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WEDNESDAY MAY 25, 2011 Breaking news at: Soroptimist Honors Given Community www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 2A RED BLUFF Coaches of the Season SPORTS 1B Thunder- storm likely 61/47 Weather forecast 6B 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 sues county over property auction By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer The owner of a public service agency in Los Molinos claims county officials violated his civil rights by trying to auction off his land and buildings. Joseph Eitzen, a co-founder of The Guardian Angel Foundation, filed a claim against the county May 5 that states county Assessor Dale Stroud and Treasurer and Tax Collector Dana Hollmer caused him financial loss and damages through an unconstitu- tional act. “The alleged taxes imposed on land are unconstitutional and void for vagueness under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution,” the claim states. While taxes on beer, wine, gasoline and other fuels and ciga- Final frontier rettes and other tobacco products are imposed by statutes, there are none that pertain to land, Eitzen claimed. See SUES, page 5A RBPD going to the dogs By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The next member to join the Red Bluff Police Department might not be a man or woman, but it could be man’s best friend. Police Chief Paul Nanfito said he would like to cre- ate a K-9 program, starting with the addition of one dog to his patrol force. There is a need to create the program, as the depart- ment has lost several police officers, including four in the last two budget cycles, Nanfito said. Having a See DOGS, page 5A College cuts field to 2 By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Community members and Shasta College employees are invited to attend Presidential Forums to meet the two finalists for the college’s next superinten- dent and presi- dent. Courtesy photo Astrobiologist interns Renesha Rodriguez, Jessica Frey and Kassie Fuchs work with research chemist Mike Kubo from the NASA Ames Research Center to test water from Sulphur Works in Lassen Volcanic National Park. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Astrobiology student interns at Red Bluff Union High School pre- sented their findings Monday, con- cluding their year-long study of the water, rocks and microorganisms at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The research they are doing is helping scientists answer questions such as, is there life on Mars and how habitable is the planet. Now in its fourth year, the Astro- biology Student Intern Program at Red Bluff High is a partnership with the NASA Astrobiology Insti- tute, Ames Research Center and Lassen Volcanic National Park that allows 10 astrobiologist interns to study the environment at Lassen Ribbon of Relay and relate those findings to the work being done by NASA scien- tists studying Mars. This year’s 10 interns include students Cody Yarbrough, Megan Brunello, Ashiah Scharaga, Jessica Frey, Kassie Fuchs, Renesha Rodriguez, Garrett Spangler, Luke See FINAL, page 5A The finalists are Joe E. Wyse, vice president of administrative services at Shas- ta College, and Kevin W. Trut- na, vice presi- dent for acade- mic and student services at Yuba College. campus in Red- ding. Trutna Wyse The forum for Wyse is set for 2 p.m., Thursday. Trutna’s is scheduled for 11:15 a.m., Friday. Both forums will be in the Shasta College Theatre on the main tee. “We wanted to make sure we got input from the community,” Demo said. See FIELD, page 5A School, staff earn statewide honors Special to the DN Salisbury High School and two staff members were presented with awards at the 2011 Cali- fornia Continuation Edu- cation Association’s state conference on May 6 and 7 in Oakland. Salisbury is Red Bluff Joint Union High School District’s continuation school, and is part of CCEA District 12, which consists of the northeast- ern 16 counties in Califor- nia. Courtesy photo Participants in Saturday’s Relay for Life event at Vista Middle School form a human ribbon. Autopsy of 2-year-old in river confirms drowning WEAVERVILLE (AP) — Trinity County authori- ties say a preliminary autop- sy report confirms drowning was the cause of death of a 2-year-old Humboldt Coun- ty girl whose body was found Saturday in the Trini- ty River. Tuesday’s report on Sophia Pedreros came the same day her mother, Clau- dia Pedreros of McKin- leyville, was arraigned on homicide and child cruelty charges stemming from the child’s death. Sheriff Bruce Haney said Monday that the 30-year- old confessed to drowning her daughter after deputies found her walking naked See RIVER, page 5A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power Garrett Gantenbein was awarded Teacher of the Year for District 12. Gantenbein has been teaching for 15 years and has been at Salisbury for the past eight years. He is responsible for teaching science, English, math, social science, PE, fine See SCHOOL, page 5A While a 12- member Search Advisory Com- mittee has already vetted the finalists, the forums are a second chance to hear the can- didates’ qualifi- cations and allow them to tell the commu- nity in their own words what they will bring to the community, said Associate Vice President of Human Resources Patricia Demo, who serves as co-chairwoman of the commit- Courtesy photo Gayle Carpenter, Barbara Thomas and Garrett Gantenbein are pictured with awards from the California Continuation Education Association. Interested in working and learning about agriculture? Available to work June 13 - August 5? Are you between the ages of 18-24? The Job Training Center invites you to learn more about Pathways 2011: Learn and earn in local Agriculture Attend an information meeting: Friday, May 27 at 4pm or Tuesday, May 31 at 3:30pm at the Job Training Center 718 Main Street, Red Bluff Certain eligibility requirements apply. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region