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COURTESYPHOTOBYROSSPALUBESKI CalFire, Tehama County Fire and a St. Elizabeth ambu- lance were dispatched around 6:15p.m. Monday to a single vehicle rollover on State Route 36W near Westridge Road in the Dibble Creek area. The first arriving unit at scene reported the vehicle, a 2004Mazda, was well off the road and there was one patient, a Fortuna woman, with minor to moderate injuries. The woman was transported to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. CRASH There are measures within the program to make sure homeowners do not take on too much debt and will save more than is spent on the loan. "We're all in this together to conserve energy and wa- ter," Goodwin said. The loan is tied to the property rather than the owner and is paid back through a lien with state property taxes, he said. Keith Rutledge of YGrene, who has worked in the so- lar and water conservation industry for about 30 years, has been working with the county on the project. "It's a much needed pro- gram," Rutledge said. "It's been going on in Sonoma (County) since 2009 and this couldn't be a better time for it." The program is innova- tive in that it allows a per- son to use their own prop- erty to directly finance the improvements and the sav- ings from the upgrades pay back the loan, Rutledge said. Resident Tom Moller voiced some concern over whether the burden would fall to someone who did not ask for the loan, since it is attached to the property rather than the person. Rutledge specifically ad- dressed the case of a prop- erty purchased after it has been foreclosed. "In a foreclosure, they would just have to pay what was due, not the balance of the loan," Rutledge said. "The rest would be collected over time with the state property taxes." With the upcoming land- scape water conservation or- dinance to be discussed at 11 a.m. May 5, Supervisor Den- nis Garton said he wanted to addressarumorhehasheard fromseveralcountyresidents. "I want to kill the rumor," Garton said. "We won't be putting gauges on wells and then charging people for it." A short presentation on water conservation was given by Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Man- ager Ryan Teubert, who an- nounced he is working with the Tehama County Depart- ment of Education to put to- gether a flyer including wa- ter conservation tips and the availability of water conser- vation tool kits for students to take home. Tool kits, which in- clude items such as 5-gal- lon buckets and low flow showerheads, are available at the Tehama County Pub- lic Works Department, 9380 San Benito Ave. in Gerber. For more information, visit tehamacountypublicworks. ca.gov/flood or saveourwa- ter.com. Projects FROM PAGE 1 LORRAINEMARYDOMINICK May 27, 1927 ~ April 21, 2015 Lorraine Mary Dominick, better known as "The Boss", age 87, passed away April 21st at her home in Red Bluff, CA, surrounded by her family. Lorraine was born on May 27, 1927 to Nicholas and Margaret Gasper in Berwyn, IL, the sixth of eight children. A couple of years after gradu- ating high school, Lorraine married her best friend's brother, Joseph Dominick Jr. The two became great part- ners in life, and were married in 1946. The couple began their family in Santa Monica, CA, with three children, Mary, Joseph, and Michael. Their family relocated to An- derson, CA in 1957 and then to Red Bluff, where they lived the last 52 years. Over the years, Lorraine worked as an office manager for St. Elizabeth's Hospital, was a co- owner of Dominick's Fruit Stand, then "retired" to become the secretary for her son Joe, at Dominick's Surveying. Lorraine loved to play cards and was part of a weekly pi- nochle squad as well as daily games at the Red Bluff Se- nior Center. She loved bowling in the Morning Glory Bowling League and considered herself a "sports nut." As a child, she grew up going to Cubs games in Chicago which lead to sibling rivalries, as her older brothers were White Sox fans. After moving to Northern California, she adopted all of the local professional teams, a love which she passed on to her grandchildren and great grandchil- dren. Everyone knew, if "The Boss" was coming over, the game had better be on! Lorraine is survived by her three children; Mary and her husband Bill Treat, Joe Dominick and his wife Missy, of Red Bluff, CA, and Michael Dominick and his wife Mary, of Bayside, CA. She had twelve grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren when she passed. She is also survived by her brother Nick Gasper of Santa Ana, CA and sister in law Cary Gasper of Woodstock, Il as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In honor of Lorraine's devout Catholicism, a Rosary serv- ice will be held on Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00pm at Sa- cred Heart Church and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, April 30th also at the Sacred Heart Church. A reception will immediately follow at the Parish Hall (2355 Monroe St.). Memorial donations may be made to St. Elizabeth's Hospice, 1425 Vista Way, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Simple Cremations. THOMAS ANTHONY HEFFERNAN October 25, 1944 ~ April 27, 2015 Thomas Anthony Heffernan died of complications from Parkinson's Disease Monday, April 27, 2015 at his home in Red Bluff surrounded by his family. He was born Oc- tober 25, 1944 in Detroit, MI to Bernice Borchard Heffernan and Thomas Edward Heffernan. The family moved back to the Borchard family farm in Santa Ana, CA when Tom Sr. retired from the FBI. Tom Jr. and his three brothers, Robert, John, and Patrick grew up with their grandparents on the farm and their father practiced law in Orange County. This began Tom's love of agriculture and he participated in 4H, raised rabbits and steers, and assist- ed in the farm tasks. He attended St. Anne's Catholic Ele- mentary School and graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana in 1962. Tom followed his agricultural roots to UC Davis, gradu- ating in 1966 with a BS in Agricultural Production. He was in ROTC during college and upon graduation, enlist- ed in the US Army as a Chemical Corp officer, assigned to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Denver, CO. He left the military in 1968. He was accepted to the Anderson School of Manage- ment at UCLA. While there he met his wife of 45 years, Claire Wichmann Heffernan at the Newman Catholic Cen- ter and they were married April 4, 1970. He graduated in 1970 with an MBA degree and was hired as an Assistant Regional Supervisor at the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank in Berkeley, CA. In 1971, he transferred back to Ventura, CA as a Assistant Manager at Production Credit Association. Tom and Claire's first son, Brian was born in Ventura. Tom's passion for agriculture prevailed and in 1972, the family moved to El Centro, CA to farm on land the Borchard family continued to work. During this transition to full time farming, he worked as an Agricultural Lending Representative for Wells Fargo Bank in Holtville, CA. His four other children, Mark, Maureen, Katherine and Craig were born while he was raising row crops, seed crops, and alfalfa. The family was kept busy participating in 4H, school and Catholic parish activities. Tom was recognized as a leader in agriculture and was a member of the California Agricultural Leadership Pro- gram, Class IV, in 1973. He was a Rotary Member, served on the Imperial County Irrigation Water Conservation Committee, was a board member and then chairman of the Industry Advisory Committee for the UC Meloland Field Station in Imperial County. In 1988, the Heffernan Family moved Red Bluff, CA and Tom became general manager of Pacific Farms in Gerber, CA. He managed the ranch until his failing health forced his retirement in 1998. He was instrumental in the cam- paign "No Water Export" from Tehema County, served as director for the Tehema County Farm Bureau, the North- ern California Federal Land Bank, Sacramento Valley Landowners Association, Sunsweet Prune Growers, Inc., and Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc.. He was a member of the Shasta College Agriculture and Natural Resources Advisory Committee. He was a member and Chairman of the Tehema County Groundwater Managment District Study Committee. In 1993 he was selected as Tehema County Farmer of the Year by the Red Bluff Kiwanis Club. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and a supporter of Sacred Heart Catholic School and Mercy High School. He was an advocate for workers rights and providing for the poor. He is survived by his wife Claire, his children, Brian and Mary Heffernan of Fort Jones, CA, Mark and Sarah Heffernan of Mountain View, CA, Maureen and Doug Matthews of Chico, CA, Katherine and Donald Doverspike of Red Bluff, CA, and Craig and Andrea Heffernan of Oregon City,OR, 17 grandchildren, and many loyal friends throughout California. He was preced- ed in death by granddaughter Elise Maria Heffernan in 2011. Rosary to be held at Sacred Heart Church, April 30, 2015 at 7 pm. Funeral services will be Friday May 1, 2015 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. In leiu of flowers Tom wished for donations to be made in his honor to Mercy High School and Sacred Heart Catholic School in Red Bluff. JANET (STARK) BROWN March 31, 1957 ~ April 6, 2015 On April 6, 2015, Janet (Stark) Brown lost her six month battle with cancer. Janet was born at the Corning Memo- rial Hospital, March 31, 1957 to Richard and Joyce Stark. She and her husband, Dave Brown, have been in the ministry work for over thirty years. After many years working as youth leaders in David's father's church in Manteca, CA they moved to Pe Ell, WA, where Janet has been working side by side with husband, Pastor David, in their own church. She grew up in Corning and graduated from both Corning Elementary and High Schools. Janet is survived by husband, David Brown, three daughters, Kristina (Treg) Smith of Manteca, CA, Janee (Jack) Tavares of Doty, WA, and Alison (Andy) Watt of Chehalis, WA, parents Richard and Joyce Stark of Corning, brother Bob Stark of Little Valley, CA and seven beautiful grandchil- dren plus one more coming in July. She is now safe in the arms of the Jesus she has loved and served for so many years. JEAN M. JARRELL May 21, 1921 ~ April 22, 2015 Jean M Jarrell died Wednesday, 4/22/2015, at Sierra Oaks Senior Living in Redding, CA. She was 93 years old. She was born to Maggie and George McAndrew on May 21, 1921 in Watertown, South Dakota. She and her moth- er moved to Los Angeles when Jean was 7 and she re- membered the train ride and seeing palm trees for the first time. Jean met her husband, John Whitney Jarrell, at a dance at the Balboa Beach board walk during the WWII era. They married after the war and moved to Red Bluff to be close to John's sister and husband Marge and Ray Brock. They lived in Red Bluff from 1946 to 1995 where she was employed by the Tehama County auditor's office. Jean especially enjoyed taking college classes in Spanish and art with her daughter Joan. When her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, they moved to Redd- ing to be closer to her daughter Patricia. Jean and John enjoyed the public bus system and would ride just to see the sights of Redding. Surviving are daughters Joan and Jerry Hemsted of Red Bluff, Patricia and Bob Mitchell of Redding, grandchildren Jamie Powell, Jesse Hemsted, Julie John, Mathew Mitchell and Justin Mitchell. Great grandchildren are Phylicia Faur, Preston Powell, Lacy John, McKenzey Hemsted, Dalton Hemsted, Wyatt Mitchell, Carson Mitchell, Dashiel Mitch- ell, Colton Mitchell and Hunter Mitchell who waited for his great grandma in heaven and one great great grand- son John Christopher Faur. A service will be held Saturday, May 2nd, at 2 p.m. at Allen and Dahl Funeral Chapel on Eureka Way in Redd- ing. MAX WINFREY HEMPING July 4, 1922 ~ April 22, 2015 Max Winfrey Hemping, born in Scranton, North Dakota July 4, 1922, passed away on April 22, 2015. His family moved to Colo, Iowa where they lived on a farm until he joined the Navy when World War II broke out. He served on the USS Pennsylvania and was a Pearl Harbor Survi- vor. He was on the USS Laffey when it was sunk at the Battle of Guadacanal. He was assigned as part of the squadron aboard the USS Yarnall when the WWII Peace Treaty was signed. He was honorably discharged after contracting malaria for the fourth time. Max served six years active duty in the Navy and another fourteen years in the Navy Reserve. He retired from the Navy with twen- ty years total service, having never learned how to swim. His stations and vessels he served on were the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois, USS Pennsylvania, USS Laffey, USS Solace, USS Yarnall, USS West Virginia, USS Indiana, USS Lexington, US Naval Rec Station in Seat- tle, WA. His military decorations included Asiatic Pacific six stars, American Area, American Defense one star, Good Conduct Medal one star, World War II Victory Med- al, Philipine Liberation two stars, Purple Heart, and the Presidential Unit Citation one star. Max traveled from Iowa to Corning on an Indian Chief motorcycle to see his Naval buddy Clyde Talley, whom he met and served with during his service. He met Clyde's wife's sister and fell in love. He married Virginia (Jeanie) Ruth Privett on September 28, 1949, they were married for sixty-five years. Their children with spouses are Lynda and Jim Cahill, Max II and Carmen Hemping, Craig and Janet (Palermo) Hemping, and Casey and Rob- erta Hemping. They have ten grandchildren and twenty- two great grandchildren. Throughout his life he worked at Crane Mills, Diamond Lumber, and Tehama County Road Department which he retired from after nineteen years. He loved fishing, camp- ing, his pets, the 49ers and Giants, and his grandchildren. He often remarked how beautiful Northern California was. He would often say to his family and friends as they parted, "Don't take any wooden nickels." There will be an escort procession provided by MIAP (Missing In America Project) starting at Hall Brothers Mor- tuary, 902 5th Street in Corning to the Tehama Cemetary starting at 9:00 am on Friday, May 1, 2015. You are wel- come to join the procession if you would like to. The graveside services will be at 10:00 at the Tehama Cemetary. After the graveside service you are invited to a luncheon and time for celebration of Max's life to be held at The First Baptist Church, 506 Colusa Street in Corning. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to: Redding Veteran's Home, 3400 Knighton Road, Attn: Ac- counting, Redding, CA 96002. ( In memo line of check please note "In Memory of Max Hemping") Obituaries ThePassingParadeisbroughttoyoubyMinchPropertyManagement, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527-5514 THE PASSING PARADE (FrommyISayof10July1965) Most people find getting their car stuck a frustrating experience. Not so my father. He actually seemed to enjoy getting his car mired to the axles, and would go out of his way to find a soft spot off road.As he had overcome innumerable business problems in his life, he was always seeking new challenges…especially at his ranch. He owned the property on the south side of 99E just past the intersection of 99E and 36E if heading for Chico. He purchased his first 100 acres from Mrs. Cone during WWII and eventually accumulated 550 acres of rich Columbia loam…which meant he owned lots of land to get stuck in. Mother never cared much for getting stuck. She had her share of adventure just raising my sister and me. She thought twice before venturing out to the ranch with father in any kind of weather because, even in the middle of July, a broken irrigation pipe mud hole could be found if one knew just where to look. He believed in fair play and never used a 4 wheel drive or even a pickup…just his old grey coupe from the plant…and whenever that car would go by the ranch garage with father behind the wheel, Jay Wood, the manager, would sling a tow chain onto a tractor and wait for the inevitable rescue call. You wouldn't think to look at father he would repeatedly do such things…but he did. … The 4th of July this year falls on a Sunday and will therefore be celebrated on Monday, the 5th. Ralph Carey brought this up on a recent visit to the plant. Ralph is a member of the John Birch Society, and that group feels strongly about flags and patriotism. I think he may have a point. Is a holiday merely a union-inspired day of rest…or did something really worthwhile happen on the 4th of July a long time ago? … Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Martin came out to the plant the other day. They are the parents of two of our employees. Mr. Martin just renewed his driver's license. He is 81 years old, drives without glasses and says he has never been to a doctor except for broken bones. I asked him the usual question, and he replied, "I never smoked, drink only in moderation, and, most important of all, I have always led an active outdoor life!" … Ayoung reader asked what it takes to be a writer. The answer in my case is money.At present this column is a paid advertisement. It cost about $1.20 per inch. If you don't get the commercial within the column then that's my fault. If you enjoy it then you should ask for Minch's Meat at your local grocery store. However, if you don't like the writing or the subject matter, then kindly keep it to yourself or you will break a mother's heart. Robert Minch 1929- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A