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Obituary EARL EDWIN "SONNY" KLOOSE Earl Edwin “Sonny” Kloose, age 84, passed away De- cember 9, 2010. Born February 23, 1926 to Charles and Nora Kloose, dairy farmers in Tehama County, “Sonny” was one of 11 children. He was a football player for the Spartans at Red Bluff BAT Continued from page 1A He hit Twiford with the bat several times, said Sgt. Kevin Busekist. Stefanin tried to help WRAP Continued from page 1A gram coordinator. The families typi- cally are multi-generations living together or have working parents with minimum wage jobs and are struggling. “The need is great here in High School. After graduation he went into the Navy in 1942, serving in the South Pacific. Kloose was married 17 years to Barbara Frost-Kloose Tehama County,” she said. “There’s lots of families suffering and not able to make ends meet.” Each year, there seems to be and is survived by his wife Barbara, and step-children Fred and Linda Frost, Petaluma, Patsy and Gary Ford, Red Bluff. After serving in the Navy he worked in construction for the telephone company in Northern California and Ore- gon, retiring in 1982. During this time he was married to Gertrude Benedict and survived by children Janie Covington, Denver, Colorado; Jerry Kloose, Weaverville; Jim Kloose, Nevada and 4 grandchildren. Kloose is survived by siblings Erma Fields, Red Bluff, Anna McKray, Redding, Alice Kinkey, Sacramento, Mary Arrowsmith, Red Bluff. “Sonny” was preceded in death by siblings Robert Kloose, Idella Cofer, Effie Douglas, Carl Kloose, Dorothy Knox, Hollis Kloose, and Carroll Kloose. He was a member of Red Bluff Elks Lodge # 1250 since 1958, and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Los Molinos. “Sonny” Kloose loved his cigars, football games, hunting and fishing. In lieu of flowers donations maybe made to the Tehama County Cattlemen’s Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1164, Red Bluff, CA 96080 or Ben Ali Shriners Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 15th at Red Bluff Elks Lodge. Private burial at Northern California Veterans Cemetary in Igo at a later date. UNCLE Continued from page 1A held on $1 million bail. The pair disappeared Nov. 10, BLM Continued from page 1A ulated herds that take a more families, but donors usually pull through. One of the reasons the program has been such a success is because of donors who give gener- ously, Curry said. Donors such as Michelle and Doug Fairey, owners of Dutch Bros., realize the need and want to SENIOR Continued from page 1A Club and has spoken to several Shasta District Women’s Clubs and at Cal- ifornia Federation of Women’s Club functions on the AARP Tax Pro- gram, HICAP Medicare Program and the Long Term Care Ombudsman prompting state notices on electron- ic highway signs, a feature on the ‘‘America’s Most Wanted’’ website and a massive search around Red- ding. Sheriff’s Sgt. John Hubbard told The Record Searchlight that toll on the health of the range. The OIG says the agency’s budget for gathering and housing Twiford by pulling him away from his attackers and was also hit with the bat before the five me got back in the Blazer and left. The vehicle was last seen going southbound on Jackson Street. give back. Dutch Bros. employees have par- ticipated in the program for several years. This year, they adopted four families, one in Tehama County and three in Shasta County. “The thought of some kid with- out a present is just gut-wrenching,” Michelle Fairey said. She estimates her family and employees spend about $1,000 or more a year on presents. They go beyond the requested items on the families’ lists and make sure each family member gets more than one gift. They specifically choose to adopt large families, as those are the fam- ilies that are least likely to be adopt- ed. “It’s so hard to pick the families because there are really good ones Program. Past activities include Treasurer of the Woodson Bridge Adult Association, a licensed Long-Term Care Administrator, Tehama County Health Center Administrator and elected to the Corning Hospital Board of Directors. Vandygriff was married to Bill Vandygriff for 36 years, having five children Berlinghoff had taken his niece to Portland, Ore., then hitched a ride down to San Francisco. Jean returned home Sunday. Her father says he hasn’t asked her yet what happened during that month. the mustangs has nearly doubled the last six years to $66 million this year. But it says if left unchecked, the number of wild horses will grow from the current 38,000, to 238,000 by 2020. Group wants plug-in cars to hit the California mainstream LOS ANGELES (AP) — An alliance of automakers, utilities, reg- ulators and clean-air advocates released an ambitious plan Monday to make California a national leader in accommodating electric vehicles with charging terminals available in thousands of homes, office build- ings, shopping malls and other sites within the next decade. The California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative touted its plan after the first-ever Nissan Leaf, a mass-market, all-electric car, was delivered to a customer in Redwood City, Calif., over the weekend. Meanwhile, the first 150 Chevro- let Volts left a Detroit auto plant on Monday and were expected to arrive in California showrooms in the com- ing days. Work is under way in the state to upgrade existing charging terminals and install thousands more to accommodate electric vehicles. One company is even developing a network of ‘‘switching stations’’ where motorists can pull in and swap out their spent batteries. ‘‘All eyes are on California. It will host without question the largest rollout, the greatest numbers of EVs in the country, and it will also have the charge and switch infrastruc- ture,’’ said Jonathan Read, president of Ecotality, which will soon begin installing 1,600 public charging sta- tions in San Diego and Los Angeles that resemble a giant iPod with a cord and plug attached. The plan, which supporters believe could serve as a model for other states, outlines steps to get charging stations easily installed at homes and then in high-traffic public areas and apartment buildings to encourage drivers to switch from gasoline-powered vehicles to plug-in electric vehicles. The collaborative hopes to pro- vide a positive experience for early owners of electric vehicles so they can spread the word. Its goal is to see a million plug-in hybrid and battery- powered cars in the state by 2020. The plan recommends making installation of home charging sta- tions affordable by offering rebates from the state and regional air quali- ty districts. To further lower costs, the state could reduce registration fees for battery-powered cars, and utilities could offer cheaper charging rates during off-peak hours when ‘All eyes are on California. It will host without question the largest rollout, the greatest numbers of EVs in the country, and it will also have the charge and switch infrastructure’ Johnathan Read Ecotality there is less demand on the electric grid. Through the alliance, automakers can notify utilities where customers will likely plug in to prevent a ‘‘clus- tering’’ of electric vehicles charging in a neighborhood all at once and overloading the system, advocates said. ‘‘We want the whole process from getting the charger, figuring out which one to get, getting it installed, having it operate, all of that to be a seamless, easy exercise because in a sense you’re replacing the gas station with the charger in your house,’’ said Ted Craver, chief executive of Edison International, the parent company of Southern Cal- ifornia Edison. Businesses and municipalities should get incentives to add plug-in vehicles to their fleets, thereby exposing workers to the technology, the plan said. When automakers first trumpeted battery-powered cars in the 1990s, California installed about 1,300 pub- lic charging stations at homes and in public places. Those stations mostly went unused when carmakers pulled the plug on some of their early elec- tric models. The California Energy Commis- sion said it is upgrading those sta- tions to meet new industry standards and accommodate the latest plug-in electric vehicles. The commission is helping to fund more than 4,000 residential and public charging stations through state funds. Additional money from the U.S. Department of Energy will go toward charging stations in San Diego, Los Angeles, the San Fran- cisco Bay area and Sacramento. Advocates said past efforts to introduce electric vehicles to the mainstream car market fizzled because gas prices were low, batter- ies were weak, and carmakers and utilities were not working together. ‘‘This time is not going to be a repeat. You can say the last time was a dry run,’’ said Roland Hwang, transportation program director of the Natural Resources Defense Council. The unusual partnership between government, private companies, environmentalists and public health advocates is key to ensuring that electric vehicles will take off in Cal- ifornia, said Mary Nichols, chair- woman of the California Air Resources Board. ‘‘Nobody is forcing us to do this; it is actually all of us getting togeth- er and saying we all have a common stake in the success of this new mar- ket, what can we do to make that happen,’’ Nichols said. So far, early reviews from con- sumers have been positive. Olivier Chalouhi, who received the first Nissan Leaf on Saturday, said the vehicle met his expectations by covering about 90 miles on a full charge that took about eight hours using a 240 volt charging dock installed at his home. Chelsea Sexton, who worked as a marketing consultant on General Motors’ defunct EV1 electric car and appeared in the documentary ‘‘Who Killed the Electric Car?’’, has been test driving a Volt since Nov. 10. ‘‘It does everything GM said it would do,’’ Sexton said. Automotive members of the col- laborative include General Motors, BMW, Toyota, Nissan, Ford and Tesla Motors. The utilities include the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Pacific Gas and Electric, Sacramento Utility District, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric. The regula- tors include the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Air Resources Board and the Cali- fornia Energy Commission. ——— Online: http://www.evcollaborative.org/st rategic-pla Tuesday, December 14, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Busekist said. Twiford was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital where he was treated and released. The case is still under investigation and officers are following up on leads and potential suspects, Anyone with informa- tion is asked to call Red Bluff Police Department at 527-3131. —Staff report that need it,” she said. “We read through all the different ones, and I cry. I cry a lot, but in the end, we usually pick the large families.” Once all the presents are bought, an entire day, sometimes two, is spent wrapping the presents. The gift wrapping party has become something everyone looks forward to when they think about participat- ing in the Adopt-A-Family Pro- gram, Curry said. NVCSS is still seeking volun- teers to help wrap gifts today and Wednesday. Cash donations for food cards and other needs are being accepted. For information, call 528- 8066. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. and has lived in the Corn- ing area for 33 years. “Barbara is a great assist to the Corning Senior Cen- ter and, as Executive Board Treasurer, a joy to work with,” said Corning Senior Executive Board President Joe Russo. “Barbara Vandygriff is one of the most compas- sionate and caring individ- uals I have ever known, she loves her voluntary com- munity life and always hides from any accolades,” Corning Senior Center Director Linda Lima said. Vandygriff received the honor at the Corning Chamber of Commerce Christmas Mixer held Thursday, Dec. 9, at Pre- mierWest Bank. 40th president gets stamp for Reagan Centennial SIMI VALLEY (AP) — An image of President Ronald Reagan is gracing the U.S. Postal Service’s newest 44-cent stamp. Former first lady Nancy Reagan helped unveil the design of the Ronald Reagan Centennial postage stamp during a ceremony Monday at the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley. The stamp features a close-up of the 40th president’s face with his Santa Barbara ranch in the background. The Ventura County Star says the stamp will go on sale Feb. 10, four days after what would have been Rea- gan’s 100th birthday. This is the third Reagan stamp. The first was released after Reagan’s death in 2004 and later reissued after the Postal Service hiked its first-class rate from 37 cents to 39 cents. Appeals court halts sale of California buildings SACRAMENTO (AP) — A California appeals court has delayed the sale of 11 state-owned office properties to private investors. Department of General Services spokesman Eric Lam- oureux said the court issued a stay blocking the sale Mon- day. Lamoureux says the state is evaluating its options and hopes the court will act swiftly on a final decision. The move came in a lawsuit brought by two former state building authority members who say selling the properties is unconstitutional and a waste of taxpayer money. Monday’s stay delays a transaction that had been sched- uled to close this week. The state is selling the buildings for $2.3 billion. It plans to use half of the proceeds to help replenish the state’s gen- eral fund. Navy to hold meetings in NorCal on training plans FORT BRAGG (AP) — The Navy will be holding two public meetings this week in California to address concerns about its planned training exercises off the Northwest coast. The meetings in Eureka on Wednesday and Fort Bragg on Thursday came at the request of Rep. Mike Thompson amid complaints that the Navy didn’t take enough local input into account when seeking a permit for the exercises. Most of the Navy’s warfare training is conducted off the coast of Washington, but the training complex covers waters down to an area just north of Mendocino County. Environmentalists say sonar use could harm marine life and weapons testing could pollute the water. The Navy says it does everything it can to minimize harm to the environ- ment. Manson follower denied parole for 5 more years SACRAMENTO (AP) — California officials have rejected parole for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson for the 15th time. The state’s Board of Parole Hearings decided Mon- day that Robert Beausoleil can try again in five years. Beausoleil, who is 63, was an aspiring musician and actor before he joined the Manson family. He was arrested for the murder of musician Gary Hinman in August 1969. He was in jail when other Manson followers killed actress Sharon Tate and four others. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service Family owned & Operated Honor and Dignity 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931