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Saturday, January 5, 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 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11:00 AM on January 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. Death Notices Death notices must be 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. Joseph C. Hampton Joseph C. Hampton died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at the Lassen House in Red Bluff. He was 91. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Connie E. Heyrend Connie E. Heyrend died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Paskenta. She was 58. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. 4-H Continued from page 1A She was a part of 4-H from the time she was 9, Miralda said. Not only was Miralda able to learn skills she has used in pursuing higher education and her job, but about mentoring and giving back to the community. "4-H is all about service," Miralda said. "Mercy High School was a part of that, but 4-H laid the groundwork. That was 30-plus years ago and look at the seeds they planted. I don't use rockets, but I certainly use the same capabilities." 4-H her get into West Point because the school looks at community service, she said. Miralda went on to get a Bachelors of Science at West Point and a Masters of Science in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Masters in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University. During her work on her degrees, Miralda said she was able to use some of her knowledge from working with dogs in 4-H while on a research team looking at Post Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment through the use of animals. She has earned numerous awards including the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Sr. Army Parachutist Badge and Master Space Badge. "I've lived all over the world and we are blessed to live here," Miralda said. "I loved Colorado, but every place has its own beauty, unique things to do and cultural customs." Miralda is stationed in Huntsville, Ala. and said it is a neat, historical location. DEATH Continued from page 1A were performed by the arriving medical personnel, but Myers was pronounced dead on scene. A Tehama County Coroner's report listed the cause of death as "acute methamphetamine intoxication" due to acute substance abuse of an unknown duration. "Physiological stress of struggle with police (severe atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease)" was listed as an other significant condition. "Toxicology revealed markedly elevated level of methamphetamine in the blood," the coroner's report read. "With sever coronary disease and the physiological stress caused by the struggle STOLEN Continued from page 1A The driver, later identified as 43year-old John Miranda from Los Molinos, did not yield and continued driving to evade the deputy. After a short pursuit, Miranda eventually stopped the motorcycle and was taken into custody without PARK Continued from page 1A music and games set for sometime in May. "It will be an irresistibly good time filled with fun for the whole family," Nason said. The group also is trying to get help at the school level, she said. "We strongly believe that because this is a community event it's good to In her job, she gets to look at how satellites communicate and how they are used in space. Initially assigned elsewhere, Miralda ended up going into Functional Area Space Operations at Space and Missile Defense Command at the Red Stone Arsenal in Huntsville. Her journey to get there started with an injury during a bad night jump at Fort Bragg North Carolina, she said. "It allows me to specialize and to still contribute to bringing technology to the forces," Miralda said. "It's an area I liked in graduate school work and I've always been interested in understanding technology and figuring out how to bring the (armed) forces navigation, imagery, intelligence, GPS, missile warning and space force enhancement. It's challenging and there's always new ways and a leading edge on things like launching satellites at a reduced further incident. It was later discovered the motorcycle he was riding was stolen. Miranda also had several warrants for his arrest. He was booked into Tehama County Jail for vehicle theft and evading a peace officer. Bail was $31,000. On Wednesday night around 8 p.m. deputies were searching for a vehicle that had been reported get our entire community involved, including our kids," Nason said. "Remember, if we get 50 cents from each person in Tehama County we'll have our Fourth of July Fireworks." The group is in the process of putting together a golden ticket raffle in which one-third of the money raised will go back to five lucky winners, she said. Tickets, which will be on sale starting Jan. 23, will cost $50 each, Nason cost." While in 4-H, she was lucky to attend the 4-H leadership conference at UC Davis and the National Conference in Washington D.C., Miralda said. "It opened my eyes to government," she said. Miralda said everyone has responsibilities and she is excited to do something that she is passionate about and that is for her country, but she wouldn't be where she is without the adults who gave up their time to mentor her. "The time they spent in 4-H was an investment and it is well worth it," Miralda said. "No one pays them to do it, but it builds a strong community." ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Report: Top parks officials kept $20M hidden SACRAMENTO (AP) — Officials at the highest levels of the California Department of Parks and Recreation helped keep millions of dollars secret for more than a decade, the California attorney general's office said in a report released Friday. The report said the ''intentional non-disclosure'' continued because employees feared the department's budget would be cut if lawmakers found out, and that they would be embarrassed about the years of covering it up. ''Throughout this period of intentional non-disclosure, some parks employees consistently requested, without success, that their superiors address the issue,'' Deputy Attorney General Thomas M. Patton wrote in the report. Parks Director Ruth Coleman, who had been director since 2002, resigned and a senior parks official was fired last summer after $54 million was found hidden in two special funds as up to 70 parks were threatened with closure because of budget cuts. The report said the actual amount intentionally hidden in the State Parks and Recreation Fund was $20 million, and the remaining $34 million discrepancy was due to differences in the timing of the fund reports to the state finance department and the controller's office. The amount of money kept hidden had grown as high as $29 million in 2003, the report said. The parks fund generates about $100 million each year through visitor fees and rentals. The fund has become a more vital source for the department as lawmakers reduce general support in the face of budget deficits. The state will review the findings and decide whether to forward materials to law enforcement for a possible criminal case, said Richard Stapler, spokesman for the California Natural Resources Agency, which oversees the parks department. No employees were found to have stolen or wrongly spent any of the money, the report said, but senior officials made deliberate decisions not to report the additional funds to the state Department of Finance, which helps the governor establish the state's annual spending plan. Because the state Legislature did not know about the money, which was generated from park fees and rentals, officials had no authority to spend it, making it ''an essentially useless reserve,'' the report said. Coleman has denied knowing about the hidden money. She was the only current or former employee who would not agree to be interviewed by the attorney general's office, the report said. The report is based upon interviews with 40 former and current employees. The report said several senior officials ''were all well aware of the discrepancy.'' It said all indications were that Tom Domich, the department's assistant deputy director of administrative services from 1987 to 2004, likely made the initial decision to keep the money secret, but several successive staffers continued the effort. ''The facts show that former budget officer Becky Brown noticed the growing disparity as early as 1998,'' the report said. By late 2002, ''the budget and accounting officers and their supervisor ... were all aware of the discrepancy. Thereafter, from 2002 to 2012, numerous individuals failed to take appropriate action to ensure the monies were revealed to the DOF.'' The report said Coleman's second-in-com- with police, the decedent likely had a fatal cardiac arrhythmia. Although there were superficial injuries, none were life threatening (individually or collectively)." Criminal and administrative investigations found the officers demonstrated great restraint and composure while taking Myers into custody. Officers did not deploy the use of batons, OC mand, Michael Harris, was the highest-ranking manager to order the continued secrecy of the funds. He was fired as chief deputy in July 2012 amid the parks scandal and now works at the California Department of Environmental Protection. Parks officials' ability to keep the $20 million in special fund money secret was partly due to accounting discrepancies between the state Department of Finance and the controller's office, which rely on different calculations. A new law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last year requires the departments to compare their annual reports detailing how much money is in the more than 500 special state funds. At least two budget officials told investigators they reported the hidden money to Domich, but he ''refuses to acknowledge these facts and unpersuasively denies all knowledge of the disparity and his role in the deception,'' the report said. The staff at Red Bluff Simple Cremations would like to thank all of the families who trust us with their loved ones needs. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 9A Spray, Tasers or any other type of weapon to gain control of Myers. Force was limited to appropriate control holds to control a violently struggling suspect, while placing him into handcuffs the investigations found. The officers involved in the incident were Sgt. Matt Hansen, and officers Kevin Bowen, Ruben Murgia and Joe Rossi. stolen earlier in the day by the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle was being driven on Walnut Street. Deputies pulled over the driver and arrested 34-year-old Christopher Shane Brownfield of Red Bluff for possession of stolen property. Brownfield also had numerous warrants for his arrest. His bail was $41,000. — Rich Greene said. Donations are always welcome whether they be gifts of time or money. Those who give $100 will qualify for red donor status, $500 white donor status and $1,000 blue status. The group does not have its non-profit status as of yet, but has set up a bank account under Tehama County Fireworks Committee at Cornerstone Community Bank on Main Street in Red Bluff. Meetings for the com- SUPES Continued from page 1A job seriously. I never took me seriously," he said. Supervisor Bob Williams said it was a privilege and honor to work with Avilla, Warner and Russell. He said incoming supervisors mittee are at 6 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Tehama District Fairground. For more information, visit the group's Facebook page. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Burt Bundy and Steve Chamblin had huge shoes to fill, but he was looking forward to working with them. "There have been some hard times, but there's been a heckuva lot more good times," Warner said. Russell's seat will be filled by appointment at a future date. New BLM rules restrict sales of wild horses CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Sales of wild horses and burros will be restricted under new rules announced Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management after an investigation into the sale of more than 1,700 horses to a Colorado livestock hauler who supports the horse meat industry. ''It is a response to that inquiry, which is being conducted right now by the Office of the Inspector General of the Interior Department,'' said Tom Gorey, BLM spokesman for the wild horse program in Washington, D.C. Wild horse advocates said the rules amount to ''window dressing'' and won't end problems with the BLM program. The inspector general is investigating what became of 1,777 horses sold since 2009 to Tom Davis. Wild horse advocates fear the animals were taken to Mexico for slaughter. ''He's the biggest buyer among all of our buyers over the years,'' Gorey said of Davis. Since 2005, when the BLM first allowed people to buy horses in bulk as opposed to adopting them, the agency has sold 5,400 animals, Gorey said. An investigation of Davis' wild horse purchases was published by ProPublica in September. Gorey said the inspector general is ''looking into all aspects of the sales to Davis, including the whereabouts of the horses.'' He said it's unknown when the investigation will be finished. Wild horses are protected under federal law, and selling them for slaughter is illegal. Davis signed agreements with the BLM promising none of the horses would be sold for slaughter, and he maintains he's done nothing wrong. Local authorities in Colorado are also investigating whether Davis violated brand inspection laws by shipping some horses out of state, according to published reports. Under the new rules, sales of wild mustangs and burros will be limited to no more than four within a six-month period unless prior approval is obtained from a BLM assistant director. Buyers also must describe where they intend to keep the animals. Requiring BLM approval for large sales won't protect mustangs, said Suzanne Roy, director of the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign. Roy said it is ''outrageous'' to put the decision of who gets more than four horses ''in the hands of the very same BLM managers who were exposed as being responsible'' for wild horses ending up with buyers like Davis. She added the new policy allows the BLM ''to look the other way after six months.'' Laura Leigh, an advocate with Wild Horse Education, said the BLM should rescind its policy that allows horse sales. ''Sales authority itself may be unconstitutional, and until it's repealed, our wild horses will remain vulnerable to sale into the slaughter pipeline,'' Leigh said. About 37,000 wild horses roam Western states. About half are in Nevada.