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WILLOWS Starting Mon- day, April 6, personal use firewood permits will be available for purchase from the Mendocino Na- tional Forest. Permits are $5 per cord of wood, with a minimum purchase of four cords for $20. The permits are good through Dec. 31. The wood does not have to be cut at the same time. All firewood removed must be dead and down. It is il- legal to remove firewood from the National Forest without a valid permit. Permits are available in person or by mail order from one of the Forest of- fices listed below. Mail or- der forms are available on- line at www.fs.usda.gov/ mendocino. If a person is unable to cut the wood themselves, they can ob- tain a third party authori- zation when they purchase their permit that will al- low someone else to cut or gather the wood. All firewood permit sales are final, with no re- funds. Permittees will re- ceive tags and a map of the Forest. Permit holders should be aware that federal and state quarantines to pre- vent the spread of sudden oak death (SOD) are in ef- fect for Lake and Men- docino counties. Any fire- wood cut in these counties can only be transported into other SOD quarantine counties, including Alam- eda, Contra Costa, Hum- boldt, Marin, San Fran- cisco, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma. Firewood permits can be purchased from Men- docino National Forest Supervisor's Office and Grindstone Ranger Dis- trict Office at 825 N. Hum- boldt Ave., Willows, 530- 934-3316. Its hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Gathering firewood is important to many indi- viduals and families sur- rounding the Mendocino National Forest. Follow- ing are some tips for a safer experience. Plan your trip — check the weather, bring plenty of warm clothes for spring and fall through winter cutting, water, emergency food, and the appropriate gear for the season when you are gathering fire- wood. Make sure you have a full tank of gas when you leave and are prepared for changing conditions in the mountains. Also, let some- one know where you are going and when you plan to be back. Keep vehicles on desig- nated roads and be aware of changing weather and road conditions. Wet dirt roads can quickly turn to mud, making it possible to get stuck and causing damage to road, soil and water resources. If there are puddles in the road, mud flipping off the tires or you can see your ruts in the rearview mirror, con- sider pulling over and tak- ing a hike to look for wood, or turning around and finding a different area to cut your firewood. As we enter fire sea- son, be aware of fire re- strictions or closure or- ders that may be in place restricting where you can go. Make sure you have a spark arrester on chain- saws and any other me- chanical equipment being used. Make sure you are cut- ting firewood on the Men- docino National Forest and not from other fed- eral, state or private lands. For more information, please contact the Men- docino National Forest or visit www.fs.usda.gov/ mendocino. MENDOCINO FOREST Woodcutting permits available for purchase He remains out ofcustody. RedBluffstabbing death Jessie Lee Robison, who had been charged with murder stemming from the stabbing death of a Red Bluff man last June, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Feb. 27. Robison is scheduled to appear in court for sen- tencing at 3:30 p.m. Mon- day. He faces up to 22 years in state prison. RedBluffpoliceresponded about 1:40 p.m. June 9, 2014 toareportofafightandstab- bing at a Mina Avenue apart- ment off Gilmore Road in Red Bluff. Officers found a victim, 27-year-old Joshua Verry, had been stabbed several times in the chest and back. Verry was taken to St. Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Robison, who was 35 at thetimeofVerry'sdeath,was arrestedonsuspicionofmur- der in the days following the incident. He remains in custody. Court FROM PAGE 1 The rainstorms flooded about 100 homes and busi- nesses in the county. Areas along State Route 99E between Red Bluff and Los Molinos, SR 36 and near Corning experi- enced considerable flood- ing. Relief FROM PAGE 1 By Larry O'dell TheAssociatedPress NORFOLK, VA. Two So- mali pirates convicted in the shooting deaths of four Americans aboard a yacht off the coast of Africa got a fair trial, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the convictions of Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar, who each received 21 life sentences. Federal prosecutors de- clined to comment. De- fense attorneys did not im- mediately respond to mes- sages from The Associated Press. Beyle and Abrar were among 19 men who boarded the 58-foot Quest in hopes of holding the Americans for ransom. The plan fell apart after the U.S. Navy intervened, determined to keep the sailboat in international waters and prevent it from reaching Somali territo- rial waters. A pirate first fired a rocket-propelled grenade toward a Navy destroyer and missed. That was fol- lowed by a hail of bullets and the shootings of the Americans: yacht owners Jean and Scott Adam of Marina del Rey, Califor- nia and their friends, Bob Riggle and Phyllis Macay of Seattle. Four pirates also died. Beyle and Abrar were each convicted on 26 counts. Abrar sought dis- missal of the entire indict- ment, while Beyle chal- lenged only his murder and firearms convictions — not the piracy counts. In his appeal, Abrar ar- gued that he was improp- erly prevented from pre- senting evidence that he was invited aboard the pirates' vessel to do me- chanical work before be- ing forced to join in the at- tempted abduction of the Americans. He claimed he was improperly prevented from producing witnesses who could corroborate his story. "Significantly, we do not even know whether the witnesses proffered by Abrar actually exist," ap- peals court Judge J. Har- vie Wilkinson III wrote. He noted that Abrar's own investigators traveled to Somalia "but failed to ob- tain the cooperation of any witnesses." Wilkinson said the trial judge also instructed the jury on Abrar's duress de- fense, despite the lack of evidence and over the ob- jections of prosecutors. "Despite the opportu- nities afforded to Abrar, the weight of the evidence against him was simply overwhelming — and vir- tually uncontroverted," the judge wrote. The court also found no merit in Beyle's claim that the U.S. lacked juris- diction because the kill- ings occurred within a 200-mile zone that Soma- lia claims as territorial waters. The court said in- ternational law imposes a 12-mile limit on territo- rial waters, although some economic rights do extend out to 200 miles. "Any allocation of eco- nomic rights, however, is a far cry from conferring on a nation the exclusive au- thority endemic to sover- eignty to define and pun- ish criminal violations," Wilkinson wrote. 2011 ATTACK Federal appeals court upholds pirates' convictions Harr:RobertSherman Harr, 87, of Red Bluff died Thursday, April 2, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Neptune Society of Northern Cali- fornia in Chico. Published Saturday, April 4, 2015 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Smith: Norris Clay Smith, 90, died Friday, April 3, at his Red Bluff resi- dence. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Sat- urday, April 4, 2015 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Death notices must be 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 deceased 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. DEATH NOTICES Miller has said in the past part of that price tag is to construct a new road leading to the facility off of snow court. The con- struction would be funded through a loan from the Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Agency, a separate though similarly named joint power authority, and backed through tipping fees. The Landfill Agency ac- quired the site location in 2009 as part of a bank- ruptcy sale. County staff antic- ipates work could be- gin on the site as early as July with construc- tion completed by Janu- ary 2016. Landfill FROM PAGE 1 CLYDELEEORR January 18, 1926 ~ February 10, 2015 Clyde passed peacefully on February 10th surrounded by family. Born at home in Cool, CA on January 18th, 1926, he lived a long and prosperous life. Clyde was survived by his wife Arden B. Orr, sons Don Orr, Mark Orr, Greg Weaver and daughters Alison Weaver and Dorothy Lee Rutter. In addition to his wife and 5 chil- dren he leaves behind 14 grandchildren and 5 great- grandchildren and his brother, James Orr, of Dillon Mon- tana. Clyde traveled the world as a Merchant Marine where he earned an honorable discharge in 1946. He was previously married to Mary Catherine Martin of Liv- ingston, Montana and lived many years in Anderson Cali- fornia. A long time resident of Northern California, Clyde may be remembered by some as the owner of Volcano Country Campground and operator of the Mineral Garage, where he was also a volunteer fireman. He built Volcano Country, which consisted of 25 camper sites, an impres- sive home and a three unit commercial building. The lumber was all from standing trees that he purchased from the Forest Service. He felled them, cut them to size and bartered the pine and cedar for redwood shakes for exterior siding and to have the cedar tongue & grooved for interiors of the home. Volcano Country was one of about 4 homes that Clyde built from the ground up. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at the Red Bluff Community Center at 2:00 pm on Saturday 18th April. For more information please call Lee Rutter at 510/ 336-1985 DONNA ROSE HERBISON CLARK May 29, 1932 ~ April 1, 2015 Donna Rose Herbison Clark was born on May 29, 1932 in Southgate, California to Ralph and Elsie Herbison. Don- na has lived in Red Bluff since 1949. She married Albert Miles Clark in Reno, Nevada on July 7, 1950. Donna grad- uated from Red Bluff Union High School in 1951. Donna attend Cosmetology School in 1964 and after successfully completing the program, she briefly worked at the Tremont Hotel with Floyd's Beauty Salon. Later, she managed her own beauty shop in her home, the "Silhou- ette Beauty Shop" and she worked part time from 1964 to 1994. Donna enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing and quilting. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and served as a past Matron of Vesper Chapter OES. Donna passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Red Bluff. She is preceded in death by her husband Albert in Janu- ary 2002 after 51 years together, and her sister, Barbara in December 2014. Donna is survived by four daughters, Di- ana Rose Clark, of Cloverdale, Oregon, Cheryl Marie Ragan (Stan), of Eagle River, Alaska, Gayle Lynn Reed (Doug), of Red Bluff, California, and Brenda Sue Griggs, of Las Vegas, Nevada; 10 Grandchildren and 18 Great Grandchildren. A Celebration of her life will be held at 10:30 p.m., Mon- day, April 6, 2015 at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers, Red Bluff. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. RAYMAN EDSON TWITCHELL January 31, 1938 ~ March 24, 2015 The Red Bluff community lost one of its true characters in the early morning of March 24, 2015. Rayman Twitchell passed away peacefully with his wife, Zeral, by his side at the Vibra Hospital in Redding. Born in Lancaster, New Hampshire on January 31, 1938 to Ozro (Red) Twitchell and Alta May Remick, Ray was raised and attended school in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. At Cape Elizabeth High, he ex- celled in basketball and track. For years, he held the Maine state record in the 440. Upon graduating in 1956, he enlisted in the US Navy. He spent time in Japan as a communications specialist, in New Orleans as a member of the Navy color guard, and played for the All Navy travelling basketball team. Ray was discharged in 1960 in San Francisco, CA where he began to love the West Coast. Dressed in his Navy whites, he hitchhiked from California to Maine for a brief family visit. He then hitchhiked back across the country where he enrolled in junior college in Seattle, WA. It was there that he fell for a tall beauty named Zeral Caudill who became his wife for 54 years. The two were married May 7, 1961 in Seattle. Ray earned a degree in police science, his Peace Offic- er's certificate and several teaching credentials in law en- forcement with an emphasis in narcotics. He landed his first job as a juvenile hall supervisor in Seattle. While liv- ing in Seattle, Ray and Zeral were blessed with their first child, Steven Michael. The new family moved to Southern Oregon where Ray began his career as a sheriffs deputy. They, again, were blessed with their only daughter, Stacy Yvonne. Ray excelled as a deputy and took a job in Red Bluff in 1967 with the Tehama County Sheriffs Dept. It was there Zeral gave birth to their 3rd child, Stanley Mat- thew. Ray quickly climbed the ranks to Lieutenant of In- vestigation. His straight forward approach, natural wit and involvement with the Sheriffs Department and the com- munity made him a favorite. He was very active in youth sports, recreation leagues, fundraisers and many other ac- tivities supporting the Red Bluff community. Restless for change. Ray left the sheriffs department in 1980 for new endeavors, one of which included remodel- ing and opening a sports bar called 'The Locker Room.' He sold it one year later and E's Locker Room still exists today. Ray took a job as a District Attorney's investigator and a truant officer for the Department of Education. He worked there until his retirement in 2000. He was in- volved in law enforcement for over 30 years. In retirement. Ray continued to love sports which in- cluded basketball, softball and throwing horseshoes; and he especially loved golf. Golf, along with traveling the country in the 5th wheel with Zeral, became his passions and true happy places. Ray loved working at Oak Creek Golf Course bantering, betting and playing with anyone and everyone. He took great joy watching his grandchildren's activities, performances and sporting events, as well. Rayman Twitchell was preceded in death by his parents, Ozro and Alta. He is survived by his wife Zeral, two sis- ters Peggy and Sharon, younger brother Melvin, son Steve Twitchell (Karelle), and step-grandchildren (Bobby and Kassandra) ofColfax, daughter Stacy Miller (Harold), and granddaughter (Bailey) ofProberta, son Stan Twitchell (Janay), and grandchildren (Curtis, Cory and Carissa) of Cottonwood. All friends and family are invited to Ray's Celebration of Life Friday, April 10 at 4 p.m. at the Red Bluff Community Center on South Jackson St. Please join us to share sto- ries, laughs, and memories. Just as Ray would prefer, dress will be casual. Food and an enjoyable beverage will be provided to help us properly say goodbye. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Burials - Monuments - Preneed 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 5 A