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Crisel:DianeCrisel,70,of Red Bluff died Thursday, Oct. 27at Mercy Medi- cal Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Gandolph: Truman Gan- dolph, 73, of Cottonwood died Friday, Oct. 28at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Hall: Elizabeth Hall, 40, of Cottonwood died Monday, Oct. 31at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cre- mation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Russell: Nellie Russell, 91, of Red Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 29at her residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cre- mation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Woolery: Dolores Woolery, 65, of Corning died Sunday, Oct. 30at her residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cre- mation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Nov. 1, 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 question. Removing lawns may sound like a small, wonky step, compared to building dams. But the green turf in American yards actually stands as a worthy target for water savings, a public enemy in the eyes of many during a drought. The U.S. Environmen- tal Protection Agency esti- mates one-third of all water used by American house- holds goes to watering lawns and gardens. That's 9 billion gallons of water each day — enough to sup- ply drinking water daily for nine cities the size of New York. In 2015, after a devastat- ingly dry winter, Gov. Jerry Brown ordered 25 percent water conservation by cities and towns. He mandated $25 million in state-govern- ment spending to help cover the costs of low-income Cal- ifornia families in particu- lar removing their grass, and putting less-thirsty, climate-suitable plants in their yards instead. Brown set a goal of elim- inating 50 million square- feet of lawn. That breaks down to less than two square-miles of greenery, out of what the Public Pol- icy Institute of California think-tank has estimated at around 1,000 square- miles of watered yards statewide. But state spending proved a drop in the bucket compared to the money lo- cal water districts put into lawn rebates. Metropolitan Water Dis- trict of Southern Califor- nia, a giant water whole- saler providing water to Los Angeles and more than two dozen other cities, counties and water districts, poured just over $300 million into lawn rebates from 2014 on, removing five square-miles of lawn. MWD doubled its re- bate offer to $2 for each square feet of lawn re- moved, and the lawn re- bates quickly became the district's most popu- lar program ever. Work- ers processed as much as $10 million in rebate ap- plications a week at peak. In July 2015 alone, South- ern Californians applied for rebates to remove the equivalent of 1,665 front lawns. Santa Clara Valley Wa- ter District, serving Silicon Valley, provided more than $30 million in rebates. Doz- ens of other water districts put a few hundred thou- sand dollars to several mil- lion dollars into dead-lawn bounties. Rebates ranged from 50 cents a square foot of lawn to $4 and up. Now some water-district managers are nervous over political fallout if the ben- efits don't measure up to the rebate costs, said Chel- sea Minton of OmniEarth, a Virginia-based analytics firm that is using before- and-after satellite images to help tally the effective- ness of the lawn-removal program. Privately, some worried water officials were "saying, 'Let's wait a year or two'" to study it, Minton said Figuring out whether California's experiment made sense economically is more involved than just totaling how much turf res- idents have ripped out. Two key questions are whether households leave the lawns off for a gener- ation or two, and whether each rebate helps turn Cal- ifornian tastes away from lawns, independent of fu- ture rebates. At Southern California's Claremont Graduate Uni- versity, assistant professor Andrew Marx is drawing on infrared imagery from airplanes, normally used by farmers, to help figure out whether the rebates are changing Californians' tastes. The state will go deeper still into the number- crunching, tallying not just water savings but spin-off savings. They range from lower energy costs for pip- ing less water to households to reduced climate-chang- ing pollution from lawn mowers, said Ken Frame, a project manager at Califor- nia's Department of Water Resources. In Southern Califor- nia's Irvine Ranch Wa- ter District, which spent $638,403 on lawn rebates since 2014, workers sent surveys and drove block to block to nail down just how many home- owners joined the lawn- less trend. Irvine's pilot study found that for every three homeowners who took the rebate, at least four others converted their lawns to less water-hun- gry plants. Water experts say other factors besides the rebates played a part, including news reports about turf removal pro- grams and the governor's drought-messaging. Rebates aren't about try- ing "to buy up all the turf in California — that wouldn't be cost-effective," said Ellen Hanak, director of the wa- ter-policy center at the Pub- lic Policy Institute of Cali- fornia. Instead, the rebates have built awareness that water- thrifty landscapes also look good, Hanak said. Turf FROM PAGE 1 From reptiles to bounce houses, face painting and haunted cabins there were a variety of things to see and do that also included trick or treating and a pet- ting zoo. The event had a costume contest judged by Denise Snider, Candy Carl- son and Melanie Rodrigue. "We hope this is the first on many," said NCCDI Ex- ecutive Director Brian Heese. "We originally in- tended to run this event alongside a fright hike, which was a fundraiser, but we were not able to get permission to use the trails. We hope to be able to do so next year and to expand the event." The goal was to use the event to be a fundraiser, but also to use it as a chance to showcase the fa- cilities at Camp Discovery as well as the trails to try and get more people out to use the area, Heese said. It was also a way to bring a Halloween-themed event to the community that had something for every- body in the family. Organizers are grateful for the generosity of the community including Roll- ing Hills, which donated food for the event, and Red Bluff Gas, which donated ice. Other sponsors in- cluded Etzler Financial Ad- visors, Bob's Tires, Sierra Pacific, Dignity Health and Washington Street Produc- tions. "Washington Street Pro- ductions made all the signs coming in to the event," Heese said. "The businesses have all been gracious and our community partners have been great at sharing posters of the event. People always step up in this com- munity." Jaime Crane of Red Bluff brought his three sons, Vance, Valentin and Julian, and he said it was a great event. "It's very well-controlled, a nice, safe environment and it's a really good idea," Crane said. "I like that there's different stuff to do. Even my oldest son, who is almost 14, said he thought it was cool." Winners from the cos- tume contest were ages 0-2 years old "Scooby-Doo and the Gang;" 3-5 years old "Dirt Devil Vacuum;" kin- dergarden to third grade "Wind Up Doll;" fourth to sixth grades "Steam Punk Machine" and seventh grade to adult "Jessie and Andy from Toy Story." Discovery FROM PAGE 1 and the first American to travel into space. Pike's brother William Pike, 3, dressed up this year as a Hobbit — more specifi- cally Samwise Gamgee — from the The Lord of the Rings. Both boys said they were having a lot fun and enjoyedreceivingcandy.Alan said he was excited to get lol- lipops as that is his favorite candy. Rita Ramsey, Downtown Business Association sec- retary, who dressed up as a scarecrow, was an organizer of the event and said she thought there was a great turnoutthisyear,despitethe colder weather. She said she was having a lot of fun and enjoying participating in the eventinfrontofherbusiness, Gary Ramsey's Jewelry. Treat FROM PAGE 1 Runners prepare to take part in the second annual Zombie Run at Woodson Park hosted by the Corn- ing High School Sports Association as a fundraiser for Corning High School athletics. CORNING HIGH SCHOOL ZOMBIE RUN AT WOODSON PARK Woodson Park was all decked out Saturday for the Zombie Run hosted by the Corning High School Sports Association as a fundraiser for Corning High School athletics. COURTESY PHOTOS it'snot 'sfault byTheShelterPetProject.org JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Rose Fitzgerald of Red Bluff passes out candy Saturday at the first Spooktacular event put on at Camp Discovery by Northern California Child Development Inc. and the Tehama County Community Action Agency. Mario and Luigi from the game Super Mario Brothers stroll down downtown Red Bluff Monday during the 9th annual Treat Street with bags full of candy. HEATHER HOELSCHER — DAILY NEWS DavidN.Hart David N. Hart Born on September 15, 1939, passed away on October 13, 2016. A celebration of his life will be held at Los Molinos Cemetery on Saturday, November 5th at 1:00 pm. LU HOBART On Tuesday, Oct 4, Lu Hobart passed away at the age of 80 after a brief illness. She loved being a pastor's wife while serving with her husband, Wally, in Gerber, Red- wood City, Fort Bragg and Red Bluff over 20 years. Later she became involved in Red Bluff Little League where Hobart field was named in her and her husband, Dick's honor. She was the manager at Rock Creek Mobile Park in Auburn for several years before retiring. She is survived by her children Jennifer Finney, Jess Morgan, Rene Cuzick, Dan Morgan, Ric Hobart & Bill Hobart. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to RBLL at PO Box 284, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Services will be held Sat, Nov 5 at 12:30 at Parkside Church in Auburn. STEPHEN "STEVE" PHILLIP REESE February 8, 1950 ~ October 26, 2016 Stephen "Steve" Phillip Reese, born February 8, 1950 to Holice Phillip "H.P." Reese (pre-deceased) and Geneva Mildred Reese, died in his home October 26, 2016 of ischemic heart disease. Surviving love ones include his wife, Marsha, his moth- er, Geneva, brother, Harold and wife Hazel Neely, sons, Daniel and Dustin, step-children C.J. Bartaldo and wife Kelly, and Christina Culp Bartaldo. Among his surviving grandchildren are Ridge and Brendon Culp, Khloe and Elin Bartaldo, Robert Cade and Peyton Reese. Steve was a Vietnam Veteran serving in the Marines, graduated from Oklahoma State University and worked for Sierra Pacific Industries as an Engineer for 29 years. He was also a Red Bluff Elk for 22 years. Steve was most happy riding his motorcycles. He loved travelling and camping in his trailer with Marsha and his cat, SpongeBob. He also enjoyed deep sea fishing in Mexico, watching the fishing boats go in and out at Noya Harbor in Ft. Bragg, Mexican food at La Corona, rebuild- ing golf carts, and a passion for Nascar racing. He loved all of his family and always held them close to his heart. He was a quiet, kind, gentle giving man who will be deeply missed and those of you who knew him were fortunate to know him and his vast knowledge. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to The American Heart Association. No Services. 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