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Friday, November 26, 2010 – Daily News – 9A FUNDS Continued from page 1A Firefighters will be passing the boot for Henderson while walking the parade route, which runs from City Hall at the corner of Third and Solano streets to the corner of Houghton Avenue. Continuing an almost 60-year tradition of helping mem- bers of the community have a nice holiday, the firefighters are selling raffle tickets to benefit the annual food and toy giveaway. “It started with selling tickets to the annual firemen’s ball, but three years ago we changed it to a raffle to give people a chance to get something back,” Spannaus said. While people continued to buy tickets to the ball, the numbers attending continued to drop, which led to the deci- sion to make it a raffle, he said. “We’ve got a great community,” Spannaus said. “Even in these hard times people still reach in their pockets whether it’s for someone else or the fire department. It really is heart- warming to see.” In addition to baskets of food, the fire department will be purchasing toys for the children of the 88 families receiving baskets, which is something his firefighters look forward to doing, Spannaus said. Ticket sales have gone well so far, but there are still some available for $5 each until Dec. 11. The grand prize is a $250 gift certificate from Linnet’s Tire, but there are several smaller prizes this year in hopes of allowing a larger number of people to win, he said. Linnet’s also has donated $1,000 to the firefighters for the ninth year in a row to help with the food drive and Pre- mierWest Bank donated $1,000. Local schools have been collecting canned goods, which will go to the drive with leftovers being donated to the senior center. Donations have come in for the spaghetti feed including Rolling Hills Casino donating the spaghetti and several other vendors donating items needed. For more information or to donate for either the spaghet- ti feed or the food drive, stop by the fire hall or call 824- 7044. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. PLENTY Continued from page 1A or in need we all depend on God and this is a chance for both those in plenty or in want to come together.” Whittier said it has been an inspiring event for her to be able to meet those people who find a way to make life work. Salvation Army Major Frank Severs was one of many in attendance. “There’s a lot of team- work going on and a lot of DINNER Continued from page 1A we would help strengthen these families by offering this event.” The event also is for foster chil- dren who have no place to call home after they have aged out of the sys- tem, she said. “This event helps them to be a part of a loving community and per- haps begin their own holiday tradi- tion,” Delsid said. “We at NVCSS Tehama County are so excited about this event because we know tears of happiness will flow because fami- lies can be together in a positive, nurturing environment, while they receive the royal treatment by NVCSS staff.” At Tuesday’s event, parents spent time with their children reading books to them, coloring with them and playing games. Each child was allowed to pick out one book to keep, Delsid said. NVCSS Experience Works vol- unteer Fran Crosby cooked a 40- pound turkey for the event and vol- unteer Bruce Gray made mashed potatoes from 30 pounds of potatoes peeled by volunteers. While this is the second annual event, Delsid said she and the others plan to continue the event next year. “It was a wonderful time for all happy people,” Severs said. “It’s great to see some people I know in attendance.” Severs said the food was delicious and the ser- vice fast. “It’s love, hope and faithfulness,” said Scott Thurston. Thurston said it was nice to have a Thanksgiv- ing meal with the family he has developed from the local shelter and he saw a lot of beauty in Thursday’s event. Thomas Robison lost his wife a year ago and Home burns east of Red Bluff Daily News photo by Tang Lor A residential structure fire reported at 5:45 p.m.Wednesday in the 23300 block of Volcano Way, near Hogsback Road, was caused by a flue fire. The fire, which was contained at 7 p.m., did $100,000 damage with a $250,000 save to the two-story residence. CalFire and Tehama County Fire responded with assistance from Red Bluff Fire.The last unit cleared at 12:06 a.m. called the event God- inspired. “This is wonderful,” Robison said. “We should love our brothers and sis- ters and each other like this every day. More humans should be sup- portive of those who don’t have a place to live.” Those in attendance had the chance to learn about community events happening in the next few weeks. The Fishes and Loaves Outreach happening 3 p.m. Sunday to 9 a.m. Monday at the Tehama District Fairground will be having a turkey dinner. The event also gives par- ticipants a chance for showers, haircuts and healthcare. Also coming up is the annual Salvation Army Food Drive 2-8 p.m. on Dec. 7 in the Raley’s park- ing lot. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. PARADE Continued from page 1A get everyone in the holiday spirit. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be available noon to 4 p.m., Dec. 4, 11 and 18 at Cone and Kimball Plaza. The city Christmas tree and downtown Christmas lights will be turned on 5 p.m., Friday. The lights will come on each day between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. until Jan. 2. The tree has traditionally been lit at the beginning of the parade when floats make their way toward the plaza, but the chamber and Downtown Red Bluff Busi- ness Association have asked that the lights already be on as people start to gather downtown for the parade, said City Public Works Director Mark Barthel. The chamber and business association donated new lights for the tree this year. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e- mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. COLD Continued from page 1A woman slipped on a patch of ice and the two fell into the water. The stepmother got out of the Bear River canal and yelled for help. Res- cue crews found the tod- dler downstream but could not revive him. The current cold snap has sent temperatures plunging to near-record lows across much of the state. The National Weather Service reported a record low of 27 degrees for Red- ding in the north-central part of the state. The small community of Sandberg in northern Los Angeles County saw a record of 24 degrees. The wintry weather sent ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe area scrambling to open their slopes to take advantage of one of the biggest early snowfalls in years. Up to 9 feet of snow has fallen on the region. Eureka man indicted for Courtesy photo Volunteers Lavonne Faver and Katie Fintel prepare food for the Thanksgiving Feast held by the Tehama County Northern Valley Catholic Social Services. of us,” Delsid said. For more information about Northern Valley Catholic Social Services, visit www.nvcss.org and click on the Tehama County Pro- grams link. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Court reinstates parole for man who killed boss SAN FRANCISCO Mosley, then 19, killed (AP) — An Oakland man who stabbed his boss to death during a financial dispute 25 years ago could soon be out of prison after a federal appeals court reinstated his parole. Ron Mosley has been serving a 15-years-to-life sentence since pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the 1985 death of Edward Wallace. Wallace for refusing to pay him $60 for yard work, authorities said, adding he later returned with a friend to burglarize the home. The San Francisco Chronicle said the state parole board granted Mosley parole in 2005, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ultimate- ly denied it, citing the heinous nature of the crime and Mosley’s prison disciplinary record. The inmate had been cited five times early in his sentence for failing to report for work and dis- obeying orders, but had not been punished in the decade leading up to the parole decision. After state and federal courts upheld the gover- nor’s decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Mosley should be paroled, saying there’s no evidence he’s still a dan- ger to the public. In its decision, the court cited a 2008 Cali- fornia Supreme Court rul- ing that said the serious- ness of a crime was not enough to justify a find- ing that someone’s a pub- lic danger. It also noted the time elapsed since the disciplinary incidents. threat against Obama SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Eureka man who allegedly sent a letter threaten- ing to kill President Barack Obama. According to court documents, 54-year-old Roger Hud- nall wrote, ‘‘I will kill the president,’’ in a letter mailed on Jan. 7, 2009. It’s not clear from court documents whether Hudnall has an attorney. Wednesday’s indictment says he’s currently in state custody on another conviction. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Hudnall previ- ously served federal prison time for mailing a threatening letter containing white powder to the FBI’s San Francisco office in 2002. The white substance turned out to be baby powder. Hudnall later admitted sending the letter to scare his for- mer landlord, whose return address he put on the envelope. Sacramento man pleads guilty to $6M Ponzi scheme SACRAMENTO (AP) — A Sacramento man has pleaded guilty to charges that he ran a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors, mostly elderly clients, of more then $6 million. William Sassman II, 42, entered his plea Wednesday to 13 felony counts of grand theft in Sacramento County Superior Court. Sassman initially faced more than 100 counts after being arrested in November 2009. 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