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The City Council ap- proved the use of Bob Mur- ray & Associates Tuesday and appointed Mayor Clay Parker and Councilman Rob Schmid to serve on an ad-hoc committee during the recruitment process. The estimated cost for Bob Murray & Associates to assist the city with the recruiting process is not to exceed $24,400, in- cluded expenses, accord- ing to the agenda report. The funding is available from the 2016-2017 fiscal year Public Works Depart- ment budget. The city has an existing relationship with North- Star and Tehama County staff has used Bob Murray & Associates for its past re- cruitments. NorthStar is familiar with city infrastructure and staff and has a broad range of experience and expertise the city can draw on, said Crabtree. The Public Works Di- rector's general purpose job description states the director plans, organizes and provides direction and oversight for all pub- lic works functions and ac- tivities, which include in- frastructure engineering, design and construction, street and traffic control and much more, all under the direction of the city manager. Director FROMPAGE1 The event, which iron- ically fell on National Teach Ag Day, is a chance to promote science and ag- riculture while showcas- ing local industries, said Committee Member Shel- ley Macdonald. "All of our presenters graciously volunteered to take time off their job and share their knowledge with our kids," Macdonald said. Amber Shobash was a volunteer leading students Thursday, but remembers well bringing her son Ma- teo, now a senior in high school. "It's a good opportunity for them to see and be ex- posed to different indus- tries in Tehama County," Shobash said. "It's kind of a preview for what they'll see in eighth grade at Ca- reer Day." Autumn Chesebro brought her students from Woodson and said she loves bringing her chil- dren because for some it is their only chance to see fair or the fairgrounds. Some have parents who work six or seven days a week and there are others who simply can't afford it. This gives them a chance to get out of the classroom and learn about so many different areas. Education FROM PAGE 1 LMOTERO—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, speaks before a panel discussion about sports and race relations during a conference meeting in Dallas. A man hit Johnson in the face with a pie at a charity dinner. Woodson Elementary students do a plank challenge at a health and fitness station run by Jacob Daricek. A Woodson Elementary student works on a puzzle with Tanner Lee in PuzzleMania. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Amber Shobash corrals Woodson Elementary students while Red Bluff Round-Up General Manager James Miller instructs them on the station with carnival rides Thursday at the Tehama County Education Day. "There was no throw- ing of the pie," said Erika Bjork, who was attending the dinner and saw the en- counter up close. "This was a direct assault. It just hap- pened that he had a pie in his hand." Bjork, who works for a professional soccer team in Sacramento, said the mayor was standing near her when he was hit. She said he looked shocked and swung at the man multiple times, but she didn't see him land any punches. Johnson then wrestled Thompson to the ground and mayoral staff and a police officer pinned him down,Bjorksaid.Strait,who agreed with Bjork's account, said the mayor had minor scratches and bruising. Police arrested Thomp- son on suspicion of assault- ing a public official, which is a felony, police said. It wasn't clear if he had re- tained an attorney. Chris Vellucci, who orga- nizes legal support for ac- tivists at the National Law- yers Guild in Sacramento, said people in the social justice community are con- cerned about Thompson's safety and Johnson's physi- cal response. Vellucci wrote in an email that he met Thomp- son five years ago and de- scribed him as a nonviolent person who participated in some of the first Black Lives Matter protests in Sacra- mento in 2014 and in Oc- cupy Sacramento rallies be- fore that. Both police and Strait said Thompson was not previously known to the mayor and his staff. He is sched- uled to be f o r m a l l y charged in court Friday afternoon. The chief of staff said it was a serious and scary sit- uation and there was noth- ing funny about it, espe- cially because no one, in- cluding the mayor, could tell immediately that it was a pie the man was holding. After cleaning up, John- son gave another speech to calm nerves at the event, which was held in the school's garden and fea- tured many of the city's top restaurateurs. Johnson, who had a long career as an NBA All-Star with the Phoenix Suns and a brief stint with the Cleve- land Cavaliers, has about two months left as mayor. He decided not to seek a third term. Johnson's signature achievement in office was getting a $500 million arena builtforthecity'sNBAteam, the Sacramento Kings. He is also well-known for his ef- forts to revitalize Oak Park, a predominantly African- American neighborhood that is being restored dur- ing his tenure. His final two years in of- fice were marked by the re- emergence of a decades-old claim of sexual abuse from a woman who was a teenager when Johnson played for the Suns. The Phoenix Police Department investigated but did not file charges. Johnson has denied the allegations and that they had anything to do with his decision to leave office. Mayor FROM PAGE 1 Thompson By Michael Liedtke TheAssociatedPress SANFRANCISCO Yahoosaid hackers stole personal infor- mation from 500 million of its user accounts, a mas- sive security breakdown it attributed to a "state spon- sored actor." The breach dis- closed Thursday, the latest setback for the beleaguered internet company, dates back to late 2014. That's when high-tech thieves hacked into Yahoo's data centers, the company said. But Yahoo only re- cently discovered the break- in as part of an ongoing in- ternal investigation. The stolen data includes users' names, email ad- dresses, telephone num- bers, birth dates, hashed passwords, and the security questions — and answers — used to verify an account- holder's identity. Last month, the tech site Motherboard reported that a hacker who uses the name "Peace" boasted that he had account information be- longing to 200 million Ya- hoo users and was trying to sell the data on the web. Yahoo recommends that users change their pass- words if they haven't done so since 2014. The Sunny- vale, California, company said its investigation so far hasn't found any evidence that information about us- ers' bank accounts or credit and debit cards were swiped in the hacking attack. It said it has "no evidence" that the attacker is still in Yahoo's network. News of the security lapse could cause some people to have second thoughts about relying on Yahoo's services, raising a prickly issue for the company as it tries to sell its digital operations to Verizon Communications for $4.8 billion. SECURITY BREAKDOWN Yahoo says hackers stole info from 500 million user accounts MARCELLENEJOANNECHESLEY December 28, 1931 ~ August 28, 2016 Known by loved ones as Marcy, she was a longtime res- ident of Oroville, CA and passed away on Sunday, August 28th 2016. Marcy was born in Burke South Dakota, to Vernon and Elizabeth Ike, raised in Naper Nebraska and moved to California when she was 16. She attended Los Molinos High school where she met her first husband, Dick Joiner and had children Steve, Kelly and Brad Joiner. Marcy later remarried Ron Layman and gave birth to her fourth child, Scott Layman. She was survived by her hus- band John Chesley for over 35 years- whom went missing in February of 2014 and is still missing today. Her hus- band John had three children, Scott, Stephany and Sandy, she had two step children, Kim Layman and Lisa Taylor. She was loved by many including her seven grandchil- dren and eleven great grandchildren. She is deeply missed by all. Family and friends will gather in celebration of her life at Kelly Ridge Golf Course in the Pavilion, Oroville, CA Saturday, September 24th from 2-4 pm. Tuesday, Septem- ber 27th at 10 am interment will held at Los Molinos Cem- etery. DOROTHY F. MILFORD November 18, 1917 ~ September 2016 Dorothy Milford quietly slipped away in her sleep on September 21st. Family and friends will deeply miss her incredibly kind heart and sweet smile. Born in Princeton, Indiana to Willard and Estelle Skelton. She had 3 siblings William Skelton, Lloyd Skelton, and Leonard Skelton, all deceased. Married Dr. Charles R Milford on April 8, 1949. They were married for 61 years until Dr. Milford's death in 2010. Dorothy graduated from the Universary of Indiana as a Registered Nurse. She became employed by the Interna- tional Harvester Company as an industrial company nurse in Evansville, Indiana, and by a local hospital. In 1948 she departed to China to take a position as a nurse for the Shanghai American School in Shanghai. She later met Dr. Charles Milford in Shanghai and were married April 8, 1949. Due to the communist insurrection in China in 1949 they left for America and settled in Red Bluff, California, where relatives of Dr. Milford resided. Dr. Milford estab- lished his medical practice and served the community for many years. Dorothy had also served the local community by involv- ing herself in charitable and promotional organizations. She served as the Chairwoman of the Tehama County Community Concert Association. She was also the local fund drive coordinator for the American Heart Associa- tion, and the March of Dimes. Over the years Dorothy would lend her help in many local events. She and her husband were active members of the Wil- cox Oaks Golf Club. it was practically a second home to the couple. Dorothy was gregarious, charitable, and compassonate. She touched many lives. She is survived by her son Charles Jeffery Milford, and daughter-in-law Elizabeth Mil- ford. In lieu of flowers please send donations to: St Jude's Children's Research Hospital 501 St Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 Donation by phone: (800) 822-6344 Online donation website: www.stjude.org/donate JANE S. SPENCER January 26, 1912 ~ September 12, 2016 Jane Starkweather Spencer passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on September 12, 2016. She was 104 years of age. Jane was born January 26, 1912 in Sac- ramento, California, the daughter of Albert and Irma Starkweather. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Robert Starkweather, her husband of 65 years, John M. Spencer and her daughter, Gloria Bentley. She is survived by her daughters, Sandra Hafley of Davis and Kathleen Farster (Dennis) of Marysville; Grandchildren: Wendy Heaton (Paul) of Clarksburg; Amy Wilson (Bar- ney) of Cool; John Hafley (Loisann) of Elk Grove; Robin Ward (Dan) of Woodland; Sarah Bultema of Chico and Katie Cleaver (Sean) of Woodland. She is also survived by nine great-grandchildren. Jane grew up in San Francisco and graduated from Ka- therine Delmar Burke School for Girls. She was an active volunteer and fundraiser for many charities in the Bay Area. She was very blessed to be able to spend every summer with her family at her beloved Battle Creek Meadows Ranch in Mineral, California. The ranch was purchased for a family summer home by her Grandfather, W.E. Gerber, in 1894. She spent 99 summers there riding horses, fishing and hosting friends and family. She was equally at home on the ranch or in the city, but loved be- ing in the mountains. She was also an accomplished shot and met John at a quail shoot in Red Bluff. Discovering they had much in common, they were married in 1936 and went to live near the Spencer Ranch in Gerber. John joined Woodland Rice Growers in 1940 and they moved to Woodland. Jane was an Honorary Lifetime Member of Yolo Fliers Club and the Woodland Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She was a Pink Lady for 35 years, volunteering well into her 90's. She was a member of the Yolo Flier's Women's Golf and enjoyed the game. She even was able to play the three par course at Augusta National. She loved hunting ducks with John and led the way for other wives to hunt with their husbands at Pacific Valley Ranch in Marysville. She had black Labrador dogs, sometimes as many as three at one time. They were lucky dogs as she took great pride in their care. Jane was a world traveler. She hiked the Alps, floated down the Nile and walked the Great Wall of China. She was one of the first Americans to visit China after Nixon opened the way in 1972. She remembered being stared at, as the Chinese had never seen anyone from the U.S. She had to stay in the barracks near the airport in Beijing. She returned to China several years later and discovered a much more westernized country. She also visited Japan, Mexico and Canada. She will always be remembered for her gentle and kind spirit, generosity and, most of all, for being a lady. She loved her friends and family, always enjoying their com- pany. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. The Family is extremely grateful to her caregiver and companion, Lori Phillips, for her devoted care over the past six years. She was assisted by Rosa Gonzalez and Theresa Orozco. They made it possible for her to remain in comfort in her own home. In lieu of flowers, the Family suggests donating to Yolo Hospice or a charity of your choice, or spending time with an elderly person. There will be a Celebration of her life on Friday, Octo- ber 21, 11:00 am at the Yolo Fliers club. McNary's Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Obituaries FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 9 A