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Thursday, November 18, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituary SHERMAN E. SHARITS Sherman E. Sharits passed away 11/15/2010 and will be missed by many friends and family. BOY Continued from page 1A stop sign at both Colum- bia and Fig and the officer tried to make a traffic stop, but the vehicle failed to yield, a Corning Police Department release said. After a short pursuit, the vehicle, which had three 14-year-old Corning boys, a 16-year-old Orland boy and a 17-year- old Corning boy inside, stopped and one of the boys fled while the four others in the vehicle were detained. Officers learned that just before the attempted traffic stop the boys in the vehicle had attacked the RINK Continued from page 1A the former Ford property. The rezone opens freeway commercial areas, which had been designated for auto dealerships, to a more general commercial, retail and indoor public assem- bly usage through a condi- tional use permit. With the more flexible land-use options in place, the city is seeking oppor- tunities that would create economic revenue. Planning Director Scot Timboe has prepared fliers to be sent to several pri- vate companies and devel- opment firms, including SHOW Continued from page 1A where you’re so involved in trying to be your character that you start acting like them without realizing it.” Scharaga performed in the last two school productions with a small part in Harvey and a lead role in Becoming Memories. “You almost always get to meet FRESNO Continued from page 1A small community in Jalis- co, Mexico, when he was 3. He went on to become valedictorian of his high school class in nearby Tulare County, where he prepared for his ‘‘long road in higher education,’’ according to his website. He said didn’t know he lacked proper immigration papers until high school, when he told his parents he planned to join the mil- itary before applying to college and they told him he wasn’t a citizen. ‘‘It’s a relief that I was able to come out in the open because I’ve been holding this for several 15-year-old Corning boy in front of Columbia Academy. The injured boy had a broken nose, abra- sions and swelling, the release said. The boy who fled remains at large while the four detained were booked into Tehama County Juve- nile Justice Center on charges of participating in criminal street gang, con- spiracy, assault with a deadly weapon, violating a court order and evading a peace officer. Nothing further was available Wednesday. Anyone with information is asked to contact Corn- ing Police at 824-7000. —Julie Zeeb Costco and Target, entic- ing them to bring their companies and services here. Included on those fly- ers are drawings of mock buildings illustrating how the space of the former auto dealership and former Helser Chevrolet lot near- by could be used, Timboe said. John Troughton, the Cushman & Wakefield real estate broker market- ing the former Ford lot, is aware of Williams’ intent to buy the property, but he is keeping his options open, saying it is not over until a deal closes. Troughton thanked the council for considering the rezone and opening up the CHILD Continued from page 1A woman said relatives from Chico are at the hospital, but only speak Spanish. She said it has been diffi- cult to determine if they will allow the release of additional information on the 6-year-old’s condition. The boys had been attending Shasta School in Chico. Barnes and his two male passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries. All three were arrested at the scene when several pounds of processed marijuana was reportedly found in the cab of the pickup. In 2008, Barnes plead- ed guilty with priors to a charge of driving under the influence. A year before, his license was suspended. He was ordered in 2006 to take a three-month DUI diver- freeway commercial areas to other possibilities. Williams also thanked the council for the rezone, saying his plans would not be possible without it. “It’s amazing what we can do when we all work together,” Williams said. The project is his way of giving back to the com- munity, Williams said. Building the rink will cre- ate a niche for youth, including possibly creat- ing a local hockey league and bringing that sport to the North State. High school students and other up-and-coming performers would benefit from having a concert venue to perform in. Williams said would work new people or get to know people you didn’t know well better,” Scharaga said. It’s the camaraderie and friend- ship she enjoys most about being involved in the plays, she said. Fellow actor Mark Smith, a junior, said he agrees. “It’s a tight knit group,” Smith said. Season’s Greetings is Smith’s first production and he plays Bernard, Phyllis’ husband and a doctor, who is always trying to years, and hearing stories from other students who have gotten deported or moved because of the fear,’’ said Ramirez, who hopes to open his own business or become a civil rights attorney. ‘‘Though this is an obstacle, I want to keep moving up, and I’ll do what I can to change the situation and hopefully become a citizen,’’ he said. Ramirez first told Fres- no State administrators about his status in June, after his successful cam- paign to become student body president with the slogan ‘‘New Leadership, New Ideas.’’ Administrators verified he would break no campus or student leadership rules SAN JOSE (AP) — Former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman agreed Wednesday to provide her former housekeeper with $5,500 in unpaid wages to settle a dispute that erupted after it was revealed the woman was an illegal immigrant. Whitman and her husband Dr. Griffith Harsh IV did not admit any wrongdoing while agreeing to the settle- ment at a two-hour closed meeting at the California Divi- sion of Labor Standards Enforcement. ‘‘The larger message is that if you’re Meg Whitman or a small employer or anyone else — if you hire someone, you need to pay them the wages for the hours that they worked. And there are no exceptions,’’ said Gloria Allred, the celebrity attorney representing Nicky Diaz Santillan, Whitman’s housekeeper for nine years. Whitman did not attend the hearing. Harsh was pre- sent with a family lawyer and left afterward without talk- ing to reporters. Whitman family attorney Dennis Brown said the set- tlement was a compromise reached for economic rea- sons. A document outlining the deal states his clients do not admit owing the wages. ‘‘It’s just very routine, and it’s settled for significantly less than even the wages that she claimed,’’ he said. Allred had sought between $8,000 to $10,000 for the housekeeper, who was paid $23 an hour. Brown said Harsh attended the hearing to make sure Diaz Santillan believed her claim. ‘‘One of the conditions that we asked, that she look him in the eye and say that this is a true claim: ’I was not paid these wages,’’’ Brown said. ‘‘They refused to do that.’’ sion program, according to court records. District Attorney Mike Ramsey said both Barnes and Hodge are facing life in prison on the separate cases. Ramsey said he decid- ed to charge murder because of “the gross neg- ligence and priors.” “The driving was extremely erratic in both cases,” Ramsey said. At first, Barnes and his two passengers told offi- cers a hitchhiker was dri- ving when they crashed, Ramsey said. Right after Barnes’ arraignment, Russell Hodge, 45, of Corning appeared on a case alleg- ing drunken driving caus- ing death in a related crash that followed the first by about five hours. Hodge is charged with murder and gross vehicu- lar manslaughter while intoxicated with three prior convictions. He allegedly ran down closely with the high schools, and look into forming a non-profit to support theater art pro- grams. Overall, the whole community will really benefit because the venue would attract visitors to Red Bluff, which ties in nicely with the branding effort, he said. “This is just a very small piece to the larger picture of what the brand- ing project intends to do,” Williams said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. please people and get everyone’s attention, he said. “He’s a pretty interesting guy,” Smith said. “He’s a failure at almost everything, but he doesn’t want to accept it.” The play is at 7 tonight and Fri- day in the Performing Arts Center on campus. The cost is $3. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. by assuming the post, but encouraged him to take on the role as a volunteer because he couldn’t legally accept payment, said Paul Oliaro, university vice pres- ident for student affairs. ‘‘I think it does suggest that even though a student may be undocumented, they have a lot to con- tribute to the campus and come with skills, knowl- edge and a willingness to serve,’’ Oliaro said. David Schecter, chair of the political science department and Ramirez’s adviser at the school, said Ramirez was a thoughtful, unassuming leader who was serious about student government. Ramirez seemed unfazed by the controver- sy as they sat together at an athletics advisory coun- cil meeting about the risk of concussions in field sports, Schecter said, adding no one mentioned the immigration issue. ‘‘Regardless of the uproar, he is still doing his job,’’ Schecter said. ‘‘He’s the personification of a much larger debate about the role of undocumented Latino Americans in our daily lives, and my hunch is he understands the sym- bolism here.’’ Ramirez benefits from a law that allows all Cali- fornia residents, regardless of immigration status, to qualify for in-state tuition rates. The state’s high court upheld the law this week. Whitman settles for $5,500 with former housekeeper The settlement reimburses Diaz Santillan for unpaid wages but not the mileage she said she was owed when she ran errands for the family, including picking up their dry cleaning and driving Harsh to the airport. It also does not call for any penalties that could have been assessed for late payment. During the campaign, Whitman denounced the allega- tions as a ‘‘baseless smear attack’’ by Democratic chal- lenger Jerry Brown and the unions that supported his campaign. She said she would vigorously defend against Diaz Santillan’s claim for back pay. The revelations became a major distraction for Whit- man in what was then a dead-heat contest in the gover- nor’s race. Whitman was forced to spend days answering ques- tions about whether she had known for years that her for- mer housekeeper was an illegal immigrant, rather than talking about issues such as the state budget deficit or education. Caltrans worker Gary Wayne Smith, 57, of Chico while driving drunk, and drove away from the scene at Hamil- ton Nord Cana Highway and 99. Smith had been work- ing a detour roadblock at the intersection. Hodge allegedly continued north on 99 after striking Smith and was stopped by Cali- fornia Highway Patrol near the scene of the first crash. Hodge is on probation for a Tehama County drunken driving convic- tion with priors. In May, he was ordered to enroll in an 18-month multiple offender program. In March, Hodge was ordered to have his vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device — a type of breathalyzer that pre- vents a vehicle from start- ing if it detects a higher than pre-set alcohol level on the breath of the person who blows into it. CHP FAIR Continued from page 1A ken tail light. Also missing were all of the hand tools, chainsaws, weedeaters and power tools, except for a few of the more expensive pieces that weren’t working, Eidman said. Maintenance workers and Eidman have brought a few of their own tools to work and received some help from the community. Red Bluff resident Venita Philbrick donated some of her father’s old tools, a local church donated tools and the Westside 4-H is working to collect more tools, Eid- man said. Eidman was directed by the board to check into the costs of a camera and various security systems and report his findings during the Dec. 14 meeting. The board discussed the solar panel phase II loan and received news that a new payment schedule is in the works, however, payments will remain the same until the new schedule is finished. Sanders and Board President Bob Kerstiens both said they wanted to see more information on the solar panels. “I don’t see anything on paper about the savings,” Kerstiens said. “I want to see what we’re saving every month in black and white.” The board was provided with a sheet the fairground receives showing the billing for each of the 12 months of the year. While bills varied from a $1,000 credit to about $6,900 owed, they was still a savings since the annual bill used to be about $35,000 and now sits at $22,000, Eidman said. The months of May to August show the fairground receiving credits, which means the panels brought in more energy than the fairground used. Credits were about $120 in May, $1,100 in June, $200 in July and $580 in August. The fairboard briefly discussed moving its meetings, which are held at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month to evenings, but tabled the issue since four board members were not present. “I feel at this present time we should meet at least four times a year, which is once a quarter, in the evenings to get members of the public to come and give input,” Kerstiens said. “We need to at least test the waters and see if it works out.” Also tabled until the Dec. 14 meeting was budget discussions, final fair reports and third quarter financial reports. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Second parking lot rape reported at Sacto campus SACRAMENTO (AP) — Sacramento State University police are investigating a sec- ond reported sexual assault within a month in a campus parking lot. A female student told campus police that she was entering her vehicle on the top floor of a parking structure when she was assaulted Mon- day evening. The victim said she didn’t see the assailant and couldn’t give a description. Last month, another student said three men pulled her into a van and sexually assaulted her in a different campus park- ing lot. Police aren’t immediately saying if the cases are related. Police say they’re increasing their patrols and the escorts available for students. Campus statistics show three forcible sex offenses at the universi- ty last year and none in 2007. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 said Hodge never had the device installed. “Hodge, his last drunk- en driving occurred one year ago to the day of this one,” Ramsey said. Attorney Jodea Foster sat in on Hodge’s case. Judge Gerald Hermansen appointed Mark Stapleton to represent Hodge, who was scheduled to return to court Dec. 1. The judge set his bail at more than $1 million. Attorney Kevin Sears appeared in Barnes’ case and asked that it be put over for entry of plea so he can evaluate the police reports. 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