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Tehama County Com- munity Action Agency will be collecting new and used frames for glasses to be provided to those in need at the LIFT Tehama event in November. Last year LIFT Te- hama was able to pro- vide 80 pairs of prescrip- tion glasses to local peo- ple in need. The event is hoping to serve even more this year. Frames are needed for men, women and children. Donation sites are in- clude; Red Bluff Depart- ment of Social Services, 310 S. Main St.; Corn- ing Department of Social Services, 5 Solano St., Ste. 201 and Red Bluff Com- munity Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. All sites are open dur- ing normal business hours. Pass the word if some- one you know has usable frames that they are no longer using. They could help someone in need. For more information, call 527-6159. COLLECTION Eyeglasses to be collected for LIFT Tehama For his part, Williams, Friends of Williams and Friends of Williams trea- surer David Bauer violated rules when they accepted the over-the-limit contri- bution from Taxpayers for Nielsen and filed a cam- paign statement for May 20 through June 30, 2012, erroneously reporting infor- mation regarding that con- tribution. "I'm just happy that the matter's finally resolved," Williams said Tuesday. Williams said the contro- versy was politically moti- vated by his opponent in the race, Dan Logue. Logue went on to win the 3rd As- sembly seat. Williams said he hired a professional treasurer to avoid any impropriety dur- ing the campaign and he was adamant that nobody involved with his campaign, including himself and Bauer, did anything wrong. The Tehama GOP and its treasurer Roger Marsh, acting as the intermediary of Taxpayers for Nielsen, failed to disclose both the intermediary and the origi- nal contributor information for the $4,320 contribution from Taxpayers for Nielsen to Friends of Williams, the report said. Tehama GOP, Marsh and Linda Alston, who took over as treasurer in Febru- ary 2013, filed an original and an amended campaign statement erroneously re- porting that Tehama GOP made a contribution to Friends of Williams, in- stead of disclosing that Te- hama GOP was the interme- diary for the contribution made by Nielsen to Wil- liams, the report said. "Taken as whole, the evi- dence shows deliberate con- duct which resulted in seri- ous violations of the (Polit- ical Reform) Act regarding the radio advertisement," the report says in its con- clusion. In a separate incident Nielsen accepted a gift of tickets to an NBA game from the lobbying firm Sloat Higgins Jensen & As- sociates, which is not al- lowed. Bell said the FPPC ac- knowledges that the NBA gift "was correctly dis- closed by the Nielsen com- mittee, but was subject to a new interpretation of the gift rules." Total proposed penalty to the state of California is $23,000 for all violations. A breakdown of Nielsen's fines shows $4,500 each for the earmarked contribution and erroneously reporting the contribution and $1,000 for accepting the NBA tick- ets as a gift. Williams and Friends of Williams were fined for ac- cepting the donation and filing an incorrect cam- paign report, at the rate of $2,500 for each violation. Tehama GOP was fined $4,000 each for failing to disclose the source of the earmarked contribution and filing an incorrect cam- paign report. A call to Nielsen's cam- paign office was not re- turned as of 2:15 p.m. Tues- day. Violations FROM PAGE 1 Spillman:WilliamSpill- man, 86, of Manton died Monday, Aug. 10at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Deathnoticesmustbe 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 newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. DEATH NOTICES Jennifer Stolo, CEO for the Northeastern California and Northern Nevada chap- ter, said Jim's No. 1 wish was to go to the Bahamas. Jim looked very sur- prised and was thankful to everyone at the foundation during Tuesday's event. "I am so excited and happy right now. I had no idea about all this going on. Then when my family showed up it got even bet- ter," Jim said. "I'm just hav- ing an amazing time here thanks to the Make a Wish and Speedco people." Jim said he chose the Ba- hamas because he finds the place to be amazing. "I've heard magic hap- pens there and I want magic to happen to me and my family so we could have a good time together," he said. "We've always wanted to go somewhere really spe- cial together but we never really had the money for it. This is just an opportunity for us to all get to go some- where really amazing. I just love that Make a Wish did this for me." Jim's siblings, who are all in different locations, were unaware they were going to join their brother in his wish. Jim's sisters Tricia Ad- ams, 20, and Jacqueline Ad- ams, 18, and brother Tim- othy Madelo surprised Jim at the event by coming out one at a time. Two of his sib- lings were not able to make the event but four out of the five will be participating in the trip. In the live Battleship game Jim chose numbers on the floor to "sink the ships" of the other team and when he guessed a number a sibling came out to greet him. Each time he saw his family coming from behind the board he lit up. Tricia Adams said she was just as surprised as Jim was and is looking forward to going swimming with dolphins. The foundation grants a wish to someone every busi- ness day, Stole said. This charter alone has 37 coun- ties and is based in Sacra- mento. Wish FROM PAGE 1 While planning the campaign, the committee learned that a group at Red Bluff High School is work- ing on a similar campaign, which showed the need to bring the issue to the fore- front, Sharp said. "It further indicates that there really is a need to bring understanding to what the face of poverty looks like today," Sharp said. "It's very different from the past." The first activity of three the group is plan- ning is a Facebook cam- paign in which people are going to be challenged starting Aug. 17 to create a healthy meal only using the amount of money a typical CalFresh recipient receives. Visitors will be asked to post about what they learned. "It's really about aware- ness and how difficult it can be on the programs such as Supplement Nutrition As- sistance Program (SNAP)," Sharp said. "It's meant to be a supplement, but the real- ity is for some it's what they live on as their only food budget. It may be their only option." The Community Action Agency will be providing information on the organi- zation's website of real data from Tehama County in re- gards to the different as- sistance programs as well as how they prevent fraud, what the rate of misuse is and the number of children in Tehama County who live in poverty. The second event is an art installation that will make its debut at LIFT Te- hama on Nov. 13 with the exhibit "Poverty A-Z." The exhibit is interac- tive and has panels that use each letter of the alphabet to described a different na- tional issue of poverty. It includes music and spoken word. After the debut in Red Bluff, the exhibit will con- tinue to travel around the county with Tehama County Head Start, which volunteered to move the exhibit from place to place. Locations will be posted around Oct. 1 on www.te- hamacountycaa.org . The third activity will be a Poverty Symposium meant to get community decision makers together to have the opportunity to learn about the social ser- vices available in the com- munity as well as have dis- cussions. The symposium will in- clude a poverty simula- tion in which attendees are given a character and a list of given outcomes they must accomplish within a day. They will also be given 15 minutes to discuss what to do with their "family" group. "We want them to under- stand the lives of the low- income, single parent fam- ily and those with disabili- ties," Sharp said. "They'll be given play money, bus tick- ets and assignments. At the end, there will be a facili- tated discussion with input on solutions." The event will include lunch served using reci- pes from SNAP. Attendees will be told the cost per table and per serving. A keynote speaker will talk about poverty and statis- tics for Tehama County, Northern California and nationwide poverty. The idea is to get people infor- mation on resources and how they can get involved, Sharp said. For more information on the poverty symposium, send an email to info@ tcdss.org. Poverty FROM PAGE 1 Around 5:15 p.m. law enforcement noticed the man was struggling and that a boat might be needed. It is unclear why the man was in the wa- ter, but about 5:19 p.m. it was reported that visual contact had been lost and the California Highway Patrol helicopter was re- quested. The helicopter spotted what appeared to be the man's body and guided a patrol boat to the location around 6:10 p.m. Medical units were cancelled at 6:15 p.m. One responding officer noted there was "a pretty good undertow where he went down," according to scanner traffic. Another said the man was last seen near H Street about 25 feet off the shore on the west bank. No further informa- tion was available Tues- day evening. River FROM PAGE 1 PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSS PALUBESKI Red Bluff Fire and Cal Fire responded at 9:15p.m. Monday to a reported vegetation fire on Willow Street, near Jefferson Street in Red Bluff. The first unit at the scene reported a 15- by 15-foot fire burning in the middle of a field with a moderate rate of spread. The fire was contained within five minutes with no damage to any surrounding properties. Willow Street was partially blocked for about 15minutes. The Red Bluff Police Department assisted. WILLOW STREET VEGETATION FIRE Three people received minor injuries in a solo vehicle rollover about 4:30p.m. Tuesday on northbound Interstate 5at Hooker Creek Road. Cal Fire, Tehama County Fire and a St. Elizabeth ambulance were dispatched to a reported vehicle rollover in the north Red Bluff area. The first unit at scene reported both lanes blocked and three patients. The patients were evaluated at the scene and refused medical attention. One lane was re-opened within 10 minutes. Traffic was backed up for roughly two miles. The California Highway Patrol and Tehama County Sheriff's Department assisted. COURTESY OF ROSS PALUBESKI INTERSTATE 3 hurt in Hooker Creek crash SusanEdithDraper March 28, 1956 ~ July 29, 2015 Susan Edith Draper, 59,tragically passed away in a vehi- cle accident on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Susan was born in Royalston, Massachusetts on March 28th, 1956 to Norman and Edith Taylor. Susan is survived by her 5 children; Arron Johnson, Kristen Ward, Jared Johnson, Amanda Ascarte, Cole Draper and 11 grandchil- dren. Her sisters Linda Nunez, Rose Gaudioso, and her brother David Taylor. She also leaves behind a host of ex- tended family and friends who will miss her greatly. Sus- an was preceded in death by her husband Dale Draper, parents Norman and Edith Taylor, and her siblings Mary Smith, Robert Taylor, Leanne Taylor and Leon Taylor. Susan's life will be remembered on August 15, 2015 at 3pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, 755 Reeds Ave, Red Bluff, CA. Obituaries ThePassingParadeisbroughttoyoubyMinchPropertyManagement, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527-5514 THE PASSING PARADE (FrommyearlierISaycolumns) July 1966: The John Birch Society is said to be a secretive, anti- Semitic, anti Negro group full of right wing extremists, plus a few little old ladies in tennis shoes. Research has led me to believe that little of the above is true except for the tennis shoes. Some of my best friends wear tennis shoes…but I digress. Afriend* convinced me to attend a showing of a Birch Society film which was followed by a question and answer period conducted by a high muck a muck in the Society. The questions were often wide of mark, but the fellow did his best to correct the image many non- members have of the Society. In his explanation, he stated that the organization was composed of people who believe there is definitely a communist conspiracy to overthrow our way of life, and that they, the communists, have already infiltrated top agencies of our government. Though many of these accusations are shocking, he states they are well documented…and, for some strange reason, Birchers are seldom, if ever, sued for their accusations. Thus, there are several options open to non-members. You might write the Society off as alarmists and continue planning your vacation to Cuba, You may join the John Birch Society, conduct group meetings at your home and place "Support Your Local Police" on your auto bumper…and send dues to the head office. Or, you may cop out citing you are a non-joiner…and appear smug in your decision. Color me smug. *As a side bar to this, the late civic minded former City Councilman and County Supervisor Russ Frey was a member of this society as was his mother Elspeth Troop, and they believed, to the end, that their support of the Society thwarted the red menace. Who knows? … Excavation is well underway on the basement under our large freezer. It is all part of our new boning operation. It is certainly questioning to spend the money when times are tough, but we have to plan for the future. Our big potential customers for our boneless and frozen commodities will be Campbell Soup in Sacramento and Modesto, Hormel in Stockton, Nalley's in San Leandro andAmerican Home Foods (Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee etc.) in their huge processing plant near Vacaville. Yes, that's the big building you've seen going up just this side of the Nut Tree. … August 1966 Hoo boy! Now I know how to get a little reaction from readers…just mention the John Birch Society and the sparks will fly! … Have you tried an evening meal at the Mineral Lodge lately? Good food and ambiance. It is pleasant to sit outside after a hearty supper and enjoy the cool mountain air. Husky Beresford conducts a variety of enterprises at this mountain retreat…and it, like Lassen Volcanic National Park, is practically right here in our own backyard. Valley folks should visit to show their appreciation for these valuable assets. Robert Minch WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A