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Obituaries CRASH Continued from page 1A South Avenue, for unknown reasons, it swerved off the road, clip- ping a telephone pole before continuing south off the roadway between Kirkwood Avenue and the railroad tracks, the release said. CAMP JOHN FRANK GUIBERGIA at the age of 87. He was born on January 16, 1923 in Weed, CA. to Frank and Yvonne Guibergia. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. John worked in the Tim- ber Industry. He was preceded in death by his brother Harry Guibergia. He is survived by son Dennis and daughter-in- law Judy Guibergia of Red Bluff, daughter Sondra Leh- man of Red Bluff, three sisters, Eva McLain of Willows, CA, May and brother-in-law Speed Stevenson of Susanville, CA., Maryvonne and brother-in-law Bob Briscoe of Alberquerque, NM, grandsons Lee Lehman, Shawn Guibergia, Clint Guibergia, Steve and Brad Capps, all of Red Bluff, and nieces and nephews. Services to be held Friday, December 3, 2010, 10am, at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers, 816 Walnut Street, Red Bluff. John F. Guibergia passed away on November 27, 2010 Continued from page 1A on a 1/2 acre of an orchard near Wood- son Bridge Park and South Avenue in the Squaw Hill neighborhood, with the main throughway to the camp being Wisconsin Avenue. Residents on that street and neigh- boring streets said they understood the importance of providing housing for the migrant laborers but did not want the camp in their backyards, citing con- cerns of increase traffic and a decline in their property values, among other con- cerns. Chris Henderson, one of the part- ners of the project, said having the camp would keep the workers onsite and would reduce traffic to and from the orchard. Mike McKa’s house sits directly across from the proposed site. He brought photographs, an aerial view of the location and a shot of what he sees out his front door, to show the supervi- sors what the area looks like and how that would change if the camp were to be built. He did not want to see cars and trailers that would fill that area. The lighting from the trailers would be BURT ELTON GORDON died peacefully at his home on November 15, 2010. He was 82. Burt was born in Chico, CA on September 7, 1928 to Ev- Burt Elton Gordon, longtime resident of Red Bluff, CA erett "Bill" and Marguerite Gordon of Paradise, CA. He was one of 7 children. Burt is preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers, Bud and Robert. Surviving are his wife of 29 years, Frances Gordon of Red Bluff; 2 sons, Larry Gordon of Chico and Lonnie Gordon of Vallejo; 2 daughters, Linda Gordon of Fort Bragg and Leslie Mitchell of Chico; 2 brothers, Everett Gordon of Paradise and Lucky Gordon of Los Molinos; 2 sisters, Rosemarie Cullard of Durham and Kathleen Scalla of Fairfield; 5 grandchil- dren, Larry, Taylor, Ryan, Rachel and Megan; many nieces and nephews; Step children, Sharon Casteel of Red Bluff, Donna Wallan of Los Molinos, and Michael Benfield of Henderson, NV., 6 step grandchildren and 12 step great grandchildren. Burt was an Air Force and Navy Veteran. Burt had sev- LANDS Continued from page 1A closes. The land trust is a pub- lic agency that assists landowners and public agencies in voluntary pro- tection of land and natural resources in Butte, Glenn and Tehama counties. eral jobs throughout his life, he was a member of the Teamsters Union, drove truck, worked construction, he was a salesman and retired after 40 years of selling mo- bile and manufactured homes. Burt was a humorous man, he enjoyed a party. He en- joyed fishing the high lakes, camping, and dining with friends and family. He and Frances enjoyed taking their dogs on long walks, yard selling, and elaborately decorat- ing their home at Christmas. He seldom missed an oppor- tunity to spend time on the California coast. Burt enjoyed life and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Burt’s final resting place will be the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Igo, CA. Services are pending. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Hospice. Death Notice Thelma Dyer Thelma Dyer died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 in Sacramento. She was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. COURT Continued from page 1A The justices could order the lower court to modify its plan, perhaps by calling for a smaller cut in the prison pop- ulation. But a majority of the court signaled agreement with the broad outlines of an order aimed at improving medical care quickly. Justice Anthony Kennedy said the three-judge court cor- rectly determined that overcrowding is the main reason for what even the state concedes has been inadequate care and then tried to figure out the best way to fix the problem. ‘‘It seems to me a perfectly reasonable decision,’’ Kennedy said. Phillips tried to persuade the high court that the Califor- nia system already has made substantial progress. The pop- ulation is about 14,000 below its peak and the number of preventable deaths, while still high, was much lower last year than in the two preceding years, he said. He called the order issued by three federal judges in Cal- ifornia ‘‘extraordinarily premature.’’ ‘‘Nobody doubts for a moment that there have been very significant violations of constitutional rights,’’ Phillips said. But in recent years, he said, ‘‘there has been significant EPAfines West’s largest toxic waste dump $300,000 FRESNO (AP) — A vast toxic waste dump at the center of a birth defects controversy in Central Califor- nia has been fined more than $300,000 for allowing cancer-causing chemicals to leach into the soil, the U.S. Environ- mental Protection Agency said Tues- day. Residents near the Kettleman Hills landfill previously have expressed concerns that the largest hazardous waste dump in the West was linked to a high rate of birth abnormalities among infants. However, state officials said last week they couldn’t pinpoint a com- mon cause for the health problems in the community. The dump’s parent company Waste Management issued a statement Tues- day saying extensive monitoring had confirmed the small concentrations of PCBs — a now-banned transformer fluid — were isolated to an area adja- cent to a storage and flushing building. The material ‘‘did not present any risk to public health or the environ- ment,’’ said Brian Bowen, Waste Man- agement’s director of environmental protection. Still, local mothers wondered if the SACRAMENTO (AP) — Passengers will soon be allowed to bring guns aboard some Amtrak trains, including California routes. The Sacramento Bee says gun rights advo- cates pushed for an order by Congress to soil issue might have affected the development of their children. ‘‘If they’re polluting inside that dump and putting their own workers at risk, what can people in the communi- ty expect?’’ asked Magdalena Romero, 34, whose daughter, Ameri- ca, died a few months after she was born with a cleft palate and other health problems three years ago. ‘‘The real question is what comes of this,’’ she said. Landfill operator Chemical Waste Management was hit with a $302,100 fine after failing to clean up soil taint- ed with spilled PCBs, placing workers at a higher risk of exposure, EPA offi- cials said. The facility is one of just 10 dumps nationwide that handles PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls. ‘‘Companies charged with safely disposing of society’s most toxic materials need to rigorously follow the protective laws established to secure both the public safety and public trust,’’ said Jared Blumenfeld, the EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. The landfill is a few miles from Kettleman City, an impoverished San reverse a near decade- long gun ban on Amtrak trains. Beginning Dec. 15, guns can be brought aboard trains that have checked baggage ser- vice. Gun owners must inform Amtrak officials 24 hours ahead of depar- Joaquin Valley farm town where 11 cases of cleft palates and other birth defects have been reported since 2007. EPA officials did not immediately say whether the disposal problems had any ties to health problems but noted the company was in the final stages of completing a study evaluat- ing the potential human health or environmental risks if PCBs migrated offsite. Kettleman City is a community of 1,500 people along Interstate 5, the busy freeway linking Northern and Southern California. The town is criss- crossed by high-tension power lines; pesticides and chemical fertilizers are routinely sprayed on nearby fields; and some local drinking water sources are contaminated. Company officials won approval to expand the landfill this year from the Kings County Board of Supervisors despite opposition from hundreds of residents who accused officials of ignoring complaints from those with- out political clout in the largely Span- ish-speaking community. The expansion permit is on hold while environmental investigations continue. Passengers allowed to carry guns on Amtrak trains ture and unloaded firearms must be packed in hard-sided containers for storage in train lock- ers. Cars are being retro- fitted with weapons stor- age lockers. The gun allowance applies to most Amtrak trains, including the San Joaquin service connect- ing Sacramento to Oak- land and the Central Valley. The gun ban remains in place on Capitol Corridor trains connecting Auburn, Sacramento and Davis with the Bay Area. WE SAID in December 1990 PART ONE It is said that man is fascinated by violence. This may be so, but there is just one problem with this fascination as I see it: A person could get hurt! Through television we have become a nation of violence voyeurs. We can sit and watch three hours of controlled violence courtesy of professional pro football and walk away unscathed. Social scientists point out that society needs an outlet for our natural aggression, and this is a harmless way to achieve it. However, there is still evidence of the settling of disputes in the old fashioned way. Back in the spring of 1945, an unexpected rain had put a stop to plowing, so Skeet Flournoy and Don Black went into town to dry off in a fashion they knew best; to let the moisture evaporate while standing at the brass rail. The pair strolled into the Brunswick Billiard Parlor on Walnut and began to get serious about their beer. Now, Marion Grissom, a sometime-cohort, sometime rival of Skeet’s, had already been in the parlor for awhile. In fact, he was a good many lengths ahead in the beer race. In his state of mind, it seemed like a good idea to sneak up behind Skeet and upturn a cold bottle of beer in Skeet’s back pocket. Skeet and Marion both worked at our meat plant. Skeet was a cow buyer, later a kill-floor boss; Marion worked over at the rendering plant. Maybe there was some sort of professional one-upmanship going on...anyone in rendering thought the guys in the meat plant were just a little full of themselves as being referred to as journeymen butchers. At any rate, Skeet and Marion had just about enough of each other. Idleness may have been the culprit. Our plant had burned down a few months previous, and the new plant wasn’t quite finished. Skeet, Marion, Don and some other employees endured the months of waiting by doing field work. But restlessness was in the air, along with the stale smoke in the Brunswick Billiard Parlor. Skeet and Marion were both over six feet tall...and these big men were noted for their strength. Skeet decided to double Marion’s favor, and upturned two bottles of beer in Marion’s back pockets. In a second, the fight was on. To be continued ... Robert Minch, 1929 - Originally published in Meat Industry Magazine, reprinted with permission. WE SAID is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514 Other conservation easements owned by the land trust in Tehama County include the 640- acre R&R Ranch in the southeastern part of the county and 1,080 acres in the historic Leininger Camp property along the western perimeter of the Ishi Wilderness Area, according to the land trust’s website. Specific conservation values of the Leininger Camp property include undisturbed grassland, blue oak woodlands, wetlands, natural stream courses and waterways, unfragmented open space, corridors for the unimpaired passage of wildlife, natural communi- ties that provide habitat for native wildlife species, including the Tehama Deer Herd, raptors, waterfowl and many species of com- mon and rare plants and animals, according to the website. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. movement in the right direction.’’ Specter urged the court to let the lower court order take effect. ‘‘Unless you reduce the crowding, nothing works,’’ he said. Eighteen other states have joined Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration in urging the justices to reject the order as overreaching and arguing that it poses a threat to public safety. Attorneys general elsewhere fear they could face similar legal challenges if the decision survives. The California dispute is the first time the high court is considering a prisoner release order under a 1996 federal law that made it much harder for inmates to challenge prison conditions. The court is weighing whether the three judges over- stepped their authority and, if not, whether their order is tar- geted to fix the problem. The state’s lawyers say the judges could have helped mentally and physically ill inmates with- out such a sweeping order. A decision is expected by summer. After crossing South Avenue, the vehicle rolled before coming to rest on the shoulder of the road and officers checking the vehicle found the driver missing. Officers made an area check and found the dri- ver, identified as Carroll, lying on his back in a yard of a residence to the east of where his vehicle had Wednesday, December 1, 2010 – Daily News – 7A come to rest. Medical personnel responded and stabilized Carroll, who was air lifted to Enloe for lacerations to the back of his head, abra- sions to his back and com- plaints of pain, the release said. The vehicle had major damage. Due to his injuries, Car- roll was not arrested at the scene, but criminal shining right through his front window, he said. Henderson and project engineer Steve Judson said there are plans to build a six-foot fence and add full- grown olive trees to block the camp from view, to which neighbors decried they would end up living across from a prison. Planning Commission Chairman Delbert David said, since the Planning Commission hearing, he has spoken with an official from the state’s Department of Housing and Commu- nity Development who said parts of the proposal, such as those addressing the number of available toilets and wash stations, do not comply with HCD standards. He asked the supervi- sors not to approve the project because of its noncompliance with state stan- dards and other irregularities in the proposal. Supervisor Greg Avilla, a farmer, said one of the first things about a farm is wanting to get along with neighbors. Having heard what the neighbors had to say, he too had a problem with the location. Supervisor Charles Willard was concerned that having 140 people on a 1/2 acre lot with no form of recreation charges of felony evading of a peace officer will be filed with the District Attorney’s Office, the release said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. could create problems. Supervisor Bob Williams said, as an advocate for the right of peaceful enjoyment of one’s property, he could not accept the proposal after hearing from the neighbors. The proposal itself left him with many unanswered ques- tions. Supervisor George Russell, the only one voting in favor of the camp, said having lived by neighbors that could be a cause of concern, he understands the neighbors’ concerns, but he does not agree with all of the issues the neigh- bors say may arise. The potential for those sort of problems can occur any time there is a group of people, and it is not exclusive to migrant camps. It only seems logical that an adequate facility be provided for the workers. Oliver growers, including Corning City Councilman Ross Turner and Pat Campbell, the vice president of opera- tions at Bell-Carter, spoke in support of the project. They said providing housing for workers would ensure a steady work- force for the olive industry. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com.