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Obituaries Ruth "Alice" Johnson, age 95, of Red Bluff passed away April 7, 2012. Born in Sweden in 1917, was once a Waitress in Beverly Hills, CA., and a resident of Tehama County for 34 years. She was a member of the Widows Club. She leaves no survivors, only siblings in Sweden. She will be laid to rest at Riverside National Cemetery with her husband Bob. RUTH "ALICE" JOHNSON Israel Patterson passed away suddenly on April 14th at home in Anderson, CA, just a few weeks before his 31st birthday. He was born on May 4, 1981, in Spokane, WA. He married Paige (Mendenhall) Patterson on September 8, 2001 and, after 10 wonderful years of marriage, has three beautiful children: Titus James (5 years), Noah Dean (3 years), and Isabel Jane (19 months). Israel obtained his B.S in Civil Engineering from Califor- ISRAEL (IZZY) JAMES PATTERSON (1981-2012) nia State University, Chico, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and he recently passed his Professional Engineering test for the state of California. He worked for 4 years as a civ- il engineer for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Redding. Israel's favorite thing to do was to spend time with his best friend and wife, Paige, and their three children. They loved to visit the Northern California coast and hike in the beauty of that area, and they also spent numerous happy hours in Disneyland. Israel was also very involved with the high school and singles groups at his church. He knew the truth of the Scriptures: "If any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever" (I Peter 4:11b KJV). A service in celebration of Israel's life will be held at 11am on Saturday, April 21st, at Shasta Baptist Church in Redding, CA. In lieu of flowers, a donation fund has been set up for Titus, Noah, and Isabel at U.S. Bank un- der the name Patterson Children Memorial Fund. For more information, please visit the donation website at www.pattersonfam.net. Death Notices 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. Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, Gregory William Ross Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. He was 23. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, April 20, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. MASCOT Continued from page 1A the creative residents of Tehama County can come up with." The winning design will receive a prize donat- ed by Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter (PETS), a non-profit orga- nization formed to help the care center with items it needs. The open house, which will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5 at the care center, will have a new element for 2012 with the first ever Mutts Strutt fundraising event. with registration at 9 a.m. and runs 9:30-11 a.m. Preregistration for the Mutts Strutt kicks off event will save $5 off the registration, which includes a T-shirt and other goodies. For more information or to preregis- ter call 527-8702 or email rmcsc@cruzio.com. While Mutt Strutt will be over at 11 a.m., there will be plenty for people to do, said PETS Board Member Ronnie Casey. very eager to show you the changes that have occurred in the past year and help your family or friends choose a new addi- tion at discounted adop- tion rates," Casey said. "This is a while family event and there is some- thing for everyone offered by the PETS Volunteers." The Blackketter Broth- ers Band will be playing music throughout the event for the public's dancing and listening pleasure and there will be food available. Owners who have aspiring artists can check out "Pet Picassos" while those who enjoy shopping can visit the Mutts and Meows Mercantile, she said. Face painting will be available at the "Happy Faces Airbrush Tattoos". There will be raffles and drawings for items SACRAMENTO (AP) — The advertisement was meant to help brand a new California lottery game, fea- turing a ''Lady Luck'' character in a leather jacket bestow- ing good fortune on a young man playing a scratch-off ticket by smacking him across the face. California Lottery Commission spokesman Russ Lopez said the spot, airing on TV and streaming online, was supposed to be funny: ''You're being struck by Lady Luck.'' weren't laughing. They sent a letter to the commission after the ad drew negative comments on Facebook and asked that it be taken down. The commission complied on Thursday. ''This commercial not only portrays women in a poor light — by perpetrating violence — but also endorses the act of violence itself,'' State Sen. Noreen Evans and Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, Democrats who lead the Legislative Women's Caucus, wrote in a letter sent Wednesday to Lottery Director Robert O'Neil. In the ad, a woman selects a picture of a young man from a collection of photographs and sets out through a darkened city to find him. She walks past a bus shelter and the light comes on, But some women lawmakers in the state Legislature allowing a commuter to read. She enters a bowling alley and passes a man throwing a gutter ball, which then swerves into the lane and becomes a strike. She then approaches the young man from the photograph, who is playing a Black Scratcher, and gives him a roundhouse slap on the left cheek. As she walks away, the man punches the air and shouts, ''I won!'' Lopez said he did not know how much the commis- sion, which is headed by four men, paid for the ''struck by luck'' ad because the marketing staff was not in the office late Thursday afternoon. In a telephone interview, Evans said she was disgusted that the commission did not see the absurdity of raising "The vibrant staff is Calica Gregory William Ross Calica of Cottonwood died organizer Tony Alvarez. Alvarez, a vintage trailer enthu- siast, started the rally with his daughter-in-law three years ago, he said. The first event had 13 trailers. Now, in its third year, the event expected to fill Woodson Bridge RV Park Saturday near Corning. "It's something to see," said PAIR Continued from page 1A residence belonged to Red Bluff Properties, detectives returned Wednesday after- noon to the Monroe Street residence to contact James Francis Krick Jr., 48, in con- nection to the case, accord- ing to a Red Bluff Police press release. Detectives arrested both Krick and a second man, parolee-at-large Richard Lane Kaufman, 37, who were in the back yard of the residence cutting up what appeared to be scrap metal, the release said. Krick was arrested for possession of stolen property in connection with the earlier burglary, the release said. Meanwhile, Ling Cheng, Vintage trailer show offers change of pace Nearly 100 vintage trailers are already has 88 participants regis- tered, he said. However, they expect even more to show up Saturday. Each trailer, from the 1940s to 1960s eras, is towed by a classic car, Alvarez said. There will be a swap meet where owners can buy and sell trailer parts. Open house will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will include a parade returned to the yard to see if any of the metal was still there. Much of the metal had been removed by about 6 p.m. when detectives arrived, the release said. However, an officer spotted a pickup truck carrying some of the stolen materials east on Antelope Boulevard. vehicle at about 6:30 p.m. near Applebee's restaurant and found Kaufman's wife, Michelle, 31, and their teenage son in the vehicle, the release said. Officers pulled over the of the valuable materials for $216 to a man on Roundup Avenue, she told police. The family had sold most owner of the restaurant building that once housed Without Borders, and previ- ously the Golden Corral, reported Wednesday that the building at 250 Antelope Blvd. had been broken into. Copper pipe, air condi- tioning units, refrigeration condensers and other valu- able metals had been stolen, the release said. Damages and loss to the building amounted to about $50,000. Detectives, thinking back to the Monroe Street yard where Krick and Kaufman had collected scrap metal, such as Disneyland 1-day Hopper Tickets, a signed MUTTS print by Patrick McDonnell and signed best-selling books by famous authors Dean Koontz, W. Cameron and Marc Bekoff. Bruce For those who enjoy art, there is a special raffle of the fine art glass design "Dazzler" created by world-renowned glass artist Jack Storms, she said. "We sincerely hope you join us on May 5 to recog- nize and celebrate with us the achievements of PETS, the Tehama County Animal Care Center, the animals and the wonderful people who make up this fine community," Casey said. The care center had a good year for cats and dogs with the euthanasia rate significantly lower than the California rate, according to the 2011 annual report. The care center had Officers recovered the materials from the Roundup Avenue location and believe it was connected to the restaurant building burglary, the release said. Krick and Kaufman were both charged with posses- sion of stolen property and are being held in lieu of $15,000 bail each. faces charges for possession of stolen property, the release said. investigation at Applebee's restaurant, confiscated mari- juana pipes there as well, logs said. Officers finishing up the investigation. The case is still under about 2,000 dogs and cats impounded in 2011. Of the almost 1,600 dogs left in the animal care center in 2011, there were 29.1 percent reclaimed by owners, 22.3 percent adopted, 36.3 per- cent transferred to other shelters and 11.6 percent euthanized. Of the 457 cats that left in the care center in 2011, one was reclaimed by its owner, 30.4 percent were adopted, 32.4 percent were transferred to other shelters and 35.7 percent were euthanized. The California eutha- nization rate for dogs was 39.1 percent and 69.4 per- cent for cats. For more information on the care center or the open house call the center at 527-3439. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Michelle Kaufman also Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Members of the Tehama County Cattlewomen serve up tri-tip wraps Thursday evening during the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and Tehama County Cattlemen's Round-Up Mixer at Reynolds Ranch and Farm Supply. PROBE Continued from page 1A A shooter aimed a shot- gun from the rear passen- ger's side of the vehicle and shot the victim once in the left hip as the vehi- cle passed. The victim, whose BILL Continued from page 1A It's not the first time such a bill has been floated in the California legisla- ture, but on two previous tries it didn't advance past the committee. have similar prohibitions. The California bill would still allow hound hunting for other animals, includ- ing wild boar. Fourteen other states injuries were not life- threatening, walked to a nearby friend's house for help in the 900 block of Alder Road, the release said. He was taken by ambulance to Mercy Med- ical Center. was available and the case is still under investigation. No further information - Andrea Wagner ately clear how many of them are hound hunters. A question posed to Brones about the number of hound hunters was not immedi- ately answered. Less than 1 percent of California's 36 million res- idents own hunting licens- es, and it wasn't immedi- money for public schools with an ad that glamorizes vio- lence. ''Violence shouldn't be a marketing gimmick for state ''political retaliation'' over legislators' inability to oust Richards, a Republican real estate developer appointed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Forty Assembly mem- bers signed letters asking for Richards' resignation. Lieu and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom also wrote letters asking for his ouster. Richards' term expires in January. Brones said the bill was Calif. Lottery pulls ad with slap-happy Lady Luck Suspected baby killer dies after jail cell hanging agencies,'' the Santa Rosa lawmaker said. Lopez said the commission moved swiftly to address the criticism because it wants the focus on the new game, not the controversy. On Thursday, it began replacing the spot with another in the ''Luck has a new look'' campaign. The new ad ends with the woman blowing the man a kiss. Home sales for March rise SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new survey finds that the number of homes sold in California during the month of March has hit a five-year high as prices hold steady. REDDING (AP) — A man arrested in con- nection with the killing and kidnap of an 11- month old boy died after the Shasta County sheriff said he tried to hang himself in his jail cell. Real estate research firm DataQuick reported Thurs- day that more than 37,000 new and existing homes and condominiums sold in the state last month. That's almost a 3 percent rise over the same time last year and the highest number since nearly 40,000 homes sold in March 2007. month was $251,000, up less than a percent compared to a year ago. The median price paid for a home in California last 23-year-old Christopher James McDonald was removed from life support Tuesday. The Eureka Times-Standard reports that McDonald was arrested last week on suspicion of killing the boy, Sabastian McDonald, whose body was found on a roadside April 12. The boy was the child of the suspect's for- mer girlfriend, and the two were not related. Christopher McDonald attempted to hang himself in his cell on Sunday and was taken to the hospital. The suspect's mother said he will be donat- ing his organs. You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. 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