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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 – Daily News 7A Obituaries JOE FLORES (FUZZ) Bluff called "Fuzz" by many of his former students, passed away on February 23, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born in Westwood, CA., and attended West- wood High School. He was educated at Lassen Jr. College and Chico State University, he taught at Antelope School for 36 years. Joe Flores, a former teacher at Antelope School in Red He is a Veteran of the Korean War. He was an avid sports fan, he loved volleyball, golf, reading, music, playing with his great grandsons Skyler, Riley and Xander. He is survived by his wife Rosalie, and sons Daniel, Kevin, Perry and 12 grandchildren, sisters Francis Ray from Westwood, Lila Phillips of Corning, and brother Tony Flores of Oregon, and many nieces and nephews. Services will be at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo on March 9, 2012 at 9:30 am. A celebration of life will be held at the Union Hall in Red Bluff, CA immediately following. 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. Easter Bingham Easter Bingham Red Bluff died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Oak River Rehab. She was 94. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Lloyd Thomas Thompson Lloyd Thomas Thompson died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Lassen House in Red Bluff. He was 91. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service is han- dling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Lola Valdez Lola Valdez of Tehama died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. She was 73. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Jane M. Watson Jane M. Watson died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at All About Seniors in Red Bluff. She was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. BARN Continued from page 1A Shasta County bomb unit. Officers were dis- patched to the 1200 block of Jackson Street around 9:15 a.m. after reports of suspicious item seen in the gutter, according to a release from the Red Bluff Police Department. The item, a bottle covered in tape, was found in front of a residence. Unable to determine the contents of the bottle, the bomb unit was called as a precaution. The bomb unit deter- mined the bottle contained neither explosives nor caustic materials and it was rendered safe. — Staff report Wildlife official target in cougar killing flap SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has urged the president of the state's Fish and Game Commission to resign in a flap over the killing of a mountain lion. Commission president Daniel Richards shot the cougar during an Idaho hunting expedition and a pho- tograph of him grinning and lifting the bloody carcass has been circulating on the Internet. Conservationists and animal lovers are outraged. The San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/z6mfkZ ) says Gavin on Monday joined 40 Democratic Assem- bly members calling for Richards to resign. The lieutenant governor wrote to Richards, saying the killing of a cougar doesn't reflect California values and the incident is a distraction that interferes with commission issues. Obama plan for spotted owl targets rival bird WASHINGTON (AP) — To save the imperiled spotted owl, the Obama administration is moving forward with a controversial plan to shoot barred owls, a rival bird that has shoved its smaller cousin aside. The plan is the latest federal attempt to protect the north- ern spotted owl, the passive, one-pound bird that sparked an epic battle over logging in the Pacific Northwest two decades ago. The government set aside millions of acres of forest to protect the owl, but the bird's population continues to decline — a 40 percent slide in 25 years. A plan announced Tuesday would designate habitat con- sidered critical for the bird's survival, while allowing log- ging to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and to create jobs. Habitat loss and competition from barred owls are the biggest threats to the spotted owl. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called the draft plan ''a science-based approach to forestry that restores the health of our lands and wildlife and supports jobs and revenue for local communities.'' By removing selected barred owls and better managing forests, officials can give communities, foresters and land managers in three states important tools to promote health- ier and more productive forests, Salazar said. The new plan, which replaces a 2008 Bush administra- tion plan that was tossed out in federal court, affects mil- lions of acres of national, state and private forest land in Washington, Oregon and Northern California. The plan to kill barred owls would not be the first time the federal government has authorized killing of one species to help another. California sea lions that feast on threatened salmon in the Columbia River have been killed in recent years after efforts to chase them away or scare them failed. The U.S. Agriculture Department kills thousands of wild animals each year — mostly predators such as coyotes — to protect livestock. Other animals, including bears, wolves and raccoons also are killed through the program. Beginning with a burglary report Thursday morning at a business in the 2100 block of Main Street, police officers ended up searching a Monroe Street home and arresting one man. Burglary report leads to search, man's arrest said. Red Bluff police officers served a search warrant at a residence in the 1300 block of Monroe Street and detained two people inside at about 2:30 p.m., logs said. Medical personnel were called to FLOWS Continued from page 1A here and Keswick includ- ing Cow Creek, Cotton- wood Creek and Battle Creek, are further drying up where the fish have already spawned," said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Fish Biologist Tricia Parker-Hamelberg. Right now is the most critical time for the redds, nests in the gravel where salmon eggs sit between January and April, to be under water, she said. "What usually happens is the spring rains and spring releases from the dam would provide extra water in the river, which flushes the baby fry, or juvenile salmon, down- BUSTED Continued from page 1A estimated at $1,200. While officers were comparing the print, Meza kicked out the rear window of a police vehicle. Meza, also known as Sergio Zepeda Meza, was taken to the GIVE Continued from page 1A helpful, he said. Now that his wife and pool are gone and his grandchildren are scat- tered, he wanted to com- mit to keeping the com- munity's pool active, he wrote. Debbie Carlisi, head of the city parks and recre- ation department and a member of the Blues for the Pool committee, accepted the $1,000 check from Foshee. If others jump in and donate to save the pool, Foshee said he may con- sider giving more. SACRAMENTO (AP) — The top federal prose- cutor in the Central Valley said Tuesday that he plans a tour this week to tell agricultural landowners they could lose their prop- erty or be prosecuted if they permit large marijua- na plantations on their land. U.S. Attorney Ben- jamin Wagner will visit the Fresno County Farm Bureau on Thursday and the Kern County Sher- riff's Department on Fri- day to warn of the federal crackdown. Investigators have found large marijuana fields primarily in the southern part of the valley, from Stanislaus County to Kern County, Wagner said in an address to the Sacra- mento Press Club. The crackdown targets landowners who allow their properties to be used for marijuana cultivation. Wagner called the large-scale operations ''a hazard to people in those farming communities.'' Ryan Jacobsen of the Fresno County Farm Bureau welcomed the news. He said residents are endangered by the marijuana grows, which often are operated by absentee landowners. ''It looks like it's most- ly outsiders. It's not most of the mainstream farmers and ranchers who have been there for genera- tions,'' Jacobsen said. ''A lot of this is not necessari- ly being grown for Cali- fornia medicinal marijua- na use. A lot of it's being exported to other states.'' He and Wagner said the marijuana plots are often on the scale of industrial farming. ''We're not talking about backyard size. One bust was 55 acres. There's many, many 20-acre parcels down here that are being fully grown with marijuana. It's probably on a scale much, much larger than most people are familiar with,'' Jacob- sen said. ''There's guard towers that have gone up in the middle of ag lands to protect the grows.'' California narcotics officers said they found millions fewer pot plants on remote public lands last summer, largely because they believe growers have shifted to growing in plain sight with the hope that Cali- fornia's medical mari- juana law would make prosecution by state dis- trict attorneys more dif- ficult. Investigators said growers frequently lease the land, though some growers are small farmers supplementing their incomes. Other crops may be grown to hide the growing marijuana plants. ''Those farmers who plant large crops of mari- juana or who lease their land to people who do are risking forfeiture of their lands or, in the egregious cases, criminal prosecu- tion,'' Wagner said. He was met with criti- cism before and during his speech from those who said the federal govern- ment should not interfere, given California's liberal the alley behind the residence when one of the suspects was becoming incoherent, possibly due to being under the influence of drugs, logs said. The man was taken by ambu- lance to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for medical clearance before he was booked into Tehama County Jail. The second suspect was cited and released on scene for posses- sion of drug paraphernalia, logs stream," Parker-Hamelberg said. "Instead, the reduc- tions of flows will nega- tively impact and possibly dry up other fish on the edge of the stream. We're really concerned about the fall-run Chinook Salmon and it's important to pro- tect them from becoming listed as endangered. They're the backbone and stronghold of all four runs of salmon and are usually the most populous." It's important that they prosper to protect those whose livelihood depend on the salmon, she said. "Each Redd has about 5,000 eggs in it and there are about 80 redds between Keswick by Red- ding all the way to Red Bluff and with the shallow water about 400,000 eggs Clint Dean Poore, 45, of Red Bluff was arrested during the inci- dent on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $18,000. The burglary report, search and arrest were connected with the same case number, but no further information was available. - Andrea Wagner could be dewatered if the Sacramento River flows are reduced," Parker- Hamelberg said. Also of concern is that the Water Year 2012 Cen- tral Valley Project water supply allocation is based on precipitation and snow- pack in the Sierra Nevada. Numbers are far below normal with the snow water content at 37 per- cent of what is normal, which indicates a critical water year for the Sacra- mento Valley and Central Valley Project carryover reservoir storage from Water Year 2011 to Water Year 2012, according to a Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region release. Precipitation is at 51 percent as of Feb. 16 com- Corning Police Department and questioned. He told officers he was trying to break into the former Tehama Herbal Collective (THC) to steal marijuana because he needed his medicine. Meza, who was in possession of a glass methamphetamine pipe, said he had kicked in the door to the wrong building. pared to the 120 percent that had fallen by the same date in 2011. The water rainfall has been low with Redding, which normally has an average of 22 inches between Oct. 1 and Jan. 31 only receiving 6.6 inches for that same period in 2012, Parker-Hamelberg said. For more information on Central Valley Project visit www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo. For information on water allo- cations for the Central Val- ley Project visit www.usbr.gov/mp/pa/wate r. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of second degree burglary, possession of a controlled substance and vandalism. Bail was set at $66,000. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. The Blues for the Pool committee is looking to raise at least $40,000 to ensure the McGlynn Pool will open for the summer season. The group will be hit- ting the streets in March to try to get businesses to donate up to 100 dona- tions of $400 apiece to help the cause. medical marijuana law. California law permits the drug to be cultivated and supplied to sick peo- ple on a nonprofit basis. Federal officials say many clinics profit under the pretense they are helping the sick. Wagner said investiga- Anyone interested in supporting the pool may call 527-8177, or go to the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center at 1500 S. Jackson St. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. US attorney warns farmers against pot grows tors have found that some medical marijuana dispen- saries were generating $10,000 to $50,000 in profits each day, selling marijuana for twice what they paid for it. ''That's not about sick people. That's about money,'' he said. THE PASSING PARADE Well known and much admired contractor Dick Zumalt passed away last week. As such, he deserves mention in the Passing Parade of notable locals. However, loving members of his family published such a fine comprehensive obituary, my comments would pale in comparison. So I hope a simple "R.I.P Richard" will suffice. * * * * * * (From Dave Minch's I Say column of October 1958) "I've been reading the 1915 issue of the Red Bluff Sentinel and of the many interesting articles was one about a Chamber of Commerce meeting in which Mr. Blodgett attempted to sell the Chamber on the idea of an ostrich farm in Red Bluff. The matter was seriously considered for several sessions. The ostriches were to cost $35.00 each for carloads of 40 birds or more. The birds could be pastured 4 to the acre and their tail feathers could be plucked every 8 months for a gain of $25.00 per bird. Unfortunately the demand for ostrich feathers slowed down before the deal could be struck. * * ** * Located in Chico, CA Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net When I was a boy, we looked forward each winter to the concerts and lectures that were brought to our New Jersey town by the Redpath Lyceum courses. Years later this was followed by the Chautauqua. In the early twenties, William Jennings Bryant was the speaker for one of the series. The Chautauqua tent was set up where the Ford garage is now. It was a boiling hot day and the heat was unbearable. Mr. Bryant was considerably overweight and not used to our heat. To say that he perspired considerably would be an understatement. * * * * * Next Tuesday is Election Day, and for the first time you will have an opportunity to vote for a home town boy for U.S. Senator. It looks very much that he will be elected, but what we should all work for is to send Clair Engle to the Senate with a large majority of the votes cast in California. The larger the majority, the more prestige he will take to Washington. Let's give him at least 75% of the Tehama County votes, and the only way we can do that is for everyone to go to the polls next Tuesday, November 4. * * * * * * I heartedly agree with the big church this week that did not condemn their minister who had given in to temptation. It seems very difficult for most people to forgive a minister or school teacher who stumbles once in a lifetime even though the accusers may stumble regularly every day. Many great men in bible times fell from grace and were forgiven and went on to do great things. If churches and school boards who condemn preachers and teachers for being human would remember Christ's admonition, 'Let he who is without guilt cast the first stone', it wouldn't take as many stones." The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514 Dave Minch 1900-1964