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Friday, February 3, 2012 – Daily News 9A Obituaries CAROL HELENE CAIN KNECHT Carol recently celebrated her 102nd birthday at home living with her daughter Carolyn and son-in-law Pete Prader in Ukiah, California. She passed away at Ukiah Valley Medical Center on January 23rd with family at her bedside. She was the second of five children born to Ida and Ralph T. Cain in Pilger, Nebraska. Her childhood was spent growing up in Newman Grove and Fremont, Nebraska. Helping her parents at their family businesses as a young girl kept her busy prior to graduating from Fremont High School. Her working careers began imme- diately teaching eight grades for two years in a one-room schoolhouse heated in the winter with dried corncobs for fuel. She lived with a family in a soddie in the Sand Hills in Tryon, Nebraska while teaching. After teaching she at- tended and graduated from the University of Nebraska, School of Nursing specializing in obstetrics and the care of newborns and premature babies beginning in 1934. The new mothers would keep her updated with pictures of the preemies (as they were affectionately called) until they approached adulthood. She bonded beautifully with babies. Postgraduate courses followed at Philadelphia, Pa. specializing in Nurseries. She continued this career as charge nurse in Abington, Pa., San Rafael, Ca. and Tanner Hospital, Santa Rosa, Ca. until 1942. Paul Knecht was introduced to her by one of her new mothers, Jane Knecht who later became her sister-in-law. Paul's mother, Elise, was also a patient of hers who she served a food tray one day to help out on another ward. Elise later that day told her son Paul of the beautiful brown-eyed nurse that he should meet. Paul and Carol married June 1942 in Santa Rosa, Ca at the Church Built From One Tree that now is at Julliard Park in Santa Rosa. Paul was an orchardist from a young life to the day of his passing in 1995 at age 91. They were married 53 years living in Windsor, Kelseyville, Santa Rosa and Red Bluff, Ca. where they raised their two children David and Caro- lyn. Their spare time was involved with Camp Fire Girls, 4-H, FFA, Farm Bureau and camping as a family. They spent their later years as active members of the Red Bluff Lapidarists for approximately 30 years, making lasting friends and traveling on Rock Hounding adventures. They enjoyed finding, gathering, making, showing and giving as gifts the cabochon jewelry they made together. Throughout her life she enjoyed needlework, crafts, lapi- dary, cooking, canning and caring for little ones. Days preceding her sudden illness she was actively helping with housework, dishes, shredding papers, and stringing beads for craft projects. She would beg for more work, her hands always needing something to do. Predeceased by her siblings Frances Williams, Elizabeth McCardle, Millard Cain and Harlan Cain. Survived by son David and wife Karen of Grass Valley, Ca., daughter Car- olyn and husband Pete Prader of Ukiah, Ca., grandchil- dren Angela Bartholomew, Anthony Knecht, Seann Rowlands and Janet Kennedy. She leaves many great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, and one great- great-great grandson as well as many step grandchildren and their families. Five generations were in attendance for her 100th birthday. Special thanks to the staff at Ukiah Valley Medical Cen- ter, Dr. Lynne Coen, caregivers Julie, Veronica and Teresa hold a special place in our hearts having blessed the fam- ily with their compassion and care of our mother. Services will be on Saturday February 4, 2012 at the Chapel of the Flowers funeral home, visitation will be from 9am to 12pm and services beginning at 12 noon with the burial immediately following at Oak Hill Ceme- tery, just off Walnut St. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospice or charity of your choice. On line condolences may be left at www.chapeloftheflowers.net. Arrangements under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers, 816 Walnut St. Red Bluff, CA 96080 (530) 527-1174 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. Eleanore L. Belec Eleanore L. Belec of Paskenta died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Brentwood Skilled Nursing in Red Bluff. She was 104. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Calif. commission rejects striped bass regulations FRESNO (AP) — Officials with the California Fish and Game Commission have rejected changes to striped bass regulations, which farmers had sought to gain more access to water. Commissioners voted Thursday not to increase fishing quotas or decrease size limits for striped bass in the Sacra- mento-San Joaquin Delta. The vote was a victory for fish- ermen, who had argued that higher quotas would eventual- ly eradicate the bass population. The proposed changes, introduced by the Department of Fish and Game, stem from an April settlement over a 2008 lawsuit. In voting not to make any changes, commissioners determined that the current rules satisfied terms of the agreement. In the suit, a group of San Joaquin Valley water districts had said the striped bass harmed native fish species, includ- ing threatened salmon. Frogs on endangered list SACRAMENTO (AP) — They aren't as famous as the threatened red-legged frogs of Calaveras jumping fame, but two types of yellow-legged frogs are getting new special protections. The California Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to list the Sierra mountain yellow-legged frogs as threatened and the Southern mountain yellow- legged frogs as endangered. The commission acted after the Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition outlining the decline. Both species live in alpine lakes and are a food source for non-native trout. Studies have shown that livestock grazing and pesti- cide drift from farms in the Central Valley contribute to the decline. Their numbers have shrunk by half since 1995. BUS Continued from page 1A announced two months ago most local school dis- tricts had said they would be taking from their gener- al funds and reserves to fund transportation, as BUST Continued from page 1A methamphetamine, with an estimat- ed street value of $367,740, a Tehama Interagency Drug Enforce- ment Task Force release said. BID Continued from page 1A by Jewett Creek, which runs through it and will sit on an 18.42 acre lot in the southwest part of Corning. BEGINS Continued from page 1A said he hoped an agency would be willing to partner to make it happen. The Sunrise Rotary, which operates it Roving Jail throughout Round-Up week, offered "get out of jail free" coupons in exchange for blood donations. The remainder of the week lead- ing up to the rodeo is expected to include a wine release party at Tehama Oaks Winery, a shooting competition by Tehama Shooters Association, community luncheon at Growney Ranch, bullfighter meet and greet at Cornerstone Communi- ty Bank, Round-Up Mixer at Reynolds Ranch Supply and possi- bly a food drive coordinated by BREAK Continued from page 1A tors told The Record- Searchlight of Redding. The collection was exhibited at the 1939 they could not risk spend- ing less and jeopardizing future funding. Los Molinos Unified School District Superin- tendent Charles Ward said the move to restore trans- portation funds has the potential to be good news but there's still a lot of ongoing negotiations over the budget that needs to be worked out. He's glad legislators realized the effect the cut would of had and decided against it, he said. Los Molinos would have lost an estimated $77,000. Still, schools are left with having to find sav- ings elsewhere. The TIDE agents were requested to assist CHP in the investigation. Gar- cia-Zamundio was found in posses- sion of $1,195 in US currency. The cash and vehicle were seized pend- ing asset forfeiture proceedings, the release said. Garcia-Zamundio was arrested The park perimeter runs along the east side of Toomes Avenue at the Northeast corner of Fig Lane and Toomes Avenue intersection. It also runs along the west side of Houghton Avenue at the southwest school board is constantly looking at a multitude of cost-saving measures, Ward said. But it's diffi- cult to make decisions with the state budget in flux. "We're caught in a cycle of having to assume the worst," Ward said. and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of possession of methamphetamine for sale and transportation of methamphetamine. Bail was set at $250,000. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. corner of the Fig Lane and Houghton Avenue inter- section. The public is invited to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at which the recreation commission will discuss recommenda- tion to be made to City Community Action Partnership. Rodeo weekend includes Family Day at the rodeo Friday evening. Looking to the future of the sport, Growney asked whether it would be possible to close schools the Friday of the rodeo and offer free admis- sion to children of school age. Retired Superintendent Bob Dou- glass said efforts to lobby for such a closure this year could lead to a change in 2013 or 2014, but that it was too late to make the change for 2012. Area schools already distrib- ute free tickets to students through existing Western and cowboy pro- grams during Round-Up week. The busiest of the 11 Days of Round-Up starts Saturday, April 21 with the Red Bluff Kiwanis Com- munity Pancake Breakfast at the Elks Lodge, which will open at 7 a.m. and run until 10 a.m., when the World's Fair in San Fran- cisco, East said. ''These individuals vio- lated the security and sanctity of our courthouse and stole a piece of our Siskiyou County history,'' Sheriff Jon Lopey said. Council regarding the pur- chase of playground equipment. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Red Bluff Round-Up Parade begins downtown. Due to traffic congestion from the parade,. Kramer said the start time for Saturday's rodeo competi- tion has been moved back an hour to 2:30 p.m. The day will include a doubles bowling tournament at Lariat Bowl and a concert following the rodeo. Sunday, April 22 offers Cowboy Church services and features the Tough Enough to Wear Pink cam- paign at the rodeo to raise money to fight breast cancer locally. Those interested in publicizing community events with a rodeo theme scheduled April 12-22 are encouraged to call the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce at 527-6220 or download an information form at redbluffcham- ber.com. Randy Bolt, a guide at the California State Min- ing and Mineral Museum in Mariposa, said thefts had become a greater cause of concern recently in small towns throughout the state's gold country, many of which keep sam- ples of the valuable miner- al on display. ''With the economy and the price of gold, it's on more people's radar than it was five years ago,'' Bolt said. Calif. teacher fund lowers investment projections SACRAMENTO (AP) — The board overseeing the nation's second-largest public pension fund on Thursday lowered the fund's investment forecast for the second time in 14 months in a move that acknowledges the financial strain of lower market returns in the years ahead. The California State Teachers' Retirement System board of directors voted 9-1 to lower its assumed annual invest- ment return from 7.75 percent to 7.5 percent. The move will increase the state teacher pension system's projected unfunded liability by $5.9 billion. It also is important because as the fund makes less money through investments, it needs more from rank-and- file teachers, school districts or the state's general fund. According to a staff report, only two out of 11 systems with assets over $50 billion besides CalSTRS have reduced their assumptions since 2007-08. They include the state pension systems in Wisconsin and New York. Public pension systems have come under scrutiny for what some view as generous benefits and unsustainable lia- bilities for taxpayers. Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, has presented a pension-reform plan that is now before the Democratic-controlled Legislature and has urged lawmak- ers to address the problems this year. He sent a letter and his proposed legislation Thursday to lawmakers pushing them again to act. ''Continuing these plans in their current form will put taxpayers on the hook for substantial costs now and in the future,'' Brown wrote. ''Urgent and decisive action is imperative.'' In taking their vote Thursday, members of the teacher pension board said they would err on the side of caution amid stock market volatility. ''I would prefer the risk associated with adjusting the rate of return a little bit lower and hopefully we'll be sur- prised at the upside, rather than taking the higher rate of return with a less than 50 percent probability ...,'' said attor- ney Michael Lawson, who was appointed by Brown in October. The board last lowered the assumed rate of return in December 2010, when it was reduced from 8 percent. That was the first time in 15 years it had taken such action. Unlike the larger California Public Employees Retire- ment System, the teacher pension fund needs legislative approval to receive a greater contribution from the state's general fund. The CalPERS board has not taken an action similar to the one taken Thursday by the teachers board. A CalPERS consultant last year recommended reducing that fund's esti- mated annual return to 7.5 percent, but the board decided to stick with 7.75 percent. The fund covers California state and Independently owned 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 Telephone: (530) 824-3792 local government workers Critics have said such an assumed rate of return is unre- alistic and say pension funds should be far more conserva- tive in their estimates. Pedro Reyes, a proxy on the teachers' fund board for state Finance Director Ana Matosantos, was the only mem- ber to vote against the reduction. He said he hesitates chang- ing the investment rate while the stock market remains volatile. ''If we act now to change it as it's changing, we're going to be here in a year based on what's happening to the mar- ket,'' Reyes said. He said it was more prudent for the fund's board to look ''30 years out.'' As of the end of 2011, the teachers' pension fund was valued at $144.8 billion. Its value is down from a peak of $172 billion in 2007. CalSTRS manages the fund for about 440,000 teachers and 167,000 retirees and has $56 billion in unfunded liabilities. CalPERS runs a $237.5 billion pension system for more than 1.6 million state employees, school employees and local government workers. The total is down from $251.4 billion in 2007. That system has an unfunded liability of at least $75 billion. The governor's proposal calls for increasing the retire- ment age to 67 for new, non-public safety employees and having local and state workers pay more toward their retire- ment and health care. It would require all new and current employees to contribute at least 50 percent of their retire- ment costs; some public employees now contribute nothing from their paychecks. Over 50 years of serving Tehama County