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Thursday, July 29, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituary CREEK Continued from page 1A will help to restore about 48 miles of fish habitat in Battle Creek and its tribu- taries while minimizing the loss of hydroelectric power. US Fish and Wildlife biologists, who have been monitoring the juvenile rainbow trout and steel- head population in Battle JAMES CALVIN GIVENS 77 of Red Bluff, CA., passed away on July 25, 2010. James was born November 8, 1932 in Spalding, Nebras- ka. He moved to Red Bluff in 1937 with his parents Clarence and Leota (Nott) Givens. He served in the Army from 1953 to 1955. James retired from the City of Red Bluff Water Dept. in 1991. He played softball for many years. He loved coaching Little League and Junior Giants. He especially loved coaching his grand- children, and most recently his grandson playing La- Crosse. James was an avid hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed hunting many years with his best friend Gene. He is survived by his wife Elsie, (Gene) McGrath and Arlene (Bob) Ascherin. Also sur- vived by sons Robert, Dan- iel and Anthony, and daughter Lisa Givens of Chester, CA., grandchildren Elizabeth, Savannah, Chris- tina, Robert (Robby), Clar- ence and Dallas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Leota (Nott) Givens, and sister Mary Alber. He was a lov- ing uncle to many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 28th from 5to 8pm at Chapel of the Flowers. Graveside services will be at Oakhill Cemetery on Thursday, July 29th at 10am. to the Cancer Society or Hospice. Death Notice Babbitt Eldon Evert Babbitt died Monday, July 26, 2010, at his family home in Tehama. He was 76. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, July 29, 2010, in the Daily News Red Bluff, Calif. Shasta man guilty of 1988 murder REDDING (AP) — A Shasta County man has been convicted of beating and strangling a woman 22 years ago. Forty-year-old Brian Harper faces 25 years to life when he’s sentenced Sept. 10. Jurors found Harper guilty Tuesday of murder- ing 43-year-old Judith Hasselstrom in August 1988 but could not agree on rape allegations. Hasselstrom’s body was found in shrubbery in Redding’s Caldwell Park. The case went unsolved for decades, until authori- ties matched Harper’s DNA to blood found on bamboo stalks used to cover the body. Defense attorneys argued during the trial that a witness said Harper was not the man seen near the crime scene that day. Prosecutors are expect- ed to announced next month whether they plan to retry him on the sexual assault charges, which would put him in prison for life if convicted. Donations may be made sisters Dorothy James Calvin Givens, age BAN Continued from page 1A says ‘Corning teacher hit, killed,’” said Corning resident Lois Cosby. “There was a loss that day. A loss to her family, Chico, her neighborhood and our community. She was vital to the enrichment of our community.” Flores, 25, of Chico, was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under he influence of marijuana and vehicular manslaughter. “The same day an article below says it would be hard to measure the impact of pot legal- ization,” Cosby said. “It’s not hard to measure for me.” Cosby asked the council and voters who will vote on the Nov. 2 measure to consider this loss when voting. The latter article mentioned the economic boost legalization would give, but ques- tions if there would be any posi- tive effects due to increased use and crime. “I was a bookkeeper for a long time,” Cosby said. “California, Corning or business owners might look at the profits, but what about the loss? If my loved one was lost, would all the profits in the world BILL Continued from page 1A keep the caste system in place,’’ said Florez, whose father and grandparents worked the fields. United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Creek, have found that there is an above average number of fish in the stream this year, fish biol- ogist Tricia Parker said. In all, five dams will be removed and fish screens or ladders will be put in or modified at the remaining dams to allow fishes to travel unimpeded. “Everything is going smoothly,” Parker said. “Thanks to lots of past planning, a project that has been 12 years in the mak- ing is coming along.” The contract for Phase 1B of the project has been awarded to RTA Construc- tion of Redding. Work on that phase, which should begin in September, includes constructing a tailrace connector between the Inskip Powerhouse and the Coleman Canal. The Coleman Diversion Dam will be removed. The entire $80 million make a difference? Is it OK to put the value of money over the value of life?” Ken Prather, of Corning’s Tehama Herbal Collective Inc., responded to Cosby and Killinger’s statements. “The loss of our school teacher is tragic,” Prather said. “We all felt it and mourn. It takes people to be responsible for our actions. I don’t condone what everyone does under the influence of mari- juana, medical or not. The same goes for alcohol or prescription drugs.” Prather was the lone voice speaking out against the exten- sion of the ban and asked the council to consider halting the lit- igation between THC and the city over zoning violations. Prather said the ban was enact- ed as an emergency ordinance because of the predicted impact his collective was expected to have, including crime increases. “We have over 2,000 mem- bers,” Prather said. “None of those predictions have come true.” Prather said he recently achieved guardianship of two of his grandchildren, which included having a national background check and several interviews for Rodriguez said in a state- ment that the veto contin- ues a ‘‘shameful legacy of racism’’ that targeted field hands who once were mostly black but now are mainly Hispanic. Florez criticized the timing of the veto, on the same day as Arizona’s Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Pro- ject is scheduled to be completed by 2014. Funding for the second phase of the project, which involves the south fork of Battle Creek, has not yet been secured. Funds may be found in 2011, with construction or decon- struction beginning in 2012, Marshall said. The watershed working group’s next meeting will both he and his wife, Kathy, despite it being common knowl- edge that THC is in litigation with the city. “In the last 11 months, have you as a council resolved any- thing on zoning or had any research done?,” Prather said. “Your predictions have proved false. Please reconsider all actions, drop the citations and look at the information given by THC.” Prather said the only reason there was no zoning for a collec- tive was that there had been no changes in city zoning since 1972. “A lot has changed,” Prather said. “We ask council to direct staff to work on zoning in compli- ance with Prop. 215, SB 420 and the attorney general’s guidelines.” Mayor Gary Strack said he didn’t want to get into an argu- ment with Prather, but he had been doing research. “John Stoufer has provided me with at least four inches of paper- work to look at,” Strack said. “From you alone I have well over half an inch.” Strack said the council has not worked on the ordinance as a body since it can only do that in public meetings, however, the controversial immigration law was to take effect. A federal judge delayed key provisions in the Arizona law at the last minute. ‘‘It’s kind of a double whammy for a lot of employed immigrants,’’ Florez said of the actions in California and Arizona. be Sept. 15 in Manton. A community celebration is planned for that time. Weekly updates of the restoration project can be found at www.battle- creek.net/. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. council members have all been researching material and he has been meeting with Stoufer several times a week. “Don’t tell us we’re not doing our homework because we are,” said Councilwoman Toni Parkins. “I’d rather wait for a decision on Anaheim.” Prather said there were a lot of people in the city the council was not listening to on either marijua- na related ordinance. An ordi- nance dealing with cultivation was passed in February. “I listen to many people, but the majority don’t believe the way you do,” Parkins said. “They don’t want you down on main street.” Tuesday’s vote is the final time the temporary ordinance can be extended. After that, it would have to be made permanent or struck down. The council meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall, 794 Third St. Meet- ing minutes and agendas are available on www.corning.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. ‘‘Two governors, with the stroke of their pens, have kind of taken us back to the segregationist South. It’s a shameful kind of veto.’’ Schwarzene gger spokesman Aaron McLear called the criticism ‘‘hypo- critical’’ because Florez previously voted to exempt farm workers from the standard overtime require- ment. Schwarzenegger, in his veto message, noted he approved an increase in the state’s minimum wage and enacted the nation’s first regulations to protect field hands during hot weather. Eldon Evert List of North State fires nears 200 Wednesday By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Almost 200 lightning- caused fires have been sparked since Saturday in Northern California with six new light- ning-caused fires discovered within CalFire’s jurisdiction since Tuesday. Most have been contained to very small acreage, but others have continued to grow. The Russell Complex, a set of nine fires in Lassen County, which was still burning Wednesday, stayed at 250 acres burned. The complex, east of Straylor Lake, had moved from 30 to 90 percent contained by Wednesday. The Constantia Complex in the Carson City District of Bureau of Land Management land, five miles south of Doyle in Lassen County, was 51 per- cent contained at 1,495 acres burned. The McDonald Fire, a newer fire in BLM land in the North- ern California District in Lassen County, was 750 acres with 15 percent containment. The McDonald Fire is three miles northeast of Termo. The Modoc Lightning Com- plex in the Modoc National Forest about 20 miles south- west of Alturas was at 64 acres burned with 60 percent con- tainment. The Craggy Fire, located on China Peak about three miles west of Tree of Heaven Camp- ground in the Klamath Nation- al Forest in Siskiyou County, was contained at 15 acres as of Wednesday morning, a US For- est Service release said. The most active fire in Kla- Gov orders government worker furloughs SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday brought back furloughs for thousands of state workers until California passes a budget that address- es a $19 billion deficit. Schwarzenegger released a new executive order requir- ing state workers to take three unpaid days off per month starting in August, forcing a number of state government offices closures. State workers were furloughed a total of 46 days when Schwarzenegger issued a similar order in Feb- ruary 2009, which translated to a pay cut of about 14 per- cent. Those furloughs just ended in June. It’s unclear how long the latest round of furloughs could last, as Schwarzenegger and lawmakers enter the fifth week of the new fiscal year without a balanced budget. Earlier this week, the governor hinted that he might not sign a budget before he leaves office next January unless it includes pen- sion, tax and spending reforms. ‘‘Without a budget in place that addresses our $19 billion budget deficit, every day of delay brings California closer to a fiscal meltdown,’’ Schwarzenegger said in a statement. math National Forest was the Titus Fire located at the head of Kanaka Creek about five miles south of the community of Happy Camp. The fire was at 10 acres Wednesday, but steep terrain and the possibility of burning debris rolling cross contain- ment lines pose a challenge to controlling it, the release said. The Cottonwood Fire in the Oak Knoll area of Klamath National Forest is also in steep terrain, which makes it diffi- cult to access. The Elk Fire in Happy Camp/Oak Knoll Ranger Dis- trict and the Tamarack Fire in the Goosenest Ranger District are controlled. More lightning was expect- ed to hit Wednesday in the east side of the Klamath National Forest. There was a red flag warn- ing for dry thunderstorms in effect in northeastern Califor- nia Wednesday with a concern of strong winds for today and Friday, a CalFire release said. Tehama County has only had one lightning-caused fire from a single snag lightning strike that was reported Sun- day evening on Tamarack Road, near Tamarack Springs, in the Mill Creek area. The fire, which burned a 10th of an acre, was contained at the time it was reported at 10:38 p.m. For more information on CalFire incidents visit http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/inci- dents/incidents_current. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com.