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Wednesday, August 24, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries ALBERTA J. TRUAX Alberta J. Truax passed away on August 19, 2011 after being in the hospital and a brief stay at the Brentwood Skilled Nursing and Rehab. She was born September 24, 1921 in Casper Wyoming. Her parents were Charles W. Shackelford and Madriene H. Treweek. Having lived and attended schools in Encinitas, CA, she married Rex Truax in 1939 and in the next five years had two children. They lived there until 1953 when they moved to Ontario, CA. In 1983 they moved to Red Bluff, CA. She was a homemaker most of her life and liked to work out in the yard, having a natural "green thumb". She did work outside the home on occasion at businesses of friends to help out, but mainly cared for her family. She was predeceased by her husband of 68 years in 2009. She is survived by her son Terence R. Truax, Sr. of Caliente, Nevada, grandson Terence R. Truax, Jr. and great grandson Tyler Truax of San Diego, CA, daughter Valerie Westmoreland, granddaughter Westmoreland Glines, husband Zane, great granddaughters, Morgan Hampton-Glines, Skyler Glines all of Red Bluff, CA, grandson Joshua Westmoreland and great granddaughter Brystal Odle also of Red Bluff, CA, numerous nieces and nephews. Also, predeceasing her were two sisters, Lucille Pike and Charlotte Woodin both of Las Vegas, Nevada. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. There will be a graveside service at Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, CA on August 26, 2011 at 11:00 am. Death Notices Anna Kennedy Anna Kennedy of Los Molinos died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. She was 60. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. GROUP Continued from page 1A 24. The Supreme Court concluded that the Ninth Circuit's questionable LEASES Continued from page 1A existed in 1990, just 63 remain. ''These losses are principally those positions that performed much of the workload that we are now being criticized for failing to per- form,'' Fossum wrote in a response to the audit. Even with the staff reductions, Howle said, the commission has not figured out how much staff is need- ed to address the current workload. The commission is a three-mem- ber panel composed of the lieu- tenant governor, state controller and the governor's finance director. It is responsible for managing public land acquired from the federal gov- ernment when California became a state. That includes the beds of nav- igable rivers and lakes, and sub- merged land along the state's coast. finding that there was no evidence in the record supporting the parole denials is irrelevant unless there is a federal right at stake, as the law requires and that the responsibility for assuring that the con- stitutionally adequate pro- Tracey CHP searches for truck that ran woman off road CHICO (AP) — The California Highway Patrol is looking for a pickup truck that ran a car off the road around Chico after the truck's passenger yelled racial slurs at the car's driver. The CHP says it is investigating the incident on Highway 99 on Monday morning as a possible hate SOCIAL Continued from page 1A ing a raffle, she said. "There are lots of opportunities for everyone to come and enjoy the afternoon so come one, come all," Brown said. "There's something for all LIBRARY Continued from page 1A landlord, part of the original plan to vacate the lease by Aug. 31, and chose to allocate funding of more than $11,000 to keep it open for the fiscal year. Today's meetings are meant to encourage the community to get involved and embrace the benefits of the library, in addition to coming up with fundraising ideas, said Sue Gal- lagher, an advocate and patron of the cedures governing Cali- fornia's parole system are properly applied rests with California courts, the release said. "The adventuresome Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered their release, disregarding the While most of the leases are granted rent-free, the commission manages 85 oil and gas, geothermal and mineral leases, as well as 900 agricultural, commercial and recre- ational leases such as boat docks. The audit sampled 35 of those leases, which are supposed to gener- ate state revenue, and found the commission did not perform timely rent reviews on 18 of them, resulting in a loss of more than $6.3 million. The commission also is losing rev- enue because it does not regularly appraise the value of its leased prop- erties. For example, the audit said Crockett Marine Services Inc., located on the Carquinez Strait off San Pablo Bay, has not paid its $10,170 annual rent since 1989, but the commission has not sought to evict or penalize the marina opera- tor. ''In fact, it was only after we Propane tanker catches fire, prompts evacuations LINCOLN (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday ordered residents of a Sacramento suburb to leave an area within one mile of a burning rail car loaded with a potentially explosive chemical. The 29,000-gallon tanker holding liquid propane caught fire in Lincoln, injuring one worker, said Califor- nia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Daniel Berlant. No details on the worker's injuries were available. Flames shot into the air from a vent as fire crews soaked the tanker to keep down its temperature. Firefight- ers were allowing the propane to burn off because extin- guishing the flames could allow a propane gas cloud to escape and ignite in a fireball, Berlant said. The tanker located in an industrial area off the tracks could burn into Wednesday, he said. No other structures or train cars were reported on fire. An evacuation center was being set up for residents of this city of 40,000 north of Sacramento. KXTV-TV reported that staff were forced to leave a high school and middle school in the evacuation zone. Students were not present because school is not yet in ses- sion. Highway 65, a major commuter thoroughfare between Sacramento and Lincoln, was closed in the vicinity of the blaze, according to the California Highway Patrol. Authorities have no estimate of when the road will reopen. Siskiyou man guilty in kidnap, assault of girl, 3 YREKA (AP) — A Siskiyou County man could spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convict- ed of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl, then burying her alive in rural hills outside of town. A jury on Monday found Kody Kaplon, 25, guilty of nine counts, including attempted murder, kidnapping and lewd acts with a child. Kaplon faces a maximum of 91 years to life in prison when he's sentenced on Oct. 13, prosecutors said. According to authorities, Kaplon attended a house party thrown by the victim's parents on March 2, 2009, and fled with the child overnight. The girl's father told investigators that he awoke to the sound of screams as Kaplon drove away with her. Three miners found the girl later in the day shivering under a bush near Kaplon's car, in the Humbug Hills Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792 ages." Musical entertainment will be available and those buying tickets can get a downstairs tour of the museum and ice cream. Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door by Native Daughters of the Golden West with all proceeds from tickets going to the museum. branch. There needs to be an overall increase in use of the library, she said. A proposal drafted by County Librarian Jessica Hudson and Admin- istrator Bill Goodwin asked that the community come up with at least $3,000 by Dec. 15, but the Board of Supervisors, Aug. 3, directed that such a proposal be put off, at least until after today's meetings. In response to the supervisors' sup- port of the Los Molinos library, the final budget will reflect that the branch is fully-funded by the county, Goodwin board, the governor and state courts, and in doing so has placed the public in danger," Nielsen said. Nielsen represents the Second Assembly District, which includes Tehama County. inquired about this lease that the commission found that Crockett is subleasing the land to another party from whom Crockett is collecting rent,'' the report stated. A telephone message left for Crockett Marine Services was not immediately returned Tuesday. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will work with the other commis- sioners to implement the audit's rec- ommendations, several of which have been or are being implemented by staff. Changes include managing delinquent leases in a timely man- ner, obtaining fair rental amounts by reviewing leases every five years, and monitoring gas and oil leases, which generate money for the state. ''While the loss of millions of dollars is unacceptable, the report identifies several important issues that must be dealt with expeditious- ly,'' Newsom said in a statement. COMMUNITY CLIPS northwest of Yreka. She told investigators her abductor took most of her clothes, choked her and buried her. She then dug herself out. Kaplon's lawyer, Andrew Marx, maintained that his client was not the girl's attacker, arguing that some DNA evidence found at the scene did not match him. ''Obviously this young lady was treated inappropri- ately by somebody, but it wasn't Mr. Kaplon,'' Marx said. The victim, now 6, took the stand in a closed court session. After the verdict was read, District Attorney J. Kirk Andrus told the Siskiyou Daily News that he was happy with the outcome and glad that the jurors ''were able to see what an amazing child this is.'' ''Primarily, I am very pleased that the family was vindicated by this verdict. They had such significant trauma, and I think this verdict will help them to heal,'' Andrus said. crime. Saleah Terry, the driver of the car, told the Chico Enterprise- Record (http://bit.ly/qemW42) that the passenger yelled the slurs as the truck swerved towards her. Terry is African American. The truck's dri- ver and passenger were white. Terry said the driver hit her car after swerving a second time, forc- ing her over a curb and disabling the vehicle. Terry and her daughter, 3-year- old Imayah, who was in the car, suf- fered minor injuries. The truck is described as a light blue late 1980s or early 1990s model Chevrolet. Investigators have not identified the suspects. The museum, which is open Thursdays and Sun- days for tours, is always in need of volunteers. Tours start at 1 p.m. with the last one at 3 p.m. Anyone wishing to vol- unteer or for more infor- mation can leave a mes- sage on the answering machine at 527-1129. Tax-deductible dona- tions can be sent to the Kelly-Griggs House Museum Association, P.O. Box 9082, Red Bluff, 96080 ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. said to the board. A proposed bookmobile that would have replaced existing library services in Los Molinos has been put on hold. The board is willing and dedicated to keeping the library open, Hudson said. So the budget will reflect that and the doors will be open for at least another year. As for the future, the supporters and administrators will continue with the fundraising process, Hudson said. "We don't know how it will all play out," she said. COURTS Continued from page 1A county into one facility. The historic original courthouse, built in 1920, will remain in the hands of the county. Reviewing a 52-page document outlining the agreement between Califor- nia and Tehama County, supervisors authorized the transfer of property Tuesday with a 5-0 vote. The agreement is contin- gent upon the state's approval. For more information, see the state's project web- site at www.courts.ca.gov/facili- ties-tehama.htm. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynew s.com. Northern Calif. newspapers to combine, cut staff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — MediaNews Group, which owns the Daily News, is combining most of its daily newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area to save money. The shake-up announced Tuesday will affect 13 newspapers located across the bay from San Francisco. Beginning Nov. 2, those newspapers will shed their dis- tinct identities and adopt one of two new brands, the East Bay Tribune and The Times. Fewer newspapers brands will result in fewer jobs. The MediaNews division that operates the affected newspapers expects to reduce a staff of 1,500 by about 8 percent, or 120. The largest newspapers affected by the overhaul are The Oakland Tribune and the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek, Calif. The cuts reflect the tough times facing most major newspapers amid a prolonged advertising slump. THE PASSING PARADE Over 50 years of serving Tehama County (Excerpt from Dave Minch's I Say column of1958) On the 24th of July, 1924, Terry Joy was counting out his money in the old Tehama County Bank when an young man walked up to the teller's cage, pushed a satchel across the counter and said quietly, " Open your window and fill this with money…and do it quick!"Terry knew the man meant business and did as instructed so quietly that the elderly teller in the next cage, Mr Cushing, didn't notice the bank was being robbed. At that moment, Mrs. Helen Stolp walked into the bank, noticed what was going on at Terry's window and tried to get Mr. Cushing's attention but he was writing some figures on a pad and suggested she keep quiet. Meanwhile, the bandit grabbed the satchel with $2,000 in it, dashed from the bank and he and a companion drove away in a Hudson car. They roared down Main and on to Los Molinos, then got confused and drove north until they hit Hogsback Road and headed towards Lyonsville. Sherriff Merrill Ballard immediately organized an automobile posse and instructed telephone operators to notify people all over the county to be on the lookout for two men dressed in blue suits, wearing white straw hats and driving a Hudson. Soon their getaway car developed tire punctures and then broke down completely. The bank robbers changed into overalls and started walking east. A man named Hermanson, who lived up the road, heard the news and instead of waiting for help, set off looking for the men in his old Ford truck. He soon saw them, trained his rifle on them, and told them they were under arrest. Having no experience in these matters, he made a grave mistake. He ordered the men to sit next to him in the front seat with his pistol in his lap and his rifle by his side and started driving to Lyman Springs. However, the older bandit, named Craig, nodded to the younger one named Baker and the two wrestled the pistol away from Hermanson and shot him 4 times in the stomach as the old car careened down the rocky road. As Baker was losing the battle with the wounded Hermanson, Craig drew his own 38 caliber pistol and shot him in the head. The two then dumped his body along the road. Coyle Turner and Ivan Bakerville were at Lyman Springs when they heard the news and headed out looking for the bandits, Coyle with a Remington 30 caliber and Ivan, called "Dobie" with a shotgun. Dobie was only 16 at the time. They heard a car approach and got behind some rocks as it came into view. When they saw it was just an old Ford, and not a Hudson, they walked up to the car to see who the occupants were. But as they drew near, Coyle realized they were the bad guys and told them to "put 'em up". The two surrendered and soon Sheriff Ballard took them into custody. Later, in Red Bluff, there was talk of lynching them, but they were tried and found guilty. Craig was hanged and Baker was given 30 years. Dave Minch 1900-1964 The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514