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Thursday, July 1, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries WALTER KAFADER Walter N. Kafader of Corning, died Saturday af- ternoon on June 26, 2010 at home after a lengthy ill- ness. He was 65 years old. Walter was born in New York City on December 25, 1944. He moved to Paskenta 60 years ago with his mother. He worked as a Millwright for 40 years at a Sugar Plant in North Dako- ta, LP and Fiber Board. Survived by his wife of 25 years Bernadette (Bernie) Kafader of Corning, 5 sis- ters, Bonnie Guillory of Texas, Joyce Kafader of San Francisco, Joann Hough of Red Bluff, Rose Kafader of Brookings, OR., and Susan Alexander of Corning, brother, Gene Kafader of Kimberly, ID., and numer- ous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Rose Kafader. Memorial services will be on July 17, 2010 at 10:00am at the Veterans section at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Corning. M. P. "LUCKY" TAYLOR M. P. "Lucky" Taylor passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at his home in Corning after a short illness. Lucky was born December 5, 1924 in Emory, Texas to Frank Beecher and Annie Taylor. After serving in the Korean War, Lucky and his wife Jaye moved to CA. They owned Laurel Street Grocery, and later the Farmers Market in Orland and Corning, with Sherman and Una Hansen. Later they bought a small ranch out- side of Corning where they raised cattle for many years. Jaye preceded Lucky in death in 2001. Lucky is sur- vived by sons Ron Taylor of Virginia and his wife Pal, Randy Taylor of Chico and his wife Katie, daughter Trudy Taylor-Brooks of Red Bluff and her husband Steve, four grandchildren, Damien and Blair Taylor, and Callie and Kelsey Tay- lor, three sister-in-laws, Phronie Braz of Chico, CA., Gladys Hansen of Lander, WY., Sylvia Taylor of Indio, CA., and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held Friday, July 2nd at 11:00 am at the Neighbor- hood Church in Corning. Reception following. CUTS Continued from page 1A basics of every community include police, fire and road maintenance. While it is dif- ficult to choose where and what to cut, the responsibil- ity of the council should be to put safety first. Save the pool Danielle Caito, co-man- ager of McGlynn Pool, said the pool should be kept open because it gives the commu- nity something positive to do. The pool has taken its share of cuts in the past, including going from a 10- week season to seven weeks, and to cut it out com- pletely is unfair, Caito said. She asked that the pool be kept in the budget with zero funds and allow the pool committee to find funding, as they have in the past. Rob Jackson, a county resident, said he supports the parks department because even though he does not live in city limits, PUSH Continued from page 1A fits or just something businesses purchase together and as many people as they want can get in on one ticket, she said. “It’s an easy way for our busi- nesses to support the fireworks show staying in Red Bluff,” Redamonti said. “Without the sale of these tickets to fund the fireworks we won’t be able to put on that kind of fireworks show. The chamber and the fairgrounds are working hard to keep this family event going in our com- munity.” Ticket holders need not be pre- CAMP Continued from page 1A 7000. Students don’t have to have business ideas to attend and the first place prize is a trip to Disney- world in late July to attend the Ultimate Teen Life Summit and see the many parks. The students who attended in 2009 say the experience was life changing. he uses its services. The council should ask people in the community to step up, but people can’t if the council does not ask, he said. Pool committee member Debbie Morisch agreed with Jackson, saying the council and staff has not asked for help. The commu- nity wants to help, but it cannot help if it does not know what is going on. She questioned why it took so long for the city to make the deficit public. When did the city know? Mayor Jeff Moyer and Councilman Jim Byrne said the council was not made aware of the $1.3 million deficit until now. A March budget update estimated the deficit at a much smaller $300,000. The deficit is mainly attributed to a decline in sales tax revenue. Staff should have known sooner because the city receives quarterly and semi-annual reports of sales tax receipts from the state, the council- men said. Byrne said he believes staff knew of the shortfall but failed to bring it to coun- cil, therefore making it pub- lic. “We (the councilmen) live in the dark,” Byrne said. “We’re like mushrooms.” Neither Nichols nor Finance Director Margaret Van Warmerdam could give an exact date of when staff became aware of the much larger shortfall. Though the budget com- mittee has been working on the budget for a couple of months, Nichols said he is 100 percent sure the $1.3 million shortfall was only known in June. Councilman Wayne Brown, a member of the budget committee, said when the deficit was known is not as important as the specific cuts being pro- posed. But Moyer and Byrne contend, had the council known sooner, it could have taken measures to minimize sent to win and there will be $15,000 in cash prizes from the $10,000 grand prize all the way to the 47th place, which if all 300 tickets sell, would give a one in 1.63 chance of winning a cash prize, Redamonti said. There will be a $1,000 prize for second and $500 for third through fifth place. Sixth and sev- enth get $250 each and from eighth to 47th would get $50 each. Winners will be announced before the fireworks show about 9:30 p.m. with the show starting about 9:45 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at several locations in Red Bluff including the Red Bluff-Tehama NATIVE Continued from page 1A there, said Laurie Kehrer, a Conservation District watershed specialist. The native plant display will be used as a part of the Conservation District’s area at the Education Day held during the school year, Kehrer said. To discourage people Have a WANDA LOU HOCHSTATTER 9-19-31 TO 6-5-10 born in Ada, Oklahoma. She later moved to Moses Lake, Washington and mar- ried Ben Hochstatter in 1947. They adopted two boys, Hochstatter in 1956 and Benjamin Kyle Hochstatter in 1958. They moved to Red Bluff in 1064. She di- vorced in 1972, and mourned the death of her younger son on Easter Sun- day in 1977. Active in the PTA and Childrens Home Society, she began working at Shoff’s Electric in 1969. With the eventual closing of the store, she worked at the Tehama County Asses- sor’s office from 1982 until her retirement in 2000. She was married to Bern Shilling in 2005 and lived in Litchfield Park, AZ., until his passing in 2008. She re- turned to live with her sis- ter, Clara Sliger of Turlock, until passing from cancer on June 5th, 2010. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Childrens Home Society. A memorial will be held Kevin Crane DUI Continued from page 1A eling. The device keeps track of failed tests. Most offenders will be required to pay about $125 to install and $60 monthly to maintain the device, although there is a program for low- income convicts, said Mike Marando, a spokesman for the Cali- fornia Department of Motor Vehicles. The DMV also will collect a one-time $45 adminis- tration fee. at the home of Lesa and Randy Weathers on Satur- day, July 10th, 2010, begin- ning at 10:00 a.m., at 18610 Wyness Drive. First-time offenders will be required to have the devices installed for five months. A second DUI extends the require- ment to 12 months, a third offense to 24 months and a fourth con- viction to 36 months. The time periods double if the offense results in an injury. There is no limit in California on the number of DUI convictions dri- vers can have before los- ing their licenses, according to the DMV. Marando cited a study by the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safe- ty, which found a 40 per- cent to 95 percent reduc- tion in the rate of repeat drunken driving offenses while the devices were installed. Violations increased once they were removed. Joshua Dale, execu- tive director of the Cali- fornia DUI Lawyers Association, said the state would get better results by targeting young or repeat offend- ers rather than imposing a blanket burden on all DUI offenders. Many first-time offenders learn their lesson and never drive drunk again, he said. Dale said many dri- vers will be unable to afford the devices, on top of the typical $2,500 they pay in fines and court fees. Griffin, who works at MADD’s office in Wash- ington, D.C., said requiring the devices is less onerous than pro- hibiting offenders from driving. ‘‘The interlock device lets them go to work, go to school, go anywhere they want to go. It just requires them to go sober,’’ he said. The interlock law is among several taking effect July 1, the first day of the state’s new fiscal year. Others include: — A law will let repeat drunken drivers apply for restricted licenses after a 90-day suspension if they install ignition interlock devices on their vehi- cles. — California is replacing a 6 percent sales tax on gasoline with a 17.3 cent per gal- lon excise tax. The com- plex gas-tax swap is part of a $4 billion plan to start addressing the state’s $19 billion bud- get deficit. The excise tax will be used to pay off a transit bond, which means more general fund money can be spent on state services. SACRAMENTO (AP) — Cali- fornia State Fair organizers are hop- ing that reduced prices and an earli- er start date will draw bigger crowds after a decade of flagging atten- dance. Paid attendance at the fair has State Fair looks to rebound from lower attendance To help turn that around, the been down 46 percent since 2001, when the state fair brought in near- ly 850,000 people, organizers said. The venue, Cal Expo, also is facing a $1 million shortfall this year. state fair is opening a month early — July 14 — so it won’t overlap with the start of school, and orga- nizers are cutting food prices and offering discount packages. The basic entrance fee will remain the same at $12 for adults. So far, the efforts seem to be working: Online ticket sales are up 26 percent over last year. California’s state fair struggles stand in contrast to many fairs around the country that have seen strong attendance during the eco- nomic downturn by offering inex- pensive entertainment close to home, said Marla Calico of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions. While fair organizers put part of the blame on the recession, they say a longer-term problem is the need to renovate Cal Expo. The four- — A bill makes it a misdemeanor to sell or give nitrous oxide — commonly known as laughing gas — to any- one under 18. Business- es that violate the law a second time could lose their business licenses for a year. The bill’s sponsor has said abusive use of inhalants can cause brain damage. — Newly certified emergency medical tech- nicians must submit fin- gerprints and other information so they can undergo state and feder- al criminal background checks. The bill exempts those who are certified as EMTs. Wanda Lou Crane was news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 from walking through the display and trampling plants, which has been a problem in the past, the dis- trict planned a walking path through the middle of each section of the existing flower bed. A short split rail fence just tall enough to discour- age walking through the area was put up between the plants in the display, which are expected to be between three and four feet tall, Greer said. Greer and his crew planted Italian dwarf the cuts instead of making a decision just days before the start of the fiscal year. Moyer said he has been in contact with officials from neighboring cities who knew as early as February and March how sales tax revenues would affect their budgets. The council adopted a budget control policy asking for monthly budget updates on actual expenditures and revenue changes. The coun- cil has been receiving quar- terly budget reports. Union negotiations The interim budget the council voted 4-1, Moyer dissenting, to adopt is con- tingent on negotiations with employee unions. The budget includes $600,000 in cuts to employ- ee compensation. Employees are being asked to take a 12 percent compensation cut, forgo payout of unused accumu- lated vacation time over 1,000 hours and forgo the annual 40 hours buyback. No one addressed the County Chamber of Commerce, Tehama District Fairground, Cor- nerstone Community Bank and Bud’s Jolly Kone. They can be bought at Nu-Way Market in Los Molinos and Napa Auto Parts in Corning. Other ways to support the fire- works include buying fireworks from the booth at the Food Maxx parking lot, which is open 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. while supplies last through Sunday. Events for the day include the kids area with a Water World 3-6 p.m., the Miss Teen contest 6-8 p.m. and a talent show 3-5:30 p.m. at the Kerstiens Entertain- ment Center. The horseshoe tournament is compensation cuts during the meeting. Art Frolli of the Operat- ing Engineers Local Union No. 3, which represents miscellaneous unit employ- ees, said the cuts were heavy sided on people who do the most for the city. He asked that the council allow the bargaining process to work itself out and to prevent lay- offs. To date, neither the Red Bluff Peace Officers Asso- ciation nor the miscella- neous union, which includes those from the public works and parks department and a few in the police depart- ment, has agreed to the con- cessions. The Red Bluff Firefight- ers Association’s contract is intact for another year, but it has asked to open negotia- tions with the city. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. at 10 a.m. and the celebrity lawn mower race will be on the front lawn 5-6 p.m. Those wishing to register for the horse shoe tour- ney can do so ahead of time by calling 528-0799 or at the event at 8 a.m. Grandstands open at 6:30 p.m. and the competitive lawn mower racing starts at 7 p.m. in the grandstands followed by the strongman competition. A Contemporary Country Western band called Northern Heat will be playing for an hour before and after the fireworks show. For more information, call thechamber at 527-6220 or the fairground at 527-5920. cypress trees, which will grow between 12 and 15 feet tall, directly against the building to replace those taken out because they forced people to walk a nar- row sidewalk in single file. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. Located in Chico, CA decade-old venue needs more than $40 million to get it up to date. ‘‘We need to find new revenue sources to reinvest in the facility to grow the business,’’ said Brian May, deputy general manager. Cal Expo managers hired a con- sultant to look into revenue-generat- ing options, including selling or leasing part of the property and a developer’s proposal to move Cal Expo as part of a land-swap deal. Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net