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"It'sanexcitingday.Thehospital offered wound care before, but this is a different model. It's a great center." —ToddSmith,hospitalpresident By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter SACRAMENTO TheTehamaCountymancharged with the murder of a 14-year-old girl, stemming from an incident in February of 2013, was in court at 9 a.m. Monday at the Sacramento Supe- rior Courthouse for a trial readiness conference. Quentin Ray Bealer, of Gerber, is scheduled to appear in court again for a trial status con- ference at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in department 27 in Sacramento. A trial date has been set for 9 a.m. Jan. 12, 2016 in the same department, according to Sacramento Superior Court public case access. The victim, Marysa Nichols, went missing on Feb. 26, 2013 at Red Bluff Union High School fol- lowing a class that started about 10 a.m., accord- ing to a Daily News article from March 2, 2013. She reported missing when she didn't return home from school. Officers located Nichols' body two days later about a half a mile behind the school's campus, according to a Daily News article from Jan. 23, 2014. Bealer, who was identified as a person of inter- est March 1, 2013 because of footage released by Red Bluff Police Department of video surveillance from the campus, according to a Daily News ar- ticle from March 2, 2013. Bealer was arrested and charged with the mur- der of Nichols after he went to the Red Bluff Po- lice Department March 2, 2013. Bealer pleaded not guilty at the Tehama County Superior Court- house. A change of venue request was granted in No- vember of 2014 and Bealer has had three trial readiness conferences since June 26. Bealer remains in custody awaiting the sta- tus conference. COURT Dateset fortrialof accused teenkiller By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Long time Red Bluff Police Lt. Dan Flowerdew will be retiring Dec. 21 after nearly 27 years due to injuries sustained on the job. "It's with a bit of a heavy heart that I bring this one to us because it involves the retirement of Lt. Dan Flowerdew," said City Manager Rich- ard Crabtree at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Flowerdew has been an important part of the police department and the police department's management team, Crabtree said. Flowerdew's early retirement stems from mul- tiple injuries acquired on the job and the result- ing surgeries. His last day will be Dec. 21. Flowerdew is going to be sorely missed, said Chief Kyle Sanders. Flowerdew has been Sand- ers' right hand man for most of his time at the department. Sgt. Matt Hansen will become the police de- partment's next lieutenant in command effective in December. This will provide an overlap of time to continue the training process and mentoring by Flowerdew. Flowerdew suffered an injury to his left shoul- der April 16, 2014 while attempting to subdue a combative suspect. He has had three previous left shoulder injuries and surgeries related to his em- ployment, according to the agenda report. Flowerdew has been working a temporary, RBPD Longtimepolice lieutenant retires a er almost 27 years Comics............B3 Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A-E...................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports..............B1 INDEX Here it is mid-November we've had a little rain, but amazingly there are still many plants blooming. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY What'sbloomin'around the garden these days? Author Andre Padilla, from Red Bluff, has published his first novel and will be signing copies here Nov. 27. PAGE A4 LIFESTYLES Author to hold book signing and reading What if the government gave them $100to dole out to po- litical candidates as they saw fit? PAGE A8 CAMPAIGN FUNDS Seattle gives out donation vouchers Some Republicans are push- ing back against aggressive opposition to Syrian refugees resettling in the U.S. PAGE B5 SYRIA Refugee policy roils GOP presidential field Staff Reports @redbluffnews on Twitter RANCHO TEHAMA A 57-year-old Rancho Tehama woman was arrested Tues- day morning in the 16500 block of Lar- iat Loop on animal cru- elty charges for the sec- ond time in two years af- ter a 2013 case prohib- ited her from keeping ani- mals. Roberta Ann Draper was booked into Tehama County Jail on a felony charge of animal cruelty and misde- meanor charge of violating a court order, according to a Tehama County District At- torney Bureau of Investiga- tion press release. Tehama County Sheriff's Department Animal Regu- lation Officers assisted in- vestigators in going to the residence after the District Attorney's office received information there were an- imals on Draper's property. The 2013 court order stated that Draper was not to possess any animals, live- stock or fowl. Upon arrival about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, investigators and officers located more than a dozen dogs, cats, geese, turkey and guinea hens at Draper's property. One dog had died from poor health conditions. "The dog that died ap- peared to be completely de- hydrated," said District At- torney Chief Investigator Eric Clay. "Beyond that, it would be speculation at this point. They are doing med- ical examines on the dogs that were taken into custody but we have not received the results yet." There were several dogs in poor health with one of them not able to move on his own, according to the release. Most appeared to be underfed and there was a lack of water available for the animals. Investigators determined several of the animals were suffering from the poor health conditions and liv- ing environment and the animal regulation officers took them into protective custody. Sheriff's logs show a no- tification to the Tehama County Animal Care Cen- ter at 9:42 a.m. of 10 dogs en route to the shelter and at 12:40 p.m. there were eight puppies placed into the cus- tody of a veterinary clinic. RANCHO TEHAMA Woman arrested again for animal cruelty By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF St. Elizabeth Community Hospital cel- ebrated a grand opening Tuesday for a new addi- tion to the hospital's facil- ities with the Wound Heal- ing and Hyperbaric Medi- cine Center, next to Lassen Medical Group at 2440 Sis- ter Mary Columba Drive, Ste. 300. "It's an exciting day," said President Todd Smith. "The hospital offered wound care before, but this is a different model. It's a great center." Smith introduced Cindy Buhler, who started with the wound care center at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, and will serve as the director in Red Bluff. "We've been working on this for a lot of years," Buhler said. "I'd like to give a special thank you to Kris- tin Behrens who was the person that kept us orga- nized and on-track." Types of chronic wounds that will be treated at the facility include bed sores, bone infection, burns, com- promised skin grafts, dia- betic foot ulcers, decubi- tus ulcers, gangrene, pres- sure sores and pressure ulcers, surgical wounds and trauma wounds. The type of therapies that might be prescribe include removal of dead or damaged tissue, spe- cially chosen dressings and wraps, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, bio-engineered tissue substitutes, platelet growth technologies, vac- uum assisted closure of wounds and negative pres- sure wound therapy. Jerry Crow, a represen- GRAND OPENING HOSPITAL OPENS WOUND CARE CLINIC St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Hyperbaric Oxygen Technician Randy Vietti, le , talks with guests about hyperbaric treatment of wounds Tuesday during the grand opening of the hospital's new wound care center. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB - DAILY NEWS St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Senior Director of Mission Integration Sister Pat Manoli sprinkles holy water as a part of the blessing of the hospital's new wound care center on Tuesday at the Grand Opening. RobertaDraperviolated2013court order to not possess animals Draper SomeSun High: Low: 70 49 » PAGE B8 CLINIC PAGE 7 POLICE PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, November 19, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Good morning, thanks for subscribing Gary Durden VOLLEYBALL Mercy gets past Greenville in 5 sets Sports B1 CONCERT Tenor to perform at State Theatre A & E A5 DON'TBE SCAMMED Scamalerts Readour online scam alert section to learn how to avoid being scammed. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ SCAMALERT Volume130,issue260 7 58551 69001 9