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Saturday, July 6, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries M. STELLA MILLS DAVIS January 10, 1926 - June 20, 2013 Stella Davis, 87 passed away June 20, 2013, at Enloe Hospital after having suffered a massive stroke the previous week while at home. Stella was born in Scotland, South Dakota, to Theodore and Lydia Schatz. Her parents moved to Orland, CA, when she was two years old. She graduated from Orland High School in 1943. Stella married a local Corning boy, Robert Eugene Mills, June 18, 1944. They settled in Corning in 1946 and had four children; Robert Ernest "Ernie" Mills, who died of complication in 2009 from a previous car accident, a daughter, Bobbye Nills, of Pinole, CA, and Doug Mills and Martin Mills of Corning. She is also survive by six grandchildren, Robert Ernest Mills II, of Corning, Ashley Erdahl Crawford, Allegra Erdahl and Austin Erdahl of Pinole, CA, Kimberley Mills and Dustin Mills of Corning, and four great grandchildren. There are two surviving sisters, Sharon Stockton of Waldron, Michigan, and Lynda Smith of Carson City, Nevada. Being divorced for a number of years from "Bob" Mills, she married Charles "Chuck" A. Davis, Bremerton, OR, in 1982 and was widowed in 1999. Stella was a housewife, homemaker and mother and very active in the community, belonging to PTA while her children were young, the Corning Hospital Auxillary Pink Ladies, making countless tray favors for the hospital patients, and was just feted in April by the sorority Preceptor Nu Chi, Corning, at the Wilcox Gold Course for achieving 60 continious years participation with only five missed meetings from the three Beta Sigma Phi chapters to which she belonged during those years, having joined Beta Sigma Phi in December 1952. Stella was a noted fantastic baker of pasteries, pies and cakes, an exceptional seamstress who also made award winning Halloween costumes and was excellent bridge player. Every Monday was her Corning bridge group, every other Tuesday was the Orland bridge group, every Wednesday was Corning Senior Center bridge and every other Thursday was the Red Bluff bridge group meeting. She also went dancing every Wednesday in Red Bluff and every Saturday in Los Molinos. She led a very active life to the end. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2013, at 11AM at the Corning Senior Center for all her friends and family with a Potluck to follow to services. Private burial services will follow at a later date at the Masonic Cemetery in Orland. Her family wish to give thanks for all the gracious thoughts of sorrow recieved from her many friends and sorority sisters. 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. Donald "Jim" James Henderson Donald "Jim" James Henderson died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at his residence in Corning. He was 73. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, July 6, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Raymond Uribes Raymond Uribes died Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at his residence in Cottonwood. He was 76. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, July 6, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. FIRES Continued from page 1A the proper use of fireworks. The low number of fires caused by fireworks was credited to the educational outreach. On Thursday, the Cal Fire Tehama-Glenn unit responded to a fire at 7:30 a.m. at Tehama Vina and Sherman roads in Los Molinos. The blaze burned 200 acres and was contained at 10:30 a.m., according to Cal Fire's website. Bill restores rules on domestic violence cases SACRAMENTO (AP) — The Legislature is reversing course on part of a budget bill related to how local law enforcement agencies handle domestic violence cases. A bill heading to the Assembly would reinstate requirements that local police departments keep records of restraining orders and adopt standards for responding to domestic violence calls. The Senate approved AB81 Wednesday on a vote of 37-0, without debate. Legislation approved last month would have made those measures optional for local agencies. Doing so would mean the state would not have been required to pick up the costs for compliance, as it must when it issues a mandate for local governments to follow. Domestic violence advocates and some district attorneys say keeping the requirements in state law is important to ensure victims are protected. The staff at Red Bluff Simple Cremations would like to thank all of the families who trust us with their loved ones needs. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 7A Man, woman die in Willows house fire The Glenn County SheriffCoroner's Office has identified Rafaela Valencia Bustos, 77, who apparently succumbed in a residential structure fire on the 400 block of Vine Street around 11:45 p.m. Thursday, according to a press release issued Friday by the Glenn County Sheriff's Office. A second victim, Luis WIND Continued from page 1A tions," Fire Chief Jon Bennett said in a press release. Committee founder Shannon Nason said the decision was upsetting to everyone involved including the fire marshall and pyrotechnician, but in the end the group leaned toward safety. "No one's house is worth the fireworks show," Nason said. The wind not only canceled the official fireworks show, but it fanned a vegetation fire at Red Bluff City Park Thursday night. The fire was reported at the park at 9:54 p.m.. and was caused by the improper use of legal fireworks that were ignited too close to combustible vegetation, according to the Red Bluff Fire Department. The fire, which burned dry grass and berry bushes in an area 30 feet by 130 feet was confined between the green belt of the park and the river overflow along the former Lake Red Bluff bank. Red Bluff Fire and Cal Fire each sent two engines to the park, which was filled with people waiting for the fireworks display that was set to start around 9:30 p.m. The public had slowly began trickling out of the park and other areas where they had gathered to watch the show during the hour between the fire and the confirmation of the cancellation. "I was really worried that people were going to be really angry," Nason said. "That hasn't been the response at all. The response has been quite the opposite, everyone has had empathy." Gordy said many people stopped to tell her Thursday how the day was reminiscent of past Fourth of July holidays in Red Bluff. "What's truly amazing about it, even though we RODEO Continued from page 1A ond in state, and this year leading it has given me more confidence in my roping," Bushnell said, adding that her state championship hasn't quite sunk in yet. She had an aggregate time of 9.66 on three head to capture a state title in June. RAISES Continued from page 1A has changed in terms of our support for him.'' A spokesman for the governor would not comment on the timing of the contribution, opting instead to address the contract itself. ''This is a good, solid agreement that's fair to taxpayers and employees, which is why it received strong support from both Democrats and Republicans,'' Evan Westrup said in an emailed statement when asked about any relationship between the contract and the contribution. Espinoza Ceja, 77, was transported to a local hospital and then transferred to the burn unit at U.C. Davis Medical Center. He was pronounced dead around 10:30 a.m. Friday, a later release said. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office will handle Ceja's death investigation. Ceja and Bustos were Willows residents. Working throughout the day Glenn County deputies located next of kin of both victims and made notification. The investigation into the cause of the fire is being conducted by the Willows Police and Willows Fire Departments. didn't have our show, we still had our Fourth of July," Nason said. "Last year, for some reason, it just didn't feel like a Fourth of July." While private parties launched fireworks throughout the night, the official Tehama County fireworks show was held to launching just a pair of test shots from the Elks Lodge. The Tehama County Fireworks Committee formed after the lack of a show in 2012. The Red Bluff Fire Department had annually staged a Fourth of July fireworks show from the 1950s until 2008. That year the show was pushed back to September due to a rash of wildfires across the North State. Fire Department officials said they were ending their involvement with the show due to a lack of personnel and perception issues. The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce took over promotion of the show the following year, creating the 4th of July Heritage Days event at the Tehama District Fairground. In April 2012 the chamber announced it would no longer undertake the staging or fundraising efforts for a fireworks show. Later that summer the committee formed under the American Legion Raisner Post No. 45 out of Corning and used yearround fundraising efforts including spaghetti dinners, recyclable collections, raffles and bowling nights to secure the proper insurance and pay for the show itself. "We were highly disappointed, but we're not discouraged," Gordy said. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Bushnell said her experience in Plymouth. Wyoming last year should calm her Each NHSFR performance will nerves down a bit as she'll be famil- be shown at nhsratv.com. Perforiar with the digs there. mances start a 7 p.m. July 14, and continue at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. each But Bushnell, who's entering her day thereafter. senior year in the fall, has been ridAt stake is $200,000 in prizes, ing since she was 3 years old. Her $350,000 in college scholarships business-like approach to the sport already has earned her such awards and a chance to take home a nationand commendations as District 1 al championship. All-Around Cowgirl and invitations Bushnell said she wouldn't be to compete in the prestigious Chal- able to compete without the support lenge of the Champions Rodeo in of her family and neighbors. Only Democrats supported the measure in the Senate, but 10 Republicans voted it for it in the Assembly, where it passed 63-9 last month. That included Assembly Minority Leader Connie Conway, R-Tulare. The specific timing of the raise depends on state revenue. The agreement says employees will get a 2 percent raise on July 1, 2014, followed by a 2.5 percent increase the following July 1 if tax revenue meets current projections. If revenue falls short, the entire 4.5 percent increase would go into effect in 2015. Republicans in the Senate said approving the agreement based on temporary taxes is foolish and a disservice to voters. The quarter cent sales tax hike will expire in four years and the higher income taxes on the wealthy in seven. They said voters were misled by the governor and other supporters of the initiative, Proposition 30, when they said the money would be dedicated to public schools. ''The governor asked Californians this past year to approve a tax increase for education, which we gave him. Today, we are about to give a $1 billion pay raise to the state employees instead,'' Sen. Tom Berryhill, R-Twain Harte, said during Wednesday's floor debate. The $1 billion estimate assumes that other state employee unions receive similar raises patterned on the SEIU 1000 pact, Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, said in a statement. He criticized the state giving raises to government workers while others are struggling. It is the first pay raise for the employees in seven years, said Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, who carried the measure in the Senate. The SEIU contract will cost the state's general fund $130 million a year once the full increase kicks in. Fireworks accident injures more than 30 SIMI VALLEY (AP) — When a July Fourth fireworks display exploded and sent red and white bursts into spectators at a Southern California park, Paulina Mulkern saw shrapnel heading straight for her 4year-old cousin. Mulkern threw the child under a lawn chair, and then shielded her 7-year-old cousin with her body as scorching debris flew overhead. ''You feel the big old heat come right over your back,'' she said Friday, still shaking as she recounted the explosion the night before that left her with bruises and red marks on her back. Dozens of people were injured, as many in the crowd of thousands fled for safety. The victims, from 17 months to 78 years old, had burns and shrapnel wounds, and some were trampled, authorities and hospital officials said. Mulkern said she went into shock after the near-hit, trembling so badly she had to be carried to a road where rescuers stripped off most of her clothes and wrapped her in a blanket. Police in Simi Valley, northwest of Los Angeles, had earlier said it appeared a firework exploded prematurely in its mortar, knocking over others and aiming them across the field. Fire investigators, however, said later they had not yet determined a cause. Among the questions investigators were trying to answer was whether the pyrotechnics display was set far enough away from spectators, and even if all the rules were followed, whether those guidelines needed to be revised so that the public is kept farther back from launch sites. Authorities said regulations require the crowd be kept 70 feet away for every inch diameter of the largest shell used. The largest shell at the display was likely five inches in diameter, meaning the spectators should have been at least 350 feet away from the launch site at the show put on by Bethpage, N.Y.based Bay Pyrotechnics, said Ventura County Fire Department Deputy Chief Mike LaPlant. Police said the fireworks rained down on a crowd that was at least 800 feet away. The distance of spectators from the show will be one of many factors considered by investigators, he said. ''We're just confirming what we feel to be true, which is that the distances were either at or beyond the normal distances, the prescribed distances, for that sized shell,'' he said. The company said it regretted that spectators were injured and that it planned to publicly release the results of a thorough investigation.