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THURSDAY JUNE 23, 2011 Breaking news at: Student Art in Chico Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF A’s Mets SPORTS 1B Sunny 94/63 Weather forecast 6B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Strangulation was ruled the primary cause of death for a 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 Homicide ruled in 1 of 2 suspicious deaths woman found dead inside a Red Bluff mobile home Monday, but no cause of death has been released for the man found with her. Rena Detto, 63, was found inside the same residence as James Bradford Barker, 60, on Casa Grande Drive in the Rio Vista Mobile Estates. Investigators found no imme- diate clues to a cause of death when the bodies were discovered during a welfare check Monday morning, a release said. Ishi monument defaced Staff Report A tour last weekend into the eastern Tehama County homeland of the Yahi Indians, discovered that a monument there to Ishi had been defaced by vandals. The stone and con- crete monument at “The Narrows” on the old Lassen Trail bears a bronze plaque engraved with an image of Ishi, believed to be the last of the Yahi. He entered the mod- ern world 100 years ago this November, when he was found at a slaugh- terhouse in Oroville. The tour, hosted by Sierra Institute for Com- munity and Environment Center of Forestry of Chester, found that someone had pocked the bronze with numerous gunshots, an act that brought tour guide Bev- erly Ogle to tears. Ogle lived in Yahi county for years, and was one of the people responsible for placing the monument, along with the Redding Rancheria. Those on the tour picked up the spent bul- let casings left at the site, along with empty beer bottles and cans, and many made contri- butions on the spot toward refurbishing the monument. The location is remote, about 30 miles Courtesy photos The Ishi monument at “The Narrows” on the old Lassen Trail in eastern Tehama County, before the recent vandalism. Close-up of Ishi’s face show- ing the pockmarks left by vandals’ gunfire. due east of Red Bluff, on the ridge between Deer and Mill creeks in the vicinity of Black Rock. It’s only accessible via dozens of miles of dirt Violent predator to be released in Antelope area A 64-year-old man deemed a sexually vio- lent predator will be released from prison to the Antelope area in July, despite objections by the Tehama County District Attorney and Sheriff. Superior Court Judge Richard Schueler heard a motion Monday to define the terms and conditions of the release of Michael J. Stephen- son. Gregg Cohen and Sher- iff Dave District Attorney Hencratt opposed Stephenson’s release, a sheriff’s press release said. However, based on the law and the sworn testimony of state mental health doctors, Schueler was required to order the release. Stephenson is sched- uled for release into the Antelope area in July after serving 16 years in custody for a Tehama County child molesta- tion conviction in the 1990s, the release said. He was deemed a sex- ually violent predator based on previous con- victions in Siskiyou and Butte counties and the latest convictions of three counts of child molestation, the release said. He was sentenced to 10 years 8 months in prison. After prison, he was ordered to serve a civil commitment in Coalin- ga, where he underwent years of psychiatric counseling and intense scrutiny by the Depart- ment of Mental Health as an inpatient, the release said. The Department of Mental Health conclud- ed that Stephenson should be released back to Tehama County to finish the outpatient portion of his treatment program, the release said. Specific terms and conditions established have been deemed con- fidential and are only available to law enforce- ment, the release said. -Staff report 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power roads. Anyone who’d like to assist in the repairs can call Lauri Rawlins- Betta of the Sierra Insti- tute at 284-1022. Anyone with infor- mation about the crime should contact the Tehama County Sher- iff’s Department at 529- 7900. A call came in at 10:20 a.m. asking for a welfare check at the mobile home, sheriff’s logs said. See DEATHS, page 5A City passes most of interim budget By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff City Council adopted an interim bud- get for the upcoming fiscal year Tuesday taking the city closer toward restoring its $300,000 general fund deficit, yet failed to adopt an idea that would have cre- ated a bulk of the savings. Councilwoman Daniele Jackson and Parks and Recreation Director Debbie Carlisi successfully got a majority of the council members to vote to in favor of pulling a recommendation to reorganize the Public See CITY, page 5A Festival promises something for everyone While many events are planned for the weekend’s River Park Festival the main draw will be the activities at the park Saturday. The public is invited to join in the festivi- ties, which is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at River Park. When asked to describe the festival, co-chairwoman Kris Behrens tried her best to contain her enthusiasm. “It’s a first year event, and our festival volunteers are tremendously excited. So for- give me if I go a little ove r - board,” she said. “Still, let’s try this,” said Behrens, eyes closed as she conjured up a description of the festivities. “Cirque du Soleil travels up the river on water skis, and joins the carnival for some poolside games at the River See FEST, page 5A Get your bark on in Corning By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Dogs, owners and dog lovers alike are invited to attend Bark in the Park, the annual fundraiser for Second Chance Pet Rescue noon to 4 p.m. at Northside Park in Corning. The event, which replaces Music for Mutts due to a lack of artists to perform, benefits the dogs, and one cat, who reside at the shelter and the various programs of Second Chance. Boris, who loves to play in the water, is a Stafford- shire Lab mix who will have been at the shelter for two years in October. He is just one of 20 dogs who reside at the shelter where there are 14 pens and some of the outdoor ones are unable to be used in the winter. “We’re just so full,” Shelter Manager Debbie Eaglebarger said. “This has been going on for a year and a half. It used to be in sea- sons where in the winter we had 8-10 dogs and more in the springtime because of puppies, but it’s just been constant.” Funds are being raised to work with Mike Nystrom and Make It Right Con- struction out of Red Bluff on raising the cement on the outside pens so they don’t flood, Eaglebarger said. The cost will be about $10,000. DN File photo Boris, who has resided at Second-Chance Pet Rescue for nearly two years, is one of about 20 dogs who will benefit from Saturday’s Bark in the Park event. The shelter plans to get more modular pens, which will cost about $1,600, Eaglebarger said. Second Chance pro- grams include Friends of Felines, which helps with the cost of spaying and neu- tering feral cats, pit bull spay and neuters and the Weaver Fund, established in 2008 for Weaver, a dog who had to have his leg removed. “It was just storming ter- ribly all over California when he came in with his broken back leg dangling,” Eaglebarger said. “He was a 9-month-old dog who would have a recovery peri- od of several months and yet he continued to have a spark in his eyes.” Originally trying to save Weaver’s leg, he was taken to the vet who quoted the price of $3,000, Eaglebarg- er said. A second vet quoted the cost as $1,900, however, in the end it was recom- mended to remove the leg, which cost $500. While the fund is doing well with $510 raised at a recent car wash, Eaglebarg- er knows how quickly it can get depleted. Eva came to the shelter pregnant and needed an emergency c-section to deliver her puppies. Hope, an abandoned pit bull with a great tempera- ment, was just skin and bones when she came in. She needed special food, recovery time and weekly visits to monitor her progress. Winnie, a pit bull terrier who is still waiting for a home, came in with a gun- shot wound in her left hip. She was unable to use her leg, but was wagging her tail and giving kisses, Eaglebarger said. Saturday’s event will feature dog IQ tests, tennis ball bucket bash and dog wading pools. There will See BARK, page 5A