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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. Raymond Bunn Raymond Bunn died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at his residence in Los Molinos. He was 63. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling that arrangements. Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Thomas L. Waldrop Jr. Thomas L. Waldrop Jr. of Rancho Tehama died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Redding. He was 72. Neptune Society of Chico is handling the arrange- ments. Published Wednesday, February 22, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Road closure today Tehama County Public Works Department has announced that Rowles Road, east of Vadney Avenue, will be closed for pipe installation from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today. For more information call 385-1462. Parks meeting today California State Parks is holding an operation part- nership workshop 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Redding. The workshop will be at Turtle Bay Exploration Park, 840 Sundial Bridge Drive, in the museum class- room. Reservations are not required and the event is free. Partnership Workbook for Operating Agreements, which includes a proposed checklist, explaining pro- posal requirements and listing core functions to operate a state park, will be available. District Superintendents will be on hand to answer specific questions related to individual parks. For more information or to see a copy of the work- book visit www.parks.ca.gov or call (616) 654-8686. DRY Continued from page 1A tions from the Crowley family to keep the pool open. Blues for the Pool paid $45,000 last summer toward the pool and depleted all but roughly $5,000 of the committee's funds, Jackson said. Now, the city is not going to be able to pay the amount necessary to open the pool this summer, she said. The Blues for the Pool committee, on June 9, will be combining an open house, to showcase the new pool buildings, with STUDY Continued from page 1A director of the Kern County Employees' Retirement Association, said the coun- ty's pension system uses dif- ferent assumptions than Stanford's group. She said the association projects it has a 60 percent funded ratio, which has prompted the pension board to schedule a review of its funding levels. ''The board has all these very strict governance and funding policies to assure that the funding is enough to meet their liabilities,'' Hol- dren said. Kern County's Board of Supervisors has been trying to negotiate concessions from public employee unions since June 2010. The board is pressing for lower pension formulas for new workers, and retirement and health care contributions the annual wine tasting event. The group will be host- ing the Kay Webb Memo- rial Softball Tournament and a Fall Craft Faire, but other fundraising events will be canceled. No one has stepped up to head the event commit- tees, Jackson said. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Meanwhile, the Blues for the Pool committee will be getting ready for March 21, when they will work in teams to generate community support for the pool. MURDER Continued from page 1A relieving his public defender and hiring attorney Grady Davis, reports said. Davis has been working since to prove that Baymiller was psychotic at the time of the murder, reports said. Baymiller waived his right to a jury trial and opted for a court trial in January. STATUS Continued from page 1A ing a non-profit type of management — the type employed in Alameda. Redamonti and Los Molinos resident Joyce Bundy visited with Alameda's CEO Rick Pickering to discuss options for looking into privatization of the Tehama District Fair- ground, which is the 30th District Agricultural Asso- ciation. "One thing I was really impressed with was the in- kind work they do," Reda- monti said. Alameda traded a venue for the Boy Scouts to hold a jamboree for work on the fairgrounds and advertising opportuni- ties with the fairgrounds mentioned in ads for the event, she said. The fairground has been partially operating as a non-profit since 1920, switching to a fully-opera- TEEN Continued from page 1A other Young Marines who were accepted. "I'm looking forward to being more educated about and more involved with the issues," Coley said. The summit is dedicated to mak- ing progress on gender equality, women's rights and the empower- ment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, Coley said. This year's focus is on education. During break-out sessions, the from older employees who don't currently pay. A tentative agreement has been reached with public safety unions, but the county remains at an impasse with other labor groups. Tuesday's report was co- authored by California Common Sense, a student- oriented nonprofit organiza- tion at Stanford that focuses on government transparency. The study found that bene- fits paid to retired workers also vary. Government retirees in the city of Los Angeles received the highest pen- sions in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, with an average annual benefit of $46,211. Stanis- laus County was the lowest at $24,179 a year. Public safety employees retire with more generous benefits. The average pen- sion for a retired peace offi- cer or firefighter in Fresno County was $48,732, while $100K reward in arson attack at CA beef processor FRESNO (AP) — Fresno County authorities are offer- ing $100,000 for information leading to an arrest in last month's arson attack at the state's biggest beef processor. Sheriff's officials announced the reward Tuesday. The Jan. 8 fire destroyed 14 big-rig tractors and several trailers at Harris Ranch near Coalinga. Harris Ranch esti- mated the loss in excess of $2 million. Animal rights activists claimed responsibility for the fire through an anonymous email released by the North Ameri- can Animal Liberation press office. The email included a description of the containers of accelerant and kerosene- soaked rope apparently used to set the blaze. 2 inmates plead guilty to assault of fellow inmate SACRAMENTO (AP) — Two inmates at a federal prison in northeastern California have pleaded guilty to charges related to the beating of another inmate. The U.S. attorney's office said that 24-year-old Grant Morgan Bigley and 34-year-old Ryan Joel Zejdlik pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy and assaulting another inmate. Federal prosecutors say the assault occurred in July at the Herlong Federal Correctional Institution in Lassen County after four men entered a recreational cage together. The vic- tim suffered broken bones in his face, and much of his skull was crushed. Over 50 years of serving Tehama County the average in San Jose city was $90,612. The study found that spending on public employ- ee pensions has grown 11.4 percent a year since 1999, making it the fastest-grow- ing cost for cities and coun- ties. Los Angeles County spokesman David Sommers said the county has been careful to protect taxpayers and disputed some of the report's findings. He esti- mated that Los Angeles County's pension system is 90 percent funded. He also said it has been revised four times since 1977, including four sepa- rate benefit rollbacks and increases in employee con- tributions. ''We've been very con- servative over the decades, not spending in good years to the detriment of bad years,'' Sommers said. Wednesday, February 22, 2012 – Daily News 7A Davis had said previously that he Scheuler, at the conclusion of the trial on Jan. 20, ruled that Baymiller was legally sane when he killed his father, reports said. Methamphetamine use induced his mental defects at the time, the judge ruled, based in part on five medical reports submitted for the case, reports said. During the sentencing, Scheuler asked Davis for a response to the proposed sentence. "I was not aware of any wiggle room here," he said. "The time pre- scribed by law is acceptable here." tional non-profit in the 1950s. "What impressed me extremely was the com- munication," Bundy said. "Everything they do impacts both principals (city and county) and they have a phenomenal work- ing relationship." The liability, something Tehama County Adminis- trator Bill Goodwin wor- ried about in the first meetings, is handled through California Fair Services Authority (CFSA), Redamonti said. It is not certain what happens to the buildings if the 30th DAA dissolves, since the buildings are state-owned while the land is county-owned, Reda- monti said. Walt Mansell was one of about 20 community members, including coun- ty supervisors, County Counsel Arthur Wylene, Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce members and Bull Sale and Round-Up representa- would file an appeal on the ruling, but he declined to comment after the sentencing Tuesday. "It has been a long case, a sad case," Davis said. He has 60 days to file an appeal. Baymiller will be remanded to state prison for a minimum of 25 years without parole. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. tives who came to hear more about the possibility of privatizing the fair- ground. "Arthur Wylene will be talking with the Alameda County Counsel to see more about how things are done," Redamonti said. "I hope to report something good next month." Mansell suggested a non-profit group, Friends of Tehama Fair, with mem- berships and fundraisers to help with Gov. Jerry Brown's elimination of state funding to fairs, a 25 percent cut to the Tehama District Fairground equal to about $200,000. "The only problem is we are governed by the state," Redamonti said. "Even if we get money raised, there are only cer- tain capabilities we can do with that money. We have to get out of state control." Redamonti, Bianchi and others in the audience agreed the current model of running things is bro- ken and fixing it is a com- Young Marines will be able to dis- cuss their ideas and make sugges- tions that could potentially impact lives of women around the world, Hurton said. This is not the first big opportuni- ty that has come Coley's way during her time with the Young Marines. Last summer Coley was accepted to go to Maryland for Military Order of World Wars and has been to Southern California twice for a training at Camp Pendleton and Boise, Idaho where she taught at the Young Marines Junior Leadership School. "I'm excited for her," said her mother, Kemberly Coley. "I think it Los Angeles County pulled out of the Social Security system three decades ago, he said. The county also negotiated no cost increases in its current labor contract, which will save taxpayers in the future, Sommers said. The report's authors said the study represents 99 per- cent of the independent pub- lic employee pension sys- tems in California. It is being released at a time when Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to bring public-sector retirement benefits more in line with those in the private sector and as weak investment returns are adding to the unfunded liabilities of many government pension funds. Residents in San Diego and San Jose are expected to vote on pension reform ini- tiatives in June, but unions are fighting back. The California Public plex issue. "The transition from where we are to a different way will take concentrated effort over at least a year to a year and a half," Bianchi said. "If you think I have gray hair now, wait until you see me in a year. Tran- sition will take the enthusi- asm of the community and of the board. Just have patience. It'll take a few months to see which model will work best. I just don't want to see the fairground phased out or so different you can't recognize it." More discussions are expected to take place at the March 20 meeting. The fairboard meets at 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month in the Tehama Room. More information visit www.tehamadistrict- fair.com. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. will be a blast. It's a trip of a lifetime she wouldn't be able to do other- wise. I have two seniors right now and I want her to experience every- thing and have a good time." The four-day event will allow at least a little time to go sightseeing, which Coley said she is excited about, having never been to New York before. "I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me get where I have in the Young Marines," Coley said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Employee Relations Board ruled last week that San Diego's initiative to move most new employees into a defined-contribution plan amounts to an unfair labor practice because city offi- cials failed to negotiate with workers first. The board filed a lawsuit to try to remove the measure from the city's bal- lot. On Tuesday, San Diego County Superior Court Judge William Dato refused to disqualify the initiative, saying the issue can be dealt with after the election. THE PASSING PARADE More items from a 1915 edition of the Red Bluff Sentinel: "Police arrested a Mr. Childs for drunkenness. Judge Ellison said, 'Turn him loose. There is no law against being intoxicated in Red Bluff.' E. Blossom sold 1,560 acres west of town to Alonzo Swain for $12,000, which the paper said was twice what it was worth in 1912. 74,000 horses and mules were purchased and shipped to Europe to pull cannons in the war. John Dillabo was arrested for driving his auto 20 miles an hour within the city limits. Witnesses said he was not going more than 15 miles per hour. The judge said he was guilty for going too fast either way. The father of Raymond and Darrell Vestal bought the Walbridge Garage just north of the Anglo Bank for $11,000. (Same garage sold this summer for just over $100,000.) Ruth Hughes Hitchcock won the $400. First prize in a popular vote contest connected with the completion of 6 full blocks of sidewalk on Main Street. The Stanford Vina Ranch stopped making wine and brandy and dismantled the plant." * * * * * * The most important story I ever read was in the Reader's Digest a few years ago. The subject was sleep and I have always felt I needed 8 hours of sleep to keep up my active life. As our business at the meat plant became more complex and ran into a lot more money, I began taking longer and longer to get back to sleep when I awoke in the middle of the night. I don't believe in sleeping pills and as I lay there and tried to force myself back to sleep I built up tension which prevented me from sleeping. Often I would break out in a sweat worrying about everything present and future as well as the fact that I could not get back to sleep! Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792 The story I read was very simple. It said that when you go to bed you should get as comfortable as possible, relax and rest. It does not make the slightest difference if you are unconscious or not. So now, when I sometimes hear the clock strike two or three times I am not concerned and will awake at 5:30 rested and ready to go to work". * * * * * * As an aside, I have no reason to doubt father's ability to rest without sleeping and still feel fit as a fiddle prepared for the day's activities, but it might not work for everybody. I told this story to a learned judge friend who suffered from insomnia. He chuckled and said he had been there, done that…and yet still stares at the ceiling night after night. Q. Would it be better to come before a magistrate who was well rested and on point of law…or to get one lacking sleep and inclined to be tolerant of the problems of others? The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514 (From Dave Minch' s I Say of November 1958) Robert Minch 1929-