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Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries NADINE BROWN Nadine Brown ,71, died at her home in Con- gress, AZ. on May 13, 2010. Born in Cody, Wyoming May 29, 1938 to Lindell and Hazel Keller (deceased) in Upper Lake, CA.. Survivors are husband Ray Brown of Con- gress, AZ., sons Lindell Brown of Seymour Tenn., Michael Brown of Seymour Tenn., brother Gene Keller of Nine Mile Falls, WA., sister Ethel Norris of Rancho Tehama, CA., 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. A visitation will be at the Pentecostal Church of God from 10:00 to 10:30am. Services will be held Wednesday May 15, 2010 at 10:30am at the Pente- costal Church of God. Graveside to follow for immediate family only. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Services is handling ar- rangements. ALOYSIUS MEISNER Aloysius (Al) Charles Meisner, 81 died peacefully in his home in Red Bluff on May 14, 2010. He was born September 14, 1928 in Louisville Kentucky and served in the Navy during WWII. He married Gayle Breckenridge in 1949 and together they relocated to southern Cali- fornia and raised their family. Af- ter 15 years working in the Long Beach Naval Shipyards and nearly 30 years in the manufacturing in- dustry, Al retired to Red Bluff where he has lived since 1993. Al is survived by his wife Gayle, son Gary Meisner and daughter-in-law Shawn of San Clemente, and daughter Debbie Schoendienst and spouse Chuck of Red Bluff. He will be missed by granddaughters Kimberly and Jessica; grandsons Justin, Peter, Adam and Matthew, Kristopher and wife Kelli and new great-grandson Riley. Al is also survived by his brother Maurice Meisner and sisters Audrey Kupper and Sr. Margaret Meisner. Services for family members will be scheduled at The No. CA Veter- ans Cemetery, Igo, CA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 1425 Vis- ta Way, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Ar- rangements by Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. ALAN ANSTY GRAHAM Alan A. Graham, 74, died May 12, 2010 at Brentwood Skilled Susan Elizabeth Hutchinson-McManus Susan Hutchinson/McManus of Red Bluff, CA. Musician/Songwriter & beloved mother went to be with the Lord Al- mighty on May 10, 2010. She was 66. Born in New York, NY & raised in the Southern, CA city of Newport Beach by her very well known musician pa- rents, Charles Basil & Helen Martha Hutchin- son the "Honey Bees" (who collaborated with famous artists such as Lena Horn, Judy Gar- land, Bobby Sherwood, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsie, George Van Epps & Les Paul). Susies talents were many, she was a mem- ber of ASCAP Country Music Assoc., she en- joyed playing piano, guitar, violin & vocals. She first moved to Red Bluff in the early 70’s with her daughter Kris- tine when she stopped to play a few gigs with her Band the "Country Ramblers" (Palamino Room, Iron Horse). Her dream was to "make it big time" with the dis- covery of her music by artists like Willie Nel- son and Dolly Parton. She loved her children deeply & they adored her. She enjoyed some of her final years with her beloved companion & Boyfriend Roger (tak- ing dance lessons, golf- ing & relaxing). She is survived by her longtime boyfriend Roger Hofhenke of Redding, son Ray McManus, Jr. of Red Bluff, daughter Kristine & son-in-law Todd Nuse of Shelter Cove & Terry Gray. Grandchil- dren Hannah, Kyra, Antigone, Jessica & Alex. Brothers; Mike, Timo- thy & John Basil. Sis- ters; Mary, Sally, Tina, Connie. Preceded in death by sister April & brother Stan, both of CA. She is also survived by several beautiful nieces, nephews, one great aunt Dorothy & many cousins, ex hus- bands & dear friends; Ken Olney & Ray McManus, Sr. An open service will be held at the Cone Meth- odist Church, 11220 99E, Los Molinos at 1:00 pm on May 21st. Burial following at Oak Hills Cemetery (Walnut St., Cemetery Lane), then back to Cone Church for a Pot-Luck recep- tion. Please come and share the memories. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. Elizabeth Nursing Center. A resi- dent of Red Bluff for 8 years, Alan had a inter- esting life, he served in the Army, worked in the oil fields, fished in Alaska, and worked for the Corps of Engineers on the dredge "The Biddle" dredging areas up and down the Cali fornia/Oregon coasts. The majority of his work was in con- struction, operation and maintenance of rock crushing plants in Oregon, Washington and Molokai, HI. He was pre deceased by his parents, Walter E. Graham and Mildred Graham Verley, his wife, Dora, brothers Lee and Jack, and com- panion Maudie Cingcade. He is sur- vived by sisters Bever- ly Holmes of Washing- ton, Ann Housel of Ida- ho, Mary Jane Wilson of Los Molinos, brother Donald E. Graham of Oklahoma, and numer- ous nieces and neph- ews. Graveside serv- ices will be held on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 11:00am at Redding Memorial Park, 1201 Continental St., Redd- ing, CA Death Notice Harold W. Caldwell Harold W. Caldwell, a 15-year Tehama County resident died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Lassen House in Red Bluff. He was 89. Per his request, no ser- vices will be held. Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 18, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. JUDGE Continued from page 1A dumping, and we find out who's responsible. We ask them to move it at their expense. What part of that expe- rience makes you best qualified to be a judge? WM: The advice I give to board members, and pub- lic officers in politically charged situations. County Counsel is called on to give correct, accurate and legal advice on important policy matters. Sometimes the poli- cy matters are in a charged political environment, but we have to give good advice anyway....it may not be an appropriate expenditure of public funds....judges have to rule on the facts before CUTS Continued from page 1A departments. But the largest cut, 36.26 percent, will be taken from the government building fund, which includes money for the upkeep of city buildings and property. The cuts would generate a saving of $182,914 for this fis- cal year, which would be carried over to next year’s budget. Other agenda items: FEE Continued from page 1A each development is differ- ent and traffic impact differs depending on the road, whether it is a main collec- tor or a small feeder road. The developers pointed out that if a straight across the board frontage fee can- not be legally implemented, why is the county seeking to implement a similar transportation development impact fee of $8,000 for all PUMP Continued from page 1A will be limited to daytime hours and crews will be on site until December for demobilization and clean up. West Bay Builders, Inc., of Novato, is building the bridge and siphon. The com- pany is working under a $21 million contract awarded earlier this year. Moving Waters Industry, of Deerfield Beach, Fla., will manufacture the pumps and motors for about $7 million. There is one more con- struction contract to award, which will most likely hap- TITLE Continued from page 1A Blanco, who won Miss Tehama County for 2008- 2009, is a 2006 graduate of Red Bluff Union High School. She attends Shasta College working toward a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Management and vice president of Service for Beta Mu Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society. Working at Trader Joe’s in Redding, Blanco hopes become a manager at the store with an eventual goal of owning her own business, she said. “I want to get knowledge through school and first hand,” Blanco said. Blanco is no stranger to pageants, having won multi- ple titles and pageants over the years, including Miss Pacific Island Princess, Miss Photogenic, Magazine Model, Best Western, Best Actress and more. The March competition, held by Frankie’s Girls Pro- duction, was her third time competing in the pageant, but the win was unexpected, Blanco said. “It was a huge shock,” Blanco said. “I couldn’t keep my jaw off the floor. I was speechless. I was shaking and I could not stand still. It was definitely an overwhelming experience.” Blanco was one of six women in the Miss division, which is for competitors ages 19 and older, she said. “I truthfully went in there just to have fun,” Blanco residence. The impact fee Lalaguna referred to will be presented to the Board of Supervisors for the first time today and a public comment workshop and review is planned for May 26. The proposed fee is based on a nexus study that was performed on major road ways, Antone said. The fee is justified because these are major arterial or collector roads. The assumption is that most everyone one will use these pen next week. The contract will be for constructing a 1,118-foot-long fish screen, building a pumping station, installing nine pumps and motors and building an elec- trical switchyard. At this point the project is under budget. Most of the budget is spent on labor con- tracts and supplies, and the contracts have come in lower than estimated, Lucero said. If there are savings from the project, that money will be reallocated to other American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects. The project costs an esti- mated $230 million, the largest recovery project them without regard to polit- ical implications. TB: All of it combined. I think that I certainly, for Office 2, between the two candidates have the most varied and relevant experi- ence that would translate into the most experience that's relevant for this posi- tion. What I mean by that is we don't have single assign- ment judges, we have judges that have to handle every- thing from criminal to pro- bate, civil law to family law...I'm the only candidate that has the experience. What makes you want to be a judge? TB: Because I want to serve the community. I want to serve the community in the best capacity that I can. I believe service to the com- munity is important, and I think this is the best way that I can serve this community, based on my legal experi- ence. WM: I started out not knowing where I was head- ed in urban and community studies. But looking back on it, that was primer for life in the public sector, performing public service...I've been managing public offices for 23 years. I think that judges are public servants, offices are public offices, and I think it's something I could do really well. I'd like to make decisions that help people to resolve disputes. You medi- ate between counsel... that is exciting to me. How long would you serve, if elected? WM: For as long as I can. I love what I do. I can't think of any other thing that would be more fascinating than being a judge. TB: As long as the voters will have me and as long as I can do the job from a health perspective. I think in that regard, much like Judge Murray and Judge King who are retiring, who have served many years, we're here for the duration. It isn't a situa- tion where I'm older and I might not be able to com- plete a term or two. Editor’s note: Messages left with Dan Irving, Sr., who has said he plans to run for Office 2 as a write-in candi- date, were not returned. As of Friday, Irving had not filed the necessary paper- work with the Tehama County Elections Depart- ment to qualify for election. He has until May 25 to do so. • The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce has written a letter requesting the city guarantee the cham- ber a payment of transient occupancy tax equal to 80 per- cent of TOT revenues. Staff’s recommendation is for City Council to refer the letter to the budget committee. • Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority General Manager Jeff Sutton will give the council an update on the progress of the Fish Passage Improvement Project at the Diversion Dam. roads at some point. Another nexus report would need to be completed for just about every single road in the county before an in-lieu frontage fee can be established, and even then, the county risks being sued. “The reality is we have to defend against any landowner who comes and says, ‘why am I paying the fee?’,” Wylene said. The burden will have to be on the county to prove that the fee is fair. Lalaguna suggested under the US Department of the Interior. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act covers $110 million of the cost. Other funding includes federal water-relat- ed grants in the amount of $114.5 million and a state bond of $5.5 million. Once completed, the pumping plant will replace the dam gates that will be permanently raised in 2012 as ordered by a federal judge. The project will ensure that farmers who need water for their crops south of the pumping station get it while migrating fish can pass unimpeded. The pumps are being designed to pump up to using the information already gathered from the finished nexus study and expanding it to the feeder roads. The public works com- mittee decided to table the issue and bring it back at a future meeting after the nexus study has been reviewed by the supervi- sors. How the finished nexus study is perceived will determine the next steps on creating a straight across the board frontage fee. 2,500 cubic feet per second of water from the Sacramen- to River to canals operated by the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority and Corn- ing Canal. The canal authority is working jointly with the bureau on the project. “We’re moving along and going forward,” General Manager Jeff Sutton said. “I’m excited that we’re mak- ing good progress. The con- struction is on schedule, and hopefully we’ll meet the 2012 deadline.” ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e- mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. said. “I knew I was competing against professional pageant competitors.” Blanco said she and her mother, Cheryl, have always done the pageants together as a team. “I’ve always competed in the pageant as a learning experience to help with public speaking and being in the public eye,” Blanco said. Blanco competed in 2008 Miss California as a con- testant at large, which is where applicants are chosen as having met the requirements for the pageant off their applications rather than advancing through preliminary pageants. Frankie’s Girls Production holds two preliminary pageants a year and Blanco placed third runner-up in the November 2009 pageant prior to winning the March 2010 pageant. The Miss California contest will have several por- tions, including a panel judging with a three- to four- minute interview, a swimsuit contest, evening gown and personal style. Blanco said she is looking forward to the personal style portion in which she gets to put together her own outfit that reflects her personality. Finalists will go on to answer a final question in which they pick a question out of a bowl on stage. This tests the ability to speak off the tip of the tongue, Blanco said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Official: California killer told of other crimes SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering two teenage girls admitted involvement in other ‘‘assault-type’’ crimes but did not implicate himself in additional killings, authori- ties said Monday. John Albert Gardner III spoke with investigators for more than two hours after he was sentenced Fri- day to life in prison with- out the possibility of parole for the attacks on 17-year- old Chelsea King and 14- year-old Amber Dubois, San Diego County sher- iff’s Lt. Dennis Brugos said. ‘‘He didn’t shed a lot of light, but he did speak about other cases,’’ said Brugos, who declined to elaborate about victims or provide other details. The remarks came dur- ing a news conference involving a number of San Diego County’s top law enforcement officials who had repeatedly refused to answer questions about the case since Gardner, 31, was arrested Feb. 28 in suburban Escondido. Sheriff Bill Gore said the news conference was intended to fill in the blanks, but authorities revealed little new information about the case that sparked wide- spread calls to change the way California tracks and punishes child sex preda- tors. Escondido Police Chief Jim Maher did acknowl- edge a misstep after an offi- cer was flagged down by a woman motorist who reported she was being fol- lowed by a man in a nearby Ford Focus. The officer approached the car and questioned Gardner, who was with his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son. However, the officer didn’t pursue the stalking report further because the woman left the scene and has never been identified. Gardner was cited for driving with an open con- tainer of alcohol in the April 2009 incident, but the infor- mation was not given to detectives investigating the disappearance of Dubois nearly two months earlier while she was walking to school. ‘‘Revisiting this, it cer- tainly would have been bet- ter if the officer had made personal contact with the detective,’’ Maher said. ‘‘He didn’t.’’ Neighbors had described seeing a red truck near the spot where Dubois van- ished. But Maher noted that Gardner was not driving a red truck when he was cited for having the open contain- er. 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