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By Ken Ritter The Associated Press LAS VEGAS » Ima ges of a forced cattle roundup on a rural Nevada range sent ripples through the West on Friday, prompt - ing elected officials in sev- eral states to weigh in, mi- litia members to mobilize and federal land managers to reshape elements of the operation. Bureau of Land Manage - ment officials dismantled designated protest areas Thursday and Nevada's governor urged calm as the f ight over ra ncher Cliven Bundy's cattle wid - ened into a debate about states' rights and federal land-use policy. The dispute that trig - gered the roundup dates to 1993, when the BLM cited concern for the fed- erally protected tortoise. The agency later revoked Bundy's grazing rights. Bundy claims ancestral rights to graze his cattle on lands his Mormon fam - ily settled in the 19th cen- tury. He stopped paying grazing fees and disre- garded several court or- ders to remove his ani- mals. BLM off icials say Bu ndy now owes more than $1.1 million in unpaid grazing fees. "I'm seeing a lot of pas - sionate Americans willing to stand up for important rights," said Nevada state Assemblywoman Michele Fiore. F iore, a R epubl ica n , said Friday she has been making the 80-mile drive f r om L a s Ve g a s t o a growing tent city of mi - litia members, advocates and protesters in dusty b u t s c e n i c r a n g e l a n d near Bundy's ranch, just east of the Virgin River. She said she was horri - fied that BLM police used stun guns on one of Bun- dy's adult sons during a Wednesday confrontation on a state highway near the Bundy melon farm in the Gold Butte area. Video of that confron - tation has spread on the Internet, along with blog c o m m e n t a r y c l a i m i n g e x c e s s i v e g o v e r n m e n t force and calls to arms from self-described mili - tia leaders. Some have in- voked references to deadly confrontations with fed- eral authorities, including a siege of a ranch home in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in 1992 and the fiery destruction of a religious compound near Waco, Texas, that killed 76 people in 1993. In Arizona, a congress - man said he and several state Republican lawmak- ers may travel to Bunker- ville to protest what they perceive as government heavy-handedness. Arizona state Rep. Bob Thorpe of Flagstaff said he and state legislators weren't arguing whether Bundy broke laws or vi - ol at e d g r a z i n g a g r e e - ments. Thorpe said the Arizona lawmakers were upset the BLM initially re- stricted protesters to so- called free speech zones. U.S. Sen. Dean Heller and Gov. Brian Sandoval, both Republicans, have also said they were upset with the way the BLM was conducting the roundup. A fter the areas were removed Thursday, San - doval issued a new state- ment. "Although tensions re- main high, escalation of current events could have negative, long lasting con- sequences that ca n be avoided," it said. A m y L u e d e r s , BL M state director in Nevada, said Friday that two pro - t est ers were deta i ned , cited for failure to com- ply with officers at a bar- ricade on Thursday and released. That brought to three the number of a rrests. Bundy's son, Dave Bundy, was arrested Sunday on State Route 170 and re - leased Monday with cita- tions accusing him of re- fusing to disperse and re- sisting arrest. Lueders said 380 cows were collected by Thurs- day. She declined to pro- vide a cost estimate for the herding operation. The roundup sta r ted Saturday, after the BLM and National Park Service shut down an area half the size of Delaware to let cowhands using helicop - ters and vehicles gather about 900 cattle that offi- cials say are trespassing. Bundy, 67, and his large family cast their resis- tance to the roundup as a constitutiona l sta nd . He says he doesn't recog- nize federal authority over state land. LAnd Ripples of Nevada range showdown spreading in West Las Vegas ReView-JouRnaL, John LocheR — The associaTed PRess charlie Brown holds up a sign from the Bureau of Land Management's "first amendment area" during a protest of the Bureau of Land Management's roundup of cattle near Bunkerville, nev., on Thursday. K-9 program, so it's nice to have a fund we can rely on to pay for things the handlers need or the dogs need." The Police Department may put some of its funds in savings. "We like to make sure we have a suff icient re - ser ve, in the event that something horrible occurs to Many, if he needs sur- gery," Sanders said. "We don't want it to be a ques- tion of if we can take care of him." The Sher iff 's Depa r t- ment w i l l a lso have T- shirts and car decals for s a le at the f u nd ra is er. Their two K-9 dogs are Booker and Strider. This is the second year the Budweiser Clydesdales will be present. People can bring their own cameras and smart phones to snap pictures with the horses. For more information, call the Red Bluff Round- Up office at 530-527-1000. K-9 FRom PAGE 1 couRTesy PhoTo deputy Frank poses with his K-9 dog, Booker, who has been involved with drug seizures, criminal apprehensions and public demonstrations. The Tehama county sheriff's department is hosting a fundraiser to support its K-9 programs. entries were the most in the event's history. Rabobank took home People's Choice honors, pleasing the public with its recipe. "This year was our best year ever," Blunkall said. Blunkall said the proceeds gathered from the event will go toward the Red Bluff Ro - tary's scholarship program, and thanked the Red Buff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and the Round Up Saloon for their help. T he f i rst-place w i n- ners in the Red Chili, Chili Verde and Salsa categories will compete in the World's Championship Chili Cook- Off later this year. Red Chili F i r s t pl ace: A d r i a n Fuhrman of Ben Lomond, $500 Second place: Dora Jep - son of Merced, $200 Third place: Harry Robin- son of Forrest Hill, $100 Chili Verde First place: Susie Decker of Pleasanton, $200 Second place: Rick Decker of Pleasanton, $125 Third place: Sporty Pair of Redding, $75 Salsa First place: Amy Lind of Roseville, $100 Showmanship First place: Kremer Fam- ily Chiropractic Second place: Red Bluff Fire Department Chili FRom PAGE 1 Boys bull/steer riding Levi Gray, Dairy , Ore.; Kolton King, Red Bluff; T J Gray, Dairy, Ore.; Cody Alexander, Clear Lake Park Pole bending Haydn Morsa, Grants Pass, Ore.; Fallon Myers, Central Point, Ore.; Mack- enzie Moore, Red Bluff; Paige Lake, Grants Pass, Ore.; Masey Minton, Witter Springs Team roping Fallon Myers, Central Point, Ore. and Cody Stewart, Janesville; Kolton King, Red Bluff and Tanner Darst, Gerber; Drew Tilton, Greenville and Jaylee John - son, Etna; Emily Kramer, Bieber and Chaney Tidwell, Montague; Reghan Shan - non, Los Molinos and Cole Bunting, Red Bluff Boys goat tying Cody Stewart, Janes- ville; Trent Watkins, Lakeport; Drew Tilton, Greenville; Kolton King , Red Bluff; Bryor Minton, Witter Springs Girls goat tying Masey Minton, Witter Springs; Fallon Myers, Central Point, Ore.; Emily Kramer, Bieber; Haydn Morsa, Grants Pass, Ore.; Mackenzie Moore, Red Bluff Ribbon roping Cody Stewart, Janes- ville and Masey Minton, Witter Springs; Bryor Minton, Witter Springs and Mackenzie Moore, Red Bluff; Fallon Myers, Central Point, Ore. and Trent Watkins, Lakeport; Tanner Darst, Gerber and Marlee Meadows, Red Bluff; Drew Tilton, Greenville and Faith Ann Cassol, Greenville The California Jr. High CHSRA finals will be held in Plymouth May 16-18. Rodeo FRom PAGE 1 By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter CoRninG » The Tehama County Sheriff 's Depart- ment is investigating an armed robber y that oc- curred at a gas station late Wednesday night. A r o u n d 1 1 : 4 3 p . m . Wednesday deputies re - sponded to the Chevron station near Rolling Hills Casino, according to a de - partment press release is- sued Monday. A store clerk told dep- utie s th at fou r m a sked men entered the store and brandished firearms. The clerk was forced to open the register and the suspects took the money from the drawer. The sus - pects f led the scene on foot. T h e c l e r k w a s u n - harmed. No patrons were in the store at the time of the robbery. T h e Teh a m a C o u nt y Sher if f 's Depa r tment is actively investigating the incident. Anyone with knowledge that could assist in the in - ve sti gation is u r ged t o come forward. T he sher i f f 's depa r t - ment can be contacted at 529-7900. CoRninG Sheriff investigating gas station armed robbery Castro: Rodney castro, 55, of corning died Friday, april 11 at his home. ar- rangements are under the direction of hall Brothers corning Mortuary. Pub- lished Tuesday, april 15, 2014 in the daily news, Red Bluff, calif. Lachenmyer: John wil- liam Lachenmyer "Bill," 76, of corning died Tuesday, april 8 at his home. ar- rangements are under the direction of hall Brothers corning Mortuary. Pub- lished Tuesday, april 15, 2014 in the daily news, Red Bluff, calif. Nygren: Ruth e. nygren, 78, of corning died wednesday, april 2 at Red Bluff health care. ar- rangements are under the direction of hall Brothers corning Mortuary. Pub- lished Tuesday, april 15, 2014 in the daily news, Red Bluff, calif. Page: Marion h. Page, 88, of Red Bluff died sunday, april 13 at Brentwood skilled nursing. arrange- ments are under the direc- tion of hoyt-cole chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, april 15, 2014 in the daily news, Red Bluff, calif. Roberts: elberta Margaret Roberts, 83, of corning died saturday, april 5 at enloe Medical center in chico. arrangements are under the direction of hall Brothers corning Mortuary. Published Tuesday, april 15, 2014 in the daily news, Red Bluff, calif. Russell: douglas eugene Russell, 58, of Tehama died wednesday, april 9 at st. elizabeth community hospital. arrangements are under the direction of hall Brothers corning Mortuary. Published Tuesday, april 15, 2014 in the daily news, Red Bluff, calif. Stock: John w. stock, 67, or Red Bluff died saturday, april 12 at st. elizabeth community hospital. arrangements are under the direction of hoyt-cole chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, april 15, 2014 in the daily news, Red Bluff, calif. Wiley: Robert wiley, 72, of corning died Thursday, april 3 at his home. ar- rangements are under the direction of hall Brothers corning Mortuary. Pub- lished Tuesday, april 15, 2014 in the daily news, Red Bluff, calif. Death notices must be pro- vided by mortuaries to the news department, are pub- lished at no charge, and fea- ture only specific basic infor- mation about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified ad- vertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include on - line publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. de at h n ot ic es By marcia dunn The Associated Press CAPE CAnAVERAL, FLA. » A space station cargo ship will remain Earthbound for a while longer. With just over an hour re - maining, the Space X com- pany called off Monday's planned launch because of a rocket leak. A new launch date was not set; the next op - portunity would be Friday. Officials said a helium leak in the first-stage of the un- manned Falcon rocket forced the postponement. The launch already had been delayed a full month for various rea - sons. Over the weekend, NASA almost postponed the launch because of a computer out - age at the International Space Station. But it decided Sunday that everything would be safe for the arrival of the Dragon capsule and its 2½ tons of sup - plies. The computer, a critical backup, failed outside the space station Friday as flight controllers were trying to ac - tivate it for a routine software load. It's the first breakdown ever of one of these so- called space station MDMs, or multiplexer-demultiplex - ers, used to route computer commands for a wide variety of systems. Forty-five MDMs are scattered around the or - biting lab. 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