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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries DARLENE ZELLA BUTTON Darlene Zella Button died at the age of 70 in her home, AUG. 16th, 2013, after a short battle with brain cancer. She was surrounded by her husband, children, family and friends. Darlene gave her life to The Lord Jesus and followed Him from a young age. She had a servant's heart, serving the church as pianist for over 40 years, teaching Sunday school and working with her husband in counseling. Darlene created a home that was warm and inviting with lots of friends and family and many gettogethers, she always made everyone feel welcome. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren's sporting events and activities always bringing her smile and encouragement. She lovingly cared for her paraplegic daughter for over 40 years. In all this, she was a reflection of the Proverbs 31 woman. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Gary Button; sisters, Loretta (Vern) Buller, Marvella (Bill) Bartholomew, and brother, Lester(Ester) Riffel; her children, Donnie (Mary) Button, Tammy (Randy) Rodriguez, and Rebekah Button; 6 grandkids, Kyle (Kristy) Button, Kenny (Beverly) Button, Kolby Button, Kayla Rodriguez, Janae (Jake) Stephens and Rocky Rodriguez; 2 great-grandchildren, Kyson & Koen Button with Jayda Grace Stephens to join us soon. We rejoice knowing that "to be absent from the body is to be present with the LORD", but we'll miss her greatly. Her service will be held at Gerber Bible Fellowship, 301 Ventura Ave. Gerber, August 24th @ 11:00am. A meal will be provided; salads and desserts are appreciated. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to "Grace to You" or "Gospel Tract Distributors". 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. Horacio Sousa Sr. Horacio Sousa Sr., of Gerber, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 in Red Bluff. He was 76. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. BUTTE Continued from page 1A custody time. However, Hedrick was released early from Butte County. Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen said he would not speculate as to why the Butte County Sheriff's Department released Hedrick. Cohen attempted to push up Hedrick's Tehama County sentencing, but Oct. 1 was the first day Hedrick and his attorney had available. LOANS Continued from page 1A 2.875% for private, nonprofit organizations, a maximum term of 30 years, and are available to small businesses and most private, nonprofits without the financial ability to offset the adverse impact without hardship." By law, SBA makes EIDLs available when the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture designates an agricultural disaster. Secretary Tom Vilsack declared this disaster on Aug. 14. Businesses primarily engaged in farming or ranching are not eligible for SBA disaster assistance. Agricultural enterprises should contact the Farm Services Agency (FSA) about the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance made available by the Secretary's declaration. However, in drought disasters nurseries are eligible for SBA disaster assistance. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA's secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA's Customer Service Center by calling (800) 659-2955 or e-mailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Individuals who are deaf or hardof-hearing may call (800) 877-8339. For more information about SBA's disaster assistance programs, visit http://www.sba.gov/disaster. The deadline to apply for these loans is April 14, 2014. AGENCY Continued from page 1A County," the grand jury report said. The grand jury noted that current employees were not in favor of not having a local phone number to provide services to their clients or outside agencies. "Case workers placing calls to outside agencies that may require a call back were not allowed to leave a local number," the grand jury report said. "Return calls were required to go through the statewide telephone number. However, by having the statewide number in place, calls of information in nature can now be handled outside their office freeing up ... more time for case management." The grand jury noted in its findings that "almost all counties" in the state are required to use the statewide phone system. It also found that the Tehama County Board of Supervisors "recently approved an agreement with Butte County to have Butte County act as the (Child Support Specialist) call center on a long-term basis." The grand jury noted that as Tehama County is rural, it recommends that a direct line to the Tehama County Department of Child Support Services be made available to clients and the public who need help in the management COPS Continued from page 1A members of which frequently associate with each other. In its press release announcing the reward, of a child support case. The grand jury noted that the Tehama County Board of Supervisors secured a lease agreement on a new building in September 2012, and employees began moving into the new location at 1005 Vista Way during November and December 2012. The building was opened to the public Jan. 7. The grand jury report said that the Tehama County Department of Child Support Services has "six upper management positions, four of which were newly created positions approved as part of a reorganization several months prior to the fire, and were not related to the fire or relocation." The grand jury found that because of the restructuring, upper management will be able to "review and attempt collection of child support arrears." As a recommendation, the grand jury said the 2013-14 grand jury may want to review the effectiveness of the restructuring. The grand jury report noted that complaints received by the county Child Support Services Department are handled by the California Complaint Resolution Program, which utilizes the California Ombudsperson Program. "The director or someone in the office designated by the director with investigate these cases," the grand jury report said. the department said it believes based on those circumstances there are potentially individuals who were either present or have incriminating information that would prove beneficial in the case. The department described the crime as scious inmates. ''It's not really a forced re-feeding at that point,'' Tharratt said. ''It doesn't evoke images of Guantanamo Bay or anything like that. It's actually a totally different setting.'' State prison officials have struggled to deal with a hunger strike that started last month and, at its height, involved thousands of inmates. There are 45 inmates who have refused anything more than water, vitamins and electrolytes since July 8 to protest the yearslong isolation of gang leaders. Starvation weakens the immune system, leaving people more vulnerable to infections, said Dr. David Heber, director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition. Hearts pump more slowly and depression can set in. The most common causes of death include irregular heartbeat or heart The grand jury noted that because of the fire, those investigations were handled in Butte County. The report went on to say that the Child Support Services III position currently handles the cases, and that county child support staff was being trained in the statewide program, which is "designed to ensure that a participant does not have to file in court if they believe their case has been mismanaged." The report noted that people who need help with a problem should contact their local child support agency. The grand jury noted that the director position for the Tehama County Department of Child Support Services was to become vacant at the end of December 2012. The board of supervisors was unable to fill the position after a recruitment process failed to yield suitable candidate. "To date, the position has not been filled and the Butte County director entered into a contract to remain as director of the TCDCSS until Sept. 30, 2013. The grand jury recommends that the recruitment and hiring process continue. The grand jury also found that the continuity plan put in place after a fire destroyed the Tehama County department building was handled "in a timely manner" and was "organized and effective." brutal and devastating to the surviving family members. The right side of Morgan's face was caved in. He lost an eye and his brain required stints. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to call Red Bluff Police Detective Brett McAllister at 527-3131 or Tehama County Secret Witness at 529-1268. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Poll: Many Calif. voters in dark on 'Obamacare' LOS ANGELES (AP) — Enrollment for President Barack Obama's health care reforms kicks off in October, but many Californians have only a glancing familiarity with details of the plan, which is intended to bring coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, according to a poll released Tuesday. One in four state voters knows little or nothing about the Affordable Care Act, while another 60 percent say they remain only ''somewhat knowledgeable'' about it, according to the survey from the Field Poll. The findings do not isolate the uninsured or underinsured people who would be pulled under the umbrella of the new coverage. However, the poll broadly suggests that the complex program, which Obama signed into law in March 2010, remains something of a mystery to many voters, even if they support its intent. ''It is so complicated even for the experts to understand,'' Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo said. ''When you think you know a little more, it raises more questions.'' In addition, the overhaul is aimed at only a slice of residents in a state of roughly 38 million people, so ''the public is not that tuned in,'' DiCamillo said. Those who already have health insurance through their employer will see little if any change. The state agency guiding Obama's overhaul, Covered California, faces a daunting task trying to reach millions of people without insurance and sway them to sign up while overcoming geographic, language and cultural barriers. California could see more than $300 million invested in television and online ads, billboards, doorto-door visits and other sales pitches and promotions to convince uninsured residents to enroll. The telephone poll of about 1,200 voters, supplemented with interviews with nearly 500 minority voters, was conducted from June 26 to July 21. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points. It found a majority of State considers force-feeding inmates SACRAMENTO (AP) — If dozens of hungerstriking California state prison inmates are so close to death that they must be force-fed, the method will likely be less invasive than what was used on terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, the prison system's top medical services official said Tuesday. U.S. military officials came under heavy criticism from human rights advocates when they snaked feeding tubes through the noses and into the stomachs of terror suspects who refused to eat. California prison officials won a court order Monday saying they could force-feed dozens of inmates who have been on a hunger strike for six weeks over solitary confinement conditions. Dr. Steven Tharratt, director of medical services for the federal official who oversees medical care for California's prisons, said if the state employs forcefeeding, it's most likely to be done by pumping nutrient-enriched fluids into the bloodstreams of uncon- 7A attack. Many of the hard-core strikers are likely to reach crisis stage in the next two weeks as they reach 60 to 70 days without significant nutrition, Tharratt said. They already are risking irreversible kidney damage, he said, and eventually they won't be able to make decisions about their own care. ''They become basically listless, inactive, their speech starts to slow, they eventually become con- fused and eventually come to a stage where they're not able to give consent one way or another,'' he said. It is at that stage that Monday's order by U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson of San Francisco could come into play. He has given state officials permission to disregard inmates' do-not-resuscitate directives if the officials believe the inmates acted under duress. 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 Californians continue to support the overhaul, bucking national trends that show most Americans oppose it, although opinions differ sharply across party and geographic lines in the state. For example, Hispanics who live in Los Angeles and vote Democratic are likely to support the health reforms. White Republicans living in inland counties generally oppose them. Nearly half of white voters oppose the law, but the state's large combined population of Hispanics, blacks and Asians who largely support it shaped the overall results: 53 percent of voters support the law in California, either strongly or somewhat. Seventy-five percent of Republicans oppose it, while 77 percent of Democ- rats support it. ''We certainly have more Democrats than Republicans, and it's a very partisan issue,'' DiCamillo added. Under the president's program, people without access to coverage through their jobs can start shopping for subsidized, private insurance in new state markets called exchanges. The exchanges are supposed to transform the way individuals and small businesses buy private health insurance by increasing transparency and competition, bolstering oversight of insurers and injecting hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies. The benefits begin Jan. 1. Another major piece is a Medicaid expansion to serve more low-income people. THE PASSING PARADE (From Dave Minch's I Say column of 1942) I am publishing another letter from Herb Flournoy our employee now in the Merchant Marines. Nothing I can write about can compare with this living account of his part in the war. "Dear Dave, We landed in Casablanca for the second time on the 25th of January without any trouble crossing the Atlantic. As word got around that our ship was in to port, several of the boys we took over on the first trip came over to have a meal with us. I arranged for them to sleep over and figured a good meal, a hot shower and a warm dry bed was something I could offer them that would be greatly appreciated. One of the fellows was so hungry for American food he ate 10 slices of bread and butter. These boys told me a lot of interesting stories that I can't talk about now, but when I get home I will share them with you. Even though as a meat cutter on the ship I get plenty to eat, I've lost about 25 pounds because of this and that. I've met many interesting people over here. General Jimmy Doolittle sent me two large bottles of Martinique Cane Rum for a service I rendered him. If we had been in port another day I was to have dinner with him. In appreciation for what I have done for others in the port, I was taken to many places where no civilian was allowed. Not bragging but I bet there are only few merchant seamen that can say this. Only wish I could tell you everything I've seen. One of my trips was out in the country where I saw several Arabs plowing with a camel and a horse hitched together. They let me plow a round or two just to say I had plowed with a camel behind a wooden plow. When we got ready to leave, I gave an Arab a smoke and afterwards he shook my hands and kissed his hand after every shake to give us his blessing. On another trip I saw several camel caravans en route to Casablanca. You can't imagine the loads these animals can pack. In the vicinity of an outlying outpost where several enemy aircraft were shot down, I had the privilege of examining them from top to bottom. Some had been shot through so many times they looked like a sieve. Many of the cockpits were stained with blood. This wasn't a pleasant sight, but it is a part of war. I talked to several flyers that came back from the fighting lines for a short rest…and from the looks of them, they needed the rest in more ways than one. Herb". (After the war Herb returned home and worked at the meat plant for the remainder of his life. A valued employee and a shrewd observer of his fellow men was Herb Flournoy. Dave Minch 1900-1864 The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514