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KellyMoutonwas named the 2014 Tehama County CattleWomen Cowbelle of the Year at the fashion show and luncheon on Saturday. ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS toward scholarships and youth education. A griculture scholar- ship recipients this year included Emily Andreini, an animal science major at Oklahoma State Uni- versity, Bailey Brownfield, who is studying agricul- ture business at Shasta College, and Corey Car- penter, who attends Okla- homa State University. Margo Dawley, Wyatt Houghtby, Jessica Mac- donald and Zakry Stro- ing also received Cattle- Women scholarships this year. Celebration FROMPAGE1 unanimously approved the closure at its Nov. 4 meet- ing. Still Supervisor Dennis Garton had concerns over the timeline of notice given to residents. "Somebody in this plan- ning stage should have known this was coming and we could have addressed it early on," he said. The entire cost to replace the bridge, built in 1949, has surpassed $20 million. Funding for the design and environmental phase of the project is being paid through an 80-20 federal and state split. The county hired T.Y. Lin Intertna- tional for design, survey- ing and environmental ser- vices. The project was ex- panded earlier this year to include a second structure to make the entire span meet 100-year flood re- quirements. The existing road over an unnamed slough north of the bridge typically floods once every two to three years restricting access. The wooden deck one- lane bridge itself has been considered structurally and seismically deficient for years. In 2009 its weight limit was lowered to 10 tons and large trucks were banned from crossing. The passage is consid- ered vital for north-south travel between Tehama and Shasta counties, espe- cially in regards to the ar- ea's emergency readiness. When access to the bridge is inundated with river overflow the detour rout for residents adds an additional 16.6 miles and around 22 minutes of travel time. In May 2011 the bridge's Annual Daily Traffic was rated at 350. Public works estimates that number could climb to around 1,200 within 20 years because of increased construction and use of rec- reation in the area. Work is scheduled to be- gin in late summer 2015 and last around 30 months. Study FROM PAGE 1 DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO The Jellys Ferry Bridge is scheduled for replacement starting the summer of 2015. Eldridge: Sandra K. Eldridge, 68, of Corning died Thursday, Nov. 6at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Direct Cremation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuar- ies to the news depart- ment, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic informa- tion about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Clas- sified advertising depart- ment. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortu- aries or by families of the deceased and include on- line publication linked to the newspaper's web- site. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. DEATH NOTICES skiing and sledding. The winter issue of the park newspaper, Peak Experi- ences, is now available at the park and surrounding businesses as well as on the park website. Lassen continues to so- licit visitor feedback on proposed fee increases. As part of future rate set- tings, the park is inter- ested in what visitors con- sider is appropriate for entrance fees and camp- ing. "We invite the public to give us their thoughts and comments on the fees charged at Lassen Volca- nic National Park," Gib- bons said. For a complete list- ing of fees, visit www. nps.gov/lavo. Comments can be submitted to the park directly via email to lavo_planning@nps. gov with the subject line "fee increase" or by mail to: Lassen Volcanic Na- tional Park, Re: Fee In- crease Proposal, P.O. Box 100, Mineral, CA 96063. The Kohm Yah-mah- nee Visitor Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednes- day through Sundays. For more information, call the park at (530) 595-4480 or visit www.nps.gov/lavo. Lassen FROM PAGE 1 By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press LOS ANGELES A high- ranking Roman Catholic official has been exoner- ated of clergy sex abuse allegations by a Vatican tribunal after a decade of investigation and is once more considered a priest in good standing with the Archdiocese of Los Ange- les, church officials said Monday. The decision to rein- state Msgr. Richard Loo- mis is rare — particularly after so many years — and the move drew immediate condemnation from an at- torney for the alleged vic- tim and church critics who say the tribunal never reached out to the accus- ers of Loomis after they gave an initial account and didn't inform them of the decision. Loomis, 68, has been on inactive leave and liv- ing outside the church since allegations surfaced in 2003 that he molested a boy between 1968 and 1971 at a Catholic high school where he taught. Another boy told his parents in 1974 that he had been molested by Loomis, and the family reported it to a parish priest, accord- ing to church documents. Loomis has denied any wrongdoing and was never criminally charged. The archdiocese settled one civil claim against him in 2007 as part of a record- breaking, $660 million deal with hundreds of peo- ple who accused priests of abuse. Loomis has not been given a parish assignment but is once more able to perform sacraments, such as baptisms and confirma- tions, and taking confes- sions, said Monica Valen- cia, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles archdiocese. Loomis' canon law at- torney, Charles Renati, did not return a call for com- ment or respond to a re- quest to speak with Loo- mis directly. "After 10 years of ex- haustive investigation and canonical trial, a Tri- bunal of the Holy See has definitively determined and ruled that no allega- tions of sexual miscon- duct of any kind alleged against Monsignor Rich- ard Loomis have been proven," the archdiocese statement said. About 7 to 10 percent of priests accused of sex abuse are cleared by canon law proceedings, said Nicholas Cafardi, a canon law expert and law profes- sor at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. In those proceedings, which are internal, the church assigns the equiv- alent of a prosecutor to ad- vocate for an alleged vic- tim's interests, and the ac- cused has a canon lawyer as well. A case can be heard lo- cally and then be appealed to the Vatican by either side, or it can be heard from the beginning by the Vatican tribunal. It wasn't clear from the archdiocese statement how Loomis' case unfolded and the archdiocese did not respond to emailed questions. The exoneration an- gered civil attorney An- thony De Marco, who rep- resents the alleged vic- tim and sued in 2003 over abuse he said happened between 1968 and 1971 at Pater Noster High School in Los Angeles, where Loo- mis was a teacher. CATHOLIC CHURCH Catholic official exonerated of abuse claim By Janie Mccauley The Associated Press SANTA CLARA The Santa Clara County district attor- ney's office declined to file charges against San Fran- cisco 49ers defensive line- man Ray McDonald in a domestic violence investi- gation stemming from his Aug. 31 arrest. Prosecutors said in a re- lease Monday that they were unable to charge Mc- Donald because of conflict- ing versions of what hap- pened, a lack of verifiable eyewitnesses and a lack of cooperation by the alleged victim, McDonald's fiancee. "All domestic violence complaints deserve our con- cern, sensitivity and care- ful review," District Attor- ney Jeff Rosen said in the release. "After our thorough review of all the facts, we do not have evidence suffi- cient to convince a jury be- yond a reasonable doubt that Mr. McDonald com- mitted a crime" against his fiancee. The DA's statement said no one was left with "sig- nificant injuries." McDonald has played all season despite outside pres- sure on the 49ers to bench him. He has 24 tackles, 15 of those solo, while start- ing all nine games for the 49ers (5-4). "I appreciate the serious- ness of the situation and I understand and respect that law enforcement had a job to do, which is why I cooperated fully with their investigation from begin- ning to end," McDonald said in a statement. "I am relieved that the DA's of- fice has rightfully decided not to file charges. I want to thank everyone who was supportive during this diffi- cult time." The arrest came only days after NFL Commis- sioner Roger Goodell an- nounced stiffer penalties for players accused of domes- tic violence, including a six- week suspension for a first offense and at least a year for a second. That move fol- lowed scrutiny over former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice's two-game penalty stemming from his arrest on an assault charge in February. "The issue of domestic vi- olence is important to us, as it is throughout society," the 49ers said in a statement Monday. "We have taken this allegation seriously, just as we have taken the principles of due process se- riously. We have said from the beginning that we will consider the information available, allow the facts to lead to our decisions and respect the judicial pro- cess. Based on the infor- mation available to us and the District Attorney's de- cision not to file charges, there will be no change in Ray's status with the team." According to the DA's of- fice, the investigation deter- mined that McDonald's fi- ancee, who was identified only as "Jane Doe" in the statement, struck McDon- ald during an argument at his home during his birth- day party and he then tried to restrain her. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DA w on 't fi le c ha rg es a ga ins t 49 er s' p la ye r By Kristin J. Bender The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Thou- sands of Kaiser Perman- ente nurses plan to walk off the job in Northern Cal- ifornia during a two-day strike as contract negotia- tions continue, a union of- ficial said Monday. California Nurses Asso- ciation negotiator Katy Ro- emer expects the strike set for Tuesday and Wednes- day to impact about 21 Kai- ser hospitals and 35 clinics. Kaiser will remain open during the strike, though some elective procedures and routine appointments may be rescheduled, the company said in an email to its members. The contract talks started in July, with nurses claiming there has been an erosion of patient care standards in Kaiser facili- ties for months, and that Kaiser has failed to adopt optimal safeguards for Eb- ola. California Hospital As- sociation spokeswoman Jan Emerson-Shea said the nurses' union is using the crisis to further its own causes. "The union is in contact negotiations with the hos- pitals they are striking. They are using Ebola as a rouse," she said. CONTRACT DISPUTE Union: Northern California Kaiser nurses to strike EDWINFREDRICKLAYMON April 11, 1938 ~ November 3, 2014 Ed died at St. Elizabeth's Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Berkeley, CA and moved with his family to Red Bluff when he was 16 and he lived here for the past 60 years. He graduated from Red Bluff High School and attended Shasta College. Ed was a master mechanic and metal fabricator running his own garage and keeping agricultural equipment running for a number of farms in the area. Ed is survived by his daughters Bonnie (Laymon) Franks of Red Bluff and Brenda (Laymon) Ault of Whitehall, Montana; his brother, Stephen Laymon of Sacramento; his sister, Sylvia Laymon of Roseville; and his longtime companion Debbie McNamara. In addition, he leaves 6 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Serv- ices are not planned at this time. Obituaries TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A