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Obituaries Don R Stone Don R. Stone was born January 15th, 1940. He passed away on June 11th, 2012. Don was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Naomi Stone, first wife Mary Stone, and second wife Shirley Stone. He is survived by his sister Norma (Henry) Bethel, two daughters Shirley (Jim) Adams and Barbara (Joe) Byrd and numerous grandchil- dren, nieces and nephews. Don was in the Navy and later worked and retired from the railroad. Don loved the out- doors, where he would fish and hunt. Don was a loving husband, father, brother and son. Hoyt will be handling the arrangements. The viewing will be on June 20th from 4pm to 8pm. Services will be held on June 21st at 2pm, followed by graveside services at Oak Hill Cemetery. We will always love and miss him. 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, Alvin H. Mulford, Sr. Alvin H. Mulford, Sr., died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, in Chico. He was 85. Brusie Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. David J. Reeves David J. Reeves died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at his residence in Gerber. He was 62. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Eileen I. Smith Eileen I. Smith died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at her residence in Corning. She was 90. Hall Brothers Corn- ing Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. a brush fire that was sparked by kids and now threatens a subdivision and apartment complex. blaze started by kids REDDING (AP) — Redding firefighters are battling Redding fire crews fight The Redding Record-Searchlight reports that the 20- acre blaze was started Tuesday by three children under 10 years old who were playing with fire. Deputy Fire Chief Gerry Gray says the children have been released to parents who could be held liable for the costs of fighting the fire. No injuries have been reported. Gray says the blaze is being fought by numerous fire FIRE Continued from page 1A and the closures were fully lifted by 4:30 p.m., Colburn THEFT Continued from page 1A saw Pope and the youth walking in front of Food and Liquor, 15 Ante- lope Blvd. Officers detained, identified and conducted criminal record checks on both subjects. A records check on Pope showed he was on Post Release Community Supervision and had an active warrant for his arrest. At 5:52 a.m., a Red Bluff officer When officers tried to arrest Pope, he broke free, fleeing on foot while drawing a handgun from his RALLY Continued from page 1A Trinity, and participation by county sheriffs is grow- ing. Hencratt said the gath- erings, which feature a panel of county sheriffs, are basically Town Hall meetings. "It is a chance to talk about our issues," he said. "We've got your back. We are here to be reasonable and do what is right." A rural tax base that Wednesday, June 20, 2012 – Daily News 7A said. The cause is under investigation, he said. lier, reports were received of a vegetation fire on Dusty Way at Rawson About half an hour ear- Road. The fire burned five acres before it was con- tained at 12:33 p.m. The causes of the fires are under investigation. ——— waistband. Pope ran from Food and Liquor toward the Riverside Bar and Grill with officers in pursuit, demanding Pope drop the gun. The pursuit was discontinued when officers lost sight of Pope on the south side of the restaurant and a perimeter was set up with assis- tance from the Tehama County Sheriff's Department and the Cali- fornia Highway Patrol. The Red Bluff Police K-9 and CHP helicopter were called to assist in the search for Pope, who was quickly located and taken into custody without incident. An extensive search for the weapon was made but the gun was not found. four National Forests in Tehama County. He claims, under federal law, his county government should have equal say regarding policies and reg- ulations over those lands managed by U.S. Forest Service. once existed from timber, mining and agriculture is either non-existent or threatened. Over-regula- tion by some environmen- tal government agencies is affecting businesses and rural society as a whole. Hencratt said there are "Road closures in the National Forest will ham- per our law enforcement functions," he said, adding that a Coordination Com- mittee is working through the process of engaging with the federal agency. The goal is to affect feder- al regulations and re-open roads that residents utilize for multiple purposes, including recreation and the ability to fight forest fires. Sheriffs participating will include Siskiyou County Jon Lopey, Del Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Upon seeing Pope resist arrest and run from officers, Pope's com- panion seized the opportunity to run and was not found. It was later discovered the youth was wanted for attempted homicide. Nothing further was available. Pope was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of bur- glary, resisting arrest, possession of a handgun while being a convicted felon and an outstanding no bail warrant. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Norte County Dean Wil- son, Plumas County Greg Hagwood, Trinity County Bruce Haney, Modoc County Mike Poindexter, Mendocino County Tom Allman, Glenn County Larry Jones, Humboldt County Mike Downey and Shasta County Tom Bosenko. "Every time I listen to these other sheriffs, I learn something. I am like a sponge," Hencratt said. "And it is gratifying there are so many citizens inter- ested in hearing from us." have boasted 200-300 attendees, who were excit- ed to participate and ask questions. The last three events The next event will be hosted by Sheriff Dean Wilson in Del Norte County at the fairgrounds in Crescent City on July 14 at 2 p.m. Sheriffs' Events are free. A donation bucket is passed to pay for the rental of the building and basic costs. The local event will be in an air-conditioned auditorium with seating available for more than 1,000. Support Rural America Vendors and groups with information to share are invited to participate by renting a 10-foot space for $20. If you need a table, there is an addition- al $10 charge. Call Patsy Mohlar at 527-6915; Erin Ryan at 515-7135; or Liz Bowen 467-3515 to reserve your space. events are available at www.supportruralameri- ca.com. Youtube videos of past they balanced California's budget and passed it on time for the second year in a row — an achievement they say will begin to restore public confidence in the state Legislature. But is the budget really done? No. Lawmakers last week passed the main budget bill call- ing for $92 billion in state spending for the fiscal year start- ing July 1, but they didn't take up about 20 companion mea- sures known as ''trailer bills.'' Such supporting legislation contains the implementing language of the budget and directs the state on the most con- tentious issues from welfare and health care cuts to funding for jail construction and the first leg of a bullet train. Both houses scheduled floor sessions this week to poten- crews, a helicopter and at least two air tankers. Off-duty personnel have been called for station coverage. The fire is burning in a canyon near where another fire swept through about a year ago. California tobacco tax trails by razor-thin margin SACRAMENTO (AP) — Two weeks after Califor- nia elections, a closely watched effort to impose a new tax on tobacco in the nation's most populous state remains too close to call. With 400,000 ballots outstanding as of Tuesday, the measure that would add a $1-a-pack cigarette tax is trailing by 17,500 votes, according to data compiled by the secretary of state. Through a barrage of campaign ads, tobacco compa- nies were able to cut support for the tax plan spear- headed by champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. Backing for the measure dwindled from a two-thirds majority in March down to a dead heat on Election Day. Opponents raised $47 million to fight the proposal, dramatically outspending supporters, who raised $12 million. FACT CHECK: Democrats not done with budget SACRAMENTO (AP) — Democratic lawmakers say allows Democrats to pass the budget on a one-party vote. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer said he believed the plan is ''financeable,'' meaning it would allow the state to borrow an estimated $10 billion for daily cash flow needs. In a budget dispute last year, the state controller tried to halt lawmakers' pay for 12 days after he concluded they had failed to meet their constitutional June 15 deadline for pass- ing a balanced budget. However, a judge shot down the move, saying the controller's office lacked such authority. Although Democrats passed an initial spending plan to meet the deadline, Brown vetoed it and said it was unbal- anced. A second budget was passed June 28, 2011. At the time, an attorney representing the controller had tially take up more trailer bills. At the same time, Democ- ratic leaders continue to negotiate with Gov. Jerry Brown on the level of cuts to welfare and other sticking points. ''Budgets are tough because finances are hard to come by,'' Brown told reporters Tuesday. ''We're not ready yet.'' Assembly Speaker John Perez said the action taken Fri- day by the Legislature ''balances the budget and puts Cali- fornia on track.'' The plan to close a $15.7 billion shortfall relies heavily on the assumption that voters will approve a tax increase on the November ballot. If the ballot measure fails, automatic cuts will trigger and drastically reduce fund- ing to public schools. Tax opponents say Democrats passed an incomplete warned that the judge was overlooking voters' demands for timely, balanced budgets from the Legislature. ''You could take a piece of paper and write, 'We estimate revenues will meet spending' and you could wrap it around a ham sandwich and you could send it over to the governor and you can call it budget and you can keep your pay,'' said attorney Ross Moody. ''But it's still a ham sandwich.'' Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said Mon- day that Democrats didn't send the governor ''a nothing budget.'' He suggested the differences with the governor are small. budget filled with gimmicks so they can continue getting paid, referring to a provision in California law that blocks pay for legislators if they fail to pass a budget on time. Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, an anti-tax group, said even last year's budget was filled with overly optimistic assumptions about tax col- lections. ''On Friday, legislators sent to you the latest spending plan that was, once again, billions of dollars short of a bal- anced budget,'' Coupal wrote in a newsletter to supporters. ''Why? Because legislators knew that as long as they sent you a 'budget' — no matter how unbalanced — they would still get their paychecks. This is an insult to the intelligence of California voters.'' Since the June 5 voting, Proposition 29 has seemed headed for defeat by razor-thin margins, generally trail- ing by less than a percentage point. have met their requirement for passing a prompt budget under Proposition 25, a 2010 voter-approved measure that No one this year has challenged whether lawmakers In election night returns, the proposal, which would in part fund cancer research, was losing by tens of thou- sands of votes, prompting many to assume it was dead. But supporters have refused to concede defeat. ''Last week, someone was thinking about having a press conference and conceding, and everybody else said, 'Are you out of your mind?''' said Stan Glantz of the University of California, San Francisco's Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Glantz has been running statistical analyses of the returns since the polls closed and said the chances of a reversal are ''unlikely but not impossible.'' ''At this point, everybody's just biting their finger- nails,'' he said. Tobacco tax opponents are also watching returns, but with a more optimistic eye. ''We're not expecting any huge swings, and we are anticipating that our lead will hold,'' said Beth Miller, spokeswoman for the No on 29 campaign. You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. Caring & Compassionate Service Full traditional burial service or cremation Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 THE PASSING PARADE Once again, a person who has passed away has been given an extensive and thorough obituary and therefore little of note about the deceased can be added. In this case, Cheryl Conard Hasse did fine work in noting the passing of Mary Lee Grimes. Cheryl called to ask if I could add any anecdotes regarding Mary Lee…and I drew a near blank. Later, after the obituary was published, I started putting together some pieces to Mary Lee's life...and isn't it odd that many Marys also make use of their middle name? Although I knew her well, and we often contacted one another to verify a bit of Tehama County lore, I could recall that her father was Lloyd Grimes, that he ran a service station and was a distributor for Signal Oil Company. At one time he had a partner named Stone and their plant was located on "east state highway" according to a 1957 phone book. I think his service station was located at 355 Main and that the other Signal Station was run by Doug Courtemanche at Walnut and Madison. The Grimes family lived at 1225 Jefferson and Nell (nee McClure) Savercool), lived with her folks across the street. She was great friends with Mary Lee but disappointed that her athletic neighbor wanted to play marbles whereas Nell wanted to play dolls. Over 50 years of serving Tehama County The obituary well documented Mary Lee's educational pursuits. After graduating from Red Bluff High, she received her AA from Shasta College as well as a BA in Physical Education, and later a Minor in History at University of California at Berkeley, which became a precursor to a lifelong interest in the history of northern California. Perhaps her finest historical achievement was compiling the local bestselling book "Tehama County…the First Fifty Years." However, a line in her obituary foretold her destiny. Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792 While teaching in Sacramento in 1980, her father called her home to care for her ailing mother. She remained in Red Bluff after her mother's demise, and later that of her father's, was employed as a substitute teacher and later held positions in various enterprises about town. The point being that her career might have taken a different turn if she had not heeded the request to care for her mother. But Sacramento's loss was Red Bluff's gain and she continued to pursue her love of local history until her own demise on the 12th of June, 2012. I recall one of our discussions about the early proliferation of gas stations and their subsequent decline. She went to work on the subject and compiled a map showing their one time locations on Main and Walnut. It was an astonishing number with one station on practically every block…sometimes two or three offering the same brands such as Standard (later Chevron), and Shell. Mary Lee Grimes was a good friend, gave her time unstintingly to many, and those interested in our early Tehama County history will be in her debt. Robert Minch The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514