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Friday, January 4, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries MARGARET I. MCCUBBINS August 22, 1923 - December 30, 2012 Margaret I. McCubbins, age 89 of Red Bluff, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Lassen House in Red Bluff. Margaret was born to Ben and Metha Frohn on August 22, 1923 in Oakland, CA. Margaret moved to Red Bluff with her husband, Thomas, in 1948. Together they raised their family and remained in Red Bluff. She was a homemaker and active in PTA, Native Daughters and held Unity Church Services at her home. Margaret is predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Thomas (AKA Mac), who passed away in 2005. She is survived by her three children; Joyce (Ken), Carol (Tom), and Tom (Jennifer); as well as grandchildren; Nikki, Natalie, Carroll, Kevin and step grandson; Connell. She has 10 grandchildren. Services will be held at 11:00 AM on December 5, 2013 at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers at 816 Walnut St. Red Bluff. A gathering of friends and family will be held immediately after at the McCubbins home in Red Bluff. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity. DIANE WHEATON January 25, 1941 - December 12, 2012 Diane Wheaton, 71, longtime resident of Red Bluff, CA. passed away on December 12, 2012 in Chico. Diane was born January 25, 1941 in Oakland, CA. She received her AA degree at Shasta College where she studied art and watercolor painting. In 2007 she participated in the Red Bluff Art Walk. In recent years she volunteered at St. Elizabeth's Hospice Thrift Store. She was creative, had a great sense of humor and enjoyed writing, science fiction and classic film. Diane was a proud and loving grandmother and great-aunt. Diane is survived by her children; Lisa Cunningham of Brownsville, CA.; Jennifer Wetzel and Jill Wetzel both of Seattle, WA.; Max Wetzel of Richmond VA.; by grandchildren Zack Cunningham, Jordan Cunningham and Saira Wetzel; and by her dear nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother George and sisters Jean, Barbara and Lynn. Diane's family wishes to thank Lisa Miller-Davison and family, Cheryl Vigliotti, Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, and the wonderful staff at Twin Oaks Rehabilitation in Chico, CA. A private memorial will be held at a later date. Dorothy Freeman August 13, 1916 - December 24, 2012 Dorothy D. Freeman, 96, passed away peacefully Monday, December 24, 2012, at her Red Bluff home. She was born August 13, 1916, in Seattle, WA. She grew up in Willows, CA, where she met and married, Samuel P. Freeman. They were married for 58 years when Sam died in 1999. She will be interred at the Elk Creek Cemetery with Sam. Dorothy graduated from Willows High School, and worked for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company as an operator. After her sons grew up and left home, Sam and Dorothy travelled the world, visiting Africa, Australia, Europe, Bali, and touring the US. Dorothy enjoyed and excelled at coordinating family gatherings. Entertaining and cooking were her specialty, along with gardening and crafting. Her lifelong passion was creating textiles from start to finish: raw wool carding, spinning, dying, weaving, and sewing. She also loved visiting the mountains, seeing wildflowers, and breathing the fresh air. Dorothy and Sam kept a family camping tradition going for many generations. Dorothy enjoyed assembling jigsaw puzzles and reading library books. She rode her bicycle to the library after giving up driving. She kept up with family and friends via old-fashioned letter writing. Perhaps most notable about Dorothy was her steadfast duty to help; she donated to charities and took in family members who needed extra help. Dorothy is survived by sons; Peter Freeman, his wife Anna, of Houston, MO, and Paul Freeman, his wife Donna of Red Bluff; brother Bob Steel, his wife Marge of Red Bluff; and 7 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. Man threatens partner with unloaded gun A 39-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested early Thursday morning after he reportedly held a gun to the head of the mother of his child. Around 2 a.m. Tehama County CHECKS Continued from page 1A On Nov. 28, the Redding Police Department received a report from North State Recycling that numerous fictitious checks using its bank account had been used in Redding, Anderson, Cottonwood and Red Bluff. The fictitious checks totaled more than $3,000. An investigation revealed Garland was uti- Continued from page 1A approach things can be done more methodically and properly." The 84 freshman members, when joined with the freshman members from 2011, mean that a large portion of the House has spent two or fewer years in the Capitol. LaMalfa issued the following statement after the swearing-in ceremony: "Serving the North State in the House of Representatives is an honor and responsibility that I take very seriously. Our friends and neighbors placed their faith in me as BILL Continued from page 1A finish all remaining course work within 18 months of high-school graduation, at a cost of no more than $10,000, including textbooks, Logue said. As it is now, many people from other countries are being recruited for jobs in STEM fields, Logue said. Yet, many American students graduate from college and find there is no work for them. His bill could lead to KIM LEANNE COTTEN LINDA RAE VALLIER May 18, 1950 - December 27, 2012 Linda passed away on December 27, 2012 in Red Bluff, CA. She was born in Spokane Wash. to Larrien Nelson and Beth Miller. She also had a stepmother; Joyce Nelson and a stepfather; Sam Miller. She married Anthony Vallier April 4, 1987. She worked at Modern Cleaners until she started doing custom ironing and alterations at home for prominent prople of the community which afforded her the luxury of working at home to raise her kids. She was very supportive of her husband's business. She was content with the fact that all of her boys had come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. She honored her marriage even through some dark times. She saw the ugly side of human nature but could look beyond it. She was at complete peace with herself and her Lord towards the end of a brave battle with pancreatic cancer with her four boy's, daughter in-law, and husband by her side. There was not a dry eye in the room.Thank you John Bohrer for being there too. " Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting? O Grave Where Is thy Victory? 1 Cor 15;55 She is survived by Husband; Anthony Vallier, son's; David Brown of Red Bluff, Brian Brown of Reno, Chris Tanem of Red Bluff , Keith Vallier (Kala Oliver) of Red Bluff, grandson's; Brandon and Logan Brown and parents; Sam and Beth Miller of Red Bluff. Services will be held on Saturday January 5, at 5:00 pm at Gateway Baptist Church 12830 Glasgow, Red Bluff, CA deputies were dispatched to Center Street in Red Bluff for a disturbance. Deputies arrested Gerald Phillips for holding an unloaded hand gun to a 41-year-old woman he lives with. The two have a child together. Phillips was booked at the Tehama County Jail for assault with a deadly weapon. Bail was $30,000. lizing the identity of a The video showed a woman who had her purse white female suspect stolen on Nov. 25 in using the fictitious checks. Anderson. Investigators were able Garland used the stolen to identify the female as woman's identity and Garland. printed fictitious checks A search warrant was utilizing the routing num- served at Garland's Secbers of an open bank ond Street residence in account for North State Anderson Thursday. Recycling. There investigators In the weeks that fol- located stolen merchanlowed, investigators were dise bought with the fictiable to obtain video sur- tious checks, the stolen veillance from several purse and the victim's businesses where the ficti- identification, seven pounds of marijuana, tious checks were used. LAMALFA the North State's voice in the Capitol, and I will work to uphold that trust. "I want to take a moment to thank Wally Herger for his years of service to Northern California and our Country. I am honored to be his friend and to have the opportunity to continue many of his efforts, such as the Quincy Library Group forestry reform proposals. "With so many newly elected and very recently elected members of Congress I am hopeful that we can change Washington for the better. Our nation faces difficult challenges that will require thoughtful consideration to resolve. However, it is important to recognize that many of many more American students landing high-tech jobs, he said. They would move quickly into the work force, thus starting to pay taxes and helping to "grow the economy." Zingg, also speaking in a phone interview Wednesday, called Perry's proposal "an interesting notion," but said, "it's based on so many faulty understandings about how people learn." Zingg said he understands these quick degree programs would be "based on memorization as opposed to understand- numerous fictitious checks, check making software, and computers and printers for making the fictitious checks. Hair coloring and wigs used by Garland to match the identity of the victim were also located. Garland was interviewed and admitted to all the crimes. She was also identified in passing fictitious checks at Ace Hardware on Hartnell Avenue in Redding on October 12. these challenges were created by an overzealous government and that many of the solutions will come from restraining its growth. "I am committed to forging agreements that represent the North State's values and excited to officially begin this fight to protect our way of life. The constituents of California's First District have my sincere thanks and respect, and I look forward to serving them in the House." LaMalfa is a lifelong farmer representing California's First Congressional District including, Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou and Tehama counties. ing." Such an approach is inadequate, he added. Becoming an engineer, for example, requires more than "simply memorizing theorems and principles," he said. "It takes time to understand how to apply them. It's experimentation, application, testing the information that one has through trial and error." In addition, the president said, "we do more than simply help a student memorize data. We're dealing with young people at a very formative period in their life. Quite frankly, we're helping them grow up as well as become more skilled. The notion that we will accomplish all of that in 18 months is very illinformed." Logue said he plans to meet with Zingg and Butte College officials to talk about his bill. He said he'd like to explore what educators see as obstacles to his proposal and discuss how these might be overcome. "I think our state needs to evaluate what a fouryear education is all about," he said. another 15 percent are employed Furthermore, only 11 percent of within a year of leaving high school. students with disabilities met federal The report also noted that CaliContinued from page 1A benchmarks for English language fornia is behind other states in the complete high school and falling arts and math proficiency in 2011, amount of time students with disalthough scores have risen. short of academic benchmarks. abilities spend in mainstream classOnly 59 percent of students with Nevertheless, the report said the rooms. About half of California stuspecial needs graduate from high state Department of Education esti- dents spend 80 percent of the school on time, even with exemp- mates about half of students with school day in general classes, comtions from the state high school exit special needs go on to enroll in a pared to 60 percent of students exam, and 18 percent drop out of higher education institution and nationally. COSTS May 4, 1955 - December 29, 2012 Kim Leanne Cotten, 57, of Los Molinos went to be with the Lord on Saturday Dec 29, 2012 at her home. Born Kim Leanne Potter on May 4, 1955 to Lloyd (Bud) and Dora Potter, she was the youngest of three daughters. Kim graduated from Los Molinos High and went on to work at Tenaco (Diamond) Paper Mill where she worked for 23 years. On September 20, 1975 Kim married Gary Cotten and had two daughters. Kim enjoyed playing softball, swimming, and gardening. She was the most wonderful cook, and her tender heart always invited who was at the house to stay. Kim was a devoted wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, Gary, daughters Brandy (Bruce) Lee, Kati Cotten, sister Judy (Danny) Heal and three grandchildren, Justin, Brady and Taylor. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Los Molinos Veterans Memorial Hall. Any pictures you would like to share are welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated to help offset any costs. Please contact Brandy at 586-1943. 7A school. tory Affairs for PG&E Tom Bottorff said. "These revenues help us Continued from page 1A serve customers by reducVice President of Regula- ing the frequency of electrical outages, improving GAS the responsiveness of our call centers, providing more convenient services and, above all, continuing to upgrade the safety of our gas and electric operations. Although electric and gas rates fluctuate from year to year, our average customer bills remain well below the national average." Health union alliance could threaten larger rival WASHINGTON (AP) — Two health care unions are joining forces in a move that could threaten a powerful rival's dominance and fuel a new round of labor tensions. The 85,000-member California Nurses Association is forging an alliance with the 10,000-member National Union of Healthcare Workers to form a new union made up entirely of health sector workers. The alliance announced Thursday renews a bitter rivalry between the nurses' union and the powerful 2 million-member Service Employees International Union, the nation's dominant health care union and a major force in Democratic politics. It also points to a trend that could see unions increasingly compete against each other for a dwindling pool of new members as the ranks of organized labor continue their steady decline. Health care has been one of the few areas of growth for unions in recent years. About half of the SEIU's members are in the health care industry. CNA is part of the 185,000- member National Nurses United, the largest nurses' union in the country. A top priority for the new alliance is to lure 43,000 unionized workers at Kaiser Permanente in California away from the SEIU and into the new union, to be known as NUHW-CNA and based in Oakland, Calif. That would deprive SEIU of more than $40 million a year in membership dues. ''It increases our power and experience exponentially,'' said Sal Rosselli, president of NUHW. ''We will now have the resources to compete with the SEIU's millions and millions of dollars.'' Rosselli, a former SEIU leader, founded his upstart union in 2009 after he was ousted by the larger union in a bitter power struggle. Rosselli claimed the SEIU granted too many concessions to health care corporations at the expense of union members, while SEIU leaders alleged Rosselli was simply making a power grab. In 2010, NUHW lost an election to woo 43,000 Kaiser workers away from SEIU. But the National Labor Relations Board later ruled that the election was tainted and ordered a new vote. The do over of the nation's largest private-sector union election since 1941 is expected to take place later this year. SEIU spokesman Steve Trossman said he's not surprised by the agreement because the nurses' union has been working closely with the smaller NUHW over the past few years. ''They are pursuing a losing strategy that is bad for the labor movement that they claim they are all about,'' Trossman said. ''We are not in a position where we can waste precious resources on internal fights instead of using those resources to organize workers who are not already in unions.'' The SEIU and the nurses' union have operated under a noncompetition agreement since 2009. That agreement followed months of bitter clashes over organizing workers and accusations from both sides of sabotage and interference. Under the pact, the nurses' union would focus only on recruiting hospital nurses, while SEIU would target other health care workers. But the noncompetition agreement expired at the end of 2012, and the nurses' union has no intention of renewing it. On Thursday, the nurses' union accused SEIU's California local, United Healthcare Workers West, of collaborating with hospital chains Kaiser and Sutter Health to reduce health coverage, pensions and workplace standards for unionized workers.