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Friday, June 21, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries SGT-E5 ALVIS GLENN COUCH March 24, 1946 - May 23, 2013 Alvis passed away at his home in Carson City, NV. At his bedside was wife, Linda; son, Matt; son, Anthony, from Redding, CA; son, Lee, from San Jose, CA and son, Eric, from Mayers, CA. He is survived by numerous brothers, sisters and grandchildren. Burial services will be held at Northern California Veterans Cemetery, Igo, CA at 9:30 AM on Thursday, June 27, 2013. HELEN ADELINE PACE COMISKEY October 30, 1918 to June 16, 2013 From her daughter: She was born in Nebo, Illinois to Dixie Ann and Edwin Pace. Her two siblings, Betty Barbara and Bluford predeceased her. In 1940, the year before I was born, she married my Dad, Charlie. My little brother, Joe, was born 8 years later.; the same year of my Dad's near-fatal motorcycle accident. At that time, as Dad lost his Harley-Davidson business. Mom became the "breadwinner". She began as an elevator operator at Marshall Field's in Chicago and she climbed the ranks in department stores from there to Oakland, California retiring after many years as a Buyer for Montgomery Ward's. In the beginning life was difficult, but Mom refused to take a nickel from anyone. That was how she was. Fiercely independent, strong, proud, honest, dependable and determined that she would care for her family. She and Dad enjoyed her holidays and vacations going fishing and they both loved to gamble! She would never tell anyone whether she won or lost as she claimed "it is no one's business"! She also loved the horse races......and, as recently as this last March over my birthday dinner, she told me something I'd never known., that every Thursday she would go to the races! Had no idea! Mom was an avid reader. She loved the classics and would read them over and over again. She played the piano and classical music was her favorite. She also loved to cook and collected recipes that look as if they are as old as she was! But she kept them and referred to them. She made the best apple and nut chutney ever! Her stuffed bell peppers were always what I requested if she'd ask. And, her favorite dessert was pecan pie. She and Dad lived in Oakland until Dad died in 1986 and three years later, after the earthquake, she moved to Red Bluff to be near my brother Joe and his wife, Pam. She leaves behind her grieving daughter, her three grandsons, Joey, Chuck and Scott and great-grandson, Dallas.; two great-granddaughters, Abbie and Bella; and, her beloved dog, Dave, the absolute joy of her life. My deepest gratitude goes to Pam, who is one of God's angels here on earth. She cared for my brother until he died one year ago this month; and, she cared for my Mom in the same loving, thoughtful way allowing Mom to stay in her own home until the day she died. 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. Lucille Clinger Lucille Clinger, of Paskenta died Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at her residence. She was 86. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, June 21, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Marian Roumph Marian Roumph, of Red Bluff, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Brentwood Skilled Nursing in Red Bluff. She was 90. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, June 21, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. CASE Continued from page 1A according to the BCSO. The warrant was served with help from the BCSO and Chico Police Department SWAT Team, the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force, the District Attorney's Office and BROWN Continued from page 1A ty jails, slowing the return of thousands of inmates now housed in private prisons in other states, increasing early release credits for nonviolent inmates and paroling elderly felons. The judges ordered the administration to implement all the measures regardless of whether they conflict with state or local laws. At issue is how far the state must go in reducing its inmate population to meet a previous court order to improve medical and mental health treatment. The courts have said that prison overcrowding is the the county's Special Enforcement Unit. There are no further arrests anticipated, but the investigation is ongoing. Clark was booked into the Butte County Jail in Oroville. His bail is set at $3,050,000. Anyone with information is asked to contact detective Matt Calkins at 538-7671. main cause of care that fails to meet the constitutional guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment. The order leaves Brown with no more excuses, said Don Specter, director of the nonprofit Prison Law Office and one of the lead attorneys representing inmates' welfare. ''The court's order is absolutely essential to maintaining prison conditions that protect prisoners from serious illness and death due to inadequate health care,'' Specter said. The court had no choice because Brown and Democrats who control the state Legislature were refusing to comply with its previous orders, he said. LAUNCH Continued from page 1A But Tehama County Sgt. Frank Bachmeyer, who heads the department's boating unit, said while he would like to see the site restored, law enforcement has not been presented with any safety issues because of its decommission. Bachmeyer said he believes there's a segment of the public who would prefer to launch from that location rather than navigate through the waters near the Red Bluff Diversion Dam. The concrete dam sits a more than a mile downstream from River Park stretching across the river with no purpose since 2011, three years after Judge Oliver Wanger ruled the dam could no longer be used as it posed a hazard to several species of endangered fish. The ruling ended up being a winner for all the involved parties, save the city of Red Bluff and local recreationalists. Environmentalists trumpeted the court's decision of protecting the Endangered Species Act by putting the salmon ahead of recreation. The Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority, which used the dam to divert water, was eventually awarded $109 million in federal funds to build a series of pumps to replace the dam. That project was completed in 2012. The city of Red Bluff was left losing $4 million annually that it argued was brought into the local economy by recreational activities and a boat drag race. The city proceeded to sue the Canal Authority for failing to take VOTE Continued from page 1A Tehama District Fair Discussion turned to preparation for the Tehama District Fair and fundraisers. The price for Thursday's fair admission will remain at the $1 with a $5 parking fee that was established in 2012 unless the board voted to change it. Senior and Special People's Day will remain on Friday. Director Linda Durrer asked whether the cost of fair admission was included in the California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association ticket, as it was last year. Eidman said it would be. the financial impact into effect in its own mitigation studies, before eventually agreeing to a settlement a few months later for $30,000. The City Council spent $10,500 of that settlement to hire a consultant to lobby bringing a biomass energy project to town. Such a project has yet to appear. The rest of the settlement money was given to the Tehama County Branding Project. Back in Timboe's office sits the 7-page plan, including cover letter, for a temporary boat launch. Since that plan was drawn up by engineers some 18 months have passed and it's now accompanied by an 8-inch-thick binder of supporting documents and government correspondence. The plans for the boat launch were drawn up by engineers even before the city had received the grant funding. An archeological report was completed in October 2012, a biological resources report in November 2012 and another report to settle requirements by the National Marine Fisheries Service in December 2012. That last report is almost an inch thick itself, but not quite thick enough for the Fisheries Service, which is seeking more information about the project. The Army Corps has determined the proposed boat launch may affect California Central Valley steelhead, and Central Valley spring and winter-run Chinook salmon — the same species Wanger had ruled the dam was affecting. Timboe said as far as he can tell the boat launch is on hold as the Army Corps and Fisheries Service coordinate their own consultation Former fairboard director Tonya Redamonti asked what the fairground was doing to promote the rodeo at fair. "There were people who are rodeo people that didn't know it was here," Redamonti said. "I think you need to promote it more." Redamonti said the events such as a clown, the train or other grounds acts are ones people already know will be at the fair because they associate them with the fair. It is events that are new or different that should be promoted more heavily. There should also be a great partnership with things like the new Tehama Country Visitors Center that is coming to Antelope Boulevard, SCHOOL Continued from page 1A struggling families in our community," Berry said. "Many on unemployment, barely scraping by. When we fund a family of four, that's $400 they have for school supplies. It's a big relief for a lot of families." The families selected will be taken on the Great Shopping Day Aug. 10 and given $100 per child. All are welcome to attend the Cuts For Kids event Aug. 11, when regarding the Endangered Species Act. But even they seem to be on different pages according to a letter written from the Fisheries Service to the Army Corps. "In the Corps' letter requesting consultation, is the statement 'we have determined that the Project may affect federally listed species,' however this is an incomplete determination and it is unclear what is intended," a portion of the letter reads. The letter states that the Fisheries Service was given a time frame of April through November 2013 for the boat launch construction. However it states the Fisheries Service did not receive a request for consultation until April 17 and that it would need at least 135 days to complete the consultation. The letter Timboe received Thursday from the Army Corps had no mention of the endangered species consultation — instead it focused on who has jurisdiction of the land near the launch site. Timboe said the discussion is over whether the Ordinary High Water mark should be the gravel bar where the river naturally ends or the point where water reaches once or twice a year during the worst of floods. The Army Corps is claiming the latter and therefore jurisdiction. Its letter ends with the Army Corps asking the city to complete a customer survey on its website. A permanent boat launch facility is eventually anticipated once the temporary replacement facility is put in place. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com. Redamonti said. Fundraiser Eidman said Saturday's Father's Day fundraiser organized by former Miss Tehama County Megan Mandolfo had not been as well attended as he hoped. Mandolfo's second fundraiser in the works for June, a beach volleyball tournament June 29 in the bull sale arena, had 16 signed up as of Tuesday with two more possible teams, Eidman said. Another fundraiser by Mandolfo and Miss Tehama County Coordinator, Sonja Akers, Meet Me At The Fair Fundraiser, is planned for Aug. 3 in the cafeteria. The initial event held in 2012 raised about $5,000, Eidman said. Junior Livestock Auc- Studio 530 will be providing free photos and local stylists will be giving kids free haircuts. New to Cuts for Kids, which will be 2-6 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., is Dr. Aurora Barriga. The local optometrist will be providing free eye exams and giving free lenses and frames to those with the greatest need. Fundraising is under way for the event with miniature backpacks out in Red Bluff at Cornerstone Community Bank, La Corona, Los Mari- 7A tion Tehama District Fair Junior Livestock Auction President Mike Collins presented Eidman with a check from his organization for $3,000. "This is from last year's sale proceeds to help out with and show support for the fairgrounds for all they do for the market animals," Collins said. "They take care of the shavings, the judges, the pens and the plaques." The fairboard meets at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in the Tehama Room. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. achis, Modern Cleaners, Lariat Bowl, Rabobank, Tri Counties Bank, U.S. Bank and Umpqua Bank for donations. A pancake breakfast will be held 7-10 a.m. June 29 at Applebees. Cost is $8 per person. Donations, even partial sponsorships, are welcome and can be mailed to P.O. Box 292 in Red Bluff, 96080. Checks should be made out to Back To School Project. For more information call 5294074, visit www.backtoschoolproject.com or the group's Facebook page. Governor, Legislature agree to fix records bill SACRAMENTO (AP) — Seeking to quell a media outcry over access to public records, the governor's administration on Thursday said it agrees with a fix-it bill moving through the Legislature that restores a mandate for local governments to comply with document requests. The governor's spokesman, Evan Westrup, told The Associated Press that the governor's office supports the new approach taken by the Democratic leaders in the Assembly and Senate. The leaders have pledged to undo language that threatened the public's access to government documents. The language is contained in a budget bill the Legislature approved last week and sent to the governor. Earlier Thursday, the Assembly passed legislation that restores the local government mandate for complying with the state Public Records Act, and the Senate leader then said his house will take up the bill soon. ''We support the legislative leaders' approach, which will eliminate uncertainty about local compliance with the law and, on a permanent basis, ensure that local government pays for what has long been its explicit responsibility,'' Westrup said. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez said a longer-term fix would be in the form of a constitutional amendment that ensures public access to documents while requiring that local governments pay for complying with the law. Media outlets throughout California had objected over part of the bill passed last week, known as AB76. It relieved the state of its responsibility for reimbursing the costs incurred by local governments and other agencies, such as water and school districts, when they receive records requests from the media or the public. In doing so, the Legislature made complying with the records act optional, rather than required, and encouraged the local bodies to follow ''best practices'' in releasing information. Numerous editorials lambasted the action and urged Brown to veto the bill. In a joint statement Thursday, Steinberg and Perez said both legislative chambers see the need for a short-term fix to ensure public records remain accessible. ''As the Senate advances its proposed constitutional amendment, the Assembly will work with them throughout its process to give voters the chance to make clear that good government shouldn't come with an extra price tag,'' the leaders said. A proposed constitutional amendment passed by the Legislature this year would most likely go on the statewide ballot in 2014. The legislation passed Thursday in the Assembly, known as SB71, includes all the budget-related items in the original bill but withdraws the language giving local governments the option to comply with records requests. It also deletes a section related to ethics mandates and compensation for local officials. It passed the Assembly on a 52-25 vote and will be sent to the Senate. Republicans opposed the bill because of the other items it contains but said they would have supported a single-issue bill preserving the public records requirement. They criticized Democrats for making last-minute changes to bills, particularly budget measures.