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Friday, August 20, 2010 – Daily News – 9A Obituaries ELLA RUTH (MONTADON) BROWNFIELD died in her home on Mon- day, August 16, 2010 at the age of 102. She was the widow of Theodore Amos Brownfield, who preceded her in death on November 28, 1988. At the time of his passing, the couple had been married for 62 years. Ella had been actively in- volved with the Native Daughters of the Golden West for 52 years, where she was local parlor Presi- dent and Sec. before be- coming State Grand Presi- dent, a position she en- joyed very much as she got to travel all over the state and see many sites. Ella and Ted enjoyed taking their trailer to Lake Almanor and spending the summers fishing, feeding the squirrels and deer, and having family and friends come visit them. Ella was the mother of seven children, five of which survive her, Theo- dora (Elmer) Plocher of Woodland, CA., Elinor Pigg of Anderson, CA., Robert (Marilyn) Brownfield of Southern CA., Richard (and his companion Karen) Brownfield of Red Bluff, CA., and Larry Brownfield, also of Red Bluff, CA. She was preceded in death by James (Shirley) Brownfield of Chico, CA., and Donald Brownfield of Chico, CA. Ella is also survived by 23 grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren Graveside services will be held on Friday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Red Bluff at 2:00 pm. A dessert recep- tion will follow at the Red Bluff Community Center. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Red Bluff Native Daughters par- lor OPEN Continued from page 1A roam the 5,000 acre sanc- CITY tuary, a raffle of premium items is being held. Top- ping the list of raffle items is a three-day Wild Horse Sanctuary trail ride for two and two-night stay at me Sanctuary guest cabin. Other prizes include a private tour and wine tast- ing at Sbragia Family Vineyards in Sonoma County, model horses and books, premium wines, original art and a show saddle with accessory tack. To view all raffle items visit www.wildhors- esanctuary.org, where you can also buy a book of five raffle tickets for $10. The winning raffle tickets will be drawn at the Open House. A non-profit organiza- tion, the Wild Horse Sanc- tuary has served as a haven for America's wild horses and burros since 1978. At its location at 5796 Wilson Hill Road, these disap- pearing symbols of the American West can roam free and live out their nat- ural lives. More information and directions are available by calling 474-5570 or visit- ing www.wildhorsesanctu- ary.org. Heat rules for workers FRESNO (AP) — Cali- fornia workplace safety offi- cials have approved new rules aimed at strengthening and clarifying protections for people who work out- side. The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously Thurs- day in favor of modified rules that set a 95-degree temperature trigger when companies have to take spe- cific steps to protect those working in fields and con- struction sites. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and work- place safety officials called for the changes after finding hundreds of farm laborers working in recent years with little or no shade or water. The new rules allow employers to provide shade for 25 percent of workers at one time, or use trees and vines for shade instead of tarps. Farmworker advo- cates say those exceptions won’t keep workers safe. Continued from page 1A The firefighters will take a 12 percent reduc- tion in salary and delay payout of leave time more than 1,400 hours. Both associations were commended by staff and the council for their sacri- fices and efforts to help solve the city budget issue. Their stepping up is unprecedented across the state, Human Resource Director Tessa Pritchard said. Nichols and department heads also have agreed to take a 12 percent compen- sation cut. BANK Continued from page 1A the release said. Earlier Wednesday, about 1:45 By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Drug agents seized about $1,300 in methamphetamine, made 13 arrests and took four children into custody after raiding a pair of Cottonwood residences Wednesday. Agents suspect one residence was supply- ing the other with methamphetamine, said Eric Maher, the Special Agent Supervisor for the Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement team. One suspect testified the drugs were com- ing from Anderson but this had not been con- firmed as of Thursday, Maher said. At the residence of Kimberlie Harmon, 49, on Del Norte Drive, agents arrested Harmon, William Cox, 28, Stephen Huston, 28, Kevin Son, 55, Joseph Smith, 49, Tiffanie Jones, 23, and Rachel Racle, 25, all of Cottonwood, on methamphetamine charges including either possession of a controlled substance or posses- A native Red Bluff, CA., POT Continued from page 1A to medical marijuana theft, and the possibility children would climb into local gardens. But the more common- place problem may be the scent of harvest-ripe mari- juana, he said. Bacquet’s own neigh- bor, a Prop. 215 patient, grew marijuana whose aroma triggered breathing problems in Bacquet’s wife. “It was like a herd of skunks,” he said. Bacquet said he and his neighbor get along and seldom speak. Just around the block, Darin Neville and his wife, Carol, gave a differ- ent story. Neville said Bacquet has continually com- plained about everything from Neville’s noise levels to his marijuana garden. MOM Continued from page 1A about it by monitoring the Glenn County Superior Court website. In a press release, the Glenn Sheriff's Office also identified Gallegos as the mother of a wrestler, but didn't give the name of his school. On April 11 the Sheriff's Office received a call from an Orland area mother who told a dispatcher she believed her son, 15, was receiving explicit mes- sages from an adult female. The mother later told a deputy her son was an Orland High wrestler and the team had just returned from a tournament in Reno. While at the tournament, the mother found a saved contact on “Every five minutes we’re hearing problems,” Neville said. The couple lives on limited income. Darin Neville, suffering from neck injuries, is fighting for disability pay in court while Carol receives Social Security checks. Purchasing marijuana is out of their price range, Darin Neville said. “No one’s been both- ered for growing marijua- na in this county for years,” he said. Their landlord has opted to appeal the city’s decision, Darin Neville said. But the couple may soon leave Tehama alto- gether. If they do, Marian Baker, another Prop. 215 patient, expects she will still be in town. She owns two local properties and cannot afford to move, she said. Baker has already taken it upon herself to install a ‘I prefer them over anybody else I’ve seen in there’ 24-hour surveillance sys- tem for her medical mari- juana. But she lives within 1,000 feet of a school. “That’s my only prob- lem,” she said. For Baker, it is a $500- a-day problem as the city hits her with daily cita- tions. The council’s decision was advertised with little fanfare and passed after only minutes of discus- sion, she said. Baker needs the plant to combat a host of debilitat- ing illnesses, including fibromyalgia and others that rob her of her appetite, she said. Neither collectives nor dispensaries offer an alter- native. Both are too expen- sive for Baker, who is on disability. her son's cell phone listed as "GF." A mother of another wrestler sitting nearby said her son's cell phone had received a text mes- sage from "GF" and it was deter- mined to have come from Galle- gos. The suspect was known to one of the mothers as a woman in her late 30s and a teacher's aide in Redding. When the mother questioned her son about the contact, he emo- tionally admitted they had been "sexting" each other. During this time, according to the press release, a 17-year-old boy on the Orland team was iden- tified as a possible second victim. An investigation by the Glenn County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit, which included obtaining search warrants, interviews and numerous trips to Redding, Nichols dismissed criti- cism that department heads and firefighters are simply giving up raises that were taken a few years ago saying that could be universally true of all employees, as every- one gets a raise at some point and time. The bargaining process for the miscellaneous unit is ongoing. Art Frolli, business rep- resentative for the Operat- ing Engineers Local Union No. 3, which repre- sents the miscellaneous unit employees, addressed the council Tuesday. The unit is willing to pay its percentage of impact on the general Judy Reynolds, neighbor of growers Even if she could get away from the school, building the kind of shed the city wants could cost $20,000 to $30,000, she said. Bacquet disagreed with the figure. The most expensive part would be the ventilation, which could be built for a few hundred to less than $2,000 he said. The rest is a question of building something that can withstand floods from the Sacramento River. mixed reactions. Neighbors offered “I prefer them over anybody else I’ve seen in there,” said Judy Reynolds, a Sierra Pacific Windows employee who lives across the street from revealed the older boy had allegedly met with Gallegos on multiple occasions to have sexual contact. The teen admitted meeting Gallegos the first time in Red Bluff in March, where sex acts were allegedly completed inside a vehicle. Records show the student had two unexcused absences for classes after lunch that day. The victim also reported the woman performed a sex act on him while seated in the stands at a wrestling finals match in Bakers- field, and said an additional meet- ing for sex took place in Corning. As the investigation pro- gressed, detectives learned Galle- gos had resigned from her posi- tion at Shasta High. Sheriff Larry Jones said the prosecution of the alleged crimes, including those which took place fund, but does not want the city to take individual- ly from each employee, as some are not paid through the general fund, Frolli said. Originally, the city asked for 16 percent of each employees’ salaries, but a number of the employees in the unit are paid through the enterprise fund. Taking from those employee would not solve the issue because the money would only be returned to the enterprise fund. “It’s counterproductive to take money from them that isn’t going to benefit anybody,” Frolli said. Based on the informa- pm, what appeared to be the same man entered Tri-Counties Bank in Cottonwood. The man acted sus- piciously and ultimately left the bank before taking any action. The black and white video the Nevilles. A few doors down, Billy Reynolds, a logger unrelated to Judy Reynolds, said marijuana did not bother him, except when it is close to schools — a sentiment cited by county supervisors when they passed a similar ordi- nance. Council members meanwhile maintain the fight is necessary to keep Tehama from growing a reputation for marijuana, even if it means more hours for the city attorney and more hearings. “This is costing us a lot of money, but it’s gotta be done,” Mayor Robert Mitchell said. Just the other day, he ran into a new, prohibited garden, he said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, exten- sion 114 or gjohnson@red- bluffdailynews.com. in Tehama and Kern counties, will be handled by Glenn County. Gallegos was booked into the jail on charges including two counts of exhibiting lewd materi- al to a minor, three counts of con- tacting a minor to commit lewd acts, two counts of arranging meetings with a minor to commit lewd acts, one count of oral copu- lation, and two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than three years younger. Gallegos posted a bond on bail of $110,000 immediately follow- ing her arrest at the jail. Her first court appearance will be in Orland at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 21. ——— Greg Welter is a Chico Enterprise staff writer. He can be reached at 896-7768 or gwelter@chicoer.com. tion that has been provid- ed to him, Frolli said all the employees he repre- sents make up 16 percent of the general fund liabili- ty. The unit’s proposal is to divide the 16 percent equally among all the members regardless of which fund they are paid from, but each individual alone should not have to give up 16 percent of salary. “I believe the City Council is more interested in treating its employees fair, than simply stating that they should all be treated the same,” Frolli said. The council has said in the bargaining process its from North Valley Bank and color photos are from the Tri Counties Bank incident were reviewed and the suspect appears to be the same man in both incidents. Anyone with information aim is to treat all employ- ees the same regardless of which fund their pay is coming from. Yet, just last week, they decided to exempt employees from the Senior Nutrition Pro- gram from taking 12 per- cent salary cuts because their positions are grant funded and do not affect the general fund. “We ask only that the council apply the same standards of fairness it applied to the Senior Nutrition Program employees,” Frolli said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. about this case is asked to call the Redding Police Department Investigations Division at 225- 4214 or Secret Witness of Shasta County at 243-2319. — Staff report Several arrested in Cottonwood meth raids sion of drug paraphernalia and, in the case of Harmon and Cox, maintaining a place for the sale of a controlled substance. At 12 grams, Harmon’s residence was by far the larger of the seizures. Agents also picked up scales, drug paraphernalia, two firearms and $1,025 in suspected drug pro- ceeds and found three children — one of whom was an infant and the other two who attended either the Evergreen Elementary or Evergreen Middle schools, Maher said. The children appeared to be living next to methamphetamine and methamphetamine pipes but it was not clear whether they had themselves been exposed to methampheta- mine. Maher described the property as a large farm with two homes and a mix of travel trail- ers, motorhomes and outbuildings. The residence of Darla Zeimet, 52, Cotton- wood, neighbor to Harmon, also was raided. Bill would prohibit cadmium in jewelry SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers took steps Thursday to ban jewelry that contains detectable levels of cadmium from being manufactured, shipped or sold in California. The state Assembly approved SB929 on a 41-15 vote, the bare majority needed. The legislation was sent back to the Sen- ate for expected final approval of Assem- bly amendments. Under the bill, jewelry containing more than 300 parts per million of cadmium could not be made or sold in California beginning in 2012. Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Augora Hills, the bill’s author, credited an investigation in January by The Associated Press that found manufacturers in Asia were substi- tuting the toxic metal because the U.S. had banned the use of lead in jewelry. ‘‘Cadmium is a known cancer-causing agent, and there is no reason for our most vulnerable citizens — our children — to be exposed to this highly toxic metal,’’ Pavley said in a statement. Cadmium is a naturally occurring metal that, if ingested, can weaken bones and kidneys. Children can be exposed if they bite and suck on products containing it. The AP investigation found that some jewelry was as much as 91 percent cadmi- um by weight and that high levels of the metal could leach out. Maher described Zeimet’s residence as a single-home property housing numerous resi- dents, with more living outside in a tent. Here, agents picked up an additional .7 grams of methamphetamine and drug para- phernalia and took a high-school age juvenile into protective custody. Agents arrested Zeimet on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia, a 17-year-old Cottonwood juvenile on an outstanding war- rant and Darek Zeimet, 21, David Johnson, 39, and Karen Dougan, 56, all of Cottonwood, on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia. Melissa Chapman, 37, Cottonwood, was arrested at the scene for outstanding Shasta County warrants for domestic violence and traffic violations. All suspects were booked into the Tehama County Jail except for the juvenile, who was booked into the Tehama County Juvenile Jus- tice Center. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away.