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Friday, June 14, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries EARL SPENCER FOX Earl Spencer Fox, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 9, 2013. He was born August 25, 1921, the son of John and Jessie Fox, in Corning, CA. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Phyllis Ann Coker Fox of Visalia, CA, his daughters (the 3 J's) Jane Lynn (Arlen) of Visalia, CA, Janice Mueller of Terrebonne, OR, and Joy Fox Ghetia (Jeff Forsman) of Swan Valley, ID as well as 7 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; sisters, Edyth Fox, Corning, Dorothy Stewart, Sacramento. Earl was a Veteran of WWII. As a Master Sargent in the Army, he was part of the first wave to go into the Battle of Okinawa, where he remained until it was secured. Following that he joined with General McArthur's occupation forces on the island of Hokaiddo, Japan until he returned home in February, 1946. After leaving the Army, he worked with his father as a Standard Oil Distributor and olive rancher in Corning, CA. From 1950-63, Earl became an entrepreneur, owning a grocery business, A & Ws, a drive-in restaurant (The 3 J's), while continuing to acquire more olives and other crops, which he farmed. His passion was olives...which ultimately led to his leaving Corning. After serving as the head of the Board for Orinda Olive Corporation, he was asked to become their Assistant General Manager. In 1964, the family moved to Moraga, CA and in 1965 Earl was promoted to General Manager. The following years he was instrumental in the mergers of Orinda, Rocca Bella and Lindsay Olives and in 1967 the family moved to Visalia, CA where Earl would become the President of Lindsay Olives until his retirement in 1982. Following that, Earl and Phyllis 'retired' to beautiful Incline Village, NV. From there they moved to Reno, NV, then to Madera, CA and just recently found their way back to Park Visalia until he peacefully left for his Heavenly Home. Earl was a life-long member of Rotary International. No matter where he traveled, he always attended Rotary and maintained 63 years of perfect attendance. He served as a Trustee of Linfield College, where several of his children and grandchildren attended. He was Chairman of California Canners League, served as a member of the Board of Directors of American Baptist Homes of the West, and served on many church finance and search committees. He loved to travel! He and Phyllis took each of their grandchildren, as well as other family and friends, on many excursions from the U.S.A. to Europe, Asia, Australia and many other destinations. Besides his faith, olives, and travel. Earl had one more passion -the San Francisco 49ers! He was honored as one of the longest-holding season ticket holders in the franchise's history. One look at him and you knew exactly who 'his team' was! He loved people and people loved him! He never met a stranger, and spent his life working tirelessly to better the lives of everyone he came in contact with. Gone but not forgotten, fly with the angels Earl, until we meet again at Heaven's Gate! In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Gideons International or to the Rotary International Student Foreign Exchange program. Graveside services will be held June 14th, 11AM, Sunset Cemetery, Corning, CA. Arrangements by Miller Memorial Chapel. 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. Stolen car recovered, arrest made at Walmart A search of a vehicle stolen out of Redding led the Red Bluff Police Department to Walmart and eventually a 33-yearold Corning man. Officers had been dispatched to the 1400 block of Madison Street Tuesday for a report of a located stolen vehicle, according to a department press release. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Redding. During a search of the vehicle, officers found indications it was linked to the Walmart store in Red Bluff. Through their investigation it was learned an man had driven the stolen vehicle to Walmart earlier. The man was determined to be William Richard Keys, aka Shy Boy and Chili. Lora Lee Cook of Red Bluff died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Lassen House. She was 77. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, June 14, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Judy Rae Heal Judy Rae Heal, of Red Bluff, died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. She was 63. Blair's Cremation & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, June 14, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. SCOUT at a sleepover with several males. Last June, prosecutors Continued from page 1A said Tehama County officials were investigating a Butte Meadows in May 2010 incident in Red Bluff 2012. involving Hedrick, the Hedrick was the assis- victim and a then-15-yeartant scoutmaster for Troop old male. 40 out of Redding. Cardoza said the Reach Ryan Olson at Tehama County incident 8 9 6 - 7 7 6 3 involved the same victim or rolson@chicoer.com. AG Continued from page 1A part of a larger jail expansion estimated at $20 million that would incorporate the reporting center. Goodwin said no decisions regarding the future location of the Day Reporting Center have been made yet. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com. Oh Snap! The Daily News wants your photos: Cute kids, Adorable pets, Inspirational sights, Any shot you think readers would enjoy You might just see it in the Daily News Send pictures to editor@redbluffdailynews.com or drop off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff. Include a caption. On Wednesday officers were alerted that Keys was inside Walmart. Officers responded and found Keys near a check stand. He was placed under arrest for possession of stolen property and a felony warrant. He had an outstanding charge of transportation of a controlled substance. When Keys was searched, officers found a glass pipe, 54.1 grams of methamphetamine and property associated with the sales of narcotics. He was further charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $83,000. — Rich Greene Orland man arrested for assault Robert Wesley King, 50, of Orland, was taken into custody by Glenn County Sheriff's Deputies and booked into the Glenn County Jail in Willows for investigation of an assault with a deadly weapon, other than a firearm, which could have resulted in great bodily injury and battery with serious bodily injury. Bail was set at $70,000. Deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 4000 block of County Road KK, just south of Orland, as a fight resulting in an adult male being struck in the head with a coffee cup had just occurred. An ambulance was dispatched and requested to stage in the area until deputies determined it was safe for medical personnel. Deputy Craig Bauer was first to arrive and it was alleged to him by The victim, Shane Arthur King, 43, of Orland, said he had been assaulted by his brother, Robert Wesley King. Shane King, who resides next door to his brother, reported Robert King came to his FAIR Continued from page 1A budget, that led to the move toward a Joint Powers Authority agreement, which the fairboard will discuss at its next meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, at the fairground. With some help from Sonja Akers of Tehama County Youth Focus and the Tehama Fairgrounds Community Alliance, which is sponsoring the events, Mandolfo is planning two June fundraisers. "I'm doing the fundraisers to continue my support of the fairgrounds and trying my best to keep our home and commanded his dog to bite Shane King. The dog did attack and inflict a bite to the boot. The thickness of the boot prevented injury; however, as Shane King was attempting to get away from the dog, he said Robert King struck his brother in the head with a coffee cup, causing a laceration. Shane King told King deputies he then backed into his garage, armed himself with a baseball bat, and ordered Robert King to leave him alone. Robert King was alleged to have been advancing on his brother with two coffee mugs in his hands. He stopped his advance but threw one of the mugs against the back window of Shane King's pickup. This was the fourth call of a disturbance that deputies responded to this evening involving the King fair," Mandolfo said. The fairground is extremely important because of its impact on the county and the traditional value it has, she said. The first up will be Day with Dad, which is a big outdoor barbecue from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, at the Tehama District Fairground. The event includes a tri-tip cook off, live music, a prize raffle and classic cars. Fathers are invited to bring a pre-cooked tri tip to the cook-off and enter to win the honor of being named Best Tri-Tip in BODIES Continued from page 1A Lora Lee Cook 7A ready to go to bed around midnight when they heard a "big boom." They began to investigate to make sure it wasn't around their home. Rhonda Maehl said her husband then looked out the back door and heard a car horn blaring. They both assumed it was no car brothers, their mother, 69-year-old Sylvia Mae Briggs, and Robert King's grandchildren, ages of 7 and 11 years. The grandchildren were alleged to have thrown rocks at their uncle, Shane King, due to an altercation earlier in the day between the two brothers. Even though Shane King was bleeding from his head wound, he declined medical care from Westside Ambulance medics, stating he would seek his own medical care. The dog, a 2-year-old Labrador and Queensland mix weighing about 90 pounds, was left in the care of family members. A preliminary alcohol test conducted on suspect Robert King at the County Jail was negative. The case will now be submitted to the Glenn County D.A.'s Office for further legal proceedings. Tehama County, Mandolfo said. Snack Box Catering will be on site with sausage links, tri-tip sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers french fries and more available. On Saturday, June 29, Mandolfo will be hosting a beach volleyball tournament starting at 9 a.m. at the Tehama District Fairground. Admission to the game is $5 per person for adults and free for children 10 and younger, she said. Five-player teams are welcome to compete "for the fun and the glory," Mandolfo said. The winner will be accident. Maehl said her husband arrived at the burning car first, called 9-1-1 and tried making his way to the car, a four-door sedan. "He couldn't see anybody in the car, couldn't see anything in it," she said. "But there wasn't much of anything we could do." They heard no screaming and saw no movement. She said she did not hear any other vehicles at the time of the accident. given the title of Best Beach Babes in Tehama County. Cost is $100 per team, which includes a Hawaiian Luau Party and extra dinner tickets are available for $15 each. An awards ceremony for the winners will take place at 7 p.m. For more information call the fairgrounds at 527-5920, ext. 12 or email Mandolfo at mm.angeline@gmail.com. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Maehl said the sedan's driverside tires were still in the roadway. "It was like they just pulled over to just sit," she said. "It was just parked and burning." Maehl said the fire seemed to emanate from the back seat to the front. "The rear tire on the passenger side was already melted to the rim on the ground when we got here," she said. "We watched and listened to the other tires explode later on." Federal oversight board OKs Calif. high-speed rail SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California HighSpeed Rail Authority won approval Thursday from a federal railroad oversight board to start construction this summer on the first leg of what would be the nation's first bullet train. In a 67-page decision issued Thursday, the Surface Transportation Board ruled 2-1 that the state could begin work on the first 65 miles of the project from Merced to Fresno, as long as it maintains the current route and follows through on promises to mitigate damage to the environment caused by construction. The STB's ruling removes a key hurdle for the rail authority to start construction of the $68 billion system in the Central Valley. A ruling against the state could have caused substantial delays and cost overruns for the project, which is under tight federal construction deadlines to collect billions of dollars in federal matching grants. Republican Rep. Jeff Denham had appealed to the board to step in and halt the project, arguing that the obscure federal agency should have oversight because the train will eventually connect to interstate rail lines. The board ruled in April that it does have oversight but granted the project an exemption from its usual process Thursday, allowing it to go ahead. ''We can now focus on starting major work on the project this summer and providing thousands of jobs in the Central Valley,'' the authority's chief executive, Jeff Morales, said in a written statement. The board's ruling said California officials and the Federal Railroad Administration have already extensively reviewed potential environmental and archaeological harm from the project and the current construction plans include steps to mitigate it. It said the existing transportation infrastructure in the San Joaquin Valley is insufficient to meet future needs and that without the bullet train, air quality would continue to deteriorate and travel times would increase. ''The current transportation system in the San Joaquin Valley region has not kept pace with the increase in population, economic activity, and tourism,'' the STB wrote. ''The interstate highway system, commercial airports, and conventional passenger rail systems serving the intercity market are operating at or near capacity and would require large public investments for maintenance and expansion to meet existing demand and future growth over the next 25 years or beyond.'' Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, and Commissioner Francis P. Mulvey, who was appointed to the board by President George W. Bush and then reappointed by Obama, voted for the exemption, while Vice Chairwoman Ann D. Begeman, a Republican appointed by Obama, voted against it. The California board overseeing the project last week approved a nearly $1 billion bid for a consor- tium of engineering and construction firms to start work on the first 30-mile segment from Madera to Fresno. Voters approved issuing $10 billion in bonds for the project in 2008, but public support has dwindled in recent years as the costs have soared and California's economy weakened. A lawsuit pending in Sacramento County Superior Court has left the proceeds of those bonds in limbo. The Kings County Board of Supervisors and other opponents claim that the project no longer meets the terms promised to voters in 2008 and wants a judge to prevent the authority from spending any more bond money. Rail officials have said they intend to spend some $3.5 billion in federal funds first.