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Friday, February 4, 2011 – Daily News – 9A Obituary FAYE LEEDY Faye Leedy, born Fay Byrd on June 20th 1930 in Farm- ington, New Mexico to Joseph Franklin Byrd and Opie Pearl Byrd (Coy). Faye was blessed with 4 loving sons, Frank Smith of Chico, CA, Steven Carr (deceased), Darrel Carr of Modes- to and Brian Carr of Susanville, CA. Faye passed on Saturday, January 30, 2011 in her home SPAY Continued from page 1A in Red Bluff, CA. Faye lived in Red Bluff for over 40 years and had a long career in the medical field for over 35 years as a Nurse and X-Ray technician. Faye will be laid to rest at the Oak Hill Cemetery on Fri- day, February 4, 2011 at 3:00 pm. Reception immediately following at Oak Park Manor Apartment complex 200 Jackson Street, Red Bluff, CA. In lieu of flowers the family is accepting donations to $7,500 state grant that will go toward free spay and neuter certifi- cates for 100 low-income county residents. This week, supervisors opened help with the funeral cost. Cards and donations can be sent to: C/O Brian Carr (1 of her surviving son) 200 Jack- son Street #25 Red Bluff, CA. 96080,or donations can be made in Faye’s memory to The Church of Christ 1605 Park Avenue Red Bluff, CA. Death Notices Mark McDonald Mark McDonald of Chico died Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 in Chico. He was 53. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. I-5 Continued from page 1A his vehicle in time, said California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh. Jackson was uninjured in the collision. The remains were in bad enough condition that officers were unable to tell how old the victim was, Mackintosh said. The Tehama County Coroner was checking a lead on a possible identi- fication, but was still ARTIST Continued from page 1A Wathen is a customer of The Big Picture, where she brings in her artwork to get framed, she said. When owner Dianne Rabalais offered a place to have her work displayed Wathen liked the idea. Rabalais has been fol- lowing Wathen for 3 years, and is amazed at how Wathen is always so happy to be doing art, Rabalais said. The great thing about Wathen is her artwork is awaiting to confirm it and would need to notify next of kin before a name could be released, CHP Officer Ken Reineman said late Thursday after- noon. the kennels on an ordinance that will increase animal adoption fees slightly while ensuring that every dog or cat is spayed or neutered and fitted with a microchip before it is adopted. The board approved a salary increase of eight hours a week to county employees that will be transporting the animals to and from the clinic. The newest ordinance, because it involves a change in fees, will be open to discussion at a public hear- ing at 10:45 a.m. Feb. 15, at the Board Chambers, 727 Oak St., before it can go into effect. This is an important change in practices in the county and it will help those animals not being cared for, said Supervisor George Russell during the Tuesday meeting. “I am pleased with the efforts that have been made,” Russell said. down the northbound Adobe Road onramp around 2:54 a.m., accord- ing to Red Bluff Police logs. Mackintosh said it was unknown why the woman was walking in traffic on the freeway. —Julie Zeeb very diverse, Rabalais said. Wathen works in dif- ferent media from water- color and oil painting to sculpture and embroidery. “She’s never had an art show before, so it’s nice to see her be the belle of the ball,” Rabalais said. One of Wathen’s newest fans is Sally Wood, who bought a watercolor painting of a bird titled “The Chickadee.” Wood had only heard of Wathen through a story about the art show open- ing, but she wanted to meet Wathen because they shared similar interested, The incident shut FAIR Continued from page 1A Eidman said he has been hoping things would not reach this point, but it is time the board starts look- ing at its options. “We’ll do whatever we have to to save the fair,” Eidman said. “We’ve got- such as birds and sewing. “The first time I read about her I knew I wanted to meet her,” Wood said. Wathen, whose artistic abilities were awakened in the fourth grade after mak- ing a hand-painted glass slide of a bird, is still very active as an artist and attends art classes several days a week to learn more, she said. She will turn 90 on Oct. 28, but she said her age does not stop her from doing what she enjoys. “I’m very thankful for all of this,” Wathen said. “I’m just very happy, and I METH Continued from page 1A ald’s parking lot, where they placed an order for two pounds of metham- phetamine and were met a short time later by Norma Gonzalez, 30, of Orland. Agents next located Esquivel, Armando Vasquez Barragan, 36, of Modesto and Waldo Perez Mendoza, 49, of Ceres at the TA Truck stop in Corning who were also involved in the transac- tion, the release said. A fourth man, Victor Hugo Gonzales, 36, of Hamilton City was located and arrested in the area of Capay Road and Highway 99W. Gonzalez, also known as Hugo Gonzalez Her- rera, was found with 99 grams of methampheta- mine in his possession at the time of his arrest. A federal search war- rant was then executed in the 100 block of Mobile Drive in Corning where Jamaica-Arellano was arrested by Corning Police as he tried to flee out the back door of his residence. Agents seized 12.8 grams of methampheta- mine, a scale and a one- pound container of MSM, which is a cutting agent commonly used to cut methamphetamine, the release said. In all, 611 grams of methamphetamine, with a street value of $27,875, was seized during the incident. All proposed fee information is available at the Tehama County Department of Agriculture and the office of the Clerk of the Board. The ordinance, when enacted, will increase adoption fees for dogs to $125, which would include spay or neuter costs, microchip and rabies vaccinations, said Mark Stor- rey, manager of the Tehama County Animal Care Center. Dog adoption fees are $120 and include a $75 spay or neuter deposit that is returned after the owner pro- vides proof of alteration to the ani- mal. Some people don’t bother returning for the deposit and don’t get their pet spayed or neutered. Cat adoption fees will increase to $80 for females and $65 for males. This would include $40 for neuter fees or $65 spay fees, and a $15 fee for microchipping the animal. Spaying or neutering pets is one of the best ways to decrease the overpopulation of homeless pets, according to the Animal Care Cen- ter staff. Microchips, put under the skin of each animal, will make it possible to track the pet if it should get lost. As many as 100 private pet own- ten busier lately, but how do you keep getting busier and adding new events and rev- enue if you cut staff? The fairground is an older facil- ity with the newest building built in 1975. It’s hard to cover maintenance with two people let alone less.” The list was created based on 2009 data since 2010-2011 budget numbers plan to live over 100 years. I don’t feel old at all. Just last week I stopped wear- ing my glasses because I realized I don’t need them to read the paper.” Wathen’s artwork will be on display until April 5. The Big Picture is at 857 Washington St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, call 527-3369. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Legislature’s Democ- ratic leaders on Wednesday promised quick passage of mea- sures they said will position the state as the national leader in developing clean energy alterna- tives and green jobs. The package includes a bill requiring utilities to get one-third of their power from alternative energy sources like wind, solar and geothermal by 2020. The state already gets 18 per- cent of its energy from renewable sources and is on track to reach 21 percent by year’s end, said state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, citing California Public Utilities Commission estimates. The state’s air pollution regu- lators set the 33 percent require- ment in September, but a bill with the higher standard failed at the end of last year’s legislative ses- sion. Simitian, who is carrying the new version, SB2x, said it is important to include the standard in law to end the ambiguity and let investors know the state is serious about switching to renew- able fuels. Lawmakers promote clean energy standards A landmark 2006 California done.” law already requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Voters in November defeated Proposition 23, which would have suspended the reduction goals until Califor- nia’s unemployment rate, now 12.5 percent, drops to 5.5 percent and holds there for a year. That has occurred just three times in three decades. Thomas Steyer, a hedge fund manager who led the Proposition 23 opposition, said seven of the nation’s top 10 clean technology companies are in California, as is 60 percent of the venture capital — five times the amount invested in any other state. “Everyone is going to be watching us,” said Steyer, founder of the investment firm Farallon Capital Management LLC. “We’re going to be the test case, and in fact the kinds of poli- cies these legislators are trying to pass are critical for us to be able to get the private sector going, to create the businesses, to create the jobs and to show the country and the world that this can be Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service Family owned & Operated Honor and Dignity 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 Another measure in the pack- age would speed up permits for renewable energy projects, while a third would use a portion of utility ratepayer funds to guaran- tee loans for residents and small business owners to make energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements. The fourth bill would use $8 million annually in electricity surcharges for grants to schools to establish 90 “green partnership academies” statewide that would train students for clean technolo- gy jobs. Senate President Pro Tem Dar- rell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, who is carrying SB1x, the acade- my bill, said the package is Cali- fornia’s effort to meet President Barack Obama’s proposal last week to get 80 percent of the nation’s electricity from clean energy sources by 2035. He and Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, said they hope to use their Democratic majorities to quickly send the bills to new Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. All six were arrested and initially booked into Tehama County Jail on the federal charge of distribu- tion of a controlled sub- stance. No bail was set. On Wednesday they were transported to Sacramento and booked into the cus- tody of the U.S. Marshal Service. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. ers in Tehama County who receive or participate in CalWorks, the Free and Reduced Lunch Program or Earned Income Tax Credit are eligi- ble to get $75 spay or neuter certifi- cates. The certificates will be available at the Animal Care Center, 1830 Walnut St., beginning at 8:30 a.m., Feb. 15. “In these tough economic times, we are very happy to be able to offer this service,” Storrey said. This is the first time the county has had this specific $7,500 grant to fund the certificates, Storrey said. It has been at least two years since the county has been able to offer the free spay or neuter certificate pro- gram. Shelter animals are available reg- ularly at the center. “I’d like to encourage people to come and check it out,” Storrey said. “We’ve made a lot of changes.” For more information, call the center at 527-3439. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. are just becoming available to CFA. “We’re doing okay and we’ll be good until Decem- ber, but how do you replace $200,000?,” Eidman said. Eidman said he wel- comes any and all sugges- tions community members may have for increasing revenue. Eidman said he is hop- ing to get more input from the community at the Feb. 15 meeting, which is the first of three scheduled for evenings. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. Feds to review smelt’s status SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal wildlife regulators have agreed to reconsider their decision denying endan- gered species protection to longfin smelt in the Sacramen- to-San Joaquin Delta. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pledged in a settle- ment Wednesday to reassess its 2009 decision declaring that the delta’s longfin smelt population did not warrant special protection. The 5-inch fish is found in Pacific Coast estuaries from the San Francisco Bay area to Alaska. Environmentalists sued the agency, arguing the longfin smelt is crucial to the delta ecosystem and did qualify as a distinct population under federal law. The longfin smelt is a cousin of the delta smelt, which is listed as a threatened species by federal regulators and has been the subject of court battles over delta water pumping. 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