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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF TheTehamaCounty Cattlemen and CattleWomen are hosting the 65th annual Winter Dinner and the 14th annual Ag- Scholarship Fundraiser set for 6 p.m. Saturday at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground Auditorium. Proceeds from the auction and a wine glass sale for tasting local wineries will go toward benefit- ing the Agriculture Scholarship program of the Tehama County Cattlemen and CattleWomen as- sociations. In the 14 years of the Ag-Scholarship program, the dinner has raised more than $280,000 for agriculture stu- FUNDRAISER Annualwinter dinner is set for Saturday By Rich Pedroncelli and Scott Smith The Associated Press PHILLIPS STATION Surveyors plunged a pole into the Sierra Nevada snowpack on Tues- day and took the first manual measurement of the wet sea- son, finding water content was about half of normal as Califor- nia flirts with a possible sixth year of drought. Surveyors took the reading at 6,000 feet near Lake Tahoe as ma- jor cold and windy storms were expected to dump four to five feet of snow through Thursday in ar- eas above 4,500 feet in North- ern and central California, while mountain areas below that could get two to three feet, forecasters said. The storms were expected to boost the snowpack that provides roughly a third of California's wa- ter in normal years for drinking, farming and wildlife when it melts in warm, dry months. What surveyors find between now and April 1 will guide state water officials in managing the water supply of the nation's most populous, agriculture-rich state. Electronic monitors at eleva- tions throughout the Sierra in late December showed the over- all snowpack with 72 percent wa- ter content. At Tuesday's reading at Phillips Station, the water content mea- sured at 53 percent of normal, said Frank Gehrke, chief snow surveyor at the state Department of Water Resources. Despite the lower water-con- tent level, he called it a good start because higher elevations were doing better. He also took the survey at an elevation be- low the snowline for December's storms. A year ago, the snowpack was slightly above normal levels, but Gehrke recalled that the rain and snow essentially stopped in Feb- ruary and March, leaving the state at a nearly average year for precipitation on April 1. "This year, it looks like (storms are) lined up off the coast and will continue to increase the snow- pack," Gehrke said as he stood on about three feet of snow. DROUGHT Californiasnowpackstilltoolow By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Well-known Red Bluff resident Tomasina (Ra- mos) Moreno-Rivera, who will be remembered by many for the love she had for her dogs that would walk with her all over town, died Dec. 20 at St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital. To those who knew Toma- sina best, it was dogs and chil- dren that she loved more than just about anything, said Rachel Martinez of Red Bluff. Martinez and her sister Angelina Villase- nor had a Tomasina in her 20s as their sitter first in Cotton- wood and then when they all moved to Red Bluff. "I was 2 and Angelina was 7 when she started watching the five of us and now I'm 65 and my sister is 70," Martinez said. Martinez's mother rented a house from "Uncle Mike," who was Tomasina's uncle in Cotton- wood, and they knew Tomasina as Lola. Tomasina rarely trav- eled out of the area and mostly got around by bicycle, Marti- nez said. Following her uncle's death, Tomasina inherited a portion of the ranch, which was sold by her sister Maria. Tomasina was married to Je- sus Ramos and they moved to Dairyville, which is how she ended up in the Red Bluff area, Martinez said. The marriage ended just a year or two after and at the time Tomasina moved into a residence on Crittenden Street before moving to Wal- nut Street, where she managed apartments. During her time at the Wal- nut Street apartments, it was not uncommon for Tomasina, who did not have a large in- come, to buy things for people or to help however she could. Martinez said she recently had a woman approach her and tell her she doesn't know what she would have done without Toma- sina's kindness. "She was always helping the Hispanic community by help- ing interpret for them and help- ing people with their paperwork and getting it straightened out," Martinez said. "She was defi- nitely a legend in this town. She bought refrigerators, televisions, food and clothing for so many during her life. She loved chil- dren and she loved families in need. That's where she made her mark and she never asked for anything in return." The family lost contact with Tomasina after Walnut Street and mainly saw her on the streets, Martinez said. Over the years, they tried to give her money to help with the care of her dogs or food. Through it all Tomasina had an extremely giving heart, Vil- lasenor said. MEMORIAL REMEMBERING RED BLUFF'S TOMASINA CONTRIBUTED Well-known Red Bluff resident Tomasina Moreno-Rivera is pictured here with Rachel Martinez and Angelina Villasenor, for whom she was a sitter. Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Sports.............. B1 Lifestyles........B3 Comics ............B4 Weather ..........B6 Index............... ## INDEX Have a great day, Al Marenco! GOOD MORNING Judge finds man convicted of shooting up black church fit and able to receive sentenc- ing. PAGEB6 CHARLESTON SHOOTER Rooffoundcompetent for sentencing Congressional Republicans backpedal off prior posi- tion following backlash from groups, Trump. PAGE B6 POLITICS House GOP backs off gutting ethics office Staff report FLOURNOY OnSundayaFlournoy man reported to the California De- partment of Food and Agriculture Brand Inspector that he believed one of his calves was stolen. The calfwas laterlocatedandreturned to its owner. The suspect in the incident was identified as Dan- iel Humphrey, 27, of Flournoy, who has not been found. On Tuesday, brand inspec- tors and Tehama County Sheriff De- tectives met with the victim, Ar- thur Thompson, 65, who reported he believed Humphrey had stolen one of his Black Angus calves be- tween 10 a.m. Dec. 24, 2016 and 10 a.m. Jan. 1, according to a press release issued Tuesday by the Te- hama County Sheriff's Office. Investigators located the stolen calf and determined the calf be- longed to Thompson. The calf was not reported to have been harmed. Investigators attempted to lo- cate Humphrey but have been un- successful,accordingtotherelease. The sheriff's office asks any- one who knows the whereabouts of Humphrey to call 529-7900. FLOURNEY Man sought in cattle the Humphrey Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGE A2 LOCAL CALENDAR SNOWPACK PAGE 5 DINNER PAGE 5 MEMORIAL PAGE 5 U Dow Jones Industrial 19,881.76 (+119.16) U Standard & Poor's 2257.83 (+19.00) U Nasdaq 5429.08 (+45.96) BUSINESS ยป redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, January 4, 2017 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Fundraiser Spring Bazaar to benefit area veterans, youth Lifestyles B3 CattleWomen's Corner Jalapeno cheeseburgers recipe offered Community A3 Grow?Ranchorride? Readaboutlocalandnational Ag, rural, ranch and rodeo news and commentary. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ RODEO DOYOU RODEO? Volume132,issue32 7 58551 69001 9 Rain High: Low: 54 32 PAGE B6 Online See more news on our website. redbluffdailynews.com