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Saturday, January 4, 2014 – Daily News Obituaries ALAN LEE STAHELI 10-28-1953 ~ 12-16-2013 Alan Lee Staheli passed away December 16, 2013. He was a 20 year veteran. He work for Public Works department for 30 plus years. Alan's hobbies included cooking, and wood working. Services will be held at the Northern CA Veteran's Cemetery, Igo, CA on January 10, 2014 at 2:00pm. MYRNA FAYE ANDERSON Myrna Faye Anderson passed away on December 31, 2013 in Red Bluff. Myrna was the fourth child of Fred and Mary Snively and was born in Garden City, MN on October 4, 1919. In 1922 at the age of two, she moved with her parents to Tehama County. She attended grammar school at the old Proberta School and graduated from Red Bluff Union High School in 1937. She married Homer Anderson Jr. on July 20, 1940, and the couple made their home and raised their family on a small cattle ranch north of Gerber. She is survived by three children: Linda Osborn and Mary McMahon of Red Bluff, and Craig Anderson of Sacramento. She also leaves 6 grandchildren, 9 Great Grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Myrna's greatest joy was her family, and family gatherings were very special to her. Her family dinners along with "grandma's" baked goods became legendary; no one ever went away hungry from her table. Private services will be held. Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Myrna Faye Anderson Myrna Faye Anderson of Red Bluff died Tuesday, Dec. 31, at Red Bluff Health Care. She was 94. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. Published Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Maxine Louise Biggs Maxine Louise Biggs of Corning died Thursday, Jan. 2, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. She was 77. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. Published Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Harold Johnson Harold Johnson died Tuesday, Dec. 31, at his Cottonwood home. He was 69. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Rebecca Lara Rebecca Lara of Corning died Thursday, Jan. 2, at Riverside Convalescent Hospital in Chico. She was 91. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. Published Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Robert Gene Orr Robert Gene Orr died Monday, Dec. 23, at his Corning home. He was 40. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. Published Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. David Royer David Royer died Thursday, Jan. 2, at his Red Bluff home. He was 64. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Nolan Samuel Standridge Nolan Samuel Standridge died Sunday, Dec. 8, at his Corning home. He was 85. Arrangements are under the direction of Neptune Society. Published Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. DRY Continued from page 1A Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin said in a statement. The winter snowpack in the northern and central Sierra provides about a third of the state's water supply. At this rate, the state estimates it will be able to deliver just 5 percent of the water requested by 29 public agencies this year. Those agencies supply more than 25 million Californians and nearly a million acres of irrigated farmland. The calendar year that just ended was one of the driest on record in Califor- nia, leaving reservoirs at historic lows and leading some cities to implement water restrictions. Farmers also are taking steps to prepare for a severe reduction in water during the summer growing season, conditions that could force them to fallow crops and sell off livestock. Gayle Holman, spokeswoman for the Fresno-based Westlands Water District, the nation's largest federal irrigation district, said growers in the San Joaquin Valley would likely fallow hundreds of thousands of acres. They would opt against planting row crops while they save water for permanent crops such as fruits and nuts. Some already are pulling SALMON Continued from page 1A nia delayed this year's release of late-fall Chinook. In previous years, the Service experimented with trucking juvenile fall-run Chinook to the Sacramento River Delta for release in San Pablo Bay. However, science now shows that although trucking young salmon downstream can improve overall survival, the process interferes with the imprinting cycle, causing adult salmon to stray instead of returning to their river area or stream or creek of origin. "In the case of the Coleman fall Chinook salmon that were trucked to the Delta, straying was excessive, and there was almost a complete lack of returning fish from the trucked groups back to the hatchery," said Scott Hamelberg, project FIRE Continued from page 1A cle Point, which is the extreme north end the Cohasset Ridge, according to Gary Zack, manager of the Susanville Interagency Fire Center. The cause of the fire is unknown. About six Forest Service engines and six strike team crews from Cal FireTehama-Glenn were fighting the fire, Zack said. Fire officials are asking CHASE Continued from page 1A cedes hatchback Carnahan was driving on Gallagher Avenue near Houghton Avenue in the Corning area, according to a department press release. Carnahan failed to yield to the emergency lights and a pursuit steelhead are propagated at Coleman NFH. Winter Chinook, an endangered species, are propagated at Livingston Stone NFH near Shasta Dam. Late-fall Chinook are found mostly in the Sacramento River between the Red Bluff Diversion Dam and Keswick Dam. Although not a species listed under the Endangered Species Act, late-fall Chinook are a species of concern due to limited range and population size. Coleman NFH was constructed in 1942 as part of the mitigation measures to help preserve significant runs of Chinook salmon threatened by the loss of natural spawning areas resulting from the construction of Shasta and Keswick dams on the upper Sacramento River. Situated on Battle Creek near Anderson, Calif., the hatchery produces 12 million fall Chinook salmon, 1 million late-fall Chinook salmon, and 600,000 steelhead trout annually. the public to stay out of mal temperatures. the fire area so as not to Information may be hinder firefighting efforts. obtained by calling the They would also like to Fire Information Line at remind the public to be the Susanville Interagency extremely careful with any Fire Center at 530-252use of fire outdoors due to 6450 or by visiting the website at existing drought condi- InciWeb tions and higher than nor- http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/. ensued. Corning Police and the California Highway Patrol joined the chase, which ended on Antelope Road in Rancho Tehama. The Mercedes crashed through a gate at the end of the road and came to rest on an empty plot of property. Carnahan fled the scene leaving behind three passengers, who had suffered injuries ranging from minor to medium. One of the passengers was transported to the hospital by an ambulance. Carnahan was located by a Corning Police K9 unit about 100 yards from the crash site. He was taken into custody without incident at that point. Law enforcement later learned Carnahan had several outstanding felony arrest warrants. the fact. Unfortunately, we release people from our jail because we have to, and they go commit other crimes. There was no indication of anything unusual here.'' Police Chief Andrew Mills agreed. He said after the passing security guard noticed Bullock in the shadows of church grounds, the guard called police, and an officer confronted Bullock on the street in front of the rectory. The officer examined Bullock's jail papers, did a field sobriety test, determined he was mentally competent to be in public then directed him to the rescue mission a few blocks away. ''In this, I am satisfied our officers did what they could do, given the parameters of the law,'' said Mills, a former San Diego police captain who took over as chief two months ago. ''The question becomes could we have done other administrative things such as taken him over to the shelter. Would that have been reasonable? We'll have to wrestle with these questions.'' That frustrates Lisa Russ, who worships at St. Bernard Catholic Church, where Freed was pastor. ''Our police do a good job, but something is broken in our system if we can have people arrested and released,'' she said Thursday night outside the Gothic church built in 1885 from redwood trees taken from the foggy coast. ''We've got people here we want to be caring and compassionate towards,'' she said. ''But there's got to be a better way.'' When it comes to holding someone in jail, authorities are constrained. Officers considering a potential ''5150'' — or involuntary psychiatric hold — must determine if the person is a danger to himself or others or unable to care for himself. Because the person isn't under arrest, California law tries to balance public safety with individual rights. Officers must have probable cause to have a person evaluated by a health profession for a 72hour hold. ''You have to talk to them and find out what's going on,'' said Los Angeles police Officer Wendy Reyes. ''If you find out they have priors, have a history of attempted suicide. Most of the time they'll tell you themselves.'' Bullock was wellknown to authorities in Humboldt County, the heart of the Northern California marijuana growing region known as the Emerald Triangle. He was on probation for misdemeanor convictions for cocaine possession and had no record of violent crime. Bullock was arrested for investigation of disorderly conduct at 1:27 p.m. on New Year's Eve at his home town of Redway after a mobile home park resident noticed him hiding in bushes and ''acting bizarre,'' said Knight. Because he was on parole, Bullock was taken to jail in Eureka. On the way, Bullock tried to kick out the patrol car windows, said Knight. When he calmed down enough for the jail nurse to examine him, his heart was racing — too high to be admitted to the jail. So two deputies took him to the emergency room at St. Joseph Hospital, where doctors pronounced him fit for jail. Police said he was held for eight hours — twice the normal time for a disorderly conduct allegation — before being released 42 minutes after midnight. He was not given a psychiatric exam. About 2 a.m., a security guard passing the church noticed a light on in the bathroom of the church fellowship hall, and Bullock standing outside. The guard told Bullock to leave and called police. Later, an officer found Bullock in front of the rectory and let him go, authorities said. About 3:30 a.m., the security guard spotted Bullock outside the church hall again, this time holding a wooden stake, police said. The guard told him to be on his way but did not call police. Mills said investigators think Bullock had not gone into the rectory at this point, and Freed was still alive. An autopsy has yet to determine time of death. When Freed did not show up for morning Mass, someone went looking for him in the rectory. He was found dead, apparently beaten. Police said there were signs of forced entry and a wooden stake was found. ''It is a weapon that could have been used in the crime,'' Mills said. Surveillance video from the rectory also shows Bullock outside, Mills said. When a warrant was issued for Bullock's arrest, deputies knew where to find him. When deputies drove up the six miles of dirt road to the home of Bullock's mother, they said they came across Bullock riding in his stepfather's pickup truck, on his way to turn himself in. He surrendered quietly and was being held on $1 million bail. He is expected to be arraigned Monday on a murder charge. Authorities did not know whether he had a lawyer. up orchards they can't afford to irrigate. ''What that means then is less of a food supply that we pretty much take for granted,'' Holman said. As if to underscore how dry California's winter has been so far, firefighters were monitoring a 200-acre blaze that started Thursday in the Lassen National Forest in far Northern California, an area that usually is covered with snow this time of year. The immediate culprit is a stubborn ridge of high atmospheric pressure that is pushing storms north of California, said Michelle Mead, a forecast meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sacramento. The ridge is expected to weaken next week, bringing some rain and snow to Northern California, before it builds once again by mid-January. The rest of the winter is projected to bring below normal precipitation to Southern California, while she said it is too soon to tell whether late winter in Northern California will be wet, dry or average. Also Friday, an interagency task force held an organizational meeting to begin planning for a possible drought but plans to wait until late February to see how the winter plays out. Randall Osterhuber, a researcher at UC Berkeley's Central Sierra Snow Lab near the Sierra summit, said the snowpack there is about 35 percent of its historic average, although he's not panicking. ''We have the bulk of the winter in front of us,'' he said. ''It's really these big storms that carry the year, so this all could change in just a matter of days.'' Just three years ago, the Sierra snowpack was so heavy it was crushing the roofs on mountain cabins. Folsom Lake, east of Sacramento, is particularly hard hit and is having the largest effect so far on both the surrounding communities and the fish that depend on releases from its dam. The lake is less than 20 percent of its capacity. Last month, the neighboring city of Folsom took the most drastic action in the region by requiring residents to trim their water use by 20 percent and restricting lawn watering to twice a week. Unlike nearby cities, Folsom gets all its water from the lake. PRIEST Continued from page 1A Simple Cremations starting at $ .00 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. leader at Coleman NFH Complex. Similarly for late-fall Chinook salmon, disrupting the imprinting cycle by trucking the fish to some downstream location will promote straying. 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