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Saturday, June 4, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries ANNA MARIE PETTITT Anna Marie Pettitt passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. She was born November 21, 1926 to Henry and Nellie Huff, she was 84. John and marie got married in 1946. They moved to Red Bluff in 1951. They owned the Red Hill Cafe for many years. Marie retired from the Crocker Bank after 27 years. She was active in BPW, Soroptimist, and the Baptist Church. She is survived by her children Vickie (Doug) Stewart of Riggins, Idaho, Tim (Lisa) Pettitt of Boise, Idaho, and Steve (Sherry) Pettitt of Red Bluff, CA., two grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. No services will be held in Red Bluff, CA., you may do- nate to your favorite charity to honor Marie Pettitt. Death Notices Winifred Lee Jones Winifred Lee Jones died Monday, May 30, 2011, in Chico. He was 75. Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, June 4, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. William Pinkerton William Pinkerton of Red Bluff died Thursday, June 2, 2011, in Red Bluff. He was 88. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, June 4, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Forgotten purse leads to 3 arrested Three Chico women were arrested after deputies responded to a call about a purse found at Rolling Hills Casino at about 3 a.m. Wednesday. Casino security personnel called authorities when they found an off-white, crystal-like sub- stance in a plastic baggy inside a purse that had been left at one of the money cages, a press release said. Michelle Kershaw, 56, of Chico returned for the purse and told deputies that the substance was methamphetamine, the release said. Deputies determined it was 0.3 grams. Kershaw was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance. In the meantime, Kershaw told deputies that her friends were waiting outside for her in the parking lot. Deputies found four people inside a red 2007 Ford Taurus in the southeast parking lot, the release said. Two of the women were also arrested, while the other two were identified and released. Jacqueline Thomas, 45, admitted she had a Butte County misdemeanor warrant for her arrest, the release said. After a consented search, deputies also found a small, clear plastic baggy containing 0.2 grams of crack cocaine. Thomas was arrested for the warrant and on charges of possession of a controlled substance. Shantana Wardsworth, 29, of Chico admitted to deputies that she had a “crack pipe” in her posses- sion, the release said. Deputies found a glass smok- ing device in her cigarette box. Wardsworth was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Kershaw and Thomas were held in lieu of $15,000 each. Wardsworth’s bail was set at $3,000. -Andrea Wagner Free weight loss lecture Losing Weight and Maintaining Weight Loss (All About Metabolic Syndrome) will be presented by Harry Chrissakis Herbalist, C.M.T. Natural Healing on Monday, June 20. The free event will be 4 to 5 p.m. at the Com- passionate Health Center, 658 Washington St., in Red Bluff. Topics include: Why many people gain weight and cannot lose it; Methods to help control sugar and carb binging; Simple lifestyle changes that help to normalize appetite; Herbs and supplements that assist in reducing weight and help keep it off. No product or product lines will be sold or rep- resented. Harry Chrissakis is a holistic therapist and lecturer with 20 years experience in the heal- ing arts. For more information call (530) 933-8244. PATH Continued from page 1A self turning to Indepen- dent Study after a family tragedy. “My brother passed away, and my mom did- n’t think that I was ready to go to a regular school,” she said. Being in the program let her cope with family issues without having to sacrifice her education. “I just worked hard, did it at my own pace and got it done,” she said. Anderson was among the four students who received a merit award. Other students who received awards were Kevin Gunn for his comeback and accom- plishment, Camille Crespin for her character attributes, such as dili- gence and selflessness and Vanessa Hayes for her accomplishments despite being someone who has had to swim upstream. Program Director John Burch said it was a special night for the graduates. Some had to go through a rough road to get there. For others, it turned out just as they had planned. He congrat- ulated them for reaching the milestone. As each graduate crossed the stage to receive their diplomas, they thanked their fami- lies, friends and teachers who helped them through high school. Some said they were thankful for teachers who put up with them and parents who didn’t give up on them. One graduate proba- bly put best when he said, “It’s never too late to finish.” ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluf fdai- lynews.com. Republicans criticize local tax push SACRAMENTO (AP) — Frustrat- ed by the difficulty of raising taxes in the Legislature, California Democrats want to broaden the ability of cities, counties and school districts to do it themselves. But Republican lawmak- ers on Friday suggested they’re going about it in a sneaky way. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said earlier this week that he would make a local tax hike proposal part of the state budget package, think- ing that would make it exempt from being challenged in a statewide ballot referendum. On Friday, Assembly Republicans said they had obtained a legal opinion from an attorney for the Legislature suggesting the public does have the right to overturn Steinberg’s local tax plan if it’s signed into law. ‘‘His measure flies against the will of the people and just shows how hun- gry Democrats are for taxes even when voters have shown no appetite for them,’’ said Darrel Ng, a spokesman for Assembly Minority Leader Connie Conway. Conway, R-Tulare, had asked the legislative counsel whether voters retained the right to vote on budget ‘‘trailer bills’’ following the passage last fall of Proposition 25, which low- ered the legislative vote requirement to pass a budget from two-thirds to a simple majority. If voters did not retain that option, it would give Democrats, who hold a majority in both houses, a way to push through taxes at the local level. The letter to Conway from the leg- islative counsel said Californians did not give up the right to repeal or amend trailer bills tied to the budget. Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said he disagreed with the GOP interpretation because Proposition 25 is new and has not been considered by the courts. If the trailer bills are passed and go into effect immediately, the measures would qualify as urgency statutes, which are exempt from referendum under the state constitution, he said. Steinberg’s plan would allow cities, counties and school districts to raise the income tax, vehicle license fee and use taxes on residents living within their jurisdiction through a public vote. The use taxes could include a variety of goods and services, such as alcohol, tobacco, oil, sweetened bev- erages and medical marijuana. Currently, local governments can impose general purpose taxes if approved by a majority of voters. Steinberg is pursuing the measure as Gov. Jerry Brown tries to negotiate an extension of temporary tax increas- es with Republicans to close the state’s remaining deficit. The governor has signed into law about $11.2 billion in cuts and fund transfers approved by the Legislature, but the state still faces a $9.6 billion budget shortfall through June 2012. Brown is pushing his proposal for a special election on extending tempo- rary increases in the state’s sales, income and vehicle taxes that were enacted two years ago. He needs two Republican votes in each house of the state Legislature, and so far has been unable to persuade enough GOP members. Steinberg said his proposal is aimed at helping local governments Former presidential hopeful John Edwards indicted WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — John Edwards admitted he has ‘‘done wrong’’ and hurt others but strongly denied breaking the law after federal prosecutors charged him Friday with using $925,000 in under-the-table cam- paign contributions to hide his mistress and baby during his 2008 run for president. The two-time Democratic presidential hopeful was indicted on six felony charges that he violated campaign finance laws in a desperate bid to protect both his White House hopes and his image as a devoted family man. Edwards, 57, pleaded not guilty and was released without bail on the condition he surrender his passport and not leave the continental U.S. A former trial lawyer who won multi- million-dollar verdicts with the same formidable powers of persuasion that propelled his political career, he now faces the prospect of a lurid trial and the possibility of both prison time and the loss of his license to practice law. ‘‘There’s no question that I’ve done wrong. And I take full responsibility for having done wrong. And I will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that I’ve caused to others,’’ Edwards said outside the courthouse. ‘‘But I did not break the law, and I never, ever thought I was breaking the law.’’ Yemen president, top officials wounded as fighters strike SANAA, Yemen (AP) — President Ali Abdullah Saleh was wounded when rebellious tribesmen struck his palace with rockets Friday, targeting him for the first time in a dra- matic escalation of fighting that has turned parts of the capi- tal into a battleground and pushed Yemen toward civil war. One of the rockets smashed into a mosque on the palace grounds where the president was praying along with his top leadership. It was a stunning hit on the regime’s most senior figures: Among the nine wounded were the prime minister, Saleh’s powerful top security adviser and the two heads of parliament, as well as the cleric leading prayers. Seven guards were killed. Officials said Saleh had only slight injuries — Deputy Information Minister Abdu al-Janadi spoke only of ‘‘scratches to his face.’’ But there were indica- tions the injuries may have been more severe. Saleh, in his late 60s, was taken to a Defense Ministry hospital, while offi- cials promised repeatedly that he would soon appear in pub- lic. But by late Friday, state TV had aired only an audio mes- sage from the president, with an old still photo. ‘‘If you are well, I am well,’’ Saleh said in the brief mes- sage, addressing Yemenis. He spoke in a labored voice, his breathing at times heavy. He blamed the rocket attack on ‘‘this armed gang of outlaws,’’ referring to the tribal fighters, and called on ‘‘all sons of the military around the country to confront’’ them. The bold assault directly on the president is likely to heighten what has been an increasingly brutal fight between Saleh’s forces and the heavily armed tribesmen loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar. Since violence erupted May 23, Sanaa residents have been hiding in basements as the two sides fight over control of government ministries and duke it out with artillery and gunbattles, shaking neighborhoods and sending palls of smoke over the city. Mladic, frail but defiant, rejects genocide indictment THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Last seen as a swag- gering general in the Bosnia war, Ratko Mladic needed help rising from his chair for war-crimes judges Friday, his limp right hand too weak to put on earphones without assistance. But as his arraignment proceeded, his old bluster returned meet education and public safety needs. ‘‘We have an opportunity to put the fiscal crisis behind us by extending existing state taxes, and if there aren’t the two-thirds supermajorities to do that, it’s our responsibility to ensure that local communities have another tool to accomplish the same responsi- bility,’’ he said Friday. The senator said Thursday on the Senate floor that he would pull his proposal if Democrats and Republi- cans come to a handshake agreement on extending higher taxes. The hikes are set to expire by June 30 unless law- makers agree to renew them. Steinberg’s proposal would allow a local government, county office of education and community colleges district to levy local personal income taxes up to 1 percent, vehicle taxes up to 1.35 percent, and up to $1 per pack of cigarettes. In theory, a resident could be taxed on the same item twice by two local government agencies but Steinberg said voters would make the decision. Sen. Bob Huff, one of the Republi- cans’ lead budget negotiators, said Steinberg’s proposal is unnecessary because local governments already have authority to raise taxes if there is enough public support. Republicans say the public is on their side, noting that raising the income, sales and car taxes would be unpopular and could hamper an eco- nomic recovery. ‘‘We’ve always seen it as a club to be wielded against Republicans who don’t like taxes,’’ Huff said. ‘‘I think it has the opportunity to backfire.’’ WORLD BRIEFING as he called his indictment ‘‘obnoxious’’ and told judges he doesn’t want help walking ‘‘as if I were a blind man.’’ The capture and trial of the Bosnian Serb wartime com- mander on charges of genocide and war crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian war closes the bloodiest chapter in European history since World War II and is nearly the final act of the Yugoslav tribunal, a court that launched a renewed era of international justice after the Nuremberg tri- als of Nazis war criminals. Together with his former political boss Radovan Karadz- ic, Mladic is accused of orchestrating the four-year war for Serbian domination in Bosnia that cost 100,000 lives and climaxed with the July 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the U.N.-declared safe zone of Srebrenica. After 16 years on the run, the first clear glimpse the world got of the 69-year-old Mladic came after a curtain separating the public gallery and the courtroom was lifted Friday. Wear- ing a peaked cap, he saluted the gallery with his left hand through bulletproof glass. Observers stood and strained to see Mladic, clearly thinner and weaker than when he led the Bosnian Serb army. Kevorkian dies at 83 DETROIT (AP) — Jack Kevorkian built his suicide machine with parts gathered from flea markets and stashed it in a rusty Volkswagen van. But it was Kevorkian’s auda- cious attitude that set him apart in the debate over doctor- assisted suicide. The retired pathologist who said he oversaw the deaths of 130 gravely ill people burned state orders against him, showed up at court in costume and dared authorities to stop him or make his actions legal. He didn’t give up until he was sent to prison. The 83-year-old Kevorkian died Friday. GRADUATION 2011 A special page featuring this year’s graduates! From kindergarten to college. Congratulate your special graduate! THIS WILL APPEAR IN THE D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY Saturday, June 11th Deadline: Monday, June 6th $18 2 or more $ your graduates photo Congratulations To our favorite Graduate of 2010 Have a wonderful future. Jane Doe Best Wishes RED BLUFF TOTAL COST ea. 12 ea. INCLUDES PHOTO BOX SHOWN IS ACTUAL SIZE (1 COL. X 2 1 /2 ”) Send or Deliver Photo & ad copy to D NEWSAILY TEHAMACOUNTY Red Bluff, CA 96080 email: advertising@redbluffdailynews.com Include your phone number -- we will call you for credit card payment. Or Call 527-2151 for assistance 545 Diamond Ave. PO Box 220