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SACRAMENTO (AP) — Smug- gling cell phones into California pris- ons would be a misdemeanor under a bill that has passed the state Senate. Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of Los Angeles says his legislation fights a rapidly growing problem. California prison officials seized nearly 7,000 cell phones last year, up from just 261 in 2006. Officials say the phones can be used to plot escapes, attacks and crimes on the street. Cell phones are prohibited inside prisons, but that hasn't stopped rogue employees and visitors from smug- gling them in. Employees can be fired if they are caught. Under Padilla's bill, they also would face a $5,000 fine. The bill was approved 36-0 Mon- day and now goes to the Assembly. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pernell Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who shocked Hollywood by leaving TV's ''Bonan- za'' at the height of its popularity, then found fame again years later on ''Trapper John, M.D.,'' has died. He was 81. Roberts, the last surviv- ing member of the classic Western's cast, died of cancer Sunday at his Mal- ibu home, his wife Eleanor Criswell told the Los Angeles Times. Although he rocketed to fame in 1959 as Adam Cartwright, eldest son of a Nevada ranching family led by Lorne Greene's patriarchal Ben Cartwright, Roberts chafed at the limitations he felt his ''Bonanza'' char- acter was given. ''They told me the four characters (Greene, him- self and Dan Blocker and Michael Landon as his brothers) would be care- fully defined and the scripts carefully pre- pared,'' he complained to The Associated Press in 1964. ''None of it ever happened.'' It particularly dis- tressed him that his char- acter, a man in his 30s, had to continually defer to the wishes of his widowed father. ''Doesn't it seem a bit silly for three adult males to get Father's permis- sion for everything they do?'' he once asked a reporter. Roberts agreed to fulfill his six-year contract but refused to extend it, and when he left the series in 1965, his character was eliminated with the expla- nation that he had simply moved away. ''Bonanza,'' with its three remaining stars, con- tinued until 1973, making it second to ''Gunsmoke'' as the longest-running Western on TV. Blocker died in 1972, Greene in 1987, and Landon in 1991. When Roberts left the show the general feeling in Hollywood was that he had foolishly doomed his career and turned his back on a fortune in ''Bonanza'' earnings. Indeed, for the next 14 years he mainly made appearances on TV shows and in miniseries, or toured with such theatrical productions as ''The King and I, ''Camelot'' and ''The Music Man.'' His TV credits during that time included ''The Virginian,'' ''Hawaii Five- O,'' ''Mission Impossi- ble,'' ''Marcus Welby, M.D.,'' ''Banacek,'' ''Ironside'' and ''Man- nix.'' Then, in 1979, he land- ed another series, ''Trap- per John, M.D.,'' in which he played the title role. The character, but little else, was spun off from the brilliant Korean War com- edy-drama ''M-A-S-H,'' in which Wayne Rogers had played the offbeat Dr. ''Trapper'' John McIntire opposite Alan Alda's Dr. Benjamin Franklin ''Hawkeye'' Pierce. Rogers had left that series after just three sea- sons. In ''Trapper John, M.D.,'' the Korean War was nearly 30 years past and Roberts' character was now a balding, mid- dle-aged chief of surgery at San Francisco Memori- al Hospital. He no longer fought the establishment, having learned how to deal with it with patience and wry humor. The series, praised for its serious treatment of the surgical world, aired until 1986. Roberts' other venture into series TV was ''FBI: The Untold Stories'' (1991-1993), in which he acted as host and narrator. Pernell Roberts Jr. was born in 1928 in Waycross, Ga. As a young man, he once commented, ''I dis- tinguished myself by flunking out of college three times.'' After pursu- ing occupations that ranged from tombstone maker to railroad riveter, he decided to become an actor. Roberts worked exten- sively in regional theaters, then gained notice in New York, where he won a Drama Desk award in 1956 for his performance in an off-Broadway pro- duction of ''Macbeth.'' He eventually moved to Hollywood, where he appeared in several TV shows and landed charac- ter roles in such features as ''Desire Under the Elms,'' ''The Sheepman'' and ''Ride Lonesome'' until ''Bonanza'' made him a star. Three of Roberts' mar- riages ended in divorce. His first, to Vera Mowry, produced a son, Jonathan, who died in 1989 at age 37. Tuesday, January 26, 2010 – Daily News – 9A Death Notice Jacquelyn June England Jacquelyn June Eng- land of Red Bluff died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, in Red Bluff. She was 79. Red Bluff Simple Cre- mations & Burial Services is handling the arrange- ments. Published Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. ple in the right mood to purchase animals to get up to the typical ratio of one bull to 30 cows, he said. "We've had a kind of drought for three years," Lima said. "It leaves people not motivated to buy bulls." Lima brought Bran- gus Bulls in both the hal- ter ready and range ready classifications. Sue Willhoite of Lazy J Red Angus out of Hillsboro, Ore. said the weather shouldn't effect whether or not people come since the barns are dry and most of the activities are inside. Willhoite brought a few bulls, including a fairly tame 1-year-old named Shamus that she said her 8-year-old grandson, Matthew, had become quite attached to because of how gentle he was. Terri Cooper of Oak- dale brought three bulls for her first year as a consignor. She said the weather does make it tough to keep the ani- mals clean. "A lot of the bulls we brought here were just mudballs (shortly after they arrived)," Cooper said. "We got here Satur- day and it was raining and it's never quit." Cooper said the weather should not hurt the buyers who will come anyway, but it may hurt the trade show. Jan Sundborg of Jan's Custom Tack out of Sonora did not seem too worried about the weath- er. "I can only remember two times where it didn't ran," said Sundborg, who has been coming for about 20 years. "It might keep the first to come, but the people who come for the sale and the bull ride will come. I have lots of friends who come and the rain won't keep them away." Carlos Duarte, of Car- los' Silver out of Roseville, has been a sil- versmith for 35 years, 20 of which have been spent coming to the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale, he said. "I love it when it rains and pours," Duarte said. "It keeps the people in the building. Rain or shine they still come." While many of the trade show vendors were setting up Monday, the show itself, which sits between the Don Smith Pavilion and Pauline Davis Pavilion, will not open until noon Wednes- day. For information, call 527-2045 or visit www.redbluffbullsale.co m. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. Continued from page 1A RAIN between the two schools, and Stroing had to make trips between the two. By that time, the school had purchased a 36 passenger bus. Of all the old time country schools and 20 or so school districts that used to exist in the out- skirts of Red Bluff, Reeds Creek District is the only one left. The districts were consolidated between the 50s and 60s when a there was a strong push by the Tehama County Depart- ment of Education to unify the districts into one. Reeds Creek School has been at several loca- tion as it was the custom to relocate the school depending on where most of the population was. The district's board had set up a fund specifically set aside for rebuilding the schoolhouse each year. The school can be traced at least two other locations prior to being at its current location, a little red brick schoolhouse and the white, one-room build- ing. Both buildings now belong to private owners. The brick school, which sits on Hatfield property, was deeded back to the family about 10 years ago. The white building is on Walker property. A commemoration on March 12, 1965, opened the school at its current location on Johnson Road and it has been there since. When the schoolhouse was built, it was one build- ing split into four class- rooms. Nadine Martin, one of the school's longest employees, remembers when the school was a sin- gle four-plex. "Oh my goodness, the changes around here have been tremendous," she said. It now has a playground with equipment, cafeteria and separate buildings housing classrooms and administrative offices. Back then the walls between the classrooms could be opened and made into a larger room. There used to be no cafeteria and the food was prepared out of the little kitchen that still sits between the four classrooms. When Martin thinks of the past she remembers Stroing, who later became a teacher's aid before retir- ing in 1993. Stroing has considered volunteering, but says she is afraid to go back because she does not want to get attached to the chil- dren again. She admits she does not know any of the children who attend Reeds Creek today, but she prob- ably knew their parents and grandparents. "I was on the second generation of kids when I retired," she said. "Mostly I miss the children. You get awfully attached when you're around them a lot." In 2008, Reeds Creek School underwent mod- ernization. It has the full amenities of most modern day schools, including a computer lab with fiber optic T1 Internet connec- tion, digital ICD surround sound and DirecTV in all classrooms with united streaming from the Dis- covery Channel. Two new classrooms where built and the school has two new buses equipped with seat belts. "Ten years ago all this would have been a luxu- ry," Principal Jake Hosler said. "Today it's a necessi- ty." Whatever transforma- tion the school may go through, one thing will never change. The com- munity has always sup- ported the school. Reeds Creek really is the center of the community, Hosler said. "So many people take pride in the wonderful things that we do here. We are here solely because people care so much about the school and the kids." ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Continued from page 1A REEDS Reeds Creek School's Johnson Road campus, which has undergone several changes over the years. 2011, is to move responsi- bility for excess paint to manufactures by the time funding ends, Miller said. "It shifts the burden off of local government, which doesn't reap any benefit except a small amount of sales tax from the sale of paint," Miller said. "It also gives incen- tive to manufacturers to teach consumers how much to buy for a project and to produce less toxic paint if they have to take it back." Flyers and information on figuring out how much paint is needed will be available at the retail loca- tions collecting paint and will be handed out at the landfill's normal outreach venues such as the fair and farmers markets. Paints of all ages are able to be turned in. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Continued from page 1A PAINT As an advocate for making healthy choices, Volk is actively involved with the Alliance For a Healthier Gen- eration, a foundation started by Bill Clinton aimed at removing fast food from school campuses and replacing soda and candy machines with water vending machines and salad and fruit bars in the cafeterias. Volk's weekend seminar at the Red Bluff Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 720 S. Jackson St., will be at 3 p.m. Jan. 30 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. As a part of the lecture, he will talk about weight loss and how to lose 50-100 pounds without being hungry or irritable. "My life's journey is helping others," Volk said. "Suc- cess is measured by how many lives have been affected in a positive way. I like to see people healthy, happy and holy for Heaven rather than sick, sad and sinful with Satan." The seminar will include cooking demonstrations and recipes and the final evening will be a potluck. Volk, who has gathered recipes from 35 different countries, said the most often heard comment from peo- ple after tasting them is they can't believe the food tastes so good. Volk will discuss the importance of being healthy physically, mentally and spiritually and three things peo- ple can do to eliminate stress. For more information or to sign-up for the seminar call 527-3733. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Continued from page 1A CHOICES Pernell Roberts, last star of TV's 'Bonanza,' dies Bill cracks down on cell phones in prisons