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Berney:NancyleeBerney, 77, of Cottonwood died March 15, 2017in Cot- tonwood. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Thurs- day, March 23, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Hedge: Melbourne "Bill" William Hedge, Jr., 88, of Red Bluff died March 22, 2017in Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Thursday, March 23, 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 ment over child visitation rights led to the shooting. Turner entered her plea Tuesday at the Tehama County Superior Court- house. Turner is being charged with a count of special al- location concerning a per- sonal use of a firearm re- sulting in death, said Te- hama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen. She faces a maximum sen- tence of 50 years to life in prison. The victim was identi- fied as David Martin, 51, who was reported to have been shot in the chest and was found dead at the scene. Turner told detectives she had been in a relation- ship with Martin and that she was responsible for his shooting death. Deputies responded around 10:30 a.m. March 9. Detectives checked a residence near the scene of the shooting and spoke with Turner, who said she had shot Martin after a brief encounter. She was transported to the sheriff's office and gave a statement to detectives. Turner said she had met Martin earlier in the day to discuss visitation of their child, 3, who was not present at the time of the shooting. After a brief en- counter, she said she shot him, left him where he fell and returned to her family home in the area. According to Tehama County Sheriff's Office, she is being held in custody on a $2 million bail. She is scheduled back in court at 10 a.m. May 1 for a pre-preliminary hearing and 1:30 p.m. May 2 for a preliminary hearing. Woman FROM PAGE 1 By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdaily- news.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff City Council has appointed Robin Kamp- mann as the new public works director, replacing Bruce Henz, who retired in August. Kampmann, an em- ployee of NorthStar En- gineering, has been working with the city as an interim public works director and city engi- neer since September on a contractual basis and has been well received among the city staff, said Richard Crabtree, city manager. While the commit- tee of council members Clay Parker and Robert Schmid began review- ing resumes received for the permanent position, Crabtree learned that Kampmann and North- Star Engineering were interested in maintain- ing the current contrac- tual relationship indefi- nitely, he said. During Kampmann's time with the city, af- ter she was contracted out on an interim basis from NorthStar, the re- sponse to Kampmann and her work have been overwhelmingly posi- tive, Crabtree said. Many members of the staff, as well as members of the public, encouraged her to apply to become the city's full-time public works di- rector. However, despite their best recruitment ef- forts, she is committed to remaining with North- Star. While she will be re- maining with NorthStar Engineering she will work with the city as the Red Bluff public works director indefinitely, two days a week. The current "interim" designation was elimi- nated by the action taken Tuesday and will no lon- ger be a part of her title. By going through NorthStar for this po- sition the city is saving an average of $1,584.72 per month. An aver- age monthly cost of a full-time employee is $11,424.62 and for Kamp- mann and the profes- sional service agreement the average monthly cost to the city is $9,839.90, according to the Red Bluff City Council agenda report. Although the service agreement may yield a modest savings over a full-time employee, the primary motivation for that recommendation is the excellent service pro- vided by Kampmann to date, Crabtree said. RED BLUFF City appoints public works director oflearningprinciples,includ- ing chemistry, physics, elec- tricityandcomputerscience, to name a few. Thanks to the generosity oftheTehamaCountyCattle- WomenandFoodMaxx,who made donations, and local Rotarians volunteeringtheir timetoprepareandservethe meal, attendees at Friday's event were able to purchase a hot dog dinner meal for a family-friendlypriceofadol- lar each, she said. The SERRF program serves about 2,000 students inTehamaCountyatsitesall over the county with several hundred taking part in the summer program the orga- nization offers as well, Stro- man said. In addition to students showing off for their fami- lies,theshowisalsoachance for the community to learn abouttheprogramandwhat it offers throughout the year includingafunrun/walkthe studentsgettoparticipatein each spring. The after-school program is about providing a safe place for students to go after school while providing en- riching learning opportuni- ties and promoting literacy and healthy living, with a fo- cus on college readiness and character education. For more information on the program visit www.te- hamaschools.org. Show FROM PAGE 1 CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Attendees dance Friday at the annual SERRF Highlights Show held at the Tehama District Fairground. A boy colors a musical instrument on Friday at the annual SERRF Highlights show held at the Tehama District Fairground. Ethyn Williams-Cal- vert will be portraying Je- sus. Being involved in the school's drama department and being in a production is somethinghealwayswanted to try and fell in love with from the moment he took on his first role, which was in the play "Othello." "When you're on stage, you forget all your problems and become someone else," he said. Adam Kinner will be tak- ing on a dramatic role, and whileheisnewertobeingan actorhehasbeensingingfor years, he said. "I love playing the role of Judas,"Kinnersaid."I'mbet- ter at serious acting rather than comedic so it's a good fit." Gwaltney will be playing Sonia and after four years in dance was excited to get to choreograph the show, she said. Her favorite part of the show, though, is the cast be- cause the group has a great bond, Gwaltney said. GabrielCrookshasasmall part as an actor and a bit of a role as a musician, but while this is the first musi- cal play he's been involved in he'sbeenonstagemostofhis life, he said. "My mom has done a lot of musical theater and mu- sic has always had an appeal for me," Crooks said. "This is something I wanted to do laterinlifesoIwantedtoget some experience." Jennifer Silvera, who will be portraying Joanne, has been in two produc- tions at Red Bluff High School and has been in- volved in choir. "Next year I'll be going to college to study musical performance so I wanted to take this opportunity to be in a musical, especially since they haven't had one here since freshman year," Silvera said. "It's fun to be able to explore different characters and see what you can do." Her character always wants to be first at every- thing and likes to be in the spotlight, she said. The public is invited to comeoutandsupportthestu- dents.Ticketsare$5eachand will be available at the door. 'Godspell' FROM PAGE 1 followed several students' impassioned testimonies of lives spent working long hours, needing to provide fi- nancial support to relatives and even being on the brink of homelessness while tak- ing university classes. "We are hanging onto a sliver of hope that we'll graduate and get a degree and everything will be worth it," Cal State Fuller- ton student Brittany Goss said before trustees' debate. The new 2017-18 CSU rates: • Resident undergradu- ate students' tuition would increase by $270 per year to $5,742. • Tuition for resident students in credential pro- grams, like future teachers, would increase by $312 an- nually to $6,660. • Resident graduate stu- dents' tuition would in- crease by $438 per year to $7,176. Rationale CSU tuition rates have not increased since the 2011-12 school year. Chan- cellor Timothy White said at the outset of Wednes- day's meeting that he took no joy in bringing forth a proposal to increase tu- ition for the coming aca- demic year, the 23-campus system needs greater finan- cial resources than what the governor and other state of- ficials have shown a willing- ness to provide. Although Gov. Jerry Brown's January budget proposal would give CSU a funding increase of about $157 million, that amount would still fall nearly $168 million short of CSU trust- ees' full support budget request. The system had asked for at total about $5.8 billion. "It's an embarrassment that we're stuck with this awful choice between ac- cess and quality," said Trustee Peter Taylor. Trustees' budget request included $75 million to be outlined to implement the CSU's new attempt to speed up graduation rates, and $139 million for already-ap- proved pay increases. Steve Relyea, CSU's ex- ecutive vice chancellor and chief financial offi- cer, said during the meet- ing the system would have to forego plans to hire new faculty and offer ad- ditional classes needed to accomplish the grad- uation initiative, among other sacrifices. Trustees who supported the tuition increase, how- ever, said imperatives to increase graduation rates justify raising tuition. "Almost half of our stu- dents, we lose, before they get their degree. That is not acceptable," said Trustee Rebecca Eisen, who chairs CSU's govern- ing board. CSU Assistant Vice Chan- cellor for Budget Ryan Storm acknowledged that despite financial aid pro- grams, some students will have to pay more and work longer hours. He also of- fered that if CSU admin- istrators can help students complete school at faster paces, they could save more than $3,000 for every se- mester they don't need to be enrolled. Among the trustees who took students' side, La- teefah Simon said state gov- ernment should be provid- ing more money to CSU. "This is really on the backs of our Legislature. Three weeks ago I was go- ing to vote 'yes,' and I just can't," she said. Chico State Chico State University's Associated Students Presi- dent Michael Pratt said he expected that the trustees would move forward with the tuition increase as Gov. Brown has not increased funding to the CSU. "We knew that the trust- ees we're going to move for- ward with it given where the budget is at," Pratt said. "Given that, the trustees don't have a lot of options. They're facing a tremen- dous shortfall in their bud- get. When faced with that it's kind of the responsibil- ity of the trustees to ensure the system can continue to operate." Even with the tuition increase, the CSU is still facing a budget shortfall, and without additional funding, all CSU cam- puses will face major cuts, Pratt said. He added that students have shared with him their concerns about pay- ing for basic necessities like food and rent with the tuition hike. The AS president and other members of the Cal- ifornia Student State As- sociation plan to reach out to the legislature and Gov. Brown through email, letter-writing and phone calls to appeal for increased funding for the CSU system. The CSSA is also planning to back sev- eral pieces of legislation that would support stu- dents in the CSU. "We're going try to find a way to convince the gov- ernor that the investment today is worth the output for tomorrow," Pratt said. Politics Raising tuition at the CSU is projected to bring in a net $77.5 million. Prior to the final vote, trustees ad- opted an amendment from Trustee Jane Carney calling for all of that money to be spent on classes and other student support programs with connections to CSU's graduation initiative. Carney also won ap- proval for an amendment calling for the tuition in- crease to be rescinded if the final state budget gives the CSU its full funding re- quest. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is a trustee by virtue of his office and a 2018 gu- bernatorial candidate, said that kind of tactic will ac- tually relieve lawmakers from the pressure that may otherwise convince them to adopt the kind of budget that CSU trustees want. In Sacramento, Newsom said, legislators know that can count on State Univer- sity and University of Cali- fornia leaders to adopt tu- ition increases to make up for funding gaps. He in- stead tried to convince trustees to refuse the tu- ition increase and effec- tively dare the Legislature to ignore CSU's requests. "We have become excel- lent sheep. We are predict- able," Newsom said. Gov. Brown's office is scheduled to release an updated version of his budget proposal in May. White said trustees could not have waited until their May meeting to decide on tuition. CSU has a legal require- ment for any vote on a tu- ition increase to take place at least 90 days before it goes into effect. White said a May vote would come too late to meet that obli- gation, and a delay would also complicate CSU staff- ers' work to compose fi- nancial aid offers for 2017- 18 students. Chico Enterprise-Record reporter Dani Anguaino contributed to this report. Tuition FROM PAGE 1 it'snot 'sfault byTheShelterPetProject.org BLAINEALLENVANSICKLE "AL" 12-05-1933 ~ 03-19-2017 Blaine Vansickle was born December 5, 1933, in Twin Falls, Idaho. He passed away March 19, 2017, in Redd- ing, CA. He was 83. Afer serving in the Army, he worked for the City of Red Bluff for 33 years. He enjoyed hunting, but his true passion was fishing at Grace Lake. Blaine is survived by, son, James Vansickle, daughter Linda Nelson, 2 brothers, 5 grandchildren, 16 great- grandchildren. He was preceeded in death by his wife of 44 years, El- len, his parents, 3 brothers, 2 sisters, 1 grandson and 1 great-grandson. Services will be held Saturday March 25, at 12:00pm, at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Obituaries Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. www.affordablemortuary.net•529-3655 FD1538 LocatedinChico,CA THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 5 A