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FRIDAY DECEMBER 17, 2010 Breaking news at: Falling Fortunes Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Classic Day 2 SPORTS 1B likely Weather forecast 10A Rain 48/44 By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A Tehama County Jail inmate died in custody Wednesday less than two hours after he was arraigned on charges of rape by force or fear and inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, cohabitant or child. Tehama County Superior Court records show William Joseph Costa, 30, of Red Bluff was arraigned at 1:15 p.m. 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 Inmate dies shortly after arraignment Wednesday and according to a Tehama County Sheriff’s press release Costa was found hanging from a sheet tied to the bars of his single cell about 3 p.m. Officers immediately responded to an alert by an inmate of the situation, plac- ing Costa on the floor and beginning CPR with assis- tance from jail medical staff, the release said. Costa, who had been arrest- ed by Red Bluff Police at 9:33 a.m. Monday at the Golden Crest Mobile Home Park, was taken to St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Costa had been cleared for incarceration and had not shown any type of distress during a security check at 2:03 p.m., the release said. The incident, which involved a 31-year-old woman, was initially reported at 9:13 a.m. Monday as a dis- turbance, said Sgt. Michael The big chill Graham. Red Bluff Police logs show someone reported that the victim told them she had been thrown down and choked. Costa and the vic- tim have two chil- dren in common, a 1- year-old and a 5- month-old, both of whom were home at the time of the inci- Costa dent, Graham said. The 5- month-old was in a crib in the living room where the incident took place. No further information was available Thurs- day. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527- 2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Students bake, wrap cookies for veterans home By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Several Corning Union High School students spent the better part of finals week taking over the school’s Career Center to make Christmas better for veterans. “It’s kind of a neat thing that started about 2000,” said Career Center Coordinator Linda Fugate. “It’s all volunteer and the kids get commu- nity service certificates for helping.” On Thursday, between 75 and 80 dozen cookies were delivered to Corning resident Jim Darrow of Disabled American Veterans to be taken to the Vet- erans Home of California in Yountville, in the Napa Valley. About 40 students volunteered their time to make cookies, package them in groups of four to six and make and attach Christmas cards to be taken to the See COOKIES, page 9A Daily News photo by Tang Lor Participants line up for a cold dip at the Red Bluff Union High School pool for the traditional Holiday Classic polar bear swim. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Despite 50 degree weather, stu- dents bared some skin Thursday and jumped into the pool for the tra- ditional polar bear swim at Red Bluff Union High School. The polar bear swim is a tradi- tion that has been going on for many years, student body Vice President Zakk Glaziner said. Each year it gets bigger and bigger, with nine teams participating this year. Students tend to not get as hyped up about the Holiday Classic bas- ketball tournament as they do for homecoming and other events, so student leaders choose to do the swim each year to bring the school together. “Over the years, school spirit for LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters say California is in for a period of foul weather, with heavy snow in the north and along Sierra Nevada while southern areas could see some significant rainfall amounts. The National Weather Service says a series of wet and windy Pacific storms will move in Friday and pos- sibly continue into next week. Some parts of the Sierra could see snow accumulations of up to 10 feet. In Southern California, work continues on improv- ing flood-control basins designed to capture debris flows from wildfire-scarred mountains above Los Angeles’ foothill suburbs. Season shines on the Holiday Classic has fallen short, but lunch time activities like this swim help with school spirit and help the teams perform,” Glaziner said. For the participants it had more to do with having confidence in themselves and fun. Ian Hill and his teammates wore See CHILL, page 9A Local health agencies receive St E grants Three grants were given to local agencies during Thursday’s St. Elizabeth Community Advisory Council meet- ing totaling $38,279. Sister Pat Manoli, St. Elizabeth director of Mis- sion Integration, handed out the awards, which were given to Mercy Housing, Tehama County Public Health dental divi- sion and Family Services Agency. For photos of the three grant recipients, see page 9A. State facing heavy weather Stalled train snarls RB traffic The following addresses are for homes in Tehama County decorated for the Christmas season. All are Red Bluff addresses unless otherwise noted. tured) Road 1229 Aloha Court (pic- 115, 125, 135 Gilmore 14790 Hilltop Drive 19475 Live Oak Road 783 Del Ave. 325 Homestead Drive 25255 Third Ave., Los Molinos 2505 Cimarron Drive 870 Sherwood Blvd., Los Molinos Sun River neighborhood 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 If you would like to submit your address, please send an email to clerk@redbluffdailynews. com or call 527-2151. Daily News photo by Tang Lor A stalled train held up afternoon traffic at Oak Street and other crossings for at least 45 minutes before it started moving again around noon, Thursday. The only way to avoid the blockage was under the trestle at Aloha Street, which caused further traffic congestion at Aloha and South Jackson streets. There were no incidents reported, and police did not know why the train had stopped, said Red Bluff Police Sgt. Michael Graham. Union Pacific spokesman Aaron Hunt said in an e-mail,“We try to keep crossings clear but there are times when mechanical or other complications cause us to stop.” Hunt said he would look into the specific cause of this incident but did not respond by Thursday evening. TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE’S WE SERVICE Garage Doors Springs Cables Sectional Remotes Rollers 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260