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and the Corning Union High School District to provide counseling ser- vices for students in the district. The city of Corning in 2013 was awarded a Bu- reau of Justice Assistance Grant through the Byrne Criminal Justice Innova- tion program, according to city staff. The award made the city eligible to receive about $1 million over a 36-month period. "Part of the grant im- plementation plan in- cludes funding for coun- seling support services for students of Corning Union High School District," ac- cording to city staff. According to the agree- ment between the city and the school district, the city has agreed to pay the district up to $125,000 for counseling services through Sept. 30. The grant project's goals include addressing adoles- cent substance abuse and gang activity in the city "by leveraging criminal justice, tribal and com- munity resources...," ac- cording to lisc.org. Proclamation Mayor Gary Strack pro- claimed the month of Feb- ruary as National Girls and Women in Sports Month. According to the proc- lamation, " this initiative period exists to acknowl- edge and recognize cur- rent sports achievements, the positive influence of sports participation, and the continuing need for fo- cus on equality and access to sports opportunities for girls and women." Beth Birk, a recreation specialist for the Safe Ed- ucation and Recreation for Rural Families af- ter-school program, or SERRF, and Lauren Price, a SERRF student athlete ambassador, accepted the proclamation. Local efforts this year include a "Color Dash" run March 7 at Corning High School, and SERRF Stu- dent Athlete Ambassador Program site visits. Council FROMPAGE1 Hammers: Gilbert Ham- mers, 89, of Cottonwood died Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Kindred Healthcare. Arrangements under the direction of Blair's Cre- mation & Burial. Published Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Stevens: Virginia Nel- lie Stevens, 98, of Red Bluff died Tuesday, Jan. 27 at Red Bluff Health- care Center. Arrangements are un- der the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flow- ers. Published Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 in 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 the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. DEATH NOTICES water bond. "The voters made their point," he said. "They want to see investment in water storage projects." Bill Jennings, a spokes- man for the California Sport- fishing Protection Alliance, opposes the project that he said is driven by pork-barrel politics designed to benefit a handfulofcorporatefarmers in the Central Valley. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice spokesman Steve Mar- tarano said the draft report is subject to change. In an effort to restore the salmon, officials next week expect to release fish from the Livingston Stone Na- tional Fish Hatchery north of Redding, the Redding Re- cord-Searchlight reported). Warm water is to blame for killing off about 95 per- cent of salmon eggs and re- cently hatched fish from the hatchery. The winter-run salmon rely on water below 60 degrees for spawning. During normal years, colder water for fish is pulled from a deeper pool beneath the surface of the lake and sent through the dam into the river. But af- ter three years of drought, the lake fell to its second- lowest level on record, de- pleting the cold water. State Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Jordan Traverso said typi- cally about 27 percent of the young salmon released from the hatchery survive. State officials estimate survival lastyearatroughly5percent. "It means there is a high likelihood that there may not be many, if any, natu- rally spawned winter-run returning to spawn in 2017," he said. Salmon FROM PAGE 1 By Fenit Nirappil The Associated Press SACRAMENTO Califor- nia health officials Wednes- day declared electronic cig- arettes a health threat that should be strictly regulated like tobacco products, join- ing other states and health advocates across the U.S. in seeking tighter controls as "vaping"growsinpopularity. The California Depart- ment of Public Health report sayse-cigarettesemitcancer- causing chemicals and get users hooked on nicotine but acknowledges that more re- search needs to be done to determine the immediate and long-term health effects. "E-cigarettes are not as harmful as conventional cig- arettes, but e-cigarettes are not harmless" said Califor- nia Health OfficerRon Chap- man. "They are not safe." New generations of young people will become nicotine addicts if the products re- main largely unregulated, Chapman said. Last year, 17 percent of high school se- niors reported using e-ciga- rettes, known as vaping, ac- cording to the report. "Without action, it is likely that California's more than two decades of progress to prevent and reduce tradi- tional tobacco use will erode as e-cigarettes re-normalize smoking behavior," the re- port says. E-cigarettes heat liquid nicotine into inhalable va- por without the tar and other chemicals found in traditional cigarettes. A car- tridge of nicotine can cost anywhere from $5 to $20 dollars and can be reused. California banned the sale of e-cigarettes to minors in 2010, but the report raises concerns about the products appeal to children with fla- vors such as cotton candy and gummy bear. Reports of children under 5 with e-ciga- rette poisoning jumped from seven in 2012 to 154 last year. The California report says e-cigarettes emit as many as 10 toxic chemicals, but ad- vocates say there is no evi- dence those substances are released at dangerous levels. "Despite the health offi- cer's false claims, there is ample evidence that vaping helps smokers quit and is far less hazardous than smok- ing," Gregory Conley, presi- dent of the e-cigarette advo- cacy group American Vaping Association, said in an email. "Smokers deserve truthful and accurate information about the relative risks of dif- ferent nicotine products, not hype and conjecture based on cherry-picked reports." Health officials called for restrictions on the market- ing and sale of e-cigarettes, protections against acciden- tal ingestion of liquid nico- tine and an education cam- paign on the dangers of us- ing e-cigarettes. A state senator introduced legislation this week that would regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products and ban theiruseinpublicplacessuch ashospitals,barsandschools. A similar bill was defeated lastyearoveroppositionfrom tobacco companies. Chapman, the health offi- cial, would not take a posi- tion on legislation, but said his department would be rolling out an e-cigarette awareness campaign with possible television and radio advertisements. E-cigarettes have become more visible as they grow in popularity and commercials for the products air in places where traditional cigarette ads have been banned. Busi- nessesrelatedtoe-cigarettes, includingvapinglounges,are rapidly popping up in cities across California. Geoff Braithwaite, co- owner of an Oakland store that sells liquid nicotine for e-cigarettes, said he under- stands the need to restrict vaping in public and pre- vent sales to minors. He says his customers are longtime smokers who should be able to get a nicotine buzz with- out the harshness of a regu- lar cigarette. "Nicotine has all this stigma attached solely to the medium we used to use," Braithwaite said. "When you try to outright ban e-ciga- rettes, you're lumping in the solution with the problem." Other states, including Oklahoma, Tennessee and Arkansas, already have is- sued advisories cautioning the use of e-cigarettes. Leg- islatureshave been exploring restrictions on e-cigarette marketing, adding child- proof packaging require- ments and imposing taxes to discourage use. "The issue of real concern here is we really don't know everything that's in these products, and you are see- ing the rise of use of these products in our children as well as our adults," said Lisa Waddell, who leads commu- nity health and prevention at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. State calls vaping a threat to health The Associated Press EUREKA A moderate earthquake with a pre- liminary magnitude of 5.7 has struck off the coast of Northern California. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake shook at 1:08 p.m. Wednes- day about 40 miles south- west of Eureka. Lt. Wayne Hanson of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said no damage or injuries were immediately reported. G eolog ical sur vey spokeswoman Leslie Gor- don said the preliminary magnitude of 5.7 could change slightly. People reported feeling it as far away as Red Bluff, 159 miles to the east. Many took to Twitter to report the shaking. Last March, one of the largest earthquakes to hit California in decades rat- tled the state's northern coast, but its depth and dis- tance from shore reduced the impact on land, where there were no reports of in- juries or damage, scientists and authorities said. That magnitude-6.8 quake struck March 10 and was centered 50 miles west of Eureka. FELT IN RED BLUFF Moderate earthquake strikes Northern California coast RICHARDVOGEL—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Paul Frohman smokes an electronic cigarette outside an office building in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. California health officials declared electronic cigarettes a health threat that should be strictly regulated like tobacco products, joining other states and health advocates across the U.S. in seeking tighter controls. SACRAMENTO SHESNORESMORE THANIDO,BUTISTILL LOVEMYHUMAN. —BANDIT adopted11-26-09 MELINDAMARIEDRIGGERS October 27, 1965 ~ January 23, 2015 Melinda was born October 27, 1965, to June and Ray Mott of Red Bluff. She went to be with her Heavenly fa- ther on January 23, at Enloe Hospital, Chico. She attend- ed Red Bluff Elementary Schools and Red Bluff High School. After 25 years in the banking business, she went back to school at Shasta and Chico State Colleges to earn a degree in Social Work so she could take care of elderly people. She was ministering to her elderly parents in her spare time. She was a "Poppy Girl" for the American Le- gion Auxiliary in the 1970's and was a 40 year member of the Auxiliary. She was the current Treasurer of the for- mer Tehama County Band, currently the Red Bluff Com- munity Band. She was active in many programs at St. Paul Lutheran Church. She leaves behind, her husband-to-be, Jim Nichols, his two children Jenna and Jimmy, her three children, Chris- topher and wife Amy, twin daughters, Holly and Isabel (Izzie), parents Ray and June Mott, brother Ken and fami- ly, members of her deceased husband Tom's family, and many, many friends and relatives. Services will be held Friday, January 30 at 11:00 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 455 Jefferson St. at Elm St. Re- ception to follow at Red Bluff Veterans Hall, 735 Oak. St. Donations may be made to St. Paul's new building fund. ROSEELLENVOTAW August 24, 1928 ~ January 24, 2015 On January 24, 2015, Rose Ellen Votaw passed away at home after a sixteen month battle with ALS (Lou Gherig dis- ease). Family members and a few close friends were gathered with her during her last days. She was born August 24, 1928 in Kincaid, KS to Chalmer Hosley and Christie Paddock. She is survived by daughters Shirley (Len) and Sue, sons; Jim (Linda), Larry (Cindy), brothers; Tony (Kenna), Loyd and sister Eunice, seven grandchildren and five great grandchil- dren. She was a loyal and loving wife and mother. Rose was a wonderful cook and we will dearly miss her cobblers and cin- namon rolls. Rose managed a Pizza Hut in Broken Bow, OK for ten years and was selected Pizza Hut manager of the year in 1983. She was a member of the Lariat Bowl staff that won a p ortion of the $117 million dollar lottery in April 1991. Rose was a yard sale enthusiast and loved buying flower urns and lawn statues for her flower garden. She was also a collec- tor of cookie jars and had over 400 at one time. No services are scheduled. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling all ar- rangements. Donations can be made to the ALS Association, Gift Processing Cen- ter, P.O. Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007 (www.als.org) Obituaries We Don'tThink Cremation Should Cost So much. www.affordablemortuary.net•529-3655 FD1538 LocatedinChico,CA THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 7 A