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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries JOHN ELMER TAYLOR at his home after a brief illness. He was born on June 20, 1931 in Appleton, WA., and moved to Tehama County in 1948 where he worked on the Triple Y Ranch for 42 years. Upon his retiring in 1999 he took part-time em- ployment at Los Molinos Mutual Water District where he worked until July 16, 2011. He was preceded in death by his son Stephen Mark Tay- lor in November 2010. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Louise Taylor, daughters Kathy Anthonijsz and Theresa McFarland, son John I. Taylor, 6 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. Date of memorial service is pending. Memorial contributions can be sent to March of Dimes and Special Olympics. Death Notices Ruth Brinkley Ruth Brinkley of Red Bluff died Monday, July 25, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. She was 92. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Alton E. Ellis Alton E. Ellis of Red Bluff died Monday, July 25, 2011, at his residence, in Red Bluff. He was 75. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Ronald Forward Ronald Forward of Red Bluff died Monday, July 25, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, in Red Bluff. He was 57. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Maxine Grosse Maxine Grosse of Red Bluff died Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center, in Redding. She was 80. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Roy Freemont Nelson Roy Freemont Nelson of Red Bluff died Friday, July 22, 2011, in Chico. He was 89. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Adam James Wright Adam James Wright of Red Bluff died Thursday, July 21, 2011, in Chico. He was an infant. Bidwell Chapel in Chico is handling the arrange- ments. Published Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. POT Continued from page 1A federal drug agents. Critics also said last year’s proposal, if voters had approved it, would have created a patchwork of marijuana policies by letting local governments permit and tax commer- cial cultivation and sales. Kubby’s proposal would require statewide regulation. It also directs the state and local governments to avoid assisting the feder- al government in prose- cuting marijuana crimes and seeks to remove mar- ijuana from the federal government’s list of con- trolled substances. Kubby is joined by retired Orange County Superior Court Judge James P. Gray as chief James W. 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When Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas fol- lowed the trio — Gonzales, Marcos Rodriguez and Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez — into the brush, they held him at gunpoint. Rosas resisted and was shot during a struggle. to The plea agreement said that the group stole Rosas’ night vision device, bag, firearm, handcuffs and other items. The same month of the killing, Rodriguez lost a night vision device that he and others used to smuggle illegal immigrants and drugs Daily News photo by Tang Lor Children participating in the Funzone Summer Camp transform plastic Easter eggs into superheroes during an arts and crafts session Monday. The camp, hosted by the Red Bluff Parks and Recreation Department, allows children ages 5 to 12 to explore arts, sports, games and water fun during day sessions that will run through Aug. 12. For information or to sign up, call the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center at 527-8177. 2 gray whales stuck in Klamath River KLAMATH (AP) — Biologists say they’re concerned about the health of a gray whale that’s stranded in the Kla- math River in Northern California after swimming up with her calf a month ago. The 45-foot mother and her 15-foot calf entered the Klamath in late June on their northward journey from their Baja California breeding grounds. They should be feeding in Alaska by now but instead took a detour in the river basin and went three miles inland, scientists said. The unexpected visit created whale- watching opportunities for motorists on the Highway 101 bridge, where the whales cruised back and forth, but con- cern grew after several weeks that the mother wasn’t getting enough food in the fresh water. A team with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the Yurok Tribe, which owns the section of river where the whales have been lin- gering, filled power boats and kayaks over the weekend in an effort to drive them downstream with noise from banging pipes. The team spotted an animal believed to be the calf swimming out to the ocean at the mouth of the river Sat- urday, but the mother remained upstream Monday. Biologists believe the baby can sur- vive in the ocean on its own because calves are weaning off their mothers at this point in the season, said Sarah Wilkin, the NOAA’s stranding coordi- nator. ‘‘If the calf weaned, all it needs to know is how to feed,’’ Wilkin said. ‘‘Its chances of survival in the ocean are much better than in the river.’’ Meanwhile, the mother has refused to leave the waterway. In addition to food shortages, biologists are worried that the whale could become trapped in shallow waters or distressed by the influx of boats in the water as fishing into the United States. Two others charged in the case — Jose Juan Cha- con and Jose Luis Ramirez — are accused of staying in Mexico as armed lookouts. Alvarez, who was 16 at the time of the killing, plead- ed guilty to murder in San Diego for his role in the killing and was sentenced last year to 40 years in prison. Ramirez has pleaded not guilty. Rodriguez was arrest- ed in Mexico in April and is expected to be extradited. The fifth man, Chacon, remains at large although suspects have told Mexican authorities that he is dead. Pot store worker gets 37 months in federal prison FRESNO (AP) — A fed- eral judge has sentenced a Bakersfield medical mari- juana dispensary worker to 37 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute marijuana. Federal prosecutors said Monday that Jonathan Michael Chapman worked at Nature’s Medicinal Co- Op between 2005 and 2007. Federal agents arrested the 32-year-old and seven other employees in a 2007 raid that also netted nearly 190 pounds of pot. A U.S. Department of season begins. The animal’s skin con- dition also will deteriorate in the fresh water of the river. ‘‘But the way she’s looking right now, we think she’s OK, at least for a little bit,’’ Wilkins said. The whale remained under observa- tion Monday as biologists prepared for another trip into the river Tuesday to play acoustic signals, such as killer whale noises, that they hope will push her downstream, said Monica DeAn- gelis, an NOAA marine mammal biol- ogist. The last time whales were found stranded in California’s coastal water- ways for such an extended period of time was in 2007, when a pair of humpbacks — also a mother and calf — swam 90 miles up the Sacramento River. The whales stayed in the water- way for more than two weeks, drawing media attention and prompting a mas- sive rescue effort, before quietly slip- ping back into the Pacific Ocean. STATE BRIEFING Justice spokeswoman says dispensaries are often target- ed when they are not run as nonprofits as required under California law. Prosecutors say Nature’s Medicinal Co- Op logged $9.6 million in sales from January 2006 to September 2006. The dis- pensary’s owners are still awaiting trial. California law permits patients and care- givers to cultivate marijuana for medical use, but the drug remains banned under feder- al law. Brown gets summons for jury duty SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is going a step beyond in doing the people’s business this week after receiving a notice for jury duty in Alameda County. Brown spokesman Gil Duran said Monday that the governor received a summons asking him to call in Tuesday night to see if he will be needed at the court- house on Tuesday or Wednesday. As a former state attor- ney general and two-term governor, Brown has been party to plenty of court cases. In 1981, during his second term as governor, Brown served as foreman on a Sacramento jury that acquitted a man of mali- cious mischief. His opponent last year, Located in Chico, CA Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service Family owned & Operated Honor and Dignity 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, was called to jury duty in San Mateo County in the middle of their gubernatorial contest. Family of dead parolee doubt claims OAKLAND (AP) — Relatives of a Washington state parolee who San Fran- cisco police believe fatally shot himself as he ran away from officers say they doubt the department’s account. Kenneth Harding’s fami- ly said Monday they were troubled that police first said the 19-year-old was fatally shot by officers then days later said they now believed he killed himself with his own gun. Authorities say officers tried to stop Harding while seeking farebeaters on a light-rail train July 16 in the city’s Bayview district. Harding’s mother, Danika Chatman of Seattle, says her son was in San Francisco to visit family and embark on a rap music career. Police say Harding was on parole after being convicted of trying to force a 14-year-old into prostitution and was being sought for questioning in a Seattle murder. John Elmer Taylor, age 80, passed away on July 21, 2011