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Tuesday, August 17, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Death Notice Mary Louise Facca Mary Louise Facca died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at her residence in Red Bluff. She was 91. Lawncrest Chapel in Redding is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. COSTS Continued from page 1A Tehama Economic Devel- opment Corporation. Both presentations are part of an effort by the city and the two groups to keep an open line of com- munication in their part- nerships. The city pro- vides a portion of tran- sient occupancy tax to the chamber and the TEDC. • The council will decide how it wants staff to proceed with a number of projects that have been presented by Red Bluff Rebound. Most the pro- jects will require staff to develop a policy recom- mendation to the rebound group. • A report of sales tax for first quarter sales will be given to the council. The report reflects the period of sales during Jan- uary through March of this year in comparison to last year’s sales. The council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 555 Washington St. DUI Continued from page 1A Both Lehman and Her- nandez were taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for treatment of their injuries. Lehman had been dri- ving north in the 500 block of Jackson Street when she lost conscious- ness and drifted into the opposing lane and hit Hernandez’ vehicle, a Red Bluff Police press release said. During the collision, Hernandez was knocked down, sustaining a large laceration to his leg, the release said. Lehman was arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail on the felony charge of driving under the influence of medica- tion, causing injury. Bail was set at $10,000. Staff report TEENS Continued from page 1A ent or guardian. Those interested should call the CHP office in Red Bluff at 527-2034 to reserve a place in the class. Any organizations in the county that sponsor a youth group with dri- ving age teens can co- sponsor a class by con- tacting Officer Phillip Mackintosh at the CHP office in Red Bluff. SCHOOLS Continued from page 1A 10 years, Hickok said he’ll have to be more aware of teaching qui- etly. “I’ll have to remember that I have neighbors,” he said. “We’re used to it being where we could get loud and rowdy, but here it’s thin walls,” he said. Other challenges this school QUEEN Continued from page 1A nia High School Rodeo Association. Shank is involved with the 4-H swine group and enjoys camping, swim- ming and sports. Her future plans include con- tinuing to ride horses and get good grades so she can go to college to become a veterinarian. Woolbert, the daughter of Hope and Berry Wool- bert, will be in sixth grade at Evergreen Middle School. She rides an Appaloosa named Tank and wants to be junior queen because she thinks it would be a beneficial experience. A member of the 2010 junior round-up queen court, Woolbert enjoys barrel racing and is learn- ing to rope. She also enjoys spending time with her family and running track. Woolbert plans to compete in rodeo and become a veterinarian. year include having more stu- dents, he said. Hickok is used to having 18 to 20 students, but because of budget issues and lay- offs, he will have 26 students and could have as many 30. The class sizes at the high school will be increased as well even though enrollment has declined, said Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Superintendent Dan Curry. There are 40 fewer students Decker, the daughter of Elwin and Jocelyn Decker, will be in seventh grade at Country Christian School. She rides a quarter-horse named Jewel and a paint named Cassie. Decker wants to be junior queen to represent her community and pro- mote western culture and rodeos. She is a member of the Redding Junior Rodeo drill team, the Palo Cedro Riders Club and Shasta Cascade riders clubs and rides gymkhana. Decker plans to become a horse trainer and a vet- erinarian while owning a small ranch. Jackie Scarry, daughter of Joe and Janet Scarry, will be in eighth grade at North Cow Creek School. She rides a Morgan horse named KC. Scarry was a 2009-2010 Junior Round- Up Junior Princess and wants to be queen to con- tinue representing the Red Bluff Junior Round-Up. Scarry is a member of the Redding Jr. Rodeo Association Drill Team and enjoys single stakes enrolled compared to last year, Curry said. Fewer students means thousands of lost dollars for the district because the school is funded based on attendance. Nonetheless, Curry said he is excited about the start of a new school year, which is the consen- sual feeling around campus at this time of the year. Red Bluff High teachers returned to school Monday, and after having spent the morning and barrels. Other inter- ests include drawing, read- ing, volleyball, softball, traveling, swimming and photography. Her future plans include being Redding Junior Rodeo Association Drill Team Captain and eventually running for Red Bluff Junior Round-Up Senior Queen, Cotton- wood Rodeo Queen, Miss Redding Rodeo and Miss California Cowboys Pro Rodeo Association. She would like to study veteri- nary medicine in college. Running for Senior Queen are Brittany Man- ner, 13, Kayla Rosser, 16, both of Red Bluff, and Ashley Grove, 16, of Janesville. Manner, the daughter of John and Jodine Manner, is in eighth grade at Reeds Creek School. She rides a palomino paint named Skip’s Top Feature and loves pole bending. Other interests include playing volleyball, basketball, softball and floor hockey for Reeds Creek and being involved with 4-H. She is with them, Curry said the mood of the staff was happy and opti- mistic. “The teachers are back and they’re happy to be doing what they love, which is educating,” Curry said. “Just like students, teachers are excited about seeing new faces and new opportunities.” ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. a member of the Kiwanis Builder Club. Manner wants to be senior queen because her aunt won the title in 1989 and she wants to follow in her footsteps in represent- ing Red Bluff Junior Round-Up and her com- munity. She plans to attend UC Davis to become a veterinarian and participate in college rodeo. Rosser, the daughter of Kevin and Wendy Rosser, will be a junior at Red Bluff Union High School. She rides an American paint named Sydney. Rosser wants to be Senior Queen to try some- thing new and promote rodeo. Her favorite horse event is barrel racing and she wants to become a reg- istered nurse and work with horses. Grove, the daughter of Joel and Shauna Bond, is a senior at Lassen High School. She rides a quar- ter-horse named Ruger and wants to be senior queen because she loves rodeo and enjoys working with and being a positive role model for children. Grove was the 2008- 2009 HLVR Horse Show Queen and loves Gymkhana events because she meets a lot of new people at them. She is involved with her school’s Associated Stu- dent Body, plays sports and is involved with FFA, Teen Court and 4-H. Grove plans to attend col- lege to major in agricultur- al teaching. Winners will be announced at the Queen Coronation and Sponsor Dinner at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Kerstiens Stage at the Tehama County Fair- ground. For more information or to help sponsor the event, call Pageant Direc- tor Jennifer Marinelli at 840-0881. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Court halts gay marriages pending appeal SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely Monday while it con- siders the constitutionality of the state’s gay marriage ban. The decision, issued by a three- judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, trumped a lower court judge’s order that would have allowed county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses to same- sex couples on Wednesday. Lawyers for the two gay cou- ples that challenged the ban said Monday they would not appeal the panel’s decision on the stay to the U.S. Supreme Court. They said they were satisfied the appeals court had agreed to expedite its consideration of the Proposition 8 case by scheduling oral arguments for the week of Dec. 6. ‘‘We are very gratified that the 9th Circuit has recognized the importance and the pressing nature of this case by issuing this extremely expedited briefing schedule,’’ said Ted Boutrous, a member of the plaintiffs’ legal team. ‘‘Proposition 8 harms gay and lesbian citizens every day it remains on the books.’’ Attorneys for sponsors of the voter-approved measure applauded the decision. In seeking the emer- gency stay, they had argued that sanctioning same-sex unions while the case was on appeal would cre- ate legal chaos if the ban is eventu- ally upheld. ‘‘I think the basic notion that this case is not final until it’s gone through the complete appellate process really prevailed,’’ said Douglas Napier, a lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal firm. ‘‘Rather than have this kind of pingpong effect of having the deci- sion overturned, appealed and then overturned again, it’s better to have this kind of decision,’’ he said. Under the timetable laid out Monday, it was doubtful a decision would come down from the 9th Circuit before next year. A different three-judge panel than the one that issued Monday’s decision will be assigned to decide the constitutional question that many believe will eventually end up before the Supreme Court and further delay a final outcome. County clerks throughout the state had been preparing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex cou- ples for the first time since Propo- sition 8 passed in November 2008. The measure amended the Califor- nia Constitution to overrule a state Supreme Court ruling that legal- ized same-sex unions earlier that year. ‘‘I’m sad, but I’m also glad that I didn’t pay the $100 to reserve an appointment at the clerk’s office,’’ said Thea Lavin, 31, of San Fran- cisco, who had planned to wed her partner, Jess Gabbert, 30, if the stay were denied. ‘‘This has hap- pened so many times before where we take two steps forward, one step back.’’ Chief U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker had ordered state officials to stop enforcing Proposi- tion 8 beginning late Wednesday afternoon after ruling Aug. 4 that the ban violated the equal protec- tion and due process rights of gays and lesbians guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. The ban’s backers appealed that ruling and also asked the 9th Cir- cuit to block same-sex weddings in the meantime. They claimed in papers filed with the 9th Circuit that gay marriages would harm the state’s interest in promoting responsible procreation through heterosexual marriage. Lawyers for two same-sex cou- ples had joined with California Attorney General Jerry Brown in urging the appeals court to allow the weddings this week, arguing that keeping the ban in place any longer would harm the civil rights of gays and lesbians. In a two-page order granting the stay, the appeals court panel did not indicate why it was keeping Proposition 8 in effect until it could consider the appeal of Walker’s verdict. But it ordered Proposition 8 sponsors to address in their open- ing brief due Sept. 17 whether they even have the legal right to try to have the trial judge’s ruling over- turned. Both California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Attorney General Jerry Brown, the original defendants in the case, have said they support same-sex marriage and refused to defend Proposition 8 in court. Test scores show progress by California students SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Newly released test results show that Cali- fornia students continued to make progress in Eng- lish and math this year despite deep budget cuts to public schools, state education officials said Monday. Test scores for the 2010 Standardized Testing and Reporting program rose for the eighth consecutive year, according to the Cal- ifornia Department of Education. About 4.7 mil- lion students, in 2nd through 11th grades, par- ticipated in this year’s Redding librarian pleads not guilty to school theft REDDING (AP) — A Redding librarian has pleaded not guilty to charges that she stole thou- sands of dollars in cash and property from an ele- mentary school and its PTA. Wanell Stolz’ defense lawyer, Joe Gazzigli, says a plea was entered in Shasta County Superior Court Monday. Police arrested Stolz two weeks ago. They say the 51-year-old embezzled $13,500 from the Sycamore School and the Parent Faculty Club between 2004 and 2009. Authorities say Stolz was treasurer of the PTA and often wrote herself and her husband checks for more than the amount of the merchandise she bought on the school’s behalf. Stolz’ husband is Redding School District board of trustees president Rein Stolz, who has not been charged. STAR program. The percentage of Cal- ifornia students that scored at or above the proficient level in Eng- lish-language arts rose 2 points to 52 percent, state officials said. In math, it rose 2 points to 48 per- cent. In 2003, that bench- mark was met by 35 per- cent of students in English and 35 percent in math. All population groups have made academic gains, but black, Latino and poor students contin- ue to trail their white and Asian peers. For English, the per- centage of students scor- ing proficient or above was 75 percent for Asians, 69 percent for whites, 40 percent for Latinos and 39 percent for blacks. For math, it was 74 percent for Asians, 59 percent for whites, 39 percent for Latinos and 32 percent for blacks, ‘‘We again have too many students who are not meeting our high stan- dards,’’ said Jack O’Con- nell, state superintendent of public instruction. ‘‘It’s absolutely critical that we focus on closing the Car goes off boat ramp ISLETON (AP) — Authorities say a Northern California driver who was talking on her cell phone to get directions went off a boat ramp to her death. The CHP is awaiting video footage they hope will shed light on how 47- year-old Kathleen Gomez Collier ended up in the Sacramento River. Investigators say Gomez Collier told her daughter the car was filling up with water and to phone her insurance company just before the call was cut off. 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