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Thursday, October 13, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries A memorial service for Doris Faye Miller (Fowler), 84, of Oroville/Fort Bragg will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 14, 2011, at the First United Methodist Church in Oroville at 45 Acacia Avenue. A graveside interment is at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, Octo- ber 14, 2011. She passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011 at her home in Fort Bragg at 11:20 A.M. She was born in San Francisco on July 21, 1927, to Max DORIS FAYE MILLER (FOWLER) CITY Continued from page 1A needs a savings of $60,000. Rejection of the settle- ment offer means the council's Oct. 4 action to reduce employee hours by five hours per week stands. The 10 effected employees have been given layoff notices. Implementation of the lay- offs will begin Oct. 19 pending any new agree- ments between now and then. Because the council and Gladys Fowler, had been an Oroville resident for over 40 years, but the past year or so lived in Fort Bragg. Doris was UC Berkley graduate in 1949 in the field of economics. Doris love to travel all over the world. She loved to play bridge all day with a large group of friends. Doris or "Ma" as we called her had book in one hand and chocolate bar in the other when we saw her in the evenings. She was an Attorney and Real Estate Broker (Garden Ranch Real Estate) for many years. She was member Rotary club, and Methodist churches in Oroville and Fort Bragg. Doris loved to dance; weddings and birthday parties were fun for her. Doris enjoyed working, so she did until June 30th of this year. Survivors include; three sons; Jeffrey (Patty) Miller of Quincy: Eric (Hilary) Miller of Fort Bragg; Ivan (Dianne) Miller of Calistoga: a daughter; Sara (Brian) Parsons of Red Bluff; a sister; Maxine of Springfield Oregon: preced- ed in death by her brother Don Fowler of New York; and 11 grandchildren: Aaron, Amanda, Ethan, Tyson, Mike, Shawn, Lauren, Jennifer, Artie, Jenn, and Jason and 9 great grandchildren: Tanner, Adria, Austin, Jaz, Ember, Zephyr, Cash, Emily, and Deagan. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to the First United Methodist Church at: 45 Acacia Avenue, Oroville, CA. Death Notices Earl F. Hedlund Earl F. Hedlund of Eureka died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, at his residence. He was 90. ForeverMissed.com is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Pelosi filing shows disclosure loophole WASHINGTON (AP) — A real estate investment by House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi's hus- band went undisclosed for years and has opened a win- dow into a loophole that allows House members to avoid specifying some of their financial assets. In 2010 and 2011, Pelosi voluntarily reported the Sacramento, Calif., land investment as an asset of her multimillionaire husband, Paul. She had not reported the investment for about 10 years previously because it was held by an S corpora- tion her husband had set up, said Nadeam Elshami, a spokesman for the Califor- nia congresswoman. Under House financial disclosure rules, lawmakers are not obligated to specify the separate assets of an S corporation — which is a business in which individual investors pay taxes on prof- its rather than the company. Pelosi decided in 2010 to voluntarily disclose the investment because the land had become more valuable, Elshami said. Pelosi first reported in 2010 her husband's invest- ment in Russell Ranch LLC. It was described then as undeveloped residential real estate in Sacramento worth between $1 million and $5 million. In 2011, she listed the value between $5 million to $25 million. In 2009, when Nancy Pelosi was the House's speaker, she had vocally promoted the daughter of her husband's business part- ner in Russell Ranch as U.S. ambassador to Hungary. Elshami said there was no connection between report- ing the investment and the ambassadorship. Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis was confirmed by the Sen- ate for the position. ''The decision was made to list the asset voluntarily and separately for clarity and transparency purposes. It was added to the report because (the value of the land) was a larger amount,'' he said. Paul Pelosi had said ear- lier that he had been a limit- ed partner in Russell Ranch for more than a dozen years. ''My initial investment was in the $1 million to $5 million range,'' he said. ''Recently, the general part- ner determined that the value of my interest was in excess of $5 million and that's why it was reported in that category. It's been close to $5 million for sev- eral years.'' Pelosi's disclosure of the Russell Ranch investment was first reported by The Washington Times. She regularly disclosed the range of total assets of her husband's S corporation in accordance with the rules. Congressional ethics watchdogs said disclosing the specific investments of an S corporation should be required in the House rules. Staff members at the House Ethics Committee and the watchdog groups said they did not know how or why they escaped cover- age. Bill Allison, editorial director at the Sunlight Foundation, said, ''You don't have to list every copy machine but major invest- ments should have to be dis- closed.'' Common Cause spokes- woman Mary Boyle said, ''We give Nancy Pelosi credit for disclosing when she didn't legally have to. In an ideal world, they should disclose this." does have a regular meet- ing scheduled for Tuesday, the union has one more chance to come back with another offer before the layoffs begin. Union members have discussed other options and they will have an offer for the council by then, said Sherryl Arend, the union's co-shop steward. She declined to state what the offer would be. Nichols said the city has asked the union to re- enter into a new round of negotiation for this fiscal year but the union has refused. Without entering into a new round of nego- tiations, the council has no obligation to consider the new settlement offer that will be coming. Art Frolli has said under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act the union has no oblig- HEROIN Continued from page 1A endangerment with the possibility of injury or death. Bail was set at $4,065,000. The high bail amount could be related to the large amount of heroin recovered, said TIDE Supervisor Eric JACKED Continued from page 1A day I heard about Let's Jump while I was at the gym and took it to Lassen View SERRF. Last night I started thinking why can't we do it at Vista, too?" Wylie, who has been with the consortium since FEST Continued from page 1A and this festival gives us a chance to highlight some of the wonderful ani- mals we have available at the care center," Storrey said. "We are fortu- nate to have wonderful volunteers and the PETS organization that will go the extra mile to help us find for- ever homes for these animals." The event not only allows the animals to get out of the care center for a short while, but shows the cen- ter's commitment to being a more active member of the community, he said. For questions about the animals that will be at the festival, call 527- 3439. The Fun Run, which has taken place almost every year of the festi- val, is set for 7:30 a.m. registration with youth races at 8:30 a.m. and 13 and older starting at 9 a.m. "The race is for anyone who would like to take advantage of the fresh air and beautiful scenery," said REPEAL Continued from page 1A also are considering seeking enough signatures for a broader ballot proposition that would target laws they feel infringe on parental rights to govern what their children learn in school. However, opponents would have to work around Califor- nia's single-subject rule, COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check starting at $ (most cars and pick-ups) 2595 + cert. Pass or FREE retest 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. Computer Problems? Frustrated? Need Help? Diagnosis Service with Windows Reload Service ($39 value. 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Red Bluff Police Officers' Association Police Officers, Police Sergeants, Dispatchers and Community Services Offi- cers • 12% Compensation Reduction Totaling $186,000 • Average employee annual reduction in compensation of $6,893 Red Bluff Firefighters' Association Fire Captains and Fire Engineers • 12% Compensation reduction totaling $73,565 • Average employee annual reduction in compensation of $8,174 Red Bluff Miscellaneous Employee Unit Accounting Technicians and Clerks, Administrative Assistants, Police Records Specialists, Engineering Technicians, Electricians, Mechanics, Building and Grounds Maintenance Workers, Park Maintenance Workers and Water, Waste- water Collections and Streets Lead/Maintenance Workers. • Fiscal Year 2010/2011 an average 5.56% compensation reduction totaling $60,000 Fiscal Year 2011/2012 negotiations were not successful and there is no com- pensation reduction. • Fiscal Year 2010/2011 average annual reduction in compensation of $2,210 Fiscal Year 2011/2012 council requested the same concessions (average 5.56% compensation reduction per employee). This was refused by union and the city was forced to layoff employees in the general fund (11 of the 27 employees) to 0.88 Full Time Equivalents (35 hours/wk). ation to enter into new negotiations unless it is for the upcoming fiscal year. Both sides agree nego- tiations for this fiscal year had been concluded after an impasse was declared and mitigation did not resolve the issue. ——— Maher. The street value of that much heroin can be nearly $1 million. Soto's 17-year-old brother, who was also in the vehicle, was arrested and taken to the Tehama County Juvenile Justice Center, Maher said. He was charged with possession of a narcotic and sales of a narcotic. His name was not released due to his age. January, has been with the SERRF program four years, she said. "The whole point of the Let's Move campaign is to get the kids away from the TV and just do something that's active," Wylie said. At Lassen View — the Tehama County designat- ed health behavior demo site — there were 65 par- ticipants. To participate there had to be an independent wit- ness while students com- pleted one full minute of jumping jacks and it had to be done between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday, Wylie said. To break the record, there would have to be more than 20,000 people Marilyn Long, a founding member of the organizing committee. The starting and finishing line is at Schaffer Avenue, just north of Lassen View School, and world- class athletes Alan and Beverly Abbs are coordinating the event, Long said. The festival itself commences at 10 a.m. with the singing of the National Anthem and a presentation by a color guard. The Agricultural Commodities Store, another favorite, will be in the center of the festival grounds under a big white tent, Long said. Items offered for purchase include walnuts, almonds, pecans, pistachios and dried plums, she said. "As usual, savory tri-tip sand- wiches and chips, authentic pork carnitas with beans and rice, a crisp Oriental salad with a fortune cookie or a piping-hot baked potato with your choice of topping will be on hand," Long said. Pacific Sun Olive Oil, Sunbursts, seasoned almonds, honey and nut combinations and chocolate dipped prunes are among items that will be meaning initiatives can address only one issue at a time. He wouldn't say which other laws might be includ- ed. ''Legislators in Sacra- mento have been put on notice if they pass something that is disrespectful to par- ents and the way parents want their children to be raised, they can and will, in one way or another, be held accountable,'' Dacus said in Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. Red Bluff sees some heroin, but usually not in this magnitude, Maher said. Soto told agents that he had been on his way north to the Portland, Ore., area. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. worldwide participating, Wylie said. For more information, visit http://kids.national- geographic.com/lets- jump. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. available, with free samples of some items, she said. Author Alley will be back with local authors and their books avail- able and the Li'l Farmer Corner has games, activities and a bounce house. The event will have gift baskets, certificates and artwork for a silent auction and scarecrows made by Lassen View students will be scat- tered throughout the grounds. Tractor enthusiasts will be able to look at the latest spray rigs, harvest- ing equipment and tractors in front of the Lassen View gym. Antique engines and tractors will be at the event. Tractors will participate in two parades during the day — one at the beginning of the event and the other during the afternoon. Live music will be performed throughout the day. For more information, visit www.dairyvillefestival.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. a telephone interview. He said the groundswell of dissatisfaction was evident because his organization and the Capitol Resource Insti- tute were able to gather thou- sands of signatures in just 90 days without time to raise the money needed to hire profes- sional signature-gatherers. Orr, of Equality Califor- nia, predicted opponents' fight will become more diffi- cult once the law takes effect. ''They've used a lot of scare tactics and made a lot of statements that aren't true,'' she said. ''All of these sorts of wild claims will not materialize in the classroom and California voters will realize this is really much ado about nothing.'' 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