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have a voice in determining whether local governments take on that risk,'' Andrew Souvall, a PG&E spokesman, said. ''If things don't work out, the local governments and taxpayers are on the hook for what could be millions of dol- lars.'' The initiative would also force existing public power entities — such as Los Angeles' Department of Water and Power and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District — to obtain a two-thirds vote from cus- tomers before expanding into new territory. ''Our constitution in California for many decades preserved a right for citizens to create their own electric district sys- tems,'' said Bill Slaton, a member of SMUD's board, whose seven members unanimously oppose the initiative. ''This initiative would effectively make it impossible for other com- munities to do what we've done in Sacramento.'' Public power advocates said CCA gives communi- ties the power to buy larger portions of their energy from renewable sources than is currently available from PG&E or other investor-owned utilities. In May, the first CCA in California will begin pro- viding an alternative to PG&E for about 10,000 customers in Marin Coun- ty, north of San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge. Four other states — Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Ohio — also have laws allowing towns and cities to create a CCA. When up and running fully, Marin Clean Energy would give almost 200,000 current PG&E customers in seven cities the choice of buying energy derived from 100-percent renewable sources for a higher cost, or a 25-percent renewable energy plan for rates mir- roring PG&E's. Energy will still be delivered over PG&E trans- mission lines, and the com- pany would still handle billing. Continued from page 1A Tuesday, February 16, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Bartlett & Spence 1395 Montgomery Rd. Red Bluff, Ca • 527-2276 Marie Bartlett & Shirley Spence and • Payroll • Bookkeeping Open year around DW PLUMBING INC. Local Plumbers Serving all Your Plumbing Needs Since 1993 530 527-6403 Lic. No 679492 Major Credit Cards Accepted $ Money $ 2 Lend Cash 4 Notes McKinley Mortgage Co. CA DRE # 01773837 Call 530-241-0977 800-909-1977 Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. www.affordablemortuary.net 529-3655 Dr. Andrew Pomazal D.O.D.C. Physician & Surgeon General Medicine Accepting New Patients 528-2066 2050 Main St, Red Bluff • High Blood Pressure • Diabetes • Joint & Muscle Pain • Lung Problems Obituaries PEARL HOUGH LAMB Pearl Hough Lamb, a teach- er for over 30 years at Buck- eye Elementary, died Thurs- day in her home in Los Moli- nos. She was 77. Born in Klamath Falls, Ore- gon on April 14th 1932, Mrs. Lamb grew up in Mount Shasta, California where she graduated high school in 1950. The daughter of a logger in the region, she was the first in her family to graduate from college at Chico State Teacher's Col- lege (Later CSU Chico). She spent most of her teaching career as a 5th grade teacher at Buckeye Elementary School, in Redd- ing, California, and was known for her humor and finding innovative ways to encourage students to enjoy reading. To bring her favor- ite author - Mark Twain - to life in the classroom, she started an annual frog jump and toad race at the school to mimic Twain's classic The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. For many years Mrs. Lamb played golf with her family at Lake Redding Golf Course, and enjoyed her trips to Eur- eka to take walks on the beach. She had a passion for crossword puzzles com- pleting as many as 12 a week. Lamb is survived by her husband Dallas Lamb; and three sons Bruce, Brian and Todd Lamb; and seven grandchildren; her sister Sandy Hough Shepard and brother Tom Hough. She was preceded in death by her brother, Lonzo Hough. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Friday, Feb- ruary 19th, at Mount Shasta Memorial Chapel, with graveside service following where she will be laid to rest beside her parents George and Florrie Hough. A recep- tion will follow at a location to be determined. Mount Shasta Funeral Home is located at 830 Las- sen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA, 96067. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made - in her name - to Buckeye Ele- mentary School's Library Fund. Proceeds will go to purchasing books for the school's library. Donations should be mailed to: C/O Bruce Lamb, 2959 Sacra- mento Drive, Redding, CA 96001. GERALD JOSEPH CAPOTE Gerald Joseph Capote, 77 of Red Bluff died peacefully at home with his sons by his side on February 11, 2010 after a 10 year battle with cancer. He was born July 26, 1932 in Half Moon Bay. He was married to the love of his life Shirley Ann Capote until No- vember 6, 2008 when she sadly passed away from cancer after 54 years of marriage. Jerry was a member of the Operating Engineers for 45 years and was an active member of the Moose Lodge. He is survived by his sons Russell and Patrick Capote, daughter-in-law Lori and proud grandfather of Jenni- fer and Joseph Capote as well as many loved nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held Saturday February 20, 2010 an 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Bluff with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery in Red Bluff. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made in his name to the American Cancer Soci- ety. PATRICIA (TRISH) HURLEY ADAMS Patricia (Trish) Hurley Adams, the youngest child of Charles A. Hurley and El- eanor Vuksan died unex- pectedly on February 5, 2010. Born in Livermore, CA on September 30, 1961, graduated from Livermore High School in 1979. Trish wanted to live and study in the Mt. Shasta area and settled in Red Bluff mar- rying Richard Adams and raising two children, Kyle (19) and Sarah (24). Predeceased by her mother Eleanor in 1977, she is sur- vived by her husband Ri- chard, her children Sarah and Kyle, her father Chuck, step-mother Ann Hurley, sis- ter Jane, brother John, son- in-law Jeffrey Mattingly, and newly born granddaughter Ella. Trish maintained contact with a group of high school chums through the years, and always anticipated sum- mer holidays with them at Lake Tahoe. In her career, she enjoyed working as a medical assis- tant and x-ray technician at various places in Red Bluff and Redding. Trish also en- joyed cooking, hiking, swim- ming, gardening, reading, and visiting Livermore to help with family gatherings. Trish will be remembered long and lovingly by her family and friends for her generous spirit, her wide welcome smile, her sense of humor, her willingness to help anyone, anytime, and her endless tales of life in Red Bluff. Her wishes were to be cre- mated, and no services are planned at this time. ROGER TENNISON Amory, Miss.—Roger Lee Tennison, 56, died Satur- day, February 13, 2010 in Monroe County, Miss. a day before his anniversary after a sudden illness while walk- ing his dog. Born November 4, 1953 in Corning, CA, he was the son of Arthur Lee Tennison and the late Carol Campbell Tennison. He married Lee Barnes Febru- ary 14, 1999 in Laughlin, NV who survives. An electronic technician, he worked for the U.S. Navy on Air Navi- gation and Mine hunting systems for 25 years in San Francisco, San Diego, and Panama City, becoming a GS-13 in 2000. Upon his re- tirement in 2007 he and his wife moved to Becker in Monroe County, Miss. build- ing their dream log home on the waterway. Making many friends in Mississippi, he en- joyed reloading rifle cartridg- es and shotgun shells and woodworking. An avid out- doorsman, he enjoyed hunt- ing and fishing and was proud of his prize trophy, a caribou he took while in Quebec, Canada. A be- loved husband, his last act was to buy a dozen red roses for his wife, and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. A memorial service will be Friday, February 19, 2010 at the E.E. Pickle Funeral Home Chapel in Amory with Bro. P.J. Mortensen officiat- ing. Survivors include his wife, Lee Tennison of Amo- ry, MS; his father, Arthur Tennison of Cottonwood, CA; one brother, Steven Ar- thur Tennison of Snohom- ish, WA; one sister, Donna Tennison Koch of Red Bluff, CA; and several nieces and great nieces and nephews and great nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother. Visitation will be at 1pm until service time at 2pm on Fri- day at the funeral home. the high school's facilities include Little League, the youth soccer league, the Top Fuelers wrestling team and the Triton swim team. The facility use fees are not new, said Joe Kittle, Red Bluff Union High School's maintenance director. Youth sports offi- cials knew the increases were coming. "We met individually with each group, and they knew about the increase," Kittle said. "It is nothing new. What is new is that we are going to implement it." The facility use fees schedule was developed in 1980. In 2000, the school board made a review of the fees schedule and established the existing rates. In 2008, Kittle and other high school repre- sentatives met with each youth sport league presi- dent to talk about cost- saving measures. A process was put into place to slowly increase the fees. Last year, fees were increased somewhat to give the teams time to adjust and figure out what they needed to do. The fees are not any- thing against youth sports, Kittle said. The high school rents its facilities to several different organiza- tions and all have to abide by the usage fee schedule. It is the right of the school to recuperate the costs for maintaining its facility for the extra use outside of school purposes. Little League President Scott Smith understands where the school is com- ing from, but he needs to look out for the best inter- est of the league, and the fee increase could have an impact on the number of participants, he said. Participation in Little League was down 15 per- cent last season, even though the league offered twice as many scholar- ships. Though the league is not increasing registra- tion fees this season, it may have to in the future. The 10- to 12-week season already costs parents $60 for registration and a $50 work bond. "I feel for them. I really do," Smith said. "I'm sure he (Kittle) doesn't get any enjoyment from charging us $5,000, but at the same time I think it's going to make it that much harder to make it (Little League) more affordable." The usage fee increase could mean youth sports will have to look else- where to play if they can- not pay, but that's not real- ly a viable option, coaches said. "Right now the high school's field is the only field in town that we can use," Coates said. "For youth sports to start play- ing in the parks in town, it would take quite a bit to do that." Both coaches agreed the fee increase would not be such a big deal if they could find other facilities besides the high school's to use. But there are no other facilities available in Red Bluff, and for that, they blame the city. The high school has bent over backwards for youth sports, but the city has done very little to show it cares, Smith said. There is a lack of support from the community and city to find a place for youth sports. People will say they support youth sports, but when it comes down to it, they do not really do anything. Other communities have parks and recreation districts that support youths. Take for example the Chico Area Recreation and Park District and the facilities it provides for youth sports in Chico, Smith said. No matter what hap- pens, "it's frustrating to be a volunteer in youth sports right now," Smith said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Continued from page 1A FEES "Judy was the queen bee of the Paskenta Quilters," said her husband Dick Chamberlain. "Betty Bureau got the group started and she asked Judy to take over and head it up." With nowhere to store material since the group meets at the com- munity hall, much of the fabric in the early days was stored at the Chamberlain's house, he said. Upon his wife's death, Chamberlain said he brought "cupboards and cup- boards" of fabric to be donated to the group. Some of that fabric was seen in quilts at the 2010 show, including one quilt that featured a variety of cats. Other quilts on display included everything from heirloom quilts made in the 1800s to quilts made within the last few years. The 16-quilt collection from the 1800s belonging to Marguerite Ellis Kutz drew much attention from those passing by, especially the crazy quilt made for her relative Mildred Boyne Kutz for her wed- ding. A tag on the quilt said Mildred Kutz's father was a dentist in San Francisco who built the Grand Opera of San Francisco. Another much admired quilt was one made in 2005 in which each block represents a pattern used in the underground railroad. The bot- tom right hand block had a para- graph explaining what each pattern would have meant to those involved. Gerri Bettencourt of San Jose was one of many who stopped to look at the quilt and enjoy the histo- ry it shared. Bettencourt said she was amazed by the condition of many of the older quilts on display and also thought it was nice to see so many of the older patterns in new quilts. "The colors change, but the pat- tern remains the same," Bettencourt said. Her friend Rhonda Creeger said she enjoyed seeing the amazing hand stitching on many of the quilts. The two friends decided to attend after Creeger heard about the quilt show at a Valentine's Day dinner in Elk Creek. "It's fun to see what someone else sees," Bettencourt said. "You get inspired by other people's vision. Solberg was inspired to make a Christmas gift for a family member from old upholstery samples. "It was just a bunch of scraps I found in the dumpster, Solberg said. Patty Kelly has been a member of the Paskenta Quilters since it began, she said. "All of us (in the original group) wanted to learn to quilt," Kelly said. The spirit of that tradition contin- ues today in the group, which meets at 10:30 a.m. Mondays in the Paskenta Community Hall, 13140 Toomes Camp Road. Solberg said when she first start- ed quilting after moving from the Bay Area, she was completely over- whelmed and couldn't even sew on a button. "We're not a guild, just a group of women who quilt, crochet and just have fun," Solberg said. ""We help each other on all our projects. Anyone who wants to come, we'd love to have them." The group does have monthly dues of $5 to pay for the garbage costs at the Community Hall, but is otherwise very laid back, she said. Anyone interested in joining can call Solberg at 833-0269. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Continued from page 1A STITCH looks like it will be another great success." Teams of between five and eight people, who are asked to raise a minimum of $100 each, take turns riding the track with at least one team member on the track at all times. The event, which takes place at Tehama District Fair- ground, will include a lap of silence at the opening and a lap of remembrance for closing, with all participating to signify coming together for an important cause. A survivors' lap will follow the first lap and all survivors are welcome to participate, whether on a team or not. The event, which runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is co-sponsored by the Northern California Reined Cow Horse Association and will include a barbecue lunch and raffle. A Youth Dummy Roping Contest, which is open to rid- ers and anyone else who would like to come, has been added this year, Mcdonald said, sometime in the afternoon. All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. "For me, Ride For Life has become an event I want to be a part of for many years," Mcdonald said. "I have lost loved ones to cancer and I want to be a part of finding a cure. To share my love for horses and my desire to help find a cure for cancer is what makes it all worthwhile. Besides, the day is a lot of fun." This year Mcdonald and Brownfield will have an addi- tional helper in Taylor Collins of Red Bluff, who participat- ed as a rider in 2009. "I had such a great time at last year's Ride For Life," Collins said. "I met a lot of people, won some great prizes, but the most memorable part for me was getting to ride around the track with my great-grandma during the sur- vivors' lap." The entry deadline is March 1. Those interested in find- ing out more about the event can call Mcdonald at 529-9679 or Brownfield at 527-6290. Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Continued from page 1A RIDE FOUL