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Monday, October 18, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries BARBARA J. LEE Barbara Lee passed away unexpectedly on September 30, 2010. Born in San Fran- cisco on July 20, 1932, she was 78 years old. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by daugh- Daily News photo by Chip Thompson ter Lori Kinner (Brian Dun- bar), son Randy Lee (C.J.), and the grandkids who idolized her; Jody, Katie and Jacob Kinner, Cheryl Lee (Joe Orlando), John Lee and J. R. King, Barbara is also survived by all of her TOPS family. She was pre deceased by husband of 55 years, Jack, on June 20, 2010 and son-in-law Tom Kinner, January 18, 2006. of her life serving the com- munity. She had been an employee for California Highway Patrol, City of Red Bluff, and Red Bluff Fire Department. A Celebration of Life will Barbara spent the majority Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Dozens of classic cars turned out Thursday evening for a free car show and barbecue hosted by Cornerstone Community Bank on South Main Street. SUPES Continued from page 1A proposal for another six months. Proposition pushes poll be held at 2:00 on Thurs- day, October 21st at the Veterans Memorial Ceme- tery, 11800 Gas Point Rd., Igo, CA 96047. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Vet- erans Memorial Chapel at the above address. BEVERLEE C. KONBERG-MURRAY Beverlee C. Konberg- Murray of Red Bluff, Cali- fornia passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010. She was born on May 2, 1946 to Eric and Fawn Konberg. Beverlee loved gardening and canning fruits & vege- tables. She enjoyed gather- ings and barbeques with friends and family and loved to read. Beverlee is preceded in death by her parents Eric and Fawn Konberg and brothers Ben- ny and Bruce Konberg. She is survived by her only child and loving daughter and son-in-law Fillisha and Richard Fox, sister Bettie McPheeters, brother Bob Konberg, numerous nieces and nephews and other family members, significant other Kenny Denlay and his children she loved as her own Mitch and Danielle Martin, Rusty & Jennifer Denlay and their children Jacob and Kaylee, and many friends. A Mass Serv- ice will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Bluff on Saturday, Oc- tober 23 at 10:00 am with a reception directly following at the church. Prop. 26, on the ballot for the November election, will force two supervisors to vote in favor of air qual- ity mitigation fees on Tuesday, according to a letter from the Tehama County Air Pollution Con- trol District. The proposition, if approved, would require a two-thirds vote from Tehama County residents before the county could add additional fees or taxes. But if supervisors vote the fees in on Tuesday, the policy will be adopted before Prop. 26 takes effect, if voters approve it in November. VOTES Continued from page 1A enough to purchase walnuts and a bag of Lindauer dried plums, which she held up for a photo. At one point she addressed a boy who said he was told by his father that Whitman would cut education spending. She told him she planned to keep educa- tion spending the same. CORNING Continued from page 1A to the council in the Aug. 6 edition of the monthly Project Notes, Strack said. The only person to dis- cuss the tax with Kim- brough since it was first brought back to council’s attention in the publication was Strack, Kimbrough said. KAREN C. SPANGLE You. to be with the Lord on Oc- tober 17, 2008 We Love You and Miss Karen C. Spangle Born April 28, 1948 went Council received updates on the status of the tax in the Sept. 3 and Oct. 1 editions of Project Notes. “The council manage- ment relationship in Corn- MONEY Continued from page 1A Death Notices Kenneth Tilmon Brown Kenneth Tilmon Brown died Oct. 16, 2010, in his residence in Red Bluff. He was 59. Red Bluff Simple Cre- mations & Burial Service is handling the arrange- ments. Published Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Ron Frank Ron Frank died Oct. 13, 2010, in Cottonwood. he was 39. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. enough pay for school. Combined with an aging farm- ing population and a shortage of local jobs, it is clear the communi- ty’s roots need watering. Which is where the scholarship program comes in. Even when the DINES Continued from page 1A would be a state version of the Dream Act, which would let U.S. high school graduates who were brought into the country illegally as children become legal residents after spending two years in college or the military. ‘‘News flash to Jerry Brown: we do not have unlimited resources,’’ Whitman said in Redding while accusing Brown of pandering to voters. ‘‘From the beginning, I have said we have to give priority to children of tax- payers when they are going to taxpayer-funded institutions.’’ Otherwise, getting a two-thirds vote in favor from county residents would prove “unlikely” and kill the proposal, according to an Oct. 13 letter bearing the names of Supervisors Charles Willard and Gregg Avilla. Only Willard’s name is signed but Avilla is expected to sign the docu- ment Monday, Willard said. Avilla could not be reached for comment Sat- urday. The measure is likely to see staunch resistance from both the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and local developers, who have adamantly opposed fees during the recession. An Oct. 14 letter from the chamber leaves little room for interpretation. “In an economy such as the one our nation is in, The inaugural Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Event was hosted by the Palomino Room Thursday evening. Among those attending were, from left, Kristin Behrens, the chamber’s board chairman, Red Bluff Mayor Jeff Moyer, Tonya Redamonti, United Country Allegiance Real Estate, Suren Patel, M Star Hotel, Barry Jesrani, Sportsman Lodge, Bill Patildar, Travel Lodge, and Bill DeWildt, Wilcox Oaks Golf Club. The social and business networking event was suggested by Patel,who is unable to attend monthly Good Morning Red Bluff events. It will be held at a different business each month. imposing or raising fees at any level of government will eliminate the hope of any recovery or growth,” writes Local Governmen- tal Services Committee member Bill Moule. But Willard and Avil- la’s letter argues even the proposal’s opponents will find it the lesser of two evils. While air fee opponents have argued Interstate 5 or larger cities to the south are responsible for the county’s poor air quality, both the state and federal government expect the county to act and have threatened to step in them- selves. By taking the problem into its own hands the county will at least have the legal ammunition to stop either the state or fed- eral government from issuing its own regula- tions, which could be Asked by the Daily News about local Republicans who had expressed lukewarm sup- port earlier in the campaign, Whitman said her local Repub- lican base was strong and she had found additional backing from independents and some Democrats. Asked about her opposition to Prop. 23, a proposition for which signs of support line Highway 99, Whitman immedi- ing is informal, but we all understand that we are here to get things done,” Kim- brough said. “In the past, when city staff have learned that an idea or action will not work, we have informed the council of the problem and advised them of the change at staff level.” The council is informed on changes in Friday notes and monthly Project Notes and it is normal for mem- bers to call Kimbrough and ask for an issue to be put back on the next agenda with a formal report to allow a full discussion at a public meeting, he said. stricter, according to the letter. Camp conflict At 10:45 a.m. or later the board of supervisors is scheduled to wrestle with a question that tied up the Planning Commission. Since July 2009, landowner Angelo Ferro has campaigned, unsuc- cessfully, for permission to build a migrant camp on the outskirts of Corning, near Woodson Bridge Park, in the Squaw Hill neighborhood. Ferro and ranch manag- er Chris Henderson said the project would decrease neighborhood traffic from the migrants they would employ by keeping them on-site during the harvest season. The plans call for on-site catering and bath- rooms. The project earned the support of the Bell-Carter Olive Co. in Corning and ately invoked her opponent, Attorney General Jerry Brown. Brown is determined to implement Assembly Bill 32, the global warming emissions bill Prop. 23 would suspend until employment increases statewide, Whitman said. Whitman’s position has been to call for a one-year suspen- sion on AB 32. “If you let me be governor, I won’t let you down,” she said “If a council member does not question the change, staff can keep the projects moving without having to stop and wait for the next regular meeting,” Kimbrough said. While it is the council’s trust that has allowed the system to operate more effectively, it only works when there is effective communication between the council and City Man- ager, he said. “The lack of communi- cation on the fire assess- ment is my responsibility,” Kimbrough said. “(Staff) must communicate with the funds go to non-agricultural scholarships, students still come back. When they do, they have a better chance of finding work. Notable graduates of the pro- gram include a former Marine who became a helicopter repair- man and a student getting his mas- ter’s in mathematics, Calkins said. Yet for all the good the money from the festival does, the closest, Earlier, in the home city of Chico State University, Whitman said she would boost higher education spending by $1 billion to cut student fees, hire more faculty and satisfy other needs. She said the money would come from the $15 billion she intends to save by cutting other programs and the state’s payroll. She previously said the higher education money would come specifically from equivalent cuts to welfare programs. At every stop, she promised to use her expe- rience as a businesswoman to create jobs in the hard- hit northern state. Whitman was bracket- ed by two state Assembly candidates wearing cow- boy hats as she worked fellow olive grower and Corning City Councilman Ross Turner, who told the Planning Commission in June that most landowners in his city will not rent to migrants for racial rea- sons. But the proposal earned the ire of most of the camp’s neighbors, whose complaints ranged from fears of increased traffic, noise and dust to one woman who said migrants refuse to use bathrooms. More information is available by visiting co.tehama.ca.us or by call- ing 527-4655. The Board of Supervisors meets every Tuesday at 727 Oak St. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. on her way out. “I will bring jobs back to California.” Saturday was at least the second time Whitman made a campaign stop in or near Red Bluff. She visited the M & M Ranch House in August 2009. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailynews.com. council. In this case, I let myself get so involved with the budget solutions that I did not keep them apprised.” This is the second time Kimbrough has been disci- plined recently. An e-mail exchange between Kim- brough and a business per- son that was poorly worded was the subject of a discus- sion in October 2009. Kim- brough was given a week’s suspension with no pay. Moving forward, staff has been looking at putting together a mailed ballot to add a fee to water bills to cover fire dispatch costs. A most visible symbol of labor was a tractor parade including mem- bers of the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association. The gas engines are a reminder of the community’s long, deep ties to farming. The machines show the strug- gles our forefathers dealt with, EDGE member and Corning resi- dent J.C. Miller said. friendly crowds, patting babies, shaking hands with voters wearing red ‘‘Tea Party Patriot’’ T- shirts, posing for dozens of pictures. Her bus rolled past frequent campaign signs backing Whitman and other Republican can- didates. One young sup- porter brought her a pumpkin he had carved to say ‘‘Meg 2010.’’ She has spent much of the week greeting voters and sampling the local offerings. She snacked on a beef-dip sandwich in Los Angeles, a chili dog in Bakersfield and a choco- late shake in Sacramento this week before continu- ing north to Chico and Redding. Her down-home approach contrasted to her target date of February 2011 is set for a required public hearing, Kimbrough said. The city has spoken with an assessment engineer about the mailed ballot to make sure it was in line with the state Constitu- tion’s requirements, he said. The fee would have a five-year sunset clause, Kimbrough said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. “These things don’t even run good until they’ve been (on and) sitting there for an hour or two,” he said. If scholarship winners come back next year, chances are, the same tractors will greet them. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohn- son@redbluffdailynews.com. early campaign, when she was criticized for being too insulated and scripted. Whitman is fighting perceptions that she is elit- ist, particularly after alle- gations that she did not properly compensate her housekeeper of nine years. She fired the woman last year after Whitman said she learned for the first time that the housekeeper was in the country illegal- ly. Democrat Michael Hawkins carried a broom as he organized about two- dozen protesters outside Whitman’s Chico stop. ‘‘This is to signify Meg Whitman’s maid, the ille- gal maid that was part of her family for nine years — her words, not mine,’’ Hawkins said. ‘‘It doesn’t pass the smell test. If someone was a member of my family for nine years, I’d know whether they’re illegal or not.’’ Inside the Cozy Diner, Carol Blessum said she appreciated Whitman’s attempt to relate to voters. ‘‘People need to know she’s a real person and has a concern for the state, no matter how much money she has,’’ said Blessum, a former university employ- ee who described herself as ‘‘a reformed Democ- rat.’’ Whitman insisted she was having fun and learn- ing something new from voters at every stop. ‘‘We’ve got 18 days left and I need to compete for every vote in every part of the state,’’ she said.