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Obituaries LELAND GAYLORD Born April 3, 1908 in San Francisco, CA, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2010 in Red Bluff, at the age of 102. He is survived by his lov- ing wife Eleanor Gaylord of Red Bluff, daughter Bonnie Dietrich of Redding, son Orin Gaylord of Mc Arthur, CA, step-children Bevery Grace of Red Bluff, Marilyn Sharp of Lincoln, CA and Gary Sharp of Lake Oswego, OR, as well as many grandchildren and great-grand children. Leland was active, hard working all of his life, liv- ing and working in MacArthur, Bieber, Vallejo, and Red Bluff. HAROLD "BUD" LAUNIUS 2, 1949 and passed away October 8, 2010 after a lenghly illness. He was a veteran of the US Army and served from 1967 to 1978 as a flight en- gineer. Bud was a general contractor for 25 years in Tehama County, and was president of the Tehama County Contractors Associa- tion when it was formed in 1995. Bud enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with family and friends. He is survived by his wife Kathy, and his five children Kami, Buddy, Cody, Susan and Anthony, his older brother Ronnie, 10 grand- children and 3 great grand- children. Memorial services and In- ternment will take place Friday, October 15, 2010 at 2pm at The Northern Cem- etery in Igo, CA. Family and Friends will gather following the cere- mony at Round Table Pizza in Red Bluff. Comstock, Texas passed away Friday, September 24, 2010. He was born on No- vember 30, 1935 to Fred Jo- seph and Rada Moore Ross. Johnnie loved running heavy equipment and working on ranch roads. He enjoyed feeding the wild deer at his home on the Devil’s River; where Johnnie was the happiest. Johnnie is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Vada Jean Bentley. He is survived by his wife, Candice Ross; children, Robert Leon Ross, Nancy Jo Swiger and James Neil Ross and their mother, Betty Ross; sister, Robby Jo Teaff; brothers, Colin P. Ross and Stanley Neil Ross and wife, Mary Lou; five grandchil- dren; close friends, Rick and Mary Rylander; numer- ous nieces, nephews and other family and friends. Services were held. Arrangements with PORTER LORING 1101 MCCULLOUGH SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78212 Johnnie JOHNNIE ROSS Ross of Bud was born November HOWARD LEE BRUSHWOOD 46, of Clovis died Sunday October 3, 2010 at his home. He was a sales man- ager for bowling supplies. Celebration of Life potluck will be held Friday, Octo- ber 15, 2010 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Orchard Lanes Bowling Center, Chico, CA. Rememberances: 1710 Ath- ens Ave, Clovis, CA 93611 er, Father, Grandfather, Great-grandfather, friend, and community volunteer. Carmen Rutala was born October 28, 1928 in Bridgeton, New Jersey. He moved to Red Bluff with his father during his school days. He met the love of his life Joyce while she was working at the State Thea- ter. He was an active mem- ber at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church where he served many years as a Eu- charistic Minister. Carmen was a member of the Red Bluff Elks Lodge for 54 years. He could be found bartending and helping in the kitchen, but he was proudest when he was tak- ing pictures at Elks func- tions and editor of the newsletter. To know Car- men was to know generosi- ty. One of his fondest memories was accepting Elk of the year along with his wife. He had an infec- tious laugh and a love of sports. You would rarely see him without a 49’er shirt or hat. Carmen is sur- vived by his daughter Con- nie Shepherd; five grand- children and twelve great grandchildren. Visitation will be held at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers on Friday, October 15, 2010 from 5 - 8 pm, with a Rosary at 7:00 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Cath- olic Church Saturday, Octo- ber 16, 2010 at 10 am. Arrangements are being handled by Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. CARMEN N. RUTALA, JR. Beloved Husband, Broth- Howard Lee Brushwood, Wednesday, October 13, 2010 – Daily News – 7A ISSUES Continued from page 1A lenger Joe Durrer admitted he had an agenda. “Yes. I have an agenda,” Durrer said. “My agenda is to put Red Bluff back on a solid financial footing.” Incumbent Jim Byrne lambasted city practices in his opening statement say- ing the public works director should be a licensed engi- neer and the city manager should be required to be a local resident before he was cut off by the time limit. Supporting the cham- ber and spending TOT dollars The candidates agreed the chamber has made a huge improvement recently and should be supported, as the chamber provides a vital first impression for visitors. Transient occupancy tax is the revenue from visitors staying in hotels, mostly during special events, and the revenue is put into the General Fund. But candi- dates had differing views regarding the original pur- pose of TOT and the possi- bility of using it to compen- sate police for overtime dur- ing special events at the fair- grounds. Brown said TOT is given to the chamber to promote Red Bluff. Incumbent Jeff Moyer said there are multiple uses for TOT. Rob Schmid and Daniele Jackson said TOT was origi- nally created to compensate police overtime and should be given to the police. Schmid also favored using part of the fund to promote the area. FORUM Continued from page 1A come. Candidates overwhelmingly referred to the process as a team decision. “Everyone needs to have a stake in the outcome and feel they have invested in the outcome,” Willard said. Etzler wrote the school needed to consider its priorities. HELEN FRIEDRICH WILLIAM FREDERICK O’CONNELL, MD William Frederick (Fred) O’Connell, MD, of Red Bluff passed away Septem- ber 29, 2010 at the age of 88. in Providence, Rhode Is- land, Fred received his un- dergraduate degree from Brown University and grad- uated from Yale University School of Medicine prior to completing his residency at Duke University. He served in the Navy during WWII. Fred was a long time resi- dent of Tustin, CA where he practiced Pediatrics and served as Chief of Staff at Children’s Hospital of Or- ange County from 1972 - 1974. He later moved to Ensenada, Mexico and then to Red Bluff, CA in 2005. Survivors include daugh- ters Carol, Kathleen and Karen of Red Bluff, Rebec- ca Irvin of Anaheim, Cyn- thia Jobb of San Diego and Laurie Barrett of Valencia; brother, Tom O’Connell of Boston, MA; seven grand- children; and four great grandchildren. Services in northern Cali- fornia will be held at Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers in Red Bluff on October 18th at 2 pm. Services in southern Cali- fornia will be held at The Waverly Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana, CA on Thursday, November 11th at 2:30 pm. Donations can be made in Fred’s name to the Pediatric Cancer Research Founda- tion @ www.pcrf-kids.org. Chapel Born November 11, 1921 Our beloved, Helen Friedrich, 86 died peaceful- ly at home on October 7, 2010. Helen was born Sarah Helen Osterday in Akron, OH. on November 17, 1923. She married Adolph Friedrich, her husband of 63 years in 1947 and moved to Cottonwood in 1958. They were active and devout members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Anderson for over 40 years where they made many loving friends. Helen was active in Martha’s Ministries and was a volunteer for Mercy Hospice in Redding for over 20 years. She is survived by husband Adolph, sister Loretta, sons Michael and Ed, daughter Mary and granddaughters Angela and Jill. Helen was greatly loved and will be missed by all. Services will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Anderson. There will be a vigil rosary on Sunday evening, October 17th at 6:00 pm. Funeral services will be Monday, October 18th at 11:00 am. Helen liked flowers and Mercy Hospice. Death Notices Cherry Tate Cherry Tate died Oct. 10, 2010, in Red Bluff. Tate was 65. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrange- ments. Published Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Cecilia A. Murray Cecilia A. Murray died at Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, in Redding. She was 86. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. A missionary could not avoid killing a turkey after it flew into her car near Adobe Road. Sunhwa Kim, 59, of Folsom was driving northbound on Interstate 5 around 11:10 a.m., Tuesday when a turkey flew at her windshield from the east side of the freeway. The turkey hit the windshield before Kim had an opportunity to slow down or stop to avoid the bird, California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh said. The turkey died and was taken by Caltrans to be dis- posed of. Kim’s ‘96 Toyota Camry received minor damages to the front windshield on the driver’s side. Kim and her passenger were not injured. They received a ride from a tow truck to Redding, where they expected to get the windshield replaced and continue on their journey. Kim said she and her passenger, who are missionar- ies, were on their way to a Shasta Lake to perform some missionary services. — Staff report RBPD Continued from page 1A “We’re very fortunate to have him,” Nanfito said. “He has worked for both the San Francisco University Police Department and Corning Police Department. His experience will serve us well and we hope he’s found his home in his law enforce- ment career.” Nanfito said White’s recruitment process began in April, but was delayed because of the economy. Hiring him and others to Brown and Moyer said using TOT to pay for police overtime is certainly some- thing to consider. But Moyer added, if that were to hap- pen, the city would have to cut elsewhere. He wanted all the stakeholders to come together for a solution, but that has not happened. Byrne said TOT should pay for overtime since the police provide the services. It’s really a non-issue. Durrer said, while TOT could be used for overtime, he wanted stakeholders to come together to pressure Caltrans to install a traffic light near the fairgrounds, which would free up the TOT dollars to be used else- where. Tim Morehouse said the impact of special events has to be looked at, and other options for compensating overtime should be explored. Larry Stevens said the money needs to be taken out of the General Fund and ear- marked. Balancing the budget Brown said he would continue to try to see how the city could operate more efficiently, including looking at combining departments. Byrne said current budget cuts are “pie in the sky” and “it won’t fly.” The city can’t expect to cut $800,000 from departments and still pro- vide services. Moyer said the problem is the council did not react fast enough because they were not given the informa- tion in a timely manner. The issue needs to be addressed now, not three or four months from now. Durrer thanked employ- ees for stepping forward with salary and benefit con- cessions, but said they still need to do more. The city is missing out on grant oppor- tunities because staff is not applying for them. Jackson said zoning changes to allow business diversity and delaying devel- opment impact fees would generate revenue. Morehouse favored focusing on small businesses and taking advantage of the branding effort for the coun- ty to bring in travelers from Interstate 5. Schmid said, though he can’t really grasp the entire budget shortfall situation until he gets into office, his background is in business, and that is the approach he would use. “Government is not a business, but it needs to be run like one,” Schmid said. “Some big dollar items need to be cut. If you don’t have the money, don’t spend it.” Stevens said an item by item evaluation needs to be made to identify what can stay and what needs to be cut. Economic Development and regaining financial health Candidates all said eco- nomic development could be spurred by delaying development impact fees and brining in new business- es or fostering existing local businesses. To regain financial health to the state it was three years ago, all three incumbents, Jackson and Schmid sug- gested looking at employee salaries and benefits and reducing pension costs. Byrne said pensions need to be aligned with the private sector. Pointing out the pending lost of four police officers to “Not all of what we spend money on is essential to our purpose,” he said. McIver used her time answering the question to call for greater com- munity investment in the school. “I’m really struck and saddened now by almost the stinginess I feel in some communities,” she said. She singled out general obliga- tion bonds as a way to restore school funding. Candidates again found common ground when asked by the audience replace four resigning offi- cers was made possible by the funding from a COPS Hiring Recovery Program grant. The $263,391 grant will be used to fund the base salary of a police officer for a three-year period. A second officer resigna- tion becomes effective Fri- day with two more expected to become effective in December, Nanfito said. “We’ve already been pre- pared (for the upcoming res- ignations) and have been going through the testing process,” Nanfito said. “We will fill (the position) as other agencies for better paying jobs, Durrer said salaries and benefits should be aligned with surrounding municipalities. The employees can only give so much before they start looking elsewhere, Durrer and Stevens said. Morehouse said he did not want to go back to three years ago when the econo- my was overinflated and people where living outside of their means. The reces- sion has been a reality check, and he wants to move forward. He suggested a sys- tem that provides for long- term financial health by evaluating actual resources instead of being dependent on the rise or fall of sales and property taxes. Outsourcing police and fire Asked if Red Bluff Police should be combined with the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department and if Red Bluff Fire’s duties could be taken over by CalFire, the candi- dates said it was a bad idea. Several candidates cited a report by Police Chief Paul Nanfito at a recent City Council meeting, in which he provided some ill effects of outsourcing police ser- vices. Among the reasons Nanfito and the candidates gave are losing control, spreading resources too thin and the cost to restart a municipal police department should the endeavor go south. Stevens said combining fire services could change the ISO rating, which could lead to higher insurance and property tax rates, costing the city and residents more. “What we save on one end, we’ll be losing in the other,” Stevens said. about their support for the Gay- Straight Alliance, a student organi- zation supportive of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students. All three gave their backing to the GSA. “Adolescence is a time for exploring relationships,” McIver said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailynews.com. quickly as we can. Certainly in the next 30 days.” White said going into law enforcement was a natural choice for him. Growing up, several of his uncles were in law enforcement and his brother, Jeremy White, works at the Corning Police Department. While White was raised for a while in the Bay Area, he has lived in Red Bluff for the last 15 years and attend- ed Red Bluff Union High School, Shasta College and California State University, Chico, he said. “It’s been a long road back, but I’m glad to be back Turkey smashes into car COPS Continued from page 1A area. Security footage shows Hennessey in a red shirt, Flow- erdew said. Anyone with further information is asked to call the Red Bluff Police Department at 527-3131 or the depart- ment’s Tip Line at 528-8392. in Red Bluff,” White said. “I live here so I figured if I’m going to be a police officer I might as well make a differ- ence in the city I live in.” Because White has already served as an officer, it will shorten the time it takes for him to be trained and out on patrol. Starting Tuesday, White began orientation, which is part of a 10-week training that involves learning the department’s policies and procedures. White will begin patrol after he finishes the first two weeks of orientation. Over 50 years of serving Tehama County Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792