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Gedecke:JefferyAaron Gedecke, 58, of Red Bluff died Sunday, April 16at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Wednesday, April 19, 2017 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Deathnoticesmustbe 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 newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Deathnotices Creek, Gyle Road at SF McClure Creek, Corning Road at Thomas Creek, Capay Road at Rice Creek, South Avenue at the Sac- ramento River, Aramayo Way at the Sacramento River, San Benito at Elder Creek, East Chard Avenue at Jackson Creek, Bend Ferry Road at the Sacra- mento River and Bowman Road at Hooker Creek. The construction bid was awarded to J.F. Shea Construction, Inc. of Red- ding as the low respon- sive bidder, in the amount of $1,077,628, at the Nov. 8, 2016 Tehama County Board of Supervisors meeting, according to the meeting's minutes. The work on Jackson Street is expected to be completed by the end of the week. Bridges FROM PAGE 1 The Associated Press SACRAMENTO Califor- nia water officials say they have awarded a contract to repair Oroville Dam's two damaged spillways to a Ne- braska construction com- pany. The Department of Wa- ter Resources announced Monday that Kiewit Corp. of Omaha was awarded the $275 million contract. Kiewit made the lowest bid of the three companies but its offer is still higher than the $231 million esti- mated by the department. The department said Saturday it estimated re- pair costs at $220 million but corrected that figure on Monday after finding an error. Officials have said they want the work done by Nov. 1. Authorities in February ordered the evacuation of 188,000 people down- stream of California's sec- ond largest reservoir after surging releases of water tore away big chunks of the spillways. KIEWIT CORP. California awards Nebraska company $275M contract to fix dam who will be entertaining us with live music," Gowan said. "It's the party of the year for Red Bluff so if you're 21 and older and like great music and lots of fun come on out to Reynold's Ranch and join us Thurs- day." Round-up FROM PAGE 1 DN FILE PHOTO Couples dance at the 2016Red Bluff Round-Up Cowboy Mixer. a community," Bundy said. Several groups have helped in organizing the event, but Stroud said she is especially thankful for the Red Bluff FFA youth who showed up Tuesday morn- ing to help set up hours be- fore the event. "The Red Bluff FFA showed up at nine o'clock, do anything we ask and they are fabulous," Stroud said. The fundraiser is a great community event, said Red Bluff Round-Up General Manager James Miller. "This is a wonderful event," Miller said. "We en- joy working with Red Bluff Rotary and all the different community events that sup- port us through the 11 Days of Round-Up. It brings the community together." Musical group Senior Mo- ments provided entertain- mentpriortotheauctionand Red Bluff's Ashtin Lopeman kicked off the event singing of national anthem follow- ing a moment of silence for lateRound-UpDirectorHar- veyComacho,whoservedfor 29years,andlong-time com- munity member Doug Sale, both of whom passed at the end of 2016. In addition to ticket sales, therewereseveralitemsauc- tioned off to bring in money with Bill Cornelius serving as master of ceremonies and auctioneer. This is the fifth year for the auction to be held with the barbecue and a premier item is auctioned during Sunday's rodeo per- formance, often fetching tens of thousands of dollars. "Tough Enough started a dozen years ago because of a director at the Red Bluff Round-Up," Cornelius said. "In the last dozen years, the auction has brought in al- most half a million dollars to reduce the impact of can- cer to this community. The credit for it happening and well-deserved applause goes to Jolene Kemen." The Rotary beer sales at the rodeo is another way the group brings in money, with more than 400 scholarships given out to Tehama County graduating seniors. Tips from the beer sales go to ToughEnoughtoWearPink. "Every year it generates about $10,000 and when you put everything all together it's almost $1 million total generated," Cornelius said. "We know there's not a sin- gle person that isn't touched by cancer and wants it to be a thing of the past and with your help we will." Incoming St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Pres- ident Jordan Wright spoke briefly. "I'm touched to be here and it is amazing to hear about the funds being raised," Wright said. "We feel honored you trust us with these funds and I want to thank you for your gener- osity." The auction kicked off with retired Tehama County Superior Court Judge Rich- ard Scheuler purchasing caramel glazed and honey glazed walnuts from Bian- chi Orchards for $100 fol- lowed by cupcakes bought by Tehama County Supervi- sor Dennis Garton for $100 and Jordan Wright for $75. Several items went for larger amounts including two Yeti coolers that sold for $350 each and a jewelry box do- nated by the AB 109 Wood- shop program that went for $90 to Sean Rix. A pink gui- tar and think pink necklace donated by Jessie Woods went to Tehama County Dis- trict Attorney Gregg Cohen for $125. Community FROM PAGE 1 PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB – DAILY NEWS Red Bluff City Councilwoman and Tehama County Economics Development Liaison Amanda Jenkins signs for cupcakes she bought at auction on Tuesday at the Tough Enough to Wear Pink barbecue held at the Tehama District Fairground. Stephens was at the Mc- Donald's in Erie, in the northwestern corner of the state, about 100 miles east of Cleveland. He ordered a 20-piece Chicken McNug- gets and french fries, ac- cording to the manager. Restaurant owner Thomas DuCharme Jr. told the Erie Times-News that the drive-thru attendant thought she recognized Ste- phens and called state po- lice. State Police Maj. Wil- liam Teper Jr. would say only that the tip came from a "concerned citizen." The McDonald's employ- ees tried to "buy some time for the cops" by telling Ste- phens his order of fries was delayed, but Stephens said he had no time to wait and drove off, according to DuCharme. Police picked up the trail in a chase that lasted 2 miles before Stephens took his own life, authori- ties said. The police chief said that it wasn't clear whether Ste- phens had any help while he was on the run or where he had been and that inves- tigators will try to retrace his steps. Stephens' cell- phone had been tracked Sunday afternoon near Erie, officials said on Mon- day. Facebook said it removed the video of the shooting 23 minutes after learning of it. The company has since an- nounced it is launching a review for reporting harm- ful content. "This is something that should not have been shared around the world. Period," Cleveland's police chief said. In the video, Stephens told Godwin the name of his girlfriend and said, "She's the reason that this is about to happen to you." Godwin did not seem to rec- ognize the name. The woman, Joy Lane, told WJW-TV in Cleve- land that she last talked with Stephens on Saturday night, when he told her he had quit his job and was moving out of state. Investigators said that Godwin was the only vic- tim so far linked to Ste- phens, despite his claim on Facebook that he killed over a dozen people. Detectives spoke with the suspect on Sunday by cellphone and tried to per- suade him to surrender, police said. Within a day, authorities expanded the search nationwide and of- fered a $50,000 reward for information leading to his capture. Crime FROM PAGE 1 GREG WOHLFORD — ERIE TIMES-NEWS Pennsylvania State Police look over a car as they investigate the scene where Steve Stephens, the suspect in the random killing of a Cleveland retiree posted on Facebook, was found shot dead in Erie. Pa. FACEBOOK Robert Godwin Sr. BONNIEM.KING January 9, 1929 ~ March 12, 2017 Bonnie M. King, Ed.D., died March 12th in Red Bluff at the age of 88 from the complications of a stroke she suf- fered after surgery in Kansas last November. Bonnie was born on January 9, 1929 in Hastings, Nebraska, to Chester S. and D. Maude Rhodes McKenzie. Bonnie grew up dur- ing the Depression as an athletic tomboy who matured into an attractive professional model. She completed two years at Hastings College before moving to Kearny, Ne- braska to help her mother in operating her motel. There Bonnie met and later married Daniel W. King, an US Ar- my Air Corps, pilot on July 23. 1948. Their only child, Dr. Daniel M. King of Red Bluff, was born in 1949. The Kings were stationed in England before their last as- signment at Topeka, Kansas where Bonnie worked as an in-patient teacher at the renowned Menninger Founda- tion. Bonnie then went on to obtain her advanced de- grees in English Education and School Administration. Dr. King taught special education students in Goddard, New- ton, and Wichita, Kansas before moving to Red Bluff in 1985. Dr. King taught at Shasta College before serving as a re- source specialist in the Red Bluff Elementary School Dis- trict until her retirement in 2001. She then returned to Wichita where she lived with Dan Sr. until his death on Thanksgiving, 2016. Bonnie was also pre-deceased by her younger brother, Dr. Don McKenzie. She is survived by her son, Dan (Sherry), grandsons Ted, Andrew, and Cameron (Aman- da) King, great granddaughter Margaux King, sister Doro- thy Goodwin of Miami, Florida and brother Gordon (Wanda) McKenzie of Paradise, as well as numerous nie- ces and nephews. Bonnie will be remembered as a bright, witty lady, a dedicated teacher and advocate for her students, a devout Christian, loving mother and grandmother, and devoted wife to her husband-hero. A memorial service will be held at the Red Bluff Presby- terian Church Chapel on Saturday April 22 at 1-3 PM. Bur- ial occurred on March 31st near Newton, Illinois where Bonnie's husband and his brothers and their wives all rest. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bonnie King Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Red Bluff Elementary School District. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff ThePassingParadeisbroughttoyoubyMinchPropertyManagement, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527-5514 THEPASSINGPARADE (FrommyISaycolumnofMarch1976) Our first born is going to have a first born of her own come October. She was married last June to a very fine young man and a Vietnam veteran from Bend, Oregon. So the math work out o.k. Not that the subject is such a big deal anymore...in fact the movie stars seem to prefer it that way. "...yes, our child is due next month, but we want to lead our own lives so marriage isn't in the cards at this time." Well, I guess it looks good in print, but it seems to me to lack commitment. It is a very joyous occasion around our scatter. That's the way SF Chron writer Stanton Delaplane would put it."Scatter" means house in his vernacular. The missus reads his stuff and says, "That's the way you should write and make lots of money like he does so you could take me places on an expense account". "No," I reply, "I'm going to write like William F. Buckley." "More likely Bill Buckley who ran the Richfield Service Station on Oak Street," she retorted. Anyhow, as I was saying, it's a joyous occasion around our ranch in Antelope. When daughter Melody called us with the news, all the women in the house went nuts. Such yelling and hollering as the missus broke out the knitting needles. Mrs. McKee, who lives with my mother as a companion, has already made a pair of booties for the expected child for every day of the week! I wish she would make me a pair. I'm the one still out of work!* My mother contributed my original baby bib. It still has mustard stains on it so you can tell how long I used it before graduating to a napkin. Some people are just slow learners. I have thought this development over very carefully. This business of being a grandfather, I mean. No one who sees me dashing about the tennis court will believe I am old enough to wear the grandfather tag. Same for my ne- gotiating the ski slopes. However, I am looking forward to teaching Melody's offspring decorum, and how to avoid becoming a juvenile delinquent. Been there, done that. Of course we don't know if the child will be a girl or a boy. Strike that: I must get used to talking about "their child". After all theirs is a joint venture. Terry, the father- to- be, is Terry Wilson of the prominent Oregon Wilsons. Yes, we shall all be in suspense until grandchild #1 arrives! I shall be selecting the child's name, of course. Ho, ho! Not likely! … *I was out of work at the time because the meat plant had closed the previous year and I had not received my real estate licence to prepare me for an entirely different vocation than the slaughter of cattle. Selling real estate should be a step up, don't you think? WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 7 A