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Wright:MarkAnthony Wright, 54, of Red Bluff died Thursday, March 10at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Sat- urday, March 26, 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 sentiallystripsthetetrahy- drocannabinol or THC, the active ingredient in mar- ijuana, from the plant, making a stronger, more potent oil that can be sold for a much higher amount. Butane is a highly flam- mable gas often used in large quantities for the manufacture of honey oil, which can present substantial risk of cata- strophic fires, said Kris- tina Miller, city manager. The cities of Anderson, Red Bluff, Redding and Shasta Lake and Shasta and Tehama counties have allrecentlyintroducedordi- nances regulating the sale and possession of butane to address the public safety concerns, Miller said. The council voted unan- imously in favor of the or- dinance and waived the first reading. It will be brought back to council for a second reading at a future meeting. Butane FROM PAGE 1 orado in 1995 was sen- tenced in Butte County Superior Court for trans- porting a controlled sub- stance, possession of a con- trolled substance for sale, and possession, manufac- turing or selling a dan- gerous weapon. He served three years, six months in prison and one year of pa- role. He was discharged in September 1999. Curtis Eugene Nobles of California in 2001 was sen- tenced in Butte County Su- perior Court for possession of a substance to manufac- tureacontrolledsubstance. He served three years pro- bation and 90 days in jail. He was discharged in No- vember 2004. "These pardons recog- nize — and even affirm — that people can turn their lives around after making mistakes and become solid members of their commu- nity," the Democratic gov- ernor, a former Jesuit semi- narian, said in a statement. A gubernatorial pardon does not erase a conviction, but state and federal law enforcement agencies are informed and the pardon becomes a public record. The state's longest-serv- ing governor has now is- sued 1,146 pardons, in- cluding 742 in the past five years and 404 during his first eight years in office from 1975-1983, according to his office. Brown has restored a practice that largely lapsed under his three immediate predecessors. Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger granted 15, Democrat Gray Davis granted none, and Republi- canPeteWilsongranted13. Before them, Republican Ronald Reagan granted nearly 600, and the GOP's George Deukmejian, more than 300, according to Brown's office. Pardons FROM PAGE 1 $1,000 per month for a fam- ily with a $37,300 income. In Tehama County, the median rental housing cost is about $835 and about 25 percent of the county's chil- dren live in poverty com- pared to the statewide av- erage of 22.7 percent. Those numbers increase for His- panic children, Sharp said. There are about 10,850 people or 17.2 percent of the population who are consid- ered food insecure, which is defined as lacking reli- able access to sufficient quantity of affordable, nu- tritious food. That is something Fri- day's attendees got to experience in choosing lunch, which was created with a cost of $1.66 per person. That is the amount per person an average Cal- Fresh client would have to create a meal in a family of four. Using federal eli- gibility guidelines for food assistance, including Cal- Fresh, free and reduced school meals and WIC, 87 percent of the county pop- ulation is eligible for food assistance. Child poverty is high but would be even higher in the absence of the social safety net, Sharp said. Transportation is an- other area that residents find difficult, with 21.6 per- cent of county residents having no transportation services where they live and 18.5 percent of those surveyed in the 2015 Coor- dinated Public Transit Hu- man Services Transporta- tion Plan having no access to a vehicle. That was one of the many frustrations found for those trying to get needed resources during the simulation. People were put into a "family" of one to five people, given a list of resources they had and a list of things to accomplish. Some participants received unexpected hardships — such as being robbed or a child being expelled from school — to make the exer- cise more realistic. "In some cases we were preaching to the choir about how families live in our community but consid- ering my table, I think all of us learned something new," said Cynthia Cook, of the Department of Ed- ucation. "As the 1-year-old in a family of a 40-year-old grandfather, 20-year-old single mother and 9-year- old asthmatic uncle, I ex- perienced being dragged all over town while trying to navigate the system. So everyone had the oppor- tunity to experience that. The real proof would have been if we really had to do it rather than being in the comfort of a casino." In a four-week period, represented as 10-15 min- utes per week, participants had to find resources, stand in line and, for those who had jobs, still make it to work on time and spend enough time at work to earn what was needed. "The goal of the event is to bring awareness and en- courage open discussion," said Denise Snider, direc- tor of First 5 Tehama. "We have made progress in this county and want to listen, learn and take action to help make a thriving place to live." The event was sponsored by Social Services, Commu- nity Action Agency and Tri- partite Board and the Cal- WORKs Administrative Oversight Team. The interactive simula- tion was provided to Te- hama County on loan from Community Action Part- nership of San Bernardino County as part of a na- tional program developed by Missouri Association for Community Action. Two speakers, Corry Ann March, founder of Human Volition, and Sa- sha Abramsky, author of several books including Breadline USA and The American Way of Poverty, talked with attendees on both statistics and solu- tions to improve prosperity in Tehama County. There was an interactive art ex- hibit, Poverty A-Z, on loan through the Kansas Com- munity Action Agency along with video presen- tations. For her role, Valanne Cardenas of Corning was a 52-year-old disabled man who was the grandfather of the Zuppot family. "It's pretty interesting," Cardenas said during week three. "We already ran out of transportation vouchers and when I went to cash a $500 check to buy more they charged $50, which we weren't expecting. All our extra money was gone by week three. It's a real eye opener. About 90 per- cent of the issues have been transportation." Kristen Gray, a devel- opment officer for Mercy Foundation North, was given the role of single mom to a one-year-old, played by Zack Brown, a field representative for As- semblyman James Galla- gher, who lives with his mother and her 25-year- old boyfriend. Their "fam- ily" was on the verge of be- ing evicted and looking for an immediate place to re- locate in addition to seek- ing other resources. "It helps you under- stand the struggles," Gray said. "It's very eye-open- ing to struggles and lim- itations those at the pov- erty level must go through. The perception is there are so many free services, but not everyone realizes the difficulties in accessing re- sources. It could take all day to get through a pro- cess." Poverty FROM PAGE 1 By John-Thor Dahlburg and Lorne Cook The Associated Press BRUSSELS Police raided Brussels neighborhoods Fri- day in operations described as linked to this week's bombings as well as a sus- pected new plot in France. They detained three peo- ple and shot two of them in the leg, including one who was carrying a suspicious bag while accompanied by a young girl. Gunfire and two blasts rang out in the Schaer- beek district, the same area where police had ear- lier found explosives and bomb-making material in an apartment used by the suicide attackers who killed 31 people and wounded 270 on Tuesday in the airport and subway. The district also was raided Thursday night. Po- lice also searched the Forest and Saint-Gilles neighbor- hoods Friday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said, detailing the arrests and shootings. Dozens of heavily armed officers began the operation about 1:30 p.m., when there were "two big explosions," resident Marie-Pierre Bou- vez told The Associated Press, and it lasted about two hours. It was not im- mediately clear if the blasts heard were controlled ex- plosions. A man who was seen sit- ting at a tram stop with a young girl was ordered by police "to put the bag far from him," and after he did so, police shot him twice, apparently in the leg, said resident Norman Kabir. The girl was taken into safe custody, and a bomb-squad robot searched the bag, he added. State broadcaster RTBF said police apparently feared that the bag held explosives. Schaerbeek district Mayor Bernard Clerfayt told RTBF the raid was linked to the Brussels at- tacks as well as Thursday's detention in France of a man suspected of plotting a new attack. On the third and final day of national mourn- ing for victims of the at- tacks by Islamic militants, Prime Minister Charles Mi- chel skipped a wreath-lay- ing ceremony at the airport with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry because of the police raids. Kerry, in a hastily ar- ranged visit, defended Bel- gium's counterterrorism efforts despite a series of security and intelligence failures before the bomb- ings. Confirming that several FBI agents are involved in the investigation, Kerry said the "carping" about Belgium's shortcomings "is a little bit frantic and inap- propriate." Top members of Bel- gium's embattled govern- ment are being criticized over its counterterrorism efforts since — and before — the Nov. 13 Paris attacks that killed 130 people and that authorities believe were plotted from Belgium. Kerry also said the U.S. and other countries had already scheduled meet- ings with Belgium prior to the attacks about improve- ments they could make to their laws, intelligence col- lection and attempts to blunt the radicalization of youth. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris and Brussels, and Kerry lashed out at the extremist group. "We will not be de- terred," he said. "We will come back with greater resolve — with greater strength — and we will not rest until we have elimi- nated your nihilistic be- liefs and cowardice from the face of the Earth." Authorities also an- nounced that American, British, German, Chinese, Italian, French and Dutch citizens were among the dead. A manhunt has been un- derway for one of the air- port attackers who was re- corded on a surveillance video and fled the scene. Prosecutors have not said how many attackers there were in total, or how many accomplices might be at large. But they said that DNA analysis and an official in- vestigation had confirmed one of the suicide bomb- ers at the airport was Na- jim Laachraoui, 24, a sus- pected bombmaker whose DNA was also found on a suicide vest and bomb used in the Paris attacks. European security officials had earlier in the week confirmed to the AP his identity, thus linking the Brussels and Paris blood- shed. BELGIUM Police conduct more raids linked to deadly bombings ALASTAIR GRANT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A member of emergency services puts on protective clothing to investigate the scene in Schaerbeek, Belgium, on Friday. JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Darrien Brinton, le , takes a report on a break-in at the Zuppot residence, posing as a police officer during a simulation designed to show the struggles those living in poverty run across during the Tehama County Prosperity Summit. By Andrea Rodriguez and Michael Weissenstein The Associated Press HAVANA Tens of thou- sands of jubilant Cubans and tourists swarmed the site of the Rolling Stones' free concert in Havana Fri- day, calling it a historic mo- mentforacountrythatonce forced rock fans to listen to their favorite music behind closed doors. Coming just two days af- ter Barack Obama finished the first trip to Cuba by a U.S. president in nearly 90 years, the evening concert cemented the communist- run nation's opening to the world. Organizers expect at least a half million specta- tors to see the biggest act to play in Cuba since its 1959 revolution. "After today I can die," said night watchman Joa- quin Ortiz. The 62-year-old said he's been a huge rock fan since he was a teenager in the 1960s, when Cuba's communist government frownedonU.S.andBritish bands and he had to hide his Beatles and Stones al- bums in covers borrowed from albums of appropri- ately revolutionary Cuban groups. "This is like my last wish, seeing the Roll- ing Stones." Small groups of people slept overnight outside the Ciudad Deportiva, or Sports City, where a mas- sive stage had been set up for the British rock leg- ends. Tens of thousands more people streamed to- ward the outdoor sports complex throughout the day. At least half those wait- ing outside the concert gates to be the first to get in were foreigners. MUSIC Rolling Stones give free concert in Cuba MARKDANAEVANS March 18, 1960 ~ March 20, 2016 Mark Dana Evans, 56 passed away unexpectally due to a heart attack, March 20, 2016, in Red Bluff. Mark was born to George and Barbara Evans, March 18, 1960 in Gardena, CA. Mark enjoyed gardening, cooking and music, most of all reading the Bible, he was a Bible believer. He worked in Electronics, a truck driver and a musician. Mark is survived by his parents, George and Barbara Evans, brother Darryl L. Evans, sisters, Sherry A. Evans and Laura L. Novach, a niece and 6 newphews, cousins and and brother-in-law. Mark is preceded in death by both sets of his grandpar- ents and nephews Gino Novach and Elijah Pugh. Services will be held Monday, March 28, at 11:00 am the Southern Baptist Church, and burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 9 A