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Monday, November 28, 2011 – Daily News 7A Death Notices Randall G. Ballard Randall G. Ballard, of Los Molinos, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, Calif. He was 60. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. LOCAL Continued from page 1A kids in Tehama County," Reid said. She called for hiring a Social Worker IV and a Social Work Supervisor II to cover the new in-house adoption services. Social services will be hiring for five office assis- tant positions, an Informa- tion Systems Analyst and a bilingual Community Ser- vices Aide. The five office assistants will be relieving the eligibil- ity workers in the public assistance department. Computer systems that allow workers to input peo- ple's documents and infor- mation for eligibility pur- poses has changed from ISAWS to C-IV and created added work of imaging and indexing documents for the department, according to the request sent to county per- sonnel. "With about 700 new applications a month, this workload has been very dif- ficult to maintain even with all the continuous overtime done by our Eligibility Workers," the request stated. "Our workers are getting burned out by all the over- time with no end in sight." The cost for new hires is $346,926, but funding has already been secured through the social services budget and is a non-general fund allocation. The money for the pro- grams is to come from state- allotted funds, Reid said. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynew s.com. STARS Continued from page 1A tions, from twinkling lights and sparkling gar- lands to jingling bells and Santa hats. Marching bands from Vista Middle School and Red Bluff Union High School played Christmas songs in between trucks filled with school athletes and community service members. Some vehicles were completely covered in lights and honked enthusi- astically for the crowds. The Junior Spartans filled two trailers support- ing their teams, one of which had a football play- er in uniform shouting out Christmas cheer. The parade followed a path down Walnut Street and onto Main Street before wrapping up at Madison and Oak streets. Leading the parade as the 2011 Grand Marshalls, some of the Red Bluff All- Stars baseball players stuck around at the Cone and Kimball Plaza where many youngsters waited to see Santa Claus after the parade. All-Stars Austin Youngblood, Evan Tanner Parade results Bands 1st Place ~ Red Bluff High School Marching Band 2nd Place ~ Vista Mid- dle School Concert Band Floats 1st Place ~ Red Bluff Jr. Spartans 2nd Place ~ Presby- terian Church Group Equestrian 1st Place ~ Red Bluff Junior Round-Up 2nd Place ~ Cole & the Girls Individual Equestrian and D-Bo Kent were pleased with the experi- ence. "It was amazing," Kent said. "I liked feeling spe- cial and waving our flags." 1st Place ~ Marlee Meadows Marching Units 1st Place ~ Tehama County Young Marines 2nd Place ~ P.E.T.S. on Parade Vehicle Units 1st Place ~ Grandma & Papa Express 2nd Place ~ Tehama Shrine Club Friends of 90.7 FM were named best pooper scoopers in the parade. Source: Red bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce The team worked with parents and helpers a few weeks before the parade to make posters for the float. "It was nice being able to thank Red Bluff," Tan- ner said. Parade participants were judged by members of the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce. Counterfeit bills passed more as holidays approach ORLANDO, Fla. (MCT) — As the holidays approach, shop- pers and merchants alike can expect crowded parking lots, long checkout lines, and frayed tempers. One thing most people aren't expecting to run across is counterfeit currency. But according to the U.S. Secret Service, counterfeiting cases tend to rise around the holidays. And the increase may be even more pronounced this year amid the down economy. "People will print up money and go to chain stores such as Walmart and Target" during the holiday shopping season, said James Glendinning, acting spe- cial agent in charge of the Secret Service's Orlando office. While high-tech crimes such as cyber-fraud and the use of ATM skimmers may be more widely publicized, old-fash- ioned counterfeiting is still a problem, and the numbers are surprising. According to Glendinning, an average of $20,000 a week in counterfeit currency is taken out of circulation in Central Flori- da, although the total can rise to $30,000 and even $50,000 at times. Despite those totals, Glendinning points out that only about one-tenth of 1 per- cent of the currency in circula- tion is counterfeit. "We see it fairly consistently, more since the economy has gotten rough," said Glendin- ning, whose territory covers Citrus, Sumter, Lake, Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Brevard counties. "We've definitely seen an increase in passing in the last two years." There are two main sources for the counterfeit bills found in the area, Glendinning said: • Bills printed on profession- al-grade presses in South Amer- ica, primarily Colombia and Peru, and smuggled into Flori- da. • Smaller amounts printed locally on inkjet or toner print- ers, "maybe $600 for a drug deal of for the weekend," Glendinning said. University of Florida research scientist Read Hayes, who specializes in loss preven- tion, says that counterfeiters will look for busy stores and overwhelmed cashiers when they try to pass bills. The holiday shopping sea- son, with crowds of holiday shoppers and many new, tempo- rary cashiers, offers counterfeit- Study aims to reduce number of deer hit on freeway SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Researchers are hoping a project that includes capturing and tracking deer will reduce Interstate 280 road kill outside San Francisco. As part of a two-year project, state Department of Fish and Game officials on Friday will begin helping UC-Davis researchers capture deer along a stretch of the freeway from Millbrae to the Woodside area, said Fraser Shilling, head of the research project and co-director of the Road Ecology Center at UC-Davis. Using tranquilizer darts fired from a rifle or ''clover traps,'' large netting enclosures, about 15 deer are expected to be captured between Dec. 2 and Dec. 15. Researchers plan to capture another 30 deer by the time the project is completed in May 2013. The deer would be ''minimally disturbed'' by the darts or enclosures, with the worst harm being from falling down, according to Shilling. ''That's the level of harm,'' he said. ''There's no long- term damage to it.'' The captured deer will be fitted with GPS collars that will record their location and send the information to researchers who will use the data to track the deer as they move along the areas adjoining the freeway, or onto the roadway itself. Timers will automatically release the collars after six months, Shilling said. Besides tracking the deer, researchers will also use 40 wildlife cameras to capture images of wildlife and map the locations of road kill. The information will be used to make a recommendation to determine what kind of strategies could be used to reduce the number of collisions between deer and other animals on the freeway. ''The novelty (of the project) is in the complexity of it, the different sources of data we'll be using to track wildlife,'' Shilling said. Deer grazing along the side of the freeway and dead deer on the shoulder, are common sights along the roadway, which runs through mostly heavily-wooded areas, rolling hills and grasslands between San Francisco and San Jose. On Sept. 22, San Jose resident Daniel Strickland, 27, suf- fered fatal injuries in a crash that happened after his car hit a deer on I-280 near Alpine Road, according to the Califor- nia Highway Patrol. Strickland stopped on the highway after the collision and was hit from behind by another dri- ver. The deer study, funded by a $320,000 grant through the federal Transportation Enhancement program, comes after a San Jose woman, who wished to remain anonymous, grew increasingly concerned about the number of collisions between cars and deer on the freeway. ers "a perfect storm." "In those smaller stores, par- ticularly in a mall environment where it's very busy, they have a lot of opportunities," Hayes said. Counterfeiters "would like to use larger bills, but they know that bills of $20 and less get less attention." While $100 bills are the most widely counterfeited, authori- ties recover fakes of all denom- inations _ even bogus $1 bills. The quality of the phonies can vary widely. Some are quite convincing, especially those that are printed on genuine cur- rency paper. In those cases, counterfeiters will bleach small-denomination bills and print fake larger-denomination notes on them. Others may be missing obvious features, are the wrong size or printed on lesser-quality paper. The whole state is fertile ground for counterfeiters, and Central Florida has particular appeal, Glendinning said. "It's a tourist area designed to separate people from their money, it's inexpensive to travel here, and easy to get in and out of," he said. Glendinning advises people to be vigilant about money they accept. Genuine currency has numerous security features, he said, that are very difficult for counterfeiters to duplicate. "If the note doesn't look or feel right, don't accept it," he said "It's up to whoever is accepting the note to determine its authenticity." If a store accepts a counter- feit bill as real, and its own bank catches the error, the store's account would be debited by the bank. If the bank doesn't notice the bill is a fake and passes it along, the Federal Reserve charges the bank, Glendinning said. Major retailers declined to discuss the issue, but there are common safeguards in place to stop bogus bills. Many stores use specially designed pens to check whether currency is gen- uine, and train clerks to look at and feel bills to see if they seem suspicious. Among recent cases reported to local authorities: • A Port Orange man sold a chain saw for $60, only to dis- cover that the three $20 bills he was given were fake. • An ice-cream-truck opera- tor accepted two $10 bills as payment at an Orlando apart- ment complex that turned out to be counterfeit. • A pizza-delivery driver in Orange City accepted a coun- terfeit $100 bill as payment. In Volusia County, cases "seem to be sporadic and isolat- ed in nature and sometimes associated with street-level drug activity," said Sheriff's Office spokesman Gary Davidson. "What we see on occasion is street-level drug dealers attempting to pass counterfeit bills at restaurants, bars and convenience stores." According to Glendinning, counterfeit bills are passed mostly in small amounts. "Someone will try to pass (fake bills) at a small store, and if the pass is successful, the merchant may use that counterfeit money in another transaction." The Secret Service, founded in 1865 with the mission of stopping counterfeiting, plans to remain on the lookout for the fake bills. "We work closely with all local law enforcement," said Glendinning. "If there's a pass- ing call at 1 a.m., our guys will definitely go out on it. ... We want to seize as much as we can before it gets into circulation." Thank You! The Red Bluff Daily News would like to thank the following businesses, organizations and individuals for making our project, "Recycle The Warmth" such a success. Because of you, we were able to make a difference. Thanks for helping... • Bethel Assembly of God Church • Blue Shield • Carcione Family • CareNet • Child Care Referral & Education • Cottonwood Pharmacy • Dennys • Family Service Agency • First 5 Tehama School Readiness • Furniture Depot • Shirley Camarillo, ( ) • GreenWaste of Tehama County • HUGGS - Jeanette Foster • Lassen House • Mandolfo Family & Snack Box Catering • Marty Compton • Men's PATH • Migrant Seasonal • Mike & Pam Klein • NV Catholic Social Service • PATH • Pat Van Tuyl • Perkos • Phyllis Pine • Rape Crisis • Rose Cardenas (M igrant Ed.) • Salvation Army • Sierra Cascade Girl Scouts • St. Elizabeth Hosp. Chef Scott • St. E's Nutrition • St. E's Mission Awarness Team • Starbucks Coffee • TC Community Action Agency • TC Dept. of Social Services • TC Office of Ed • TC Health Services, ( ) • United Cerebral Palsy • Women's PATH ...And a special thanks to ALL the volunteers that helped with this project and the many, many people who donated clothing and blankets P ub lic H e at lh Se rv i ces C ounci El l d e r