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Tuesday, August 3, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituary WRECK Continued from page 1A wildfires. His rig did not catch fire. I-5 southbound was closed at Liberal Avenue in Corning, with motorists directed to an alternate LAND Continued from page 1A Tehama County resident, passed away at her home in Red Bluff on July 31, 2010. She was the daughter of Lewis and Ella McDonald of the McDonald Hatchery in El Camino. Lucile was predeceased by her hus- band, Albert Woods, her parents, and brothers Paul and Lewis McDonald Jr. Lucile is survived by a LUCILE WOODS Lucile Woods, lifelong thrust into this deal,” Gun- sauls told the board. Gunsauls won in a 3-2 vote by the Board of Supervisors, after a meet- ing that began in the morn- ing and lasted beyond 4 p.m. Gunsauls’ application sister, Ruth McDonald of Chico, son David (Carolyn) Woods and daughter Judy Woods, both of Red Bluff. Also surviving her are five grandchildren, Barry (Sue) Woods of Colorado Springs, CO, Tami Woods of Red Bluff, Merrette (John) Boyle of Fallon NV, Sonny Kerstiens of Vail, CO, and Wendy Kerstiens of Cottonwood. She also had ten great grandchildren whom she adored. Lucile was born in Brea, California on January 30, 1923. When she was six months old, her parents moved the family to El Camino where they estab- lished the McDonald Hatchery. She attended Gerber Elementary School, Red Bluff High School, and graduated from Chico Nor- mal School (now CSUC) in 1943 at the age of 20. Upon graduation from college, she began her teaching career at C.K. Price School in Orland. She taught 7th grade there for two years. After her retirement from teaching, Lucile remained active in education as a member of the California Retired Teachers' Associa- tion. She contributed her time making calls for the phone tree. was first approved by Technical Advisory Com- mittee in January with new improvement standards the county added in 2007. The standards were adopted just before the economic crash, Tehama County Chief Administra- tor Bill Goodwin said. The county has only been able to apply them a few times since. Using these standards, the TAC asked Gunsauls for road improvements that, by one estimate, would have cost $250,000. Gunsauls put the figure at twice that, more than he said he could afford. The Planning Commis- TALKS Continued from page 1A president of the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, offered to have the Convention and Visitors Bureau While attending college in Chico, she met her hus- band to be, Al Woods, who was a pilot trainee in Chico. Al flew combat missions in Europe. At the end of WWII, he returned to marry Lucile in June of 1945. She accompanied Al to various bases including Okinawa with baby Dave, and Pennsylvania where Judy arrived. Upon their return to Tehama County, Lucile resumed teaching at Gerber School where her career spanned 32 more years. Throughout her life, Lucile was an organizer who gave her time and energy to her community. She was on the committee that, for several years, orga- nized the annual Gerber Barbeque raising money to build the Gerber pool. She would work all night set- ting up the Bingo booth after spending numerous hours gathering donated items from merchants. After the pool was complet- ed, she oversaw the daily operations including hiring the personnel to work there. Lucile was also active with the Gerber Communi- ty Club and Gerber Fire Auxiliary. Every year she spent hours on the phone and visited merchants solic- iting advertising space for the Gerber Community Activities Calendar. She was often contributing to bake sales or donating handcrafted items to fund raisers. Of these, she was most noted for her jean quilts. route via South Avenue and High- way 99. The I-5 on-ramp at High- way 32 in Orland was open, but traffic was sluggish heading north. The southbound lanes were fully opened about 11:15 a.m. At 3:51 p.m. emergency crews responded to a location just a few sion, the next step in the process, waived the shoul- der-widening require- ments. That’s when Public Works Director Gary Antone stepped in. Antone appealed to the board to overturn the Plan- ning Commission’s deci- sion, arguing it was based on faulty information, and that exempting the Gun- sauls’ property would put future road improvements on the back of the county. As a compromise, instead of the $250,000 road improvements the TAC asked for under the county’s improvement standards, Antone asked for improvements estimat- ed to cost a $25,000. Supervisor Ron Warner, one of the two supervisors voting in favor of overturn- ing the Planning Commis- sion’s decision, said allow- ing Gunsauls to appeal his way out of county require- ments would pave the way for developers who will only agree to minor road improvements or none at all. “No matter what may have been in that hearing, it has set a precedent,” Warner said. “The board will have to face that from now on.” Warner said Gunsauls application could have been handled better. But he stood by Antone’s counter- proposal, one he said kept with the spirit of the coun- ty’s road standards. “There’s a lot of fault to spread around,” Warner said. “The system didn’t function quite the way I would have liked to have it function, but I think we had a chance to correct it there.” Gunsauls’ testimony was joined by his daugh- ters-in-law, local develop- ers critical of the county and even the Chamber of Commerce — all defend- ing him. Bill Moule, from the chamber, issued a scathing three-page letter on cham- ber letterhead to the board accusing county adminis- tration of conspiring with take the lead to finding a solution after the council rejected a pro- posal by its colleagues on the budget committee to implement a phase in of charges to event pro- moters. Other agenda items • Red Bluff Rebound will yards north of the big rig fire, at Gay Creek and the Tehama Coun- ty line, where a pickup overturned onto its roof, trapping at least one person inside. One lane was blocked and traffic on I-5 southbound backed up for about a mile as crews extricated the victim. Another person in the vehicle reportedly got out without assistance. A helicopter was standing by on an I-5 frontage road to trans- port the trapped victim, if needed. The CHP said both occupants of the pickup suffered only minor injuries. Antone to undermine the Planning Commission and questioning the role of County Counsel Arthur Wylene. “The chamber hopes Mr. Wylene remembered he represented the Plan- ning Commission in this matter and did not, as Mr. Antone suggested, agree to or input into Mr. Antone’s letter to the Board of Supervisors,” Moule said. Moule referenced an unrelated but controversial plan to charge developers to pay for expanding coun- ty services to match coun- ty growth. The fees could prove a hard sell to the public if the board overturned the com- mission’s decision on Gunsauls’ property, Moule said. “Public Works should have thought twice before making a big deal out of the final two-parcel addi- tion to a rural road, and in the process jeopardizing public opinion regarding the Chamber of Com- merce’s support for the give the council an update on projects involving its 10 rebound ideas. Among the ideas is a full-video billboard along Interstate 5 that is intended to attract more visitors to Red Bluff, fixing downtown roads using Proposition 1B funds and Development Impact Fee proposal,” he said. Planning Director George Robson, appearing on behalf of the Planning Commission, downplayed the location of the project. Because it is surrounded by Williamson Act-con- tracted properties, few areas could be divided, let alone developed, for another decade — the ear- liest those contracts would expire. Warner was not so sure about the Williamson Act’s future. “Right now the gover- nor is saying he’s going to do away with the Williamson Act...in three to four years, when taxes are coming in full rate on those properties, will peo- ple not divide and sell them so they lose those taxes?” ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. a request for the council to sup- port the fairground and acknowledge its importance to Red Bluff. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. Teens caught breaking into Liquor Cabinet CORNING — Three people, including one minor, were arrested early Monday morning following an attempt to break into the Liquor Cabinet. Corning Police Offi- cers were sent to the store, 2185 Solano St., at 12:50 a.m. Monday following reports of people smashing a win- dow and then fleeing the area. While officers were conducting an area check they found three people near the area on foot. Upon further investigation, the three admitted to smashing the store’s window in an attempt to steal alcohol from the store. Jacob Dylan Cozine, 18, and Shawn Allen Draper, 19, both of Corning, were arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail on charges of burglary and conspir- acy to commit a felony crime. Bail was set at $45,000 each. The third person, a 14-year-old also from Corning, was cited and released to a parent. — Julie Zeeb High court upholds affirmative action ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s high court on Monday upheld the state’s 14-year-old law barring preferential treatment of women and minorities in public school admissions, government hir- ing and contracting. In a 6-1 ruling, the state Supreme Court rejected arguments from the city of San Francisco and Attorney General Jerry Brown that the law, known as Proposition 209, violates federal equality protec- tions. Opponents of the ban say it cre- ates barriers for minorities and women that don’t exist for other groups, such as veterans seeking preference. The ruling written by Justice Kathryn Werdegar came in When the Family Service Agency was established in Red Bluff, they established the Hope Chest store and she volunteered time work- ing there for several years. She served on the agency's Board of Directors for the maximum six years. One of the activities she enjoyed over the last few years was volunteering as a docent at the Tehama Museum. She helped with the annual Jubilee fundrais- er and donated many homemade food and craft items for that event. Lucile came from a Masonic family. She joined the Order of Eastern Star in 1941 and was a member of that organization for 69 years. She assisted her son through six terms as Master of Molino Lodge #150, and helped prepare and serve pre-meeting dinners for the Masons. Agencies could keep weak tech ‘As the court recognized, Proposition 209 is a civil rights measure that protects everyone, regardless of background’ Sharon Browne, Pacific Legal Foundation response to lawsuits filed by white contractors challenging San Fran- cisco’s affirmative action program, which was suspended in 2003. ‘‘As the court recognized, Proposition 209 is a civil rights measure that protects everyone, regardless of background,’’ said Sharon Browne, a lawyer for the Pacific Legal Foundation, which represented the contractors. ‘‘Under Proposition 209, no one paper Publishers Associa- tion withdrew its objec- tion after the bill’s lan- guage was narrowed from the original Assembly version. secret SACRAMENTO (AP) — State and local govern- ments in California would not have to reveal weak- nesses in their computer systems that would make them vulnerable to hack- ers and cyber attacks under a bill passed by the state Senate. The bill, approved Services for Lucile, including Eastern Star rites, will be held at the Tehama Cemetery beginning at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 6. A Memorial and Celebra- tion of Life, officiated by Chris Bauer of Cone Methodist Church, will fol- low at 11:30 a.m. at Molino Lodge #150 on Tehama- Vina Road in Los Molinos. Lucile lived a life of ser- vice to her family, students, and community. Four gen- erations have been positive- ly influenced by her com- mitment to helping others. In lieu of flowers, Lucile's family requests that contri- butions be made in her name to the American Can- cer Society. Monday, creates an exemption in the Califor- nia Public Records Act. It would prevent disclosure of security plans, risk assessments, incident reports, audits and disas- ter-recovery plans for information technology systems. State law already includes similar exemp- tions for intelligence information, security pro- cedures and documents that might aid terrorists or criminals. The California News- The bill, AB2091, was approved on a 34-0 vote. It now returns to the Assembly. Man accused of killing ex’s parents MARYSVILLE (AP) — Sutter County authori- ties have arrested a man accused of burning down the home of his ex-girl- friend’s parents, who were found dead inside. Sheriff’s deputies took 21-year-old Joseph Sim- lick into custody Saturday on suspicion of burglary and false imprisonment. Officials say they plan to pursue murder charges against him as well. The bodies of Jack and Susan Martin were found after firefighters put out the blaze at their home shortly after midnight Fri- can be victimized by unfair govern- ment policies that discriminate or grant preferences based on sex or skin color.’’ If San Francisco wants to resur- rect the program, the Supreme Court said it must show compelling evidence the city ‘‘purposefully or intentionally discriminated against’’ minority and women con- tractors and that such a law was the only way to fix the problem. STATE BRIEFING day. Investigators have not said whether the couple were killed before the fire started. They say there’s evidence that Susan Mar- tin was held against her will. Family friends say Simlick, of Loomis, pre- viously dated the younger of the Martin’s two daughters. He’s being held with- out bail at Sutter County Jail. Justice Carlos Moreno dissent- ed, writing that it’s unfair to explic- itly single out minorities and women while other special groups continue to enjoy preferential treat- ment in school admissions and elsewhere. ‘‘In the wake of Proposition 209, veterans, the economically disadvantaged, the physically dis- abled, children of alumni, in-state residents, etc., all may continue to seek, obtain, and benefit from pref- erential legislation as before,’’ Moreno wrote. ‘‘The same is no longer true for those seeking race- and sex-conscious legislation.’’ Another challenge to Proposi- tion 209 on different legal grounds is pending after being filed in fed- eral court earlier this year. Is cremation your choice? owns and operates the only on-site crematory in Tehama County. • Your loved one NEVER leaves our care. • For your peace of mind, we personally perform cremations on site. • No hidden charges. 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