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Thursday, November 25, 2010 – Daily News – 5A Obituaries JOANN MUIR Jo Ann Muir, long time Tehama County resident, died at Mercy hospital in Redding on October 31st, from complications following heart surgery. She was 81 years old. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, November 27th at 1:00 pm at Molino Lodge #150, 25020 Tehama Vina Road, Los Molinos, California SEARCH Continued from page 1A member of the public may see the car and call author- ities with information. Caltrans has agreed to activate the signs so long as they are not needed to publicize emergency traf- fic or road information due to winter storms or other emergencies. The PRANK Continued from page 1A when residents reported having received strange calls. JEFFREY LEE FARRAR Jeffrey Lee Farrar, 54, passed away at his home on Fri- day, November 19, 2010. He was born in San Diego, California on April 9, 1956 to Sammy and Barbara Farrar. Surviving him are his mother, Barbara, wife Tina Louise, sister Lori (Spencer) Conklin, sons Scott (Elizabeth) and Ryan (Adriana), stepsons Ian (Becky) Bonner and Morgan (Kasey) Langslet, nephews Christopher (Michelle) Conklin, Daniel (Megan) Conklin and Patrick (Krystal) Conklin, grandniece Alyssa, grand- nephew Connor and grandchildren Jasmine, Hunter, Gunnar, Brayden and Skylar. About six people have received calls in which the caller made unusual requests over the phone. Most of the requests sound more like pranks, Allison said. Do not comply with the requests. LOCAL Continued from page 1A the shop to the other, he said. He was preceded by the late Sammy Lee Farrar. A loving husband, father and grandfather, Jeff enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He also enjoyed his grand- children including the morning baseball little league games. Football season elevated his inner cowboy through his favorite football team Dallas Cowboys and baseball season he cheered for his beloved Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Through it all, Jimmie Johnson NAS- CAR’s #44 was Jeff’s favorite. Memorial service will be held on Friday, November 26, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers, 816 Walnut Street, Red Bluff, California. Please make donations in memory of Jeffrey Farrar to PAWS by mail at P.O. Box 8908, Red Bluff, California 96080 or by calling (530) 528-8018. SMOOTH Continued from page 1A when officials detected a lucky charm she carries in her pocket — a small, wooden ladybug. ‘‘They told me to show them what was in my front left pocket, and asked me to pull it out very slowly,’’ she said. ‘‘I’m amazed at how good it does the scan, actually.’’ Austin, Texas-bound traveler Bob Poeschl said he’ll abide by whatever measures are deemed nec- essary to keep America safe. ‘‘We have to fight these terrorists some which way — we have to do everything we can,’’ Poeschl said. The 81-year-old has a metal hip replacement and joked that he was disappointed a woman wouldn’t be doing his full-body pat-down. His wife, Fern, said she’s used to pat- downs because she’s had a defibril- lator since 2005 and sets off metal detectors. A few activists milled around outside the Los Angeles airport Saturday should be another busy day for downtown businesses, as the Holiday Parade will draw lots of people to the downtown area. Other holiday-related activities, such as horse- drawn carriage rides offered by the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association will bring even more shoppers. early Wednesday, trying to give travelers pamphlets and stickers saying ‘‘Don’t Touch My Junk.’’ Another traveler showed up for her flight wearing a bikini under her coat and invited security to search under her bathing suit, but she was sent on her way with only a metal detector scan — no pat-down, no full-body scan. Last week, Mayor Antonio Vil- laraigosa announced the creation of a 26-member panel to examine security at LAX, which has been identified as a potential target for terrorists. Rosemary Barnes, spokeswoman for Oakland International Airport, said most people are choosing to go through the airport’s body scanners as opposed to being patted down, and there have been no protests. ‘‘I’ve heard no negative com- ments,’’ she said. ‘‘Everybody was real cooperative and just looking forward to getting on that flight to get to their Thanksgiving destina- tion.’’ Security lines were moving message on the sign reads: “Missing Child ‘87 Gry Olds 4DR Lic 2DNX546” CHP, in its continuing efforts in this case investi- gation, has committed resources and staff to assist in locating Jean Berlinghoff. All CHP field offices and officers statewide have the most recent sheriff’s office flyer with photos regard- ing this investigation. Caltrans is placing the flyer on rest stop bulletin boards. The ultimate goal of the sheriff’s office and other law enforcement agencies is to bring Jean Berling- hoff home safely and to reunite her with her fami- ly. Charles Berlinghoff, is the person best equipped to do this by coming for- ward and bringing her home to her parents. Anyone with informa- In each of the cases, the voice has been disguised, and police are not sure who is behind the calls. While the calls are more likely prank calls rather than a scam, the department wants residents to be aware of the situation in the event that the phone calls become more frequent or the requests escalate. “We don’t want people to be overly concerned about it, but just be aware of it,” Allison said. The first-ever Small Business Saturday shop- ping campaign will be held nationally this year to encourage everyone to keep their dollars in their community, Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce CEO Dave Gowan said. “This is a great festive time for our community, and we want to promote local businesses and shopping Red Bluff first,” he said. Now is the time for community members to support local merchants smoothly at San Francisco Interna- tional Airport on Wednesday, though a handful of protesters were handing out pamphlets telling fliers why they should object to TSA screening procedures. The groups cited the purported health risks from X-rays emitted by the backscatter body-scanning machines and the loss of privacy inflicted by scanners and pat-downs, all in the name of what protesters called a false sense of security. California Highway Patrol will have more officers on the road start- ing at 6 p.m. Wednesday, enforcing seat belt, sobriety and other safety laws for the heavy travel weekend. CHP spokeswoman Jaime Coffee urged drivers to only hit the road if they are well-rested, sober and ready to follow speed limits. AAA, the automobile club, pro- jected an 11.2 increase in holiday travel over last year’s numbers, with 4.78 million drivers on the road in California. Sex assault grants not properly overseen SACRAMENTO (AP) — Some federal economic stimulus money intended to improve services for vic- tims of sexual assault has not been used properly, according to a report released Wednesday. Inspector General Laura Chick reserved her harshest words for the California Emergency Management Agency, which is responsible for distributing and over- seeing more than $13 million in federal grants. The agency failed to step in when the recipient agen- cies did not achieve the desired goals, Chick said. ‘‘The expression ’pass the buck,’ for me, has real meaning now here in the state,’’ Chick told reporters Wednesday. ‘‘I think that’s what a lot of state depart- ments do. They have dollars, they pass it on out, and that’s the end of it.’’ Jay Alan, a spokesman for the Emergency Man- agement Agency, said officials were taking the find- ings seriously and will take corrective action if neces- sary. ‘‘We take our job and our mission seriously in terms of protecting California, and that includes making sure tax dollars are spent as wisely and efficiently as possi- ble,’’ Alan said. Chick’s report, based on a review of spending by two local grant recipients, found the agency downgrad- ed expectations instead of holding the agencies accountable for meeting goals. Tornado In one case, the agency stopped an effort to revise a state manual for responding to sexual assault, even though it would provide a useful resource for rape cri- sis centers, law enforcement and medical exam teams to work collaboratively. The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault wrote in a response to the report that the effort was eliminated by ‘‘mutual agreement’’ with the agency. The coalition said it would instead work on leadership training. Stimulus money also was spent on office and travel expenses rather than developing training programs, the report said. Chick said the scope of the problem with adminis- tering the grants was not clear because she conducted a spot check in examining just two recipients out of many entities that received portions of the $13.3 mil- lion grant. The report found that recipients often failed to achieve their goals. For example, after spending more than $188,000, the Yolo County Probation Department had contacted just 81 of the 300 sexual assault victims it intended to reach about attackers being released from prison. Chick was appointed April 2009 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to monitor the spending of federal stimulus money coming to California. STATE BREIFING heavy winds. struck Calif LATROBE (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a torna- do struck in El Dorado County, damaging a roof, trees and a power pole. The agency reports that a funnel cloud touched down around 1:17 p.m. Tuesday and reached speeds up to 100 mph — a relatively minor tornado. Officials initially weren’t sure if it was a tornado, a downburst or straight line winds. They said witness reports were key to deter- mining the source of the The twister outside the community of Latrobe ripped part of a metal roof off a building, causing about $1,000 in damage. It also moved a heavy, out-of-use water tank. A small storm packing high winds moved through Northern California on Tuesday, bringing more snow to the Sierra Nevada and forcing the temporary closure of Interstate 80. Cheese recall expanded SACRAMENTO (AP) — California authorities says a company respond- ing to an outbreak of a strain of E. coli in a brand of cheese has expanded its recall to other cheeses. California Department of Food and Agriculture officials said Tuesday that Traver-based Bravo Farms is widening its recall to include all of the company’s retail cheeses. Bravo had previously recalled its Dutch Style Gouda after nearly 40 people in five states reportedly became sick after eating the cheese sold at stores last month. The company says fed- eral and state food and agricultural officials detected E. coli and Lis- teria following a recent investigation at the plant. Bravo Farms is encouraging customers to either throw away the cheese or seek full refunds. tion about this case is asked to call the Shasta County Sheriff's Office at (530) 245-6025 or the local law enforcement agency. A $10,000 reward is available through the Shasta County Secret Wit- ness Program. There is a felony war- rant on this case for the arrest of Charles Berling- hoff. If a member of the police depart- ment does call, the caller will always identify himself or herself at the beginning of the call. If you receive a suspicious phone call showing the police department telephone number, verify to whom you are talking, Allison said. Ask the caller for his or her name and badge number, hang up and call 824-7000. Ask for that officer by name. and in return support themselves. The money spent here, stays here, Gowan said. Drawing people to downtown is not a one-way street, Fuller said. Business owners have to create incentives that will make people want to come. Most downtown busi- nesses will stay open seven days a week until Christmas with extended evening hours on Fri- days. Some will offer free gift wrapping. Another reason to shop downtown is the LAND Continued from page 1A of way easement. The purchase price of the 7.15-acre parcel was $200,000, but the $125,000 received for city’s land sold to the couple offset the pur- chase price of the city- owned parcel. The Houghton parcel, which totals 3.85 acres, was purchased by the city in December 2009. Obtaining the pur- chase agreements is the next step for the city to receive the $4.2 million Prop. 84 grant awarded to it by the Office of Grants and Local Ser- vices, Planning Director John Stoufer said. “We have talked with both property owners, one of whom lives in Indiana,” Stoufer said. “The state has to see the purchase agreement signed (before sending the grant contract), which is why we’re moving early.” In a separate land matter, Turner spoke on the behalf of owners on a Blackburn Avenue property involved in the improvements stemming from the Salado Orchard Apartment project, which is readying to move into its second phase. “They were quite upset,” Turner said. “They were somewhat disturbed that there’s been no official notifica- tion that it’s moving for- ward because they just invested in remodeling a building on the edge of the property.” Public Works Direc- tor John Brewer said there had been no offi- cial notice because he wanted to make sure things were ready to go this time before he noti- fied them. The process had fallen through on a previous occasion. Corning Skate and Bike Park Committee member John Richards spoke on the status of the group, saying the Located in Chico, CA Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net candy jars. From Friday until Dec. 23, each participat- ing business will have a candy jar where shoppers can guess how many pieces are inside. Those who guess clos- est to the amount in the jar will win the candy and gift certificates. The candy will be counted Dec. 23, and winners will be announced then. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. board will meet Dec. 2 and hopes to resume meetings twice a month shortly thereafter. The council held a hearing for owners of several properties who were notified of impend- ing liens in an Oct. 29 letter. The letter, sent to 22 properties delinquent in water and sewer service payments, notified own- ers of the hearing and their right to appeal the liens. Of the 22, two owners contacted the city and took care of the matter. City Clerk Lisa Linnet said two more owners had come in Tuesday. Tuesday was Turner’s final meeting on the council. “As much as we’ve disagreed I do appreci- ate your service and all you’ve done,” said Mayor Gary Strack. Turner, who served on the Tehama County Board of Supervisors for a time, quoted General Douglas MacArthur’s saying “Old soldiers never die. They just fade away,” but said not to look for him to fade away completely and to look for his involvement in other areas. A special council meeting is planned for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, for the swearing in of new council members Jesse Lopez and Darlene Dickison. The council meets the second and fourth Tues- days 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@redbluffdailynew s.com.