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Tuesday, December 21, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries GARY WAYNE GILLILAND Gary went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, De- cember the 16th, 2010 at the age of 71. Gary was born on October 3rd, 1939. He completed his schooling in Red Bluff and spent most of his life in California before mov- ing to Mississippi with his wife Susan. Gary served in the US Air Force, was a Businessman and a Correctional offi- cer prior to being injured while attempting to save a life. Gary is preceded in death by his father William in 1977 and his mother Jeane in 1999. Gary is survived by his wife Susan of Olive Branch, MS., son John Gilliland of Stateline, NV., son Jeff of Independence, MS., daughter Kellianne Collins of Roseville, CA., daughter Samantha, brothers Lee Roy Gilliland of Twin Fall, ID., Stanley Lesher of Reno, NV., Bill Gilliland of South Lake Tahoe CA., Jim Lesher of Grants Pass, OR., twin sister Jary Ann Ault of Red Bluff, CA., sister Shirley DiSanto of Pleasant Hill, CA., and 10 grandchildren. Gary fought a hard battle with Leukemia for several years but eventually asked the Lord to take him home. He will be missed greatly by everyone who knew him. Services will be held at the Baptist Church in Barton, MS with the Military Honor Guard in attendance. Death Notices Clovis I. Brittain Clovis I. Brittain died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, in Red Bluff. She was 89. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flow- ers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Priscilla R. Pinkelman Priscilla R. Pinkelman of Los Molinos died Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 in Chico. She was 74. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. TRAFFIC (Continued from page 1A) posal is the best solution available. It calls for a phase- in of charging for-profit events for traffic control. For-profit event organiz- ers need to pay for the ser- vice. Otherwise, “the citi- zens are subsidizing the spe- cial events whether they want to or not,” Flynn said. Eidman said the fairboard is still opposed to the propos- al, as the facts are the same. JOHN V. SCOTT John VanKirk Scott (Scotty) passed on Saturday night, December 18, 2010, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Red Bluff, California. He was 89 years of age - born June 12, 1921 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Scotty was the oldest of three sons born to John and El- len Scott. He would say how different it was when he was young. On summer days, he would often find him- self riding cable cars to down town Pittsburgh to watch the Pirates play baseball with Honus Wagner, the hated Gas House Gang of the St. Louis Cardinals and all the teams of the National League. One summer when he was 13, he and a friend rode their big, heavy, balloon tired bi- cycles about 300 miles up to various lakes in the moun- tains. With little or no money between them, they slept along the road under tents made of cardboard and were gone from home for a couple of weeks. It was truly dif- ferent back then. Scotty graduated from McKeesport High School in 1939 and after a few years of working in the local steel mills of Pittsburgh, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. In the CCC’s, he traveled around the eastern United States and worked at Camp Catocin, better known today as Camp David. There he did light construction work, paint- ing and planting trees. Scotty enlisted into the Army Air Corps in 1943 and served in Germany at the end of WWII. In Germany, he became stricken with tuberculosis and spent two years in a VA hospital in Los Angeles. While at the VA he met Pearl Evans (1923 - 1982) whom he married. They had two sons, Leonard and Kenneth.- After being discharged, he attended Santa Monica City College and transferred to UCLA graduating in 1953 with aBAin Public Health. After working a few years in Southern California, they moved to Michigan, where he attended the University of Michigan and in 1959 he was awarded a Master’s degree in Public Health. Scotty was transferred to Tehama County in 1967. This was his home for the next 43 years. He loved the country, the town and the people. Scotty had three main passions - fishing, softball and golf. Fishing on the Klamath River or the Mad River was always a wonderful experience. He loved to spend time with friends trying to catch Steelhead. They called him "Blue Eyes from Red Bluff" and many an angler would at- tempt to follow him to the "secret spot" to get in on the action. It reached a point, where Scotty would park his car in one location and walk to another to throw off the competition. You had to be in the special circle of friends to go to these locations with him. To say he caught his fair share would be an understatement. Scotty loved the Senior Softball League in Red Bluff. He was one of the driving forces in forming the league, and he was instrumental in finding teams to play and partici- pate in the league. The Wheeler Reruns team was his ba- by. He was always recruiting and scouting for new play- ers. He loved to play - win, lose or draw. The games were always a main point of discussion when he called his family and friends. He played until he was 83 years of age and in 1983 he received the Frey Award as the lea- gue’s most inspirational player. This was an honor of which he was most proud. Years later the senior league was named the John Scott Senior League in his honor. Between softball and fishing, Scotty began golfing at Wilcox Oaks Golf Course. He was joined by Lucille, his wife and partner of the last 16 years. They both partici- pated and they enjoyed golf on a regular basis. Both were enthusiastic players and loved the game although neither took up the game until they were in the mid-seventies. Scotty would have wanted a special thanks made on his behalf to his wife Lucille. The last five years of his life were very challenging and had it not been for the loving care and nursing afforded him by Lucille, he would not have made it as far in his life’s journey. Scotty will be fondly remembered by his wife Lucille, his sons Len Scott and wife Jerri of Kerrville, TX., Ken Scott and wife Kathi of Reno, NV, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his broth- er Bill Scott of Birmingham, AL and three sisters-in-law Dorothy Tully, Theresa Evens and Lillian Evens plus many nieces, nephews. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 21, 2010 between “We generate more than enough with taxes and Tran- sient Occupancy Tax to pay for what little impact we may have on the police department,” Eidman said. “To place a further financial burden on our renters will create a hardship to them.” But Flynn said the pro- posal is fair. “If I felt like it was taking advantage of a particular group, I wouldn’t ask for it to be brought back,” Flynn said. “I realize it’s going to upset some people, but we have a city to run, and we’re trying to run it to the best of our ability.” The good thing about the proposal is, it allows for negotiation, Flynn said. In the first year, event organiz- ers would only be charged for half the cost while the city continues to find a solu- tion. As for the topic coming up during the city’s last meeting of the year, Flynn said he wants to have a solu- tion in place before spring- time and Round-Up. In the meantime, Police Chief Paul Nanfito has implemented a reserve offi- cer program to reduce the cost of traffic control, some- thing Nichols said is only a temporary solution. The council meets at 555 Washington St. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e- mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. RB police searching for robbery suspect Red Bluff Police are still looking for the man who robbed a Chevron gas station at 1055 South Main Street, Saturday evening. Police were dispatched at 6:18 p.m. to reports of a rob- bery where an on-duty clerk reported an unknown man had entered the store and given a demand note indicating he was robbing the store. The man, described as being in his 40s and about 5-feet, 8-inches with salt and pepper unshaven facial hair, made no mentions of weapons and no weapons were seen, a Red Bluff Police release said. The man, last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and baggy jeans, was heading on foot toward Walmart according to Red Bluff Police logs. The identity of the man is unknown and the case is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Red Bluff Police at 527-3131. —Staff report Powerful storm keeps pounding CA, more on way LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful storm system with drenching rain, heavy snow and high winds lashed California on Monday, but forecasters warned the worst was yet to come. Even stronger storms were bearing down on the state and threatened to dump another 5 to 10 inches of rain dur- ing the next two days. Virtually the entire state was affected by the bad weath- er. Some locations in Southern California had received more than 12 inches of rain, said meteorologist Jamie Meier of the National Weather Service. It was the most rainfall from one storm event since 2005, he said. ‘‘That will make for a pretty good wallop, especially considering how dry things have been for the last two years,’’ Meier said. Thousands of residents of the San Joaquin Valley farm- ing community of McFarland were evacuated for hours Monday amid fears of major flooding, At one point, an estimated 400 to 500 homes were in danger as the result of the stormy weather that has gripped California since late last week, triggering mostly minor flooding, mudslides, road closures and power outages. Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Santa Claus visits with 9-month-old Robert Cruz Jr., of Red Bluff, Saturday during the Children's Christmas Festival at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center. Some 1,500 children made their way to the Red Bluff Kiwanis Club event, which featured a number of activities and 5- 8pm at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Sacred Heart Church followed by interment at St. Mary’s Cemetery. 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