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Tuesday, April 23, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries Mildred Trotter Macdonald December 9, 1925 - March 28, 2013 Millie Macdonald passed away peacefully on March 28, 2013 in Red Bluff, CA. Millie was born on December 9, 1925 to parents Joseph and Marjorie Awburn in Creiff, Scotland. At the age of 18 she married Robert (Bob) Macdonald in Scotland on June 13, 1944. She gave birth to two sons, Colin (1948) and Malcolm (1952) and the family lived on a farm called "The Ross Farm". In 1959 the Macdonald family immigrated to California under the sponsorship of Dean and Lucile Lansing and settled on the "Blue Mountain Ranch" in Whitmore. In the summer of 1964 the family moved to Los Molinos, where her husband went to work for Bill and Mary Jones. Millie was an active volunteer at the Hope Chest for over 20 years and was a very avid Bingo player. She was preceded in death by her husband Bob in 1989 and her oldest son Colin in 2003. She is survived by her son Malcolm and wife Tina, and the sparkle of her eye, granddaughter Maggie Jean Macdonald and fiancee Grant Lax. She also is survived by her step grandchildren, Jody Sanford (Kyle), Shannon Morton, Neely Rouse (Schrade), Christopher Morton and fiancee Jessica Sid, and great step grandchildren Tucker and Brooklyn Sanford. The Macdonald's would like to thank all of Millie's friends for the support they have shown and would like to invite all of Millie's friends to a memorial of her life on May 4, 2013 at 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM to be held at the Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, CA In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to be made in Millie's honor to the Hope Chest, for its continuing operation and for the betterment of the community. 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. David M. Atkins David M. Atkins of Red Bluff died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Shingletown. He was 51. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Heidi Anne Brown Heidi Anne Brown died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at her residence in Corning. She was 47. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Richard Paul Ruff Richard Paul Ruff died Friday, April 19, 2013, at his residence in Paskenta. He was 62. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Michelle Sisson Michelle Sisson of Red Bluff died Friday, April 19, 2013, at Canyonwood Nursing. She was 55. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Alma Lina Woodard Alma Lina Woodard of Red Bluff died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Red Bluff Healthcare. She was 102. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Carolina Espinoza Zaragoza Carolina Espinoza Zaragoza died Monday, April 22, 2013, at her residence in Los Molinos. She was 66. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. RACE cut regulations, reform state government, protect North State water rights Continued from page 1A and provide safety to residents. and turn this state The Gallagher family around." has farmed rice and walGallagher said, if nuts in Rio Oso for seven elected, he will work to generations. Plan may give outside agencies role in delta plan SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's water contractors would have a key role in the design and construction of the $14 billion twin-tunnel plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta under a pact quietly being negotiated by state water officials, a newspaper reported on Monday. Documents obtained by the Sacramento Bee (http://bit.ly/108DW2o ) show the Department of Water Resources has been in talks with regional water agencies to create a joint exercise of powers agreement for the tunnel diversion project at the heart of the massive Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The arrangement would be different from the way other major public works projects have been handled. Usually, the state or federal government builds the project and sells the water to contractors, who repay the construction cost. Critics say water contractors should not control tunnel planning and construction as part of a plan that's also intended to benefit the environment and other stakeholders. Promoted as a way to deliver more water while restoring the ailing delta, the plan is a federal and state initiative that has been largely financed by the water contractors at a cost of about $200 million thus far. The 35-mile project would carry water south from the delta to vast farmlands and thirsty cities. Proponents say it would reduce the mortality of threatened fish, because water would mostly be diverted from the north portion of the delta, where fish would not be sucked into deadly pumps. The plan also calls for creation of more than 100,000 acres of new habitat — floodplains, tidal marshes and grasslands — that proponents say will help fish. Environmentalists and activists say the plan could lead to further declines in the delta ecosystem, because too much water is already syphoned out of the delta. 5A FIRE Continued from page 1A Kevin Colburn said. The parents of the child were on vacation and two other occupants had left prior to the fire, Colburn said. The American Red Cross was called in to assist the displaced family. The fire, which did spread to nearby vegetation, causing spot fires due to the wind, was contained at 10:46 a.m., Colburn said. The cause is under investigation. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Firefighters from CalFire and Tehama County Fire work on containing a fire reported just before 10 a.m. Monday in the 11000 block of Highway 99E. The staff report said under CEQA guidelines a scenic vista is defined as "a viewpoint that provides expansive views of a highly Continued from page 1A valued landscape for the benefit of cerns would be up to the board's the general public." judgment. County staff does not believe SOLAR PARADE Continued from page 1A Drawn Vehicles: 1, Shasta College Heritage Film Festival; 2, Northern California Mini Donkey Breeders Vehicles 1921-1942: 1, Hub Johnson; 2, Ron Smith 1943-1981: 1, US Army Motor Pool & Club; 2, Mike and Brayden Burnham Miscellaneous Pooper Scoopers: 1, Discovery Charter School Special Interest Group Junior, 18-and-under: 1, Red Bluff Junior Spartans; 2, Girl Scouts of the Paskenta site is a scenic vista, since it is not identified in the County Designated Scenic Highways section of the General Plan. Because it is located on private property it does not provide a benefit for the general public. America Senior, 19-and-over; 1, Tehama County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers; 1, Nor-Cal Antique Tractor and Engine Club Group novelty: 1, P.E.T.S.; 2, La Charreria Parade Sweepstakes Award Winners Band Sweepstakes: Sequoia Middle School Committee's Choice: El Camino Charros Association Best Depiction of Theme: Hart Family Honors the Women of the West Equestrian Sweepstakes: Maher Mountain Shire Pooper Scooper: Discovery Charter School Nielsen bill would send felons to prisons DN Staff Report State Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, has authored a bill that would alter California's prison realignment efforts by sending repeat felons to state prison rather than county jails. Senate Bill 708 is part of a package of proposals Nielsen is introducing to change the state's public safety realignment plan. SB 708 is expected to be heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee today, during National Victims' Rights Week. "My priority is to keep our communities safe," Nielsen said in a press release announcing the bill. "Realignment is not working and is putting our families in danger by forcing the early release of habitual felons onto our streets." The bill provides a defendant who is convicted of a felony and has three or more prior felony convic- tions would be sent to state prison. "With an increasing load of convicted felons in their jails, California counties have been forced to release defendants awaiting trial as well as parole violators and other offenders who have not completed their terms," the press release said. "The early release of these prisoners has led to a steady stream of both property and violent crimes in neighborhoods across the state." Legislature Wrap Senate OKs $24M for gun seizures SACRAMENTO (AP) — State lawmakers have sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would provide more money for a state program that confiscates guns from felons, those deemed mentally unstable and others who are prohibited from owning them. The $24 million would be used over the next three years to hire more state Department of Justice agents. The money is designed to erase a backlog in the program. The Armed and Prohibited Persons program is unique to California. Under the program, agents cross-check databases to find people who bought weapons they are no longer legally allowed to own. The department says nearly 20,000 people illegally own more than 39,000 handguns and 1,670 assault weapons. SB140 passed the Senate on a 37-0 vote Monday. Bill bans teen drivers from hands-free texting SACRAMENTO (AP) — Drivers under age 18 would be banned from texting while driving even if they use hands-free devices under a cleanup bill approved by the state Senate. The California Association of Highway Patrolmen says a bill passed last year did not specifically exempt teenagers when it allowed drivers to use voice-operated and handsfree devices to dictate, send or listen to text mes- sages while driving. Democratic Sen. Cathleen Galgiani of Stockton says her bill, SB194, would close that loophole. Republican Sen. Bob Huff of Diamond Bar supports limiting the possible distractions for inexperienced drivers. As a father of four, Huff says he knows that ''there's no more social creature in the world than a teen.'' The bill was approved on a 35-3 vote Monday and was sent to the Assembly. Bill would fix 19th century rape loophole SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers advanced a bill Monday to close a legal loophole that allowed a rape conviction to be overturned because the woman was not married. Julio Morales was initially convicted of impersonating the boyfriend of the woman so he could have sex with her while she was sleeping. California's 2nd District Court of Appeal overturned the conviction in January. The court cited a state law dating to the 1870s that said perpetrators in such cases would be guilty only if the woman is married and the assailant is pretending to be the spouse. In this case, the woman wasn't married and prosecutors said Morales pretended to be her boyfriend. Defense attorneys said Morales believed the sex was consensual because the woman initially responded to his overtures and didn't know he was an impostor until she saw him in the light. State Sen. Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, said her SB59 would fix the outdated statute. It would exchange the word ''spouse'' for ''sexually intimate partner'' in state law. That would expand the legal language to include people who do not fit into the definition of a spouse. ''Justice should not be conditioned on a victim's marital status or sexual orientation. I think we can all agree on that,'' Evans said, calling the bill long overdue. Assembly OKs limit on cancer drug cost SACRAMENTO (AP) — Some cancer patients in California could see their out-of-pocket costs reduced under a bill that has passed one house of the Legislature. AB219 caps the cost to patients for oral anticancer drugs at $100 per prescription. It passed the Assembly Monday on a 62-10 and was sent to the Senate. Democratic Assemblyman Henry Perea of Fresno, the bill's author, says the treatment can cost thousands of dollars per month and may be a patient's only option. Insurers opposed the bill, saying other costs will have to rise to pay for the drugs. A Republican voting against the bill said the issue should be revisited once the state health insurance exchange is running. Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill last year. Need a little guidance & motivation? Experience Premium Group Fitness Class Pass We Offer 100 group training classes per week! Free to members! 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