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Saturday, January 28, 2012 – Daily News 9A 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. Romona Ferguson Romona Ferguson of Red Bluff died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Red Bluff Health Care Center. She was 76. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangement. Published Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. MAKING Continued from page 1A starts with reading through a book or two, Lester has taught Guadalupe more than just reading. She is showing her mentee how to crochet. Some- times they draw and play games. Tic-tac-toe is her favorite game, Guadalupe said. Even though Guadalupe is shy, she revealed that she likes dogs and horses and her family has a chocolate Labrador named Chocolate. Most the books they read are about dogs because that is what Guadalupe likes, Lester said. "The hour just flies by," Lester said. Mentoring Program Coordinator Melissa Mendonca said she is just tickled by the bond Lester and Guadalupe have developed. Most of the time volunteers will say they want to become mentors but can only offer basic skills such as teaching mentees how to read, she said. As relation- ships form mentors are often surprised they have so much more to offer. The match was really a personalized relationship that resulted from the help Principal Dave Sweringen, who interviewed Lester and then chose Guadalupe to be her mentee, Mendonca said. Mendonca met Guadalupe two summers ago when she was teaching a scrapbooking class through the pro- gram. Guadalupe was very shy and now says she was embarrassed during that first scrapbooking session, but she is really a talented and prolific scrapbooker, Men- donca said. With the help of her mentor, Guadalupe has devel- oped a lot of different life skills that otherwise would not have been gained because she is so shy, Mendonca said. To find out more about the Tehama County Mentor- ing Program and to volunteer, visit tehamamentoring.org or call 528-7358. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @Tan- gLor. State passes new auto rules SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025. The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved the new rules that require that one in seven of the new cars sold in the state in 2025 be an electric or other zero-emission vehicle. The plan also mandates a 75 percent reduction in smog-forming pollutants by 2025, and a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from today's standards. Automakers worked with the board and federal reg- ulators on the greenhouse gas mandates in an effort to create one national standard for those pollutants. Stolen Chico car recovered in Corning Two Chico teens were arrested late Thursday in the 700 block of Fourth Street in Corning after being found in a stolen 1995 Subaru Lega- cy during a traffic stop. A Corning Police sergeant made a stop on the vehicle at 10:23 p.m. Thursday for driving after dark without the headlights on. While the vehicle was stopped at Fourth and Solano streets, dispatch advised the sergeant the vehicle had been CITY Continued from page 1A position of city manager at a special meeting to be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 794 Third St. According to meeting ROADS Continued from page 1A structed. Near Cottonwood, $2.9 million was allocated to extend on-ramps, improve vehicle weave pattern and reduce the number and severity of FEE Continued from page 1A hood and who are out of business because of fuel costs. Corning Disposal didn't ask for much, but the way things are we have a tough decision." Resident Theresa Smith spoke out against the increase, asking the council reported stolen out of Butte County. The sergeant was waiting for a cover officer when the teens, a 15- year-old boy and 14-year-old girl, got out of the vehicle and fled north on foot. K-9 officer Oso barking and sev- eral commands to stop prompted the boy to get on the ground where he was taken into custody without fur- ther incident. The girl kept running and was later found hiding under a minutes, the law does not affect the Cardenas' posi- tion because he was appointed to his position by the city manager and not the City Council. Friday was a furlough day for Corning and attempts to reach Kim- trailer in the 1100 block of Yolo Street where she was taken into cus- tody without further incident. Both teens were taken to Tehama County Juvenile Justice Center where they were booked on the charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting or delaying an officer. The Subaru, which belonged to a resident of Chico, was later released to the registered owner. brough for comment were unsuccessful. Meeting minutes and agendas are posted at www.corning.org. Council also voted Thursday to accept Corn- ing Police Officer James Dodge retiring on disabili- collisions at the Bowman Road overcrossing on Interstate 5. The statewide project allocations include $281 million from Proposi- tion 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. In total, nearly $12 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been allocated by administrative agencies for statewide transportation needs. to keep low-income fami- lies and seniors in mind. Janet Zunter, a resident who had sent one of three letters of protest received by the city, spoke up on behalf of her neighbors, reading a letter from them. The letter talks of the $738 a month income the family gets and points out that the raise from Social Security is eaten up by the PROTECT Continued from page 1A dict whether a person will be vio- lent, she said. "In this day and age things have changed," Michael said. "You used to worry about clients and other people telling where someone is. Now there are things like smart phones with GPS where you can do a trace or Facebook. They can put GPS in your car even if the car does- n't have GPS or use a nanny camera to watch you." Michael told about a case where a woman called to get her computer repaired, which required her allow- ing someone in India to log into her computer. Instead of logging out when the work was done he used a camera to watch her. Michael showed "Stalking — real fear, real crime," a video by the National Center for Victims of Crimes available on YouTube, ty due to back injuries sus- tained while on duty and his receiving retirement effective Feb. 23. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. "We're putting people back to work building better roads, bridges, rail and transit for California," act- ing Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty said. The remaining $66 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars. rising cost of Medicare. "We don't mark up for profit," Magill said. "In 2010, the price of fuel was $3.06. In 2011 it was $3.94. That's a 23 percent increase." Magill did have good news for customers. The company is looking into alternate sources for a long-term solution to fuel cost increases. which told the story of a woman named Peggy who was killed by her ex. The one thing women should do when being stalked is to tell people, Michael said. "When you are being stalked don't be ashamed to tell everyone," Michael said. "There is no easy sign that you're being stalked." Michael said one of two people she knows of who were able to get a conviction for their stalker case was not safe even after the person was in jail. The woman lived in Lake Cali- fornia and the husband contacted someone there saying he was wor- ried she was being stalked. He asked for a list of everyone who visited her, Michael said. Michael advised keeping a log of the incidents involving a stalker because eventually a pattern will arise. "When people go to the police they will concentrate on the tires slashed and not tell that they saw the Court ruling could expand Democratic majority SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new political map drawn by the state's independent redistricting commission in a ruling that gives Democ- rats their long-awaited opportunity to control two- thirds of a legislative cham- ber, the threshold needed to pass tax increases. The high court announced its unanimous decision that the Senate map drawn last year by the California Citizens Redis- tricting Commission should be used in the June primary and November general election, even though a Republican- backed referendum chal- lenging the map is expect- ed to qualify for the ballot. Republicans, who chal- lenged the map in a fight to maintain their influence in the Legislature, were dealt a major blow: No party has controlled two-thirds of either the Senate or Assem- bly since voters passed Proposition 13 in 1978 to raise the threshold for tax increases. ''I'm not sure I could be more concerned, which is why I made the decision, over the objection of some people in this town, to pur- sue the referendum when it came to the Senate,'' Cali- fornia Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Becca- ro said earlier this week. Republicans stand to lose critical seats to Democrats under the Sen- ate maps because of the state's shifting demograph- ics, giving Democrats a better chance of reaching the critical two-thirds majority in the Senate. Democrats currently hold 25 of the 40 seats in the upper chamber and need just two more to hit the tax vote threshold. The last time one party held a two-thirds majority in one house of the Legisla- ture was after the 1976 election, when Democrats controlled the Assembly. In the Senate, it was 1965, when Democrats had a 27- 13 majority, according to E. Dotson Wilson, the chief clerk in the Assembly. The maps have put sev- eral GOP lawmakers on defense. State Sen. Sam Blakeslee, a Republican from San Luis Obispo, has indicated he is unlikely to run again because his Cen- tral Coast district now leans Democratic. Modesto Republican Sen. Tom Berryhill is an incumbent whose seat looks difficult to win. And Assemblyman Jeff Miller, R-Corona, PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tehama County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at the Tehama County Courthouse Annex, Conference Room "E", 444 Oak Street, Red Bluff, California (for staff presentation/workshop) and continuing on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, Administration Building, 727 Oak Street, Red Buff, California (for other presentations, deliberation, and decision) on the item(s) below. All interested persons are invited to appear and to be heard at said hearing. Please be advised if you challenge one of the item(s) below in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Tehama County Planning Department at, or prior to, the public hearing. PROJECT TITLE: USE PERMIT #11-26, FOUNDATION WINDPOWER LLC (WAL-MART STORES EAST LP, SURFACE OWNER) DESCRIPTION - LOCATION OF PROJECT: TO ERECT A 1.0 MEGAWATT POWER WIND TURBINE GENERATION FACILITY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ON THE WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER SITE IN A AREA DESIGNATED AS AN M-2; GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE WIND TURBINE ITSELF CONSISTS OF A THREE-BLADED WIND TURBINE ON A TUBULAR STEEL TOWER WITH A HUB HEIGHT OF 262 FEET. THE ROTOR DIAMETER IS 270 FEET. THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE FACILITY FROM TOWER BASE TO TIP OF BLADE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 397 FEET. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3.25 MILES SOUTH OF RED BLUFF, ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 99W. ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE UPON THE NORTHERN ENCROACHMENT TO THE WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER. APN: 37-050-21. APPROXIMATELY 800 SQ.FT. PORTION OF 223.61 ACRES. PUBLISH DATE: January 28, 2012 appears to have a difficult fight after he announced he would seek a Senate seat. If Democrats achieve that threshold, they would be able to approve tax increases without Republi- can support in one house of the Legislature. The inde- pendently drawn legislative districts and a new primary system were designed to favor more moderate can- didates, theoretically lead- ing to more bipartisanship in both houses of the Legis- lature. "We are looking at CNG trucks, which can be bought in North America," he said. "They are less expensive and more sta- ble. We're not there yet, but in the next three to five years we could be." ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. stalker outside of Safeway, the gym and work every day for the last 20 days," Michael said. She recommended that if some- one has a camera on their phone they keep it handy and use it to take a picture or video of the stalker. "It's better to get a ticket than to be dead," Michael said. If you think you are being stalked, change your route often. If being followed, go the local police or fire station, she said. "We can replace stuff, but we cannot replace people," Michael said. "We hope everybody thinks of their personal safety first." For more information, call ATV at 528-0226. While the organiza- tion's focus is serving those dealing with domestic violence, it can refer the public to the correct agency for other situations. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. 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