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Iwishyoucouldhave accompanied me to The State Theatre's 70th An- niversary Gala at The Prescott Ballroom on Rio Street last Saturday night. For us old timers, I first think "Women's Club- house" when trying to lo- cate The Prescott Ball- room. The 112 guests were wel- comed by Nancy Weber and Linda Bullock, State Theatre manager as we en- tered. We were then given a table number by Joan Al- len and Amanda Wigno Harter and had our pho- tograph taken by Karen Crockett, the State's pho- tographer. Velma Trujillo then in- vited us to enjoy cocktails and passed hors d'oeuvres on the lawn while we vis- ited with friends under a beautiful October sky. The signature cocktail of the evening was a "Sparkling at the State" pink Cosmo- politan. It was a beautiful and elegant setting to kick off a lovely evening cele- brating our State Theatre. After finding our seats, the Board of Directors President Bob Douglas introduced Lorna Gun- sauls, the proprietor of the Prescott Ballroom, who mentioned she loved see- ing "so many beautiful people in the room." Lorna then told us a bit of his- tory about the building. It was built in 1924 as the Women's Clubhouse, and has been practically rebuilt. A former meeting room is now a luxurious women's bathroom, which includes a bridal dressing suite. The original board- room is now the men's re- stroom. There are three Schonbek chandeliers in the Ballroom that span four feet across and hold more than 300 Swarovski crystals. I haven't seen that many men in dark suits or tux- edoes and ladies in beau- tiful evening wear since 2007, when Ellington Peek was given the Chester Reynolds Award at the Na- tional Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Okla- homa City. It truly had been a gala evening when 300 of Ellington's friends from the west came for the occasion. Diane Kirchner, a Te- hama County Cattle- Women member, was chairwoman of the Gala Committee assisted by Nancy Weber — Logistics; Kelsey King — Communi- cations; Karen Crockett — photographer; Linda Bull- ock — State Theatre Front of the House manager and Bill Cornelius, who was the MC and auctioneer for the evening. Bacio Catering of Chico prepared a beautifully pre- sented dinner starting with salad, surf and turf with delicious filet mignon and skewered shrimp. A donated Durant & Booth Red Bordeaux, was poured to enjoy with the beef. A light sponge lemon cake concluded the dinner with coffee. A live auction with fab- ulous sports packages, destination resorts, and Bill Borror's handcrafted Stickley Style Claro Wal- nut Morris Chair kicked off a lively bidding session raising even more money for the State. Richard For- ward was the lucky bid- der in buying the Bill Bor- ror chair. Also auctioned off were Oakland A's Sky Box for 12 with food and transporta- tion, with Don Hake of Te- don Specialties, the lucky bidder. Bailey Payton of Los Molinos will enjoy a two nights stay in a 2 bedroom villa at Seascape Resort in Aptos and golf for 4 at Pa- satiempo Golf Club. Garry Fish and friends will enjoy New Year's Day watching the 49ers vs Se- attle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium. Rodney Cornelsen will be flying to Laguna for a 2 night stay in an ocean view room at Montage Re- sort. Ed Stroman's bid for the Olympic Club in San Fran- cisco package, with two days of golf for three at The Cliffs, Ocean and Lake Courses, plus dining, cock- tails and hotel resulted in many new friends. Lastly, a Tom Hanks' autographed "Thomas Crown Affair" movie poster was auctioned off to Jean Moran. The 70th Anniversary Gala was a kickoff for the State Theatre's new seat campaign. They hope to install the new seats by summer of 2017. Pledge cards, with payment in 2016 or 2017, are available from the Board of Directors: Bob Douglas, Joan Allen, Wes Combes, Bill Cornelius, Amanda Davidson, Jackie Douglas, Kevin Borror, Christy Forward, Carmel Growney, Amanda Wigno Harter, Kelsey King, Bran- don Minch, Jean Moran, Andre Schuetz, Velma Tru- jillo, Joe Vine or Nancy Weber. The seats are $ 500 each, and if the entire amount of money is not raised, they will do half of the theater to start. Pledge cards are also available at the State Theatre. Rose Crain launched the kickoff with a pledge, re- ceiving a standing ovation. Her pledge was immedi- ately matched by Mike and Lorna, David and Tina Gunsauls. After the live auction and fundraising for new seats pledging was con- cluded, the Dallis Craft Band played lively dance music the rest of the eve- ning. Thefollowingstoryby Tony Hernandez of The Oregonian/OregonLive may be of interest to read- ers: OR-7'spack suspected in 3 attacks on cattle A pack of wolves, started by the well-known OR- 7, could be responsible for the killing two calves and injuring a third last week in western Klamath County, authorities say. The Mail Tribune re- ports the area where the animals were killed is known to be frequented by the Rogue Pack. But authorities haven't con- firmed whether the pack is to blame. An Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife re- port says wolves killed an 800-pound calf Oct. 2, and three wolves were observed feeding on the carcass the next day. A 600-pound calf was killed Oct. 4 and a third calf suf- fered wolf bites the follow- ing night. John Stephenson with the U.S. Fish and Wild- life Service says it's now a higher priority to have a Rogue Pack member col- lared to keep track of the animals. He says the pack could be as large as nine wolves. OR-7 became well known in 2011 when he wandered to Siskiyou County, Califor- nia and back in search of a mate after leaving his own pack in northeast Oregon in 2011. Officials tracked his journey by GPS satellite collar, and he's believed to be the first wolf to venture into California since 1924, and the first to reach west- ern Oregon since 1947. He eventually found a mate and the pair pro- duced two litters — one with three pups in 2014 and two pups last year. However, the wolves were not counted as a breeding pair in 2015 as only one of the two pups was captured on camera and known to have survived the year, ac- cording Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted in November 2015 to re- move gray wolves from the state's endangered species list. The 2015 minimum wolf population in Oregon was 110 wolves, a 36 per- cent increase from the year prior. A dozen wolf packs were distributed in north- eastern and southwestern Oregon, according to an annual report. Stephenson told the Mail Tribune, even if OR-7's pack of wolves, which are feder- ally protected, were clearly linked to last week's kill- ings, the attacks won't lead to "lethal control." "That's not being con- templated at all," Ste- phenson told the newspa- per. "We're trying to stop it from continuing." Last March, state wild- life officials killed four wolves in Wallowa County after members of a pack at- tacked livestock five times in the past three weeks, The Oregonian/Oregon- Live reported at the time. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife policy allows officials to order wolves killed after two at- tacks on livestock, but the lethal force is not required. After members of the Im- naha pack attacked sheep and cattle on private land, the department obliged an outside request to kill them. Four of the pack's eight members were shot on March 31. They include the alpha male, OR-4, his mate, OR-39, and two younger wolves. State officials said the decision came after a marked change of behav- ior among the four wolves. Officials believed those wolves traveled beyond their typical home range and headed west to pri- vate land. More than four other wolf pack members stayed behind. State biologists had sus- pected a rift in the pack may have caused OR-4 and his companions to strike out in search of new terri- tory. OR-4's advancing age could have played a role, possibly allowing another wolf to dethrone him as the alpha male. — The Associated Press and The Oregonian/Ore- gonLive staff contributed to this story. Jean Barton has been writing her column in the Daily News since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbarton2013@ gmail.com. JEANBARTON Theater fundraiser an evening to remember Tehama Angus Ranch, Gerber, ranked as second largest and Byrd Cattle Co. of Red Bluff ranked sixth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in California with the Ameri- can Angus Association dur- ing fiscal year 2016, which ended Sept. 30, according to Allen Moczygemba, as- sociation CEO. Angus breeders across the nation in 2016 regis- tered 334,607 head of An- gus cattle. "Our growth this fiscal year continues to demon- strate strong demand for Angus genetics and solidi- fies our long-held position as a leader in the beef cat- tle industry," Moczygemba says. "These results under- score our members' com- mitment to providing ge- netic solutions to the beef cattle industry." For more information about Angus cattle and the Association, visit www.AN- GUS.org. CATTLE Lo cal ranches earn top 10 ranking Findusonline! CONTRIBUTED An elegant evening at the Prescott Ballroom for the State Theatre's 70th Anniversary Gala. 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