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DNFILEPHOTO A group of Mercy High School students play with dogs during a community service day for their school where they donated time to the Tehama County Animal Care Center in 2013. lowalargegroupofvolun- teers to beautify the Ani- mal Care Center. We would love to see you all in atten- dance." The event is made possible by the generosity of community organizations such as Thomes Creek Rock, Riverside Landscape, Good- in's nursery, Sousa Dynasty Nursery, Lassen Land- scapes and Home Depot, McClintock said. Volunteers from the Young Marines, 4-H groups, PATH, Rotary and PETS have already signed up for the work day, which is in an effort to spruce up the appearance of the Animal Care Center and make it a more inviting place for peo- ple and animals alike, she said. The community is in- vited to join them in their efforts. "We would love to have you help us beautify the shelter alongside our other volunteers for this very first Team Up To Clean- Up," said PETS Vice Presi- dent Ronnie Casey. "In con- junction with the clean-up and beautifying of the play space areas, we hope to en- hance the outside as well by weed eating and removing debris, planting, painting and revamping. We need all the extra hands we can get." Volunteers are asked to wear old clothes, closed- toed shoes and bring work gloves if they have a pair. Shovels and work gear that could be used for the event would be appreciated as well, she said. Donations are always welcome, includ- ing fence slats, bark for the play yard, pavers for under the fencing, chain link fenc- ing and concrete. For more information or to sign up to be a volunteer call 528- 9447. Questions regarding donations can also be di- rected to McClintock by calling 527-3439. PETS FROMPAGE1 officials Sunday and was identified as the suspect. He was arrested on the charge of murder and is being held on a $1 mil- lion bail. During an interview with Jacobo, he said he be- gan arguing with the vic- tim, claiming the victim stole property belonging to him, according to po- lice. As the argument es- calated, Jacobo reportedly stabbed the victim. Stabbing FROM PAGE 1 "In prison, I experi- mented with food and pas- tries and that took me to the Las Vegas strip," Hen- derson said. "Prison saved my life, rescued me from the street and gave me hope. I made poor choices, but God blessed me and gave me this platform to inspire youth." Henderson talked about growing up in a neighbor- hood of poverty and vio- lence and how that influ- enced his life choices. He also spoke about how one man's words helped him see that the same talents of being good at communicat- ingwithothers,recognizing how to market and brand recognition that he used for selling weed in high school could be applied to life in a positive way by changing what he was selling. Henderson encouraged youths to realize that edu- cation is the foundation of a successful life and get- ting outside of their normal world to experience things they might not otherwise is important to developing who they are and recogniz- ing what their God-given talent is, he said. "Everybody has to take a trip and see opportunities because that is how you dis- cover your gift," Henderson said. "If you don't have the rightexperiences,youwon't be inspired. The right expe- riences help you build rela- tionships that create oppor- tunities." People also need to find ways to meet people who aren't necessarilylikethem. "America is a melting pot," Henderson said. "It's gumbo and we all bring something to the table. Be- come culturally intelligent so you can build relation- ships. Judge people by who they are, not where they came from or the color of their skin." Changing his life also re- quired changing his mind- set. "I had to eradicate the criminal mindset and ad- dictions," Henderson said. "Life is chess. If you don't thinkbeforeyoumovethere is going to be a checkmate. It could be the decision that ends your life or puts you in apositionyounevergetback from. Don't worry about what others think. You have got to love yourself and lay a spiritual foundation to discover the greatest thing about you." Henderson also encour- aged community leaders, middle-class or high-class members, to take time to mentor and invest in the youth of the community. Whether the person made choices that caused them to "run amok" or led them to gettingawhitepicketfence, thechoicesandinfluencesof others in their lives helped people end up where they did, he said. Above all, re- member everyone deserves a second chance. "We've all made poor choices," Henderson said. "This is why community- based programs are so im- portant. We have an obliga- tiontogiveback.Ourlegacy istheliveswehavetouched." His final words to the group were about remem- bering that education is a foundation, whether it be book learning or the soft skills necessary to get where one wants to be. "Figure out your gift, think about who you roll with and find your path, but at the end of the day it all rolls back to education," Henderson said. Chef FROM PAGE 1 itary planes that dropped the chemicals had taken off. The U.S. missiles hit at 8:45 p.m. in Washington, 3:45 Friday morning in Syria. The missiles targeted the base's airstrips, hangars, control tower and ammu- nition areas, officials said. Trump approved the strikes without approval from Congress or the back- ing of the United Nations. The White House said about two dozen lawmak- ers from both parties were briefed on the actions. Syrian state TV reported a U.S. missile attack on a number of military targets and called the attack an "aggression." The U.S. assault marked a striking reversal for Trump, who warned as a candidate against the U.S. being pulled into the Syr- ian civil war that began six years ago. But the president appeared moved by the pho- tos of children killed in the chemical attack, calling it a "disgrace to humanity" that crossed "a lot of lines." U.S. officials placed some of the blame on Russia, one of Syria's most important benefactors. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in Flor- ida with Trump, said Mos- cow had failed in living up to a 2013 agreement that was intended to strip Syria of its chemical weapons stockpiles. "Either Russia has been complicit or Russia has been simply incompetent in its ability to deliver on its end of the agreement," Tillerson said. About 60 U.S. Toma- hawk missiles, fired from warships in the Mediterra- nean Sea, targeted an air base in retaliation for the attack that America be- lieves Syrian government aircraft launched with the nerve agent sarin mixed with chlorine gas. The pres- ident did not announce the attacks in advance, though he and other national secu- rity officials ratcheted up their warnings to the Syr- ian government throughout the day Thursday. The strike came as Trump was hosting Xi in meetings focused in part on another pressing U.S. secu- rity dilemma: North Korea's nuclear program. Trump's actions in Syria could sig- nal to China that the new president isn't afraid of uni- lateral military steps, even if key nations like China are standing in the way. "This clearly indicates the president is willing to take decisive action when called for," Tillerson said. Trump has advocated greater counterterrorism cooperation with Russia, Assad's most powerful mil- itary backer. Just last week, the Trump administration signaled the U.S. was no longer interested in trying to push Assad from power over his direction of a con- flict that has killed hun- dreds of thousands of peo- ple and led to the worst ref- ugee crisis since World War II. U.S. officials portrayed the strikes as an appropri- ate, measured response and said they did not signal a broader shift in the Trump administration's approach to the Syrian conflict. Still, the assault risks plunging America into the middle of Syria's conflict, complicating the safety of the hundreds of U.S. forces fighting a separate cam- paign against the Islamic State group in the north of the country. If Assad's mil- itary persists in further gas attacks, the Trump admin- istration might logically pursue increased retalia- tion. Russia and Iran, Assad's allies, pose other problems. Russian military person- nel and aircraft are em- bedded with Syria's, and Iranian troops and para- military forces are also on the ground helping Assad fight the array of opposi- tion groups hoping to top- ple him. Before the strikes, U.S. military officials said they informed their Russian counterparts of the im- pending attack. The goal was to avoid any accident involving Russian forces. Nevertheless, Russia's Deputy U.N. ambassador Vladimir Safronkov warned that any negative conse- quences from the strikes would be on the "shoulders of those who initiated such a doubtful and tragic enter- prise." The U.S. also notified its partner countries in the re- gion prior to launching the strikes. Trump's decision to at- tack Syria came three-and- a-half years after President Barack Obama threatened Assad with military ac- tion after an earlier chem- ical weapons attack killed hundreds outside Damas- cus. Obama had declared the use of such weapons a "red line." At the time, several American ships in the Mediterranean were poised to launch missiles, only for Obama to abruptly pull back after key U.S. ally Britain and the U.S. Con- gress balked at his plan. He opted instead for the Russian-backed plan that was supposed to remove and eliminate Syria's chem- ical weapons stockpiles. The world learned of the chemical attack earlier in the week in footage that showed people dying in the streets and bodies of chil- dren stacked in piles. The international outcry fu- eled an emotional response from Trump, who appeared to abandon his much- touted "America First" vi- sion for a stance of human- itarian intervention, akin to that of previous Amer- ican leaders. "I think what happened in Syria is a dis- grace to humanity," he said Thursday. Trump seemed to rap- idly reconsider his feelings about Assad, saying: "He's there and I guess he's run- ning things, so something should happen." The show of force in Syria raises legal questions. It's unclear what authority Trump is relying on to at- tack another government. When Obama intervened in Libya in 2011, he used a U.N. Security Council man- date and NATO's overall leadership of the mission to argue that he had le- gal authority — arguments that many Republicans op- posed. Trump can't rely on either justification here. Unclear also is whether Trump is adopting any broader effort to combat Assad. Under Obama, the United States largely pulled back from its support for so-called "moderate" reb- els when Russia's military intervention in September 2015 led them to suffer a se- ries of battlefield defeats. Instead, Obama sought to work with Russia on a ne- gotiated transition. Trump and his top aides had acknowledged in re- cent days the "reality" of Assad being in power, say- ing his ouster was no lon- ger a priority. But the chem- ical weapons attack seemed to spur a rethink. In Flor- ida on Thursday, Tillerson said of Assad: "There's no role for him to govern the Syrian people." Syria FROM PAGE 4 By Lynn Elber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Don Rick- les, the big-mouthed, bald- headed comedian whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmas- ter of insult comedy, died Thursday. He was 90. Rickles, who would have been 91 on May 8, suffered kidney failure and died Thursday morning at his home, said Paul Shefrin, his longtime publicist and friend. For more than half a cen- tury, Rickles headlined ca- sinos and nightclubs from Las Vegas to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and livened up late-night talk shows. No one was exempt from Rickles' insults, not fans or presidents or such fel- low celebrities as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Johnny Carson. Despite jokes that from other comics might have inspired boycotts, he was one of the most beloved people in show business, idolized by everyone from Joan Rivers and Louis CK to Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman. James Caan once said that Rickles helped inspire the blustering Sonny Cor- leone of "The Godfather." Carl Reiner would say he knew he had made it in Hollywood when Rickles made fun of him. Rickles patented a con- frontational style that stand-up performers still emulate, but one that kept him on the right side of trouble. He emerged in the late 1950s, a time when comics such as Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl were taking greater risks, be- coming more politicized and more introspective. Rickles managed to shock his audiences with- out cutting social com- mentary or truly personal self-criticism. He operated under a code as old the Borscht Belt: Go far — eth- nic jokes, sex jokes, ribbing Carson for his many mar- riages — but make sure ev- eryone knows it's for fun. "I think the reason that (my act) caught on and gave me a wonderful ca- reer is that I was never mean-spirited," he once said. "Not that you had to like it, but you had to be under a rock somewhere not to get it." OBITUARY Don Rickles, king of insult comedy, dies at 90 HELENDENEBISNETT June 6, 1929 ~ April 2, 2017 Helen Dene Bisnett (Denie), 87, of Cottonwood, passed away on April 2nd, 2017. She was born to the late Clara Elizabeth Bates and Harry Clinton Bates SR on June 6, 1929 in Red Bluff, CA and grew up on a ranch in Dairyville and Cottonwood, CA. Denie loved riding hors- es. She graduated from Anderson High School in 1946 and also went to Chico State. Denie worked for Shasta County for two years and then began her career with the Superintendent of Schools in Shasta County. She retired in 1995. Denie married Vollie Bisnett on July 10, 1954. They were married for sixty one years. Denie was an avid hunt- er and loved spending time outdoors with her family hunting, fishing, and camping. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. Everyone who met her loved her. Denie enjoyed going to church and was the church pianist for four years while she was in high school. Denie was preceded in death by her husband Vollie Bisnett, her daughter Denie Diane Bisnett, her mother Clara Elizabeth Bates, her father Harry Clinton Bates SR, her brothers Harry Clinton Bates JR, and William Roland Bates, and her sister Beryl Elizabeth Hawkinson. Denie is survived by her loving son Mike (Nadine) Bisnett of Red Bluff, her two granddaughters Michele (Randy) Sweet of Redding, Marci (Dan) Jourdan of Red Bluff and her four great grandsons: Andrew, Hunter, Asher and Gunner. She is also survived by her sister Shirley Spoon of Cotton- wood, and many other loved ones and friends. A Celebra- tion of Life will be held on Monday April 10, 2017 at 10:30am at the First Baptist Church in Cottonwood, CA. A luncheon will follow the service. Denie's family is re- questing in lieu of flowers to please donate to your favor- ite charity. WILLIAM "BILL" HENRY CANTY JR. September 25, 1949 ~ March 26, 2017 William Henry Canty Jr. (Bill) 67 of Los Molinos, CA en- tered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 26, 2017 after his short battle with Leukemia. Bill was born September 25, 1949 to the late William Henry Canty and Francis June Raner. He was a "jack of all trades", but spent most of his life working as a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time outdoors. He spent his years involved in the lives of his grandchildren who he helped mentor and care for. The light in his life was his youngest great grandson Brayden whom he was as- sisting with childcare. Bill is survived by his wife of 37 years, Gloria Canty; children, Helen Castillo, Lori Boyles (Bobby); four sister, Pauline Stout (Elvis), Sally Davidson, Francis Finnel (Don), Gail Houchins (Shane); three brothers; Aaron Canty, Barney Canty, Rock Canty (Theressa). Nine grand- children and four great grandchildren. Numerous cous- ins, nephews, nieces and friends. He is preceded in death by brothers Bart Canty, Glenn Canty, Sister Margar- et Rhodes, Son Larry Toothman and grandson Anthony Castillo. There will be a potluck celebration of life for family and friends to share their memories of Bill in Conegrove Park in Red Bluff on April 29, 2017 at 1:00 p.m Obituaries FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 7 A