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Wednesday, September 29, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries Helen Lucille Kinnier Boots was received into the Presence of her Lord on Friday, September 24, 2010 following a brief illness. Lu- cille was predeceased by her husband, Lorin Wilson Boots in November 1998. The daughter of Leland and Helen Kinnier of Spalding, Nebraska, she is survived by brothers and sisters-in- law, Ken and Helen Kay Kinnier, Stan and Jan Kinnier, and sister Betty Kinnier. Lucille will also be deeply missed by her seven children and their spouses, Byron Boots of Hayward, California, Terry Boots of Lewiston, Idaho, David and Linda Boots of Boise, Ida- ho, Becky and Ed Van Vleet of Redding, Califor- nia, Janelle and Jake Wildschut of Reno, Nevada, Lorilee and Donald Morgan of Salinas, California, Ted and Stacy Boots of Redd- ing, California, as well as 38 grandchildren and great grand-children. Together with her hus- band, Lorin, Lucille raised seven children. She was the dispatcher of their trucking firm, Boots Livestock Trans- portation. While handling logistics, and obtaining needed parts, she managed to be a homemaker extraor- dinaire. She was a member of Be- HELEN LUCILLE KINNIER BOOTS thel Assembly of God since she was 14 years old, and with her move to Redding, California in 2002, she be- gan fellowship at Little Country Church. Lucille’s family was the hub of her life, and she loved to hear of each child and grandchild’s successes and challenges. Lucille is fondly remem- bered for her deep and qui- et faith, her sense of hu- mor, her unconditional love and her calm and gentle demeanor. A celebration of Lucille’s MARY STARNES WHITE Mary Starnes White lost a lengthy EVENT Continued from page 1A Alzheimer’s Disease, and other conditions, on Sep- tember 24, 20l0. She was born September 4th, 1918 in Richmond, California, to Bento and Maria Rodrigues. She lived in Richmond while working as a bank teller until she moved to Corning, CA in late 1960 to purchase an olive ranch and become a farmer. She also simultaneously took up the bookkeeper position at Devor Nursery in Hamil- ton City where she worked until she retired. Mary loved being out- doors where she was an avid flower grower who es- pecially enjoyed roses. She also was a dedicated volun- teer for many organizations where she held many im- portant offices including Master of the Independent Grange and President of the Women’s Auxiliary for the California Resource Conservation Association. These organizations were the foundation for Mary’s life where she made many life long friends. Mary is survived by her husband Ernest White of Corning, her children Lurline Ann Perrin and Ri- chard McKinley, Jr. of Corn- ing, Mary Ferrell and Nancy & Val Smalley of Red Bluff. Mary is also survived by three generations of grand- children. She will be re- membered for her wonder- ful personality and will be missed by her family and all who knew her. A Rosary will be held Fri- life will be held during graveside services, Satur- day, October 2nd, 2010 at 10:00 am, at the Oak Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Lucille’s family would ask you to consider the ministry of Good News Rescue Mission 2842 S. Market Street, Redd- ing, CA 96001, which she joyfully supported. day October 1st 7-8pm with a viewing preceding from 4-7pm. Services will be held at 10am Saturday, Oc- tober 2nd. All services will be located at Hall Brothers Mortuary, 502 Fifth Street, Corning, Ca. Contributions may be made In lieu of flowers to the Alzheimer’s Association for the cure and treatment of Alzheimer’s: Online at alz.org or by check to Alzheimer’s Asso- ciation 1060 La Avenida St. Mountain View, CA 94043 battle with “It really depends on what direction council gives to us, but at this point and time we’re wait- ing for the direction of the council,” Nichols said. The subject would have to be reintroduced and put on the council agenda for discussion to resume. Whether it be the budget committee, individual council members or some- one else who brings it up, at this point, is it hasn’t been brought up, Nichols said. The budget committee tried to address the issue back in July when it pre- sented the full council with a recommendation to phase in charging for-prof- it event organizers for traf- fic control. The council did not accept that propos- BOARD Continued from page 1A counties are still bound to existing contracts. Nielsen has campaigned for an additional $10 million for next year’s budget. If that falls through, under Assembly Bill 2530, counties would be able to opt for shorter contracts. The law kicks in when subsidies to counties are less than 50 percent of the tax revenue counties lose through Williamson Act contracts. Starting Jan. 1, 2011, the law gives counties the right to change existing contracts from 10- and 20- year contracts to nine- and 18-year contracts, respectively. A secondary “cleanup” bill, required to fix a technical hurdle barring assessors from working with the new law, could make shorter contracts available as soon as the budget passes, said California Farm Bureau Federation Director of Taxa- tion and Land Use John Gamper, CHP Continued from page 1A said. “Driver’s appreciation is something we’re doing all over the state. It’s something we try to do to thank the truckers for keeping Ameri- ca going. Trucking really is the heartbeat of America and this is just a small way to say thank you.” The CTA does training Death Notice Thomas J. Radtke, Sr. Thomas J. Radtke, Sr. of Red Bluff died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. He was 88. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. COUNTY Continued from page 1A responsible for taking on whatever tasks his remain- ing staff cannot perform, including inspections. “The only top that’s at the building department is me, and when you’re the only one left, you have to do everything,” he said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. for a variety of trucking companies and puts on a truck driving championship that tests driver skills and includes a written exam about the rules of the road, Campbell said. The top 2,000 are chosen based on safety record. Starting in June drivers com- pete for eight spots in the nationals, he said. To learn more about CTA training or the competitions visit www.caltrux.org. Representatives of PrePass discussed benefits of the company’s program — it saves time, money and fuel, said Susan Martin. “The trucks have cancel budget meeting SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg- ger and legislative leaders abruptly canceled their sched- uled budget talks Tuesday, hours after Schwarzenegger’s press secretary blamed ‘‘union bosses’’ for blocking pen- sion reforms the governor insists are needed to solve the state’s long-term financial problems. Closed-door negotiations aimed at breaking the state’s record-long budget impasse had been scheduled for Tues- day afternoon until the governor’s office released a mes- sage saying that no such meeting would take place. Schwarzenegger’s press secretary, Aaron McLear, and spokesmen for Democratic and Republican leaders insist- ed negotiations were still continuing, but at the staff level. The leaders will reconvene once the staff works through some of the details, they said. ‘‘We’re still moving toward the goal line,’’ said Alicia Trost, spokeswoman for Senate President Pro Tem Dar- rell Steinberg, a Democrat from Sacramento. Earlier in the day, McLear said unions were stalling the budget negotiations by trying to block a rollback of pension benefits. It is one of the reforms Schwarzenegger has demanded in exchange for his signature on a budget bill that would close the state’s $19 billion deficit. Steinberg said Monday that Democrats want the Republican governor to win concessions from public employee unions through collective bargaining before they consider his proposals for legislative changes to the pension system. Governor, lawmakers DRUGS Continued from page 1A Bluff Landfill Management Agency, worked together to make the event successful. For those who missed the drop-off, following these guidelines provided by the Federal Drug Administration and the White House Office of National Drug Control Pol- icy can ensure safe disposal of prescription drugs. • Follow any specific disposal instructions on the drug label or patient information that accompanies the medica- tion. Do not flush prescription drugs down the toilet unless this information specifically instructs you to do so. • If no instructions are given, throw the drugs in the household trash, but first: •Take them out of their original containers and mix them with an undesirable substance, such as used coffee grounds or kitty litter. The medication will be less appealing to chil- a transponder on their wind- shield, which is read (at the facility),” Martin said. al. Whether the budget committee will take the lead again and bring the issue back has not been decided, committee mem- ber Councilman Wayne Brown said. “We have not been working on anything, and no decision has been made on if anything will be brought back,” Brown said. Mayor Jeff Moyer said staff should not be waiting on the council to give direction on the issue. “Why would he (Nichols) wait for council direction when we made it clear that the parties need to come together,” Moyer said. “Wouldn’t you think that staff should have facilitated those meetings when we’re (the city) the one’s who need to make it happen?” When the council voted down the budget commit- tee’s proposal, that made it a non-issue, Moyer said. The subject should have been dropped then, but because there was an out- cry from the community, the issue was brought back. Yet, staff has not given the council any rea- sons to reconsider the issue, Moyer said. “If Paul feels that he needs money for his bud- get then he needs to come to council,” Moyer said. “It’s not for the vendors to come to us. We need to go to them and say how they can help us.” Nanfito stopped short of saying the responsibili- ty was his, but he did say he may have a chance to reintroduce the topic and may possibly bring it up at a future council meeting. The issue is something that still has to be addressed, as his budget whose organization sponsored the original bill. Supervisors, who will have the option of implementing the rule locally, offered mixed reactions to the news. Supervisor Charles Willard, retir- ing this year, took a hard line against the bill. “Who’s it good for?,” Willard said in a telephone interview. “It’s sure not good for the landowner. It’s sure not good for the county.” Speaking as a landowner with holdings in a Williamson Act con- tract, Willard said the approach had little to offer landowners, for whom longer contracts offer a better incen- tive. From the county perspective, the option is less enticing than the sub- sides the state once guaranteed local governments, he said. Willard was critical of the need for a cleanup bill. But Supervisor Bob Williams, who met with Nielsen several times during the bill’s development, said he supported the measure as a way The first spot the signal is picked up, which is around Hooker Creek for the Cot- tonwood Facility, identifies the truck by company and registers not only the gross weight, but the weight at every axle, she said. “It allows carriers with good safety and good cre- dentials to bypass the inspection facility without stopping (except the 5 per- cent of PrePass users pulled at random),” Martin said. The Board of Equaliza- tion and DMV were on hand Tuesday along with John Romano, regional supervi- sor for the Department of Food and Agriculture’s Bureau of Livestock Identi- fication. Romano is in charge of the 16 brand inspectors throughout the northern dis- trict. “We’re here to protect the industry from theft,” Romano said. “We do things like help track missing cat- tle.” Also on hand were fire- fighters from CalFire’s Bowman station, a pilot and flight officer with the CHP helicopter, two k-9 CHP units and the CHP’s rapid response vehicle. “It’s basically a commu- nication center on wheels that allows us to talk to police and sheriff units at the same time,” said Officer Steve Joiner. Marc Webb of M&M Mobile Welding out of Cot- tonwood said he stopped in to visit the facility to check out the CHP helicopter. Pilot Donovan Geyer and Flight Officer and Para- medic J.R. Keane answered questions. The helicopter, which can go up to between 150 and 160 mph with a patrol speed of 100 to 110 mph, takes about one and a half to two minutes to be up and running, Geyer said. It uses an average of 45 gallons an hour in fuel, he said. “We generally provide law enforcement support and assistance to our allied agencies,” Geyer said. “Our division in Redding serves 13 counties so we work with sheriffs and police depart- ments a lot.” Besides helping with pur- suit management, surveil- lance and taking photos the helicopter does search and rescue, he said. and personnel continue to dwindle, Nanfito said. “I’m sure there’s some compromise that can be made, but we do have to get back at the table,” he said. Though he would have liked to have found a solu- tion before the start of the monster trucks competi- tion, without a firm policy in place Nanfito said he will go ahead and provide the traffic control at no cost to the organizer. To minimize the depart- ment’s cost this weekend, three reserve officers will perform traffic control duties for the event. By using the reserve resources the department will save about $1,400 in overtime costs. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. to make the Williamson Act more appealing to counties. “I’m not for anybody’s tax rates going up, but I’m for saving the Williamson Act,” he said. Without the act, “the landlords would increase their pasture rates on cattle grazing and there ain’t a whole lot of margin in the industry as it is,” Williams said. “Being an old cattleman, I should know.” Supervisor Ron Warner said it was still too early to comment on the bill’s specifics. “I just don’t know how it’s imple- mented,” he said. “I haven’t seen any of the paperwork.” But the county does need to con- sider recovering some of the lost funding, Warner said. At one time Tehama County received close to $1 million a year in subsides. That figure has since dropped to below $30, he said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohn- son@redbluffdailynews.com. “All our flight officers are nurses or paramedics so we have all the same equipment as an ambulance, but on a smaller quantity,” Geyer said. Being able to look at the helicopter is why Phil Love- ly and Carolyn Hoxie of Dayville, Conn. stopped, but it was interesting to see the facility besides during inspections, Lovely said. “It was good to see what goes on, watch our tax dol- lars at work and meet people who could someday save your life,” Lovely said. “It makes you realize that (the officers) are people, too.” Fred Morgan of Red Bluff said, despite wonder- ing if Tuesday’s barbecue was a trap to get truckers to stop to trigger an inspection, it was a nice change to stop at the scales for a meal. “I can’t believe this,” said Pete Polley of Orland. “This is pretty cool. It will definite- ly be the big talk of the day on the freeway.” ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. dren and pets and unrecognizable to people who may inten- tionally go through your trash. • Put them in a sealable bag, empty can or other contain- er to prevent the medication from leaking or breaking out of a garbage bag. • Before throwing out a medicine container, scratch out all identifying information on the prescription label to make it unreadable. This will help protect your identity and the privacy of your personal health information. • Do not give medications to friends. A drug that works for you could be dangerous for someone else. • When in doubt about proper disposal, talk to your phar- macist.