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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries JAMES PING of Red Bluff died October 9, 2010. James retired from the City of Mountain View and moved to Red Bluff in 1990. He was born 17 February 1927 in Colo, KY. He was the sole surviving son of the late Thomas and Eliza- beth Phelps Ping. He is sur- vived by his wife, Elsie Lee Ping, two sons, Jeffrey Ping of Los Molinos, CA., and Michael Ping of Redwood City, CA., daughter Donna Feltman of Manton, CA, and three grandchildren, Kimberley M. Fennel, Dylan J. Ping and Allison S. Ping. James was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and six sisters. Funeral services to be James Alpheus Ping, 83, FARM Continued from page 1A the top crop for the county, followed by prunes, almonds and olives. Vasey talked with stu- dents about the methods for gathering tree crops, how to tell the difference between tree types and why they were good for people to eat. Marcie Skelton, who works for the Tehama County Department of Agriculture, spoke with students about the export end of the tree crop busi- ness. held at Manton Community Church, 31555 Forward Rd., with Pastor Michael L. Stiener officiating at 11:00 am, October 23, 2010 in Manton, CA. Burial will be at the Manton Cemetery. Refreshments will be pro- vided at the church hall fol- lowing the burial service. LARRY DOUGLAS SMITH Beloved Larry Douglas Smith, 61, of Hayward, CA passed away October 13, 2010. Born to Theron and Doris Bird Smith in Battle Creek, Michigan, had lived in Campbell, CA and Los Gatos, CA, graduated Sara- toga West Valley College in Saratoga, CA. He had worked for Sunnyvale Elec- tronic as an engineer, and Davis Instruments as a Technical Support Repre- sentative in Hayward, CA. Survivors are parents, three brothers; Perry of Venice, Florida, Ron of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, David Wayne of Red Bluff, CA, a uncle, three aunts and their families, three nephews and their families, friends, co-workers and neighbors. He was preced- ed in death by his grand- parents. Services will be private. YOUTH Continued from page 1A small town,” Minton said. “It’s a unit award that had everyone involved, but they did this all on their own. Being around these kids is like a breath of fresh air.” Minton pointed out that not only had the unit received the Fulcrum Shield but, through the efforts of Sheriff Clay Parker, were able to get a document from the California Sheriff’s Association recognizing the group’s accomplishment. The unit also received recognition from Congress- man Wally Herger, Minton said. The second award of the night, the Jimmy Trimble Scholarship, was a surprise not only to its recipient, Young Marines GY Sgt. Mary Hurton, but her par- ents, Pat and D’Lorah Hur- ton, and other relatives pre- sent. “It was a very big sur- prise,” Hurton said. “It was supposed to be announced in early October so (when there was no word) I thought I didn’t get it.” Hurton is the second member of the group to win the $1,000 scholarship — her cousin Annie Bennett being the first. In order to compete for the scholarship, which is given out each year to one boy and one girl, applicants wrote an essay. Hurton’s was based on an interview with World War II veteran Bud Gott about his time on Iwo Jima. “Your essay was superb and really the whole pack- age was well put together,” Kessler said. “You’re very deserving and I couldn’t be happier for you.” Gott, who was on hand for the presentation, spent 33 days on Iwo Jima before he was hit with a grenade. “Mary does a lot of things she doesn’t get recog- nition for because she does- n’t like to be in the lime- light, so it’s nice to see her get something she really wanted,” said D’Lorah Hur- ton. On Nov. 6, Hurton will be recognized in Washing- ton, D.C., then accompany a group of veterans during a week-long trip to Guam and Iwo Jima. The walnuts make up 49 percent of the county’s crops exported with 18,594 acres of land devoted to walnuts, she said. Prunes make up 21 percent of exports followed by almonds at 17 percent. Part of Skelton’s job is to be a go between for those exporting and the countries they sell to in making sure the products sold are bug and disease free, she said. In the last year, Tehama County shipped 58,521 tons of product and the top five places items are shipped to are Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico and China, Skelton said. Stacy Miller gave a pre- sentation on stock dogs using border collies rang- ing in age from four months to eight years. VOTE Continued from page 1A a public vote to approve any new fees. Willard and Avilla repeated their arguments Tuesday, though public testimony was overwhelm- ingly against the ordinance. The same opposition did little to stop Supervisor George Russell from joining Willard and Avilla. He gave the ordinance whole- hearted support and described the fees as “quite modest.” Supervisor Bob Williams came the closest of any of the board to openly opposing the fees. With- out stating his opinion directly, he pressed County Counsel Arthur Wylene on the board’s ability to suspend or reduce the fees once they had been voted in. Wylene repeatedly said, even if Prop. 26 passes, the board could still temporarily stop, then rein- state, the air quality fees if it approves them before the proposi- tion takes effect. Once one of the proposal’s staunchest opponents, Tehama County Local Governmental Ser- vices Committee Chairman Bill Moule said he would meet with BLAST Continued from page 1A fingers’’ and hope that util- ities will spend the money where needed. Sen. Rod Wright, D- Inglewood, said the Legis- lature should amend state law to require the commis- sion to ensure that utilities follow through on repair or replacement projects approved by regulators. Leno noted that the util- ity gave different assess- ments of the pipeline with- in a four-year span: It ini- tially said the pipeline needed to be replaced, then said it did not, and finally said it posed an unaccept- able risk if not replaced by 2013. The conflicting deci- sions came after closer inspections of the pipeline, Kirk Johnson, PG&E’s vice president for gas oper- ations, told the committee. ‘‘Had we found any- thing wrong, we would have dealt with it immedi- ately,’’ he said. The National Trans- Brewer’s station, trying their hands at roping dum- mies. At Irene Fuller’s station, students learned about the differences between types of camels, alpacas and lla- mas, but mostly focused on alpacas that Fuller raises. Alpacas produce between four and 14 pounds of fiber a year and the amount diminishes as the animal gets older. The alpacas, which have 22 natural fiber colors and 150 variations, live between 20 and 25 years and are used for their fiber until it becomes no longer viable because of age. New this year was a pet- ting zoo brought in by the Shasta College Agriculture Program. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Plum Valley School student Brette Stout listens as Sierra Pacific Wildlife Biologist Julie Kelly asks questions during “who wants to be a tree-lionaire” Tuesday at the Tehama District Fairground. Forester Ted James assisted Kelly. The dogs must have nat- ural herding abilities. Other breeds commonly used for stock dogs include kelpies, Queensland and McNabs, she said. Students had the chance to watch the dogs, ranging in methods of herding and experience, work sheep and afterwards were given the chance to pet the 4-month- old border collie and kelpie mix puppies. Students sug- gested names for the two pups, including Rascal, Scooby and Einstein. At the Sierra Pacific pre- sentation Wildlife Biologist Julie Kelly and Forester Ted James played “who wants to be a tree-lionaire.” Students learned an oak tree seed is an acorn and the oldest bristle cone pine is 4,700 years old, Kelly said. The largest pine cone comes from a sugar pine, which has sap in it that turns to sugar when it goes through fire, she said. Of water in California, 85 percent comes from a forested watershed. Mike Brewer, from Brewer’s Arena in Los Molinos, spent spoke about his time as a team roper. Brewer used to compete in the Red Bluff Round-Up and other big rodeos, but now competes as a Senior Pro team roper. Students spent the largest amount of time at “It’s a great experience,” said Bidwell teacher Debo- rah Miller. “Most of the kids don’t know half of what’s available in the county and it’s stuff that’s right in their backyard.” Plum Valley teacher Jes- sica Stevens brought stu- dents first through fifth grade, since its a smaller school. She said each year her students pick up and are able to retain more infor- mation. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. ing, Moule said “raising fees at any level of government will eliminate the hope of any recov- ery or growth.” By meeting’s end Moule said he expected to leave a scheduled Friday meeting with Abbs with some resolution. The nine people who spoke against the measure, a mix of developers and residents residents with Tea Party hats, argued the county should not take responsi- bility for pollution created by Sacramento and the Bay Area. Others cited economic reasons similar to Moule’s or questioned the math behind Tehama County air quality. Tom Mohler, wearing a “Yes Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Bill Moule, Local Governmental Services Committee chairman for the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, Charles Wright and Tehama County Air Pollution Control Officer Alan Abbs discuss air quality mitigation fees during a break at a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. the policy’s author, Air Pollution Control Officer Alan Abbs, to discuss the relationship between portation Safety Board, which is responsible for investigating the explosion, released its preliminary report last week that said a power failure briefly increased pressure in the pipe before it ruptured. A final report is months away. Johnson said PG&E hasn’t decided whether it will seek to rebuild the gas line over the objections of the community. Kathy DeRenzi, one of three sur- vivors who testified before the committees, is circulat- ing a petition against rebuilding near the neigh- borhood where 37 homes were destroyed and another 18 were damaged. Rebuilding the pipeline would be a tragic reminder of the disaster, she said. The utility has begun offering property buyouts and rebuilding funds to res- idents whose homes were destroyed or badly dam- aged. Richard Clark, director of the commission’s con- sumer protection and safe- ty division, said it is the WOODLAND (AP) — Yolo County authorities say a convicted sex offender kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 13- year-old girl whom he met through a telephone chat-room. Thirty-five-year-old Jason Sigur is being held on suspicion of kidnapping, lewd acts with a minor and failure to reg- ister as a sex offender. He was arrested Friday, hours after he allegedly took the teen from her El Dorado Hills home. the fees and air quality. In a letter sent on behalf of the chamber in advance of the meet- utilities’ responsibility to learn where hazards exist and make repairs. The PUC rarely punishes utili- ties because it doesn’t want to discourage employees from volunteering when mistakes are made. Lawmakers said that system wasn’t working, given the San Bruno explo- sion and several others involving PG&E pipelines in recent years. Sen. Alex Padilla, D- Los Angeles, chairman of the Senate Energy Com- mittee, also questioned why the commission has just nine inspectors who can randomly check, at most, 1 percent of the state’s natural gas pipelines annually. Clark could not say how that compares with inspec- tions in other states. Padilla said lawmakers will also consider requiring utilities to install valves in pipelines that would auto- matically shut off gas in emergencies. The hearing came on the same day that five families affected by the San Bruno Sex offender accused of kidnap, lewd acts Sheriff’s officials say Sigur had met with the girl at least once before Friday. The girl’s mother called authorities after waking Friday morning and not seeing her at home. Deputies found the teen at Sigur’s house based on information provided by the family, who said the two had a rela- tionship of sorts. They arrested the sus- pect on his way to class at a technical school. on 23” sticker stapled to the back of his baseball cap and carrying a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his shirt pocket, said he distrusted any EPA figures. “If the EPA was around when the dinosaurs were around, the dinosaurs would be alive and the EPA would be dead,” he said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailynews.co m. explosion filed separate lawsuits against the utility. Among those were Susan Bullis, whose husband, 17- year-old son and mother- in-law died in the Sept. 9 blast. 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