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Doss: Richard Gilman Doss, 80, of Cottonwood died Wednesday, Jan. 7 at Shasta Regional Medi- cal Center in Redding. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel. Published Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 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 get so we can maintain our Police Department and our Fire Department." Thecommunitycenterop- erates at a deficit. According to previously released esti- mates by the city, the com- munity center cost about $258,000 to operate in fis- cal year 2013-2014, and it brought in about $181,000 in revenues. Schmid also noted that the burden of the smaller air conditioning unit the county is considering to purchase and install falls squarely on the county's coffers, not the city's. "They're trying to make it sound like they're bend- ing over backwards to do us a big favor by paying for the whole thing, but they're con- tractually responsible for the whole thing," Schmid said. The community center contract between the city and county is automati- cally renewed annually un- less either the city or county gives intent to terminate the agreement before March 1 of each year. City Manager Richard Crabtree said he didn't fault the county for asking the city to share the repair cost, add- ing that no one expected the air conditioner to die at the community center and itwas an unexpected expense. "Theagreementisold,and may not be reflective of how practice has evolved," Crab- tree said. The city in March 2013 shared a $6,000 repair cost of the floor of a walk-in re- frigerator at the community center, chipping in $3,000. Council member Suren Patel said perhaps the city should look over the whole contract. Contract FROM PAGE 1 to the area. The disaster declaration makes SBA assistance avail- able in Tehama County and the neighboring counties of Butte, Glenn, Mendocino, Plumas, Shasta and Trinity. In Tehama County 23 homeowners and three businesses suffered ma- jor damages. Another 102 homeowners and 13 busi- nesses suffered minor dam- age. The SBA categorizes those ratings based off of insured home prices. The SBA will have a per- sonal representative at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jack- son St., through Jan. 16 to assist affected residents in applying for a loan. SBA Public Information Officer Susheel Kumar said the important date for resi- dents to remember is March 9. To qualify for a loan an application must be filed before that deadline. The applications can be made in person at the com- munity center, online at di- asterloan.sba.gov/ela or by mailing a paper application to the SBA at 14925 King- sport Rd., Ft. Worth, Texas, 76155-2243. The home and residen- tial loans will be made at a interest rate of 1.938 per- cent. Business loans are at 4 percent. Kumar said it was also important for residents to know that once their loan is approved, they will still have six months before they have to accept the condi- tions. Kumar said he knows residents dealing with di- sasters have a lot on their minds, and the six-month period allows time for them to clear their minds and consider their options. If a loan is accepted, the first payment can be delayed through deferral programs for another six months. Loan plans may be made on up to 30-year terms. Kumar said the loans in some respects are custom- ized and urges residents to at least talk to a represen- tative. There is additional loan money available to fund mitigation improvements. Homeowners could receive an additional $200,000 for certain improvements. There are also mortgage refinancing plans available for residents who plan to move back into their homes. There are credit require- ments. Kumar said those who are behind on child support payments, for in- stance, may not qualify. "If you pay your bills, it's there," he said. The Local Assistance Center opened Tuesday in Red Bluff, with 54 house- holds stopping by. By mid- afternoon Wednesday an- other 21 had check in. The LAC will be opened again 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the commu- nity center. A number of local agen- cies are available for resi- dents to speak with, from the Public Works Depart- ment to assistance in get- ting a new copy of records such as birth certificates. Loan FROM PAGE 1 Brewer was transported to an area hospital for mi- nor to moderate inju- ries. Johnston said as of early Wednesday evening Brewer remained under guard. The sheriff's department had been tracking Brewer for two weeks. Early in the morn- ing Dec. 27 his estranged wife called 911 reporting Brewer was trying to kick in her door on West View Way in Cottonwood. Deputies arrived to find the woman and her 74-year-old mother cov- ered in blood and found both had been struck in the head and upper body with a hammer. The 74-year-old woman was taken to a local hos- pital and treated for skull fractures. Deputies were unable to locate Brewer follow- ing the incident, nor were they later that night when a neighbor reported see- ing his truck crashed into a tree in the area of Big Pine and Quail Ridge. Days later the sheriff's department reached out to the public in its search for Brewer, describing him as dangerous and possibly armed with a handgun. Brewer has since been wanted on an arrest war- rant covering charges of attempted murder, domes- tic violence, assault with a deadly weapon and bur- glary. The bail had been preset at $1,585,000. Brewer was arrested in April 2013 for driving un- der the influence, and dur- ing 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 probation department, ac- cording to court records. His wife filed for a dis- solution without children in May 2013. Pursuit FROM PAGE 1 By Amy Taxin The Associated Press SANTA ANA Seven Cali- fornians and two people in Utah have confirmed cases of measles likely contracted on trips last month to Dis- ney theme parks in Cali- fornia, state officials said Wednesday. Three more California residents are suspected of having measles. All patients with confirmed or suspected cases of the illness visited Disneyland or Disney Cal- ifornia Adventure between Dec. 15 and Dec. 20, accord- ing to the state's Depart- ment of Public Health. They likely got the air- borne illness at one of the parks then, officials said, adding people with measles can be infectious for nine days. The seven Californians with confirmed cases are from five different areas of the state and range from 8 months to 21 years old. Six were not vaccinated against the disease, including two who were too young to be vaccinated. Dr. Ron Chapman, direc- tor of the state's Department of Public Health, urged any- one who might have been exposed to check with a doctor. "The best way to prevent measles and its spread is to get vaccinated," he said in a statement. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention, measles is a highly contagious virus that lives in an infected person's nose and throat mucus and spreads through coughing and sneezing. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes and a red rash that usu- ally first appears on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. Disney officials said they had not received any re- ports of staff contracting measles. Park officials are working with the health department to provide any necessary information, said Dr. Pamela Hymel, chief medical officer for Walt Dis- ney Parks and Resorts. Health officials declared measles eliminated in the United States in 2000 be- cause of a lack of continu- ous transmission of the ill- ness. Today, measles is brought into the country by foreign visitors or unvaccinated Americans who get the ill- ness overseas. Health experts said there isn't much a theme park could do to prevent transmission since measles is airborne, noting the best prevention is vaccination. Dr. Jonathan L. Temte, chairman of the U.S. Ad- visory Committee on Im- munization Practices, said those who caught mea- sles probably were a few feet from someone with the illness who coughed or sneezed — and that many others likely were exposed. "If you turn around and do the math, of the people at Disneyland at the time that this occurred, probably 90 to 95 percent were vac- cinated," Temte said. "All of a sudden you realize that is a much higher attack rate." Dr. Alan Hinman, di- rector of programs at the Center for Vaccine Equity, said the measles vaccine is highly effective. After the recommended two doses, he said maybe one in 100 peo- ple could still get the illness, or fewer. "It is possible," he said. "It is not very likely." 9 measles cases linked to Disney theme parks MINDYSCHAUE—THEORANGECOUNTYREGISTER Fans attend an event at Disneyland in Anaheim. The Associated Press SAN DIEGO Officials in San Diego are trying to sort out how a 5 -foot snake wound up in a toi- let at an office building. Stephanie Lacsa told San Diego County author- ities she noticed the wa- ter level in the toilet was higher than usual when she went to the second- floor restroom Tuesday. When she plunged it, a snake popped up and flicked its tongue. She ran out, taped the door shut and called An- imal Services. The department says an animal control officer found a giant Columbian rainbow boa on the floor. The snake was shedding and slightly underweight. It was taken to an ani- mal care facility and bit a handler. If the owner doesn'tshow up by Friday, the snake will go to a rescue group. How it got in the toilet remains a mystery. COLUMBIAN RAINBOW BOA Woman plunging San Diego toilet pulls up 51/2-foot snake By Sudhin Thanawala The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO An audit released Wednesday crit- icizes the financial man- agement of California's court system, question- ing millions of dollars in spending since 2010 by the agency that helps manage its budget. The Administrative Of- fice of the Courts paid some of its staff members more than the governor and could save $7 million by us- ing state employees instead of contractors and tempo- rary employees in some cases, the audit found. It questioned $30 mil- lion in compensation and other expenses over a four- year period ending in 2013 and said the Judicial Coun- cil, which oversees the ad- ministrative office, was not adequately monitoring the office's spending. "Public confidence in the judicial system stems, in part, from confidence that the system's admin- istrators manage its oper- ations efficiently and ap- propriately," State Auditor Elaine Howle wrote. "This report concludes that ques- tionable fiscal and opera- tional decisions by the Ju- dicial Council and the AOC have limited funds avail- able to the courts." California's court sys- tem — the largest in the country — has faced bud- get cuts in recent years that have seen scores of courtrooms closed and thousands of employees laid off. Its budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year was $3.1 billion. In a statement, Califor- nia Chief Justice Tani Can- til-Sakauye said the coun- cil was already in the pro- cess of implementing some of the audit recommen- dations. Cantil-Sakauye heads the Judicial Council. "This audit, while con- fined in scope, gives us an- other useful tool to help us make progress," she said. The council has a new administrative director who has been conduct- ing his own assessment of the organization, Cantil- Sakauye said. The audit found that eight of the nine office di- rectors at the Administra- tive Office of the Courts were paid more than $179,000. That exceeds the salaries of the gover- nor and other high-rank- ing state officials with broader responsibilities, according to the audit. The council had already initiated a review of em- ployee compensation be- fore the audit, Steve Jahr, former director of the Ad- ministrative Office of the Courts, said in an interview. The audit — requested by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, a Los Ange- les Democrat — also ques- tioned a fleet of 66 vehicles maintained by the office and payments that it said cost trial courts an indefi- nite amount of additional funding. JUDICIAL SYSTEM Audit blasts financial management of state's court system AIRBORNE ILLNESS The seven Californians with confirmed cases are from five different areas of the state and range from 8 months to 21 years old. Six were not vaccinated against the disease, including two who were too young to be vaccinated. 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