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Friday, March 19, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituary MOCK Continued from page 1A MARGARET J. STUTZ A private family service will be held for Margaret Jessie Stutz, 97, of Chico. She passed away on March 9, 2010. Margaret was born November 29, 1912 in Red Lodge, Montana. She at- tended schools in Montana and lived in Washington and California. Her parents moved and homesteaded in Orland in 1936. Previously married to Albert Sos, Mar- garet remarried in January 1953 to George Stutz. She and George farmed in Chico and Red Bluff for many years. She was very active in all aspects of the farm and assisted with the ac- counting and bookkeeping for Farmer Stutz. She was a long time resident of Red Bluff and was an avid golf and bridge player. She was a lifetime member of the Wil- cox Oaks Golf Club in Red Bluff. She was also a mem- ber of the Bo-Beeps and a former Regional Vice Presi- dent for the Northern Calif. Cow Belles and past Presi- dent of the Cattlewoman’s Association. Her survivors include broth- er Ronald MacDonald of Or- land; grandson David (Kitty) Sos of Chico; granddaughter Barbara Schuller of Chico; step daughters Roxanna Parker and Nancy Taylor both of Chico; great grand- children Allison Sos, Erika Sos, Shannon Sos, Sos, Christopher Sos, Trista TJ Schuller, Marcus Schuller, Patrick Schuller and Angeli- na Driessen. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; Au- gustus and Jennie MacDon- ald, Husband George Stutz; her son Donald Sos and Grandson Randall Sos, sis- ters Mabel Bratton, Pauline Learn, Ruth Meeder, and Helen Schram. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to benefit Red Bluff High School agriculture students at the following: “The George and Margaret Stutz Agriculture Scholar- ship” at P. O. Box 1507, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Arrangements are under the direction of the Brusie Funeral Home. FAIR Continued from page 1A live near Red Bluff and the Isleton Crawdad Cooking Team is from Chester, which will help make for a smoother transition, the release said. Several of the Isleton chamber board members and the festival’s RATES Continued from page 1A Ratings are evaluated off of three things: Water delivery — whether it is permanent, stationary or mobile; the fire department — training and personnel; and com- munications, including a depart- founders will be working with the owners associa- tion. The festival will be on Father’s Day weekend, June 19-20. Information is available by calling 352-9453. Fair CEO Mark Eid- man announced that motocross will return to the fairground with a new promoter, Southern Oregon Motocross, hold- ment’s dispatch. By doing drills with volunteers to gather data and sending in paperwork, the stations were each able to come down one point, Dur- den said. “The higher the point value, the less insurance companies that will write them a policy,” Durden said. “By going down one point it gave ing the first event July 16-18. Fair Board Director Tonya Redamonti deliv- ered a report from the new events committee about a motorcycle event the committee is work- ing on for the third or fourth weekend of July 2011. The Iron Horse Round-Up would be a motorcycle rally — ini- tially a weekend, but eventually a four- or five-day event, Reda- monti said. The event would include a concert and the committee would like to invite either Lynyrd Skynyrd or a band with a similar sound, she said. Other possibilities mentioned for the event include an area with between 75 and 100 ven- more insurers the right to write policies.” While the lower rating will help customers within a five-mile radius of a station, those in remote areas may not see a change, however, residents may check with their agents just in case, Jones said. “Kudos to Gary (Durden) for working on this and getting it Medical group donates to Relay FILM dors at the show and holding a poker run. Proceeds from the poker run would be donated to a local charity yet to be determined, Redamonti said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdai- lynews.com. done,” Jones said. “It was nice to be able to give back some good news to the community.” ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527- 2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@red- bluffdailynews.com. Continued from page 1A from Douglas Dunklin, Pointy Stick Productions, written, directed and filmed by homeschool stu- dents, elementary through high school in Sharpsburg, Ga. 2 p.m. — Parable Films, a series of animated films from Jesse McPeek, The Smile Isles, Houston, Texas. 3 p.m. — The Harvest, a short film by Keith Har- ris of Greensboro, NC; The Blood Promise, a short film by Dwayne Tar- vor of Perris; Lost Along The Way, a short film by Trey and Vanessa Ore, Quiet No More Produc- tions, Charlotte, NC. 5 p.m. — Saving Melanie, a short film by Jose Cruz of Ontario. 6 p.m. — Fire Team, a short film by Brian Yarbrough of Villa Rica, Ga. 7 p.m. — Flywheel, a feature film produced by Sherwood Pictures, Albany, Ga. The presenta- tion of Flywheel is made possible through a dona- tion from The Furniture Depot of Red Bluff. For information, call Nelson at 209-7791. Parks smoking ban stalls Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Lassen Medical Group donated $2,500 to Relay For Life March 16 as a gold sponsor. The group will field two teams in this year’s event, scheduled for May 15. Pictured, from left, are Dr. Richard Wickenheiser, Dr. Kimberli Frantz,Team Development Chairwoman Donna Eirish, Relay Event Chairwoman Debbie O’Connor, Jackie Frazier, medical assistant and Team Captain Amber Rogers and Dr. David Dahnke. Proceeds from Relay go to the American Cancer Society. Sacramento transit officials moving closer to cuts SACRAMENTO (AP) — Sacramento transit officials are moving closer to making service cuts as they continue to struggle with a growing deficit. Sacramento Regional Transit board members are expected to be asked Monday to declare a state of fiscal emergency. The declaration would allow the agency to begin making service cuts by June 20. 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The event offered the rare opportunity to bring together different agencies of emergency response BUDGET Continued from page 1A be the top producing industry. Individual gas stations make up almost half of they city’s top 25 producers. Motor vehicle license fees were down resulting in a $90,768 shortfall in revenue. At the same time, an increase in unemployment insurance costs and additional funding for City Attorney Richard Crabtree created addi- tional costs. porating the Tehama County Department of Education, everyone comes to understand each other’s needs and can communicate better in the event of a real disaster, Paisley said. Paisley said there are areas the county needs to work on, but the good out- weighed the bad in what he saw Thursday. A closed post-drill brief- Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Firefighters carry eighth-grader Gabe Stinson, 13, across the playground Thursday as part of a mock disaster. Stinson laid outside his classroom for hours as emergency personnel cautiously worked to defuse a mock hostage situation. and help them understand each other. “Cops train with cops,” Paisley said. “They read cop books, they have cop teachers, they study cop tactics.” The city had budgeted $80,000 for Crabtree’s services for the 2009/2010 fiscal year, but an additional $25,000 is needed. On Tuesday, the council approved the additional fund- ing for the remainder of the fis- cal year. Unforeseen matters, such as dealing with medical marijuana issues, required additional ser- vices from Crabtree, City Man- ager Martin Nichols said. The city was able to realize some savings in the areas of the finance, fire and police depart- fighters train with other firefighters, and so on. By having everyone By the same token, fire- work together, and incor- ments. A reduction in the allo- cation of transient occupancy tax to the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and an insurance premium refund contributed to additional savings. So the city will end the fiscal year on the positive side. But a potential $300,000 shortfall is predicted for the upcoming fiscal year. Declining property taxes and motor vehicle license fees and increases in unemployment expenses, liability premiums and city operating costs will ing was held at St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital. One of the volunteer “crazy mothers,” Jodeine Manner said her actions rep- resented a situation emer- gency personnel are likely to encounter in the future. “I think in any life- threatening situation, mothers would have tried to get their kids out on their own,” Manner said. “There aren’t enough law enforcement in Tehama County.” ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. most likely contribute to the shortfall. There could be an impact from the state budget as well. “The general fund is extremely tight,” Finance Director Margaret Van Warmer- dam said. The city is still waiting on fourth quarter sales tax, which could change budget predica- ments. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com.