Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/30098
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries LAWRENCE A. COLEMAN Lawrence A. Coleman passed away at his home April 16, 2011, known as Larry to family and friends. Born in Santa Rosa, CA. to Alonzo and Katheryn Coleman in 1927. He was 84. Married to Willa D. Johnson in 1952 in Long Beach, CA., married 59 years in February. Larry graduated from Middletown High School in Lake County, CA. He attended and graduated from Santa Rosa Jr. College 1947 - 1949, The University of Southern Cali- fornia in 1952 with a degree in Civil Engineering, Profes- sional Engineering certificate issued in 1958. He was a veteran of U. S. Army Air Force 1944 to 1946, honorable discharge. He was employed by the City of Los Angeles, The City of Pasadena and The Chico Basin, Mu- nicipal Water District in Ontario, CA., Public Works Dis- trict & City Engineer of Upland, CA., Public Works Direc- tor and City Engineer of Novato, CA., Marin County. In 1968 he became Public Works Director and County Engi- neer of Tehama County. He retired from that position in 1988 after 20 years of service. He has memberships in American Society of Civil Engi- neers, County Engineer Association of California, Ameri- can Public Works Association, National Association of Civil Engineers, past President of State Association of County Engineers California Loyal Order of Dedication CLODS, serving with many special friends. He was a leader in Boy Scouts, member of Kiwanis, worked at youth camps for many years, and Wilcox Oaks Golf Club. Larry enjoyed fishing, especially trips to the Babine Riv- er in British Columbia Canada with long time friends, traveling with his family and playing golf. He is survived by wife Willa, son David Coleman (Cordelynne), daughter Lynn Dominguez (Gilbert), daughter Marcia McIntyre, son Timothy Coleman, grand- children Cory, Casey, Marissa Dominguez, Cole, Delaney McIntyre, brother Lee Coleman, Roseburg, OR. Preceded in death by his parents Alonzo and Katheryn, his brother Alan (Korean War), many aunts, uncles and cousins. Neptune Society is in charge, and his final rest will be in Santa Rosa, CA., at the Chapel of the Chimes in the Rose Garden. No services will be held per his request. Donations to a charity of your choice in his name. He will be forever loved. Death Notices Olene J. Cummins Olene J. Cummins of Proberta died Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Red Bluff. She was 85. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Caroline Manasco Caroline Manasco of Gerber died Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Brentwood. She was 90. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Veronica Mrzilek Veronica Mrzilek of Red Bluff died Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Red Bluff. She was 88. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 24, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. HORSE Continued from page 1A from as far away as back east, she said. “It’s great to see old friends and it really is a great committee that has fun putting on a show,” Wheeler-Hilligan said. “Even though the numbers are down we’re still going to have fun and put on a good show.” The event, which is free admission for specta- tors, is a Silver Buckle Show, which means every performance champion will receive a buckle, she said. In addition to having youth classes, there is a youth booth available to members of the communi- ty where children of all ages can color pictures of Arabian horses that will be displayed on the wall and play cards. “There’s well over 100 classes so if someone comes they’ll see a little bit of everything,” Wheel- er-Hilligan said. The event kicks off at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, May 6, with trail classes followed by conformation classes. Performance classes, which include side saddle, western, English and working cow classes start at noon Friday. Events will be in the Pauline Davis Pavilion and Bull Sale Arena. The last class Friday starts about 8:30 p.m. and classes resume at 7:30 a.m. Saturday going until about 8 p.m. Sunday performances also begin at 7:30 a.m. New this year will be the Horseless Buggy Fun Class on Saturday afternoon where the winner will be given $100 to pull a buggy blind-folded through an obstacle course. A driver will be calling out directions for the puller. Teams will be graded on accuracy and time. Another fun class Saturday afternoon will be the Dollar Bill Bareback Fun Class where the winner has to sit on a dollar bill to walk, trot and canter around the arena. The last one to have their dollar bill fall out wins, she said. The show is a qualifying show for regional championships, which will be held in Reno this year, youth championships and US and Canadian championships, she said. For more information call Wheeler-Hilligan at 527-1581. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 STATE BRIEFING Bill bumps fines for drivers’ cell use SACRAMENTO (AP) — Nearly three years after California made it ille- gal to use a handheld cell phone while driving, the state Senate on Monday approved a bill that would increase fines for texting or using a handheld cell phone while driving. The base fine would increase from $20 to $50 per violation under the bill, which now goes to the Assembly. With various fees, a first offense would cost $328, up from the current $208. A repeat offender could be fined $100, or $528 with fees. A subsequent violation would also add one point to the motorist’s driving record. ‘‘The goal here is simply to save more lives,’’ said Sen. Joe Simitian, D- Palo Alto. He said his original bill, which took effect in July 2008, deterred 60 percent to 70 percent of drivers from using handheld devices while driving, even as the use of cell phones increased. However, he said it will take more deterrence and education to bring com- pliance near the 90-plus percent seen for the use of seat belts. Under the bill, $10 from each fine would go to a fund to educate drivers about the dangers of distracted driving. His SB28 also would make it illegal to talk on a handheld cell phone while riding a bicycle. Simitian cites California Highway Patrol statistics showing a 20 percent reduction in fatalities and collisions in the first year after his handsfree law took effect in July 2008. The texting- while-driving prohibition took effect in January 2009. He said the statistics show the law helped save at least 700 lives and avoid more than 75,000 colli- sions annually compared to previous years. A Senate analysis of 2005 and 2010 crash statistics found ‘‘a significant downward trend,’’ but couldn’t attribute the trend to less cell phone use. The analysis found a less signifi- cant drop when comparing only those crashes were cell phone use was listed as a contributing cause. CHP spokeswoman Fran Clader said that is because drivers are often reluctant to admit they were using a cell phone illegally. Neither the CHP nor Simitian’s office had statistics on crashes involving bicyclists using cell phones. Simitian’s bill passed on a 24-12 vote, over the objections of several Republicans who said the bill goes too far and is disliked by drivers. Assembly passes bill to restrict clemency SACRAMENTO (AP) — Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s move to reduce the criminal sentence for the son of a political ally has prompted state lawmakers to try to slow down similar moves in the future. The Assembly on Monday approved AB648, which would require notification to families and district attorneys involved in cases governors consider for commutation. That would give the parties at least 30 days to peti- tion the governor against granting less- er sentencing. The bill by Assemblyman Marty Block, a Democrat from San Diego, passed 61-0 and heads to the Senate. Republican Assemblyman Allan Mansoor of Costa Mesa drafted a sim- ilar constitutional amendment. His office says Block’s bill is not restrictive enough. Other bills that would prohibit clemency rulings during a governor’s final 30 days and improve transparency have not been voted on. Trucker gets 22 years for pot haul SAN DIEGO (AP) — A truck dri- ver was sentenced Monday to nearly 22 years in prison for hauling nearly 10 tons of marijuana that was smuggled through a sophisticated cross-border tunnel lined with rail track, one of the largest marijuana busts in U.S. history. Carlos Cunningham, 28, acknowl- edged carrying 19,400 pounds of mar- ijuana in his trailer when he was arrest- ed Nov. 2 at a weigh station in Temec- ula, southeast of Los Angeles. “That is an extraordinary, remark- able amount,” said U.S. District Judge Larry Burns. “It’s enough to fill a house.” U.S. authorities later seized nearly 15 tons in a San Diego warehouse where the tunnel ended, and Mexican authorities reported seizing nearly five tons on the Mexican side of the tunnel, bringing the total haul to nearly 30 tons. Burns imposed a sentence of 21 years, eight months in prison for con- spiring to distribute marijuana, more than two years longer than what prose- cutors recommended. He said he would consider reducing the punish- ment if Cunningham continued to cooperate with investigators. “It is not a secret that Mr. Cunning- ham is cooperating with investigators,” the judge said. Cunningham, of Oceanside, told authorities that he was being paid $10,000 to drive the trailer from the San Diego area to Los Angeles, according to court records. When he pleaded guilty in January, he admitted to hauling large loads of marijuana on “multiple occasions” in July, August and November. “I’m sorry, your honor, for what I’ve done and I really regret my deci- sion,” Cunningham told the judge. His attorney, Gretchen VonHelms, said Cunningham’s role was limited to driving the limited distance in Southern California. “He was essentially a chauffeur,” she said. Cunningham pleaded guilty to drug charges in 2002 and 2006. In 2002, he was accused of smuggling 110 pounds of cocaine. In 2006, he acknowledged driving with 38 pounds of marijuana in a secret vehicle compartment in Cali- fornia’s Imperial Valley. U.S. investigators suspect that Mex- ico’s Sinaloa cartel was the driving force behind two long, sophisticated tunnels connecting Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego discovered in Novem- ber, resulting in combined seizures of about 50 tons. The cartel is headed by Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin ‘‘El Chapo’’ Guzman Court finds California coho protections does not go far enough GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A judge has ruled that the California Department of Fish and Game’s deal allowing ranchers to continue drawing water from two Klamath River tributaries that often run dry in the summer does not do enough to protect threatened coho salmon. The ruling from the Superior Court of California in San Francis- co tells the department to figure out how many salmon are actually killed by water withdrawals from the Scott and Shasta rivers, come up with some effective steps to improve the survival of coho in those rivers, and give the public a chance to comment on it all. The ruling issued last week comes in a lawsuit brought by groups representing salmon fisher- men, an Indian tribe, and conserva- tion groups. Red Bluff man arrested for meth possession A 31-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested Sunday evening and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of possession of methamphetamine for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia. At 9:28 p.m., Officers Sean Baxter and Matt Coker learned that WATER Continued from page 1A ern United States. Besides the Colorado, Rio Grande and San Joaquin, the report also looks at the Columbia, Klamath and Sacramento rivers on the West Coast; the Missouri River Basin in the North- west and Great Plains; and the Truckee River Basin in California and Nevada. All eight basins should see an increase in temper- ature of about 5 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century, the report says. Four basins will see an increase in overall precipitation by 2050: the Upper Colorado, Columbia, Missouri and Sacramento, while four will see a decrease: the Lower Colorado, Rio Grande, San Joaquin and Truckee. Reductions in spring and summer runoffs could lead to a drop in water supply in 6 of the 8 basins, Located in Chico, CA Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service Family owned & Operated Honor and Dignity 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net Christopher Dee Rhoads was staying at the Classic Inn, 1142 Main Street, in Red Bluff and attempted to contact him there about an on-going investigation. There was no answer at Rhoads’ room, but as the officers were walking away they say him exit a different hotel room and run into his room. Look- the report said. Due to early snowmelt and relatively higher win- ter rains from warmer con- ditions, all but the Col- orado basin could become more vulnerable to floods, the report said. Aiguo Dai, a climate scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., said the report echoes predictions he and other researchers have made that climate change would reduce stream flow rates in Western U.S. rivers. But he said com- puter models used to assess global trends would not be helpful for small river basins such as the Klamath or Upper Rio Grande. Even regional models that take local topography ing through a window, officers saw Rhoads hur- rying to hide items under the bed in his room. According to a Red Bluff Police press release, Rhoads is on non-revoca- ble State Parole, and is subject to search and seizure. When Rhoads came to the door, he admitted to into account ‘‘still contain large uncertainties,’’ Dai said. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D- N.M., said the report did “a solid job” cataloguing Interior’s efforts to respond to climate change. Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Com- mittee, sponsored a 2009 law that aims to improve water management in the West and increase analysis of water-related data. The report released Monday was prepared in response to the Secure Water Act. “Faced with forecasts of decreased stream flows officers that he had been concealing methampheta- mine under his bed, the release said. While searching the room, officers found methamphetamine, para- phernalia and evidence of sales. Rhoads was booked into Tehama County Jail. Bail was set at $18,000. —Staff report and increased tempera- tures, it’s more important than ever for communities to actively plan for chang- ing conditions,’’ Binga- man said. ”In arid environ- ments like New Mexico, every drop counts, and conservation and efficient water use are essential. Having tools available to accurately monitor exist- ing water supplies, and to accurately predict future scenarios, can provide more certainty to water users and help decrease tensions.“ Tehama Family Fitness Center Easter Basket Specials 99 for a single membership 3 month Membership Specials $ $169 for a couple membership $199 for a family of 3 membership *Specials for new memberships only thru April 30, 2011 *Standard membership dues apply after promotion Get your Golf Game Up To Par with Strength and Conditioning Specialist and TPI Certified Kyle Tingley’s Golf Performance Enhancement Training Saturdays at 8am-9am 6 sessions April 23rd-May 28th $100 *10 person limit GET RIPPED FOR SUMMER AND JOIN The Inferno April 26th -May -19th 5:30am-6:15am $80 *12 person limit Gift certificates available for all of the above All sales are final Tehama Family Fitness Center 2498 South Main St • Red Bluff 528-8656 www.tehamafamilyfitness.com