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Friday, September 24, 2010 – Daily News – 5A Obituaries MARY E. VINCENT vies County, Illinois. Died 9-16-2010 while staying with family in Sacramento Ca. She grew up in south- ern Indiana where she joined the Women’s Army Corp. Sept. 1945 serving till June 1947. Married 5-16- 1947 to Guyld A. Vincent and been married 63 years 4 months. Retired from the Tehama County Road Dept. as payroll clerk. Received AA degree from Shasta Col- lege June 1973. She leaves behind her husband, a daughter, 4 grand children, and 5 great grandchildren. Services will be held Sat- urday, September 25th at 11am at First Baptist Church of Corning. Born 4-26-1925 in Jo Da- RBPD Continued from page 1A was congruent with what the city was asking for and settled the contract. “The city was in a position where there’s a huge deficit,” he said. “There wasn’t much of a choice.” Randall, who will be the first officer to leave, has accepted a position COPS Continued from page 1A with a moustache, multiple tattoos on his arm and a blue-striped button-up shirt. He was last seen riding a bicycle away from the crime. Whitaker was not listed as a patient at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital as of Thursday afternoon. His condition was not immedi- ately available. Anyone with informa- MARVIN E. St. JOHN Born 7-26-1923 Died 9-19-2010 Passed from this earth at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, CA. on September 19, 2010 at age 87. He is survived by a daughter, Sylvia Malone Pool and her husband Mort of Pioneer, CA., and a son Lawrence St. John of Red Bluff, CA., three nieces in Southern, CA., seven grand- children and nine great grandchildren, and a baby boy St. John on the way. He lived the last several years of his life with his son and his wife Karen St. John who loved and cared for him. Dad served in the Navy in World War II in the pacific on a submarine and re- turned home to start a fami- ly. He graduated from Chico State and went on to become an Industrial Arts Teacher, and after retire- ment, a Real Estate Broker. He loved to fly his air- plane and was an avid fish- erman. Marvin had many hobbies,always keeping himself busy. He loved to go to the senior dances and belonged to several frater- nal organizations. He was a gentle spirit and loved by all who knew him. He will be missed dearly. There will be a public viewing at the VFW Hall, 735 Oak Street, Red Bluff at 9:30 to 10:30am, Satur- day, September 25, 2010, and a graveside service at 11:00am at Oakhill Ceme- tery on Walnut Street. "Rest Your Oar’s Sailor and God Bless" Death Notice John H. Geijsbeek John H. Geijsbeek of Orland died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Red- ding. He was 94. No ser- vices are planned. Published Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. News tip? Call 527-2151 tion regarding the attack is asked to call the Red Bluff Police Department at 527- 3131. —Geoff Johnson FAIRLY Continued from page 1A each group had a different set of pre- senters it visited. Each student got to ride at least two rides out of five available and at Harts Reptile World they learned about a variety of creatures and things like how to tell where an ani- mal is from or if its dangerous by using things like the color of the skin. Candice Jackson’s class got to learn the difference between a dead- ly coral and friendly king snake using the rhyme “red and black is a friend of Jack, red and yellow will kill a fellow.” Students saw a bearded dragon, which uses its soft, but intimidating looking spikes to scare predators, Larry a blue-tongued lizard, who makes a good lap lizard, and a Mex- ican Boa snake. Most of Hart’s ani- mals are rescued, she said. “It’s got a nice balance of learn- ing and fun,” said Jackson, who teaches math and science at Los Molinos Elementary. “Our kids don’t get out much, so just being here is awesome. They’re so jazzed to be here.” Jackson’s students visited with Mark Lathrop and Julie Kelley of Sierra Pacific Industries, where they learned about wood products includ- ing part of a bike tire, cinnamon and newspapers. The average amount of wood and paper used by one person in one year is equal to a 100-foot-tall tree with an 18-inch diameter and it takes about one logging truck’s worth of wood to build a house, Lathrop said. While visiting with CalFire, stu- dents got to try on equipment like POT Continued from page 1A juana. Local governments could tax its sales. The campaign has won the support of several other labor groups, includ- ing the Northern Califor- nia council of the Interna- tional Longshore & Ware- house Union and Commu- nications Workers of America Local 9415. with another law enforce- ment agency. His last day will be Oct. 7. Another officer leaving on Oct. 15, will pick up a job in the private sector. Two other officers are seeking positions with Shasta County Sheriff’s Office. “The quicker I fill the position the better,” Nan- fito said to the Red Bluff City Council Tuesday. The council had to TRAIL Continued from page 1A and give school kids more oppor- tunities to connect with and appreciate nature. “If children get to see fish in the creek near the trail, it may inspire an interest in fishing for them in areas where fishing is permitted, such as in the Sacra- mento River or in the ocean,” Hamelberg said. Friends of Coleman NFH members — including Blanke, Bill Terschuren, Sue Horkey, Bill Ramey and Sheila Ramey — and other volunteers have spent many hours selecting the trail route, working the trail surface and pouring concrete for bench bases approve the request to fill the pending vacancies, as the city is operating under a hiring freeze until its 2010-2011 budget, which has to balance a $1.3 mil- lion deficit, is finalized. There are three reserve officers who would most likely get bumped up to full time, and Nanfito is working on getting a recruit from the Bay Area, he said. The depart- ment has a valid eligibili- and sign posts. Local members of the Sierra Club helped volunteers identify native plants that are seen along the trail. Funding for trail signs, bench- es and materials was provided by the McConnell Fund of the Shas- ta Regional Community Founda- tion through a grant secured by the Friends of Coleman NFH. Efforts to develop the trail were led by NFH’s Hamelberg from the USFWS side and Wildlife Habitat Supervisor James Chakarun from the DFG side. The portion of the trail on Bat- tle Creek Wildlife Area land required the team to cut through very dense stands of non-native vegetation. ty list from which he can pull candidates. The anticipated depar- tures mean the depart- ment will drop from 21 to 17 sworn officers. Even at 21, the department is operating at a staffing level that is lower than the 26 officers it had a year ago. The dwindling number off available officers is not the only concern Nan- fito has about seeing his officers go. Some of them have been with the department for a while. “We are losing officers who have lots of experi- ence, and having to replace them is tough,” Nanfito said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.c om. After DFG staff blazed the trail, fire crews from the Ishi Conservation Camp widened the trail through the very heavy vege- tation. According to Chuck Schoendienst of CalFire, “It pro- vided a good use of the crews and serves the public with projects related to natural resources.” DFG’s Chakarun says the pro- ject not only provides public access but also removed invasive non-native vegetation and improved wildlife habitat. The trail surface was finished by the Friends of Coleman NFH. For more information, visit www.fws.gov/coleman or www.dfg.ca.gov. “We’re very luck to have an area where we can grow such a variety of fruits and vegetables,” Klinesteker said. Klinesteker, who taught students how to crack a walnut using another walnut, said walnuts are the No. 1 crop in the county bringing in $60 million of revenue. Sandy Burkett of the Slow Food Shasta Cascade talked with students about what olive oil could be used for, including softening cuticles and making nails shiny or conditioning a baseball mitt. Burkett said a tiny amount of olive oil in dry cat food would make a cat’s coat shiny. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Sierra Pacific Industry employee Mark Lathrop shows students what a board foot, which is what wood is measured in, looks like with Los Molinos student Alicia Anderson holding the board. airpacks and take a close look at an engine and a bulldozer while learn- ing about the difference in equip- ment used in a wild fire versus a structure fire. Los Molinos Elementary visited the Tehama Marketplace to learn about local produce from Alison Rodegerdts and Katie Bianchi of Lucero Olive Oil and Becky Klinesteker of Bianchi Walnuts. “This is a collection of everything Tehama County grows,” Rodegerdts said. “We’ll talk about the process of olives, olive oil, walnuts and prunes, give you fun facts and tell you what to do with them so you can take it home.” Students learned from Katie Bianchi that olives are picked most- ly by hand, but occasionally with mechanical equipment and that it HIKES Continued from page 1A rain or shine, with the exception of a serious downpour. Sturdy footwear/hik- ing boots are a require- ment. The weather may be hot, or humid and wet, so wear layered cloth- ing, and bring water- proof clothing and a hat. takes a lot of olives to make olive oil. Two bins of olives equals about one ton, which makes 35 gallons, Bianchi said. During the 45- to 70-minute process of making olive oil, the olives go from the hopper into the wash table before they are crushed and put into the malaxer, or mixers, to be agitated to extract oil from the soupy mixture, she said. From there it goes to the decanter and eventual- ly the bottle. “All the magic really happens in the malaxer,” Bianchi said. Tehama County has about 6,000 acres of olives producing about $8 million in revenue, Bianchi said. Klinesteker spoke about the fam- ily business, which is mostly Chan- dler walnuts with a few rows of prunes, she said. Carry plenty of drinking water, and bring a lunch. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Space is limited to 25 persons, so visitors are advised to book early. To book a reservation and get directions, or receive more informa- tion, contact Andrea Craig of The Nature Conservancy at 527- 4261 or acraig@tnc.org. Dye Creek Canyon – Other topics included using glob- al positioning systems (GPS), recy- cling, junior livestock, GEMS Bub- ble Festival, fitness, tree crops, solar power, irrigation, the beef industry, nutrition and plant production, live Shark encounter, rock detectives, aquaculture and honey bees. For Joey Browning of Los Moli- nos Elementary his favorite part of the day was seeing the huge snakes at Hart’s Reptile World. Classmate Jacob Rice said he enjoyed talking to the people from CalFire. Mateo Shobash, who is home- schooled, said his favorite part was Hart’s Reptile world because of the variety of animals he got to see. The day ended with Bryan Gilles giving an inspirational talk about pursuing one’s dreams while he per- formed magic tricks. “Don’t let someone stand in the way of your dream,” Gilles said. “Believe in yourself, don’t get wrapped up in drugs or alcohol and never take no for an answer.” ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Oct. 9 and 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The four- to five-mile hike follows the course of Dye Creek, which cuts through a pristine setting of volcanic buttes, hills and exten- sive blue oak woodlands, before flowing into the Sacramento River. Expect spectacular views, late season flow- ers and occasional wildlife sightings, such as golden eagles and woodpeckers. You’ll also have a rare opportunity to explore a cave thought to be fre- quented by Ishi, the last survivor of the Yahi Indian Tribe. A good level of fit- ness and agility is required to complete the strenuous hike. 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