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Lawrence:BrendenL. Lawrence, 49, of Red Bluff died Saturday, Jan. 24at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tues- day, Jan. 27, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Votaw: Rose Ellen Votaw, 86, of Anderson died Sat- urday, Jan. 24at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015in 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. DEATHNOTICES headstall donated by Judd Miller and braided reins from Cunningham Fence. Second place went to Nonella Livestock, Klam- ath Falls, Ore. with the fa- ther Tom Nonella and his sons Roger and Mark. Mark placed first in dally calf rop- ing, catching and tying his calfin26.69inthefinals,and first in long go with 29.78. They were the 2014 Top Team.Secondinranchhorse, third in doctoring, fourth in sorting. ThirdplacewenttoSpring Ranch, Shandon with Craig Giacomelli, Wyatt Bour- det and Frankie Martinez. Their team placed first in fi- nals with a time of 2.32.44 in branding three calves. They were the only team to accu- rately count 100 head of cat- tle in 1 minute 14 seconds 75 hundredth for first in finals. Fourth place was a tie be- tween Harmon Ranch, Cot- tonwood, with Dean Miller, Justin Niesen and Robert StaleyandBuckHornRanch, Williams, with Jake Ryan, Craig Boyd, Dan Holland. Harmon Ranch placed first in finals with a time of 54.97 seconds in ranch doctoring. Sixth place went to the UI Ranches, Red Bluff with Cole Green, Brian Darst and Roy Owens. Robert Staley of the Harmon Ranch team was voted champion All Around Ranch Cowboy, receiving a silver buckle and a trophy handmade saddle built by Judd Miller and donated by Miller, Animal Health Inter- national of Red Bluff, Merck, and J P Ranch Rodeo com- mittee. The top teams and judges received vests from Tractor Supply. Rodeo FROM PAGE 1 Haywood added that House of Brews, the cafe on 615 Fourth St., has seen steady growth over the past five years, and also has increased its support for community events. The chamber's volun- teer of the year honor was awarded to Mayor Gary Strack. Corning City Council member Tony Cardenas, who presented the vol- unteer of the year award, said Strack is a selfless man who doesn't wait to be asked to volunteer his time. "If there's something to do, it's done," Carde- nas said. He added, "We have been blessed that for over 40 years he has made the city of Corn- ing, either as council member or mayor, his avocation." Strack said he was humbled by the honor. "I just enjoy help- ing people," Strack said. "That's the way it's going to be." Haywood, the cham- ber's past president, said in remarks that she will focus on getting the youth more involved with the chamber, which could yield a different perspec- tive on planning commu- nity events. She also said that she looks forward to work- ing with chamber man- ager Valanne Cardenas, assistant manager Alice Thuemler and the cham- ber's board of directors. Chamber FROM PAGE 1 COURTESY PHOTO Top Team at the 20th annual Jim Owens Memorial Ranch Rodeo was C Cup Livestock of Modesto with Joe Clarot, Clayton Edsal and Cash Robinson, with Thelma Owens, and Pete Owens, Jim Owens' son. By Meghan Barr The Associated Press NEW YORK The Philadel- phia-to-Boston corridor of more than 35 million people began shutting down Mon- day as a monster storm that could unload a paralyzing 1 to 3 feet of snow swirled into the Northeast. Snow was blowing side- ways with ever-increasing intensity in New York City by midafternoon as flurries began in Boston. Forecast- ers said the storm would build into a blizzard, and the brunt of it would hit Monday evening and into Tuesday. More than 5,800 flights in and out of the North- east were canceled, and many of them may not take off again until Wednesday. Schools and businesses let out early. State government offices closed. And cities mobilized snowplows and salt spread- ers to deal with a danger- ously windy blast that could instantly make up for what has been a largely snow-free winter in the urban North- east. All too aware that big snowstorms can make or break politicians, gover- nors and mayors moved quickly to declare emer- gencies and order the shut- down of highways, streets and mass transit systems — perhaps for days — to prevent travelers from get- ting stranded and to enable plows and emergency vehi- cles to get through. "It is not a regular storm," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio warned in or- dering city streets closed to all but emergency vehicles beginning at 11 p.m. "What you are going to see in a few hours is something that hits very hard and very fast." Boston is expected to get 2 to 3 feet, New York 1½ to 2 feet, and Philadelphia more than a foot. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for a 250- mile swath of the region, meaning heavy, blowing snow and potential white- out conditions. On the snowy Metro- North commuter train plat- form in White Plains, New York, postal worker Peter Hovey said he will be play- ing it safe when he has to deliver packages on Tues- day. "If you're telling me the trains might not run tomor- row, I'm telling you this: I'm not driving," he said. "It's going to be ridiculous out there, frightening." In Hartford, Connecti- cut, Frank Kurzatkowski stopped for gas and said he also filled several five- gallon buckets of water at his home in case the power went out and his well pump failed. "I've got gas cans filled for my snowblowers," he said. "I have four-wheel- drive." Supermarkets and hard- ware stores did a brisk trade as light snow fell in New Jersey. Nicole Coelho, 29, a nanny from Lyndhurst, New Jersey, was preparing to pick up her charges early from school and stocking up on macaroni and cheese, frozen pizzas and milk at a supermarket. She also was ready in case of a power outage. "I'm going to make sure to charge up my cellphone, and I have a good book I haven't gotten around to reading yet," she said. About half of all flights out of New York's LaGuar- dia Airport were called off Monday, and about 60 per- cent of flights heading into the airport were scratched. Boston's Logan Airport said there would be no flights af- ter 7 p.m. Monday. Coastal residents braced for a powerful storm surge and the possibility of dam- aging flooding and beach erosion, particularly in New Jersey and on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Officials in New Jersey shore towns warned peo- ple to move their cars off the streets and away from the water. Utility companies across the region put additional crews on standby to deal with anticipated power out- ages from high winds. The storm posed one of the biggest tests yet for Massachusetts Gov. Char- lie Baker, who has been in office for less than three weeks. He warned resi- dents to prepare for power outages and roads that are "very hard, if not impossi- ble, to navigate." Wind gusts of 75 mph or more were possible for coastal areas of Massachu- setts, and up to 50 mph farther inland, forecasters said. The storm interrupted jury selection in the Bos- ton Marathon bombing case and forced a postpone- ment in opening statements in the murder trial of for- mer NFL star Aaron Her- nandez in Fall River, Mas- sachusetts. WINTER BLAST Monster snowstorm swirls into densely populated Northeast TODD BERKE — THE TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT A pedestrian passes through Johnstown Central Park, in Johnstown, Penn., on Monday. Gov. Tom Wolf declared a state of emergency Monday as a nor'easter expected to dump snow across the state approached. SETH WENIG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kiosks stand empty at the Southwest Airlines counter at LaGuardia Airport on Monday morning in New York. By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO One in four household water wells in parts of Califor- nia's Central Valley con- tains potentially harmful levels of uranium, a U.S. Geological Survey study said. The federal study at- tributed the higher-than- expected uranium levels to farming in the Central Valley, which is one of the country's leading agricul- tural regions. Both heavy pumping of groundwater for irrigation, and man- made efforts to refill un- derground water aqui- fers, are leeching more naturally occurring ura- nium into underground water reserves used for drinking water supplies, the U.S. Geological Sur- vey said. The increased pres- ence of uranium is mainly a problem in the east and south of the valley, where agricultural use of groundwater is draw- ing more uranium-bear- ing sediment out of gran- ite formations, said Bry- ant Jurgens, a research hydrologist at the geolog- ical survey's Sacramento office. "Over time, it's going to occupy a larger and larger portion of the aquifer," Ju- rgens said of uranium- bearing groundwater. "So it is a concern." FEDERAL STUDY Private wells in California farm area show high uranium HOWARD"KEITH"ERWIN Howard "Keith" Erwin was born in Kansas City, Missouri on Dec. 1, 1925 to Sidney and Ethel Erwin. He left Kan- sas at a young age (in the midst of the depression) with his father due to asthma. They eventually arrived in Cali- fornia, and in his early teens, he moved to Redding where he met Carol Sublett, who became his high school sweetheart. They married in August 1945 and were mar- ried for just over 65 years . Keith had various jobs, including working for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. He joined the Merchant Ma- rines in 1943 and put Carol through school to become a music teacher. She then worked to put him through school to become a business teacher. He also worked during this time as a school bus driver and a truck driver on the weekends. He graduated from Shasta College and Chico State College and began teaching at Enterprise High School, in Redding, CA. Throughout his life, he en- joyed staying active with skiing, dancing, working in his garden and yard, and traveling with his family. In 1961, Keith took a job as Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Tehama County, moving the family to Red Bluff. It was at that time that he began working on his Masters' Degree through Chico State College. Later he ac- cepted the job of Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Shasta County, moving back to the Redding area. In 1967, he was part of the group of people who started Butte College. He was the first Dean of Business Services there. He went back to teaching accounting, his first love, after a few years, but stayed at Butte College until his retirement in 1987. Throughout the years, he and Car- ol enjoyed square dancing with the Barn Owls, swing dancing at the Casino's, and traveling with the Elks RV Club until her death in 2011. Keith was predeceased by his parents, Sidney and Ethel, his wife Carol, his sister Lola, and his brother Buford. He is survived by two daughters, Lori Strieby (Dan) of Orland, and Dena LaRee Hartman (Jerry) of Chico. Grandchildren include Aaron Strieby, Jimmy Strieby (Mi- chelle), Stephanie Mojica (Jesus) and Patty Strieby. He is also survived by five great-grandchildren with two more great-grandchildren expected this Spring. The family would like to thank the staff of Windchime of Chico for their patience and care for Dad. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Newton Bracewell Funeral Home, 680 Camellia Way in Chico. 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