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REDBLUFF TheTehamaCounty Animal Care Center is kicking off its annual Free Cat Friday adop- tion program Friday, June 19. With the warm summer weather comes kitten season for the Animal Care Center, and the large influx of cats taps the re- sources of the staff and volun- teers. In an effort to find homes for all of the cats, the center will waive the adoption fee for adult cats the second Friday of each month. In addition to free cats, kittens will have their adoption fees dropped to only $10. Free Cat Friday events will also be held July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11, and Oct. 9. Event prices begin at ANIMAL CARE CENTER Su mm er cat adoption pr og ra m starts Friday By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF A judge has granted a delay in the start of the murder trial of Quentin Ray Bealer, from July 6 to Sept. 28. Tehama County Superior Court Judge Jonathan Skillman on Wednesday granted the delay at the request of both Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen and Bealer's attorney, Shon Northam. Northam said there are items in the required discovery process that have yet to be provided to the defense, including text mes- sages, Facebook information from Bealer's account and video tapes, among other items. Additionally, Northam said there are witnesses who still need to be interviewed, and informa- tion in the case still needs to be provided to expert witnesses for the defense. Similarly, Cohen said prosecu- tors would be unprepared for a July 6 jury trial, as they are still waiting for DNA results and fo- rensic analysis in the case. TEHAMA COUNTY Judge grants delay in Bealer trial PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB-DAILYNEWS Red Bluff Police Officer Heidi Thomas, center, who serves as a school resources officer at Red Bluff High School, carries the Special Olympics torch during a 1.2mile run from the California Highway Patrol on Main Street to the Tehama County Superior Courthouse on Washington Street. CHP Lt. Lou Aviles kicks off the first leg of the 1.2mile Special Olympics Torch run Wednesday from the California Highway Patrol office to the Tehama County Superior Courthouse. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County law enforcement showed support for the community Wednesday during a 1.2-mile Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run from the Red Bluff California Highway Patrol office on North Main Street to the Tehama County Superior Courthouse steps on Washington Street. "We hadn't participated for several years," said CHP Lt. Lou Aviles. "We decided it was a good opportunity for law enforcement to support Special Olympics and the community." Since Aviles knows most of the agencies in Tehama County are not large ones, he decided to invite them to participate. "It's a way to show our col- lective support for Special Olympics and our collective support for each other." It was an opportunity to gather for something besides being on patrol and to build camaraderie, said Tehama County Sheriff's Lt. Dave Greer. It was also a nice chance to support Special Olympics be- yond the event held in May. For Red Bluff Police Officer Heidi Thomas, who works as the School Resource Officer at Red Bluff High School, it was more personal. "I grew up at Special Olym- pics," Thomas said. "My old- est sister was developmentally disabled and I volunteered for Special Olympics as a teen." Thomas, who spent some time volunteering at the state- TEHAMA COUNTY POLICE JOIN IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH RUN By Ashley Gebb Chico Enterprise-Record CORNING A teenage boy is be- lieved to have drowned in the Sacramento River near Wood- son Bridge on Wednesday af- ternoon when he tried to swim across the Sacramento River, authorities said. At 2:07 p.m., the Tehama County Sheriff's Office was called to the river at the county park between Corning and Vina. Lt. David Greer said of- ficials were told a male tried to swim from the west side of the river over to the east bank in the vicinity of the boat ramp. Witnesses said the man was about halfway across when he shouted for help and went un- der. He came back to the sur- face briefly, went under and wasn't seen again. "It's hard to watch some- one die, and I couldn't do anything," Corning resident Yolanda Diaz said in a quiet voice, her eyes locked on the river. She was sitting on the bank with her family and called 911. The sheriff's boating unit canvassed the waters just PUBLIC SAFETY Teenswimmerbelieveddrowned Tehama County Sheriff's deputies search the Sacramento River for a 17-year- old boy who drowned trying to swim across the 60degree water Wednesday at Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area near Corning. DAN REIDEL — CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A&E..................A5 Obituaries....... A7 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 INDEX The Resource Conservation District of Tehama County offers tips to lower your energy bills. PAGEA4 LIFESTYLES Whole-homeapproach to energy savings The Cascade Theatre's 2015-16Performance Series will include shows by Clint Black and Lyle Lovett. PAGE A5 A & E Clint Black, Lyle Lovett coming to Redding President Barack Obama and top Republicans join forces on a rescue attempt for the fast- track trade agenda. 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