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HEATHERHOELSCHER—DAILYNEWS Emergency workers clean up a er a collision Monday on Gyle Road and 99W, which le one person with moderate injuries. ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews. com @DN_Heather on Twitter GERBER A man sustained moderate injuries after a collision Monday at the in- tersection of Gyle Road and 99W. The injured man was driving a Lexus eastbound on Gyle Road when he failed to see an oncoming truck approaching him traveling southbound on 99W. The driver in the Lexus proceeded across the inter- section on Gyle Road di- rectly into the path of the pickup truck, said Matt Szy- chulda, California Highway Patrol officer. The left front side of the Lexus collided with the right front side of the truck causing extensive damage. The man in the Lexus was transported to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff by ambulance with moder- ate injuries. His two pas- sengers were transported as well for precautionary reasons, Szychulda said. The names of the people involved were not available at the scene. TRAFFIC 99W collision leaves one hurt call at a minute's notice." The memorial, if not the first in California, is one of the first to be put up for Search and Rescue mem- bers, Captain Mike Ed- wards said. The group ac- complishes its tasks with 90 percent volunteers. "They are the ones that get out of their bed at a call at 2 a.m. to help those they have never met and the only reward might be a simple thank you," Edwards said. Edwards, B.J. Gorm- ley and Steve Kimbrough spoke about the three men during the ceremony, which saw the permanent retire- ment of the radio numbers used by them. "These three guys were special and deserve memo- rializing," said Kimbrough, a member since the early 1990s. "Stillwell followed by Gormley as volunteer SAR captains, profession- alized our SAR in Tehama County, but still it felt laid back and easy to partici- pate and learn. Years back, there was a push to profes- sionalize Tehama County SAR, and Julie Buer and Greg said it best. In our SAR there is 'a job for everyone and a place for all.' You need not limit the participation to only the elite." B.J. Gormley, wife of the late Greg Gormley, spoke of Stillwell, who died in 1987 in a logging truck accident. Stillwell was a dynamic man not just in Search and Rescue, but also in many other areas in the commu- nity, Gormley said. She re- members the twinkle in his eye and his smile Julie Buer was unable to attend, but sent notes to be read. Buer described Stillwell as "impish with a sprinkling of tease and a mile wide band of'"life is good, and this is going to be great.'" Buer, who started train- ing a search dog while in college, moved to Red Bluff and joined Search and Res- cue, where she met Stillwell, who was also interested in training a search dog. The two began work- ing with California Rescue Dogs Association with the closest member being Sac- ramento. Greg Gormley, who died in 2011 following a battle with cancer, was a father first, Search and Rescue captain and a teacher by ex- ample, best friend to almost everyone and needler of the pompous, Kimbrough said. The Tehama County Fire Antelope Fire Chief and scoutmaster was a natural born leader. Gormley was a leader who should have been cloned as the "penultimate SAR coordinator" who was known throughout the state, Buer said. Gormley made sure vol- unteers felt valued, no mat- ter what their skill set, rec- ognizing the important thing was that they came out to the middle of no- where, in the middle of the night, in the middle of a raging storm, just be- cause they wanted to help out. "I have been so fortunate to know so many great Te- hama County Sheriff's SAR Members," Kimbrough said. "As with most of our life ad- ventures, who I am was also molded by Greg and all of you." There were very few sub- jects Chuck Irwin was not familiar with. "If his kids are listening today, I would remind them that always, they were the most important part of his life," Buer said. "He may have understood the vast- ness of the universe, but was always humbled and agog about those life forms which were his kids. They eclipsed even that vastness of the universe." Kimbrough compared Ir- win to the characters in the television show "Big Bang Theory." "Chuck was an impor- tant member of SAR and active way before I joined in 1994," Kimbrough said. "Chuck was enjoyable to be around. He was never nega- tive and really was brilliant. All our members liked and appreciated Chuck. "He seemed strange to some, because he was a brainiac. I watched his son and daughter grow up help- ing SAR park cars at the ro- deo, the fair and the boat drags every year as kids. They both were very much like their dad, which made them really cute. Like their dad, they never complained and always seemed happy to be working with their dad." Memorial FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Surrounded by family, B.J. Gormley attaches the plaque for her husband, the late Greg Gormley, who was team captain until his death from cancer in December 2011Saturday at the dedication of the Tehama County Search and Rescue Memorial. nity Food Alliance. Produce from the gar- dens goes first toward feed- ing students at the schools and anything extra goes to the food bank in closest proximity to the school so that it then feeds the fami- lies of the school. It is a great education in the lost art of garden- ing and eventually, Shoults said, he would like to plant grapes at sites to use his 20 years of experience in the Napa Valley wine indus- try to teach students skills such as pruning and using a refractometer to measure sugar levels in grapes. It's something they can take with them into the job mar- ket. Garden projects are at various levels of develop- ment at Antelope Elemen- tary, Antelope Day School, Bidwell Elementary, Jack- son Heights Elementary, Lassen View Elementary, Los Molinos Elementary, Manton Elementary, Met- teer Elementary, Metteer Community Day School, Ol- ive View Elementary, Plum Valley Elementary, Rich- field Elementary, Vista Prep Academy and Vina Elemen- tary. The school programs are done through the Safe Ed- ucation and Recreation for Rural Families. "SERRF has been instru- mental in hiring me to do this, but it's truly a labor of love," Shoults said. 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. in Red Bluff. 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. Fundraiser FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Tehama County Plowshare Founder J.T. Shoults provides musical entertainment on Saturday during a fundraiser held at the Galactic Garden Center. It is a great education in the lost art of gardening. liciano, the school's STARs coordinator. The after school pro- gram provides safe activ- ities for students to par- ticipate in after school, Feliciano said. It pro- vides everything from ac- ademic support and food to programs for DMV, CPR, weight lifting, cook- ing, family literacy, Eng- lish language support and Zumba. Dignity Health, which hosted the event, allowed Corning High School stu- dents to run free of charge, which bolstered the num- ber of participants from the school, Feliciano said. Several students dressed up to compete for best dressed team for the high school. A group calling themselves "The Squad" beat out a group called "Beauty and the Geeks." The race was put on by Dignity Health's Sports Medicine Service Line, said St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Marketing Man- ager Amy Gonczeruk. The goal was to bring in about $2,500, which is what was raised in 2015. With 250 of the 310 reg- istered runners showing up Saturday morning to run, the event was able to raise about $2,700 for the STARs program, Gonc- zeruk said. "It's about giving back, but also getting kids active and involved," Gonczeruk said. "The Corning High School kids have been ex- tremely helpful in assisting with this event." Run FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Two Corning High School teams, "the Squad" and "Beauty and the Geeks," compete for best dressed before the race on Saturday at the Corning Color Dash 5K race held at the Corning Union High School. By Christopher Weber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Power- ful thunderstorms raged throughout California on Monday, walloping the Si- erra Nevada with blizzard conditions and briefly knocking out power at the Los Angeles airport. Some San Francisco Bay Area roads were un- der more than a foot of water during the morn- ing commute. Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties saw about 11 inches of rain over 72 hours. Commuter traffic also slowed to a crawl on Los Angeles-area freeways as cars were pelted by hail and motorists struggled to see roadways and nav- igate flooded lanes. Douglas Barkley said he was driving on State Route 91 when he saw a bolt of lightning that ignited a pair of palm trees along the freeway. "Embers were flying in the wind along with the rain," he wrote in an email. Dozens of arrivals and departures were delayed but only a few flights were canceled after a storm briefly knocked out power at all terminals at Los An- geles International Airport. Backup systems kicked in and full power was re- stored within an hour, air- port spokeswoman Nancy Castles said. The rain could strike a blow against the ongo- ing California drought. As much as 20 inches was ex- pected this week in some parts of Northern Cali- fornia amid a deepening snowpack that provides water to the state when it melts in the spring. The storms arrived as the ocean-warming phe- nomenon called El Niño persists in the Pacific. In the Sierra Nevada, a blizzard forced author- ities to close Interstate 80 at Donner Summit for several hours overnight. Forecasters warned of whiteout conditions as up to 2 inches of snow fell each hour. Strong winds knocked down trees and power lines across Southern Cal- ifornia. Several vehicles were crushed by falling trees at a Central Coast RV park. No injuries were reported. Snow fell in the moun- tains, bringing a welcome sight at ski resorts around the state. Sugar Bowl ski resort near Lake Tahoe saw 33 inches of snow at the summit overnight, said National Weather Service meteorologist Brian O'Hara. Snow was expected at the 5,000-foot level in the mountains of Los Ange- les and San Bernardino counties. Drivers on mountain passes, including the Grapevine section of In- terstate 5, were cautioned about possibly icy condi- tions. Over the weekend, Chia Xiong, 51, of Marysville died in Yuba County af- ter being trapped in a car that became submerged in floodwater on a highway. The driver, who was able to get out of the car, was ar- rested for investigation of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaugh- ter, CHP Officer Jodie Beck said. 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