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Thursday, December 12, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries MAN Continued from page 1A The man was described to be wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt. Around 2:50 p.m. three girls were walking on South Jackson Street near the Seventh Day Adventist Church when they saw a man near the church. When the man saw the girls he began walking towards them. The man got to within several feet of the girls before one of their parents arrived to pick them up. The man never said anything to any of the girls during either incident. He is described as a white man, around 50 years old and 5 feet, 6 inches tall. He was last SAILOR JUDY McFADDEN April 26, 1926 ~ December 7, 2013 Judy McFadden, 87, of Corning , passed away peacefully on December 7, 2013. She was born to Donald and Lucy Graham on April 26, 1926 in Bend, Oregon. She grew up in Prineville, Oregon along with her younger sister Mary. Judy graduated from Crook County High School and continued to the University of Oregon where she received her Business degree. It was much later that she went on to Chico State to earn her teaching credential. In 1949 she married the late "Tag" McFadden and soon they had plans on coming to California. After their second son, they moved to Corning so that Tag could coach and transform Corning Football. She has been a resident of Corning for over 50 years and loved this community and seeing her former students throughout the years She was proud to say she had been an English teacher at Corning High School for 18 years. Judy loved the Oregon beaches, she was an avid reader, and took up golf after she retired. She can best be described as a sweet and kind woman who enjoyed her family most of all. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, College and the Local Sorority, Oak Creek Golf Course, Hope Chest and many volunteer community organizations. Judy survived by her three sons and two daughter in laws: Bill McFadden of Corning,, Peter and Mary McFadden of Portland, and Tim and Veronica McFadden of Corning. She was so proud of her 6 grandchildren Lane McFadden, Emily Merwin, Tag McFadden, Molly Pedraza, Sean McFadden and Evan McFadden. Judy also had 2 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Judy was preceded in death by her husband Tag in 1979. A special thank you to Jeff and Alena Heaney and the caregivers at Olive City Care Home for their love and care for Judy these past two years. A funeral service will be held at First Baptist Church in Corning on December 16th at 10am followed by a reception. Tips to prepare for cold weather Tehama County Public Health, Tehama County Sheriff's Office and the American Red Cross would like to make sure that you are prepared for the cold weather ahead. How to prepare for the cold weather • Dress in several layers of lightweight clothing. Wear gloves, a hat, and waterproof, insulated boots. • Listen to weather forecasts regularly. • Create an emergency supply kit for your home and your vehicles. Some items to include are a 3-day supply of food and water; flashlight with extra batteries; extra clothes and shoes, including gloves and hats; blankets and a first aid kit. • Use fireplace, wood stoves or other combustion heaters only if they are properly vented to the outside and do not leak flue gas into the indoor space. • If you must use a kerosene heater, make sure you have adequate ventilation. NEVER use a charcoal or gas grill indoors- the fumes are deadly! • Never leave a space heater on top of furniture, near water or within 3 feet of anything that could catch on fire. Never cover your space heater. • Bring pets inside, and move livestock to sheltered areas with non-frozen drinking water. • Insulate any water pipes that run along outside walls to protect them from freezing, and leave all water taps slightly open so they drip continuously. • If your pipes do freeze, thaw them slowly with an electric hair dryer. Do not thaw them with a torch. • If you cannot thaw your pipes, use bottled water or borrow water from a neighbor. • If your pipes break, shut off your water immediately using your home's shutoff valve. • Take caution when driving, and give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination. Remember to keep your emergency kit in your vehicle. • Check on family members, friends and neighbors who are elderly or have special needs. For additional information go to: http://www.redcross.org, www.weather.gov, or http://www.bepreparedcalifornia.ca.gov. Suspect brought infant child along for burglary DIXON (AP) — Authorities say a Northern California burglary suspect apparently couldn't find a baby sitter. The man brought his infant child along while he and a partner burglarized a shop. The Sacramento Bee says the owner of the shop in an unincorporated area of Dixon detained one of the burglars Tuesday evening. When Solano County Sheriff's deputies responded, they searched the suspect's car and found items from the shop and the 34-year-old man's child. Paul McGraw of Dixon is being held on suspicion of felony burglary and conspiracy, and a misdemeanor charge of willful cruelty of a child. The newspaper says the baby was handed over to Child Protective Services. The Bee reports deputies also arrested 37-year-old Dean Forrest French of Vacaville, who faces burglary and conspiracy charges. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. a phone call from the decorated sailor about two weeks ago, when Elizabeth George relayed that she Continued from page 1A was being awarded with the achievement and that she had decidWanda George said she received ed to reenlist for four more years work. A new state law lets the state spend $315 million this fiscal year to thousands of Continued from page 1A house inmates in private prisons inal justice system.'' and county jails unless the The state has been court postpones its deadpushing for a three-year line for reducing the delay in the court-ordered prison population. deadline to give rehabilitation programs time to The judges have ruled JUDGES 7A seen wearing a green shirt and black pants. The Red Bluff Police Department believes the two incidents may be related and is encouraging residents to report any suspicious activities at 5273131. with the Navy. Elizabeth George is nearing completion of an associate degree in general studies. "She's given up a lot," Wanda George said. "I don't think she would change anything." that reducing crowding is the best way to improve care for sick and mentally ill inmates, and the U.S. Supreme Court has twice refused to intervene. Specter said it is important that crowding be quickly reduced because what is now a 3 1/2 month delay in the court's original year-end population reduction deadline is hurting inmates. ''Our clients need to have the court's order enforced as soon as possible because overcrowding remains a serious problem,'' he said. Calif. Assembly Democrats urge $8B budget reserve SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Assembly Speaker John Perez pledged Wednesday to cautiously begin restoring funding to some social programs that were slashed during the recession and said lawmakers will ask voters to approve a revised rainy day fund on the November 2014 ballot. Having a voter-mandated savings plan and building an $8 billion budget reserve by 2017 would protect the state from future ''slashes and cuts'' like those that devastated state programs in recent years, said Perez, D-Los Angeles. The combination would ''finally bring an end to the spend-and-slash roller coaster budgets that we've seen for the last 20 years,'' he said. Perez said other priorities for his members include encouraging creation of jobs, preventing tuition increases for higher education, fighting poverty, possibly with an expansion of the federal earned income tax credit, and phasing in pre-school programs including universal transitional kindergarten for 4-year-olds. The plan outlined by Perez on behalf of his Democratic members is the opening salvo in a budget debate expected to last until June. Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, will propose his budget next month and revise his projections in May. Spokesman H.D. Palmer said the governor's priorities will be paying down long-term debt and building a budget reserve with the state's anticipated surplus, which is partly a result of temporary increases in sales and income taxes approved by voters last year before conditions began improving. The state's independent legislative analyst last month projected annual operating surpluses approaching $10 billion a year by the 2017-18 fiscal year if current spending and revenue policies continue. Republican legislative leaders have also urged financial prudence and paying down the billions of dollars owed to state pension funds and retiree health care. They have objected to Perez's proposal to change the rainy day fund ballot measure negotiated by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his fellow Republican lawmakers three years ago. Democrats shifted that Republican proposal, originally slated for the June 2012 primary, to the November 2014 general election. With budget surpluses forecast for the first time in several years, many groups will be seeking funding for their interests next year. On Wednesday, a group of environmental and local government groups called on Brown to pay back about $500 million that was diverted to the general fund this year from the state's cap-and-trade fund, which is intended to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Brown ''has actually talked a lot about the urgency of addressing climate change and we agree with him on that. Now we need him to put our money where his mouth is,'' said Bill Magavern, policy director at Coalition for Clean Air. Hospice care offered to ill pets, grieving owners LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Mike Kelley stroked his cat Andy for the last time, he recalled how the feline would eat yogurt every morning and meet him at the door every night. Kelley told stories about his beloved pet before Dr. Mary Gardner gave the 10-year-old cat a shot and he went to sleep for the last time. After Andy developed liver disease, Kelley sought the support of the hospice veterinarian, who came to his home, listened to him talk about his cat and eventually allowed Andy to die with dignity. It's in line with a continuing trend of animal lovers committing increasing time and expense to pet care. About four years ago, Gardner of Yorba Linda and Dr. Dani McVety of Tampa, Fla., co-founded Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice Inc., a national network of veterinarians providing end-of-life services for sick animals like Andy. The vets don't just manage a pet's nutrition, medication, mobility and cremation arrangements, they comfort grieving families and prepare any fellow pets for the tough days ahead. And, ultimately, they will eutha- nize when the vet and owner agree the time is right. ''He was my best buddy. He was there every day for me. I would have done anything to keep him here,'' said Kelley of Newport Beach. But he didn't want Andy to suffer after medication stopped working and the cat lost his appetite. Lap of Love is the first organized group of its kind in the country, said Colleen Ellis, director of the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care. The group helps with the last hours of life and the first hours of death of animals ranging from dogs and cats to hamsters and potbellied pigs. The association says there are many vets, vet techs and even a Northern California animal sanctuary that take in terminally ill or elderly pets for hospice care and, eventually, euthanasia. Lap of Love is the biggest organization and the only one composed entirely of experienced veterinarians. There are 68 Lap of Love partner vets in nearly 20 states that handle euthanasia and funeral arrangements, as well as talk to children and help owners say goodbye, Ellis said. They only accept pets nearing the end of life and are often referred by the animal's regular veterinarian or a surgeon. ''Veterinarian hospice care is a lot like human hospice care. The goal is comfort. We are not trying to cure, just manage the symptoms so that they are as comfortable as possible,'' McVety said. ''Vet hospice is where human hospice was 50 or 60 years ago.'' McVety started the business in 2010. Six months later, it was growing so fast that she sought help from Gardner, who'd been a vet school classmate. They decided to team up and soon were getting calls from vets all over the country wanting to take part. Every partner vet keeps in touch with the veterinary community, sharing ideas, going over cases and getting and giving advice, McVety said. A typical veterinarian with a practice might euthanize two pets a week, she said, while she will euthanize 20 to 30. Lap of Love has a free online journal owners can use to help them decide when it is time to call for help. There is also a memorial website that allows owners to tell their pets' stories and post their photos. Costs of the services vary across the country, but they range from $200 to $400 for hospice care and about the same for inhome euthanasia. There are extra costs for evenings and weekends, holidays, extended travel, pets over 100 pounds, aggressive animals and some exotic species. The vets can arrange private or communal cremation, and many pet insurance companies cover euthanasia costs. For Kelley, who plans to sprinkle his cat's ashes in Newport Beach, Gardner's services made a big difference. ''She was there for me and really nice to the cat. He was so comfortable. He wasn't stressed at all. Everything went as smoothly as it could go,'' he said. Gardner said she became a vet to help animals, no matter what form that takes. ''That doesn't mean I save them, but I do help them die peacefully,'' she said. ——— Online: — www.lapoflove.com — www.iaahpc.org Citrus growers stop packing to check freeze damage EXETER (AP) — California citrus growers have agreed to hold off packing fruit for two days to let state and county inspectors survey crop damage caused by a seven-day cold spell. California Citrus Mutual says growers will wait to pack fruit har- vested on or after Wednesday to facilitate inspections at 81 packinghouses in the Central Valley. The association of growers says inspectors will also evaluate the effects of a week of freezing temperatures on more than 200,000 acres of groves, and that fruit unfit for the fresh market will be juiced. Citrus Mutual president Joel Nelsen says the return on juiced fruit only covers harvesting costs. The association says it is too soon to know if the damage was caused by the freeze but the worst appears to be over for now.