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Friday, December 24, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituary GARY JAMES KAIN rived at heaven’s gate a little after midnight on December 18, 2010. On December 18th our dear brother and father took flight from this life to the next. He is preceded in death by his mother and father Harry and Dorothy Kain. He is survived by his brother Michael, Patrick and Ron also his son and daughter ,Jeffrey and Denise. The family wishes to thank all those who have assisted and made Gary’s life much happier these past 2 1/2 years. There will be an announcement of a memorial service to follow after the holidays. Death Notices Susan Gail Carpenter Susan Gail Carpenter died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 in Cottonwood. She was 66. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. William Joseph Costa Williams Joseph Costa died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 in Red Bluff. He was 30. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Alfred Lindsey Crocker Alfred Lindsey Crocker died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 in Red Bluff. He was 80. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. John Andrew Eslinger John Andrew Eslinger died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 in Red Bluff. He was 78. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Mildred Jacklyn LeRoi Mildred Jacklyn LeRoi died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Red Bluff. She was 88. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. John Van Kirk Scott John Van Kirk Scott died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 in Red Bluff. He was 89. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Jesslyn C. Walsh Jesslyn C. Walsh died Wednesday Dec. 15, 2010 in Red Bluff. She was 101. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. FedEx jet makes emergency landing in Sacramento SACRAMENTO (AP) — A FedEx cargo jet has landed safely at Sacramento International Airport after running low on fuel. Airport spokeswoman Gina Swankie says the plane landed without incident just before 8 a.m. Thursday. The pilot declared an in-flight emergency aboard FedEx flight 1490 because of the low fuel level. The Airbus A310 jet had been en route from Memphis, Tenn., to Reno, Nev. Swankie says Reno was fogged in. Transient jailed in Klamath Falls beating death KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A 45-year-old Klamath Falls transient is in jail on a murder charge. The Herald and News reports that Aaron Henry Har- rison was jailed in Klamath Falls Wednesday after being extradited from California. He is accused of killing 64-year-old Larry Leroy Cline, who was found beaten to death in his Klamath Falls home. Authorities say the slaying may have come in a bungled burglary. Investigators tracked Harrison to a relative’s home in Sacramento, Calif., where he was arrested after a short standoff with a SWAT team. Humboldt deputy charged in July 4 fireworks injury EUREKA (AP) — Prosecutors are charging a Humboldt County sheriff’s deputy with child endangerment after a girl was seriously hurt by fireworks he brought to a July 4 gath- ering. Joe Marsh was off duty at the time of the accident, which left the 10-year-old with major hand injuries. Authorities say Marsh and the girl were trying to light a Roman Candle, which is illegal in California, when it exploded in their hands. Both lost several fingers. District Attorney Paul Gallegos announced Wednesday that Marsh is charged with possession of dangerous fire- works, felony child endangerment and a special allegation of inflicting great bodily injury. SHIELD Continued from page 1A ship and the governor are held behind closed doors, as are party caucus meet- ings during which mem- bers twist arms for votes and air their views about pending bills or guberna- torial nominations. The issues often are all but decided by the time they hit the floors of the Assembly and Senate for final votes. In other states where legislatures abide by state open records and meeting laws, lawmakers also have created numerous exemp- tions for themselves, according to an analysis by The Reporters Com- mittee for Freedom of the Press, an Arlington, Va.- based nonprofit that advo- cates for reporters’ rights and monitors legislative efforts that affect the pub- lic’s right to know. For example, legislative documents in Illinois that contain opinions are con- sidered confidential. Mis- sissippi law gives the Leg- islature the right to ‘‘regu- late public access to its records.’’ In Massachusetts, the House and Senate can hold closed-door meetings of the entire chamber without any member of the public or press present. ‘‘When you have the power to make the law however you want, you’re going to exempt yourself a lot,’’ Cuillier said. In California, questions about how often lawmak- ers interact with lobbyists, and how those interactions influence voting, arose last year after a Republican lawmaker was caught on tape bragging about sexual exploits with female lob- byists. One of those lob- byists had business before the committee on which former Assemblyman Mike Duvall served. Gary started his journey on January 29th 1938, he ar- ROBBERY Continued from page 1A find the suspects were gone. The person initially reporting the crime spoke to dispatchers on behalf of Parker, who is hard of hearing, according to the police log. One of the suspects was BIG Continued from page 1A kits are available at phar- macies and the Public Health Department. Rest of the report: • Californians are smoking at the lowest rate ever, 13.1 percent in 2009, which represents a 42 per- cent decline since the Cal- SANTA Continued from page 1A Christmas Eve. “I’m just going to try to make this fun for the kids who call and for us,” Tiyo Rowe said. NORAD’s predecessor, the Con- tinental Air Defense Command, started tracking Santa on Dec. 24, 1955. Then Director of Operations Col. Harry Shoup received the first Santa call from a young child in Colorado Springs, who was following the directions from a department store advertisement printed in the local newspaper. "Hey, Kiddies! Call me direct and be sure and dial the correct number,” the ad said. However, the number was printed incorrectly in the advertisement and rang into the CONAD operations center. Children were calling CONAD to find out Santa’s where- described as about 23, wearing a black, hooded jacket and black gloves, according to a press release. The suspects may also have been wearing white handkerchiefs over their faces, according to the police log. They left to the west of the res- idence but witnesses didn’t know if the suspects fled on foot or in a vehicle. ifornia Tobacco Control Program was established in 1990. • Men still smoke at higher rates than women. In 2009, 15.6 percent of men in California smoked compared to only 10.7 percent of women. • The average number of cigarettes consumed each day, per daily smok- er, was 14 in 2008, com- pared to 19 in 1992. Cali- abouts. Realizing what was happening, Shoup had his staff checked radar data to see if there was any indica- tion of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Indeed, there were signs of Santa, and all the chil- dren who called in that night were given an update on Santa’s position. Thus began a tradition that rolled over to NORAD when it was formed in 1958. Today through satellite systems, high-powered radars and jet fighters — Canadians and Americans track Santa Claus as he makes his Yule- tide journey around the world. This year, more than 1,000 Cana- dian and American uniformed per- sonnel from the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, as well as their families, will volunteer their time on Christmas Eve to answer the thousands of phone calls and e-mails that come in from around the world. Live updates in six languages will be provided via www.NORAD- Efforts to learn how much time Duvall spent with lobbyists were thwarted. State lawmakers said the Legislative Open Records Act shields that kind of information from public view. Written by state law- makers in 1975, the act lists more than a dozen exemptions from public disclosure. They include communications from pri- vate citizens to lawmak- ers, correspondence by lawmakers and their staff, any document in the cus- tody of party caucuses and detailed phone records. Drafts, notes and leg- islative memoranda, records pertaining to law- suits, personnel and med- ical files also are consid- ered confidential. The Legislature gives itself broad discretion to deny access to informa- tion, even related to ques- tions about how lawmak- ers spend taxpayer money. Earlier this year, the Sen- ate and Assembly denied requests by the AP for information about law- makers’ destinations when they billed taxpayers more than $2 million over a 2 1/2-year period for airfare. The chambers also refused to provide copies of law- makers’ daily schedules, which would show when they met with lobbyists, donors and others seeking influence over bills. One state lawmaker says it’s time to review the Legislature’s policies on releasing records and spending. Sen. Sam Blakeslee, R- San Luis Obispo, has introduced a bill that would restrict gift-giving to legislators from firms that hire lobbyists. It would focus on the most egregious gifts such as spa treatments, tickets to sporting events and rounds of golf. He said the Legislature should generally release information when it can Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service Family owned & Operated Honor and Dignity 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 No injuries were reported and the incident is still under investigation. Any information related to this case should be reported to the Red Bluff Police Department at 527-3131. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. fornia’s per person rate of cigarette consumption is 48 percent lower than the rest of the nation. • Consumption patterns have shifted from daily smoking to non-daily smoking. The percentage of non-daily smokers among current smokers increased from 14.8 per- cent in 1992 to 28.1 per- cent in 2008. • Smokers in California continue to be motivated to quit. In 2009, 60 per- cent of smokers made a recent quit attempt. Dur- ing the same period 76 percent of young adults (ages 18-24) made a quit attempt. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Santa.org, over telephone lines through the toll-free number 1-877- Hi-NORAD and by e-mail at norad- trackssanta@gmail.com. Beginning at 10 p.m. PST Dec. 23, visitors to the website can watch Santa as he prepares his sleigh, checks his list and goes through all of his preparations to ensure he has a successful journey. As soon as Santa takes off from the North Pole, children can track him with up-to- the-minute updates on Google Maps and Google Earth through the web- site. Santa trackers will answer phones and reply to e-mails mid- night PST Dec. 24 until 1 a.m. PST Dec. 25. "NORAD Tracks Santa" is made possible because of volunteers and corporate partners who bear the costs of the project. Virtually no tax- payer dollars are spent on this effort. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. do so safely. Details about where lawmakers flew, for example, should be made public afterward when there is no security risk, he said. Lawmakers also should release portions of their daily schedules, he said, with provisions to shield whistleblowers and others who risk retaliation by talking to legislators. Blakeslee said lawmak- ers should avoid carving out exemptions for them- selves as they demand that other state and local gov- ernments open their records. ‘‘I’ve always been of the opinion the Legislature should be willing to live by the laws it imposes on others,’’ he said. Sen. President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D- Sacramento, said the pub- lic has enough information to determine how lawmak- ers conduct their business, noting committee hearings and floor sessions are broadcast on television and the Internet. He said information such as letters to lawmakers and closed- door caucus meetings are private because they are essential to internal delib- erations. ‘‘We have 120 people, and in order to do the busi- ness of the people, there has to be some room for candid, private discussions among and between col- leagues,’’ Steinberg said. ‘‘And yet everything that counts, in terms of votes, our records, information relating to campaigns and campaign finance, all of that is public and readily accessible.’’ The state Senate creat- ed a committee this year to oversee how state and local government agencies were adhering to open records laws, but there are no plans to review the Legislative Open Records Act. Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Ange- les, has taken small steps to improve transparency in his chamber, barring law- makers from texting with lobbyists on the Assembly floor, for example. The Assembly also has begun webcasting budget hear- ings and releasing legisla- tive pay records in elec- tronic format. In a statement to the AP, Perez said he would review the Legislative Open Records Act and ‘‘other options for increas- ing transparency in the Legislature.’’ But for now, information such as law- makers’ travel records and policy pitches by lobbyists will remain confidential in the Legislature even as they are made public else- where in state govern- ment. As agencies develop regulations, for example, they are required to dis- close comments sent to them, including those of lobbyists and special inter- est groups that have a stake in the outcome. The governor’s cabinet offi- cials must disclose their travel itineraries so the public can see where state employees are traveling on taxpayer money. Members of state boards debating regula- tions are required to announce if they met with lobbyists about the issue before casting a vote. ‘‘Legislatures always recognize the need for cit- izens to have information to make decisions at the ballot box and they always think the executive branch should turn over stuff,’’ said Lucy Dalglish, execu- tive director of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. ‘‘They are less convinced it’s as important for them to do the same.’’ ——— Associated Press writers Don Thompson in Sacramento and Steve LeBlanc in Boston contributed to this report.