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Tuesday, January 18, 2011 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries 10, 2010. She was born in Helena, AR., on November 7, 1933. Her parents were Marvin and Julia Johnson. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Dorothy Lynch of Pacifica, CA., and her husband Billie Ray Hop- per of Stuttgart, AR. She is survived by her brother Marvin Johnson of San Carlos, CA., her sister Edna Johnson of Manteca, CA., her sister Doris Ezell of White Oak Lake, AR., her sons Rick Hopper of Red Bluff, CA., Ken Hopper of Walnut Creek, CA., Terry Hopper of Redding, CA., and 6 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. She was a bless- ing to all who knew her. A Memorial Service will be held on January 22, 2011 at 3:00 pm at the Calvary Chapel in Red Bluff, CA. FRIEDA GERTRUDE PETRUSKE Frieda Gertrude Petruske was born January 16, 1912 in Munson, PA. to Rev. Julius and Matilda Schmidt. When she was five her father was called to the Baptist Church in Arnprior, Canada where she graduated from the 8th grade. At that time the family moved to Eureka, S. Dakota where she graduated from high school. She taught in a one-room school house until she married Edwin Petruske and they moved to California, they were married 66 years until his death in 2003. She leaves a daughter, Shirley Mitchell, son-in-law Jim Mitchell of Alturas, two grand- sons, and two great granddaughters, her sister Ruby Bish- op of Rochester, N.Y., and numerous nieces and neph- ews. pm - 1:45pm at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Services will follow at 2:00 pm at Oak Hill Cemetery. Mary Fay "Mickey" Hopper passed away on December MARY FAY "MICKEY" HOPPER Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Red Bluff Emblem Club, No. 408, handed out refreshments following the unveiling of a new memorial monument, Saturday afternoon, at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 12:00 IGO (Continued from page 1A) them." Another survivor passed away this week. In a last-minute change of plans, organizers added a memorial service after the dedication to honor 92-year- old Wayne Stamper. Stamper, who was a turret captain on the U.S.S. St. Louis at Pearl Harbor MAX I. DURAN Max Duran of Gerber passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. He was 76 years young. Born on August 27, 1934 in Mora, New Mexico. He moved to California when he was five, and made his life in the Bay Area. He retired to Gerber, and was a Veteran, and a member of the Elks Lodge. His survivors include his beloved wife of 59 years Lorence (Lori), son Michael, daughter-in-law Bobi of Gerber, daughter Rita and son-in-law Dwight of Sacra- mento, grandchildren Todd and wife Linda of Sacramen- to, Connie and husband Eddie of Sacramento, Troy of Sacramento, Gabriel of Shingletown, Erik and wife Brooke of Sacramento, Dominic of Yuba City, and 10 great grandchildren. Services will be Monday from 5 - 7 p.m., Viewing and Rosary at Chapel of the Flowers in Red Bluff, and Tues- day 10 a.m., Mass at Sacred Heart in Red Bluff and Burial at Tehama Cemetery in Tehama. FRESNO (MCT) — California's ambitious plan for high-speed trains is drawing sharp criticism from San Joaquin Valley farmers who fear the project would carve their property into useless pieces, disrupt their work and drive down land values. FRED WIKOFF uary 14, 2011. He was 78 years old. Fred was born March 15, 1932 in Codora, CA., to Benjamin F. and Cora Lee Wikoff. Fred lived in California all his life, he grew up in Vina and graduated from Los Molinos High School in 1950. Fred moved to Chico in 1961 where he worked in the construction industry across the North Valley. Upon his retirement he moved to Cohasset. His hobbies included playing his guitar and singing Country/Western music. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. Fred is sur- vived by 3 daughters: Marlene Black of Weston, MO. Kar- yn Harvey of Red Bluff, CA, and Carmen LeBaron of Butte Valley, CA, 10 grandchildren; Kristina Landingham, Kellie Black, Elizabeth LeBaron, Casey Fox, Holly Smith, Cory Fox, Bill LeBaron, Anna LeBaron, Bonny Blackwell and Colt Brockman. Fred also had 12 Great- grandchildren, and is also survived by Partner Lillian Shanks of Cohasset. Fred was preceded in death by his parents Ben and Cora Lee, 2 brothers; Marshall Boggs and Frank Wikoff, one granddaughter; Sherry Black and long time companion Phyllis Hussey. Graveside services will be held at the Vina Cemetery at 1 P.M. Wednesday, January 19. Arrangements are under the direction of the Affordable Mortuary. Death Notices Lorain Peterson Lorain Peterson died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at Brent- wood Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Red Bluff. She was 86. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. TEAMS (Continued from page 1A) on the court, players are playing for those people in their lives who have had or have cancer. Teams have not made any plans to do anything towards raising money for the cause. The main focus is getting the community aware of how many people this disease has affected and is continuing to affect. “We’re trying to show the community to be aware and be prepared,” Drury said. Many people have sug- gested ways of raising money, but nothing has been made official yet. “We might do something during league,” sophomore Sarah Brown said. “Right now, we’re just trying to raise awareness in the com- munity.” Macdonald is the founder of the program Ride for Life, which has been held annual- ly for the past two years and will be continued for a third. Ride for Life is a program where people pledge a cer- tain amount of miles that they will ride their horse in order to raise money for the cure for cancer. “I’ve always wanted to help find a cure,” Macdonald said. Heather Price is a Red Bluff Union High School student. This article originally appeared in the school’s newspaper, The Bluffer, and is reprinted here by permission of the author. Fred Wikoff passed away peacefully in his sleep on Jan- Others accuse the Cali- fornia High-Speed Rail Authority — the agency tasked with building the 800-mile system over the next decade — of ignoring their concerns and steering the proposed rail line into the countryside as the path of least resistance. "I have been able to deal with immigration officials, the United Farm Workers union and Congress," said Manuel Cunha, president of the Fresno-based Nisei Farmers League. "But these guys (at the rail authority) don't want to talk with us. Their attitude is, 'We are going to put this through and we don't really care about these farmers.' " Not so, said Jeff Barker, the authority's deputy execu- tive director. "Agriculture is absolute- ly being listened to, and it will factor into the decisions we're making," Barker said. "You can't build a piece of infrastructure like this with- out affecting agricultural land, and we want to work with agriculture to mitigate those effects." If the project is built as planned, about 170 miles of dedicated high-speed tracks would carry passengers between Merced and Bak- ersfield at speeds of up to 220 mph across some of the world's most fertile farm- land. That worries not only farmers whose land is likely in the path of the tracks, but also growers who have property on either side of the route. "I'm a family farmer, and I want to stay a family farmer," said Brad Johns, a tomato farmer north of Han- ford who fears the rail line would slice through his farmland "and right through the front door of my house." "But I am acquiescing to reality," Johns said. "This (train) is coming ... and I just have to learn to live with a new neighbor." 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Doug La Malfa was one of hundreds who showed gratitude to survivors at Stamper's memorial. "This means a lot to me to acknowl- edge the service of Mr. Stamper, and this is very fitting," La Malfa said. La Malfa, who took his son to Hawaii on Dec. 7, 2010, to be at the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremonies, tracks is supposed to be built starting in 2012 — one pri- mary route is being consid- ered by the rail authority. It generally runs alongside the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks. Excep- tions include a sweeping arc to take the tracks east of Hanford and several options to bypass Corcoran, Allensworth, Wasco and Shafter. Two route options are being evaluated between Fresno and Merced. One parallels the Union Pacific railroad tracks and through the cities of Chowchilla and Madera along Highway 99, while the other tends to run alongside the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks a few miles to the east. Depending on the route that's ultimately set between Merced and Bakersfield, the rail line may displace about 1,900 acres of property, according to the rail authori- ty. Of that acreage, about 1,460 acres is farmland _ about 2 one-hundredths of a percent of the more than 7.5 million acres of agricultural land in Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties. But farmers say the effects would be out of pro- portion to the acreage affect- ed. Johns owns 320 acres, some of which has been in his family for more than 60 years. He estimates he would lose about three acres if the tracks go where he believes they will. He's not happy about it. "This was never part of my game plan," he said. "But I'm not going to take these lemons and make lemonade. I'm going to make margaritas." Johns said he'll negotiate said he thinks it is important to get to know and remember these men. Handfuls of people lingered at the cemetery after the ceremonies and some stood near the monument read- ing all the names and talking to sur- vivors. Assistant Deputy Secretary of the state's Veterans Memorials and Ceme- teries, Stephen Jorgensen, was wrap- ping up the day's errands. "This cemetery is a community effort," he said. "It’s not by chance." Path of high-speed rail worries California farmers with the authority for the best possible deal to com- pensate for lost land and possible loss of his home. Johns said coming through farmland naturally makes more sense for rail planners than disrupting businesses and industries in cities. "I get it," he said. "There are fewer obstacles to come through out here." Agriculture advocates believe the high-speed trains will affect farming well beyond the trackside right of way. Not only will farmland be lost, Cunha said, but farmers also could see the value of their land decline if they cannot use it to grow crops. Because of the tremen- dous speed of the trains, there can be no at-grade road crossings on the high- speed tracks. That means even farmers whose land is cleaved by existing freight rail tracks no longer would be able to use many of the county roads or other rural crossings to get across. Instead, they would have to drive their tractors and other equipment to the near- est new undercrossing or overpass, which could be several miles out of their way, said Julia Berry, execu- tive director of the Madera County Farm Bureau. "That's a major concern," Berry said. "It's an increased cost, and it's incredibly inconvenient for farmers and the people who service growers, like custom haulers or harvesters." Tracks cutting across land at a diagonal would create isolated and odd- shaped parcels that are too difficult or too expensive to farm and drive property val- ues down, Berry added. Other concerns are less obvious, but no less worri- some for farmers: • Irrigation ditches. A new high-speed track could displace ditches and require pumps to move water to the other side of the tracks. Irri- gation districts would face greater fuel costs just to tend to canals. • Water pumps. Some farmers may have to dig new wells or install new pumps if their old ones are in the way — a cost that could reach into the hun- dreds of thousands of dol- lars. • Pesticide restrictions. A pesticide-free buffer zone may be created around the tracks, said Fresno County Farm Bureau executive director Ryan Jacobsen. • Bee pollination. "Bees are very picky about wind and weather," Berry said. Farmers who grow nuts and tree fruit need bees to polli- nate their crops and wonder what kinds of wind vortices would be created by 220- mph trains flying by every 10 minutes or so during peak periods. • Compensation. 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