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Cody:RoyCarmanCody, 82, of Corning died Tues- day, Feb. 3at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Bros. Corning Mortuary. Pub- lished Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Leatherwood: Carolyn Sue Leatherwood, 78, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Feb. 18at Brentwood Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Maddox: Donald L. Maddox, 81, of Red Bluff died Mon- day, Feb. 16at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. Arrangements are un- der the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremation & Burial Service. Published Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Null: Nancy Lee Null, 82, of Red Bluff died Tuesday, Feb. 17at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremation & Burial Service. Published Thurs- day, Feb. 19, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the de- ceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. DEATHNOTICES Inaletteraddressedto the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the county expressed con- tinued interest in support- ing the 30th DAA. "Additionally, the county remains willing to explore the possibility of provid- ing an advance of funds ... to the 30th DAA to assist in paying the outstand- ing balance for the fair- grounds photovoltaic sys- tem, even absent forma- tion of the proposed" joint powers authority, accord- ing to the letter. While Wylene told the fair board that he was speaking in conceptual terms, he said the loan provision included in the previously approved JPA agreement could be pre- sented to supervisors as a stand-alone item. The solar system, which is operational, "repre- sents an improvement to the county-owned fair- grounds property, and con- sequently remains of inter- est to the county," accord- ing to county staff. The 30th DAA also owes the county about $20,000 for accounting services provided by the county, according to county staff. It's unclear what the pay- ment plan for that unpaid balance would be, but op- tions include "wrapping" the unpaid balance into a potential solar system loan, waiving all or part of the balance or collect- ing the full balance. Loan FROM PAGE 1 you did it for them, now do it for us.'" Schmid expressed con- cern that if the parcel were to be split, it could be sold. "The only advantage to creating a separate par- cel is to sell it," Schmid said, adding, "If the prop- erty owner wants to build on (the current location), which is the intent from all of this, they can do that without creating an- other parcel." The applicant for the parcel split, Dave Dhugge, said it was not his intent to sell the smaller parcel, and also agreed that he could build a retail store on a por- tion of the existing lot with- out splitting it into two. "We made the applica- tion for the parcel split," Dhugge said, during the City Council meeting. "I don't know why we did it, because as is, I can build a store next door to (the AMPM)." The Planning Commis- sion had previously rec- ommended approval for the parcel split. Because the City Coun- cil voted 2-2, City Manager Richard Crabtree said the matter could be revisited in March when the City Coun- cil is tentatively scheduled to appoint someone to its vacant fifth seat. Auditcommittee The City Council also unanimously voted to ap- point Amy Schutter to a vacant seat on the city's Audit Committee. Schutter, a grant writer and consultant, has a mas- ter's degree in public ad- ministration and has 15 years experience in pub- lic budgeting and finan- cial management, accord- ing to her application for appointment. Her term runs through Dec. 31. Council FROM PAGE 1 nating their children. The measure will also help en- sure that parents are noti- fied about the vaccination rates at their child's school. "Parents are calling my office saying, 'we have to do something about this,'" said Pan. He said he has also heard from some against the mea- sure. "They've called as well, but the vast majority are par- ents saying we need to pro- tect our children," he said. California is not alone in promoting vaccines. In Michigan, a statewide rule change that took effect Jan. 1 requires parents wanting a philosophical or religious waiver for childhood vacci- nations to first be educated by a local health department about the risks. In Washington, under a measure that received a pub- lic hearing before a House committee on Tuesday and drew critics, parents would no longer be able to cite per- sonal beliefs or religious rea- sons to send unvaccinated children to private and pub- lic schools. Measles FROM PAGE 1 "The only advantage to creating a separate parcel is to sell it. If the property owner wants to build on (the current location), which is the intent from all of this, they can do that without creating another parcel." — Rob Schmid, council member Thank you! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. BARRY WETCHE — TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Actress Noomi Rapace as 'Nadia' holds Rocco, a puppy pit bull in the film "The Drop" starring the late James Gandolfini. By Sue Manning The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Honoring actors brings out red car- pets, couture and — some- times — creatures. A monkey who's starred in 25 movies over two decades was top dog at the sixth an- nual Pawscars, the animal version of the Oscars. Wav- ing a statue over her head in triumph, a beaming Crys- tal accepts the "lifetime diva achievement award" looking every bit the part in a pink, floor-length gown and neck- lace during the show stream- ing online Wednesday. The Capuchin monkey, who played a Ben Stiller- slapping, key-stealing pri- mate in "Night at the Mu- seum" and a drug-dealing monkey in "Hangover Part II," is "the Angelina Jolie of animal stars," said "NCIS" actress Pauley Perrette, who is hosting the show with teen actor Lou Wegner. Holding her tiny hand, Perrette asks the prolific primate: "So Crystal, you have starred with some of the top leading men of all times — Bradley Cooper, Ben Stiller, Matt Damon, Robin Williams — did you have a favorite?" Crystal nods and chitters as her "answer" appears on screen: "Robin did call me his favorite leading lady, but my favorite leading man has to be my trainer Tom Gunderson." The show airs four days before the Academy Awards and honors other animal actors in categories such as best puppy under pressure and best supporting equine. As pets become more im- portant parts of everyday life, including on film and TV, animal award shows have grown in popular- ity. Pets already took the limelight at the World Dog Awards, the Puppy Bowl and Kitten Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday, and the West- minster dog show. Like the Oscars, the Pawscars wrap up awards season but are far more low- key. The hosts announce the awards from armchairs in Perrette's Hollywood guest house, while Crys- tal perches on a nearby ot- toman. Other winners are sent an official Pawscars certificate and special treat. Praise for animals on set doesn't come without de- tractors: People for the Eth- ical Treatment of Animals says live animals don't be- long in film and TV work. The American Humane As- sociation, the group hosting the Pawscars, has a 75-year- old program that ensures the safety of animal actors and gives its approval by al- lowing the familiar "No An- imals Were Harmed" tag- line to roll in movie credits. Other Pawscars include: BEST YOUNG ANIMAL PER- FORMER A trio of pit bull puppies won for their work in the late James Gandol- fini's last film, "The Drop." It took T, Puppers, Ice and a makeup artist to bring to life Rocco, a dog that ap- pears in the mob drama. Puppies grow so fast that the film needed three and non-toxic makeup to make them match. BEST SUPPORTING EQUINE The award goes to Dale, a horse in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" who carries the apes' leader. It looks like the apes ride bareback, thanks to special-effects markers on the saddles that are re- moved in post-production, Perrette said. In scenes where the horses appear to be jumping over fire, they are actually jumping over a foot-high bar with flicker- ing lights. BEST AQUATIC PERFOR- MANCE The honor goes to Savannah, who plays a dol- phin that dies in "Dolphin Tale 2," but she avoided hav- ing to learn a death scene thanks to animatronics. As for the other marine life, the American Humane As- sociation made sure no an- imal worked more than an hour without a break. BEST ENSEMBLE The ani- mals of "Wild" prevail: Muf- fet the horse, Dharma the fox, Fred the rattlesnake, Tess the dog, Sport the rab- bit and Taiga the llama. In the film about a woman's solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, 40 frogs cover a sleeping Reese Wither- spoon, but a foot-high bar- rier surrounding her meant no single frog was lost, We- gner said. 6th annual Pawscars honor top animal actors, prolific primate By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A San Francisco taxi company is ditching its 82-year-old brand and renaming itself after a smartphone app in the latest sign of how mo- bile technology is changing the way people get a ride. The transformation dumps DeSoto Cab's De- pression-era identity in fa- vor of Flywheel, an app that helps traditional taxis com- pete against increasingly popular ride-hailing ser- vices such as Uber and Lyft. "We think we are pio- neering the way taxi cabs need to be in the future," DeSoto President Hansu Kim said in a Wednesday interview. "There is a per- ception that the taxi indus- try is backward so we need to recast ourselves as being technologically innovative." The newly minted Fly- wheel taxis will be owned and operated indepen- dently from the Flywheel app, which is made by a 6-year-old startup in Red- wood City, California, a sub- urb located about 25 miles south of San Francisco. As part of their make- over, DeSoto's 220 taxis are being repainted from navy blue, turquoise and white to red, with the Flywheel name in white. Flywheel isn't charg- ing DeSoto for adopting its name, according to Fly- wheel CEO Rakesh Mathur. Instead, Flywheel hopes to profit from the additional exposure that it gains from cabs bearing its name. Like most of the other roughly 1,900 taxis licensed in San Francisco, DeSoto's cabs already have been us- ing Flywheel's app to sup- plement the business that they get from people who hail taxis on the street or from phone calls to their dispatch centers. The Flywheel app also works with cabs in several other cities, including Los Angeles, Seattle and San Di- ego. The Flywheel app will continue to book rides for other San Francisco taxis, and won't give any spe- cial preference to its name- sake cabs, Mathur said. The ride-booking decisions will be based on whichever taxi is nearest the passenger, Mathur said. Both Kim and Mathur are hoping that the ubiquity of Flywheel-branded taxis will help more passengers realize that they can use a mobile app to summon a traditional taxi just as eas- ily as they can book a car driven by a contractor oper- ating through Uber or Lyft. Flywheel collects a 10 per- cent commission on each taxi fare booked through its app and charges passengers an additional $1. Uber, in particular, has put a major dent in the taxi industryasmore peoplehave embraced its smartphone app and its ride-hailing net- work has expanded to more than 250 cities worldwide. Taxi drivers and compa- nieshavelashedoutatUber's success, contending that the service has an unfair advan- tage because it doesn't play by the same rules as cabs, saving millions of dollars in regulatory fees. Uber depicts its service as a breath of fresh air in a stale industry that had been treating passengers poorly for years. The Flywheel cabs will still adhere to taxi regula- tions and pay about $4 mil- lion annually for the medal- lions authorizing its cabs to operate in San Francisco, Kim said. The rules pre- vent Flywheel's taxis from raising their prices when demand rises — a practice known as "surge pricing" that Uber regularly deploys in busy times. IDENTITY CHANGE Cab company taking name of mobile app Flywheel AWARDS WAYNEONSTAD Wayne Onstad passed away in his home, Sunday eve- ning February 15, 2015 at the age of 72. He was born in Burlington, WI to Ken and Carrol Onstad. Wayne is survived by his childhood sweetheart, loving wife of nearly 54 years, Betty Onstad, and five children: Amy Dent, David Onstad, Kathy Yette, Marianne Jenson, and Julie Otlewis. He is also the Grandfather of 12: Mat- thew Onstad, Michelle Dominguez, Benjamin Onstad, Michael Decker, Andrew Decker, Julia Decker, Thomas Dent, Emily Dent, Chelsie Yette, Courtney Yette , Abbie Otlewis and preceeded in death by grandson Jacob Yette. He is the great grandfather of 8. Wayne is further survived by sisters Dawn Michaels and Sharon Wong, and preceded in death by his parents: Ken and Carroll Onstad, a sister and two brothers: Dianne, Keith and Robert. Wayne served in the Marine Corps for twelve years and was awarded a Purple Heart for his injuries received in Vietnam. Throughout life he was an avid fisherman and grew to be an accomplished bowler having achieved sev- eral perfect games and becoming a member of the Hall of Fame at Lariat Bowl, later competing on the PBA circuit. He enjoyed serving the community through Sacred Heart Church as a member of the Knights of Columbus and as a Eucharist Minister. Visitation and Rosary for Wayne will be held at Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers, Wednesday, 2/18, 5-8:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at Sacred Heart Church, Thursday, 2/19 at 1:00 pm with graveside services at St. Mary's Cemetery following. Obituaries We Don'tThink Cremation Should Cost So much. www.affordablemortuary.net•529-3655 FD1538 LocatedinChico,CA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A