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The position, according to city staff, is a part-time assignment with a maxi- mum of 24 hours per week. The position is paid hourly andcomeswithoutbenefits. According to a proposed agreement between the Po- lice Department and the RedBluffelementaryschool district, the officer would act as an SRO for two to three days per week dur- ing the school year, and the school district would pro- vide a campus office and computer for the officer. The SRO program, ac- cording to city staff, allows for a more rapid response to crime at schools, "and re- lieves some of the work load for officers assigned to gen- eral patrol." ADAstudy The City Council also will take on a recommen- dation to award a bid from Disability Access Consul- tants to develop a Ameri- cans with Disabilities Act planning study for the city. The study would com- prise a self-evaluation and transition plan to address aspects of the law "as it ap- plies to existing buildings, facilities and services in order to provide appro- priate access for city res- idents and suitable work spaces for employees," ac- cording to a summary of the project. High-use facilities, as well as major streets, side- walks and curb ramps would be checked for ADA compliance. A transition plan would providepolicy and program recommendations and al- low the city to develop tar- get dates for improvements. The city was previously awarded a roughly $93,000 Community Development Block Grant to complete a city-wide ADA study. The planning study would be completed by April 30, 2015. Cop FROMPAGE1 and Mount Lassen." Many of the dogs and their owners already have begun to arrive in the area, and have been training in area ranches, according to the release. "The dogs need time be- fore the event to get accli- mated to the differences in terrain and weather, and get back into a normal rou- tine after their long drive," said Brad Henman, owner of ClearCreek Sports Club, which operates the hunt club at the casino, in the release. "Many of the dogs are here from Alaska, Can- ada and the East Coast where the climate is al- ready cooler. They need to get used to the warmer weather, the differences in terrain, the vegetation, and even the taste of the water." It's the second time the Master National Hunter Test will be held at Roll- ing Hills Casino. For more information and schedules, visit mnrc. publishpath.com. Hunt FROM PAGE 1 home-bound seniors. The program also provided 1,176 ride services to qual- ifying seniors. "We are fortunate to live in a county that supports our program and is ded- icated to providing hot, freshly made meals to se- niors at congregate sites and through home deliv- ery," sharp said. "Funds providedoutsideofthebase grant are used to meet bud- get shortfalls." A significant addition to this year's budget is the match funding pro- vided by Tehama County. Additional support from Red Bluff and Corning comes in the form of vol- unteers and discounted rental space to serve and prepare meals. Even with this support and signifi- cant improvements in pro- gram efficiency, expected expenses will outweigh funds received, leaving a gap in funding to meet the needs of area seniors. Many needy seniors con- tinue to wait to be added to the home-delivered meal program due tobudget con- straints. The annual Adopt- a-Senior fundraiser held in May of this year raised more than $8,500. "Our goal is to raise twice that much at next year's fundraiser on May 15 in order to feed those who cannot feed themselves," said Juanita Rajanen, Se- nior Nutrition coordinator. "So many of our seniors be- come invisible in our com- munities due to their in- ability to get out and find help on their own. They have medical, physical and mentalissuesthatcandras- tically limit their abilities and many times, no family close by to assist them." The community can help close the funding gap. To donate to this very im- portant and worthwhile program, visit the Com- munity Action Agency website at http://www.te- hamacountycaa.org and find information on the Senior Nutrition Program as well as the form for an Adopt-a-Senior donation. A minimum suggested donation of $3.50 per meal is appreciated as the total cost of providing a home-delivered meal is $9.07. A charge of $8 is required for guests under the age of 60. Meals FROM PAGE 1 Aguilar:IsraelAguilar,30, of Red Bluff died Tues- day, Sept. 30in Corning. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Published Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Boudreau: Sharon Lee Bou- dreau, 69, of Corning died Friday, Sept. 26at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Published Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Bradford: Jim Rex Brad- ford, 83, of Gerber died Friday, Sept. 26at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Published Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Gunsauls: Philip Russell Gunsauls, 80, of Red Bluff died Thursday, Oct. 2at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Isaacson: Frank Douglas Isaacson, 83, of Corning died Saturday, Sept. 27at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Published Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Matlock: Jeremiah Nicho- las Matlock, 30, of Corning died Tuesday, Sept. 30at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Published Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuar- ies to the news depart- ment, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic informa- tion about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Clas- sified advertising depart- ment. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortu- aries or by families of the deceased and include on- line publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. DEATH NOTICES By Maria Cheng The Associated Press LONDON In a medical first, a woman in Sweden has given birth after receiving a womb transplant, the doc- tor who performed the pio- neering procedure said Fri- day. The 36-year-old mother received a uterus from a close family friend last year. Her baby boy was born prematurely but healthy last month, and mother and child are now at home and well. The iden- tities of the woman and her male partner were not dis- closed. "The baby is fantastic," said Dr. Mats Brannstrom, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Uni- versity of Gothenburg and Stockholm IVF who led the research and delivered the baby with the help of his wife, a midwife. "But it is even better to see the joy in the parents and how happy he made them." Brannstrom said it was "still sinking in that we have actually done it." The feat opens up a new but still experimental alter- native for some of the thou- sands of women each year who are unable to have children because they lost a uterus to cancer or were born without one. Before this case proved the con- cept can work, some ex- perts had questioned whether a transplanted womb would be able to nourish a fetus. Others have questioned whether such an extreme step — expensive and fraught with medical risks — would even be a realis- tic option for many women. For the proud parents, however, the years of re- search and experimenta- tion were well worth the wait. "It was a pretty tough journey over the years, but we now have the most amazing baby," the father said in a telephone in- terview. "He is very, very cute, and he doesn't even scream, he just murmurs." He said he and his wife, both competitive athletes, were convinced the proce- dure would work, despite its experimental nature. Brannstrom and col- leagues transplanted wombs into nine women over the last two years as part of a study, but com- plications forced removal of two of the organs. Ear- lier this year, Brannstrom began transferring em- bryos into the seven other women. He said there are two other pregnancies at least 25 weeks along. Before these cases, there had been two attempts to transplant a womb — in Saudi Arabia and Turkey — but no live births re- sulted. Doctors in Britain, France, Japan, Turkey and elsewhere are planning to try similar operations, but using wombs from women who have just died rather than live donors. Some critics have said that taking a womb from a live person is unethi- cal and too big a risk to the donor for an opera- tion that isn't life-saving. But Brannstrom said there were too few deceased do- nors to consider that op- tion in Sweden. The Swedish woman had healthy ovaries, but she was born without a uterus — a syndrome seen in one girl in 4,500. She received a uterus from a 61-year-old family friend who had gone through menopause after giving birth to two children. Brannstrom said that he was surprised such an old uterus was so success- ful, but that the most im- portant factor seemed to be that the womb was healthy. The recipient has had to take three medicines to prevent her body from rejecting the new or- gan. About six weeks af- ter the transplant, she got her menstrual period — a sign the womb was healthy. After one year, when doctors were confident the womb was working well, they transferred a single embryo created in a lab dish using the wom- an's eggs and her partner's sperm. The woman, who has only one kidney, had three mild rejection episodes, in- cluding one during preg- nancy, but all were suc- cessfully treated with medicines. The research was paid for by the Jane and Dan Olsson Founda- tion for Science, a Swed- ish charity. TRANSPLANT Medical first: Baby born to woman who got new womb ADAM IHSE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE From le , specialist surgeons Andreas G Tzakis, Pernilla Dahm-Kohler, Mats Brannstrom, Michael Olausson and Liza Johannesson attend a news conference, at Sahlgrenska hospital in Goteborg, Sweden, on Tuesday. In a world first, a baby has been born to a Swedish woman who received a transplanted womb last year, according to the doctor who performed the pioneering procedure. By Don Thompson The Associated Press SACRAMENTO An ap- peals court has affirmed a nearly $1 million racial discrimination award to a former California Depart- ment of Corrections and Rehabilitation psycholo- gist. The ruling Thursday by the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento upheld a 2011 decision by a Sacramento County jury to award $945,480 in damages to Terralyn Ren- fro. Jurors found that race was a motivating factor in the firing of Renfro, a contract employee at Mule Creek State Prison, 40 miles southeast of Sac- ramento. Renfro, who is black, was fired in 2007. The appeals court said it agreed with the trial judge and the depart- ment that, "the evidence of racial bias in this case is thin. There is no direct evidence of racial slurs, jokes, slights, or remarks." Nonetheless, the ap- peals court said in its 16- page decision that jurors may have believed Ren- fro's account of her treat- ment in part because of a pattern of lies by other de- partment employees. "There is no question that some of the depart- ment's witnesses lied at trial by contradicting each other on key facts," the court found. It added later that, "If those who were, or should have been, most intimately involved in the decision to fire plaintiff obfuscated their roles and told inconsis- tent stories, the jury could reasonably infer that their motives were not what they claimed and the tes- timony they provided was incredible." The department argued unsuccessfully that Ren- fro was fired for insub- ordination and violating prison protocol, not be- cause she is black. "We disagree with the verdict and we're explor- ing our options," Cor- rections spokesman Bill Sessa said Friday, declin- ing further comment. Renfro, of Fairfield, had worked in several pris- ons since 2000 but was blocked from getting an- other prison job after her firing, said her attorney, Mary-Alice Coleman of Davis. She now is in pri- vate practice. CALIFORNIA Discrimination award against prison system upheld EDITHMOYZELLMABE February 3, 1927 ~ September 30, 2014 Edith was surrounded by her loving family at the time she started her journey with God. Edith moved to Red Bluff in 1961, with husband Claude, where they raised 6 children. Edith had a great love for her family, gardening, quilting and going to yard sales. She loved to read any and everything, Louise L'Amour being a favorite. She loved being outside with the sun on her back and dirt un- der her fingernails. Edith will be greatly missed by her 6 children, Jan (Mi- chael) Johnson, Sissie (Butch) Dubbs, Rob (Kenna) Mabe, Judy (Larry) Brady, Lee (Suzie) Mabe, Toby Mabe; 9 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren and 1 on the way. Services will be held, Monday, October 6 at 1:00pm, at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of Flowers, with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. A celebration of life will follow at Sissie Dubbs home. Obituaries Winifred Moore funeralserviceswillbeheldat Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers on Tuesday the 7th of October at 10:00 a.m. R ed Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service NowOffering Eco-Friendly urns at economy friendly prices. 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 9 A