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Friday, November 4, 2011 – Daily News 9A Obituaries ILAMAY ELMA GOODWIN 11, 1913 to Barbara L. Bonham and William David Bonham at their Bend Farm NE of Red Bluff. Polly passed away October 27, 2011 at the age of 98. She was predeceased by her husbands Emery F. Montgomery, Clyde H. Houghton, James D. Goodwin and her brothers James Milo Bonham and Earl Huntley Bonham (Pat). Polly is survived by her son Richard D. Montgomery and Ilamay Elma Goodwin, known as Polly, was born March CHASE Continued from page 1A firearm, being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition, possession of VETS Continued from page 1A cemeteries, Salanti said. With Assembly Bill 1644, signed wife Tracy, daughter Diane M Cleland and husband Gae, eight grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Polly graduated from Red Bluff High School with the class of 1931. While in high school she had part time jobs at the Derr Bakery on Main St. and at a soda fountain. She enjoyed tennis and was good at it. She married at 18 and as her husband worked for the state division of highways, they moved about as required, living in Susanville, where Diane was born. In later years she worked for P G & E in Red Bluff where she made many good friends. She was transferred to the San Fran- cisco office of the company, where she worked until she retired. Moving to Corning, she was an active member of St. An- drews Episcopal Church for 30 years. Polly was a member and many times an officer of the Alumna Chapter of the Alpha Lambda Sorority. Above all she was devoted to her family, remembering all birthdays, attending all events, and loved by her large family. Graveside services will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Wed- nesday, November 2nd at 2pm followed by a gathering for remembrance at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge at 3pm. In lieu of flowers make a donation to your favorite char- ity or St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Death Notices Raymond Paul Sebastian Raymond Paul Sebastian died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at his residence in Cottonwood. He was 68. Nep- tune Society of Northern California is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. into law on Aug. 27, 2010, the coun- ty is responsible to appoint a Veter- ans Remains Officer to process unclaimed persons through the coroner's office, he said. Salanti worked with the state to get the bill passed, he said. There wasn't a law with a process to estab- lish what to do with unclaimed remains. DAY Continued from page 1A marketing and general exhibits; health, home and recreation and social, human and government services. "They have to interview at least one employer in each building, which expos- es them to a good cross-sec- tion of employment avail- able in Tehama County," said Education Foundation board member Tim More- house. "It lets them see that they don't have to leave Tehama County to make good money or to do some- thing they're passionate about." Not only do the students get to see the careers that are more readily visible, like firefighters or doctors, but other related careers they might not think of as marijuana for sale, driving without a license, failure to appear after a written promise, possession of drug paraphernalia, pos- session of less than an ounce of marijuana, fail- ure to pay a vehicle fine, failure to comply with a court order related to a vehicle and failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge. Bail was set at Some remains have sat on shelves in storage for years and years, Salanti said. The Department of Veterans Affairs offers free burial for veterans and their spouses, but they cannot do so until a family member identifies the people. This is not an acceptable way for our veterans to treated, Salanti said. The Missing in America Project has identified and buried 1,589 vet- erans so far and is in the process of identifying and burying some 1,600 more, Salanti said. Now, the bill that was passed gives the coroner or funeral home a easily, Morehouse said. "They get to learn that agriculture is not just crops but all the supportive ser- vices around it, such as marketing or irrigation," Morehouse said. "They learn that health services is more than just doctors and nurses. They also get to have conversations to learn what skill sets they need to prepare whether it's college or a tech school." Eighth grade is a perfect time to expose students to careers because the deci- sions they make now are crucial, he said. "In eighth grade they're getting ready to decide what courses they'll take in high school, which will help them make decisions for their future," Morehouse said. Elizabeth Bermudez of e-Scholar Academy said she enjoyed talking with presenters and learning $149,500. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. one-year window to turn remains over to a veterans remains organiza- tion, he said. The organization, which at this point is only the Miss- ing in America Project, gets legal authority to bury them. The law "protects the interests of the unknown," Salanti said. For more information about the Missing in America Project, go to www.miap.us, or call the Redding office at 229-9000. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. about the various careers. "I liked the District Attorney booth the best because I want to be a lawyer or someone who investigates crimes," Bermudez said. "The funnest one was the Red Bluff Police." Bermudez said she enjoyed talking with Red Bluff Police School Resource Officer Aaron Murray who was on hand to let students check out his patrol car. "I enjoyed seeing what other jobs I can do when I'm older," Vista Middle School student Zachary Bey said. His favorite presenter was the Tehama County Sheriff's Department because he has an interest in going into law enforcement, Bey said. Richfield School student Elisabeth Holtzinger enjoyed visiting with UC Obama law has unexpected beneficiaries CRUSH WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the money from President Barack Obama's health care law is flowing to places you might not expect. Two Texas public employee programs are among the top 25 beneficiaries of a $5-billion fund to shore up employer coverage for early retirees, despite Texas Gov. Rick Perry's vow to repeal what Republicans derisively call ''Obamacare.'' And records show the Hunts- man family business, where GOP presidential candidate Jon Hunts- man was once a top executive, received about $1 million. Some see a gap between dire Republican rhetoric about the health care overhaul and the pragmatic impulse to cash in on a new government benefit. ''Lots of Texans are already benefiting from health care reform,'' said Anne Dunkelberg, a health care expert at the Austin- based Center for Public Policy Priorities. ''Other than for politi- cal theater, there would not be the kind of opposition there is.'' The nonpartisan center advocates for the poor. Employer-sponsored health insurance for retirees has been shriveling for years, ever since companies were required to report their liability to investors. Democrats who wrote the new law wanted to encourage employ- ers to keep offering coverage. Only about 6 percent of private companies currently provide such a benefit for early retirees, according to the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Insti- tute. But that still works out to more than 400,000 companies. Add state and local government agencies, as well as union plans, and the number swells. The Obama administration's subsidy program got so many applica- tions it stopped accepting new ones after approving more than 6,000. It pays 80 percent of the claims amount for early retirees ages 55 to 64 whose care costs between $15,000 and $90,000. The top beneficiary: the Unit- ed Auto Workers retiree medical plan, collecting more than $220 million. ''Some people have described this program as 'Cash for Clunk- ers,' in the sense that if you want it, you have to get in line first,'' said Paul Fronstin, an economist with the benefits research group. ''There was a lot of advice given to be first in line.'' The original Cash for Clunkers paid people to trade in gas guzzlers for more 'Lots of Texans are already benefiting from health care reform. Other than for political theater, there would not be the kind of opposition there is' — Anne Dunkelberg, Center for Public Policy Priorities fuel-efficient transportation. It created a marketing sensation before running out of cash. Texas, it seems, heeded the advice. So did Huntsman Interna- tional. The Teacher Retirement Sys- tem of Texas, a statewide system for public education employees, received more than $70 million as of Sept. 22, according to the federal Health and Human Ser- vices Department. The Employ- ees Retirement System of Texas, which covers state employees, received about $30 million. Huntsman International, the main operating subsidiary of the family-founded chemical con- glomerate, is also collecting. As candidates, both Perry and Huntsman have sworn to repeal Obama's signature health care law, which gradually extends coverage to most of the uninsured and makes other changes, includ- ing a ban on denying coverage to people in poor health and an unpopular requirement that most Americans carry insurance. Spokesmen for the Perry and Huntsman campaigns said they see no contradictions. Texas taxpayers also pay fed- eral taxes, said Perry spokesman Ray Sullivan. ''State taxpayers have a right to get those federal funds returned to them, in this care in the form of disbursement to the teachers and state employ- ee retirement systems,'' said Sul- livan. ''No Texas law or policy needed to be changed in order for these agencies to be eligible to receive the funds.'' Huntsman spokesman Tim Miller said his candidate, Obama's first ambassador to China and a former governor of Utah, is opposed to all subsidies. Jon Huntsman has not been involved in the family business since 2005, said company spokesman Gary Chapman. Huntsman resigned from the company to pursue his political career. Asked why Huntsman Interna- tional applied for the early retiree subsidy, Chapman responded: ''We're a commercial organiza- tion. We are looking to maximize our shareholders' value. If there was a legitimate opportunity for us to get help in this respect, we would go for it.'' Republicans have tried to paint the early retiree program as a political reward to unions, among the staunchest Democratic loyal- ists. According to calculations by the office of Sen. Mike Enzi, R- Wyo., the United Auto Workers Retiree Medical Benefits Trust has made out the best. A UAW spokeswoman did not return phone calls. In its 2007 contracts with Chrysler, GM and Ford, the union agreed to form the trust to pay health care costs for the companies' retirees, including early retirees too young to qualify for Medicare. The trust started paying in Janu- ary 2010, before Congress passed the health care law. Calculations by Enzi's staff also list AT&T, Verizon, General Electric, General Motors, Qwest, Caterpillar and other private com- panies in the top 25, not to men- tion the two Texas state programs. AT&T received $157 million. Several media companies are also benefiting. The Associated Press, a nonprofit news-gathering service owned by the nation's newspapers, has received $191,888. Back in Texas, public and pri- vate employer retiree plans have collected more than $326 mil- lion. They range from American Airlines to Texas A&M Universi- ty — Perry's alma mater. Continued from page 1A ily operated business that is part of Pacific Farms & Orchards, Inc., a third-generation fami- ly farm that has been owned and operated by the Flynn family in Tehama County since Davis representatives and presenters from the medical field because she has an interest in either being a veterinarian or an English teacher. Holtzinger's favorite presenter was Tehama County Librarian Jessica Hudson, she said. "I enjoy books and I enjoyed learning about the different levels of jobs available at the library," Holtzinger said. "It was cool to see what jobs are out there." Vista Middle School stu- dent Bailey North said she enjoyed visiting the build- ing with the medical fields. North is interested in going into the medical field or forensic science, she said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. 1952. In addition to produc- ing award-winning extra virgin olive oils and pro- viding turnkey services for olive oil production, Pacific Farms produces orchard crops such as prunes, walnuts, almonds and olives. More information can be found at www.pacific- sunoliveoil.com. Occupy Sacramento protesters could clog courts SACRAMENTO (AP) — Anti-Wall Street protesters in Sacramento could clog the city's courtrooms by demanding jury trials for minor curfew arrests. Occupy Sacramento activists tell The Sacramento Bee (http://bit.ly/vAmJVW ) that dozens of demonstrators accused of not dispersing after the city's 11 p.m. curfew will not simply plead guilty and pay a fine. Instead, they will demand jury trials to make their case that they did nothing wrong while protesting at the city's Cesar Chavez Plaza. Court officials say the cases could have a big impact on the court system if they all come to trial at the same time. Deputy City Attorney Gustavo Martinez says the pro- testers broke the law and that the city can't pick and choose who it prosecutes. 48 mph Reno winds; Sierra storm coming RENO, Nev. (AP) — Winter-like weather is blowing into northern Nevada and the Sierra with winds already gusting up to nearly 50 mph in the Reno area. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory effective from 5 p.m. Thursday through 5 a.m. Fri- day for an area stretching from south of Lake Tahoe to Pyra- mid Lake north of Reno and east into Mineral and Lyon Counties. As much as a half foot of snow was forecast in the Sierra above 7,000 feet by Friday morning. The service says winds could top 100 mph over the ridge tops. By midday Thursday, Reno had sustained winds between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up to 48 mph. Washoe Valley reported gusts up to 45 mph and Carson City 39 mph. Shark dies soon after release MONTEREY (AP) — A great white shark, released into the Pacific Ocean by the Monterey Bay Aquarium last week, has died. Aquarium spokesman Ken Peterson said Wednesday the staff was devastated to learn that the shark they'd tended to for about two months had stopped moving. Sharks must keep moving to keep breathing. 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