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Receiving a $3,000 scholarship is Corey Car- penter who graduated from Red Bluff High School, attended Modesto Junior College and com- pleted his Bachelor of Sci- ence requirements at Cal- ifornia State University, Chico. He is attending Oklahoma State Univer- sity where he is pursuing a Master's Degree in An- imal Science with an em- phasis in Swine Nutrition. Upon completion, he is planning to continue his studies in order to obtain a PhD in Monogastric Nu- trition. Corey is the son of David and Mary Carpen- ter of El Camino. Nine students who graduated from Lassen View Elementary School this past year will receive $11,200 worth of scholar- ships. Marjorie Tallan will receive a $1,600 scholar- ship and plans to attend San Francisco State Uni- versity where she will be majoring in English with a minor in Creative Writ- ing. She is the daughter of Melissa Tallan of Los Mo- linos. Austin Smith, who graduated from Red Bluff High with a 4.0 grade point and ranked 21 out of 315 students, will also re- ceive $1,600. He will be at- tending Sacramento State University and will major in Math with a minor in Education. His goal is to become a high school or college math teacher. His parents are Audie Smith of Red Bluff and Marlene White of Redding. Kyle Lemmerman grad- uated from Red Bluff High with a 4.1 academic grade point average and ranked 13 out of 315 students He plans to attend Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and major in Aerospace En- gineering and minor in Physics. He is the son of Kim Smith and Gary Lem- merman of Los Molinos. Karlee Garcia, who graduated from Red Bluff High with straight As and a grade point average of 4.259, ranked 3 out of the class of 315 students, will be attending UC San Di- ego this fall. She plans to major in Engineering and minor in Mathemat- ics. She is the daughter of Ronnye and Kathy Garcia of Red Bluff. Jase Northup gradu- ated from Los Molinos and ranked second in his class. He is enrolled at California state Univer- sity, Chico and plans to major in Animal Science and minor in Cattle Ge- netics and Nutrition. He also received $1,600. He is the son of Rick and Stacy Northup of Los Molinos. Also receiving the $1,600 amount is Lily Fryer who was ranked 10 out of 315 with a grade point of 4.185 at Red Bluff High School She will be attending University of California, Berkeley and major in Environmen- tal Science. She plans to pursue a Master's Degree also. She is the daughter of Brent and Jewel Fryer of Los Molinos. Sean Freeny also grad- uated from Red Bluff High and will use his $1,600 scholarship at San Diego State University where he will major in Kinesiology and minor in Business. His goal is to become a Doctor of Chiropratic. Sean ranked 34 out of the 315 students in his class at Red Bluff High. He is the son of Tara Moore and Rusty Freeny of Red Bluff. Katie Palmer will use her $500 scholarship at Los Angeles City College and major in Nursing. She is a graduate of Los Moli- nos High. Her parents are Patick and Sandra Palmer of Los Molinos. Cynthia Barajas, who graduated from Los Mo- linos High, was ranked 9 in her class of 47 students. She plans to attend Butte College where she will major in Nursing with a minor in Business. She is the daughter of Gerardo and Veronica Barajas of Los Molinos. Grads FROMPAGE1 Bryan Edelman and Dr. Edward Bronson, who have done work on the Aurora, Colorado theater shoot- ings and Boston Marathon bombing cases respec- tively, believe the change of venue should be granted. "There's absolutely no way he can get a fair trial in Tehama County," Northam said. Asked about Bealer's well-being, Northam said he was in good spirits and understanding of the lengthy process that was playing out. Northam also accused the District Attorney's Of- fice of gamesmanship and said he still hasn't been provided all of the case information, singling out a law enforcement inter- view with a person he re- ferred to as a "professional snitch." He also said he found it interesting the district attorney has yet to publicly proclaim whether he was seeking the death penalty. Northam said he ex- pects, when the hearing is finally held, he will be able to show that some of the information provided by law enforcement to the media isn't accurate. When it comes to the trial itself, Northam said he does not plan to have the defense sit on its hands and hope for reasonable doubt and instead will seek to prove Bealer's in- nocence through his team re-investigating the case. "At the end of this trial we'll know who is the real murderer," Northam said. Nichols reportedly went missing Feb. 26, 2013 as she was on her way home from the Red Bluff Union High School campus. Her body was found two days later near a creek bed near the school. The cause of death was later determined to be strangulation. Bealer turned himself into the Red Bluff Police Department March 2, a day after a video showing someone similar to him as a person of interest in the case. He was charged March 2 with her murder and later pled not guilty to the charge. At a preliminary hearing in January Tehama County Superior Court Judge Jona- than Skillman ruled there was sufficient evidence to hold Bealer over for trial. At the hearing the Dis- trict Attorney's Office pre- sented evidence they said put Bealer in the vicin- ity where Nichols was last seen, showed he consis- tently lied to police about being there and that DNA evidence found tied Bealer and only Bealer to the crime scene. A criminologist from the State Department of Jus- tice in Redding said DNA samples found on a yellow tank top used to strangle Nichols contained a mix- ture of Nichols' DNA and DNA that could not ex- clude Bealer. She said sta- tistically the odds the sam- ple could be someone unre- lated to Bealer began at 1 out of 100 trillion people. She testified no other male's DNA was found on Nichols. Bealer FROM PAGE 1 liams, D-Santa Barbara, and Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, to offer the bill after Elliot Rodger on May killed six and wounded 13 others in a rampage before commit- ting suicide. Rodger, 22, had under- gone years of therapy, and his parents — concerned by his erratic behavior — had contacted police about three weeks before the killing spree. But re- sponding officers saw no cause to detain him or search his apartment and didn't know he already had bought the guns he would use in some of the slayings. Current law allows sei- zure of guns from poten- tially violent, mentally ill people only after a li- censed therapist notifies police of a risk. Family members can call police, but if no crime has been committed, or the person doesn't meet criteria for an involuntary civil com- mitment to mental health treatment, police can't take away that person's firearms. Modeled on domes- tic violence laws, AB 1014 would let family members or police seek a court or- der that a mentally unsta- ble person's guns be taken for safekeeping — and new gun purchases be pro- hibited — for one year if there's credible evidence of a risk of violence. Connect- icut, Indiana and Texas have similar laws. But Paredes argued that the process described in the bill could give men- tally unstable people days or even weeks before their guns are taken, while the current involuntary deten- tion, evaluation and com- mitment process is more immediate. Bill supporters rally- ing earlier Wednesday on the Capitol's steps in- cluded Richard Martinez and Bob Weiss, whose chil- dren were killed by Rod- ger. They urged Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the bill if it reaches his desk. Losing a child to gun vi- olence "is the worst thing that can happen to you," Martinez said. "It's not like this in other developed countries, and it doesn't have to be like this now." Weiss said his daughter's death means "I'll never get to watch her graduate or dance with her at her wed- ding. I'll never get to cele- brate another Father's Day with her. "What I can do is speak out so that other families do not suffer what my fam- ily has been through." Gun FROM PAGE 1 during the meeting sug- gested that the Tehama District Fairground return to its roots by promoting and developing agriculture and livestock in the county. "What was important is the educational aspect. What was important is the developmental aspect of agriculture, primarily of livestock," Abbassi said. "That's really what the fair was about." Others suggested that the fairgrounds should be known as the go-to des- tination for events, espe- cially for youth in the com- munity. And others envi- sioned that the fairgrounds would benefit from being locally owned and oper- ated instead of being con- trolled by the state. A plan to form a joint powers authority between the 30th District Agricul- tural Association and Te- hama County has been in the works in recent years, but that plan needs to be approved by the state. The plan would untie the 30th DAA from state control. Bailey-Findley, the fa- cilitator, said it will be im- portant for the Fair board to take their goals and fo- cus on long-term plan- ning instead of seasonal planning. She added that some goals, such as devel- oping new business oppor- tunities, could take years to come to fruition. Wednesday's meet- ing built on a stakehold- ers meeting held July 23, when attendees identi- fied the strengths, weak- nesses and opportunities for the Tehama District Fairground. Fair FROM PAGE 1 By Jeff Barnard TheAssociatedPress GRANTS PASS, ORE. One of Oregon's wolf packs is one livestock attack away from becoming the first to be considered for a kill or- der under the state's unique rules. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday that the Uma- tilla Pack, which roams mostly private land about 30 miles west of Pendleton, has been confirmed respon- sible for killing a sheep last week in a private pasture. Two other attacks occurred in June. The state cannot kill a wolf unless three conditions are met: There's hard evi- dence the pack is responsi- ble for four livestock attacks over the past six months, the rancher has taken non- lethal steps to protect his livestock, and the depart- ment feels wolf attacks are likely to continue even with more non-lethal pro- tections. "Under these rules, the key consideration for le- thal control or any other actions will be to take an action that minimizes the risk of further depreda- tion," department spokes- woman Michelle Dennehy said in an email. The rules were adopted last year as the result of a lawsuit by conservation groups. Joseph cattle rancher Todd Nash said he was looking forward to the day when Oregon's wolves are numerous enough to be taken off the state endan- gered species list, and the Oregon Wolf Plan would go into Phase Two, when le- thal control rules would ease. That could happen af- ter this winter's state- wide wolf count. The Or- egon Wolf Plan sets a goal of four packs successfully producing pups for three consecutive years before delisting can be consid- ered. That has been met the past two years. Dennehy said delist- ing is not automatic, and would have to go through a public process. Even under Phase Two, there would be rules for considering lethal control, though they would be less stringent than they are now. Rob Klavins of the con- servation group Oregon Wild said they would pre- fer a science-based conser- vation goal for delisting, rather than one set by po- litical negotiation. "Oregon is doing bet- ter than any other state in trying to balance legit- imate concerns with sci- ence-based conservation and Oregon conservation values," he said. "It isn't perfect, but it's better than any other state." Overall, the number of confirmed wolves state- wide has grown from 48 in 2012 to 64 last year. The number of packs grew from six to eight, though only four successfully raised pups last year. So far this year, there have been six confirmed wolf attacks on livestock in Oregon, according to the department website. There were 13 in 2013, eight in 2012, and 10 in 2011. Other packs have come within one attack of coming un- der consideration for lethal control. SHEEP KILLED Wolf pack near limit for kill order APPHOTO This June 20, 2012, photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows the wolf OR-14, a member of the Umatilla Pack, a er it was GPS-collared in the Weston Mountain area north of the Umatilla River in northeastern Oregon. The Umatilla Pack has come within one livestock attack of being the first considered for lethal control by the department under Oregon's unique rules. PLEASERECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! The Associated Press NEWPORTBEACH California prosecutorssayplatinum-sell- ing rapper Young Jeezy has pleadednotguiltytopossess- ing an illegal assault weapon during an investigation into a fatal shooting at a rap con- cert. AspokeswomanfortheOr- angeCountydistrictattorney says the rapper, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, entered his plea to the felony charge Tuesday. Thespokeswoman,Farrah Emami, says the rapper and fiveotherswerearrestedSun- dayattheVerizonAmphithe- atre in Irvine. The other five alsopleadednotguiltytopos- sessinganAK-47assaultrifle. Jeezy remains jailed on $1 million bail. He's due back in court Sept. 5. Authorities are still investigating who fatally shot a man backstage Friday at a concert Jeezy co-head- lined. FATAL SHOOTING PROBE Ra pp er Y ou ng J ee zy p le ads n ot g ui lt y to g un c ha rg e in p ro be o f fa ta l co nc er t sh oo ti ng JACKE.GRAHAM October 12, 1939 ~August 22, 2014 Jack E. Graham, Manton, CA was born to Richard W. and Lois M. Wilson Graham Thomas, October 12, 1939 in Red Bluff, CA. Jack attended Manton grammer school and graduated from Red Bluff High School. Jack grew up and spent most of his life in Manton, help- ing his family with the apple orchards and raising cattle was part of his everyday life. Jack loved fishing, hunting and working with his hands. There were always chickens and hogs to be raised and a huge garden to be tended. Jack's favorite pastime though was Buck hunting around his home in Manton. Fall was his special time of year. Jack worked at various jobs in Manton and Red Bluff in- cluding Real Estate and School maintenance. He was most proud of the years he spent working for the CA Di- vision of Forestry (Cal-Fire). He loved his job as Patrol- man, performing Fire Patrol duties between Manton and Lassen Lodge CDF Stations on the old "Diamond Match" property. Jack was very close to his family and you could always count on him to help his family and others whenever he could. Jack will be missed by many and his memory will be locked away in all our hearts. Jack is predeceased by his parents Richard and Lois; sis- ters Shirley Graham and Mildred Graham Holbrook. Survivors include Jack's wife Anne Graham, brothers and sisters, Richard (Anna) Graham of Sacramento, CA, Ginger Hughes, Orick, CA, James (Sherry) Graham, Manton, CA, and Sharlet Graham, Red Bluff, CA; children Shari and Doug Kaufner, Montague, CA, Jack Jr. and De- borah Graham, Anchorage, AK, Eugene and Lorna Gra- ham, Lakeview, OR, Tammy Graham and Fiance Dickson Pierce, Cottonwood, CA,; step-daughters, Kimberley and Rob Fender, Holliday, UT and Tracy and Shaun Hoover, Red Bluff, CA.; grandchildren; Heidi Kaufner Gorden (Stan), Ivan Kaufman (Kristen), Casey Morgan, Jamie Gra- ham Sandoval (Erik), Joshua Olson, Kristen Fender, Dylan Fender and Leirin Hoover. Jack is also survived by his Aunt Betty Crawford, Uncles Vernon Wilson and Jack Wiley, 6 great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, September 2 at 11:00 am, at Manton Cemetery. A potluck will follow at the Manton Grange. Red Bluff Simple Cremations is han- dling arrangements. Obituaries THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A