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THURSDAY High School DECEMBER 12, 2013 Streater Chasing 1,000 Band Concert Pastimes Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 55/37 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 George Sailor of the Year Man sought for chasing girl The Red Bluff Police Department believes a pair of incidents Tuesday that involved a man suspiciously approaching girls may be related. Around 8 a.m. a Red Bluff girl was walking in the area of Franzel Road at Poplar Avenue when she noticed a man following her, according to a department press release. The girl sensed sometime was wrong and began running away from the man. The man began running after the girl. The man stopped running after the girl when a nearby resident exited their home. See MAN, page 7A Five arrested in Cottonwood drug bust Courtesy photo Red Bluff Union High School graduate and U.S. Navy hospital corpsman Elizabeth George, right, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal at a recent ceremony after being selected as the command Junior Sailor of the Year. Capt. Daryl Daniels, left, presented the achievement. By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer Red Bluff Union High School alumna Elizabeth George was recently awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal recognizing her for being selected as the command Junior Sailor of the Year. George, who graduated from Red Bluff Union High School in 2008, is a hospital corpsman in the United States Navy and has been stationed at Guantanamo Bay for a little more than a year, said 'She's given up a lot," Wanda George said. "I don't think she would change anything' — Wanda George, mother' Wanda George, Elizabeth George's mother. "Her whole family is very proud," Wanda George said. "She's worked very hard." Elizabeth George, 23, enlisted about a year after Judges extend deadline for inmate reduction SACRAMENTO (AP) — A panel of federal judges on Wednesday extended California's deadline to cut its prison population until April 18, while ordering that negotiations continue over how best to reduce inmate crowding. The judges previously moved the deadline to February while a courtappointed mediator works to find a long-term solution with Gov. Jerry Brown's administration and attorneys representing inmates who say crowding leads to conditions so poor that they violate constitutional standards. The judges ordered that those talks continue until Jan. 10. But their one-paragraph order warns that they plan no further extension in the negotiations ''absent extraordinary circumstances.'' ''The court is bending over backward to accommodate the state,'' said Don Specter, director of the nonprofit Prison Law 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Office and one of the attorneys representing inmates in the case. ''We're anxious to either complete the negotiation process, or if that's not successful, to resume litigation at the earliest possible time.'' With the extension, the state now faces a spring deadline to reduce the population of its major prisons to about 110,000 inmates. Despite recently announced plans to open several publicly and privately operated prisons, the state is still about 4,400 inmates over the population cap set by the courts. The state has already reduced its prison population by about 25,000 inmates in the past two years, primarily through a law that sends lower-level offenders to county jails instead of state prisons. Deborah Hoffman, speaking on behalf of the administration and the state corrections department, said officials are encouraged by the extension and will continue their efforts ''to build upon California's landmark reforms to our crimSee JUDGES, page 7A she graduated from high school, volunteers many hours at several different clubs and has thoughts of becoming a physician's assistant. She is the secretary of the hospital corpsman, member and the president of the Junior Enlisted Association, which is a fundraising group, and member of the morale and recreation committee. See SAILOR, page 7A Five Cottonwood residents were arrested Wednesday morning after the Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement task force served a search warrant at a residence on Evergreen Road. Agents assisted by personnel from the Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Tehama County District Attorney's Office and USDA Forest Service served the warrant around 7:40 a.m., according to a press release. Within the residence agents located a small amount of methamphetamine, about 2.25 pounds of processed marijuana, a half-pound of concentrated cannabis, a firearm, methamphetamine smoking pipes and syringes. The arrests included: • Phillip Karl Acker, 42, for possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of mari- juana for sale and possession of concentrated cannabis. Bail was $45,000. • Amanda Christine Brock, 30, for possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of marijuana for sale, possession of concentrated cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was $48,000. • Shaleen Jessica Hill, 43, for possession of drug paraphernalia. Released on a promise to appear. • Juan Carlos Mendoza, 32, for possession of drug paraphernalia, prior felon in possession of a firearm and prohibited person in possession of ammunition. Bail was $58,000.. • Frank Thomas Rodney, 48, for maintaining a place for selling or using drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. Released on a promise to appear. Journey to Bethlehem tonight Courtesy photo The Presbyterian Church will present Journey to Bethlehem 5:30-7 tonight at 838 Jefferson St. in Red Bluff. Come for stories, crafts, music, Christmas carols and a soup supper. All ages are invited. Child care is not available, but children accompanied by an adult are welcome. For more information, call 527-0372 or visit pcredbluff.org. Pictured is Ruth Wittorff. Oh Snap! The Daily News wants your photos: Cute kids, Adorable pets, Inspirational sights, Any shot you think readers would enjoy You might just see it in the Daily News Send pictures to editor@redbluffdailynews.com or drop off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff. Include a caption. The Daily News office will be closed Friday, Dec. 13 from 11am-2:30pm for our annual Christmas party. Please leave a message and we will return your call. 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