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Tuesday, July 20, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries KATHLEEN HALE RALSTON Former Corning resident Kathleen (Kathy) Hale Ral- ston died July 9th of can- cer. She was preceded by parents Leland & Clara (Jean) Hale. Survivors in- clude her husband Jack, 5 sons, Terry, Richard, John, Michael and Jeremy, sister Vicki, brother Robert, 6 grandchildren. Kathy is laid to rest in Cottage Grove, Oregon VIVIAN VIRIRIANDIA YOAKUM Yoakum, widow of Algoma R. Yoakum, from Red Bluff died June 25, 2010 at the Oak River Rehab Center in Anderson, CA. A memorial service was held on Thurs- day, July 1st in Orland, CA. She was 92 years old. Mrs. Yoakum was born Vivian Viririandia HUG Red Bluff, CA passed away on July 13, 2010. Born May 6, 1991 in Redding, CA., lived in Red Bluff, CA for 18 years. He was a recent graduate of Salisbury High School. Survivors include Daughter Bella Alyse Siders, 11 months old, Fa- ther and Mother Tammy and Karman Buckley, Brother Jesse Olson, Sister Ashlee Siders, Brother Tylor Puffenbarger, Grandparents Gary and Robin Howell, Uncle Joe Howell, Cousins Brett and Brittney Howell, Great Grandma Roseanne Lane. on Wednesday, July 21st between 5pm to 8pm. Funeral will take place on Thursday, July 22nd at 10am with Pastor George Howell officiating. Viewing and Funeral will be at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers, 816 Walnut St., Red Bluff, CA. Graveside services will be ices, a gathering will be held at Cone Grove Park. Memorial contributions can be made at Wells Fargo Bank in Red Bluff only in memory of Sean Siders. If a check donation is made, make it payable to Tammy Buckley. "What a life to take" "What a bond to break" "I’ll be missing you" "We love you Sean, Rest In Peace" at St. Marys following the funeral service, which is open for all to attend. Following graveside serv- Viewing will take place SEAN MICHAEL SIDERS Sean Michael Siders, 19 of March 26, 1918, to Marion and Della Pryor in Caddo, OK. She was the second of nine children. She worked in the shipyards in Rich- mond, CA during WW II and in a dry cleaners in Sacramento until she retired in 1975. She and her hus- band moved to Clark Fork, ID where they could hunt and fish as much as they wanted. She enjoyed trav- eling, camping, fishing, spending time with her family, listening to music, going to Bible study with her family, and spending time on her youngest si- ster’s ranch where they would hike up the side of the hill and picnic while overlooking the ranch. She is survived by two sis- ters, Vera Long of Castro Valley, CA and Audra Dyer of Orland, CA. Her two daughters Juanita Duke of Martin, TN and Jerldean Long, of Red Bluff, CA and her son, Larry Miller of Roseville, CA. Her three grandsons, James Jaycox of Rio Linda, CA, Richard Gregg of Chesapeake, VA and John Gregg of Crescent City, CA and her two granddaughters, Charlene Westbrook of Martin, TN and Jennifer Trevino of Cit- rus Heights, CA. She is al- so leaving behind 12 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Pre- ceding her in death were her oldest granddaughter, Jackie Kaufman of Sacra- mento, CA. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 Community Clip? e-mail: clerk@ redbluffdailynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 Children born via in vitro fertilization may have slightly higher cancer rates LOS ANGELES (MCT) — One of the early fears about in vitro fertilization at its inception more than 30 years ago was that the procedure might cause genetic or other health problems in children conceived in that manner. It's clear that IVF is very safe. However, several studies suggest a slightly high- er risk of birth defects and some types of illness among children born via IFV that parents should be aware of. The latest study indicates cancer may occur more often. Previous studies looking for a link between can- cer and IVF have found nothing. However, the largest study yet on the question has found such a link. Swedish researchers exam- ined data from 26,692 children who worn born after IVF during 1982 through 2005. Based on the normal rates of cancer in the general population, 38 cases of cancer would be expected among this group of children. However, 53 cases of cancer were found. Previous studies have shown that IVF babies have a slightly higher rate of certain birth defects, such as heart problems and cleft palates. And, last month, researchers presented data showing the rates of autism were higher in a large group of IVF children compared with children conceived natu- rally. It's not clear how IVF may cause birth defects or later health problems. It could have nothing to do with the actual IVF procedure, the authors of the new study note. In the study, the increased risk of cancer was linked to preterm birth, low birth weight, respiratory and low Apgar scores. Thus the increase cancer risk could be due to some unknown characteristics of women who undergo IVF or from complications at birth. "... It should be stressed that the individual risk for a child who is born after IVF to develop childhood cancer is low," the authors wrote. The study is published in the journal Pediatrics. Continued from page 1A Tommy Botell and Braden Schoelen attended the one minute hug event for the first time on Monday. “I think it’s a great event,” Kinner said. “It’s a great reminder of how strong our community is and how pertinent it is to love our kids every day.” It was a poignant reminder that children could be here one day and gone the next, she said. Patti Spidle of Red Bluff was also a first time attendee and had seen the event in previous years, but been unable to attend because of work or her children being out of town. “It’s a great event,” Spidle said. “More people should come out and celebrate their kids.” The event consisted of 10 min- utes of people holding up signs ask- ing people to honk their horns if they supported National Hug Your Kids Day, a one-minute hug and the releasing of 100 pink and blue bal- loons in honor of children who had passed on. Drivers who participated received a bag from Julia’s Fruit Stand filled with goodies from other local businesses. There was also a dream catcher made for participants by the Botell family. Among the large number of dri- vers participating was a Tehama County Sheriff’s Deputy who drove by and put on his lights and sires as well as a delivery person from Luigi’s Pizza and a delivery truck from R&R Furniture. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527- 2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@red- bluffdailynews.com. Reagan Day signed into law SACRAMENTO (AP) — Tributes to Ronald Reagan are hardly rare in California, where a freeway, medical center, state office building and other landmarks already bear his name. Now the conservative icon has his own day on the calendar. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills Monday paying tribute to Reagan, a former Republican presi- dent and governor who died in 2004. Schwarzenegger praised his fellow actor for his dedication to freedom and democracy and his spirit of optimism. The first bill, SB944, designates Feb. 6 as Ronald Reagan Day and encourages schools to spend the day commemorating Reagan’s life and accomplishments. The second, AB1911, establishes a commission to plan the celebration of what would have been Reagan’s 100th birthday next February. The nine- member commission will use private donations to pay for the festivities. ‘‘In keeping with President Rea- gan’s distrust of bigger government, this bill won’t use taxpayer dollars and won’t grow the bureaucracy,’’ said the bill’s author, Assembly Minority Leader Martin Garrick, R-Solana Beach. Last year, President Barack Obama signed legislation creating a federal Reagan Centennial Commission with a similar mission. Ronald Reagan Day is the third spe- cial day of recognition in California dedicated to an individual. The first honors conservationist John Muir. Last year, lawmakers also established a day honoring Harvey Milk, a gay activist and former San Francisco supervisor who was gunned down at City Hall in 1978. Despite the Legislature’s Democra- tic majority, both bills regarding Rea- gan received unanimous support. In establishing Ronald Reagan Day, SB944 credits the 40th president with WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard troops will head to the U.S.-Mexi- co border Aug. 1 for a year- long deployment to keep a lookout for illegal border crossers and smugglers and help in criminal investiga- tions, federal officials said Monday. The troops will be armed but can use their weapons only to protect themselves, Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told a Pentagon news conference. The troops will undergo initial training and be fully deployed along the nearly 2,000-mile southern border by September. The announcement pro- vides details on how the government will implement President Barack Obama’s May decision to bolster bor- der security and comes as drug-related violence has escalated in Mexico, where several people died over the weekend in a car bombing and in a separate massacre at a private party. It also comes as the U.S. debate over ille- gal immigration has intensi- fied in an election year. ‘‘The border is more secure and more resourced than it has ever been, but there is more to be done,’’ said Alan Bersin, commis- sioner of Customs and Bor- der Protection, part of the Homeland Security Depart- ment. The 1,200 troops will be distributed among four bor- der states, with Arizona get- ting 524; Texas, 250; Cali- fornia, 224 and New Mexi- co, 72. Another 130 would be assigned to a national liaison office. Bersin also said the Homeland Security Depart- ment will provide six more aircraft, including heli- copters, to the border. He said at least 300 Customs and Border Protection agents and inspection offi- Located in Chico, CA If cremation is your choice, there really is no other choice for you than the cremation experts at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Contact us today so we may answer your questions. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net Funerals • Cremations • Prearrangements 816 Walnut Street | Red Bluff (530) 527-1174 www.chapeloftheflowers.net cers would be sent to the Tucson area, along with mobile surveillance vans and additional technology. ‘‘It will help,’’ Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat, said Monday in Santa Fe, N.M., where he was attending the annual meeting of the Con- ference of Western Attor- neys General. ‘‘Manpower clearly has been deficient. Technology has been some- what deficient, and they’re bolstering that.’’ Arizona Gov. Jan Brew- er, a Republican, said the deployment isn’t enough ‘‘nor tied to a strategy to comprehensively defeat the increasingly violent drug- and alien-smuggling cartels that operate in Arizona on a daily basis.’’ Republican Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl of Ari- zona said Obama’s adminis- tration was taking a step in the right direction but a lot more needs to be done. U.S. Reps. Ann Kirk- patrick and Gabrielle Gif- fords, both D-Ariz., sepa- rately called the announced actions welcome but insuffi- cient. ‘‘This is the kind of action we want from the administration — not suing the state,’’ Kirkpatrick said, lowering crime and drug use and help- ing bring about the end of the Cold War. ‘‘President Reagan’s many accom- plishments are a model of responsibili- ty and an inspiration to individuals around the world,’’ said the bill’s author, Sen. George Runner, R-Ante- lope Valley. Reagan’s time in office was not without controversy. Hailed as a champion of lower taxes, the Republican’s two terms as California governor, from 1967 to 1975, saw increases in taxes and gov- ernment spending. As president, he presided over the deregulation of the savings and loan industry, a move that ended up costing taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. In 1986, it was revealed that members of his administration had used profits from Iranian arms sales to fund a Nicaraguan rebel movement — a scan- dal known as the Iran-Contra affair. Guard troops to head to border states Aug. 1 referring to the Department of Justice’s challenge to the new Arizona immigration enforcement law. ‘‘Howev- er, we should continue to move forward with a much larger commitment of National Guard troops right away and with an expansion of the Border Patrol to strengthen security for the long run.’’ Texas Gov. Rick Perry also criticized the troops as ‘‘grossly insufficient’’ for the Texas border in a letter to the administration last week. President George W. Bush deployed 6,000 National Guard troops to the border in June 2006, also a Is cremation your choice? midterm election year. The troops were part of his effort to persuade the Republican- led Congress to pass his immigration reform propos- als that included a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. 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