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Saturday, March 31, 2012 – Daily News 11A Obituaries BLANCHE N. HOLMES 1911 - 2012 Blanche N. Holmes passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012, at All About Seniors Care Facility in Red Bluff, CA at the age of 100. Blanche was born Christmas Day, December 25, 1911 in Genesee Valley, CA to Ernesto and Alicia Sobrero. She was one of seven children and she attended schools in Plumas and Lassen Counties. She lived in Susanville, CA with her husband H. H. "Jack" Holmes. They were mar- ried for 60+ years. Blanche worked the majority of her career for Citizens Utilities in Lassen County as the Chief Telephone Opera- tor, during which she developed the love to talk with her family and friends by phone. Blanche was also always a caregiver - helping to care for her brother and son-in-law, J. Derwin Kenyon. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, and summer vacations with family at her Mineral cabin and with her beloved dog Mitzie. Blanche was a wonderful Mother and Grandmother, who always strived to help and support her family. She moved to Red Bluff approximately 10 years ago, due to health issues, and resided with her daughter Patricia Ken- yon who cared for her until her death in 2009. Blanche was then cared for by her grandchildren and full time care givers. The family would like to sincerely thank the providers that cared for her, especially Waunita Bennett, Cynthia Rios, Terri Hawker and Mary Coultas, who al- lowed her to maintain her quality of life and remain at home until just a few months ago. We would also like to thank the staff at the Red Bluff Health Care Center and All About Seniors. Blanche is survived by her sister Margie Campbell of Bozeman, Montana, grandchildren Steve Kenyon, Denise (Dave) Gamboa, Linda (Greg) Rose, great grandchildren Mike (Shanda) Lyon, Celia Rose Lee, Breanna Rose, Ryan Gamboa, great great grandchildren Jakoby Lyon, Jaycee Lee, Zephyr Lee, Zaige Lyon, nieces and nephews. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Bluff, CA at 12:00 noon. The family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to your favorite charity or to Sacred Heart School in Red Bluff, CA. 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. Clyde Wilkerson Clyde Wilkerson died Friday, March 30, 2012, at his residence in Cottonwood. He was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, March 31, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. LAW Continued from page 1A conducted by Carnegie Mellon University, the act of talking on a cell phone can reduce more than 35 percent of the brain activi- ty needed for driving Essentially, distractions change a seemingly good driver into a "zombie" behind the wheel. To dramatize this "zombie-like behavior" behind the wheel, zombies are being added to this year's "It's Not Worth It" campaign. The campaign will be supported by statewide grassroots outreach, social media activities and televi- sion commercials that encourage people to focus on the road and not be a "zombie" driver. "Law enforcement sees firsthand the devastation caused by distracted dri- ving and the needless pain associated with the sense- less collisions that follow," Garr said. "I am grateful that so many of the state's law enforcement agencies are joining us in this important traffic safety endeavor again this year. More than 200 local law enforcement agencies and 103 CHP offices will be participating in the month-long, life-saving effort. Similar to the previ- ous year's campaign, there will be both an enforce- ment and educational component. The overall- goal is to reinforce to the motoring public the dan- gers of distracted driving and reduce the number of people impacted by this destructive behavior. "Parents and other adults need to set a posi- tive example," said OTS Director Christopher J. Murphy. "Start by never calling or texting anyone, especially your kids, when there's a possibility they might be driving. Then let that same action follow you when you are the dri- ver." Among the more than 1,800 drivers over the age of 18 who participated in last year's annual KLAMATH, Calif. (AP) — Offi- cials say the heavy rain that brought down trees and flooded roads in far Northern California has subsided for now, but another storm is approaching the region. Del Norte County Sheriff's Cmdr. Bill Steven says despite con- cerns that the two major rivers that LOS ANGELES (AP) — A disaster preparedness exercise to ensure Califor- nia's child support system could be run remotely went smoothly, except for one casualty: the names, Social Security numbers and other private records of about 800,000 adults and chil- dren. Four computer storage devices for the California HOSPITAL Continued from page 1A offered relocation assistance. For those who may be unable to move, the company will work to find them employment in the company or elsewhere if no alternative job RATE Continued from page 1A surrounding counties. Butte, at 13.6 percent, is the lowest followed by Shasta County at 14.6 per- cent. Marin County has the lowest at 6.6 percent fol- lowed by San Mateo, 7.3 percent. Orange County and San Francisco County tie for third at 8 percent and San Luis Obispo comes in with the fifth UNION Continued from page 1A same time, said Mayor Forrest Flynn. They sent several letters over a few weeks to no avail. The city wanted ample time to negotiate before the agreement needs to go into effect, he said. "The sooner we get moving with these negotiations, the better off we are," Flynn said. After nearly a dozen city employ- ees were hit with budget cutback decisions last year, the city wanted to avoid any surprises and have everyone prepared, he said. The city maintains that Frolli's refusal to meet promptly is a viola- tion of state law, the city notice states. "The City, therefore, has no choice but to file a complaint with the State Public Employment Rela- tions Board, seeking an order requiring the union to commence negotiations promptly," the notice states. Flynn said he hopes that action will be enough to get Frolli's atten- tion. "We see no reason to call in the state unless it's absolutely neces- sary," he said. Flynn's concern is that the employees will be most affected by Frolli's refusal to negotiate in a timely manner, he said. statewide traffic safety survey conducted by OTS, talking and texting on a cellular telephone were rated the two biggest safe- ty problems on Califor- nia's roadways. In fact, talking on a cellular tele- phone (handheld or hands- free) was identified as the most serious distraction by 56 percent of the respon- dents. Adults are not the only offenders when it comes to distracted driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, teen dri- vers are more likely than any other age group to be involved in a fatal crash where distraction was involved. "Teens, even more than adults, are accustomed to using technology, to have instant access to their friends," Executive Direc- tor of Impact Teen Drivers Dr. Kelly Browning said. "It's not only technology- teens are frequently dis- tracted by loud music, pas- sengers, and other, every- day tasks that, when done flow through the county — the Kla- math River and the Smith River — might overflow their banks, neither river flooded Friday. Earlier Friday, about ten people who live near the Klamath River were evacuated as a precaution. Steven did not know if those people remained in the shelter Friday Department of Child Sup- port Services went missing somewhere between Boul- der, Colo., and Sacramento earlier this month while they were in the possession of IBM and Iron Mountain, Inc, the department announced Thursday. The backup storage car- tridges also contained addresses, driver's license numbers, names of health opening is available. "Knowing this is the best deci- sion to support the overall future of the organization does not dampen the difficulty of informing many employees – 49 to be exact - who have served us well locally for many years, of this news," said Jon Halfhide, president of Dignity lowest at 8.7 percent. Colusa County jumped 0.1 percent to 27.1 percent for the highest unemploy- ment followed by Imperial County at 26.7 percent. Sutter, 20.9 percent; Merced, 20 percent; switch places with Sutter now ranking third highest and Merced fourth and Trinity, 19.9 percent, is fifth to round out the top five highest unemploy- ment rates. California unemploy- ment climbed 0.1 percent to 11.4 percent and nation- Health North State. "We are com- mitted to treating each affected employee fairly and equitably throughout the transition process." Dignity Health Hospitals in the North State include St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff and Mercy Medical centers in Mt. Shasta and Redding. wide unemployment dropped 0.1 percent going to 8.7 percent. Overall, industries dropped 2.2 percent between January and Feb- ruary with the two biggest drops in farming, 15.9 per- cent decrease, and infor- mation, 14.3 percent decrease. There was a 2.3 percent decrease overall for the year with Transportation Warehousing and Utilities, 14.4 percent drop; Infor- mation, 14.3 percent drop; and Professional and Busi- "They shouldn't suffer because someone is being stubborn," Flynn said. Frolli asserts that he has done nothing wrong. The city has the right to appeal, but negotiations have never opened this early traditionally, Frolli said. "I'm operating within the law," he said. Frolli told city officials he would get back to them in May to schedule negotiations later, he said. There was no reason to start earlier and he had other contracts to attend to before then. "We're going to go in the normal time we always go in there," Frolli said. He doesn't know why the city insisted on opening negotiations earlier, he said. However, the histo- ry between Frolli and the city could be a factor. Calling it an "environment of mistrust," Frolli said working with former City Manager Martin Nichols was difficult and there was little effort to develop a solid rela- tionship between the city and the union group. Frolli expressed his negative feel- ings about working with Red Bluff in an article in "Engineers News" published in February by the Oper- ating Engineers Local No. 3. In the article, titled "A tale of two cities," Frolli compares negotiation tactics of Corning and Red Bluff. behind the wheel, become lethal. "These everyday distractions, coupled with inexperience, often have deadly consequences." This year, National Dis- tracted Driving Awareness Month coincides with Cal- ifornia Teen Safe Driving Week, which is the first week of April, For nearly five years. Age aside, California's traffic safety partners are asking for the public's help in making this April's dis- tracted driving awareness campaign successful. "It is important to note that the success of this campaign is not measured by the number of citations the officers write, because we are hoping that by call- ing attention to this effort we will gain voluntary compliance," Garr said. "The success of the cam- paign is measured by the number of lives saved." Don't be "zombie" dri- vers; focus on the task of driving when you are behind the wheel. Remem- ber, whatever the distrac- tion, "It's Not Worth It!" More heavy rain to hit far Northern California evening. Forecasters with the National Weather Service are predicting light rain for Friday, night but say it will turn heavy again early Saturday. An urban and small stream flood advisory remains in effect for Del Norte County and Humboldt Coun- ty through 5 a.m. Saturday. Lost data may have exposed 800,000 people in Calif insurance providers and employers for custodial and non-custodial parents, and their children. The cartridges had been sent to IBM's facility in Boulder as part of a disaster simulation, so the technol- ogy company could test whether it could run the state's child support system remotely, said Christine Lally, a spokeswoman for the state's Office of Tech- nology Services. After testing was com- pleted successfully, the data cartridges were to be sent back to California. Typically, secure trans- portation for sensitive materials are provided to the state through Iron Mountain but the company doesn't fly, so FedEx trans- ported the cartridges. ness Services, 10.1 per- cent drop taking the biggest plunge. While construction did take a 2.4 percent drop between January and Feb- ruary, it did see the biggest positive change over Feb- ruary 2011 with a 2.6 increase for the year. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. "[Red Bluff city officials'] strat- egy during the last three negotia- tions has been tyrannical," Frolli wrote. "Rather than include the union and city employees, they have gone out of their way to exclude us." Frolli attacked Nichols, stating that he didn't live in Tehama Coun- ty and had no vested interest in the community or the welfare of its employees. "He sees his employees as num- bers rather than human beings, which is probably why he has attacked his employees' salaries while keeping a vehicle stipend," Frolli stated. Now that Nichols has resigned, things could change. Frolli will give the new manager the benefit of doubt, but only time will tell, he said. Frolli elaborated in his article on failed negotiations last year while maintaining that Corning's negotia- tions went smoothly. The way the two cities dealt with budgetary issues was like night and day, Frolli stated. The city will have to wait and see whether the state will take action or not. For more information, call the interim City Manager Cheryl Smith at 527-2605. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagn- er@redbluffdailynews.com. Lotto means biggest bet is 40 miles south of Vegas PRIMM, Nev. (AP) — In some states, buying a chance to win the record $640 million Mega Millions jackpot meant a road trip. More than 1,200 people were lined up by 9 a.m. Fri- day to buy their lottery tickets at the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto Store, which sits right across the California border from lottery-less Nevada. The small store 40 miles from the Las Vegas Strip was the closest option for those in Sin City who want- ed a shot at the jackpot, and some waited in line at least three hours to buy their tickets. ''I didn't even want to come but everybody's so hyped up,'' said Kathy DellaSala-Shepherd, 55, who owns a pool cleaning business in Las Vegas. The numbers drawn Friday night in Atlanta were 2- 4-23-38-46, Mega Ball 23. Lottery officials expected to release details about possible winners a couple of hours after the 11 p.m. Eastern drawing. DellaSala-Shepherd's trek for tickets took her past people trying to make a more certain profit by hawking water and soda to the people in line, or scalping tickets for $20 to people who didn't want to wait. DellaSala-Shepherd said she doesn't normally play the lottery because she prefers the odds of Keno. She said she once won a $25,000 Keno jackpot by matching nine numbers. ''Now, I feel a little lucky,'' she said. Sam Roark, director of operations for Primm Valley Resorts, said the store, across the street from an outlet mall, expected to sell more than 200,000 tickets Friday after selling 184,000 on Thursday. One person, a Las Vegas boxer whom he would not name, bought $20,000 worth Thursday, Roark said. If the store did sell a jackpot-winning ticket, it would be a winner, too. It would get $1 million, California lot- tery officials said. At the Beaver Dam Service Station in Beaver Dam, Ariz., store clerk Lisa Lorton said people were driving in from Nevada and Utah, which is also without a state lottery. It's been crazy, she said, with lines out the door, and it's been that way for three days. ''We have lottery at the bar and lottery here, and both places are out to the parking lot,'' Lorton said Friday. ''Some people are buying a dollar's worth. Other peo- ple are buying $300 worth.'' One man said he drove 30 miles from St. George, Utah, to purchase a Mega Millions ticket Friday. Winning ''would make my day,'' Curt Colbert said.