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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 – Daily News 7A Obituaries EVELYN SUSAN RICHARDSON day, January 19, 2012 at Red Bluff Health Care Center. She was predeceased by two sisters, Nancy Calmer of LA., Sheila Marshall of Tulare, CA. She is survived by son Ronald Jones of Red Bluff and daughter Angelia Cozad of Palm Bay, FL., parents Bill and Jane Marshall of Red Bluff, sister Karen (Jerry) Harris of Los Molinos, brother Richard Marshall of Stockton, CA., four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Per her wishes, there will be no services. Evelyn Susan Richardson, age 67, passed away Thurs- TROOP Continued from page 1A Oak Street. CATTLE Continued from page 1A KATHY ELLINGTON 22, 1954 in Hayward, California and passed away in Ord Bend, California January 19, 2012 at the age of 57. She leaves behind husband Harvey Ellington of Ord Bend; father Robert Jones of Red Bluff; son David Youngman of Virginia; daughter Mary Youngman of Texas; and grandson David Youngman of Chico. She also leaves behind siblings, Susan Snead of Eyota, Minnesota; Bill Jones of Winnemucca, Nevada; Earl Jones of Fallon, Nevada and Allen Jones of Red Bluff, California. She was preceded in death by her mother Mary Jones. Kathy attended elementary and high schools in Red Bluff, California. After raising her two children she went back to school and earned a Bachelor's Degree in educa- tion from California State University, Chico. Kathy worked for the Yolo County Office of Education where she was a dedicated teacher for the Woodland Ju- venile Detention Center. She enjoyed traveling, fishing, working in the orchard and her garden. She was always happy sharing her harvest with neigh- bors and family. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am Friday, Janu- ary 27th in Red Bluff at "Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers" located at 816 Walnut St. A gathering will follow at 2 PM at the Ellington home in Ord Bend. 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. Colburn Smith Colburn Smith of Red Bluff died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Red Bluff. He was 96. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Stabbing involved housing The stabbing incident late Saturday in the 25000 block of Josephine Street in Los Molinos was possibly caused by landlord-tenant issues. Deanna Jean Surtees, 29, was trying to evict Ruth Fisher, 29, and possibly a third party and Fisher didn't believe she could legally be evicted, because the she was up to date on her rent, which led to a disturbance, said Sheriff Dave Hencratt. Tehama County Sheriff's Department logs show at 11:08 p.m. that a woman reported someone had stabbed Fisher. Deputies were sent to the disturbance on Josephine Street where they discovered Surtees and Fisher had been fighting, during which, Surtees pro- duced a folding knife and stabbed Fisher. Fisher was stabbed three times, once on the left cheek and twice in her right upper leg, Hencratt said. She was flown to Enloe Medical Center in Chico for treatment of her injuries. Surtees, also known as Deanna Jean Hogan and Dean- na Jean Jenkins, was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of force assault with a deadly weapon: not firearm and mayhem. Bail was set at $130,000. Mendocino votes to revoke pot-growing permits UKIAH (AP) — Mendocino County lawmakers have abolished a program that allowed medical marijuana collec- tives to grow 99 plants at a time with county approval out of fear that federal officials would take legal action against local officials. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to repeal a nearly two-year-old ordinance that created a process by which collectives that claimed to be growing marijuana for a number of medical marijuana patients could apply for cul- tivation permits that exceeded a 12-plant limit for individu- als. The Ukiah Daily Journal reports the board took the action on advice from the county's lawyer, who said repre- sentatives from U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag's office had warned that Mendocino's law was at odds with the U.S. government's position that growing marijuana is illegal. Quake shakes rural NorCal UKIAH (AP) — A magnitude-3.9 earthquake has struck Mendocino County in Northern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says in a computer generat- ed report that Tuesday's 4:11 a.m. quake was centered 30 miles east-southeast of Ukiah in the rural Clearlake Oaks area, some 70 miles west-northwest of Sacramento. A police dispatcher in Ukiah says there have been no reports of damage or injury. The dispatcher says she didn't feel the quake. Kathy Ellington was born Kathryn Joyce Jones on March youth activity fund raffle at 7:30 p.m. followed by an auction of Red Bluff's Buckin' Best Bull Riders. The book is something that started with a friend dictating a book to Linda Hussa, with whom Peek worked. "A friend wrote a book and other people have said 'you ought to write a book,' so I thought I guess I'll write one, too," Peek said. "It's a good way to get more money to the Ag kids." Last year, the group was able to choose 11 scholarship recipients out of the 40 who applied, he said. "I've been a cowboy almost everywhere, I'm 83 OBAMA Continued from page 1A if they don't stop tuition from soaring. Standing in front of a divided Congress, with bleak hope this election year for much of his legislative agenda, Obama spoke with voters in mind. ''We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by,'' Obama said. ''Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, every- one does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.'' A rare wave of unity splashed over the House chamber at the start. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, survivor of an assassina- tion attempt one year ago, received sustained applause from her peers and cheers of ''Gabby, Gabby, Gabby.'' She blew a kiss to the podium. Obama embraced her. Lawmakers leapt to their feet when Obama said near the start of his speech that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, killed by a raid authorized by the president, will no longer threaten America. At the core of Obama's address was the improving but deeply wounded economy — the matter still driving Amer- icans' anxiety and the one likely to determine the next pres- idency. ''The state of our union is getting stronger,'' Obama said, calibrating his words as millions remain unemployed. Implicit in his declaration that the American dream is ''within our reach'' was the recognition that, after three years of an Obama presidency, the country is not there yet. He spoke of restoring basic goals: owning a home, earn- ing enough to raise a family, putting a little money away for retirement. ''We can do this,'' Obama said. ''I know we can.'' He said Americans are convinced that ''Washington is broken,'' but he also said it wasn't too late to cooperate on important matters. Republicans were not impressed. They applauded infre- quently, though they did cheer when the president quoted ''Republican Abraham Lincoln'' as saying: ''That govern- ment should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves — and no more.'' Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, offering the formal GOP response, called Obama's policies ''pro-poverty'' and his tactics divisive. ''No feature of the Obama presidency has been sadder than its constant efforts to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others,'' Daniels said after the president's address. In a signature swipe at the nation's growing income gap, Obama called for a new minimum tax rate of at least 30 per- cent on anyone making over $1 million. Many millionaires — including one of his chief rivals, Republican Mitt Rom- ney — pay a rate less than that because they get most of their income from investments, which are taxed at a lower rate. ''Now you can call this class warfare all you want,'' Obama said, responding to a frequent criticism from the GOP presidential field. ''But asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most Americans would call that common sense.'' Obama calls this the ''Buffett rule,'' named for billionaire Warren Buffett, who has said it's unfair that his secretary pays a higher tax rate than he does. Emphasizing the point, Buffett's secretary, Debbie Bosanek, attended the address in first lady Michelle Obama's box. Obama underlined every proposal with the idea that hard work and responsibility still count. He was targeting inde- pendent voters who helped seal his election in 2008 and the frustrated masses in a nation pessimistic about its course. In a flag-waving defense of American power and influ- ence abroad, Obama said the U.S. will safeguard its own security ''against those who threaten our citizens, our friends and our interests.'' On Iran, he said that while all options are on the table to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon — an implied threat to use military force — ''a peaceful resolution of this issue is still possible.'' With Congress almost universally held in low regard, RUN Continued from page 1A trust. We need to rebuild that." Aanestad says the issues that he worked on in the Senate are some of the same in Congress. Water storage and employment are issues he wants to address and Northern Cali- fornia needs a better posi- tion in Congress. Aanestad has been working long days at his medical practice, but says he has a partner who will take over the practice full- time – freeing him up for "other interests" like a run for Congress. "It's an exciting year politically, there's an opportunity for change," he said. "And to serve with like-minded people in con- trol and to see that carry over to the Senate and (White House) and work on revamping the econo- my." Aanestad said has not missed the politics, "but I have missed the issues and the people." He said that he wasn't surprised that Herger decided not to run, but was surprised by the decision to endorse State Sen. Doug LaMalfa so quickly. "He usually doesn't endorse people in very many races, so it did sur- prise me that he so imme- diately endorsed someone without knowing who was all in," he said. "I may give him an opportunity to change his mind." Also declared to run in The school and community have shown a tremendous amount of sup- port for the group, she said. "It's really awesome to see them do this and reach out to our troops," Peters said. "These are remarkable and I know a lot of peo- ple," Peek said. "I've got a lot of good stories about the Owens brothers, the McCulloughs, John Casey and the others, including Bob and Dusty DeBraga and other local people." While he has 3,000 copies of the book, he'll be happy if he can sell 2,000 of them, Peek said. He will be selling them at a booth at the sale and will be available to sign them from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday and Saturday. Peek's journey in the cattle business started with driving cattle up and down the road until one day someone at the Alturas Auction Yard told him the Anderson Auction Yard was for sale. He began to lease the Anderson yard for three years before moving to the the 1st Congressional Dis- trict in addition to LaMal- fa, are Republican Pete Stiglich and Democrat Jim Reed. Reed lost in the 2010 general election to Herger while Stiglich lost in the GOP primary. This year all of the candidates — regardless of party — will appear on one ballot with the top two facing off in November. Rick Silva is the managing editor of the Paradise Post. young ladies on and off the court." ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @TangLor. present location of the Shasta Livestock Auction Yard in Cottonwood. "It had six acres, but we started having too much business," Peek said. "I didn't have a lot of money so a lot of the guys around here helped me buy this yard here." The Shasta yard has grown since it was found- ed in 1964, including his wife Betty's store, Shasta Western Shop, which she closed following her retirement in December 2008. In 1989, Peek began using the Internet to sell cattle and today, using a live auction that can be seen on television twice a year, he sells as many as 150,000 cattle at just one of the sales, he said. The auction yard is home to a small veterinary clinic and a restaurant, but has mostly been turned over to Peek's children, Callie and Brad, he said. Among the highlights of his life are that he was inducted to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Okla. and he has been Cattleman of the Year at the Denver Stock- man Show in Colorado, he said. For those who miss the book at the bull sale, it will be available at the Shasta yard in Cotton- wood, which can be reached at 347-3793, and the California Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum in Oakdale. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Obama went after an easy target in calling for reforms to keep legislators from engaging in insider trading and hold- ing them to the same conflict-of-interest standards as those that apply to the executive branch. With the foreclosure crisis on ongoing sore spot despite a number of administration housing initiatives over the past three years, Obama proposed a new program to allow homeowners with privately held mortgages to refinance at lower interest rates. Administration officials offered few details but estimated savings at $3,000 a year for average borrowers. Obama proposed steps to crack down on fraud in the financial sector and mortgage industry, with a Financial Crimes Unit to monitor bankers and financial service pro- fessionals, and a separate special unit of federal prosecutors and state attorneys general to expand investigations into abusive lending that led to the housing crisis. At a time of tight federal budgets and heavy national debt, Obama found a ready source of money to finance his ideas: He proposed to devote half of the money no longer being spent on the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan to ''do some nation-building right here at home,'' to help cre- ate more jobs and increase competitiveness. The other half, he said, would go to help pay down the national debt. Obama also offered a defense of regulations that protect the American consumer — regulations often criticized by Republicans as job-killing obstacles. THE PASSING PARADE Crisis on the home front! Daughter Melody has registered Democrat! It must be the radical-chic influence up at SOC State, Ashland. I said, "Why?" She replied, "Muskie. He reminds me of Elton John with a trace of Paul Newman." I said, "That's all well and good…and I'm sure that makes him as well qualified as the other candidates, but why register with that party? Don't you remember what your sainted grandfather told me when I registered for the first time?" "Yes. He said, 'Register anyway you want, my son, as long as it's not Democrat.' I think he had bad vibes from the days of Roosevelt." She was correct. Father's pronouncement so unnerved me that I registered Non-Partisan, and have been romanced by the lunatic fringe ever since. It seems like every time I enter the polling place, I am preceded by Mr. Kemries, at the time, a well known tree grafter, astronomer and registered Communist. Some lady at the sign-in table, with a voice that would shatter glass, would loudly announce, " Kremries, Communist", and then, in the same breath and with the same sort of bonding action, would announce, "Minch, Non- Partisan," and we two would go lock step to the little booths to vote. All other activity would cease and all eyes would turn towards us birds of a feather. I'm certain they thought we howled at the moon at night. At any rate, every family must have a black sheep…one who marches to the beat of a different drummer, one who takes the wayward path, adopts an unsupportable position. But it is her choice to make, and if Melody wants to be a Democrat, well, by golly, we'll love her just the same, and hold our heads high. * * ** ** Speaking of Melody, she laid out a luncheon for me at the Shasta Ski Lodge in honor of my 43rd birthday…but I think it was mostly for her starving ski bum friends. She even baked a cake and crowned it with two large numerals for the entire crowd to see. Nobody, but nobody came up and said, "You don't look 43." In fact one of the lads at the luncheon actually got up to help me rise from the abundant repast, but I shook off his proffered help. I could have shown the kid a thing or two on the slopes. I could have tucked the ski run from top to bottom. Of course I might have been killed in the process, but could have done it. Instead, I have retired gracefully undefeated from the world of sports. My activities now are strictly recreational and I will leave the tests to our children. That's one advantage of middle age. You don't really have to prove anything to anybody if you don't want to. The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514 (A re-print from an I Say column of 1972) April Robert Minch 1929-