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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, Cheryl Ann Ashby-Hull Cheryl Ann Ashby-Hull, of Red Bluff, died July 25 at her residence. She was 39. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Clarence G. Dorvall Clarence G. Dorvall of Corning died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, Red Bluff Health Care in Red Bluff. He was 92. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Vicki Lavone Hanford Vicki Lavone Hanford, of Lake California, died June 16 at her residence. She was 62. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. was 59. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in the Daily News, Raymond R. Randall Raymond R. Randall, of Corning, died July 12. He Red Bluff, Calif. Sidney "Butch" Shannon Sidney "Butch" Shannon, of Corning, died Saturday at his residence. He was 70. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Terry Leon Troberg Terry Leon Troberg of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, at Florin Healthcare Center in Sacramen- to. He was 62. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is han- dling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. BACK Continued from page 1A time and talent for the day, which includes free food, live music and children's games. For more information about both events, to vol- unteer as a shopper or to make a donation, call 529- 4800 or visit back- toschoolproject.com. Two RB houses burgled The Tehama County Sheriff's Office is looking into a pair of residential burglaries that occurred between July 28-31. •A 72-year-old Red Bluff woman reported that dur- ing that time period she and her husband were away from their Howell Avenue residence it was burglarized. When they returned home Tuesday at 4 p.m. they discovered someone had entered their residence and taken a Swarvoski spotting scope, a 1-ounce gold nugget on chain and an 18-inch gold necklace. There was no sign of forced entry and the missing items totaled $5,100 in value. • On Tuesday a 57-year-old Gerber man reported sometime between midnight and 5:30 p.m. someone entered his locked garage by forcing open the side door. Stereo equipment valued at $250 was taken. Anyone with information on either of the cases is asked to call the Tehama County Sheriff's Office at 529-7900. county building fire A $1,500 reward is being offered to anyone who can supply information regarding the July 4 fire that burnt down the Tehama County Child Support Services building. The Tehama-Glenn Unit of the California Depart- ment of Forestry and Fire Protection has been investi- gating the cause of the fire. The Tehama County Secret Witness Program is Reward offered in July 4 offering the reward to anyone who has information that leads to an arrest or conviction. author, playwright, dies By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press Gore Vidal, celebrated Gore Vidal, the author, playwright, politician and commentator whose novels, essays, plays and opinions were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, his nephew said Tuesday. Vidal died at his home in the Hollywood Hills at about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday of complications from pneu- monia, Burr Steers said. Vidal had been living alone in the home and had been sick for ''quite a while,'' he said. and Truman Capote, Vidal was among the last genera- tion of literary writers who were also genuine celebri- ties — fixtures on talk shows and in gossip columns, personalities of such size and appeal that even those who hadn't read their books knew who they were. His works included hundreds of essays; the best- selling novels ''Lincoln'' and ''Myra Breckenridge''; the groundbreaking ''The City and the Pillar,'' among the first novels about openly gay characters; and the Tony-nominated play ''The Best Man,'' revived on Broadway in 2012. Tall and distinguished looking, with a haughty bari- tone not unlike that of his conservative arch-enemy William F. Buckley, Vidal appeared cold and cynical on the surface. But he bore a melancholy regard for lost worlds, for the primacy of the written word, for ''the ancient American sense that whatever is wrong with human society can be put right by human action.'' Along with such contemporaries as Norman Mailer Those with information can call Secret Witness at 529-1268 or CalFire at 528-5199. SCHOOLS Continued from page 1A with the way in which the negotia- tions were conducted most recently and I am happy to have the opportu- nity to bring back our wonderful teachers," McCoy said. "We have now negotiated a similar agreement with our Classified Bargaining Unit which is being taken to the member- ship for consideration as well. Both TEEN year-old boy told Red Bluff Police School Continued from page 1A On April 24, the 16- Thursday, August 2, 2012 – Daily News 7A bargaining units are working with the district to find solutions that impact our district in such a dramat- ic negative fashion." district fiscal emergency at its July 13 meeting. The declaration was made to bring attention to the devas- tating effect on the district if the November tax initiative does not pass, McCoy said. If the initiative does not pass, Red Bluff will see the loss of about $935,000, of which the district Resources Officer Aaron Murray that he had been in a sexual relationship with Raschke, according to a Red Bluff Police press release. The sexual relationship reportedly started March 2 Continued from page 1A school supplies. FIRES Continued from page 1A only residents will be allowed in. A voluntary evacuation of the Butt Lake area has also been issued. Ben Lomond and Indi- an Creek trails are still closed, as is the Pacific VIRUS Continued from page 1A sleeve shirts and long pants and SACRAMENTO (AP) — State finance officials on Friday hope to com- plete a much-anticipated review of hundreds of special funds that was started after the Califor- nia parks department underreported $53.8 mil- lion in two accounts. Gov. Jerry Brown's administration is recon- ciling the amounts in all the state's 560 special funds, which receive money directly from users, to make sure the balances match what has been reported to the finance department and the state controller. Finance spokesman H.D. Palmer said Wednesday the review is expected to be completed by the end of the week. ''We're going to have an extremely thorough explanation of what we found and what the dif- ferences are of signifi- cance and the reasons for those differences,'' he said. ney general's office is investigating the Depart- ment of Parks and Recre- ation to determine why agency officials deliber- ately underreported the money in two special funds. Meanwhile, the attor- U-T San Diego report- ed in its online edition Wednesday that finance officials were alerted to discrepancies in state park funds 15 years ago. The controller's office pointed out ''significant CORNING Students who took part in the asked the teachers association to cover $757,000. The district made a declaration of The tentative agreement puts the district really close to the number, McCoy said. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the district office, 1755 Airport Blvd. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. at Raschke's residence and continued over a two- month period, according to the release. Raschke through a mutual friend and he was hired to do yard work and babysit- summer reading program will be honored. Curry said she expects new information from CalFresh to be included in a couple of the booths. Crest Trail between High- way 70 and Highway 36. Fire, seven miles north of Portola near Lake Davis, is considered 90 percent contained, with the acreage burned held to about 780 acres. But it has cost an estimated $1.2 mil- lion to fight. Meanwhile the Peak The victim met ting jobs, the release said. According to court records, Raschke is facing three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and one count of lewd acts upon a child. —Julie Zeeb One of the new booths this year will be from the Red Cross, which will likely be an interactive activity for the children. The event is open to all chil- dren and their families. forming mop up activities Wednesday, according to the Plumas National For- est. fire last night securing the northwest side, according to a forest press release. Crews worked on the Fire crews were per- Crews continue to remain vigilant for addi- tional fire movement that may develop during the using repellent, District Manager Jack Cavier said. The number of dead birds infect- ed with the virus has increased in both Orland and Willows. Dead birds in Glenn County continue to variations in what was being reported by the parks departments as far back as 1997-98,'' Jacob Roper, a spokesman for the controller's office, told the newspaper by email. troller's office found dis- crepancies in other departments, as well. He did not immediately return a request for com- ment from The Associat- ed Press on Wednesday. The alerts to the Roper said the con- Diego that the current finance staff does not know how the discrepan- cy reports from the con- troller were handled nearly a decade ago. ''In terms of looking at special funds, in terms of a long look back, we're not looking through the rearview mirror,'' Palmer told the U-T. ''We're looking through the wind- shield in working with the controller's office to rec- oncile these types of fund balance questions.'' California's $91.3 bil- lion general fund budget is generated largely through income, sales and corporate taxes. It spends another $39.4 bil- lion through special funds, which receive money from taxes and finance department stopped in 2003, when Democrat Steve Westly was in charge of the con- troller's office. A tele- phone message left for Westly was not returned. Palmer told U-T San day and night shifts. About 568 personnel are on site, as well as four dozers, 20 engines, five water tenders and five helicopters. Conklin Park Camp- ground is still closed. All roads are open, however there is heavy fire traffic on Forest Roads 26N70 and 28N01. be collected and tested. To report a dead bird, residents are encouraged to call 1-877-WNV- BIRD or log onto www.westnile.ca.gov and follow the link to report. Calif. close to completing review of special funds fees for such things as recycling beverage con- tainers, registering vehi- cles and renewing dri- ver's licenses. While the parks scan- dal focused on allega- tions that top employees purposely underreported the amount in two special funds, it also raised ques- tions about basic govern- ment accounting. The amount of money in spe- cial funds that is used by the finance department to fashion the annual state budget can differ consid- erably from the amount of money the controller's office says is in the funds. Palmer said different bookkeeping procedures and different times when an expense is logged account for some of the discrepancies between the balances. For example, the two sets of balances for the state's Mental Health Services Fund, which is funded by a tax on mil- lionaires to assist the mentally ill, are off by $570 million. However, $470 million of that was the result of the finance department subtracting money already allocated to local governments, while the controller logged the check at a later date. ''The money still went out the door, but it was an issue of timing,'' Palmer said. ''That doesn't mean there's a half a billion sit- ting around not being The state parks and recreation fund, which is generated from park fees and rentals, held $20.4 million more than was reported. The off-high- way vehicle fund, which is generated from regis- tering all-terrain vehi- cles, held $33.5 million more than reported. Parks Director Ruth Coleman stepped down, and her chief deputy, Michael Harris, was let go. Coleman maintains she was unaware of the surplus. A preliminary investi- gation showed the parks department underreport- ed two funds as far back as 2000. Recent accounting tricks used by state law- makers to balance budget deficits also have made it more complicated for finance officials to recon- cile the two sets of num- bers. In one case, the state pushed back its last pay- roll day of the fiscal year by one day, from June 30 to July 1, to achieve a budget savings on paper. On July 20, state Nat- ural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird, whose agency oversees the parks department, revealed that the parks department sat on $53.8 million in surplus money dating back 12 years even as the state was threaten- ing to shut 70 parks because of its ongoing budget crisis. spent on mental health services.'' makers has formally requested a detailed review of the Cal- ifornia specialty license plate program, the first in the pro- gram's 20-year history. The request comes in response to an investigation by The Associated Press that found little oversight of the $250 million raised since the program was authorized. The AP also found that Gov. Jerry Brown and former Lawmakers request audit of 9/11 fund, other plates SACRAMENTO (AP) — A bipartisan group of law- when to pay back the $3 million loan from the memorial plate fund. The AP review found there is virtually no independent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had taken $3 million raised by a memorial plate created in honor of the victims of the 2001 terror attacks. The money was used to help close the state's budget deficit. Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, Sen. Ted Gaines, R- oversight of how organizations spend the money. Organiza- tions and agencies participating in the specialty plate pro- gram must report annually to the state Department of Motor Vehicles about money collected and the percentage spent to promote the specialty plates, which isn't supposed to exceed 25 percent of the revenue. Other than that, there is no direct oversight. The nonpar- Roseville, and Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Con- cord, asked the Joint Legislative Audit Committee to autho- rize a review of the memorial plate program and a random sample of the 10 other specialty plates, which include the Lake Tahoe and California Firefighter plate programs. ''Recent media accounts have raised questions as to whether the moneys in the funds are being spent appropri- ately,'' the lawmakers wrote. DeSaulnier's office sent a copy of the letter to the AP on Wednesday. In May, Brown asked the administration's Department of Finance to audit the plates program. He said he would use the results of the review, which is ongoing, to decide tisan Legislative Analyst's Office has never examined the program, nor has the state auditor's office.