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Thursday, July 28, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries PATRICIA (PATTI) ZUMALT Patricia (Patti) Zumalt, beloved wife, mother, grand- mother, sister and daughter-in-law passed away Friday, July 22, 2011. Born April 23, 1958 in France, she is sur- vived by her husband Brent, her three children Nicole, (Robert) Castillo, Jason Jackson and Travis (Karina) Zumalt, six grandchildren, Austin, Kennedy, Emma, Lane, Patrick and Colton, two sisters, Terri Darr and Sherry O’Brien, her in-laws Carolyn and Ron Zumalt, and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 10am at the Gerber Bible Fellowship in Gerber, potluck to follow. RONALD ALVA FORWARD Ronald Alva Forward born 4/9/54 in Red Bluff, CA. Passed away on July 25, 2011. He was a lifelong resident of Red Bluff, he was an auto mechanic by trade. He is survived by his daughter Alicia Wilkins, husband Jason and their 2 sons, of Apple Valley, CA., father Alva Forward and step mother Betty of Red Bluff, his brother Brent Forward and sister-in-law Janet, also of Red Bluff, sister Katy and husband Dr. Douglas Guyton of Jackson, MS. He is also survived by numerous Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, Nieces and Nephews, and friend of many years, Robert Green. Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 29, 2011 at Manton Joint Cemetery at 10am. Death Notices Roma Leona George Roma Leona George of Red Bluff died Thursday, July 21, 2011, in Red Bluff. She was 92. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, July 28, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Murry Grady Murry Grady of Red Bluff died Monday, July 25, 2011, in Red Bluff. He was 85. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, July 28, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Chester Lee Hunt, Jr. Chester Lee Hunt, Jr. of Red Bluff died Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Red Bluff. He was 36. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, July 28, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Roy Freemont Nelson Roy Freemont Nelson of Red Bluff died Friday, July 22, 2011 at his home in Red Bluff. He was 89. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, July 28, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. More beach to emerge at brimming Lake Tahoe RENO, Nev. (AP) — Brimming nearly full thanks to a winter of historic snowfall, Lake Tahoe is finally showing signs of leveling off and soon should expose the submerged shoreline that’s kept beachgoers at bay most of the summer. The lake has enough water to cover the state of California in more than a foot of water. But since October, the lake has risen to more than twice its seasonal norm of 2.29 feet since October. As of Tuesday, it was only 8 inches below the federally mandated limit. The 5.27-foot gain is the sixth-biggest rise since record-keeping began in 1900, according to Dave Wathen, a federal hydrologist and deputy water master for the lake. At some places, as much of 40 feet of beach nor- mally accessible has been under water. Wathen said that will change as evaporation catches up with inflows from mountain streams. For the third consecutive day, the level was recorded at 6,229.41 feet above sea level on Tues- day. It typically peaks in late June but more than 61 feet of snow fell in the Sierra Nevada this season — second-most on record to the 65 feet that fell in 1950-51. ‘‘It’s almost there. It was a heck of a ride,’’ Wathen told the Reno Gazette-Journal. The change in lake level will be slow and hardly noticeable. Even on the hottest and windiest days, when evaporation levels are at their greatest, the lake will lower only by a quarter-inch or so per day, Wathen said. How much the lake will lower before rain and snow start to raise levels again come winter was unknown, because it is largely dependent on the weather. One projection by the U.S. Water Master’s Office suggests levels could drop about 1.5 feet between now and the end of the year. That could expose a few more feet of beach, but maybe not before it’s too cold for beachgoers to notice. Paul Mileo, of Zephyr Cove Resort, estimated about 40 feet less beach than last summer at the popular spot on Tahoe’s southeast shore. He said he has watched as it climbed steadily over the course of the year. ‘‘You could really see it come up. It’s been excit- ing,’’ Mileo said. ‘‘I haven’t ever seen it this high. ‘‘It’s awesome.’’ Wathen said if the area experiences even an aver- age winter next year, Tahoe should fill completely, and managers will likely have to release water from the spillways at the dam in Tahoe City, Calif. ‘‘It’s amazing what one year can do,’’ he said. The six biggest increases in water levels from October-to-summer to date are: — 1907: 6.79 feet — 1983: 6.30 feet — 1982: 6.09 feet — 1995: 5.69 feet — 1997: 5.28 feet — 2011: 5.27 feet ——— Information from: Reno Gazette-Journal, http://www.rgj.com PLANT Continued from page 1A feet in the air and thick black smoke was visible for miles. In all, 15 fire departments helped to extinguish the blaze, with more than 100 firefighters and more than 30 vehicles pouring water on the burn- ing plastic, said Fairfield fire marshal Morgana Yahnke. ‘‘The only thing dam- aged was the bins,’’ Yahnke said. ‘‘They had the employees show up today and as far as I know they were ready to get back to work.’’ Three firefighters suf- fered minor injuries, said city spokeswoman Gale Spears, but she did not have details. College, feds offer youth job program Twenty local teenage students are working this summer to improve the health of the forest as Shasta College and the Shasta- Trinity National Forest teamed up to coordinate a Youth Conser- vation Corps (YCC) program. The three-year partnership will have crews reducing slash and accumulated fuels that pose a fire threat to Shasta County. “The program accomplishes needed conservation work on public lands and provides gainful employment for young adults aged 15-18 years old, from varied social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, as they develop an understanding and appreciation for the nation’s nat- ural environment and heritage.,” Shasta College YCC Crew Edu- cation Coordinator Missey Dunaetz said. As part of the program, the students receive 40 hours of envi- ronmental awareness training, including tours of Shasta Dam, Darrah Springs Fish Hatchery, and the Northern California Ser- vice Center. Crews learned about fire suppression from the Forest Service smokejumpers, air attack personnel, and participated in GPS training for tree identifica- tion/measurements. Students were exposed to the related degree programs (Forestry and Natural Resources) available at Shasta College that could lead them into careers similar to the work they were involved in as YCC Crew members. "This year 120 high school aged students from all over Shas- ta County applied for the 20 available positions," Dunaetz said. "Following the federally mandated YCC procedure, names were randomly drawn from a hard hat. Each student earns min- imum wage for their time in the eight week program." The crews cleared Moore Creek and Jennings Dispersed campgrounds of all invasive species such as poison oak, scotch broom, blackberry and thistle. The youth also reduced fuels on many of the local trails, including Hirz Bay, Fisherman’s Point, Water Gulch and Fish Loop. The work completed provides access for firefighters during suppression efforts as well as for hikers, bikers and visitors to the National Recreation Area. The funding for this project was pro- vided by the American Recovery and Re-investment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). USDA is work- ing to implement provisions of the Recovery Act to put Ameri- cans back to work and rejuvenate the nation’s economy. The Recovery Act provided USDA with $28 billion in funding, of that, $1.15 billion has been allo- cated to the Forest Service for project work in forest restoration, hazardous fuels reduction, con- struction and maintenance of facilities, trails, and roads, green energy projects and grants to States, tribes and private landowners. For more information on the Shasta College YCC program, contact the Shasta College Busi- ness, Agriculture, Industry and Technology Division at 242- 7560. Conservation plan available for public comment The Department of The document identi- Fish and Game (DFG) has released a draft conserva- tion strategy related to the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley and Delta. The draft report, enti- tled “Conservation Strat- egy for Restoration of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecological Man- agement Zone and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley Regions,” will be available for pub- lic review and comment until Aug. 22. Suspected road rage shooter turns himself in EUREKA (AP) — A man suspected of shoot- ing a woman after police say she rear ended his car multiple times has turned himself in. Humboldt County Sheriff Sgt. Wayne Han- son told the Times-Stan- dard of Eureka that 29- year-old Mark Anthony Nelson walked into the department on Tuesday unannounced and turned himself in. Nelson had been sought by Eureka police since Monday, after police said he fled after shooting and wounding the victim through the windshield of her car. Police have not released the victim’s name, nor updated her condition. On Monday, a SWAT team raided a Eureka apartment building after spotting Hanson’s car there, but the suspect was not home when they forced their way in. So far police have been unable to determine if Nelson and the victim knew each other. US marshals: Ore. arrest in California shootings COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. marshal’s spokesman says a 20-year- old man sought in two fatal California shootings this year has been arrested at a home in the Oregon coast community of Coos Bay. Deputy Marshal Cory Cunningham said Wednes- day that Jonathan Walker was arrested Tuesday night after Oregon State Police SWAT officers served a search warrant at the home. Walker was booked into the Coos County Jail on felony fies biologically promis- ing ecosystem restoration opportunities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecological Man- agement Zone and the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley regions, and it provides the rationale for restora- tion actions specific to each of these regions. It provides the conceptual framework and process that will guide the refine- ment, evaluation, prioriti- warrants for homicide and parole violation. The spokesman says Walker was sought in the fatal June shooting of 22- year-old Michael Ross in Vallejo, Calif. He was also sought in the shooting last January of two men at a party in a San Francisco res- idence. Cunningham says 19-year-old Robert O’Bryant died and a second man is recovering. Walker reportedly is also on Cali- fornia parole for robbery. The marshals’ Oregon Fugitive Task Force acted on a tip that Walker was hid- ing in Coos Bay. Jeopardy! host injured after chasing burglar in SF SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ‘‘Jeopardy!’’ host Alex Trebek says he snapped his Achilles tendon while running after a bur- glar who had stolen cash, a bracelet and other items from his San Francisco hotel room. The 71-year-old Trebek tells KGO-TV that he also injured his other leg while falling down during the chase early Wednesday. He was on crutches later Wednesday when he hosted the National Geographic World Championship at Google headquarters in Mountain View. San Francisco police Lt. Troy Dangerfield says 56- year-old old Lucinda Moy- ers was arrested on suspi- cion of felony burglary and receiving stolen property. The cash and bracelet haven’t been found but zation, implementation, monitoring and review of Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) actions. ERP performance mea- sures can be found in Appendix D. The draft report is available at: www.dfg.ca.gov/erp/repo rts_docs.asp. All comments must be received by DFG no later than noon on Aug. 22. Comments can be emailed to cdibble@dfg.ca.gov. STATE BRIEFING other items were recovered. Dangerfield says officers found several items near the hotel ice machine. Trebek is scheduled for surgery on Friday and is expected to be in a cast for six weeks. Gov. Brown relieved of jury duty SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is free from jury duty. Spokesman Gil Duran says the governor called Alameda County Superior Court for an update Wednesday morning and was told his jury pool was not needed. In 1981, during his sec- ond term as governor, Brown served as foreman of a Sacramento jury that acquitted a man of mali- cious mischief. Duran says the Democ- ratic governor was working in the San Francisco Bay area Wednesday so he could be close to the courthouse if needed. Families of Yosemite falls victims drawn to park YOSEMITE NATION- AL PARK (AP) — Every day, relatives of the three young people swept over a Yosemite National Park waterfall travel to the park hoping to hear news about the whereabouts of the bodies. Ramina Badal, Hormiz David and Ninos Yacoub crossed the safety barri- Located in Chico, CA Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net cade at the top of Vernal Fall to pose for photos and slipped in on July 20. Other hikers saw the swift water pulled them over the 317-foot cliff. The National Park Ser- vice scaled back its search for the bodies Tuesday. Park officials say the bodies are likely trapped under rocks and obscured as snowmelt churns the Merced River. Rangers still hike the trail, scan- ning the river below for the bodies. But Ramina Badal’s father, Tony, told the Modesto Bee that family members can’t sleep at night because their ‘‘loved ones are not home.’’ Farmworker union leader Chavez dies BAKERSFIELD (AP) — Richard Chavez, a leader in California’s farmworker movement, has died at the age of 82. A spokeswoman for the United Farmworkers of America says Chavez, who helped his brother Cesar Chavez build the union, passed away at a Bakers- field hospital Wednesday of complications from surgery. Spokeswoman Maria Machuca says Richard Chavez worked in the fields and as a carpenter, but even- tually dedicated himself to the UFW. Comments may also be mailed or hand-delivered to: Chad Dibble, Depart- ment of Fish and Game, 830 S St., Sacramento, 95811. All comments submit- ted by the due date will be considered as the report is finalized. Questions about the report should be directed to Chad Dibble, Senior Environmental Scien- tist, at (916) 445-1202 or cdibble@dfg.ca.gov.