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Engle:SharonMarieEngle, 73, of Corning died Thurs- day, June 19at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Saturday, June 21, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuar- ies to the news depart- ment, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic informa- tion about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Clas- sified advertising depart- ment. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortu- aries or by families of the deceased and include on- line 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. Deathnotices expenditures. The budget, as presented, shows the city spending more than it takes in. Gen- eral fund expenditures are estimated to total about $4.93 million. City Manager John Brewer, however, told coun- cil members June 10 that there's a reason spending will outpace estimated rev- enues. He previously said about $995,587 has been carried over from prior years from street and gen- eral funds, park develop- ment fees, deposits and more. It's those funds, Brewer said, that will be spend to account for the approximately $977,000 deficit spending. "And then also you will note that we are adding the $80,000 to the savings account, so I think that will give you some degree of comfort," Brewer told council mem- bers at the June 10 meet- ing. CorningCommunity Park The City Council also will take on a recommen- dation that Trent Con- struction Inc. out of Ger- ber handle the construc- tion of the second phase of Corning Community Park that will include two soc- cer fields, a playground, and a pedestrian bridge over Jewett Creek that will connect the second phase of the park to the first, ac- cording to a staff docu- ment. The second phase of the park is estimated to cost about $1.25 million, and will largely be paid for with the city's remaining $1.28 million in Park Develop- ment Grant money. Some off-site improve- ments can't be paid for with grant money, so the city will fund about $43,000 in off- site improvements. Kendal Trent Construc- tion handled the construc- tion of the first phase of the park. The Corning City Coun- cil is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 794 Third St. Budget FROM PAGE 1 ley and Sierra Division, in a press release. Traffic will be mini- mally affected, the com- pany said, as many of the gas distribution lines are located on wide streets. Work will typically take place Monday to Fri- day between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. "To limit the amount of trenching, PG&E will also bore beneath the surface to install pipe," according to the release. "More than 3,900 feet of new 2-inch plastic gas lines are being installed." The utility company said this is the first of three phases to modern- ize the gas distribution system in areas of Red Bluff. Other phases could start in 2015. The smell of natural gas and related sounds may be noticeable to homes and businesses in the area as crews vent natural gas from pipe- lines as the project pro- gresses, according to the release. "The natural gas will quickly dissipate into the atmosphere and will not be harmful; how- ever, PG&E encourages anyone who has con- cerns about natural gas odors in or around their home or business" to call the company at 1-800- 743-5000. PG&E said once up- grades are completed, the new pipes will be tested before they are placed into service. Gas FROM PAGE 1 dances, family-oriented activities, church services sponsored by the Fellow- ship of Christian Cowboys and shop at the NHSFR tradeshow. Bushnell, Brown and Demo are each looking for sponsors. To make a spon- sorship donation call 200- 4642 for Bushnell, 200- 0993 for Brown and 586- 1749 for Demo. Rodeo FROM PAGE 1 COURTESY PHOTO Red Bluff's Chelsey Bushnell and Wyatt Brown. By Sonia Perez The Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY The Obama administration moved Friday to stem a flood of Central American chil- dren and families that has overwhelmed the U.S. im- migration system, sending Vice President Joe Biden to the region to warn against the perils of the trip and an- nouncing it will start to de- tain families at the border instead of releasing them on their own recognizance. Officials had insisted for weeks that criminal vio- lence was responsible for the surge of Central Amer- ican children and families rather than the perception that minors and parents with children would be al- lowed to stay in the U.S. In a softening of that po- sition, the U.S. government this week began a regional public-relations campaign to fight the widespread be- lief in Central America that children and families are al- lowed to stay in the U.S. if they are caught by the Bor- der Patrol. That belief has been fu- eled both by migrant smug- glers seeking more clients and by calls home from chil- dren and families who have been released by the thou- sands in recent years, with notices to appear in im- migration court, because there are no facilities to hold them. The administration said Friday that it was opening detention centers to house families, although it did not provide details. At the same time, Biden met in Guatemala City with President Otto Perez Mo- lina, who asked the U.S. to start a temporary work pro- gram for Guatemalan mi- grants and grant "tempo- rary protected status" for Guatemalan migrants. Sal- vadorans and Hondurans can apply for that status, which offers some protec- tions against deportation. Homicide, extortion, rape and gang recruitment have risen to epidemic levels in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador in recent years. The violence is seen as the key factor driving migrants north, with children mak- ing up an increasing pro- portion of the U.S.-bound flow. The 20,000-plus un- accompanied children from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador detained at the U.S. border last year was more than double the pre- vious year's figure. To coincide with Biden's trip, the Obama administra- tion pledged $93 million in new programs to reduce violence in Central Amer- ica. The funding includes $40 million to reduce gang membership in Guatemala, $25 million to build 77 youth outreach centers in El Salvador and $18.5 mil- lion to build 77 youth out- reach centers in Honduras. "We're approaching this issue with a shared recog- nition that the current sit- uation is not sustainable. It is unacceptable. And we have a shared responsibil- ity to take significant steps to address this issue," Biden said after meeting with Perez Molina. "But I want to make clear, Mr. Presi- dent, the United States rec- ognizes that a key part of the solution to this problem is to address the root causes of this immigration in the first place. Especially pov- erty, insecurity and the lack of the rule of law." Biden was also meeting with Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and high-ranking ministers from Honduras and Mexico. The vice president's office said Biden spoke by phone with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez while traveling to Guate- mala. Biden scheduled a meet- ing in the afternoon with migrants' advocates ex- pected to call for easier im- migration to the U.S. The vice president's visit coin- cided with the arrival of two flights carrying at least 250 migrants deported from the U.S. Guatemala's migration department said it expected two more such flights Fri- day, bringing the total of Guatemalans deported in 2014 to 27,140. Despite the waning like- lihood of U.S. immigration reform, Sanchez Ceren told reporters that he would em- phasize the need for reform in which "family reunifi- cation can be something achieved through the best means possible." He said he had spoken with the foreign ministers of Guatemala and Hon- duras about presenting a united demand for a deal with the U.S. that would make it easier for immi- grant families in the U.S. to be legally reunited with children they left behind. Meanwhile, U.S. diplo- mats in the region warned families not to send chil- dren north or go them- selves. "All who enter the United States without proper im- migration status are sub- ject to deportation proceed- ings. Simply put, there is no reward for the great risk to which these children are being subjected," Anthony Wayne, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, said Thursday. WORLD Biden in Central America to discuss migrant crisis LUIS SOTO — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, le , writes as Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina looks on during a meeting at the National Palace in Guatemala City on Friday. By Diaa Hadid The Associated Press TAZA KHORMATO, IRAQ In a battered car loaded with blankets and clothes, Has- san Abbas left with his mother from a dusty town in northern Iraq, fleeing this week's violence and joining what the United Nations says is the largest worldwide population of displaced peo- ple since World War II. The U.N. refugee agen- cy's latest annual report, re- leased Friday, found more than 50 million people worldwide were displaced at the end of last year, reflect- ing an ever-expanding web of international conflicts. Last year's increase in displaced people was the largest in at least two de- cades, driven mainly by the civil war in Syria, which has claimed an estimated 160,000 lives and forced 9 million people to flee their homes. Now Iraq is adding to that tide. "I am going to sell this phone so we have money," Abbas said at a checkpoint outside the town of Taza Khormato, near the city of Kirkuk, where he will move in with relatives, and where 20 people will share a sin- gle home. He and his 50-year-old mother, Shukriya, decided to leave the town after fighters from the al-Qaida breakaway group the Is- lamic State of Iraq and the Levant shelled and burned down the neighboring vil- lage of Basheer. "My heart is sick. It's sick. From the fear, the shelling, the explosions," Shukriya said, sobbing. "They say they killed children in Basheer. By God all we want is peace." REFUGEES Fleeing Iraqis join large tide of displaced people By Ricardo Alonso- Zaldivar The Associated Press WASHINGTON Moving to prevent more insurance chaos this fall, the na- tion's new health care chief on Friday revamped the management of Health- Care.gov. Health and Human Ser- vices Secretary Sylvia Bur- well appointed a new high- level operations manager to closely supervise the online portal to coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law. She also announced that she's hiring a CEO and a technology leader to spe- cifically handle all aspects of the health law's cover- age expansion. The CEO would be able to take con- cerns directly to Burwell. The changes will "fur- ther instill ongoing ac- countability for reaching milestones, measuring re- sults and delivering results for the American people," Burwell said in a state- ment. "This is a good move that should have occurred two years ago," said Rob- ert Laszewski, an industry consultant often critical of Obama's overhaul. Hiring a CEO for HealthCare.gov had been strongly urged by the Cen- ter for American Progress, a think tank with close ties to the White House. Eight million people have signed up for cover- age through new markets offering subsidized private insurance. But last fall's open enrollment launch was paralyzed by technol- ogy problems, creating a major political embarrass- ment for the White House. A rescue effort led by management consultant Jeff Zients got Health- Care.gov working reason- ably well by the end of November. But Zients re- ported that his team found hundreds of software bugs and insufficient comput- ing equipment. He also blamed "inadequate man- agement oversight" that got in the way of identify- ing and fixing problems. The new operations manager Burwell ap- pointed on Friday is a contractor who worked closely with Zients to turn the website around. Andy Slavitt is a vice president of Optum, a technology company whose subsid- iary built the one part of HealthCare.gov said to have worked well — a fed- eral data hub that helps verify the personal infor- mation of people applying for health insurance. Op- tum is owned by United- Health, the nation's larg- est insurer. WASHINGTON New health chief revamps HealthCare.gov MYRONDEANWINDSHEIMER February 24, 1939 ~ June 27, 2013 Myron Dean Windsheimer born February 24, 1939, in Sunol, NB, passed away June 27, 2013, at his residence in Red Bluff, CA. He is survived by his wife, Mary, four daughters; Pamela, Jodi, Susan, and Lora; three step- children; Robert, Rochelle and Renee; three brothers, two sisters; seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchil- dren. In 1956, Myron enlisted in the US Coast Guard, honora- bly discharged in 1960. He graduated from California Coast University with a Business Administration Degree. Myron retired from the insurance industry where he was a cost control engineer and later in management Family and church were his life. His gratitude for Jesus Christ's love in word and deed was to share the gospel to all peoples. A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 28th at 11:00 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Red Bluff. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes to honor Myron's mem- ory by memorials for mission work both nationally and internationally. Memorials may be sent to St. Paul Luther- an Church, PO Box 726, Red Bluff, CA 96080, designated for the Myron Windsheimer Memorial. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service NowOffering Eco-Friendly urns at economy friendly prices. 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 9 A