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PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB-DAILYNEWS Outgoing Unit Commander Jaime Crane passes on the leadership to Incoming Unit Commander Dave Kain during a guide- on ceremony Saturday at the Unit Commander Change of Command Ceremony at the Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall. Unit Chaplain Pfc. Mi- randa Kain opened and closed the ceremony with prayer and led a surprise rifle drill by the newly formed silent rifle team as the captain of the group, giving commands by tap- ping the gun against her hand or the floor. Pfc. Jo- seph Estrada, Pfc. Gavinn Wilkinson, Pfc. Lucas Vas- concellos and Sgt. Trevor Kain completed the team. A special ceremony saw the flag carried by Crane's son in the color guard passed down from one Young Ma- rine to the next as Dave Kain spoke of the flag. It was given to Crane to keep along with a few items gifted to him later, includ- ing a photo album of his time as leader. Crane thanked those in attendance and said when he first took over the group he did not know what he was doing, but always first and foremost the program was for the children in it. "You grow a bond with them and no matter what they are our kids," Crane said. "They've taught me a lot as I've taught them." Crane talked about the importance of giving youth a father or mother figure and getting to see children who never smiled with a big grin. During a time for others to get up and speak, Mi- randa Kain talked about not even being interested in the Young Marines at first and how Crane en- couraged her to realize that just because she was a girl didn't mean she couldn't join. "He taught me I could do it if I set my mind to it," Kain said. Wilson Lee, commander of the Sixth Division of Young Marines, of which Tehama County is a part, spoke on the span of the division and how Red Bluff has harnessed patriotism and the importance of fam- ily and community. Crane will leave behind the legacy of keeping the Tehama County Young Ma- rines going and he says Te- hama County is a strong unit that will continue to grow. Lee presented Dave Kain, a Tehama County Sheriff's captain, with a certificate recognizing the sheriff's de- partment and its assistance with the program. Dave Kain ended the program with a speech in which he reaffirmed his commitment to talk about the benefits of the program as often as he could and challenged the youth to go out of their comfort zones in trying new things. "We have one of the best units," Kain said. "We might be small and iso- lated, but we have a lot of heart. Staff, I challenge you to bring me new ideas to challenge me to find the best opportunities and ex- periences for our unit." For more information visit the Tehama County Young Marines Facebook or www.tehamacountyy- oungmarines.org. Marines FROMPAGE1 A Tehama County Young Marine salutes Incoming Unit Commander Dave Kain. Charges filed include four counts of theft of pub- lic funds in connection with Transient Occupancy Tax not fully paid, one count of insurance fraud and two counts of welfare fraud, Cohen said. The charges state that Patel declared April 2015 monthly Tran- sient Occupancy Tax owed to the city was $800 when in fact the amount owed to the city was $1,923.17. Through the investiga- tion Cohen's office learned from an elderly woman, who had stayed at the Inn, that $6,000 had been taken out of her bank's account by the motel. The charge states Patel had been unlawfully committing theft, embez- zlement, forgery, fraud and identify theft with re- spect to the property and personal identity informa- tion of an elder and depen- dent adult. The sentencing range for the charge is two to four years. Additionally, Patel is charged with conspiracy to commit a crime after falsifying documents that stated individuals who were staying at the motel were in fact paying rent to him through the Welfare Department's housing as- sistance, Cohen said. Patel told the city he was no longer associated with America's Best Value Inn and provided the city with a Red Bluff address after rumors started he no lon- ger lived in city, said Rich- ard Crabtree, city manager. That address had not been confirmed. To serve on the council, Patel was required to live in the city. Patel was appointed to the council to fill the unex- pired term of former Coun- cilmn Ray Eliggi, who re- signed due to a serious ill- ness, Crabtree said. Patel was appointed to the City Council on Dec. 16, 2014 on a motion by Councilwoman Daniele Jackson, second by Councilman Robert Schmid on a vote of 3-1 with Coun- cilman Clay Parker dissent- ing. The term of office for the council seat expires De- cember. Prior to serving on the council, Patel had served on the board of directors of the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce since 2010 This has been a long- standing investigation, with the audit on the prop- erty and the investigation being conducted in Sacra- mento, where (Patel) was rumored to have been liv- ing, and Red Bluff from May 2015 to May 2016, Co- hen said. Cohen's office planned to charge Patel sooner but Patel was on va- cation in June. Crabtree said he is very disappointed by this situa- tion, saying council mem- bers are supposed to serve to do good and act with honesty and integrity. Patel's council term is ending this year and those interested in being on the November ballot for Patel's position, whether he is al- lowed to stay on the council until his term is up or not, can file with the City Clerk at City Hall at 555 Washing- ton St., call 527-2605 ext. 3057 or write to csmith@ cityofredbluff.org. Patel is being held in the Brevard County jail on $250,000 bail. Fraud FROM PAGE 1 Through the investigation Cohen's office learned from an elderly woman, who had stayed at the Inn, that $6,000 had been taken out of her bank's account by the motel. Crane talked about the importance of giving youth a father or mother figure and getting to see children who never smiled with a big grin. By Rachel Zoll The Associated Press The Rev. Tim LaHaye, co-author of the "Left Be- hind"series,amultimillion- selling literary juggernaut that brought end-times prophecy into mainstream bookstores, died Monday. He was 90. LaHaye died in a San Diego, California, hospital, days after having suffered a stroke, according to his publicist Johnnie Moore. Co-authored with Jerry B. Jenkins, the 16-volume "Left Behind" series of novels published by Tyn- dale House Publishers sold more than 80 million cop- ies worldwide, Moore said, and popularized a Bible interpretation that said born-again Christians will be instantly taken to God in the Rapture, while those left behind on earth endure seven years of trib- ulation. LaHaye was a key fig- ure in conservative polit- ical groups, encouraging the Rev. Jerry Falwell to create the Moral Major- ity, forming the Council for National Policy, a se- cretive strategy group for prominent political and religious conservatives, and, along with his wife, Beverly, starting Con- cerned Women for Amer- ica in 1979, as an alterna- tive to liberal feminist or- ganizations. He was also a prolific nonfiction writer, writing more than 60 additional books, including the Chris- tian sex manual "The Act of Marriage" and "The Bat- tle for the Mind," whose de- nunciations of secularism helped rouse the religious right. Born in 1926, LaHaye had a hardscrabble up- bringing in Detroit, served in the Air Force at the end of World War II and grad- uated from Bob Jones Uni- versity in Greenville, S.C., where he met his wife. He earned a midcareer doctor- ate at Western Seminary in Portland, Ore., and joined the Southern Baptist Con- vention. Afterleadingchurchesin South Carolina and Minne- sota, he moved to Southern California, and for a quar- ter-century led a thriving congregation that eventu- allybecameShadowMoun- tain Community Church. After 1981, he devoted him- self to writing, promoting his view of Bible prophecy, familylifeseminarsandpo- litical activism. Some fellow conserva- tive Christians pushed back against LaHaye's end-times views, known as premillennial dispen- sationalism, emphasiz- ing that the books were fictional and should not be read as an exact theo- logical interpretation of the Bible. Still, his books strongly shaped evangeli- cal views of Jesus' Second Coming and popularized the ideas to the broader public. Jenkins called La- Haye a "spiritual giant." LaHaye extended his in- fluence by founding Chris- tianhighschools,SanDiego Christian College, known formerly as Christian Her- itage College, and a church in the Atlanta area, along with helping establish the Institute for Creation Re- search, which rejects evo- lution and contends God created the Earth recently in six literal days. In1987,LaHayeresigned as a co-chairman of Jack Kemp's Republican pres- idential campaign after news reports cited his crit- icisms of Roman Catholi- cism and Judaism. LaHaye is survived by his wife, four children and ninegrandchildren,among other relatives. No funeral plans were announced. Some material in this storywaswrittenbyformer AP religion writer Richard N. Ostling. OBITUARY Ti m La Ha ye , au th or of 'Le Behind' end- ti me s no ve ls , di es SHREVEPORT TIMES, FILE Co-authors Tim Lahaye, le , and Jerry B. Jenkins sign copies of their newest book Glorious Appearing in Bossier City, La. FLOYDROBERT"PETE"PETERSEN February 7, 1923 ~ July 18, 2016 Floyd Robert "Pete" Petersen passed away on July 18, 2016 after a brief illness. Pete was a well known real es- tate developer here in Red Bluff, a long time member of Wilcox Oaks Golf Club, an Elk's Club member, a proud supporter of the Catholic Church, and a great husband, father, grandfather, and friend to all who knew him. He was born in Ceres, Ca. on Feb. 7, 1923 and attended local schools around Modesto. He was raised on a farm run by his Danish mother and father. He enlisted in the navy 6 months before WW2 started. He served as a gunner's mate on troop transport ships for the length of the war. In 1945, while at the naval ship yards in Washington DC, he met a beautiful girl from West Virginia, Marian Young, who he married 6 weeks later. They moved back to Ceres after the war where they lived until Pete had an opportunity to manage the Cal Gas store in Red Bluff from 1951 until 1960. He then start- ed developing properties and became a stock broker and a realtor. He started playing golf at Wilcox Oaks when they still had sand greens, and continued playing until he was 90 years old, when he bid adieu to the game and his favorite partners, Bob Stauffer and Doug Sale. One of his proud- est achievements was shooting his age, which he did twice. He became a Catholic in 1953 and regularly attended Sunday mass. Pete and Marian traveled to Mexico during winter months for many years, and later to Palm Springs. Their summer months were spent at Lake Almanor for 40 years. They had a great life together and shared it with their many friends. After Marian's passing in 2006, Pete continued to play golf, and when he gave that up, he spent his time with his best friend, his son Gary. Pete was very humble and soft spoken, but certainly all man. He religiously worked out with weights for 60 years, enjoyed hunting, and was a very successful businessman. He did all this with a modest self-assurance. He is survived by son Gary, daughter and son in law Kim and Bob Tipton, grandchildren Jessica and Colt, and his partner Dustin, and grandsons Little Pete and Dane. Services/Mass will be at the Catholic Church on August 11, at 10 am, with a reception following at Wilcox Oaks. Any memorial contributions can be made to the Shriner's Hospital, at donorrelations@shrinenet.org. Obituaries 626Broadway•Chico 342-5642 www.BrusieFH.com (FD371) R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A