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Brandt:RobertA.Brandt,78, of Los Molinos died Saturday, Jan. 14at his home. Arrange- ments are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Robson: Helen Brown Robson, 86, of Red Bluff died Saturday, Jan. 14at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Wagner: Julie Ann Wag- ner, 45, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 11at St. Elizabeth Community Hospi- tal. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017in 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 and amusing," Gioia said. "He was fantastically good company. People who knew him held him in enormous affection because any situ- ation was always better if he was around." Starr is survived by his wife, Sheila Starr; two daughters, Jessica Starr and Marian Starr Impera- tore; and seven grandchil- dren. Starr FROM PAGE 1 RICH PEDRONCELLI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, and state Librarian Kevin Starr, smile a er unveiling the design chosen for the California Quarter during ceremonies in Sacramento in 2004. By Brady Mccombs The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY Visits to U.S. national parks set a re- cord in 2016 for the third consecutive year as land- marks such Zion, Yellow- stone and Rocky Mountain experiencedhistoriclevelsof popularity that brought col- lateral headaches stemming fromovercrowdedroadsand trails and increasing visitor misbehavior. At many parks, visitors waited an hour or more in cars to get through entrance gates and then spent the day trying to outmaneuver fel- lowvisitorsforparkingspots and room on popular trails. They left behind enormous amounts of trash and some- times, human waste. Encountering a crowded, Disneyland-like situation when people were expect- ing peaceful serenity can lead to aggression and bad decisions, park officials said. "The level of frustration, we've certainly seen an in- crease in that," said Kyle Patterson, Rocky Moun- tain National park spokes- woman. "Sometimes they take it out on each other and sometimes they take it out on park. It created a good news- bad news story for park managers. They praise the increased interest but are struggling to preserve iconic mountains, slot can- yons and wildlife habi- tat for future generations. The National Park Service budget has remained basi- cally the flat, leaving parks to grapple with the prob- lems without higher staff- ing levels. "We love having people come to the park," said John Marciano, Zion National Park spokesman. "But our No. 1 goal, our mandate, is to preservetheparkintoperpe- tuity and to ensure our visi- tors have a best of kind and safe experience." Overall visitation to na- tional parks is on track to surpass 325 million in 2016, breaking last year's all-time high of 307 million, federal figures show. The record- breaking three-year stretch came after parks visitation ebbed and flowed between 255-287 million for nearly three decades. The National Park Ser- vice launched a major mar- ketingcampaigntocelebrate its100thbirthdayin2016,in- cluding free passes for every fourth-graderandtheirfam- ilies. Thatrenewedattention coupled with reasonable gas prices and an improved economy likely fueled the in- crease, said National Parks Service spokesman Jeffrey Olson. The agency's "Find Your park " campaign will con- tinue this year and officials expect to surpass 300 mil- lion visitors again even if there's no record, Olson said. Absent December totals, the Grand Canyon in north- ern Arizona hit 5.9 million visits. Yellowstone, which stretches into Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, had 4.3 million visits. The final year tally for Rocky Mountain in Colo- rado was 4.5 million. Zion in southern Utah had 4.3 mil- lion visitors — nearly double the 2010 total. Cramming all those peo- ple into the narrow confines of Zion where most visitors want to see the same iconic slot canyons and trails has led many days to hour-long waits to get in the park, lots that fill up by 9 a.m. and crowded shuttles, Marciano said. RECREATION Na ti on al p ar k vi si ts h it s re co rd h ig h fo r 3r d st ra ig ht y ea r RICK BOWMER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Zion National Park is seen near Springdale, Utah. TRENT NELSON — THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, FILE Hikers on the Canyon Overlook Trail in Zion National Park. "I like it," Stanhope said. "It's pretty cool and it's something that's good for all ages." Stanhope said he en- joyed being able to see the California High School Ro- deo Association contes- tants compete and watch- ing the animals at the Red Bluff Shoot-Out prior to the special rodeo. Bullriding was his favorite event, his mother said. ShelbyHamblock,asoph- omore at Red Bluff High School, was paired up with Gwen Johnson, a district one contestant from Etna who competes in break- away roping, goat tying, team roping and reigning cow horse. It was a fun event, said Hamblock, a first timer. She enjoyed bull riding for the challenge of staying on the animal. It was Johnson's second year participating in the special rodeo as a helper, but she has been involved in rodeo as a sport since sixth grade, having gotten into the sport because of her older siblings, she said. "It's something I've done my whole life," Johnson said of rodeo. "It's a great expe- rience being able to help the contestants by show- ing them what we do all the time and sharing the sport with them." For more information about the special rodeo, call Meadows at 200-1667. Rodeo FROM PAGE 1 held in June and Na- tional finals are held in July. The Red Bluff Shoot- Out is a chance for con- testants from various districts to see who they might be com- peting against if they make it to the upper levels. In addition to three days of competition, the event hosted a spe- cial rodeo Saturday immediately following the patriotic-themed Grand Entry, when Dis- trict One Rodeo Queen Ashtin Lopeman sang the national anthem. High school rodeo con- testants were paired with contestants with disabilities and spent part of the afternoon teaching them about rodeo. For more information on the District One Cal- ifornia High School Ro- deo Association visit: www.chsra-dist1.com. Shoot-out FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS California High School Rodeo Association Contestant Anthony Hawkins competes in bull riding on Saturday at the Red Bluff Shoot-Out at the Tehama District Fairground. 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