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www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A Education SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 Breaking news at: FRIDAY Wonderbroads Scholarship RED BLUFF Jr. Round-Up Results SPORTS 2B Weather forecast 10A Sunny 97/63 DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 Church burned Self-named Satanist wanted to make statement By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A self-proclaimed Satanist was arrested Thursday after starting a fire at the First United Methodist Church in Red Bluff as a statement against organized reli- gion. 38, was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of arson, pos- session of an incendiary device and hate crime. No one was injured in Jodie Glenn Houtman, Bank robbery suspects detained in Chico woman they believe may be responsible for several North State robberies. A Yukon SUV was pulled over about 3 p.m. in the CHICO — Chico police have detained a man and a Walgreen's parking lot at East Avenue and Cohasset Road. A handgun was located in the vehicle, said Chico police Capt. Lori MacPhail. About half a dozen robberies have occurred recently See BANK, page 9A County votes to oppose 2-year budget cycle By RICH GREENE the fire, which was first reported at 7:44 a.m. at the David Avenue church. Firefighters initially considered the fire to be suspicious because the church is not normally occupied at that time of day and there were no church members present at the time, Battalion Chief and Tehama County Fire Marshal Matt Cham- blin said. The investigation led to arrest of Houtman, who told investigators he start- ed the fire as a statement against organized reli- gion, according to a Red Bluff Police Department press release. First units arrived on scene at 7:48 a.m. to find the roof on fire and the interior full of smoke, according to a press release issued by Red Bluff Fire Chief Jon Ben- nett. The fire was con- tained at 8:05 a.m. Initial attack crews made a quick stop of the fire, confining it to a small area of the roof before spending about an hour Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Firefighters assess damage at the First United Methodist Church, which was burned early Thursday. overhauling the fire area. In addition to damage in the roof, there was damage to a window and bracing that supported the roof, smoke damage to the interior and broken glass from a door where emergency crews forced entry, Bennett said. The roof of the church was a major project for the church about two years ago when construc- tion was done to stabilize it, said Ben Hughes, chairman of the church's board. Construction to stabi- Shelter to hold dog adoption special By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer With the most recent venture of finding homes for cats a success, the Tehama County Animal Care Center and Providing Essentials for Tehama Shel- ter (PETS) are teaming up again — this time they're going to the dogs. The two groups are holding an adoption special through Saturday. Throughout the four-day event, the spay-neuter fee will be sponsored by PETS and the cost for adopting, micro chipping and licens- ing a dog will be between $20-40, Care Center Man- ager Mark Storrey said. "It's been a roller coaster year, going up and down in numbers," Storrey said. "Things are really full on the adoption side. We have about 60 dogs right now." While that number is normal for this time of year, it is almost at capacity for the shelter, Storrey said. "The PETS organization 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 animal, call 527-3439. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. came to me with yet anoth- er idea and great promotion to help our fantastic dogs find new forever homes," Storrey said. "I am thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity to our commu- nity and cannot thank PETS enough for all they do for the homeless animals here in the northstate. What could be better with the sea- sons changing than adding a furry member to your family. With a full adoption kennel we're sure there's a perfect dog at the care cen- ter for every family." The shelter has a number of cats who are waiting for people to come check them out, Storrey said. The Tehama County Animal Care Center is open 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday with adoption hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on animals, adoption fees, vol- unteering or fostering an lize the roof cost about $20,000, but the roof was still in need of repair, he said. haul," Hughes said. "The city's building inspector has already inspected the building and he said once the smoke damage is cleaned out it's safe enough to hold a service Sunday and that's what we'll do." Investigations are a "This has been a long joint effort between Red Bluff Fire, CalFire and Tehama County Fire, Shobash said. In total two engines, a ladder truck and 12 per- sonnel responded from Red Bluff Fire with two engines and eight person- nel assisting from Cal- Fire and one squad truck and two people from Tehama County Fire Department. The fire did $10,000 in damage. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews .com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. as many meetings the Tehama County Board of Supervisors delved into state politics, Tuesday, and a further agenda item presented the opportunity for Supervisor Bob Williams to take a dig at a Republican rival. The Supervisors voted unanimously to oppose Proposition 31, the pro- posed state constitutional amendment that would create a 2-year budget cycle as well as further reform the structure of state and local govern- ments. Williams had asked the board to consider taking a stance on the proposition in preparation for an upcoming meeting with the Regional Council of Rural Counties, which is set to take its own stance on the issue Sept. 21. Previously the board had decided to take no stance on Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown's ballot tax initiative Williams, who repre- sents the county in the California State Associa- DN Staff Writer For the second time in tion of Counties, reported that association by the narrowest of margins voted to support Prop. 30. The association is opposed to Prop. 31. The board took much less time in its discussion of Prop. 31. Supervisor George Russell quipped the state Legislature had enough trouble balancing a bud- get every year, to expect it to get it right for a 2-year cycle. the power that would be given to the governor to make unilateral budget cuts during declared fiscal emergencies under the proposition. Russell also questioned That sentiment was echoed by the other super- visors. able giving any one per- son that much power," Supervisor Ron Warner said. "I don't feel comfort- The board's next agen- da item was to approve travel expenses for the two supervisor-elects to attend a study session for newly elected supervisors in Long Beach. See COUNTY, page 9A Motorcyclist injured in 3-way crash Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff Fire Engineer Wes Morgan, Firefighter Leslie McLeod, Capt. Dom Catona and Mark Moyer work Thursday on removing a motorcycle, the driver of which was injured in a three- car collision. The collision took place about 12:30 p.m. on Luther Road between Mill and South Jackson streets, injuring one man who was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital with minor to moderate injuries. A red Dodge Dakota pickup was unable to stop in time to avoid a collision with a blue sedan.The pickup was rear-ended by the motorcycle.