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THURSDAY MAY 17, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page Breaking news at: Car Show Sunday Pastimes RED BLUFF Cup champs Partly cloudy 83/53 Weather forecast 8B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer At the urging of lifeguards, parents and Blues for the Pool supporters, the City Council decided Tuesday night to open DAILYNEWS SPORTS 1B 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 City votes to open pool for summer McGlynn Pool as scheduled this season, with some condi- tions. Wolf mix awaits fate City staff had recommended to the council to keep the pool closed for the summer so they could install newly-mandated rows full of people wedged into council chambers and hearing from about a half-dozen people By JULIE ZEEB his fate at the Tehama Coun- ty Animal Care Center and his owner has been arrested after allegedly ordering his dog to attack another man. Red Bluff Police were sent at 12:03 p.m. Friday, May 4, to Antelope Liquor, 445 Antelope Blvd., for reports of a man ordering his dog to attack another man in front of the business. Officers contacted the victim, a 63-year-old Red Bluff man, who reported he had been attacked by the dog's owner Paul Chandler Christy, 51, of Red Bluff. During the attack, the man, who is an acquain- tance of Christy, claims that Christy ordered his dog to attack him and he was bit on the hand, which caused minor to moderate injuries, according to a Red Bluff Police press release. Christy was arrested and DN Staff Writer A wolf dog mix awaits booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon — force: great bodily injury likely with bail set at $30,000. According to the jail website, Christy was still in custody Wednesday evening. Christy Christy's dog, a wolf-dog disability-related equipment and fix parts of the pool deemed legally unsafe. However, after seeing a few who want to keep the pool open, councilmembers were persuaded. In a 3 to 2 vote, with coun- cilmen Wayne Brown and Bob Carrel opposed, the council passed a motion to open the pool this season until a contrac- tor is ready to start work or the funding runs out. Carrel, a member of the Blues for the Pool committee, See POOL, page 7A Man of interest in wife's death The Shasta County Sheriff's Office has named Mark Duenas a person of interest in the case of the death of his wife, Karen Kay Duenas, 51, of Cottonwood. Law enforcement was sent at 12:57 a.m. on Satur- day, May 5, to the 20400 block of Robinson Glen Drive, in Cottonwood after receiving reports of a woman with major injuries. Upon arrival deputies dis- See DEATH, page 7A Courtesy photo A wolf dog mix, pictured here, awaits its fate after its involvement in a bite incident in which the owner reportedly ordered the dog to attack another man. Food and Agriculture sec- Even with tax, California faces chronic deficits — Even if voters approve Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal for higher taxes this fall, his ballot initiative would be only a partial solution to the state's chronic budget deficits. SACRAMENTO (AP) face shortfalls for the fore- seeable future and in some cases the financial pain will persist for residents. Officials at the University of California, for example, are considering plans to raise tuition by 6 percent this fall. If voters reject Brown's tax hike in November, the officials warn of a mid-year, double-digit tuition increase or drastic cuts to campus programs and staffing. ''Whether the tax initia- California is expected to tive passes or fails, the UC still loses,'' said Cheryl Deutsch, 27, a graduate stu- dent in urban planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. have led to an exodus of tal- ented students and faculty. The California State Uni- versity system hiked tuition by 9 percent for this fall and froze admissions for next spring in response to state budget cuts. Chancellor Charles Reed said Brown's tax hikes would only pro- vide level year-over-year support after the state cut $750 million from the 23- campus system last year. ''All Californians should be concerned about the seri- ous long-term damage to student access to the Califor- nia State University that is posed by the $250 million trigger cut,'' Reed said in a statement about how much the CSU system could lose if voters reject Brown's tax hike. Deutsch said Brown's proposed tax increases would not do enough to staunch the massive cuts that the weekend that the project- ed state deficit has swelled to $15.7 billion through the 2012-13 fiscal year. He pre- viously proposed a tax hike that would fill about half that shortfall and said he would lean on majority Democrats to make deeper cuts to social services and health care pro- grams for the poor. ''What I'm proposing is Brown announced over 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See TAX, page 7A mix, was seized and taken to Tehama County Animal Care Center and placed on a 10- day quarantine. According to the release, Police Chief Paul Nanfito investigated the incident and has determined the dog is potential- ly dangerous per the definition given in the tion 31602(b). The dog was determined to be vicious and subject to being euthanized in accor- dance with Red Bluff City Code, which states that any dog impounded, having bit- ten a person without reason- able provocation shall be destroyed. That code states that notice of a decision to euth- anize the animal will be given to the owner, who has three days to petition that the dog not be destroyed. That petition goes to the police chief, who has the authority to say the dog will not be destroyed based on factual findings of mitigat- ing circumstances. lives in North Carolina, has worked with wolves and wolf dogs for the last 15 years and has been a care- taker at two different sanctu- aries for wolves, he said. "The dog is not vicious, James Landreth, who but is a victim of circum- stances and owner neglect," Landreth said. See WOLF, page 7A suspect is caught A Los Molinos man reportedly cashed checks he had stolen from a Corning business before he was arrested Sunday. Charles Pineda Balles- teros, 31, of Los Molinos was arrested by Corning Police officers at about 4 p.m. when he was trying to pass a third stolen check at the Liquor Cabi- net 2. Officers investigating a break-in at Red Truck Rock Company on High- way 99W had already found out about two checks that Ballesteros had cashed for $300 each at the Liquor Cabinet stores. During the burglary, checks, cash, two cam- eras, two social security cards and a hat, valued together at $710, were taken. business through a rear sliding glass door, likely between 5:15 and 7 p.m. The culprit entered the Stolen checks cashed, Saturday, when the busi- ness was closed. Signatures on the checks matched Balles- teros' handwriting and officers matched boot prints found at the scene to Ballesteros' shoes. A search of the suspect's residence turned up one of the stolen cameras and the stolen hat. Investigators are still looking for the second camera, the rest of the checks and two social security cards. Ballesteros had $128 on him. Another $472 is still missing. known as Charles Michaels or Michael Charles, was charged with second degree burglary, possession of stolen prop- erty worth more than $400, forgery, and attempted second degree burglary. Bail was set at $120,000. Ballesteros, also - Andrea Wagner Paint the town purple for Relay By JULIE ZEEB The Tehama County Superior Court Team, a combination of criminal and civil division offices in Red Bluff, Corning's court- house and family and friends, had a display remi- niscent of prom. far the most elaborate dis- play," Cordova said. "It's mainly the downtown area, but we invited local busi- nesses in Red Bluff to put purple up to remind people Relay is here. We want the public to know they're all invited (to participate)." Other participants included Caldwell Banker, Express Personnel, and the Cone and Kimball Plaza, she said. "The courthouse has by For Life website, there are 736 participants on 86 teams who have raised about $61,000 for the 2012 event. According to the Relay Relay For Life is sched- ly the first week in May, is done to bring awareness to the upcoming Red Bluff Relay For Life event, Co- Chairwoman Twila Cordo- va said. DN Staff Writer Red Bluff is alive with the color purple, especially in the downtown area, with decorations going up Wednesday for Paint Your Town Purple. The annual event, usual- Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Tehama County Superior Court Relay For Life team members show off their lobby decorated Wednesday for Paint Your Town Purple in honor of Relay For Life. Pictured are Lori Vawter, Ruby Aguilar, Marianne Hethcoat, Rebecca Ayala, Felecia Weston and Jill Potter. uled to begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Vista Mid- dle School track. The 24- hour event has activities throughout, including the luminaria ceremony Satur- day evening. For more information or to donate to a Relay For Life team, visit www.relay- forlife.org/redbluffca. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb.