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Obituaries May 1, 2011 at his home. He was born on April 24, 1920 to Chester and Stella Bennett, in Los Molinos, California. Both sides of Bob’s families were long time settlers in Butte County. His great grandfather, Isaac, had settled in the Nord area in the 1870s. His other great grandfather, James Keefer, settled outside of Chico and built Keefer Road in the 1860’s. During Bob’s childhood, his family moved to Nord, Cali- fornia, where he attended Nord Elementary School. There were only two students in his elementary class! Bob then attended Los Molinos High School, graduating in 1939. Not long after, he joined the Army and fought in WWII. He served in Italy and France. When returning home, he worked on the M & T ranch before going to work for P.G. & E. in Chico. He remained with the P.G. & E Company until he retired in 1982. When he married his wife, Lydia in 1948, they lived in Chico. Then, in the early 1950’s, Lydia and Bob moved back to Vina. Bob loved to work on their Victorian home, and he remodeled most of it. He also loved to hunt and fish. He and his brother-in-laws had annual deer hunting trips to the Vina foothills. Bob was an artist at heart—he painted, made charcoal drawings, and wood burning carvings. He also enjoyed working in the yard work and gardening. Every year, he grew tomatoes and squash, which he shared with his family and friends. Every day, Bob would be in his yard, raking the leaves, or working on a project. Robert Bennett was a wonderful husband, father, and uncle! He was family man—but even more he was a man who cared about his neighbors and friends. He had a kind word for everyone and would always greet you with a friendly smile. He is survived by his wife, Lydia, his son, Robert (Bob), his sister-in-law, Shirley Blanc, and nieces Jenice Hester, Kathleen Gabriel, Patti Pluim, and Becky Tucker, and sev- eral great and great-great nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at the Vina Cemetery at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 7, 2011. Following the service, there will be a gathering at the Vina Community Center. Friends and family are all invited to attend to celebrate Bob’s life. Death Notices Elwood Belsheim Elwood Belsheim of Red Bluff died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in Red Bluff. He was 89. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, May 5, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Margaret Yarbrough Margaret Yarbrough of Corning died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Chico. She was 61. Affordable Mortuary, of Chico, is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, May 5, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. CITY Continued from page 1A then-Finance Director Margaret Van Warmerdam was fired. Human Resources Director Tessa Pritchard stepped in as the interim finance director, and she and Finance Specialist Dawn Arnett SPEECH Continued from page 1A ROBERT (BOB) RAYMOND BENNETT Robert (Bob) Raymond Bennett died Sunday morning, SUE Continued from page 1A million claim with the county in December by Altemus & Wagner of Redding. The couple suffered major injuries in the crash and were sent to Enloe Medical Center in Chico for treatment. Their claims state that NINE Continued from page 1A cy. The charges stemmed from sev- eral different investigations, with some of the offenses occurring while Pryor was out on bail. In July 2009 TIDE agents served search warrants at the properties and businesses operated by Pryor. Agents found 191 growing marijua- na plants on a property on Balls Ferry Road. Inside the businesses agents also found several recommendations, which were all fraudulent and one of which was stolen. In July 2010 officers were informed Pryor was growing mari- juana. Officers served a search war- rant at three different properties, one on Emerson Road, one on Stice Road and at his residence. In all, 197 marijuana plants, all which RUFF Continued from page 1A with us.” The event will include an animal adoption with discounted fees and an art contest for Tehama County high school students in which the winner will be painting the winning mural on the cattery room wall. “The open house gives us a chance to celebrate with the community our successes over the last year and a half, invite people to come see and enjoy the changes them- selves and to show those that don’t know who we are what we are all about,” Storrey said. The care center had the highest save rate and low- est euthanasia rate for dogs in the history of the shelter in 2010, and it is have handled much of the day-to- day operations of the department. Actual finances and the budget were turned over to Ryan in November. She was paid an hourly rate of $60 per hour for her consulting services. As the finance director, Ryan’s annual salary will be $76,448. She will pay for the employee includes eight or nine smaller tea party organiza- tions in the region, said the two groups have found humor in the public’s and the county-operated bus driven by a county employee struck the vehi- cle that the claimants were in causing personal injuries. Jeremiah Root’s per- sonal injuries listed in the claim include a broken clavicle, broken ribs, bro- ken leg, neck pain, back pain and bruising. Natasha Root’s claim lists injuries including Thursday, May 5, 2011 – Daily News – 7A County Counsel neck pain, back pain, rib fractures, lacerations and bruising. McVey, Natasha’s mother and the owner of the Xterra involved, has filed a separate claim which states that she was caused anxiety and emo- tional distress when the bus hit her vehicle because she was watching and knew her daughter was inside. appeared to be hand-watered, were found between the three locations. In the residence, officers found 115 medical marijuana recommen- dations. Most were for people in Redding or out of the area, includ- ing Eureka, Siskiyou County, Tracy, the Bay Area and Southern Califor- nia. Pryor claimed he was growing for the Nature’s Nexus co-operative in Redding. When contacted, the co-operative owner told officers no agreement had ever been made with Pryor. On Oct. 26, Pryor failed to appear in court and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Officers found Pryor and arrested him. Upon con- ducting an inventory of his car, offi- cers found 11 separate one-pound bags of marijuana. Officers went to Pryor’s residence where they locat- ed additional amounts of packaged marijuana. While Pryor was in custody he not stopping there, Stor- rey said. “We have had one dog go to search and rescue, three went to Dogs for the Deaf, one of which is at his new home fully trained as hearing assis- tance, one is in a new home as a family pet since he did not have enough focus and one is still early in training but doing really well,” Stor- rey said. “We also have two dogs who have become diabetes alert dogs. I truly feel like we are slowly but surely making a difference.” Along with the Black- ketter Brothers band and the 4-H carnival games there will be a booth for the Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter, or PETS, a newly founded non-profit organization. Many rescues, volun- portion of the CalPERS retire- ment contribution, which is part of the conditions other depart- ment heads agreed to during the last round of budget cuts in June. Following her official appoint- ment, Ryan presented the council with a monthly budget update. The budget has stayed about the same since her last report in the media’s surprised reac- tion to their partnership. “We kind of laugh and talk about how we don’t see eye-to-eye on every issue,” William Murphy, follow- ing closed session, announced that the board has authorized the County Counsel to represent the county in defending against the anticipated lawsuit. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. borrowed money in an attempt to post his bail. Pryor and his wife, Tracy Pryor, borrowed money from two men and then convinced a woman friend of Tracy’s to testify the money was hers and not the Pry- ors’. Tracy Pryor pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit perjury and will be sentenced Tuesday. She is still in custody at Tehama County Jail. This was a case where someone was involved with possession of marijuana for sale and was attempt- ing to hide behind the law of Propo- sition 215, District Attorney Gregg Cohen said. While California law regarding marijuana can be confus- ing, it is clear about selling. “The law is very clear that you cannot sell marijuana,” Cohen said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. teers, adopters and suc- cess stories will be in attendance. “We as a team are so excited to be able to show off our facility and more importantly the people that truly make this a Care Center,” Storrey said. “We are hopeful for a great turn out as we are confi- dent there will be fun for all to include the animals who will be available for adoption and strutting their stuff with volunteers throughout the event.” Hubbard and Foss both want to be veterinarians someday, Foss said. “We wanted to do a community services pro- ject that was close to us and animals are very close to us,” Foss said. Hubbard said, while plans were already start- ed to hold the open house, she and Foss were April. The estimated General Fund balance at the end of the fis- cal year on June 30 is still around $80,000. The city continues to expect ending the year within available revenues. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. said Pappas, who also serves as assistant public defender for Shasta County. “But the issues that we do see eye-to-eye on make us Be prepared; fair readies community absolute, 100 percent part- ners.” The collaboration has expanded outside the court- room. Yost was invited to discuss the ACLU’s efforts to protect free speech at a recent rally of about 150 tea party activists in Redding — an experience he described as “very pleas- ant.” The lawsuits allege Red- ding is violating its citizens’ constitutional right to free speech and free assembly in a publicly owned space. The library, which receives about 20,000 visi- tors each month, is “a real cultural cornerstone of the community, a central place in Redding where people come to receive and exchange ideas,” said Linda Lye, staff attorney for the San Francisco-based ACLU of Northern California. The next hearing is scheduled for June 13. what helped pull it together. “We had the right resources to pull it together,” Hubbard said. “It was definitely a com- bining of resources and joint effort that allowed it to happen.” The center strongly encourages people to come visit the animals and maybe find the next member of their family. For questions about the animals, adoption fees, volunteering, foster- ing or any other matter, call the center at 527- 3439. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews .com. Honoring Outstanding Tehama County Students created in cooperation with the Tehama County Department of Education. 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