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thelongeststandingmayor in the state of California," Miller said."He's going to be famous on Wikipedia as well once the minutes from this meeting are pub- lished." Strack has been a men- tor to Miller as a new city manager and she said she admires his dedication to the community and the re- search he puts in to his de- cisions. She saw this first hand when he and out- going Councilman Tony Cardenas went to check into another city's opera- tions when considering a consolidation of dispatch services. "They came back with a change of heart," Miller said. "He does his research and listens with an open heart and kindness." Several others stepped up with plaques and cer- tificates to recognize Strack's service, including Jerry Crow, a field repre- sentative for State Sen. Jim Nielsen, presenting on be- half of Nielsen, Assembly- man James Gallagher and Rep. Doug LaMalfa, and District Attorney Gregg Cohen. Transportation Commission Deputy Di- rector Barbara O'Keeffe recognized Strack for his service to the commission and for being a founding member in 1972, while Cindy McClain and sev- eral youth representatives of the Tehama County 4-H thanked him for his support of the program through the years. Recognition was given by Cohen, Miller and Crow to Cardenas and outgo- ing Councilwoman Willie Smith for their four years of service on the council. "Thank you for the op- portunity to do this and for your support and faith in me and what I was try- ing to accomplish," Carde- nas said. "The city is in great hands." Miller thanked Smith for her dedication to Corn- ing and it's senior center saying "she may be might small, but she's a mighty woman." The final act of the eve- ning was for Strack to swear in incoming Mayor Douglas Hatley, Jr., coun- cilmen Jose "Chuy" Vale- rio and Robert Snow, Trea- surer Laura Calkins and Clerk Lisa Linnet. Corning FROMPAGE1 based learning. There's also the component of col- laboration with parents and friends helping." Dillon Garcia and his team made a catapult that is a mixture of elements, but mostly trebuchet style, he said. They spent about two and a half weeks building it, running across errors such as the place- ment of the bungee cord, which affected the perfor- mance of it. The team learned what factors into the launch and how to work on accu- racy, said teammate James Chrasta. Leslie Soto was on the winning team with Abee Sabo and Broc Jones, com- ing in at exactly 60 feet, which she said she was proud of. It took the better part of the day for each of the three to complete their part and it was a lot of trial and error and fine tuning, Sabo said. "It's all about taking time to be accurate and how far you pull it back when launching as well as a bit of luck," Sabo said. SecondplacewentoGlo- ria Abate, Connor Sousa and Colton Leonard with 59.7 feet and several teams tied for third place achiev- ing a total of 60.7 feet. Catapults FROM PAGE 1 Parish Hall to kick off its holiday shows followed by an appearance at the an- nual Children's Christmas Festival at 2 p.m. on Satur- day, Dec. 17, at the Red Bluff Community Center. The band will be play- ing for the Rio Vista Mobile Home Park at 7 p.m. Mon- day, Dec. 19, and a show will take place at Neighborhood Church's Christmas Service at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22. "We are delighted to be invited to play," Thiel said. "We do pack the band up and take it to other venues in the community when we can." The band provides free concerts on Monday nights during the summer in River Park. For more information or to see if the band can per- form for an event, contact the band via the group's Red Bluff Community Con- cert Band Facebook page. Concert FROM PAGE 1 JULIEZEEB–DAILYNEWS Dillon Garcia and his teammates watch a ball launch Wednesday from a catapult they built for their AP Physics class at Red Bluff Union High School. NEVERGIVEUP UNTIL THEY BUCKLE UP. VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP COURTESY PHOTO The Red Bluff Community Band, pictured here at a 2015concert, will be performing a number of free concerts during the holiday season. killed off in the 1920s. "Wolves returning to the state was inevitable," said Charlton Bonham, director of the California Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife in a statement. "It's an ex- citing ecological story, and this plan represents the path forward to manage wolves." The plan marks a shift in course, dropping lan- guage from an earlier draft that directed officials to remove wolves from the list of animals protected once they reached the crit- ical mass. Wolves in California were hunted to extinction nearly a century ago, but a lone wolf called OR-7 crossed the northern bor- der from Oregon in 2011. OR-7 and his mate have had a litter for each of the last three years, and cam- eras caught another fam- ily pack in Northern Cal- ifornia, but it hasn't been spotted in several months, wildlife advocates say. Of- ficials say it's hard to say how many wolves roam the state today, but their numbers remain small. In response, state offi- cials in 2014 granted the wolf protections under the state's endangered spe- cies act, despite opposi- tion from hunting and live- stock groups who fear the predator will kill deer and valuable cattle. Under Cal- ifornia's protections, gray wolves can't be killed or hunted. U.S. law also protects wolves in most of the na- tion, except for Idaho, Mon- tana and parts of Washing- ton, Oregon and Utah, but there is a pending proposal to strip federal protections from most of the Lower 48 states, including California. Kirk Wilbur of the Cali- fornia Cattlemen's Associa- tion said ranchers in Cali- fornia are prohibited from taking meaningful steps against the predator that kills their livestock. They can't throw a rock in their general direction — let alone shoot one that's kill- ing cattle, he said. "The options are very limited to the way a rancher can protect his livestock," Wilbur said. "That can be absolutely devastating for a rancher who is a small busi- ness owner." Wolf advocates, how- ever, praise the plan. Am- aroq Weiss of the Cen- ter for Biological Diversity said wolves are in the early stage of making a historic comeback, and it's too soon to consider stripping away protections. "It's one of those conser- vation moments you don't know if you're going to get in your lifetime," she said. "We're getting it in Califor- nia, and it's really exciting." Wolf FROM PAGE 5 By Bruce Smith and Jeffrey Collins TheAssociatedPress CHARLESTON, S.C. A sur- vivor of last year's massacre at a black South Carolina church testified Wednesday that her Bible study group had just closed their eyes and started praying when a loud sound shattered the stillness.Thebasementroom went dark. When Felicia Sanders opened her eyes, she saw a youngwhitemantheparish- ioners had welcomed to the studyonlyahalf-hourearlier. Dylann Roof was mowing down the pastor and eight otherswithgunfireandhurl- ing racial insults. Sanders, the first witness in Roof's death penalty trial, fought back tears as she re- called sheltering her grand- daughter under a table and telling her to play dead. She watched in horror as her son Tywanzaandher87-year-old aunt, Susie Jackson, were killed in the fusillade. At one point, she looked across the courtroom to- ward Roof and called him "evil, evil, evil." Thegunmanhadplanned the attack for months and traveled about 100 miles to Charleston on June 17, 2015, to attack Emmanuel African MethodistEpiscopalChurch, the oldest black church in the South, because of what it represented, prosecutors said. He told the parishio- ners he was killing them be- cause blacks were raping white women and taking over the country. In a man- ifesto found later, he said he hoped to start a race war. The attorney for the 22-year-old all but con- ceded during opening state- ments that Roof committed the slayings but suggested that he should be spared the death penalty. One of three survivors, Sanders said Roof came by the Wednesday night gath- ering and was given a study sheet and a Bible by the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the church's pastor and a state senator. When she heard the loud noise, she assumed some- thing was wrong with the electricity. Then she saw the real reason. "Iscreamedhehadagun," she said. But by that time, Pinckney had already been shot. Soon her son was hit. "I watched my son come intothisworldandIwatched my son leave this world," she said before becoming so dis- traught that U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel called a recess. Several people sit- ting among the survivors' family members and several jurors dabbed away tears. Roof, wearing a striped prison jumpsuit, just stared down at the defense table, as he did throughout the day. "He just sits there the whole time. Evil, evil, evil as can be," Sanders testified. In the prosecution's open- ingstatement,AssistantU.S. AttorneyJayRichardsonsaid Roof had a "cold and hate- ful heart." "He pulled the trigger on that Glock .45 more than 70 times that night. More than 60timeshehitparishioners," the prosecutor said. Before the slayings, Roof had posed in photos with the Confederate flag. The at- tack prompted South Caro- lina to completely remove the emblem from its Capi- tol grounds. Other state and local governments voted to takedownConfederatemon- uments,removetheflagfrom parksorrenamegovernment buildings honoring Confed- erate soldiers. If Roof is convicted, the case will move to the pen- alty phase, where he plans to act as his own lawyer to apparently fight for his life. MASSACRE Ch ur ch a tt ac k su rv iv or r ec al ls loud noise, then just darkness STEPHEN B. MORTON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Two Charleston police officers stand in front of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. The trial for Dylann Roof, a white man accused of killing nine black people at the church, started Wednesday. JOYCEJACKSON November 17, 1948 ~ December 5, 2016 Joyce, 68,passed away December 5, 2016.She was born to Harold Jackson & Floy Belle Jackson in Arkansas in 1948. Joyce served God as a minister for the Pentacostal Church. She also worked for La Comida for many years. She is survived by her sister, Shirley Mauldin, brothers Melvin Jackson and Jack Jackson. Memorial service will be held at the Pentacostal Church, Kimball Rd., December 9, 2016, 10:30 am. BONNIE LOIS COMPTON July 21, 1927 ~ December 1, 2016 Bonnie Lois Compton, age 89 of Red Bluff, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016. She was born to the late Lee Martin Glover and Iota Glover on July 21, 1927, and was one of seven children. Bonnie attended Corona High School. On October 5, 1946, Bonnie married a handsome Navy man, the love of her life, Bob Compton, and they were married for over 70 years. Bonnie is survived by her husband, Bob Compton; four children, Brenda (Richard), Robert (Becky), Douglas (Nancy) and Scott. She also leaves behind three grand- children; Gene (Jessica), Emily (John) and Patrick; four great-grandchildren, Julianne, Taylea, Evelyn and Henry; her sister Virginia (Howard) and numerous nieces and nephews. Bonnie requested a private burial and funeral. The fam- ily wishes to thank all of those who cared for her during her illness; especially Bobbi, Juanita and Sarah, Dignity Home Health, and the staff at St. Elizabeth's. Arrangements were provided by Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Internment was at the Northern California Veteran's Cemetery in Igo. Online condolences can be left on http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial / o b i t u a r y . a s p x ? n = B o n n i e - Compton&lc=6798&pid=182942069&mid=7191080. In lieu of flowers, a donation to a preferred charity may be made. Obituaries Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. www.affordablemortuary.net•529-3655 FD1538 LocatedinChico,CA R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 5 A