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TUESDAY DECEMBER 3, 2013 How to Live to be 100 'Niners on Track Vitality Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 53/31 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 Christmas kick off Council to revisit water treatment By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff City Council will usher in a new year Tuesday before taking up an old request. The council is scheduled to elect a new mayor and mayor pro tem for the 2014 year when it meets 7 p.m. at City Hall, 555 Washington St. Councilman Wayne Brown serves as mayor and Councilwoman Daniele Jackson serves as mayor pro tem. After a possible rearranging of the dais the council will be asked to once consider authorizing bid proposals to purchase equipment that could be used for the See WATER, page 7A Car thefts on the rise in RB Daily News photo by Chip Thompson The pirate ship created by Independent Living Services of Northern California took first place in the floats category during Saturday night's Downtown Christmas Parade. Hundreds flocked to downtown Red Bluff Saturday evening for the Red Bluff Christmas Parade. Results of the judging were as follows. Animal Drawn Vehicles 1st Place - Golonka Ranch Bands 1st Place - Red Bluff High School Band Equestrian: Individuals & Groups 1st Place - Corning Jr. Rodeo Queen 2nd Place - Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up Queens For more photos from Saturda y's parade , see pa g e 5A Floats 1st Place - Independent Living Sheriff investigates pair of thefts DN Staff Report The Tehama County Sheriff's Department said it is investigating two cases of grand theft that took place between Oct. 15 and Friday. Officials said a black and blue OTC diagnostic scanner was taken out of an unlocked truck between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday in front of a residence on Sherman Street in Red Bluff. The scanner, which belongs to John Wheeler Logging, is valued at $2,000, according to a department press release. No arrests have been made, but officials said they are following up on leads. In a separate case, officials said about $2,500 worth of equipment was taken from a Cottonwood property between Oct. 15 and Saturday. Unknown suspects cut several locks at the property located at Cobblestone Drive and removed a red Honda three wheeler, two lawn mowers, two weed trimmers, a chain saw and a generator, according to a release. "Deputies located tire tracks consistent with a large aggressive type tire tread," the release said. No arrests have been made, and anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact the Tehama County Sheriff's Department at 530529-7900. Services of NorCal 2nd Place - Antelope 4-H Club Marching Units 1st Place - Bend Jelly 4-H Club 2nd Place - Civil War Days Red Bluff Novelty 1st Place - Deserving Pets Rescue 2nd Place - Tehama Reads Vehicle Units 1st Place - Redding Area Volkswagen Association 2nd Place - Green Waste of Tehama Police have investigated 27 reports of stolen vehicles in Red Bluff since Oct. 1, according to a press release from the Red Bluff Police Department. All but five of those vehicles have been recovered, but police note the increase in thefts during the period. From Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 there was a total of 50 vehicle thefts reported, about 5.5 per month. Since Oct. 1 that rate has increased to 13.5 per month. The department is asking for the public's help in reversing this trend. Be aware of your surroundings and report any suspicious activity, such as unfamiliar people of vehicles in the area, to police. When noting a suspicious person, observe the person's physical features, including gender, race, estimated age, height and weight, build and clothing. Write down the license plate number of any suspicious vehicles. While this information is helpful to police, do not to put yourself at risk to obtain it. Criminals often choose the easiest targets. Here are some tips to make your vehicle more difficult to steal. Whenever you are away from your vehicle, close all windows, lock all doors, and do not leave your keys in your vehicle. • As cold weather approaches, you may be inclined to leave your vehicle running while it warms up. Never leave your unattended vehicle running with the keys See THEFTS, page 7A Celtic concert set for tonight Whispering Roses has delighted audiences at festivals and concerts throughout the Pacific Northwest with their unique blend of Celtic, sacred and folk music. The public is invited to the group's debut performance in Red Bluff at 7 p.m. today at the First Church of God. The group is comprised of the four Bisceglia sisters, and has traveled together for the past nine years. All are accomplished musicians on their chosen instrument — piano, violin, harp and flute. Each sister began taking music lessons at age 3. They have received top honors at various competitions, both for individual and group performances. The Roses will be joined by their brother Noah, who often accom- panies the group playing lively leads and rhythm on the guitar. Whispering Roses has released three CDs and crafted their sound into a pleasing mix of melting ballads and toe-tapping instrumentals. In addition to performances at The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights, Portland, Ore., the group has garnered notice at the High- land Games in Enumclaw, Washington and Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle, as well as invitations to the Bitterroot See CELTIC, page 7A Oregon wolf pack approaches limit for kill order GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The latest livestock attack by Oregon's Snake River wolf pack puts it one bite away from a potential state kill order. An Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife report released Monday says the rancher who found a wounded cow Nov. 21 in the rugged 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 country between the Imnaha and Snake rivers had taken required nonlethal steps to deter wolf attacks. Those steps included cleaning up old cow carcasses, putting out radio-activated alarm boxes and checking the cattle up to five times a day. The report says bite marks on the cow's hindquarters were characteristics of wolf attacks. The wounds were estimated to be a week or two old, and a GPS tracking collar put the pack in the area at that time. New rules established under a legal settlement allow officials to consider a kill order after four qualifying attacks by a wolf pack in six months. The most recent attack makes three for the Snake River pack since October. Unlike other states trying to control wolves in cattle country, Oregon has adopted specific rules requiring ranchers to take nonlethal steps to deter wolf attacks before the state can shoot a wolf for attacking livestock. The rules were the result of a legal settlement of a lawsuit from conservation groups. Steve Pedery of Oregon Wild, one of plaintiffs, says the department is faithfully carrying out the new rules. He noted that the number of attacks by the Imnaha pack has gone down as nonlethal efforts have gone up. The Imnaha pack was Oregon's first and had the most livestock kills last year when a decision to shoot two of its members was blocked by court order. ''I think the agency deserves a lot of credit for following the letter of the plan, putting out reports and making them public, which is a big change over where we were a couple years ago,'' Pedery said. Russ Morgan, wolf coordinator for the department, said more ranchers have bought into nonlethal control in the range of the Imnaha pack, where they have been dealing with wolves for a longer time. However, it is still uncertain whether the nonlethal controls are responsible, he said. Morgan added that the Imnaha pack is made up of different wolves, except for the breeding pair, than when the pack was more actively attacking livestock. Young adults have moved on, and the pack has at least seven new pups. See WOLF, page 7A