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WEEKEND MAY 28-29, 2011 Breaking news at: Brad Pitt’s New Feeling on Love USAWeekend www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Play Ball SPORTS 1B Partly cloudy 68/46 Weather forecast 10B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Two out of five people who had law enforcement scouring the orchards and river banks south of Antelope Boulevard Thursday are still on the run. 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 Details emerge on Thursday pursuit; 2 at large A man who had been party- ing with people he barely knew in two rooms at Motel 6 told police he had been held hostage all night and then robbed at knife point, said Sgt. Dan Flow- erdew. When officers approached the motel rooms to investigate, a man fled from the upstairs balcony and got inside a blue 2007 Toyota Yaris with Oregon plates, police logs said. The vehicle headed east on Gilmore Ranch Road at high speeds before officers caught up near Wise choice Vestal Ranch Road on a private ranch. The driver, Tori Jean Grace Bess, 34, of Grants Pass, Ore., was arrested after the fleeing man again escaped on foot, Flowerdew said. Bess, who initially told offi- cers that she was forced to cooperate and denied any responsibility in the robbery or chase, was later considered to be involved and charged with accessory after the fact and con- See DETAILS, page 9A CalFire employee killed in rollover By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A CalFire employee was found dead Friday afternoon at the scene of a crash on Round Valley Road near Paskenta. “The Tehama-Glen Unit lost an employee today as a result of a traffic accident,” said CalFire Battalion Chief Dan White. “CHP is conducting an investigation into the cause and CalFire is activating a support team for the investiga- tion.” White confirmed that Carrie Pamela Fox, 40, of Red Bluff was an employee and had been located by CalFire personnel, but referred all other questions to the California Highway Patrol. The crash took place about 9:30 a.m., but was not dis- covered until 11:42 a.m. due to the remote nature of the location and terrain, said CHP Officer Phillip Mackintosh. Fox had been driving south on Round Valley Road, south of Mud Flat Road, when for unknown reasons her vehicle drifted off the right road edge, Mackintosh said. Thief foiled by car stuck in ditch By ANDREA WAGNER Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff Police Sgt. Kevin Busekist reacts as Red Bluff High School Senior Joshua Villarreal tries to keep his balance during a field sobriety test that was part of a Red Bluff Police DUI demonstration done Friday. Villarreal was wearing goggles that simulate being an impaired driver. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Red Bluff High School seniors spent Friday learning about driving under the influence, the heartache of losing someone to a DUI driver and that its more than just alcohol that affects things like judgment and a person’s ability to drive. The group of about 160 students first gathered in the school’s Per- forming Arts Center where they heard the story of Jim and Sheila Purcell. The Red Bluff couple lost their then 26-year-old son Justen on Jan. 11, 2003, to a driver who was under the influence and, while time has helped, they still feel the loss heav- ily, Jim Purcell said. If she can just save one mother from suffering and get the students to see that they have a choice that affects others, talking about her loss, though painful, is worth it, Sheila Purcell said. “Justen set out to go to work and the kid, he was 19, didn’t set out to ruin a life, but he made the choice not to stay where he was,” Purcell said. “Now, he’ll have to suffer the consequences for the rest of his life and it breaks my heart, but he had a choice and that’s the message I’m trying to tell these kids.” Red Bluff Police Officer Michael Coley who serves as the School See CHOICE, page 9A DN Staff Writer A Willows man was arrested in Mill Creek after his vehicle full of stolen items got stuck in a ditch outside the vacation home he is suspected of burglariz- ing. The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a burglary in progress at 12:37 p.m., Thursday, near the Forest Inn, on Highway 36E, sher- iff’s logs said. The deputies found a recently burglarized vaca- tion home and a white 2000 Toyota stuck in a ditch on the property, a sheriff’s press release said. The Plumas deputies detained four suspects who showed up to retrieve the stuck vehicle, the release said. Aaron Scott Hill, 20, of Willows was determined to be the owner of the vehicle. The incident was deter- mined to be in Tehama County jurisdiction and it was turned over to local sheriff’s deputies, the logs said. Hill was arrested at the Black Forest Lodge on Highway 36E in Mill Creek in connection to the bur- glary, the logs said. The residence, which belongs to a 46-year-old man from Half Moon Bay, was entered through a bro- ken window, the release said. See THIEF, page 9A Memorial Day events Mercy 2011 looks to bright future By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Several ceremonies will be taking place on Mon- day for Memorial Day throughout Tehama Coun- ty and beyond. Opportuni- ties are as follows: Saturday The Red Bluff Master- works Chorale and Orchestra will present a patriotic concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, at the First Church of God, corner of Luther Road and South Jackson Street, in Red Bluff. The community is invit- ed to attend. For more information call Mark Franklin at 527-4203. Monday Corning •A Memorial Day Cer- emony at 10 a.m. Monday at the Sunset Hills Ceme- tery, 4470 Oren Ave., in Corning kicks off things in Tehama County. World War II Veteran Bucky Bowen will serve as Mas- ter of Ceremonies and 2nd Lt. Bob Kelly a World War II Pilot will be the guest speaker. Linda Davis will sing patriotic songs and the Corning Union High School Band will perform. Boy and Girl scout troops will lay the wreaths. There will be a ham- burger and hot dog barbe- cue following the ceremo- ny at 11:30 a.m. at the Vet- erans Memorial Hall. Everyone is welcome. For information call the Corn- ing Chamber of Com- merce at 824-5550. Red Bluff • In Red Bluff, weather permitting, the Avenue of Flags will be up at both the Oak Hill and St. Mary’s cemeteries off of Walnut Street. The ceremony will start at 10:30 a.m. at Oak Hill with the Red Bluff Community Band playing patriotic music. If weather does not per- mit, the ceremony will be at Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall, corner of Oak and Jackson streets. At 11 a.m. the Red Bluff Honor Guard and Red Bluff Marine Corps League will post colors and Kayla Franklin will sing the National Anthem. Jack Bennett, member of American Legion 167 and VFW Post 1932, will be master of ceremonies. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See EVENTS, page 9A By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Future teachers, nurses, therapists, software moguls and engineers walked across the stage at the State Theatre Thursday evening as the Mercy High School class of 2011 closed the door on its high school career and looked toward future careers. Nearly all 32 graduates will be attending college next year, with most already having plans for careers. Some will attend Shasta College while others will be headed to college as far away as Tennessee to pursue degrees in music, business or computer science. 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