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Conservation varied widely across the state. The report showed water use in- creasing 2 percent along the south coastline, which includes Los Angeles and San Diego. San Francisco Bay Area communities, meanwhile, cut back by 8 percent. The figures support Gov. Jerry Brown's position that voluntary water cutbacks haven't been enough as dry conditions worsen. Brown signed an order last week demanding a 25 percent drop in statewide urban water use compared to 2013, the year before he declared a drought emergency. The State Water Re- sources Control Board also began discussing Tuesday how to enforce new manda- tory reductions, fast-track- ing regulations that will likely come up for a vote next month. The require- ments are likely to include cutback targets based on how much water city resi- dents use. Brown called on res- idents to voluntarily re- duce water use by 20 per- cent when he declared the drought emergency in Jan- uary 2014. But statewide conserva- tion has only been about 10 percent, with some com- munities exceeding 30 per- cent. Places such as New- port Beach, which cut aver- age monthly water use by 5.5 percent between July and January, face fines if they do not take steps to conserve. Newport Beach already limits lawn watering to four times a week, which is more lenient than state rec- ommendations, and it pro- hibits residents from refill- ing their pools more than 1 foot a week. Still, since July, Newport Beach res- idents used 124 gallons a day, compared with 100 gallons a day for other res- idents who live along the southern coastline. After months spent in- forming residents about new water-use rules, New- port Beach officials are seeking new authority to is- sue fines and have sent out hundreds of warnings. "We liked the friendly ap- proach, and it seems to be working well, but we aren't afraid to issue citations," said George Murdoch, the city's utilities general manager. The water board has given local water depart- ments discretion to come up with their own conserva- tion rules, but it has estab- lished some statewide reg- ulations, such as banning lawn watering 48 hours af- ter rain and prohibiting res- taurants from serving wa- ter unless customers ask. The agency also plans to have municipalities pe- nalize overconsumption through billing rates. Up and down the coast, water use is expected to in- crease this summer as tour- ists and seasonal residents flood into beach homes. Those guests and visitors haven't been exposed to the same conservation outreach as Californians, presenting an extra challenge. Meanwhile, Southern California's giant Metro- politan Water District will vote next week on a plan to ration water deliveries to the 26 agencies and cities it supplies, the Los Ange- les Times reported Monday. The cuts, which would take effect July 1, were pro- posed before the governor imposed the mandatory re- strictions and are expected to drive agencies to curb demand and help meet the conservation goals. Metropolitan last ra- tioned deliveries in 2009 and 2010, during the previ- ous drought. Drought FROM PAGE 1 by an oncoming big rig. The District Attor- ney's Office said Burrone failed to brake or stop be- fore rear-ending the Nis- san driven by Ramsey, who was waiting to make a left turn toward Sher- man Street. Ramsey suffered se- vere injuries in the wreck. Gunner was killed. Neither Burrone nor the driver of the big rig was reportedly hurt. Burrone, who was 21 at the time of the crash, was taken into custody by a Te- hama County District At- torney's Office investiga- tor in April 2014 in Chico, where he had been study- ing agriculture business. Burrone FROM PAGE 1 Street here. Police found Rogelio McDarment, 33, of Red Bluff unresponsive on the ground. McDarment stopped breathing after police arrived, and emer- gency medical person- nel performed life-saving procedures before he was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding. The defendant was taken into custody Oct. 16 at the Tehama County landfill on Plymire Road on suspicion of battery with great bodily injury after he was spotted driv- ing by investigators. McDarment was taken off life support on Oct. 18 and subsequently died as a result oftheinjuries hesuf- fered in the alleged fight, investigators have said. Cadotte was later charged with manslaugh- ter. The defendant remains in custody. Trial FROM PAGE 1 By Kristin J. Bender The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO At a hard- ware store in the Santa Cruz mountains, manager Greg Kirksey listened to weather forecasters and prepared for the storm days ahead of schedule. "With the heads up we had, we had a big run on tarps and poly sheeting," he said. "We knew it was coming," said Kirksey, who manages Scarbor- ough Lumber in Boulder Creek. And Monday night, the rain came. An unusually cold spring storm brought heavy rain and hail to parts of North- ern California on Tuesday and coated the mountains in snow — a welcome re- spite that will do little to ease the historic drought, forecasters say. Rain, hail and wind swept through the San Francisco Bay Area Tues- day morning, dropping more than an inch of wa- ter on many counties. Rain and thunderstorms could return Tuesday night. "Some good cells went through, it rained hard," Kirksey said. But the narrow, red- wood tree lined roads in the Santa Cruz mountains were open and clear by Tuesday morning. "My commute was a piece of cake," he said. The storm brought enough snow to the Sierra near Lake Tahoe to pro- duce near white-out con- ditions on roadways and a string of traffic accidents that caused the Califor- nia Highway Patrol to or- der motorists off a 15 mile- stretch of a major highway on Tuesday afternoon. In the Sierra, up to 6 inches of snow is expected above 7,000 feet, with 2 to 4 inches expected to accu- mulate as low as 3,000 feet before the system clears out Wednesday "It's a pretty minimal snowstorm for a normal winter, but for the win- ter we have had it's been a good one," Officer Pete Mann said. "Whenever we go a long time without snow it always seems like there is a learning curve and as the storm progresses and peo- ple learn how to drive in the snow again it kind of tapers off." In the San Francisco Bay Area, however, rainy weather slowed the Tues- day morning commute, caused some wrecks and led to wind advisories for four bridges, officials said. In Daly City, south of San Francisco, at least one car was submerged in rain- water that was flooding In- terstate 280 on-ramps. In Fremont, a tractor-trailer jack-knifed before sun- rise, blocking northbound Interstate 680 for several hours. But residents were glad to see the drops falling. "We need it," said Becky Hlebasko of Marin County. Fresno County Farmer Keith Nilmeier needs the rain for sure. Nilmeier grows 320 acres of citrus, peaches and wine grapes. The rain will force him to spray his trees with fungi- cide to keep fruit from rot- ting. But Nilmeier said it is worth the extra expense, because California needs the water. He expects the storm to drop up to half an inch, and with a little more he may have to irrigate one less time this summer. "That's farming," he said. "You deal with Mother Nature on her own terms." Cynthia Sandberg had a visit from Mother Nature Tuesday morning when she awoke to the sound of rain pounding on her roof. "I thought it was some overhead jets — that's how unusual it is for me to be awakened by that kind of rainfall," said Sandberg, a farmer in the Santa Cruz mountains. The storm is expected to spread moderate rain down the Central Coast to the Los Angeles basin by Tuesday afternoon before dwindling early Wednes- day. "It's a start, but it's just not enough," National Weather Service forecaster Diana Henderson said days after the governor de- clared the drought condi- tions at its worst point in decades. The rain and snowfall is a big change from last week, when Gov. Jerry Brown, attending the last snowpack survey of the season, stood in dry, brown grass at a site nor- mally covered in snow this time of year and an- nounced he had ordered cities and towns to cut the state's overall water usage by 25 percent compared with 2013 levels. The snow- pack makes its way into rivers and streams and provides 30 percent of the state's water. WEATHER Storm brings rain and snow, but little relief PearlMaeDivine JUNE30,1930~APRIL4,2015 Pearl Mae Divine was born to Jesse and Ona Casey, June 30, 1930 in Oakland, CA. Pearl passed peacefully at home with her family on Saturday, April 4th. Pearl received her Bachelors degree in education and taught for several years before deciding to follow her hus- band in his occupation and remained a homemaker. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Robert Di- vine Sr.; her sons, Robert Jr., Gary and Kenneth; her brothers, Edward and Wayne Martin, 3 grandsons, 2 granddaughers and 14 great grandchildren. Services will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- ter Day Saints, April 8th at 11:00 am. DIANNE MARGARET COATNEY June 30, 1930 ~ April 3, 2015 Dianne Margaret Coatney, born June 26, 1930, in Oak- land, California, died April 3, 2015. Dianne worked for Bank of America where she met James Coatney. They married in 1953 and raised four children. She worked in the Corning Elementary schools for over 20 years. She loved to sew, knit, golf, travel and attend jazz festivals. Dianne was preceded in her death by her husband James, sons Rob and Mickey, and daughter Claudia. She is survived by her son, Nick and wife, Kathy, daughter, Sandy and husband, Randy, six grandchildren, Jake, Wade, Chris, Jay, Courtney and Cody as well as three great-grand children. She is also survived by her broth- ers, Dave Allen, Duane Allen and Dan Allen, niece, Terry Sutherland, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Friday, April 10, 2015, at the Maywood Women's Club, First and Marin Streets in Corn- ing at 11 am. Memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity. James Gordon Todd August 13, 1915 ~ March 28, 2015 James Gordon Todd died 3-28-15. Born in Porterville, California on Friday August 13, 1915, the youngest of ten children. At Sunnyside Grammar School in Strathmore, he began using his middle name, because there were four children in his class who had the same first name. As he grew, Gordon worked for his father and neighbors, cultivating fields using a team of horses and later, a tractor. Accom- panying his older brothers, he helped truck fresh fruit and vegetables to the Los Angeles and Bay area markets. He graduated from Strathmore High School at sixteen, later receiving an Associates Degree from Porterville College. Gordon married twice; his first wife was Margueritte Lamb, with whom he had a daughter, Deanna. Margueritte and Gordon divorced in 1944. He married Rose Etta Morris in 1945. As he saw opportunities, Gor- don bought and sold orange and olive groves, working toward purchasing a ranch south of Red Bluff, developing the land and operating a diversified ranch for over 40 years. As their children grew up, Gordon held various of- fices with the Gerber Elementary School Board, Tehama County Farm Bureau and was a founding director of the Elder Creek Water District. He was active in the First Pres- byterian Church in Red Bluff and served as chair of the building committee constructing a new sanctuary and so- cial hall after a fire in the early 1960's destroyed the 19th century church building. In 1993, Gordon and Rose Etta moved from their ranch to a home they built on the east bank of the Sacramento River, where they enjoyed host- ing family and friends at celebrations and holiday gather- ings. Gordon tended his large yard, flowers and orange trees. In season, fresh orange juice was always on their breakfast table. Rose Etta (86) died in 2003. Gordon leaves his daughter, Deanna, three sons, Rodney, James and Norman, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He also leaves a very special friend, Lois Cook. A memorial service for Gordon will be held at the Pres- byterian Church in Red Bluff on April 10 at 1:30 p.m. JACK EULL BENNETT June 11, 1926 ~ March 24, 2015 Jack Eull Bennett passed away on his ranch outside of Red Bluff, California on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. He is survived by his son Stuart N. Bennett and his wife Kathleen; his daughter Jacklinn Bennett Dezzani and her husband Raymond; his grandchildren Lindsay and Court- ney Bennett, Shannon and Matt Callis, Jenni and Jason Holmes, Anthony and Jill Hassman and great- grandchildren Brenden and Sophia Callis, Patrik, Cristopher, Tomas and Katie-Rae Holmes and Cormac Hassman. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Margaret Louree Bennett. Jack was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 11, 1926. Eager to serve in World War II, he worked in a North American Aviation bomber factory building B-25s until he was old enough to enlist in the Army Air Force. After the war, Jack made a career in the Air Force holding many positions including B-29 gunner, recruiter and officer in the Strategic Air Command. The military sent Jack around the country from Wyoming and Colorado to Illinois and Maryland and from Texas to Alaska as well as abroad to Germany. While stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska he participated in the coveted flight over the North Pole. He retired from the Air Force at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado in 1967. Fol- lowing a brief stint working for the Boy Scouts, Jack made a second career with the U.S. Department of Agri- culture supervising school nutrition and food service pro- grams. He retired for good and settled on his ranch in Red Bluff in 1986 where he lived for twenty-nine years raising cattle, chickens, turkeys and alpacas. Jack was deeply involved in the community of Red Bluff, taking pride in his five organizations. He was a Past Master of Vesper Masonic Lodge, member of the Scottish Rite and Past President of the Tehama County Shrine Club. He was a Life Member of American Legion Post 167 and a District Commander for the American Legion. He was also a Life Member of VFW Post 1932, a long-serving member of the Red Bluff Veterans Honor Guard and an active participant in the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Two projects to which he dedicated his time and energy were the establishment of the North- ern California State Veterans Cemetery and the construc- tion of the Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall. Inurnment at the Northern California State Veterans Cemetery will take place at 9:30 on Friday, April 10, 2015 with a memorial service and reception at the Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall at 11:00. His friends and collea- gues are welcome at both events, and those wishing to honor Jack's memory are asked to make a donation to the Vesper Scholarship Fund in lieu of flowers. Obituaries Toplaceanobituary in the Red Bluff Daily News please call (530) 527-2151 ext. 101 ThePassingParadeisbroughttoyoubyMinchPropertyManagement, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527-5514 THE PASSING PARADE (FromDaveMinch'sISaycolumnofSeptember1959) ThepeopleoftheUnitedStatesoweittoMr. Khrushchev to make his visit here as pleasant as possible. He is our guest and this is our chance to help world peace. I shudder of what might happen to us if he were to be killed by one of our radicals while he is here. I am one who believes we are not as prepared to thwart a missle attack as some generals would have us to believe … All children know, from two years up, after watching television about irregularity and of the wonderful medicine they can take for it…that the medicine they can take is so tasty that the children are likely to drink it in preference to coke However, when I was a boy (there he goes again) irregularity was called by a much harsher name and called for stern medicine. Every household had a bottle of Castor Oil on the top shelf of their medicine cabinet. Children of about 3 or 4 years of age were overpowered and dosed…but no child ever submitted to having it poured down their throats the second time without a battle. For those 4 and up, the first step was to threaten them with dire punishment if they refused to open their mouths. Nowadays punishment is probably to restrict the child to his daily Coca-Cola or to make the child go to bed early. In my day it meant a smack on the behind with a board, a razor strap, a switch or even a horse whip. When a child became 10 or 12 it took several adults to restrain them.Atablespoon of the vile stuff was administered with the spoon held in one hand at the ready while the nose of the victim was held shut by two fingers of the other hand. When said victim finally had to open his mouth to breath, the doser would strike. In those days of no roughage or fresh vegetables, the above was a pretty frequent occurrence. … You may have heard that cattle can only assimilate so much grain at one time and more than 15 pounds will founder them. We tested a pen of 25 that we started with some hay and then switched to rolled barley with two pounds of concentrate each day but no hay or roughage of any kind. The cattle ate 28 pounds of rolled barley daily and gained extremely well. But don't try it with anything except rolled barley and then only if you know what you are doing* *Father was of course only experimenting with cattle in this case. Other livestock, such as horses, cannot tolerate great quantities of grain and will founder whereas, sources say, a mule will self- ration itself and not over indulge if presented with unlimited supplies of grain or barley. RM Dave Minch 1900-1964 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A