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Obituaries DAVID DEAN ROBERTS David Dean Roberts, age 75, died Sunday, January 22, 2012 in his Corning family home. Mr. Roberts was born March 21, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Roberts is a Veteran of our country, serving in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Roberts was a Steamfitter and Welder for 52 years. Daves main love in life was being outdoors and fishing with his friends, most of all his buddy, Mark. Mr. Roberts was a good hard working man, loved by his friends. Mr. Roberts is survived by his loving daughter Davie Breslin of Walnut Creek. A memorial funeral service will be held Friday, February 3, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. in the Hall Brothers Chapel. Officiating the service will be Pastor Chris Fissori of the First Baptist Church of Corning. All arrangements are through the Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. RATE Continued from page 1A Tehama County's 14.6 percent unemployment rate puts it at 39th out of 58 counties ranked statewide, the second highest of local counties. Glenn County at 15.5 percent was the highest, ranking 43rd, while Shasta WATER Continued from page 1A Some big concerns are that large metropolitan water companies in Southern California are putting money into transferring water out of Northern California and that gov- ernment agencies will start putting meters on private landowners' wells, he said. "They think we're a bunch of idiots up here and they can get by with it," Reimers said. He encouraged the people in the room to get educated on the issues and be persistent. In Loving Memory of Clinton Roger Howard 10/01/1960 ~ 01/17/2012 ly Father, Tuesday January 17, 2012 in Maui, HI. He was born in Boise, Idaho, on October 1, 1960. He had resided in Red Bluff, CA since 1994. Clint leaves behind his wife Traci and daughter, Lauren Howard (Trevor) Roesbery of West Jordan, Utah and their two children Corbin, 5 and Aubrie, 3. His mother Sharon Howard Gillhouse of Sarato- ga Springs, Utah and his brothers Steve, Brad (Jackie), Doug (ShaDell), David (Pascal), Lance (Dannette). Clint was preceded in death by his father Robert, and sister Trudylee. He will be missed by family and friends from around the world. His interests varied from photography, ornamental metal art, to travel and candy making. He served an honorable mission (San Bernadino, CA) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He worked for R.C. Willey, Wal-Mart Distribution and then joined with Traci to run a successful childcare business. Children loved him and responded to his enthusiasm for life. A funeral service will be held on Saturday January 28th, 2012 at 11:00AM at the Salt Lake City 1st Deaf Ward (800 E 700 S Salt Lake City, Utah). A viewing and visitation will be held Friday, January 27, 2012 at Mountain View Me- morial Mortuary, 3115 East 7800 South from 6-8 pm and one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. In- terment will follow the service at Mountain View Memori- al Cemetery. There will be a Memorial Service in Red Bluff, CA, on February 4th, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (545 Berrendos Ave. Red Bluff, CA) at 10:00AM. Placement testing set for Saturday at Mercy Mercy High School will hold the first of two place- ment testing dates for 2012-2013 incoming freshmen 9- 11 a.m. Saturday at the school, 233 Riverside Way. Interested students should call the school at 527- 8313 or check in at the office the morning of the testing date. There is no charge to the student. A second test date will be 9-11 a.m. March 3. Other times may be arranged by appointment. Anyone who is considering Mercy as their high school choice is wel- come. Polo horses quarantined after equine herpes death INDIO (AP) — Horses at a Southern California desert polo club have been quarantined after one of them tested positive for equine herpes and had to be euthanized. The number of horses quarantined at Indio's Empire Polo Club hasn't been disclosed. Equine herpes can lead to respiratory illness, neuro- logical problems, paralysis and miscarriage. There is no vaccine. The virus cannot be transmitted to humans. It is transmitted among horses by air or by sharing feed, brushes, bits and other equipment. The Palm Springs Desert Sun says the horse with the herpes virus was euthanized on Monday. Last year, there was an outbreak of equine herpes in California with cases found in 12 counties. The out- break was traced to a horse show in Utah. BILLS Continued from page 1A ens the definition of mental illness. They worry more people would use mental ill- ness to access drugs like medical marijuana. ''Our insurance rates will increase because of this clan- destine broadening of the coverage,'' said Assembly- man Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber. ''And I think you're further legitimizing drug abuse and encouraging it even more.'' Beall estimated it would add between 6 cents to 61 cents per month to insurance premiums. Supporters say the bill would provide new coverage benefits for non-severe men- tal illness for 4.5 million peo- ple and substance abuse treatment for 6.3 million people. They say people strug- gling with mental illnesses can quickly reach coverage limits on their private insur- ance plans and have no choice but to turn to public health programs. Supporters say that's discriminatory because health plans should cover both the mind and Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. Caring & Compassionate Service Full traditional burial service or cremation 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 Clinton Roger Howard returned to live with his Heaven- Going to meetings can be boring and costly, but it is important to do, he said. Not going can mean losing a voice and missing out on informa- tion. "That's how they win," Reimers said. "They have so many meetings so you'll just get sick of it." Others in the room had sugges- tions as well as questions. Gene Shea suggested the way to stop the authorities from doing what they want is through invoking coor- dination county by county. "This thing affects everyone," he said. "They've been trying to take our water for years." Shea was among several who applied to be on the recently created Tehama County Coordination Com- mittee of the Board of Supervisors. Although he wasn't selected to be on the official committee, Shea was HORSE Continued from page 1A Fairground is expected to spread $1.6 million into the local economy. The NSHA also brings a western trade show, TRIBES Continued from page 1A nomic Development Administration to identify 20 Northern California tribes to assist with economic devel- opment strategies. Another panelist, Craig Norte of the Federal Reserve Board, listed five barriers to obtaining bank loans: land complexity in terms of legal issues, such as land being held in a trust for a tribe; the lack a legal infrastructure; geographical remoteness; lack of communica- tion; and the low-to-moderate incomes and "checkered credit" on reservations. Armond Batiste of Maidu Invest- ments, added that the tribes have great ideas, but don't have "seed money" to get started. "We're working with banks to get money to tribes, creating that wave that's taken hold throughout the United States so that tribes can branch out of gaming and into other economic opportunities," Batiste said. body. Under current law, Cali- fornia requires health care plans to cover treatment for some serious mental illness- es, such as schizophrenia, autism and anorexia. Beall's bill would expand coverage to other mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. The mental health bill expands on new federal health care requirements that require group health plans with more than 50 employ- ees to offer equal medical and mental health benefits. Opponents say it's prema- ture for the state to act calf County ranked 34th at 13.4 percent. Butte was the lowest at 28th with a 12.6 percent rate. The highest unemploy- ment rate was Imperial County with 26.8 percent. Colusa County at 57th with 23.3 percent unem- ployment was the only other county higher than 20 percent. Sutter County ranked 56th with 19.3 percent, Friday, January 27, 2012 – Daily News 9A San Francisco County Merced County at 55th with 18.7 percent and Siskiyou County rounded out the five highest at 54th with 18.3 percent. While the top five were above 15 percent unem- ployment, the bottom five were all below 10 percent. The lowest unemploy- ment rate went to Marin County with 6.5 percent followed by San Mateo County at 7.2 percent. still in support of the county's deci- sion to invoke the 10th Amendment, he said. It stops the government agencies from moving forward until they coordinate with local agencies, Shea said. "We've got to stop them," he said. When Reimers was finished, the group invited Red Bluff walnut farmer Ryan Sale up to speak. Sale is one of three Tehama County members of the governing board of the Northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Plan. A longtime advocate of agricul- tural water rights, Sale is paying attention to the Tehama County groundwater management groups, he said. The water management plan is different, he said. It combines six counties, giving more clout to par- ticipants, and it involves the public telling the government what they think is important or necessary. Sale referred to the Antelope area sewer project in Red Bluff. Even though the plan is not regu- latory, which means it doesn't change any laws or start any pro- jects, it can put in writing what peo- ple want or need, such as financial assistance to put in a public sewer system in the Antelope area, he said. Problems with water rights in the area involve two major industries, mining and agriculture, that make the world go around, Sale said. "Our groundwater is our legacy," Horse Sweepstakes, which will showcase the top stock horses and leading riders. The latter will consist of four go rounds, herd work (cutting), rein work, steer stopping (roping) and cow work (fence). "Although this show has branding and the Bridle moved from the Tulare he said. People should be getting involved with this plan from the ground floor, he said. Both speakers alluded to, with the demand for water from southern California being so high, the water beneath the ground is sometimes more valuable than the land itself. Companies and large water dis- tricts have started buying property instead of buying water rights because it is cheaper, Sale said. Other local issues discussed included the loss of Lake Red Bluff and its effects and possibly losing dams. The Northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Manage- ment Plan has identified similar, less specific concerns on water in Tehama County. Those include concerns about water transfers and ground water, flash floods due to topography, ero- sion and loss of riparian habitat, ground water recharge opportunities and the Tehama-Colusa Canal intake and issues, according to the plan website at www.nsvwater- plan.org. Sale was invited back to revisit the topic at a future Tea Party meet- ing. A date was not yet announced. As for the water management plan, the next scheduled governing board meeting is March 5 in Wil- lows. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagn- er@redbluffdailynews.com. Agri Center, we are extremely excited to be able to bring a show of this size to this area," Dilday said in a release. "Red Bluff and Northern Cali- fornia are so proud of their western and ranching roots we think this event will be a perfect fit." Locally, some tribes are branch- ing out and growing economically. Mooretown Rancheria member Ken Gilbert, from the audience, said before 1996 there were only two or three employees at the tribal office. Since the tribe opened its gaming facility in 1996, the tribe now employs 77 people at the rancheria office and 500 people at Feather Falls Casino. "We are providing jobs for peo- ple in this community," he said. "We want to continue to have this area prosper." Mooretown also owns a mini- market, a hotel and a brewery, along with a newly formed holdings board to look at other investment opportu- nities. "We're looking to diversify, whether on the reservation of off the reservation, which would generate jobs," Gilbert said. Stanhoff said one of the things tribes have to do is separate the trib- al government from the business. Another issue that came out dur- ing discussion was the emergence of politics in tribal business. because California risks going beyond federal health care exchange guidelines, which are still being worked out. Such a move could end up costing the state money in the long run. ''With AB 154 mandat- ing coverage for almost every mental health condi- tion on the books, almost 400 conditions, this is a sizeable mandate that should be put in the context of the full benefit package that federal dollars are contingent upon,'' said Patrick Johnson, president of the California Association of Health Plans. In August, the NSHA hosts the second largest stock horse show in the world, in Paso Robles. Information about this event can be obtained at www.nationalstockhorse.c om or by calling 800-511- 5157. Rabobank representative Fred Mendez said the bank has been working with a lot of tribes, but that many aren't aware of the availabili- ty of resources on their land. He also said trying to underwrite a tribe is difficult. Norte said that in his experience working with tribes, they'll proba- bly never get away from politics because tribes are families. "Banks have to see stability," Norte added. "Tribes that have stag- gered terms on the council is help- ful." Stanhoff said tribes are more sophisticated than people think. "A lot of us can buy our own banks," she said. "A few tribes have done that." Despite other obstacles men- tioned during the session, a final comment from Stanhoff struck a positive note: "We are a very growing econo- my," she said. "We are the last grow- ing economy in rural America.." Barbara Arrigoni is a reporter for the Chico Enterprise-Record. ranked third at 7.6 percent while Orange County was fourth with 7.8 percent. Santa Barbara County and Santa Clara County shared fifth place with 8.7 per- cent. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com.