to not fall for prank calls that are being disguised as coming from the Corning Police Department Since Sunday, several Corning residents have received fraudulent phone calls, which showed up on their caller ID as the police department’s phone number — 824-7000, Det. Mel Allison said. The department became aware of the prank calls See PRANK, page 5A Corning OKs land deals By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council approved Tuesday having City Attorney Michael Fitz- patrick draw up papers for the purchase of land to be used for the new Corning Community Park. Purchase agreements are to be drawn up for parcels at 1485 Toomes Ave. and 1624 Houghton Ave. An adjoining parcel was already donated to the city for the park. Councilman Ross Turner excused himself from the vote due to a conflict of interest. He manages land at 1624 Houghton Ave. The council entered into an agreement in April with land owners Paul and Patricia Selig- man who had property at 1485 Toomes Ave. that bordered city- owned land at 1558 Houghton Ave. The agreement allowed a swap of a 1.72-acre portion on Houghton with an exist- ing residence and two outbuildings for the right to buy the 7.15- acre parcel on Toomes, while retaining the 2.13 western acres on Houghton with the right See LAND, page 5A RB fire caused by electrical issue After several hours of overhaul and investiga- tion, the cause of Tues- day’s fire at 505 Jackson St., across from the Vet- erans Memorial Hall, was determined to be electrical. The residence was reported to be a total loss, including the detached garage behind it and contents of both including a vehicle in the garage. No one was injured. The sole occupant, Beverly Davidson, 70, was home at the time, but was rescued by a passerby who stopped to help after noticing the building was on fire, said Fire Chief Michael Bachmeyer. The man who rescued Davidson attempted to help fight the fire using a garden hose through the window until the heat became too much for him, Bachmeyer said. The residence was already fully involved upon Red Bluff Fire’s arrival, he said. Firefighters battled a north wind Tuesday morning while trying to keep the fire from spreading to neighboring residences and were suc- cessful in keeping the fire from spreading to any of the neighboring DN photo by Julie Zeeb Firefighters sort through the charred remains of a home that burned Tuesday at 505 Jackson St., Red Bluff. structures. The fire was reported at 7:57 a.m. and con- tained by 8:45 a.m. by eight members of the Red Bluff Fire Depart- ment with assistance from CalFire. The Red Cross responded and provided Davidson with assis- tance. — Julie Zeeb The Daily News office will be CLOSED Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25 & Friday, Nov. 26 Retail advertising deadline for Thanksgiving Day edition is Tuesday, Nov. 23. at 10AM Classified deadline Wednesday, Nov. 24. at Noon D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF Ready for Football? SPORTS 1B