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Thursday, September 30, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries HOWARD ARROWSMITH Howard Arrowsmith passed away peacefully on Sep- tember 25, 2010 at the age of 79. Howard was born in Dairyville, and attended Red Bluff High School. Throughout his illness, Ho- ward was able to maintain his sense of humor and quick wit, delighting every- one around him. Howard was a rancher for most of his life in Northern Califor- nia and Southern Oregon. Howard is survived by his brother Ralph Arrowsmith (Mary) of Red Bluff, and three children Cole Arrowsmith of Grand View, ID., Dee Arrowsmith (Bill Berens) of Cottonwood, and Cindy Arrowsmith of Anderson. He is also sur- vived by 6 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 10:30 am at Oak Hill Cemetery on Walnut Street in Red Bluff. A celebration of Howard’s life will be held by the fam- ily afterward. BLADE Continued from page 1A available. Any further investiga- tion is in the hands of the FAA or the Federal BEND Continued from page 1A in Tehama and Shasta counties by promoting tourism, hiking, fish- ing and other outdoor recreation in the area.” Boxer was joined by Sen. Diane Feinstein, who called the area a “national treasure of eco- logical, recreational and historical importance.” “By establishing the Sacra- mento River National Recreation Area, we can ensure that current and future generations of Califor- nians will be able to enjoy it,” Feinstein said. The bill is unchanged from the one endorsed by a narrow majori- TAX Continued from page 1A While Cofer opposes the tax, he was upset that the public had not been informed that it would not be on the ballot. Cofer said he had heard from the Tehama County Elections Department that Corning hired a consul- tant, without council approval, to look into alternative MARY STARNES WHITE Mary Starnes White lost a lengthy 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- 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 Bear dumped outside market SAN LEANDRO (AP) — Black bears sightings are not uncommon in Califor- nia’s backcountry or even around trash bins in Lake Tahoe. But in a strip mall along a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway? That’s the strange situa- tion the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is investi- gating after someone dumped a dead 300-pound bear outside a small San Leandro grocery store. Sgt. J.D. Nelson tells the Oakland Tribune that a white pickup truck was seen depositing the bear’s body Sunday night and speeding away. The animal had been shot in the shoulder. But why it was left where it was remains a mys- tery. battle with Department of Transporta- tion, the release said. Sheryl Cook, regional administrative assistant for the National Transporta- tion Safety Board, said her department was aware of the incident but would not be pursuing an investiga- tion because the craft was not in flight at the time of the incident. Nor did the younger Culverwell mean to take the craft off the ground, she said. ty of supervisors in May, when the board voted 3-2 to back the bill. Supervisors Gregg Avilla and Bob Williams rejected the bill. The proposal is the result of years of debate between Boxer, county officials, the BLM and Rep. Wally Herger, R-Chico. Its proponents have pushed for the bill as a way to preserve what they say is an underfunded attrac- tion. According to figures provided by Boxer, use of the area has more than doubled since 2004, last measured at some 83,000 vis- itors over the course of a year. BLM officials have described funding for the area as “close to zero,” a figure unchanged even as the area quadrupled in acreage. to be advised as to what discipline will be meted out to the staff member or members who flaunted the council’s legal instruc- tion,” Cofer said. Mayor Gary Strack and City Manager Steve Kim- brough both said there has been no consultant hired and Strack said the deci- sion not to put it on the ballot had been started in August. funding, including possibly form- ing a fire district. “I respectfully request to know the legal justifica- tion for staff failing to place the tax increase on the November ballot, the name of the consultant and SERVICE Continued from page 1A Carrie Clark of the Job Training STATE Continued from page 1A had been expected. Thousands of vendors are owed nearly $3 billion for the first three months of the fiscal year, according to Chi- ang’s office, but they won’t even get IOUs until a budget is approved. That’s because state law prevents any sort of payments — even IOUs — without an appropriation from the Legislature, Jordan said. That’s different from last year, when vendors were paid in interest-bearing IOUs for just the second time since the Great Depres- sion, because the state had a budget but simply ran out of cash. Until a budget is in place, the pay-you-later warrants would be used, under the law, to pay lottery winners, people owed tax refunds, workers compensation claims and some child development benefits, Jor- dan said. Next week is also the practical deadline for the state to begin the process of borrowing $7 billion to fund construction of highways, schools, courthouses, and flood levees this fall, said Joe DeAnda, spokesman for Treasurer Bill Lockyer. The state needs a budget before it can seek about $10 billion in tax revenue antici- pation notes, and then the $7 billion in general obligation The deadline for get- ting something on the bal- lot was Aug. 6 and while there were several reasons Corning decided not to move ahead with the tax increase it was mainly time, Kimbrough said. As to why the council had not discussed the mat- “I guess the father was teaching the controls or something,” Cook said. The FAA’s Flight Stan- dards District Office in Sacramento could not be reached Wednesday to confirm whether the orga- But residents in the nearby community of Bend cited increas- ing use as a reason to scrap the bill, crowding county meetings with stories of stray gunfire, ille- gal campfires, traffic and litter, all of which they expect to worsen if the land is granted increased attention. County officials are relying on the same attention to bring tourist dollars. Herger has said he opposes the proposal because it would fall under the National Landscape Conservation System signed into law by President Obama, a sys- tem BLM officials say would guarantee the area funding. Herger maintains the language in the NLCS could be used by ter at meetings, Kim- brough said that Corning is more informal than most cities and when it was decided not to put the increase on the ballot a note was sent to council members in an Aug. 6 progress report to inform them that alternative options were being looked at. Since there was no feedback or questions from council at the time, Kimbrough and staff began looking into other options, including a sim- pler and less costly mailed ballot, he said. He added Corning is not planning to form a fire district. While a consultant had not been hired, the city Center will provide the training. •The Expect the Best Cus- tomer Service Secret Shopping Awards will take place at the October Tehama County Adviso- ry Council Meeting, 7:30 a.m., nization would be con- ducting its own investiga- tion. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. environmentalists to subvert Boxer’s proposal and ban recre- ational use or cattle grazing or to interfere with private property rights. Boxer has repeatedly stated otherwise and modified her bill, at the request of the county, to include language to prevent this. But Herger maintains the changes are too weak and claims the NLCS language could trump Boxer’s bill in court. As of Tuesday Herger’s stance was unchanged, director of com- munications Matt Lavoie said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailynews.co m. spoke with an engineer about what would be involved in putting togeth- er a mailed ballot to make sure it was in line with the State Constitution’s requirements, he said. The mailed ballot, which would go to all property owners in Corn- ing, would most likely come out in May or June, if that option is chosen, and would have a five-year sunset clause. “The clause means the tax won’t continue (after five years are up) without the process starting all over again,” Kimbrough said. Fire dispatch is critical to the safety of Corning and setting a five-year Oct. 6. The Training Camp will be presented at that morning’s meeting. Cost is $30 for non- members and free to members. • Celebrate your staff. Throw a party. Thank your customers. Give bonds. Each process takes three to five weeks, and must be done in sequence. And the state can’t issue the bonds during a ‘‘blackout period’’ that runs from about Thanksgiving until Califor- nia’s next governor proposes a budget in January. ‘‘You can look at the cal- endar and see that’s getting tight,’’ DeAnda said. ‘‘If nothing happens by next week, it’s really going to make it difficult for our office to access the market. We really risk shutting down all the infrastructure projects and the public works pro- jects and all the hundreds of thousands of jobs that are associated with that.’’ On Friday, 90 days into the fiscal year, U.S. Bank limit would keep the fund- ing going until the city was out of recession, while leaving the control with the people, Kim- brough said. The matter will be dis- cussed by the council at a closed session Oct. 12. The Corning City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall, 794 Third St. Meeting minutes and agendas are available at www.corning.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. out treats. Put up a banner. Cele- brate and reward great service. For information, call the Job Training Center and Business One Stop Services at 529-7000 or visit www.jobtrainingcenter.org. can suspend the state’s Cal- Card and Voyager credit cards for nonpayment, said Department of General Ser- vices spokesman Eric Lam- oureux. The CalCard is used for buying supplies and other routine purchases, while the Voyager card is used to pay for gasoline for the state’s fleet. U.S. Bancorp spokes- woman Teri Charest could not say if or when the bank would shut off the state’s credit. The lack of a budget means schools, counties and thousands of state contrac- tors have gone unpaid since the fiscal year began July 1. ‘‘We’ve never gone to 90 days plus,’’ said Greg Stag- nitto, president and CEO of Highland Wholesale Foods Inc. ‘‘There’s a breaking point somewhere along the line.’’ He said his 10-year-old Stockton-based company is owed more than $1.5 million for the canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, sugar and other staples it supplies to California pris- ons. He is used to late budgets but said he’s particularly frustrated this year because there seems to be little sense of urgency as the November election approaches. ‘‘I think they’re really going to dump this mess in the lap of the new governor ... and meanwhile we don’t get paid,’’ Stagnitto said. Yee clears smoke around Prop. 19 revenue impact Government Writers SACRAMENTO (AP) — Board of Equalization Chairwoman Betty T. Yee today outlined high- lights of the BOE staff analysis of Proposition 19, the “Regulate, Con- trol and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010” to point out differences between the ballot measure and legislative efforts to legalize the commercial sale of marijuana. Proposition 19 on the November 2010 ballot would make personal use of marijuana legal on a statewide basis with no statewide commercial sale provision. Proposi- tion 19 would also authorize local governments to regulate and control specified commercial marijuana activities, in addition to allowing local governments to impose mari- juana fees or taxes at their discre- Easier to transfer to Cal State SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed legis- lation that guarantees admission to California State University to com- munity college gradu- ates, a change backers say will help more stu- dents earn four-year degrees. tion. “Proposition 19 gives Californi- ans an opportunity to have a serious, healthy debate regarding the legal status of marijuana in our state,” Yee said. “However, it is important for Californians to have the infor- mation to understand the differ- ences between this proposal and other marijuana legalization pro- posals that have been debated in the Legislature.” Yee referenced BOE’s 2009 analysis of Assembly Bill 390 by Assembly Member Tom Ammiano, which proposed to legalize com- mercial sale of marijuana, in addi- tion to legalizing recreational use of marijuana. Moreover, AB 390 pro- posed specific revenue-generating provisions including a $50 per ounce excise fee on marijuana sales, The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act allows students who complete 60 semester units at one of Califor- nia’s 112 community colleges to transfer to a Cal State campus and earn a bachelor’s degree with an additional 60 units. It takes effect in fall 2011. ‘‘This is a watershed moment for future col- lege students across the state of California, who will now be able to more easily reach their goal of in addition to facilitating sales tax collection on retail purchases of non-medical marijuana by legaliz- ing those sales. The BOE estimated that these provisions could generate up to $1.4 billion in revenue. “The BOE’s revenue estimate was a sound analysis based on a specific proposal with specified rev- enue measures applicable to a defined commercial market, where supply, demand, and price could reasonably be estimated,” Yee said. In contrast, Proposition 19 would authorize personal use of marijuana only on a statewide basis, while containing no provisions for statewide legalization of commer- cial marijuana sales. It does not enact any specific tax or fee. The ballot measure allows local jurisdic- tions to regulate the commercial attaining a bachelor’s degree,’’ CSU Chancel- lor Charles Reed said. Under the new law, California Community Colleges will create new associate degree pro- grams for transfer stu- dents, who will have junior status when they enroll at one of 23 CSU campuses. Students who complete the programs will be guaranteed admission to Cal State, but not necessarily the campus of their choice, said spokesman Mike production and retail sale of mari- juana. It also allows local govern- ments to choose to impose licensing fees or implement differing tax schemes or rates within their local jurisdiction. The sale of marijuana is a tax- able activity under current sales and use tax law. Sales tax revenue gen- erated from such sales would depend on how many and which localities choose to make those sales legal and the amount of mari- juana purchased, both of which are unknown at this time. “Proposition 19’s proposal to give local governments the option to authorize marijuana sales, with local regulation and taxes, leaves too many unknown variables to develop a credible statewide rev- enue estimate,” Yee said. Uhlenkamp. College officials believe the STAR Act, which was approved unanimously by the state Senate and Assembly, will save an estimated $160 million annually.