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Wednesday, July 31, 2013 – Daily News 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. Jose Barriga Jose Barriga, of Corning, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. He was 76. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. Published Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Linda May Vigil Linda May Vigil, of Gerber, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at her residence. She was 60. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. Published Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Murder suspect put on '15 Most-Wanted' list REDDING (AP) — A Northern California man suspected of killing his wife and two daughters has been added to the U.S. Marshals Service's list of most-wanted fugitives. The service announced Tuesday that it had put 45year-old Shane Franklin Miller on its "15 Most Wanted" list. Shasta County authorities have been looking for Miller since his family was found shot to death at their Shingletown home in May. His truck was found about 200 miles away in Humboldt County, but an extensive search turned up no other traces of him. The slayings of Miller's 34-year-old wife, Sandra, and daughters Shelby and Shasta, ages 8 and 5, came two weeks after sheriff's deputies escorted the wife from the home following a domestic dispute. A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Miller's arrest. PRIDE Continued from page 1A tourists while presenting our culture and products in a positive light," said Kris Behrens, member of the Tehama County Branding Committee. Brandon Grissom, coowner of Enjoy the Store Red Bluff added, "This type of event gives visitors an opportunity to make face to face connections with local people and businesses, which increases the likelihood of sales and return visits." Admission includes bottomless beer and wine tasting, appetizers and a custom tasting pint glass. Brewery representatives will be avail- able to discuss each variety of beer and how they are made. Tickets are $35 in advance, and $40 at the door, and are available at the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, Enjoy the Store and Round Up Saloon. Ticket stubs may be redeemed at Rolling Hills Casino for $10 free slot play. The Tehama County Economic Prosperity Branding Project is a movement in response to an opportunity and desire to improve the economic prosperity of Tehama County and its anchor communities of Red Bluff, Manton and Corning. PRISON Continued from page 1A Prison in Northern California are the subject of a lawsuit alleging that the living conditions — which include confinement to the cells for 23 hours a day and very little contact with other people — amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. Isolation units ''serve a vital role in state prisons, keeping staff and other inmates safe from the same violent gangs leading the hunger strike and terrorizing communities across California,'' state corrections spokeswoman Deborah Hoffman said. Meanwhile, prison officials are investigating a death of a former hunger striker. Corcoran Prison inmate Billy Sell was pronounced dead last week after he was found in his security housing unit. Kings County coroner's officials ruled that his death was a suicide by strangulation. Corrections officials said that Sell had been on a hunger strike but he had resumed eating before his suicide. Korean War soldier's remains returned to Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier from San Francisco is set to be buried more than 60 years after his death at a Korean War prison camp, a newspaper reported. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Steinberg will be buried on Thursday with full military honors in the same plot as his brothers at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. His remains were returned to his family in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday. ''I don't know that there are words to describe the feelings I have. It's like a miracle,'' Marlene Baisa, Steinberg's niece, told the Chronicle. Steinberg's remains were among those of hundreds of U.S. service members that were turned over by North Korea in the early 1990s. In 2006, the Department of Defense asked relatives, including Steinberg's, to provide blood samples to help identify the bodies, the Chronicle reported. Steinberg's family members were told earlier this year that mitochondrial DNA testing and dental records had led to a match. ''I hate to use the word closure, but I think this is it,'' Baisa said. ''He'll be with his brothers now, and we won't have to worry about where he is and what happened to him. Now we know the whole story.'' 7A Agents arrest man with 55 grams of meth During routine investigative duties Monday Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement agents spotted a Red Bluff man wanted for parole violation standing in the yard of a residence in the 100 block of Cavalier Street in Tehama. Agents watched Christopher James Hensley, 25, enter a motor home on the property several times POT Continued from page 1A ordinance specified differences between mature and immature plants and had varied setbacks based on lot size. An Ad Hoc Committee was formed earlier in the year after county officials said they were having trouble enforcing the 2010 ordinance because of a lack of resources and an adequate deterrent. The amended ordinance allows for fines of up to $1,000 per day for all those involved with an out-of-compliance site as well as administrative penalties, which will help the county offset its code enforcement costs. The Notice of Abatement process will be reduced from 14 days to 10 days. While the county had trouble enforcing the ordinance across the board, perhaps nowhere was the situation worse than in the Rancho Tehama area. Residents there called the situation atrocious and before moving in around 6 p.m. Hensley was taken into custody after a short foot pursuit, according to a TIDE press release. Upon searching Hensley, agents found a .40 caliber bullet and in the area found a Springfield Armory .40 caliber pistol with matching ammunition. Inside the motor home agents deplorable and many said they were afraid to leave their homes because of the escalating number of grow sites, which they believed to be for illegal purposes, in the area. One woman began to cry when she mentioned how she had considered selling her home, but realized no one would buy it except another marijuana dealer. The residents said they did not have a problem with law-abiding medicinal marijuana patients, but believed the amended ordinance would help restore their community. In its research the Ad Hoc Committee found a number of grows in the Rancho Tehama area were in violation of state laws and county ordinances including zoning and building codes, sewage disposal requirements and the county's aquifer protection ordinance. A few people spoke against the ordinance. One woman said 12 plants was not enough for her, her partner and the others who rely on her PILOT found six baggies containing a total of 55.2 grams of crystal methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $5,520, the release said. Hensley was booked into Tehama County Jail for felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of methamphetamine for sale. He was held without bail. grow to medicate for a year. That led Supervisor Steve Chamblin to question whether collective operations were allowed within the county and addressed in the ordinance. County Counsel Arthur Wylene said the ordinance doesn't separate collectives from individual grows, only specifying what is permissible on a single lot. Others spoke against medicinal marijuana altogether. "If it's a health and safety issue, then all of the marijuana in Tehama County should be eradicated," said Tom Mohler, adding that he believed 12 marijuana plants to be more dangerous than an assault rifle. Another man said all it takes for someone to get a medicinal marijuana card is to complain to a doctor that their puppy died when they were five. He said there were other ways to medicate that don't bring the problems marijuana does. aircraft was registered July 12 to a new owner from Durham. Carter was scheduled to fly the Continued from page 1A plane to Chico Monday morning, where he had acquired hangar 912-B, a two-seat weight-shift-con- space, said David Underhill, genertrol aircraft. FAA records show the al manager of Cardan Aircraft Ser- The board also heard from a local real estate attorney, who commended the county on creating more uniformed codes that could be used elsewhere across the state. She said property owner associations across California have consistently had a problem with marijuana grows and was glad the county had taken and won its stand against the problem. Garton recollected his days as a sheriff's deputy and once pulling over a pair of men who had marijuana roaches and ended up going to state prison. He said while he was still 100 percent against marijuana, society's stance toward marijuana had shifted and he believed the county was doing its best to work within the law and accomplish the best fix possible for the problem. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailyne ws.com. vices, Red Bluff airport's fixed base operator. Underhill said there were normal conditions at the airport at the time of the crash. A Tehama County coroner declared Carter deceased on scene. Judge rejects lawsuit over forest fire SACRAMENTO (AP) — A Plumas County Superior Court judge has dismissed a state lawsuit against California's largest timber company for a 2007 wildfire that destroyed more than 100 square miles of forest in Northern California. State and federal officials have blamed Sierra Pacific Industries for the Moonlight Fire, which they said was caused by two unsupervised employees who operated bulldozers on a red-flag warning day with high fire danger. Investigators had blamed company contractors working on private land for failing to follow fire regulations, sparking the blaze that burned for more than two weeks and consumed 72 square miles of public land in Plumas and Lassen national forests northwest of Lake Tahoe. The case was set to go to trial Tuesday, but Judge Leslie C. Nichols ruled Friday that the state could not prove that Sierra Pacific was negligent in its hiring or supervision of its contractors and employees, which it would have had to do in order to recoup any of the estimated $22.5 million spent fighting the blaze. Northern Calif. wildfire forces some evacuations ORLEANS (AP) — A wildfire in the Six Rivers National Forest in Northern California that has forced the evacuation of about 50 homes was moving away from a nearby town Tuesday, officials said. The Dance Fire had jumped Highway 96 and was moving up a gulch away from the community of Orleans, forest spokeswoman Julie Ranieri said. Orleans is located in Humboldt County about 300 miles northwest of Sacramento. ''It's progressing, and it's spotting ahead of the fire,'' she said. Ranieri said two homes and several outbuildings have been destroyed since the fire began Monday evening. Power and phone lines have also been knocked down. The fire was threatening 20 other structures in addition to the 50 rural homes. As of Tuesday morning, the blaze had burned about 350 acres. It was 10 percent contained. The cause of the fire was under investigation. At least some of the evacuees were from Orleans. Ranieri said two evacuation shelters were set up, one in Orleans and the other at a nearby elementary school. 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 The company claimed that state investigators conducted a faulty investigation and could not show the true origin of the fire. ''We knew all along that the evidence did not support the state's claim that our contractor started the fire,'' Sierra Pacific spokesman Mark Pawlicki said in a written statement. Cal Fire spokeswoman Janet Upton said the state disagrees with the deci- sion ''and we're currently plotting our next course of action, looking at all our options, including appeal.'' Sierra settled a similar lawsuit with federal prosecutors last summer, agreeing to pay nearly $50 million and donate 22,500 acres of land, after a federal judge ruled that the plaintiffs were likely to prevail in their claims against the timber company. THE PASSING PARADE (From Dave Minch's I Say circa 1942) The best war news so far is that General MacArthur has been appointed to lead the Allied defense against Japan. If he is not successful it will be because he was appointed too late. He has the ability to lead and is not afraid to attack. The people in Australia must be very happy that he is to command them. *** We were pleasantly surprised to have my brother Everett drive in for a few hours visit. It had been over 6 months since we had last seen him. The army has succeeded in putting 15 pounds on him which is something he was never able to do for himself no matter what he ate. He wished he had joined the Air Corps where the promotions are faster and the work more interesting than in the infantry. Every time he goes back he wonders what fate has in store for him (Fate had the Battle of the Bulge and his demise in store for him) *** We were pleased to have E.V. Cain, principal of our Lincoln Street Elementary School, and some of his pupils to visit our plant last week. Several school teachers have brought their students out to view our operation. We welcome these visits and if they call ahead of time, we will have people available to show them around. *** The buying and consolidating of milk deliveries is in line with the trend away from unnecessary use of automobiles and tires. In cities where each company does its own delivering, the cost is doing so is nearly as much as the amount the dairymen make producing the milk. *** Went to Redding last night to hear Gus Arnheim's orchestra. Ten years ago his was the best known and highest paid band in the country. Among the many popular songs he made famous are "Goodnight Sweetheart" and "Sweet and Lovely." Bing Crosby was a singer in his band before getting to be a big star himself. They start the dances at 10:30 in Redding so that they run until 3:30 in the morning so they can draw on the crowds after other places of entertainment close at 2 am. The band charges $500.00 for the evening. *** If no tires are sold for the next two years or so, and most of our autos are stored away, our method of living will be greatly slowed down. Our work and pleasures are geared for speed and slowing down will be unpleasant. Among businesses affected will be auto and tire dealers, service stations, auto courts, mountain resorts and hotels. Transient workers will be a thing of the past and in their absence, many crops will spoil. Production and distribution have been built around speed. After we get used to living at a slower pace, we may like it…and it is a certainty that less men will die of heart trouble*. (*He didn't slow down… and died of a heart attack) Dave Minch 1900-1964 The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514