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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries CHARLES (CHUCK) M. ELLIS Chuck passed away peacefully on March 11th at Mercy Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 5, 1937 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Maynard C. and Leona J. Ellis. Chuck was a well diverse man with many talents and ambitions, his early years were spent in law enforcement at the city of Klamath Falls Police Department and the Army National Guard, he then went on to retire as a Sergeant from the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department in 2001. Also during his ca- reer years he was owner, operator of Ellis Earthmoving, a family equipment contracting business that specialized in land leveling and forest service contracting. His greatest joy in life was spending time with his fami- ly, he also enjoying camping, traveling, hunting, horses, and woodworking. He is survived by his wife of 51 years Jolene P. Ellis, daughter and son-in-law Teresa and David Golonka of Steamboat Springs, CO, sons and daughter-in- laws, Craig and Mari Jo Ellis, Keith and Alice Ellis both of Red Bluff, CA, 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, brother-in-law and his wife Dennis and Sandie Ensor of Klamath Falls, OR, brothers Kenneth and Leslie Ellis of Fredrick, CO, Dale and Cynthia Ellis of Wenatchee, WA and Cutis Ellis of Red Bluff, CA. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, and his beloved dog, Taz. Service will be Thursday, March 17 at 11:00 AM, Pente- costal Church of God, 380 Kimble Road, Red Bluff, CA Pot Luck to follow service. Kimball Death Notices Betty June Crail Betty June Crail of Chico died Saturday, March 12, 2011 in Chico. She was 83. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Charles M. Ellis Charles M. Ellis of Red Bluff died Friday, March 11, 2011, in Redding. He was 73. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Melva N. House Melva N. House of Corning died Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Red Bluff. She was 48. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Maria K. Jones Maria K. Jones of Cottonwood died Sunday, March 13, 2011, in Redding. She was 86. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Lester F. Scott Lester F. Scott died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in Red Bluff. He was 79. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flow- ers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. FOUND Continued from page 1A Hours later, a family member believed he saw the girls getting into a green Pontiac van in the 1200 block of Walnut Street and followed the van as it sped away, run- ning several red lights. The family member followed the van until their vehicle was too low on gas to continue, but was able to get a license plate number, which was then provid- ed to the investigating officer at the Red Bluff Police Department. A check of the plate turned up a Magalia address and the investi- gator contacted Butte County Sheriff ’s Department to request assistance with the investigation. A Butte County Sher- iff’s Deputy found the van in Magalia and con- tacted Terriah who had stopped down the street upon seeing the deputy’s vehicle. Terriah and questioned him. A back pack belong- ing to one of the girls was in the van, but the girls were not. About 3:30 a.m., deputies advised Red Bluff Police that both girls had been found safe in Magalia. Terriah was booked into Butte County on felony charges of child endan- germent and concealing a child. It is standard proce- dure to book a person in the county in which the crime was committed and the second part of the crime was commit- ted in Butte County, which is why Terriah was booked in Butte rather than Tehama, said Red Bluff Police Sgt. Kevin Busekist. Additional charges are expected to be filed against Terriah as the investigation continues. More information will be released as it becomes available. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. Second stabbing reported over weekend A 28-year-old Red Bluff man who was stabbed Sunday evening in an alley in the 1200 block of Monroe Street was the second person to be stabbed over the weekend in Red Bluff. Red Bluff Police were sent at 1:33 p.m. Monday to St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital where they contacted the man, Michael Robert Jones, who was receiving treatment for non-life threat- ening injuries received in an altercation about 10 p.m. While investigating, officers learned Jones had been stabbed while walking in the alley. He told officers that one or two men, unknown to him, had approached him from behind and stabbed him, a Red Bluff Police release said. Earlier in the weekend, a 17-year- old boy was treated for a stab wound after being in an altercation with anoth- er juvenile early Saturday morning. Officers were sent to Kimball Crossing Apartments, 820 Kimball Road, for a disturbance at 1:14 a.m., but were unable to located anyone in the area. A short time later at 1:36 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital report- ed treating a 17-year-old stabbing vic- — With uncertainty loom- ing over negotiations to close California’s huge bud- get deficit, a coalition of teachers, parents and public school employees descend- ed on the capital Monday to lobby lawmakers to approve Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget plan and let voters decide if tax increases should be extended. The education advocates were followed later in the day by more than 4,000 col- lege students from across the state to deliver the same message: ‘‘Let us vote.’’ State Superintendent for Public Instruction Tom Tor- lakson and others warned that schools already have lost billions of dollars due to recent years of budget cut- backs and that one-time fed- eral stimulus aid is expiring. “Why are we doing this to our children?” Dennis Smith, secretary-treasurer of the California Federation of EVENT Continued from page 1A Event organizer John Growney said the restriction is almost impossible to meet. “Liability is destroying this town,” Growney said. “They’re afraid to make a commitment because of liability. If the city wants to block everything because of liability, then we might as well shut the city down.” Growney said the city should look at the bigger picture, including the rev- enue and coverage that would be gener- ated. Previous events brought media coverage from as far away as Sacra- mento and San Francisco. That kind of coverage puts Red Bluff on the map. “Events like this is good PR for the community,” Growney said. “It lets people know that Red Bluff does exist.” But Nichols said the event is not as SHASTA Continued from page 1A County, Orr said. At its height the mill employed at least 700 workers and was what many families depend- ed on for their livelihood. “Just about everyone in Red Bluff has worked at Dia- mond Mill or knows some- one who worked there,” Orr said. That was never more evi- dent than at the recent Dia- mond Reunion hosted by Shasta College in October. “All kinds of people who had connections to the mill came out of the woodwork for that,” Orr said. Those former workers and family members have provided a wealth of knowl- edge and made generous donations to the display. From matches wrapped in the old-style paper pack- ages to the last set of plates made and the last surface board to run through the mill, the display covers a wide range of history surrounding the mill. “These are things that people just had in their garages,” Orr said. “The mill closed in 1988, and they just held onto these artifacts. I think they just wanted so much of that history not to be The deputy contacted Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service Family owned & Operated Honor and Dignity 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 lost.” One of the biggest dona- tions, in size, is the original sign that hung over the administrative building. Neville Phillips, who worked as a machinist, creat- ed the sign and took it as a memento when the mill closed. After having worked there for 24 years and as the maker of the sign he thought he ought to take it, he said. “I knew that Tom wanted to put on this display, so I told him he could have my sign if he wanted it,” Phillips said. “I mean what better way to let strangers that come see the display know what they are looking at than the sign of the company’s name.” Parts of the display are items all belonging to one person. On one shelf are a collection of books that belonged to Francis Ray- mond, the state’s first regis- tered forester. Grading certificates, books and other items that belonged to former mill employee Al Bertis fill the space on another shelf. Family members discov- Teachers said at a rally and news conference involving 300 education advocates. “The governor that we have elected has presented to us probably the most honest budget that we have seen in three years.” Brown wants to close California’s $26.6 billion deficit by cutting $12.5 bil- lion in spending and extend- ing temporary increases in the sales, personal income and vehicle taxes for five years. Democratic leaders said they hope to bring the budget to a legislative vote this week. tim. The boy told police that he had been confronted by another youth at the apartment complex and that while the two were arguing the he had been stabbed by the other youth with an unknown cutting instrument. The boy, who also had non-life threatening wounds, was treated and released. The suspect was not identi- fied. Both incidents are under investiga- tion. Anyone with information is asked to contact Red Bluff Police at 527- 3131. —Julie Zeeb Education advocates for tax vote BEAR SACRAMENTO (AP) to cut government regula- tions, although the status of their talks is uncertain. The escalating cost of providing health care cover- age for retired state workers has been among the con- cerns of the lawmakers. On Monday, the state con- troller’s office reported that California faces a $59.9 bil- lion unfunded obligation to pay for health and dental benefits for state retirees during the next 30 years. Brown continues to talk Republicans so far have refused to put the tax ques- tion before voters, saying that extending the tax increases enacted two years ago would cripple the state as it struggles to recover from the recession. Five Republican senators have engaged Brown in negotia- tions for pension reform, a state spending cap and ways to legislators on both sides of the aisle, said Brown’s spokesman, Gil Duran. “He’s working hard to find common ground to forge an agreement to allow the people to vote on a bal- anced proposal in June,” Duran said. Assembly Republican leader Connie Conway told Fresno talk radio station that she believed negotiations had stalled with the five sen- ators. popular as organizers make it out to be. It has been several years since the event was last held, and certainly not during his tenure, Nichols said. From what he has heard, it was not a highly attended event. Round-Up Director Corky Kramer said if the event does fail, Nichols is to blame. “He tries to make things not happen because he has no vested interest here because he lives in Paradise,” Kramer said. “It doesn’t matter to him what tra- ditions we have in Red Bluff.” Another stipulation is for organizers to pay $6,000 up front for unbudgeted police overtime costs. Organizers will not pay that money, Kramer said. The Round-Up Associa- tion has long held that it generates enough money for the city to offset any costs incurred during Round-Up events. The city should use a portion of that generated revenue to pay for police Continued from page 1A She said she last saw it heading back into the creek, going toward Jack- son Heights Elementary School. An officer was sta- tioned at the school in the event that the bear crossed the creek onto school grounds, but he said he had not seen the bear about 20 minutes after the reported sighting. Bidwell Elementary School, which is north of the creek was notified of the reported sighting as well. Students at both schools were not affected by the report, which came about the time when the school day was ending. They were allowed to go home on time. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. related costs. “The city just wants someone to write them a check without doing any work,” Kramer said. Despite the unfavorable recommen- dation from city staff, Growney is hope- ful the council will support the event. He believes there are council members who realize that events such as this one would generate income for the commu- nity and be of benefit. The council members are supposed to be leaders and he would like to see them step up for the community, he said. “We’re all in this together,” Growney said. “We understand the city does not want to lose money and we’re not trying to take money from them. 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