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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries LLOYD HARNESS age of 81. He was born in Arkansas and moved to Califor- nia with his family when he was a child. At the age of 16 he left home to become the cowboy he would be for the rest of his life. During his life, he was a rodeo contestant, rancher, horse shoer and trainer a weigh master for Shasta Livestock Auction Yard and a member of the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District Board. He was a member of the Masonic Order of Vesper Lodge in Red Bluff. He leaves wife Linda, son Buck Harness, daughter Becky Darst, grandchildren Casey Darst, Stacy Fussell, Ryan Harness, Kayle Tague and five great grandchildren. A memorial gathering will be held January 15th at 1:00 at the Cottonwood Community Center. Memorial contributions may be made to the West Valley Agriculture Department. ELIZABETH RUBY FORD Elizabeth (Betty) Ruby Ford, 91, of Red Bluff, CA passed away December 25, 2011 surrounded by her loving fami- ly. Betty was born in Ashland, OR to Nathaniel and Ruby Davis on February 16, 1920. She spent her childhood days in Ashland and on The Green Springs Ranch. She married Jack Ford on December 31, 1937 while Jack worked for the Forest Service. She worked many fire look-outs at Digger Butte, Turner Mountain and Windy Cut. While Jack was away at war, Betty also worked at Knolls Bakery in Red Bluff. After returning from the war Jack went back to work for the forest service. Betty re- tired from Diamond National in 1975. Betty enjoyed activ- ities around the cattle ranch making sure everyone was fed and there was always coffee on. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Ford, Lloyd Harness passed away December 20, 2011 at the AB109 Continued from page 1A who have either just been released from prison or who are on some form of release or supervision. "It is clear that this pop- ulation has a history of failed rehabilitation and we must be prepared to deal with the percentage of this population that will continue to victimize our citizens," Nanfito stated. "This makes it imperative that our role as municipal law enforcement must be RIVER Continued from page 1A July 28, 2007 and sister Rosella Age Ferren on July 31, 2009. Betty is survived by sons Arthur and wife Margaret of Paso Robles, Gary and wife Patsy of Red Bluff, and grandson Shawn, granddaughters Sarah and Suzie, and 7 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday, December 30th at 11am at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Shrin- ers Hospital 1-800-241-4438 In the call, Lowe, who had been dropped off to go kayaking, indicat- ed he was about nine miles above the China Rapids in a yellow inflat- able kayak, according to logs. Edmond recontacted the Sheriff's Department at 6:41 p.m. and said she had made contact with Lowe who was OK on the river and did not need assistance. SEARS Continued from page 1A in Sears stores. Hometown stores primarily focus on tools, appliances, electron- ics merchandises instead of the full experience. Billionaire investor TERRY NICLAS SNOW Long time Corning resident, Terry Snow died suddenly at the age of 74 on December 26, 2011. Terry was born August 31, 1937 to Emmett and Ida Snow. Terry is survived by his wife of 43 years, Janet Snow, his daughter Wendy Krajcirik (John Krajcirik) and son Robert Snow (Kelly Snow) and grandchildren Jordin and Niclas Snow, all of Corning. Terry attended Corning schools and graduated from Corning High in 1955. Terry served in the National Guard for 6 years in the late 1950's and was involved with the Corning Volunteer Fire Department from 1959-1965. Terry had a 40 year career with the City of Corning, serving as the Department of Public Works Director for the past 20 years before retiring in 1998. After retiring he took up a welding hobby as well as continuing to deer hunt with his children and friends. When he wasn't in the shop welding, he could be found in an orchard cutting firewood. A celebration of life will be held at the Corning Volun- teer Fire Department on Friday, December 30th at 1:00. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Corning Volunteer Fire Department. Death Notices 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 news- paper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Forest Bryan Forest Bryan of Corning, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, in Red Bluff. He was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, the Daily News. Elizabeth Ford Elizabeth Ford of Red Bluff, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in Red Bluff. She was 91. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, the Daily News. Carla Hensley Carla Hensley of Chico died Saturday, Dec. 24, in Quincy. She was 69. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, the Daily News. Norman Lee Yates Norman Lee Yates of Corning died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, in Corning. He was 52. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, the Daily News. Authorities seeking juvenile offender who escaped SUTTER CREEK (AP) — California corrections authorities are searching for a juvenile offender who was driven away by accomplices from a community service project in Amador County on Tuesday morning. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement that Angel Iniquez escaped while officers were attending to another roadside crew mem- ber who needed medical attention after cutting his leg with a chainsaw. Officials say 19-year-old Iniquez had been assigned to the Pine Grove Conservation Camp since May. His escape is the first from the facility in nearly seven years. Edward Lampert pur- chased Kmart out of bank- ruptcy in 2003 and bought Sears, Roebuck & Co. a year later. Since 2004 Sears Holdings — which operates both Kmart and Sears stores — has watched its cash and short-term investments go from about $2.09 billion for the year ended Jan. 31, 2004 to $1.34 billion for factored prominently into the implementation and funding of AB109." Nanfito proposed that the CCP look to creating a county-wide compliance team that would include a Red Bluff Police officer, a Corning Police officer, a sheriff's deputy or correc- tional officer, a district attorney investigator and at least one deputy proba- tion officer. In doing so, he suggest- ed that AB109 funding fully-support one officer for each department. A second option in his proposal was to fund at least 50 percent of TIDE so that the local agencies can keep the drug task force afloat. Department of Justice officials announced in November that TIDE was among the 34 task force agencies out of 52 in the state that it would no longer fund. Cohen's and Nanfito's proposals were only part of the initial draft of the county's plan. The nearly 60-page document looks at other elements of the Community Corrections At 9:18 p.m., Edmond contacted the Sheriff's Department to say that she had spoken with Lowe who told her he was not sure where he was on the river, but that he was cold and was approaching some rapids, according to logs. Logs show air operations were requested and, at 10:07 p.m., a heli- copter began its search. Lowe was spotted floating down the river at 10:41 p.m. about half a mile above the Bend bridge. Med- ical was requested as a precaution- the year ended Jan. 31, 2011, according to Fact- Set. The figure now stands at about $700 million. Credit Suisse analyst Gary Balter says the soft- er-than-expected holiday sales performance point to "deepening problems at this struggling chain and renewed worries about Sears survivability." Balter added that Sears' weakening performance may lead its vendors to start to worry about their exposure. If vendors stop shipping to a retailer or start insisting on cash up front, it can spell the end. That company disputes talk that it is in trouble financially or will have problems surviving. Police are still looking for a Partnership, including community service agen- cies, public health compo- nents and preventative educational programs. The next meeting of the Community Corrections Partnership to further dis- cuss the draft plan will be at 2 p.m., Jan. 11, at the Tuscan Room of the coun- ty administration building, 727 Oak St. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. ary measure. The California Highway Patrol helicopter landed on the east side of the river to pick up Lowe and left him with the Tehama County Sher- iff's Department. The kayak was left on the side of the river. Logs show Lowe, who was picked up by Edmond, refused med- ical attention. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Spokesman Chris Brath- waite says Sears Holdings has more than $3.5 billion of liquidity, consisting of $700 million in cash and $2.9 billion available under its credit lines. Still, Sears Holdings said its declining sales, ongoing pressure on profit margins and rising expenses pulled its adjust- ed earnings lower. The company predicts fourth- quarter adjusted earnings will be less than half the $933 million it reported for the same quarter last year. The retailer also antici- pates a non-cash charge of $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion in the quarter to write off the value of carried-over tax deductions it now doesn't expect to be prof- itable enough to use. Sears Holdings has watched its cash and short-term investments plummet by nearly half since Jan. 31, from about $1.3 billion to about $700 million. The projected closings represent only about 3 per- cent of Sears Holdings' U.S. stores. And the com- pany has actually added stores since the Sears- Kmart merger in 2005. It has about 3,560 stores in the U.S., up from 3,500 right after the merger, thanks to the addition of more small stores. Cops seek woman suspected of ramming motel While talking with motel staff, woman who reportedly ran her blue 1971 Plymouth sedan into Motel 6 on the corner of Sale Lane and Williams Avenue in Red Bluff on Monday. Red Bluff Police officers were sent to Motel 6 at 6:37 a.m. Monday for a report of vandalism. officers learned a 65-year-old woman had intentionally driven her vehicle into the building, said Sgt. Quintan Ortega. The woman, Nataly Night, crashed the sedan into a support beam of what appeared to be an awning or walkway, causing moderate damage to the business before she fled the scene in an unknown direction of travel, Ortega said. Night has not been located and this case is still under investigation, Orte- ga said. —Julie Zeeb Brown says he is getting support for tax plan SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that he is working to win support from busi- ness and labor leaders for his plan to ask voters to raise income taxes on high- income earners and increase the state sales tax, despite competing initia- tives from liberal groups that say his plan hits work- ing people too hard. The Democratic gover- nor talked about his 2012 ballot proposal during an interview with reporters. He said the key to winning about $7 billion a year in additional revenue is per- suading voters that it's nec- essary to stabilize the state's budget and that the ''leadership of California'' is behind it. He said if voters reject the temporary tax increas- es, ''the cuts will be very, very drastic. They're going to be unpleasant any way you look at it.'' California faces a $3 billion midyear revenue shortfall and is expected to face a $10 billion deficit in the fiscal year that begins July 1, resulting in a $13 billion gap over the next 18 months. Brown will release his proposal for the next budget year by Jan. 10. He wants to raise income taxes on a sliding scale, starting with individ- uals who make more than $250,000 a year, and boost the statewide sales tax by half a cent. The higher taxes would expire in 2017. Liberal interest groups are circulating competing ballot initiatives that would impose even higher taxes on the rich and set aside money only for schools. The governor said he hopes to persuade them to rally behind his plan, which he thinks strikes the right balance. Voters often reject ini- tiatives when they are con- fusing or when too many of the same type are on the ballot. ''The liberals don't like the sales tax. More conser- vative people don't like to keep raising the income tax,'' Brown said. ''But I think for the next four or five years it's the most like- ly to pass. It's reasonable, particularly with all the concern about the growing inequality, and I also think everybody has to be part of the solution.'' Brown said business leaders with whom he has spoken have voiced sup- port, as have some wealthy political donors. ''I did find that in talk- ing to very wealthy people, they don't get overly excit- ed about increasing their taxes,'' with some excep- tions, he said. ''I talked to Rob Reiner, he was very excited about paying more taxes, and I talked to a few others. But generally, they're more willing to tol- erate it than embrace it.'' Reiner, a Democrat, has put his money behind pre- vious ballot measures to raise money for schools and early childhood pro- grams. At one time, he flirted with the idea of run- ning for the state's highest office and was a vocal crit- ic of former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg- ger. California Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Beccaro criticized the gov- ernor in a news release sent before Brown's Tuesday interview, saying the gov- ernor had wasted his first year in office and lost cred- ibility with voters. In par- ticular, he criticized Brown's attempt to extend previously approved increases to the sales, income and vehicle taxes. Those temporary increases were approved in 2009 but expired this year after Republicans refused to continue them. ''He threatened Califor- nians with the fiscal night- mare of draconian cuts to education and services if we didn't adopt his poorly conceived, and economi- cally bad, tax increases,'' Del Beccaro said. THE PASSING PARADE Whereas we usually write about those who have passed on, today's subject, Herb Nelson, is very much among the living. Last week the Daily News gave him front page coverage as he was presented with a certificate and medallion signed by the Governor of Saipan for his World War II service in the Pacific. As a Marine Corps Captain, Nelson was gravely wounded in the Battle of Saipan, taking a full two years for his recovery. Heroic action such as this usually comes to light during everyday conversations, but apparently not so with Herb Nelson. I have known him well over the years, but this was the first I had heard of his wartime life saving exploits. However, I knew of one life he allegedly saved right here in our small town a long time ago. Herb was our first City Manager. Prior to his arrival, the City Council was an amalgam of "city fathers"…a group of local business men who gathered to handle civic matters and solve civic problems. But as the city grew, it became obvious that a full time manager was needed, and so Herb was given the job. He took immediate charge and soon had the City up and running, but at his pace. It soon became evident that he was indeed managing while the rest of the council were merely onlookers. This was fine with the Council, although some members groused that they were not always consulted…and that they were serving at his pleasure rather than the other way around. When Herb managed to put into place a golden parachute retirement package for himself, at least one member of the Council objected…and that member was astute businessman Lorin Forward. Lorin, and his brother Alva, were good friends of my father, and later, of mine as well. And that is when I learned of Herb Nelson's local "life saving" episode. Lorin was, for all his good qualities, at one time, an alcoholic…and he admitted same to family and friends. But during his City Council tenure, he became an adversary of manager Nelson to the extent that, according to Lorin, Herb alerted the police department to keep an eye on Lorin, as he might attempt to drive while intoxicated. Lorin was eventually accosted by the police for entering his car in that state and was fined for doing so. And this, according to Lorin, is what led him to swear off the grape for once and for all. In this manner, the two adversaries were linked, and if would be great if, in the years following Lorin Forward's demise, Herb could recall his local life saving event. However, the DN reported he is currently residing in Lassen House where dementia has taken over his once sharp mind. And yet, sources say he was much aware of the Marine Honor Guard who presented him with the Certificate and Medallion, and perked up at the sight of his fellow Marines in uniform. This is Semper Fi at its best. The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514 Robert Minch