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completetheproject,which is projected to be com- pleted in four to six weeks, if all goes as planned. Henz is excited and is looking forward to getting the restaurant back up at the airport. "It's an integral part of the airport," Henz said. "People fly in, which means more gas sales, and people like the restaurant. Actu- ally, at one point it was one of the better restaurants in town. So hopefully we can recreate that again." The building where the restaurant is located is an old building, Henz said. The department is mov- ing the restaurant from the upstairs to the down- stairs and was originally going to have the upstairs remain open as they built the new restaurant down- stairs. The department, how- ever, ran into some unfore- seen issues that prevented the restaurant from stay- ing open during construc- tion. The department found asbestos in the building and were able to clean it out, but it made a delay in the process. Once all that was cleaned out the contractor was able to go in and tear out all the walls. Once that was completed the depart- ment found structural is- sues that further delayed the process, Henz said. Engineers on the proj- ect redesigned some of the framing and other projects at the restaurant to redo the structure. All this has been com- pleted and the department looks to move forward with the project with the next step of making sure the operation of the restau- rant is compatible with the new owners that are going to run the restaurant, Henz said. The department is mak- ing sure that, operationally, the new owners will have the appropriate things they will need to get started. Eatery FROMPAGE1 ticipated with her for 25 years and Shirley Holmes, a friend who always comes to help clean ahead of time, are also ready to retire, Kremer said. While there will not be a new cook- book available, there will still be plenty of ones from years past for people to pur- chase, she said. Things have come a long way from the first year with about six vendors and hand written invitations on index cards followed up by phone calls the night before out of fear no one would come, Kre- mer said. There have been as many as 20-25 vendors at the event. While it drew mostly Los Molinos folks the first year, it now has gained popularity with peo- ple throughout the county and beyond, she said. The boutique is called Christ- mas at the Old Mansion af- ter the history of the his- toric Craftsman-style house that includes an Inglenook fireplace amongst other Victorian-era features. The house, built in 1906, was first owned by Mary Cone Runyan Wheeler. It was built on land amongst the 2,500 acres between Ara- mayo Way and the Sacra- mento River that Wheeler inherited from her father, Joseph Cone for whom the Cone-Kimball Tower in Red Bluff was named. Originally, it was called The Sycamores for the trees planted around it by Wheeler, but locals be- gan calling the house "The Mansion" sometime prior to her family purchasing it, Kremer said. Wheeler, who was living in San Fran- cisco at the time of the great earthquake in 1906, built the residence in Los Moli- nos to be as earthquake and fire proof as she could make it, Kremer said. The foundation was built with 11-inch-thick concrete walls and housed an old railroad tanker used as a 500-gallon water tank at- tached to a fire hose, which still hangs today on the sec- ond floor. The house also has four fire mains at differ- ent corners of the building. "It's just a neat way to start the Christmas sea- son," Kremer said of the boutique. "You can have cookies, drink tea and just browse." Mansion FROM PAGE 1 data and assessing the po- tential sites of the project, modeling a conceptual sys- tem design, determine Pa- cific Gas and Electric com- pany's implementation fea- sibility and lastly identify the utilities used and the to- tal cost for the implemen- tation and operation of the project. The mission of the firm is to help clients cost effec- tively achieve lasting energy savings in pursuit of their critical fiscal, environmen- tal and operational goals, according to the firm's pro- posal letter to Public Works Director Bruce Henz. Solar systems have the potential to reduce utility expenditures, resulting in critical general fund sav- ings, according to the letter. The potential locations of the solar systems sug- gested by the council are the City Hall, fire and po- lice department building, the fire training center, po- lice evidence room, com- munity center, airport, city pool, parks, street lights, the waste water treatment plant, wells and lift sta- tions. These will possibly be the locations the com- pany will evaluate to see if the solar option will be cost effective for the city. The annual electrical en- ergy cost for these facilities was $842,400 last year, ac- cording to the report. Council member Suren Patel felt these solar sys- tems are a great thing and a great long term investment, but the main problem is the city wouldn't see a return on the investment for many years. The city will receive the feasibility study results and deliberate on the topic at a future meeting. ARC Alternatives will be- gin work upon receiving the Notice to Proceed letter and the project's phase one will take approximately four weeks to complete, accord- ing to the report. Solar FROM PAGE 1 Friedman:CaryFried- man, 57, of Corning died Wednesday, Oct. 21in San Francisco. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Thursday, Dec. 3, 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 By Scott Smith The Associated Press FRESNO Public wa- ter agencies that serve millions of residents in drought-weary California might only receive 10 per- cent of expected supplies in 2016 — half the amount that flowed to them this year through the state's massive system of reser- voirs and canals, state of- ficials say. However, the early es- timate could change, de- pending on the rain and snow that falls this win- ter, the state's Depart- ment of Water Resources said Tuesday. Forecasters have said a strong El Nino weather system could drench Cal- ifornia in the coming months. But one good win- ter might not be enough to rehydrate the parched state that has endured four bruising years of drought. "Our historic drought has lasted for years and isn't going to quickly be washed away," said Mark Cowin, director of the De- partment of Water Re- sources. The State Water Project supplies 29 public water agencies — from the San Francisco Bay Area to Southern California — that serve nearly two- thirds of California resi- dents and irrigate nearly a million acres of farmland. The drought has left California reservoirs at or near record low lev- els, and the water short- age has caused farmers to rely heavily on pumping groundwater. Nearly all of the pub- lic water agencies that contract for State Wa- ter Project supplies have other sources, such as lo- cal reservoirs, streams and groundwater, to boost sup- plies, officials said. This year, state water customers received 20 per- cent of their contracted amounts, and state offi- cials say they hope the 2016 allocation will in- crease as rain and snow fall. But they also consid- ered the possibility that drought could drag on an- other year. Rich Atwater of the Southern California Wa- ter Committee says the drought underscores the need to update the state's water system. The com- mittee represents busi- ness, government, agri- culture and water agen- cies and works to inform Southern Californians about water. "We need a modern water system that allows us to capture water when it's available so we can store enough water to protect us during the dry periods," Atwater said. "In the meantime, Cali- fornians must keep con- serving." DROUGHT California water supplies not looking good for 2016 The Associated Press RICHMOND Richmond's leaders are teaming up with a community non- profit to buy and renovate nearly 200 abandoned houses and sell them to families in need. K N T V r e p or t e d Wednesday that the prop- erties have been empty for years after owners who couldn't afford them walked away and banks never fully foreclosed. But the abandoned residences are magnets for squatters and an eyesore for neigh- bors. Joshua Genser with the Richmond Community Foundation says they at- tract drug dealers, as well as rats and other vermin. "They're huge prob- lems," Genser said. Officials plan to have revamped and sold about 200 houses, priced be- tween $250,000 and $350,000, in five years. The first are expected to be ready for sale by next spring, the station re- ported. AB AND ON ED Blighted houses in C al if or ni a to b e upgraded, sold to needy to search a house in Red- lands on Wednesday night that may be connected to the suspects. "The information we have is that (the shooters) came prepared… as if they were on a mission," Bur- guan said. They were dressed in assault-style clothing and armed with long rifles, Bur- guan said. They were later found with assault-style ri- fles and handguns, he said. Though the shooting took place at the regional center, which serves thou- sands of people with devel- opmental disabilities, the suspects targeted a gath- ering of county employ- ees who were using a con- ference center at the fa- cility often rented out to outside agencies. The San Bernardino County De- partment of Public Health was conducting a day-long training event at the facil- ity, according to top county officials who requested an- onymity. Environmental health specialists work un- der the Department of Pub- lic Health. A dispute took place at the event and somebody left, Burguan said. "We have no idea if that person came back," he said. FBI assistant director David Bowdich said terror- ism also remained a possi- bility. "Is this terrorism? I'm still not willing to say we know for sure… that is a possibility," he said, add- ing that FBI agents are in- volved in the investigation. "We will go where the evi- dence takes us. It's possible it will go down that road." "At minimum we have a domestic terrorism situa- tion occurring," Burguan said. Acityinterror The shooting started shortly before 11 a.m. Offi- cers from multiple agencies responded and began evac- uating people, including children and IRC clients. At the same time, families of employees began receiving phone calls and texts from terrified loved ones inside the regional center. "Dad, I'm scared," read one text Tom Carrillo re- ceived from his daughter, who works at the facility. He later received word she was evacuated. L aw enforcement who entered the facility said there were so many wounded victims and they wanted to act fast, so they loaded them into a truck to quickly drive them to safety. IRC employee Bran- don Hunt, who was out running at errand at the time of the shooting, said he received calls from in- side. Co-workers told him they had to step over what appeared to be bodies as they tried to get out. Once evacuated from the building, victims and other building occupants were taken to San Bernardino Public Golf Course, across the street from the regional center, where triage was set up. Desperate family mem- bers waited at the perim- eter of the crime scene for news of their loved ones. Evacuees were inter- viewed by police and even- tually loaded onto buses and taken to two local churches where they were to be reunited with family. But as the search for sus- pects continued, little in- formation was released. Schools, county build- ings and hospital build- ings were put on lock- down. At Arrowhead Re- gional Medical Center in Colton, where some victims were taken, throngs of po- lice and SWAT officers clad in full gear stood guard, many clutching their de- partment-issued assault rifles, outside the emer- gency room and other hos- pital entrances. Staff at Loma Linda Uni- versity Medical Center re- ceived a bomb threat about 2:40 p.m. Classes were can- celled and students were encouraged to leave public areas of campus. Officials later declared that no credible threat was discovered, but the hospital remained on a heightened state of alert. Doug Saunders, Beatriz Valenzuela, Brian Day, Joe Nelson, Michel Nolan, Nereida Moreno, Kristina Hernandez, Neil Nisperos, Ryan Hagen, David Montero and Rebecca Kimitch contributed to this report. Shooting FROM PAGE 1 By Sandra Emerson and Susan Abram Staff Writers SANBERNARDINO Wednes- day's mass shooting hap- pened at the Inland Re- gional Center in San Ber- nardino, where staffers serve people with develop- mental disabilities in Riv- erside and San Bernardino counties. With more than 650 em- ployees serving 30,000 peo- ple, the center is the larg- est in the state and one of 21 regional centers that co- ordinate services for those with developmental disabil- ities and their families. Eileen Richey, executive director for the Association of Regional Center Agencies, said Wednesday as she was monitoring the shooting that there were likely many people seeking services in- side the Waterman Avenue building in San Bernardino. "There would be family members and persons with developmental disabilities there for appointments such as with their case manager or for evaluations," she said. As a precaution, several SouthernCaliforniaregional centers closed early. San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said during a news conference that the shooters targeted county workers attending a gatheringinsideoneofthree buildings that make up the Inland Regional Center. "It's a tragic time," said George Stevens, director for the North Los Angeles County Regional Center. "We serve the most vul- nerable people in the state. This is supposed to be a safe place, but we've been vio- lated. Consumers are sup- posed to come here and be OK." Maia Pawooskar, a member of the Redlands Daily Facts Advisory Board, sits on a committee that ad- vises the IRC. Her son is a consumer of IRC. "My first thought was my son's (consumer service co- ordinator) — I hope she's OK, and now that I'm on the (Self-Determination) Committee I work with di- rectors, and I hope they're allOK,"shesaid."Iwishthat everybody is OK." Pawooskar said she is worried about the disrup- tion in services this could cause. SHOOTING SITE Inland Regional Center serves developmentally disabled RACHEL LUNA — THE SAN BERNARDINO SUN Police respond to the scene of an active shooting at Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino on Wednesday. JOHNEDWARDSTRICKER Ed Stricker, native son of Red Bluff, the son of Joseph and Bertha Stricker. His grandparents were the Stricker's and the Mickey's. Ed was a CPA for 30 years, as well as owning multiple enterprises in Red Bluff and Anderson. He especially en- joyed hunting and fishing. Ed invented a device called "The Guzzler" to capture precipitation for the wild critters. Made out of fiberglass, this would provide 500-1000 gal- lons of water a year. It made him very happy that he could give back to the wildlife. He was surrounded by very close friends and relatives upon departing. No services will be held. MARGARET "PEGGY" SHELTON August 25, 1922 ~ November 20, 2015 Margaret "Peggy" Shelton died on November 20, 2015 in Yuba City, CA. She was 93 Years old. She was born on August 25, 1922 in West Caldwell, New Jersey to Scottish Immigrants James and Helen McKinnell. She had 4 siblings. George, Elizabeth"Betty", Alexander "Buddy" and John. After her family moved across the country to Reno, Nevada, Peggy married Noel Hughes in 1941 and had her first son Wayne. They later divorced. She married Harry Shelton in 1948. They moved around the Sierra Valley,in California, where Harry worked at various lumber mills. Donald was born in Greenville, CA and Nancy was born in Portola, CA. They eventually set- tled in Loyalton, CA, where David and Helen were born. Harry worked at the Lumber Mill and Peggy worked at Bowling's Restaurant. In 1967, they moved to Richfield, where Harry worked at the Richfield Box Factory and Peggy worked as a wait- ress at the Chicken Shack Café in Red Bluff. They moved to Corning in 1969, where Peggy worked at Maywood Olive Packing Company and Java Lanes. She later worked for 19 years at Bell Carter Foods, where she re- tired at the age of 76. Peggy loved listening to the bagpipes, family gatherings, traveling and Bingo. She always said if there wasn't bin- go in heaven, she wasn't going. She is survived by her five children; Wayne (Kathy) Hughes, Don (Ginger) Shelton, Nancy (Vic) Crooks, Da- vid (Nora) Shelton, Helen (Brent) Pitkin, 12 Grandchil- dren and 26 Great Grandchildren, 1 Great, Great Grand- child. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 111 N. Mar- guerite Ave in Corning, on December 5, 2015. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Burials - Monuments - Preneed 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A