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THURSDAY Fall Bunco LosMo Mercy Fundraiser NOVEMBER 7, 2013 Pastimes Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Partly cloudy 73/48 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 City balks on leaf burning decision By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Mayor Wayne Brown was able to able to hold off a citywide ban on leaf burning despite not even being present at Tuesday's Red Bluff City Council meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Daniele Jackson and Councilman Rob Schmid both said they opposed voting on the issue without Brown present. Brown, who has historically opposed a leaf ban, has been out of town and not attended a City Council meeting since Aug. 20. An ordinance banning leaf and other non-food, non-fire training burns in the city had been presented to the council Tuesday, a day after the fire department lifted the fire season burn ban to allow for residential burning. The ordinance had been drafted in multiple ways to allow the City Council to pass an Urgency Ordinance, which would have taken effect immediately with a four-fifths vote. A regular ordinance would have required just three votes, but also passage upon a second reading when Brown returned Nov. 19 and a 30-day delay in implementation. Councilmembers Clay Parker and Raymond Eliggi made 'I'm not going to table anything. There's four of us here, we can make a decision' — Councilman Clay Parker motions to pass either ordinance, but each time Schmid voted no, and Jackson abstained citing Brown's absence. City Manager Richard Crabtree had told the council that Brown contacted him earlier and requested the item be tabled until his return. Still discussion proceeded on the topic, with at least a half dozen residents urging the council to adopt the ordinance in its emergency form. Those residents cited health concerns and annoyance from neighbors' burns in a practice they said is outdated. Fire burns RB homes Resident Betsy Palubeski spoke about her own personal health concerns and to illustrate her point shared a Family Circus cartoon panel that had just been published Sunday showing father and son raking leaves into garbage bags. "You wanna hear something funny, daddy? Grandma said they used to just burn their leaves instead of puttin' them in bags," the boy says in the comic. Tehama County Air Pollution Control Officer Alan Abbs said during his research of the issue he had found Chico, WilSee LEAF, page 7A Affordable Care Act forum set A community forum, "Implementing the Affordable Care Act," is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. The forum will address health insurance issues from a variety of perspectives. California's health insurance exchange, Cov- ered California, will be represented by John Truitt, a certified Covered California Educator. Red Bluff native Dale Penne, a certified Covered California insurance agent representing Firm Foundations Insurance and Benefits Center, will help clarify individual and group policy questions. See FORUM, page 7A Oroville man pleads guilty to enticement of minor Courtesy photo by Julie Zeeb An early morning fire heavily damaged one home and caused moderate damage to a home next door Wednesday on Hasvold Street. DN Staff Report A fire heavily damaged one home and moderately damaged another in the early morning hours Wednesday on the 1100 block of Hasvold Street in Red Bluff. Red Bluff firefighters responded to a structure fire about 3:22 a.m. and found portions of a home on Hasvold Street that were aflame, according to a department press release. The three tenants of the home had exited and were not injured. Red Bluff police and passers-by attempted to slow the fire's spread using garden hoses, according to the release, and firefighters found the garage of a house next door was also on fire. The home next door sustained moderate fire damage, and the blaze was contained about 3:54 a.m., according to the release. One Red Bluff firefighter suffered from heat exhaustion, but was treated at the scene, according to the release. Crews stayed on the Man glad stolen motorcycle found after 46 years OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Donald DeVault wonders what kind of memories his Triumph motorcycle helped make in the 46 years since it was stolen, and he's looking forward to making more of his own when it's returned. The 73-year-old Omaha man learned last week that California authorities had recovered his 1953 Triumph Tiger 100 at the Port of Los Angeles. The bike was about to be shipped to Japan when U.S. Customs & Border Protection agents who checked the vehicle identification number discovered the motorcycle had been reported stolen in February 1967. DeVault said he is eager to get the bike back, but he thinks investigators may be even more excited 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 than him about the motorcycle's recovery. DeVault had had the bike for only a year or two when it was taken from his fenced backyard. ''I really want to protect it this time,'' DeVault said. ''I'm sure there's people out there that would want to take it away.'' The bike was valued at $300 when in 1967. The shipping documents listed its value today at $9,000. DeVault already has a Harley-Davidson and a Kawasaki motorcycle in his garage, so he plans to reserve the Triumph for special rides. DeVault said he's talked about the motorcycle over the years whenever he was around bikers. It had a couple features unusual for Triumphs made in the early 1950s, such as its hardtail frame. DeVault recalls Marlon Brando riding a similar See STOLEN, page 7A scene until about 8 a.m. overhauling hot spots. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Red Cross sent volunteers to aid the fire victims. The Red Bluff Fire Department responded with two engines, one ladder truck and eight personnel. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection responded with two engines and eight personnel. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. also responded. SACRAMENTO — Michael Adam Cruz, 23, of Oroville, pleaded guilty today to enticement of a minor, United States Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced Wednesday. According to court documents, in May 2012 Cruz posted an advertisement on Craigslist seeking a younglooking female. After communicating with an undercover detective that he believed to be a minor female, Cruz agreed to meet on June 12, 2012, in Oroville, in order to have sex with her. Cruz was arrested following his arrival at the designated meeting point and has been detained in the Sacramento County jail since. This case was investigated by the Sacramento Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, a federally and state-funded task force managed by the Sacramento Sheriff's Department with agents from federal, state, and local agencies. The Sacramento ICAC investigates online child exploitation crimes, including child pornography, enticement, and sex trafficking. Assistant United States Attorney Kyle Reardon is prosecuting the case. Cruz is scheduled to be sentenced by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on Jan. 22, 2014. See MINOR, page 7A Community to honor veterans The community has stepped forward in a very lasting and memorable way to honor local Gulf War Era veterans, active military and the fallen. The Tehama County Military Family Support Group invites the public to join in the dedication of the Gulf War Era monument constructed at 727 Oak St., between Tehama County Administration and the Red Bluff Veterans Hall at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Jennifer Turner, who lost her husband, Sgt. Tom Turner, in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom, will speak and there will be a laying of the wreath and blessing of the monument. The group is the first to acknowledge that the monument was a significant undertaking and it could not have happened without the support of many individuals, area businesses, organizations and the Tehama County Courtesy photo Board of Supervisors. The Military Family Support Group will continue to add names to the monument until Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan ends. For more information, call Kathy Peters at 529-1852 or Beth Chaney at 5292416. The dedication will be held in conjunction with the Veterans Appreciation Breakfast sponsored by local businesses at the Red Bluff Veterans Hall 7-10 a.m. A complimentary breakfast will be served to veterans and all others pay $6.