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Murphy:MaxMurphy,77,of Cottonwood died Wednes- day, Oct. 12at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Arrange- ments are under the direc- tion of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Friday, Oct. 14, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuaries to the news department, 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 newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Deathnotices aresecuritycamerasplaced throughout the inside and outside of the building to further increase safety. Other features include two lactation rooms, one for staff and one for the pub- lic, that provide a private room for woman to breast feed. Ramps were built in multiple locations and a re- movable jury seat accom- modates a wheelchair, to further comply with Amer- icans with Disabilities Act requirements. The building was de- signed to consume 17 per- cent less energy than re- quired by the building code, according to an information sheet provided at the cere- mony. The courthouse's sus- tainability features include drought-tolerant landscap- ing, water-efficient irriga- tion and plumbing systems andenergyefficientlighting. In the Jury Assem- bly room jurors can check themselves in at kiosks, which will make the pro- cess much easier, said Tracy Brown, executive assistance to the Tehama County Su- perior Court Executive Of- ficer. Jurors are vital to the court, Brown said, and hav- ing this new room, where they can use their comput- ers or grab something to eat at vending machines, is im- portant to making the ju- rors more comfortable. Behind the court rooms on both floors are the judges' offices and a con- ference room. These of- fices, along with many of the courthouse rooms, are ADA compliant with desks designed to work for anyone who may have a disability, including a raised desk for those who have back pain. Before the courthouse tours began Bottke intro- duced Associate Justice Harry Hull, Jr. of the Third Appallate District, Rep. Doug LaMalfa, State Sen. Jim Nielsen and Assembly- man James Gallagher, who all commended the new courthouse. The Red Bluff High School Forte Choir performed during the ded- ication. Bottke said the project's leaders did an outstand- ing job. The project was done on time and on bud- get, which was reduced by 28 percent. LaMalfa said he's happy to see an updated facility. "To have a beautiful fa- cility like this also upholds the dignity of the law for Te- hama County and all those that work within it," La- Malfa said. Courthouse FROM PAGE 1 Red Bluff CHP officers made contact with the driver, identified in the re- lease as Vasquez, and pas- senger, McKendry, during which an officer saw there was an infant in a car seat in the rear of the vehicle. Vasquez was asked to exit the vehicle, but did not and instead accelerated away from the scene. A pursuit was initiated continuing for a short distance on I-5 be- fore Vasquez exited the free- way at South Main Street. Due to Vasquez' reck- less driving and concern for public safety, CHP units called off the pursuit at Lu- ther Road. Vasquez had been driving in the oppos- ing lane of traffic and run- ning through red traffic lights on South Main Street, according to the release. Vasquez reportedly con- tinued driving in a reckless manner, despite not being pursued by law enforce- ment, for about 1.4 miles be- fore he lost control of his ve- hicle and was involved in a minor injury collision at the intersection of Main Street and Antelope Boulevard. Vasquez attempted to turn east onto Antelope from Main and was going too fast, according to the police response. His vehi- cle drifted into a westbound lane of Antelope where it hit another SUV head on. The other vehicle was occupied by a woman and her three children, who were not in- jured. Red Bluff Police units in the area at the time were able to take Vasquez and McKendry into custody without further incident. They reportedly had minor injuries likely caused by air bags deploying. McKendry was taken to St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital for treatment of minor injuries prior to being booked along with Vasquez in Tehama County Jail. Pursuit FROM PAGE 1 McGlynn. "There are a ton of areas to help from men- toring to becoming a fos- ter parent." Katie Fintel, the Inde- pendent Living Program Coordinator for Northern Valley Catholic Social Ser- vices, said her program is primarily for those ages 16- 21 years old. "We help foster youth with everything they need to become independent," Fintel said. "Everything from birth certificates and drivers licenses to re- ferrals for the housing pro- gram and life skills work- shops to social activities." The Restore program is a program that uses mostly California State University, Chico students in the crim- inal justice and social work programs, but does have a number of community vol- unteers, that work as men- tors for an adolescent di- version program, said Re- store Coordinator Tara Cory. "We work with juvenile offenders who get in trou- ble with law enforcement or at school who are at risk of being on probation, get- ting suspended or kicked out of a school," Cory said. "It's an 18 week program where mentors meet two hours a week with the youth." Modeled after a success- ful Michigan State pro- gram that has seen a 35 percent reduction in repeat offenders, the program is just a year and a half old so the data is just starting to be collected, but already staff can see a change in those who come through their doors, she said. "The kids in our program are staying in the program and out of trouble," Cory said. "We have great men- tors who are advocates for setting up a long-term exit plan for the kids." This includes everything from counseling when needed, finding activities in the community for stu- dents to become engaged in and getting help for those who have substance abuse problems. "A lot of the kids have been busted for drugs," Cory said. "It's our num- ber one reason and many of them have stopped using (after the program), gotten their grades up, had disci- pline programs go down and are becoming more involved. We've seen stu- dents go through a total transformation." The program does serve other areas, but primarily focuses on Corning at the moment, Cory said. A grant has been applied for and re- sults should be known by December, but if the group successfully lands the grant the hope is to possibly ex- pand into Red Bluff. For more information or to get involved visit www.restore- program.org. Melissa McKenna works as a supervisor of the per- manency team that is sep- arate from, but works through a relationship with the Tehama County Depart- ment of Social Services in helping foster youth unable to return home. "The reality is some kids can't go home from foster care and we work to find a plan for them," McKenna said. "On average, about half of the kids in Tehama County Foster Care can't go home for a variety of reasons." Substance abuse and Mental Illness are the two biggest ones her pro- gram comes across, she said. While there are great foster parents in Tehama County, there is a need to recruit and train more to make things work to have enough homes that are safe and stable for the amount of children in foster care, McKenna said. "Sometimes we have to separate siblings because we don't have enough homes," McKenna said. "We need local families for local kids. It's a com- munity problem we're try- ing to solve together, but we can't do it without the community." Those who missed the event or simply want more information can call Sherry Wehbey, one of the event coordinators, at 528- 4020. Faire FROM PAGE 1 PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Tehama County foster parent liaison and Shasta College foster/kinship care educator Judy Mandolfo talks with attendees Wednesday at the Tehama County Foster Youth Opportunity Faire. Representatives from Children First Foster Family Agency talk with attendees. ANDERSON The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service is can- celling this year's Salmon Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15 due to the inclement weather predicted to occur in Northern California this weekend. Strongwindsandrainare expected to sweep through the area, making conditions unsuitable for the festival. The decision is being made in advance as a courtesy to the some 5,000 people who attend this event, sponsors and participants. The annual Return of the Salmon Festival at the Cole- man National Fish Hatchery has been held on the third Saturday of October since 1991. At this free, family ori- ented event, attendees are able to view salmon, spawn- ing operations, the salmon aquarium and wildlife and receive natural resource in- formation. Although the Salmon Festival is cancelled, the hatchery will be open to the public 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The public is welcome to view fall Chi- nook salmon spawning op- erations on that day. The hatchery was estab- lished 1942 by Congress to mitigate the loss of historic spawning habitat caused by the construction of the Shasta Dam. In addition to providing funding for the hatchery the Bureau of Rec- lamation assists the hatch- ery with environmental per- mitting and contracting. For more information, visithttp://www.fws.gov/cno. COLEMAN HATCHERY Annual salmon festival can ce le d du e to s to rm s JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Tehama County Library staff hold up some of their favorite costumes from about 300 that will be available to the community at the IScream Social, from 1to 6p.m. Saturday at the Red Bluff Branch, 645Madison St. Library staff was able to acquire a significant num- ber of costumes when a lo- cal thrift store closed and is able to offer all costumes free rather than the swap held the first year, Ain- sworth said. Come to the event 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Red Bluff branch of the Tehama County Library, 645 Madison St., for games, raffles and an I Scream So- cial fundraiser and pick out a costume. Ice cream will be available for $5 per bowl. The event will include a book giveaway and be used asasignupforthenewyear- roundreadingincentivepro- gramthelibraryislaunching within the next few weeks. Do you have a box full of costumes that your grown childrennolongerneed?Do- natethemtotheswaptohelp increasetheselectionforpar- ticipating children. Monetary donations are always welcome and will go towards the new Tehama County Library. Costumes FROM PAGE 1 By Scott Sonner The Associated Press RENO, NEV. The Na- tional Weather Service is- sued multiple watches and warnings along the Sier- ra's eastern front Thurs- day ahead of a series of powerful storms expected to bring rain, high-eleva- tion snow, strong winds and increased fire danger to western Nevada through the weekend. The winds, combined with low relative humidity, triggered red-flag warn- ings Thursday afternoon stretching from Mineral and southern Lyon County southeast of Reno to as far south as the Las Vegas area and southwest Lincoln County. Gusts in excess of 100 mph are expected over Si- erra ridge tops beginning Thursday night, with sus- tained winds up to 35 mph and 65 mph gusts in the valleys around Reno and Carson City, the weather service said. "Even though summer has passed, the potential for extreme fires is still just as high," Reno Fire Chief Dave Cochran said Thurs- day. Another round of se- vere weather is expected to bring snow to upper eleva- tions of the Sierra on Sat- urday into Sunday, includ- ing on U.S. Interstate 80 over the Donner Pass near Truckee, California. Wind gusts on the tops of moun- tains there could reach 125 mph, the service said. Up to 4 inches of rain is forecast in the Sierra, and about a half-inch in Reno into Sunday. Wind-blown waves could reach 6-feet high on Lake Tahoe. Authorities warned resi- dents to prepare for poten- tial power outages, with damage to trees and power lines likely. Severe turbulence also is expected to result in flight delays as a result of the storm associated with Typhoon Songda, which wreaked havoc in the west- ern Pacific Ocean earlier this week and is expected to pummel the West Coast from San Francisco to Se- attle. The high-wind warn- ings in the Sierra were to go into effect 8 p.m. Thurs- day at Lake Tahoe and 11 p.m. in Reno, effective un- til 5 p.m. Friday. High-pro- file vehicles should stay off U.S. Highway 395 between Reno and Carson City and further south to the Cali- fornia line, the service ad- vised. The red-flag warning was in effect from 2 p.m. Thursday to 11 a.m. Friday in north central Nevada. "Particularly strong winds with this event can cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity," the ser- vice said. A wind advisory goes into effect on Friday from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock and the area around Pyramid lake north of Reno, where waves are expected up to 5 feet. "Areas of blowing dust will reduce visibility along sections of Interstate 80, and Highways 50 and 95," the service said. "Small boats and kayaks should stay off Pyramid Lake." Residents also were ad- vised to secure Halloween decorations and unplug electrical plugs, and store patio furniture, umbrellas and barbecue grills that could become wind-borne and cause damage. WEATHER Wi nd g us ts i n ex ce ss of 1 00 m ph expected over Sierra's eastern front A memorial Mass will be held for Dr. Joseph Stricker Sacred Heart Church 515 Main Street Monday October 17th at 10:00 a.m. Reception to follow at the Parish Hall 2355 MonroeAve FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A