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Els:NancyCarolEls,63, of Red Bluff died Thursday, April 28at her home. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Saturday, April 30, 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 PoliceDepartmentwillbe sponsoring a National Pre- scription Drug Take-Back Day event on 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30 . Those with unwanted, unneeded or suspicious prescription drugs are urged to bring them to the Red Bluff Community Cen- ter Parking Lot at 1500 S. JacksonSt.;TehamaCounty Sheriff'sOffice,22840Ante- lope Blvd. in Red Bluff and the Corning Police Depart- ment, 774 Third St. For more information, call Tehama County Health Services Agency, Public HealthDivisionat527-6824 or Tehama County Health Services Agency, Drug and Alcohol Division at 527- 7893 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon- day-Friday. Norco FROM PAGE 1 the GOP presidential nom- ination. The billionaire front- runner told Republicans they needed to come to- gether after their divisive primary but also delivered a warning. "There has to be unity in our party," Trump said. "Would I win — can I win — without it? I think so, to be honest with you, be- cause they're going to be voting for me" — and not the party, he added. Trump supporters snapped up tickets to the luncheon and cheered heartily for their candi- date from a ring of tables around the perimeter of the ballroom. But Trump's speech got an icier recep- tion from the party veter- ans and donors who sat just beneath the stage, sep- arated from the rest of the room by a rope. "We all listened po- litely," said Gregory Gan- drud, an activist and do- nor from Santa Barbara County who backs Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Kasich speaks to the convention Friday eve- ning, and Sen. Ted Cruz and his new vice presiden- tial pick, Carly Fiorina, ad- dress it Saturday. All three candidates are looking to galvanize supporters, sway undecided party members or poach from rival cam- paigns. "It's going to be a free-for-all," predicted the state party vice chairman, Harmeet Dhillon. That label clearly ap- plied to Trump's rally Thursday night in the Pa- cific Amphitheatre in Or- ange County. Protests that stayed mostly peaceful during the event grew in size and anger afterward. Police in riot gear and on horseback pushed the crowd back and away from the arena; one Trump supporter had his face bloodied in a scuffle as he tried to drive away. One man jumped on a police car, leaving its front and rear windows smashed and the top dented, and other protesters sprayed graffiti on a police car and the ven- ue's marquee. About 20 people were arrested, said the Orange County Sheriff's Depart- ment. In Burlingame on Fri- day, hundreds of dem- onstrators pushed to the front doors of the Hy- att Regency before being moved back by police in riot gear. Some protesters infiltrated the hotel build- ing and hung a giant ban- ner reading, "Stop Hate." The Secret Service led Trump in through a rear entrance to the hotel. Trump joked that he "felt like I was crossing the bor- der." Trump's remaining ri- vals can't beat him in what's left of the primary season. Their only hope is to deny him a majority of delegates heading into the July convention and wres- tle for the prize in multiple ballots there. But questions per- sist among Republicans — nationally and in Cal- ifornia — about Trump's electability in the fall and his conservative creden- tials. The demonstrations showed how polarizing Trump can be, especially in a state where Republi- cans have failed to attract growing immigrant popu- lations. Trump is viewed warily by two camps here — those who want to grow the party and those who view some of Trump's po- sitions as betrayals of the conservative movement. The convention crowd defies expectation in a state known as a Democratic fortress. There have been pushes toward moderation, but the group leans conser- vative and favors calls for free markets, tax cuts and shrinking the size of gov- ernment. It's also socially conservative:Thestatepar- ty's platform defines mar- riage as between a man and a woman, and wants the Supreme Court's affir- mation of abortion rights reversed. Trump has spoken fa- vorably about Planned Parenthood, which pro- vides abortion services. He has warned against cutting Medicare, Med- icaid and Social Security, often targets for conserva- tives who want to slow gov- ernment spending. While he will likely spend much of the next few weeks in the state, he's unlikely to be back during the gen- eral election, when Cali- fornia would return to its reliably Democratic status. Still, Trump was a pop- ular draw at a brief VIP reception, where he posed for pictures with party stalwarts. He later joked about having mud and dirt smeared all over him from his unorthodox entrance, and many in the banquet hall laughed heartily. Trump FROM PAGE 1 all the support of the busi- ness, service clubs and indi- viduals in the community. If we can make one kid make a better decision, it's worth it." Thursday afternoon, first responders staged a traffic collision at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground, with the intersection of Paskenta and Lutherroadsasthesupposed location where it occurred. A teen driver, portrayed by Ryan Gamboa, 18, of Red Bluff, missed a stop sign. In total, six students, with four in Gamboa's vehicle and two inanother,wereontheirway to prom. Gamboa's group had a party ahead of time, since his parents were out of townanda21-year-oldfriend supplied alcohol. Initial reports were of one passenger on a hood, possi- bly a fatality. In the end, stu- dents learned the girl on the hood, whom they watched being put in a body bag, was not the only fatality. There was a critical patient who made it to the hospital, but died there before her par- ents ever got to see her one last time. Students watched as Gamboa's character under- went a number of tests to determine whether there were other factors in the collision, such as a medi- cal condition, or whether he had been drinking. Tests included walking a straight line, tipping one's head back and estimating when 30 sec- onds was up and trying to count before the breath test showed he had a blood alco- hol content above what is le- gal for someone 21 or older. "Twenty-one or older the limit is 0.08 percent," So- mavia said. "You're almost twice that level and your girlfriend is dead because of your choice. You made that choice and no one else." Somavia reminded Gam- boa's character that as an 18-year-old he would be tried as an adult as he ar- rested him while inform- ing him the charges were a felony count of driving un- der the influence and felony count of vehicle manslaugh- ter. He would have the next 18-20 years to decide what was next for him. Red Bluff Police Officer Heidi Thomas, the school resource officer for the high school, gave a recap of what the students had witnessed anditsimpactafterSomavia placed Gamboa in the patrol car and took him to the Te- hama County Jail for book- ing, a process students got to see in a video at the me- morial. "You just saw the out- come of a traffic accident caused by a high school stu- dent," Thomas said. "A high school student who just hap- pened to consume alcohol before prom. A student who was probably one of your friends. Someone who had his whole life ahead of him. ... Ryan survived this acci- dent, but his life is over. He will lose not only his driv- er's license, but more impor- tantly his freedom. He will be forever haunted know- ing he took someone's life, serving a life sentence in an emotional cell." A driver in a DUI collision will live their life knowing their friend or classmate did not get the opportunity for things such as walking the stage at graduation or down theaisleattheirweddingbe- cause of a choice they made, she said. "Each and every single one of you have immense potential," Thomas said. "You all have an impact to make during your lifetime. Don't lose the opportunity to change the world by mak- ing a bad decision that can ruin so many lives in the blink of an eye. You are all valuable, and each and ev- ery single one of your lives matter. Don't forget that." At the memorial, stu- dents watched what hap- pened at the party before and the moments during and after the crash as par- ents were notified, arrange- ments were made for a fu- neral and one parent had to identify her daughter's body at the morgue. While drinking and driv- ing has seen a decrease, dis- tracted driving, particularly texting, has been increasing. Aviles, Sheriff Dave Hen- cratt, Police ChiefKyle Sand- ers and Pastor Scott Camp spoke as well. "Unfortunately, the truth is what you have faced over the last few days is a real- ity," Sanders said. "It has happened here. We have lost teens in Red Bluff. My most sincere hope, my most sin- cere prayer is that none of you become a statistic. That none of your parents have to attend a funeral for you." Law FROM PAGE 1 crete within the Solano Street intersection cross- walks in the construction area, according to the re- port. New to Solano Street will be street grates, an ir- rigation system and elec- trical outlets, providing convenient amenities to the new trees. Funding for the $2.2 million project is $1.66 million from the Califor- nia Transportation Com- mission through state highway system funding and $534,000 from the Te- hama County Transporta- tion Commission. T he project wa s awarded to Trent Con- struction whose bid was $1,295,208.57. Project FROM PAGE 1 PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Tehama County Sheriff's Sgt. Rod Daugherty, Deputy Shelley McCullough and Red Bluff Police Officer Heidi Thomas assist victims of a crash to the patrol car for transportation to the hospital during a simulated exercise Thursday at the Tehama District Fairground. The exercise was a part of the Every 15Minutes program put on by the California Highway Patrol and local agencies for Red Bluff High School students Thursday and Friday. Red Bluff Fire Department Engineer Chris Martin uses the jaws of life to free the victim of a crash during a simulated exercise Thursday at the Tehama District Fairground. Emergency personnel work to free the victim of a crash. "You all have an impact to make during your lifetime. Don't lose the opportunity to change the world by making a bad decision that can ruin so many lives in the blink of an eye." —Heidi Thomas, Red Bluff Police Officer a barking dog noise com- plaint but, on arrival, find the reason is a result of ne- glect or abuse. Because ACOs must operate within the parameters of the law, despite their personal feel- ings, they may be required to leave the animal in its situation until it can be re- moved legally. Since their victims cannot talk, the ACO must ultimately do what is best for the animal and possible future victims. Consequently, they must in- vestigate and assemble ev- idence in order to provide court testimony for effective prosecution of the abuser. Unfortunately, until the laws by which ACOs oper- ate are changed to expedi- ently address animal cru- elty, there is little they can do to speed the wheels of justice. In addition to all of the above, realize that ACOs also spend time providing educational programs and information to the public with regard to laws, regu- lations, and responsible pet ownership. As residents, we can help our ACOs by keeping our own animals controlled and identified through tags and microchips, and cur- rent on vaccinations, as well as maintaining cur- rent licensure. When re- porting an abusive situa- tion, provide as many de- tails as possible, including photographs if available. Educate others on respon- sible pet ownership, en- courage spay and neuter to decrease unwanted pets, and advocate for improved anti-cruelty laws and leg- islation. The "Dog Catcher" ste- reotype no longer applies. Our Animal Control Offi- cers are professionals and to the animals they protect they are also heroes. They deserve the respect of the public they serve. Ronnie Casey is vice president of PETS — Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter. She can be reached at rmcredbluff@ gmail.com. For more information about PETS, visit petstehama.org. Casey FROM PAGE 3 ETHELJOSEPHINECLEMENT November 7, 1921 ~ April 23, 2016 Ethel Josephine Clement, 94, of Red Bluff, CA, passed away April 23, 2016 in Red Bluff. Ethel was born Novem- ber 7, 1921 in Christie, OK to Thomas and Luella May Watkins. She was a 56 year resident of Red Bluff. Ethel was a loving, caring mother, grandmother and friend who inspired those who knew her. She had a beautiful spirit and was dearly loved by her family and friends. Her family was her life. Ethel is survived by her youngest sister Betty Stevens, 90 of Middleton, ID, her children; Duane Clement (Lois) of Redding, CA, Tom Clement (Patsy), Barry Clement (Todi McGuire) and Cora Lee Taylor (Hershall), of Red Bluff, CA. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 20 great- grandchildren and 17 great-great-granchildren. A graveside service will be held at 2:30PM, Wednesday May 4, 2016 at the Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, CA. 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