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Obituaries CHP Continued from page 1A Originally from Ander- son and with the California Highway Patrol for 21 years, Garr became Red Bluff Area Commander on Dec. 2, 2010. Garr spent four years as a nuclear weapons tech in the Air Force and five years in the Air Force Reserves and was a law enforcement offi- cer at Travis Air Force Base. Garr was working as a PATRICIA MAYER Entered into rest on March 2, 2011 at the age of 68. Be- loved wife for 45 years to Brian Eugene Mayer. Loving sister of Judith (Leroy) Franklin, Mike Blanchard and the late Loren Blanchard. Adored Aunt of Lonna, Laura and David and the Great Aunt of seven. Past president of the So. SF Host Lions 09-10, very active with the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation and member of the Cal- ifornia Radiological Society. Friends may attend a Memorial Service at 1pm, March 6th, Garden Chapel, 885 El Camino Real, So. SF. Commit- tal Sunset Hill Cemetery, Corning, CA. at a later date. Contributions may be made in memory of Patricia Marie Mayer to the So. SF Host Lions, P.O. Box 5177, So. SF, CA 94080 or the American Cancer Society, 3 Twin Dolphin, Ste 175, Redwood City, CA 94065. Condolences may also be made at www.gardenchapel885.com UPS driver, doing construc- tion on the side, when his wife gave him the news that he had been accepted at the CHP academy, he said. “I was working on a job in Cottonwood on a Thurs- day afternoon when she told me the California Highway Patrol wanted me in Sacra- mento for the academy on Monday morning,” Garr said. Garr graduated second in his class in 1990 and received the academic BUDGET Continued from page 1A appealing to anyone, he warned. “If the taxes go down, the cuts will be doubled; it’s either $12.5 billion in cuts or $25 billion,” he said. The Bay Area Council’s formal endorsement of Brown’s efforts came one day after the president of the California Chamber of Com- merce said the business group would stand behind any lawmaker who MILDRED EFFIE SWININGTON Mildred Effie Swinington, 92, passed away on March 1, 2011 in Red Bluff, CA. at Red Bluff Health Care. She was born January 29, 1919 in Dunnigan, CA. to Martyn and Ivy Stetson, and moved to Corning in 1923 where she lived for the remainder of her life. She attended Corning Elementary and High School. She married Robert Swinington on January 28, 1940. Mildred was an active member of the Rebekas Lodge and Corning Women’s Club. Mildred was a member of the First Christian Church, Corning since moving to Corning in 1923 and for many years was the organist for the church. She worked at Babbs Variety store from 1957 to 1984, and in those years all the children in Corning knew Mildred because she was in charge of the toy department. If you wanted a toy in Corning, you had to go see Mildred. Mildred was loved by many friends in Corning and will be greatly missed by all who were blessed to know her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, and daughter, Faye Holt. She is survived by her son, Alan Swinington of Corning, and daughter-in-law, Janine Davis of Martinez, four grandchildren, Denver Swinington, Ally Swinington, Jerad Davis, and Jatossha Davis, and numer- ous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Hall Brothers Mortuary achievement award, which may have surprised some of his teachers in Anderson, he said. Saturday, March 5, 2011 – Daily News – 7A on criminal activity.” Garr transferred to Red- ding in 1997. “It wasn’t for their lack of instruction,” Garr said. “It was my lack of focus.” Garr began his career at the Capistrano CHP office in the south end of Orange County, where he developed an interest in drug enforce- ment. He was later assigned to be a road patrol officer in the San Jose office, where he was assigned to the Central Division Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team, which handles every- thing from officer-involved shootings to bus crashes. Garr has worked with the Drug Enforcement Agency in Sacramento and oversaw the drug task force program, marijuana eradication and criminal apprehension. “We teach officers to look for elements beyond the regular speed stop,” Garr said. “We try to give them the tools needed to pick up In 2001, after working as an officer for 11 years, Garr was promoted to sergeant, working in Willows and a short while later was trans- ferred to the Northern Divi- sion Office in Redding. From there, Garr was transferred to Red Bluff as a Patrol Sergeant. “Those were the most gratifying years, being down here and working with the community,” Garr said. From there, he was pro- moted to lieutenant and assigned to Redding, where he served as second in com- mand in Shasta County for two and a half years. “I learned a lot working for three different comman- ders, which ultimately pre- pared me for this assign- ment,” Garr said. Garr said he’s pleased to be assigned to Red Bluff. “It’s been consistently found that Red Bluff is a tremendous office,” he said. votes for a comprehensive solution to the state’s financial woes. The cham- ber has not taken a position on Brown’s budget, but it supported for- mer Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to implement the temporary tax increases as part of a 2009 budget deal. Brown said he would spend most of the next week “shuttling between” lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and trying to strike a balance among their often conflicting demands. He joked that his meetings with Republi- cans might take place “under cover of “Redding dispatch is always saying they wish all offices acted as Red Bluff does. I’ve been in every office in he division and Red Bluff has always stood out as a place where officers have great camaraderie.” Retirement is still several years away and while he will probably test for the promo- tion to captain, he doesn’t have all of his plans mapped out, Garr said. In the meantime, Garr has been taking college classes, including ones for real estate appraisal and other business type courses, at all the places he has been throughout the years, he said. Garr said he enjoys being a part of his community and has agreed to serve on the United Way of Tehama County Board of Directors. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. darkness.” Lawmakers are working to meet Brown’s deadline, although the exact date when the budget would have to pass the Legislature to get on the bal- lot by June is unclear. State law requires that it be sent 131 days in advance — a deadline that has already passed — but the Legislature can write its own law allowing that to be waived. Ballots must be sent to overseas military voters at least 60 days before an election, according to the secretary of state’s office. Ore. commercial salmon expectations up, sport down GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Strong returns of chinook salmon should give Oregon commercial fishermen their first decent season in years, but declining runs of coho from Columbia River hatch- eries and worries over wild coastal fish mean charter boats and sports anglers can expect another mediocre year. “Guys are pretty in Corning, on March 11, 2011 at 10:00AM, followed by graveside services at Sunset Hills Cemetery, with a lun- cheon to follow hosted by her church family at First Christian Church, Corning, in the Fellowship Hall, 1421 Marin Street. excited and happy that we will have increased opportunities this year,’’ Newport commercial fisherman Mark Newell said Friday. ”As salmon fishermen we know how it works on the unem- ployment line. We’ll be glad to have the oppor- tunity to go back to work.’’ FRED WILLIAM WHITE Fred William White died on March 1, 2011, at Enloe Hospital, from a Hemorrhagic Stroke. He was 66 years old. Fred was born in Trenton, Michigan on February 6, 1945. He moved to Richfield in 1947 and attended Rich- field Elementary and Corning High School. After graduat- ing, he worked for Clair Hill and Associates, doing sur- veying and was a pipeline and road construction inspec- tor. He married his high school sweetheart in 1964 and they The Pacific Fishery Management Council is meeting in Vancouver, Wash., next week to draw up three sets of options for West Coast ocean salmon fishing seasons. The final sea- sons will be set in April. The establishment of ocean seasons was promising in 2007, but the catch was poor. In 2008, the seasons were practically shut down had 46 wonderful years together. Clair Hill transferred him to Lake Tahoe, where he coached Little League and Women’s Softball. They had their 1st child, Michelle, in 1968 and they’re second child, Mitchell, in 1972. They lived there for 8 years, moving back to Richfield in 1975. That same year he was hired by UPS as a package car driver, retiring 30 years later having made many lasting friendships. In the late 70’s, he obtained his Contractor’s License. He fixed up several homes, built a few and eventually built their family home in 1981. Fred was a very active man and his interests reflected as much. He loved his family and all their get-togethers, rid- ing his bike, cooking, woodworking, fishing and hunting, playing cards, his big green tractor/play toy and garden- ing. He was a wanna-be computer whiz, the go-to-guy for failed DIY projects, the "whole" families Handyman, as well as several others in the neighborhood. Fred genuinely enjoyed life and so many of the things it offered. It’s hard to say what he enjoyed the most. He built a beautiful cabin in McCloud, sharing more family moments than we can count. The pride and joy of his life was his one and only granddaughter, Mackenzie Dyke. Fred was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Scottie White as well as his sister-in-law, Stephanie (Clary) Blankenship. He is survived by his wife, Dorian; daugh- ter, Michelle (Todd Dyke); son, Mitchell; granddaughter, Mackenzie Dyke; brother, Jack (Charlene); sister, Jeri Mar- ion (Ron); mother-in-law, Edna Clary; sister-in-laws, Berta Grootveld (Kenny), Marcia White and brother-in- law, Dennis Blankenship. Nieces and nephews, Mark An- dersen, Blake Andersen, Brett White (Linda), Holly Eller (Jeff), Shawn White (Paula). Stacey Laughlin (Don), Troy Grootveld (Melissa), Cory Grootveld (Rene), Dori Krueger (Lance), Kelly Franz (Brian), Jason Hunter (Missie), Steve Blankenship (Lisa), Reanna Bettencourt (Rodney). At Fred’s request there will be no service. Death Notices Kathryn Montero Kathryn Montero died Friday, March 4, 2011, in Red Bluff. She was 49. Red Bluff Simple Crema- tions and Burial Services is handling the arrange- ments. Published Saturday, March 5, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Peter Raymond Schelegle Peter Raymond Schelegle died at his home in Corning. He was 67. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flower is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, March 5, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. coast-wide for fear of wiping out the Sacra- mento chinook run after it took a sudden and unexpected drop. Both years Congress voted disaster assistance to salmon fishermen. Last year commercial seasons were again poor. Since then greater efforts have been taken to assure young salmon make it through the gauntlet of irrigation pumps and canals in the Sacramento Delta to the ocean. And conditions in the ocean have been improving since 2010, offering more food to the fish as they grow to adulthood before return- ing to their native rivers to spawn. Sport and commer- cial salmon fishing accounted for $3.7 mil- lion of Oregon’s econo- my in 2010, down from a high of $17.6 million in 1974 in inflation- adjusted dollars, according to the council web site. Since the 1990s, the bulk of the chinook catch has been allocated for the commercial fleet and sports fisherman have primarily targeted coho. The bulk of the chi- nook swimming off Oregon’s coast come from the Sacramento and Klamath Rivers dur- ing the traditional com- mercial season running from mid-March through October. After improving returns three out of the past four years, Klamath River stocks are no longer considered overfished, easing protections that have been in place for years, said Mike Sorensen, skipper of the Newport charter boat Miss Raven and adviser to the council. The Sacramento is projected to see 729,900 fall chinook return this year, more than double 2009. The Klamath is projected to see 371,100, up from 331,500 in 2009. Charter boats and sports fishermen can expect to have a shorter season than last year, said Sorensen. It could run from the end of June to mid-August, com- pared to June 26 through Labor Day last year. Sorensen said the biggest concern for sports fishermen was whether they would have to release wild fish to protect coho coming from coastal rivers, known as Oregon Coastal Naturals. Returns of hatchery coho from the Columbia are expected to be down. If fishermen are allowed to keep wild fish, the sea- son will be shorter, he said. Sports anglers can also expect to be able to take some chinook. Oregon’s share of the commercial salmon catch was worth $2.8 million last year, the highest since 2007 but still just a fraction of the $18.7 million average from 1979-1990, according to the council web site. Recreational fisher- men landed 23,300 salmon last year, com- pared to 153,300 in 2003. Commercial boats landed 40,500 last year, compared to 336,100 in 2003. CARE TO COMMENT? 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