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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, Linda Ansell Linda Ansell died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at her res- idence in Red Bluff. She was 67. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Erin Baker Erin Baker died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. She was 55. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. MOVE Continued from page 1A capped at 280.8 hours of pay per month. Smith said IHSS work- ers are asking for a $1 an hour raise along with ben- efits. Another worker told the Daily News they are asking for a 25-cent per hour raise. "It's in the best interest in the county to give us that raise," Smith said. board Tuesday they should study research showing the savings received by allowing the elderly and disabled to be treated at IHSS workers told the Man reports assault with wrench By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Corning Police are seeking two men who reportedly used a wrench to hit a 27-year-old Corning man Satur- day evening at the Lazy Corral Trailer Park. Officers were sent to the trailer park, at 2120 Fig Lane, at 10:39 p.m. following reports of an assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival, officers contacted Daniel Mattis who had a head and facial wound. Mattis told officers two men wearing masks had knocked on his trailer door wanting to fight and that as he left his trailer, a fight began. Mattis, who was hit in the head multiple times with a wrench, was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital.] the ex-boyfriend of Mattis' girlfriend may have been involved, Corning Police Chief Don Atkins said. According to logs, the two men fled on foot and the girlfriend told Corning Police she believed they may have been her ex-boyfriend, Elton Roberts and his friend, Daniel Bochantin. Bochantin was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Logs also show a report of an 11:31 p.m. call from Roberts, who said that his ex-girlfriend's father had come to his residence and threatened him with a base- ball bat. Corning Police are checking into the possibility that ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. WOLF Continued from page 1A terrain or if there's heavy cover," Kovacs said. "If he's underneath cover, we may not be able to gather or transfer information." Air miles, what the DFG uses to measure the wolf's progress, are the distance calculated from one point the GPS signal has come from to the next, she said. ern Tehama County and was there Sunday, so he probably arrived some- time on Saturday," Kovacs said Monday. "It did not transmit this morning." "He crossed into East- home. Charles Watkins, another Red Bluff resi- dent, told the Daily News he works three jobs to take care of his sister-in-law since his wife became too ill to do so. any other person. It just takes a lot of work," he "She's just a person like A 3-year-old wolf leav- ing his pack is not unusu- al, she said. "Dispersing animals are usually young seeking mates," Kovacs said. "It's not uncommon for the young to disperse, it's the distance. The distance he has traveled is at the far end of the bell curve." Gray wolves typically travel 50-60 miles and he has gone well above that, Kovacs said. wandered close to pockets of humans, including making a loop around Lake Almanor, he seems to be trying to stay away from people and there have been very few signs of his presence, Kovacs While the wolf has said. Watkins said he works 250 hours a month taking care of her. stake as far as the money coming in from the state of California but we're not asking for a ton, but I know things are rough," he said. "I understand what's at HOSPITAL Continued from page 1A very capable. Please continue to lead the nation." While many hospitals across the nation have won the Top 100 award once, only 40 percent have won it twice in a row and the number con- tinues to drop from there, Chenoweth said. "Only one has won it 16 times and that wasn't in a row," Chenoweth said. "There have been Tuesday, July 24, 2012 – Daily News 9A said. than five members of the public who have seen tracks after OR-7 has been there in the past seven months," Kovacs said. "To have that number of peo- ple is pretty rare. He's def- initely staying off the radar, away from where people live and doing a pretty good job of it." OR-7 is the only known "There have been less encounters one they should not run, the web- site said. If a wolf is encoun- tered, maintain eye con- tact, act aggressive and make noise while retreat- ing slowly. If the wolf does not retreat, continue to act aggressively by yelling or throwing objects. gray wolf in California and the last known wolf sighting was in 1924, according to the Depart- ment of Fish and Game website. DFG recommends peo- ple not approach, try to feed or tamper with the wolf , but if the public For more information visit www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/ nongame/wolf. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynew s.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. PAROLEE Continued from page 1A without incident. During a Red Bluff Police Department investiga- tion, Walcher admitted to officers he did steal the vehicle and had switched license plates on the truck, according to a press release. Walcher was booked into Tehama County Jail on his parole hold and for vehicle theft. two that have won 14 times. There are almost none in the small and medium categories. Those are the hardest categories to win and (St. Elizabeth's six times in a row) is extremely rare. That's why I came out here on my own nickel." President Jon Halfhide, who introduced Chenoweth and Truven Health Analytics Regional Client Executive John Stegman, said he is proud of his hospital. "I cannot tell you how proud I am of all the things you've done to be one of the best hospitals in the coun- try," Halfhide said. "We don't want SACRAMENTO — Bobby Joe Kirby, 54, of Reno, Nev., was sen- tenced Monday by United States District Judge William Shubb to 18 months in prison and a $15,635 forfeiture judg- ment, United States Attor- ney Benjamin Wagner announced. According to court documents, Nov. 14, 2011, Kirby pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud. Between June 2010 and June 2011, Kirby received $15,635 in wire transfers from inmates' families and associates in return for smuggling cellphones and tobacco into the California Correctional Center in Susanville. When Kirby was arrested, he was in possession of wire receipts and a new cell- phone. He confessed that he had been accepting $150 for each cellphone that he smuggled to an inmate. In sentencing Kirby, SACRAMENTO (AP) — The irregularities at California's state parks department — and the director's resulting depar- ture — blindsided the non- profit groups that had been scrambling for donations to keep open 70 parks once doomed by funding short- ages. Their work to keep park gates open from Mendoci- no to San Diego past a July 1 closure deadline sudden- ly appeared meaningless when reports surfaced last week that the Department of Parks and Recreation had secret accounts hold- ing more than $53 million. ''I've had four emer- gency board meetings this weekend and I'm a little tired,'' said Carolyn Schoff, president of the California League of Parks Associations, which has coordinated groups that raised millions of dollars trying to save threatened parks. ''This has been an outrage for the public, and we feel outraged as well. Even if this money gets returned back, it's not resolving the crisis, and now the public trust has been betrayed.'' State park groups fret over secret fund debacle Sen. Doug La Malfa, R- 'What makes this case so per- plexing is if ever there was a department where you'd expect people would be look- ing under the seat cushions for every spare nickel and dime this would be the one' — Sen. Joe Simitian said they had not uncov- ered other unauthorized spending beyond the vaca- tion buyout program. It will be up to the attor- ney general's office to decide if there were any criminal or civil violations in the parks department, said Elizabeth Ashford, a spokeswoman for Gov. Jerry Brown. Shum Pre- ston, a spokesman for the attorney general's office, declined comment beyond saying investigators will do a thorough review. ronmental Protection, Energy and Transporta- tion. ''You'd expect if there were funds to be found there, they would have been found. People were looking very carefully. I do think that now there's an obvious loss of trust here. Obvious and understand- able.'' to take our eye off anything, but there are a few top things we want to identify and put the pedal to the metal on." Within the next 12-18 months, the focus will be on improving patient perception and working on transitioning to the electronic med- ical records, on which the facility will spend $30 million, Halfhide said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Correctional officer sentenced for accepting bribes "A law enforcement Shubb said the fact that Kirby received bribes dis- tinguished his case from mere contraband smug- gling. Kirby had suggested that his contraband smug- gling to a minimum secu- rity facility was less seri- ous than some other cases. In response, Judge Shubb told Kirby, "It's not up to you to decide who gets a cell phone. There is a good reason why (prison- ers) are not allowed to have cellphones." officer represents a pro- found public trust," Wagn- er said. "Over a hundred times for over year, Bobby Joe Kirby breached that for personal gain. What he did absolutely requires that he cross to the other side of the bars he once guarded." This case is the product of a joint investigation by the FBI and CDCR. Assis- tant United States Attor- ney Matthew Segal prose- cuted the case. Willows, vice chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, fears there could be similar hidden funds elsewhere in state government, said spokesman Kevin East- man. ''Given the size of state The scandal erupted days after reports of secret parks department vacation time buyouts of more than $271,000. Ruth Coleman, director of the state Department of Parks and Recreation, resigned Fri- day, and chief deputy Michael Harris was let go amid questions about the underreported funds. Now, the California Attorney General's office and the Department of Finance are looking into the parks department's spending, though officials In addition to the parks department investigations, the Department of Finance is reviewing all the state's 560 special funds to make sure the actual fund bal- ances match what has been reported to the administra- tion and the state con- troller. ''What makes this case so perplexing is if ever there was a department where you'd expect people would be looking under the seat cushions for every spare nickel and dime this would be the one,'' said state Sen. Joe Simitian, D- Palo Alto, chairman of the Senate Budget Subcom- mittee on Resources, Envi- Fundraising fallout from the scandal has not yet materialized, state offi- cials said, noting they had not heard of any organiza- tions withdrawing their financial support. ''We want to make sure we continue to work with the partners to restore trust in the department,'' said Clark Blanchard, a spokesman for the Califor- nia Natural Resources Agency, which oversees the parks. ''We want to make sure it wasn't all for naught.'' The department faced $22 million in budget cuts this year, meaning the $53 million that accumulated in two special funds over at least 12 years would cover more than two years of budget shortfalls, but would not assure the parks' long-term funding. government, the number of special funds, the number of agencies that have sig- nificant discretion over their spending — I would say the odds of probability would indicate this isn't unique,'' Eastman said. Legislators planned to ask the state auditor to investigate the parks department, as well. Over- sight committees in both the Senate and Assembly plan hearings on the parks department and the state's special funds soon after lawmakers return from their monthlong summer recess on Aug. 6. ''I think what's been reported is the tip of the iceberg,'' said Sen. Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa on the North Coast, where one-third of the parks on the closure list are located. ''There are a lot of unan- swered questions, and this is a very odd situation. People don't normally squirrel money away unless there's a reason.'' A Redding man was arrested for possession of drugs after Corning Police were called Thursday morning to the Holiday Inn on Sunrise Way for reports of people refusing to leave. Officers were sent to the inn at 6:16 a.m. and con- tacted Matthew Mark Luke, 39, sitting in the driver's seat of a red Ford Taurus. A search was made of the vehicle and officers found three bindles of methamphetamine and a digital scale inside a lunch pail, a Corning Police release said. The total gross weight of the methamphetamine was 7.2 grams. Luke, who was found to be on parole, was arrested arrested in Corning Redding man and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of possession and transportation of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for sale. He is being held on $55,000 bail. —Julie Zeeb Student workers to be let go amid budget cuts SACRAMENTO (AP) — Hundreds of California student assistants will lose their jobs as the school year begins as part of a cost-cut- ting deal between the state and its largest public employees union. With California facing a deep budget deficit, 1,600 state student assistant posi- tions will be eliminated in September, The Sacramento Bee reported Monday. The move is part of a deal between Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, and the Service Employees Interna- You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. 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