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Saturday, July 10, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituary HATTENHAUER, Clyde Edward Age 90, died at Martinez, Calif. on July 3, 2010. Raised in Red Bluff, Calif., he lived and worked within California until retirement. Clyde served in the U.S. Ar- my during WWII. He is sur- vived by his children Gary, Darryl and Erika. Memorial contributions should be made to Vitas Hospice Charity Fund in his honor, www.vitascharityfund.org. ODDS Continued from page 1A Nichols said. Putting in a pedestrian overcrossing or under- crossing was suggested, with promoters helping to fund the project by charg- ing for parking. To keep the cost from being such a shock, those at the meeting suggested phasing the cost in a little each year. The consensus was to see about placing an item on the November ballot to increase the Transit Occu- pancy Tax 1.5 percent, Nichols said. The deadline is July 23. All money from the increase would be desig- nated specifically to taking care of traffic control costs with any surplus being put toward helping to promote events, he said. While Eidman was not happy with the idea of increasing the TOT, he is hopeful that future meet- ings will bring about another solution that’s good for everyone involved. “If we lose events, ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. BROWN Continued from page 1A Red Bluff Business Asso- ciation and serves on the Tehama County Landfill Joint Powers Authority, along with all the other council members. During his term on the council, Brown has con- tinually served on the audit and budget commit- tees. “Utmost in my bid for re-election is my desire to continue my work on the ever-pressing budget chal- lenges facing the city,” Brown said. “The task of maintaining an acceptable level of service to the citi- zens while dealing fairly with our employees in these tough economic times takes the experience and heart that I believe I bring to this office.” Brown prides himself in taking the time to study all the issues presented to the council and making decisions based on the facts that will benefit the community. He has lived in Red Bluff since 1957. He and his wife of 40 years, Jacque Brown, have raised three children in the community and are involved in their church. He works at True Value Hardware with his brother Larry Brown. Brown welcomes com- ments from citizens any- time and can be contacted through e-mail on the city’s Website or at 527- 7995. City council candidate filing opens Monday. Two other council seats will be up for grabs in the November election. Mayor Jeff Moyer and councilman Jim Byrne have both said they intend to seek re-election but have not made formal announcements. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.c om. everyone loses,” Eidman said. “We’re still trying to see if we can come up with a mutually agreeable solu- tion.” BLM says survey confirms horse claims RENO, Nev. (AP) — Faced with legal chal- lenges accusing the government of rounding up too many wild horses in the West, federal land managers released a new aerial survey Friday, claiming it confirms that they left as many mus- tangs as they intended after a contentious roundup last winter. Horse protection advocates complained their own surveys had found nowhere near the 900 mustangs the Bureau of Land Management said it intended to leave on the range when it removed nearly 2,000 of the animals from the Calico mountains about 200 miles north of Reno. But a new census from an aerial survey the BLM conducted during the last half of June found 1,141 mustangs in the five management areas that make up the Calico complex. The complex covers an area from just north of Ger- lach, about 35 miles wide, running 50 miles north to the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge on the Nevada-Oregon line. The larger overall survey found 4,217 horses in 13 horse management areas in parts of Neva- da, California and Oregon. ‘‘We are pleased to get this larger survey because it does reinforce the census and the information we have used in the past to guide our management of these areas,’’ BLM spokes- woman Jo Lynn Worley told The Associated Press. Worley said BLM expected to find a mini- mum of the 600 horses it was required to leave on the range in the Calico complex. A second sur- vey of the same area is planned in the fall. A number of advocacy groups that have filed lawsuits in the past to try to block roundups that the BLM says are necessary because the wild horse population is growing so rapidly that the animals are running out of food and damaging the range. In Defense of Animals lost a legal bid to block the Calico roundup in federal court earlier this year. Lawyers for that group said last month they intend to sue over a roundup of about 2,000 and burros planned later this summer in the Twin Peaks area of northeast California. On Friday, In Defense of Animals joined ecologist Craig Downer in filing an appeal with the Interior Board of Land Appeals to try to block a separate roundup the BLM was sched- uled to begin by the end of this week in northeast Nevada. The appeal asks for a stay of BLM’s plans to remove up to 1,200 wild horses and leave behind 337 mustangs at what it calls the Owyhee complex, three management areas cov- ering 750 square miles north of Elko. The appeal says the roundup should be post- poned until after Aug. 15 because it is too close to the end of the peak foaling season on June 30, unnecessarily subjecting the young to life-threat- ening conditions including the ‘‘helicopter-creat- ed chase, or stampede, of horses for miles over rugged terrain in desert summer temperatures.’’ ‘‘We continue to ask for a freeze on roundups so BLM isn’t relying on census after the fact to confirm they haven’t wiped out American herds,’’ said Ginger Kathrens, executive director of the horse advocacy group Cloud Foundation based in Colorado Springs, Colo. ‘‘BLM needs to commit some of their budget on scientific range monitoring and accurate censusing before they conduct these incredibly expensive roundups and removals.’’ The BLM estimates there currently are 38,400 wild horses and burros in 10 Western states — about 12,000 more than what it describes as the legally ‘‘appropriate management level.’’ Between 16,000 and 17,000 are in Nevada. Elsewhere in Nevada, activists with the finan- cial backing of Madeleine Pickens and others were hoping to buy all 174 horses up for sale at a state-sanctioned auction on Saturday to prevent them from going to the slaughterhouse. Nevada Department of Agriculture officials praised the move, saying the estray horses up for auction in Fallon are separate from and not subject to the federal protections afforded wild-roaming hors- es. The horses are believed to be strays or descen- dants of horses abandoned by private owners over the years in Pilot Valley north of West Wen- dover near the Utah line. Pickens is the wife of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens. Family's tragedy may lead to new student loans law PHILADELPHIA (MCT) — Most people who write their con- gressman get back a polite form let- ter. But when the Bryski family of Marlton, N.J., contacted Rep. John Adler, D-N.J., last year with their story of tragedy, they got legislation drafted and introduced that, if enact- ed, would change the way millions of student loans are handled. In 2004, Christopher Bryski was 23 and in college — a seemingly invulnerable varsity athlete — when he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a freak accident; he spent two years in a persistent vegetative state before dying. As brutal as it was for the Bryskis to lose a son and broth- er in this way, the event triggered a financial nightmare for them. Because his father, Joseph Brys- ki Sr., had co-signed Christopher's student loans with several banks, the family was on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars, obligations that had been buried in fine print. So even while medical bills accumulat- ed as Christopher lay in limbo, the student loans came due and the interest rate increased. The Bryskis struggled to keep up. "The process was horrible," said mother Diane Bryski. Direct student loans from the federal government are forgiven if the borrower dies or becomes inca- pacitated, but so-called private loans from banks that millions of students carry usually are not. And because Christopher had not signed a power- of-attorney document, his parents and brothers had no legal standing to negotiate payment terms, nor could they access his bank accounts to help pay off his student debt, rent and credit card bills. Two to three times a week, banks and credit card companies would call the family demanding pay- ments. "Some were understanding but said they couldn't do anything: 'We need to talk to Christopher,' " broth- er Ryan Bryski, 32, recalled, shak- ing his head at the memory. "What part of 'coma' do you companies not understand?" The family declined to identify the lending institutions. Eventually, the Bryskis had to petition to obtain legal guardianship of Christopher, a painful proceeding that involved a court-appointed attorney quizzing the young man in his hospital bed to confirm he was incapacitated. The Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (H.R. 5458) would provide some forewarning for families, requiring banks provid- ing student loans to inform borrow- ers and co-signers of their obliga- tions in case of incapacity or death, to define those terms in a standard way, and to discuss the option of credit insurance, which pays off debts in the event of death. Bankers and educational institu- tions would also have to counsel families taking out loans about the benefits of a durable power of attor- ney, which designates someone to make financial, legal, and medical decisions for you if you become incapable of doing so. The Bryskis are hardworking people, and they say they do not want to shirk their legal obligation to pay Christopher's debt — on which they continue to make pay- ments. "We want other families not to have to go through what we did," Ryan Bryski said. During 2007-08, 13 percent of students attending a four-year public college or university and 26.2 per- cent of those attending a private four-year institution had private stu- dent loans, according to government figures. Sallie Mae, the student-loan company, says that about 84 percent of private student loans involve co- signers. "The Bryskis exposed a gap in the system," said Adler, a member of the House Committee on Finan- cial Services. He said his bill was aimed at providing "disclosure" for families undertaking private student loans. Not only would families be able to prepare themselves, but also greater awareness of the problem may put market pressure on private lenders to bring their loans into line with the forgiveness policy of the federal direct student loans. "Infor- mation is power," Adler said. Already, the Brain Injury Associ- ation of America has endorsed the legislation, as has the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators, which represents state officials who deal with the care of the brain-injured. "I don't see any additional cost to the lender for providing this heads- up information; it's going to add another minute to the script as they go through the loan papers," said Susan Connors, president of the Brain Injury Association. "There is only an upside." Adler's office has not yet heard from financial-institution lobbyists. Officials with the American Bank- ing Association, the industry's main trade group, did not respond to requests for comment. The bill was introduced in May and has drawn four co-sponsors so far. It has not yet been set for a hear- ing. In the spring of 2004, Christo- pher Bryski was on the Rutgers var- sity wrestling team, studying exer- cise physiology and business eco- nomics on the New Brunswick campus. Outgoing and well-liked, he was trying to figure out what he wanted to do, his family said. He had been a standout athlete in high school and had a "purposeful side," his mother said, mentoring younger students on self-esteem and staying away from drugs. Christopher was climbing a tree in a friend's yard when, on his way down, a limb snapped and he fell headfirst 45 feet to the ground. "It's not something you want to think about, but you must be pre- pared," Diane Bryski said. "This can happen to anybody." In the family living room stands a monument to Christopher — his ashes resting in a box in a glass- enclosed case, with mementos, including military friends' dog tags, pictures, a rosary and crosses woven from palm fronds. Now the family hopes there also will be a federal law that honors their son and brother. "In trying to help other people, you're living (Christopher's) val- ues," Adler told the Bryskis. "It's amazing." Schwarzenegger lauds CHP grads amid agency deaths WEST SACRAMEN- TO (AP) — Five times in the past two months, the 106 California Highway Patrol cadets were sum- moned to the quadrangle at the CHP Academy during their training. Each time, a fallen officer’s name and badge number were read aloud as a ceremonial bell was rung a single time. On Friday, the cadets graduated and were sworn in to the 7,000-member force in a ceremony that was at turns celebratory and somber. The CHP is experienc- ing its deadliest year in more than a decade, with five officers killed in May and June. It’s the first time since 1996 the agency has lost five officers in a year. The rash of deaths has prompted an oversight SAN LUIS OBISPO (AP) — Two fraternity brothers who purchased liquor used in the hazing death of a freshman pledge at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo have been sen- tenced to 30 days in jail. Adam Marszal, of Carmichael, and Russell Taylor, of Fresno, both 23, pleaded no contest Thurs- day to misdemeanor hazing and apologized to the par- ents of Carson Starkey. Besides the jail time, San Luis Obispo County Supe- rior Court Judge Linda panel to consider reviewing the agency’s tactics during traffic stops. ‘‘It’s one of the darkest times in the patrol,’’ CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow said in an interview before the graduation ceremony. Two officers — Brett Oswald, 47, of Paso Robles, and Justin McGrory, 28, of Victorville — were killed June 27 at traffic stops 200 miles apart. Motorcycle Officer Phillip Ortiz, 48, of Los Angeles, died a week earlier from his injuries after he was struck June 9 along Interstate 405 in Los Angeles. Motorcycle Officer Tom Coleman, 33, of Fontana, died June 11 after hitting a truck during a car chase in San Bernardino County. CHP pilot Danny Bena- vides, 39, died in an Imper- Hurst sentenced the men to three years’ probation, waived their rights to appeal, and ordered 40 hours of community service or two public presentations within the year on the dan- gers of alcohol and hazing. Starkey, who was 18, died in December 2008 after drinking large amounts of rum, Everclear and other alcoholic drinks in 90 minutes in a hazing ritual by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Starkey, from Austin, Texas, had a blood-alcohol level between 0.39 percent and ial County plane crash while he was monitoring freeway speeders. ‘‘This has been a devas- tating time for California’s law enforcement family,’’ Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg- ger told the cadets and hun- dreds of family members. He called the fallen offi- cers ‘‘true heroes.’’ They are the latest of 220 officers who have died in the line of duty during the CHP’s 81-year history. The CHP is considering the circumstances of each case but so far has found few lessons even from the three officers who died alongside the state’s high- ways. One motorcycle officer never had time to get off his bike before he was struck. A second was hit by a vehicle that swerved all the way 2 frat brothers sentenced in hazing death 0.44 percent — about five times the legal limit for dri- vers. Police reports show Starkey passed out after consuming the alcohol dur- ing a ‘‘Brown Bag Night’’ ritual. 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