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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 – Daily News 9A Obituaries GEORGE RAGUDO, JR. 8-10-1947 ~ 1-12-2012 Services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 1:30 PM at Oak Hill Cemetery in Red Bluff with Father Martinez officiating. THEFT Continued from page 1A before Heninger's of Nicholas Bernardino BALLOT Continued from page 1A strong campaign behind it,'' Munger told reporters after her speech. The political novice, who is the daughter of billionaire Berkshire Hathaway partner Charles Munger, a partner of Warren Buffett, said she is prepared to fund a multimillion- dollar signature-gathering campaign on her own. She already has con- tributed $800,000 to the initiative. Munger's brother, Charles Munger Jr., is a frequent donor to California Republican causes and has already given his name and money to a measure on the Novem- ber ballot that would bar unions from collecting dues from mem- bers' paychecks, dramatically limit- ing their ability to fund political campaigns. Molly Munger acknowledged their divergent political views. ''He isn't the first deep pocket WREX DONALD SARAH Wrex passed away in Sacramento, CA on Thursday, Feb- ruary 2, 2012. He was born in Mildura, Australia and has lived in Red Bluff since 2002. He is survived by his daughters Stephanie, Melissa and Todd Mitchell and grandson, Tyler, sisters Rona and Loris and fiance' Cindy. There will be a celebration of life at the Chapel of the Flowers, in Red Bluff on Wednesday Feb 8th at 2pm. All are welcome. that I would go for, let me just put it that way,'' she said. Also Monday, supporters of a so- called millionaires' tax said they were ready to hit the streets with a signature-gathering effort for their own proposal, which would raise income taxes on those who make more than $1 million a year. Brown has warned repeatedly that a general election ballot con- taining too many similar-sounding CHASE Continued from page 1A spokeswoman said. The vehicle was a total loss, but there were no injuries STEVEN ERIC JOHNSON Steven Eric Johnson went home to be with the Lord on January 29, 2012. Steve was born on June 22, 1972 in Ta- coma, Washington to Donald "Duke" Johnson and Fran- ces "Candy" Johnson. Steve enjoyed spending time with his wife and children, barbequing, camping and being outdoors. Steve enjoyed riding motorcycles and starting projects around the house, he was also a great cook. Steve was the kind of person you could call on to help you finish a project or help you in your time of need. Steve loved animals; he will be especially missed by his cats. Steve is survived by his wife Noel, sons Christian and Duke, daughter Madison Johnson, one grandson Broid'e, his father Duke Johnson, mother Candy Johnson, his step-mother Melany Johnson, sisters, Olivia (Johnson) Dragseth, Dawn (Johnson) Shuman, Tiffany Rodgers, and Lacie Godoy. Grandparents, Leroy "Rocky" and Lorna Johnson, and Patricia Garfield. Nieces, Shernara Jackson (who lived with him), Taylor Shuman, Hope Dragseth, Lily Rodgers, Nephews, Devun Lindauer, Michael Shu- man, David, Brice, and Justin Rodgers. Steve will be missed by all who knew him and his mem- ory will live on through his family. 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. Clair Cripps Clair Cripps of Red Bluff died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Red Bluff. He was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Rosemarie 'Nana' Gee Rosemarie 'Nana' Gee died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Red Bluff. She was 92. Affordable Mortuary is han- dling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Harold H. Hotchkin Harold H. Hotchkin of Red Bluff died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Red Bluff. He was 77. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. EUREKA (AP) — College of the Red- woods administrators are trying to reassure students and faculty members following a warning that the school could lose its accredita- tion. The North Coast community college was notified last week it had been placed on proba- tionary status by the Accrediting Commis- sion for Community and Junior Colleges. The agency told the 7,000-student college that its institutional planning and student learning outcomes doc- umentation is not in compliance with the commission's standards. Interim CR President Utpal Goswami told the Del Norte Triplicate (http://bit.ly/AnuA7S ) the college would be forced to close if it lost its accreditation but he SMILES Continued from page 1A converted bus that contains two fully-functioning dental chairs and equipment. The self-contained bus, funded by First 5 and operated by Northern Valley Indian Health, trav- els between Butte, Glenn and Tehama counties offering free den- tal care to children and pregnant women. County Supervisor George Rus- sell stopped by during the event and to see the new facilities. Russell tries to come every year, he said. After seeing the new clinic, he was pleased. "When you go down the halls at the State, you don't get the same reported. Logs show Red Bluff Police assisted and shut down one lane at 3:47 p.m. to slow down traffic and had both lanes shut at 3:58 p.m. with the slow lane opened back up at 4:04 Acevedo, 20, of Red Bluff. He was booked into jail on the charge of selling mari- juana. Bail was set at $15,000. Sheriff's logs mention a silver HP laptop, a gray Toshiba laptop and a shot gun and that a third person was arrested on unrelated warrants. Nothing further was available. ——— tax initiatives could jeopardize the success of all of them. His political allies have tried to persuade those behind the competing initiatives to unify behind their measures. Each of the competing groups said Monday that they believe more than one tax measure could be suc- cessful at the ballot and that polls show there could even be enthusi- asm for all three. Steven Glazer, a spokesman for Brown, called that ''a fanciful notion.'' The governor has displayed polit- ical might by raising nearly $2.2 million for his campaign, but the other groups appear unlikely to suc- cumb at this point. Supporters of the millionaires' tax include the California Federa- tion of Teachers, the Courage Cam- paign and the California Nurses Association. On Monday, they held a conference call with reporters to say they are not backing down. ''We're the one measure that doesn't put an additional burden on the back of middle-class and work- ing-class families,'' campaign chair- man Anthony Thigpen said. Supporters expect to raise the $2 million they will need to get the ini- tiative on this year's general election ballot, then another $8 million to $10 million for the campaign, Thig- pen said. He said that although he and other members of the coalition have met with Brown, he did not directly ask them to back off. Brown's p.m. Howley was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of evading arrest: wanton disregard for safety and driving without license and pro- viding officers with a false feel," he said. Dentist Tom Lewis, dental direc- tor for Northern Valley Indian Health, Inc., was seeing patients as well as overseeing the clinic Satur- day. People don't realize that the clin- ic is open to anyone, not just Native Americans, he said. It accepts patients from private pay to Med- iCal for children. "It's a community clinic," he said. He wasn't sure how Give Kids a Smile would work with the event tent outside, but with the weather being nice, things seemed to go well, he said. There were at least a dozen den- tists among some 50 volunteers, Lewis said. The annual event is coordinated Continued from page 1A OBAMA The state has been pre- visit or $3 for a prescrip- tion doesn't sound like a whole lot, but when you're talking about a person on Social Security who relies on five prescriptions and regular doctor visits or when you are talking about somebody living on $500 or $800 a month, that's a large percentage of their budget,'' said Vanes- sa Cajina, a legislative advocate for the Western Center on Law and Pover- ty. She said no state has been allowed to impose across-the-board co-pay- ments. The decision made public Monday is the lat- est setback for California's budget. vented from reducing funding for its in-home supportive services pro- gram, which serves about 435,000 low-income seniors and disabled peo- ple. In that case, a federal judge expressed concern that a 20 percent across- the-board service reduc- tion would put seniors at risk and violates the American With Disabili- ties Act. The state had been counting on $100 million in the current fiscal year and $200 million in the fiscal year that begins July 1 from in-home service cuts. Earlier this month, a federal judge blocked the state from reducing Medi- North Coast college warned on accreditation status times in recent years. believes it can quickly address the issues raised by the commission. School officials have until October to fix those problems. 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The governor's proposed initia- tive would boost the statewide sales tax by half a cent for four years starting in January 2013. It also would raise the income tax rate on those making $250,000 a year, increasing it from 9.3 percent to a maximum of 11.3 percent, depend- ing on the amount of income. The income tax increase would start in January 2013 and last for five years. A recent survey by the Public Policy Institute of California found that likely voters overwhelmingly say they favor raising taxes to pay for K-12 education, but want to do so by raising income taxes on the wealthy and not boosting the state sales tax. Brown's spokesman said he believes the governor's initiative will have ample funding from a wide coalition of supporters. name. Bail was set at $54,000. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. by the Public Health Advisory Board and is a collaboration between several health agencies in the county. This year, the group added the Tehama County Young Marines and the Sheriff's STARS program to its list of helpers when the organiza- tions enlisted volunteers to help watch the event tent overnight before the event. The event wouldn't come togeth- er without the dental clinics and oth- ers volunteering their time and ser- vices, said Mary Jacobson of Tehama County Public Health. Give Kids a Smile Day is hosted every February in Red Bluff. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. Cal provider reimburse- ments by 10 percent after the federal government had approved the reduc- tion. The proposed cuts were projected to save the state's general fund $623 million for the year. The lawsuit was brought by the California Medical Association, which represents 35,000 doctors, along with other providers. Many doctors have stopped accepting Medi-Cal patients because the reimbursements do not meet the cost of overhead and supplies to treat those patients. At the same time, the Brown administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let the state cut fees to Medi-Cal health care providers without being subject to lawsuits by doctors, hospitals or the 7.6 million Californi- ans the program serves. If the court agrees to prohib- it private lawsuits, the state just would need to get approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A decision is expected by the end of June.