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TUESDAY MAY 3, 2011 Breaking news at: Adoptive Moms American Profile www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Wilcox Winner SPORTS 1B Sunny 81/51 Weather forecast 8B By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A 30-year-old inmate was found dead early Saturday morning in the Tehama County 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 Man found hanged in cell at jail Jail during a routine hourly security check. William Lee Hawthorne, Jr., of Red Bluff was found hanging from a bed sheet that was tied off to the railing of a top bunk, a Tehama County Sheriff’s release said. Hawthorne had been alone in his cell at the time of the inci- dent, which is believed to have occurred between 2:13 a.m. and 3:18 a.m. He had been seen sleeping in his bed when offi- cers checked him at 2:18 a.m., the release said. It is standard procedure to have a transitional period in Elegance awaits Garden club to hold 50th annual flower show By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Red Bluff Garden Club members will be dressing up for the club’s 50th annual nationally accredited “Elegant Affair” Flower Show, which will be May 7-8 at the Tehama District Fairground. “The public is cordially invited to the 50th annual show where you will find something of interest for every member of the family,” said President Diane Cleland. “Please join us for an event to remember.” Members of the club acting as hostesses will be wearing formal gowns to greet the public, said Flower Show Chairwoman Kathy Bramhall. “There will be beautiful and interesting flower designs, cut flow- ers, shrubs, vines branches, fruits, nuts and vegetables, herbs, combi- nation plantings, dish gardens, planters and terrariums to name a few of the selections to view and admire,” Cleland said. There will be a large plant sale, demonstrations on flower design and plant propagation, educational displays, table artistry designs and special exhibits, she said. “We encourage the public to come out Saturday because last year we sold out (at the plant sale),” said Lorna Bonham, judges chair- woman. Demonstrations will include everything from individual plants to floral design including one on lavender, growing and using native plants and one on growing potatoes, blueberries and raspberries, Bon- ham said. The purpose of the show is to celebrate the usefulness and beauty of flowers and plants, recognize the horticulture and design talent of which an inmate is alone prior to being housed in order to eval- uate where to house the inmate and look for things like suicidal See JAIL, page 7A Youth plucked from sand bar Four children were rescued from a sand bar on the Sacra- mento River Saturday night after being reported missing by their parents. The children, ages 12 to 14, had been playing in Mill Creek Park but did return home. When their parents got to the park, they found the children’s bikes and personal belongings near the boat ramp, according to the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department. See YOUTH, page 7A Chase ends in arrest By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A 30-year- old Redding woman was arrested Satur- day after rolling a vehicle stolen out of Redding that she had used to lead law plant, according to logs. Newman enforcement on a chase Fri- day. Courtesy photo This floral design, created by Shirley Felder for the 2010 Red Bluff Garden Club Flower Show, won the National Garden Club Award in the Designer Choice Award category. club members and to educate both members and visitors, Bramhall said. The show, which is accredited by the National Garden Club, Inc. and the California Garden Club, Inc., is Legislature mum on lawmakers who sought guns SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Legis- lature will not disclose the identities of four lawmak- ers who sought to carry concealed weapons inside the state Capitol and other legislative buildings, even though all four are pub- licly known. On Monday, the state Senate cited exemptions in the Legislative Open Records Act as it rejected an inquiry from The Associated Press. The Assembly previously also cited privacy and security concerns in denying the AP’s request for the law- makers’ identities. Four Assembly mem- bers have told the AP they were the ones who asked to bring their guns to work for self-defense: Democrat Tony Mendoza of Artesia, and three Republicans: Shannon Grove of Bakersfield; Allan Mansoor of Costa Mesa; and David Valadao of Hanford. A law that took effect this year requires every- one except peace officers to get permission from the Legislature before bring- ing their guns into legisla- tive buildings, even if they have a concealed weapons permit from a local sher- iff. The Assembly Rules Committee cited three reasons for denying the AP’s request under the Legislature’s records act, which was written by law- makers. It is much more restrictive than the Cali- fornia Public Records Act, which governs dis- closures by other state and local agencies. The response said the Legislature can withhold the identities because 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See GUNS, page 7A split into three divisions. “There’s horticulture, design and special exhibits divisions and those are divided into sections that are each named to go with the theme of See SHOW, page 7A Corning Police officers Holly Michelle Newman attempted around 12:58 p.m. Friday to make a traffic stop on the vehicle, which did not have a license plate, for failure to use a turn sig- nal, according to a Corning Police Department release. The vehicle didn’t stop and led officers on a 26.5- mile pursuit, reaching speeds of 100 mph starting on Interstate 5 near South Avenue, Tehama County Sheriff’s logs show. The chase continued east on a dirt road near Thomes Creek, before crossing the canal toward I-5, going into a nearby concrete plant and continuing west on Williams Ranch near Gyle Road at the south end of the The vehicle stopped briefly at 1:10 a.m. and air operations were requested before the vehi- cle headed back toward the free- way, south of Gyle Road. At 1:13 a.m., Newman went back to driving on the free- way and, according to logs, had sparks coming off the vehicle, which was going south in the slow lane about 120 mph prior to exiting at Finnell Avenue. The vehicle continued on Finnell about 80 mph before going north on I-5 at 90 mph in the fast lane, slowing to 80 mph prior to exiting at Gyle Road, where it continued at 40 mph. At 1:18 a.m., the vehicle continued east on Gyle, approaching Highway 99W, at speeds of 70-80 mph passing Sierra Vista. At 1:21 a.m., logs show the vehicle pulled into a dri- veway in the 9140 block of Highway 99W and an arrest made at 1:23 a.m.when the vehicle, listed as a white See CHASE, page 7A Emergency Fair set for Wednesday What is a real emer- gency? When should you call 911? The public is invited to come to the Emergency Preparedness Fair to get the answers to these ques- tions, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Red Bluff Community Center. The free event is staged by the Tehama County Coordinating Council on Developmen- tal Disabilities. Those who attend will learn valuable skills to aid them in case of an emergency such as fire, medical issues, or power outage. Event Chairwoman Laurie Schlottman says the second annual fair tar- gets persons with devel- opmental disabilities, the elderly, youth, their fami- lies, care providers and community members. The fair has been changed to a week day to attract more participation from agency personnel. Booths with emer- gency related themes will be set up in the auditori- um and the American Red Cross will have a mock evacuation center. A short skit about emergencies will be given by Theater Courtesy photo Rob Hulseman, second from left, watches ambulance crew members Paramedic Terry Woodall and EMT Scott Spangler of St. Elizabeth Community Hospital help Ellen Read try out a gurney. in the Now, a group from Chico. Attendees can check out an ambulance from St. Elizabeth Community Hospital and look inside fire trucks from Cal Fire and Red Bluff Fire Department. They can view patrol cars from the Red Bluff and Corning police See FAIR, page 7A COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2595 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 Are you tired of those ugly, thick, painful fungal PODIATRY CENTER toenails? AEROFEET Painless Topical Treatment THAT REALLY WORKS. Treat your neglected nails and cracked feet in time for spring sandals! 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