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WEDNESDAY JUNE 20, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside Breaking news at: Ocean Explorer American Profile RED BLUFF NorCal Pride SPORTS 1B Sunny 100/65 Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50ยข 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 Fire chars Skyline Cops nab suspect in charity theft By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A Red Bluff man was arrested early Tuesday after leading several officers on a chase in connection with the theft of a Red Cross donation jar at Circle K in Red Bluff. Red Bluff Police were called about 3:44 a.m. Tuesday after it was reported a man, later identi- fied as Jason Allen Pope, 26, entered the Circle K store, 315 S. Jackson St., and took the Red Cross donation jar with an unknown amount of cash in it. Pope and an unknown youth who was acting as a lookout, fled the store and a search was made by officers and Tehama County Sheriff's deputies, however, nei- Pope ther Pope nor his accomplice were found, according to a Red Bluff Police press release. See THEFT, page 7A Recreation to be discussed tonight Courtesy photo by Ross Palubeski A structure fire turned into a grass fire at 16175 Skyline Drive in North Red Bluff around 12:45 p.m.Tuesday. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CalFire was kept busy Tuesday with back to back fires on both sides of Red Bluff with the biggest being on Skyline Drive in the Jellys Ferry area just north of Red Bluff. Reported at 12:44 p.m. in the 16100 block of Skyline Drive, the fire began as a structure fire, which spread into nearby grass, CalFire Public Information Officer Kevin Colburn said. At least two structures were destroyed and 85 acres burned before the fire was 75 percent con- tained around 3:15 p.m., Colburn said. The fire was 100 percent con- tained at 3:26 p.m. Firefighters responded from Red Discovery Center will once again explore possi- ble future recreational opportunities in Tehama Country as the topic for this season's final Thurs- day Evening program at 7 p.m. on Thursday June 21, at the Farm Bureau office, 275 Sale Lane. Representatives of Special to the DN The Sacramento River Bluff Fire, both the Shasta-Trinity and Tehama-Glenn Units of CalFire and Tehama County Fire, Colburn said. The Tehama County Sheriff's Department and California High- way Patrol responded to help with road closures. A soft closure was in place about Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Fire was barely visible at times from across the road through thick smoke. 1:40 p.m. on Skyline Drive, just north of Happy Valley Trail, according to the CHP Website. Stabbing victim refuses to give details of fights A stabbing victim, who told deputies he was involved in a pair of fights in one night, isn't saying much else about what went on. Tehama County Sher- ing him. other vehicle pulled in behind him. He pulled over and the iff's deputies responded to St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital Sunday morning, where 20-year- old Nicolas Mesa was being treated for a stab wound to the lower back. Mesa told the deputies he had been in a fist fight with some people he did not know at a party in the Corning area, according to a sheriff's press release. After the fight Mesa left the party and was dri- ving home around 1:15 a.m. Sunday when he noticed a vehicle follow- his vehicle and confronted the unknown men. He said he put one of them into a head lock and punched him several times. A second subject joined the fight and Mesa said he punched him at least one time. Mesa said he got out of know he had been stabbed until later that night. Mesa told deputies he did not know any of the subjects and was unable to provide any descrip- tions of them or their vehicle. Mesa said he did not find the stabbing suspect, he would not ask to prose- cute. Mesa also refused to provide deputies with any information on the loca- tion of the party. He said, if deputies did 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 There were no injuries reported See FIRE, page 7A governmental agencies, recreation groups, the Branding Project and interested members of the public are invited to attend this brainstorming session about how to improve the number and quality of recreational opportunities in the area. Based on earlier dis- cussions there are a num- ber of business opportu- nities that will become available once projects such as the Mitigation project, currently taking place in East Sand Slough, are completed. Come and learn about the Tehama Recreation website and other ideas already in development. What other ideas might be developed and how might these help brighten the county's economic future? This meeting is for those who can see a positive future for Tehama Country and want to be part of making it a reality. If you can not attend the meeting you can e-mail your ideas to bhughe1@tehamaed.org. The Thursday Evening Program series will resume on Sept. 20 looking toward the "Growth Patterns in Our Future." Watch for more information in Septem- ber. Discovery Center is located within the Men- docino National Forest's Red Bluff Recreation Area at 1000 Sale Lane. During June and July the Center will be holding Summer Day camps from 8 a.m. until noon and the Center and gar- den will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. The RBRA is open to the public from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. The Sacramento River Rural sheriffs plan Red Bluff rally By LIZ BOWEN Special to the DN event, a panel of 10 coun- ty sheriffs will address local issues starting at 1:30 p.m. June 23 at the Tehama District Fair- ground. In an unprecedented Public safety is the No. 1 concern shared by all of these Northern California sheriffs, according to Tehama County Sheriff Dave Hencratt, who is hosting the Support Rural America Sheriffs' Event. With continuing cuts in county and state budgets, sheriffs are finding their resources diminished. Yet, county sheriffs are charged with the safety and health of the people. It is an expanding dilem- ma. These sheriffs are com- mitted to the oath of office they took to protect their residents and will stand on the Constitution to address troubles head-on. This is the fourth event of its kind held this year following other Northern California counties of Siskiyou, Modoc and See RALLY, page 7A Courtesy photo A panel of six sheriffs spoke at an event held in Weaverville on May 19, with Trinity County Sheriff Bruce Haney hosting the Support Rural America Event. 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