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California State Univer- sity, Chico continues to ex- pand its efforts to provide entering students with ac- tivities and information that will assist them in a successful start of the aca- demic year. Wildcat Welcome 2014, which began this week, in- cludesopportunitiesfornew students to meet each other as well as returning stu- dents, faculty and staff. The week also includes manda- tory trainings and depart- ment meetings for incom- ing freshmen and transfers. This week's events follow the most successful Sum- mer Orientation program ever on campus, where a record 6,522 students and family members, 900 more than last year, visited cam- pus and prepared for enroll- ment. Last year's Wildcat Wel- come debuted the Faculty Mentor Welcome for New Students, sponsored by the First-Year Experience Pro- gram. On Saturday, Aug. 23, groups of 10 to 20 stu- dents will meet with a fac- ulty member for 50 minutes to get the answers any ques- tions they have about uni- versity life and discuss im- portant things they can do to be successful. More than 80 faculty participated last year, and a greater number is expected this year. Incoming students began moving into the residence halls Monday. Move-in will continue through Thurs- day. University Housing staff will be assisting fami- lies and providing activities each night for the new cam- pus residents. Once again this year, Wildcat Welcome will fea- ture a Trip 'n' Dip group outing and swim in Upper Bidwell Park and an intro- duction to downtown Chico viatheThursdayNightMar- ket. Students participat- ing in the Thursday Night Market experience will get a complimentary dinner ticket good at one of 20 lo- cal food vendors. The official Wildcat Wel- come opening ceremony at University Stadium Fri- day, Aug. 22, at 9 a.m. will feature remarks from CSU, Chico President Paul Zingg and AS President Taylor Herren and a few fun sur- prises. Parents of incoming students will be invited to a reception at Alumni Glen taking place at the same time Friday. A complete list of Wildcat Welcome events is at www. csuchico.edu/wildcatwel- come.Studentsandthecam- puscommunitywillbeshar- ing their Wildcat Welcome experiences on social media using #ChicoWW. CHICOSTATE Wi ld ca t We lc om e sm oo th s student entrance transition Beltran:FreddyBeltran, 45, of Red Bluff died Monday, Aug. 18at Red Bluff Healthcare Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Cremation & Burial Ser- vice. Published Wednes- day, Aug. 20, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Conway: Esther Conway, 54, of Chico died Friday, Aug. 15in Chico. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Brusie Funeral Home in Chico. Published Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. McLaughlin: Melissa Colene McLaughlin, 47, of Los Molinos died Sunday, Aug. 17at her home. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. Published Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Schwartz: Ruth Anne Schwartz, 83, of Red Bluff died Monday, Aug. 18at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Deathnoticesmustbepro- vided by mortuaries to the news department, are pub- lished at no charge, and feature only specific ba- sic information about the deceased. Paid obituar- ies are placed through the Classified advertising de- partment. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortu- aries or be families of the deceased and include on- line publication linked to the newspaper's websites. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run mul- tiple days and offer wide latitude of content, includ- ing photos. Death notices out, but Shobash declined to comment on whether the fires were human caused. The incidents re- main under investiga- tion, which is being coor- dinated between the Red Bluff Fire Department, Red Bluff Police Depart- ment and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Anyone with infor- mation about the recent string of fires, or any- one who notices suspi- cious activity in the area is asked to call the Red Bluff Police Department at 530 527-3131, or the Red Bluff Fire Depart- ment at 530 527-1126. Fires FROM PAGE 1 The tickets will be dis- tributed by Fairboard mem- bers to Tehama County schools about a week before the Tehama District Fair is set to begin on Sept. 25. The tickets, Williams said, are redeemable on Sept. 26, a Friday. About 8,000 tickets will be handed out, said Joyce Bundy, a member of the im- provement committee and former Fairboard director. Efforts to reach students who are home-schooled also will be made. The committee formed earlier this year when Fair- board directors relayed that the 30th District Agri- cultural Association needs to develop more ways to bring in money to stay sol- vent and viable. The Committed to Im- provement group also said it is going forward with a dancing competition at the fair that will feature local "celebrities," such as John Growney of Growney Broth- ers Rodeo and Gregg Cohen, the Tehama County District Attorney. "Without our friends and sponsors and those individuals stepping up to the plate, we would not be in the position where we are today," Fairboard President Linda Durrer said as she noted the help received from the commu- nity toward the betterment of the fairgrounds. "And even though things finan- cially may look bleak, we're really going forward with a good fair thanks to the hard work of those indi- viduals willing to step up to the plate and put their time and energy into it, and other individuals who are willing to money be- hind it." Fairboard Vice President Greg O'Sullivan announced that in partnership with Di- amond Productions out of Chico, a freestyle motocross event will be held the Fri- day of the fair, and on Sat- urday, country music artist Aaron Tippin is scheduled to perform. The Miss Tehama County pageant will be held on the fair's Thursday festivities, and the annual destruction derby event will be held on the Sunday of the fair. Additionally, Fairboard directors noted a need to modernize some promo- tional aspects of the fair. A new website, Durrer said, is in the works. And poster ideas were floated to refresh the fair's cartoon-styled theme. Fair FROM PAGE 1 their respective attorneys and were scheduled to en- ter pleas. David Nelson, who represents Sanchez, told Judge Todd Bottke that he has only received a prob- able cause statement from the District Attorney's Of- fice. Bottke, noting that it has been about a month since the three defendants had been arraigned, told Aus- tin Neiman of the DA's Of- fice to do what needs to be done to provide the discov- ery information to defense attorneys. Neiman said "a number of reports are in- coming." An entry of plea appear- ance for the three defen- dants was scheduled for Sept. 23. Onthedocket Christopher Bryant Houg- land:, the Red Bluff man convicted of murder in the June 2013stabbing death of Samuel Forseth, 28, of Palo Cedro, is scheduled to ap- pear in Tehama County Su- perior Court for a sentencing hearing at 11a.m. today. Hougland, who was con- victed of first-degree mur- der by a jury last July, faces a sentence of 26 years to life in state prison, accord- ing to the DA's Office. He remains in custody. Jessie Lee Robison: the Dairyville man charged with murder stemming from the June stabbing death of Joshua Verry, 27, of Red Bluff, is scheduled to enter a plea on Tuesday. He remains in custody. Quentin Ray Bealer:, the Tehama County man charged with murder in the 2013death of 14-year-old Marysa Nichols, is sched- uled to appear in court Aug. 27on a change of venue motion. Bealer's attorney, Shon Northam, has said that Bealer would not receive a fair trial in Red Bluff. The three Fresno men charged with murder: stemming from the October 2013shooting death of a 37-year-old Redding man about 12miles west of Red Bluff are scheduled to ap- pear in court Dec. 19for a trial confirmation hearing. The men, Alan Duane Doulphus, Chase Alan Doulphus, and Roger Sandy Bounnhaseng, are charged stemming from the death of Keo Oudone Vannarath, who was said to have succumbed to gun- shot wounds. Murder FROM PAGE 1 By Jonathan Paye- Layleh The Associated Press MONROVIA , LIBERIA Three Liberian health workers receiving an ex- perimental drug for Eb- ola are showing signs of recovery, officials said Tuesday, though medical experts caution it is not certain if the drug is ef- fective. The World Health Or- ganization said that the death toll for West Afri- ca's Ebola outbreak has climbed past 1,200 but that there are tentative signs that progress is be- ing made in containing the disease. The three Liberians are being treated with the last known doses of ZMapp, a drug that had earlier been given to two infected Americans and a Spaniard. The Americans are also improving, but the Spaniard died. OUTBREAK 3 receiving untested Ebola drug improving By Ibrahim Barzak The Associated Press GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP Egyptian attempts to bro- ker an end to a month- long war between Israel and Hamas militants col- lapsed in heavy fighting Tuesday, with Palestinian militants firing dozens of rockets and Israel respond- ing with airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. At least two Palestinians were killed. The burst of violence erupted in the hours before atemporarytrucewassetto expire. It left the Egyptian mediation efforts in tatters, andraisedthelikelihoodofa new round of violence. Israel withdrew its dele- gation from the Cairo cease- fire talks following a sudden burst of rocket fire on Tues- day afternoon, and quickly resumeditscampaignofair- strikes. Palestinian officials re- ported Israeli airstrikes throughout Gaza that gained intensity through- out the evening. Palestinian medical of- ficial Ashraf al-Kidra said two people — a 40-year- old woman and a 2-year-old girl — were killed in an air- strikein GazaCity. A total of 21peoplewerewoundedina separate airstrike that hit a building that houses offices of Hamas' Al Aqsa TV sta- tion, he said. The fatalities were the first since a temporary truce was reached last Wednes- day. Israeli officials reported at least 20 rockets fired late Tuesday, including one that set off air raid sirens in the metropolisofTelAviv.There were no reports of injuries. Israel's civil defense au- thority, the Home Front Command, ordered author- ities to reopen public bomb shelters within 50 miles (80 kilometers) of Gaza. In announcing the with- drawal of the Israeli team, government spokesman Mark Regev said the rocket fire violated the terms of the negotiations. "The Cairo talks were based on an agreed prem- ise of a total cessation of hostilities," he said. "When Hamasbreaksthecease-fire, they also break the premise for the Cairo talks. Accord- ingly, the Israeli team has been called back as a result of today's rocket fire." Hewouldnotsaywhether the team would return to Cairo, or whether Israel would resume cease-fire talks. Egyptiansecurityofficials said Egypt was still press- ing the two sides to agree on a cease-fire. The officials spoke on condition of ano- nymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press. The breakdown dealt a tough blow to nearly a week of Egyptian-led diplomacy meant to end the heaviest fighting between Israel and Hamas since the Islamic militant group seized con- trol of Gaza in 2007. More than 2,000 Pales- tinians, most of them civil- ians, were killed, accord- ing to Palestinian and U.N. officials, and tens of thou- sands of people are home- less. MIDEAST CONFLICT Egyptian cease-fire efforts collapse WALTERIREY ServicesforWalter will be held Thursday, August 21st at 10am At Sacred Heart Church in Anderson, Not Red Bluff CHARLES"CHUCK"EDWARDPERRY February 22, 1937 ~ August 14, 2014 Charles ("Chuck") Edward Perry died on August 14, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a short illness. His wife Dolores was at his side. Chuck was born in San Diego, CA on February 22, 1937 to Charles and Verna Perry. He graduated from Bakers- field High School and attended San Francisco State Uni- versity. After high school, Chuck served in the United States Navy. Chuck worked for PG&E for 33 years, retir- ing in 1994 as an electric meter technician. Chuck was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Church and the Knights of Columbus. Chuck's thirst for knowledge of all subjects ranging from the Mayan language to photography to the newest tech- nology was matched only by his gift at making friends wherever he was. He loved to travel, particularly to Mexi- co, Hawaii, and across North America with his wife. At home and in his travels, Chuck enjoyed golf, scuba div- ing, and both acquiring and sharing great stories- the de- tails of which he never forgot. He was a skilled linguist, artist, photographer, woodworker, and overall handyman. He cared deeply about his community, volunteering with hospice and Lifeline. His sincerity, kindness, and smile will not soon be forgotten by any who were fortunate enough to know him. Chuck is survived by his wife Dolores, daughter Denise Cross, step-children Michael, Michele, and Melinda Silva, and grandchildren Wendy, Jessica, Kyle and Moura Cross, Sean Waistell, Avery and Chelsea Clough, Shayla Silva, and Heather Graham. A memorial service and burial will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery on Thursday, August 21 at 11 a.m. A reception will be held immediately following at his home. 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AMr. Ellis Garner, while driving his car at 15 miles per hour just this side of Cottonwood hit a chuck hole in the road so deep that it flipped his car upside down and fatally injured him. The first two ladies in Red Bluff were given licenses to drive anywhere in the state without chauffeurs. Driving your own car was called "travelling by private conveyance". The 325,000 sheep in Tehama County were its main source of livestock income .AntoneAvilla, father of Percy and BudAvilla, was hauling yellow corn shipped from Missouri to his sheep west of Red Bluff. Only 3 business firms that advertised in 1908 are still in business today: G.C. Wilkens Jewelry, Lyon and Garrett Hardware, and only W.C. Fickert Furniture is still operated by the same family. Local option was beginning to break out over the State. Corning voted dry andAnderson, which was then a tiny town asked the Shasta County Board of Supervisors to limit their saloons to six. Afine Percheron stallion costing $28,000 dropped dead at the Cone Ranch. His weight might have been the cause and the papers insisted that he weighed 20,000 pounds which is about to times as much as any I have ever heard of. Alta Sugar Company was using 88 mules to prepare beet land near Corning, and a 130 head of wild horses were driven through Red Bluff streets on their way south from Modoc County. Sterling City, near Chico, had over 100 inches of rain, Chico State College, then Chico Normal, had an enrollment of 338, nearly all women. Smallpox and Diphtheria were very prevalent and the yellow flag was hoisted over many houses. Death was not uncommon. How they stamped it out without a yearly campaign I don't know. People dreamed then the same as now as witness the following assertions in the news:ALosAngeles Development Company has purchased 600 acres north west of Red Bluff and they will start at once covering the ground with new houses. The Japanese are planning establishing a colony near Red Bluff and grow bamboo for furniture.Acarload of Russian peasants settle on an orchard near Marysville. It is expected that many more will arrive by ship and that they will make very good citizens. The Diamond Match Company has adopted plans to transform Lyonsville into a city. Plans include the erection of new schools, churches, hotels, sewer systems and possibly a railroad to Red Bluff. However, there was no State, Federal or Inheritance tax in those days. Dave Minch 1900-1964 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A