Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/18568
Friday, October 29, 2010 – Daily News – 9A Obituary RACE Continued from page 1A Byrne said. RUTH JEANNE WEITZE ADAMS Born February 7, 1921 Died October 19, 2010 born at home in Nora Springs in North Central Io- wa. She had broken her hip, and taken to the Kaiser Hospital near Brentwood, CA., later contacting pneu- monia, passing October 19, 2010. Funeral services will be held at Brentwood Cem- etery with the family Octo- ber 27, 2010, and a recep- tion will be held at the Sumerset Club. Ruth Jeanne leaves her husband John Adams whom she met at Davis U. C. and one son Douglas. She has two sisters with Shirley, now deceased and Betty Cook. She leaves two brothers Keith and Bob with their wives Virginia and Louise. She is the daughter of Gene and Hen- ry Weitze whose parents immigrated Ammensen, Germany in 1866. These were Christian and Johanna Weitze with son Ernest and daughters Dora and Sarah. She also had another brother, Wayne who is deceased. All the brothers and sisters as did Ruth Jeanne attend- ed Red Bluff High School. They lived in El Camino, CA. Ruth Jeanne and Shir- ley attended U. C. Davis and Keith at Berkeley UC with Bob at Shasta Junior College. Ruth earned a degree and became a dietician at Ber- keley UC and was dietician at the Berkeley Hospital. She lived in Santa Cruz, CA where her husband gave the evening news on the radio. Son Douglas was born here. Later the family moved to Brentwood, CA and Ruth had earned her teaching credential. She taught in the Middle schools and Elementary grades in the Brentwood School District. She was at Pittsburg 10 years in the second and third grades and at the Edna Hills School in Brentwood. She developed a class for boys which was in cooking, some sewing and how to be in an apartment in col- lege. This class was very popular. Ruth Jeanne had taught 27 years altogether. Her husband was in- volved with announcing sports on the radio in Brentwood, as well as the coordinator Brentwood Employment Department Office and served in the Army Air Corps in WWII. He was al- so active in the Lions Club and an official of the Liber- ty Tract Team. Her son was a teacher in of the from Ruth Weitze Adams was “It irritates me to think that people can set me up or Jeff up with a little deal like that,” Byrne said. Councilman Forrest Flynn also receives health insurance coverage from the city. He does not have a problem getting his bill paid on time even though the city does not send him a monthly invoice, he said. In fact, when he first signed up for coverage, he declined the option to receive a monthly invoice. “It’s kind of like paying rent or any other kind of bill,” he said. “You pay it on the first of the month and that’s it. I can’t imag- ine people not taking care of their business.” Moyer said he was never given the option to receive a monthly invoice. City Manager Martin Nichols said it has not been the general practice of the city to send monthly invoices. On Wednesday, Byrne said for the first time ever he received an invoice in the mail, that day, for the next month’s payment. Who is leaking infor- mation? The source of the anonymous letter is still unknown. Moyer and Byrne said they believe it came from someone at City Hall, as no one else has access to Blair’s e-mail. “Of course, someone from City Hall did this. How else would anybody know about this stuff?” Byrne said. “I don’t have a clue who did this, but whoever did it is violating the trust of the city. It’s just wrong for any city employee to be doing this.” Pritchard said, to her knowledge, nobody had access to Blair’s e-mail. But anybody who Blair may have given the e- mails to would have had the information. But Nichols said Blair’s e-mail was accessible by a dozen or more people at City Hall and employees of Apex, the city’s infor- mation technology service provider, after Blair left. “The e-mails became generally available,” Nichols said. Nichols said he would be interested in finding out who leaked the informa- tion, but is not sure if he has the legal right to ask. Leaking city employee e- mails is not a cause for legal or disciplinary action as e-mails are public records. Calls to City Attorney CORNING Continued from page 1A wall conflicts with the rest room floors. We had no way to anticipate it would be there.” The extra cost is for the lowering of the concrete stem walls beneath the future restroom floor elevations. The project includes the installa- tion of two new heating ventilation and air conditioning units, re-roof- ing, insulation improvements and the installation of structural support TOUR Continued from page 1A “It’s such a beautiful county with an incredible bounty,” Bianchi said. Marv Locke, of the RAC, which is an independent committee of 15 people, has been on a few tours and said it is a good experience. “It’s neat to see how many options we have in the county and to learn that something is grown here that you thought was probably grown elsewhere.” Locke said the partner- ship with the Farm Bureau is about bringing people together to learn about the natural resources produced in the county. the Brentwood Schools where he met his teacher wife, and later Superintend- ent of the Middle Schools of Brentwood, CA., and was a new school named after him, called: "The Adams Middle School". Douglas was able to attend an overseas school for a term in Eng- land. In lieu of flowers, dona- Brentwood, CA 94513 Avenue, Barbara Collins, who has tions may be made to The Adams Middle School, 401 American Death Notice Marva Jean Jackson Marva Jean Jackson of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. She was 51. Red Bluff Simple Cre- mations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Oct. 29, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. lived in Red Bluff five years, said she enjoys the tours, having been on a few. “I was busting to see the potential in Tehama County and not really seeing it,” Collins said. “This is fantas- tic and it has been an eye opener. It’s exactly what needs to happen here (to help newcomers learn about the county).” Logger’s breakfast During breakfast at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge, tour participants heard Sierra Pacific Community Rela- tions Manager Mark Lath- rop speak about clear cut- ting. Lathrop showed a com- parison of what an SP clear TASTE Continued from page 1A each and every child that visits its booth during the Children’s Faire each April at the Tehama District Fairground, said Karla Stroman, administrator for Safe Education and Recreation for Rural Families Oh Snap! The Daily News wants your photos: Cute kids, Adorable pets, Inspirational sights, Any shot you think readers would enjoy You might just see it in the Daily News Send pictures to editor@redbluffdailynews.com or drop off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff. Include a caption. work. There will be minor concrete and wood framing demolition and con- struction. The project is being han- dled by Don Azevedo Construction of Chico. The council adopted a resolution to authorize liens, worth just more than $8,500, on 22 properties in Corning to secure payment for delinquent water and sewer fees. “These are all properties where we haven’t been able to reach the owner and can’t recover the money,” Kimbrough said. “The resolution is intended to protect the city in event cut in Calaveras County looked like in 2001 when it took place and what it looks like today. Pictures taken in the same location, which only show dirt after trees were cut, show that in 2010 there are healthy trees between 18 and 20 feet tall, he said. Clear cutting is when a for- est is cut down and replant- ed. “Industrial timberland has been managed for 125 to 175 years and over time there has been selection log- ging, which leaves the inferi- or trees that have been in the shade their whole life,” Lath- rop said. “(Clear cutting is done) to have a healthy for- est again.” Brown’s trout The first stop once the bus got on the road was Mt. Lassen Fish Farm, near Dale’s Station, where Oper- ations Manager Dan Brown and Research Director John Povey talked about the rain- bow trout in their station. The station is one of 12 Mt. Lassen Farms has between Hat Creek and Rawson Road and its water originates from a seasonal spring, Brown said. The station ships an aver- age of $1.4 million pounds of trout annually, was at one time the second largest egg producer for trout and has had six or seven record size fish, about 28 pounds or more, in its recent history, Brown said. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Kendra Howell of Lima Huli Lavender Farm talks about different types of Lavender. Originally owned by Cliff Hildebrand and Brown’s uncle, the station has a dual purpose of provid- ing fish not only to be eaten, but for recreation as well, Brown said. The fish the station pro- duces are very close to nat- ural foods and organic. Within the year the business is hoping to have two-pound fillets in a local grocery store, Brown said. Tour participants saw a golden color phase of trout that started out as a novelty. It is 100 percent rainbow trout and breeds true, mean- ing two golden-colored trout bred together will breed gold-colored offspring, Brown said. Povey demonstrated the egg-taking and fertilizing processes and answered audience questions. The female trout are put into water that is about 57 after school program at county schools. The council distributed more than 1,000 books this year. The administrators’ associa- tion devotes some of the event’s proceeds to scholarships for high school students. The reading council sponsors a writing contest in May at the State Theatre, Stroman said. degrees F with an FDA approved anesthetic. While they are asleep Brown guides the eggs out with a gentle squeeze. It takes the eggs 26 days to hatch from the time they are fertilized and another 16 days before they are swim- ming and eating regular food, he said. Lavender dreams Kendra Howell’s Lima Huli Lavender Farm was the next stop where Howell talked about the difference between Provence and Hid- cote lavender. Overall, lavender is a low maintenance plant that loves heat and doesn’t require a lot of water. Baby plants should be watered once a week and Howell waters her eight- year-old Provence plants about once or twice a month, she said. Most plants have gone to sleep this time of year, Since the cancellation this year of the Tehama County Depart- ment of Education’s Lit Fest, the council’s contest is trying to incorporate some aspects of Lit Fest, including a visiting author. While tasting, Thursday’s guests were entertained by retired music teacher Chris Uchibari and his band. Each school created a Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service Family owned & Operated Honor and Dignity 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 Rick Crabtree were not returned. Who is to blame? The anonymous letter alleges former Finance Director Margaret Van Warmerdam allowed the councilmen to get away with not making the pay- ments. After Van Warmerdam was fired Sept. 20, Blair took over her responsibili- ties. Shortly afterward, Blair put in her resignation and left the city on Oct. 8. Before Blair left, she and Pritchard had a meet- ing in which Blair passed on projects or items that needed to be handled. Col- lecting payment from Moyer and Byrne was on the list, Pritchard said. During that meeting, Blair said that she had reported the issue to Van Warmerdam and Van Warmerdam said she would handle it, Pritchard said. Reached by phone Wednesday, Blair declined to comment, saying it did not behoove her or anyone to carry on about the issue. Byrne said he never had a conversation about his health insurance payments with Van Warmerdam, as Blair was the one who col- lected the payments and reminded him every month. Nichols cleared any speculations that the issue may have been part of the reason Van Warmerdam was fired, saying her being let go did not have any- thing to do with financial management issues. The missed payments were only discovered after Van Warmerdam was gone and Blair was about to leave. Nichols declined fur- ther comment because of a possible pending lawsuit from Van Warmerdam. Who is playing dirty? With the letters coming out so close to Tuesday’s election, Moyer said who- ever sent the letter is try- ing to alter the course of the campaign. “Whoever did it has a personal agenda,” Moyer said. “For the sake of everybody that is a candi- date and at City Hall, that person should be discov- ered and dealt with. Obvi- ously the person who did it thought it was wrong because they would have signed their name to that letter.” Flynn does not find the timing of the information questionable nor does he believe that someone is trying to sway the elec- tion. “After Margaret was let go, it came to light,” Flynn said. “It just happened to be at this particular time. To be delinquent as much of transfer. When they are sold it would come out of the sale.” Some of the houses are in fore- closure or abandoned, some are sewer-only accounts and others have repeatedly been delinquent in their payments to the city, he said. “It’s kind of a last resort,” said City Clerk Lisa Linnet. “We just have to prove we’ve done our due diligence (in trying to contact the owners).” At the end of the meeting, Strack congratulated the Corning Volunteer Fire Department on its success in Saturday’s rib cook-off as part of the as Jeff was, people need to know that things aren’t being taken care of.” In fact, Flynn said he wants the information to be made public consider- ing Moyer and Byrne seem to have an agenda of their own. It is no secret both councilmen do not like Nichols and have said Nichols is only one vote away from getting booted. “People need to know that everything isn’t as people think it should be,” Flynn said. “You have a couple people who want to run Marty (Nichols) out of town, and it’s wrong.” Councilman Wayne Brown, who is seeking re- election, said the informa- tion has the possibility of swaying the election, but he was OK with it becom- ing public. Councilmen should be held to a higher standard, and if it was an oversight on their part, they should have dealt with it right away. “I don’t know that it’s the city’s responsibility to notify them of their monthly obligation,” Brown said. “If you miss one month it’s OK, but to miss it six months?” ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Ribs, Rods and Rides event at Rolling Hills Casino. “Not only are you the best volun- teer fire department in the north state, but the best rib cookers too,” Strack said. The City Council meets the sec- ond and fourth Tuesday of the month at City Hall, 794 Third St. Meeting minutes and agendas are available at www.corning.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. although Howell did have one plant of each variety that had bloomed for the tour participants to see. Typically the plants bloom about mid-May. Har- vest is after the Fourth of July and lavender can be used for a variety of prod- ucts including potpourri, eye pillows, spices and soap. Vine to wine Donna Delgado of Ring- tail Vineyards Winery spoke about the history of the vine- yard, owned by her fiance, and the different events the vineyard holds. Guests were able to taste several varieties. There are three acres of vines planted, with half petite sirah and half gewurz- traminer. Information on the vine- yard can be found at www.ringtailvineyards.net. Down Forward Road a bit from Ringtail, closer to Manton School, Donna and Fred Boots were the final stop at Indian Peak Winery. Donna spoke about the his- tory of the couple’s vine- yard. Following tasting and lunch, which was provided by Rolling Hills Casino, Boots spoke about Tehama Trail — a map of local com- modities available in Tehama County. Information on Indian Peak is available at the Website: www.indian- peakvineyards.net. gift basket that was sold through a silent auction. Stroman said the donation of the venue by the owners of the Riverside is a big boost to the event’s success. Membership in the reading council is $40 annually. For more information, call Stroman at 528- 7381.