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Thursday, August 11, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries HAROLD EUGENE BURT Harold Eugene Burt, 69, of Flournoy died peacefully at home with his sons by his side on August 4, 2011 after a long illness. He was born August 14, 1941 in Red Bluff to Otto Law- rence and Naomi Idell Williams Burt. He is survived by his sons Micheal Burt and wife Gricela, and son John Burt, grandsons Johnathan, Giovonni and Justin, 3 stepsons and several step grandchildren, sisters Katherine Burt, Sharon Rodriguez, Connie Heyrend and brothers Al- len Burt and Larry Burt and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sisters Cora May, Betta Lou, Barbara and Mary, and brothers Robert, David and Roy. Harold was the sixth of thirteen children and grew up in Paskenta. After graduating high school he was drafted in- to the Army where he was stationed in Germany. After returning home he spent most of his working years as a log truck driver for several different companies. His hob- bies included hunting, fishing and visiting with good friends. A memorial service will be held at the Paskenta Ceme- SCHOOL Continued from page 1A The vaccine usually wanes after about 5 years for younger children and after about 10 years for older children, she said. The county public health division and school districts have been keep- ing track of those who have received their shots through the California Immunization Registry. tery on August 13th at 10am with a reception at the Paskenta Community Hall. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Ameri- can Lung Cancer Society or to your favorite charity. In the Los Molinos Unified School District, parents have been bringing in immunization records after their children received the shots, said district nurse Jeanne Boyes. The registry is another way she has been keeping track of who has received a shot. At the end of June, about 80 percent of the stu- dents in the district had been vacci- nated. Those who do show up on the first day of school without having taken the shot will be allowed to conditionally attend and have a grace period of 30 days to get vacci- nated or opt out, according to state law. Parents who do not want to get their child vaccinated can sign a PARK Continued from page 1A ELEANOR SHARP GAYLORD Eleanor was born on April 23, 1913 in Junction City Kansas, and died peacefully on August 8, 2011 in Red Bluff. She will be greatly missed by her children, Gary Sharp and wife Joleen of Lake Oswego, OR, Marilyn Sharp of Lincoln, CA, Beverly Grace and husband Robert of Red Bluff, four grandchildren and three great grand children. Eleanor and her husband of 49 years, Charles Sharp, moved to Sacramento in 1946, where she taught kinder- garten for many years. She also had a long volunteer ca- reer as a Red Cross nurse’s aide, beginning in 1942 in Kansas City, MO. In 1964 she was awarded the Clara Bar- ton Award for "service beyond the call of duty" by the Sacramento Chapter of the Red Cross. Eleanor and Charles also lived in Bishop, California and hour, will come out of the almost $4.3 million Proposition 84 grant awarded to the city in November 2010, Stoufer said. in Colfax, California and traveled extensively in their RV. In 1983, Charles and Eleanor moved to Red Bluff, where Charles passed away in 1986. Eleanor continued an active life as a volunteer at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and a devot- ed member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. In May 2004, she married Leland Gaylord. They were active in local ballroom dancing activities until his death in October, 2010 at the age of 102. She was also pre- deceased by her second husband, John Dearing. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 27 at 11:00 am. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 510 Jeffer- son Street in Red Bluff. There will be a reception follow- ing the service in the church Parish Hall. Eleanor will be buried at East Lawn Sierra Hills Ceme- tery in Sacramento, beside her first husband, Charles. Donations may be made in her memory to the St. Eliza- beth’s Hospital Auxiliary or to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. FEE Continued from page 1A cials said the key problem was that the bill requires the fee revenue to be used for creating defensible space around homes instead of actually fighting fires. Many local fire districts already have their own fire-prevention programs. Gentry and Brown spokeswoman Elizabeth Ashford said they are unaware of any attempts so far to amend the law. ‘‘We intend to comply with what the Legislature asked us to do,’’ Gentry said. ‘‘If the governor does come up with some sort of legislation, we can always repeal the regulation.’’ The Board of Forestry directed Gentry to begin drafting emergency regu- lations to begin the collec- tions starting Jan. 1. Those regulations will stand for 180 days, until the board can adopt permanent rules. South Lake Tahoe resi- dent Robert Karkheck would be among those paying the fee, which he said is a reasonable cost of living in one of the world’s most scenic and cherished areas. The retired Air Force veteran’s home was one of 254 destroyed by a wind-driven fire four years ago that cost $140 million in property damage and torched 3,100 acres. ‘‘I don’t like it if they’re going to take money away from the fire people. I should think it would be the other way around,’’ Karkheck said in a tele- phone interview. A leading critic of the rural fire tax, state Sen. Ted Gaines, whose district The second position the council approved a contract for was for Michael McIntyre of Action Sports Develop- ment (ASD) of San Diego, who will design the skate and bike park portion. “We’re really excited,” Stoufer said. “We sent request for proposals throughout the country and received an outstand- ing response. Staff has recommended what we feel is the best skate park designer in the country.” The firm is a well- known one that has been involved in the construc- tion of more than 300 parks in Northern Cali- includes South Lake Tahoe, said the revelation that the state’s firefighting effort could be harmed is another reason to repeal the law. The Republican from the Sacramento sub- urb of Roseville has begun an effort to place a refer- endum on next year’s bal- lot seeking to do just that. Gaines and other Republicans say the tax is illegal because Democrats passed it on a simple majority vote, rather than the two-thirds legislative vote needed for tax increases. ‘‘You’ve also got this issue of double taxation when you’ve got home- owners paying for fire pro- tection at a local and state level,’’ he said in a tele- phone interview. The firefighting fee affects about 850,000 properties statewide, many of which are in districts waiver form, which are available at each school site or district office. While several parents in the Los Molinos district have chosen to opt out, Boyes encourages parents to get their child vaccinated. “Having a sick child is not a good thing, not just for the parents but for everyone else,” Boyes said. “Being sick involves lots of other people. It affects everyone around them.” Throughout the state more than 9,000 cases of whooping cough were reported to the California Department of Health in 2010, including 10 infant deaths, accord- ing to the department. This year, more than 1,900 cases have been reported. In Tehama County, eight cases of whooping cough were confirmed last year, Wilby said. Since January, only one case has been confirmed. As of early June, the public health division has given 2,070 Tdap shots, thanks mostly in part to the an ongoing public outreach that included mobile clinics at schools, Wilby said. Public health clinics have been busy all summer long with people coming in for the Tdap shot and all the other regular shots needed for returning to school, she said. fornia in the last 25 years, according to the staff report. “The proposal is well within what we had anticipated,” Stoufer said. “(McIntyre) can chat with the kids on the computer from San Diego and the cost includes meeting with the skate and bike park committee and doing inspections.” The skate park will be designed to integrate bicycles and include an area for spectators, Stoufer said. “The gentleman is really knowledgeable and has a design that discour- ages vandalism,” City Manager Steve brough said. “Most prob- lems the police depart- ment has (with parks) is a design problem, not just here but with all cities. It looks as though we’re getting a premier park on I-5 that is something our kids can enjoy for a long time.” represented by Republican lawmakers. Gentry disagreed with the opinion that the new fee represents double taxa- tion because lawmakers earmarked the fee for fire prevention, while local fire districts primarily pro- vide protection. Nonetheless, he said the board also is consider- ing whether the $150 fee can be reduced in areas where fire districts also do a lot of prevention work, such as thinning over- grown forests or brush. The law also might face a legal challenge from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. The associa- tion’s president, Jon Coupal, previously said the fee needed to be enact- ed with a two-thirds vote of the Legislature and improperly imposed on local governments’ juris- diction. Woman won’t get jail for feeding bears UKIAH (AP) — A woman who turned her rural Northern California home into a spa for wild bears won’t go to jail after pleading guilty to a mis- demeanor charge of feeding big game. After Lynne Gravier entered her plea in Mendocino County Superior Court on Monday, Judge Richard Henderson set her sentencing date for three years from now, on Aug. 8, 2014, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. If Gravier stays out of trouble and stops feeding bears, prosecutors agreed to drop the charge then. Gravier, 77, known as the ‘‘Bear Woman,’’ set up a plush hangout for her furry friends at her 40-acre Lay- tonville property, complete with a kid- die pool and a buffet of cornmeal and peanut butter sandwiches, sometimes laced with glucosamine to ease the arthritis pain in older bears. Authorities who raided the proper- ty in response to neighbor complaints last August found a total of 15 black bears who regularly relaxed inside Gravier’s house and on her deck. She also fed 18 cats, three dogs, 40 pea- cocks and other wildlife out of her home, which was covered in filth. California Department of Fish and Game wardens called it the worst example of bear feeding they had ever encountered. Gravier’s supporters protested her prosecution, defending her as an ani- mal lover. But neighbors complained that she drew in bears that terrorized the community by breaking into homes, ransacking feed sheds and chasing livestock. ‘‘This lady may have thought she was doing a good thing,’’ Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster told the Chronicle. ‘‘We don’t want to bash her, but we have to get her atten- tion and get her to recognize that her feeding the bears was causing a prob- lem for the neighbors and, frankly, is dangerous.’’ Under the terms set by prosecutors, Gravier may not return to her Lay- tonville property. The house was con- demned last year. For those who still need to take the shot there will be two more pub- lic Tdap clinics available through the public health division. The shot will cost $4 for individ- ual or $8 per family. The clinics will be 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Tehama County Pub- lic Health, 1860 Walnut St., Build- ing C. In Corning, clinics will be held 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and again on Aug. 18 at the Meuser Memorial Health Center, 275 Solano St. Unless more outreach is neces- sary, these are the two last public outreach clinics the public health division will be hosting. Shots are available by visiting the clinics during regular hours, and those with private health insurance can get shots from their family prac- titioner. For information, call Tehama County Health Services Agency, Public Health Division in Red Bluff at 527-6824, Corning at 824-4890 or toll-free at 1-800-655-6854. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. The Corning Commu- Stoufer said. nity Park, which will sit on an 18.42 acre lot, is made up of four parcels in the southwest portion of Corning, running along the east side of Toomes Avenue at the Northeast corner of the Fig Lane and Toomes intersection. It runs along the west side of Houghton Avenue at the southwest corner of the Fig and Houghton intersection. Naturally divided for Kim- development by Jewett Creek, which runs through it, the first part to be constructed will be on the west side, which will have the skateboard park, amphitheater, bas- ketball court, barbecue area and playground, Stoufer said. Due to an active Skateboard and Bike Park Association, the skateboard and bike park, which will be about 1,800 square feet, will be the first item constructed, MOSS Continued from page 1A Chico, Redding and Red Bluff stores, but doesn’t indi- cate why. The message apologizes to customers for any inconvenience. The wood products retailer is also closing a store in Fresno, the E-R said. The family-owned business was started in 1946 by Hollis Moss in Butte County. The Red Bluff store is at 705 Mill St. The Chico store is on Garner Lane and the Redding store on East- side Road. 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The city is working on the design, engineering and CEQA compliance requirements for con- struction, he said. “We are hoping to go out to bid for phase one construction, including the skate/bike park, play- ground, gazebo and pic- nic areas, in November or December 2011 and begin construction in spring of 2012,” Stoufer said. Phase two, which includes soccer fields and a playground, is expected to be started in the sum- mer of 2012, he said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com.