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Friday, April 8, 2011 – Daily News – 3A To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit Local Calendar information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a contact name and telephone number. FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Red Bluff and Hickory Al-Anon, 6-7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson Celebrate Recovery, 6:15 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St. 527-2449 “Chisum” starring John Wayne, 6:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m.movie, Prime Cinemas Knit for Kids, 9:15 to noon, Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-0372 Corning On-Site Veterans Service Officer, 8 a.m. to noon, Will help Veterans and answer questions about bene- fits, Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., 824-5957 SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Red Bluff Airplane Display Days, 8 a.m.to 1 p.m., Red Bluff Airport, 1760 Airport Blvd., 527-6547 BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Classic Car Show and Shine, 9 a.m., Washington and Pine streets Decorative Brushes of No. California, 10 a.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-7449 or decorativepainters.org Easter Egg Hunt, 9 a.m. sharp, Jackson Heights Elementary School, hosted by the Red Bluff Kiwanis, free Great Downtown Red Bluff Heist, 11 a.m., down- town ICS Chili Cookoff, 11:30 a.m., downtown Round-Up of Student Art Recepeption,noon, for- mer Fidelity Title Building, continues noon to 6 p.m. April 11-15 Soroptomist Fun Run, 7:30 a.m., Sacramento River Discovery Center Stick Horse Rodeo, 1 p.m., Tractor Supply parking lot Street Dance with LTD band, 7 p.m., Cone and Kimball Plaza “The Challenge of Champions,” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., State Theatre Weight Watchers meeting, 8:30 a.m., weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud’s Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Los Molinos Senior Dance,7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Senior Center, Josephine St. SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Red Bluff Airplane Display Days, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Red Bluff Airport, 1760 Airport Blvd., 527-6547 WHEE Picnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Ave. SECONDMONDAY Red Bluff Antelope 4-H, 6:30 p.m., Antelope School, 527- 3101 Baxter Black, 7 p.m., State Theatre Cardiac Support Group, 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba Room, 527-5077 Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St.Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Line Dancing for Beginners, 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Masterworks Chorale Rehearsal, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-4203 Red Bluff Community Band, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Pres- byterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-3486 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Spartan Athletic Booster Club, 6:30 p.m. Red Bluff Union High School Library Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 TaxAide AARP free tax help, 9 a.m.to noon., free, at VFW Hall, Oak and Jackson streets, 529-1188.. TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free, by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, 7 p.m., Stillwell Training Center, Park Ave. near Baker Road. 527-7546 Corning Corning 4-H, 7 p.m., Woodson Elementary School, 527-3101 Corning Alcoholics Anonymous, noon Monday through Friday, 5 p.m.Thursday, 7 p.m. Monday, Tues- day and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, 783 Solano St., behind the Church. Corning Neighborhood Watch, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385- 1169 or 566-5270.Meetings are everyday through Sat- urday with an additional meeting at noon on Mondays Make your mark In the last Cop’s Corner I provid- ed some tips about what you can do to prevent your home from being burglarized. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts to prevent it, we all may be the victims of theft at some point. It is for this reason that it is prudent to take a little time to pre- pare beforehand, so in the event you find yourself the victim of theft, you can better assist the Police Depart- ment in our efforts to locate and return your property. All it takes is a little preplanning and attention to detail. I would like to offer a quote from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which I feel is appropriate to this discussion; "It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important." I could not agree more and in that spirit I would like to discuss those infinitely important little things called serial numbers. The serial number in its various forms has pretty much become a universal feature of many com- monly stolen items such as stereos, televisions, power tools, comput- ers, snowboards, cellphones, and portable music players. When a serialized item has been stolen and the owner is able to provide both the brand and the serial number, the Police Department can then enter that item as stolen into the Automated Property System (APS), which is a statewide data- base. Once an APS entry has been made, if any peace officer happens to locate the item they can immedi- ately confirm the property was stolen, which may help them make an arrest for possession of stolen property and, perhaps more impor- tantly, allow them to get the stolen property back to its rightful owner. In cases where a person wants to be able to show ownership of an item that does not have its own ser- ial number, all he or she needs to do is mark the item with an Owner Applied Number (OAN). Owner applied numbers can be used in the same fashion as serial numbers by Law Enforcement to make an APS entry as long as the brand of the item is also known. The Owner Applied Number can be any alphanumeric sequence between 2 and 20 characters. In the case of agricultural machinery or equip- ment, you can apply for an OAN, which is a spe- cific ten digit number assigned through the local Sheriff’s Office / ACTION program (check out agcrime.net for more details on that program). In the case of Owner Applied Num- bers a permanent mark is obviously superior to one that can easily be removed. Now the part where preplanning comes in is actually taking the time to record the brand and serial number of your valuables. Keeping a running list of your valuable items may seem like an arduous task, but on that unfor- tunate day when you find some- thing dear has been stolen from you, it can make a world of differ- ence in helping us find the bad guy and getting your property back. Another benefit to keeping a record of your valuables is to streamline making an insurance claim, in which case it is also a good idea to keep photographs of your valuables as well. Photographs are especially valuable to document jewelry, which is rarely marked with a brand or serial number. I would like to make a special point about firearms, which are some of the most commonly stolen items in residential burglaries. The majority of firearms owners do not know the serial numbers of their firearms, because they assume firearms are automatically "regis- tered" under their name at the time of purchase. People also assume that Law Enforcement can just browse a database and see exactly what firearms they own. Well, in Josiah Ferrin Cop’s Corner the case of handguns which were purchased through a Federally Licensed Firearms dealer, both assumptions are somewhat true. However, shotguns and rifles are not automatically registered with the California Depart- ment of Justice and if the owner has not kept a record of the serial num- bers, there is no way for Law Enforcement to deter- mine ownership of the firearms. I hate seeing honest hardworking people become the victims of theft and I always appreci- ate it when people are able to help me by providing the little details that keep my investigation moving. There have been many instances in my career where I have encountered a shady charac- ter in possession of what appears to be stolen goods, just to have my investigation stopped in its tracks after a check on the serial numbers comes back clear. It is a rotten feeling when you know, but cannot prove, a scoundrel is walking off with someone else’s property instead of going to jail. As a final note I would like to mention that you can come by the Police Department or visit our website at www.rbpd.org and reg- ister your bicycle, so in the event it is ever stolen we will already have the brand and serial number on file. If there is a topic you would like covered in an upcoming Cop’s Corner article you can submit a request to me via my e-mail address (jferrin@rbpd.org) or if you prefer you may send a letter addressed to Red Bluff Police / Cop’s Corner, 555 Washington St., Red Bluff, CA 96080. Sgt. Josiah Ferrin serves in the Red Bluff Police Department and can be reached at jferrin@rbpd.org or by phone at 527-3131. Free Lassen Volcanic National Park week Lassen Volcanic National Park entrance fees will be waived April 16 to 24 with added snowshoe hikes in cele- bration of National Park Week, coinciding with Earth Day and Junior Ranger Day. “The entrance fee free week will be in addition to the fee free days for the first day of summer on June 21, National Public Lands Day on Sept. 24 and Veterans Day weekend Nov. 11-13. There may be additional entrance fee free days designated in 2011” said Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz. The fee free dates do not include other fees for camping, reservations and use of concessions. The growing connection between public lands and pub- lic health is the focus of National Park Week, April 16-24. National Park Week is an opportunity to engage families and communities in America’s great outdoors, reconnecting them with nature and creating close to home opportunities Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Terry Lee Gannom, 36, of Corning was arrest- ed Wednesday in Los Molinos. He was charged with having sex/sodomy with a child under 10. Bail was set at $1.1 mil- lion. • Miguel Morales, 27, of Sacramento was arrest- ed Wednesday at the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with failure to appear on a felony charge, possession of marijuana for sale, sell- ing marijuana and driving without a license. Bail was set at $100,000. • Gregory Alan White, 26, of Gerber was arrested Wednesday in the 9300 block of San Benito Avenue. He was charged with inflicting bodily injury on a spouse/cohab- itant. Bail was set at $50,000. • Michael Ray Yates, Asian Massage $ 30 min. massage reg. $40 GRAND OPENING 5.00 off 1 hr. massage reg. $60 $10.00 off Offer good thru April 30th 333 S. Main St. Suite G Red Bluff • 530-710-5940 47, of Redding was arrest- ed Monday on Highway 99W at South Avenue in Corning. He was charged with probation violation, driving under the influ- ence, a criminal security fee and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Bail was set at $65,000. Theft • Vehicle parts were reported stolen Wednes- day in the 1000 block of Oak Street. • Two livestock gates were reported stolen Wednesday from a prop- erty on Highway 36W, 23 miles west of Red Bluff. The two 16-foot Dehlem brand green gates, valued at $250 each, were taken sometime between noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday. • A wrought iron fence was reported stolen Wednesday from a bank- owned property in the 17000 block of South Lake Road in Cotton- wood. The 100-foot fence, valued at $700, was taken sometime within the past two to three weeks. Animals • A resident reported 9th Annual FIBER ON THE FOOT Natural Fiber Producer’s Liverstock Show & Fiber Festival May 7, 9 to 5 Fairgrounds, RB for people to get outside, be active and have fun. “During National Park Week, and throughout the year, Lassen Volcanic National Park will plan activities that pro- mote physical well being and celebrate the theme of National Park Week of “Healthy Parks, Healthy People,” Koontz said. Visitors can meet at the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center for special Ranger-led snowshoe hikes that will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays, April 16 and 23. On Saturday April 23, bring your family to celebrate National Junior Ranger day where Junior Rangers can earn a special Junior Ranger Patch by completing the discovery hunt at the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center or in Red- ding at the Whole Earth and Watershed Festival. The visitor center is open year-round and hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/lavo or contact the visitor center at 595-4480. Wednesday that his dog dragged a horse leg bone into his front yard in the 23000 block of Alpha Lane. The resident said a neighbor had a dead horse in the pasture that wasn’t buried. Deputies tried to contact the neighbor with- out success. Burglary • A man reported Wednesday that someone broke into his vehicle while it was parked on Coyote Canyon Drive near Jelly’s Ferry Road north of Red Bluff. The passenger window was broken, causing an esti- mated $200 damage. Items stolen from inside the vehicle includ- ed .40, .45 and 9 mm ammunition, valued at $200; pistol magazines, 15 of 10 mm, 15 of .45, and two 9 mm, valued at $640; miscellaneous tools, pliers, screw drivers and a volt/amp probe, val- ued at $1,000; and a 1,500-watt inverter, val- ued at $120. The incident occurred sometime between 6:10 a.m. adn 3:18 p.m. Wednesday. Anyone with information is asked to Gayle’s Tuxedo Rentals New Location 223 Main St. 527-1381 736-1341 inside Flower Boutique across from Taco Bell contact the Sheriff’s Office at 529-7900. Collision •A 17-year-old Red Bluff was in a collision with a Cottonwood man while trying to go around him at 4:30 Wednesday on Hogsback Road, west of Hillman Court in the Red Bluff area. The 17-year-old was driving east on Hogs- back Road behind Patrick Williams, 46. As the boy caught up to him, Williams began to make a left turn. At the same time, the boy tried to go around Williams on the left side. No one was injured, but both vehicles had major dam- age. You are Cordially Invited to Red Bluff Garden Club’s “Elegant Affair” 50th Annual Standard Flower Show Tehama Co. Fairgrounds Saturday & Sunday, May 7 & 8 10 am to 5 pm Free Admission HUGE PLANT SALE Flower Design & Plant Propagation Demo’s Info: Call 530-527-9403 Home Arts Building