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Saturday, January 21, 2012 – Daily News 7A Obituaries WILMA LEVESKI A graveside service will be held for Wilma Wagner Leveski, 92 of Red Bluff, on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 2 p.m at Oak Hill Cemetery in Red Bluff. She passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Red Bluff. Wilma was born at home on July 12, 1919 on Indian Territory in Nowata, OK. She moved to California in the 1940's. Wilma worked at a cannery in Long Beach before she met and married Neil Wagner in 1947 in Yuma, AZ. Neil passed away in 1961. Wilma married Mike Leveski in 1966. They lived in Whittier until 1980 when they moved to Red Bluff. Her survivors include her son Larry (Rebecca) Wagner of Red Bluff; two grandsons, Joshua of El Sobrante and Eli of Redding; five great grandchildren; Adrian, Janese, Madison, Aiya and Noah. She was preceded in death by her husband Mike in 1987 and her twelve siblings. Arrangements are under the direction of Affordable Mor- tuary in Chico. 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. Kathryn Youngman Kathryn Youngman died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at her residence in Glenn. She was 57. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. FIGHT Continued from page 1A 2,600 round-trips to and from appointments, 186 gift certificates for wigs and four young cancer survivor scholarships. The Red Bluff Relay For Life received for the second year in a row the Purple Pace Setter Award. The award is given to those who met or exceeded the goal set by the American Cancer Society, she said. "We also upped our star level to level 2 for the award," Frazier said. "You should be very proud." Walmart Distribution Center and Walmart Trans- portation were named the top national team. Red Bluff Top Teams included Lassen Medical Group, Team Twisted, Sacred Heart School, Social Butterflies, Relay For Landon and We Be Jazzin' For A Cure. Top Youth Teams were Berrendos Mini Relay, Sacred Heart School and the Tehama County Young Marines. Organizers of the Nor Cal Hero Ride For Life, rep- resented by Taylor Collins, were recognized for their contributions. Sponsorship Chair- woman Lisa DeFonte took time to thank the sponsors. Team Development Chairwoman Linda Houch- ins and O'Connor talked about requirements for being a team captain. "Anyone can form their own team," Houchins said. "No matter who you are, there's a place for you in relay and your participation helps create a world with more birthdays." Captains are required to pick up a packet, register their team and attend meet- ings on the third Thursday of each month. The next meeting is at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at Round Table Pizza. The rest of the meetings will be at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Red Bluff. RATE Continued from page 1A adding a combined 23,900 jobs. Other areas, including mining and logging, manufac- turing, trade, transportation and utilities, financial activi- ties, leisure and hospitality reported a combined 13,200 fewer jobs in December. Despite the apparent improvement, more than 2 million working-age Californians remain without jobs and the state remains well above the national jobless rate of 8.5 percent. During the same month a year ago, California's unem- ployment rate was 12.5 percent. It had remained at or above 12 percent from August 2009 until April 2011, when it finally dipped below that level. Lassen Medical Group won the prize for most par- ticipants registered and most money raised before the kick-off. Team Twisted tied for most participants. Both groups will receive a mid- night pizza party and four- hour remission from the requirement that a team member must be on the track at all times. Four teams received free registration, compliments of Lassen Medical Group and Kelly and Debbie O'Con- nor. What started as an offer for 50 percent off the $50 registration turned into at least three more teams receiving free registration compliments of Master of Ceremonies Tehama Coun- ty Superior Court Judge Richard Scheuler and Houchins. Honorary Survivor Chairwoman Vanessa Rodrigues of Red Bluff shared her story of discover- ing she had cancer in the weeks after the birth of her fourth child, just before Christmas. "Cancer cannot stop the spirit of my community Red Bluff," Rodrigues said. "It cannot stop the love of my mom, a teacher at Bidwell, who took time off to be with my kids. It cannot stop friendship — the friends who were there with me at the appointment or the peo- ple who made sure my house was clean when I got home. It cannot break or conquer my spirit or shatter hope." The Red Bluff Relay For Life will be May 19-20 at the Vista Middle School track. More information is available by calling Chair- woman Jackie Frazier at 840-0723 or Cordova at 354-4565 or visiting www.relayforlife.org/red- bluffca. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. SANE Continued from page 1A the burden of proof to show Baymiller did indeed have a mental dis- ease or defect that was present prior to the killing. Baymiller had a distant, cold and unloving father; he lived a life of abandon- ment and abuse, Davis said. In the midst of a 25- year period of sobriety his psychosis manifested when relationships with his wife and subsequent partners fell apart. Davis relied on witness testimony by family mem- bers, who said Baymiller had been delusional years prior to the killing and even now during his incar- ceration in Tehama Coun- ty Jail he continues to have the same fear that Mus- lims are out to get him. "He was on and contin- NIXED Continued from page 1A also trying to reduce recidivism by helping individuals better them- selves, he said. "The goal is to cause some change in these folks," Hencratt said. If the work farm or some alterna- tive is not created, jail crowding may force authorities to let some inmates out in order to make sure the most dangerous criminals stay locked up, he said. Hohenstein spoke about what a potential work farm would entail, such as fences, armed guards and tough consequences for those who step out of line. Residents of the Westgate Road community were given the second half of the meeting to respond. Paul Chambers, one of the first to speak, asked for a show of hands of anyone who supported the work farm being put on the land off of Plymire Road. Nobody raised a hand. Chambers expressed fear and worries about having to increase security measures at his home should the work farm be built near the landfill. There have already been prob- lems with illegal immigrants and CITY Continued from page 1A Brown and Councilman Bob Carrel said Smith is qualified for the job and welcomed having her fill the position. A city employee for 20 years, Smith has held vari- ous positions in several departments before becoming the manager's assistant in 1995. Since then, she has served under five different city man- agers, including Nichols. Smith is familiar with the issues facing the city and has the experience needed to perform several adminis- trative tasks, Nichols wrote in a staff report recommend- ing Smith for the interim BIANCHI Continued from page 1A ter than they have in a long time," Eidman said. "We've gone through a lot of paint." One building that received a fresh coat is the auditori- um. The board voted to approve a policy for the fairground marquee to be used for disaster or emergency news updates. The request was made by local law enforcement following a preparedness exercise. The policy allows for city managers or the Sheriff's Department to request use of the board, Eidman said. Preparations were underway and should be completed in time for the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale, which gets underway Tuesday and will run through Saturday, he said. Some discussion of the upcoming fair was held, including Saturday's entertainment with direction given for Eidman to check into costs of bringing back the trac- tor pull show that was at the 2011 fair. Discussion included Thursday admission, which went from free to $1 at the 2011 fair. Directors and audience members brought up that in light of the $5 parking fee it might be wise to leave Thursday at $1. position. The majority of the council agreed Smith is qualified, but council members Daniele Jackson and Rob Schmid ques- tioned potential conflicts she may have with other employees. Smith has three family members who are city employees, Jackson said. There is a conflict of inter- est in having family mem- bers as subordinates. Schmid said as the interim city manager Smith will be faced with some difficult decisions that could create tension with employees. Those decisions may backfire when she is relieved of her management role and returns to being an assis- ues to be on psychotropic meds but he continues to believe that if he goes to prison there are people out there to get him," Davis said. Testimony and a report by Dr. Joseph Busey makes it crystal clear Baymiller's mental defects manifested prior to his drug use, Davis said. "This man is a truly insane man," Davis said. "He suffered through a tragic childhood and life. He should spend every day of the rest of his life in a mental hospital not prison." Deputy District Attor- ney Randy Alvey Baymiller killed his father because he was in a methamphetamine induced state. Records submitted by the Department of Veter- ans Affairs, where Baymiller had been seek- said ing help with his drug and alcohol addiction, show Baymiller and his father did not have a good rela- tionship. Baymiller was using methamphetamine and within two to three days he killed his father, Alvey said. Despite the anecdotes provided by family mem- bers, medical records from Baymiller's general practi- tioner doctor indicated no sign of psychosis. Baymiller had no history of violent behavior. When he started doing metham- phetamine he started hav- ing problems, Alvey said. "The evidence is clear that when he was at his worse was when he was doing these drugs," Alvey said. Scheuler's ruling relied in part on five medical reports, including Busey's, that had been submitted by doctors who examined marijuana farms in the area and the work farm would bring in more problems, he said. "Everybody in my neighborhood is well armed," Chambers said. Although they don't want to be vigilantes, they may have to defend themselves if inmates are housed in their neighborhood, he said. Georgia Scott introduced herself as a fifth-generation Tehama Coun- ty resident and retired public educa- tion employee who has lived in the Westgate Road area for 25 years. She and her neighbors chose to live in a rural area, out of the city limits, away from city businesses, she said. They are generally isolated and don't want to see city issues brought to their neighborhood. "I like my 10 acres illuminated by the stars only," she said. "That is one of the reasons we bought that property." Some agreed that there is a need for a facility like a work farm, but nobody at the meeting wanted the facility to be in their neighborhood. A big concern was that the pro- posed property is right next to a school bus stop where at least a dozen children are picked up and dropped off during the school year. Crystal Leslie, mother of five boys, said she had been losing sleep since she heard about the work farm proposal. tant. "I'd hate to see her go back to face the repercus- sions of the decisions she's had to make," Schmid said. Smith said she has no problems facing any repercussions, as her deci- sions would all be done under the direction of the City Council. She does not plan to make any sweep- ing changes while in charge. "We have very capable department heads," she said. "My job would just be to maintain the course. Any changes would take place with the new city manager." As the interim manager Smith will receive an annual salary of $100,000, Baymiller while he was in jail. Of the reports, Scheuler said he found the one writ- ten by Dr. Ray Carlson to be the most persuasive. Carlson reported that Baymiller was conflicted in knowing right or wrong but had immediately expressed remorse, which showed he had some moral awareness of what he had done, Scheuler said. Scheuler found Baymiller to be sane and guilty of murder. Following the ruling, Davis said he had no com- ments except that he would be filing an appeal. Baymiller will return to court Feb. 21 for sentenc- ing. He faces 25 years to life in prison. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or tlor@redbluffdailynews.com .Follow her on Twitter @TangLor. "Our whole way of life there would be totally different," she said. Living just two properties away from the proposed site, her children often walk to the bus stop down the road in front of where the work farm would be. "As a mother, I beg you guys — don't put my children in danger," Leslie said. Others were concerned about what the build would do to their property values. Chief Administrator Bill Good- win, a member of the subcommittee and active participant in the Com- munity Corrections Partnership, began the meeting saying he didn't have all the answers. The meeting was intended to find out what the residents had to say. By the end of the meeting, he was persuaded. "I'm convinced we'll be looking at other sites for this facility," Good- win said. The work farm subcommittee will report back to the Community Corrections Partnership next week. The group will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, in the Tuscan Room of the county administration building, 727 Oak St. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. an increase from her assis- tant and clerk salary of $58,042. Some of the savings from Nichols salary of $118,667 will be applied to hire an assistant for Smith. Nichols said the interim role will probably last for about five months while the council searches for a new manager. No recruitment plan was finalized Tuesday, with the council choosing to pull the item from the agenda and return to closed session to further discuss the plan. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. The Tehama District Fairboard meets at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in the Tehama Room at the fairground. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. 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