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Deathnotices BureauPresidentJulieKel- ley with a certificate of rec- ognition. "I'm pleased to be here with you tonight," LaMalfa said. "Congratulations on 100 years of being an ad- vocate for farmers and ranchers." State Sen. Jim Nielsen presented Kelley with a certificate on behalf of himself and Assemblyman James Gallagher, who had been in attendance earlier in the evening but had to leave for another obliga- tion. California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger spoke, likening the agri- culture community to the saying that it takes a com- munity to raise a child. "Ag does take a commu- nity when it's less than half a percent in the population that's actively engaged in feeding the world and they're taken for granted," Wenger said. "It was for- ward thinking cattlemen and farmers to start the Te- hama County Farm Bureau before the California Farm Bureau in order to get the information to be better producers. We are the best of the best, passing on our knowledge. We've got to band together and fight the fight not just for us, but for our kids and grandkids. It takes all of us working to- gether. Congratulations on reaching a pinnacle of suc- cess. Let's work together to make sure we can continue to change things." Two special groups were recognized with the first being Past Presidents: El- mer Sisson, T.M. Silsbee, Richie Sale, F.T. Robson, H.M. Kopplin, U.B. Ty- ler, F.L. Jelly, C.J. Koop- man, C.S. Watson, How- ard Wilson, Ben Teisseire, Andrew Swingholm, Chris Andersen, Charles O. Pet- rie, Ernest E. Peterson, Ed Tesseire, Henry Syll, L.Z. Mitchell, Paul Ha- rasta, Grant Merrill, Al- vin Lanphear, Bill Borror, Earl Lindauer, Harry Rohr, John Noland, Rob Mar- tin, Josh McIntosh, Rich- ard Brown, Ken Lindauer, Courtney Bovee, Fred Lou- rence, Charlotte Hum- phrey, Leland Davis, Jackie Baker, Charles F. Martin, Greg Long, John Ohm, Linda Jenkins, Bob Williams, Bruce Lindauer, Mark Gilles, Burt Bundy, Richard Edsall, Sam Mudd and Michael Vasey. The second group hon- ored was the legacy farms, ranches and agri-busi- nesses of which the John- son Ranch, a cattle ranch on Johnson Road, was the third oldest, having been formed in 1862, but the oldest present. Anne Read, John Read, Ellen Read and Lane Johnson represented the group. To be a legacy group, farms must have been in continuous agricul- tural operation by the same family for over 100 years. Legacy farms included: 1850 Burt-Rodriguez Ranch; 1860 Kelly Ranch; 1862 Johnson Ranch; 1865 Leininger Ranch; 1869 George Flournoy, Curt and Pam Hubbard; 1870 Sut- fin's Houhgton Ranch; 1872 John Ruff Family Farm, Jack Owens Ranches, Bill Owens Ranches, Bert Owens Ranches; 1873 Pritchard Ranch, Willard- Barton Ranch; 1874 Bac- cala Ranch; 1877 Hum- phrey Ranch Inc; 1878 Ste- phens Family; 1880 Baker Ranch; 1884 Menden- hall Ranch; 1885 Burrows Ranch Inc.; 1900 Whitlock Ranch; 1901 Susan Brown Knox; 1902 Copper Ranch; 1903 Alan Flournoy, Mike and Kendra McCluskey; 1906 Andersen & Sons Ranch Inc.; 1908 Forward Tree Farm; 1909 Clough Ranch, Spanfelner Family; 1910 Jones & Son, Weston Ranch; 1911 Hofhenke Family; 1912 Roney Land & Cattle Co. Inc.; 1913 Dave and Penny Blanchard; 1914 Walker Polled Herefords; 1916 Sale Family Orchards, Golden State Farm Credit; 1917 Sunsweet Growers & Dryers. Celebration FROM PAGE 1 from 13 up to their 80s. Be- tween donations and vol- unteers, it's more than we expected. Tehama County has a lot to be proud of." The clean-up efforts in- cluded new bark and paver stones along the fence line of the play yards, new slats in the fencing, new gravel in other areas, new plants and other landscaping work. "This is such a wonder- ful turnout by the com- munity to help the ani- mals and it will make such a difference," said PETS President Sharon Russell. "I have to thank Ronnie Casey for organizing this." The turnout was the largest she has seen for an event at the shelter, said center manager Christine McClintock. "This is probably the most amazing undertak- ing I've seen done," Mc- Clintock said. "I haven't seen this many people turn out at one time. The dif- ferent businesses that do- nated and service groups that volunteered- it's truly amazing. We were all shocked to see the num- ber here to help and all the clubs. It's a great thing for our volunteers and dogs." The project is something that should help with the stress level at the shelter and make it more invit- ing, she said. "The work done today will make it easier for staff to maintain and the plants will make the envi- ronment more inviting for potential adopters com- ing out," McClintock said. "This is above and beyond the work we can do. Our budget is focused on the animals and sometimes we get bogged down with the day to day. It's one thing to visualize what it will look like, but another to see it. All the work done today will last a long time, es- pecially the drip systems. It's all something that will make a huge difference and it couldn't have been done without the commu- nity." AB-109 alternative cus- tody crews helped with getting the products to the site and in doing prep work earlier in the week. A side benefit of the event is it got people into the shelter who wouldn't normally come out and several had been looking at dogs so it was good ex- posire for the dogs, Casey said. There are about 75 ani- mals living at the care cen- ter with about 55 of them being dogs. The next big project for the care cen- ter will be kitten season, which is already starting, and there will be a need for fosters, McClintock said. "Some are more intense and some just need a spare bathroom and someone to check on them," Mc- Clintock said. Interested parties can come fill out an applica- tion or call the shelter at 527-3439 for more infor- mation. Jennifer Ragsdale of Poor And The Homeless, or PATH, brought her two daughters along with a large number of the tran- sitional housing program participants. "We're helping because we want to make the com- munity a better place and what better place than a large community event like this where we can le- verage our resources to get something positive done," Ragsdale said. "We have about 98 percent of our transitional living resi- dents here. This is PATH's way of giving back to a community who has given so much to us." Tehama County 4-H Blast Team Advisor and Bend Jelly 4-H Club Leader Debbie Spangler said the project was a per- fect fit for BLAST Leader- ship Team Dylan Speers, who loves animals and his favorite project is dog obe- dience, to organize a group for. There were 14 Tehama County 4-H members help- ing and she was proud of the number who showed up to help, Spangler said. "I wanted to do some- thing to give back to the community," Speers said when asked why he chose the event for his BLAST Community Service Proj- ect. "My mom showed it to me on Facebook and it looked like a great way to give back and help the an- imals." Cleanup FROM PAGE 1 The Buck Ford Band performing on stage. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Congressman Doug LaMalfa presents Tehama County Farm Bureau President Julie Kelley with a certificate of recognition in honor of the organization's centennial at the celebration held Saturday at the Tehama District Fairground. 4-H Blast Team member Dylan Speers puts down a paver stone. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Tehama County 4-H club members and parents who volunteered Saturday at the PETS Team Up to Clean Up workday event at the Tehama County Animal Care Center. Pictured back row, from le : David Bish, Dawn Graham, Mackenzie Speers, Paula Speers, Debbie Spangler and Debbie Simmons. Middle row, from le : Alexis Brewer, Braidyn Bish, Grace Bish, Evelyn Frucci and Makaylie Cook. Front row kneeling from le : Gavin Rodriguez, Ilyssa Alvarez, Madison Carlson, Mandy Smith and Dylan Speers. By Christopher Weber The Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO A man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom in San Ber- nardino and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year- old student before shoot- ing himself in a murder- suicide that spread panic across a city still recover- ing emotionally from a ter- ror attack just 15 months ago. A 9-year-old student also was critically wounded. He and the boy who died were behind their special-educa- tion teacher, Karen Elaine Smith, 53, the target of the man she had married months earlier, police said. The shooting left hun- dreds of distraught par- ents waiting for hours to reunite with their children. Staffers knew Cedric An- derson, who had been es- tranged from his wife for about a month, and he got into the school by saying he had to drop something off for Smith, officials said. "No one has come for- ward to say they saw this coming," police Chief Jar- rod Burguan told report- ers. Anderson had a history of weapons, domestic vi- olence and possible drug charges that predated the short marriage, authori- ties said. He frequently wrote so- cial media posts about his wife over the past month. On what appeared to be his Facebook page, Anderson said he "loved being mar- ried to Karen Smith-Ander- son!" and posted a photo of the two of them on March 4 in what he described as a date night. He posted sev- eral photos of his wedding to Smith early this year and their honeymoon in Sedona, Arizona. Smith's mother, Irma Sykes, said her daughter had been friends with An- derson for about four years before they got married, but separated from him after about a month be- cause she saw "the real Ce- dric." She did not elaborate. Sykes told the Los Angeles Times her daughter was a mother of four who had been a teacher for 10 years. Fifteen students ranging from first to fourth grade were in the special-educa- tion classroom at North Park Elementary School, along with two adult aides and Smith, when Anderson emptied a large-caliber re- volver and reloaded. Then, he turned the gun on him- self. Marissa Perez, age 9, was in the classroom hid- ing under a table. "A boy just walked in with a gun," she said shortly after she and her mother, Elizabeth Bara- jas, were reunited. The two cried, hugged and trembled. Barajas held the sweater her daughter had been wearing. It was speckled with blood. "He just shot every- where," Marissa said. "My friend and my teacher. They got shot." Jonathan Martinez, the 8-year-old, was airlifted to a hospital and died soon af- ter arriving, Burguan said. The 9-year-old boy, whose name was not released, has been stabilized at a hospi- tal. The 600 other students at the school were bused to safety at California State University's San Ber- nardino campus, several miles away, after many walked off campus hand- in-hand, escorted by police. Panicked parents had to wait hours before be- ing reunited with them at a nearby high school. Holly Penalber, whose 9-year-old son and 7-year- old daughter attend the school, called it "every parent's worst nightmare." She said the long wait was "frustrating but also un- derstandable." When the buses first pulled away from the ele- mentary school, some par- ents ran alongside, wav- ing and trying to recog- nize their children inside. Many said their children were too young to have cellphones. Others said the phones rang unanswered. When students got to the high school, many carrying glow sticks they had been given to pass the time, they got hugs from emotional parents, many in tears. Police offi- cers applauded and high- fived them. SAN BERNARDINO Teacher and boy die when husband opens fire in classroom JUDITH"JUDY"HECKER May 6, 1940 ~ April 1, 2017 Judy passed away April 1, 2017 in Red Bluff with her husband by her side. She will be missed very much by her family and friends. Judy leaves behind her husband Jerry of 35 years, 5 chil- dren, Bonnie Rego, Steve Williams, Cindy Brinkman, Diane Jarvis, Scott Young, 9 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Judy was very active in the Western and Equine world. She was a popular salesperson for 3 Western Wear Stores, also was co-owner of Farm Central Tack and Apperal while living in Carmel Valley, also Events Secretary for Carmel Valley Trails and Saddle Club, Events Secretary for Carmel Valley Ranchers Days, Rodeo Queen contest chairman, a Director for Monterey Cutters club. Commit- tee member for So. Oregon Wild Horse Assn. and Associ- ate member for Tehama County Cowbells many years ago. In her early years she was a member of various Rid- ing Clubs in Sonoma County and a member of the Sher- iffs Posse Clubs in Sonoma County and a member of the Sheriffs Posse there also. Happy Trails Judy... Obituaries RedBluffRound-Up The ad that appeared in the Saturday, April 8th edition incorrectly stated "Friday Family 4 pack $40". IT SHOULD HAVE READ FRIDAY FAMILY 4 PACK $50". Weapologizeforany inconvenience this may have caused for their customers We Don'tThink Cremation Should Cost So much. www.affordablemortuary.net•529-3655 FD1538 LocatedinChico,CA TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A