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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 Breaking news at: Taking a Shot or Shooting? Dept. Fish & Game www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week SPORTS 1B Mostly sunny 94/63 Weather forecast 8B 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 County faces claim over dog shooting By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer County Supervisors rejected a claim Tuesday in which a woman says drug task force agents shot and killed her fam- ily's dog maliciously and unnecessarily. In a multi-site sweep March 24, Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement agents executed search warrants on at least three homes in Red Bluff. At one address, in the 21100 block of Luther Road, agents shot and killed a dog, logs said. A resident of the home, Janeane Shellabarger, was at a doctor's office with her daughter when the shooting and search occurred, she said. Her fiance, Kenneth Potter, was arrested at the scene and is still facing charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Shellabarger was locked out of the house for hours and had to face the remains of her family's pet, she said. Her dog's bloody remains took hours to scrub from the front See DOG, page 7A Man gets 5 years for bank heists Staff report A Chico man has been sentenced to state prison for robbing two banks, including one in Los Molinos, US Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced Monday. Michael Brian Taylor, 54, of Chico, was sen- tenced to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of super- vised release for bank robbery. He is required to pay $13,054 in resti- tution. According to court documents, Taylor plead- ed guilty to robbing two banks: an Umpqua Bank in Los Molinos and a US Bank in Colusa. On March 2, Taylor entered the Umpqua Bank and handed the teller a note that read, "Bomb at Los Molinos High … can detonate by phone …" The teller gave Taylor $8,647. On March 8 he robbed the US Bank threatening to blow up a bank or school. The teller gave him $4,857. In sentencing Taylor, US District Judge William B. Shubb said that, although Taylor admitted to being an alco- holic and a gambler, he was not the only one with these addictions, but most people don't turn to bank robbery. One life, one chance Daily News photo by Tang Lor Toby Morse delivers his message to students at Vista Middle School, advising them to stay away from drugs and alcohol. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Don't do drugs and alco- hol. It's a message middle school students might hear from their parents, teachers and principal. But Vista Middle School students also heard it from a special guest speaker Tuesday. Tony Morse the lead singer of the punk rock band H20 has been reaching out to students through his One Life One Chance moti- vational speaking series that encourages students to abstain from drugs and alcohol. Vista is the 18th school Morse has visited since starting his campaign, of sorts, promoting healthy life choices that include having a positive mental attitude. "My message is definite- ly about prevention not intervention," Morse said. He encouraged the stu- dents to get into a hobby, such as music or skate- boarding as he did, and pur- sue higher education. "Go to college, and go to learn, not to party and waste your parents' money," he said. Morse's visit to Vista was set up Principal Susan- na Winstead after hearing about him through a relative who is also an educator. The message Morse offers goes in-hand with the school's motto of asking students to make positive life choices, Winstead said. Everybody makes mis- takes but how they choose to pick themselves up is what makes the difference. She applauded the students who are already choosing to live a straight edge life. Some may think the 41- year-old punk rocker who's covered from head to toe in 164 tattoos is an unlikely source to speak in favor of a straight edge lifestyle, but that's exactly the stereotyp- ing that Morse speaks out against. His message was about more than just abstaining from drugs and alcohol and included advice on standing up against stereotypes and racism and having a positive mental attitude. He recognizes that he may not have the clean-cut image and says he does not endorse tattoos, as they hurt and there are some he regrets having gotten them. But Morse does have the right attitude backed up by the right choices, and that is what matters. "I'm 41 years old and I have never done any drugs or alcohol in my life," Morse said. He was not there to preach to the students or tell them what they can and can't do, but rather, he was See ONE, page 7A Fair acts agree to take pay cuts Calif. treasurer wants to maintain automatic cuts By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Grounds acts and enter- tainers for the Tehama Dis- trict Fair are pitching in to help with the hit caused by the cuts of state funding for the event, which will be Sept. 22-25. "We've eliminated pre- miums, eliminated ribbons below the blue ribbon, reduced all the costs asso- ciated with the fair that we can and that staff has vol- untarily taken a 10 percent reduction," CEO Mark Eidman said. As the fair board looks to see where it can pair things down it has already cut more than $180,000 from the overall budget of the fairground, but there's still a $16,000 gap, Eidman said. "The fair's pretty lean and mean this year," Eid- man said. "We've had to cut back on the entertain- ment." The tigers from Holly- wood Animals, Inc. are being provided at a reduced rate since they are in between a movie they just finished and a com- Red Bluff Outdoor Power ning and Swan Bros. Cir- cus will be on hand. Grounds acts will include antique tractor and truck displays, Korndog the clown, Dilly Dally the clown, DJ David Lootens, the King Cotton Jazz Band and a petting zoo. "Everyone's made con- cessions," said Publicist John Gentry. "We don't expect them to work for free, but they've been very accommodating. A lot of people like to come to Red Bluff because of the rela- tionships we've built with them." DN file photo A clown performs at the 2010 Tehama District Fair. mercial they're shooting right after fair, he said. "A lot of the vendors have reduced their rates because of the economy and all the cuts to the fairs," Eidman said. "Their costs are going up, yet they've seem to recognize that we all need to work together." OMSI will provide an educational reptile exhibit, hypnotist Kerry Sharp will be on the grounds, Bryan Giles will be back with his comedy magic act, the trackless train will be run- Thursday's main event is the Miss Tehama County Contest, which starts at 7 p.m. and Friday will see the Outlaw Karts racing. "We've had a tremen- dous response and been able to secure a nice purse," said race organizer Ali Abassi. "We have an $1,800 guaranteed take. It's well on its way." Part of the $30 entry fee See ACTS, page 7A Unemployed due to a closure or major layoff? QuickBooks Class Six Wednesdays (10-5-11 to 11-7-11) 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm Job Training Center, 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 718 Main St., Red Bluff $99.00 per person Call 529-7000 Have lunch and learn about a special grant opportunity, offered for a limited time through the Job Training Center Call 529-7000 or visit www.jobtrainingcenter.org to learn dates and times. SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state trea- surer's office on Tues- day urged Gov. Jerry Brown to reject a bill that would require the governor to consult law- makers about midyear budget cuts they already have approved. The move comes as the treasurer began offering $5.4 billion in short-term borrowing notes to the public so California will have enough cash to cover its immediate operating needs. The two-day sale was expected to offer interest rates ranging from 0.40 percent to 0.55 percent that will mature in June 2012. T reasurer' s spokesman Tom Dress- lar said the bill, SB1X6, forced the state to modi- fy its disclosure state- ment to investors. The budget passed this sum- mer contained automatic midyear cuts to be trig- gered if tax revenue fails to meet projec- tions. ''When you have a requirement that the Department of Finance check in with legislative leaders and look at alternatives, it's just a complication that does not serve the best inter- est of the taxpayers,'' Dresslar said. Last week, Brown said he did not want to signal any uncertainty to credit-rating agencies. ''If people can show me better ways to save money, if we have to, I'll certainly look at that,'' the governor said. ''But right now, the law is what it is.'' Under the budget passed in late June, the state balanced an $86 billion spending plan through June 30, 2012, See CUTS, page 7A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region