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Humphreys: Debo- rah Ann Humphreys, 62, of Gerber died Thursday, Dec. 11 in San Francisco. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton- Bracewell Funeral Home in Chico. Published Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Marshall: William Mar- shall, 95, of Red Bluff died Saturday, Dec. 13 at Brent- wood Skilled Nursing & Re- hab. Arrangements are un- der the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Newham: Arlene Ma- rie Newham, 90, of Red Bluff died Monday, Dec. 8 at her home. Arrange- ments are under the direc- tion of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 in 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 web- site. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. DEATHNOTICES By Paul Elias The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A new storm dumped more rain on already waterlogged parts of Northern California, caus- ing minor road flooding, scattered power outages and airport delays. The rain was coming down hard in the San Fran- cisco Bay Area on Mon- day morning, making for a treacherous commute. A landslide closed both direc- tions of a highway in Fre- mont. At San Francisco Interna- tional Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration re- ported arrival delays of al- most two hours. The storm was expected to drop between an inch and 2 inches of rain throughout the morning in the Bay Area and Sacramento regions be- fore heading to Southern California late Monday and overnight, National Weather Service forecaster Bob Ben- jamin said. But it and another weather system later in the week won't be nearly as powerful as the storm that dumped as much as 8 inches of rain in parts of Northern California last week and up to 6 feet of snow in the high elevations of the Sierra Ne- vada. That storm caused widespread flooding and power outages, including in downtown San Francisco. While the storms help, much more rain is needed to pull the state out of its severe drought, forecasters say. The Sierra Nevada is ex- pected to receive a few inches of snow by Monday morning at elevations above about 5,000 feet, a height that includes most ski re- sorts, said Eric Kurth, a me- teorologist in the weather service's Sacramento office. The second weather front is expected to dump yet more rain Wednesday in the Bay Area, Benjamin said. In Southern California, a cold front is expected to bring rain and mountain snow Tuesday and Wednes- day. Thursday will be dry, then showers will return Friday and Saturday, the weather service said. Waterlogged NorCal gets more rain GARYREYE—SANJOSEMERCURYNEWS Farheen Sultana fights the wind and rain at Fi h and Santa Clara streets in San Jose on Monday. WEATHER committee was headed by Larry Stevens and in- cluded organizations such as the Red Bluff Gold Ex- change, MS Concepts, Te- hama Reads, Walmart and Organizaciones Unidas. "It's the people that gave the donations for the toys," said Jessie Woods, owner of the Gold Ex- change. "The community has really stepped up. Ev- ery aspect of the commu- nity." Festival FROM PAGE 1 sought help because they didn't have flood insurance, or had flood insurance that only covered structural damage. "For the renters — if they lost their place and they can't afford to rent — when they do find a place we can help then get in and get started," Ford said. She added that flood damage can be especially devastating for those with- out flood insurance. "Unfortunately there was one family I was just work- ing with and they just real- ized they probably couldn't rebuild," Ford said. "It was probably going to be finan- cially impossible. We gave them as much assistance as we could, which was a sig- nificant amount, but..." By Monday, Red Cross ser- vice locations were closed in the county, according to a Twitter post by the North- eastern California chapter of the organization. Ford said residents still affected by previous storms, and those who may be af- fected by showers expected in the area through Wednes- day, can seek local assis- tance by calling 916-204- 2941. She said that phone num- ber should remain open in thecomingdaysifnotweeks. Affected residents also can seek assistance from the Red Cross office in Yuba City at 530-673-1460. Over the weekend, about 20 to 25 Red Cross volun- teers helped residents af- fected by recent storms. Anyone who wants to become involved with the Red Cross for future disas- ters can find information at redcross.org. Aid FROM PAGE 1 $21,000 according to the jail website. Both Nolands were ar- rested together in Septem- ber and are awaiting Jan. 12 court hearings on drug and gun related charges. According to court re- cords Michelle also pled not guilty to separate charges grand theft, iden- tify theft and second de- gree commercial burglary. Stolen FROM PAGE 1 By Tom Verdin The Associated Press SACRAMENTO A federal agency that has jurisdic- tion over California's bullet train has ruled that it has the authority to pre-empt state environmental law, creating uncertainty for nu- merous groups fighting the project in court. In a decision made pub- lic Monday, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board ruled that lawsuits challenging the high-speed rail line under the California Environmen- tal Quality Act conflict with its authority over railroads. The three-member board was acting on a request from the California High-Speed Rail Authority, which was seeking to clarify federal ju- risdiction over the project. The authority faces seven lawsuits that use the state environmental law to chal- lenge the bullet train plans. Officials were concerned that the lawsuits could de- lay construction of one of the initial sections of track, a 114-mile line between Fresno and Bakersfield. In its 2-1 decision issued late Friday, the federal body said the California environ- mental law "could be used to deny or significantly delay an entity's right to construct a line that the Board has specifically authorized, thus impinging on the Board's ex- clusive jurisdiction over rail transportation." The ruling makes it clear that federal law has prece- dent over state law as it per- tains to construction of the high-speed rail line, said Lisa Marie Alley, spokes- woman for the California High-Speed Rail Author- ity. She said agency officials were still reviewing the de- cision. Yet it also has the poten- tial to muddy the legal wa- ters. The dissenting member of the federal board, Ann D. Begeman, said the ruling removes key decision-mak- ing abilities from state res- idents, whose interests are at stake in the construc- tion of the north-to-south rail line. The ruling also conflicts with a previous decision by a California appeals court in a case involving several municipalities south of San Francisco that are challeng- ing the project. The California Court of Appeal previously decided in favor of Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto and a collec- tion of community groups, ruling that the California environmental law is not pre-empted by federal ju- risdiction. "Nobody's really quite sure what to do with this," said Stuart Flashman, an Oakland attorney repre- senting the plaintiffs in the Atherton case. He said the opposition groups could ask the Sur- face Transportation Board to reconsider its decision or appeal it in federal court. Officials with Kings County, which is included in one of the state lawsuits against the bullet train project, were examining the board's ruling and trying to determine their next step. "It practically invites more litigation," Colleen Carlson, the attorney for Kings County, said in an emailed statement. Carlson said the ruling also disregards a provision of Proposition 1A, the voter initiative that authorized the project. That provision says the environmental work for the first 300 miles must be completed before any state bond money is spent. The rail authority ap- proved an extensive envi- ronmental impact report for the Fresno-to-Bakers- field section in May. RAIL Fe de ra l ru lin g a wi n fo r st at e' s bu ll et t ra in By Michael R. Blood The Associated Press PASADENA California has received a spurt of fed- eral funding to expand an earthquake warning sys- tem intended to provide enough time for trains to brake, utilities and facto- ries to shut off gas lines, and people to dive under a table until the shaking stops. But the money is far short of what's need to fin- ish the job statewide. California trails Japan, Mexico and other earth- quake-prone areas in de- veloping a public alert sys- tem, which ideally would provide several seconds of warning after a fault rup- tures. Scientists have tried to make the public alert sys- tem now in pilot stages more widely available, but money has been a prob- lem. A joint statement Monday from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D- Burbank, said $5 million had been set aside to con- tinue the work as part of a spending bill approved by Congress. Feinstein called it "a down payment." By some estimates, developing a statewide system could cost $80 million. SEISMIC TECHNOLOGY St at e re ce iv es fu nd s fo r quake warning system The Associated Press CARMEL VALLEY The larg- est dam removal project in California history hit an im- portant milestone last week with the successful diversion of the Carmel River into a man-made river bed, an en- gineering feat that experts said was the first of its kind. The 93-year-old San Cle- mente Dam has to come down because it was built on an earthquake fault and because the reservoir be- hind it is 95 percent packed with mud, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. State regulators worried that if the privately owned dam collapsed, homes and businesses downstream would be inundated. But just taking down the dam with- out removing the built-up muck posed a threat to both property and the 36-mile- long river's ecosystem, the newspaper said. With approval from the state and conservation groups, California American Water, the dam's owner, in- stead decided to build a half- mile-long channel upstream from the dam so the river could be rerouted around the reservoir and into a creek, a task completed last week. The built-up sludge is go- ingtobeleftinplace,planted withnativetreesandgrasses, and surrounded with a rock berm,whichshouldallowthe reservoir to revert to nature once the dam is removed next year. STATE PROJECT River diverted near Carmel to allow dam removal ARLENEMARIENEWHAM December 5, 1924 ~ December 8, 2014 Arlene Marie Newham passed away peacefully at home in Red Bluff on Monday, December 8, 2014, in the loving care of her family. She celebrated her 90th birthday the previous Friday. Arlene was born in Marysville, CA on December 5, 1924, the second of seven children to Hom- er and Helen Dihel. She graduated from Weeping Water High School in Nebraska. She married Lloyd L. Newham on February 17,1942 in Rock Port, Missouri. They were married 63 years until his death in March 2005. Always a hard worker, Arlene was employed by Diamond Interna- tional (Tenneco) for 26 years. She also invested in and managed rental properties. She was part owner of Westside Recycling with her son Jerry and daughter-in- law Donna, since 1990. Arlene was an excellent cook and seamstress. She loved to garden. She was an avid reader. She was predeceased by her husband Lloyd, her mother and father, three sisters and two brothers. She is survived by her brother Dick of Yuba City, and her four children: Judy Korhonen of Redding, Jerry Newham (wife Donna) of Orland, Terri (Winstead) Williams (husband Jerry) of Red Bluff, and Leslie Newham of Red Bluff. She is also survived by her eleven grandchildren: Laurie (Jeff) Smith of Lewiston, Idaho; Trevor Korhonen, Brooke Korhonen, Megan Korhonen, Kelly Hanover, and Jason (Paula) Newham, all of Redding, CA; Courtney (Winstead) Stroing (husband Kylee) of Red Bluff; Tyler Jenkins of Chico, CA; and Justin (Lisa) Schumann, Jared (Amy) Newham, and Matthew Schumann, all of Orland, CA. She had 25 great grandchildren, and one great great granddaughter. Graveside services will be held on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery, followed by a gathering of family and friends at the Red Bluff Communi- ty Center. In lieu of flowers, she requested donations to the American Cancer Society or Hospice. 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