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I T only T A K E S A S P A R K . REVISION O N L Y Y O U C A N P R E V E N T W I L D F I R E S . s m o k e y b e a r . c o m Please CMYK Dekker:StefanDekker,35, of Red Bluff died Friday, Feb. 5in Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Koffer: Janice Beverly Koffer, 82, of Los Molinos died Tuesday, Feb. 9at Brentwood Skilled Nursing. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Smith: Ralph Smith Jr., 81, of Corning died Monday, Feb. 8at Saint Elizabeth Community Hospital. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema- tion & Burial. Published Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Wagner: Philip Wagner, 79, of Red Bluff died Tuesday, Feb. 9in Red Bluff. Arrange- ments are under the direc- tion of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016in 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 counsel." Bealer maintains these reports were withheld intentionally because the re- ports contain exculpatory information, Northam said. Presented to the judge were three motions, a motion to dismiss the case for prose- cutorial misconduct, a mo- tion to recuse the Tehama County District Attorney's Office based on prosecuto- rial misconduct and a mo- tion to continue the trial, Northam said. As of 3:30 p.m. Wednes- day, the District Attorney's Office has not been able to respond to these comments. The victim, Marysa Nich- ols, went missing nearly three years ago on Feb. 26, 2013 from Red Bluff Union High School following a class. She was reported missing when she didn't re- turn home from school. Officers located Nichols' body two days later about a half a mile behind the school's campus. Bealer was identified as a person of in- terest March 1, 2013 because of footage released by Red Bluff Police Department of video surveillance from the campus.Bealerwasarrested and charged with the mur- der of Nichols. He pleaded not guilty at the Tehama County Superior Court- house. He remains in cus- tody without bail. Trial FROM PAGE 1 Katie Gallagher, who plays on varsity, has also been involved in the pink out coordination commit- tee all four years. It's great to be a part of something in the community, she said. "It's an awesome event and it's for a great cause," Gallagher said. "It's amaz- ing to be able to keep the legacy going. My grandma is a breast cancer survivor when I was young and my grandpa died of pancreatic cancer. He passed when I was a freshman so he never got to watch me play high school basketball." The event is always the most watched game of the year and she feels part of what helps it continue af- ter the original organizers are gone is that the com- mittee tries to incorporate some of the younger stu- dents, freshmen and soph- omores, in order to ensure the legacy continues as well as finding ways to let younger siblings help out, she said. Gallagher was honored along with fellow senior Sancia Velasquez for the se- nior night, which was held in conjunction with the pink out. During the open- ing ceremonies the girls were escorted in by fam- ily and given flowers. Af- terward, the entire team honored cancer survivors with a medal. Special rec- ognition was given to Mari- lyn Long, mother of Varsity Basketball Coach Kathy Brandt, who battled can- cer in fall 2015. The game was extra spe- cial this year for Brandt because of the diagnosis of her mother as well as it being the first game back for her daughter, Junior Ju- lia Brandt, who had been out 12 games with an in- jury, she said. Julia had wanted to play in honor of her grandma Babe as the family calls Long. She wore G-babe in white letters on black face paint in honor of her grandmother earlier in the day. "I'd like to thank the community for all the hard work they do to make this night so special for the whole (girls basketball) program," Brandt said. "The girls look forward to this the whole year and without the community this wouldn't happen. It means so much more to me now that my life's been touched by cancer." While the Junior Varsity team lost a close game of 43-46 to the Foothill Cou- gars, whose varisity team donned their own pink jer- seys for the night, the Var- sity team came out on top in a close 47-45 game. Pink FROM PAGE 1 By Derrik J. Lang The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Palmer Luckey doesn't just want to sell a bunch of virtual real- ity headsets. He wants buy- ers to use them every day. The founder of Ocu- lus told a group of devel- opers working on VR con- tent Wednesday that the immersive medium's suc- cess should be measured by time— not necessarily money — spent on it. "We can sell a bunch of things that will sit on a desk and stay dusty," he said on stage at the Vision Summit. "I wouldn't consider that successful. If we can make things that people use ev- ery day, that's a good sign for the future of virtual re- ality as an ecosystem." Oculus' technology sur- rounds wearers' eyes with 360-degree views of virtual worlds that are either cre- ated inside a computer or captured with several cam- eras. The headset tracks a users' movement and can be used with Oculus' wand-like Touch controllers to create an interactive experience. The Facebook-owned company is scheduled to launch the Rift headset March 28. Oculus incited sticker shock in January when it announced the con- sumer edition would cost $599 — or $1,499 when bun- dled with a high-powered PC required to use it. "We shipped a couple hundred thousand develop- ments kits, but that's noth- ing on what we plan on do- ing this year," teased Luckey. The first-ever Vision Summit was organized by game engine purveyor Unity, which unveiled a tool Wednesday that allows VR designers to create and manipulate virtual worlds while wearing headsets. Luckey announced that the Rift would come with a four-month trial of a pro- fessionaleditionoftheUnity engine, so that all Rift buy- ers "could be a creator, not just a consumer." Unity CEO John Ricciti- ello cautioned the 1,400 at- tendees at the Hollywood & Highland Center that 2016 will not be the year that VR sees mainstream adoption and that the technology has been "overhyped" by the me- dia. "It's going to be bigger in the long run," said Ricciti- ello, who previously served as president and COO of video game publisher Elec- tronic Arts. Riccitiello projected 1 bil- lion consumers will own VR technology in 5 to 10 years, pointing to the sim- ilar growth of such technol- ogies as smartphones. While VR on smart- phones is now available with headsets like Google Card- board and Samsung Gear, higher fidelity experiences won't be available until the launch of the Oculus Rift, Sony's PlayStation VR and Vive from HTC and Valve. PlayStation VR and Vive will be available later this year for yet-to-be-an- nounced prices. Valve co-founder Gabe Newell sent the Vision Sum- mit audience into an Oprah Winfrey-like frenzy when he announced that all the developers in attendance would receive a free Vive system. "You get a Vive, and you get a Vive, and you get a Vive," the veteran game de- signer joked. IMMERSIVE MEDIUM Fo r vi rt ua l re al it y pi on ee rs , no rush to succeed this year PHOTOS BY ROBIN ZIELINSKI — THE LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS Arrowhead Park Early College High School freshman Bryce Richards points up while using Google virtual reality headsets with his classmates in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The students were able to view the New Mexico State University golf course from the comfort of their classroom chairs. Park Early College High School freshman Zach Dickens foreground, kicks his heels up while using the Google virtual reality headset, in class with his classmates. CAROLYNSUEWALKER August 9, 1944 ~ February 5, 2016 Born Aug 9 1944. Died Feb 5 2016. Sue joined her hus- band Don (of 54 years) just 12 short days after he left this earth himself on Jan 25 2016. Their families and friends will forever love and miss them. Sue is preceded in death by her parents, Frank Williams and Dora Mae Held as well as her stepfather Jack Held and her brother Ho- ward Frank Williams. There will be a graveside service at 11am on Friday, Feb 12 2016 at the Tehama Cemetary in Tehama, CA. OLGA GOYA December 12, 1934 ~ February 5, 2016 Olga Goya, 81, died suddenly on Friday, February 5th from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Redding, CA. Olga was born December 12th, 1934 in El Paso, Tx. She grew up in Stockton and Los Angeles but often spoke of some of her happier times in her younger adult years as a dancer in San Francisco. After getting married she lived with her family on ranches in Fairfield, Dixon, Maxwell and Red Bluff. While in Red Bluff she began working as a volunteer in her children's classrooms which led to a 22 year career as an instructional assistant for the Bend. She was preceded in death by her mother Amparo Bramasco in 1994 and her husband Antonio Goya in 2009. Her surviving children are: son and daughter in law Mario and Darlene Serna of Redding; daughter and son in law Priscilla and Jeff Griffin of Wesley, AR; son and daughter in law Tony Goya and Beverly Willis of Turlock, Ca; daughter and son in law Irene and John Tweedt of Winters, Ca. She is also survived by grandchildren Sierra, Keven, Kaylin, Kylie, Kelsey, Gabe, Rachael, Ryan, Tiana, Cody, Josh, Justin, Emily, Alexis, Timothy and Micaela. CECIL WAYNE HALE December 14, 1936 ~ February 5, 2016 Cecil Wayne Hale, 79 of Fresno, died February 5, 2016. He was born December 14, 1936 in Lincoln, Arkansas. Wayne grew up in Westville, Oklahoma where he was active in sports. He graduated high school in 1956. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1964 where he be- came a 3rd Class Radioman Petty Officer. After being honorably discharged he moved to the L.A. area where he began a 32 year career with Santa Fe Railroad. He held many positions with Santa Fe with the longest being Me- chanical Supervisor for the Central Valley area. It is when he moved to Fresno in 1970 where he met his wife Pame- la Jo, and they began to raise their beloved family. Many in the railroad industry knew him as the "Best re-railer on the West Coast". Wayne enjoyed many hobbies during his 20 plus years of retirement. These included, golf, fishing, and working on his beloved classic cars. He was a man who's hand- shake was the same as binding contract. He cherished his family whole heartedly and lived life with exuberance and a contagious laughter. He was respected greatly by nearly everyone he met, and his place in this world will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his wife of 37 years, Pa- mela Jo Hale; his father, Gola Hale; and his mother, Vel- ma Hale. He is survived by his son, Chris Hale and his wife Danielle, and their children Presley and Carter; his daugh- ter, Nikki Watson and her children Tyler and Avery; his brother, Carl Hale and his wife Jere Lee and their son Shannon Hale; his sister, Charlene Souza and her two sons Dean Jones and Carl Wayne Jones. He is also sur- vived by several great nieces and nephews. 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