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Dunlap:RobertDunlap,79, of Red Bluff died Tuesday, May 3at his residence. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema- tion & Burial. Published Thursday, May 5, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Honey: Jessica Honey, 32, of Cottonwood died Tues- day, May 3at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Arrange- ments are under the direc- tion of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Thursday, May 5, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Kerby: Josephine Kerby, 80, of Cottonwood died Tues- day, May 3at her residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema- tion & Burial. Published Thursday, May 5, 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 fromthechamberinstead of annual reports. The terms of this agreement will go into effect on July 1 and will be for a year. Schmid said he is hop- ing the economy gets bet- ter so the city can do well enough to increase the projected budget reserves. With this in mind, Schmid voted no on the matter. Chamber FROM PAGE 1 ubiquitous in the state of California." The Adult Use of Mari- juana Act was one of more than a dozen recreational marijuana measures that initially competed for the November ballot. The groups with the most po- litical capital and money eventually lined up behind the Parker-spearheaded initiative after a behind- the-scenes skirmish over issues such as whether growers would be allowed to sell directly to retail out- lets and how medical mari- juana would be taxed. The initiative has been endorsed by the Califor- nia NAACP, California Medical Association and California Democratic Party. The California Re- publican Party voted to oppose it at its conven- tion last month. The campaign's fun- draising committee had raised $2.5 million as of the end of March, the bulk of it from Parker, a political action committee funded by the late founder of Pro- gressive Insurance, and a California venture capital- ist who founded an online medical marijuana plat- form called WeedMaps. Campaign spokes- man Jason Kinney would not say Wednesday how much initiative backers expect to spend to get it passed. With several deep- pocketed donors already on board, raising money should not be a problem for this campaign, he said. California became the first U.S. state to legal- ize medical marijuana 20 years ago and it was the first state to put a recre- ational use initiative be- fore voters. The 2010 mea- sure failed amid infighting between dispensary own- ers and growers. In the years since, vot- ers in Alaska, Colorado, Washington and Oregon have passed initiatives al- lowing for the sale and use of marijuana by adults 21 and over. Initiatives allowing for casual use already have qualified for November ballots in Nevada and Maine. The California mea- sure would allow adults 21 and over to buy an ounce of marijuana and marijuana-infused prod- ucts at licensed retail out- lets and also to grow up to six pot plants for personal recreational use. It incor- porates most of the regu- latory framework of the state's medical marijuana industry such as detailed tracking, testing and label- ing requirements. Recreational and medi- cal sales of pot would be overseen by a new bureau within the California De- partment of Consumer Affairs. Recreational pot would be subject to a 15 percent excise tax. California's legislative analyst and finance direc- tor estimate that legalizing marijuana for recreational use could net as much as $1 billion a year in new tax revenue for the state and local governments. They said the initiative would direct most taxes on mar- ijuana sales and produc- tion to covering regula- tory costs, research on the effects of legalization, substance abuse treatment and other purposes. The measure would pass with a simple major- ity vote. Those opposed to legal- ization launched a cam- paign Wednesday to de- feat the measure. The group, which in- cludes police, unions, elected officials, small growers and hospital offi- cials, said it will lay out le- gal loopholes that should concern even those gener- ally supportive of legaliza- tion. Ventura police Chief Ken Corney, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, said current law prohibits con- victed meth and heroin fel- ons from being involved in medical marijuana. "But this new initia- tive will specifically allow for convicted major meth and heroin dealers to be li- censed recreational mari- juana vendors in Califor- nia," Corney said. "You have to question propo- nents in terms of placing personal wealth and cor- poration profits ahead of community well-being." Pot FROM PAGE 1 JEFF CHIU — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, speaks in support of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act ballot measure in San Francisco, on Wednesday. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Metteer Elementary School students from the Baile Folklorico group prepare to perform for their fellow students at an assembly on Wednesday. Ticket sales continue through Thursday in or- der to allow for prepa- ration of enough din- ners. Donations should be made to "Metteer El- ementary" or "Metteer Booster Club" and can be brought in to the front office. Rosa Ramirez, a school employee, serves as the director of the Metteer Ballet Folklor- ico, a group of about 30 students. Cost for the dinner is $3 per person and there will be a raffle. For more informa- tion, call the school at 527-9015. Baile FROM PAGE 1 A dancer from the Baile Folklorico group spins as she prepares to perform for their fellow students at an assembly on Wednesday. Metteer Elementary School students from the Baile Folklorico group pose for a picture before performing for their fellow students at an assembly on Wednesday. service until they have re- tested and passed. Crews have between 60 and 70 minutes to complete the four-mile hike and a total of two-minutes from the time the leader of the crew's boot hits the ground to have ev- eryone out and ready for the tool inspection. "The fire crews are a multi-faceted group," McLean said. "We have 196 crews staffed year round and they do a va- riety of things from pre- scribed burns and road- way fuel reduction to sand bagging. These exercises are all about team work and how they perform. They're a viable tool work- ing with the other groups such as the dozer and air- craft. They all have a posi- tion in the fight." Themajorityofthecrews, which is done through con- servation camps that are a partnership between Cal Fire and the Califor- nia Department of Correc- tions and Rehabilitation, are type one, which are the crews on the fire line it- self. This means they have to know things like fire be- havior, safety and first aid. There is a minimum of two weeks training with about 56 hours put in before they come to the Ishi drills. With fire danger high this year, there is a need for people to assist in prevent- ing fires. It's a good idea to be prepared by keeping about 100 feet of defensible space and no taller than four-inch high vegetation around a house. "Help us help you by keeping clearance around buildings," McLean said. For more information on fire preparedness visit readyforwildfire.org. Fire FROM PAGE 1 The Devil's Garden fire crew hikes moves away from where they deployed fire shelters. Cal Fire personnel check a crew from Devil's Garden who was told to drop to the ground as they would if there was a water drop in the area. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Cal Fire personnel check a Devil's Garden fire crew who deploy a fire shelter to see if they are properly deployed at the 2016Ishi Conservation Camp Preparedness Exercises on Wednesday in the Paynes Creek area. Metteer Elementary School students from the Baile Folklorico group prepare to perform for their fellow students at an assembly on Wednesday. Baile Folklorico members gather ahead of a performance for students at an assembly on Wednesday. California became the first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago and it was the first state to put a recreational use initiative before voters. NEVERGIVEUP UNTIL THEY BUCKLE UP. VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP MARKEIDMAN Mark Eidman, former CEO of the Tehama District Fair, passed away at his Red Bluff home on Wednesday, April 27th, 2016. A second-generation livestock and wool judge, Mark was known for his professionalism in the show ring and his dedication to the youth and adults who showed under him. His humor and quick wit will be missed by a large circle of friends in the livestock barns of the western fairs. Eidman is survived by his mother Barbara Eidman of Strong City, KS, wife Mary Jayne, of Red Bluff, son Patrick Eidman of Grass Valley, CA, daughter Lesa Eidman of Sacramento, CA, and daughter and son-in-law Sara and Henry Hollenbeck of Molt, MT; brother Brad Eidman and his wife Kimberlee of Willows, CA, brother Kirk Eidman of Milton, WI. and his nephews and nieces. He was pre- ceded in death by his father Glen Eidman of Saffordville, KS and his sister Marsha Eidman of Lakewood, CO. A community gathering to celebrate Mark's life is plan- ned for 11:00AM, Thursday, May 5th at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairgrounds sheep judging ring. At his family's re- quest, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Chico State Alumni Association, CSUC College of Agriculture, 400 West 1st Street, Chico, CA 95929-0440. 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