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Rankin:MorrisWayne Rankin, 73, of Vina died Tuesday, Dec. 22in Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Wednesday, Dec. 23, 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. DEATHNOTICES to heavy rains hitting the area. The cost, which was covered through the De- partment of Water Re- sources Flood System Repair Program, was about $906,000 with the county's portion being $90,600. Materials alone were about $110,000. The levee was damaged in a December 2014 storm during which two sites sus- tained erosion damage. "It was quite a job due to the environmental pro- cess," Teubert said at the Nov. 24 meeting. Levee FROM PAGE 1 had about 1,000 people in attendance with the adults and we also gave out toys to those who were flooded out. We hope not to ever be short, but we give what we get." Mary Torres of Photos by Mary, whom Munoz, a 2001 Red Bluff High School graduate, went to school with donated her photography skills and helped with the transi- tion this year to giving families a digital version of the photo taken with Santa. "We were once the kids lining up for the Gerber Christmas," Munoz said. "We both wanted to give back." Attendees also had the chance to take photos with Red Bluff Jr. Round- Up Senior Queen Shylie Sedita who dressed up as Elsa for the event and Munoz' sister Gloria who dressed as Princess Leia. He lives next to Disney and wanted to bring a lit- tle bit of its magic to the Northstate, Munoz said. Fiesta FROM PAGE 1 tem and appoint a receiver who has since engineered billions of dollars' worth of improvements and salary increases. Yet the medical inspec- tors found most clinics at the Solano County prison were unsanitary, lacked basic medical equipment and supplies, and some did not provide enough room for examinations or lacked private areas. It also found widespread problems with record-keeping and fail- ures to provide timely medical tests or follow-up treatment. The inspection was in June and July and many of the problems have since been fixed, said Joyce Hay- hoe, a spokeswoman for the federal receiver's office. There were no reports of deaths from the poor care, but in one case, an inmate dying of lung cancer was supposed to be transferred for hos- pice care. Instead he re- mained untreated in his cell for about 10 days un- til guards reported that he could no longer stand. A nurse then went to his cell and found the in- mate patient "in a wheel- chair, weak and unable to care for himself. The pa- tient ... died the next day." The report is another setback for the state's ef- forts to regain control of the prison medical system. The inspector general previously found medical care is inadequate at Cal- ifornia Correctional Cen- ter in Susanville and North Kern State Prison in Ba- kersfield. However, four other prisons previously received passing grades. Prisons FROM PAGE 1 it legal is on the land owner with evidence from the county. Each county has the abil- ity to determine what situ- ations have a certificate of compliance issued. What has been done has been all over the board, with Yolo County not requiring a lot from pre-1929 maps whereas San Luis Obispo has a very detailed process and application fees that are thousands of dollars, Leisy said. One of the big issues was the 1926 map, which was not something that could be used to determine a le- gal parcel, Leisy said. "Without evidence those maps were bound, it can't be fully relied on for a cer- tificate of compliance," Leisy said. "It has limited evidentiary value." Questions were raised regarding lot line adjust- ments, who could make them and the impact on properties being legal or not. It was determined that there is a 90-day statute of limitations on contesting a lot line. During a period from 1992 to 2003 there were some lot lines done by the Planning Director and those were not acceptable since they were not the le- gal agency authorized to do lot line adjustments, Leisy said. At the time, the Tech- nical Advisory Committee was the recognized agency. The committee is made up of department heads from the planning, building en- vironmental health and public works departments along with Cal Fire and Te- hama County Fire. Public Works Director Gary Anton questioned whether pre-1929 maps have roads dedicated and meet zone standards of to- day if the acceptance of those improvements such as the road would be valid. The information could be used as evidence, but doesn't mean it is a legal parcel, Leisy said. Former Corning Plan- ning Director and Planning Department employee John Stoufer asked if the county could send a letter of sup- port for an amendment to the Subdivision Map Act that governs legal parcels that Assemblyman James Gallagher is working on. Supervisor Dennis Gar- ton said the county would be willing to consider a let- ter if the request were made through the proper chan- nels with a request coming from Gallagher's officer. Fred Ehrensvard, a mem- ber of the citizens commit- tee working with the super- visor ad-hoc committee on the certificate of compli- ance ordinance, spoke to a specific situation, an El Camino subdivision, that he hoped the county would take a look at as a whole. The subdivision was cre- ated between 1920 and 1926 with 450 parcels at the time and now has about 700 par- cels, of which about 300 have been conveyed sepa- rately. "I hope the county will not be so technical that they don't take an action that supports user-friendly, land owner-friendly and ad- ministrative-friendly way to convey a lot or not," Ehrens- vard said. Bill Goodwin made a re- quest that Leisy take a look at three specific examples of pre-1929 subdivisions that were planned well in order to shed some light on the situation of some larger subdivisions such as the one in El Camino. "El Camino is kind of a ground-zero," Goodwin said. "There is one owner who thought they had four lots until he went to con- vey them to his kids." Bill Jourdan, a member of the real estate commu- nity and citizens commit- tee, asked what the next step was. Supervisor Burt Bundy said the county was waiting for the final report. "We'll wait for the memo and take a good, hard look at it," Bundy said. "Once we've received it we'll go from there. We hope to have advice not just what we can't do, but what we can do." The board voted to waive client and attorney priv- ilege to allow the final re- port to be available to the public once it has been re- ceived. Certificate FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB - DAILY NEWS A girl poses for a picture with Shylie Sedita dressed as Elsa, le , and Gloria Munoz dressed as Princess Leia, right, Saturday at the Gerber Children's Christmas Fiesta. The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A fresh round of chilly rain is set to drench the region Christ- mas Eve, but Christmas Day will be dry, forecaster said Tuesday. The next round of rain will hit the North Bay late Wednesday and move over the Golden Gate Bridge on Thursday, Christmas Eve. With the rain, king tides are expected in the San Francisco Bay and at Ocean Beach. And the rain means good news for those headed to the moun- tains for a white Christ- mas. The storm was set to bring roughly 4 feet of snow to high elevations of the Sierra Nevada, bring- ing prime powder to skiers and snow boarders. Kirkwood, Heavenly and Northstar reported getting roughly 3 feet of fresh snow between Mon- day and Tuesday morn- ings. About a foot of snow was reported at Boreal, Sierra at Tahoe and Band Diamond Peak. "We are looking fantas- tic this holiday season," said Northstar California Resort spokeswoman Mar- cie Bradley, adding that the last storm brought 34 inches of snow to the re- sort. "And there's more on the way for Christmas Eve to blanket us in a white Christmas." She said guests couldn't be happier. "This incredible snowfall turns everyone into a kid — skiing, riding, tubing, Nor- dic, snowshowing — they are all having so much fun. It's really making memories for a lifetime," Bradley said. It's a similar story at Kirkwood. "Mother Nature has re- ally delivered for the hol- idays here at Kirkwood Mountain Resort," said spokesman Kevin Cooper. "This is the best start to the holiday season we have seen here since the big one back in 2010 (and) 2011. The en- tire region is now set up for the holidays." At the summits of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County and Mount Hamil- ton in Santa Clara County there could also be snow. Forecasters said that even before the holidays there could be rain Tuesday night as skies will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, later becoming partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Winds could reach 10 to 15 mph, forecasters said. WINTER STORMS Snow in the mountains means a white Christmas LAURA A. ODA — SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS Alameda city workers cut up a large fallen tree that blocked both lanes of Park Street in Alameda on Tuesday. A fresh round of chilly rain is set to drench the region Christmas Eve, but Christmas Day will be dry, forecasters said Tuesday. The Associated Press MONTEREY There's an- other reason to rejoice this holiday season: the birth of a wild sea otter at a Califor- nia aquarium. The Monterey Bay Aquarium posted news of the birth online this week- end, along with adorable photos of the fuzzy brown pup playing with mom. For several days, the adult otter had been tak- ing shelter in the aquari- um's open-ocean tide pool, perhaps seeking respite from the weekend's win- try storms. Staffers were worried because healthy otters don't visit the pool that often. The mystery was solved Sunday, when staff mem- bers came to work to see a newborn on the sea ot- ter's belly, umbilical cord still attached. "It was like, 'Wow,'" aquarium spokesman Hank Armstrong said Tuesday. "It was pretty cool." Mom has been groom- ing her baby, fluffing the pup's thick pelt to keep the newborn warm and able to float. Armstrong said the mother has left the pro- tected pool area once or twice, always with the pup. NEWBORN Monterey aquarium welcomes birth of baby sea otter RICHARD"DICK"ORVELSHULTS April 24, 1943 ~ December 21, 2015 Richard (Dick) Orvel Shults, 72, of Red Bluff passed away December 21, 2015, peacefully with his family at his side in Chico, CA He was born on April 24, 1943 in Sac- ramento California to George and Marie Shults. Richard grew up in Red Bluff, CA and graduated from Red Bluff High in 1961. After high school he proudly joined the United States Air Force in 1943 and served for 20 years until his retirement at the rank of Technical Ser- geant in 1985. In his retirement, Richard loved to spend time camping in Oregon and Washington State with fami- ly and friends. Richard was preceded in death by his parents George and Marie Shults; his brothers Donald, Dale and Kenny. Richard is survived by his wife Lenore Shults; life long friend Dorreen Bissonnette; his son David Shults of Elk Grove, CA; his daughter Stephanie Williams and her hus- band Gus, of Belleville IL, his daughter Tricia Alderman and her husband Steve of Chico, CA,; his stepson Robert Patrick of Red Bluff; his grandchildren Lauren, Matthew, Thomas, Samuel, Hunter and Scotty; his Sister Judy and husband Bob Muir of Red Bluff and his loving nephews and nieces and numerous cousins. A memorial service will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 750 Moss Avenue, in Chico at 11:00 am on De- cember 26, 2015. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Northern California Veterans Memorial in Igo, CA. A small reception will follow at the church. Bur- ial will be private. Obituaries ThePassingParadeisbroughttoyoubyMinchPropertyManagement, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527-5514 THEPASSINGPARADE (ContinuedfrommyISaycolumndatedDecember1971) Our story so far: Al Leddy was prominent in the sheep industry as a producer and trader. He was working for Senator D. Jack Metzger in the 20's buy- ing sheep all over the country. He made an offer to buy 900 lambs up in the mountains. The owner accepted the offer and the terms of sale were worked out. The animals were to be driven on foot to the Anderson Stockyards, a distance of 90 miles. The animals and herd- ers arrived at dusk the following day and the former were prompt- ly put in pens that night for weighing the next morning. Our cattle buyer, Hank Kerber, was travelling with Al at the time, and the two decided to stay overnight at a hotel in Redding. When they arrived at the stockyards the next morning, the lambs were still penned up, but looking uncommonly well rested and contented despite their long walk. They were duly weighed and shipped to a bay area abattoir…and it was then that the fleece hit the fan. The animals had a very poor yield and it became obvious to Al and Hank that the lambs had been weighed with a belly full of grass. There must have been some hanky-panky…but how could that be? It was several months before Al learned the full story. Now… to continue. During the night , while our heroes Al and Hank were enjoying themselves in Redding, the sheepherders had been instructed by the owner of the sheep to pry off the bottom boards of the fence around the pens and allow the hungry critters to munch on tasty grass next to the stockyards! After the long hot drive, the sheep were partaking of ever greater quantities of grass and water. Just before dawn, the animals were herded back in to their pens and the boards replaced. Learning of this skullduggery months later, Al vowed not to let it happen again, but only shared his discovery with Hank. The following year the purchase was replayed with the same own- er and the same terms of the lambs being driven on foot, penned overnight and then weighed the following morning. However, when Al again mentioned they would stay overnight in Redding, the two has a quick dinner and then returned to the scene of the previous year's crime…but this time with bedrolls tucked under their arms. The owner of the lambs was at first startled and then furious when he discovered he was going to have company that night. Needless to say, the lambs remained penned the rest of the night and were weighed properly in the morning. ..but not without an offer from the owner to "lick both of you" meaning Al and Hank. After finishing his oft told tale, Al supplied a moral to the story: "Good things come to those who wait…with one eye open at all times". Robert Minch 1929- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A