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Thursday, October 14, 2010 – Daily News – 9A Obituaries CECILIA MURRAY Cecilia Murray, age 86, of Red Bluff, CA. passed away October 10, 2010 of natural causes. Born in Ohio, and formally of Sebastopol, CA., was a resident of Tehama County for 30 years as a homemaker. Survivors include daugh- JABS Continued from page 1A day, October 14, 2010 from 5to8 pm at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Services will be Friday, Oc- tober 15, 2010 at 10am at Sacred Heart Church. Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother MARY McDONALD BOHANNAN be held on October 16th at 2:00 pm at the Green Door in Corning. Mary was born to Ed and LaVern McDonald December 21, 1937 and passed away on August 27, 2010. She leaves behind her husband of fifty years Charles Bohannan, three sons; Jim, Steve and Dennis Irvine, two daugh- ters; Kim Horstman and Teri Gibson, three sisters; LaVern, Bonnie and Caro- lyn, two brothers; Eddie and Paul, many grandchil- dren and friends. News tip? Call 527-2151 A Memorial Service will ter and son-in-law Al and Deborah Garman, daughter Dianne Day, sons Fredrick "Dale" Murray and Dennis Murray, 9 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her son David Murray in 1973. Visitation will be Thurs- website may be insensi- tive, but Reed will not remove the recording, as too many rumors have been spread about what he said, and he wants people to have the chance to listen to it and find out the truth. Next time, he should be more sensitive, Reed said. Herger, who spoke second, only briefly men- tioned the issue after he touched on what he says is a battle in Washington, DC. In all his years of cam- paigning, he has never heard any scandalous, libelous heresy against him, Herger said. “This is the lowest lowball politics I’ve ever had from any opponent,” he said. Herger went on to attribute the tactic to Democratic candidates in general saying, instead of choosing to focus on real issues, such as the healthcare bill or the stimulus, Democrats want to talk about scan- dalous issues to distract voters from critical issues. The real issue and bat- tle in DC is that Democ- rat leaders are spending too much money and putting the nation in debt. Thirty-seven cents of every dollars spent in DC is from borrowed money, Herger said. The debt is approaching 10 times as much as when SCHOOLS Continued from page 1A district’s school sites with active and passive monitoring. Staff have said they will feel safer with the security system in place, McCoy said. The discus- sion with the public regarding the system will continue as the dis- trict moves forward in the process. Public discussion has not really been engaged because it would have been premature with- out a policy in place. A security system is necessary because the district wants to pro- tect its facilities, McCoy said. Recent vandalism at the schools has put a strain on district resources, caused disruption at school and been unsettling for COUCHED 1. Continued from page 1A McBrides ordered a La-Z- Boy. They paid with a $600 check. “The lady who sold it to us, she seemed like a very nice lady,” McBride said, recalling an earlier purchase. “She had a little black Labrador she had gotten there from the back door, and they kind of adopted him. They seemed like they were pretty good folks.” Kelly and Keith Staton paid more than $200 for a headboard near the end of June. “They kept telling us even before we bought it, ‘If anything’s wrong, tell us, and we’ll make it right, we’ll make it right,’” Kelly Staton said. The Statons received their headboard three weeks later. But it was damaged. When they went to return it in August the business was vacant except for furniture. The Statons do not con- sider themselves lucky. But some customers paid as much as $1,400, she said. One note taped to the door claimed a loss of more than $2,000. For weeks, calling the business line yielded noth- ing but a repeating ring. By Wednesday the number had been disconnected altogeth- er. The deed to the business lists a Ross E. Rottmann as the owner. A similar name was listed by the Better Business Bureau, where R & R Furniture received an A+ rating, until the company took down the listing as part of an update. His name appears on a business license issued by the city of Red Bluff. Attempts to reach Rottmann by phone and through the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce were unsuccess- ful. Outlook bleak for cus- tomers Better Business Bureau President Barry Goggin said his non-profit had two com- plaints directed toward the Red Bluff business as of Oct. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net The group received both complaints in September, he said. Normally the BBB can work to resolve disputes between businesses and cus- tomers. But Goggin was doubtful customers could reclaim furniture from behind R&R’s shuttered doors without the consent of a sympathetic landlord. “As far as recourse that individuals have at this point, it is probably pretty bleak,” Goggin said. The problem is furniture ordered may be in the hands of manufacturers or repair shops the company contract- ed with, he said. If the business files bank- ruptcy it will be unlikely it has enough assets to return cash or furniture. A class action lawsuit would require 100 people or more and could run into the same problem. “There’s no point in filing a lawsuit unless there are assets to be gained,” Goggin said. He cautioned against rushing to judgment against the Rottmanns. “I don’t have any reason to believe there was fraud or intent on the part of the own- ers to cheat their neighbors,” Goggin said. “I suspect it was (due to) an economic reality and the hole was get- ting bigger and bigger.” He encouraged victims of the business to contact both the BBB and the Bureau of Home Furnishings. At the Red Bluff Police George W. Bush was in office. If re-elected Herg- er will work toward bal- ancing the budget and paying off debt. Herger would try to see to it that bills are pre- sented at least three days before Congress votes on them. Markups of the healthcare bill were pre- sented just hours before Congress was set to vote, and even the expert wit- nesses during the hearing did not know what was in the bill, he said. When asked how these last-minute legislative introductions could be curtailed, Herger said it is up to the party in charge. With Rep. Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, all the rules of committee hearings have students, staff and families. At Vista Middle School some- one turned on all the sprinklers and electricity, and at Meetter Elementary School the office and classrooms were broken into, McCoy said. At least $2,000 worth of damage was done at Jackson Heights Elementary School on Sept. 30 when the main officer and inner offices were trashed, just days after the board considered a first reading of the policy last month. The most recent vandalism just strengthens the need for the secu- rity system, McCoy told the board. According to the policy, cam- eras will not be placed in areas where students, staff, or community members have a reasonable expectation of Department, Sgt. Dan Flow- erdew confirmed the depart- ment was investigating claims of monetary loss as of Sept. 29 but declined to comment further as the case was still under investigation. District Attorney Gregg Cohen said no charges were filed relating to R & R Fur- niture as of Oct. 1 but he encouraged victims to con- tact his office. Cannabis connection Whether or not the police and DA can recover the missing furniture, Rottmann already faces unrelated charges over a 44-plant med- ical marijuana operation. A Ross Evan Rottman, with one “n,” was arrested in October 2009 on suspicion of growing marijuana plants at his Oriole Drive resi- dence, some as high as 13 feet, according to transcripts of his preliminary hearing. The same transcripts refer to him as the owner of R&R Furniture. Like event promoter Joseph Froome, who was arrested about the same time as Rottman on suspicion of growing almost 10 times as many plants, Rottman said he was in compliance with California’s medical mari- juana laws. Both said they were growing for Prop. 215 patients. Melissa Rottman, Ross Rottman’s daughter, a Prop. 215 patient and the store’s former manager, helped in the collective. So did a num- ber of Chico residents and at least one Dixon man, all of whom expected to receive part of the harvest for their been bypassed and Con- gress is run by what Pelosi wants. Asked why Congress went ahead and voted on the bill if no one had read it, Herger said, “We get the government we more or less deserve.” Politicians will try to get away with anything they can get away with, and if people don’t vote them out of office, shame on them, Herger said. Reed said, if elected, he would try to balance the budget and not take any raises until the bud- get is balanced. He wants to set term limits for Congress and vowed to not stay in office for more than 8 years. Unlike his opponent, whom he accused of vot- ing straight party line, privacy, and there will be no audio recordings. Signs stat- ing that surveillance cam- eras are in place will be post- ed. Other business Policies regarding district offi- cials disclosing conflicts of inter- est and screening visitors were presented. The visitors policy defines who is a visitor and sets guide- lines for visitors. According to the policy, visi- tors are asked to schedule no more than two 30-minute visits per week. Visitors who are on campus more often are consid- ered volunteers, and volunteers will be required to be tested for tuberculosis and fingerprinted. The district will absorb the costs, as the policy is not meant to labor, according to court transcripts. Authorities allege the marijuana was more than the collective could consume — enough that they allege it was slated for sale else- where, though they could not find pay-owe sheets, packaging materials or the large quantities of cash typi- cally associated with large marijuana-for-profit opera- tions. Local authorities, includ- ing the Sheriff Clay Parker, are publicly adamant that medical marijuana cannot be exchanged for money under any conditions. William Panzer, one of the authors of California’s principal medical marijuana law, Prop. 215, vehemently disagrees and is representing several local medical mari- juana defendants, including Froome. In an August preliminary hearing, Defense Attorney Ron McIver argued the Rottman’s marijuana opera- tion was legal and allowed under state law. Diane Logan has since been appointed to Rottman’s case. A phone call to her office was not returned Monday. The case may hinge on the fact the garden was start- ed before recommendations were issued to members of the collective, according to the transcript. Yet the furniture store may not have survived, even without Ross Rottman’s arrest. He told authorities the store was in enough finan- cial trouble to warrant Reed said he will repre- sent the people of the dis- trict and not vote party line or with special inter- est groups. Reed consid- ers himself a moderate Democrat. Reed said he will bring in more federal dollars to Tehama Coun- ty, which will help lower unemployment rates. As for the canceled debates, Reed said the ones truly missing out are the voters. “I do regret all this happening,” Reed said. “The debates benefit the people in the district.” ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.c om. discourage volunteers, McCoy said. Board member Leonard Stohler said the policy is neces- sary to protect the children. The policy will come back to the board for a second reading and possible adoption at its next meeting. Similar visitors and disclosure of conflicts of interest policies will most likely be adopted at other county school districts, as these are policies the Tehama County Department of Education has suggested districts imple- ment. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. pulling money from a CD, according to court tran- scripts. Meanwhile, Karl Rottman, also employed at R&R Furniture, carries a criminal record predating Ross Rottman’s arrest, including convictions for carrying more than 28.5 grams of marijuana without a recommendation and sell- ing a controlled substance. His probation was recently revoked when he tested positive for methampheta- mine. Once bitten, twice shy Schwartz has yet to restore her living room. After moving out all her fur- niture in anticipation for R&R’s sale, she only has a TV stand, an ottoman and a couch. Her living room feels empty, she said. “Every time I go home and look at it I try and put it out of my mind,” Schwartz said. “What am I going to do?” But even if she gets her furniture back the scenario is a troubling one for her. A 30-year-resident of Red Bluff, she said the issue challenges her view of the community. “It’s been very depress- ing,” she said. “We live in a town where everybody knows everybody and you trust your neighbors. You don’t expect something like this.” ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, exten- sion 114 or gjohnson@red- bluffdailynews.com. CASE Continued from page 1A several who heard Rodgers admit to a violent encounter, according to Beeman’s statement. Oth- ers reportedly saw blood on Rodgers’ clothing hours after the attack and heard him ask how long the police could keep DNA. Rodgers’ preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30. SPLIT Continued from page 1A plaque honoring Hart. Councilman John Leach commended Loper for his project. “I think it’s a great addition to the city,” Leach said. “My hats off to you.” DELTA Continued from page 1A argued a canal around the delta would ensure more reliable water sup- plies while protecting the estuary’s fragile ecoystem. But environ- mentalists and many Northern California communities continue to oppose a canal, saying it would take too much fresh water from the delta. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Located in Chico, CA Dana Hollmer, Tehama County Tax Collector, hereby announces that regular secured tax bills will be mailed on or before November 1, 2010, to all property owners, at the addresses shown on the tax roll. If you own property in Tehama County and do not receive a tax bill by November 10, contact the tax collector’s office, 444 Oak Street, Room D, Red Bluff, CA or call 527-4535. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the taxpayer of the responsibility to make timely payments. The FIRST INSTALLMENT of 2010-11 taxes are due and payable on November 1, 2010, and will become delinquent if not paid by 5:00 p.m. or the close of business, which ever is later, on December 10, 2010, thereafter a 10% penalty will be added. The SECOND INSTALLEMENT is due on February 1, 2011 and will become delinquent if not paid by 5:00 p.m., or the close of business, whichever is later, on April 11, 2011; thereafter a 10% penalty will be added plus the cost to prepare the delinquent tax records and to give notice of delinquency. When the delinquent date falls on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the time of delinquency is 5:00 p.m. on the next business day. BOTH INSTALLEMENTS MAY BE PAID when the first installment is due. SUPPLEMENTAL TAX BILLS are an additional tax liability due to a reassessment of your property value and are due on the date the bill is mailed to you. Please check the supplemental delinquent dates to be sure to pay the taxes timely. Payments may be made by electronic funds transfer or by credit card by logging on to co.tehama.ca.us or by mail sent ot P.O. Box 769, Red Bluff CA, 96080. Mailed payments must be POSTMARKED BY THE DELINQUENT DATE to avoid late penalties. Payments may also be made in person at the county tax collector’s office, 444 Oak Street, Room D, Red Bluff, CA, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. DANA HOLLMER Executed at Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, on October 7, 2010. Published on October 14 and October 21, 2010 Tehama County Tax Collector