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Obituaries VIRGINIA TRAVIS Former Red Bluff resi- dent Virginia Travis, wife of the late Phil Travis, passed away March 21, 2010 in Redlands, California. She is survived by a daughter, Gayle Davis of Redlands, step- daughters Alexander of Redding and Linda Daulby of Phoenix, a stepson, Gary Avise of Indio, nine grandchildren, and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill Avise in 1964 and her husband Phil Travis in 2007. Mrs. Travis was born Oct. 5, 1924 at Fort Bragg, California, the only child of Robert and Agnes Mead. She grew up in Chico and graduated from high school there in 1942. After attending BIOLA University, she gradu- ated from CSU Chico. She taught elementary school for many years in Redding and Susanville, and moved to Red Bluff in 1988. She was an enthusias- tic member of Com- munity Baptist Church, Red Bluff Garden Club, the California Retired Teachers Association, and PEO. Graveside services were held April 30, 2010 at River- side National Ceme- tery. Memorials may be made to Community Baptist Church. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of one of his saints." Psalms 116:15. great- Sandra RACHEL HELEN DEMPSTER Rachel Helen Dempster was born in Coeur D’ Alena, Idaho on July 26, 1916, and passed into eternity on May 7, 2010 at Mercy Medical Cen- ter in Redding, CA. Born to Freddie March & Ethel Wilson, her family moved to Los Molinos, CA. in April of 1920 at the age of 4 years old. She attended Los Molinos schools until she graduated high school in 1934. On December 25, 1934, she married Arthur Dempster who prece- ded her in death in 1983. She had 3 chil- dren, Carl, who prece- ded her in death in 2008, Anne Strong of Los Molinos, and Verla Green of Anderson. She had 10 grandchildren, and 16 great grand- children, and 7 great great grandchildren. They raised their fami- ly in Los Molinos until they moved to Wash- ington in 1967 where she lived until 2006 when she returned to live with her daughters in Los Molinos and An- derson. She had been involved in crocheting baby blankets for the Linus Foundation, and over time she had made over 200 blankets. She was also involved in starting the Los Molinos High School Alumni. She was in- volved in the PTA, Rab- bit Club, she also raised and sold rabbits for the meat and furs, she also ran her own laundry service for many years in Los Molinos. JAMES EUGENE CURRY James Eugene Curry was born in Jackson- ville, Florida on Sep- tember 27th, 1934, to Lawrence and Lucille Curry. At age 19, James and his family moved to Reno, Neva- da. He attended col- lege at the University of Florida, the Universi- ty of Nevada at Reno, and finished his educa- tion at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1963, after serving 2 years in Germany with the US Army. James married Marilyn T. Neff on August 14th, 1957, in Bakersfield, CA. James and Marilyn moved to Red Bluff, California from Los Angeles after James graduated from UCLA with their first child, James Curry, Jr. In Red Bluff, an addi- tional 5 children were added to the Curry quiver over the inter- vening years--Clifford, Robert, Daniel, Jona- than, and Susanna. James worked at Red Bluff High School for 35 years as a respected faculty member before retiring in 2000. He was a long-time member of Community Baptist Church, and in addition to his devotion to his family, James was ac- tive in his church and many Christian minis- tries throughout his life--too numerous to mention here--most lately working with the Hope Rescue Mission. James E. Curry passed away on Wednesday, May 5th, after a short illness at Mercy Medi- cal in Redding, Califor- nia. James was a car- ing and devoted hus- band and father, and is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marilyn, 6 children, a foster daughter, Barbara, and numerous grandchil- dren and great grand- children, a sister, Mary Busch and a brother , Daniel Curry. Services for James will be held at Bethel Assembly of God, 625 Luther Rd in Red Bluff, at 11am on Saturday, May 15th, 2010. A reception will follow immediately at Community Baptist Church at 598 Round Up Ave, Red Bluff, CA. In Lieu of flowers, the Curry family would like to direct donations to the Hope Rescue Mis- sion: 23076 Sacramento Rd, Corning, CA 96021; or the Missionary fund of the Community Bap- tist Church: 598 Round- up Ave, Red Bluff, CA 96080 Death Notices Michael Shain Michael Shain of Anderson died Thursday, May 6, 2010, in his resi- dence. He was 61. Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel, in Anderson, is handling the arrange- ments. Published Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Almond growers to see big harvest MERCED (AP) — Fed- eral agricultural officials are predicting another bumper crop year for California’s almonds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting that Central Valley almond growers will produce about 1.53 billion pounds of almonds. That’s up 8.5 percent from last year’s production of 1.41 billion pounds of the nut. Almonds are the state’s largest agricultural export. Officials say more and more farmers are growing almonds. The estimated almond-bearing acreage in the state is estimated at 740,000 for 2010. That’s up from last year’s 720,000. The USDA says that Wednesday, May 12, 2010 – Daily News – 7A DAY Continued from page 1A munity involvement with all of the public safety members present. The important thing is the inter- action between the athletes and the community. We’re totally volunteer driven so it’s important to have the community base who is willing to come out and volunteer their time to make someone else happy.” Annette Arnold and Betty Dotson teach at Vista Middle School and said they have enjoyed watching some of the ath- letes grow up over the last four or five years. “It’s so important (to have events like Special YOUTH Continued from page 1A said. For any unit to be recognized nationally in just five years after ini- tiation is definitely a first. SOUTH Continued from page 1A bill that would provide full legalization. Reed said he thought the issue of legalization should be taken state by state and that he had no problem with states deciding to legalize it and tax it heavily or deciding against legaliza- tion. Stiglich weighed in saying it was illegal on the federal level and until the federal government changes its status, people needed to abide by the law. Keene was opposed to the legalization of mari- juana saying, like prohi- bition, taxing wasn’t the answer either. “It won’t solve any problems and we don’t need more drugs legal,” Keene said. LaMalfa said medical marijuana was going in the wrong direction and questioned how, if legal- ized, law enforcement would be able to measure if someone was impaired. “Prop 215 is bad and created a really big mess,” LaMalfa said. “Legalization would be an even bigger mess.” Parker said rather than legalization, marijuana should be changed from a there is a continuing increased demand for the almonds, which will drive production to rise over the several years. Baby salmon released in American River SACRAMENTO (AP) — Two million hatchery- raised baby chinook salmon are finding their way in the American River. And another million will be swimming against the tide soon. California Department of Fish and Game released the 3-inch salmon smolts into the river Monday after- noon. They plan to release the rest this week as part of a project to protect the species from extinction. The chinook salmon Olympics) because they don’t get opportunities like this,” Arnold said. “It’s their time to shine. The kids get to compete and they love to go back to school and brag that they won all these amazing rib- bons.” Arnold said it’s also a good mentoring time for the high school students who help out. At Evergreen Middle School, the students are paired with an eighth grade coach. Student Mor- gan Evans has kept in touch with all of her coaches from Special Olympics, said her moth- er, Denise Evans. “This is such a great event,” Evans said. “(The student coaches) really encourage them and they really become good friends.” Morgan’s grandmother, Mary Stevens of Red Bluff, said her grand- daughter gets so excited about the event that she calls her grandparents as soon as she gets a flyer for the event. “It means a lot to them,” Stevens said. “She called me at 6 a.m. (today) to remind me.” Assistant Superinten- dent of Special Schools and Programs Heidi Schueler said she was thankful the weather was so nice and for all the community support. “For me, it’s the com- munity pulling together to pull off the event even in “The award is really a tribute to the kids,” he said. “To be No. 1 out of 300 is like winning a national championship, and 99 percent of the effort is from the youths. They do all the work.” This is the second prestigious honor for the unit, which won the schedule one drug to a schedule two, which means people would have to get a doctor’s prescrip- tion and purchase it through pharmacies. Hencratt said the mat- ter for him was about putting aside personal feelings and sticking to the law. Candidates were asked about their experience and what they plan to do if elected, such as Hen- cratt’s idea to implement a farm at which inmates would work. Hencratt said the idea would rely on citizens volunteering to help build the farm, but, like Rome, it wouldn’t be built in a day. Parker was asked why he was opening a substa- tion in Lake California weeks before an election. The substation is some- thing that has been tried off and on over his years in office and plans for the most recent attempt began three months ago, he said. Sheriff candidates were asked about person- nel using county time to conduct business and why deputies were dri- ving back roads too fast. Parker said he does not allow personnel to do work for their own busi- nesses on county time and both Parker and Hen- population set a historic low in 2009, after two years of fishing closures imposed to protect the species. Officials are tagging 25 percent of the fish they release to track their pat- terns and see if they return to the river. Tags recovered from salmon in 2009 show that too few American River salmon are finding their way home. The ability to return to their birth river is one of the chinook salmon’s defining traits. tough times (that makes it special),” Schueler said. County Superintendent of Schools Larry Champi- on said he was enjoying watching the athletes and the amount of energy they had in competing. “It’s a special event for special kids,” Champion said. “It gives them a chance to shine and show their competitive side.” To end the event, orga- nizers gathered all the stu- dents for one last competi- tion — a dance off with special guest MacGruff the Crime Dog helping out. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Fulcrum Shield in 2009 for its work with the Drug Demand Reduction program. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. cratt said if people feel deputies are driving too fast, they should call the department. District Attorney can- didates’ questions included wanting infor- mation on vertical prose- cution and whether it would work in Tehama County and if each can- didate would have an open door policy and conduct jury trials in a court room. Cohen and Miller both said they would have an open door policy with victims and would be conducting jury trials. Miller said vertical prosecution, under which each case stays with one prosecutor the entire way through the court system, would work. Cohen, however, said the system has been tried but, because the Tehama County office is small, it was not efficient. Office One judge can- didates were asked if they would treat all peo- ple the same whether they had lawyers or not. “Absolutely,” Muto said. “All citizens should receive justice.” Skillman agreed, say- ing everyone should be treated with the same dignity and respect. Judge candidates were asked why there was per- jury in the courts and STATE BRIEFING ian River. 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Debbie Humphreys of Gerber said she thought the evening had a great turnout. “It was interesting to hear the state people,” Humphreys said. “It was nice that people are inter- ested in not just the issue, but learning about every- thing in general.” Marilyn Sykes of Los Molinos said the evening was a good experience for her. “I learned from it,” Sykes said. “It was very informative.” ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. during a spring frost. The agency says the water diversion killed 31 fish in 2008 and five in 2009. The grower was warned about the spraying in 2008, but allegedly con- tinued to do it the next year. Coho salmon in the Russian River watershed are listed as ‘‘endangered.’’