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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2012 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See 4B RED BLUFF Sports 1B Mostly sunny 73/45 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 Bill introduction deadline looms SACRAMENTO (AP) — A state lawmaker upset over details revealed in a recent emergency call involving actress Demi Moore is seeking to restrict the sort of infor- mation that can be publicly dis- closed in 911 tapes. ''Eyes rolling back, foaming at the mouth, bleeding from a body part — that's nobody's business but the medical personnel and the patient. I think it has crossed the line,'' said Assemblywoman Norma Torres, who was a Los Angeles Police Department emer- gency dispatcher for more than 18 years before her election to the Legislature in 2008. Current law already allows law enforcement agencies to withhold personal details, but Torres' AB1275 would prohibit them from releasing medical or personal identifying information contained in emergency calls. The measure by Torres, D- Pomona, is one of hundreds pro- posed by lawmakers ahead of a Friday deadline to introduce bills to be considered this year. This is the second year of a two-year session. Typically, it pro- Beauty, not beast By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Two former residents of the Corning Animal Shelter, Ruby and Sunny, have been entered in a contest for Pit Bull of the Year. The contest, put on by the host of the television program "Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan" has ended and results are expected by March, said Debbie Eaglebarger. Eaglebarger, who oper- ates the shelter and Sec- ond Chance Pet Rescue, owns Sunny. Ruby is liv- ing in San Jose with owner Jonathan Offi. "Cesar Millan is doing a contest for Pit Bull of the Year to show people that pit bulls are fabulous dogs," Eaglebarger said. "They are so smart and are bred to be people friendly." While many people think of pit bulls as vicious dogs it is not their nature to be so, but rather how they are handled and trained, Eaglebarger said. Sunny, who spent two years in the shelter before Eaglebarger adopted her, has been going with her to various school presenta- tions. "She was named for her disposition," Eagle- barger said. Sunny came to the shelter after being pitched out of a car at 10 p.m. one evening, the people who brought her in were so upset they didn't even get the license plate from the vehicle she was tossed from, Eaglebarger said. One of her tricks is that she has a great amount of patience and will sit for several minutes with a treat or a bone balanced on her nose until she is duces a few hundred bills less than the first year. Last year, lawmakers intro- duced 2,381 bills and sent 870 of them to the governor, who signed 774 into law. In 2010, lawmakers See BILL, page 7A Fairboard to mull budget problems By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama District Fairboard will meet at 1 p.m. today in the Tehama Room to discuss options for moving forward with its budget woes. With Governor Jerry Brown eliminating all fair funding in the 2012 budget, the fairground is losing 25 percent of its funding, equivalent to a cut of $200,000 to the Tehama Dis- trict Fair's budget. Today's meeting will include a manager's report on the Fairs and Expositions review of the 2012 operating budget and an Ad Hoc committee report on a few of the possibili- ties under consideration. Privatization of the 30th District Agriculture Association, the Tehama District Fairground and funding proposals including transient occupancy tax and property tax are listed on the agenda. An update will be given on the 2012 Fair progress, which includes Thursday's Education Day and main entertainment. Thursday is slated to have no main grandstand attraction while Friday is Outlaw Karts, Saturday is Tractor Pulls and Sunday is Destruction Derby. The Fairboard meets at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in the Tehama Room. Meetings are open to the pub- lic. More information is available by calling 527-5920 or vis- iting the fairground Website: www.tehamadistrictfair.com. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Police promotion tops RB agenda Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Sunny, with owner Debbie Eaglebarger, performs a trick of balancing a dog bone on her nose that shows off her patience. told she can have the treat. Ruby, who along with fellow Corning Animal Shelter resident Harbor, lives with an entire pack of pit bulls and has appeared with Harbor on the Animal Planet televi- sion show "Pit Bulls and Parolees," most recently in January, Eaglebarger said. Ruby made several See BEAUTY, page 7A The Red Bluff city council tonight will look at whether to let Police Chief Paul Nanfito promote an officer to police captain. Nanfito was promoted to chief earlier this month, after serving as interim chief for the past 2- plus years. His advancement left the captain's position open with the potential for one of the force's higher ranked officers to be promoted. Among other business, the city council will be looking at is the final budget report for fiscal year 2010/2011, that ended June 30 and the disposition of a resolution to suspend development impact fees. Red Bluff's city council meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the council chambers of City Hall, 555 Washington St. The regular meet- ings begin at 7 p.m. — Andrea Wagner Exchange Club's talent show another hit Special to the DN Some 250 people turned out to Red Bluff's historic State Theatre Sat- urday to watch 22 talented young people compete in the Red Bluff Exchange Club's 6th Annual Search for Talent show and com- petition. The show opened with the audience cheering to previous winner and up- and coming County-West- ern performer Stacy Stone's rendition of "Hal- lelujah." John Gentry performed in the role of Master of Ceremonies, as he intro- duced each of the perform- ers and contestants. There were four acts in the 5- to 9-year-old Primary Divi- sion, eight acts in the 10- to 14-year-old Junior Divi- sion and eight acts in the 15- to 18-year-old Senior Division. Each act was evaluated by the five judges – all Tehama County musicians – and at the end of the evening the results were announced and awards were handed out. All of the contestants received a medallion commemorat- ing their participation in the 6th Annual Search for Talent, and the following contestants were presented plaques and prizes: SENIOR: 1st Jennifer Louise Gentry (no rela- tion); 2nd Caitlin Rusczyk; 3rd Brianna Pen- ner and Kellie Rodriquez JUNIOR: 1st Ashtin Lopeman; 2nd Emma and Lynsey Forsberg; 3rd Elly Fletcher PRIMARY: 1st Chrissy 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Stevens; 2nd Wade Dews- nup; 3rd Masy Skiver The first place contes- tant from each Division will be invited to compete in the Exchange District Convention Search for Talent Show and Competi- tion, which will take place at the Gold Country Casi- no in May. The Club sends its winners to District and expectations are high, as previous winners of the Red Bluff competition have established a remark- able record of wins at the District Convention in the last five years. The Red Bluff Exchange Club would like to express its thanks to Stacy Stone for opening the show and to those who helped to make Saturday evening the spectacular event that it was - Rolling Hills Casino, who's gener- ous donation allowed use of the State Theatre; the 70 merchants and businesses who purchased advertising in our program; all of the contestants and their par- ents; and the people of Tehama County who came out to honor the talented young contestants. Courtesy photo Pictured, from left, are Chrissy Stevens, Ashtin Lopeman, and Jennifer Louise Gentry, first place Division winners at Saturday's show. COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. 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