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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 – Daily News 9A Obituaries Death Notices KENNETH DUNCAN SIMPSON Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 1:00 PM at the Cornerstone Church of God on Highway 36E in Red Bluff. 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. Leonard A. Brusch Leonard A. Brusch died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at Brentwood Skilled Nursing in Red Bluff. He was 87. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Asa Norman Damron Asa Norman Damron, of Rancho Tehama, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 in Rancho Tehama. He was 61. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Jaunita Johnson Jaunita Johnson died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at her residence in Los Molinos. She was 81. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Geraldine M. Turner Geraldine M. Turner of Manton died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. She was 80. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. FACE Continued from page 1A a house in the 1600 block of Marin Street to talk to people about an earlier incident at his home, the release said. It was at the Marin Street residence that he was reportedly attacked by 28-year-old Corbette Frank Wilson III. Wilson used either a knife or box cutter on Rice before fleeing with others from the scene, the release said. Rice went home and called police, the release said. He was taken by ambulance to Enloe Med- ical Center in Chico where he was treated and released. Officers investigating the CORNING Continued from page 1A option has included the possibility of bringing Kimbrough back as a budgeting consultant. In option three, Brewer would receive a salary of $7,041, starting at a Step C of the salary and Kim- brough could receive $4,500 per CITY Continued from page 1A "Rates are well below the cost of providing ser- vices," Ryan said. Charges and fees are reviewed annually and are typically changed based on the consumer price index for all urban consumers. Despite the CPI-U having increased, the council has voted to postpone raising fees the last four years. When the council last addressed the possibility of increasing rates in August, council members said they did not want to increase fees while residents are struggling in a down econo- my. Some fees have not incident, who heard Wilson might be at a residence in the 2100 block of Blossom Avenue in Corning, contin- ued to look for Wilson, the release said. He wasn't found at the residence but officers saw him in a creek bed behind the residence where he ran from them. Officers chased Wilson through a trailer park off Highway 99W and back to month for a combined $11,541 a month. At the time Kimbrough moved to the part-time contract, a move which Corning Police Chief Tony Cardenas also made, both Kim- brough and Cardenas started draw- ing retirement. The new law does not apply to Cardenas because his employment contract is different and under a sep- changed even before the economy took a downturn. Water rates have not been increased since 2005, and sewer rates have not changed since 1997. "Since 1997, we have not increased sewer rates, but I do believe the cost of running that sewer facility has increased since then," Ryan said. Public Works Director Bruce Henz said the issue needs to be addressed as water and sewer infrastruc- ture continue to be used and depreciate. Henz recently became aware that the city is not eli- gible for certain grants under its rates. For a city of its size the benchmark ser- vice charge is about $38 per household, but the city is only charging $25. the Blossom Avenue resi- dence, the release said. Wilson was arrested in the creek bed behind the residence and booked into Tehama County Jail. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and felony may- hem. Bail was set at $145,000. - Andrea Wagner arate section of the law, Kimbrough said. The Corning City Council meets the second and Fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall, 794 Third St. Meeting minutes and agendas, including special meetings, are available at www.corning.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Challenge to CA affirmative action ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to over- turn California's 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep drop in black, Latino and Native American students at the state's elite campuses. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal heard arguments in the latest legal challenge to Proposition 209, the landmark voter initiative that barred racial, ethnic and gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. The affirmative action ban has withstood multiple challenges since voters approved it in 1996, but advo- cates say their campaign to overturn it has been bol- stered by recent court decisions, as well as support from Gov. Jerry Brown. Dozens of minority students backing the plaintiffs filled the courtroom for the hour-long hearing, when the justices questioned whether they should tamper with a 1997 ruling in which the same appellate court upheld Proposition 209. Attorneys for the plaintiffs said affirmative action is needed to increase racial diversity at the University of California's most prestigious campuses and profes- sional schools. Data shows that UC's efforts to enroll diverse student populations without considering race have failed, they argued. ''What you see before you is a new form of sepa- rate and unequal going on right before our eyes,'' plaintiffs' attorney George Washington told the three male justices. Ralph Kasarda, who is defending Proposition 209, told the justices that the San Francisco-based appel- late court was correct when it upheld the affirmative- action ban. He called the current challenge ''redun- Pickup pierced by guard rail A 52-year-old Corning man was flown to Enloe Medical Center in Chico after his pickup was pierced by a section of a guard rail during a crash at 10:30 p.m. Friday on Kopta Road, south of Sevillano Lane. Michael Penrod was driving north on Kopta Road at 55 mph when he allowed his 2007 Toyota Tundra to leave the west road edge and run into the metal guardrail. The Toyota came to rest with the seven-foot section of guard rail going through the engine compartment and into the passenger compartment. Penrod was arrested on suspicion of DUI, but was released to the hospital for treatment of major injuries. The Toyota had major damage. —Julie Zeeb dant and baseless.'' ''Proposition 209 guarantees everyone's right to be treated fairly and not be discriminated against based on skin color or gender,'' said Kasarda, an attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation, which represented the sponsors of the 1996 ballot measure. The complaint was filed in January 2010 by sever- al dozen minority students and advocacy groups who say the ban violates the civil rights of black, Latino and Native American students. Those groups make up about half of California's high school graduates, but much smaller percentages at UC's most competitive campuses. For example, at UC Berkeley, the current freshmen class of California residents is roughly 1 percent Native American, 3.5 percent black, 15 percent Lati- no, 30 percent white and 48 percent Asian, according to UC data. ''As a state-serving institution, the university should reflect the demographics of California, and right now it doesn't,'' said Magali Flores, 20, a third- year Latina student majoring in ethnic studies at UC Berkeley. ''Prop. 209 wants to pretend that race isn't real.'' The court agreed to hear the case after U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti dismissed the lawsuit in Decem- ber 2010. The California Supreme Court has twice ruled that Proposition 209 is constitutional. Advocates say justices need to reconsider in light of recent court rulings on the issue. In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Univer- sity of Michigan Law School could consider race in admissions decisions to promote campus diversity. Last year, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 6th Cir- cuit Court of Appeals cited that ruling when it over- turned Michigan's affirmative action ban. The full appellate court has agreed to reconsider the case. Brown joined the plaintiffs in arguing the affirma- tive action ban is unconstitutional. 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 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net Car hits wheelchair Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Emergency personnel attend to Annette Williams, 62, of Red Bluff who was hit by a pickup about noon Mon- day while crossing the intersection at Antelope Boulevard and Sale Lane in a wheelchair. Williams was crossing the intersection going north on Sale Lane against a red pedestrian signal, said Sgt. Quintan Ortega. The car in the far left lane stopped for Williams, shielding her from view of Ronald Riberal, 75, of Red Bluff who was in the right lane of Antelope Boulevard. Riberal tried to swerve away from Williams to avoid a collision, but was unable to do so. The impact caused the wheelchair to spin across the intersection. Williams, who received minor injuries and was not transport- ed from the scene, was wearing her seatbelt. "Our rates are so far behind we're not in a posi- tion to go after grants," Henz said. If the council were to implement an increase for all fees based on the CPI-U, the compounded rate for the last four years would be about 16.44 percent or $1.16. The council can decide how much of an increase it would like to implement. It does not have to do the full 16 percent increase at once. It could apply different rate increases to different ser- vices or make changes to some and keep others the same, City Manager Martin Nichols said. The council will consid- er fees in order of impor- tance starting at its next meeting on Feb. 21. Rates SENIORS Continued from page 1A and operations of the senior center, Sisneros said. The Tehama County Board of Supervisors approved creating the committee Feb. 7. The main difference between the center's board of directors and the new committee will involve who is in charge of the finances and the mainte- nance of the building. The board of directors, who at one point let the center's non-profit status expire, has been keeping track of funds and has accumulated about $8,000, Sisneros said. The funds will now be donated into a county fund, main- tained by the county audi- tor, designated for the operational expenses of the center. Events will continue under the supervision of the new committee, and all revenue raised from the events will be deposited into the special county account. The committee will be responsible for minor maintenance and upkeep of the building, but the county will take over responsibility for any major maintenance or structural repairs and insurance coverage. Supervisor Gregg Avil- la, who sits on the Com- mission on Aging, was concerned when the center was about to close, he said during the Feb. 7 meeting. The county is lucky to have people like John Patchin, one of the Los Molinos volunteers in attendance who wants to lead the committee, Avilla said. The clerk of the board will be posting the vacan- for water and sewer fees will likely be addressed first with fees for other depart- ments to follow. Police Chief Paul Nanfi- to requested that certain fees in the Police Depart- ment be considered a prior- ity. The department is part of the General Fund, where- as water and sewer fees go to the Enterprise Fund, he said. The public will get a chance to comment on each fee before the council makes any changes. A complete list of city charges and fees can be found on the city's website. Go to the Finance Depart- ment page and download the file Schedules of Fees, www .ci.red- bluff.ca.us/finance/sched- uleFees.pdf. cies so anyone interested will be able to apply for any one of five positions on the new committee. The Los Molinos Senior Center currently hosts a weekly dance on Saturday nights as well as Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, private parties and other local activities. Fazio is now in charge of the weekly dances, she said. So far things have been picking up. Last Saturday, more than 45 people showed up, she said. Before there were less than 20 people every week. "It's exciting, but a lot of work," Fazio said. The dance will contin- ue weekly at 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Lani Coelho, 65, of Los Molinos is one of the loyal attendees. Moving to the area 11 years ago from Hawaii after finding Tehama County on the internet, Coelho fell in love with the feeling in Los Molinos and the senior center dances, she said. "Of all the dances around, this is the best one," she said. She directs hula dances and line dances and helps clean whenever she can, she said. The activity keeps them healthy and always moving. For more information about events or programs at the Los Molinos Senior Center, call 384-2100. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Located in Chico, CA