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becomingareservedeputy. One of the more interest- ing cases to come through while he was involved in law enforcement was the Cameron Hooker case in which Colleen Stan was kid- napped and held captive for years, commonly known as the Girl in the Box. Eddy said he saw a head box con- nected to the case that in- vestigators found at a prop- erty outside of Red Bluff city limits when it came through the department's booking area one day while working. During his time with the department, Eddy was named Officer of the Year by the Deputy Sheriff's As- sociation in 2006 and the Corning Exchange Club in 2010. He was recognized twice as Volunteer of the Year, in 1989 and 1991. There have been a lot of changes over the years, but technology has been one of the biggest Eddy has seen, including the types of weap- ons officers carry from the batons to the firearms. While Eddy spent much of his time as a patrol dep- uty, he did work at the courthouse a few times through the years. The first time he worked there, at the time of Judge Ed King, hap- pened because a bailiff was out sick and he was asked to fill in. Several of Eddy's cowork- ers came to say goodbye at a retirement party held Thursday, including Sher- iff's Lt. Yvette Borden. "Deputy Eddy has always been one of the most helpful most reliable deputies that work here," Borden said. "He would help anywhere needed for any reason. He never called in sick, he al- ways did what was asked and he was an all around great employee. His great personality and his de- pendability will be missed. I have worked with him all my career and he's never changed. He's always been happy, joking and just con- tent to work each and ev- ery day he was scheduled." Sheriff Dave Hencratt said Eddy has been a ded- icated deputy throughout his career and always car- ried out his assigned du- ties with professionalism and no complaint. "It's been a privilege to work with him," Hencratt said. Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston has worked with Eddy since 1990. "He was always my go- to guy," Johnston said. "He never once said no, not even at 3 a.m. When he was still a reserve he of- ten rode as the second guy when he didn't have to. He did his hours of time and then some. He was an asset to the department." While Eddy does not have specific plans, he plans to stay in Tehama County, where he moved to from up- state New York after a visit to his brother. "My brother lived here in Red Bluff and we came on vacation in 1983," Eddy sad. "My ex-wife said let's move out here and three weeks later we had our stuff in my brother's barn in the Bend and we drove out here." Although he has 11 years of volunteer service in with the department prior to his 20 years served as a deputy he may not be done just yet. Eddy is considering joining the Sheriffs Team of Active Retired Seniors, or STARS, he said. Deputy FROMPAGE1 CONTRIBUTEDPHOTOS Tehama County Sheriff's Deputy Dale Eddy retired Thursday a er 20years as a deputy and 11years prior as a volunteer. Tehama County Sheriff's Deputy Dale Eddy. local programs and soon af- ter started collecting mon- etary donations as well. Those donations were col- lected by placing decorated coffee cans on the counters of more than 150 local busi- nesses, making $8,000 the average of donations raised each year. For the last three years The Gold Exchange has partnered with Tehama To- gether and Orle Jackson, ex- ecutive director of Tehama Together, to grow the pro- gram. Tehama Together has been the fiscal agent as a non-profit to provide a way to accept donations on be- half of the program. For the first four years the program collected just food but since working with Tehama Together organiz- ers are able to receive mon- etary donations to better fit the needs of food pantries with a wide variety of food choices. Woods said that it touched her heart to hear that nearly 19 percent of Te- hama County residents do not have access to enough food to sustain a healthy life. The program has a part- nership with Nu-Way Mar- ket in Los Molinos and the North State Food Bank for food banks to purchase emergency food through- out the year. Some $17,000 has been raised in the past two years, with each of about 20 participating pro- grams receiving almost $900 for a combined pur- chase of $60,000 worth of food, Woods said. The partners provide Tehama County food pan- tries with fresh vegetables and fruit as well as canned items and baby formula, to name a few of the needs. The organizations, groups or causes benefiting from this program this past year include Alternatives to Violence, Bridgeway to Hope, Channel of Love Min- istry, Corning Christian As- sistance, Freedom Church and First Baptist Church of Red Bluff. Jackson said some groups benefit by getting assistant to continue their own food programs, like Vineyard Christian Fel- lowship which receives help with its five-day meal program for the homeless and other emergency shel- ter services. Woods thanked the spon- sors that have supported the program, including the newest sponsor North State Public Radio out of Chico. The seventh annual Funds For Food From The Heart will be held from Sept. 1-17. For more information on Food From The Heart and to donate via paypal, visit foodfromthehearttehama- county.com. Business FROM PAGE 1 By Alison Noon TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO California Secretary of State Alex Pa- dilla certified Friday that more than 8.5 million peo- ple, or 47.7 percent of reg- istered voters, participated in the June primary, and that Hillary Clinton deci- sively won the state's Dem- ocratic race. Turnout just surpassed the 47.5 percent of Cali- fornia's 1992 primary — the lowest participation rate of the four presiden- tial primaries without an incumbent in at least the last quarter century, ac- cording to the secretary of state's office. The historically low par- ticipation didn't match re- cord-high voter registra- tion, but it beat forecasts of an even lower turnout. Still, election experts had held out hope that a con- tested Democratic pri- mary, although winding down, would draw enough new voters in the liberal state to further exceed ex- pectations. "Considering all the election hype and media coverage and money and the fact that Clinton and Bernie Sanders had rallied across the state, you could have argued that we'd see more," said Mindy Romero, director of the California Civic Engagement Project at the University of Califor- nia, Davis. She noted that the number only accounts for about 34 percent of Cal- ifornia's eligible voters. She and other experts said several factors could have played a role in turn- out dropping ahead of election day. Donald Trump secured the Republican nomina- tion a month before Cali- fornia's primary. An Asso- ciated Press delegate count the day before the pri- mary showed Clinton had clinched the Democratic nomination. And nonpar- tisan voters may have been ill-informed or confused about how to vote in the presidential race. The report released Friday evening reflected a steady increase in the number of Californians who vote by mail. The 5 million people who cast vote-by-mail ballots, about 59 percent of those who participated, were greater in number than any previ- ous California primary. The data show few re- sults changed in the weeks of vote-counting following the June 7 election in the nation's most populous state. Clinton maintained her 53-to-46 percent win over Sanders in the Democratic primary. Although that margin closed from ini- tial returns showing Clin- ton leading 56 percent to 43 percent, results have proved false Sanders' claim that absentee votes would indicate a tight race. In the Republican pres- idential primary, Don- ald Trump won nearly 75 percent of California GOP votes. John Kasich placed second with 11 percent and Ted Cruz took third with 9.5 percent, even though they had already dropped out of the race. The June primary also set up an intraparty bat- tle between Democrats for the U.S. Senate seat. Attor- ney General Kamala Har- ris had a large margin over Democratic rival Rep. Lo- retta Sanchez, with 40 per- cent to 19 percent. California gives county officials a full month to count votes and report election outcomes to the secretary of state. But a unique set of circum- stances this year meant as many as 2.5 million ballots couldn't be counted im- mediately after the polls closed on election night. Most of the late bal- lots arrived close to elec- tion day or were likely still in the mail. State law al- lows vote-by-mail ballots to be counted if they are received within three days of an election. There were also hun- dreds of thousands of pro- visional ballots that re- quire extra verification and take longer to record, many from voters not af- filiated with either party who did not realize they had to specifically request a Democratic ballot to par- ticipate in the Democratic presidential primary. "We don't know if this is the highest number we've ever seen in terms of un- processed ballots, but for a primary this is very un- usual," Romero said. The respected Field Poll had forecast a turnout of 8 million, or 44.7 percent of the state's 17.9 million registered voters, before the election. ELECTION California certifies low primary turnout, victory for Clinton By Russell Contreras The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Route 66, the historic U.S. highway made famous for attracting gas-guzzling Chevrolet Bel Airs and 1957 Cadillacs trav- eling from Chicago to Los Angeles, is turning green. TheMotherRoadhasseen in recent months a growing numberofelectriccarcharg- ing stations along the 2,500- mile path, and some states even are pushing for solar panels and electric buses. In Illinois, where Route 66 begins, the state has in- stalled a network of electric vehiclechargingstationfrom LakeMichigantotheMissis- sippi River. BMW, Mitsubi- shi, and Nissan are support- ing the $1 million effort with technical help from the Uni- versityofCaliforniaatDavis. Officialssayittheprojectwill cover eight cities, and each site will have at least one fast-charging station. "This infrastructure has the clear potential to save drivers money while deliver- ing environmental benefits to the state and the nation," Gustavo Collantes, with the UC Davis Policy Institute and lead of the Zero Emis- sion MAP initiative, said at the time of the project's an- nouncement. Earlier this year, Mis- souri's highway department announced it was eying a project to cover a portion of its Route 66 with road-ready solar panels. Under the ex- periment, roadways would be embedded with solar panels to provide energy to nearby rest stops. Theelectronicsofthepan- els would be inside glass- covered, hexagonal sections weighing about 70 pounds each. Solar Roadways, an Idaho-basedcompanydevel- oping solar panels, said the formulated tempered glass would support the weight of semi-trucks and has a trac- tion surface like asphalt. Solar Roadways also said this month it was in talks with a Ramada hotel in Kingman, Arizona along Route 66 about placing so- lar panels in a parking lot. The hotel isn't the one trying to get in the action. Bella Roma Bed & Break- fast innkeeper Laura Fer- rary said she installed a Tesla supercharger at her Al- buquerque spot after seeing an offer from Tesla seeking motel charging station. She also anticipates more en- vironmentally-conscience travelers in the future. "It's just something I thought would be perfect for us since we like to be eco-friendly and those who drive Tesla cars are high- end travelers," Ferrary said. In the six months her up- scale bed & breakfast has had the charger, it's been used only twice, she said. "But I bet that changes soon," she said. This week, the city of Al- buquerque announced it would purchase of fleet of 60-foot articulated bat- tery-electric transit buses for a planned rapid tran- sit project along Albuquer- que's Route 66 in the Nob Hill neighborhood. TRAVEL Route 66 becoming green with charging stations, solar panels RUSSELL CONTRERAS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A charging station, center, at the Sandia Peak Inn along Albuquerque's Route 66sits behind an American Indian statue in N.M. The historically low participation didn't match record- high voter registration, but it beat forecasts of an even lower turnout. Thank you! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. CarmenJeanBuchingnani Carmen Jean Buchingnani, age 80, of Red Bluff, CA, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ July 5, 2016. Carmen was born in Florence, OR and moved to Eugene, OR while in High school. She met and married Michael Lathrop and had 3 children. After parting ways, Carmen met and married Robert Buchingnani. She resid- ed in Red Bluff, CA until her passing. Carmen worked for PG&E for 30 years as a customer service representative. She was active in PG&E Retiree's activities. While in Woodland, Carmen was a Girl Scout and Boy Scout Leader. She also enjoyed her women's bowling league. Carmen owned Serenity Nail Spa and Serenity Exotic Birds in Red Bluff. She was also an ac- complished painter. Survivors include her mother, Beatrice Faris, Brother David (Jan) Faris, sons Mitchell and A. Scott (Carolyn) Lathrop. Grand Children Keith and Dane Lathrop, Christa (Jed) Gambino, Michael, Preston (Mikyla), and Danielle Lathrop. Great-Grandchildren Ayla, Vincent, Graham and Bennett. Carmen was preceded in death by her father Alvin Faris, brother Jack Faris and daughter Michelle Hock. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 9 A