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Obituaries Phillip Adrian Roether, age 57, of Red Bluff, CA., passed away April 3, 2012. He was born in 1954 in Long Beach, CA., and served in the Army for eight years. He belonged to a bowling league in Orland, CA., and was a Truck driv- er. He enjoyed bowling, race cars, and cooking food, es- pecially BBQing. Survivors include daughters; Jennifer E. Disney and Heather L. Hersey both of Red Bluff, CA; son-in-laws; Tim A. Disney and Richard M. Hersey; grandchildren; Tyler A. Disney (Okinawa, Japan), Shawn M. Disney, Brooke A. Disney, Alexandra S. Hersey, Emily M. Disney, Jayden R.M. Hersey, Isabella M. Hersey, all of Red Bluff, CA., and Susan L. Roether of Redding, CA. Services will be Monday, April 16, 2012 at 11am at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo, CA. PHILLIP ADRIAN ROETHER Death Notices 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. Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, Leonard Farmer Leonard Farmer of Red Bluff died Monday, April 9, 2012, in Redding. He was 75. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, April 12, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Josephine Rivera- day, April 10, 2012, in Red Bluff. She was 57. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, April 12, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. STAR Continued from page 1A music, spinning great western tales and cowboy stories. CattleWomen are again partnering with the Sun- rise Rotary to present Murphey in concert as a fundraiser for our Kids in Ag. Proceeds will go to a variety of local events such as Farm Day, Ag in The Tehama County Wortman Josephine Rivera-Wortman of Red Bluff died Tues- RPBD Continued from page 1A and miscellaneous tasks. There are several requirements those wish- ing to volunteer must commit to in order to be considered. Some of these requirements include vol- unteering a minimum of 10 hours on average per month attending quarterly TEST Continued from page 1A nated by a cleaning solvent spilled at the former truckstop site. In the case of the two wells, there was no proven contamination and nothing documented, said City Engineer Ed Anderson. "They were taken out as a pre- caution, something the city did out of good will," Anderson said. A four-hour test was made and it BID Continued from page 1A handful of supporters Wednesday morning on the steps of the Tehama County Courthouse in Red Bluff before heading to Chico for another press conference. Rouse spoke about his main concerns, including education and funding for local government and law enforcement. "I think we can do bet- ter to fund education," he said. With wait lists for stu- the Classroom and Kid's Cowboy Poetry & scholar- ships. This is the organizers' second year, as they brought in Baxter Black for Cowboy Poetry in 2011. Let's support our local youth and our Tehama County community. Kid's Cowboy Poetry event held at the Red Bluff branch of the Tehama County Library will pre- sent their original poems Local children from the as an opening act. Master of Ceremonies will be Jerry Hemsted. Just prior to our con- cert, VIP ticket holders will be treated to a private "meet and greet" with the artist held at the historic Oddfellows Hall across the street from the State Theatre. Beef appetizers pre- pared by the Cattle- Women, bottled water, beer and wine tasting will be available. Wine will be provided water in a river basin that serves more than 36 million people in the West and Mexico is expected to overwhelm supply in the next half-century as the region grows. So the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation asked the public what to do about it. iceberg to California and capture what melts for the Colorado River basin. Divert water from the Missis- sippi River. Deliver water bags from Alaska to southern California. Change the desire for beef to reduce demand for thirsty cattle. The bureau won't single out any options to pursue, but it will review them as part of its larger study of water supply and demand in the arid Colorado River basin through 2060. It published the suggestions in late March. ''It's an entertaining list,'' said Jim Pokrandt, who handles education and outreach for the bureau's Colorado River District in Colorado. ''There's a couple good ideas on there that bear further discussion. Other ideas are kind of fantastic, as in maybe not based in reality.'' It got more than 140 ideas: Tow an The identities of most of the peo- ple submitting the ideas weren't dis- closed. or removing salt to create fresh water. Covering swimming pools to keep water from evaporating. Reforming the oil and gas industry, which uses Other suggestions: Desalination, GLEN ELLEN (AP) — The ranch site in Sonoma County that once served as the home of writer and adventurer Jack London will not be shut down as part of this summer's state park closures. on Tuesday that a natural history association has stepped in to operate Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen. The Valley of the Moon Natural History Association will take over operations next month and has agreed to run the park State parks officials said Some ideas, including the iceberg suggestion, have floated around for years. ''The bureau, to its credit, threw open the doors and said, 'We'll take all ideas.' Some of the good old ones certainly reappeared,'' Pokrandt said Wednesday. water in processes including hydraulic fracturing. Thursday, April 12, 2012 – Daily News 7A meetings, and being avail- able to assist in traffic con- trol at parades and other similar events. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered and must be willing to purchase their own uniform pants, uni- form shirt, and uniform boots or shoes. The department will provide all other equipment and uniform accessories. "We are seeking to start the VIPS program with a limitation of 10 citizen volunteers who must first complete the hiring process and then attend a 44-hour academy, con- ducted by Red Bluff Police Department staff, prior to volunteering," Sanders said. The application process will consist of the comple- tion of a VIPS application, contaminated ground water from the city's pumping source waters, Brewer said. The two-week test will better replicate the conditions in the event the well were to be reactivat- ed, he said. having to build a well to replace those taken out of service, Mayor Gary Strack said. The test could mean the truckstop was determined that a 50-foot thick clay layer appears to segregate the If the well is proven through test- ing to be uncontaminated, the truck- stop would pay for the costs of reac- tivating the well rather than building a new one, Brewer said. Cost for the testing was not antic- dents, curbed enrollment, teachers being laid off, teachers being kept on year-by-year contracts, schools closing and too many children in each classroom, education is in a state of emergency, Rouse said. Rural county govern- ments are all stressed and funding is at historic lows, Rouse said. He wants to work with counties and municipalities to make sure they get the necessary funding to function. "We shouldn't think the recession is permanent," Rouse said. by the Tehama Oaks Win- ery and will feature its new release of Red Rock Red. The meet and greet starts at 5:30 p.m. and the concert will start at 7 p.m. The theater box office will open at 4:30 p.m. for last minute ticket sales. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. at the theater. Tickets are available in Red Bluff at The Loft, Crossroads and Crystal Art & Apparel. US reviews ideas for boosting West's water supply DENVER (AP) — Demand for nesses to move where energy and water supplies aren't as tight. Native American tribes have sug- About 30 million people in Ari- zona, California, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico get drinking water from the Colorado River system, which also benefits about 6 million Mexicans. The Colorado River Compact of 1922 outlines how states share the water, but that deal was struck assum- ing about 2 million more acre-feet would be available than there really is, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said. Drought, climate change and population growth have posed more challenges for limited water supplies. One acre-foot is enough to cover 1 acre of land 1 foot deep, or enough to meet the annual needs of about two households. ''It's the same challenge of the last gested exploring voluntary water transfers from tribes with water rights. Other ideas include changing how water is priced, removing inva- sive plant species that suck up water, and requiring lawns and golf courses to be watered with ''gray water,'' which generally refers to wastewater like that from showers that could be used for purposes other than drink- ing. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said this week at a Colorado College conference concerning the river that increased water conservation and new dams will be needed, The Denver Post reported. Efforts are under way to explore new reservoirs and to boost conservation. century,'' Salazar said this week. ''You have huge and growing water demands in the Colorado River basin. It's an arid area of our country which is going to continue to see declines in precipitation.'' One party who submitted an idea to the Bureau of Reclamation raised the possibility of incentives for busi- for at least 36 hours a week for five years. Survey is looking at alternative water sources for providing electricity. ''Not all water is created equal. There are some uses of water that don't real- ly require the same quality of water as, say, for drinking water,'' agency director Marcia McNutt said. Protect the Flows, a coalition of Meanwhile, the U.S. Geological businesses in the Colorado River basin states, said it supports afford- able measures including enhanced urban conservation, improved agri- cultural efficiency and expanded ''water banking,'' which would allow users to temporarily borrow water rights in times of need. Jack London State Park is spared from closure The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Lon- don, who called the proper- ty Beauty Ranch, lived there from 1905 until his death in 1916. Located in Chico, CA Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792 an interview, Livescan fin- gerprint check, back- ground investigation and medical waiver signed by a physician. will begin recruitment and acceptance of applications starting today. The Police Department Applications are avail- able at the department and must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, May 4. ipated in the 2011-2012 budget, but there is more than $170,000 avail- able in Water Development Impact Fee/Capital Improvement that could be used for the project, according to the staff report. The City Council meets the sec- ond and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall, 794 Third St. Meeting minutes and agendas are available at www.corning.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. It is more about disaster relief than status quo, he said. Rouse intends to focus on small businesses, where most jobs in Cali- fornia are, he said. "The state of California is a dynamic economy all its own," Rouse said. is to walk door-to-door in the key communities of the district. Rouse's campaign plan haven't been to in the dis- trict for business or other things," he said. Hoping to bring a mes- sage of hope and encour- "There's not one town I agement about the econo- my and jobs to at least 5,000 households, he will be participating in as many upcoming commu- nity events as he can. After visiting the south counties Thursday, Rouse plans to join in the Round- Up Chili Cook-Off Satur- day, he said. For more information, go to www.charlesrouse.org, or call 824-2321. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. 'Best of ' contest named A total of 422 electronic ballots were submitted in the Daily News' recent Best of Tehama County contest. Winners in 125 business categories were published in a special supplement on March 31. The supplement will remain online for a full year as a special section in digital, page-turn form at www.redbluffdailynews.com. Five voters were selected by computer this week to Winning voters in DN receive $100 shopping sprees at the Tehama County businesses of their choice, which they declared on their individual electronic ballots. Winners are Jack Hyde of Paskenta, Rita Weighall, Cassie Vinzant and Danny Rabalais of Red Bluff, and Kathy Brandt of Los Molinos. Each has been contacted at the email address declared on the ballot with instructions about how to confirm their identity. Each voter was required to declare a unique email address for the ballot to count. Now each winner needs to respond to the email received and identify the phone number and address declared on the ballot. Winners also must confirm the name of the Tehama County business at which they requested the $100 shopping spree. Winners listed above may send an email to gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com with the information above, in case they did not receive the email from the Daily News about their status as winners. Oh Snap! 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