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Thursday, September 12, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries ALLAN JAMES KIRCHEM October 8, 1930 - September 6, 2013 Allan was born to Carll & Mary Kirchem on October 8, 1930, in Oregon City, OR. Allan attended Oregon State and was a Korean War Veteran. Allan had a 35 year career with the State of California P.U.C. Department as a Registered Civil Engineer. Allan was an active member of the Red Bluff Lions, the American Legion and a Retired State Employee's Association. Allan enjoyed reading, hunting and his family. Allan is survived by his wife of 51 years, Anne, his son Aron Kirchem and daughter Kathleen Figueiredo. 5 grandchildren, Michael, Ciera, Norah, Danielle & Matthew. Sisters, Charlene Shultz, Barbara Kirchem. Allan is preceded in death by his parents Carll & Mary Kirchem. A memorial service will be held September 13, 2013 at 11:00 am, at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of Flowers, Father Joyle Martinez will officiate. A reception will be held immediately following at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. Donations can be made to Sacred Heart School. 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. Sandra Beem Sandra Beem of Shasta Lake died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at Shasta Regional Hospital in Redding. She was 61. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Direct Cremation & Burial. Published Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Dorothy Ann Boatwright Dorothy Ann Boatwright of Corning died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at Whitney Oaks Care Home in Carmichael. She was 59. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. Published Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Marjorie Olga Craig Marjorie Olga Craig of Corning died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 in Red Bluff. She was 91. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. Published Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Robert Erwin Dahneke Sr. Robert Erwin Dahneke Sr. died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 at his residence in Cottonwood. He was 92. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Robert Johnston Robert Johnston died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at his Redding home. He was 35. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Direct Cremation & Burial. Published Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. FIRE Continued from page 1A The amendment to the Tehama West Fire Plan adds the Rancho Tehama Community Fuel Break project. The project would consist of reducing vegetation along 6.5 miles of roads within the Rancho Tehama Reserve to reduce the risk of wildlife fire. The other project in eastern Tehama is for Ponderosa Way Roadside Fuel Treatments between Ponderosa Sky Ranch and the Boondocks Development project. Vegetation would be reduced along a 24mile stretch in the area. The two fire plans have been in place since 2005. The plans were determined to be of top priority by the Tehama-Glenn Fire Safe Council, CalFire and the Tehama County Resource Conservation District. Supervisor Bob Williams asked whether the projects would be forced on landowners in Rancho Tehama. Tehama County Resource Conservation CORNING facilities, and riders younger than 12 years old will require adult supervision. Riders in violation of the ordiContinued from page 1A nance can be cited, and they can of the ordinance. have their skateboards, bikes or Among other rules, motorized rollerblades confiscated. devices, scooters and non-BMX The park on Toomes Avenue is bikes will not be allowed within the tentatively scheduled to open on OR-7 7's travels, or lack of them, is uncertain. The battery in his Continued from page 1A tracking collar is nearing the end of a typical threetechnology to follow OR- year life, but no decision including payroll, farm and the self-employed — will be 2.7 percent this year, and 2.1 percent for each of the next two years, the forecast said. Real personal income growth will be 1.9 percent this year — beating the U.S. figure of 1.4 percent — and it will surge to 3.3 percent in 2014 and 2015, which is almost equal to the U.S. figure. California added 80,000 nonfarm jobs between April and July, representing more than 15 percent of the U.S. gain in the category for the period, the report said. For the 12 months that ended in July, California was second only to Utah in the rate of total employment gains, with a 2.8 percent growth rate that was double that of the U.S. as a whole. However, not everyone in California was benefiting equally. The state's recovery was "divided geographically and divided by skill class," forecasters said. "The coastal economies in California, driven by investment, technology, and trade, have outperformed the U.S. while the inland economies driven by migration, construction and government, have officials said the June fire in the area had slowed the permitting process down, but they believed at least one day of cleanup could occur before the end of the year. Garton reminded the officials of the labor the county had at its disposal, such as Probation Department work crews and asked for the scope of the project to be increased. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Oct. 19. In other business, the City Council approved a payment request of $263,057.75 to the park's first phase contractor, Trent Construction, Inc. Tom Watson was appointed as Corning's representative for the Tehama County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Authority board. has been made about whether or how to replace it. The task would pose risks to both wolf and scientists. Dennehy said wolves are collared to understand breeding and litters or deal with cattle predation — neither a consideration that now applies to OR-7. Assembly approves fracking bill LAURA OLSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) — Oil and gas drillers that use a technique known as fracking would face new rules in California under legislation that is one step away from the governor's desk. The measure includes a requirement that drillers disclose the chemicals they use in the process of hydraulic fracturing, which involves injecting water, sand and chemicals into deep rock formations to release oil or natural gas. Assembly lawmakers voted 47-14 Wednesday to approve the plan amid concerns from conservation groups over last-minute changes affecting environmental reviews. The legislation is expected to get a final vote Thursday in the state Senate. Evan Westrup, a spokesman for Gov. Jerry Brown, said the governor intends to sign the measure. Environmentalists across the nation have raised concerns about fracking, questioning whether the chemicals used could harm public health or air and water quality. Industry officials say fracking has been practiced for decades, proving the technique to be safe. Drilling companies are exploring whether fracking could help them access oil in California's Monterey Shale. Under SB4, from Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, state officials would have to complete a study by January 2015 evaluating risks from fracking and other well-stimulation techniques, such as using acid to break apart oilrich rocks. The bill also would require drillers to seek permits and notify nearby landowners before starting work. The legislation also calls for a state website to publicly list the chemicals used in fracking. Nearby landowners would have a chance to have their water wells tested before and after fracking occurs. "Without this bill fracking will continue to go on without oversight," Assemblyman Adam Gray, DMerced, said during debate. "It's a good bill. It's good for Californians." Assemblywoman Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, said the Legislature should wait for pending regulations from the California Department of Conservation's Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources. All California oil wells currently are subject to the same regulations, with no specific rules for those using hydraulic fracturing. "It's like you want the Sierra Club to approve anything that goes forward. We need jobs for growth in this state," she said. Though the department aims to approve its regulations next year, environmental advocates and some Democratic lawmakers say state regulators have done too little to keep up with the industry. SB4 was the only fracking regulation bill to pass the Assembly this year. A half-dozen measures proposing fracking rules died in the chamber in the spring. Assemblyman Richard Bloom, DSanta Monica, who authored one of failed bills that would have temporarily halted the practice in California, Forecast: Calif. to outpace nation in job growth LOS ANGELES (AP) — California will continue to outpace the nation in job growth over the next few years, narrowing an unemployment rate gap in a slow but uneven economic recovery that will leave unskilled workers behind, according to the UCLA Anderson Forecast released Thursday. The state's unemployment rate will average 8.9 percent this year — compared with 7.6 for the U.S. as a whole — but it will drop by a percentage point in 2014 and another in 2015, forecasters said in their third-quarter report. The national unemployment rate will remain lower, but California will narrow that gap as it has continued to do for more than a year, the forecast said. "The factors which have driven California employment and income growth to higher rates than the U.S. are still in play," it said. "As the world economy improves, and as investment in the U.S. picks up once again, California will once again have a disproportionate share of that improvement." California's total employment growth — District Project Manager Tom McCubbins said the projects would be on a volunteer basis and the district has had success convincing landowners to take part. The Ponderosa project would connect with other fuel break projects in the area. McCubbins said it is part of an overall master plan in the area. Chairman Dennis Garton asked for an update regarding scheduled work in the East Sand Slough area of Antelope. Conservation District 5A stagnated," forecasters said. "The lower skill dominant sectors and the manual skills sectors (construction and manufacturing) are significantly smaller. Herein lies the fly in the ointment of California's recovery," forecasters said. "Californians who have invested in and developed skills in important sectors of the 20th century economy are finding that some of those same skills are not applicable to economic activity in the 21st century." The U.S., meanwhile, will add 200,000 jobs per month through 2015, and while the national economy hasn't returned to normal, it's getting there, forecasters said. They predicted the nation's real gross domestic product will grow by 2.5 percent for the rest of the year and will reach the normal rate of 3 percent next year and in 2015. "But make no mistake ... it still will not be enough to restore the economy back to its prerecession growth path," the report warned. There also remain challenges and weaknesses. "The housing market, while improving, has not taken off as rapidly as we were forecasting, and there remains downside risk of a fragile recovery stumbling," the forecast said. In the near-term, implementation of the Affordable Care Act could prompt companies to convert full-time workers to part-time and smaller business to curb the number of people they employ to avoid new health insurance coverage requirements, the forecast said. said Wednesday that he still supports a moratorium, but SB4 is "the next-best alternative." "I don't believe for a moment that this bill will preclude my ability or anyone else's ability to try to move something stronger forward," Bloom said. After the vote, environmental groups blasted the legislation as weak and condemned changes that they say would exempt drillers from complying with the California Environmental Quality Act. Pavley's staff disputes that view and says environmental reviews would still occur. "At a time when the legislative process failed to protect our environment and our safety, we are calling on Gov. Brown to halt all fracking in California," said Dan Jacobson, legislative director for Environment California. Brown spokesman Westrup said after the vote that the administration worked with the Legislature "to craft a bill that comprehensively addresses potential impacts from fracking, including water and air quality, seismic activity and other potential risks." "SB 4 is an important step forward and the governor looks forward to signing it once it reaches his desk," Westrup said in a statement. State lawmakers also approved a bill this week that would increase the bonding amounts that oil and gas drillers must post in case a well is abandoned or an operator is unable to pay for environmental damage. Under SB665 from Sen. Lois Wolk, DDavis, those bonding requirement would increase for the first time since 1998. Bill to ban lead bullets heads to governor's desk SACRAMENTO (AP) — A bill that would make California the first state in the nation to ban lead bullets for all types of hunting is headed to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk. The Assembly approved AB711 by Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Rendon of Lakewood on Tuesday. Proponents of the bill say the ban will protect condors and other wildlife that feed on gut piles left behind by hunters. They also say humans are at risk when they eat meat that has been shot with lead bullets. Opponents see the proposed law as a first step toward banning hunting in the Golden State. They say that because copper bullets are technically armor piercing, federal officials could move to eliminate their sale. Bill would restore transit funds SACRAMENTO (AP) — Legislation heading to Gov. Jerry Brown would help California transit agencies retain $1.6 billion in federal grants this year that are in jeopardy because of the state's public pension reform law. The bill responds to a finding by the U.S. Department of Labor that the pension law violates union members' collective bargaining rights by forcing them to contribute more to their retirement funds. AB1222 by Democratic Assemblymen Roger Dickinson of Sacramento and Richard Bloom of Santa Monica temporarily exempts public transit workers from contributing more to their retirement funds. That buys time while the state and a local transit agency sue over the federal agency's ruling.