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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries Catherine Faulkner-Palmer Red Bluff native Catherine Faulkner Palmer passed away on February 27, 2013. Catherine was born on March 21, 1932. She attended Mercy Academy, graduated from Mercy High in 1950, and earned a teaching credential from Chico State University. Catherine spent 30 years as a teacher in Brentwood, where she served as a Planning Commissioner and City Council member before being elected Brentwood's first female Mayor in 1986. Catherine was named Brentwood Citizen of the Year in 1987. She is survived by her children Anne Palmer-Martin of Redding, Marihelen Palmer and Paul Palmer, grandsons Ryan Anderson and Hayden Palmer, and greatgrandchildren Thomas and Cadence. Catherine is also survived by her brother Jim Faulkner and sisters Nancy Dyson and Susan Joubert. Catherine was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. James and Mrs. Helen Faulkner of Red Bluff, brother John Faulkner of Red Bluff, and four sisters. Graveside services for Catherine Faulkner Palmer will be held at 2:00 P. M. on Thursday, May 23 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Red Bluff. 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. Pearl Barba Pearl Barba of Corning died Monday, May 20, 2013, at her residence in Corning. She was 93. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Marilyn L. Helser Marilyn L. Helser of Red Bluff died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. She was 81. Neptune Society of Northern California is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Irene Flores Ramirez Irene Flores Ramirez of Red Bluff died Friday, May 17, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. She was 66. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Mitchell W. White MITCHELL WHITE May 29, 1972 - May 14, 2013 Mitchell William White passed away May 14, 2013 from complications of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Born May 29, 1972 in So. Lake Tahoe to Fred and Dorian White. The family moved to Richfield in 1975. Mitch loved his family, his home and garden, the 49ers & SF Giants, his dogs, fishing, traveling, cooking and his computer. He was the "go to guy" for everyone's computer problems. He was very good at computer art projects and enjoyed being Santa at Christmas. We will miss his wit, humor and positive attitude. Mitchell was predeceased by his father Fred. He will be greatly missed by his mother Dorian, sister Michelle (Todd) Dyke and the joy of his life, niece MacKenzie Dyke, also grandmother Edna Clary, Uncles and Aunts Ken & Berta Grootveld, Jack & Charlene White, Jeri & Ron Marion, Marcia White, and his little buddies Shane and Austin, and all of his cousins and friends. A celebration of Mitchell's life will be held at the family home in Richfield on May 26 at 1:00 pm. Donations in Mitchell's name may be made to the Richfield Elementary School. Mitchell W. White died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at his residence in Corning. He was 40. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. COSTS Continued from page 1A respond to work outside their normal work hours in order to provide urgent, necessary services or to cover shifts by officers not available to work," Nanfito's report to the council reads. The Nichols investigation also used more than 100 hours of donated time, free of cost to the city, through the department's volunteer program. Nichols, 14, went missing Feb. 26 near Red Bluff Union High School. Later that week the department charged Quentin Ray Bealer with her murder. Bealer is in the midst of preliminary trial proceedings and is being held at Tehama County Jail. 7A CORNING Continued from page 1A extending city water and sewer to the airport for commercial and industrial park creation the only other B item. The project C list included identifying opportunities for reuse and infill development to vacant buildings in the downtown and improving and expanding the city's water system. While none of the projects are funded, it helps to have a list of priorities in place should funding become available, Brewer said. The city is in process of drafting its 2013-2014 budget. Funding will be determined for items on the capital improvement project list when the budget is finalized and the list is just a long-range plan of action for the fire, police and public works departments, he said. "We can fund some of it, not all," Brewer said. "We can only fund what we can afford, but advanced planning and prioritization is still vitally important." On the fire department list is the replacement of the rescue squad, one engine and rescue and protective equipment. The police department list includes the lease of the RIMS record management system, replacement of body armor and vehicle replacement. The public works list includes improvements to street, water and sewer systems, the wastewater treatment plant, vehicles and equipment, buildings, the airport and parks. Councilman Dave Linnet asked if there was funding for the bathrooms at Yost Park and Clark park where little league plays. Brewer said he believed it was included in the budget already. Linnet asked Public Works Director Patrick Walker why the city was looking to purchase an electric-powered vehicle. The department looked into getting a John Deere Gator to haul stuff back and forth across the park, but decided to be green and focus that way with future purchases, Walker said. The price of the John Deere Gator was relatively close to the electric vehicle, he said. "We were looking at the electric because it's more the way this day and age is," Walker said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. ATV crash sends one to Redding hospital Photo courtesy of Ross Palubeski Red Bluff Fire, CalFire and Tehama County Fire were sent around 6:20 p.m. Sunday to an ATV accident with injuries near Baker Road and Walnut Street. The first unit at scene reported the incident to be at the Brickyard Creek ATV area. An air ambulance was requested from Redding and one patient was flown to Mercy Medical Center. Nothing further was available. The Red Bluff Police Department assisted. CALVIN STRONG RASMUSSEN Calvin Strong Rasmussen died May 10, 2013 peacefully in his home in Los Molinos. His life's journey began May 9, 1925, in Lake Benton, Minnesota. In 1930 his parents and Calvin moved to Southern California and within several years Cal had a sister and brother. He was raised in a Christian home in Garden Homes, a suburb of Los Angeles. As a teenager he was a member of a Boy Scouts of America, Sea Scout "Ship" (a type of troop) and spent much free time at the marina in New Port Beach. He attended Wilson High School which is where he met his life partner Margaret Roberts. After an early graduation in 1943, due to the war, he joined the United States Navy where he served during WWII on submarines protecting the west coast of the United States. Within a year of joining the navy he married Margaret and for the next sixtytwo years they would be a positive and meaningful force - they were a team.After the war ended, Cal and Margaret set up house. Their first child arrived in 1948; the same year Cal became employed with the Los Angeles Fire Department.In 1950 they bought a home in the San Fernando Valley where they lived until 1968. They were charter members of St. Marks Presbyterian Church where he built the pews for the new church. During those eighteen years he was a busy man. Calvin and Margaret raised four children. He was a devoted father and family man. He donated time as a group leader for YMCA, Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts along with being supportive of his wife in her group leadership rolls and her continued education to become a teacher. As a family, they also spent vacations on the road camping across the United States.In the mid sixties with retirement from the LAFD looming on the horizon and the health of their three youngest children in mind, they spent several summers camping in and around Northern California looking for a new place to live. Soon after retirement, they found and settled in "God's Country", also known as Tehama County. Cal and Marg bought two hundred sixty acres of the old Oak Park Ranch in Los Molinos, renamed it Cobblestone Ranch and started the next phase of their life's adventure together. This was a real walk in faith because Cal had no experience in ranching. He continued his faith journey by becoming a dedicated and devoted member of the Cone Community United Methodist Church. He worked hard on the ranch, rented pasture, and worked odd jobs to make ends meet. Finally, he got a job as Secretary/Treasure for the Los Molinos Mutual Water District where he worked twenty years. He continued ranching and made several major improvements on the ranch, notably switching from flood to piped sprinkler irrigation.On the ranch and in the community he also supported his children in 4H, FFA, and the Farm Bureau along with being a member of the Tehama County Planning Commission. Calvin also volunteered in the Blue Line organization of retired Firemen and Policemen and was an active member of the U.S. Submarine Veterans Group of Northern California.In 1985 he became a cancer survivor. By 1993 it became obvious that his primary focus needed to switch to caring for his bride and himself so he sold the herd and returned to renting pasture. By 2003 he was challenged with additional health problems. His wife died in 2006. During the last seven years of his life Calvin continued his Christian way of life, challenged his cancers, maintained his active membership in the Submarine Veterans group and became a financial contributor to many organizations. Calvin Strong Rasmussen moved up in the universe May 10, 2013. He is survived by four children and five grandchildren who will miss him greatly. A Memorial service will be held at the Cone Community Methodist Church, Saturday, May 25, 2003 at 10am. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Disabled American Veteran's Charitable Service Trust. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. DUI Continued from page 1A with most coming close to falling. Officer Kevin Busekist said he wanted the students to laugh and have fun with the demonstration, but to realize driving under the influence is a very real danger. Busekist said he has seen first hand both the SENATE Continued from page 1A law enforcement groups and is likely to be amended in the Assembly, Steinberg said. It would not affect local regulations or prohibitions on dispensaries, authority that the state Supreme Court upheld earlier this month. The bill would adopt guidelines issued by Gov. Jerry Brown when he was the state's attorney general in 2008, making it clear that the dispensaries cannot operate at a profit. Those operating within the guidelines could not face state prosecution. Under Brown's 2008 guidelines, cooperatives registered under the state's Food and Agricultural Code or organized as less formal ''collectives'' are legal under California law, while for-profit dispensaries are not. But there is lingering confusion over what is permitted in California, as indicated by the three competing medicinal marijuana May 27, 2011, was the last time he gave a DUI presentation at Red Bluff High School and on that day he told the students, "I've seen it first hand and I know no one is immune to DUIs. You may sit here and joke about this but unless you have to tell someone their loved one isn't coming home you'll never see the impact." That was the day he lost his sister, Carrie Fox, who died in a crash near Paskenta, which he found out shortly after finishing that presentation. "It was the worst day of my life," Busekist said. "No family event is ever the same. I lost a sister and my mom has been a wreck. Nothing at my house is normal." Busekist's daughter, now almost one, has never seen her aunt except in pictures and saying "hi" to her picture in the hall as they pass is the closest she will ever get to knowing her aunt, he said. measures that Los Angeles voters will consider on Tuesday's municipal ballot. The measures would either limit the number of dispensaries or allow new ones to open. Sen. Jim Nielsen, RGerber, said California voters never intended to create the wide open marijuana industry that has evolved from the 1996 initiative, which since has created such headaches that 200 cities have outlawed or restricted dispensaries. ''The public thought it was, like, terminally ill or very seriously ill individuals, and now it's almost carte blanche for everybody and these marijuana dispensaries are popping up everywhere....'' Nielsen said. ''It's a gateway drug into great profits that many criminals have utilized to prey upon our public.'' But Sen. Mark Leno, DSan Francisco, said nearly 50 California cities have opted to let dispensaries operate under the 2008 guidelines. The idea that marijuana should be available to those who are sick continues to have wide support both in California and across the nation, he said. Aside from the restrictions on profits, the 2008 guidelines also said dispensaries should track their members and product and take steps to discourage the marijuana from going to those without a legitimate medical need. Steinberg's bill would put those nonbinding guidelines into state law. ''The idea that...everyone has to have the wherewithal and the ability and the physical stamina as a patient to be able to grow their own is just unreasonable and unworkable,'' Leno said. ''This is a very sensible step.'' devastation of DUI crashes and experienced himself what it is like to lose someone you love unexpectedly. The staff at Red Bluff Simple Cremations would like to thank all of the families who trust us with their loved ones needs. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb.