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Wednesday, June 1, 2011 – Daily News 5A Obituaries MEMORIAL HOSTED BY DAUGHTER, SON-IN-LAW, and 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS: ANDREA, JON, MADISON and MAKENZIE GEORGE and former wife, MARY ALICE GEORGE COME AND TOAST BILLY GOODBYE. Death Notices Donald DoMoe Donald DoMoe of Red Bluff died Monday, May 30, 2011. He was 79. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Blanche Paull Hawker Blanche Paull Hawker of Red Bluff died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Brentwood Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center. She was 96. The Neptune Society of Northern California is han- dling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Laurence Lalaguna Laurence Lalaguna of Red Bluff died Saturday, May 28, 2011. He was 88. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in the Daily News. Woman arrested after robbing $1 By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A Red Bluff woman was arrested Tuesday morn- ing in connection with robbery at Comfort Inn, 90 Sale Lane. Red Bluff Police were sent to Comfort Inn for a robbery that occurred at 2:05 a.m. and were told by a woman night clerk that an adult woman had entered the business, brandishing a knife and demanding money. The clerk provided the woman, identified later as Lesli Marie Johnson, 20, with a small amount of cash and Johnson left the business on foot, a Red Bluff Police press release said. As officers arrived in the area, a woman was found walking on Sale Lane a short distance from the Inn. The woman initially denied her involvement in the crime, but was identified by the clerk and later admitted her involvement to officers, said. According to Red Bluff Police logs, the clerk gave Johnson one dollar. Johnson was arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of robbery. Bail was set at $55,000. Anyone with more information is asked to con- tact Red Bluff Police at 527-3131. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Man robbed at casino By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer CORNING — A 22-year-old man reported that three men kidnapped him from outside Rolling Hills Casino and tried to rob him sometime before 1 a.m. Sunday. The victim, Juan Torres Bernal, told law enforcement that he had been walking in the park- ing lot at the casino when three men inside a sedan asked him to get into the vehicle to look at some- thing, a press release said. When he got in, the suspects, in a brown or gray, older model, four-door sedan, possibly a Dodge or Ford, took off with the victim in the car, the release said. The victim couldn’t give a very detailed descrip- tion because the men had covered their faces, the release said. One of the suspects was wearing a black ski mask. The other two men had green ban- dannas over their faces. Police and other local law enforcement were alerted to be on the lookout for the suspects. The three white men were described as tall and skinny, and about 30 years old, according to police logs. The one wearing a mask was wearing a brown or beige t-shirt and blue jeans. The second had a blue shirt and blue pants. The third suspect wore a white jogging suit. They were armed with a pipe, a baseball bat and a branch, the logs said. After going to an orchard in the Corning area, the captors ordered the victim out of the vehicle and told him to kneel on the ground and empty his pockets. The victim fled and escaped, making it to the Denny’s restaurant at Love’s truck stop, where he contacted law enforcement. He was uninjured and no items were taken from him. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office at 529-7900. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. NOVEMBER 28, 1935- MAY 26, 2011 THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 GREEN DOORS TAVERN 1220 HWY 99W, CORNING 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P. M. CELEBRATION OF LIFE BILLY LESTER GEORGE Assembly OKs bill to tax online retailers SACRAMENTO (AP) — Online retailers such as Amazon would be required to collect Cal- ifornia sales and use taxes under a bill approved by the state Assembly Tuesday, potentially boosting the state’s revenues by more than $1 billion a year if it becomes law. Assemblyman Charles Calderon, D-Whittier, says his legislation evens the playing field for physical stores that operate in California and have been paying the sales tax already. ‘‘We’re not imposing a new tax,’’ he said. ‘‘What we are sug- gesting is a way to collect a tax that goes uncollected.’’ AB155 extends the statewide 8.25 percent sales tax rate to pur- chases made from online retailers that have a presence in the state, including those that work with sister companies with offices in California. Physical stores also must charge local taxes that can range as high as an additional 2.5 percent. The measure passed 47-16 with the support of one GOP law- maker and now heads to the Sen- ate. Other Republicans rejected the bill because they said it would invite lawsuits, drive business out of California, and get the state entangled in the messy task of regulating the Internet. ‘‘This is just another tax grab,’’ said Assemblywoman Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield. Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, called the legisla- tion ‘‘complete insanity,’’ argu- ing that it further discourages companies that already choose not to operate out of California directly. But supporters said current law is unfair to businesses with storefronts, where shoppers will try out products before buying the online versions that are cheaper because they lack sales taxes. Scores of businesses back AB155, including Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Home Depot. ‘‘If you oppose this bill, you support tax evasion, and you’re anti-business,’’ Calderon said. He expressed confidence that the proposed law would with- stand a legal challenge, citing a 1994 state appeals court ruling in favor of a Colorado mail-order company. That case prevented the State Board of Equalization from collecting taxes from the compa- ny, despite its ties to a California company. Calderon said his proposal would strengthen tax law by link- ing it to in-state companies that help retailers such as Amazon with research, sales and other services. Holiday DUI arrests down By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Numbers continued to stay down from previous years for the 2011 Tehama County Avoid the Five Memorial Day Anti-DUI Campaign, which had only three arrests over the week- end compared to eight in 2010. Of those arrested, two of the people were arrested by CHP on suspicion of driving under the influence were involved in crashes. The first was at 2:24 a.m. Sunday, when Sommer Brown, 27, of Red Bluff was involved in a rollover crash on southbound Interstate 5, south of Wilcox Road. Brown answered her phone while driving and due to her level of intoxication allowed her 1998 GMC Sonoma to run off the road where it overturned, said California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh. She was arrested on sus- picion of DUI and released to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The vehicle had major damage, he said. Brian Mehler, 42, of Cot- tonwood was arrested by CHP after a crash at 7:15 p.m. Monday on suspicion of DUI with a blood alcohol content over 0.08 percent but was released to St. Eliz- abeth Community Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Mackintosh said. Mehler was driving a Deerborn tractor, towing a utility trailer south on private property in the 17300 block of Hooker Creek Road. Due to his level of intox- ication, Mehler tried to drive the tractor up a steep dirt embankment, however, as it climbed the embankment it rolled back onto Mehler and the trailer, trapping him underneath the tractor, Mackintosh said. A helicopter was flown to the scene, however, Mehler refused to go and was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth to be treated for minor injuries, Mackin- tosh said. Mehler was arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail after he received med- ical clearance, he said. The third arrest, also made by CHP, was that of Ruben E. Vargas, 24, of Ger- ber. Statistics and informa- tion about Avoid the Five is available on the Website: www.californiaavoid.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, exten- sion 115 or jzeeb@redbluff- dailynews.com. Traffic stops lead to drug arrests By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Three Tehama County men were arrested after two separate traffic stops Mon- day. First, Tehama County the release Sheriff’s deputies stopped a black 1991 Mercedes for having an obstructed front windshield at 10:06 p.m. on Short Drive at Edith Avenue in Corning. The driver was a man on parole and deputies decided to conduct a parole search of the vehicle after a passenger, Joe Lopez, 30, of Gerber was acting nervous, a press release said. Lopez kept asking if he could get out of the vehicle, but deputies told him to stay put, the release said. Then, when they asked Lopez to get out of the Mercedes so they could search it, he refused. Deputies ordered him out but when he still refused, deputies removed him. He resisted and was placed under arrest, the release said. While searching Lopez, deputies found a loaded .25 caliber semi-automatic pis- tol in a homemade holster on his hip that had been con- cealed under his t-shirt, the release said. Inside the vehicle, deputies found a number of prescription drugs, includ- ing 85 Soma, nine Vicodin, 12 Norco and nine Subox- ene, inside Lopez’ backpack and around the passenger Science Fair Winners Grades 4-6 1st Place: Kensie Roach, Reeds Creek School 2nd Place: Jake Penner & Nate Penner, Reeds Creek School 3rd Place: Chloe Jacobs & Autumn Scholzen, Reeds Creek School Grades 7-8 1st Place: Maryn Spangler, Bend School 2nd Place: Everardo Sanchez & Sheridan West- on, Kirkwood School 3rd Place: Caleb Gallegos, Mineral School Scientific Method Awards Grades 4-6 Jacob Alston, Kirkwood School Johnny Bennett, Kirkwood School Kayla Exum, Reeds Creek School Kelsey Fry, Kirkwood School Kahlem Ives, Kirkwood School Chloe Jacobs, Reeds Creek School Georgia Kunau, Reeds Creek School Kayla McGiffin, Reeds Creek School Abby McMillen, Manton School Aaron Parker, Reeds Creek School Jake Penner, Reeds Creek School Nate Penner, Reeds Creek School Justine Perez, Manton School Kensie Roach, Reeds Creek School Karli Rodriguez, Bend School Autumn Scholzen, Reeds Creek School Jason Wunsch, Kirkwood School Scientific Method Awards Grades 7-8 Kylee Bonds, Reeds Creek Brittany Botell, Reeds Creek School Caleb Gallegos, Mineral School Brittany Manner, Reeds Creek School Riley Panziera, Reeds Creek School Christopher Prest, Kirkwood School Everardo Sanchez, Kirkwood School Maryn Spangler, Bend School Osiel Villa, Kirkwood School Sheridan Weston, Kirkwood School seat. Lopez was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance, trans- portation of a controlled substance, possession of a concealed firearm on his person and resisting arrest. He was booked into the Tehama County Jail on $68,000 bail. A short while later, just before midnight in Gerber, two men were arrested after sheriff’s deputies pulled over a 2000 GMC Sierra pickup truck on Highway 99W at Gyle Road. A passenger, identified as Luis Alvarez, 24, of Gerber, had a warrant for his arrest from Shasta County for cul- tivation of marijuana. He was arrested for that war- rant. Meanwhile, the vehicle owner, Fidel Salas-Farias, 46, of Corning, consented to a vehicle search, a press release said. Deputies found a clear baggy containing .2 grams of methamphetamine under the driver’s seat, the release said. Salas-Farias was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and transportation of a con- trolled substance. Bail was set at $40,000. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynew s.com. THE PASSING PARADE The Animal Kingdom deserves a space in the Parade. Toby Tyler, the playful St. Bernard, had a face full of porcupine quills. You wouldn’t believe it. His muzzle was shrouded in quills like frost on an Eskimo’s parka. He said it didn’t hurt, and furthermore, he was going back down the creek to finish the job. “Oh no you don’t,” I said. “It’s Dr. Bob for you, you jerk!” I called Bob Stoufer at 10 pm and asked if he were up. He replied, “I am now.” I told him it was porcupine time down south and he moaned, “Oh Gawd, not again!” We soon arrived at his Antelope Clinic and wrestled the big fellow (175 lbs) on to the table. Dr. Bob gave him a shot big enough to calm a horse…which Toby was. An hour and a half, and a hundred or so quills later, it was all over but the shooting…which I assured Toby would be the case if it happened again. He either managed a smile or a grimace. Whatta dog. What a handful! K2 painfully and tentatively stretched her hind leg. It hurt, and she quickly abandoned the thought of moving to a warmer spot out of the wind. She had recently returned from the Antelope Veterinary Clinic where she had been relieved of her prize possessions…several unborn kittens. She was drugged, robbed and has now awakened in the same friendly environment she found only a few weeks ago…but something was not the same. For one thing, the incision on her side was fresh and sore. For another, the warm, full feeling in her stomach is now gone and was now just an empty void. Instead of slumbering day dreaming motherhood, she feels as though she has just emerged from a tough fight. I carefully picked her up and placed her on her bed. She wanted to curl up but her side wouldn’t allow her to take the position. Toby Tyler moved in closer to take a better look. She opened one eye and somehow conveyed the message that she is still tougher than any dog, regardless of size. Furthermore, he is not needed in her vicinity. He tries a quiet bark of acknowledgement but only a gasp comes out and he backs away. A couple of the other cats mosey by and sniff the medication on the ex-mother. They know better than to get too close so they drift away. She is now alone once again. More alone than she would like to be. No movement inside her. Just a void. She may hope for the next time, but there will not be a next time…and only one of us knows that it was done for her own good. I told her so, but I don’t think she got the message. We have lived on the ranch for over 50 years, and as a result, have many graves down in the grove containing the remains of horses, dogs, cats and a goat which have participated in our Passing Parade. 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