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Obituaries Frank E. Stroud died unexpectedly at his home in Red Bluff, on Monday, July 16. Frank was born April 26, l949 in Berkeley, CA. to Frank and Marliss Stroud. He is preceded in death by his father, Frank E. Stroud, FRANK E. STROUD he is survived by his wife, LeiLani and his mother, Marliss Stroud, step-son Chuck Dyer (Jessica), step-daughter De- nise Dyer; daughter Marlene Cook, ( Todd); six grandchil- dren; Carlene, Austin, Emma, Benjamin, Ellie and Katelyn; sisters Kathleen Jones (Steve) and Coleen Banchio, and numerous nieces and nephews. Frank attended Chico State College, moved to Red Bluff in 1982 and was last employed by Davy Tree Surgery Company. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and cutting wood and landscaping his yard. Frank especially enjoyed motorcycle trips with his wife LeiLani on his Harley. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for July 29th at the Red Bluff Community Center, 1:00-4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, any donations may be made to Sabbath Com- munity Christian Church, 705 South Jackson, Red Bluff. 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, Jerry Wagenman Jerry Wagenman died Saturday, July 14, 2012, at his residence in Los Molinos. He was 59. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, July 20, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. CRASH Continued from page 1A tained fatal injuries, he said. unknown as the vehicle was not discovered until about 7:15 a.m. when the owner of the field found the vehicle and the body, Mackintosh said. The time of the crash is LASSEN Continued from page 1A the challenged actions are covered by the discretionary function excep- tion of the Federal Tort Claims Act. The government also maintains that the Botell family has not come forward with a specific statute, reg- ulation or policy that says what course of action should be taken in regards to maintenance of the walls. Court documents show the park service knew in the 1930s that the trails would need heavy mainte- nance and replaced many of the original walls with wet mortared walls in the 1960s and 1970s. received fatal injuries in the collision, was found tied in the vehicle, he said. Nothing further was The dog, who also available Thursday morn- ing. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. DERBY she was nervous about her daughter's safety, but that changed as she discovered what the sport has become. "It's not like it was back in the day, but that's what I had in mind," she said. Continued from page 1A Charisse said at first is different, but it's been a lot of fun." Friday, July 20, 2012 – Daily News 7A be me," she said. Eidman said it was fun to bring roller skating back to the building and he would support further efforts to open up public skating inside Tyler Jelly. After Eidman gave his Annie Crosby, 32, has been one of Langum's brightest students, having recently passed her skating test. approval the Derby Girls started their Tuesday and Wednesday 6:30 p.m. open practices at the building. That's not to say the sport isn't still physical. The physicality is some- thing that drew Langum, a former skateboarder and BMX rider, to the sport. Langum joined up with been. We're talking about Chico's Nor Cal Roller Girls to cut her teeth. She spent about a year learning roller derby in Chico and Redding. Eventually the time and gas money began to eat at her wallet. and a Facebook posting to gauge the interest of local women to form a team and found enough to support her efforts. Next she needed a She put out some flyers venue. Fair involvement Charisse remembered how she used to roller skate in the Tyler Jelly Building at the Tehama District Fairground and urged her daughter to con- tact Fairground CEO Mark Eidman. "It's just something else — we kind of giggled when they started because it's so far out there for us," Eidman said, adding the fairgrounds is used to dealing with horse shows and tractor pulls. "It sure many locations that were deteriorat- ing and eroding, in part due to inad- equate space for two hikers to pass that resulted in hikers going off trail, further damaging the trail. In the mid 2000s, the trail had The Lassen Peak Trail is under- going trail improvements that start- ed in 2010 to repair, remove and replace the retaining walls with esti- mates for cost at about $895,000. The park maintains the improve- ments were in the works long before the 2009 accident. Court records show internal dis- cussions took place and trail design- ers from the California State Parks system were brought in in 2007. In 2008, the park began holding formal meetings and taking public input. (AP) — Sergio Garcia completed law school with the help of odd jobs and proceeds from a self-help book. Then he passed the state law exam on the first try. law in California remains unfulfilled because of his status as a Mexican immi- grant living in the country without legal permission. Garcia's case for admission to the state bar is now before the Califor- nia Supreme Court, which will decide whether he should be allowed to prac- tice law even though his immigration status makes employing him illegal. California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a brief with the court on Wednesday in support of Garcia's application. The court is also seeking input from the U.S. But his goal to practice Department of Justice. ''Admitting Garcia to Langum said it takes a minimum of three months to truly grasp the sport and between six months and a year to earn your stripes. There are tests on skating moves and rules. practice have shown up to practice have had little to no expe- rience and Langum has transformed from a player into a coach. Only one out of every three girls who shows up for practice ends up sticking with the team. Those who do say they see their endurance has increased as a result. On Wednesday, fair- grounds worker James Ledesma stopped by prac- tice to drop off some benches for the players and take in a few minutes of the action. Some of the girls who the team's first practices. "Some of them couldn't even skate, but it didn't take that long," he said. "They look like a real He said he remembers And practice they have Langum's flyer at a local bar and knew she had to join after dreaming of doing roller derby as a lit- tle girl. Crosby said she saw Rocha joined up with the team and now comes home with a sense of pride when she has a derby bruise. nervous," Crosby said. The Derby Girls are preparing to host their first intrasquad bout in Octo- ber, before they begin competing against other local teams. "I can't wait, I'm a little "It is a patch of sort we wear proudly for our Derby Sisterhood," she said. "It was made out of all our blood, sweat and tears." Chico is home to a pair of teams in the Nor Cal Roller Girls and Viva Roller Derby. Redding also has a pair of teams in the Redding Roller Girls and Shasta Roller Derby. When they do play, Langum said she expects the Red Bluff Derby Girls to have an advantage. She said the slick, concrete floor they practice on will make them all better skaters. fair share of derby bruises on the players. floor, you 100 percent feel it," Langum said. Derby bruises The floor is leaving its "If you eat it on this Derby bruises are a sense of pride amongst the women. team now," he said, refer- ring to their fashion- friendly red shirts and striped socks. warnings should be place, but the trail terrain made it difficult to post signs or warnings and it was decid- ed by Park Superintendent Darlene Koontz that it was sufficient to warn visitors that the trail was steep with loose rock and cinders and that off trail travel was prohibited because of erosion problems. Discussions were held on what Those warnings were published in July 2009 on a sign at the base of the trail, in the park newsletter, on the park website and at the visitor center. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. AG endorses immigrant's bid for law license SAN FRANCISCO the bar would be consistent with state and federal poli- cy that encourages immi- grants, both documented and undocumented, to con- tribute to society,'' Harris wrote in her brief to the Supreme Court. Garcia's attorney, Jerome Fishkin, said his client deserves the oppor- tunity to practice law. ''Sergio is poster boy for the sort of immigrant that made this country great. He comes here, he works hard, he's not been on welfare, not taken stu- dent loans and worked his way all the way through,'' Fishkin said. However, Larry DeSha, a former state bar prosecu- tor, said the issue comes down to whether or not Garcia can uphold his oath. ''It is the duty of an MENIFEE (AP) — A proposed politeness policy that asked the Menifee City Council to remain civil during meetings died after council members spent 15 min- utes arguing about the idea. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/OcXP4N) that coun- cil members mostly bickered about a sentence that asked them attorney to support the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this state. My argument is that includes immigration law, which means not being here illegally,'' DeSha said. year-old mother of four boys. After years and years of driving and supporting three of her sons through sports leagues from pee- wee to high school, she decided to turn her free time elsewhere. "It was time for me to Michelle Rocha is a 42- WATER Continued from page 1A supported the water rights as the "socio-economic foundation for this region," and that land that receives water includes refuges and areas used by waterfowl. The 35-year-old Gar- cia, who lives in Durham, does not like to be referred to as an illegal immigrant. While he said he came unlawfully to the U.S. as a toddler with his parents, he applied for legal residency in 1995. His application is still pending 17 years later, after his father already became a citizen and his mother a permanent resi- dent. ''It's a difficult posi- tion. It's like being in limbo. I don't belong any- where,'' Garcia said in an interview on Thursday. He didn't expect his immigration status to interfere with his aspira- to discuss disagreements private- ly instead of sniping at each other at meetings. Some members were con- cerned that could give the impres- sion they were having closed- door meetings about city busi- ness. Members then clashed over whether they should add the word ''transparency'' to the proposal to 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 ''I have done the best I can within my limitations and circumstances to be 100 percent honest and upfront,'' Garcia said. The examiners of the State Bar of California have recommended that the California Supreme Court rule in favor of Gar- cia. tions to be a lawyer, he said, until the State Bar of California started asking for prospective applicants' immigration status right before he passed the bar exam. He told the State Bar his status was pend- ing. "The prospect of those contracts being overturned had the potential of desta- bilizing everything and thrusting us into an uncer- tain period," said attorney Stuart Somach, of Somach Simmon and Dunn. Many issues are brew- ing in the state, such as the proposal to build Sites Reservoir, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, river flow hearing and biologi- cal opinions for the delta, he said. Reaffirmation of water rights "allows us to be SUSPECT Continued from page 1A Fishkin said even though his client cannot legally be employed, it would not be illegal for clients to hire Garcia as an independent contractor. The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to file its brief to the state Supreme Court in August. Politeness policy dies amid City Council bickering avoid such an appearance. One councilwoman said that adding ''transparency'' would allow other councilmembers to use the policy as a political weapon. Redistricting means the coun- cil members must run against each other in November. Menifee is about 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles. LCSO officials. Detectives believe Barrios has victims all over the North State, officials said. Barrios was booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility on charges of indecent exposure, violation of probation and a bench warrant out of Alameda County. Barrios is in custody and his bail was increased to $60,000. Sheriff's detectives anticipate identifying additional victims as their investigation continues. Anyone who may have information regarding this case is encouraged to call Sex Crimes Detective Kellie Joseph at 707 263- 2690. Oh Snap! The Daily News wants your photos: Cute kids, Adorable pets, Inspirational sights, Any shot you think readers would enjoy You might just see it in the Daily News Send pictures to editor@redbluffdailynews.com or drop off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff. Include a caption. The Derby Girls are still months away from their first competitive bout, but it's not stopping them from dreaming about the possi- ble future of the team. Langum said the club The future would like to develop a junior team for girls 10 to 17. A second generation of athletes in the sport will be key for the future. The Red Bluff Derby Girls are working on gain- ing non-profit status. They hope they can use their resources to help chil- dren's charities. Although their own resources are scarce right now, the girls invest their own money to rent the rink from the fairgrounds and purchase their gear, usual- ly from online stores. Langum said donations and sponsorships will be needed going forward. The group has already had team shirts donated by Mike Collins through Collins Enterprise. "We want to have a good standing with the community and show we're legitimate and here to stay," Crosby said. You can connect with the team at facebook.com/TheRed- BluffDerbyGirls. aligned with all those things from a much firmer foundation," he said. "The central idea of the (court decision) is pretty simple," said attorney Steve Saxton, of Downey Brand in Sacramento, "do these historic, senior water rights have to be observed and honored by the United States, and the court's answer is a definite yes." If those rights had not been upheld, the contracts would need to be renegoti- ated, which could be "the biggest water battle in his- tory," Saxton said. The case is complicat- ed and one of the three judges issued a dissenting opinion, stating that the contracts were not required to be renewed and that consideration for endangered species could be made.