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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries DALE DEWITT PEARSON Dale Dewitt Pearson went to be with the Lord on No- vember 18, 2011. A visitation will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2011 from 10 - 11am at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Funeral will start at 11:00 am. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. ALMA L. WEATHERS Lord November 21, 2011. Alma is survived by her hus- band of 60 years John W. Weathers of Red Bluff. Her son Randy Weathers and wife Lesa of Red Bluff. Her daugh- ter Sharon Kinne and husband John of Plymouth, 13 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. Survived by brothers Chester Barazar (Martha), Amber Barazar. Sisters Barbara Mueller, Sidney Moore (Russ), Clara Strack (Gary) and 4 half sisters. Graveside services will be November 28, 2011 at 2:00 pm at Oak Hill Cemetery. ers. Reception to follow at 1210 Orange St. Red Bluff. Arrangements being arranged by Chapel Of The Flow- Alma was born October 7, 1935 and went to be with the FLORES Continued from page 1A the allotted budget to com- plete. To make use of the $1.6 million left, which has been threatened with bud- get cuts, the best choice is to improve Highway 99W between Gyle Road and South Main Street, and to improve the intersection onto northbound Interstate 5 at South Main Street, Antone said. The Board of Supervi- sors agreed, but with some frustration. "This is the greatest exercise in futility I have seen," said Supervisor George Russell. In the beginning, it seemed simple, he said. There was money avail- able and it was a great idea. "I'm at the point now where I'm glad to see it end," Russell said. Many people lost sleep worrying about what impacts the proposed roads would have on their properties in the area, he said. Tim Wood, the chief deputy director of public works, met with many of those people at a meeting in Gerber about 10 months ago, he said. "We heard their com- plaints loud and clear," Wood said. Despite the fact that the latest proposed route looked good on the map, it wouldn't work, he said. It cut right through a family farm. "They said that it would be devastating to them," he said. The road would take pieces of private property and millions of dollars, Continued from page 1A CONCERN "The quality in healthcare should INEZ IRENE GERFEN of the Flowers on Monday, November 28, 2011 at 10:00 am. The family would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Tumusok and the St. Elizabeth staff for their care and kindness to Inez and her family. Red Bluff. She was 88 years old. Inez was born on Feb- ruary 24, 1923 in Oregon City, Oregon to Lee and Dolly Turnbaugh. She lived her childhood years in Midvale, Idaho and then moved to Chico, CA with her family dur- ing her final high school years. Inez married Carl Elmer Gerfen on April 18, 1942 in Reno, Nevada. Inez moved with her husband to Red Bluff in 1958. They were mar- ried 55 years. Inez was a homemaker, avid gardener and knitter. Inez is survived by her son, Jeff Gerfen, and her triplet daughters Patricia Hoehman, Pamela Levine and Paulette Todd. Surviving siblings are: Mildred Nash and Dan Weston. Surviving grandchildren are Kelly Ross, Angie Rector, Dina Del Dotto, Kevin Busekist, Jessica Hoehman, Bryan Gerfen, Laura Howard, Jeffrey Gable, Krista Ram- sey, Andy Spanfelner, Danny Spanfelner and Joan Reineman. Inez is also survived by 22 great grandchil- dren along with numerous nieces and nephews. Inez was preceded in death by her husband, Carl and her grand- daughter, Carrie Fox. A Celebration of Life will be held at Hoyt-Cole Chapel Inez Irene Gerfen died Sunday, November 20, 2011 in be efficient and less expensive," Sayen said. "Doing more stuff is not necessarily doing it better. It's doing the right stuff at the right time and done correctly." When Medicare started, everyone had the same plan in the same place and same cost, adjusted by age. Now it is done by a risk score, Sayen said. There are options to ensure providers do a quality job. "The idea is to move consumers to better plans (that are better fits for them) and get those who are not doing well to do better (as providers) in order to keep them from losing customers," Sayen said. "The message I give people is it's a lot like voting and income taxes. You get to make meaningful deci- sions, but you have to do a little work." Using his aunt as an example he talked about how a specific drug she needed was available on one plan that was more expensive, however, as it became more common it became available on a cheaper plan. "If you do your homework, you can save," Sayen said. "We believe in evolving to bring about greater health and driving down waste and unnecessary care. Unnecessary care creates risk." Coulter-LaTorre talked about HICAP's role in the community, DAVIS Continued from page 1A JOHNNIE LEE BREWER-ROWAN (1934 - 2011) Johnnie Lee Rowan, 77, passed away peacefully on No- vember 19, 2011 at Brentwood Skilled Nursing in Red Bluff with her family by her side. Johnnie was born in Arkansas to Johnnie Bell and Lott Brewer. She met and married Payton Rowan in 1955 and began her life as an Army wife. In 1971 Payton retired from the Army and the family settled in Red Bluff. Johnnie was a homemaker and volunteer at the Hope Chest until suffering a stroke on April 4, 2004. Johnnie had a love of painting (winning a First Place Ribbon at the Tehama County Fair), gardening, reading and entertaining. Johnnie is survived by her husband Payton Rowan, son and daughter-in-law Dennis and Cynthia Rowan; daughter and son-in-law Kim and Steve Hakala; two step-grand children Steven Hakala, Jr. and Amy Hakala Rohrer, her husband Andrew and two step-great grandchildren, Ben- jamin and Maxwell; her brothers Bryant, Joe and Chris. She was preceded in death by her brother Dale and sis- ters, Linda Fay and Helen. The viewing will begin at 1 pm with services starting at 1:30 on Wednesday, November 23 at the First Southern Baptist Church, 585 Kimball Road in Red Bluff. Pastor Clyde Brandt officiating. Interment to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Johnnie was a loving and gracious person. She is now in our Lord's loving care tending his beauti- ful flower gardens. Death Notices Dale D. Pearson Dale D. Pearson of Red Bluff died Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. He was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Alma L. Weathers Alma L. Weathers of Red Bluff died Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Red- ding. She was 76. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. CHP Continued from page 1A It's also important to remember to designate a non-drinking driver before the celebration begins. Last year during the Thanksgiv- ing holiday, CHP made 1,546 arrests for driving under the influence, a near- ly 6 percent increase from the same time the previous year. "Whether it's impaired or distracted driving, speeding because you're in a hurry or you forget to buckle up, a careless deci- sion made in an instant can hurt a family for a life- time," Garr said. Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792 Over 50 years of serving Tehama County ''She didn't say 'I'm sorry that I did this, or I'm sorry I made this call,''' Kamal said. ''She said 'I'm sorry that this situation had to happen.' Where's the blame going to?'' Natalie Poulton, 20, a communications major, said Katehi has not fully explained what she knew in advance about the police plans for clearing out pro- testers. ''I want more answers,'' said Poulton. ''She totally didn't explain if there was a miscommunication with the cops and what exactly happened in terms of the higher-ups.'' Pike, one of the officers who sprayed the students, is a retired Marine sergeant Wood said. Also, the pro- posed road wouldn't divert enough traffic to make it worth the cost. Even if they built the road, only about 40 per- cent to 50 percent of the traffic from the industrial areas north of the route would go south, Antone said. Environmental con- cerns, economic con- straints and an overall dis- ruption to private property were project killers, Wood said. The only option was to shut the door on any align- ment proposals, and focus on the area that gets the most traffic, he said. The board unanimously approved designating the section of Highway 99W from Gyle Road to the South Main Street/Inter- state 5 intersection as the preferred alignment route for the Flores Avenue which is to give people information about what is going on with Medicare and what drug plan options are available to them. The Anthem Freedom Blue plan will no longer be available as of Dec. 31, and those enrolled in it will automatically revert back to their original Medicare plan if they do not chose a new one, Coulter-LaTorre said. Paula Holden of Red Bluff, who works out of the Red Bluff Commu- nity Center on the second Tuesday of the month, is the Senior Medicare Patrol with the Medicare Fraud Fighters. A volunteer, she also works in the Chico office. "If it looks like a fish and smells like a fish, it probably is fishy," Holden said. "Fraud is huge with Medicare right now. It's easy peasy business. One in 10 dollars for Medicare is fraud." Receiving a package of diabetic supplies you don't remember order- ing is an example of something that might be fraud, Holden said. "I always tell people protect yourself, detect fraud and report it because you're not the Gestapo (by doing so)," Holden said. "Guard your medical card. It's your medical ATM card." Holden recommended not carry- ing your Medicare card or a printed copy unless you have to, such as for the first doctor visit when a patient is getting established. A person should never give out the last four digits of their Social who has been honored for his police work on campus, but he also figured in a dis- crimination lawsuit against the university. He has risen swiftly through the ranks of the UC Davis police force over the last decade. As one of four lieutenants, the 39-year-old supervises more than one- third of the sworn officers, including the investigations unit. He has twice been hon- ored by the university for exceptional police work, including a 2006 incident in which he tackled a scis- sor-wielding hospital patient who was threaten- ing fellow officers. After- ward, he said he decided against using pepper spray because it might harm his colleagues or other hospital patients. But an alleged anti-gay slur by Pike also figured in Access Road Project. The next step is con- vincing the federal gov- ernment to release the funds earmarked for the project. Only $1.6 million is left in the original funds, but another $1.2 million will be added through funds approved at the transporta- tion commission meeting earlier Tuesday morning, Wood said. The improvements will most likely include resur- facing, striping and replacing traffic signals on Highway 99W, he said. It should hold the county over for the next decade until more funding can come through for more improvements. --- Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Security number because it's easy to figure out the rest and their Medicare number is only slightly different from their Social Security number, she said. Social Security Claim Represen- tative Jennifer Markhart recom- mends people go online to sign up for Medicare. Those who need help can call the Redding office, which is glad to walk people through the process to make sure people get the right bene- fit at the right time, she said. One woman expressed concern about Anthem's Freedom Blue plan ending. Those affected have until Feb. 29, but the sooner decisions are made the sooner the benefits are in place, Sayen said. Another woman asked about the coverage gap between the limit of your coverage plan and the point another policy kicks in, Sayen said. Medicare Director of Communi- ty Relations Peter Bauer said the gap will be taken care of by the Affordable Healthcare act, which will take place in 2014. In the mean- time Medicare beneficiaries will receive a discount when they fall into the gap. For more information visit www.medicare.gov or call 1-800- 434-0222, which will connect you with the local HICAP office. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. a racial and sexual discrim- ination lawsuit a former police officer filed against the department, which ended in a $240,000 settle- ment in 2008. Officer Calvin Chang's 2003 dis- crimination complaint against the university's police chief and the UC Board of Regents alleged he was systematically mar- ginalized as the result of anti-gay and racist attitudes on the force, and he specif- ically claimed Pike described him using a pro- fane anti-gay epithet. THE PASSING PARADE "While we are trying to fool the sun by setting our clock up an hour, and otherwise trying to speed up production, I say it's high time to get rid of holidays. In years gone by, when men worked 6 ten hour days a week, a holiday now and then was the only time working people had a chance to visit and rest. There were not so many holidays then and people had not heard of paid vacations. Now it is different. The largest percentage of workers now work only 8 hours a day and 6 days a week. Every weekend they may do as they wish. Improve themselves or get drunk Saturday and stay home Sunday to sober up. Nowadays, nearly everybody gets two week's vacation...with pay. It's a must in most Union contracts. This gives workers a chance to travel and spend more money than they can possibly afford. The original reason for holidays is over and it has degenerated into graft. Can you tell me one good reason why a worker should be paid double time because George Washington happened to be born on the 22nd of February over 200 years ago? What of it? What if he were? Holidays are like laws, once enacted they are never revoked. We just keep adding more every year. In the last 25 years we have added Armistice and Labor days. And it's got to where a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, we have to celebrate Monday as well! A day lost in the middle of the week is never regained. It breaks into the established routine of work and cannot be made up by working more the day before or the day after." And I wrote a tag to the reprint of his column by asking, "How do you feel about this? Do you think the Board of Supes or the City Council might put one less holiday on the table during the next wage go-around? Nooooo. I recall years ago, Armour, one of the big packing plants at the time, gave away free turkeys to their employees. The next year, however, their profits were down and they skipped the free turkeys. The following year they were forced, by the terms of a new contract, to include free turkeys once again. As father pointed out, holidays and free gifts can be permanent. As permanent, I would say today, as B. McIver voting the Demo ticket and D. Polson putting his X after every conservative (or Tea Party) member on the ballot. Holidays! Love 'em or leave 'em? And as far as double time is concerned, today' workers are probably more concerned with their benefit package. Ask your favorite bank teller or self-employed carpenter. Medical bills can knock many a worker to his or her knees. That said, Thanksgiving is a pretty neat holiday... regardless of whom one gives thanks. Robert Minch 1929- The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514 My father wrote in his I Say column of 1941: