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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries GENE MITZEL Gene Mitzel died in his home on September 8th, 2010. He was 82. He was born August 18th, 1928 to George and Arabella Mitzel in Boonville, Missouri. He came to California in 1936 settling in Oroville, Califor- nia. He came to Red Bluff, California in 1944 where he attended Red Bluff Union High School. He excelled in baseball and football and graduated with the class of 1947. He received a schol- arship to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to participate in their football program but decided instead to sign a professional baseball con- tract with the St. Louis Car- dinals farm system located in Willows, California. He also played in Fresno, Cali- fornia. He was drafted in 1951 and served in the US Army during the Korean War. He returned to Red Bluff Louis Matias Sisneros Louis Matias Sisneros passed away at the age of 90 on August 11, 2010. He was born on May 12, 1920 in Mora, New Mexico. He was married on December 23, 1945 to his wife of 64 years, Veroniz Sisneros. Dad proudly served in the U.S. Army and landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He retired Trailmobile and moved to Los Molinos, CA in 1976 and opened an atique store. He enjoyed playing cards & collecting antiques, fishing and camping. He is survived by his wife Veroniz Sisneros; sons, Juli- an Larry, Anthony James & Louis Marcus, 7 grandchil- dren and 3 great- grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his son Benjamen Walther. Burial will be on Septem- ber 17, 2010 at 11:30 am at the Northern California Vet- erans Cemetery, 11800 Gas Point Rd., Igo, CA 96047; reception follows at 2:30 pm at the Los Molinos Vet- erans Hall, 7980 Sherwood Blvd., Los Molinos, CA 96055 FRANK ZIMMERMAN dent Frank Zimmerman, 96, was welcomed home by His Lord on September 6, 2010. He was born June 1, 1914 in Kirkwood at the Zimmerman ranch to Balthazar and Ursula (Vielmetti) Zimmerman. He was one of six Zimmerman boys. In 1941 he married Doris Fiscus at Capay Friends Church. Until entering the Army Air Corps in Novem- ber 1942, he farmed at the family ranch. During milita- ry service Frank served in Texas, California, South Da- kota and Wisconsin as a ra- dio mechanic and glider technician. After being honorably dis- charged in November 1945 he returned to Capay until settling in Kirkwood in 1947 where he and his wife Doris lived until his death. Frank worked as a heavy equipment operator and surveyor. He was employed by Carl Enos and Harold Troxel, Manual Garcia, Bar- ney Cushman and Charles Sanford mostly constructing reservoirs and leveling grounds for various crops. Some special jobs included an airstrip, building house pads and making new roads. For many years Frank and Doris raised chickens and delivered eggs to families in the area. Because of this Frank was sometimes affec- tionately called "Golden Egg". He was always available to assist friends and neigh- bors in need, active in Ca- pay Friends Church and as head of the Kirkwood Cem- etery Board volunteered many hours in caring for the cemetery grounds. Frank is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Doris, with whom he shared 69 years of mar- riage; daughters Joyce Symons and Bobbie (Bob) Rowe; grandchildren Doug Rowe and Lara (Jon) Klauke. Surviving family al- so includes his brother Mar- ty and many other family members. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters in infancy, Brothers Balt, John, Tom and Fred and two daughters Carol Zimmerman and Arlene Sunderlin. Memorial services will be held September 18, 2010 at 1:00 pm at Capay Friends Church followed by intern- ment at Kirkwood Ceme- tery. Arrangements are be- ing handled by Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Long time Kirkwood resi- from and married his high school sweetheart, Brainerd in 1952. They moved to Oroville, Califor- nia where he began work- ing for Butte County Road Department, and where their three sons were born. He became Road Foreman over the Paradise Road Dis- trict and moved there with the family in 1964. The family remained there until his retirement in 1982. When his wife retired in 1991 they built a home in Lake Almanor West in Chester, California and re- mained there until 2004 when they returned to Red Bluff. He was an avid hunt- er and fisherman, but his passion was his family. He will be greatly missed by family and his many friends. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, sons Michael and wife Joyce Mitzel of Red Bluff, William Mitzel of La Verne, California, Robert Mitzel of Folsom, California, grandsons Kyle, Steven, Christopher and Peter, granddaughters Susan and Michelle, great-grandson Henry, sister-in-law Barbara Phipps of San Jose, brothers-in-law Brainerd and wife Audry of Simi Brainerd and wife Erin of Red Bluff. He was preced- ed in death by his father, mother and brother Paul. The family is especially grateful to his sister-in-law Barbara Phipps, St. Eliza- beth Home Health and Hospice staff, and Dr. Da- vid Dahnke who helped provide care and comfort during his final days. Serv- ices were held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Bluff on September 11, 2010. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Lake Almanor. Donations in his memory may be made to St. Elizabeth Hos- pice, Juvenile Diabetes As- sociation or the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Death Notice Nancy Ann Hall Nancy Ann Hall died, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Red Bluff. She was 66. Red Bluff Simple Cre- mations & Burial Ser- vice is handling the arrangements. Published Wednes- day, Sept. 15, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Valley, Margaret FEES Continued from page 1A and reduced the fee. It’s time to move forward with the air fee proposal. The board needs to make a decision before the Nov. 2 election, when vot- ers will be deciding on Proposition 26. If the proposition passes, a two- thirds majority vote from CLOSER Continued from page 1A economy it has dropped considerably, Phillips said. “On a busy day we’ll have 1,200 to 1,300 for the day and afternoon shifts with 400 to 500 in graveyard,” Phillips said. The scales are open around the clock and have five inspectors and three officers for day and afternoon shifts with three inspectors and two officers for grave- yard, Phillips said. Tuesday’s visitors were given a chance to see a patrol car up close with CHP Lt. George Peck showing them around. Phillips gave a brief explanation of how operations in the facility work and showed the bay in which big rigs are inspected. “If we find anything wrong we pull them back until they fix it and then it gets signed off and they proceed ahead,” Phillips said. A Walmart truck was in the bay during the tour and Phillips said if an issue were to be found on one of its trucks, Walmart has the entire fleet looked at for the same problem. Phillips explained the duties of a commercial vehicle inspector, which include checking trucks whether they are due for an inspection. Those trucks with Prepass don’t stop at the scales, but they do have a transponder that shows what kind of combination of tractor and trailers they are, whether due for inspection or over the weight limit, Phillips. The signal is picked up at about Hooker Creek Road, so by the time the truck enters the area next to the scales its status has already shown up on a screen in the office. If it is good to go, the name of the company, gross weight of the truck and other information are shown in green. If it needs to be pulled over for any reason, the name appears in red and the vehicle is pursued by an officer. For those stopping, color coded tags in the trucks’ James Robert SOLAR Continued from page 1A accepting the gift would affect the contract and were shocked to learn the second contract was not the legally binding one. “Our stumbling block is that there was a signed contract and then we’re hit with this payment,” said Board President Bob Ker- stiens. “Maybe the project shouldn’t have started before we had the financ- ing.” Director Gerald Sanders said he disagreed with Baker’s assessment that the panels were a good NEXT Continued from page 1A there and we want them to be aware of what options there are and that there’s a whole world of opportunity out there.” So far the campaign, which began in earnest about three months ago, has 141 T-shirts and is looking to get about 650 more, she said. “We have a pretty good showing,” Mendonca said. “Shasta College has the largest representation, but the shirts are mostly from California.” Shirts have been received from include Oregon, Ohio, Maryland, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Connecticut, Pennsyl- vania, Nebraska, New Mexico and New York. While all sizes are welcome, the biggest need is for medium shirts from both public and private two-year and four-year schools, she said. In 2007, Mendonca tried a similar campaign while Veteran character actor Harold Gould dies at 86 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran character actor Harold Gould, who played Valerie Harp- er’s father on television’s ‘‘Rhoda’’ and the con man Kid Twist in the 1973 movie ‘‘The Sting,’’ has died. He was 86. Leah Gould, his daughter-in-law, told the Los Angeles Times that he died Saturday of prostate cancer at the Motion Picture and Tele- vision Fund retirement community in Wood- land Hills. Gould had a prolific career both on the big and small screen. He appeared in such films as ‘‘Harper,’’ ‘‘Love and Death,’’ boyfriend on ‘‘The Golden Girls,’’ and also made guest appearances on ‘‘Soap,’’ ‘‘Freaky Fri- day’’ and ‘‘Patch Adams.’’ On television, he played Betty White’s ‘‘Perry Mason’’ and most recently ‘‘Nip/Tuck.’’ He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Lea; his children, Deborah Gould Harris, Joshua Gould and Lowell Gould; and five grandchil- dren. deal since the payments were going to be $3,000 a month. Sanders said he was surprised that the second contract, which was signed in good faith, was not valid, which he learned in August. “I don’t know where we stand legally, but it’s a suf- focating loan and a suffo- cating problem,” Sanders said. “I kind of feel like I’ve been raped and the dis- patcher has me on hold.” Baker and Treacy said they understood Sanders and the other directors’ reaction and that directors might need more time to consider the deal. residents would be required for local govern- ment to implement certain fees and taxes. The pas- sage of Proposition 26 would change the way reg- ulatory fees and taxes are created and would, in turn, impact how the air pollu- tion control district oper- ates, Abbs said. The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce was one of the most vocal opponents of the original proposal, saying the fees would deter devel- opment in the area. Meetings with chamber representatives to talk about development and air fees have been scheduled for today and next week, which should give the chamber plenty of time to form an opinion before the Oct. 19 public hearing, Planning Director George Robson said. The county is required by state and federal law to create a mitigation plan to fight ozone and particulate matter levels. What Abbs has present- ed is a reasonable way to mitigate what is required by state law, Chief Admin- istrator Bill Goodwin said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. windows show when they were last inspected. Those due for inspection are guided using lights to the bay. “We check the brakes, air lines and hoses, suspen- sion and anything that’s safety oriented,” Phillips said. “I’m here to ensure safety and compliance.” While not all facilities offer the option of voluntary inspections, the Cottonwood one does, Phillips said. Some drivers want to get an inspection a week early to keep from having to stop when they have a tighter schedule, while others may work for a company that won’t fix things. Common problems found include brakes out of alignment or hoses that have had the inside portions exposed and damaged. The job also means arresting drivers who are under the influence, Phillips said. “Some weeks we have two or three, some days we don’t have any, but we arrest drunk drivers more fre- quently than I would have thought having been a dri- ver,” Phillips said. Phillips’ job includes being a child safety technician, meaning he can install child seats in vehicles, and working with Commercial Industry Education Pro- gram. As a part of the commercial program, Phillips goes out to businesses and teaches employees the rules and regulations, including logbook rules. If a company is smaller, it can send employees to the inspection facility for classes. “If you call us up, we’re more than willing to teach you because we’d rather teach you than cite you,” Phillips said. The facility offers group tours including schools, said Special Duty Officer Sandy Oster, who helped with the tour. Anyone interested in taking a tour or participating in the Commercial Industry Education Program can call 347-1813. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. “The deal fell apart and we feel like a victim like you do,” Baker said. He then asked directors to consider how much has been saved by having the system and generating electricity for the fair that it has not had to pay for. Treacy assured direc- tors that Fairs and Exposi- tions will help where it can. “I hear the animosity and anxiety and it’s war- ranted,” Treacy said. “Our intention is to try and help as much as we can.” While giving more money next year is not guaranteed, the intention of Fairs and Expositions is to help out again if the financing has not been found, Treacy said. Treacy and Baker said other fairs in the same situ- ation have been seeking financing on their own since the fairs’ credit rat- ings are better than the state’s. The fairboard asked to see numbers on the solar panels, including how much has been saved, and were told they would get more information by the October meeting. The Tehama District Fairboard, which normally meets the third Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. will next meet on Oct. 19. working with the Institute for Development of Emerging Area Leaders (IDEAL) at Vista Middle School. “The really great part is three years later I’m still hear- ing stories involving the T-shirts,” Mendonca said. “It real- ly did have an impact. When you get a whole class wear- ing college T-shirts on the same day they can see a wide variety of schools available to them. We hope to encourage students to research the schools they see.” The campaign at Vista received 430 shirts, which was enough for every seventh- and eighth-grader at the campus to get a shirt, but can the economy has really affected dona- tions, Mendonca said. Schools that sent her 100 shirts when she asked for donations in 2007 have only sent 10 this year, she said. Shirts can be dropped off at the Department of Educa- tion on Lincoln Street, where a bulletin board of shirts is on display with more stacked in tubs in Mendonca’s office. More information is available by calling Mendonca at 528-7358. HUNTERS As hunting season begins, Sierra Pacific Industries asks that you please respect our lands and abide by a few simple rules during your hunt. Sierra Pacific Industries is committed to being good stewards of the land. Help us protect our resources by not driving on closed roads to prevent erosion. Hunters are reminded that campfires are strictly prohibited and camping is not permitted. Last year, 15 persons were prosecuted for these violations resulting in substantial fines and other penal- ties including exclusions from Sierra Pacific lands. Your coopera- tion is appreciated and will insure your hunt will be a more positive experience. Good luck and be safe. SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES Growing Forests For Our Future