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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING The Eco-Shell walnut shell processing facility at 5230 Grange Road burned the night of April 27, with damages contained to one building, but that didn't halt production. CalFire Public Information Of- ficer Kevin Colburn said most of the building was destroyed and the cause is still under investiga- tion. Though some processing ca- pacity was lost, the majority of the operation was still intact and operating, according to the press release issued May 10 by the com- pany. The office trailer, outside the main building that burned, was unusable and those workers had to work remotely for a period of time. ECO-SHELL Walnutshell processing facility rebuilds following fire By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF After several hours of discussion Tuesday, the Tehama County BoardofSupervisors voted unanimously to move forward with creating an ordinance and process for issuing certificates of compliance (COC) regarding par- cels being determined legal lots. The county has been working for several years on an ordinance to identify legal parcels and re- quirements for certificates of com- pliance for those not meeting the definition of a legal parcel. The proposed ordinance is meant to streamline the process and make a lengthy process easier. Information from a previous study session was presented from a 27-page report by attorney An- drea Leisy of Remy, Moose and Manley. The report is available online as an agenda attachment of Tuesday's agenda. Leisy's ad- vice was to take the properties on a case by case basis and not grandfather in whole areas. TEHAMA COUNTY Certificate of compliance ordinance to be pursued By Margaret Baum Daily News correspondent SACRAMENTO An investigator Thursday detailed his interviews with the man charged with ho- micide in the strangling death of a 14-year-old Red Bluff girl mur- dered in 2013. Sgt. Scott Curtis testified for the second time in the murder trial of Quentin Bealer, 42. Bealer is ac- cused of murdering Marysa Nich- ols, whose body was found half a mile behind Red Bluff High School Feb. 28, 2013. Deputy District Attorney Donna Daly had Curtis draw the path on a map that Bealer said he had walked the day Nichols dis- appeared. Curtis walked the path Bealer had detailed in interviews so he could see how long it took him. According to Curtis, it took him about 11 minutes. The jury was read transcripts of phone calls Bealer had with fam- ily members from jail. In the first of these phone calls, Bealer's mother tells him their home was searched. "I'm sure they found my red shorts," Bealer asks her. "No, you weren't wearing red shorts," she answered. In a second phone call, Bealer tells his mother he lied when be- ing interviewed by police. "That kid did walk behind me," he said. "I gave her a cigarette." In yet another phone call, be- tween Bealer and his brother, the topic of DNA comes up. "I don't know nothing about DNA," Bealer tells his brother. "All I know is it comes off of body fluids." A recording of Bealer's inter- view with police was played for the jury Thursday. During the interview, Bealer said the clothes he wore Feb. 26, 2013 were at his parents' house in Gerber. According to law enforce- ment, the red shorts he was seen wearing that day have still not been recovered. In the interview, Bealer detailed his walk through Red Bluff High but noted he didn't walk as close to the creek as witnesses had later reported. "The first time I saw that girl was on a flyer," Bealer said in the recording. "A group of students saw you crossing the creek," one of the in- vestigators said on the recording. BEALER TRIAL Interviewswithpoliceplayedforjury By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF Tehama County law enforcement and the community joined together Wednesday, fill- ing the sanctuary at High Pointe Assembly of God church, to re- member the four officers and two K-9 officers who lost their lives in 2015. Those remembered included San Jose Police Officer Michael Jeremiah Johnson, who died March 24; Hayward Police Offi- cer Scott Paul Lunger, who died July 22; Bakersfield Police Offi- cer David Joseph Nelson, who died June 26 and San Berna- dino Police Officer Bryce Ed- ward Hanes, who died Nov. 5. K-9 officers were Nitro of the Stockton Police Department, who died June 30, and Sultan of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, who died Jan. 21. Tehama County Peace Offi- cers Association President Red Bluff Area California High- way Patrol Commander Lt. Lou Aviles welcomed the audience to the 22nd annual event, thank- ing them for taking time out of their lives to honor the heroes who gave their all serving the people of California. Matilyn Szychulda, daughter of CHP Of- ficer Matt Szychulda, sang the national anthem during the posting of the colors followed by a welcome address by Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders. The pain and loss the fam- ilies and communities of the men lost is one that Red Bluff knows well having lost one of their own in 2002, Red Bluff Po- lice Officer David Mobilio. With the passage of time, it is impor- tant to remember the sacrifices made and the families left be- hind as well as the commitment to never forget, Sanders said. It is also important to recognize the loss of K-9 partners as law enforcement would not be the same without them. "It means a great deal to have you here," Sanders said. "Your presence here is valued and ap- preciated. Thank you for being here." Tehama County Sheriff's Chaplain Mike Cox gave the in- vocation. "Sometimes their pain goes unnoticed," Cox said. "When you pray for others, I ask you pray for our law enforcement and firemen like the family of Ryan Franklin who was killed this morning in a bike accident." MEMORIAL COUNTY HONORS STATE'S FALLEN OFFICERS OF 2015 PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Corning Police Chief Jeremiah Fears, center, rings the bell in memory of a fallen officer Wednesday at the Tehama County Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony. Also pictured is Tehama County Sheriff's Sgt. Colleen Lewis. California Highway Patrol Officer Dirk Lambert and his K-9partner Arras light a candle in memory of fallen K-9Officer Nitro of the Stockton Police Department on Wednesday at the Tehama County Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony. Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A5 Education........A6 Weather ........ A10 Sports.............. 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