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HEATHERHOELSCHER—DAILYNEWS A participant of Wednesday's Tehama County Department of Education Superintendent forum writes on the board describing what characteristics, not mentioned in the survey, that he would like to see in the next superintendent. space for the community to write something other than what was listed. The spaces were all filled by someone who had written the words, "Appoint Harley North." All six posters had the majority of stickers on this item. The opportunity to give input in the online sur- vey, which can be found at tehamaschools.org/ node/1153, will be avail- able until 9 p.m. March 9. Interview questions for the candidates applying for the superintendent position will be derived from the survey answers and the community input forum, Weiland said. The board will then choose the five most qual- ified candidates and hope to appoint a superinten- dent by March 22 after public interviews of each candidate are conducted. The next board meet- ing will be held at 4 p.m. March 9 at the Tehama County Board of Educa- tion at 1135 Lincoln St. in Red Bluff. On March 13, open recruitment will be closed. To participate in the survey, visit tehamas- chools.org/node/1153. School FROMPAGE1 "This will save the med- ical system in the outgo- ing years millions of dol- lars," said Assemblyman Jim Wood, D-Healdsburg. "It will save thousands of lives." Republicans said the gov- ernment should not restrict people's freedom to make their own decisions. "I don't smoke. I don't encourage my children to," said Assemblyman Don- ald Wagner, R-Irvine. "But they're adults, and it's our job to treat our citizens as adults, not to nanny them." The age to purchase to- bacco would remain 18 for members of the military. The bills also would re- quire that e-cigarettes be regulated like tobacco prod- ucts, impose new restric- tions on workplace smoking and expand tobacco bans to more schools. Counties would be able to raise their own cigarette taxes beyond the state's levy of $0.87 per pack. The bills now return to the Senate, which must ap- prove changes made in the Assembly before the legisla- tion can reach Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. Lawmakers approved the tobacco legislation in a spe- cial session called last year by Brown to restructure taxes on health plans. Smoking FROM PAGE 1 Kerstiens Ranch," Ker- stiens-Mahoney said. "Most cows are about 9 or 10 when they stop having calves, but she's had several over the years. We keep all of the off- spring from Grandma here at the ranch." Born sometime be- tween 1983 and 1984, the cow wasn't always called Grandma, but it was the first nickname that stuck some time ago when she got to be older and was still having calves at an ad- vanced age, Kerstiens-Ma- honey said. "She's very health and she's had all of her calves by herself," Kerstiens-Ma- honey said. An online search of Gui- ness World Records shows that the oldest cow to ever give birth was an Irish cow named Big Bertha who lived from 1945 to 1993 and gave birthtocalvesfor39years.A Wikipedia entry on the Gui- ness Record holder said the record for oldest cow to give birth was dropped in 2006. According to a March 2013 article by BBC News on the cow with a record for the biggest number of calves given in a short pe- riod of time, which went to an Irish cow in County Lim- erick bearing two sets of quintuplets, a set of quads and a set of twins in a four- year-period. Owner Ger Kirby said the typical age of cows giving birth ranges from 7-10 years old. A September 2013 arti- cle on a beef magazine blog, which talked about culling cows from a herd and when to stop breeding a cow, put the oldest cows at 15 years old. Cow FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Grandma Cow stands protectively next to Trump, a baby calf she gave birth to in February at the age of 32, at the Kerstiens Ranch in Red Bluff. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS A Metteer Elementary school student clears a garden bed of weeds. The school serves as one of the 18sites the Tehama County Plowshare Project has taken place. J.T. Shoults puts out seeds at Metteer Elementary, which serves as one of the 18sites the Tehama County Plowshare Project has taken place, that were donated to the program to be planted at the various sites. its first fundraiser and meet and greet 1-5 p.m. Saturday at the Galactic Garden Cen- ter, 22755 Antelope Blvd. "We'll have music, a raffe and food," Shoults said. "SERRF has been instru- mental in hiring me to do this, but it's truly a labor of love." Anyone interested in donating money or sup- plies, such as wood chips, can visit the SERRF office at the Tehama County De- partment of Education, 1135 Lincoln St. Those interested in learning more about the program can call (707) 363- 2481 or write to jt.tcpsp@ gmail.com. Information is available on the group's Facebook page. Garden FROM PAGE 1 Zemansky: Harry Ira Zemansky, 89, of Corning died Tuesday, March 1at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Neptune Society of North- ern California in Chico. Published Friday, March 4, 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. Death notices Findusonline! Thank you! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. By Brandon Bailey and Tami Abdollah The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO From security experts wor- ried about hacking to in- dependent app-makers who fear more burdens on their business, a slew of tech industry groups and civil liberties advo- cates are filing court doc- uments backing Apple in its fight with the FBI. Several police groups, meanwhile, filed briefs in support of federal au- thorities who are seek- ing Apple's help in hack- ing an encrypted iPhone used by Syed Farook, one of the San Bernardino mass shooters. The so- called "friends of the court" briefs come in ad- vance of a March 22 hear- ing in which Apple is ask- ing U.S. Magistrate Sheri Pym to reverse an order requiring Apple to create a software program that over-rides iPhone secu- rity features, so authori- ties can try to unlock the encryption by guessing the phone's passcode. Among those back- ing Apple in the dispute are some of its biggest competitors, including Google, Microsoft and Facebook. Though some were initially hesitant about seeming to oppose an investigation of vio- lent extremists, they have signaled that they'll file a joint brief on Apple's be- half. A group of 17 smaller tech firms, including Twitter, LinkedIn, Airbnb and Reddit submitted a separate joint filing. Many, but not all, of the filings rehash arguments made by Apple itself in a court filing last week, saying the judge's order is unprecedented and over- reaches current law. For instance, a group of cryptographers and security experts warned in their brief that forcing Apple to write software that overrides iPhone se- curity features would pro- duce a dangerous new tool that itself would be vulnerable to theft or hacking. An organization of app makers, meanwhile, argued that the order would create untenable burdens for smaller tech companies and software developers who might be asked to create similar programs for their own products. "If the government pre- vails, then this case will be the first of many re- quiring companies to de- grade the security and to undermine the trust in their products so essen- tial to privacy in the dig- ital age," attorneys for the American Civil Lib- erties Union warned in their brief, adding that the precedent would im- plicate "the security and privacy of hundreds of millions of Americans." ENCRYPTION CASE STEVEN SENNE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Protesters carry placards outside an Apple store in Boston. Tech companies, security experts and civil liberties groups are filing court briefs supporting Apple in its battle with the FBI. Tech industry groups, security experts back Apple JERRYSTEPHENWILSON June 2, 1944 ~ February 29, 2016 Jerry Stephen Wilson, born June 2, 1944, in Corning, CA., was 71 when he returned to his Lord and Savior Je- sus Christ on February 29, 2016. Jerry was a faithful and active member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Corning. He worked at Pactiv for 53 years in different positions. Jerry enjoyed gardening, muzzle loading, and shooting with friends in the Tehama Shooters Association. In his younger years, he shared his love of history by giving mountain man reenactment demonstrations to local schools and volunteering at the Tehama County Museum. Jerry was a beloved husband, brother, father and grand- father, and a friend to all who knew him. Jerry is survived by his wife of 43 years Ada Joanne Wil- son, his children; Luke (Alaine), Laura, Lloyd (Jeanette) Wilson, and grandchildren Caleb, Malakki, Rachel, Wyatt Wilson and Bradley Hooks. He is also survived by sister Nadine Maddox and brothers Neil and Dale Wilson, and a large extended family. He is preceded in death by his parents Floyd and Edith Wilson, sisters Helen Pryor and Lettie Canavan. There will be a memorial service March 5th at 3pm, which will be held at the Mt. Olive Luthern Church, 341 Solano St., Corning, CA. In lieu of flowers, donations maybe be made to the Antelope 4-H Shooting Sports. FLOYD ADRIAN HICKS May 1, 1925 ~ February 29, 2016 Floyd was born in Stafford, Kansas to Arthur & Beuleah Hicks. The family migrated first to Wyoming and then to Red Bluff. One of Floyds greatest accomplishments was becoming an Eagle Scout. After high school Floyd joined the U.S. Navy serving in World War II and took part in the invasion of Normandy. He was recalled to duty during the Korean War. Floyd was elected Tehama County Clerk and Recorder and served in that position for over 30 years. After his re- tirement he ran for Tehama County Board of Supervisors and served as Chairman for 8 years. He will always be re- membered as dedicated public servant to his community. Floyd is preceded in death by his parents, brother Wilford, sister Bonnie Cumpton, Nelda Hobbs and Jean Kenyon, also by his wife of many years Charlene, daugh- ter Connie Gibbons and grandson Jason LaRue. Floyd is survived by daughter Adrianna (Bill) Lundquist of Sparks, NV, son Robert (Kathy) Hicks, of Dallas, TX, daughter Barbara (Rick) Johnke of San Francisco, son Jer- ry Hicks of Ann Arbor, MI, 9 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held Friday March 4 at The Chapel of Flowers at 5pm - 8pm. Graveside services will be held Saturday March 5, at Oak Hill Cemetery at 1pm. 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