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Thursday, January 19, 2012 – Daily News 7A Obituaries JOHN ALLEN MCFATE last week. He is survived by his wife Deb, daughters Heather and Kellie, grandchildren Jordon and Aidrianna, his sons-in-law David and Justin, and his beloved Great Dane Mollie, his mom Joy, brother Rusty, sister Sue, and by many cousins in the Redding Area. John was a cattle rancher in Corning, was a business owner and flooring installer, and was known by everyone as the person who would gladly help anyone in need. Services are at Ogburn Cemetery at 11:00 this Sat., and a wake to celebrate his life immediately following at 6906 Churn Creek Rd., Redding. For more info call 530-586-0219 or 209-321-2819. John Allen McFate passed from a tragic traffic accident FARM Continued from page 1A ing by granting approval to spend up to $50,000 of AB109 funds toward a fea- sibility study to see if the land is viable for the pro- posed project. The funds will be used for a needs analysis and layout plan for the property, Goodwin said. The idea is that perhaps in a year, the site will host a day reporting center where carefully selected inmates will be given farming and landfill related tasks, he said. After a minimum of PAIR Continued from page 1A DOROTHY L. KENNEDY Dorothy L. Kennedy, age 92, of Rancho Tehama passed away December 14, 2011 at her home of natural causes. Born in Wichita, KS., was formally a resident of BC Can- ada and Oregon, she was a homemaker. Survivors include daughters Loriane Charlotte Knox (de- ceased), Caroline Faye Worley of Camas, WA., and Linda Kay Jones of Rancho Tehama, CA., and son Fredrick Charles Kennedy, Jr. of Jefferson, OR., 12 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Rancho Tehama Community Church, with Pas- tor Stan Primer officiating. She will be laid to rest at Lakeview Cemetery, Fauquier BC Canada. JUDGE Continued from page 1A was whether Baymiller already had an existing psychotic disorder that led him to kill his father or if the incident was a result of behavior induced by volun- tary drug use. In September 2008, Baymiller shot his 89-year- old father, Fredrick Hamil- ton Baymiller, in the torso with a shotgun at their Los Molinos home. After the shooting Baymiller report- edly walked outside and told a group of neighbors to call 911 because he had just killed his father. Baymiller claimed he was going to be killed by Muslims and believed his father was in on it. Baymiller's relatives testified they were aware of his psychotic behavior. First cousin Gregory Flick said about 10 years prior to the killing, Baymiller had called and said his life was being threatened by a group of people. "He called me in the middle of the night and said people had stolen his iden- tity and were going to take over his life," Flick said. Baymiller continued to make those types of calls about every four to six months up until he killed his father. After Sept. 11, 2001 Baymiller started say- ing he believed a Muslim group was out to get him, Flick said. During that period of time Baymiller was sober, as Flick had introduced him to Alcoholics Anony- mous, Flick said. Cousin Ricky Townsend said around 2005, when he hired Baymiller to work as a carpenter for him, Baymiller had displayed some unusual behavior. Baymiller claimed heli- copters were following him and Muslims were looking for him. CHICO — Assembly- man Dan Logue, R-Lake Wildwood, hopes to move to Chico soon. In a phone interview Wednesday, Logue said he and his wife have been looking at a couple of homes that are for sale in Chico. "I love Chico," he said, adding that he went to Chico State University. Logue said he already has an office in Chico, and it seems to make good sense to live there, too. The assemblyman has said he intends to run for re-election in the newly configured 3rd Assembly District. Both witnesses said in their contacts with him after he was incarcerated, he continued to have the same delusions concerning Muslims coming after him. In Tehama County Jail, Baymiller was evaluated by Ronnie Potts, a license psy- chiatric technician who was then working for Tehama County Behavioral Health. Potts provided expert witness testimony that reit- erated the reports he had written back in 2008. His diagnoses then included depression, schizophrenia, delusional, psychotic not specified. During his last visit with Baymiller in Feb- ruary 2008, Potts' diagno- sis ruled out major depres- sion but said Baymiller had psychotic features. Under cross examina- tion by Deputy District Attorney Randy Alvey, Potts said at the time he was not aware of Baymiller's past history of drug and alcohol abuse or that Baymiller had been on methamphetamine just prior to killing his father. Had he known, it may have influenced his diagnoses. His evaluations relied on what Baymiller self-report- ed. Alvey did not call any witnesses, instead opting to rely on the medical reports that had already been sub- mitted to the court. Witness testimonies concluded Wednesday. Closing arguments will be made at 10 a.m., Friday, at which time Judge Richard Scheuler is expected to make a decision. If Baymiller is found to be sane he will be sen- tenced for the underlying murder offense. If he is ruled insane, he could be committed to a state mental hospital. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. He said if state Sen. Doug LaMalfa's seat becomes open next year, "I'll take a hard look at (running for) it." LaMalfa has announced he'll run this year for Congressman Other items found included a .40 caliber pistol, ammunition, high- capacity magazines for the pistol, a wooden billy club, Chinese throw- ing stars and nearly $3,000 in cash, the release said. One of the residents, Joshua Gary Sims, 32, of Red Bluff was found to be a convicted felon, prohibited FRAUD Continued from page 1A my people that are not morally strong will unfor- tunately turn to crime," Joann Hart said. Barbara Secor and Lee Miller of Red Bluff heard about the fair last year and thought it would be some- thing worth checking into, Secor said. "We missed last year and I was curious about what agencies we have around here," Secor said. "I was able to ask about some concerns and get some direction. Having all the agencies in one loca- tion is real convenient and being able to talk face to face gave me some more insight." Secor said she has received several calls late- ly that she suspected to be scams, including one sce- nario in which someone called saying they noticed her computer was not operating properly despite the fact that she hadn't used it all week. "I'm a pretty savvy senior and I'm just trying to be aware," Secor said. Secor said she found two years, there could be more of a facility there. The Westgate Road Association, a non-profit group of 65 land owners that keeps up the roads west of Plymire Road, issued a cautionary notice to its members. The notice warns resi- dents that the county is planning a "low security jail" at the entrance to the Westgate community that could house inmates who have committed serious crimes. A big concern is that the property being considered sits directly between Eastridge Drive and the landfill at the end of Plymire Road. It is next to a school bus stop students walk to and from during the school year, the notice stat- ed. "We, as a community, should not have to take such a risk with our chil- dren, just to bring revenue to the County and City of Red Bluff," the notice stat- ed. The notice invites resi- dents to fight the work farm proposal. "We don't want this in our front yard or across the street from our families and friends," the notice stated. The committee will be meeting with members of the Westgate Road Associ- from having guns or ammunition. Sims was arrested at the scene on charges of possession of a con- trolled substance for sale, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana for sale and being a prohibited person in posses- sion of ammunition. Sims' girlfriend, Theresa Lynn Lefler, 32, who also lived at the res- idence, was later arrested at Wash- ington and Crittenden streets in Red Bluff, said task force Commander Dave Kain. the information on Medicare fraud, presented by local Passages Senior Medicare Patrol Liaison Paula Holden and Califor- nia Health Advocates Community Outreach Coordinator Marta Eris- mann, to be very interest- ing. "We are the beneficia- ry's advocate," said Hold- en. The elderly population is especially vulnerable and oftentimes those try- ing to scam them will call early so they catch the per- son unawares, she said. "They feed you what they know and glean back other information," Hold- en said. Once they have some of your information, espe- cially if they get your Medicare number, they can get all sorts of other information. "They can find out your medical condition, which hospital you were at and then send a blank prescrip- tion to your doctor," Hold- en said. Before you know it, a person could be receiving unordered medical sup- plies, she said. "If it looks like a fish and smells like a fish, it ation and any other mem- bers of the community who attend the scoping meeting today. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Tehama County Administration Building, 727 Oak St. The meeting is an opportunity for people to ask questions and voice their opinions on the idea, Hencratt said. Discussion will be about the idea of a work farm as well as possi- bly locating it on the land- fill property. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, exten- sion 114 or awagner@red- bluffdailynews.com. Lefler was charged with posses- sion of a controlled substance, child endangerment, possession of mari- juana for sale and possession, man- ufacturing or selling a dangerous weapon. Sims and Lefler were booked into Tehama County Jail. Bail was set at $75,000 for Sims and at $100,000 for Lefler. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. probably is fishy," Holden said. "Fraud is huge with Medicare right now. It's easy peasy business." Holden recommended not carrying your Medicare card or a printed out copy of it with you unless you have to, which should only be the first doctor visit when a patient is getting established, she said. A person should never give out the last four digits of the Social Security number because it's easy to figure out the rest and their Medicare number is only slightly different from a Social Security number, she said. Holden strongly recom- mends that seniors check their Medicare summary and that adult children get and stay involved with aging parents. One way is to make sure they are reg- istered on the national Do Not Call list to stop unwanted phone calls. "Right now the door is wide open," Erismann said. "This way (with Do Not Call) the list is nar- rowed down." Sometimes the fraud can be as simple as some- one selling shoes or socks at a health fair where they Herger opposes SOPAas written By LARRY MITCHELL MediaNews Group WASHINGTON — Congressman Wally Herger, R-Chico, said Wednesday he opposes the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in its present form. In a phone interview, he said the bill seeks to address a big problem, but it's been written in a way that could "endanger the freedom of the Internet." The problem is that individuals and organiza- tions in some foreign countries are copying music, movies and other things produced in the United States and selling them through the Internet, he said. "It costs the American economy hun- dreds of millions of dol- lars a year." Wally Herger's seat. Herger plans to retire at the end of the year. If LaMalfa is elected to Congress, a special election would be held early next year to fill the position vacated by While stopping this kind of piracy is a valid goal, Herger said, SOPA "is not written as well as it should have been." "I can't support it the way it is," he said. "If you don't write legislation the right way, the government can go overboard in restricting freedoms." SOPA and a similar bill in the Senate were expect- ed to pass with ease, according to the Los Angeles Times. But with strong opposition from Internet companies, sup- port for the bills has crumbled. The Internet compa- nies claim that because of language they contain, the bills could harm the Inter- net economy, result in censorship and shut down some websites, The Times reported. Logue plans move to Chico, run at possible LaMalfa seat LaMalfa. Herger said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said he won't bring SOPA to a vote until compromises have been reached between those whose cre- ations are being pirated and those concerned about censorship and other harm coming to the Internet. SOPA will need to be rewritten, Herger said, adding he didn't know how long that would take. He said he thought the Senate bill would be rewritten as well. Community Clip? e-mail: clerk@red- bluffdai- lynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 get a person's Medicare number and from there they suddenly find med- ical equipment they may not need or have room for has been ordered and sent, she said. "Do not give your med- ical number out," Eris- mann said. "It's your med- ical credit card." Holden said she would be happy to give presenta- tions to clubs. For more information or to schedule a presentation call 896- 6716. For questions or to report fraud the number is 1-800-434-0222. The District Attorney's Office is in the process of trying to do more out- reach, especially to the businesses, Davidson said. "We're trying to edu- cate them on workers compensation fraud," Davidson said. "Depend- ing on the size of the busi- ness, the payment to the state can be huge." Businesses wanting to schedule a presentation can call 529-3590. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Over 50 years of serving Tehama County Located in Chico, CA Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792