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Saturday, December 10, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries MARILYN LOUISE MCCURDY Marilyn Louise McCurdy was born on November 29, 1931 in Williamsburg, Kansas. She passed away on December 5 at home in Red Bluff with her family by her side. Marilyn was a devoted and loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her. She was known for her kindness, good cheer, and humili- ty. of the work she did to support others in the medical and health professions. Marilyn was amazing in her knowledge of sports and politics. Duke basketball was a passion. She was an avid walker. Lawrence Welk never had a greater fan. Her surviving family include daughter and son-in-law Barbara and Ron McIver of Red Bluff and granddaughters Mia, Robin (and Jeff), Lila (and Ryan) and Betsy; son and daughter-in-law Dan and Arlis Groves of Elk Grove and granddaughters Erin (and Matt) Lauren and Emily; and daughter and son-in-law Sandra and Lee Smith of Lancas- ter, California and granddaughters Keri (and Jeff) and Jenna. She had 3 great-grandchildren, a surviving brother Richard and sister Janet. Marilyn was well loved and will be deeply missed. For those who want to honor her life and passing, please contribute to a family in need this holiday season. Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the news- paper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Jose Jesus Ramos Jose Jesus Ramos died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, at his residence in Red Bluff. He was 89. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service is handling the arrange- ments. Published Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. FAIR (Continued from page 1A) ning," said Fair President Bob Kerstiens, Jr. The board considered recommendations made by the finance committee, deciding to charge a $5 parking fee. The finance committee had recommended a $2 parking fee, which mem- bers of the audience said would not make a differ- ence since it would not cover the cost of having to have a person to collect the money. John Sidwell of Red Bluff said if the board charged a $5 parking fee instead of a second gate, it would be easier for fami- lies since it was per car, rather than per person. A raffle for the chance to drive a provided car in the Destruction Derby was used at the 2011 fair to avoid a second gate, how- ever, the raffle did not bring in enough to cover expenses and there was a $3,500 loss, Eidman said. The board voted to not FAKE (Continued from page 1A) papers. Martinez's two lawyers in the family court actions, Russell Carlson and Ben Ramsey, did not immediate- ly return telephone messages seeking comment. Her hus- band's attorneys in the fami- ly law case declined to com- ment. Martinez was arrested Monday and freed on $50,000 bond. There is no record that she has a criminal attorney before her arraign- ment set for Monday. Snyder, 33, is charged with the same conspiracy counts, and a warrant has been issued for her arrest. Shelly Orio, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office, said she had no indi- cation that Snyder has retained an attorney. If convicted of conspira- cy, each woman faces up to three years in prison, Orio said. Police detectives and crime scene investigators spent hundreds of hours on the case, until one of Mar- tinez's prison co-workers came forward to say Mar- tinez had been talking at work about faking a crime at charge a second gate, opt- ing instead for a parking fee. About five years ago, the board raised fair admission a dollar and eliminated the parking fee, Eidman said. Part of what made that possible is that the fair was in a lot financial shape, Kerstiens said. Other increases includ- ed a 2 percent hike in the food concession percent- age of gross sales, which should bring in about $2,000, and an increase in entry fees. Fees were added to classes that did not have one and the rest were raised $1-2, Eidman said. Entertainment, which is at $25,000, will remain the same while advertising will see a $5,000 drop, going from $16,000 to $11,000, he said. Prize money was also cut, going from about $25,000 to $10,000, Eid- man said. The Tehama District Fairboard meets at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. The meetings are open to the public. her home to persuade her husband to move, Pettit said. ''It doesn't sit well for other women who really are victims, crying wolf,'' Pettit said. Martinez had been a psy- chologist overseeing other mental health workers treat- ing inmates at California State Prison, Sacramento, said department spokes- woman Terry Thornton. The prison 20 miles east of Sacramento was the scene this week of a fight among more than 150 inmates that sent 11 inmates to outside hospitals. Thornton said Martinez was redirected to the depart- ment's headquarters in May, when the investigation began, and has had no con- tact with inmates since then. Thornton said the depart- ment also is conducting its own investigation. Martinez did not immedi- ately return an emailed request for comment left with Thornton. Robert Kahane, executive officer of the California Board of Psychology, said Martinez's license currently is valid. However, ''we are working diligently to ensure immediate and continued consumer protection as quickly as possible,'' he said. She was a hard worker all her life, and she was proud THEFTS (Continued from page 1A) fair Drive interrupted a burglary in his garage. Paul Harrington let his dogs out just after 7 a.m. when they alerted him to a man in the bushes next to his open garage, Johnston said. Harrington saw the man run to a white Ford Ranger which started to drive away, Johnston said. The driver swerved toward Harrington when he tried to chase them. Harrington's girlfriend called to report the incident and gave deputies a description of the vehicle and a partial license plate number, which was imme- diately transmitted to all local law enforcement, logs said. By 8:45 a.m., officers found the Ford Ranger parked on Wilcox Road near Interstate 5. Evidence inside the vehicle led investigators to an address in the 500 block of Hinkle Street, Johnston said. Deputies along with investigators from the District Attorney's Office were sent to the residence, where two men ran from the back when deputies announced themselves, Johnston said. Two other men escaped in a white SUV. Officers chased the two suspects that were on foot. A district attorney investigator caught the first suspect, Robert Jerry SAVE (Continued from page 1A) sents and stuff were hung on the trees with things like sweet meat nuts and apples," Chakarun said. In the adobe kitchen, there will be ladies serving hot wassail and coffee along with a variety of sweets and warm bread pudding. Guests will also have the chance to get a special sweetmeat to place on their own trees. "This is a long-standing tradi- tion," Chakarun said. "It's one of the three events we're hoping to save along with the annual school pro- grams that have become very popu- lar not just here, but across the north state." The Ide Adobe Interpretive Asso- ciation (IAIA) has sent a letter of intent to the state to inform them it would like to keep things going, she said. The park is one of 70 parks set to close June 1 due to state budget cuts. As of Oct. 1, the hours changed to 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. "The Ide Adobe Interpretive Association has supported park activities for over 30 years and is FLYNN (Continued from page 1A) Brown, who was chosen as the new mayor pro tem Tues- day, commended Carrel for his "class act as mayor." "Mayor Carrel, in my opinion, has raised the bar for the rest of us," Brown said, reading from a prepared statement. Carrel, along with Flynn, had a drive to interview every employee to be more equipped to understand their day to day challenges and needs. "His drive was pure, gen- uine concern, and I believe the employees were the benefactors of his efforts," Brown said. Later, as the council dis- cussed representation to vari- ous committees and com- missions, Brown asked that he and Carrel be allowed to continue those efforts. "In what I know is a very unusual request I would like to ask that council indulge the current Budget Commit- tee for another year," Brown said in a prepared statement. Even though the council has moved forward some very aggressive issues the last couple of years, the com- mittee is in the midst of deal- ing with other challenging issues, he said. Red Bluff Garden Club CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE ALL FRESH WREATHS, ARRANGEMENTS AND MORE Hooper, 19, of Red Bluff at 9:20 a.m., near the First Southern Baptist Church. The second suspect was still at large and officers from the Red Bluff Police Department and the California High- way Patrol responded to help. Using CHP helicopter and K9 units and the extra officers, they searched Kimball Road near Metteer Elementary School, near Vista Middle School, Lau- ren Way, Metzger Street and Howard Court. Just before 10 a.m., officers found Randy Dean Troxell, 22, of Oakdale hiding in the back yard of a residence in the 1400 block of Kirsten Court. Hooper and Troxell were arrested immediately and booked into the Tehama County Jail. Some two hours later, deputies found a white SUV, a 1996 Ford, near the scene in the 800 block of Kimball Road and found the second two sus- pects, Patrick James Hall, 19, of Chico and Jim Angelo St. John, 19, of Red Bluff inside. Investigators searched the Hinkle Street residence and the vehicles and found stolen property including a gun and many of the items reported stolen from vehicles in the Antelope area and other Red Bluff addresses. Hooper was charged with resisting arrest, possession of a narcotic and pos- session of stolen property. Bail was set at $33,000. Troxell was charged with resisting committed to taking a lead role in seeing that, at minimum, the school programs continue to be offered at Ide Adobe Park," said IAIA Presi- dent Brett Southwick in the letter. "As you know, there is a four to five year waiting list of teachers who want to bring their fourth grade classes to take part in the Life in the 1850s program offered at the park through the partnership of Salisbury and Red Bluff high schools, the Tehama County Job Training Cen- ter, the IAIA and California State Parks." The state has responded and will be meeting with the IAIA board in January, however, a date has not been set yet, Chakarun said. The park is receiving new exhibits that will be unveiled fully in January at a grand opening. "We have some exciting new exhibits that feature a video using local people to tell about pioneer life and a portion that has pictures of local docents," Chakarun said. The new exhibit was paid for by Prop. 84 money that has been in the works for at least five or six years, Chakarun said. Since the exhibit was already so far along, it was decided to go ahead and install them, she said. Resident Debbie Morisch, who has previously rebuffed the committee's rec- ommended budget cuts, asked the council to reject Brown's request to keep the committee the same. While she welcomed Carrel to stay on, she asked that Brown, who has served on the committee for more than three years, step down. "I would like to see fresh, new eyes on this," Morisch said. "Maybe a new idea will make things go a different way." Councilwoman Daniele Jackson agreed a change could lead to some new ideas on how to deal with the bud- get and said she would like to serve on the Budget Com- mittee. To her dissent, the major- ity of the council voted to keep Carrel and Brown on the Budget Committee. Other committee appoint- ments Commissioners Doug Dale and Kevin Fitzpatrick were reappointed to the Plan- ning Commission. They were chosen from a pool of four applicants that included Loretta Heisler and Suren Patel. Don Williams initially applied but withdrew his application at the beginning of the meeting in light of his ongoing business venture. Robert Moore and Lynn Chamblin were reappointed to the Airport Commission. arrest, possession of stolen property and being a convicted person in possession of ammunition. Bail was set at $33,000. Hall and St. John were charged with possession of stolen property and are both being held in lieu of $15,000 bail. As of Friday afternoon, Troxell and Hooper were no longer in custody and may have made bail. A neighbor of the couple who inter- rupted the burglary to their garage early Thursday reported two CDs, perfume and other items missing from her vehi- cle, logs said. In addition to the reports Tuesday and Wednesday, more residents Thurs- day reported missing items from their vehicles, logs said. A 43-year-old man had his binocu- lars and change tray stolen from his truck in the 14100 block of Deerwood Drive during the week, logs said. Other reports came in from Deer- wood Drive, San Joaquin Drive and West Avenue, all in the same areas where the thefts occurred. The sheriff's department is going to continue to investigate and anticipates another arrest, Johnston said. Several of the victims have identi- fied stolen property found during the investigation, he said. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. Worth about $200,000 the exhibits require the building they are stored in be maintained at about 50 degrees to ensure the five year war- ranty for the exhibits remain intact. Also included in the exhibit will be a map that shows trails used, sea routes and an exhibit on Sacramento Valley Explorers. The Christmas Party, where the last of several costumes paid for with a $20,000 Shasta Regional Community Foundation Grant will make their debut, will serve as a sneak preview for the new exhibits, Chakarun said. "Most everybody who volunteers will be in new costumes," Chakarun said. Cost for the Pioneer Christmas event is $1 for children ages 4-11 and $2 for adults. Volunteers are always needed to help put on events and will be need- ed next year for school programs if IAIA is successful in getting an agreement with the state. For more information about becoming a volunteer, to get updates on the status of the park or on the event send an e-mail to idead- obe@gmail.com or call 529-8599 and leave a message. Maureen Greer will serve on the Audit Committee again, as she has done the last six years. JB Stacy was chosen to be on the Loan Committee again. No applications were sub- mitted for the Parks and Recreation Commission. There are two open seats, one for the general public and the other for a student representative. Anyone with interest can call the Deputy City Clerk Cheryl Smith at 527-2605. Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2151, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Cedar & Madison Sts. Red Bluff Dec. 8, 9 & 10 Thu.-Fri.-Sat. High School Scholarships For Custom Wreaths & Designs Call 527-4578 or 526-4578 Former Holiday Market Proceeds go to