Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/17343
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituary Council set to discuss mountain lion By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff City Council will get an update on efforts to handle the mountain lion that has been roaming around the city. California Department of Fish and Game Lt. DORIS JEANETTE FORWARD (1934 - 2010) to natural causes at Brentwood Rehabilitation Hospital on September 29, 2010. She was born in Oroville, CA on April 24, 1934. When she was five years old, her family moved to Red Bluff, where she lived for the remainder of her life. Doris began her career with the County of Tehama in 1959. During her employment she served as the Assistant Auditor for 13 years. In 1979, she was appointed to the position of Treasurer by the Tehama County Board of Supervi- sors. She was elected to the same position in 1980 and remained there, unop- posed, until her retirement in 1998. As well as her distinguish- Doris Forward succumbed Scott Willems will give a report on how DFG has been dealing with the mountain lion sightings and provide the council with DFG’s official position on the situation. More than a dozen sightings have been report- ed since July, but DFG has maintained that the cat is not an imminent threat to the public. Other agenda items • The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce will give the council a presentation on Attorney seeks retrial in BART shooting case ed involvement in county government, Doris was ac- tive in community affairs. She was a three term presi- dent of the local Business and Professional Women’s Club, and was also a Cali- fornia Northern District President of BPW. Doris served as director for the United Way and was a life- time member of the Calif. Assoc. of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors. Doris enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She particularly en- joyed taking cruises with her friends and her com- panion, George Froome. Doris is survived by her eldest son, Ronald Forward of Red Bluff, daughter and son-in-law Katie and Dr. Douglas Guyton of Jackson, Miss. and son and daughter-in-law Brent and Janet Forward also of Red Bluff. She is also survived by six grandchildren; Jessi- ca, Drew and Ryan Guyton, Alicia Wilkins, Megan Paler- mo, Andrew Forward and three great grandchildren; Isaiah and Gabriel Wilkins and Anna Palermo. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Janet Page and her sister, June. There will be a graveside service at Oak Hill Ceme- tery in honor of Doris’ life on Wednesday, October 6 at 10:30 am. A reception will follow at the Elks Lodge in Red Bluff. Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a me- morial contribution be made to the charity of your choice. Death Notices Constance S. Beadle Constance “Connie” S. Beadle, of Corning, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, in Chico. She was 85. Neptune Society is handling the arrange- ments. Published Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Beverlee Murray Beverlee Murray died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, in Redding. She was 64. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is han- dling the arrange- ments. Published Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. LOCAL Continued from page 1A group is now working in Perth and will continue to move across Australia. Being there is not all about work. The corpsmembers have had some time to relax and enjoy weekend sightsee- ing and recreational activities. “So far the trip has been amazing,” Duran writes. “We have spent a month on Tasmania Island in places like Hobart, Sorell and SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The attorney repre- senting a white former San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit officer convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed black passenger is asking a Los Angeles judge for a new trial. Defense lawyer Michael Rains said in a 134-page fil- ing Friday that Johannes Mehserle’s involuntary manslaughter conviction should be overturned because jurors did not hear a similar case involving a Kentucky officer who mis- took his gun for a Taser. Rains also says Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Perry erred in his instructions to the jury and that Mehserle’s SEEK Continued from page 1A build. In the footage, he is wearing a dark baseball cap and shirt and tan or light-colored pants. The burglar usually breaks in through a window or door, causing a lot of damage in the process. Proper- ty damage and taking cash seems to be the main incentive in all the inci- dents, Sgt. Dan Flowerdew said. In one of the latest burglary, which occurred Thursday, the suspect did $2,000 worth of damage to Jackson Heights School. Though businesses and schools have been the main target, a few resi- dences and cars have been burglar- ized. The suspect usually strikes COURT Continued from page 1A he said. ‘‘But that’s the way the court ruled, and we take it and move on.’’ The budget legislation passed in 2009 authorized the furloughs through either collective bargaining or ‘‘existing administration authority.’’ The state Supreme Court said those three words gave the gover- nor his authority. ‘‘By enacting this provi- sion, the Legislature, through the exercise of its own legislative prerogative, authorized the substantial reduction in the appropria- tions for employee compen- sation, mandated in the revised budget legislation, to be achieved through the two- day-a-month furlough plan,’’ the court said. State workers dispute that the state has saved money through the furloughs, which have meant most state offices are closed on three Fridays a months. Both Narantapu National Park. We got to drive down the east coast and spent some time over- looking Wine Glass Bay. We got to do some restoration work on the old penitentiary on Maria Island. Maria Island is beautiful. Now we are staying in a hostel in Perth. The weather is warmer here, there’s more beaches, and lots of sun. I love it. Like I said it’s been an amazing trip.” Corpsmembers pay their own travel costs and often camp or board its branding effort. • The council will be asked to award a bid in the amount of $123,123 for a project to resurface downtown streets. Bond Blackop, Inc. would be in charge of performing the work, which should be completed by mid-December. The project is funded by Proposition 1B funds. • Staff will seek approval to recruit and fill two full-time positions in the finance department. The openings are finance director and an accountant position. Former Finance Director Margaret Van Warmerdam was let go two weeks ago after being placed on paid administrative leave since Sept. 8. Accountant Trisha Blair, who has been per- forming the duties of the finance director in Van gun enhancement convic- tion should be overturned. A jury convicted Mehserle in July for the 2009 New Year’s Day shooting death of Oscar Grant on an Oakland train platform. His trial was moved to Los Angeles amid concerns whether an impartial jury could be found in Alameda County. Study: Fewer immigrants coming to Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new study shows fewer immigrants are arriving in Los Angeles while more who have set- tled in the nation’s sec- ond-largest city are remaining. The study by Universi- ty of Southern California researchers indicates for- eign-born residents made up 39.4 percent of the city population in 2008, down from 40.9 percent in 2000. Meanwhile, immi- grants who have lived in the U.S. more than two decades made up 42.3 percent of Los Angeles’ foreign-born population in 2008, nearly triple the share in 1990. Dowell Myers, a pro- fessor of urban planning and demography at USC, said the shift should make it easier for new immi- grants to adjust to life in this country. ‘‘They were surround- ed by a bunch of novices,’’ said Myers, who co-authored the study. ‘‘Now they’ve got people with their feet on the ground in the same ethnic community who are presumably able to help them.’’ The study using Amer- between midnight and 6 a.m., Flow- erdew said. Some businesses have been hit more than once. Police are encouraging people to have their alarms turned on and to take extra precaution, especially in the early morning hours. Any with information or wanting to report suspicious activity can con- tact the police department at 527- 3131. While the police is actively pursu- ing several leads, the department is releasing the footage in hopes that the community can help locate or identify the suspect. ——— The Daily News hopes to make the video available at www.redbluffdai- lynews.com as soon as possible. nominees for governor, Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown, have said they would avoid furloughs if elected. Schwarzenegger and the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Assembly and Senate said last week they had reached a tentative agreement to address Cali- fornia’s budget deficit. The spending plan is more than three months late. The latest furlough order exempts departments that collect revenue, such as the Franchise Tax Board, and provide public safety protec- tion, including the California Highway Patrol. It also exempts about 37,000 workers in six unions that recently reached tenta- tive labor agreements with the Schwarzenegger admin- istration. Those unions agreed for their members to contribute more of their salaries toward their pension benefits and to take one day of unpaid personal leave a month, the equivalent of a nearly 5 percent pay cut. at volunteer houses in Australia. Duran left on Aug. 18 and is expected to return Oct. 18. This is the 22nd year of the exchange between the two organizations. Later this month, two Australian contingents will arrive in California to work at CCC centers in San Luis Obispo and Ukiah. The California Con- servation Corps is a state agency hiring young men and women, ages 18 to 25, for a year of natural resource work and emer- gency response. BACK Continued from page 1A sponsorships in August, she didn’t have a horse to work with until July and she final- ly received the American Quarter Horse Association registration for her horse transferred into her name days before she was leaving for the competition. Having her horse, a 14- year-old Palomino named Wata Frosted Gold who was raised from a baby by Matthews, in her name allows Spangler to compete for the AQHA Top Hand Award. Another thing that fell into place was finding a Cal- ifornia flag to be used in the competition, which fell into place Thursday when some- one from the Round-Up Museum connected Span- gler with the Red Bluff Berrendos Parlor No. 23 Native Daughters of the Golden West. “There have been so many people from the barn help (who care for Span- gler’s animals allowing her to leave for a few days) to sponsors and other people who stepped up to make this possible,” Spangler said. Spangler is hoping to Warmerdam’s absence, is resigning to take a job elsewhere. The council will be asked to reclassify the accounting position to a much broader title of financial management specialist before the city starts recruiting. The reclassification will allow the city greater flexibility in recruiting someone to fill the posi- tion, City Manager Martin Nichols said. • The council could adopt a position in support of Proposition 22. The measure, which will be decided by voters in the Nov. 2 election, would prohibit the state from taking local government funds. STATE BRIEFING ican Community Survey data from 2008 and 2009 shows the city’s foreign- born population was just under 1.5 million in 2008, down slightly from 2000. That marks the end of more than three decades of growth of the city’s immigrant population, Myers said. The study commis- sioned by the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at California State Uni- versity, Los Angeles, will be presented Tuesday at a state-of-the-city event. Fast-food freebie ban gets OK in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco lawmakers have given preliminary approval to a law that would prohibit fast-food restaurants from putting toys in children’s meals unless they include fruits and vegetables and don’t have too many unhealthy calories. A committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 Monday to pass the pro- posed ordinance on to the full board. Santa Clara County supervisors adopted a similar law in April that banned all fast- food freebies. Several doctors testi- fied in favor of the San Francisco law. One recalled seeing children in hospital waiting rooms carrying McDonald’s Happy Meals. Under Supervisor Eric Mar’s proposal, McDon- ald’s and other restaurants could only include toys in meals that have a half-cup each of fruit and vegeta- bles and limited amounts of sugar, sodium and fat. Man arrested with meth, guns at school LOS MOLINOS — A man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and having guns on school grounds Monday morning. Officers were called to Lassen View Elementary School regarding a suspicious car parked in the area around 8:50 a.m., where they found James Leland McNeely, 40, sleeping in his car, according to a Tehama County Sheriff’s press release. A search of the car revealed several firearms, includ- ing a pistol, and stolen Pacific Gas and Electric locks and keys. McNeely was carrying methamphetamine and several glass smoking devices. He was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia, stolen property, guns and having guns on school grounds. It does not appear that McNeely intended to use the guns and his presence at the school was unintentional, according to the release. McNeely was booked into Tehama County Jail with bail set at $35,000.— Staff report place in the Top 3, but confi- dent she will make at least the Top 25 and maybe Top 10, she said. The first three rounds, including Horsemanship 101, Good in Saddle and Good on Screen Run, are to eliminate competitors to the Top 80, she said. Round four, Think on Your Feet, will have the Top 25 brought back for round five which is Handling the Herd. The Top 10 will go on to a meet and greet before the Top 3 are brought back for a freestyle performance. For the freestyle Spangler has been working on a few tricks including teaching Wata Frosted Gold to bow and swinging a 25 foot loop while standing on the horses back. “He’s like a marshmallow — soft and pliable,” Span- gler said. “So forgiving, gen- tle and willing. How he is as an individual helps.” The 14-year-old Palomi- no has been passed around for the last several years and had no social skills when she acquired him at the end of July, she said. “He was a little beat up,” Spangler said. “Very mental- ly defensive and he didn’t want to be put in a barn. He isn’t a bad horse, he just has- Dr. Andrew PomazalD.O. Physician & Surgeon General Medicine Saturday Appointments Available • High Blood Pressure • Diabetes • Joint & Muscle Pain • Lung Problems We offer Osteopathic Manipulation 530 528-2066 2050 Main St, Red Bluff Accepting New Patients Located in Chico, CA Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net n’t had the right rider.” It wasn’t until August she began riding Wata Frosted Gold, but the fact that it did- n’t take her long has to do with he was trained right as a young horse. “I have a theory that if they are started right they know what to come back to because they have a founda- tion to start from,” Spangler said. Wata Frosted Gold’s strong point is as a cow horse, but Spangler has worked with him in a variety of disciplines such as the English style of riding. More information about SNS Ranch Spangler Train- ing is available at snsranch1@yahoo.com or by calling Spangler at 527- 6003 and about the competi- tion at www.projectcow- boy.net. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.co m. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com.