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Diggs:DianeMarieDiggs, 69, of Cottonwood died Sunday, March 5at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Lopez: Victoria Lopez, 68, of Red Bluff died Friday, March 3at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Pub- lished Wednesday, March 8, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Moore: Daniel L. Moore, 61, of Red Bluff died Sun- day, March 5in Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Afford- able Mortuary. Published Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Payne: Loyd Howard Payne, 61, of Red Bluff died Thursday, March 2at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flow- ers. Published Wednesday, March 8, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Death notices must be 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 tionofchildrenisaglobal form of human trafficking that occurs when individu- als buy, trade or sell sexual acts with a child, Graves said, and least 100,000 U.S. children are forced into sexual slavery each year. Graves said children who have been neglected or physically or sexually abused are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, and 70 to 90 percent of fe- male exploited children have been sexually abused in their own homes. Children who have dealt with sexual exploi- tation may have intense physical and psychologi- cal impact once removed from those situations, Graves said. The physi- cal aftermath the victims could deal with includes aches and pains, head- aches, backaches, sudden sweating and heart palpi- tations, changes in sleep patterns and appetite, not eating or overeating, among many other physi- cal impacts. The child could have psychological issues as well that include having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, self- harming disorders, learn- ing disorders and anxiety. Graves said there are warning signs that could help identify an exploited child, including miss- ing school often, seem- ing to be drugged or disoriented and seem- ing to be suddenly with- drawn, depressed or fear- ful. The fear of what the pimp or recruiter would do if the child says some- thing about their situa- tion keeps the child in that situation. Red Bluff Police Detec- tive Sean Baxter said he at- tended the training to be- come more knowledgeable on the topic. "We know it's happen- ing in the community," Baxter said. The department is try- ing to be better educated on the subject to assist in making more informed en- forcement decisions. Graves said if a child is identified as a victim of ex- ploitation, the best thing to do is call 911. If there is no immediate threat, call Red Bluff Police Depart- ment at 527-3131 or the Te- hama County Sheriff's Of- fice at 529-7900. There will be two more trainings offered in Red- ding, 5:30-9 p.m. March 20 at One Safe Place, 2250 Benton Drive, and 8:30 a.m. to noon May 11 at the Community Room in the Shasta County Library, 1100 Parkview Ave. To register, call Kim Mathews at 339-3628. Training FROM PAGE 1 penalty if coverage lapses for more than 63 days. Those changes will make it harder for lower-income people to afford coverage and will likely discourage healthy people from buy- ing coverage, driving up prices, Wright said. The bill would also cap the expansion of Medic- aid in 2020 and change the way the program is funded. Instead of a guar- anteed payment for the services provided, the fed- eral government would of- fer states a set amount per person. Brown said he wants to know more before he weighs in. The Congres- sional Budget Office has not released its nonparti- san analysis of the legis- lation's costs and effects. "We want to know who is getting covered, what's behind the cur- tain," Brown told report- ers while visiting a jail in Modesto. "This thing, it's been in secret, and now it's up to the analysts, the Congress, and the press to expose the full details and then you'll get a comment from me about how good or how bad it is." The Democratic gover- nor sent a letter in Janu- ary to U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, imploring him not to enact legisla- tion that requires more people to seek basic health care in emergency rooms or that shifts costs to the states. Liberal health care ad- vocates have aggressively targeted McCarthy, the No. 2 Republican in the House, and other Repub- lican lawmakers from the Central Valley. As many as half of the residents of some districts get health coverage through Medi- Cal. Lizelda Lopez, a spokes- woman for Covered Cali- fornia, said the agency is still studying the legisla- tion and would not com- ment. The nonpartisan legislative analyst's office also was studying it. Health FROM PAGE 1 sports are not comparable to those provided for boys sports, particularly the soft- ball playing field and prac- tice facility and the basket- ball team facilities and stor- age. Former varsity basketball coach Kathy Brandt is listed in the complaint has hav- ing raised concerns about the lack of facilities for the girls over the course of sev- eralyears.Brandt'scoaching contract was not renewed following the 2015-2016 and thesuitallegesthiswasdone in retaliation for her com- plaints about gender ine- qualities. The school's Title IX Par- ticipation Report for the 2015-2016 season indicates the school had 20 male and 8 female on-campus paid coaches and 14 male and 11 female off-campus paid coaches. The number of athletes in comparable sports was as follows: Baseball had 33 players, softball 27. Boys basketball had 37 play- ers compared to 34 for the girls. Girls soccer had 36 players, the boys 34. For track and field, 36 girls competed compared to 38 boys. More girls competed in tennis and swimming than boys. There were 117 boys who competed in football and 2 girls. In wrestling, 61 boys competed compared to 5 girls. There were 34 girls who played volleyball, for which there is no boys team, and the school offers non- sanctioned teams for cheer and flag football, which had 38 and 54 girls participating respectively. The complaint asks the court to rule the school re- taliated and discriminated based on gender in viola- tion of Title IX, prohibit the school from further retali- ation or discrimination, re- quire the school to correct the violations and award at- torneys' fees and costs. The class action suit was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California. Inequality FROM PAGE 1 "The sisters wouldbe very happywiththewaytheirfor- mer convent is being used," Manoli said of the build- ing. "It's still carrying on the work of ministry." The building was made possible in part through a $5,000 grant meant to com- bat homelessness awarded to PATH in November by the city. The organization also re- ceived a grant from Dignity Health aimed toward com- munity health by pointing out that housing helps pro- mote the stability needed for people to solve health re- lated issues, Lewis said. It's hard to take care of diabetic healthneedswhenlivingout of a car. PATHtookpossessionJan. 18 and has been working to renovate since, Lewis said. Clean-up, which was done withtheassistanceoftheini- tial six occupants, included patching holes and clean- ing up graffiti in the build- ing,whichsustaineddamage tothefloorwhentrespassers broke in and set a fire. "We wanted them to be invested in the program and they have worked so hard to get it liveable," Lewis said. "Now we start the process of gettingthefiresysteminand raisingmoneytotakecareof getting the certificate of oc- cupancy and all that is re- quired to get it." Thoseinterestedindown- loading an application for the men's transitional hous- ing can visit http://redbluff- path.org/ or call 727-7191. The program will not be a permanent place to live, but rather a stepping stone, said Joyce Jackson, who has helped in getting the house up and running. It's hardtodealwithlong- term medical situations when people are wonder- ing where their next meal is coming from, Jackson said. PATH wants to help people have their basic needs met without having to resort to criminal behavior. "It won't be able to have a 100 percent success rate, but itwillhouseorgetassistance for an awful lot of people," Jackson said. "We want suc- cess stories of helping peo- ple get back on their feet, addressing life skills and adapting habits. They're not going to live there on a per- manent basis. It's to help as- sesstheirneedsandgetthem assistance whether that be drug and alcohol assistance, mental health assistance or if they lost their social secu- rity card making it impossi- ble to get a job and get back on their feet." The community can help by providing furniture and monetary support to help with utility bills, the cost of case management and the lease. While the lease is covered by the money from the city grant, the hope is the program will eventually be self-sustain- ing, Lewis said. Donations are welcome and anything not used for the men's transitional hous- ing will be used for other PATH programs that assist people in getting their own place. Books and DVDs are welcome items on the orga- nization's wish list. To donate, visit redbluff- path.org or call 727-7191. Facility FROM PAGE 1 By Amy Taxin The Associated Press SANTA ANA An Afghan family of five who traveled to the United States on special visas and were de- tained by immigration offi- cials at the Los Angeles air- port were released from cus- tody, according to the U.S. government and the fami- ly's attorneys. The mother, father and their three young sons, in- cluding a baby, arrived at the airport Thursday for a connecting flight to Wash- ington state, where they planned to resettle. Instead, U.S. immigra- tion officials detained them and split them up. They planned to send the mother and children to a detention center in Texas, but lawyers intervened over the week- end and got a federal judge to quash the transfer. Homeland Security offi- cials haven't said why the family was held, while im- migrant advocates asserted in a court petition that there was "absolutely no justifica- tion whatsoever." Government officials said in a federal court hearing Monday that the family was given back their passports and visas and will be inter- viewed April 5 in Seattle to determine if they are eligi- ble to use those visas to re- main in the United States. Lawyers said the family never should have been sub- jected to such treatment af- ter going through the more than yearlong process to ob- tain special immigrant vi- sas, which are given to for- eigners who work for the U.S. military in their coun- tries, often risking their lives. The father of the family worked different jobs for the U.S. military in Afghanistan for more than a decade and was assaulted and shot dur- ing his time there, said at- torney Rob Blume. "It is a victory in a bat- tle that shouldn't have been fought," Blume said after the hearing. "The govern- ment swung and missed on this issue, and they just got it wrong." U.S. District Judge Jose- phine Staton said she will retain jurisdiction of the case and that the govern- ment cannot detain or re- move the family from the U.S. without providing 72 hours' notice to their attor- neys. "I'm just trying to prevent further injury," she said. Blume said the family's reunion Monday after be- ing released was emotional. After being stopped at Los Angeles International Airport, the father was held at a detention center while his wife and young sons — one who is 8 months old — were initially held at sepa- rate detention center and later a hotel, attorneys said. "They've been through amazing trauma and trau- matic circumstances over the last couple days," Blume said. "The separation was really a challenge for the en- tire family so you can imag- ine the relief when not only they're out of custody, but just being together again was so important." SPECIAL VISAS Afghan family detained in LA are freed NICK UT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Attorney Robert Blume speaks to reporters outside federal court in Santa Ana a er an Afghan family of five who had traveled to the United States on special visas were detained on arrival. JULIE ZEEB - DAILY NEWS St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Senior Director of Mission Integration Sister Pat Manoli and Red Bluff City Councilman Clay Parker prepare to cut the ribbon at an open house for the PATH Men's Transitional Living program. CHRISTINESHULTS Christine was born May 18,1926in Hood River, Oregon. In her early childhood, she moved to Red Bluff where she spent the remainder of her life. Christine worked for JC Penny and the Red Bluff High School District. In her later years, she was on the PATH (Poor and the Home- less, Tehama County) Board for 15 years, serving as treas- urer for most of those years and then assistant treasurer. She wanted to work behind the scenes and she volun- teered in any area where she saw a need, helping over- night at winter shelters for the homeless, driving to Chico for supplies, and giving of her own resources when need- ed. PATH board members have said that she leaves big shoes to fill. In the words of her minister, she has left Jesus-footprints all over this town. She was a wise, hard- working woman who will be greatly missed by her fami- ly, her many friends, and the Red Bluff community. She is preceded in death by her husband, Albert Shults, her sister, Elaine Cole, niece Faith Bennett, and grand- nephew Donnie Bennett. She is survived by niece Joyce Chapman and husband Bill of Chico, nephew-in-law Ron Bennett of Gerber, and grandnephews Gregg Chapman of Greenleaf, Idaho, Clayton Bennett of Gerber, Joseph Ben- nett of Red Bluff, and Jeff Bennett of Hanford. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., Red Bluff. Share your thoughts at NewtonBracewell.com Obituaries RUNNINGS ROOFING and CONSTRUCTION SheetMetalRoofing ResidentialCommercial • Composition • Shingle • Single Ply Membrane ServingTehamaCounty 530-527-5789 530-209-5367 NoMoney Down! 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Such clever writing. … About 15 years ago father planted the �irst �ifty acres of his Cone Ranch acquisition to peach trees. Eventually nearly 550 acres were planted to prunes, walnuts, pears, olives and almonds. All have done well except those �irst peaches. From a distance the fruit was beautiful, but close inspection revealed "split pit", and the damage was done. No one knows what causes split pit but it ruined the peaches and so this week a tractor with a dozer blade began uprooting the entire 50 acres. I sat on my horse at dusk last Wednesday (that I had ridden over from our 20 acre home spread nearby) and viewed the destruction with mixed emotions. Economically it was the only thing to do. But all those years of growing, pruning and irrigating...all of the pickers that spent a few weeks of each season in the orchard, the tall red ladders, the familiar grey lug boxes. It appears all was for naught. If you own a chainsaw and beat the torch, the wood is there for the taking. Contact J.C. Wood our orchard manager. The vanquished trees might at least keep a family warm this winter. … The Corning Daily Observer is evidently the cultural organ of the valley. It not only carries the erudite Sydney Lindauer's column "The Farmer's Wife" and the artistry of Al Capp's "Lil Abner", but now has blossomed out with the "Poet's Corner" edited by Gen. Statheim. Attempting to aid and abet this worthy cause I offer my grandmother Essie Alford's contribution: "Twenty Froggies" Twenty Froggies went to school Down beside a rushy pool. Twenty little coats of green, Twenty little vests all nice and clean. "We must be in time", said they. "First we study, then we play. That is how we keep the rule, When we froggies go to school." Master Bullfrog, grave and stern, Called the classes in their turn. From his seat upon the log, Taught them how to say ' Ker Chog!' Also how to dodge a blow From the sticks that bad boys throw. Twenty froggies grew up fast. Bullfrogs they became at last. Not one dunce among the lot, Not one lesson they forgot, Polished to a high degree, As each froggie ought to be. Now they sit on other logs, Teaching other little frogs." Thus doth poetry return to the Daily News, absent these long years since the days of Fred Foley, the weekly poetical contributor and and full time garbage collector. Robert Minch WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 5 A