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Saturday, July 24, 2010 – Daily News – 9A Obituaries 15 US deaths tied to rare fungus ATLANTA (AP) — A fungus usu- ally found in the tropics has taken root in the Pacific Northwest and has been blamed in the deaths of 15 people over the last six years, health officials said Thursday. At least 60 people have been sick- ened in four states by the fungus, cryp- tococcus gattii, which grows on or around trees. Illness occurs months after people breathe in its microscopic spores, and can be treated with anti- fungal medications. GEORGE A. PACHECO 30, 2010 in Fortuna, Ca. with wife Jean and fuzzy companion Susie at his side. In addition to his wife and soul mate, he is sur- vived by Son Steven and wife Stassya; Daughters Lori Pacheco, Alaina Schifers and husband Richard, Linda Brown and husband Dana. Grandchildren Jenny Tuck- er and husband Jason, Joey Arias, Helen Nazarova and Laurel Wright, great grand- daughter Georgie Rose Tucker who will make her entrance into our world September 2010. Survived also by his "big sister" Jea- nette Ashton of Sacramen- to. Many cousins, neices and countless friends and of course his beloved dog Susie. Born March 6, 1932 in Oakland, Ca, where he at- tended schools and worked until the Army called to him in 1953. He served 2 years, with 18 months in Korea. After returning home he worked in several engineering offices and then moved his family to Pleasanton, CA in 1969 while working at Friden, Inc. When Friden moved their operation to New Mexico, they decided to try a new life path and moved to a 45 acre ranch in Corn- ing. Working at the local el- ementary school, he also managed, with the help of the entire family, to eventu- ally build and operate a small dairy farm. A house fire eventually doused the dairy farm dream but George continued to work at the school and started a new business doing spe- cialty wood working items for decorative artists. Mov- ing to Dairyville, George began what was to become "Toles ’n Things". His woodworking was known throughout the U.S. After moving to Humboldt County in 1986, he and Jean operated their "Toles ’n Things" shop in Ferndale, where he contin- ued his woodworking until his lungs became too con- stricted. He worked at Eas- ter Seats until 1998. He al- ways enjoyed being around people and was the first to offer help when needed. He had a love of Music, was in a band in the late 40’s where he played sax and clarinet. They had a good following, playing at venues such as the Clare- mont Hotel in Berkeley and Hobergs resort in Lake County. His natural talent for art offered him a posi- tion with a local Bay Area newspaper in the Graphic Arts Dept. At that time, he chose to please his parents and follow their choice of him becoming an Electri- cian. You hear of people who are "Jack of all trades, master of none" well, George was the exception because he became "Master of all". The family is forever grateful to our Hospice friends who made George’s last year much more com- fortable. They are our "An- gels" forever. A celebration of Life Serv- care of Goble’s Fortuna Mortuary, Fortuna, Ca. KENNETH W. HOCK Kenneth W. Hock, age 69, passed away at home on July 21, 2010. Born in 1941 in Denver, Colorado, was a 60 year resident of Red Bluff, CA. His occupation was a Heavy Equipment Operator - Welder for the Operating Rapistan Dematic. Survivors include wife Michelle, son Jeff and wife Jami Hock, step-daughter Engineers, Gambino, brother Bobby Hock, and two sisters, Tina Hock and June Hemsted, 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. will be Friday, July 30, 2010 at 10am at the Chapel of the Flowers, Walnut St., Red Bluff, CA., with Pat Da- vies officiating. Services Christa George passed away June While still considered rare in North America, health officials say they want doctors to know to look for it and patients to be aware of it. The overall risk to the public is very low, and there’s no need for people to avoid going outdoors and exercising, said Julie Harris, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Con- trol and Prevention. The fungal illness began to show up in British Columbia, Canada, in 1999, and may have spread southward, although at least one different strain has been found in the United States. Scientists don’t know why the tropical illness has appeared in the Northwest but not in other northern locations. Since 2004, there have been 43 cases in Oregon, 15 in Washington, one in California and one in Idaho, the CDC said Thursday. Of those 60 cases, the outcome is known in 45, and 15 ended in death. The fungus caused nine of the deaths, and was believed to be a factor in the other six, officials reported. Symptoms include a persistent cough, headache and shortness of breath. Some cases have worsened into a pneumonia- or meningitis-like ill- nesses. British Columbia has counted 272 illnesses since the first cases were detected, said Dr. Eleni Galanis, an epi- DENZIL COLUMBUS HASKINS age 103, of Red Bluff, CA passed away on July 20, 2010 at the Oak River Rehab in Anderson, CA. He was a resident of Red Bluff for 40 years. In 1943 to 1945 he was stationed in the South Pacific, for 18 months in New Caledonia. He is the last survivor of eight children, and was very active until his death. His occupation was a Paint- er. Survivors include daughter Betty Graham of Red Bluff, CA., son James of Spokane, WA., daughter Mary Pennington of Hemmit, CA., 23 grandchil- dren, 16 great grandchil- dren and 19 great great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 8pm at the Chapel of the Flowers on Monday, July 26, 2010. Services will be Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 11am at the Chapel of the Flowers. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. John Bohrer officiat- ing. Cole Chapel of the Flowers, Red Bluff, CA 530-527-1174. Death Notice Carl Ray Greer Carl Ray Greer of Red Bluff died Thursday, July 22, 2010, in Chico. He was 83. Neptune Society FD- 1440 in Chico is handling the arrangements. \ Published Saturday, July 24, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. news tip? TRUCK Continued from page 1A Have a Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 Community Clip? e-mail: clerk@red- bluffdailynews.com or ice will be held on August 7th. Please contact Jean for more details. Arrangements under the Fax: 527-9251 nal injuries, Mackintosh said. She is listed in serious condition, the spokeswoman said. The crash took place at 2:18 p.m. Friday when Mar- quez who was driving north on 99E allowed her 2001 Dodge pickup truck to drift off the east shoulder. The truck slid out of con- trol and into a large tree, which caused the major injuries, Mackintosh said. The Mother of Richard “Dick” Zimmerlee Would like to thank everyone for the cards, calls, and coming to his farewell party. 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Must purchase BlackBerry Unlimited Plan and sign new 2 year service agreement ot qualify for discounted pricing and rebate. Retail price Blackberry Pearl 8110 is $399.99. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers Arrangements by Hoyt- Denzil Columbus Haskins, — Times must be tough back at the Empire. A bank robber dressed as ‘‘Star Wars’’ villain Darth Vader made off with an undetermined amount of cash after pointing a hand- gun at startled tellers inside a Chase bank branch on Long Island. FUND Continued from page 1A freeze preventing vacant officer positions from being filled. At the June 6 city council meeting, Randall asked the council to reconsider the layoffs saying a short- FAIR Continued from page 1A “We want to thank the fairboard for (its) support in furthering education,” Akers said. “We have youth of all ages that are representing Tehama County in our pro- gram.” Asked to explain the dif- ference between a pageant and a scholarship program Akers said her program focuses on both inner and outer beauty as well as other criteria. Criteria include a contes- tant’s scholastic achieve- ment, community service, interview skills and how the contestant interacts with the public, Akers said. “We do want well-round- ed young people,” Akers said. “We focus on the sub- stance of the person.” The position of Tehama County Ambassador is a rel- atively new one that came about eight years ago when Detectives say the stick- up man walked into the bank shortly before noon Thursday wearing a full head mask and a blue cape. The only part of the uniform that was out of place were his camouflage pants. And that handgun — no light saber. Suffolk County police demiologist with the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. Canadian officials don’t have an up-to-date count of deaths, but an earlier analysis sug- gested a death rate of about 9 percent. The proportion of U.S. and Canadi- an cases ending in death may sound alarmingly high, but it’s likely others have been infected but weren’t diag- nosed because they didn’t develop seri- ous illness, Harris said. Also, most of those who got sick had another condition that likely made them more susceptible to the fungal ill- ness. People are not the only victims. More than 50 cases in animals have been reported in the United States, including cats, dogs, ferrets, elk and porpoises. ——— Online: CDC report: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr Man decked out in Darth Vader mask robs NY bank SETAUKET, N.Y. (AP) Detective Sgt. William Lamb told reporters at least one customer at the time didn’t think the theft was legit. The customer, whose identity was not released, can be seen cowering on the floor in a surveillance cam- era photo, moments after the holdup man shoved him away. staffed department will diminish police services. On Wednesday, a first- time meeting was held with the miscellaneous employ- ees bargaining unit. The negotiation process with that unit has been slow- er than with the other two units, because of a delay in information regarding cost allocation funding for spe- Akers was approached by an individual who offered to donate a $1,000 prize toward having an ambassador. The individual said there should be a program to fur- ther the education of the young men in the county as well as the young ladies, Akers said. Fair CEO Mark Eidman gave an update on other events that are in the works, including dog trials and Team Penning taking place in the Pauline Davis Pavilion on Friday, Sept. 24. Friday will see the return of a Rock Cross event put on by Bob Carrel and Ali Abbassi that has not been held the past two years due to a conflict with another event. Rock Cross will continue Saturday night and Sunday will see the annual Destruc- tion Derby. Thursday’s main attrac- tion is still up in the air and could either be a Christian concert or a local talent show, Eidman said. Both women were wearing their seatbelts, he said. Marquez was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI, but was released to the hospital for medical treatment, Is cremation your choice? 530-528-8120 10 Gilmore Rd. Red Bluff Corner of Antelope & Gilmore cific employees the union had asked for. Though a preliminary budget slashing $1.4 million dollars in the general fund was adopted by the council in June, the final budget cannot be set until employee concessions are finalized. The city is in this predica- ment because the last round of cuts were not severe A harvest festival will be added to the fair, put on by Slow Food Shasta Cascade. “It’s going to be a neat display,” Eidman said. “It will be a showcase of agri- culture from Tehama County in the cafeteria with a differ- ent focus each year. It will be kind of fun to see how it pro- gresses.” Shasta Cascade President Kathy Moore was on hand to discuss the event, which will have food demonstrations and the Tehama Marketplace to buy local produce. This year’s focus is on the local production of olives and olive oil, but will include a wine garden, food demon- strations and other things that compliment olives and olive oil, Moore said. The Tehama District Fair- board meets at 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month in the Tehama Room at the Tehama District Fairground. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com Mackintosh said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.co m. ‘‘The customer thought it might have been a joke and not a serious attempt at a robbery,’’ Lamb told the Daily News. ‘‘I thought it was pretty comical, but I guess this guy was pretty serious about needing some money,’ said’ Michael Aloisio, who works at a nearby restaurant. enough to save the general fund, Van Warmerdam said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com