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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Breaking news at: Hell on the Way West Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Gridiron Glance SPORTS 1B Partly cloudy 54/34 Weather forecast 10A By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer A parolee at large who elud- ed Corning Police officers in a pursuit Oct. 8 nearly had a repeat performance in Red Bluff Wednesday. This time, he was captured. Michael Anthony Rogers Jr., 28, was arrested inside an apart- ment in the 900 block of Lake- side Drive. Wanted on four warrants for 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 Fugitive caught after second chase in a month 12 charges, at least five police officers responded to the area to search for Rogers, police logs said. Rogers, also known as Michael Rothers, was seen run- ning eastbound from the 800 block of Lakeside Drive. He was found hiding inside a residence, said Det. Kevin Hale. Rogers had escaped officers in a similar fashion in October in Corning. He drove away when an officer approached the Jeep Cherokee he was in that smelled of marijuana, accord- ing to reports. The chase that followed reached speeds of up to 85 mph and continued through an orchard toward an apartment complex. Rogers reportedly got out of the vehicle and fled into the Spring Mountain Apartments, at 240 Edith Ave. in Corning. Although law enforcement, including Tehama County Sher- iff's deputies and California Highway Patrol offi- cers, surrounded the complex, Rogers escaped. Officers seized a burlap bag full of marijuana in the back of the Jeep along with a loaded shotgun, reports said. Rogers remained a fugitive, despite several attempts to find him, until Red Day of discovery Rogers Bluff Police officers got a tip just before 7 p.m. Wednesday that he was in the neighborhood. Rogers' charges include selling mar- ijuana, evading a peace officer with disregard to public safety, being a felon in possession of a See CHASE, page 9A Unclaimed vets get represented By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Tehama County now has a designated representative to seek out and honorably bury the remains of unclaimed veterans. Rick Proietti of the Missing in America Project was approved as the designee for the county following a presentation Tuesday to the board by the project's Executive Director Fred Salanti. The Missing in America Project is a non-profit orga- nization that recovers the remains of veterans who have not been claimed by any living relatives or identified and gives them respectable burials in federal or state See VETS, page 9A Crush festival set for Saturday Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Tehama County Sheriff's Deputy Coroner Chris Sharp talks with students Thursday at Career Day held at the Tehama District Fairground. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Attendance was up with more than 800 eighth-graders from all the schools in Tehama County showing up for the Career Day Thursday at the Tehama District Fairground. The event was co-sponsored by the Tehama County Education Foundation and the Department of Education. "We want to introduce our kids to a variety of career options and show them how to apply their edu- cation in order to achieve their future goals," said Education Foun- dation Past-President Carey Koe- berer. "We have about 75 presenters representing several of the occupa- tions available locally." The students were split into ArtWalk kicks off tonight downtown Today and Saturday marks the 9th Annual ArtWalk in Historic Downtown Red Bluff. There will be 30 venues with more than 60 Artists represented. Tonight, 5-9, will be the Artist's Receptions with wine tasting and food at 24 locations from some of the North State's finest wineries. The Red Bluff Art Association will be cel- ebrating their 55th Anniversary with a spe- cial display, demonstra- tions and wine tasting. Art trading cards will be available for collec- tors and those interested in finding out more about the popular trend. Saturday will contin- ue the ArtWalk from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Maps are available at all locations and online at www.tehamaarts.org. This free event is sponsored by the Tehama County Arts Council. Public Works gets overdue facelift The Tehama County Public Works building got an overhaul this sea- son in Gerber. The outside of the 12,150-square-foot build- ing, at 9830 San Benito Ave., hadn't been painted in 20 years, said Public Works Director Gary Antone. New awnings over windows and doors, a sign and additional rain gutters are being installed to complete the facelift. The project, which was sent out for bids in August, was awarded to B.A. Painting of West Sacramento. In all, the project cost about $21,300. - Andrea Wagner groups and given about 30 minutes per building to meet with profes- sionals and talk to them about their jobs. Occupations were split into five buildings — agriculture and natural resources, industrial technology and engineering; arts, communica- tion and hospitality; business and See DAY, page 9A Pacific Sun Gourmet will hold its annual Love at First Crush olive mill open house at Pacific Farms & Orchards in Gerber, Sat- urday. Watch as freshly picked olives become golden extra virgin olive oil, right before your eyes. Enjoy a delicious lunch, sample some local wines and listen to music. Admission is free and children are always welcome. Additionally, Pacific Sun is offering commu- nity milling the same day. This is an opportu- nity for the people in our community to bring olives from their own trees to be crushed. Their olives will con- tribute to a Community Blend. All that con- tributes will receive an allocation of the Com- munity Blend olive oil based on the amount of olives they contribute. People can bring between 20 and 500 pounds of olives to be milled. Pacific Sun asks that they be delivered between 9 a.m. and noon. The milling charge is 50 cents per pound. Pacific Sun Gourmet is a woman owned, fam- See CRUSH, page 9A Courtesy photos Before and after pictures show the dramatic changes from a repainting pro- ject at the county public works yard in Gerber. LM school to get safe routes for students MOULE'S An area near Los Molinos Elementary School was named as one of 139 Safe Routes to School projects announced Wednesday by Caltrans. The Los Molinos pro- ject will take a $500,000 chunk of $66 million awarded to the projects 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 statewide, according to a Caltrans press release. Safe Routes to School is intended to make it safer for students in kindergarten through 8th grade who walk and bicycle to and from school. An area of Stanford Avenue between Palm and Grant streets will be upgraded with a pedestri- an path and curb, as well as crosswalks, signs and striping. Funding was funneled through the federal Safe Routes to School pro- gram. Since it began in 2005, Caltrans has awarded $156 million for 356 projects. -Andrea Wagner Fireplace Glass 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260 TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS for