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ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF TheTehamaCounty Superintendent of Education race has shifted from debates on Com- mon Core and district consolida- tion to an accusation that one can- didate has misstated his academic credentials. In a press release issued Mon- day, Harley North accused Charles Allen of falsifying his resume and application to the Tehama County Office of Education by listing a master's degree from California State University, Chico he never earned. North said Allen, the county's deputy superintendent, is collect- ing an additional $750 per year in salary from a stipend tied to the credential. Allen told the Daily News Mon- day evening that he does not have a master's degree, but was hired by Tehama County with a master's equivalency. Allen said he was working for the Red Bluff Union Elementary School District when he applied to work for the County Department of Education. He said the job require- ment called for a bachelor's degree with a masters' equivalency. Allen said he had taken 55 post graduate credits at Chico State and was taking a combined course that gave him credits toward the master's degree as well as an ad- ministrative credential. He said the latter was all he was interested in as that is what he needed for future employment. Allen said the county took that credential, his credits and his 10 years of experience in the private sector into account when it de- clared he had the equivalent expe- rience of a master's degree before hiring him. Allen said that equivalency was then processed to the Human Re- sources Department, which deter- mines the $750 yearly stipend. Superintendant Larry Cham- pion, who hired Allen, said Allen possessed everything the depart- ment was looking for in a deputy superintendent. He said the county determined at the time Allen's experience not JUNE 3 ELECTION Candidate challenges opponent's credentials Allenhasmaster's equivalency, but not actual degree Formersheriffhiredastribalpolicechief By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The group that has claimed it is the "duly elected" Tribal Council of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians an- nounced Tuesday that it had hired Red Bluff City Council member and former Tehama County Sher- iff Clay Parker as police chief of the tribe's newly established police de- partment. The group also said Chief Judge Leona Colegrove will head the newly established Paskenta Tribal Court, according to a news release. Parker said it will be his job to enforce orders handed down from Paskenta Tribal Court. "I'm not looking for a battle, I'm not looking for a fight," Parker said during an interview. "I'm looking for a peaceful solution." The tribe, which owns and op- erates Rolling Hills Casino near Corning, has faced leadership questions stemming from its an- nual General Council meeting April 12. Armed security guards stationed at the casino serve as a reminder of the dispute. Tribal Council Chairman An- drew Freeman previously an- nounced that members of two tribal families were suspended at the meeting by a quorum of the General Council. He also alleged that some suspended members em- bezzled more than $1 million. Richard Verri, an attorney who says he represents the tribe, said that some members of the five- member Tribal Council also va- cated their seats by leaving the meeting, including Vice Chairman David Swearinger, treasurer Les- lie Lohse and secretary Geraldine Freeman. He said new appoint- ments were made. Freeman also questioned the el- igibility of the suspended members to be part of the tribe, saying they were free to challenge those sus- picions. At a General Council meeting May 10, Verri said, member-at- large Allen Swearinger also was replaced by appointment after he failed to attend, and the new Tribal Council, consisting of Chairman Andrew Freeman, Vice Chair- woman Leticia Miller, treasurer Ambrosia Rico, secretary Andrew Alejandre and member-at-large Natasha Magana, was confirmed. Those members who sat along- side the chairman at the April 12 meeting, and who announced the TRIBAL DISPUTE By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF A 22-year-old man facing manslaughter charges stemming from the wreck last year that killed 5-year-old Gun- ner Langenderfer near Los Mo- linos pleaded not guilty Tuesday. The Tehama County District Attorney's Office accuses Ty- ler Allan Burrone of texting be- fore rear-ending a Nissan Max- ima that stopped to make left turn off State Route 99E toward Sherman Street, forcing the vehi- cle into the path of a northbound big rig. The driver of the Nissan, Katie Ramsey, was seriously in- jured in the crash. Her son, Gun- ner, was killed. Neither Burrone nor the driver of the big rig, which overturned in the July 24, 2013 crash, were hurt. Burrone of Fort Jones is charged with involuntary man- slaughter and vehicular man- slaughter, both felonies, and he appeared with his attorney, Rolland Papendick, at Tehama County Superior Court. Papendick requested that Bur- rone, who is out of custody after posting $60,000 bail, be released COURTS STUDENT PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN FATAL CRASH ANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS A roadside memorial stands near the intersection of State Route 99E and Sherman Street, the site of a wreck near Los Molinos that killed 5-year-old Gunner Langenderfer last year. Community.....A3 Business .........A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Food.................B4 Index............... ## INDEX Registrations are being ac- cepted for the Wednesday and Saturday Farmers' markets set to start in June. PAGEA4 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Farmers'market registrations Thunder Shaffer had been to the league championship four years without winning, until Monday. PAGE B1 SPORTS Red Bluff's Shaffer wins Sac River title Homes in San Diego are at risk from blazes that cover about 700acres. So far, at least one mobile home was lost. PAGE A8 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Wildfires prompts 20,000 to evacuate Suspect now in custody a er driving through the front of the Baltimore building. PAGE B3 MARYLAND Man claiming to be God rams into TV station The Sacramento River Discov- ery Center "Celebrate the Water" event will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sat- urday, May 17 under the old oak tree in the Discovery Garden with more things for kids to do this year. The Watershed 5K-10K Walk Run will begin the celebration at 8 a.m., Saturday May 17 with registration starting at 7:30 a.m. at the former Salmon Viewing Plaza. Registration information is available at the center or on-line at the SRDC website: www.srdc. tehama.k12.ca.us or the www. sweatrc.com site. Funds raised from the events will help the Gar- den Improvement project. Make a quail call, learn about and make an aquifer in a cup and more. There will be a basket weaving demonstration. Information will be available about Whittenberg Country School and Zach Whitten will be providing information about the Summer Day Camps for students ages 6 to 14 that begin on June 16. Adults will have opportunities to learn and have fun. Informa- tion will be available about water quality, water irrigation systems, a variety of composting ideas and the new REAP program of the landfill. The Red Bluff Art Association and Tehama County Photogra- phy Club will each have a display and items for sale. Bob Madgic will have his "Sac- ramento- The Transcent River" book for sale. There will be vege- table plants to take home for your garden box or regular garden for a small donation. There will be a silent auction TO DO Ce nt er t o ho ld a c el eb ra ti on a bo ut t he r iv er CRASH PAGE 7 RIVER PAGE 7 CANDIDATE PAGE 7 Hiring is called a 'joke' in ongoing leadership dispute CHIEF PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, May 14, 2014 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume129,issue124 Today's web bonus Jay-Z attacked. redbluffdailynews.com WORSHIP Young adults gather in Red Bluff Lifestyles A5 RAFFLE Woman wins chopper ride Community A3 FORECAST High: 98 Low: 60 B8 DON'TBE SCAMMED Scamalerts Readour online scam alert section to learn how to avoid being scammed. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ SCAMALERT