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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF TwoTehamaCounty groups of Explorers represented the county well, bringing home trophies from the 2016 State Capitol Explorers Competition hosted by the California High- way Patrol Academy. The competition was de- signed to be very demanding on the Explorers, testing physical and mental capabilities as well as their skills in real life sce- narios, according to a Tehama County Sheriff's Department re- lease. There were more than 43 state, local and federal law en- forcement agencies represented by the more than 400 explorers competing in 13 different events held in late April. Real life scenarios encoun- tered by Explorers included fel- COMPETITION TehamaCounty explorer groups place at state competition RED BLUFF While recent rains this winter and spring have been a welcome sight in California, drought conditions continue to increase fire danger in the region prompting Cal Fire and the Te- hama County Fire Department to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Tehama and Glenn coun- ties starting at 8 a.m. Monday, June 13. This restriction bans all resi- dential outdoor burning of land- scape debris like branches and leaves. The burn ban includes all unincorporated areas of Tehama County with the exception of the communities of Mineral, Childs Meadows, Deer Creek and Mill Creek. The burn ban in these areas will go into effect Friday, July 1 unless fire conditions re- quire an earlier burn ban. Residents should check with their local fire officials for burn- ing restrictions in the Capay Fire CAL FIRE Residential burn ban set to start Monday By Margaret Baum Daily News correspondent SACRAMENTO Jury delibera- tion has begun in the eight-week long Quentin Bealer murder trial. Bealer, 42, is charged with homi- cide in the strangling death of the 14-year-old Red Bluff girl mur- dered in 2013. Bealer is accused of murder- ing Marysa Nichols, whose body was found half a mile behind Red Bluff High School Feb. 28, 2013. "There is nothing worse than losing a child," said Bealer's at- torney, Shon Northam, during closing arguments. "When a par- ent loses a child there is an emo- tional response to hold someone accountable." Northam told members of the jury they were picked to use their reason and logic, not their emo- tions. "Don't compound this tragedy, find Mr. Bealer not guilty and make sure Mr. and Mrs. Bealer don't have to bury their son," Northam said. According to Northam, the prosecution's case rests on the idea that Bealer killed Nichols in a 38- to 48-minute window Feb. 26, 2013. Bealer is seen on camera walk- ing on Franklin Street near Cri- tenden at 8:11 a.m. Feb. 26, Northam said. He is seen at 11:01 a.m. on video surveillance, walk- ing into the Red Bluff High School parking lot. Nichols is seen on the same video, walking two minutes behind him on the same path. Be- tween 11:10 and 11:20 a.m. Bealer and Nichols are seen down by the creek by a high school P.E. class on a walk. Bealer is next seen at 1:28 p.m. at the Tehama County Courthouse. "So after he attempts to rape this girl on his daughter's birth- day unsuccessfully, he shows up at court because that's what you do when you're a child killer," Northam told the jury. "He's just bopping around town, showing up on video here and there." Northam explained that Bealer was arrested for failure to appear, since he had mixed up his court date. "The entire town is looking for this guy on the video and he's in custody," Northam said. Bealer was arrested for miss- ing his court date and was in po- lice custody at the time. Northam told the jury that af- ter Bealer was released, he got high again because he is a drug addict. He explained that when Bealer's friends told him the guy on the video looks like him; he BEALER TRIAL Casewithjuryafterclosingarguments By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING Plans are getting un- derway for the renovation or re- placement of the Estil C. Clark park bathroom and concession facility. The City Council met with the Corning Little League Board Wednesday for a special meeting to discuss the condition of the park and identify what issues need to be addressed. The main concern of the board is the condition of the bathrooms and of the bleachers. The Corn- ing Public Works Department has sent out a donation request to Sierra Pacific for lumber to redo the bleachers. After a discussion with the board, the council and staff, the next step is to compile two plans, one from the city and one from the board, as to how to either ren- ovate or replace the facility while working within the $150,000 budget and what can be done by volunteers. The two plans are to either construct a completely new bathroom and concession stand that complies with the American with Disability Act or renovate and add square-footage to the existing facility. The board will present its plan to Public Works Director Dawn Grine to then take that plan to be presented to the council for review. A decision will be made at that time by the council as to which option will be best for the future of the park. Due to prevailing wage laws and labor board guidelines, the entire project can't be done by volunteers. The option of hav- ing volunteers for this project was brought up so that the proj- ect can be completed with the funding available. Volunteers that work on the project will not get any compen- sation but materials and supplies will be provided by the city, said Kristina Miller, city manager. Those who have been working on getting this project going, in- cluding Little League parent Lu- cas Alexander, have said parents and board members are will- ing to work to get the job done. Alexander has come to coun- cil meetings in the past to re- quest that the project move for- ward and has presented a plan to renovated the existing bath- room facility. CORNING PLANS UNDERWAY FOR PARK REVITALIZATION PROJECT PHOTOSBYHEATHERHOELSCHER—DAILYNEWS The bathrooms at the Estil C. Clark park will be updated due to multiple requests to renovate the park's facilities. The bleachers at the Estil C. Clark park some concerned parents feel are unsafe for patrons of the park. The council and the Little League Board look to replace these in the plans to update the park. D DowJonesIndustrial 17,985.19 (-19.86) D Standard & Poor's 2115.48 (-3.64) D Nasdaq 4958.62 (-16.02) BUSINESS President urges Democratic Party unity a er Clinton clinches enough delegates to wrap up nomination. PAGE B3 POLITICS ObamabacksClinton, meets with Sanders 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- peals rules against constitu- tional right to carry concealed weapons in public. PAGE B3 FIREARMS Court: No right to carry concealed weapons Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 Opinion............A6 Weather ..........A8 Sports.............. B1 Comics ............B6 INDEX Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGE A2 WHAT'S HAPPENING Web bonus More news and opinion. redbluffdailynews.com BEALER PAGE 7 BAN PAGE 7 EXPLORERS PAGE 7 PARK PAGE 7 The parking lot at Estil C. 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