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Thursday, March 22, 2012 – Daily News 7A 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. Harvey L. Gesberg Harvey L. Gesberg died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. He was 65. Allen and Dahl Funeral Chapel in Anderson is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, March 22, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. SUSPECT (Continued from page 1A) Following witness tips, Nyholt was later found in Los Molinos and arrested on an outstanding felony warrant from Siskiyou County, said Sheriff's Sgt. Rod Daugherty. He had a "grazing" wound on the right side of his head where a bullet clipped him and was unco- operative with deputies, Daugherty said. Nyholt was booked into Tehama County Jail on warrants for possession of ABUSE (Continued from page 1A) Head Start, wants to put a more positive light on reporting, he said. "It's not easy, but it is important," he said. In a study, Tehama County was found to have one of the highest num- bers of reported cases of abuse per capita in the nation, he said. Organizers want to teach people more about how and when to report and what happens after someone makes a report, and try to reduce unnecessary reporting. The workshops are a collaborative a controlled substance, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, dri- ving on a suspended license, violation of proba- tion and battery on a per- son. Bail was set at $22,000. Sigur was charged with possession and sales of a controlled substance, pos- session of stolen property, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammuni- tion, discharge of a gun in an unsafe manner and pos- session of body armor. He is being held in lieu of $130,000 bail. other agencies. The idea is to reduce misconceptions about reporting and to reduce barriers, Fawver said. The event is a kick-off to Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, during which the council will be sponsoring a blue ribbon campaign and other activi- ties. To register for the workshops or for more information, call 528- 7950 or email tehamachildabusepreven- tion@hotmail.com. Regis- tration is recommended by March 20. ——— effort between the Department of Education, Social Ser- vices, Head Start and FIRE (Continued from page 1A) fires are under investiga- tion and it is unknown whether the second fire was a rekindle of the first or started by something else, Colburn said. The second fire, con- tained at 12:25 a.m., left the building a total loss. CalFire, Red Bluff Fire and the Antelope and Dib- ble Creek units of Tehama County Fire responded. There was no report of smoke detectors sounding from within the residence and there were no fire SERRF (Continued from page 1A) wood" compared Gak to a similar substance and had a diagram chart with two overlapping circles to show the differences and similarities participants observed. Olive View's booth was "Families Matter at Olive View SERRF" and Ran- cho Tehama had a create your own "You Matter" necklace activity. At Vina, participants learned about heart mat- ters including how to make a heart healthy snack. West Street School had "You Matter Stars" with a poster board displaying some of their activities and did a raffle for a free backpack full of natural disaster supplies. The group also had a para- chute. Her school had a booth with "Wacky Wisdom Watters" or "I Matter SERRF Catchers", said Cathy Tobin of Woodson SERRF. "The students write phrases of why they mat- ter and what matters in them," Tobin said. "It has to do with the fact that character counts." One girl had written things like you are special, respect, fairness and car- ing. At Richfield, students put together a list of char- Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. sprinklers installed in the building, Colburn said. "Tehama County Fire and CalFire recommend everyone have working smoke detectors in their homes and advise resi- dents to never go back inside a structure that is on fire," Colburn said. "Once out, stay out." The name of the victim is expected to be released pending next of kin notifi- cation. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. acteristics that represented them and used the list to play bingo. Winners advanced to a bonus round to "show goldy that he matters", said Ginny Hen- derson. In the bonus round, Kaitlin Schrumpf of Rich- field SERRF asked stu- dents questions like true or false, 1 in 6 bottles makes it to recycling and those answering correctly won a gold fish to take home with them. "It's a great chance for the schools to learn from each other," Stroman said. Corning City Council- man John Leach visited the highlight show for the first time Tuesday and said he was impressed. "It's absolutely fantas- tic," Leach said. "It's a great benefit to the county and the city to have a safe place for kids to go after school." The Red Bluff area schools, which include Antelope, Berrendos, Bend, Bidwell, Gerber, Jackson Heights, Lassen View, Los Molinos, Man- ton, Metteer, Plum Valley, Reeds Creek and Vista, hold a highlight show at 6:30-8 tonight at the Tehama District Fair- ground. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. (Continued from page 1A) Originally, Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce members, on behalf of the commit- tee, requested that the dance take place in the street, closing off Pine Street between Main and Washington streets and Washington Street between Oak and Walnut streets. What appealed to the committee, the open area in the middle of the street, caused concerns for Police Chief Paul Nanfito. Being in the middle of the road, in the middle of the city, with no natural barriers, creates a problem with crowd control, he said at the March 6 City Council meeting. The location is right between two bars. Council members asked at the meeting for the committee and Nanfito to come back with cost estimates for either paying police officers to patrol during the dance or hiring private security. Nanfito explained that his staff was already stretched thin and he would have a hard time scheduling the necessary four officers to secure the proposed area. DANCE The police department is already 6.3 percent over budget for overtime costs, he said. The discussion prompt- ed council members to question whether the police department should start charging community organizations for patrol during special events. "We can do it, but it is a challenge," Nanfito said. The council put off granting the committee's request until they could bring back cost estimates for security. Tuesday night, Jeff Moyer, former city coun- cilman and chamber board member, announced that plans had changed. The additional cost of hiring security would take away from the fundraising for the chamber, Moyer said. After running the num- bers from the previous year, the group is not con- fident it could make enough money to support the event if it had to pay for security, he said. With the event going back to the same location as the last year's, there won't be a need to hire added security. Although councilmem- bers Daniele Jackson and Rob Schmid expressed some lighthearted disap- pointment Tuesday in the Located in Chico, CA Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net Street Dance not being in the street, the council approved the committee's amended resolution. The city will close the public alley along the east side of Dale's Carpet & Design to accommodate the dance in the plaza between 5 and 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 14. The council then went on to approve closing Pine Street between Main and Washington streets between 6 p.m. Wednes- day, April 18, and 10 p.m. Sunday, April 22 to allow for a Round-Up Street Carnival. After a proposed 2011 carnival was canceled, committee members lined up a new carnival opera- tion that specializes in small street "kiddie" car- nivals, said Round-Up board member Corky Kramer. It is not a normal carni- val, he said. The company, Classic Amusement of Hayward, is operated by George D'olivo, who operates a half-dozen similar carni- vals in San Francisco, Kramer said. Booths planned include games, a fun house, a super slide, a spin ride, "Pirate's Revenge" and a food trailer. Chamber CEO Dave Gowan assured the council that Red Bluff businesses in the area are supportive of the carnival. He was met with "enthusiastic yesses," he said. People are excited to have a large, family event in downtown Red Bluff. The carnival and street dance are among a list of activities to promote and lead up to the 91st annual Red Bluff Round-Up. More information is available at www.red- bluffroundup.com, or visit the Round-Up office at 670 Antelope Blvd., #1, or call 528-1477. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Dry winter means tough times along the Klamath (AP) —Another tough summer could be shaping up for salmon and farmers in the Klamath Basin of South- ern Oregon and Northern California. Klamath County commissioners in Klamath Falls, Ore., declared a drought Tuesday, the first step toward state and federal drought declarations that would trigger aid programs and allow farmers to pump emergency wells for irriga- tion. On the California end of the basin, Humboldt County and the Hoopa Val- ley Tribe are asking state and federal officials to devote more water to salmon in the Trinity River — the biggest Klamath River tributary — rather than divert it to farms in Califor- nia's Central Valley. With a record return of more some 380,000 salmon predicted for the Kla- math Basin, three times more than recorded numbers, and snow packs running below normal, biologists are concerned conditions could be shaping up for a repeat of 2002, when tens of thousands of adult salmon died before they could spawn in the Klamath River. ''The only cold water source that exists is Trinity River water stored in the reservoir,'' said Mike Orcutt, fish- eries director for the Hoopa Tribe. ''We feel clearly that we have a legal entitle- ment to the water. If necessary, we want to be able to do something, rather than collect carcasses, which seemed to be the only option in 2002.'' SAN DIEGO (AP) — An 88-year-old ''Renais- sance man'' suspected of helping his wife kill herself doted over his partner, car- ing for her in a custom-built home overlooking a canyon as she became increasingly ill, relatives said Wednesday. Margaret ''Jo'' Purdy, 84, was sick for several years and tried to kill herself before, said John Muster, a son-in-law. He did not know the circumstances of her death or the previous suicide attempt. ''She had mentioned for some time that she was under a great deal of pain and that this was a very hard life,'' Muster said in a tele- phone interview from Berkeley. ''It was a great life. I loved her dearly and I'm sorry she's gone. I'm not going to second-guess Straddling the Oregon-California border, the Klamath Basin regularly has trouble meeting the water demands of the 11,400 farms on a federal irriga- tion project at the top of the basin, and salmon in the river. The federal gov- ernment shut off most water to the farms in 2001 to protect threatened coho salmon. After a summer of bitter protests and political battles, the Bush administration restored irrigation to the farms in 2002, only to see tens of thou- sands of adult salmon die of gill rot dis- eases that spread rapidly between fish crowded into pools of warm water. The two events persuaded many farmers, tribes, conservation groups and salmon fishermen to overcome their longstanding differences and agree to a water-sharing plan that is linked to removing four small hydro- electric dams from the Klamath River to help salmon. But political battles have blocked enabling legislation in Congress. ''I have a constant stream of irriga- tors in my office trying to figure out what they are going to do this year,'' said Greg Addington, executive direc- tor of the Klamath Water Users Asso- ciation. ''Do they plant, or try to move outside the project where they can find water somewhere else and grow crops? The way we are set up now, I can't tell them how much water they will get from the Klamath Project in 2012 until October. ''That's just one more reason every- body sat down and worked out a settle- ment agreement. A year like this, maybe there would be less water, but boy, there is value in knowing up front what you've got to work with.'' Just a week ago, the snowpack was 61 percent of normal. That jumped to 84 percent in recent days with new storms. The U.S. Bureau of Reclama- tion has warned farmers with junior water rights that they may not get water this year, but a final plan won't be worked out until next month. Since 1963, water from the Trinity's reservoir has been pumped over the mountain to irrigate farms in the Cen- tral Valley, contributing to the degrada- tion of salmon habitat in the basin. A federal plan to restore the Trinity went into effect in 2004, a half century after it was first approved by Congress. It guarantees funding for habitat restoration and minimum flows for fish, but the Hoopa Tribe and Hum- boldt County contend that a 1959 con- tract for an extra 50,000 acre-feet of water has never been fulfilled, and may have been absorbed into water commit- ments for the Sacramento Delta. ''We are acutely aware that in 2002, when the fish kill occurred, a good number of those fish were destined for the Trinity,'' said Orcutt. ''We want that (extra water) to be in our tool chest this year because of the record predicted (salmon) run size.'' Calif. man, 88, suspected of aiding wife's suicide her choice.'' Alan Purdy was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of aid- ing a suicide after para- medics found an elderly woman dead inside the Pur- dys' home in San Marcos, north of San Diego, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said. He was released on $15,000 bail. Authorities declined to identify the victim or say how she died, but Muster confirmed she was Margaret Purdy. He said Alan Purdy's son posted bail. The pair were close friends for many years through family acquaintances but didn't marry until later in life, rela- tives said. Four relatives called it an excellent match. ''They walked hand in hand,'' said James Purdy, a brother. ''They were very affec- tionate people,'' said Lois Purdy, a sister-in-law. Margaret Purdy kept a close eye on her husband, who lost much of his hear- ing. He, in turn, watched after her as she battled a series of ailments over the last five years or so. Alan Purdy, a pilot with a doctorate in biomedical engineering, built several homes and airplanes and worked for years at the fed- eral Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Muster said. He was an expert at safety conditions on underwater oil rigs and researched questions like how much noise a person could tolerate inside a truck. Lois Purdy called him a ''Renaissance man.'' Alan Purdy was raised with three brothers in the Detroit area. An older broth- er, Robert, was a World War II bomber pilot and prisoner of war who went to Cuba to support Fidel Castro's revo- lution. Another brother, Harry, was also a fighter pilot and died over Germany in World War II. Alan and Margaret Purdy were outspoken Democrats. Alan often wrote letters to the North County Times, a local newspaper, including one last year in which he denounced ''greedhead-fat- cats (who) often try to hide their millions and billions of income in foreign banks.'' Muster said both were ''fully functioning mental- ly.'' ''They get tired but stay engaged,'' he said. The San Diego County district attorney's office will decide whether to file crimi- nal charges.