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Obituaries Viola Richeson passed away May 8th at the age of 91 at Riverside Convalescent Hospital in Chico, CA. Viola was born September 21, 1920 to Robert Lee and VIOLA RICHESON Zala Van Winkle in Clinton, MO. She was the oldest of four children, with sister Violet and brothers Robert and Roy. MO on August 30, 1940, and married 45 years before his death in 1985. They lived in Clinton, MO until 1954, when they moved to Concord, CA, then made their home in Cottonwood, CA in 1968. Viola was a loving wife and mother. Before she retired Viola married Russell Cleo Richeson of Brownington, she worked at Montgomery Wards, Singer Sewing Ma- chine Co., and as a cook for the Cottonwood School Dis- trict and the Palomino Room. Viola and her husband Russell had four children: Jerry (Cena) Richeson of Clayton, CA., Patricia (Tom) Tomlin- son of Red Bluff, Gloria Richeson of Los Molinos, Linda (Don) Pryatel of Red Bluff, adopted son Bill (Martha) Genielle of Columbus, OH. Viola had four grandchildren: Ivan (Valerie) Richeson, Kevin (Darci) Richeson, David (Kellie) Pryatel and Adam (Meana) Pryatel, seven great grandchildren: Jaime (Gra- ham) Richeson-Johnson, Tyrel (Autumn) Richeson, Mi- chael (Rochelle) Richeson, Vanessa Richeson, Logan Pryatel, and Duncan Pryatel, five great great grandchil- dren: Emma, Madelin, Lilyanne, and Andrew Richeson. Viola was preceded in death by her husband Russell, daughter Patricia, sisters-in-law Lavonne Van Winkle, Ka- therine Boyles, Dixie Alden, Olga Boyles, Geri Van Win- kle, brothers-in-law Jimmy Warden and Wallace Boyles, and great great grandson Trinnity Pryatel. There will be a graveside service on May 14th at Oak Hill Cemetery in Red Bluff at 1:30 p.m. If you wish, in lieu of flowers, you can made a donation to Butte Home Health & Hospice, Chico, CA. ADOBE Continued from page 1A back about next week. The California State Parks Association is offering a grant where it can't be the first and only money, but more to close the gap." The California State Parks Association is a non- profit group that has formed to come alongside and help the various parks facing closure, Fessenden said. Saturday, May 12, 2012 – Daily News 9A and The First 70, a look at the 70 parks originally marked for closure. bling event with card games like Monte and Faro and a popular dice game called Over and Under, is tentatively set for June 30, Chakarun said. An 1850s period gam- Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Grant applications can include requests for up to half of the cost for keeping a park open and applicants can request funds for as many as three years, she said. "We've asked for up to half of the cost and the full three years," Fessenden said. "The estimated cost is about $97,000 for every- thing, which includes our main goals of keeping the school programs going, the three big events and the visitors center open." The three big events are the Adobe Days in August, the Pioneer Christmas Party in December and the annual horse shoe tourna- ment. would include paying for employees, including someone to manage the school program and a park aide. IN LOVING MEMORY DANIEL MARTIN RAGAN long and courageous battle against cancer. His wife of 52 years and family were by his side. Born in Ethel, Wash- ington, on March 7, 1930, he was the fourth son of Martin and Elizabeth Ragan. He is survived by his devoted wife, Ozie, of Red Bluff, Daniel Martin Ragan passed away May 10, 2012, after a CA, son Gary Ragan (wife Terri), of Chester, CA, daughter Carol Sykes, of Chico, CA, and son Bub Ragan (wife Shellie) of Red Bluff. He is also survived by seven grand- children: Cody, Beau, and Chad Ragan of Chester, CA; Valerie and Darren Sykes, of Chico, CA; and Holly Bunt (husband Will) of Ringwood, OK, and Blaine Ragan of Al- va, OK; and, as of May 3, one great grandson, Brigham William Bunt. Dan and Ozie fell in love in Raymond, WA, and mar- Supporters of the William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park march in the Round-Up Parade as a kick off to the Save Ide Adobe State Park campaign. the district level and there is a chance the state will take care of some aspects of the park it would have to maintain anyway, such as water testing and lawn maintenance, Fessenden said. The estimated cost soon," Fessenden said. "We're meeting with the district level next week and hope to know how our esti- mates compare to theirs, what kind of in-kinds they will be able to do to allevi- ate some of the cost and if we can pay half in July and half in January." "We hope to know very Negotiations are ongo- ing with the state, but the first draft of a donor agree- ment has been approved at LASSEN Continued from page 1A and patrolling rather than being tour guides and hosts, he said. Decreased staffing has made pro- motion a less tangible task. "The National Parks know they ried in 1959. Dan worked at Weyerhaeuser Company in Raymond for several years before moving to Los Molinos in 1966, where he worked in the construction industry until he established and operated Ragan's Backhoe Serv- ice. He retired in 1998 but truly never parted from the business as he worked side by side with his son Bub, who took over the operation. For many years he and Ozie spent their winters with family and friends in Arizo- na, eventually calling Red Bluff home. In 2002, Dan and Ozie moved to their son's place where they have shared life together and all its pleasures for the last ten years. This gave Dan the opportunity to continue playing an integral roll in his grandchildren's FFA and 4-H activities which was a source of great joy to him. Dan with much pride, was also a member of the Red Bluff Elks Lodge for 44 years. Graveside services will be held at the Los Molinos Cem- etery at 11:00 a.m. on May 18, 2012, followed by a Cele- bration of Life memorial at 12:30, at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Elizabeth's Hospice, Red Bluff, CA; Mercy Hospitali- ty House, Redding, CA; or the Cancer Society. 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, Ernest T. Provence Ernest T. Provence died Friday, May 11, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, in Red Bluff. He was 79. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, May 12, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. FIRE Continued from page 1A 911 caller reported a fire in the 7500 block of Leisure Landing. Darin Anthony Mad- den, 21, of Corning was arrested at 9:08 p.m. Thursday near the Ran- cho Tehama air strip. He was charged with caus- ing fire to a structure or forest, vandalism and obstructing a public offi- cer. $33,000. — Staff report Bail was set at have to promote but don't have the resources to do that right now," Poimiroo said. Poimiroo's talk opened the floor for discussion about how "gateway" com- munities can help take on promoting the Lassen Volcanic National Park. The idea is that promoting the park, in turn, promotes the surrounding com- munities. Tehama County Branding Project champion Kathy Garcia joined in dis- cussion as to how the coalition might help organize ways to promote the park. effort among Red Bluff and other Tehama County private business own- ers, agencies and politicians, recently focused on Mount Lassen as the biggest draw for tourism to Tehama County. The branding project, a concerted BROWN Continued from page 1A also wrote his boss directly to ask for her removal. ''Tobacco has proven to be toxic to both children's and reproductive health, and state taxpayers can no longer rely upon Dr. Porter as the final word on issues of children's health,'' New- som wrote Wednesday. Brown's press secretary Gil Duran declined to say whether the governor's decision came in response to complaints from health advocates. The governor's office said only that Brown decided to make his own appointments to the Cali- fornia Proposition 65 The membership drive brought about $400 and another $925 in donations including two $500 dona- tions from Ruth Flory of Red Bluff and Karen Kelly of Redding. $25; Business/Group, $50; Life, $100; Donor, $250 and Sponsor, $500. The group is consider- ing putting forth challenges to various segments of the community including busi- nesses and service organi- zations. teers have raised about $850 at local events and will do so today at the Watershed Celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sacramento River Discov- ery Center. In the meantime, volun- The group will have information and Save Ide Adobe State Park T-shirts and baseball caps for sale. Plans are underway for Membership levels are Individual, $10; Family, several informational and fundraising events to be held in June including the showing of California For- ever, a public television production on state parks overarching theme of "Reach Your Peak" and encouraging tourists to begin a Lassen "adventure" in either Corning, Red Bluff or Manton. The problem is that there are less visitors to National Parks than 20 years ago, Poimiroo said. There is more competition for people's attention. Youth and minority ethnic groups visit the park less than others according to a National Park study, he said. The future of National Parks depends on engaging those groups of people that don't currently visit the parks, Poimiroo said. "This is a monumental effort we all Branding themes emerged with the need," he said. There needs to be millions of dol- lars in national advertising campaigns, and there needs to be more agencies than simply the National Parks involved, he said. Gateway Coalition settled on three main themes to focus on until the group meets again: After some discussion, the Lassen • Communication within the group and with the public Developmental and Repro- ductive Toxicant Identifica- tion Committee, and added that governor has not taken a public stand on Proposi- tion 29. A person who answered the phone at Porter's home Friday said the doctor declined to comment. ly provided by the cam- paign, however, Porter said she had not been paid to appear in the latest indus- try-funded ad and was vol- unteering for the campaign. In a statement previous- • Assessing what assets already said. • Increasing youth, families and minorities usage of the park like to put together an Ide Adobe reunion sometime this summer and has dis- cussed holding a dinner, Fessenden said. "The reunion would be The association would have long been popular. About two-thirds of the attending schools come from outside Tehama county and there is an 80- school waiting list, Chakarun said. Park hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. There will be a blacksmith demonstration from 9 a.m. to noon on May 19. Register for e-mail updates and newsletters by sending an e-mail to IdeAdobe@gmail.com or calling 529-8599. for anyone who has been touched by Ide Adobe," Chakarun said. "That includes staff, docents, teachers and the students who have come through the school programs." The school programs ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. exist among the gateway communities and organizations Tehama County Supervisor Dennis Garton offered to chair the subcommit- tee on communication issues. Jared Hancock, a senior planner for the City of Susanville, will head the subcommittee that will look at how to increase usage of the park. Two people will be working on assessment tools, including Bob King- man of the Sierra Nevada Conservan- cy. From those committees, the coali- tion formed an executive committee made up of Hancock, Garton, King- man, Chris O'Brien of the U.S. Forest Service, along with a representative of the Lassen Volcanic National Park. The coalition also decided to meet more frequently to move forward. No meeting dates have been established yet. the third meeting of the group. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. The Lassen Gateway Coalition was formed in 2010 after the Lassen park hosted a meeting about connecting to its neighboring communities. This was The tobacco companies and anti-tax groups that oppose the initiative had raised nearly $39.8 million as of May 7, while Arm- strong and his supporters had raised $4.9 million. ''My views on Prop. 29 are no different than many others — including those in the medical profession — who have read the ini- tiative and have come to the same conclusions that the measure is flawed,'' she Over 50 years of serving Tehama County Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792