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COURTESYPHOTOBYROSSPALUBESKI RedBluffFireandCalFireweredispatchedat5:23p.m.Tuesdaytoareportedgaragefireinthe200blockof Encinal Drive near Jefferson and Walton avenues in Red Bluff. The first arriving unit at scene reported a well- involved 1,400-square-foot detached garage on the alley side with several buildings threatened. The fire was contained to the garage, fence and grass in the neighboring backyard. The fire was contained at 5:40 p.m. Extin- guishment was expected to take about two hours. Witnesses reported what sounded to be ammunition exploding and flames as high as 50 feet. Firefighters and police, who were securing the scene, confirmed hearing a series of small explosions. The cause is under investigation, Fire Chief Ray Barber said. FIRE FIRE BURNS GARAGE community," said Exec- utive Director Hillary Lindauer. "It only seems like yester- day that the agency w a s on the verge of closing, and now we are serving more cli- ents. This is a trib- ute to our community for their generosity in making this possible." Recently two new board members were welcomed, Alethia Rix and Rod Green. Rix brings her ex- perience volunteering with Cleaner Greener Red Bluff, Beef 'N Brew and Tap into Tehama. Green is a licensed clinician who has worked at Tehama County Mental Health and is now retired. He has exten- sive experi- ence work- ing with psychiat- ric issues, a dop t ion issues and with at-risk youth. In ad- d i t i o n , the board has hon- ored Mil- dred John- stone with the title of director emeritus. John- stone has been a faith- ful supporter of both the Hope Chest and the Fam- ily Counseling Center. She was instrumental in help- ing the center re-organize and continue operations during difficult times. She has served on the Public Health Advisory Board and the First Five Com- mission for many years. Counseling FROM PAGE 1 Rix Johnstone Green Faulkner: Nancy Kath- leen Faulkner, 76, of Los Molinos died Friday, June 26at Enloe Medical Center in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home. Published Thursday, July 2, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Ferchaud: Charles L. Ferchaud, 84, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, July 1in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Thursday, July 2, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Deathnoticesmustbe 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 who might be affected to speak up. "We will now have standards and it's a good thing," Moore said. "We want to make sure the stakeholders have enough time to comment." The ordinance is meant to minimize the nega- tive impacts on neighbor- ing properties, implement state and federal law and ensure the orderly develop- ment of a diversity of land uses within the county, ac- cording to the staff report. The draft as it stood Tuesday had certain zones not allowed to have an en- ergy system if they were less than 10 acres and re- stricted wind energy sys- tems and dual purpose wind energy systems to one per premises. Wind power facilities would be approved by the Plan- ning Commission during the permit process. Any- thing more than 80 feet tall would require a per- mit, Moore said. A portion of the ordi- nance dictates location. It says wind systems should be in the rear yard por- tion of a lot where permit- ted unless approved by the Planning Director or Plan- ning Commission. Hearing FROM PAGE 1 PLEASERECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! nificant fire," Barber said. "As I sat back and watched them operate, they did an outstanding job. Today we have three new people fill- ing three positions and as- suming the responsibilities for them. It will require tre- mendous dedication, train- ing and education. It's go- ing to be a different world for each of them." Fire FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB - DAILY NEWS Red Bluff Fire Chief Ray Barber introduces his new personnel Wednesday at a swearing in ceremony at city hall. Pictured from le : Barber, Capt. Mark Moyer, Engineer Casey Hickok and Firefighter Uriah Harris. "A firefighter is the foundation of the department..." — Fire Chief Ray Barber By Fenit Nirappil The Associated Press SACRAMENTO California's drought-stricken cities set a record for water conser- vation, reducing usage 29 percent in May, according to data released by a state agency Wednesday. Regulators hope the sav- ings will last through sum- mer as California commu- nities are under order to cut water use by 25 per- cent compared to 2013 levels. Gov. Jerry Brown announced his manda- tory conservation order in April. Felicia Marcus, chair- woman of the State Water Resources Control Board enforcing Brown's order, said the results show it's possible to meet steep con- servation targets. "It's gratifying that far more communities are stepping up, and we want to see this much more through the summer," Marcus said. "It ends up putting off the need for much harsher rationing, which has greater im- pacts on people and the economy." California is in a four- year drought that has dev- astated some rural com- munities, prompted some farmers to leave fields un- planted or tap expensive water supplies and dented fish populations. Many cit- ies have avoided the brunt of the dry spell because of backup supplies and prep- aration, but the governor wanted conservation ef- forts ramped up with no clear end to the drought in sight. May's water savings were the best showing since the state started tracking conservation last summer. The report followed several months of tepid conservation, 13.5 percent in April and 4 per- cent in March. Conservation may have been skewed by rain in parts of the state in May, which reduces the need to water lawns. The data is self-re- ported by more than 400 California water depart- ments and includes resi- dential and business con- sumption. All regions of the state showed improve- ment. Sacramento and its sur- rounding communities were the state's top per- former, cutting water use by nearly 40 percent. The southern coast, where more than half of the state's population lives in cities including Los An- geles and San Diego, con- served 25 percent in May after months of lacklus- ter savings. Temperatures in the region were about 5 degrees cooler compared to May 2013 with an ad- ditional half inch of rain, according to National Oce- anic and Atmospheric Ad- ministration data. Regulators have been encouraging Californians to let their lawns go dry this summer as the easiest way to save large amounts of water and maintain lo- cal supplies if the drought continues. The water board has as- signed each community a mandatory conservation target between 4 and 36 percent, depending on how much water residents used last summer, that will be tracked between June and February. Cities that don't meet these tar- gets face fines or state-im- posed restrictions on wa- ter use. Some have complained these targets are unfair because it doesn't take into account water savings made before the drought or how secure local sup- plies are. The city of Riv- erside is suing the wa- ter board over conserva- tion, saying it has ample groundwater supplies. Follow Fenit Nirappil on Twitter at www.twitter. com/FenitN. DROUGHT California cities show biggest water savings yet RUTHMARLENEMASON January 27, 1934 ~ June 29, 2015 Ruth was born Jan. 27, 1934in Chico,Ca. to Antone and Ruth Husa. She passed away June 29, 2015 in Chico, CA at the age of 81. Over her life, Ruth was a bookkeeper, a Real Estate Agent and a business owner, but mostly, she was pas- sionate about serving others, which kept her involved with many groups in later years. She was a member of Molino Star #83, Order of the Eastern Star, VFW Post 1555, Red Hat Society, Maywood Women's Club, and Corning Grange #470. She was also on the hospital plan- ning board at the Corning Medical Center as well as board of Director for the Tehama District fair. She enjoyed raising chickens, quilting, knitting and cro- cheting, but loved raising her children. She was an awe- some cook who was very creative with dinners for large groups. She prepared, planned and served both the se- niors and the Masons once a month. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Wil- low Dean Mason of Corning, Calif. Son, Carl Martin(Sandra) Humann of Channahon, IL. Two daugh- ters; Vicky Marlene {Lawrence} Cox of Star, ID. And Dorthea Joyleeann Zacharias of Ancorage, Ak. Brother Marvis Husa, sisters Dorothy Hawkins and Shirley Carr . 8 Grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Memorial services for Ruth will be held at the Corning Presbyterian Church, Friday, July 3, 2015 at 1pm. View obituary and send condolences online at brusiefh.com. 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