Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/63045
Obituaries A long time resident of Los Molinos Ca, passed away unexpectedly on March 26, 2012 at the age of 57. Survived by her daughter: Corinne Palmer of Los Molinos, Grandchildren: Alexandria Contreas of Paradise, Timothy Larson of Ft. Lee, VA, Paige Hudson of Los Molinos, Great grandson: Aunix Felix, Step-father Hugh Smith of Goldhill OR, Sister: Robin Williams of Los Molinos, Brother: Scott Smith of Godhill, OR. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday April 28, MORGANA JULIA MORALES (JULIE) 2012 at the First United Methodist Church 525 Josephine, Los Molinos Ca. Reception to follow. 2012 Round-Up Parade winners lows: The 2012 winners area as fol- • Special Recognition Awards - Band Sweepstakes ~ Red Bluff High School Committee's Choice ~ Valley Oak Racquet Club Best Depiction of Theme ~ La Charreria: A Mexican Tradition Equestrian Sweepstakes ~ Red- 1st ~ A Town Twirlers 2nd ~ Buckeye Cuties Baton • Division: Marching Units - Junior High Bands ding Jr. Rodeo Association Pooper Scoopers ~ Wink • Division: Floats - Civic/Frater- nal-Junior (up to 18) Bluff 1st ~ Presbyterian Church of Red Elaine Nell (Ranberg) Lowe passed away quietly in the night March 26, 2012, from complications of her disabili- ties. She was 55. Elaine was born July 21, 1956 to Richard and Doris Ranberg in Red Bluff. She attended the local schools and graduated from Red Bluff High School in 1974. She lived primarily in Red Bluff throughout her life and began working for Blue Shield as one of their first employees when the facility opened in Red Bluff. She continued her employment there for the next twenty years. At the time of her illness, she worked as a bookkeeper for Sunplay Pools & Service. In spite of her disability, Elaine never lost her laughter ELAINE NELL (RANBERG) LOWE 1st ~ Shasta College Humanities Through Film Class • Division: Horse Drawn - 2 or More Horse-Drawn Vehicles 1st ~ Reno Rodeo Association 2nd ~ Northern California Mini and spent much of her time in remembrance of days gone by. Elaine was a free spirit in her youth, a self- named "tree hugger" and if she could say it today, she'd be called "GREEN". Elaine loved reading books and watching movies. From the days of Dark Shadows to Harry Potter, she was avid and enjoyed her library of fa- vorites, reading and watching them time and again. Elaine was a loving mother to her son; a devoted daugh- ter to her mother and to her brother and a loyal friend. Elaine is predeceased in death by her Mother, Doris (Broxson) Neves. She is survived by her Father, Richard (Pat) Ranberg, brother, Mark Ranberg, son, Clarence (Mistie) Lowe two grandsons, Tristan and Anakin Lowe, and many aunts, uncles and cousins in the Ranberg and Broxson extended family. Elaine's laughter, friendship and presence will be dearly missed. A memorial for the Celebration of her Life will be held at the Red Bluff Moose Lodge, 11375 Hwy 99W; April 29, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. with a potluck to follow. 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, Hazel Jean Edwards Hazel Jean Edwards died Friday, April 20, 2012, at her residence in Red Bluff. She was 85. Red Bluff Sim- ple Cremations and Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Homer Lawson Homer Lawson died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at his residence in Gerber. He was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. 2 arrested after fighting in park Two men were charged with assault Sunday evening after a scuffle in Red Bluff River Park. A park neighbor called police after hearing the two men fighting near the McGlynn Pool, and one of them shouting "put the knife down," logs showed. Officers found Michael Leigh Rudy, 34, and William Lee Merwin, 28, who had conflicting stories about the incident, according to a police press release. Rudy told officers Merwin had tried to stab him with a knife, missed and stabbed his bicycle seat, the release said. He threw a rock at Merwin's head in self defense. Merwin, who had a knife on him, told officers he'd only brandished the weapon at Rudy after he had hit him in the head with a rock, the release said. Merwin had a minor injury on his head and Rudy's bicycle seat was punctured, the release said. Since both men admitted assaulting one another, they both were arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. Merwin was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital for treatment of his head injury. Both were booked into Tehama County Jail in lieu of $30,000 bail each. - Andrea Wagner FLAG Continued from page 1A recognized for their contributions and during the past year. The guest speaker will be Ernest White, Tehama County Resource Conservation District Board President and a past AARP presi- dent. White will use his 60 years of past experi- ence in volunteerism to speak on the importance of volunteering in the community. The Corning High School Inter-Act Club wil be on hand working with seniors and volun- teers to prepare the turkey luncheon, work- ing in the main dining room and assisting in the outdoor gardens. ing Volunteer Fire Department for provid- ing the turkeys for the luncheon and everyone involved in helping to pull the event together," Corning Senior Center Coordinator Linda Lima said. "Thanks to the Corn- For more information call Lima at the senior center at 824-4727. Donkey Breeders • Division: Majorettes - Junior Solo (up to 18) 1st ~ Lacey Callahan • Division: Majorettes - Junior Group (up to 18) PARADE Continued from page 1A Round-Up parade," Collins said. "It's really wonderful local color." It is unlike the flavor of towns she lived in before, she said. Specifically, the horses 2nd ~ Sacred Heart School • Division: Floats - Civic/Frater- nal-Senior (19 & over) 1st ~ Valley Oak Racquet Club 2nd ~ Elks & Emblem Club • Division: Floats - Commercial & Industrial (Business) 1st ~ The Home Depot 2nd ~ Greenville Rancheria • Division: Horse Drawn - 1 Horse-Drawn Vehicle - Sr. (19 & over) 1st ~ Sequoia Middle School Spartan Band 2nd ~ Vista Middle School Con- cert Band • Division: Marching Units - Senior High Bands 1st ~ Red Bluff High School Marching Band ment 2nd ~ Corning Cardinal Regi- • Division: Miscellaneous - Pooper Scoopers 1st ~ Wink Fashion and Salon • Division: Miscellaneous - Spe- cial Interest Grp.-Jr. (up to 18) 1st ~ Antelope 4-H Club 2nd ~ Tehama County Police Activities League • Division: Miscellaneous - Spe- cial Interest Grp.-Sr. (19 & over) 1st ~ Tea Party Tehama County • Division: Miscellaneous - Indi- vidual Novelty 1st ~ Western Regional Minia- ture Donkey 2nd ~ Latino Outreach of 2nd ~ District 4/2 Dairy Princess • Division: Miscellaneous - Group Novelty Assoc. Tradition • Division: Mounted Groups - Mounted Pairs - Jr. (up to 18) have such an appeal. "The beautiful horses just give me a chill," Collins said. "They're so beautiful." Horses were in ample supply carrying rodeo queens, rodeo association members and backcountry horsemen, to name a few. Driver arrested after fleeing crash By JULIE ZEEB he allegedly fled the scene of a crash with a semi at 6:20 p.m. Saturday on northbound Interstate 5, south of the Cottonwood Creek Bridge. Nicholas Moffett was driving north, at at least 60 mph, in the slow lane behind Gabriel O'Brien, 40, of West Valley, Utah. Due to his level of intoxication, Moffett failed to notice he was closing in on O'Brien's semi until it was too late, attempted to swerve, but couldn't avoid collision with the left rear of the semi, said Califor- nia Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh. No one was injured, but the impact caused Mof- fett to lose control of his 2004 Toyota and swerve across both lanes, landing in the center divider, Mackintosh said. O'Brien pulled over and stopped. Moffett stopped, but began to back up in the cen- DN Staff Writer A 28-year-old Forestville man was arrested after ter divider going south next to northbound I-5 to the Bowman on-ramp where he went over the over- crossing and continued fleeing the scene on south- bound I-5, Mackintosh said. 1st ~ Ide Adobe Interpretive 2nd ~ La Charreria: A Mexican 1st ~ Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up • Division: Mounted Groups - Mounted Pairs - Sr. (19 & over) 1st ~ Stonyford Rodeo • Division: Mounted Groups - Mounted Groups - Jr. (up to 18) 1st ~ Redding Junior Rodeo Association Tuesday, April 24, 2012 – Daily News 9A 2nd ~ California State Horse- man's Association • Division: Mounted Groups - Mounted Groups - Sr. (19 & over) 1st ~ El Camino Charro Associ- ation 2nd ~ Shasta-Trinity Backcoun- try Horsemen and Redding Rodeo Association • Division: Mounted Groups - Mounted Sheriff's Posse 1st ~ Butte County Sheriff's Mounted Posse • Division: Single Mounted - 1st ~ Jessica Haynie • Division: Vehicles - Vehicles from 1900-1920 1st ~ Corning Volunteer Fire Department • Division: Vehicles - Vehicles from 1921-1942 1st ~ Hub Johnson 2nd ~ CalFire • Division: Vehicles - Vehicles from 1943-1981 Fancy Western Entry Vehicles Pre-1985 1st ~ Friday Knights Car Club joined the promenade of people, political candi- dates, and program floats, with the Northern Califor- nia Mini Donkey Breed- ers. The parade wound through Walnut Street and south on Main Street. Miniature donkeys even Up Parade was sponsored The Red Bluff Round- 1st ~ Gene & Cathy Bentz 2nd ~ Rabobank • Division: Vehicles - Group by the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce. Judges gave the results afterward. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagn- er@redbluffdailynews.co m. save state $1.5B a year SACRAMENTO (AP) — California prison officials released a wide-ranging reorganization plan Monday that calls for halting a $4 bil- lion prison-construction pro- gram and bringing back all inmates held out of state. The master plan outlines the department's recom- mendations for ending years of federal court oversight, overcrowding, poor inmate medical and mental health treatment, and soaring bud- gets. It came at a time when the nation's largest state prison system is being trans- formed by ongoing state budget deficits, federal court orders and a realignment ordered by the governor that shifts its focus to the most violent and dangerous offenders. ota was not able to operate properly and he was unable to drive at regular highway speed. He was contacted by a CHP officer, still attempting to drive at a low rate of speed in the shoulder near Hooker Creek. Moffett was arrested on suspicion of DUI, hit and run and having no proof of insurance at traffic scene, Mackintosh said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Due to damage from the collision, Moffett's Toy- Prison overhaul would Secretary Matthew Cate said at a Capitol news con- ference. Lowering the inmate population eliminates the need for $4.1 billion in con- struction projects and will let the state Department of Cor- rections and Rehabilitation reduce its annual budget by $1.5 billion, officials said. The plan calls for return- ing to state prisons by 2016 about 9,500 inmates who are currently housed in private prisons in other states. That alone would save the state $318 million a year. But prison officials also The changes are possible because of a state law that took effect Oct. 1 that shifts lower-level offenders from state prisons to county jails. That shift is the main conse- quence of a federal court order requiring the state to reduce its prison population as a way to improve inmate medical care. ''It's a massive change to our system,'' Corrections By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council is expected to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and sideletter to continue fur- loughs with the miscella- neous unit and approve the purchase and installation of playground equipment at its meeting at 7 tonight. hours per year for the first seven years of employment and at the rate of 200 hours a year after 15 years, accord- ing to the staff report. The maximum number The sideletter will con- tinue furloughs, which had been set to end June 30, through Dec. 31 with the provision that the city have no layoffs during that time- frame. Key changes in the MOU include changing longevity incentive pay, vacation accrual and the number of hours held over in the vaca- tion account, all effective March 1, 2013. Longevity incentive pay changes to 2.5 percent after 10 years and 5 percent, not compounded with the 2.5 percent, after 15 years. Vacation with pay will be earned at the rate of 120 of vacation hours an employee may carry over will go from 120 hours to 150 hours. Hours in excess of 150 will be paid out at the end of the calendar year. Accrual for compensato- ry time in lieu of overtime will go from 100 hours to 150 hours with that in excess of 150 hours being paid. There were six firms that sent request for proposals with seven received for the purchase and installation of playground equipment at Corning Community Park, which were then presented to the Corning Recreation Commission. The staff report recom- mends the council accept the bid from National Play- ground Compliance Group for which the sales and pur- chase agreement in the council agenda shows a price of $113,645. Council is expected to acknowledged for the first time that they will not meet a June 2013 deadline ordered by federal judges for reducing the state's prison population to end poor medical and mental health care. The corrections depart- ment said it will ask federal judges to allow the state to keep an additional 6,000 inmates behind bars, exceeding the limit set by a special panel. The court's order was upheld last year by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the high court also gave the state leeway to negotiate the final inmate count. Corning council to discuss employee benefits meeting. The total cost, which includes three change orders was about $613,340, according to the staff report. The Corning City Coun- cil meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall, 794 Third St. Meeting minutes and agendas are available at www.corning.org. approve the final payment for the Clark Park Municipal Water Well Project awarded to Trent Construction out of Gerber at the May 24, 2011, You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. Caring & Compassionate Service Full traditional burial service or cremation Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net Located in Chico, CA