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THURSDAY JUNE 14, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A Breaking news at: Pastimes Country Joe at the State RED BLUFF U.S. Open SPORTS 1B Sunny 96/62 Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 I-5 to be named in officer's memory wanted, but one that should not be forgotten. On Nov. 19, 10 years will By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer It's an anniversary no one have passed since Red Bluff Police Officer David Mobilio was murdered while on duty. The 31-year-old Mobilio was coming up on his fourth anniversary with the depart- ment. His primary duty was as a Drug Abuse Resistance Educa- tion (DARE) Officer. On the night of his murder he was fill- ing in for a fellow officer. While there have been plenty Memorial Freeway." of tributes to Mobilio over the past decade, the latest effort involves the entire community. Plans are in motion to rename the section of Interstate 5 that runs through Red Bluff the "Officer David F. Mobilio As part of the renaming pro- cedure $5,000 must be raised by private sources and resolutions must be passed through the state Assembly and Senate. "It's important that we con- tinue to remember that there can be no greater sacrifice than to give your life in service of the community," Police Chief Paul Nanfito said. Mobilio's widow, Linda By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer 96 and fair Memorable Maudie Hermetet, the 96-year-old fair lady of Los Molinos, is at it again, baking and canning for competition in local area fairs. County's Silver Dollar Fair, Herme- tet won 38 ribbons with 45 entries. She had to slow down, with an injured foot and swollen knee, she said. She did much of her baking using a walker. Just coming from the Butte titions off an on since the 1960s, she has entered fairs in Gridley, Orland, Chico, Shasta County and Red Bluff. Baking for others and for compe- once. She even entered the state fair, It is getting harder, Hermetet said. She will be 97 in August, and she sometimes wonders if she should stop. "A lot of people in their 90s Mobilio-Keeling, said Nanfito has been committed to keep- ing the family con- nected to the depart- ment since her hus- band's death. She said the freeway renaming means a great deal to her and especially for her son Luke. "To just keep his legacy alive for him, that's what means the most," she said. At its last meet- ing, the City Coun- cil set up an account to collect funds for the highway's renaming. Legisla- tive policy requires no public money be Mobilio See I-5, page 7A Man sought for punching pregnant woman in stomach A registered sex offender released early from prison punched the pregnant mother of his unborn child in the stomach early Wednesday morning. According to a Red Bluff Police Department press release, Punikailani "John" Kalei Nahinu punched the woman, who was 22 weeks pregnant, before fleeing from their Duncan Road apartment around 1 a.m. The woman declined medical treatment and told day. Nahinu had been released from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation onto Post Release Community Supervision. Nahinu had been sentenced to five years and four don't even enter the fair," she said. Her neighbors love it, Hermetet said. They get all the extras when she is baking. She keeps going just for the fun of it, she said. "It's sort of a challenge," Herme- tet said. 20 baked items, and canned goods, such as jellies and pickles. She won ribbons on all her pies, which she enjoyed making the most, she said. She entered six pies, more than Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner In all, she had 12 blue ribbons, 18 red ribbons and 8 white ribbons, she said. They will be added to the wall of her mobile home near the Sacra- mento River where her fair ribbons span most of her dining area wall. She also has a quilt in her spare bedroom made of at least 100 rib- bons she has won that are stitched together. Although she received no best of show ribbons in Chico this year, she Maudie Hermetet, 96, of Los Molinos is known for her baking, entering and winning at area fairs nearly every year. This photo was taken last year in her home where she hangs her numerous winning ribbons across an entire wall. Baking and canning is just some- thing she enjoys. She also volunteers at the Tehama County Museum one day a month and makes bandages for can- cer patients, she said. Cops seek info in Paynes Creek fight The Redding Police Department is seeking information on a fight that led to the death of an 81- year-old Paynes Creek man. Officers were sent at 10:55 a.m. Monday to Costco, 1300 Dana Drive, for reports of a fight where they found Robert Leonard Mix years of Paynes Creek, lying on the sidewalk in front of the store. party was identified as Gerald Eugene Carpenter, 70, of Lakehead. During an investiga- tion, witnesses said Mix was sitting in his Dodge pickup waiting for a park- ing space, which impeded traffic, causing congestion in the parking lot. The other involved Carpenter walked past Mix as he was seated in his vehicle and hit Mix on the arm, which resulted in an argument regarding Mix blocking traffic and Carpenter challenging Mix to a fight, according to a Redding Police Department press release. Mix got out of his pickup and tried to hit Carpenter with his metal cane, but Carpenter grabbed the cane. Both subjects fell to the ground as they struggled over it, during which time Mix hit his head on the asphalt and Carpenter fell on top of him. Mix, who was con- scious and speaking with medical personnel, was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for treatment where he imme- diately underwent emer- gency surgery for a head injury, according to the 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See FIGHT, page 7A was pleased with getting three $10 gift certificates to Maisie Jane's of Chico, she said. "If I enter the Red Bluff fair, it's going to be less because they have so much competition," she said. Looking ahead, Hermetet isn't sure if she will be doing the fairs again next year. However, when the fairs come around again, she probably won't be able to resist, she said. Bird fails to lure game wardens By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Department of Fish & Game didn't take Don Bird's bait Wednesday. With a worm on his hook, the community activist was hoping to be issued a citation for fishing without a license. News Wednesday after- noon he had gathered with a dozen supporters and a television news crew at Woodson Bridge Tehama County Park in the morn- ing in what he hoped would be the first step to a debate over whether fish- ing licenses are constitu- tional Bird told the Daily The California Depart- ment of Fish & Game never came. Bird said several of his friends called the depart- ment to report someone was fishing without a license and the department should send a warden to issue a citation. "We saw no reason to be drawn into his publicity stunt," Fish & Game spokesperson Janice Mack- ey said. picket Fish & Game's Red- ding office next week with signs that call them cow- ards. Bird said he plans to officers she would see her doctor the next morning. Officers were looking for the 34-year-old Wednes- See PREGNANT, page 7A "They know damn well Don Bird is going to win on this one and they're terri- fied," Bird said. As for the actual fishing, Bird said he didn't have any better luck with the catch, but he wasn't trying too hard. Corning retains two as consultants By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Questions arose from the audience Tuesday regarding two contracts for inde- pendent consultants, which the City Council approved unani- mously for Planning Director John Stoufer and 4-1 for former City Manager Steve Kimbrough. Stoufer will retire as of June 30, but has offered to come back and work part-time as an inde- pendent planning consultant for the city. His contract will be for $40 per hour, up to 960 hours in a year. Kimbrough retired at the end of February, leaving the city manager position in the hands of Public Works Director John Brewer. 'This is in no way a reflection on the individual, but are we (the city) sending out a request for proposal for this or are we continuing to provide positions for retirees' — Ross Turner Under a contract that ended May 29, Kimbrough worked as a financial consultant to assist Brewer at the rate of $4,500 per month. His new contract will be $60 per hour, but on an as needed basis to be determined by Brew- er. The contract sets the limit for Kimbrough's hours at 150 hours. In both cases, Corning resident and former City Councilman Ross Turner questioned the process by which the two men were selected. "This is in no way a reflection on the individual, but are we (the city) sending out a request for proposal for this or are we con- tinuing to provide positions for retirees," Turner said. good job, a request for proposal would take a great deal of staff time, he said. Corning resident Susan Price had a problem with the mutual indemnity clause in the contract, she said. "The mutual indemnity clause is unusual," Price said. "Most cities and counties require con- sultants to carry their own. The clause clouds the issue and it could be viewed as them being an employee." A request for proposal in the case of a job is different in that it is not just the price being consid- ered, but also the qualifications, Kimbrough said. If there is already someone who is known to be able to do a City Attorney Michael Fitz- patrick said, while the clause is unusual, it does not determine whether the person is viewed as an independent consultant. Stoufer said the indemnifica- tion clause is a part of the con- tract because of the code enforce- ment part of his duties in plan- ning and because he was once named in a lawsuit merely for doing his job as a code enforcer. "If it is taken out, I cannot accept the contract," Stoufer said. For Kimbrough's contract, in which Councilman John Leach was the lone no vote, Turner said he objected to the contract because Brewer should be able to See CORNING, page 7A