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Vol. 39, No 1 January 6, 2015
Burglaries
are still a
problem
Searches have
netted arrests but
no one charged
with burglaries
yet....
BURNEY — There
have been a rash of
burglaries plaguing the
Burney area in the past
few weeks.
The Burney Patrol
Division has had the
Gang Unit up and has
done numerous probation and parole searches. The searches have
resulted in arrests for
parole and probation
violations.
Sergeant
Quentin
Johnston says they did
pick up an individual be-SEE BURGLARIES, A-3
Heaven Turner
Photo by Zack Van Cleave
Legion Post 441 gets new sign to be displayed with VFW Post 5689’s sign on
Veterans Hall... (l-r) American Legion Burney Post Commander Chuck Tugana and Post Adjutant Bob
Boyce show off the Post’s new plaque for the Veteran’s Hall.
Facebook rant costs woman her job
All Hell broke loose when a
nurse practitioner hired from a
temporary agency to help relieve
a shortage of doctors at Mountain
Valleys Health Centers, Theresa
Bubenzer, allegedly posted a couple of scathingly hateful messages
about Burney and the patients she
served.
In addition to numerous angry
Former
Burney
woman
joins most
wanted
Heaven Leann Turner
Date of birth: Jan. 29,
1985 Vitals: 5 feet, 3 inches; 176 pounds; brown
hair, blue eyes Charge:
-SEE WANTED, A-3
rebuttals posted on facebook, Val
Lakey, Mayers Memorial Hospital’s Administrative Assistant
which has nothing to do with SEE
FACEBOOK, A-4Mountain Valleys
One killed trying to put chains on
Three tractor-trailers, five cars and one trailer, crash
Alan Herington
Felon takes
on deputies
It took over 24
hours for violent
felon to come off
high...
At approximately 6:22
p.m., New Years Day,
Shasta County Sheriff
deputies from the Burney Station responded to
a disturbance involving
Alan Herington, 40, on
Hudson Street, in Burney. Deputies received
information Herington
had a felony warrant for
-SEE HIGH, A-3
DEAD HORSE SUMMIT —
There’s a reason for “Chain Required” signs and as big of a pain
in the rear as it is, drivers need to
stop and put them on at or as near
to the sign as they safely can.
This time the oops screwed up
eight vehicles and cost one man
his life.
At 5:45 p.m. December 29, the
weather was still cloudy and cold,
Highway 89 still covered in ice and
snow and the chain signs were up.
A 2013 Freightliner driven by Marcus Ngeleka, 54, of Glendale Arizona was northbound and summated Dead Horse on Highway 89.
A 2009 International driven by
Ioan Paunescu, 37, of Vancouver,
WA and co-driver Stephen Kaderlik, 47, of Sparks, NV were coming
up the northern grade.
Paumescu’s semi became disabled in the southbound lane as he
attempted to traverse a hill. Kaderlick, got out of the cab and was
pulling chains out of a compartment on the driver’s side of the
vehicle as Ngeleka came down the
hill toward them.
The approaching big rig lost
traction on the snow and ice and
drifted over the double yellow
lines, hit the International and
Kaderlik, killing him.
The freightliner continued out
of control, jack-knifed and came
to rest partially down an embankment on the east side.
Moments later, a northbound
2012 Freightliner commercial
tractor-trailer combination driven
by Jerald John Elbert, 60, of Gardnerville, NV, was struck by a 2014
Subaru Impreza driven by Fall
River businesswoman, Mona Toms
Carr, 60, of Castella, CA. She was
able to get off the side of the roadway. Others weren’t as fortunate.
As the Freightliner was stopped in
the northbound lane, a 1994 Chevy
Suburban towing a utility trailer,
driven by Angel Fauver, 51, of
Coos Bay, OR, swerved to the left
and the utility trailer on the Chevrolet collided with the trailer of
the stopped Freightliner.
The utility trailer dislodged
from the Chevrolet and the Chevrolet continued out of control and
collided head-on with the International from the previous collision.
A northbound 2008 Ford Expedition, driven by Ralph Lopriore,
45, of Kentfield, WA, came upon
the previous collisions and
swerved to the left. The Ford went
down a steep embankment and hit
several small trees.
A 2006 Toyota Sienna, also
northbound, driven by Radhakrishnam Narayanan, 41, of Irvine, CA came onto the previous
collisions and swerved to the right
striking the rear of the stopped
Freightliner.
Highway Patrolman Kevin
Platt of the Mount Shasta Station,
said it didn’t appear that drugs or
alcohol was a factor, and while not
giving any conclusions, did point
out to remind motorists that such
collisions often result from driving too fast for the conditions. “It’s
a simple matter of physics that a
vehicle can’t stop as fast or turn as
accurately on wet or icy pavement.
State finds way to jack up gas prices
Tony Avila
Dog takes
bite out of
crime
Homeless Burney
man runs from
deputies, K-9
deployed
Deputies from the
Burney Station received
information on the possible whereabouts of one
of Shasta County’s Most
Wanted Tony Avila, 42
years old, of Burney. At
2:50 p.m., January 3, the
area was described as a
camp in the wooded area
just south of Johnson
Park. Upon arrival deputies located the camp,
and a foot chase ensued.
Deputy Estes and his
K-9 partner “Blitz” arrived to assist. After an
approximate one hour
search covering over a
mile, “Blitz” was able to
locate Avila hiding in a
brush thicket. Avila surrendered without further incident. Avila has
-SEE ARREST, A-3
Starting Jan. 1, transportation
fuel will become a part of
California’s cap-and-trade
program. This program
was put into place in
2006 to help reduce
the amount of
green-house
gases any
major source can
emit.
According to California’s Air Resource Board, transportation
creates 40 percent of carbon pollution. They hope to reduce
emissions to 1990 levels
by 2020.
Locally, as of January 4,
regular was priced at:
Pit River Mini Mart
sold for $2.44
USA sold for $2.49
Chevron (Burney) was $2.69
Shell (Johnson Park)
was $2.69
Shell (Fall
River
Mills)
was $2.99
CSF was $2.99
Chevron (McArthur) was $2.96
Assemblyman Brian Dahle is
trying to delay the implementation of cap-and-trade on fuel.
Fourteen Stations in Redding
had prices below $2.50 per gallon.
Thirty-eight were below $2.50
in Reno and four of them between
$2.36 and$2.39.
Sixteen in Grants Pass, Oregon
were below $2.50 and Fred Meyers
was at $2.27.
The national average was $2.20.
This Week’s Weather
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Thur.
Hi - 55
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Fri
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Sat.
Hi - 52
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James Royton Sr.
Serial
rapist to be
sentenced
Child Rapist may
get life in prison
Sentencing for convicted rapist James Scott
Royton, Sr. 66, formerly
of Burney has been set
for 1:20 p.m., March 9
in Department nine of
Shasta County Superior
Court.
On December 16, 2014
he was convicted of forcible rape and forcible
lewd acts on a child, and
forcible oral copulation.
A Shasta County jury
found him guilty after
hearing evidence that
showed he molested a
relative beginning when
the victim was 10 years
old until she was approximately 20. He and his victim lived in Burney until
recently.
-SEE RAPIST, A-3
Flu not
major
problem
yet
Health officials are
keeping tabs on a flu
epidemic sweeping the
United States, and so far
15 children nationwide
have died from flu symptoms.
There has been an
outbreak of the flu in
Butte County, leaving
four people hospitalized
in the last month.
Health officials are
saying the flu could
spread to Shasta County.
There have already been
six reported cases of the
flu in Shasta County this
year.
“People will get sick
and people will spread
the flu to others,” said
Venessa Vidovich, Supervising Public Health
Nurse at Health and Hu-SEE FLU, A-3
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January 6, 2015
Mountain Echo
“To sin by silence when they should protest makes
cowards of men.”
President Abraham Lincoln
I
Been around long enough
’m sure that
if you’ve been
around long
enough you’ve noticed
how government and big
business works for you.
When you draw social
security you receive an
annual notice, most of
the time you receive a
tiny increase - cost of
living. Then you get a
notice that your Medi-
care premium just went
up taking it away.
This year AARP
didn’t even blush, they
raised the rates considerably and aren’t taking
it out of Social Security.
Then you have the
falling gas prices. It had
been pretty bad and for
that matter even at $2 +
way too much.
However it has got-
ten down to where it is
semi manageable so our
politicians decided to
implement a tax to force
it to increase by God
only knows how much.
Nice going folks.
We don’t need the Tea
Party. We need a Tea
Party.
Find the Blue Skys in your life
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CONTACT
YOUR
OFFICIALS
Your legislators
U.S. Senate
Barbara Boxer
1700 Montgomery St.
Ste 240, San Francisco,
CA 94111
415-403-0100
Dianne Feinstein
One Post St. Ste 2450
San Francisco, CA
94104
415-393-0707
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Lassen/ Modoc County
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200
Granite Bay, CA 95746
House of Representatives
Shasta County
Doug LaMalfa
(916) 529-6660
CA State Assembly
Brian Dahle
280 Hemsted, Suite 110
Redding, CA 96002
(530) 223-6300
State Senate
Ted Gaines
State Capital
Sacramento, CA
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Adin
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I
was looking back
and realized I have
been writing this
column for several years
now. It is always amazing to me that when I
miss a week, someone
tells me they missed
reading Blue Skies that
week. Thank you for
reading!
Writing is something
I really enjoy and I am
privileged that Walt and
Donna have allowed me
this space over the years.
If you didn’t know, my
beginning with the
Caldwell’s was when I
was in high school. That
was over 30 years ago.
I used to write the Big
Valley High School news
column for them.
When I was in high
school my dream was
always to be a news
anchor or to be involved
in journalism. Walt and
Donna always encouraged that dream. After I
got married and moved
back to Fall River, they
gave me a job and have
allowed me to write for
them ever since.
I want to thank them
for all they do. They
have been working hard
to provide our community with news for many
years. Additionally,
they volunteer, serve on
boards and committees
and support the many
activities and events of
our area.
So what is the story
behind Blue Skies?
My Blue Skies column was started to focus
on seeing the things in
life in a positive light...
striving to live, love and
laugh in each minute of
each day. My hope is that
you let the sunshine in...
and find the Blue Skies
in life...
B - Blessings to each
of you as you begin this
beautiful day
L - Living, Loving
and Laughing each step
along the way
U - Understanding
that life can throw us
bumps and curves
E - Each of us not
feeling we always get
what we deserve
S - Stop and look
around and count the
blessings you share
K - Kindness, compassion to others so they
will know how much you
care
I - Inspire and love in
everything you do
E - Encourage one
another showing the sky
is Blue
S - Success will be
dependent on how we
view what we see...just
know that I pray for you,
sunshine and blue skies,
that is the wish from me!
Happy New Year…
wishing you many Blue
Skies in the year to
come!
Author to speak at library
FALL RIVER MILLS
— The Fall River Valley
Library’s Itty Bitty Book
Club and Fall River High
School student volunteers have teamed together to host a special event
for the community.
A Morning with the
Author: Bringing Literature to Life will feature
local author Debbie Noel
and her recently released
children’s book The Frog,
the Mermaid and the Fly:
A Very Unusual Fairy
Tale with a Twist. This
fairytale does indeed has
a very unusual twist.
It is a story about a
frog, a fly, a crab and a
mermaid. It is a journey
of a very unlikely duo,
a lonely frog named Sir
Gavin and an orphan fly
named Allie.
Things are not always
what they seem and we
learn a lesson in TRUE
friendships.
Noel based each of the
characters in the story on
her 7 grandchildren and
her son, Thomas. She
also illustrated the book.
A Morning with the
Author will take place
this Saturday, January
10th at the Fall River Valley Library at 11:00 am.
Noel will read her
book and there will be a
limited supply of signed
copies available for purchase. Fall River High
School student volunteers will be leading craft
stations, games, songs
and snacks for children
that all correspond with
this unusual fairytale.
All ages are invited to attend.
Thank you
Editor: I would like to thank the wonderful
Lifesaving Heroes of Fall River Mills and Burney! The Shasta Blood Center collected 130 units
of life saving blood from the members of the Fall
River Mills and Burney Community in 2014!!! The
Shasta Blood Center is the sole provider of blood
to Mayer Memorial Hospital and the surrounding
community. Mayer Memorial Hospital uses approximately 400 units of blood each year. Let’s see
if we can collect 350 units in 2015 that will help
ensure there is enough blood to meet the needs of
the patients of the Fall River Mills and Burney.
We would like to thank the numerous volunteers who help us each month run the blood drive.
These volunteers bring homemade cookies, greet
and help sign up all of the donors, and we couldn’t
do it without them.
We cannot meet the needs of the patients in the
Fall River Mills and Burney Communities without your help! Thanks for your continued support. We look forward to a wonderful 2015!
Dessie Baxter
Shasta Blood Center
Mountain Echo
January 6, 2015
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High continued
burglary, and four misdemeanor warrants for
his arrest.
When deputies arrived they attempted
to take Herington into
custody, but Herington
attempted to flee out the
back of the residence.
As deputies pursued
Herington he became
cornered in the kitchen
of the residence. Deputies then attempted take
Herington into custody,
but he became violent
by flailing his arms and
legs at deputies, striking
them. A Taser was then
deployed, which had lit-
Wanted
Rapist continued
continued
Continued from page 1
for being an accessory.
Anyone with information
regarding any member of
Shasta County’s Most Wanted
is asked to contact SHASCOM at (530)245-6540
Continued from Page 1
tle effect on Herington,
and he continued to violently resist by flailing
his arms and legs striking deputies. After an
approximate two minute
struggle, deputies were
able to overcome Herington’s resistance and
place him into handcuffs.
According to the evidence the victim did not
immediately report the
molestation because Royton told her this was their
secret and she feared she
would be removed from
her family and he would
harm her. The defendant
threatened that he would
hurt her if she ever told
anyone.
Evidence was also presented that he was convicted in a Shasta County
Court on three lewd and
demic. Although there
are new strands of the
flu this season that are
immune to vaccinations,
getting the shot will give
you milder symptoms if
you do still catch the virus, stated Vidovich.
Another benefit of
getting a flu vaccination
she said may keep you
from getting the flue and
will protect those that
are most at risk of death
- infants and seniors over
age 65.
Medical personnel were
then summoned to the
scene by deputies.
Herington continued
to violently attempt to
escape deputies’ holds,
and when placed in the
backseat of a patrol unit
Herington slammed his
head into the metal bars
protecting the windows.
Herington was escorted
to a local hospital for a
medical clearance.
Herington exhibited
symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol, and a controlled
substance.
Over a day later, after
being cleared for custody, Herington was transported and booked into
the Shasta County Jail
on charges of battery of
a police officer, resisting
arrest, and his active arrest warrants. No deputies were injured during
the struggle.
lascivious acts on a child
under 14 and one count
of unlawful sexual intercourse against two other
female relatives in 1984.
According to Deputy
District Attorney Sarah
Van Slyke, the court
heard evidence last Fri-
day regarding the validity of a 1984 conviction
that found him guilty on
three counts of lewd and
lascivious acts on a child
under 14 and one count
of unlawful sexual intercourse against two other
female relatives in 1984.
The Judge found that
the 1984 convictions for
three counts of lewd and
lascivious acts against a
minor and oral copulation with a minor were
true. With that finding
Van Slyke says Royton
faces life in prison.
Flu continued
Continued from Page 1
man Services Agency in
Shasta County. “There
will be a number of people who will be hospitalized.”
Getting a flu shot is
critical during this epi-
Burglaries continued
Continued from Page 1
hind the Rex Club, in the
early morning hours a
few days ago, but so far it
hasn’t resulted in an ar-
rest. They also recovered
a set of shoes in a probation search that matches
prints found at the scene
of a residential burglary.
on two felony warrants
and three misdemeanor
warrants, with a total
bail of $34,000.
Anyone with information regarding any mem-
Obituary
In Memory of
Dorothy Bickford
Dorothy Burns Waite Bickford passed away on
January 2, 2015.
Dorothy was born July 29, 1918 in Cedaredge,
Colorado to George and Myrtle Waite, Dorothy
was the oldest of three children. She graduated
from East Denver High School and attended Denver University before transferring to UC Berkley
and graduating in Public Health in 1941. Working as Medical Technologist at the Sutter General
Hospital in Sacramento, Dorothy met James Bickford, Folk Dancing and were married 6 mos. later
in 1949. James passed last January before their
65th anniversary.
In 1957, Jim and Dorothy moved to the Lincoln
family ranch. Together they built their family
home and in 1962 changed it from a dairy herd to
beef cattle. Dorothy was a charter member to the
Placer/Nevada County Cowbelles and held several offices and was named Cowbelle of the year
in 1988.
As a woman before her time, Dorothy held a full
time job as Medical Tech, raised four children and
continued to be active as a school board trustee for
over 12 years, President of the PTA where she was
named a lifetime member in 1972. Sister Dorothy
was a 50 year member of Eastern Star and spent
many hours volunteering her time in helping the
elderly. Having put all the kids through college,
Dorothy retired in 1974, and continued working
and helping with the books on the ranch.
Not wanting to give up their lifestyle, Jim and
Dorothy moved to McArthur to continue their
dream of cattle ranching. In 1988, the family
bought Beaver Creek Ranch and moved the cattle
operation. Dorothy continued to be active in Eastern Star and Intermountain Cattlewomen, receiving the Cattlewoman of the Year award in 2001.
Dorothy also filled in part-time at Mayers Memorial Hospital as Medical Tech.
Dorothy was an advocate of education and
reading. She enjoyed her granddaughters and
spent endless hours reading to them. Quote from
Jim - “The only reason I have successful kids is
because I married a smart woman.”
Dorothy is survived by her four children: Ken
and Gitch of Fall River Mills, Ron and Barbara of
Rocklin, Carol Buckman and Bill of Pittville, and
Larry and Tina of San Jose; six grandchildren:
Martin, Brandon and Dustin Bickford, and Heidi
Bass, Mimi Macfarlane and Bonni Buckman; 13
great grandchildren- Isabel, Job, Noah, Emma,
Blake, Jacob, Jack, Winnie and Henry Bickford,
and Sadie, Hudson, and Baxter Bass, and Will
Macfarlane; along with numerous nieces and
nephews.
A memorial service will be held January 9,
2015 at the Masonic Temple in Fall River Mills, CA
at 1 p.m.
Burney
Little League
Among those burglarized is the Rex Club, Burney Realty and Burney
Physical Fitness and the
First Baptist Church.
Arrest continued
Continued from Page 1
been on the Most Wanted
list since September 24,
2014. Avila was transported to the Shasta
County Jail and booked
Don’t wanna miss this
amazing fundraising event!
ber of Shasta County’s
Most Wanted is asked
to contact SHASCOM at
(530)245-6540.
Fellowship program
is available
The Capital Fellows
Programs offer a unique
opportunity
to
participate in policy making and development.
Fellows work for 10-11
months as full-time, paid
staff members in the
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Tri-Tip
Fundraiser
Dinner
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Burney Veterans Hall
• Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
• Dinner served at 6:00 p.m.
• No Host Bar is available
Dinner tickets
$15 for 12 and older
$30 a couple
$5 under 12
$150 for a table of 8(includes
$50 in raffle tickets
Tickets may be purchased at
the US Bank in Burney.
There are many amazing raffle
prizes to be given away
including 3 guns!
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Mountain Valleys and
Carol Morris, an administrator for Mountain
Valleys, received numerous phone calls about
the posts. Mountain Valley’s CEO, Dave Jones
says he became aware of
the problem late Saturday and is as appalled as
anyone else on staff. He
notified the temporary
agency Sunday that her
services were no longer
needed at Mountain Valleys so she is no longer
with them. He also apologizes to everyone, staff,
employees, patients and
the communities for her
behavior. “This is not
Mountain Valleys Health
Centers!” He says.
Theresa Bubenzer’s
phone number is not
listed.
“I am without a phone
for the weekend. I had a
skeleton crew and I was
it for the clinic so got
slammed. Some of the
most vile specimens of
humanity were my patients today. Just when
I thought I was going
to crack and answer in
kind, I had the nicest
patient. He was kind,
considerate, and offered
to bring me a load of
wood. The people here
are very clannish and
well, weird. A lot of them
smell bad and do a lot of
drugs. I spend half the
time fending off Norco
zombies and meth heads
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and addicts. They are not
pleased that they are not
getting the Rx that the
former doc gave. I had
drug renewals that were
asking for 180 Xanax. Or
200 Norcos. You get the
drift. I said no, no, no...
go to Rehab..(name censored). I am grateful that
I wasn’t born and raised
in Burney California.
Thank you, thank you,
thank you.”
Another post on her
web site this one dated
January 1.
“Magnificently bored
in California. I take my
ennui to the coast. Anyway, I am working and
expect to see the same
sort of the lost, the foolish, and the ill as I did
in 2014. I had a mom and
dad call me at work because their child was still
sick. I asked them if they
had given the prescription but they forgot it.
Left it home when they
went to Chico. I called it
in to a pharmacy in Chico
and had a laugh with the
pharmacist about it. You
have to hope someone
helps them raise their
child because they are
not the brightest bulbs in
the shed. Happy 2015. Realize how beautiful you
are; how good you are;
and how loved you are.”
A post on the Mayers
Memorial Hospital Facebook page Sunday night
replied to complaints
that had been forwarded
to them.
“MMHD has been
made aware of a situation with a locum (temporary) employee of
Mountain Valleys Health
Center (MVHC). We have
spoken with Mountain
Valleys and they are
aware of the situation.
Mayers Memorial Hospital District and Mountain
Valleys are two separate
entities. MMHD does
not employ physicians
or practitioners. (They
are granted privileges to
see their patients at our
facility.) Although we
are separate, we do have
the same goal of providing quality patient care
to the residents of our
communities. MMHD appreciates you advising us
of this situation. We have
learned that MVHC staff
is fully aware of the situation and is acting accordingly.”
Mountain
Valleys
Health Centers also responded on Facebook:
“Carol Zahn Morris
Mountain Valleys Health
Centers has become
aware of very hateful and
inappropriate Facebook
posts by a temporary
Family Nurse Practitioner assigned to us. We do
not condone this and are
as appalled as everyone
else. We love our patients
and our communities.
Her assignment has been
terminated. Dave Jones,
CEO MVHC.”
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Mountain Echo
Basketball League Previews 2015
See
Page
Evergreen
League
Shasta-Cascade
B2
Section B
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
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Bulldogs sweep their
fourth hoop tourney
Photo by Ron Mosher
Sara Westlund goes to the hoop in Fall River win over Trinity at Liberty
Tournament in Redding last week. Fall River finished second in the event.
Lady Bulldogs second
to Weed in LC tourney
REDDING - All good
things must come to an
end they say, and for the
Lady Bulldogs of Fall
River that end came at
the hands of the Weed
Cougars in the Liberty
Tournament
championship. Going into the
game against fellow SCL
foe Weed, Fall River was
a perfect 12-0, but came
up four points short of
extending
that
win
streak as Weed came out
on top, 44-40.
A close game all the
way, Fall River trailed by
two after one period, fell
behind 22-28 at half but
cut that to one to start
the final quarter. The
Lady Cougars out scored
FR in the final frame, 9-6
for the win.
Sara
Westlund
pumped in 26 points with
four steals, while Megan
Gallion added six with
three assists.
Amy
Brown scored four with
10 rebounds and four
steals, while Madison
Corder
and
Taylor
Corder rounded out the
offense with two each.
Fall River started the
tournament with a 41-33
win
over
Hayfork.
Brown had a double-double with 11 points and 12
rebounds and added five
steals.
Gallion
and
Westlund hit eight each,
with Westlund grabbing
a team high six thefts
and Laci Denny had six.
See FR / page B-3
ETNA - The beat goes on for the Fall
River Bulldogs - on both the varsity
and JV level - as the two teams swept to
the championships of the Etna
Tournament here over the weekend.
The tournament title is the fourth of
the year for the undefeated Fall River
hoop squads. Both squads previously
topped the Block ‘F’, Trinity
Invitational and the Burney Jamboree.
The varsity and JV boys will put
their perfect 13-0 records on the line
when they begin Shasta-Cascade
league play at home on Friday in hosting Etna.
In varsity action, Fall River downed
the Maxwell Panthers in the opener on
Friday, 71-57.
Tanner Gallion led the potent
Bulldog attack with 31 points and 10
rebounds, while sophomore Cam
Cunningham pumped in 24 points.
Jace Neugebauer scored eight with
four assists and Johnny Westlund
added seven with a trio of steals.
Sophomore Justin Vigil had a doubledouble on defense with 10 boards and a
remarkable 12 blocked shots.
Next it was an Intermountain Area
shoot-out, with Fall River topping Big
Valley, 70-57 to start their Saturday
schedule.
Gallion again had the hot hand with
32 points and 10 boards, while Vigil hit
18 points (four trey’s) to go with 10
rebounds
and
three
blocks.
Cunningham hit double digits with 13,
while
Westlund
hit
five
and
Neugebauer two.
In their finale of the 2-day winter
break tournament, Fall River upended
host Etna, 61-55, after the two teams
were knotted at 44-all to start the final
period.
Gallion and Cunningham tied for
the top scoring with 15 each, while
Vigil put up 15 to go with 11 boards and
five blocks. Neugebauer hit seven,
Westlund six and Juan-Carlos Venegas
one.
Ironically, Fall River and Etna will
hook up to open the Bulldogs ShastaCascade league season this Friday in
McArthur.
“After not playing for a while we
were a bit rusty,” summed up coach
Scott Gallion, “and we’re missing a
couple of kids on an extended vacation.”
He went on to note that with the two
players missing, “We're still working
on a rotation... we’ll see how it goes.”
Gallion also had praise for
Cunningham, starting the tournament
in only his fourth varsity appearance
and scoring a total of 53 points in the
event. Also Vigil was on his radar, noting, “he may not have scored in that
first game against Maxwell, but his
defense was superb with 10 boards and
12 blocked shots.”
Fall River (13-0) has a Bye on
Tuesday before hosting Etna (5-9)
Friday night with JV girls action
beginning the four-game set at 3:30 in
the afternoon.
Cards second at ACA tourney
Bulldog JV’s use a big broom
REDDING - For the
second year in a row, the
Big Valley Lady Cards
took the Silver at the
annual American Christian Academy (ACA)
Tournament at Simpson
University here over the
weekend.
After losing to Mercy
in a close fought game,
35-39, the Lady Cards
roared back to punch out
Dunsmuir, 54-11 and finished with a 42-28 drubbing of host American
Christian.
“We were the better
team,” noted coach Josh
Razmus, ‘but we just
couldn’t capitalize on
our free throws. It cost
us the game.”
Big Valley converted
only five of 18 chances at
the charity stripe, while
Mercy was 6-for-7.
Amanda
Bricker
tossed in 11 points to lead
the Cards, while Kayla
McCrary hit eight. Erica
Stevenson scored six,
Makenzie Frye four and
Cherie Leonard and
Savanna Miller with
three each.
BV is now 5-5.
See BV GIRLS / B-3
ETNA - The Fall River
JV boys continued to
romp through the competition in the pre-season,
sweeping their way to
the Etna Tip-Off Tournament
championship
and a 13-0 record on the
year. It was their fourth
Tournament title this
year.
They began with a 64-
43 drubbing of Maxwell ,
with Fabian Alvarez
leading the way with 21
points
and
Zach
Thompson pumping in
14. Kaleb Hamilton and
Joe Robles added eight
apiece in win number 11.
Next to face the
onslaught was Big Valley
and a 61-15 Fall River victory. Thompson topped
the BlueDogs with 16,
while Cade Rainwater
tipped in 14 and Alvarez
10.
In their tournament
finale, Fall River edged
host Etna, 69-60.
Rainwater notched 21,
Robles 19 and Hamilton
12.
Fall River (13-0) host
Etna on Friday.
BV boys 1-2 at Tip-Off Tourney
ETNA - For the Big
Valley varsity boys, the
beginning game here at
the Tip-Off Tournament
was perfect - a 58-49 win
over host Etna. Then
things got tougher.
Big Valley lost to Fall
River on Saturday, 57-70
then fell to Maxwell
when they had to double
back in the very next
game, coming up just
short, 45-47, beaten by a
3-pointer with no time
left
on
the
clock.
Definitely a tough loss.
In their opening win,
Kellen Gerig popped in
25 points, Riley Leventon
added eight and Michael
Bertelsen six.
Against Fall River,
Gerig again led the
attack with 35, while
Tanner Bidwell chipped
in 17 and Wyatt Schmitt
seven.
In the heartbreaking
loss to Maxwell, Gerig
hit 12, Nick Rhodes 10
and Bertelsen nine.
“We just ran out of gas
against Maxwell,” noted
coach Bob Bertelsen.
See BV BOYS / B-3
Prep Sports This Week
Photo by Ron Mosher
Big Valley’s Amanda Bricker drives the lane in narrow
loss to Mercy at annual ACA Tournament Saturday.
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Tuesday, January 6
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Modoc at Burney, 3:30
Big Valley at Tulelake
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January 9-10
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Mountain Echo
Preview To Prep Basketball League Season 2015
SHASTA-CASCADE LEAGUE
The Shasta-Cascade League is comprised of seven schools: Burney, Fall River,
Trinity, Weed, Mt. Shasta, Modoc and Etna.
Varsity Boys outlook____________
File photo by Ron Mosher
It’s always exciting when Fall River and Burney tangle. Bulldog Jace Neugebauer drives the paint for two
points against Burney in the Block ‘F’ earlier this year.
BURNEY (2-7)
Coach: Kevin Bower
Colors: Green & Gold
Mascot: Raider
Enrollment: 134
The Raiders return in hopes of
improving on their 9-15 overall mark in
2014. They have the least amount of
games under their belt this pre-season,
and have struggled to keep players on
the floor.
If they can keep everyone healthy
and playing, the 2015 team should play
the roll of spoiler and should get into
the playoffs - something they didn’t do
last season.
They’ve compiled wins over Big
Valley, Chester and Portola this season.
FALL RIVER (13-0)
Coach: Scott Gallion
Colors; Blue & Gold
Mascot: Bulldogs
Enrollment: 154
Fall River enters league play with a
perfect 13-0 record in pre-season
action, and therefore will have everyone gunning for them when league
starts.
“Everyone wants to be the team to
hand us our first defeat,” summed up
coach Scott Gallion.
The Bulldogs finished at .500 both in
league and overall last year, losing to
Quincy in the first round of playoffs.
Most people feel Fall River is the
team to beat in 2015, but most also see
the league as an open affair with a lot
of equally talented teams.
MT. SHASTA (9-5)
Coach: Cliff Blakely
Colors: Blue & Gold
Mascot: Bears
Enrollment: 221
An unknown entity for 2015, as the
Bears haven’t faced any SCL foe in the
early going. However, Mt. Shasta is
always tough and well coached. Look
for them to give everyone a tough time.
There only loss in league last year
was to rival Weed, and the two teams
battle it out this Friday in an early
showing of what to expect. One of
their wins this year was a 17-point victory over Chester - a team faced by both
local schools.
TRINITY (4-5)
Coach: Jaime Green
Colors: Red & White
Mascot: Wolves
Enrollment: 310
Jaime Green returns to coaching
after a year’s absence, and even though
they’ve had a slow start you can figure
they’ll be tough competition once
league begins. They’ve lost to SCL foes
Fall River, and Weed, but don’t let that
fool you.
MODOC (4-5)
Coach: Keith Weber
Colors: Purple & White
Mascot: Braves
Enrollment: 220
The Braves are struggling early, but
always seem to put a competitive team
on the floor when conference play
begins.
They’s lost to Lakeview,
Portola, Quincy and Chester this season, but that shouldn’t make teams feel
relaxed.
WEED (9-4)
Coach: Michael Carpine
Colors: Green & White
Mascot: Cougars
Enrollment: 106
After finishing in the bridesmaid
role in 2014, the Cougars are eager to
give veteran coach Carpine a title.
Their four losses have been to Fall
River, Durham, Hidden Valley and
Liberty Christian - four tough teams.
ETNA (5-9)
Coach: Charnna Gilmore
Colors: Red & White
Mascot: Lions
Enrollment: 187
The Lions five wins have come over
sub .500 teams, and it looks like it will
be a tough year for Etna. However,
they seem to come alive when league
starts. They’ll play a number of teams
close.
So who is your pick?
Varsity Girls outlook____________
File photo by Ron Mosher
Fall River’s Sara Westlund goes against Modoc
defender in this year’s opening game in McArthur
won by Fall River.
EVERGREEN
LEAGUE
W
9
9
6
3
3
0
X
L
1
1
4
7
7
10
X
The Evergreen League is comprised of seven schools: Big Valley, Butte Valley,
Dunsmuir, Happy Camp, Hayfork, Surprise Valley and Tulelake.
W
17
18
8
3
4
0
8
L
9
9
11
13
15
11
16
BOYS 2015
TEAM
Big Valley
Butte Valley
Dunsmuir
Happy Camp
Hayfork
Surprise Val.
Tulelake
W
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
L
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
rebuilding year, and they look to have
moved up a notch or two this year.
TRINITY (6-2)
Coach: Mike Garcia
Enrollment: 310
With their only two losses coming at
the hands of Fall River and Durham,
look for the Lady Wolfpack to be a contender in 2015.
MODOC (3-4)
Coach: Bill Hall
Enrollment: 220
Veteran coach Bill Hall returns to
put yet another contending team on the
hardwood. The Braves lost to Fall
River by only four in the season opener
prior to the Block ‘F’, and lost to a pair
of Oregon toughies in Lakeview and
Lost River. The Lady Braves could well
contend for the title.
WEED (9-4)
Coach: Bob West
Enrollment: 106
The Cougars have proven they’ll be
in the mix for the top, having handed
Fall River their first and only loss of
the year last week, 44-40. Their four
losses have come to large schools Lassen, Klamath Union, Yreka and
Eagle Point Oregon.
ETNA (9-5)
Coach: Les Helsley
Enrollment: 187
The Lady Lions have the most games
played heading into the conference
campaign, with losses to some large
schools - Corning, Lassen, Klamath
Union and Saratoga. They have some
tall players and figure to be in the mix
starting against Fall River on Friday.
EVERGREEN LEAGUE - BOYS
BOYS 2014
TEAM
Big Valley
Tulelake
Butte Valley
Happy Camp
Dunsmuir
Surprise Val.
Hayfork
BURNEY (3-3)
Coach: Tara Jones
Enrollment: 134
The Raiders will be looking to break
the mold this season and shake up
some conference foes. A slim pre-season schedule shows the Lady Raiders
at 3-3, with wins over Big Valley,
Chester and Portola.
Coach Tara Jones is excited about
the league line-up, and with just seven
players has to have everyone in uniform, healthy and limit the fouls. Look
for Burney to pull some upsets and
once again make the playoffs.
FALL RIVER (12-1)
Coach: Kathy Jones
Enrollment: 154
The Bulldogs have had a remarkable
run in the pre-season, wearing a 12-1
record heading into league play.
They’ve already faced four conference
opponents, winning over three
(Burney, Modoc, Trinity) but losing
their lone game to Weed in a four-point
thriller.
Coach Jones doesn’t see any
pushovers in the conference, and like
rival Burney is hoping to keep fouls at
a minimum to keep her core players in
action.
MT. SHASTA (7-6)
Coach: Kirk Andrus
Enrollment: 321
Don’t let the Lady Bears record fool
you, they’ve played and lost to some
large, tough schools - Klamath Union
and Central Valley. They also have
wins over large schools such as
Antioch and Lassen. Last season was a
W
4
3
3
1
1
1
0
L
5
5
4
4
6
6
7
Note: Hayfork was not in the
Evergreen League last year.
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BIG VALLEY
Coach: Bob Bertelsen
Enrollment: no report
The Cards are hoping
to repeat as league champions - and to not share
the crown with anyone
else.
Lofty goal, but
could be attainable
Big Valley has played
with the bigger boys all
through the pre-season,
and the move of a pair of
talented JV’s up to varsity is going to help in the
long run.
Most agree it’s the
Cardinals title to loose.
BUTTE VALLEY
Coach: Shane Cynor
Enrollment: 86
Another team that has
‘played up’ in the pre-sea-
son with wins over ACA,
Greenville
and
Westwood. Their losses
have - in the most part come to larger schools
and/or talented teams.
DUNSMUIR
Enrollment: 66
A rebuilding year for
the Tigers, with a pair of
wins over American
Christian, and losses to
Etna and Weed show
they’re probably going to
play the role of spoiler,
more than a contender.
HAYFORK
Enrollment: 87
Hayfork returns to the
conference
after
an
absence of several years.
Always a team to reckon
with in the past, this
year
is
truly
an
unknown.
The
Timberjacks
come off a pre-season of
playing a ton of ShastaCascade league teams,
including a narrow 2point loss to Weed.
Will be interesting to
see when they play
schools their own size.
HAPPY CAMP
Coach: Randy McCarthy
Enrollment: 67
The Warriors split
with Etna in the pre-season, and their four
reported losses came at
hands of Fall River, Fort
Brag
and
Redding
Christian.
Always well coached,
they could spell trouble
for fellow Evergreen
league competition when
conference play begins
this week.
SURPRISE VALLEY
Coach: Lance Linker
Enrollment: 32
The smallest school in
the conference surprised
a few teams last year. So
far this season, the
Hornets have lost to four
Oregon
teams
and
Modoc. Another dark
horse for opponents not
to overlook.
TULELAKE
Coach: Shawn Cross
Enrollment: 141
The largest school in
the league and don’t let
their 0-7 record to date
fool you - they’re much
better than their record
indicates. They gave Fall
River a battle in the early
going, and definitely will
not remain unbeaten in
league competition.
2014 FINAL S.C.L.
STANDINGS
BOYS
TEAM
Mt. Shasta
Weed
Modoc
Trinity
Fall River
Burney
Etna
W
11
9
7
6
5
4
0
L
1
3
5
6
7
8
12
W
24
22
17
12
13
9
4
L
4
6
9
16
13
15
20
W
23
17
11
17
17
11
4
L
7
10
13
10
11
15
21
GIRLS
TEAM
Weed
Mt. Shasta
Modoc
Fall River
Etna
Trinity
Burney
W
12
8
7
6
6
3
0
L
0
4
5
6
6
9
12
2015 S.C.L.
CURRENT RECORDS
BOYS
TEAM
Fall River
Weed
Mt. Shasta
Trinity
Modoc
Etna
Burney
W
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
L
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
W
13
9
9
4
4
5
2
L
0
4
5
5
5
9
7
W
12
6
9
9
7
3
3
L
1
2
4
5
6
4
3
GIRLS
TEAM
Fall River
Trinity
Weed
Etna
Mt. Shasta
Modoc
Burney
W
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
L
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Evergreen League
Girls
Outlook__
BIG VALLEY
Coach: Josh Rasmus
The Cards look to
bump up from second to
challenge for the top slot
in 2014. Led by a bevy of
veteran’s, the Cards have
accumulated a 5-5 mark,
the best in the league
pre-season.
They’ll get tested at
the get-go when they
travel to Tulelake today
(Tuesday) to take on last
year’s title holders.
Here’s our take on the
leaders for 2015:
TULELAKE
The Honkers have
faced
much
bigger
schools in the pre-season
so their level of competitiveness in the EL could
be high.
HAYFORK
Another school battling larger schools to
date, and could pose a
true threat to other EL
teams. Hayfork back in
the league for first time
in several years.
Butte Valley, Surprise
Valley, Dunsmuir and
Happy Camp will probably struggle, battling it
out for the middle of the
pack.
EVERGREEN
LEAGUE
GIRLS 2014
TEAM
Tulelake
Big Valley
Butte Valley
Surprise Val.
Happy Camp
Dunsmuir
Hayfork
W
10
8
5
4
3
0
X
L
0
2
5
6
7
10
X
W
15
14
6
4
5
1
12
L
10
12
13
8
12
17
14
GIRLS 2015
TEAM
W L
0 0
Big Valley
0 0
Tulelake
0 0
hayfork
0 0
Butte Valley
Surprise Val. 0 0
0 0
Dunsmuir
Happy Camp 0 0
W
5
2
2
1
1
1
0
L
5
5
8
5
6
6
3
Note: Hayfork was not in the
Evergreen League last year.
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BV GIRLS: Second at ACA__
Continued from page B-1
TAYLOR SLOAT
Sloat signs 3-year
NFL futures contract
Fall River graduate
Taylor Sloat signed a 3year futures contract
with the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
of
the
National Football League last week.
According to his family, this means he will get
to try out for the team in
April, and if he makes
the team the 3-year
agreement will be honored at the full dollar
amount.
“It’s exciting,” said his
mom, Kelly FreelandSloat, “but as we know
this is a big business and
we can’t be sure of anything.”
After graduating from
Fall River, Sloat played
football four season’s for
the
University
of
California Davis Aggies
and has been on the practice squad for the Tampa
Bay Bucs off and on this
season.
He is the son of Todd
and Kelly Sloat.
In their win against
Dunsmuir on Saturday,
Stevenson led with 12
points and made it a double-double
with
10
rebounds and added
three steals and two
assists. Bricker, Leonard
and
McCrary
each
scored
eight
with
Bricker notching six
steals and a trio off
assists. Leonard hauled
in eight boards and
McCrary
had
three
assists in a team effort.
“We came out early
and were very aggressive
and passed the ball consistently,” noted Rasmus.
Then it was host
American
Christian
Academy and the 42-28
Big Valley victory to end
it on Saturday.
“We played very solidly throughout the game,”
stated the coach, “and
was one of our best
defensive games this
year... and the girls
played as a team for all
four quarters.”
Stevenson
again
topped the team with a
double-double with 13
points and 10 rebounds
and added four assists.
Miller put up eight
points and 10 boards,
while Paige James and
Leonard
each
contributed four points.
James had five rebounds
and four steals, while
Leonard had six boards.
McCrary added three
points.
Stevenson was named
All-Tourney.
Big Valley (5-5) travels
to
Tulelake
today
(Tuesday)
to
open
Evergreen league play
then
returns
home
Wednesday
to
host
Redding
Christian.
There is no JV girls
game vs. RC with action
starting at 4 o’clock.
BV BOYS: Etna tourney____
Continued from page B-1
Being tired is understandable since they had
to take on Maxwell just
10 minutes after finishing the battle with Fall
River.
Coach Bertelsen noted
that he brought up a couple of JV’s this past week
to shore up his squad,
“and we’re still getting
the kinks out.”
Big Valley (4-5) travel
to Tulelake (0-7) today
(Tuesday) then return to
their campus in Bieber
the following night to
host Redding Christian.
FR GIRLS___
Cont’d from page B-1
Taylor Corder scored
four with Kellie Sims
and Shay Marquez finishing it off with two
each.
Then it was SCL foe
Trinity and a 50-33 win
on Friday evening. The
two teams played it close
in the first quarter, but
after that the lady
Bulldogs kept pulling
away to eventually win.
Westlund hit 16 with
six steals, while Brown
had a double-double with
12 points and 14 boards.
Gallion finished with
nine points.
Brown, Gallion and
Westlund were named to
the All-Tourney team.
In reviewing the tournament, coach Jones felt
the loss to Weed didn’t
mean the Cougars were
better than her Bulldogs,
“I think we can beat
them on a good night.”
Fall River (12-1) hosts
Etna (9-5) Friday to open
conference play.
“Etna
has
some
height,”
commented
coach Jones, “I expect a
good game Friday.”
Card JV boys
struggling
The
Big
Valley
Cardinal JV boys are
struggling with some
learning new roles after
two players were moved
up to the varsity squad
this past week.
At the Etna Tip-Off
Tournament, Big Valley
lost the opener to Etna,
27-65. Logan Leventon
and Michael McCrary
each hit seven points,
while Chase Ohm added
six, Dalton Leighton five
and Seth Gibson two.
Next it was powerful
Fall River and a 15-61
defeat. Destin Davies led
Big Valley with four.
In the finale, Big
Valley lost to Maxwell,
39-47.
“This was one of our
better games,” noted
coach Josh Kern.
Konnor Gerig pumped
in 14, with Ohm hitting
10. McCrary scored six,
Gibson
four,
Logan
Leventon two .
Regarding the loss of
Tanner Bidwell and
Wyatt Shmitt to the varsity, coach Kern noted,
“These
moves
have
forced some players to
step into new roles.”
Big Valley is in
Tulelake tonight (Tuesday) and home on
Wednesday.
GIRLS HOOP
ACTION....
• top: Kayla McCrary
of Big Valley is sandwiched between Mercy
defenders in ACA
Tourney action Friday.
• middle: Fall River’s
Megan Gallion (#10)
and Taylor Corder
(left) battle Trinity
players for the ball at
Liberty tournament.
• left: Amy Brown is
boxed in by Trinity
players.
Photos by Ron Mosher
WHAT A RUN, IT’S BEEN FUN...
Many times a school will have a basketball team
that starts with a long winning streak. Once in a
blue moon a school might have two basketball
teams with a pretty good record to start the season. But, it is truly rare to have all four of a
school’s hoop teams start with a flourish.
This is the case, however, with the Fall River
high school basketball squads. The Bulldogs have
four teams that have combined for a remarkable
46-2 mark to wrap up the pre-season play before
Shasta-Cascade league action begins this week.
That’s right.... 46 wins and only two losses.
Impressive!
Both the varsity boys and JV boys have unblemished marks at 13-0, while the varsity girls are 12-1
and the JV girls at 8-1.
Now, I know, I’ve probably jinxed the group, but I
hope not. All good things have to come to an end
eventually - or so the experts say - but it would be
nice to see these high percentages continue.
Wishing all local teams the best of luck as we
get set for conference action.
Go Get ‘Em!!!!!
• Sometimes me thinks we live in a screwed up
world... and an item on the internet caught my
attention and added to that concept - one of many,
I might add.
The threat of lawsuits has prompted many cities
to ban (or seriously curtail) sledding in their parks.
Yep, you can’t jump on a sled and sail down an
itty-bitty snow covered hill in some cities. That
alone should get you to move to the country.
However, even life in the country has changed
when it comes to having fun in the snow. Back
when I was young - somewhere between the caveman era and the Roaring Twenties - things were
different than they are today.
Growing up, no one thought anything about putting a long rope on the back bumper of dad’s car
and attaching it to a sled or toboggan some 30-feet
behind said automobile. No one thought anything
of loading that sled with kids then tooling down
highway 89 at warp speed of about 30mph (or
more if we could get Dad to agree)...
Now before you come unglued and write letters
to the Editor, I’m not condoning this be done in
today’s world... the local highways are a ton busier
than back in those days. Back in the 1950’s and
60’s, the only traffic on highway 89 was comprised
of local residents, and they all knew to watch out
for us idiots on a sled behind a car.... it was common place back then. That was before highway 44
to Reno/Susanville existed.
To do that today would be suicide. It also isn’t
feasible since we rarely have packed snow on any
local highway.
However, this practice halted because it was
unsafe. The cities banning sledding on the hills in
their park isn’t because things have become more
hectic or unsafe, but because we’ve become a
suit-happy nation looking for a quick buck and a
way to pass-the-buck because some people just
refuse to take responsibility for their own stupidity.
Back in the day... here we go again... a group of
us teenagers jumped on a toboggan and sailed
down Eskimo Hill near Old Station. About halfway
down we realized two things (1) we didn’t have
any brakes, and (2) there was a wall of rocks left
over from an old foundation dead ahead at the bottom of the hill. We did the appropriate thing and all
bailed off the toboggan. The toboggan continued
its journey to the rocks and disintegrated into a
bunch of pieces. Did we sue anyone? No, we just
built a bonfire out of the pieces of toboggan and
got out our inner tubes to continue having fun... By
the way, inner tubes bounced off the rocks
unscathed to fly down Eskimo Hill several more
times that day.
The sad part is that many a sledder, tobogganer
or skier has filed suit against cities, counties and
landowners because trees or rocks jumped out in
front of them and caused injuries. Sadly, juries and
judges agreed with them and awarded zillions of
dollars.
“Yes, your honor, that tree moved ten feet directly into the path of me and my sled... There was
nothing I could do except hit it.”
So here’s to the old days... and here’s to having
fun in the snow safely. Enjoy your week and enjoy
basketball - it’s indoors where it’s warm.
P age B 4 J anuar y 6, 2015 M ountai n E cho
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December 12, 2014
FILE NO. 2014-0001336
The following persons are doing
business as: BEAR MOUNTAIN
WORKSHOP,
13440
LUNA
DRIVE, REDDING, CA 96003
County of SHASTA. 1. Petersen,
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Redding, CA 96003. 2. Petersen,
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conducted by a Married Couple.
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business under the name above:
10/1/2014. Statement expires on
12/10/2019. S/Chris Petersen.
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December 4, 2014
FILE NO. 2014-0001309
The following persons are doing
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PITTVILLE RD., McARTHUR, CA
96056. County of SHASTA. 1.
Weigand, Trustee, Glorianne.
45817 Pittville Rd, McArthur, CA
96056. 2. Weigand Trustee,
Stanley N., 45817 Pittville Rd.,
McArthur, CA 96056. State: CA
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business as: OSKER’S MARINADE AND BBQ SAUCE, 45401
DEE KNOCH ROAD, McARTHUR, CA 96056. County of
SHASTA. 1. Pope, David Ray,
45401
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FILE NO. 2014-0001339
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REDDING, CA 96002. County of
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REDDING, CA 96003 County of
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Salzburg Trail, Redding, CA 96003
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In Memory of
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William Roland Patterson passed away on December 30, 2014 at the age of 55. He is survived
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Mann, Jimmy Hatch, Quincy Hatch, his five sisters, Betty, Vickie, Judy, Brenda and Stacey and
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Winter Ag meeting Wed.
The Shasta County
Cooperative Extension
presents its annual agriculture
educational
program and trade show
in McArthur on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 from
7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshments
and
tradeshow begin at 7:30
a.m. Producers who
want to come early can
come at 8:20 a.m. and renew their restricted materials permit. The Winter Ag meeting officially
gets started at 8:30 a.m.
with the announcement
of the early bird door
prize winner. Lunch will
be prepared by the world
famous Adin Supply.
The morning program
will include an update on
the use of rodenticide
presented by the Shasta
County Agriculture Department.
California
Farm Bureau Federation
attorney, Jack Rice will
be on hand to discuss the
recent ground water legislation signed by Governor Brown. Pest Control
Advisor, Steve Iliff and
Siskiyou County Farm
Advisor, Steve Orloff will
discuss fertilizing strategically and the importance of soil and tissue
testing. Tami Humphry
from North Eastern California Water Association
will share the new farm
evaluation template that
growers will be required
to complete. Two special
speakers will round out
the morning with University of California’s Ani-
mal Science Specialist,
Alison Van Eenennaam
speaking on Genetically
Modified Organisms and
Gary Sides, Zoetis Pharmaceutical Representative, will be giving a talk
titled “Modern Ag in a
Facebook Culture.”
Cropping and Livestock sessions will be
held concurrently in the
afternoon.
The cropping session will focus
on weed control and
vertebrate pest update
and controlling pH and
reducing
bicarbonates
in irrigation water. The
livestock section will feature beef cattle market
projections as well as a
demonstration of a cattle
inventory iPhone app.
Major
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Supply, PAPÉ Machinery, Pacific Ag Rentals,
and Copp’s Irrigation.
Shasta, Lassen & Modoc
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to attend this meeting
but RSVP’s are required.
To register, please call
McArthur Farm Supply
at 530-336-6133. If you
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call Shasta-Lassen County UCCE office 530-3365784 or Shasta County
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SUDOKU SOLUTIOON
December 29, 2014
1:03 a.m.: A Street,
McArthur: A woman reported hearing her dog
growling. Went to back
door and an unknown
male asked to be let inside.
2:19 a.m.: Fairfield,
Johnson Park: A female
reported haring two
shots fired in the area.
10:17 a.m.: Burney
area: A male requested
advice. His father’s girlfriend won’t let him talk
to his father. She says
that father doesn’t want
further contact and that
she will get a restraining
order.
11:42 a.m.: Washburn
Avenue, Burney: A male
says he is watching a
home for friends who are
out of town. He just arrived at the residence to
find screens off and windows open. He requested
assistance checking residence out.
1:06 p.m.: Fort Crook
Avenue, Fall River Mills:
A female’s caretaker
requested a standby to
get the woman’s medications that son is refusing
to give her.
3:21 p.m.: Frisby Road,
Round Mountain: Dispatch received a report
of a Most Wanted subject, Monica Gange at the
location.
5:49 p.m.: Highway 89,
Hat Creek: A male caller
said he had a little Jack
Russell Terrier in his
yard. Dog had an electric collar beeper. He will
hold it in the pump house
overnight.
6:07 p.m.: Marquette
Street
Burney:
CHP
Dispatch requested assistance, reported that a
white Dodge pickup was
parked in the snow on
the roadway. It was a possible traffic hazard. Driver is a former boyfriend
of a female who lives on
Marquette.
8:08 p.m.: Long Street,
Fall River Mills: A caller
reported a disturbance
at the corner and advised
that deputies had been to
the location in the past.
10:35 p.m.: Mountain
View, Burney: CHP dispatch requested assistance having received
several calls of pickup
trucks driving recklessly
in the snow at the High
School’s parking lot.
December 30
1:08 a.m.: Highway
299, Fall River Mills: Hue
and Cry Alarm Company
reported a burglar alarm
that had been activated
three times, not showing
any problem inside.
8:48 a.m.: Hudson
Street, Burney: Jacob L.
Barbee arrested.
8:48 a.m.: Hudson
Street, Burney: Monte
Carey arrested.
8:48 a.m.: Hudson
Street, Burney: Whitecloud Littlefeather arrested.
9:22 a.m.: Highway
299, Round Mountain:
Deputies recovered a stolen vehicle.
11:05
a.m.:
First
Street, Johnson Park: A
woman reported an attempted burglary to her
residence. Someone had
jammed something into
her front door dead bolt.
11:13 a.m.: Mayers
Memorial Hospital, Fall
River Mills:
An employee reported that a
female just walked out
of the emergency room.
She was belligerent, was
brought in by ambulance
for mental health issues
and is on foot in the area.
She had ripped out her
IV and threatened staff.
She was wearing a hospital gown and had a small
dog with her.
7:41 p.m., Woodhill
Drive,
Montgomery
Creek: A woman reported a visiting male had
taken her medications
the day before when he
gathered his belongings.
December 31
1:43 a.m.: Highway
299, Montgomery Creek:
Russell Sean McGarva
was arrested.
8:57 a.m.:
Highway
299, Burney area: A male
reported an ongoing
problem with vandalism
and burglaries to the station: Vehicles were broken into and gas stolen,
vehicle windows broken.
He says he has also filed
a report with the CHP.
10:48 a.m.: Fort Crook
Apartments, Fall River
Mills: A male requested
a welfare check on juveniles. He says a family
member says there’s no
food in the residence,
mother possibly selling
drugs and has several
people coming and going
from the residence.
11:14 a.m.: Mountain
View, Burney: A woman
requested a call from a
deputy regarding another female who was
advised by a deputy that
she was to be removed
from the residence January 1. The reporting
party wanted to clear up
who was actually renting
the apartment.
4:16 p.m., Burney
area: Child Protective
Services requested a
call to the answering
machine after 5 p.m.
the caller had contacted
Sacramento County regarding possible assault
to commit mayhem or
sexual acts on a minor in
a psychiatric hospital in
their jurisdiction. They
requested that she contact the Shasta County
Sheriff’s department for
courtesy report.
6:11 p.m.: Phillips
Road, Round Mountain:
A male called to let the
Sheriff’s
Department
know that he planned
to fire off his cannon at
midnight.
8:53 p.m.: Highway
299 at Fall River Airport,
Fall River Mills: Deputies assisted an outside
agency.
9:06 p.m.: Highway
299, DMV office, Fall
River Mills: The Fall
River Citizen’s Volunteer
Patrol reported a suspicious vehicle with no one
around it parked behind
the building.
January 1, 2015
12:01 a.m.: Sugar Pine
Street, Burney: A woman
reported indiscriminate
shooting.
1:03 a.m.: Hudson
Street, Burney: A woman
reported a female sitting
on the side of the road
near the intersection
who seems very drunk.
Medical not needed.
1:06 a.m., Highway
299, Cedar Creek Mobile Home Park, Round
Mountain: A man reported that five or six
subjects were in a disturbance. No weapons seen.
One man was pinned
down and was being assaulted.
1:24 a.m., Highway
299, Cedar Creek Mobile Home Park, Round
Mountain: Justin M.
Oakley was arrested.
3:04 p.m., Hatchet
Mountain,
Highway
299: Deputies assisted
at scene of a large rockslide. CHP officers were
out of position.
5:10 p.m., Ash Pan
Road, Old Station. A caller requested roadside assistance. The caller had
called a tow service and
was put on hold. After
five or six minutes the
call had been dropped.
Hudson Street, Burney: Alan Herington was
arrested.
6:35 p.m., Lassen Park.
The Lassen County Sheriff’s Department was
calling for a woman who
reported that she hadn’t
heard from her son
since 7 a.m.. He was last
known to be in the park.
A cell tower picked him
up at 4:21 p.m.
7:25 p.m., Burney
area: A male called to
report he had been in
a disturbance with his
wife. She had assaulted
him and her son had
waved a knife at him. He
got the away before they
left. Now his machete is
missing.
January 2
7:59 a.m.: Superior Avenue, Burney: A man reported that an unknown
woman had been looking through a business
window next door with a
flashlight.
10:21 a.m.: Sugar Pine
Street, Burney: A woman requested a welfare
check. There had been
numerous disturbance
calls in priors.
12:48
p.m.:
Cedar
Street, Burney: A man
reported an aggressive
Pit Bull running loose in
the area.
3:29 p.m.: Burney
area: A male reported
ongoing issues with a
man possibly having a
sexual relationship with
his daughter.
3:33 p.m.: Dispatch
reported that a 9-1-1 call
sounded like a female
possibly breathing into
the phone before disconnecting. On call back
the female stated “help,”
then disconnected. Deputies assisted medical.
4:53 p.m.: Highway
299, Burney: Deputies assisted an outside agency.
6:50 p.m.: A Safeway
employee reported that a
male stole several items
and was last seen east
bound on Highway 299.
January 3
1:22 a.m.: Plumas
Street, Burney: A woman
reported that her sister
had taken $410 out of her
wallet earlier in the day.
3:22 a.m.: Mackinac
Street, Burney: A woman requested extra patrol. She was awoken by
her dogs barking. She
looked outside and saw
two subjects in their early 20’s wearing hoodies
and loitering in front of
her residence. They were
last seen headed towards
a field area at the end of
the street.
1:26 p.m.: Highway
299, McArthur: The owner of a store reported
that a man was at the
store the night before
who was being forward
with a female employee,
had advised her he was
going to return when
she got off work, etc. He
had also urinated in the
store.
2:49 p.m.: Marquette
Street, Burney: A woman reported her ex had
called her 138 times the
day before.
3:36 p.m.: Burney
area. A bank customer
said she witnessed a
male assaulting a female
in a car in the parking lot.
He was yelling at her and
left towards Mountain
View. The female victim
seemed very upset.
2:53 p.m.: Cottonwood
Street, Johnson Park.
Tony Avila was arrested.
7:53 p.m.: Burney
area: A woman called
from outside the area.
She said she had received
an open line call from
her friend at her friend’s
residence. Her abusive
ex- boyfriend who still
resides at the residence
was drunk and possibly
chasing her. The reporting party said she could
hear a disturbance. The
victim has medical issues with a massive
stroke that has left her
unable to communicate
properly.
8:20
p.m.
Burney
area: A woman called
and advised that her exboyfriend that lives at
the residence had threatened to murder her with
a firearm. The male had
told her he had stashed
his firearms under the
residence. The reporting
party is in the roadway
in front of the residence.
The male is inside.
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