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PhotocourtesyofrossPalubeski CalFire,TehamaCountyFireDepartmentandaSt.ElizabethCommunityHospitalambulanceweredispatched around 4:20 p.m. Sunday to a residential structure fire at 16905 Hickman Lane in north Red Bluff. The first unit at scene reported a fully involved 1,500-square-foot house with one person suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire was knocked down and contained in about an hour and a half. PG&E and the Tehama County Sheriff's Of- fice assisted. Units responded from Antelope, Bowman, Dibble Creek and Los Molinos. Fire HOME DESTROYED Douglas,afaircoordinator with the Tehama County Education Foundation. "All the information available for the families, that's the big thing," Doug - las said. "And an event for children at no cost, where they can do all sorts of fun activities. It's a day for them." Some children could be seen getting their photos taken for free identification cards provided by Vesper Masonic Lodge, and others were participating in a quiz game at the College Options booth. Jennifer Vise, a Tehama County Education Founda - tion board member, said the large amount of informa- tion on display at the Chil- dren's Fair gives families a better understanding of just what certain agencies regularly provide. "I don't think parents re - alize how much is out there for children," she said. The children made out well, too. More than 500 books were given to children in kindergarten to eighth grade, Douglas said. That ef - fort was a collaboration be- tween Tehama Reads, Ex- pect More Tehama, Tehama County Reading Council and the Tehama County De- partment of Education. Children From Page 1 aNDre byik — Daily NeWs children play at the california Department of forestry and fire Protection booth at the 26th tehama county children's fair on saturday at the tehama District fairground. to keep one team mem- ber walking on the track at all times. A lap honoring Corning's cancer survivors opened the event, and later, a luminaria event honored those lost to the disease. "We celebrate the peo - ple in the purple shirts: our survivors," said Paul Metcalf, who sits on Corn- ing's Relay for Life planning committee. "And that's eu- phoric. They're still with us. They have more birth- days. And yet we miss and we mourn for those who didn't make it, so it's the full spectrum of emotion at these events." Some walking the track on the cool day wore pur - ple T-shirts reading, "Fin- ish the Fight," a motto em- braced on the day. "The one thing that binds every human on this Earth more than any other thing is cancer," Metcalf said. "Every one of us knows somebody, loves some - body or has lost somebody to cancer. Every person on this Earth. It is the human common denominator." Some walked to honor family members and friends. Others walked to give someone else the same second chance they received. Teresa Cochran, a 15-year-old Corning High School student, said she has participated in relay events because she is a cancer sur - vivor. "I can save someone's life just by walking," Co- chran said. Kelly Lowery of Corn- ing, a cancer survivor, said she walks to support others who have cancer, and to let them know she cares. "I wish more people would get involved," Low - ery said. "A lot of people have had cancer." Corning's Relay for Life has grown over the past three years, and organiz- ers said the event will con- tinue well into the future. "It's home. It's our com- munity. It's our survivors, and our community com- ing together to fight," event chairwoman DeeDee Pend- ergraft said. Event co-chairwoman Cindy Dixon said she be- gan to relay because can- cer has affected her life. Six members of her family have died because of cancer, and four are battling cancer at the moment. Dixon said the commu - nity support, such as the donations of services and fa- cilities use, allows Corning's Relay for Life to continue. But if there's a sense of satisfaction gained from putting on the event, it doesn't come from the event's conclusion. "To me it's never done," Dixon said, "because until there's a cure for cancer it's never done." Relay From Page 1 More than 200people participated in the third annual relay for life in corning on saturday at corning union high school. organizers hoped to raise about $30,000to benefit cancer research and programs. M c H e n r y : J a m e s McHenry, 50, of Corning died Friday, April 25 at En- loe Medical Center in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Broth- ers Corning Mortuary. Pub- lished Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Short: Billy G. Short, 87, of Red Bluff died Thursday, April 24 at Emeritus at Las - sen House. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tues - day, April 29, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Deathnoticesmustbepro- vided by mortuaries to the news department, are pub- lished at no charge, and fea- ture only specific basic infor- mation about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified adver- tising department. Paid obit- uaries may be placed by mor- tuaries or by families of the deceased and include on- line publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of con - tent, including photos. Death notices cleared by 12:30 p.m. As a result of evacuations, oper- ations were interrupted at the courthouse, Police De- partment, Tehama County Elections and various other public agencies and private businesses in the area. The bomb squad used a water cannon to strike the devices, rendering them safe. This incident caused sev - eral time delays for Tehama County Court proceedings since this effectively shut down operations of not only the courts but all effected buildings and businesses for more than four hours. After the devices were deemed not to be a threat anymore, an area check was made to ensure there were no other devices present and both were viewed again for evidence Busekist said. Borden said the device in front of the courthouse ap - peared to be PVC pipe with both ends capped off. She said jail staff rou- tinely walks around the court complex even on weekends, but was not sure if that had occurred this past weekend. Although, these devices appeared to be authentic looking pipe bombs they were found to be simulated devices. There is a joint investi - gation into this matter by the Sheriff's Office, the Red Bluff Police Department and other state agencies to de - termine who manufactured the devices and placed them at the courthouse. The Tehama County Se - cret Witness Program is of- fering a $1,500 reward for the arrest and subsequent prosecution and conviction for the suspect involved in this incident. Callers can remain anonymous at (530) 529-1268. The courthouse was closed March 26 when a sus - picious package was found inside the front door of the historical building before the court opened. That package turned out to be legal documents. The Sheriff's Office would like to remind residents that their safety is most impor - tant and would like to en- courage anyone finding a de- vice such as those described above to not move them and to call for assistance. Explo- sive devices are often unpre- dictable and volatile, causing detonation upon the slightest movement. Bomb From Page 1 PLEASERECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! By alan Fram The Associated Press Washington The push by President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage seems ready to join the parade of issues that gets buried in Congress but — the party hopes — propels voters to the polls this No - vember. Immigration. Renewing expired jobless benefits. Tighter curbs on guns. All of them Obama prior - ities. All of them attracting some Republican support. And all of them tripped up, at least for now, by GOP op - position. And now, a bill by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, boost- ing today's $7.25 hourly min- imum in three steps until it hits $10.10 as soon as 2016. His minimum wage bill is widely expected to join that list Wednesday, when the Senate seems poised to vote on it. Though it should win backing from nearly all of the 53 Democrats and two Democratic-leaning inde - pendents, few if any Repub- licans are expected to join them, leaving them shy of the needed 60 votes. Democrats are aware of its likely fate. But they also know that according to the federal Bureau of La - bor Statistics, women and young people make up dis- proportionate portions of the 3.3 million people who earned $7.25 or less last year. Both groups tradition - ally tilt toward Democrats, who would love to lure them to the polls this fall as they fight to retain Senate con- trol. "It's a powerful motivator for voters in the Democratic base who are a focal point of Democratic efforts to turn out voters in the midterm elections," Democratic poll - ster Geoffrey Garin said of the minimum wage push. Senate Republicans have scant political incentive to support the measure. The GOP's business allies oppose the increase, saying it drive up employers' costs. Republican lawmakers have buttressed that argument with a February study by the nonpartisan Congres - sional Budget Office. Washington Minimum wage approaches likely Senate rejection RICHARD"RICK"SIMMONS July 26, 1952 ~ April 11, 2014 Richard (Rick) Simmons born July 26, 1952 in Redding went on to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on April 11, 2014. His funny wit and many of his life's stories will keep his friends and family close to him always. He joined the army and served three years. He was working in construction for many years and then pur- chased his own truck and became a line haul truck driver for 15 years. Rick has lived in Manton for 24 years with his wife Jack- ie. He has left behind two daughters Braeana and Stacey as well as two grandchildren Derek and Mckenzie. His brother Bobby resides in Happy Valley with his wife Deb- bie. He has also left behind numerous nieces and neph- ews and a brother in law, Ron Cordell. Rick liked playing Texas Hold em and playing golf. Most of all he and Jackie enjoyed spending time at home together. Graveside services are at the Manton Cemetery on Fri. May 2, at 11:30. Pot luck to follow at the Community Center in Manton. BILLY G. SHORT 2-28-1927 ~ 4-24-2014 Beloved husband, father, and grandfather went home to be with the Lord Thursday, April 24th. Billy was born in Shannon, Texas on February 28, 1927. His family moved to Avondale, Arizona when he was eleven. He met and married Estelle Barker when he was 20 years old. They lived and worked for his father in-law for eight years farming cotton. In 1956 they moved to Prescott, Arizona where he worked for the City of Prescott. They moved to Red Bluff, California in 1959. He managed a walnut or- chard for fifteen years and grafted trees all over Tehama County. In 1975, he went to work at Antelope School and became the Maintenance Superintendent. He worked there for fifteen years before retiring in 1989. In 1991, he and Estelle moved to Brookings, Oregon, where their son Rod built them a new home. He always wanted to live on the coast and he loved it there. They lived there for 13 years and then moved to Eagle Point, Oregon to be near better medical facilities. They lived there until 2011 when they returned to Red Bluff to be closer to family. He is survived by his wife Estelle and his four children, Linda (Nick) Rogers, Rod (Deborah) Short, David (Laura) Short, and Dot (Steve) Duncan. He also has 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The Memorial Service will be held at First Church of God, 1005 So. Jackson, on May 3rd, 11:00 am. 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