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Alves:JohnAlves,80,of Los Molinos died Sun- day, Dec. 28in Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Afford- able Mortuary. Published Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Spearin: Victor Earl Spea- rin, 54, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 at home. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Deathnoticesmustbepro- vided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obitu- aries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituar- ies may be placed by mor- tuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run mul- tiple days and offer wide latitude of content, includ- ing photos. Deathnotices By Lisa M. Krieger San Jose Mercury News The winter's first man- ual measurement of Cali- fornia snowpack on Tues- day found that water con- tent at the spot tested is only one-third of average — showing that the state still has a long way to go to re- cover from the drought. Snow surveyor Frank Gerhke hiked through two feet of snow at the Sierra Nevada's Echo Summit and found it contained four inches of water, or 33 percent of normal for this time of year. That's far better than last year's 20 percent tally. But it's not enough, according to the state Department of Water Resources. The storms of December were too warm to bring much snowpack to the drought-stricken state, say weather experts. And current cold and windy weather isn't help- ing much, because it is so dry. There's no precipita- tion in the New Year's holi- day forecast across the en- tire northern two-thirds of the state. "Although this year's sur- vey shows a deeper snow- pack than last year, Califor- nia needs much more rain and snow than we've expe- rienced over the past two years to end the drought in 2015," said Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin. He urged Californians to continue water conserva- tion practices. The snowpack, dubbed California's "frozen reser- voir" by water officials, is measured at Echo Summit's Phillips Station off Highway 50, which at 6,800 feet ele- vation is considered a reli- able indicator of how much water will be available dur- ing the spring, summer and fall. The snowpack is a mea- surement of the snow's wa- ter content, not its depth, Measurements are also taken statewide, using 105 electronic sensors in the Sierra. They detected a snow water equivalent of 4.8 inches, 50 percent of the multi-year average for Dec. 30. The snow measurement is important because snow- melt supplies about a third of the water needed by the state's residents, agricul- ture and industry as it melts in the late spring and sum- mer. Californians will have to wait until late Febru- ary to learn whether we're out of the drought, one of the worst in more than a century of record-keeping, said Doug Carlson, a state Department of Water Re- sources spokesman. The state needs much more precipitation than normal in 2015 to pull out of the drought, due to three consecutive years of below- average snow and rainfall, he said. By the end of the rainy season, we'll need 75 inches of snowpack to restore de- pleted reservoirs — far above the 50 inches that is normal. "Once we have had two or three solid months of the wet season, then we'll be in a better position to know," he said. "We want to give it a good opportunity to pro- duce precipitation," he said. DROUGHT Snowpack statewide about a third of normal despite recent storms on the ground, and he was detained without incident. The firearm turned out to be an airsoft-type rifle that had its orange safety tip cov- ered with black electrical tape,accordingtotherelease. While searching Ward's pockets officers found drug paraphernalia, according to the release. Ward was arrested and booked into Tehama County jail on suspicion of possess- ing drug paraphernalia, al- ter markings on an imita- tion firearm and display- ing an imitation firearm in a public place. Rifle FROM PAGE 1 cover the costs of lab tests for residents. Supervisor Dennis Gar- ton recommended the county attempt to contact more residents by sending paperwork back with stu- dents when school resumes. "We need to outreach a littler farther into the cor- ners of the community," Garton said. During public comment a Manton resident asked the board to look into peo- ple affected outside of the Dairyville area. The Dairyville area re- ceived some of the heavi- est flooding after a pri- vate berm broke on Butler Slough. The county initially said it was impossible to fix, but a public works employee researched a solution us- ing an Aqua Dam, a porta- ble temporary product that is filled with water. The county used helicop- ters to repair the berm and sandbagged another nearby area to provide a fix officials hope will last through the winter. While the supervisors thanked county staff for their work, Chief Admin- istrator Bill Goodwin said the value of the residents helping each other in the neighborhood was also im- portant. The meeting included a family of four, whose home became unlivable because of the flood waters, thank- ing everyone for their re- sponse and saying they were proud to live in Te- hama County. Storms FROM PAGE 1 Around 6:48 p.m. a res- ident in the area reported seeing Mark Brewer's truck crashed into a tree. Deputies found the truck disabled at the intersec- tion of Big Pine and Quail Ridge. While in the area they observed Brewer running into a wooded area. Sheriff's logs describe Brewer as wearing a gray sweatshirt and blue jeans at the time. California Highway Pa- trol Air Operations was called in, but law enforce- ment was unable to locate Brewer. Brewer was arrested in April 2013 for driving un- der the influence, during the traffic stop several bags of marijuana were found in the trunk of the car. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 2 years, 8 months in local prison and was turned over to the pro- bation department, accord- ing to court records. A dissolution without children was filed by Candi Brewer in May 2013. Wanted FROM PAGE 1 to St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police said they learned Verry and an unknown per- sonwereinvolvedinafightat the apartment, and later ar- rested Robison on suspicion of murder June 11 at a mobile home on Gilmore Road. During Robison's prelim- inary hearing Nov. 5, a Red Bluff police detective testi- fied that witnesses at the Mina Avenue apartment located south of Antelope Boulevard said Robison and Verry were involved in a fight, and at least one wit- ness observed what looked like a blade. Curtis said Robison alleg- edly told police he tried to stab Verry in the arm, but Verry had moved. Verry suffered three stab wounds, Curtis said, refer- ring to an autopsy report. Verry's cause of death was ruled as a loss of blood as a result of his stab wounds. Robison's attorney, Ron- ald McIver, during the pre- liminary hearing, high- lighted a statement given to police by Robison's girl- friend, who said Verry had started a fight with Robison. The defendant remains in custody. Trial FROM PAGE 1 Robison RICH PEDRONCELLI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Frank Gehrke, chief of California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program for the Department of Water Resources, le , pulls the snow depth survey pole from the snow pack as he conducts the first snow survey of the season at Echo Summit on Tuesday. The survey showed the snow pack to be 21.3inches deep with a water content of 4.8inches, which is 33percent of normal for this site at this time of year. At right is Dave Schmalenberger, of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, who accompanied Gehrke on the survey. CARLETONCONDONHAVENER,JR. April 5, 1943 ~ December 25, 2014 Carleton Condon Havener, Jr. passed away Thursday, December 25th 2014 in Red Bluff, California, after a battle with ALS. He was 71 years old. Carl was born on April 5, 1943 to Phyllis Rachel Havener and Carleton Condon Havener, Sr. in Portland, Maine. Carl's dad was in the Navy at the time. After World War II ended, both of Carl's parents worked hard to provide for their family (Carl, his two brothers and two sisters), and Carl was responsible for helping to raise his siblings. He learned to cook and be very self sufficient, traits that served him all this life. Growing up in Maine, Carl was a member of the Cub Scouts. He enjoyed fishing, marbles, basketball, and read- ing. His father would take him to the Public Library and Carl would check out as many books as he was allowed, read them all, and check out more two weeks later. This love of reading would continue throughout his life. In 1955, Carl's parents moved the family to Southern California for work in the new aviation industries. Carl got his first taste of seeing the nation by watching it speed by outside the windows of the train that took the family to their new lives on the west coast. Carl attended school in Los Angeles from 6th grade until graduating high school. Neither of Carl's parents had graduated high school and they dreamed that Carl and his siblings would all gradu- ate and continue on to attend college. Carl started his col- lege experience at Fullerton Junior College in September, 1962. There he met and married his first wife, Sondra Morrison. Carl worked full time while he attended col- lege. He was known to often talk of his work experience at that time with Sears. He worked with wonderful peo- ple but the hard work in the warehouse helped inspire him to continue with his education. He graduated from Cal State Fullerton with honors in June of 1967 with a Bachelors degree in Psychology, and a Minor in Sociolo- gy. After graduating, Carl and his wife moved to Redding for his new job with the Shasta County Welfare Depart- ment. He never regretted the move to Northern California where he had more opportunities to pursue his love for hunting, backpacking, and, later, photography. With the assistance of a special program offered through the State of California and Shasta County, he was able to go to graduate school and earned his Masters Degree in Social Work from California State University, Sacramento in 1971. He was always grateful for the advantages that the public education system in California offered to him and bemoaned the recent fee increases that have made it pro- hibitively expensive for some to have the same education that he so valued. He continued his life-long career in public service and worked for the state of California prior to coming to the County of Tehama, where he was hired by Mental Health in 1975. In 1976, Carl passed his exams to be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Tehama County had experienced a high turnover in Di- rectors of Mental Health, who had typically been Psychia- trists. The Board of Supervisors decided to try a new ap- proach in 1979 and Carl was appointed the first non- medical Director of Mental Health for Tehama County. Under his leadership there were many milestones, advan- ces, and changes in Mental Health (and later in the Health Agency) until his retirement in 2003. Often programs came and went depending upon the whims of the politi- cal environment and availability of various funding streams; however, through the ups and downs, he strived to serve the clients and community to the best of his abili- ty. Carl proudly served on many local and state level boards and committees. Among those, in 1981 an Inter- agency Council was formed with Carl as the first Chair- man. This council consisted of the County Superintendent of Schools, the Director of Mental Health, the Director of Public Health Nursing, the Deputy Drug and Alcohol Ad- ministrator, Chief Probation Officer, Chief of Police of Red Bluff, Chief of Police of Corning, the Director of Social Services, and the Sheriff. This Council brought in approxi- mately five million dollars in grants to provide services for the county. The level of cooperation and synergy the In- teragency Council afforded the various agencies was un- precedented, and so successful that representatives of other counties and the federal government studied the Council and attempted to duplicate their efforts, with mixed success. Also, Carl served as a representative of Small Counties to the Federal Mental Health Block Grant Committee. Historically federal block money tended to go only to larger urban counties, but as a result of his ef- forts a number of small counties got funding for special projects. In 1986 Carl's first marriage ended in divorce. This was a hard time for him, but he soon met the woman who would be the love of his life, Joann Davis. The two would be married in 1989; this was another decision he would never regret. In 2001, Carl became the Executive Director of the newly-formed Tehama County Health Service Agency. This ìsuper agencyî combined his existing Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol divisions with Public Health, the coun- ty's Skilled Nursing Facility, and the medical Outpatient Clinic. In 2003, Carl retired after 36 years of public serv- ice. Carl enjoyed his retirement years. He continued to hunt but spent most of his time pursuing his avid interest in nature photography. He could be seen out in Tehama County, with his best buddy Molly (his yellow Labrador Retriever) in his pick-up truck, looking for the best im- ages of the county he loved. When Joann retired in 2008, they traveled in their RV to Alaska, Canada, and all across the United States with Molly and photography equipment. They would be on the road for months at a time, seeing the sights and enjoying the beauty of the two countries. In addition to his career and family, Carl was dedicated to Rotary International. He served in the Rotary Club of Red Bluff for many years, and was always very proud of the organization's accomplishments and service to the community. Carl felt he made many lifelong friends through Rotary. Carl was a Paul Harris Fellow, and was recognized with the True Rotarian Award in 2014. Carl is survived by his loving wife Joann, brothers Jim (Joanna) Havener and Rex (Karen) Havener, sisters Shir- ley Havener and Marlene Havener, sons Mark (Courtney) Havener and Brett (Caryl) Havener, granddaughters Mariah Havener and Amelia Havener, and a large number of nieces and nephews. Services for Carl will be held on Friday, January 2nd 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Tehama County Fairgrounds, Floriculture Building. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the ALS Association, Gift Proc- essing Center, P.O. Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007 (ww w.als.org). Obituaries ThePassingParadeisbroughttoyoubybyMinchPropertyManagement, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514 THE PASSING PARADE (FromDaveMinch'sISaycolumnofApril1960) Sometimes it gets boring to write items that will be interesting but not controversial. I've saved up a few that are very controversial and I think I will use them today. Remember these are not necessarily my convictions. Some of them I don't agree with at all. Schools should run 12 months of the year with teachers and students getting 2 weeks' vacation. It is easier for students to keep learning than it is for them to go to school for 9 months and then vacation for 3 months doing nothing. It would also be easier on mothers, many of whom are working on full time jobs … Churches should be taxed the same as any other real estate*. Do they cost the city or the county any less for fire protection, police protection, road maintenance than any other taxable property next to them? You may say they are exempt because they do good. So do the Masons, the Elks Club, the YMCA, the hospitals, religious schools etc.At one time churches were operated on almost no money at all. Today many churches are big business with budgets so large that taxes would not add over 1 to 3% to their budget. (*Father's stance here is an odd one for he was a church goer every Sunday.RM) … All schools built in California should be of standard construction whether city or county, elementary or university. Only one material should be used for walls, one for window casing, etc. Buildings could be built for perhaps half the cost and architectural fees would be saved as well. Blueprints would all be the same for all buildings and extra rooms s would be added as needed by attaching to already built rooms. … Cities and counties should operate the same as larger businesses.All buyers who have the privilege of spending county money should be bonded, and if it is proven they have personally profited from their office, they should be punished the same as anyone else who had stolen county property. … The County Doctor should have complete control of Corning and Red Bluff County hospitals as his sole duty. … Capital Punishment should not be abolished. The next time somebody tells you that capital punishment has never been of any value in stopping crime, ask them to prove it to you. Everyone gets angry enough from time to time to do bodily harm to someone else. But very few kill, possibly because they don't want to risk getting their necks stretched by the State. If we had no capital punishment, there might be as many killings in real life as there are in TV Westerns. (Are we there 53 years after Father's writing? RM). … Don't forget that the above are printed as controversial ideas, not necessarily my ideas. (And yet many appear as provocative today as first proposed so many years ago. RM) Dave Minch 1900-1964 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 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A