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Obituaries David "Greg" Ricker passed away on May 29, 2012. He was born in Alameda California on January 15, 1943. Greg was raised in Corning California and graduated DAVID "GREG" RICKER from Corning High School in 1961. Greg was a Fire Cap- tain and worked for the California Department of Forestry (CDF) for 35 years. He retired from CDF in 1996 and did what he loved; farming, hunting, fishing, golfing and building a 1936 Chevy pick-up and 1956 Chevy Coupe. Greg was able to balance a career as a fireman, husband and father. He performed all of these roles heroically. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife Yvonne of VISTA Continued from page 1A Will Murphy, Civil Engineer Seth Lawrence and Geologist Glen Pear- son were on hand. Red Bluff Police Department School Resources Officer Aaron Murray helped students become GIFT Continued from page 1A 48 years and 11 months, his two sons and daughter-in- laws, Jeff and Cindi of Corning and Tim and Tiffney of Hollister, 5 grandchildren; Clint, Carleigh, Madisson, Me- ghan, and Wyatt. His mother Muriel, his sisters and brothers-in-laws, Elaine and Ray Hickman, and Chris and Rick Johnson. Along with nieces, nephews, in laws and many great friends. He was predeceased by his father Ho- ward and brother Darrell. In memory of Greg; graveside services will be held at the Sunset Cemetery in Corning, California on Saturday June 2, 2012 at 10:00 am. Following the services a reception will be held at Jeff and Cindi Ricker's. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences can be sent to the family at inmemoryofdavericker@gmail.com group that is independent of the campaign of the candidate it will benefit. Certain rules apply to this kind of expenditure. Between Jan. 1 and May 19, according to the California Secretary of State's website, the Tehama County Republi- can Central Committee received contributions totaling $13,360. During that period it spent $14,896. And it was left with a balance of $4,970. Last week, the central committee received two gifts totaling $20,000 from Nielsen's campaign BILLS Continued from page 1A Robert Taylor Hufford, a long time resident of Red Bluff, passed away on May 24, 2012 in Redding after a brief ill- ness. He was 75 years young. Bob was born in Santa Rosa, Ca on May 5, 1937 to pa- rents Wesley John (Doc) Hufford of Shasta County and Erma Cornelia Taylor of Tehama County. He attended An- telope Elementary School and Red Bluff High School (class of 1955), Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, and San Francisco State University. He married his Red Bluff High School sweetheart Darla Kaye Remund on January 1, 1957 at the First Christian Church in Red Bluff. They were happily married for 55 years and had two sons; James Taylor Hufford and Brad- ford John Hufford. Bob and wife Darla were previously residents of Grass Valley, Ca. where Bob retired as Superintendent of Grass Valley School District in 1993 after 35 years in the educa- tion field. He also served as Superintendent of Buckeye School District in Shasta County, and as School Adminis- trator in San Jose and Carmel, Ca. as well as teaching in San Rafael and Lakeport, Ca. After retirement, Bob continued to work on Contract as Interim Superintendent around the State including a stint as Superintendent at Corning Union Elementary District. During his working life Bob received many Professional Recognition awards and was a Charter Member and a Chapter President of ACSA. Robert is survived by his wife Darla of Red Bluff, son ROBERT TAYLOR HUFFORD Brad Hufford of Boise, Idaho, son James Hufford, and his wife Debora of Grass Valley, three granddaughters; Randi Hufford, Becki Hufford both of Denver, Co., and Laura Jensen Rojas of Grass Valley and his brother John Hufford of Red Bluff. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters; Alice Williams of Corning, and Carol Wil- liams of Red Bluff. Bob was a happy, honest, caring and loving soul. He faith with the voters and whoever buys these license plates.'' The San Rafael Democrat is lead- ing a high-profile effort to create a new license plate that would help the financially embattled state Department of Parks and Recre- ation, which is trying to avoid the closure of dozens of state parks because of the state's ongoing bud- get deficits. Organizations and agencies par- ticipating in the specialty plate pro- gram must report annually to the state Department of Motor Vehicles about money collected and the per- centage spent to promote the spe- cialty plates, which isn't supposed to exceed 25 percent of the revenue. Other than that, there is no direct oversight. The nonpartisan Legisla- tive Analyst's Office has never examined the program, nor has the independent state auditor's office. The AP also found questionable use of millions of dollars raised from the sale of special memorial license plates created in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Brown and former Gov. Schwarzenegger had taken $3 mil- lion from that fund to help close state budget deficits. The money was supposed to provide college scholarships to children whose par- ents perished in the attacks and help law enforcement fight threats of ter- rorism, yet only a fraction ever went to scholarships and millions funded operations that have little to do with directly fighting terrorism. Arnold will be deeply missed. He was quick with a smile and a joke, and enjoyed life to its fullest. His hobbies included traveling, hiking and camping, but most of all he enjoyed visiting and spending time with his family and many life- long friends. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 10am at the Wilcox Golf and Country Club in Red Bluff, Ca. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Judy Gibson Endowment Fund at Linfield College 900 SE Baker St, McMinnville, OR 97128. 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, Joyce Ann Green Joyce Ann Green of Gerber died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. She was 73. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, May 31, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. program to local jails SACRAMENTO (AP) — County jails could release terminally ill or permanently incapacitated prisoners under a bill approved by the state Senate. The bill by Democratic Sen. Mark Leno of San Fran- Bill extends medical parole cisco, extends to counties existing compassionate release and medical parole programs that currently can be used to release state prison inmates before they com- plete their sentences. The legislative analyst's office estimates SB1462 would save counties millions of dollars annually by reducing security and medical costs. Los Angeles County expects to save $7.3 million a year if 10 inmates are released. who recover or pose a public safety threat. It passed 22-15 Wednesday and goes to the Assem- bly. Thursday, May 31 2012 – Daily News 7A familiar with him before arriving at the Red Bluff High School campus where Murray works. Lauren Tingley of College Options spoke to students about obtaining financial aid for college and Shasta College student Dan Bennett gave students a look at being a college student. Keveta Anderson and her daugh- ter Heather Imhof talked about nurs- committee. On Friday, the central committee made what's called a "late independent expenditure" of $12,672 on behalf of Williams, according to the Secretary of State's website. woman for the Fair Politi- cal Practices Commission, said it is illegal for an Assembly member or state senator to make an inde- pendent expenditure on behalf of a candidate or to donate to a committee for that purpose. Tara Stock, a spokes- broke the rules might depend on whether he knew the money he gave the central committee would be used for an inde- pendent expenditure, she Whether Nielsen's gift said. site shows that on Friday, the central committee made the independent expenditure of $12,762 for radio advertising and mailers through Gilliard Planning and Associates. This firm, run by Dave Gilliard, also has been serving as the campaign consultant to Williams. One of the rules regard- ing independent expendi- tures is that there be no "coordination" between the candidate's campaign and those campaigning for the candidate through independent expenditures. Stock was asked if hir- ing a candidate's cam- paign consultant with money from an indepen- Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, who is carrying a bill that would increase fees for all veteran's license plates and create a new ''support our troops'' variation, said she is look- ing for a way to add an oversight mechanism by amending the bill in the Senate. Money from these plates is supposed to go to county veteran service offices. ''It would be deeply disturbing to think that that money wasn't reach- ing veterans directly,'' the Concord Democrat said during an interview on the Assembly floor. ''When you consider the sacrifice veterans have made, we need to do everything to ensure that the small amount of money that people are designating for their help should reach them.'' Malfa, D-Willows, has written a bill that would allow California drivers to buy special eight-character vanity plates, with a portion of the addi- tional fees going to open-space preservation. He called the raid on the memorial license plate fund ''shameful'' and said it could damp- en enthusiasm for future specialty plates. ''When the state just flat mugs the fund, it's a betrayal and it does- n't keep the faith that the people expected,'' he said. ''If people hear this story, they're going to be much more skeptical.'' Specialty license plate sales have been declining since the recession began. Californians bought or renewed about 380,000 of the plates in 2011, 10 percent fewer than in 2009. La Malfa and Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, called the Bill would create new In the Senate, Sen. Doug La The Secretary of State's ing and how it was more than just being at a hospital and can include relief work and other opportunities that allow for travel while working. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. dent expenditure meant to benefit that candidate vio- lated rules regarding coor- dination. She said she wasn't sure. for office this year. He said if LaMalfa is elected to Congress and leaves the state Senate, he will seek LaMalfa's Senate seat. Nielsen is not running The Secretary of State's website indicated Nielsen's 2012 Assembly campaign committee has $236,740. The Tehama County Republican Central Com- mittee has endorsed Williams. Williams, Logue, Nielsen and Gilliard could not be reached for com- ment Wednesday after- noon. Department of Finance audit a good start but said the nonpartisan Leg- islative Analyst's Office or the inde- pendent state auditor's office would be better suited to the job. The finance department is part of the governor's administration. ate Transportation and Housing Committee, said he will send a letter to Brown and is likely to include the issue in oversight hearings this win- ter. DeSaulnier, chairman of the Sen- sight,'' DeSaulnier said. ''These are large amounts of money that needs to have proper oversight and a sec- ond set of eyes, and I'm pleased with the administration looking into it, and we'll partner with them.'' ''There needs to be proper over- taken by Brown and Schwarzeneg- ger money should be paid back, but only once the state budget crisis has passed. Huffman said the $3 million have to been made in a crisis, but over time, we're going to honor that obligation to the dollar,'' Huffman said. ''Tough decisions on cash flow Assemblyman Mike Gatto, who is carrying a bill that would let car enthusiasts pay extra for retro ''legacy'' California license plates, also said he was worried about the ramifications of the AP examina- tion. His bill directs the license plate revenue directly to the Department of Motor Vehicles. When he introduced his legisla- tion on the Assembly floor Wednes- day, the Los Angeles Democrat emphasized that the program would not benefit any special funds. The bill passed unanimously. STATE BRIEFING create new funding sources for state parks and limit the California Department of Parks and Recreation's author- ity to close them has passed the Assembly. AB1589 by Democratic Assemblyman Jared Huff- man of San Rafael also requires the department to mod- ernize its fee collection and allow residents to donate to parks by buying special license plates or checking a box on their tax returns. Lawmakers approved the bill on a 74-0 vote Wednes- funding for state parks SACRAMENTO (AP) — Bipartisan legislation to day, sending it to the Senate. The bill is one of several moving through the Legisla- ture aimed at saving most of the 70 parks slated for fore- closure because of California's ongoing budget crisis. AB1589 also requires the department to publicly explain its rationale for closing other parks in the future. domestic violence victims SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Assembly has unan- imously approved legislation allowing judges to order elec- tronic monitors placed on defendants accused of domestic violence while they are awaiting trial. Bill adds protection for San Diego, would allow a judge to order defendants to wear a GPS device when a restraining order is issued against them in a domestic violence case. Hueso said Wednesday that the so-called Cathy's Law AB2467, by Democratic Assemblyman Ben Hueso of ''turns a restraining order into real and tangible protection for domestic violence victims.'' The local government also would have to adopt a policy authorizing such electronic monitoring. ate. Sen. Joel Anderson, a Republican from La Mesa, says the bill endangers public safety. Leno says sheriffs could re-incarcerate freed inmates The bill passed the Assembly 68-0 and goes to the Sen- Calif. grocery chain workers move closer to strike WEST SACRAMENTO (AP) — Workers at one of Northern California's largest supermarket chains are mov- ing closer to a possible strike after the supermarket declared an impasse in talks over a new contract. Local 5 of the United Food and Commercial Workers after Raley's declared an impasse Friday following months of talks over a new contract. The impasse declaration allows Raley's to implement a International Union, which represents the majority of Raley's supermarkets' 7,750 unionized workers, has already authorized a strike. Local 8 of the Food and Com- mercial Workers union plans to hold a strike authorization vote soon. Officials at Local 8 said they decided to seek the vote final offer after the existing contract expires June 6, forcing the union to accept the deal or strike. Raley's is seeking cuts in healthcare benefits and premi- um pay and wants to eliminate health care for retirees, according to union officials. trafficking scheme SACRAMENTO (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted the owners of two Northern California indoor gardening stores for allegedly operating a drug traffick- ing ring that grew and sold large amounts of marijuana. The U.S. Attorney's office said the indictment hand- ed up on Thursday charges Steven Ortega Sr. and his wife, Marla Ortega, of Byron, furnishing growers with equipment and sometimes start-up funds from their Growers Choice Hydroponics stores in return for a share of the pot proceeds. 30 indicted in alleged pot two adult sons, Steven Ortega Jr. and Matt Ortega, and 28 other people who allegedly grew or sold marijuana. Lauren Horwood, a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner, says 26 of the defendants appeared in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty. Five are being held without bail, and six remain at large. Also implicated by the grand jury were the couple's