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Bishop:JerreLeroyBish- op, 78, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 14at Oak River Rehab in Anderson. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Friday, Jan. 16, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Brent: Joseph Brent, 89, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 14at Vibra Hospital in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Friday, Jan. 16, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Long: T. Jerldean Long, 75, of Red Bluff died Thursday, Jan. 15at Enloe Medical Center in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Friday, Jan. 16, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Warren: Travis Ray War- ren, 38, of Red Bluff died Friday, Jan. 2at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Friday, Jan. 16, 2015in 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 750,000acresoffarmland. Farmers have turned to groundwater wells, while governments have been tapping into water kept in reserves. Worsening conditions spell trouble for their backup plans. After the Decem- ber rainfall, January has brought little precipitation in what's normally the wet- test month of the season. A separate federal forecast released Thursday shows drought conditions con- tinuing through April in much of California. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern Cali- fornia met demands from its members, including Los Angeles and Orange County, by taking water out of storage. But its re- serves are at half-capacity from 2012. "If drought conditions persist in 2015, we may have to consider restricting access to the supplies in the coming months," said Bob Muir, a spokesman for the water contractor. Last year ended as the hottest on record in Cal- ifornia. It also was part of the driest three-year stretch ever measured. The drought has left Central Valley fields fal- lowed, exacerbated wild- fires and led to water ra- tioning in some commu- nities. To maintain supplies, state water officials are urging residents to con- tinue taking shorter show- ers and letting their lawns go brown. "The situation is still virtually as dire as it was a year ago," said Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the State Water Resources Control Board. "Conserva- tion continues to be the most efficient and com- mon sense way to expand our supplies." The water board, which last summer imposed mandatory restrictions on outdoor water use, will revisit and consider ex- panding its regulations next month. California voters ap- proved a $7.5 billion wa- ter plan in November, but little can be used to pro- vide immediate drought relief this year. Drought FROM PAGE 1 ing a parade, chili cook-off, dances, golf tournament, bowling tournament, foot race, pancake breakfast, street dance, car shows and a mixer. According to the press release, the manager po- sition will be responsible for directing and manag- ing operational, adminis- trative, financial, market- ing and sales functions and will serve as the primary li- aison with the community, sponsors and partners. The manager will work with the board to provide operational evaluation, recommendations and policy advice and ensure the Round-Up maintains its status with the Profes- sional Rodeo Cowboys As- sociation. According to a job de- scription posted to the Round-Up's website the position will pay between $50,000 and $75,000 annu- ally based on experience. A full job description and application instruc- tions are available at red- bluffroundup.com or at the Job Training Center, 718 Main St. in Red Bluff. This year's Round-Up is scheduled April 17-19. Manager FROM PAGE 1 By Kristin J. Bender and Scott Smith The Associated Press YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK A day after completing what had been considered the world's most difficult rock climb, two Americans who spent 19 days living on a sheer granite wall said they hope their feat inspires others to follow their own passions. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson became the first to free-climb the Dawn Wall on the famous El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Unlike climbers who need more elaborate equipment, then men relied entirely on their hands and feet and physical strength, using ropes and harnesses only for safety in case of a fall. Speaking Thursday to reporters, both men said they had been touched by the number of people who found their journey inspi- rational. Jorgeson said the climb should show people to use teamwork and never give up on their dreams. He said the experience "recalibrates your percep- tion of what you can do and what's possible. Now that we've done this, who knows what comes. I have a whole new bar for what's possible and what I'm capa- ble of personally." The trek began Dec. 27. For 19 days, the two lived on the wall itself, eating and sleeping in tents fastened to the rock thousands of feet above the ground and bat- tling painful cuts to their fingertips. They also endured pun- ishment whenever their grip slipped, pitching them into swinging falls that left them bouncing off the rock face. The tumbles, which they called "taking a whip- per," ended with startling jolts from their safety ropes. Caldwell described how support climbers provided them with fresh fruit and vegetables every five days. They also ate Indian food, burritos and other "pretty normal stuff," in- cluding coffee. For treats, they enjoyed chocolate and Woodford Reserve whisky. "We like to say you can't put a price on morale," said Caldwell, who spoke in a whisper because he had lost his voice from shouting so much during the climb. There wasn't much downtime, Caldwell said, but in spare moments he read from the autobiogra- phy of legendary climber Barry Blanchard. Asked why the achieve- ment resonated with so many people, Jorgeson said the Dawn Wall "just person- ifies dreaming big and mak- ing it happen. It's just a su- per-concrete example and an iconic, beautiful place with amazing images and a great story of persever- ance and teamwork and making it." Caldwell of Estes Park, Colorado, and Jorgeson of Santa Rosa, California, trained for years to get ready. There are about 100 routes up the rock known among climbers as "El Cap," and many have made it to the top, the first in 1958. Even the Dawn Wall had been scaled. Warren Hard- ing and Dean Caldwell (no relation to Tommy) made it up in 1970, using climbing ropes and countless rivets over 27 days. No one, however, had ever made it to the sum- mit in one continuous free- climb — until now. The pioneering ascent comes after failed attempts for both men. They only got about a third of the way up in 2010 when stormed turned them back. A year later, Jorgeson fell and broke an ankle in another attempt. Since then, each has spent time on the rock practicing and mapping out strategy. This time, as the world watched and followed on Facebook and Twitter, Jorgeson got stalled in a lower section that took 11 attempts over seven days. "I didn't want to accept any other outcome but get- ting up that route," Jorge- son said on Good Morning America. "I tried to push all the negative thoughts of not being able to do it out and picture getting across that traverse, and that's eventually what hap- pened." YOSEMITE Climbers hope historic ascent inspires fans to follow dreams BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tommy Caldwell, le , gestures beside fellow climber Kevin Jorgeson during a news conference on Thursday in El Capitan meadow in Yosemite National Park. By Amy Taxin The Associated Press SANTA ANA The Mexican government Thursday be- gan issuing birth certifi- cates to its citizens at its consulates in the United States to make it easier for immigrants to obtain U.S. work permits, driver's li- censes and protection from deportation. Until now, Mexico has required its citizens to get birth certificates at gov- ernment offices in Mexico. Many of those living in the U.S. ask friends and rela- tives back home to retrieve the paperwork, but the de- lay can hold up their ap- plications for various ben- efits. Now, even as Republi- cans in Congress try to undo President Barack Obama's plan to shield mil- lions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S., Mexico is trying to help them apply for programs that would al- low them to remain in this country and continue send- ing money back to relatives across the border. "It is a huge help. It helps individuals really begin to formulate their formal identity in this country," said Angelica Salas, exec- utive director of the Co- alition for Humane Immi- grant Rights of Los Ange- les. About half the 11 mil- lion immigrants living in the U.S. illegally are from Mexico, and immigration experts say roughly 3 mil- lion of them could be eligi- ble to apply for work per- mits and protection from deportation under the ad- ministration's plan. People applying to stay in this country will proba- bly have to produce photo ID, such as a passport. And a birth certificate is neces- sary to get a passport. About two weeks ago, California — home to more Mexicans than any other state — began issuing driv- er's licenses to immigrants who are in the country il- legally. From now on, Mexico's 50 consulates in the U.S. will be able to get access to data maintained by re- gional governments in Mexico and print birth cer- tificates, said Arturo San- chez, consul for press and commercial affairs in Santa Ana, California. Consulates should be able to issue birth certifi- cates for nearly all places in Mexico, though some villages where documents are not digitally recorded may not be covered, San- chez said. Over the past year, the Santa Ana consulate has seen a surge in the demand for documents. Daily ap- pointments have jumped by a third to nearly 400, with many people trying to get birth certificates, San- chez said. Those who cross the bor- der illegally to reach the United States rarely carry documents with them on the treacherous journey, partly to avoid detection. And many Mexicans born in remote, rural communi- ties do not make the nec- essary journey to the near- est government office to obtain a birth certificate, Salas said. The move comes a day after House Republicans voted to overturn Obama's immigration policies and remove protection for im- migrants brought illegally to America as children. Rep. Duncan Hunter, who represents a San Di- ego-area congressional dis- trict, complained that U.S. and Mexican policies have combined to send more people across the border illegally. "The administration's position and efforts seem to better align with Mexi- co's interests than they do with our own — and that's disappointing," he said. Jessica Vaughan, direc- tor of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, said she believes Mexico is trying to make it easier for its citizens to stay here because of the money they send back. Mexican migrant work- ers living abroad sent home $21.6 billion to their fam- ilies in 2013, according to the country's central bank. Vaughan, whose organi- zation wants tighter lim- its on immigration, said ensuring birth certificates are authentic is critical be- cause they are used to ob- tain key identity docu- ments such as passports. "If we can trust the Mex- ican government to do its due diligence and estab- lish a system with integ- rity, then this will work," she said. But she added: "That is a big if." DOCUMENTATION Immigrants can now get Mexican birth certificates in US DANNY JOHNSTON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Visitors walk from the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock, Ark. LYLEEDWARDHENCRATT November 22, 1937 ~ January 12, 2015 Lyle was born in a maternity home on Walnut Street, Red Bluff, to Leslie "Bud" Lemuel Hencratt and Gladys James Hencratt. He attended one room School houses west of Red Bluff in the Hunter District, Reeds Creek Dis- trict, Cottonwood Elementary and graduated from Ander- son High School in 1956. Lyle met his wife Gale in high school and they married in 1958. They had two children, Dave and Dan and lived happily ever after. Lyle was an avid outdoorsman, a cattleman and a horse- man. Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, brother Le- slie and sister Betty. Lyle is survived by his wife of 56 years, Gale, sons Dave (Laquin), Dan (Jody), and grandchildren, Blair (Bekah), Brooke, Betsy and Cara. Graveside services will be held at the Cottonwood Cem- etery on January 20, 2015, at 10:00AM. A reception will follow at the Cottonwood Community Center. Obituaries FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A