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Thursday, June 13, 2013 – Daily News 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. Bruce Hawley Bruce Hawley died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at his residence in Corning. He was 96. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, June 13, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Laird Oylear Laird Oylear, of Red Bluff, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center. He was 55. HoytCole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, June 13, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Motel clerk assaulted in Red Bluff A Red Bluff motel clerk was struck in the head Monday afternoon when a would-be room renter threw part of a display at her. Red Bluff police officers were dispatched to Motel 6 around 1:30 p.m. for a report of an assault, according to a department press release. The clerk told investigators that a woman had come into the motel to rent a room. The clerk had declined to rent a room to the woman, which resulted in the woman throwing a display item at the clerk. The clerk received a minor laceration to her forehead as a result. DAM Avenue. The procurement is set aside for a Service DisContinued from page 1A abled Veteran-Owned Small Business. stilling basin from the The Red Bluff DiverSacramento River. The project includes sion Dam gates were perrehabilitation to Altube manently raised in September 2011 following a HEART Officers identified the suspect as 24-year-old Kori Ann Nielsen of Red Bluff. Around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday officers contacted Nielson at a business on Sale Lane, where she was arrested for one count of assault with a deadly weapon. Bail was $30,000. years-long court battle with environmentalists, who argued the dam was having a damaging effect on the population of several endangered fish species. temporary pumping plant at the location to divert water for agricultural use until the Red Bluff Diversion Dam Fish Passage Improvement Project was completed in 2012. That The Tehama-Colusa project cost around $190 Canal Authority built a million. FARM Continued from page 1A Continued from page 1A ing, New Covenant CDC, Northern California Development Head Start, Northern Valley Catholic Social Services, Salvation Army Red Bluff Corps, Sunshine Schoolhouse, Tehama County Gleaners and Vineyard Christian Fellowship. There are more benefits than just receiving the donations, North State Food Bank Supervisor Adam Kingsley said. "The most important part is the awareness they're creating with businesses and councilmen," Kingsley said. "It's a powerful movement that's raising awareness of the hunger situation and that it's in our communities." North State Food Bank first partnered with the Tehama County Community Action Agency in 2011 for its Tailgate Food Giveaway. It is through that partnership that Food From the Heart will be able to purchase the 100 pounds of food for $18, Woods said. A Tailgate Giveaway is schedule for 9 a.m. to noon on June 28 at the Tehama District Fairground. In addition to almost 200 businesses countywide who have signed up to serve as a donation location, Woods is seek- including $4 billion to food programs (including food stamps). The House version calls for about $40 billion in cuts over 10 years. Farm bill adoption means growers can plan Growers of commodities including rice, corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton have received program payments in the past, and have been expecting the shift to crop insurance. The federal government would pay about two-thirds of insurance costs. "The Senate did its job well," so far this year, said Tim Johnson, president of the California Rice Commission. "We need a farm bill. We can't continue to manage farm policy year-toyear," he said. For about 2,500 California rice growers, switching from a payment made directly to farmers each year to a crop insurance program would be a "complete change." More risk would shift to the shoulders of growers, he continued. But he is hopeful the program would provide enough safety so farmers "keep from going out of business if prices are bad for a couple of years." The California Farm Bureau Federation is also pleased programs for specialty crops have been retained in the current bills, including fruits, vegetables and nuts. About half of the nation's production comes from California, said Josh Rolph, director of federal policy for the California Farm Bureau. DAIRY Continued from page 1A Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba counties. She will serve the area as BROWN Continued from page 1A benefits did it produce?''' Ramanathan said. Memos from the Democratic leadership indicate the package will require districts to spend the extra money on disadvantaged students but leave regulations up the state Board of Education. It will also require public input in annual updates to local plans. The new funding formula targets more money to the school districts with the highest concentrations of students who are from lowincome households, have limited English proficiency or are foster children, the same schools where the socalled achievement gap is most acute. Schools with the highest proportions of black and Latino students have historically fared less well and had less money per pupil compared to those attended by whites and Asians. The plan represents ''a real step forward,'' the governor said this week after it was included in a state budget compromise he struck with the Legislature's Democratic leadership. Giving lower-performing schools proportionately more money ''will strengthen local school districts, help poor kids and kids that 7A Daily News photo by Greg Stevens Representatives from dozens of businesses and organizations showed up Wednesday at the Gold Exchange in Red Bluff to pick up donation cans on Gold Exchange Owner Jessie Woods' "Food from the Heart" drive, which runs from June 16-30. Pictured from left: Orle Jackson, Tehama Together; Sue Gallagher, Tehama County Democrats; Liz Noftz, Servpro North Shasta; Cheryl Weibling, Red Bluff Comfort Inn; Lisa Hansen, Express Personnel Solutions and Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce Chair; Pastor Scott Camp, North Valley Baptist Church; Jessie Woods, Chamber Director and Gold Exchange owner and Dave Gowan, Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber CEO. Gerber or elsewhere in Tehama County can contact her at 528-8000. For a list of sponsors and collection sites visit: www.foodfromthehearttehamacounty.com. ing more businesses. "We are asking you to join the efforts of our young people and local businesses by making a heartfelt donation towards this very worthwhile endeavor," Woods said. "100 percent of all donations collected will go towards the purchase of food and are tax deductible." A few of the sites are the Gold Exchange on Walnut Street in Red Bluff, for Corning its the Corning Chamber of Commerce and Fountain of Health and in Los Molinos a jar can be found at the Mill Creek Restaurant. "The businesses are really stepping up," Woods said. "A Gerber location is still needed." Interested parties for ambassador for the dairy industry at schools, service groups and with the media. The newly selected princess and her alternate will participate in a week of training, provided by the California Milk Advi- sory Board (CMAB), which includes industry tours, presentation and etiquette training. The contest is sponsored by the District 4 Dairy Princess Committee and the CMAB. The contest will begin at 6 p.m. with a nohost social hour, followed by dinner and the contest at 7 p.m. To purchase tickets for the contest, call Michelle Ferreira at (530) 736-8958 or send an email to ferreiradairy@aol.com. have serious language barriers,'' he said. He has said repeatedly that he believes it's unfair that students in less wealthy parts of the state go to schools with far fewer resources than students in more affluent areas, where parents can hold fundraisers or even pay out of pocket pay for extra programs and facilities. In pushing for the updated funding formula, Brown argued that providing additional money to certain school districts is essential to equalize the state's education system and boost achievement for its 6.2 million public school students. More than half of California students are considered poor under state guidelines, while a quarter do not speak English as their primary language. The formula Brown proposed and that the Legislature is poised to adopt later this week, largely unchanged, also calls for more of the spending decisions to be made at the local level. Schools could choose to hire more teachers, reduce class sizes, buy new equipment or invest in neglected programs. It is accompanied by $1.2 billion in one-time money for professional training, technology and instructional materials as the state implements a more rigorous English and math curriculum. To win sufficient backing for the plan in the Legislature, Brown agreed to boost basic state aid for all school districts. Most of the money Brown is using for his redistribution plan comes from higher state tax revenue, including from Proposition 30. The November tax initiative championed by Brown is forecast to bring in an extra $6 billion a year, most of which must be directed to education under state law. Research-based theories abound on ways to close the achievement gap, and all involve more than money. They include intensive early education, which California has defunded, extending the school day or the school year, hiring additional counselors and support staff, improving teacher effectiveness, greater parental involvement and tying teacher evaluations to student performance. But without strong pro- tections for the extra money, districts could instead opt to spend it on anything, from landscaping to teachers' health care, Ramanathan said. Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen, R-Modesto, said she had been unable to get any details about the accountability plans by Wednesday. ''My perspective is that the more flexibility and control given to local school districts, the better,'' said Olsen, a member of the Assembly Education Committee. ''Certainly, it will be important for us to track how student achievement progresses over time. ... But schools will be most successful if they have the maximum flexibility,'' she said. Still, Olsen said leaving the decision about what rules school districts must follow to the state Board of Education could leave districts in limbo for months as they wait for guidance. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. He said California Sen. Dianne Feinstein fought to keep several conservation programs that benefit California growers. Local representatives on board First District Representative Doug LaMalfa, RRichvale — a rice farmer — voted in committee for the change from direct payments to an insurance program, his first opportunity to do so. "There has been recognition for a long time that the farm bill needs to change," he said via phone from Washington, D.C. The new "direction is more palatable to the public and Congress." LaMalfa also championed an amendment for food stamp electronic fraud protection and elimination of bonus payments for signing up new food program recipients. Third District Representative John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, who has constituents in Glenn County, also voted in committee for the House version of the farm bill. Garamendi, reached Tuesday night, said he worked to continue the Waterbird Habitat Enhancement Program, which helps rice growers create habitat for waterfowl. He's also pleased enhancements to organic programs were included, even if they are "not as robust as I would have liked." Yet, he said he is disappointed with the direction of cuts to nutrition programs. "At a time when one-quarter of children go to bed hungry," food programs are "far more than justified." Funds spent to buy food that would otherwise not be purchased also benefits farmers, he said. 2 dead as homemade plane crashes in N. Calif. MONTAGUE (AP) — Officials say two men were killed when a small homemade plane crashed in a field in Northern California near the Oregon state line. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor tells The Associated Press the single-engine homebuilt Glasair II plane crashed in the town of Montague under unknown circumstances on Wednesday morning. Siskiyou County sheriff's spokeswoman Allison Giannini tells the Redding Record Searchlight that deputies responded to the crash at a property in the Big Springs area and found two men dead — 55-year-old Lloyd Rugg of Montague and 77-year-old Larry Graves of Yreka. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash and will try to determine a cause. Timing of Prop. 8 ruling complicates Fresno rally FRESNO (AP) — The fact that no one knows when the Supreme Court will hand down its decision in a legal challenge to California's same-sex marriage ban is causing problems for gay marriage supporters in Fresno. Local members of Marriage Equality USA are hoping to hold a rally at Fresno City Hall on the day the ruling is issued. But ACLU spokesman Will Matthews says the city denied the group a permit because its application did not specify a date for the event. The high court is expected to rule before the end of the month in the closely watched case. The justices meet every Monday and have also scheduled an additional conference day for Thursday.