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Gates:BettyAnnGates, 93, of Tucson, Arizona died Wednesday, Jan. 18in Tucson. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Robles: Juanito Angel Ro- bles, an infant, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 18at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Seibert: Bill Lee Seib- ert, 79, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 18at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Skonberg: Andrew Gus- tave Skonberg III, 78, of Red Bluff died Friday, Jan. 20at his home. Arrange- ments are under the direc- tion of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Weller: Ronald Earl Weller, 67, of Paynes Creek died Saturday, Jan. 21at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Tuesday, Jan. 24, 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 in the labor work force, 18,228,600 people were employed and 964,200 were unemployed. That's 165,200 fewer people in the labor work force in the state, 153,000 fewer people employed and 12,200 fewer people unemployed in De- cember. The total unemployment rate for the state remains at 5 percent. In the United States the unemployment rate in- creased by 0.1 percent to 4.5 percent in a month. The counties with the lowest unemployment rate in November were San Ma- teo at 2.7 percent, Marin at 2.9 percent and San Fran- cisco County at 3 percent. All of which decreased in unemployed persons. The counties with the highest unemployment rate is Colusa County at 19.5 percent, Imperial County at 18.8 percent and Tulare County at 11.5 per- cent in December. The unemployment rate for the counties near Te- hama County were Butte at 6.3 percent, Shasta at 6.7 percent and Glenn County at 8.6 percent unemployed. Butte County decreased slightly in unemployment rate by 0.4 percent, while Glenn County increased by 1.4 percent and Shasta County increased by 0.3 in a month. Jobless FROM PAGE 1 Findusonline! "The auxiliary is small, yet a mighty group. With just under 60 members, they did the equivalent of $300,000 worth of labor at the hospi- tal in a year." The group has under- taken a number of proj- ects including donating for the blood bank freezer and their newest project making handmade blankets and pil- lows for infusion patients, Behrens said. Auxiliary members have donated about $45,000 to the ambulance equip- ment. Past items they have helped with have in- cluded hospital beds, sur- gical helmets, life saving equipment, lab equipment and training. Crab FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS A volunteer puts out bread at the ninth annual Crab Feed put on by St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Auxiliary on Saturday in collaboration with Soroptimist International of Red Bluff at the Red Bluff Community Center. raise the more we can give back." The event is run by vol- unteers and its success is in large part due to them and the generosity of spon- sors and those who donate prizes to the raffles held at the event. Anyone inter- ested in helping with spon- sorships can call 949-4241. While the event is to raise money, the committee also tries to make it family friendly and economical with tickets to Friday and Saturday morning prelim- inaries just $10 and finals are only $20 even with the entertainment each night of a band, he said. Children six and under are always free. The non-profit is also work- ing to add more money to the pot to reward cowboys for coming out and raise funds to give out a scholar- ship. Children of JP Ranch Rodeo contestants and District 1 California High School Rodeo contestants are eligible to apply. For more information on schol- arships call 529-3406. "No one gets paid for this," Martinez said. "It just feels good to give back and it's a tradition. It's about bringing people to- gether and giving families a chance to come out and see what ranch hands do on a daily basis." For more information on the event visit the website www.JPRanchRodeo.com. Rodeo FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Nonella Livestock of Klamath Falls, Oregon competes in the Calf Branding class on Saturday at the annual Jim Owens JP Ranch Rodeo held at the Tehama District Fairground. ART FIRST GALLERY SHOWING JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS BudEmigh,le ,talkswithhisdaughterDebbieCarlisiFridayatthefirstgalleryshowingattheMainEventCenter on the corner of Main and Pine streets in downtown Red Bluff. Lawmakers FROM A1 federal funding for Cali- fornia by antagonizing the Trump administration. Many of California's lib- eral policies face an uncer- tain future amid promises by Trump and Republican lawmakers to overhaul the nation's health care, immigration and climate change laws. "Our state has the law, the grit and the guts to fight for hardworking families," Becerra told lawmakers at a hearing earlier this month, later adding, "I think the best defense is a good offense." The day of Trump's in- auguration, the White House was already at odds with the country's most populous state over climate change policy. The White House website said Friday that Trump planned to stop former President Barack Obama's climate action plan to re- duce greenhouse gas emis- sions that cause global warming. The same day, Califor- nia regulators plowed ahead with their own cli- mate change goals, re- leasing a 157-page plan to reach a target of a 40 per- cent reduction in emis- sions from 1990 levels by 2030. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown has called Becerra "battle-tested" from his time in a polarized Con- gress and said his experi- ence will serve him well in defending California's policies. Democrats in the As- sembly approved Becer- ra's confirmation earlier this month. Becerra worked as a deputy attorney general for three years before run- ning for office. RICH PEDRONCELLI —AP FILE In this Jan. 10file photo, Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., responds to a lawmakers question during during his confirmation hearing before the Assembly Special Committee on the Office of the Attorney General in Sacramento. GEORGENORMANSPANFELNER May 31, 1931 ~ January 19, 2017 GEORGE NORMAN SPANFELNER, age: 85, of Fort Bidwell, California. George was born in Los Molinos, CA to Gertrude and Frank Spanfelner where he had grown up and spent the majority of his adult life. During his life he had many occupations: farmer, mechanical/agricultural/irrigation design and engineering. He loved to build things and was known as a person that could redesign and make things work. Survivors include his three children: Sheryl Jakaboski and Richard Spanfelner of Sacramento, California and George Spanfelner of Phoenix, Arizona; two grandchildren Jason and Joshua; one great-grandchild Isabelle; brothers Fred Spanfelner and Frank Spanfelner of Red Bluff and sister Barbara Dieter of Chico. He will be missed. ROBERT EUGENE KEIHL March 20, 1928 ~ January 15, 2017 Bob was born the 7th of seven children to Louie & Anna Kiehl at Burr Oak, Kansas and grew up in Red Cloud, Nebraska. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years, and four years later he married the love of his life, Elaine Pfister, in Sutton, Nebraska on August 13, 1950. Soon thereafter Bob went to work in the Communication Dept of the Southern Pacific Railroad, moving often within the company until finally settling in Los Molinos, CA in 1956, where Bob & Elaine raised their two daughters, Alexa & Deborah. Declining health required moving from their country home of 57 years, and in October, 2016 they settled in Feather Canyon, a lovely independent living facility. Bob had a love for the outdoors that included hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, biking, walking, gardening, and all of nature in general. By all who knew him he will be remembered for his accurate and personal "story telling." Bob entered into a personal relationship with his Savior at age 28 and grew in his faith until his completion, at which time he peacefully entered into Jesus' arms, with Elaine present, at Paradise Hospice House, where he spent the last month of his life on earth. Bob is survived by his wife of over 66 years, Elaine, daughters Alexa Termini & son-in-law Michael of Capitola, CA, Deborah Moore & son-in-law Jeff of Chico, CA, grandchildren Jordana Moore of Brooklyn, NY, Alec Moore of San Diego, CA, siblings Clifford & wife Ada Kiehl of Quenemo, KS, Ruby Duncan of Gardner, KS, and numerous nieces and nephews. There will be a future private family celebration of life. Anyone wishing to make a contribution in Robert's memory may send it to Paradise Hospice House, 1295 Bille Rd, Paradise, CA 95969, or your personal charity choice. 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