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Obituaries New turf goes in at City Hall Born in New Prague, Minnesota, after high school Roger joined the U. S. Marine Corps serving two combat tours in Vietnam as a decorated Infantry Riflemen where he was wounded in action, and received the Purple Heart on April 10, 1967, he was honorably discharged. He moved to Red Bluff in 1981. Roger was in the truck- ROGER F. BRINKHAUS, SR. 1946 ~ 2012 ing industry, and worked the last 31 years as the opera- tions manager for Aggressive Transport, LTD. Roger is survived by his wife Sharon, and children Rog- er F. Brinkhaus, Jr. of Red Bluff, Richard A. Brinkhaus of Reno, NV, Jared Utley of Red Bluff, and Peggy Carter of Arizona, 15 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. Roger enjoyed spending time outdoors hunting, fishing and camping. Upon Roger's request, there will be no services. RAPE Continued from page 1A the police. The suspect was described as a white man, 25 to 30 years old, about 5-foot, 11 inches talk with PRIEST Continued from page 1A ment gave authorization to book Westbrook at the time, the Tehama County Jail released him, citing a lack of room at the facilities. Westbrook wasn't as fortunate this time around. He was found Friday morning at the corner of Jefferson and Walnut streets and arrested without incident. He was charged with one count of residential bur- glary with additional charges pending. Bail was set at $100,000. Westbrook was convicted of second degree burglary in 2010. — Rich Greene Senate kills live feed of ballot measure hearing SACRAMENTO (AP) — The leader of the state Senate is coming under fire for blocking the public- access broadcast of a highly anticipated hearing into the tax initiatives on the November ballot. The hearing was scheduled to be broadcast live for those who could not attend. Yet just before it started Wednesday, the Senate leader's office ordered The Cal- ifornia Channel not to air the hearing. That pulled the plug on lobbyists, journalists and others who had planned to watch the proceedings remotely. The action has created an uproar, with the Senate president pro tem being criticized for blocking access to an important hearing. On Friday, the committee chairwoman strongly denounced the actions of her fel- low Democrat. A spokesman says Senate leader Darrell Steinberg wanted to avoid the possibility of the broadcast becom- ing political fodder. death was under investigation Friday as inland California faced continuing triple-digit temperatures and calls for power conservation to prevent outages. Cindy Marie Grycel, 49, was found unresponsive on the ground next to her wheelchair on a San Bernardino street at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. She was pronounced dead at a hospital late Thursday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department said. ''The cause of her death appears to be heat-related, linked to California heat LOS ANGELES (AP) — A possibly heat-related Coroner: Death possibly LOT several employees who moved from Oregon to Red Bluff to open the dealership. He expects to have around 35 employ- ees. Continued from page 1A Long said he is one of was open for business Monday, on Friday Long MERCY Continued from page 1A "Every school has traditions and a culture and I would like to honor that," Weber said. FIRES Continued from page 1A Officials said this morn- ing that crews were fighting a 200-acre spot fire Thurs- day night located beyond the north containment line south of Grizzly Camp- ground. but an autopsy is scheduled to confirm this diagnosis,'' the department said in a statement that noted Grycel had no known family. National Weather Service online records from various San Bernardino locations show temperatures were at or near 100 degrees at the time the she was found. The weather service has been issuing excessive-heat warnings because of the dangers of prolonged high tem- peratures, and cities such as Los Angeles have extended the hours of senior citizen and recreation centers to give people places to keep cool. The other new spot fire is east of Mosquito Creek and north of Feather River's North Fork. Officials say firefighters were developing a strategy for containment. The spot fire was within the contingency lines that are being improved between Butt Lake and Feather River North Fork. Crews were able to com- plete the contingency lines from Yellow Creek to Butt Lake and Humbug Road. Crews were improving the line Friday. Officials say they still want to keep the fire south of Humbug Sum- At midafternoon Friday a string of temperatures sur- passed the century mark up and down the state: 116 at Needles on the Colorado River, 106 in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, 107 in Fresno, and 103 in Redding, north of Sacramento. Some relief was in sight. Forecasters said tempera- tures would cool to near normal by early next week and later to slightly below normal. The California Independent System Operator, which manages most of the state's grid, declared a so-called Flex Alert for voluntary energy conservation on Friday but lifted Flex Alerts that had been issued for Saturday and Sunday. The alert calls on residents, businesses and governments to cut back on use of electricity between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. to prevent reserves from falling to emer- gency levels. While the dealership and others were still working out the kinks that come from reopening a building that's been vacant for two years. "It's like starting a dealership from scratch," Long said. a previously used build- ing, according to Long, is the dealership loses some of the excitement that it would have received if people were watching a The downside of using brand new facility being built. Long said he antici- pates it will take a few months before the dealer- ship is running on all cylinders. Besides new and used cars, the dealership will have Chrysler-certified technicians running a full-service shop as well as a full parts shop. As for the inventory, Long said he expects the Weber met most of the school last year during a meet and greet held during the spring. "It's a very friendly, nice group and I'm looking forward to actually starting on Aug. 20," Weber said. For more information on the mit Road, north of Highway 70 and Tobin, west of the Butt Lake transmission lines, and East of Philbrook Reservoir. The contingency lines are "another line to box in the fire, to retard its expanse," said Chips Fire information officer Alissa Tanner. "We're having trouble with this fire," Tanner said Thursday. Gusty winds were send- ing embers as far as a mile and a half ahead of the main fire, creating spot fires. With the fire growing to the northeast through steep ter- rain, the contingency line would stand in the way of getting to Almanor and mountain communities like Seneca that are home to only a couple of hundred residents, Tanner said. "You can really feel the winds have picked up," Tanner said. "We're contin- Pot grower sentenced was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Garland Bur- rell Jr. to five years in prison for growing marijuana, United States Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced in a press release. SACRAMENTO — Keith Baia, 42, of Kissimmee, Fla., According to court documents, on March 14, 2011, a cit- izen tip led law enforcement officers to a warehouse on Riverside Drive in Anderson. When officers searched the warehouse, they found 974 marijuana plants. Co-defendant Jody Weber Stewart, 42, of Hollywood, Record-breaking highs for the date were recorded Thursday in several Southern California areas. Lancast- er's 109 degrees broke a 1980 record of 106. The Wood- land Hills area of Los Angeles also reported 109 and Sandberg in the Antelope Valley had 98. Several desert areas had their warmest lows for the date. Palm Springs reported a low of 89, 3 degrees above the 2003 record. Valleys and inland areas have been baking all week, bringing the summer's first real test of electrical supplies without the help of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The twin-reactor generating station on the coast between San Diego and Los Angeles has been offline all year since a small radiation leak from a steam tube led to the discovery of more extensive problems. An unexpected outage at the Ormond Beach Generat- ing Station, a gas-fired power plant in Ventura County, was partially responsible for triggering the alert because it took out 775 megawatts of energy from the grid, Cal- ISO said. Electrical demand, particularly from so many air con- ditioners in operation at the same time, puts a strain on components of distribution systems such as power lines and transformers. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. ually having spotting on the advancing front." Crews were stationed in communities along the Feather River Canyon and along Caribou Road for structure protection. have had minor injuries such as twisted ankles and knees. So far seven firefighters "Luckily, there's been nothing serious," Tanner said. fitted Cobra helicopter, based in Redding, is sent out nearly every night to map the fire's edges. Tanner said an infrared- Crest Trail is closed from Three Lakes in the Bucks Lake Wilderness, north to the Cold Spring trailhead at the Humbug Road (Plumas County Road 307). Using the Caribou Road (Forest Road 27N26) is prohibited. Hikers and equestrians are advised to avoid travel on the portion of the Pacific Coast Trail from Bucks Summit, north to Hwy. 36, west of Chester. One-way controls are still on Hwy. 70 because of firefighting activity and equipment transport. Campgrounds and trails in the area, including the Pacific Crest Trail, are closed. Thursday afternoon, Plumas and Lassen forest officials said the Pacific At Bucks Summit, northbound trail users may travel on Plumas County Road 414 east to Quincy, pick up Hwy. 70/89 to Chester and then Hwy. 36 west to resume the trail. People going south may reverse the process, authori- ties said. have been given for those with sensitive conditions. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. Poor air quality alerts The Chips Fire started July 29 near Belden, near the Pacific Crest Trail. short dark hair. He was wearing a red baseball hat, a dark blue "DC" shirt, blue shorts and black shoes. Anyone with informa- tion about the incident or suspect is asked to call the Red Bluff Police Depart- ment at 527-3131. Daily News photo by Rich Greene A city worker installs part of the new stripped-down landscape at Red Bluff City Hall, Thursday. The $7,000 project, paid for by development impact fees, was inspired by the Tehama County Branding Project. Dodge Avenger and Ram 1500 to be big sellers in a market he said was improving as banks begin lending again. Red Bluff Auto Center is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The parts and service shops are open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The dealership can be reached at 366-3166. school visit: www.mercy-high.org or call 527-8313. Saturday, August 11, 2012 – Daily News 9A Fla. was inside at the time of the search. Baia was the sub- scriber for the utilities at the warehouse, and a vehicle reg- istered to him had been seen at the warehouse by law enforcement surveillance on at least one occasion. There was paperwork with Baia's name inside the ware- house and his fingerprints were developed on a calendar used to record growing cycle details. From that calendar and PG&E records, it was determined marijuana was grown at the warehouse since July 2010 — several growing cycles. Baia was arrested several months later in New Hamp- shire during a routine traffic stop. Stewart pleaded guilty to the marijuana cultivation charge and is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 28. Over 50 years of serving Tehama County Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792