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Staffreports RED BLUFF Local law enforce- ment will be on the lookout for impaired drivers during the Fourth of July weekend as Red Bluff police will deploy patrols and California Highway Patrol officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint. Red Bluff police starting today will deploy their DUI Enforce- ment Team to patrol areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions or arrests, according to a press re- lease. The patrols will take place be- tween 2 p.m. today and 3 a.m. Sat- urday, and Red Bluff police Chief Paul Nanfito said, "This is a 'Zero Tolerance' enforcement operation in an effort to make Red Bluff a safer community," according to the release. Additionally, the Red Bluff CHP office, it said, will conduct a sobri- ety checkpoint from 7 p.m. Satur- day to 1 a.m. Sunday "somewhere PUBLIC SAFETY Policingto rise for holiday we ek en d By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com@edi- torchip on Twitter REDBLUFF It's Fourth of July and the use of fireworks poses a high potential hazard for fires. This past winter and spring were drier than normal and the vegetation is dry. California has not experienced dry conditions like this since the drought of the 1970s, which resulted in several years of extreme fire activity. The Tehama-Glenn Unit of Cal Fire, the Tehama County Fire De- partment and the Red Bluff Fire Department want to inform ev- eryone that they need to be care- ful with fireworks. Severe burns, amputations, blindness and in some cases death can be the re- sult of 4th of July celebrations. These agencies offer the follow- ing tips: Always read directions. Always have an adult present. Use fireworks outdoors only. Never use near dry grass or FIRE SAFETY Firefighters outline fireworks safety tips By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter CORNING The Tehama County Sheriff's Department says a Chico man who is jailed in Butte County is suspected in the June 3 stabbing of a 45-year-old Corning woman. Sheriff's deputies responded around noon on June 3 to a stabbing near the 6100 block of State Route 99W in Corning, where they found Ashley Rodarthe had suffered a cut to her neck, according to a press release issued Thursday. Rodarthe was taken to a local hospital and was later released "with no expected complications." During their investigation, sheriff's detectives learned that James Lee Stadler, 37, had reportedly stabbed Rodarthe in the throat and then fled to the Chico area, according to the release. Stadler was arrested June 13 in Paradise after reportedly burglarizing the Elks Lodge there, according to the Chico Enterprise-Record. He was found hiding in an exterior alcove of the lodge and was in possession of a credit card machine taken from the building after a window had been pried open. Stadler was taken into custody on suspicion of burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools and parole violation as well as outstanding charges of failing to complete his work program in Butte County and violating his parole, according to the release. The Tehama County Sheriff's Department on June 25 obtained an arrest warrant for Stadler, who is expected to be released from Butte County Jail in October and will then be transferred to Tehama County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder, according to the release. The department said drug activity was involved in the June 3 incident and there was no romantic relationship between Stadler and Rodarthe. TEHAMA COUNTY Chicomansuspectedinstabbing Formerparolee-at-largewillfaceattempted murder charge in Corning AnAmericanflagfliesoverRedBluffThursdaya ernoon. Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Life...................A5 Weather ........ A10 Sports.............. B1 Classifieds......B9 Index............... ## INDEX Tonight the Tehama County Fireworks Committee will launch its show for viewing from River Park at dusk. FOURTH OF JULY Fireworksscheduled weather permitting The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers of pension loans, buyouts and sales. PAGEA5 SCAM ALERT Consumers warned about pension scam Some states, including Ari- zona and New Mexico, loosen fireworks restrictions amid holiday fanfare. PAGE B4 NATION Drought won't stop fireworks in dry West By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF Lawrence Mapes plans on spending the Fourth of July with his family. When you ask the 95-year-old Red Bluff resident what the holiday means to him, you get a familiar answer, but one that has the added weight of respect through personal experience. "It means the independence of our country. We paid a huge price for that," Mapes said. Mapes knows first-hand the country's fight for independence continued beyond 1776. He was drafted into the US Army in 1941 and fought through World War II during campaigns in northern Africa and eventually Normandy, France. "You think about it a lot," Mapes said of how American holidays bring back his war time memories. His wife, Maxine, said there are times Mapes still screams at night while having dreams of what he went through during the war. He served four years and nine months in the Army and visited eight countries. The worst of the fighting came at Normandy. While Mapes was lucky enough to have a relatively clean landing on Utah Beach on D-Day +4, it was the day before the US would push out that he was injured by a shell. He suffered a perforated colon, broken rib and broken bone in his leg, but was lucky enough to have a qualified surgeon near. Mapes can't recall the man's name, much like he never learned the names of young boys he had to teach, minutes before battle, how to load their rifles or those he only met briefly before they died in combat, but he credits the doctor with saving his life. Mapes said after he was hit, for all practical purposes, the war was over for him. He went to a hospital in Germany, which he described by that point as being just as safe as being back in the States. When he got back to America he met Maxine at school and the two went on to a start a family that has spread to four generations and 55 people. Mapes went on with his life, but the war has always stayed with him. "The memories of it does more to affect your life," he said. Maxine said Mapes became the hero of her mind, heart and soul. And on days such as the Fourth of July, we pause to remember that men like Mapes were and remain all our heroes. FOURTH OF JULY THE COST OF FREEDOM Mapes "It means the independence of our country. We paid a huge price for that." — Lawrence Mapes, Red Bluff resident and veteran World War II veteran reflects on holiday, meaning of independence FIREWORKS PAGE 9 POLICING PAGE 9 A er slow 2014start, employ- ers added 288K jobs in June, bringing unemployment rate to lowest since 2808. PAGE A8 BUSINESS Jobs report shows US economy is accelerating » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, July 4, 2014 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume129,issue161 Today's web bonus Tropical Storm Arthur. MLB Giants finish 2-8 homestand with a loss Sports B1 FIRE Blaze behind James Avenue Lifestyles A5 FORECAST High: 100 Low: 65 A10 Grow?Ranchorride? Readaboutlocalandnational Ag, rural, ranch and rodeo news and commentary. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ RODEO DOYOU RODEO?