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Saturday, January 18, 2014 – Daily News Obituaries 7A Paskenta residents told to boil water By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer PASKENTA — Residents in the Paskenta Community Services District have been given a boil water advisory after a potential problem was found in the water system. Tehama County Director of Environmental Health Tim Potanovic said the advisory is purely precautionary and there has been no lab evidence of the water being contaminated. Potanovic said a valve inside an aging line between the fresh water intake and a treated line may have become rusted out or compromised because of its age. That could potentially lead to cross-contamination of the water supply. Potanovic said the advisory will remain in place until the work to fix the old line and valve is completed. He did not have an estimate on how long that work would take. The notice affects 62 users, who were all notified of the advisory. Cops bust drug home in Orland a second time Jack Delvie Parks April 3, 1929-January 7, 2014 Resident of Los Molinos, CA, a former resident of Antioch. Jack was born in Sasakawa, Oklahoma, on April 3, 1929. He was the first of five children born to Barney and Bonnie Parks. He is survived by his loving wife, Coletta, a daughter Anita Rafael (Herc), son Stephen (Marian), stepdaughters Malinda Boatright and Shavon Boatright. He also leaves behind a brother, Larry Parks and partner Curt Mathew, 11 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his son, Aubrey Ray and first wife, Mildred. A memorial service will be held at Higgins Funeral Home, 1310 A St, in Antioch on Friday, January 24 at 11:30am. DN Staff Report Agents from the Glenn County Inter-Agency Narcotics Task Force Thursday served a search warrant at 717 Trinity St. in Orland and made three arrests Agents previously developed enough probable cause for the issuance of a search warrant to search the residence at the Trinity Street address for narcotics. During the search agents found 207.2 grams gross weight of marijuana, 10.6 grams of methamphetamine, four methamphetamine smoking devices, one hypodermic syringe and two sets of digital scales used for weighing illegal substances. The street value of the narcotics seized is about $1,200. SCHOOLS Continued from page 1A Darrell Laster May 18, 1937 - January 14, 2014 Resident of El Sobrante and Red Bluff, Darrell was born and raised in Batesville, Arkansas. As a teenager he and his family moved to Richmond where he met and married Joanne. He had learned to run tractors on the farms in Arkansas and used that experience to get work doing landscape construction. He joined Operating Engineers Local 3 and was a 50 year member. In 1966 he started his own company, Darrell Laster Landscape Construction, and ran it for 31 years before turning it over to his daughters, Shelly and Pam, who are proud to continue its success. After retiring from landscape construction, it was time for Darrell to live his dream. In 1997 he relocated to a ranch in Red Bluff where he and his wife, Sidsel, created a horse boarding business, D&S Ranch. Darrell was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed spending his spare time fishing, hunting and camping with friends and family. Darrell will be truly missed by his siblings, Howard (and Donna) Laster, Doris (and Bill) Haldeman, his wife, Sidsel, children Pamela (and Martin) Fisk, Michele (and Donald) Lau, and Robert, step-daughter Kellie (and Lawrence), 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions are preferred to Pro Health Hospice, 2700 Zaker Rd., San Jose, CA 95134. Please contact Graham Hitch Memorial Center in Danville, CA 925-837-2500. 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. Bonnie B. Shoemaker Bonnie B. Shoemaker, of Red Bluff, died Thursday, Jan. 16 at Brentwood Skilled Nursing. She was 89. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Saturday, Jan. 18 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. More flu deaths reported SACRAMENTO (AP) — California health officials say 45 people have died so far this flu season, including two babies. The California Department of Public Health said Friday it is investigating an additional 50 deaths. The state only tracks flu-related deaths among people 65 and younger. State health director Dr. Ron Chapman says the flu season appears to be peaking early and it may be a severe one. Flu activity is already widespread in many states including California. Health officials say there's plenty of vaccine available and are urging immunizations for people at highest risk including the elderly, pregnant women and infants. Setting it straight Friday's Page 1A story "High school district superintendent ousted" contained an error. The Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees rescinded its contract with Solution Tree for an outside investigation into complaints the teacher's union made against Lisa Escobar. –––––––– 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. the Lincoln Street School building, which was made possible by funding from the state, preschool enrollment is at an all-time high, four of our smallest school districts consolidated to make the best use of resources, and the department has been able to maintain award-winning programs and services, even in the face of severe budgetary constraints, to name a few." Champion took over as Superintendent July 1, 2008 after being appointed to take over for the retiring Bob Douglas. He was elected to the position in 2010, after running unopposed in the election. Prior to becoming Superintendent, Champion had a 40-year career in education with numerous jobs both as a teacher and in administration. He worked in Plumas County from 1973 to 1999 when he came to Tehama as Associate County Superintendent. Champion received the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association's Professional Publications Award for his work reinventing for modern day the "County Courses of Study" — a widely used set of publications, which began as standard course outlines in 1974. During his tenure as county superintendent, the Tehama County Department of Education won four Golden Bells from the California School Boards Association. The awards are considered the Academy Awards of the state educational system. Champion said during his final year he will focus on the state's new testing system, Common Core State PRANK dents learned that actions can have unintended consequences and although peoContinued from page 1A ple don't intend for things to go badly, one has to own Three students have up for their actions when been disciplined by the they do. school over the incident. Fisher and Schwabauer Schwabauer said the stusaid they did not know DROUGHT Continued from page 1A drought previously was in the 1890s. Kester's Central California ranch normally gets 20 inches of rain between October and April. It's gotten about a half-inch of precipitation since late fall. His cattle usually graze on lush green hillsides in winter. Now, they're eating hay instead — a proposition that is too expensive to continue for long. ''I hope it's something we can tell our great-grandkids about, but right now we're just trying to figure out how we're going to survive,'' he said. The drought doesn't bode well for California's notorious wildfire season, either. Previous super-dry years led to catastrophic wildfire seasons in California in 2003 and 2007, said Tom Scott, a natural resources specialist with the University of California system. Fire crews beat back a wildfire northeast of Los Angeles earlier this week, but it was a stark reminder of the dry and dangerous conditions. ''People say that the fire season is Sharron Elizabeth Nord, 64, Jose Juan Lucatero, 31, and Kassia Annette Nord, 37, were arrested and booked on charges of possession of a controlled substance for sale, paraphernalia and marijuana or hashish for sale, a felony. Shannon Nord was also charged with renting, leasing or making available for use a building, Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com. involved, said they were all good kids. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailyne ws.com. have severe drought conditions. In California, the governor's drought declaration will help battle unemployment in the agriculture industry as fields are left fallow. Nearly 10,000 people lost their jobs during the last drought in 2009, said Karen Ross, California's agriculture secretary. The drought also increases the burden on food banks in rural and agricultural communities. The lack of rain also could have long-standing implications for the demand for crops that are almost entirely exclusive to California. Eighty percent of the world's almonds, for example, are grown in California, and the Almond Board of California receives 3 cents for every pound sold to build future demand for the nut. With many almond growers having to irrigate their crops three months early, a smaller crop might put a dent in the board's ability to market almonds as broadly as it has been, said David Phippen, an almond grower who serves on the board. ''There's huge implications everywhere you look,'' he said. ''What about five years down the road?'' Democrats' ex-treasurer repays fraction of $10.5M SACRAMENTO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Democratic campaign treasurer who defrauded high-profile clients that included U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has repaid just a fraction of the $10.5 million she was ordered to reimburse. Lauren Horwood, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento, said Friday that the government has received about $94,500 toward settling Kinde Durkee's criminal debt. Of that, $500 went to pay a fine while the remainder is paying off Durkee's court-ordered restitution. Durkee was described by prosecutors as the Bernie Madoff of campaign treasurers. She was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison in 2012 after pleading guilty to mail fraud. Prosecutors and Durkee's attorney said at the time that she had mismanaged the cam- Simple Cremations Community Clip? e-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 Standards, more local control of funding and continuing building projects. The latter will include the acquisition and ground breaking for a new state-funded special education facility. Champion said while he will enjoy more time with his family, he intends to continue his role in the community following his retirement. Two candidates have already filed paperwork to appear on the June ballot for County Superintendent of Schools. The candidates are Champion's Deputy Superintendent Charles Allen and former Evergreen Union School District Superintendent Harley North. whether law enforcement would pursue any further punishment. Sergeant Quintan Ortega said no one at the department was available Friday to discuss the case. A high school parent, who knows the students starting early, but I guess you could say it never ended,'' Scott said. ''If you live in the backcountry, come July you probably should be thinking about putting your valuables in storage.'' Droughts also are persisting or intensifying elsewhere in the U.S. On Wednesday, federal officials said they were designating portions of Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Kansas, Texas, Utah, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Oklahoma and California as primary natural disaster areas, highlighting the financial strain facing farmers in those regions. 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