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CSU, Chico awarded $1 million The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded a $1 million endowment to CSU, Chico Regional & Continuing Education to provide scholarships for reentry students whose studies were interrupted for at least five years by circumstances beyond their control, and who now want to resume their studies at CSU, Chico. These students enter a wide range of degree pro- grams in fields such as engineering, nursing, social work and commu- nications. This is the fourth con- secutive year that the Osher Foundation has supported this scholarship program at CSU, Chico. In each of the three previ- ous years, Regional & Continuing Education applied for and was awarded $50,000 in Osher Reentry Scholarship Grants. To date, $150,000 in Osher scholarship have been distributed directly to 38 CSU, Chico stu- dents. In March of this year, Continuing Education was invited by the Osher Foundation to apply for the $1 million endow- ment. The award is accompanied by a $50,000 bridge grant that will provide undergradu- ate reentry students schol- arships for the 2010-11 academic year. The endowment is in addition to the $1 million endow- ment awarded to CSU, Chico to fund the Osher Lifelong Learning Insti- tute. “The Bernard Osher Foundation endowment will fund reentry students for decades to come,” said Debra Barger, dean of CSU, Chico Regional & Continuing Education. “Continuing Education successfully serves many different students in var- ied ways. The generous support of the Osher Foundation continues to be a bright beacon of hope for undergraduate reentry students seeking to fulfill their educational dreams. We are thrilled that CSU, Chico has been honored with this endow- ment.” The Bernard Osher Foundation, headquar- Recent State Prison Com- mitments: • Donnie Gale Jones was sentenced to three years, eight months in state prison for per- jury by declaration, possession for sale of a controlled sub- stance. Jones crashed his car into a fence and fled the scene. The next day Jones calls the Corn- ing Police Department and reports his vehicle was stolen and files a police report. Later that same day Jones again calls the Corning Police Department and admits that he was lying and filed a false report. During a probation search of defen- dant’s home agents locate 10 grams of methamphetamine, two smoking pipes, a digital scale and packaging material. • Steven Robert Brown was sentences to three years in state prison for possession of a con- trolled substance, driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Officers were dispatched to a report of a single car collision. Upon arrival officers con- tacted Brown and noticed his words were slurred and he was not making any sense. After searching Brown’s person offi- cers were able to locate .5 grams of black tar heroin. • Joseph Andrew Corral was sentenced to two years in state prison for grand theft by embezzlement. Corral was an employee at a local grocery store and was caught on a surveillance video throwing away both damaged and undamaged products into a dumpster for his friend to retrieve. When questioned Cor- ral admitted that he had been doing this for the last two and a half years. tered in San Francisco, was founded in 1977 by Bernard Osher, a respect- ed businessman and com- munity leader. Osher, a patron of education and the arts, is well known as “the quiet philanthropist.” A native of Maine, he pur- sued a successful career in business, including work at Oppenheimer & Company in New York; serving as founding direc- tor of World Savings, the second largest savings institution in the United States; and purchase of the fine art auction house of Butterfield & Butter- field in 1970, which he grew and sold to eBay in 1999. Having served on a number of philanthropic and non-profit boards, Osher is an active com- munity leader in the San Francisco Bay Area, the recipient of several hon- orary degrees, a serious student of opera and an ardent fly fisherman. The Foundation seeks to improve quality of life through the support of post-secondary scholar- ships, lifelong learning institutes and integrative Tuesday, June 22, 2010 – Daily News – 5B 5 ways you can save energy, medicine programs. "Older scholars often have family and financial obligations greater than those of traditionally- aged students, and, at the same time, they have less access to financial aid,” said Mary Bitterman, president of The Bernard Osher Foundation. “(We) began the expansion of support for ‘reentry’ stu- dents in 2005 after being inspired by programs at Mills and Dominican Colleges in the San Fran- cisco Bay Area and not- ing the tremendous potential represented by older students seeking their first baccalaureate degree." There are 73 universi- ties and colleges in 30 states and the District of Columbia that receive scholarships from the Osher Reentry Scholar- ship Program. Four other CSU campuses have also received endowments. For additional information about Osher Reentry Scholarships at CSU, Chico, visit rce.csuchico.edu/osher- scholarships/. and money, in your home You probably already know that replacing those old, leaky windows in your charming fixer-upper would save bundles on your heating and cooling bills. But new windows don't come cheap — hardly anything does these days, right? You don't have to break the bank to save big on your energy bill, though, energy experts say. Just ask Jennifer Mays of Kansas City, Mo. Mays' home underwent an energy audit — where a certified expert lists simple ways to eliminate inefficiencies. After completing the suggested fixes, Mays submitted her receipts to her util- ities and reaped $1,200 in credits. 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Gonzales was in custody at Salt Creek Conservation Camp and was observed by an officer holding a coffee mug contain- ing approximately 9.7 grams of marijuana. Gonzales then sub- mitted to a urine sample and tested positive for the use of marijuana. • Gary William Dunehew Jr. was sentenced to two years in state prison for vandalism under $400 damage, possession of stolen property. Officers observed a vehicle that appeared to have been dri- ven through a fence and was stuck in a field near a local school. Officers then observed Dunehew stumbling through the parking lot of the school. When Dunehew noticed the police he took of running and was caught as he was trying to break through the office win- dow of the school. When officer searched the vehicle they found a screwdriver on the floorboard and then contacted the regis- tered owner who was unaware the vehicle had been stolen. was sentenced to two years in state prison for unlawful dri- ving or taking of a vehicle. Andrade was staying at vic- tim’s house for the day and decided to steal her car while she was sleeping. When the vic- tim woke up she was told her car was stolen and also noticed $80 in cash missing from her purse. A couple days later Andrade got into a car accident while driving the stolen vehicle. Andrade fled the scene but was later captured and taken into custody. Recent County Jail Com- mitments: • Jose Guadalupe Munox was sentenced to 180 days in Tehama County Jail for sale of a controlled substance with spe- cial allegation-sale near school. Agents from the drug task force use a confidential infor- mant to purchase methampheta- mine from Munox on three occasions. • Lunessa Rosemarie Pilk- ington was sentenced to 120 days in Tehama County Jail for petty theft with a prior. Pilkington was observed by security at a local store trying on a pair of shoes and wearing them as she walked out the door without paying. When con- fronted by officers Pilkington admitted to stealing the shoes because she did not have any money to pay for them. • Fallon Lee Ann Hale was sentenced to 120 days in Tehama County Jail with drug court for forgery. Hale and Sean Marriott con- vinced another individual to cash a check for them because they did not have identification. The bank returned the check because it was written on a closed account. After an inves- tigation into the incident it was determined the check was stolen. Hale forged her father’s signature on two checks and cashed them at the bank. Recent Proposition 36 Com- mitments: Note: All cases wherein a defendant is sentenced per the terms of Proposition 36 are not at the request of the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office. Per the requirements of Proposition 36, a defendant who possesses drugs cannot be sentenced to confinement time in jail or prison. Instead, the court must place defendant on probation and require drug treatment alone. Per the requirements of Proposition 36, only upon a third drug related probation violation may the court impose confinement time. In the event the defendant vio- lates a non-drug related term of probation the court may then elect to sentence defendant to jail or prison. The Tehama County District Attorney’s Office contends that each criminal case is unique and that in certain, specific, cases a defendant should be sentenced to a combination of drug treatment and jail time. We further contend that in other specific cases where a defen- dant has an extensive criminal record and/or a history of non- compliance with either previous grants of probation or previous grants of drug treatment, a state prison sentence should properly be imposed. • Tina Michelle Knowles was sentenced to Prop. 36 pro- bation for transportation of a controlled substance with spe- cial allegation-prior felony. During a consent search of Knowles’ person a deputy located a hypodermic syringe containing methamphetamine. • Gary Charles King was sentenced to Prop. 36 proba- tion with 15 days in Tehama County Jail for possession of a controlled substance, under influence of a controlled sub- stance, possession of smoking device. An officer conducted a traf- fic stop on King’s vehicle for a traffic violation. A search of the vehicle yielded about 2.5 grams of methamphetamine and two glass smoking pipes. • John Delbert Kenyon was sentenced to Prop. 36 probation for transportation of a con- trolled substance. A deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Kenyon. Upon a con- sent search of the vehicle the deputy located 2 baggies con- taining 2.0 grams and 0.3 grams of methamphetamine. Preliminary Hearings (PX) and Trials: • Olivia Christina Tapia will appear in court at 9 a.m. on July 13. She is facing the charge of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. 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