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Edwards:BuddLavern Edwards, 83, of Redding died Saturday, Feb. 25at the Veterans Home of California. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Thursday, March 2, 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 with the useful life of the financed improvements, Miller said. The city will benefit from residents participating in the program by increasing local jobs, housing prices due to having higher effi- cient homes that are worth more money and sales, pay- roll and property tax reve- nues. The city will not be ob- ligated to repay the bonds or to pay the assessments levied on the participating properties. Energy FROM PAGE 1 the judges are looking for during the shows. Mandy Staley, Tehama District Fair CEO, said the spectacular has become a fun event for the contes- tants. "Thecommunityappreci- ates them coming here and the contestants appreciate the support," Staley said. The association has en- joyed coming to Red Bluff because of that support from the Tehama District Fair Board and the town, Tilton said. The show has been such a success that an additional daywasaddedtothisevent, extending it from three to fourdays,andanothershow is scheduled for May. While the event is hosted by the Gold Coun- try association, the spec- tacular is both a National Cutting Horse Associa- tion- and Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Associa- tion-approved event. Showcase FROM PAGE 1 throughout the state," Geh- rke said. Gehrke took a manual measurement under clear blue skies Wednesday in a meadow at Phillips Station near Lake Tahoe. He found 10 feet of snow at a spot that had been bare of snow at the height of the drought. Nearby road signs stood half-covered in snow, and roof peaks of homes sat nestled in deep snow with tunnels dug out for access to front doors. At the southern end of the Sierra Nevada — with the highest mountain peaks — more than double the normal amount of snow has piled up. The deluge follows five years of drought, includ- ing two of the driest in the state's recorded history. In April 2015, Gov. Jerry Brown attended the monthly snowpack survey near Lake Tahoe, standing in a field that was barren of any measureable snow. Brown later ordered res- idents to use less water at home — a first for Califor- nia. In the state that leads the nation in producing fruits, vegetables and nuts, some farmers drew down wells to grow their crops; others left fields unplanted. The bleak scenario be- gan to ease last year. In re- cent weeks, heavy storms flooded some areas of Cali- fornia. For a time, officials feared Oroville Dam, the nation's tallest, could burst. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated. Flood damage statewide reached an estimated $1 bil- lion, officials said. The snow, however, has been good news for skiers. At Mammoth Moun- tain, a popular destination in Southern California, more than 43 feet of snow has fallen. Resort spokes- woman Lauren Burke said the venue plans to stay open through Independence Day. Farther north, Lake Tahoe is at its highest level in more than a decade and ski resorts are extending the season to the end of April. "We've had days when we had to take a little ex- tra time to dig out we've had so much snow," said Marcie Bradley, a spokes- woman for Northstar Cali- fornia. "It's been an incred- ible snow year." Snowpack FROM PAGE 1 rain, Hencratt said. There were nine volunteers from Search and Rescue along with three members of the sheriff's boating team. "Unfortunately, one per- son did perish, but we were able to rescue two people," Hencratt said. "It took about seven and a half hours to rescue them. The night was so bad the California High- way Patrol helicopter had to return to base and the low- hanging power lines that night made it difficult. It's a miracle that none of our (search and rescue person- nel) were lost." In addition to rescue work, the sheriff's depart- ment had a role in the evac- uation of Oroville. Two vans and as many jail staff as could be spared were sent to assist in the evacuation of 600 Butte County Jail inmates, who were trans- ported to a jail in Oakland, Hencratt said. There were two crews of patrol officers who assisted for two nights in helping where needed. Gurrola said there were orchards that experi- enced flooding and there had been minor reports of tree loss such as an al- mond tree lost due to wet soil. Gurrola reported on PETS, which does a lot of volunteer work for the shelter and hosted a shel- ter at the Tehama District Fairground for pets need- ing a place to go from the Los Molinos and Corning evacuations. The shelter was left open for about a day, but closed due to no one taking advantage of it. The county suffered sig- nificant road damage in a number of places including the Bowman area of Cotton- wood, Dairyville, Vina, Los Molinos and Corning, An- tone said. "There was really no area that wasn't touched," Antone said. "The diffi- cult thing was everything was saturated and coming apart. We did try to repair damage quickly and are monitoring areas to try and keep the road passable." Stover gave an update on known damage and said he is investigating other dam- ages in the county as they are reported to his office. The areas most impacted were the Rivers Edge, Drift- wood and Hidden Harbor mobile home and RV parks in Los Molinos and the Woodson RV Park in Corn- ing. Damage at Driftwood included water in the of- fice and outbuildings as well as the electrical hook- ups in the lower RV spots that were under water. Esti- mates for damage were be- tween $46,000 and $70,000 for Driftwood. At Hidden Harbor the showers were filled with water and had to be cleaned as well as two RVs that were damaged. One of them had a family that stayed in it overnight and woke up to find about a foot of water inside, Stover said. Both RVs were tagged "do not oc- cupy" and there was some damage on the roads. Dam- age was estimated at about $34,000. River's Edge had flood- ing, but over the years most of the buildings have been raised above the water level, Stover said. Woodson had some wa- ter, but most damage was from downed trees, includ- ing one trailer totaled by a tree that also damaged a shop, Stover said. There is still about half the park without power and using two generators. That is ex- pected to take at least 20 days to repair and could be costly, at about $1,500 rental per generator or $3,000 a day. The damage estimate for the park itself was about $75,000, about $60,000 to $85,000 for the rebuild of the shop and an- other $35,000 to $55,000 for a replacement electri- cal panel. Total damage is estimated at $240,000 to $315,000. A single-family home was damaged on Steelhead Court, with just six feet between the deck and the bank of the river due to ero- sion, Stover said. The river has completely changed its course and the home will need to be moved. It will cost about $100,000 to move the house and put in a new foundation. Emergency FROM PAGE 1 DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO The Red Bluff River Park floods Feb. 18a er a storm came through town the night before. RICH PEDRONCELLI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program for the Department of Water Resources, checks the depth of the snowpack as he conducts the third manual snow survey of the season Wednesday near Echo Summit. BenjaminRobertGraves August 21, 1921 ~ February 23, 2017 Benjamin (Ben) Robert Graves passed away on February 23, 2017 at the age of 95. Ben was born on August 21, 1921 to Le- slie Graves and Ethel (Simpson) Graves. Ben's parents were descendants of pioneer families that settled in the Orland area in the 185O's. Ben graduated from Orland High School in 1939 and married Dora Owens in 1942. Soon after their marriage, Ben was inducted into the U.S. Army and was wounded in the invasion of Normandy. After the war, he joined the Western Pacific Railroad and retired after thirty years of service. He spent his retirement maintaining the Graves Ranch, playing golf and traveling to Alaska a number of times to fish. He was a member of the Sons in Retirement #110 in Chico and a member of the Disabled Veterans As- sociation. Ben and Dora were married for 63 years prior to Dora's death in 2006. Ben leaves four children, Larry, Bradley, Roger and Karen Graves Kuhn, nine grandchil- dren and thirteen greatgrandchildren. Ben will be buried next to his wife at the Graves Cemetery west of Orland. YVONNE PAULETTE JOLLY BENNETT March 17, 1947 ~ February 20, 2017 Yvonne Paulette Jolly Bennett passed away on February 20, 2017 after breaking her hip two months prior and complications with COPD. She was just shy of her 70th birthday. Yvonne was surrounded by her children and some of her grandchildren at the time of her passing. Yvonne passed on her terms with dignity and completely at peace. Yvonne was born March 17, 1947 in Chico, CA to James Ivan Jolly and Marjorie Claire Wheeler. Yvonne lived mostly in the north state, except for a short time in Texas where her husband was stationed at the time. Yvonne was a very talented lady. She could make a any plant grow any where, even out of rocks. She studied to be a nurse at Shasta College. Yvonne also worked as a con- tractor from building houses to manning the yard of a freeway intersection. She worked at Bell Carter in the 80's as quality control. She even had a goat ranch where retired from in 2006. Yvonne was a very strong intelligent lady. She was a 31 year beast cancer survivor. Yvonne also worked very hard for many years on the Highway 49 project, which she received a Volunteer of the year award for. She fought hard for the people who were unable to be heard. Yvonne was preceded in death by parents James Jolly and Claire Johnson and two sisters Marilyn Dantche and Janice Weisenborn. She is survived by her brother John Jolly(Marylou), sons Shawn Aaron(Jennifer Aaron),Bradley Aaron(Valerie Aaron), daughters Heidi Lashley(Thomas Lashley), and Ericka Bennett. Yvonne had 11 grandchil- dren Miranda Keck, Amelia Leonchik, Clarissa Aaron, Felicity Aaron, Alex Aaron, James Lashley, Jacob Lashley, Donald Ferris, Destiny Underwood, Harmony Bennett, and Alexus Whipple, and 2 great granddaughters Evelyn Keck and Catherine Predes. A party is being held in Yvonne's honor on what would have been her 70th birthday. Then on the following day she will be laid to rest with her two sisters in a private ceremony. Sweet Caroline September 11, 2016 ~ February 14, 2017 Our sweet Caroline Essie Binger was born September 11th, 2016 to her loving parents, William Shane Binger and Ashley Nichole Binger. Our little princess weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 inches long. She was truly a miracle baby. The pregnancy quickly became a high- risk pregnancy as there was a concern that she was going to be born with Trisomy 13, but she was born so perfect- ly healthy and beautiful. She was born on an infamous day remembered as one of the saddest days in history, and she for us made it a day of perfect beauty and happi- ness. It truly was one of the most amazing days of our lives. Sadly, sweet Caroline was called home to heaven on February 14th, 2017, on a day of love and celebration. Caroline Essie Binger passed away in her home of SIDs. Our love for our little princess will be remembered and celebrated on this day, and every other day for the rest of our lives. Caroline was survived by many loved ones including her parents William Shane Binger and Ashley Nichole Binger, her siblings Abel Eugene Binger and Beau Ri- chard Binger. She is also survived by her grandmother Essie Merrie Binger, grandmother Tina Ann Kanen, and grandfather Richard Norman Kanen. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Robert Eugene Binger. Although Caroline only lived to be 5 months of age she had quite an impact on our lives and will be greatly missed. She was the happiest baby you ever laid eyes on. There was not a minute that she was not smiling. She loved when her parents sang "You Are My Sunshine" to her and spending time with her family. Her immense gor- geous eyes could light up any room. You could be hav- ing a long day and just one look at her would melt your heart. There she was with those huge owl eyes and giant grin with slobber running down her bib. We will always love and miss you princess. Someday we will meet again in heaven our sweet Caroline. Soar high with those angel wings sweet baby girl. We will be holding service in remembrance of Caroline on March 4th, 2017 at 2 pm. It will take place at Hoyt- Cole Chapel of Flowers located at 816 Walnut Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080. 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