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Moore: Linda Lea Moore, 67, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, April 2at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Friday, April 4in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Death notices must be provid- ed 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 web - site. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Death notices that trail from one place to another," Abbs said. The dream goal would be a trail system that con - nects from Shasta Dam down to Red Bluff, and in- clude some type of either asphalt or concrete path that would serve as an al- ternative to bicyclists at- tempting to use Inter- state 5. Volunteers of any age are welcome for Satur- day's cleanup. Those who would like to donate some time are asked to park at the Syc- amore Boat Launch park- ing area at the Red Bluff Recreation Area off of Sale Lane. The meet up time will be between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. All volunteers will have to sign a waiver prior to performing work. Chainsaws are not al - lowed without Forest Ser- vice certification and ap- proval of the site manager, but volunteers are encour- aged to bring their own favorite tools along with gloves and long pants. Abbs said the plan is to work until around noon and he will have some refresh - ments available. Sycamore From Page 1 of the drought won't have much impact on an econ- omy with 16 million jobs, the report said. "But we may not be in a normal drought," Nick - elsburg cautioned. "If the change in aridity is in part a permanent change in av- erage rainfall, the aggre- gate impact may well be significant. ... We will not know until after the fact if this year is an anomaly, or the beginning of a long arid era." "Overall, the state is not likely to be greatly impacted," but given the state's already fragile re - covery from the recession, a prudent estimate would figure the drought's im- pact to cause a fractional reduction in the expected rate of job growth, Nick- elsburg said. The impact is compli- cated, though, ma king forecasting tough. For in- stance, the economy could benef it from the possi- bility of nearly $850 mil- lion in federal and state drought assistance funds. And if California farmers, who produce a significant chunk of the world's fruits, nuts and produce, have to plant fewer crops for lack of w at er , th ey m ig ht g et higher prices for them. Overall, the forecast es - timates that California's unemployment rate, which topped 12 percent in the years after the 2008 reces - sion, will dip to 7.8 percent this year, compared with the U.S. rate of 6.4 percent. The projected jobless rates of 6.9 percent next year and 6 percent in 2016 also will be higher than the national average, although the gap will shrink sub - stantially and the rate is ex- pected to fall as low as 5.7 percent by the fourth quar- ter of 2016. Consumer prices are ex- pected to jump 2 percent or a bit more in the next few years, but real personal income growth will more than cover it, rising 3.1 percent this year, 3.8 per - cent the next year and 3.7 percent in 2016, the econo- mists said. That's not necessarily an unmitigated good, however. "To be sure, for most Americans, the increase in wages will be most wel - come," Senior Economist David Shulman said in the report's section dealing with the nation, which will see similar increases. "But for those wary of inflation, it will be signaling a cau - tionary yellow light." Drought From Page 1 By alberto arce The Associated Press WaSHINgToN » The U.S. government masterminded the creation of a "Cuban Twitter" — a communica - tions network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, built with secret shell companies and financed through for - eign banks, The Associated Press has learned. The Obama administra- tion project, which lasted more than two years and drew tens of thousands of subscribers, sought to evade Cuba's stranglehold on the Internet with a prim - itive social media platform. First, the network would build a Cuban audience, mostly young people; then, the plan was to push them toward dissent. Yet its users were neither aware it was created by a U.S. agency with ties to the State Department, nor that Ameri - can contractors were gather- ing personal data about them, in the hope that the informa- tion might be used someday for political purposes. It is unclear whether the scheme was legal under U.S. law, which requires written authorization of covert ac - tion by the president and congressional notification. Officials at the USAID would not say who had approved the program or whether the White House was aware of it. The Cuban government declined a request for com - ment. USAID Administrator Ra- jiv Shah said Thursday that it was not a covert program, though "parts of it were done discreetly" in order to protect the people involved. Shah said on MSNBC that a study by the U.S. Government Account - ability Office found the project to be consistent with the law. "This is simply not a co- vert effort in any regard," he said. Congressional investi- gators were asked by John Kerry, then chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and now sec- retary of state, to examine whether or not U.S. democ- racy promotion programs in Cuba were operated accord- ing to U.S. laws, among other issues. The report released by GAO in January 2013 does not examine whether or not the programs were covert. It does not say that any U.S. laws were broken. The report does not re - fer to ZunZuneo, but does note that USAID programs included "support for the development of indepen - dent social networking plat- forms." White House spokesman Jay Carney echoed Shah's statement and said he was not aware of individuals in the White House who were aware of the program. Carney also said President Barack Obama does support efforts to expand communications in Cuba. At minimum, details un - covered by the AP appear to muddy the U.S. Agency for International Develop- ment's longstanding claims that it does not conduct co- vert actions, and the details could undermine the agen- cy's mission to deliver aid to the world's poor and vul- nerable — an effort that re- quires the trust and coop- eration of foreign govern- ments. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and chairman of the Appro- priations Committee's State Department and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, called the program "dumb, dumb, dumb" on Thursday and said he was not aware of the effort. "And if I had been, I would have said, 'What in heav - en's name are you think- ing?'" Leahy said on MS- NBC. "If you're going to do a covert operation like this for a regime change, assuming it ever makes any sense, it's not something that should be done through USAID." The Republican chairman of a House oversight sub - committee said his panel will be looking into the project. "That is not what USAID should be doing," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chair - man of the House Oversight and Government Reform National Security Subcom- mittee. "USAID is flying the American flag and should be recognized around the globe as an honest broker of doing good. If they start participat - ing in covert, subversive ac- tivities, the credibility of the United States is diminished." USAID and its contractors went to extensive lengths to conceal Washington's ties to the project, according to in - terviews and documents ob- tained by the AP. They set up front companies in Spain and the Cayman Islands to hide the money trail, and re - cruited CEOs without telling them they would be working on a U.S. taxpayer-funded project. "There will be absolutely no mention of United States government involvement," according to a 2010 memo from Mobile Accord Inc., one of the project's creators. "This is absolutely crucial for the long-term success of the service and to ensure the success of the Mission." WorlD U.S. secretly built 'Cuban Twitter' to stir unrest Multi-year project aimed at youth sought to evade island nation's Internet stranglehold; Leahy says program was 'dumb, dumb, dumb' BeBeto MAttheWS — the ASSoCiAteD PReSS USAiD Administrator Rajiv Shah, le, listens during a Q&A session with former Secretary of State hillary Rodham Clinton aer she delivered the keynote address at the launch of the U.S. Global Development Lab on thursday in New York. ERNEST EBENEZER WHITE August 5, 1917 ~ April 1, 2014 Ernest Ebenezer White 58 year resident of Coming died April 1, 2014, at his home in Corning. He was born Au- gust 5,1917 on a ranch seven miles up the Rogue River in Oregon. His official birth place was Gold Beach, Oregon. Born to Claude White and Golden Dutcher. The family moved to Serardino, California in 1919 where his father worked for the railroad. In 1924 the family moved to Eureka in a wagon with four horses. The family moved to a ranch his dad bought at Crows Landing, California. Er- nie graduated from Pine Street Grammar School and Redding High School in 1936. In 1939 he married Lois Stram in Oroville and in 1941 they had a son Gary. He worked construction on Shasta Dam and building airbases in Alaska. He served in WW2 as a B-29 flight engineer. In the fifties he owned a Union Oil service station at First and Main in Chico. In 1956 he bought a ranch in Corning and went to work for Minch Wholesale Meats until their closer, after that he worked for Alien and Sons in Stock- ton, retiring in 1978 to the ranch raising hay. In 1988 his wife Lois of 49 years died. Since he has married Mary Starnes who has preceded him in death. He was very active in many organizations regarding wa- ter and conservation issues Past President of California Association of Conservation Districts and represented Cal- ifornia in the National Association of Conservation Dis- tricts. Past director of Corning Water District. Past Deputy State Master of the California State Grange and Corning Independent Grange. Member board of directors Tehama County Taxpayers Association. He is survived by son Gary and wife Pamela White of Corning and Grandchil- dren, Great-grandchildren, Great-Great-Grandchildren and many Nieces and Nephews. Funeral Services will held at Hall Bros. Corning Mortu- ary. Viewing 9AM to 11am service at 11am Graveside service at Noon, Saturday, April 5, 2014. JACQUELINE BLACK Jacqueline Black was born in Paradise, CA. on January 13, 1929 to Harold and lone Eggleston. She passed away on March 25, 2014 at Red Bluff Health Care surrounded by her family. Jackie graduated from Red Bluff high school where she met and married her high school sweet- heart Harold Black. Together they had three children. Marty, Don, and Trudy Black and stepson Bill Hendrix. She was a long time resident of Red Bluff. She worked as a Bookkeeper at Bank of America, John Deere Tractor, and Alsco Heiber Irrigation. Jackie loved to square dance, crochet, was an avid 49ers fan, and loved having huge family dinners. She made plans to retire and travel with her husband. Unfortunately in 1991 she had a brain aneurysm and had to have surgery were she had a stroke. Jackie was taken care of by her husband for 10 years and in 2001she moved into Red Bluff Health Care where she was very well taken care of and loved. She will be missed by a long list of friends and family. Jackie was preceded in death by her husband of 60 yrs Harold Black, her daughter and son in-law Marty and Fred Watson and a Great-great grandson Liam Duncan and 4 siblings Ken, Tom, Thelma, and Ida. She is survived by her brother Harold Eggleston and his wife, Sue; son Donald Black; daughter Trudy Black; and stepson Bill (Corky) Hendrix; 11 grand children, 23 great grand chil- dren, and 3 great great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery. This is where Harold and Jackie will be reunited in death on April 11, 2014 at 1:00pm. A potluck BBQ to follow, location to be announced. MELBOURNE E. "PINKY" ORNER Melbourne Orner of Red Bluff passed away at home March 26, 2014. Melbourne was born in Stirling City, (Butte Co) CA to Ray and Vina Orner on April 11, 1926. He lived in Stirling City and Paradise and graduated from Chico High School in 1944. He served in the United States Air Corps during World War II. He worked as a Millwright for 45 years for Diamond Match in Stirling City, Lyman Springs and Red Bluff. Melbourne married Elizabeth Hedge in 1949. They were happily married for 65 years. Melbourne is preceded in death by his sisters Lois Hen- ry, Redding and Norene Sheley, Everett, WA, and brothers Donald Orner, Chico, and Ray Jr. who was lost during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter Judy (Larry) Cumpton and son Steven (Valerie) Orner all of Red Bluff; grandchildren Daniel Cumpton of Denver, CO, Lesley (Uriah) Ambriz of Redding, and Kathryn Orner of Red Bluff; and nieces and nephews. In honor of his request there will be no services. VENITA "NITA" CELIA PITKIN April 3, 1923 ~ March 15, 2014 A member of an early-day Paskenta-Flournoy Pioneer family, Venita "Nita" Celia Pitkin died on March 15, 2014 in Chico. She was 90 years old. Nita was the oldest daughter born on April 3, 1923 in Corning, CA to Hugh and Neva Luce. She was raised with her four sisters; Arabelle, Ardell, Charlotte and Bar- bara in Flournoy. She attended local schools and gradu- ated from Corning Union High School in 1941. She married Gayle Pitkin of Red Bluff on October 6, 1941. Nita and Gayle made their home in Flournoy, where Gayle worked for Crane Mills and ranched in Flournoy. Nita was a homemaker. They had 8 children; Sheralea, Carolyn, Robert, Kathleen, Toni, Marsha, Brent and Maureen. She loved family get togethers and visiting. Survivors include; Sherry Vance of Flournoy, Connie Walker (Ted) of Red Bluff, Robert Pitkin (Deb) of Flournoy, Toni Ross of Klamath Falls, OR, Marsha Pitkin (Don) of Grenada, CA, Brent Pitkin (Helen) of Corning and Maureen McGehee of Corning. 26 Grandchildren, 31 Great Grandchildren and 5 Great Great Grandchildren, and a large extended family. Nita was preceded in death by her husband Gayle, a daughter Kathleen Hansen and her sisters; Arabelle Maitia, Ardell Pitkin, Charlotte Humphrey, and Barbara Humphrey, and grandson Todd Walker. There will be a celebration of Nita's life at the Paskenta Community Hall on April 5th at 2:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. KELLY LYNN FOLEY November 1, 1962 ~ February 2, 2014 Kelly Lynn Foley born November 1, 1962 to Dale and Gayle "McKenzie" Flournoy in Corning, CA. As a child she lived in a variety of town in CA, OR and AZ. She spent her tennageyears living in Paskenta, CA with her Uncle Jess and Aunt Tiny "Flournoy" Bates and attended Corning High School. Kelly graduated in 1983 and worked in various jobs thru 1989. In 1989 she became a full time employee with the Modoc U.S. National Forest Service. Through work Kelly met Albert Foley and in 1996 they married. They eventually settled in Susanville, CA working for the Lassen National Forest. Kelly passed away peacefully at home, February 2, 2014 with her mother Gayle and husband Albert by her side. Kelly is survived by husband Albert, mother Gayle, step- mother Carol, brother Dirk, sister Amber, half-sisters Kim and Heather and half-brothers David and Laird. A celebration of Kelly's life will be held Saturday, April 12, 11:00 am at the Paskenta Hall, a pot-luck will follow. 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