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Dotson:HowardDotson,77, of Paynes Creek died Mon- day, Sept. 1, at Oak River Rehab. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Direct Cremation & Burial. Published Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Deathnoticesmustbepro- vided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obitu- aries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituar- ies may be placed by mor- tuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run mul- tiple days and offer wide latitude of content, includ- ing photos. DEATHNOTICES hind this," Parker said. He added that the $70,000 still isn't what it had been at one time, but it's at least "much better" than $35,000. Brown said part of the reason for the one-year agreement between the city and the chamber was for the city to catch its breath and see where it ended up at the end of the fiscal year, adding that the last budget update pro- vided to the council looked very good. "It's the first time we've had a good one in I don't re- member the last time we've had a good one," Brown said, adding that he under- stood the 50 percent cut to the chamber in the city's 2014-2015 budget that was adopted in May, along with other cuts, were not popu- lar decisions. "But the result of all of that is now beginning to pay off," he said, adding that he was "disappointed" that the City Council was revisiting the issue so soon. Brown said he realizes $35,000 "is not going to make us or break us," but added that city is in "sad shape." "We have been in sad shape for quite a while," he said. "And I see we get one good financial report last time and everybody's stand- ing at the door, scratch- ing the door wanting the money." Schmid said the city's fi- nancial situation is tight, and that money could be used for things in the city "that need to be done," such as hiring police officers, paving streets and prevent- ing vandalism. "The Chamber of Com- merce promotes com- merce," Schmid said. "Commerce promotes reve- nue. We don't have any. We haven't for the last many years, so should we give them more money?" The city and the cham- ber previously had a 10-year agreement that expired last June. "I like them, I like what they do," Schmid said. "They should be called the Chamber of Social Ac- tivities. They have a great farmers market, they do a great parade, they do great stuff like that." Before council members discussed the increased funding for the chamber, Kristen Gray, chairwoman of the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce, thanked the City Council for revisiting the issue. Council FROM PAGE 1 chance to win products from the event's national sponsors — including Pata- gonia and Klean Kanteen — as well as generous gear donations from local sup- porters. The program will con- clude with the feature film "Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde," delving into the complex and fas- cinating life story of a re- markable cowboy and land steward. This event, which began 13 years ago in Nevada City, now travels the nation each year and was described as "extraordinary" by Patrick Stewart. On-screen film sponsor- ships and other promo- tional opportunities are still available to local businesses. Anyone interested in learn- ing more about sponsor- ship, making a tax-deduct- ible donation of a raffle prize or volunteering at the event is encouraged to contact co- organizer Abigail Dan at ab- igail@tehamacountyrcd.org or call 527-3013 Ext. 116 as soon as possible. Online ticket sales be- gin Friday. General Admis- sion is $10, and member- ship package options with complimentary tickets are also available. For more in- formation and to purchase tickets, visit the event web- site at http://wildandsceni- credbluff.weebly.com/. Seat- ing is limited, and no tick- ets will be available for sale at the door. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Sacramento River Discovery Center, a 501(c)3 organization ded- icated to education and community outreach to en- hance public understand- ing, appreciation, wise use and stewardship of re- sources that make up the Sacramento River water- shed. For more informa- tion, visit http://www.srdc. tehama.k12.ca.us/. Film FROM PAGE 1 yards. She drew back and shot her first arrow just out of the spot on the left side. She moved her sight back to where it originally was and shot the next three ar- rows in the spot. That was the only arrow Pearce would land out of the spot for the rest of the day. "I started getting nervous once I realized that I had shot all of the long targets and I only had three targets left that were 40 yards and under," Pearce said. "The tension on our tar- get could have been cut with a knife. We all knew what the possibility was, but none of us talked about it. In fact, we hardly talked at all those last four targets. My last target was 11 yards. I was shaking so much, but I didn't want to let down and have the anxiety build. When my last arrow hit the spot, I breathed a huge sigh of relief. The other archers on my target did the same and then congratulated me." Pearce shot a 559 out of a 560. It was the highest hunter round ever shot by a woman, breaking her own world record she had set ear- lier in the championships. Archery FROM PAGE 1 Red Bluff 19-year-old Paige Pearce won the International Field Archery Association world championship. PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thank you! By Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press JERUSALEM Israel con- firmed on Wednesday that slain American journalist Steven Sotloff was also an Israeli citizen, while Presi- dent Barack Obama vowed to build a coalition to "de- grade and destroy" the ex- tremist group that carried out the videotaped behead- ing. Stoloff's Jewish faith and Israeli citizenship were not widely known before his death — in part because Is- rael's military censor kept a lid on the story — and his killers may not have known about his background either, since they made no mention of Jews or Israel in the foot- age released Tuesday. Sotloff, a 31-year-old who freelanced for Time and For- eign Policy magazines be- fore he was captured a year ago, became the second American newsman to be beheaded by Islamic State militants in two weeks, killed in retribution for U.S. airstrikes against the group. The video horrified Amer- icans and journalists around the world and touched a nerve in Israel, where news that Sotloff had connections to the country dominated newscasts and brought con- dolences from Israelis who knew the Miami-area native. The killing also put pres- sure on the Obama admin- istration to act more force- fully against the extremist group that has conquered a swath of Syria and Iraq. "Our objective is clear, and that is to degrade and destroy ISIL so that it's no longer a threat," Obama said during a visit to Esto- nia, using an acronym for the group. "We will not be intimi- dated. Their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists," the president said. "And those who make the mistake of harming Americans will learn that we will not forget, and that our reach is long and that justice will be served." During an appearance in Maine, Vice President Joe Biden said the U.S. will pursue the militants to "the gates of hell." Obama also sought to clean up the political dam- age inflicted when he said last week that "we don't have a strategy yet" for dealing with the Islamic State. "It is very important from my perspective that when we send our pilots in to do a job, that we know that this is a mission that's going to work, that we're very clear on what our objectives are, what our targets are," the president said. Paul Hirschson, a spokes- man for Israel's Foreign Ministry, said on his per- sonal Twitter account that Sotloff held Israeli citizen- ship. Israel's censor cleared the information for publi- cation Wednesday, suggest- ing the country had tried to conceal the news to protect Sotloff. The Sotloff family could not be reached for comment on his citizenship. Tech companies rushed to scrub the web of the grue- some footage after its re- lease, deleting a YouTube video of the beheading and suppressing accounts and Tweets linking to it, accord- ing to a Silicon Valley in- sider. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity be- cause companies are grap- pling with increasing pres- sure to impose more censor- ship on the web, did not say whether the developments came at the request of gov- ernments or ordinary users. Sotloff's friends and col- leagues remembered him as an adventurous man who was fascinated with the Middle East. Friends said he moved to Israel in 2005 as a student. Michael Sapir, a former rugby teammate in Israel, said he last saw Sotloff in July 2013, shortly before he was kidnapped. The two watched a rugby match in Israel at the Maccabiah, the Jewish Olympics. ISIS Sl ai n US j ou rn al is t wa s al so a n Is ra el i ci ti ze n HOWARDLEEDOTSON November 24, 1936 ~ September 1, 2014 Howard Lee Dotson, age 77, a 15 year resident of Tehama County at Paynes Creek, CA died on Monday, September 1, 2014 at Oak River Rehab in Anderson, fol- lowing a long illness. He was born Nov. 24, 1936 in Stillwell, OK to his parents, Chester & Mary Dotson. He was raised and educated in California. He then married his wife, LaShell Taylor Dotson in Reno, NV in 1976. Mr. Dotson worked his adult life as a custodian, retiring from the Salem-Keizer School District in Salem, OR in 1998. He was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God and enjoyed singing and playing his steel guitar. He is survived by his wife, LaShell Dotson of Paynes Creek, CA; daughters, Danotta George of Marshall, MO and NaShell Dotson of Paynes Creek; grandchildren, Eliz- abeth & Emily Carson, Shane George, and RaeShell Dotson; brother, Paul Dotson and sister, Lucille Riddle. Funeral Services will be at Blair's Visitation Center, 5530 Mountain View Drive, Redding, CA on Monday, Septem- ber 8, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. with Reverend Randy Cosby offi- ciating. Interment will follow at the Red Bluff Cemetery. JACK DEAN LEWIS September 3, 1936 ~ August 13, 2014 Jack "Jackie" Dean Lewis passed away August 13, 2014. He was born to Clarence Levi Lewis and Opal Irene Cop- per, in Community Camps, Oklahoma City, OK on Sep- tember 3, 1936. During his young life his family migrated to northern California where he grew up. Jack entered the Army in 1958 as an expert rifleman and cook, he was also a member of the Army Reserves from 1962-1964. In 1973 he became the Elks Lodge Restaurant and Bar Manager in Red Bluff, CA where he remained employed for 33 yrs until retirement. Jack married the love of his life, Tana Lynch on June 7, 1981, they were married 34 years until his passing. Jack and Tana owned the successful T-J's An- tique Store in Red Bluff from 1997-2013. Jack was a very caring, loving man to his children, grandchildren, family, and was a great friend to everyone he met. He was very well known for his cooking and entertaining, Jack en- joyed traveling, visiting with friends, nascar, cooking, fish- ing, antique and yard sales, poker games and his beloved dogs, Opal, Snicker and Peanut. Jack is preceded in death by Clarence Lewis (father), Opal McLain (mother) and Alberta Stone. Jack is survived his wife, Tana Lynch- Lewis, Jack Lewis Jr (son), Brandon Meeks (stepson), Jackie, Emily and Zoann (daughters), Travis, Randy, Shanette and Brittnee (grandchildren), Jes- sica, Jr, Tyson, Ashley, Elijah, Daisy, Trudy and McKenna (great grandchildren) and many other family and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held, October 3, 2014 from 6PM to 9PM at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Rd, Red Bluff, Please contact Lee Shope 530-527-3421 for more information In lieu of flowers, please donate to: P.E.T.S.-c/o Sharon Russell PO Box 1174, Red Bluff, CA 96080 WILLIE YUTAKA KAIDA May 15, 1929 ~ August 26, 2014 Willie was born in Santa Clara, CA to Yataro and Haru Kaida. They had emigrated from Japan and were farmers so Willie became a farmer, and like many in Red Bluff, he learned to operate farm machinery long before he was old enough to drive. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor the family was relocated to Utah. Willie completed high school in Ogden and enlisted in the Army and was post- ed in an artillery unit based in Korea. After his military service was completed he and his best friend Tosh Mitome moved to Red Bluff in January 1957, where they started and managed High Sierra Nursery. The family would like to thank the many people of Red Bluff who welcomed Willie and Tosh to the community and helped them establish the nursery business. Willie could grow anything but growing strawberry plants was his vehicle for business and social relationships that span- ned nearly 40 years. In particular, we want to thank the Sakuma family who welcomed Willie to their team in 1981 after Tosh Mitome passed. Willie had a great re- spect for good farmers and well run operations and great- ly enjoyed his time with Nor Cal Nursery. Farming, fishing and family were his passions but Wil- lie's greatest gift was teaching. Many young men learned discipline, the value of work, being on time, and the meaning of respect from Willie. He was not gentle in dealing out his lessons but people in general were better for knowing him. In his last years he still managed to keep up on current events, friends at the local Moose Lodge, and changes that impacted the community. Willie is survived by: his wife of 58 years Sallie, his sons Brian and Bill, daughters in law Karen and Linda and grandchildren. Willie loved to be with family and we thank the hospice team that made it possible for him to die at home with loved ones. A private gathering will be held at a later date. Obituaries Toplaceanobituary in the Red Bluff Daily News please call (530) 527-2151 ext. 101 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A