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Obituaries RAYMOND J. BOES 13, 2011. Born on May 26, 1944 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, was a 50+ year resident of Gerber and Red Bluff. Ray was disabled most of his adult life, so it became his life’s work to be the #1 fan of numerous youth sports in the Red Bluff area. He was a chronic joke teller, and a big fan of the S.F. Giants and the Old Time Fiddlers. Survivors include brothers; William, Clarence, James, Frank, John, Joseph, Thomas, Donald, sisters; Estelline, Mary, Theresa, Rosalie, Bernadette, Rita, Lorraine and Connie. He was preceded in death by his sister Gracella and pa- rents, Joe and Lucille Boes. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 7pm at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Services will be Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 11am, at Sa- cred Heart Church in Red Bluff. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Red Bluff High Athletics, P. O. Box 1507, Red Bluff, CA 96080 JEWELL DORRIS BROWN Jewell Dorris Brown, born July 27, 1929 in Battle Creek, Michigan, passed away on July 17, 2011. Parents were Harry Wilklow, Sr., who was born in Ala- bama, and worked for Kellogg’s Cereal, her mother Jewell Mettie Dorris Wilklow, who was born in Illinois, and worked for Post Cereal. She was married 52 years to Boyce Brown, he worked LIBRARY Continued from page 1A as a supervisor at Louisiana Pacific saw mill, and passed away July 25, 2007. Children are daughter Kathleen (Kathy) Hiebert and husband Andy, and son Kevin Brown, who passed away September 17, 1986. Grandsons Brent Hiebert and wife Glennda, and Trevor Heibert, and great grandchildren Mikalann Hiebert and Jace Hiebert. She enjoyed tole painting, playing cards with friends, spending time with her grandson, and watching them play sports, and spending time at the beach in Trinidad. She had worked at olive plants in Corning, and volun- teered at the Hope Chest Thrift Store in Red Bluff. No services will be held, and no flowers please. Donations may be made to the Hope Chest Thrift Store, 1359 Grant Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080, donations help families in our community of Tehama County. FANNIE SWIERSTRA Fannie Swierstra passed away peacefully on July 16, 2011 at the of 98, at Lassen House, Red Bluff, CA. Fannie was born October 23, 1912 to Klass and Jennie Visker of Little Rock, Iowa. She was educated at District II, the Town of White, Brookings County, South Dakota in 1928. Later moving to a family farm in Tracy, Minnesota after writing to a family friend, a California Dairyman, Donald Swierstra for over a year they were married on August 24, 1934 in Tra- cy MN, and departed for Downey, CA. Later they moved to Norwalk, CA. In 1937 Fannie was a Charter P.T.A. President for Los Alisos Jr. High in 1954-1955 school year. In December 1955, she and her family moved to Chino, CA. She was a cooking leader for the Chino 4-H Club for 20 years. In 1989 she lost her husband, Donald of 54 years of marriage. In 1995, she moved to Los Molinos, CA to be near two of her sons, Richard and Gene. In 1999 and 2000, she was part of the Tehama County Shuf- fle Board Champions. Over the years, Fannie loved fishing, gardening, cook- ing, sewing, going to the horse races, slot machines, and her family. Fannie was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Sr. and son Eugene Sr., Brother Ted and Henry Visker, sisters Grace Kor, Tina Quigley, Louise Kor and Francis Wienberg. She is survied by sons, Donald Jr. and Richard (Jackie) Swierstra. Grandchildren, Sharon Ehrig, Donald L. Swierstra, Sara Van Straalen, Sandra Slagle, Eugene Swierstra Jr., Jeanette Cardona, Gina Hobbs, Carrie Miller and Tamme Hammond. 25 Great Grandchildren, and 3 Great Great Granchildren. Graveside service is Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn, 21300 Via Verde Dr., Covina, CA 91724. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling arrange- ments. Death Notice Moises Garcia Moises Garcia of Red Bluff died Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Lassen House Assisted Living. He was 92. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. STUDY Continued from page 1A od — $3.85 million, all from Philip Morris — went to political commit- tees that were trying to influence the results of two 2010 ballot measures. The tobacco company gave money to oppose Proposition 25, which changed the vote needed to pass a state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority; and to support Proposition 26, which classified many fees as taxes so that a two-thirds majority vote is needed to change them. Voters approved both measures. About half of all legis- lators received contribu- tions from one of three tobacco companies or a group that represents tobacco distributors in California, with 21 of them accepting at least $10,000. Both major party candidates for governor in 2010 also received contri- butions, with $2,500 for Democrat Jerry Brown and $25,900 for Republi- can Meg Whitman. Spending on cam- paigns during 2009-2010 was dwarfed by the 2005- 2006 election cycle, when tobacco interests spent $66.6 million, largely to defeat Proposition 86, a 2006 ballot measure that would have boosted the California tobacco tax by $2.60 a pack. Another ballot measure in 2012 may also draw tobacco spending. A pro- posal to raise the tobacco tax by $1 a pack to finance smoking prevention efforts and research on cancer and other smoking- linked illnesses will go to the voters in February or June. Calif. urges student vaccinations LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the peak of whooping cough season and the school year approach, California public health officials are pushing parents to get middle and high school students vaccinated against the highly infectious illness. State Department of Public Health officials released public service announcements in English and Spanish this week to tell parents their children must get vaccines before they are allowed into classrooms. A law requiring the shots went into effect July 1, and was passed after a record epidemic of more than 9,000 cases hit California and killed 10 infants last year. However, last week legislators in both houses approved emergency legislation to give schools a reprieve from the requirement, allowing them to condi- tionally admit students for up to 30 days. Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792 of volunteering to help with relocat- ing the library to a building already owned by the county, such as the senior center. Another woman echoed the sen- timent. She and others could raise the money, given the chance, she said. She asked the board to show the difference in costs between keeping the library open and operat- ing the proposed bookmobile that is in the works to service the commu- nity. Public Works supplied a discard- ed transit bus that is being refur- bished as a bookmobile to service smaller communities in the county, including Los Molinos. “The bookmobile was the best idea we could come up with,” Hud- son said. Seeking public input on how best to use the bookmobile, Hudson will be hosting a public informational meeting at 10 a.m. today at the Los Molinos library. Another Los Molinos resident, Allen Hoffman, said he was con- cerned about the accessibility for SHAPE Continued from page 1A teristics,” Smith said. The day began with ice breaker games that could be adapted for the classroom or work places to get people moving, said Jilmarie Bent- ley, forum vice chairwoman. One game used Uno cards. Teachers pass out a card and ask students, who are standing in a circle, to identify the color and do the activity that corresponds with that color. Those with blue cards jumped to the sky, red cards did squats, yellow did the twist and green would pre- tend to swim. When the teacher says pass it on, cards are passed to the right and students fig- ure out the corresponding activity and do that. Cindy Wolff, California State University, Chico director of Nutrition and Physical Activity, presented on the 2010 dietary guide- lines and “choose my plate.” “It’s a new, consumer- friendly version of the dietary guidelines,” she said. “It’s also a consumer mes- sage that people need to do something because obesity is going up. They also need to reduce sodium because blood pressure is high. It’s a Raymond J. Boes, 67, of Red Bluff passed away on July PATH Continued from page 1A for the Minch Road site that would include a septic system or plans for a new site. For PATH to move for- ward with the Minch Road site, it would have to obtain the estimated $500,000 needed to build the septic system by August or at least identify a source willing to commit to providing the funds. The option of finding a new site is still very likely, but no other sites have been identified yet, Dering said. Some property in the county has been consid- ered, she said. While the city has designated home- less shelters be built in medium industrial zones, the county allows shelters to be in the residential zone. Dering said it is good to know, in the county, the possibility of where a homeless shelter could be built is less restrictive, but she would prefer to have the shelter on property that is in city limits and already connected to city sewer and water. Other- wise, PATH would still be facing the same problem of having to fund, build and maintain a septic sys- Wednesday, July 20, 2011 – Daily News 7A tem. Dering is hopeful the group will find a solution and be able to submit a well thought out proposal that will be accepted by the grant committee. She believes if the com- munity can work together to develop a good propos- al, the state will again award PATH with a grant in the upcoming round of funding, she said. The committee understands the inability to get the shelter built with the previously available funds was beyond PATH’s control. “The committee real- izes the climate of the county and that we’re fac- ing an uphill battle — handicapped persons to the library or bookmobile. Hoffman, who said he had been a past president of the Friends of the Library for five years, wanted to know why more grants were not being sought to help increase fund- ing. Hudson responded to each of Hoffman’s concerns. The bookmobile has a wheelchair lift and can accommodate at least one wheelchair at a time inside, she said. Since she doesn’t anticipate many people using the bookmobile at once, there shouldn’t be a prob- lem, she said. As for pursuing grants, the staff is applying for all the grants and funding it can think of, Hudson said. “It’s not our first choice to close the library,” she said. With non-negotiable state funds disappearing, there is not enough money to operate the way the library used to, Hudson said. “When you have no money, you have to make choices,” she said. Landingham stepped forward one last time to plead with the board to wait before going ahead with the plan. The board was addressing an problem for everybody.” Wolff spoke of a study done of 10-year-olds in Butte County in relation to their blood pressure levels. “They found that 20 per- cent of them had high blood pressure,” Wolff said. People should enjoy food, but need to eat less and avoid oversized portions, Wolff said. One way to do that is to select an eating pattern that meets their nutrient and calorie needs. By improving ones eat- ing and activity patterns, including increasing physi- cal activity, one can prevent or reduce the likelihood of being overweight, she said. It’s also good to assess how foods and beverages fit into a healthy pattern. The key is to make half of your plate fruits and vegeta- bles and at least half of your grains whole grains, Wolff said. It’s also good to switch to fat free or 1 percent milk and when possible use oils to replace solid fats and increase seafood while reducing high fat protein foods, she said. People should try to choose foods that are rich in potassium, dietary fiber, cal- cium and vitamin D. When choosing food, one should compare sodium amounts in foods like soup, although I think it is start- ing to level out — and the committee is not going to hold it again us,” Dering said. Anyone who has land available or would like to donate, can call PATH at 529-5599 or send an e- mail to info@redbluff- path.org. The PATH Shelter Advisory Committee will meet 6:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Presbyterian Church. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. agenda item to approve a letter informing the Los Molinos property landlord, Tom Nagos, that the library would be vacating the prop- erty by Aug. 31. After listening to the discussion and conferring with county counsel, Supervisor Ron Warner withdrew his motion to approve the letter. The board came to a consensus that it would be agreeable to wait another week to approve the letter. The delay would allow the public a chance to go to the informational meeting and give public input on the issue. The library projects savings of $11,583 in the fiscal year by closing the branch. The amount includes $3,000 in communications costs, $5,750 in leasing the building and $2,833 in utilities. Some of the inventory of books and shelving would be used to fur- nish the bookmobile, Hudson said. The Los Molinos library is sched- uled to close officially Aug. 15. Warner and Hudson invited the public to share their thoughts on the closure at today’s meeting. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. bread and frozen meals, picking ones with lower amounts. Drinking water instead of sugary drinks is another step, she said. Wendy Kaplan with CSU, Chico Center for Nutrition and Activity spoke on the year’s changes in the food stamps program, which now goes by Cal-Fresh. Kaplan gave background to the name-change in 2008 when it became known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and each state was given the option of naming its own program. “With many changes to the program, it’s important for participants to know that people currently using food stamps need not reapply and will automatically be enrolled in Cal-Fresh,” Kaplan said. “They will con- tinue to receive benefits on their EBT cards as long as they qualify.” The California program wanted with its name to ensure people knew that the program supports healthy living, is important to Cali- fornia agriculture and to be viewed more as a health and nutrition program than a welfare program, she said. Kaplan said California lost an estimated $4.9 billion a year in 2007 in federal nutrition benefits that people were eligible for and did not use, and about $8.7 billion in economic activity. THE PASSING PARADE (From Dave Minch’s I Say column of June 1958) When I worked for the Standard Oil Service Station in 1920, cars were different from those we drive today. There were still some old Fords coming into the station that we had to ask the people to get out of their cars. Then we would remove the seat and use a foot long ruler to measure the gas in the tank under the seat. Checking the oil was no handier. It was necessary to either lie down or bend down under the engine and open a petcock. If no oil ran out, you opened a lower one. If none ran out then it took quite a bit of oil to fill it. Do you remember the desert water bag that hung in front of the radiator? It was to be used when the car boiled going up a steep grade. The tires took 80 pounds of air and were as hard as rocks to ride on. Today, if you asked a friend how he enjoyed his trip to San Francisco, he would probably say it was fine and he made it under 4 hours. However, in the early twenties, the driver might reply, “We had a fine trip going down with only 5 punctures, one blowout and burned out only one coil in the engine. We arrived in the big city in the afternoon of the second day”. * * * * ** Over 50 years of serving Tehama County Otis Fish recently made a sale of some of his property on south Main that will make everybody sit up and wonder if they are living in Red Bluff or Miami Beach. * * * * ** There are few things more difficult than bidding goodbye to someone you particularly like and know you will never see them again. Many of you knew Dick Hyde, the 80 year old colored man who had worked for us at the plant for the last 30 years. I felt badly when he decided this year to move to Stockton. Shortly after moving there he had a stroke and was moved to hospital. He had never been sick a day in his life and had a great fear of hospitals. He became worse and I drove down to see him. He would forget where he was and wander the hospital at night until they had to tie him to his bed. When I arrived he was restless but had difficulty staying alert. He looked like a wild animal in a cage. Between periods of unconsciousness he recognized me. At one point he took my hand and said, “Dave, I love you.” Neither of us could say anything for a bit. Eventually I wiped my eyes and bid him goodbye. He had been a good friend and dedicated worker. Two days later he died. The most fitting thing I can say about him is from the book of Mathew: “Well done thou good and faithful worker.” Dave Minch 1900-1964 The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514