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Obituaries MALCOLM JAMES "JIM" WOSTER Malcolm James "Jim" Woster, 85, died August 23, 2012 at the Community Hospital in Torrington, Wyoming. Services have already been held. Memorials may be made to Pet Pals, Inc. P.O. Box 1098, Torrington, WY 82240. Jim was born September 6, 1927, in Los Angeles, Cal- ifornia the son of Stanley and Alma (McClennan) Woster. He grew up and attended school in the Los Angeles area. He served in the US Army and went to college at UCLA. He studied and received his Bachelors in Engi- neering Design. Jim went on to earn his Masters in Engi- neering at UC Davis. He married Barbara Murr, in Los Angeles, in 1951. The couple lived in Oxnard, California. Jim worked for Allis-Chalmers then John Bean Company. He then worked for FMC Company, in the Defense indus- try, in the San Jose area. Jim retired in 1983 and moved to Red Bluff, California to start a family farm. He farmed for ten years and then worked for Brown Precision Company building precision rifles. He retired in 1995. The couple then moved to Yoder, WY in 2005. His hobbies included woodworking, shooting, hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed reading. He was a member of the California Tip Toppers Club and the National Rifle Association. Survivors include his wife Barbara Woster of Torring- LAMALFA Continued from page 1A November special election could allow his successor to join the Leg- islature in January, as opposed to April. offices will remain open to serve constituents. LaMalfa said he will also keep any appointments and events he scheduled as senator. LaMalfa said serving in the Sen- ate has been an amazing, rewarding experience very different from his "I couldn't see a better way to do this than what we settled on," LaMalfa said. While it's possible a special ses- sion may be called before the new year, LaMalfa said the governor indicated the next special session would likely be in January. While the seat is vacant, senate POOL ton, WY; daughter Sally Woster of Yoder, WY; son Todd (Leslie) Woster of Torrington, WY; granddaughters, Han- nah Woster, Bailey Woster, Anne Woster, Emily Woster, and Hailey Peterson; grandson, Ben Woster; and great granddaughter Gina Peterson. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; a son, David; two brothers and one grandson. Death Notices 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 news- paper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, Dave Jens Jensen Dave Jens Jensen died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at his residence in Redding. He was 87. McDonald's Chapel of Redding is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Red Bluff Health Care in Red Bluff. She was 56. Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrange- ments. Francie Sinclair Francie Sinclair died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at Published Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Dad pleads no contest to shooting son over karaoke SHINGLETOWN (AP) — A California man accused of shooting his 50-year-old son because he didn't like his country karaoke singing has pleaded no contest to assault with a firearm. Continued from page 1A ing against future deterio- ration. At his company's sug- gestion, the city also had the pool's gutters lined with fiberglass. "We hope (the city) has GROUP Continued from page 1A recently," Iiams said. "I don't want to loose another one for another year." Several committee members spoke to the fact that getting the community involved and giving it ownership of the event were key. "If we can get just $2 from every- one in Red Bluff we should be able to do it, but this is not just for Red Bluff," Nason said. "This is for all of Tehama County." time in the Assembly. He said he and his team has been able to advance some issues that affect vot- ers. Saturday, September 1, 2012 – Daily News 9A means a tightened schedule. advance a special election that sev- eral politicians were vying for. The special election is a primary contest with the top two vote-getters mov- ing on to a runoff. However, one candidate can win outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the initial vote. LaMalfa has already endorsed Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Ger- ber, for the 4th Senate. However, LaMalfa said any impact his resig- nation has for Nielsen's campaign is a byproduct compared to the savings and ensuring representation. Nielsen said he was unaware of LaMalfa's resignation plans. He's been preparing for run for LaMal- fa's seat for months and the only key change is that a November election many years of great expe- riences," he said. ready, ADA projects are continuing on site and Blues for the Pool isn't done raising funds. While the pool is swim craft fair planned for Sept. 22 at the Red Bluff Com- munity and Senior Center The non-profit has a LaMalfa's resignation will "Nothing really has changed other than we now know when the election will be," Nielsen said. Nielsen praised LaMalfa's deci- sion to resign and save taxpayers' money. He said he did something similar when he declined to seek re- election for Assembly to focus on the Senate campaign. what's right rather than what's expe- dient," Nielsen said. "To me, that's what's doing LaMalfa's seat is Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Loma Rica. He's already running for re-election for the 3rd Assembly District, but elec- tion rules could allow him to run for both seats because they are techni- cally separate elections. One possible contender for spokesman for Logue said the cam- paign was assessing the situation. and a golf scramble at Oak Creek Golf Course on Oct. 13. Jackson said Blues for a Pool hopes to revive its annual wine tasting fundraiser over the sum- mer after the event was canceled this year. With her council- woman hat on, Jackson have just a simple fireworks show or whether it should be a day of events, with the group coming to a consen- sus it should be just the fireworks that it would focus on. how to get public input, best ways to fundraise and what needed to be done moving forward. "We'll just attack the show 30 seconds at a time," Iiams said after hearing that fireworks cost about $1,000 per minute." The committee brainstormed on The group discussed whether to William Henry Oller Sr. entered the plea on Friday in Shasta County Superior Court. He was sentenced to time already served and placed on probation for three years. charge in the January shooting of his son, William Carr Oller Jr., at the son's Shingletown home. Authorities say the father and son were fighting Oller Sr.'s attorney says his client may have acted in self-defense. Bill helps state parks raise cash, limits closures SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown will consider a bill that would give the embattled state Department of Parks and Recreation more ways to raise money. Among other things, the bill by Democratic Assemblyman Jared Huffman of San Rafael would allow Californians to donate to the department by checking a box on their income tax returns. Another provision that establishes a specialty state parks license plate was transferred into the budget signed by Brown in June. It was revealed this summer that the parks department had been hiding $54 million even as 70 parks were threatened with closure. The Legislature approved a companion bill by Huffman addressing that scandal. The Assembly unanimously approved AB1589 late Thursday night. It would provide the depart- ment with new fundraising tools while limiting its ability to close parks. Brown approves 2 off- allowing two American Indian tribes to build casi- nos off their reservations, over the objections of some neighboring gambling tribes and members of California's congressional delegation. The Democratic governor said Friday that he agreed with a Department of the Interior ruling granting the tribes a rare exception to the federal law that prohibits gambling on reservations estab- lished after 1988. The law allows the Interior Secretary to make an reservation casinos SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is exception when an off-reservation casino is in the tribe's best interest. Brown then signed compacts with the tribes allowing casinos with up to 2,000 slot machines each. The North Fork Rancheria Band of Mono Indians will be able to develop 305 acres near Highway 99 in Madera County, while the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria casino will be on 40 acres near Highway 65 in Yuba County. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and some California congressmen had urged Brown to reject the applica- tions because of concerns that they could lead to a proliferation of casinos. Oller had been facing an attempted murder over the music when the elder Oller pointed a hand- gun at his son and shot him in the arm during a struggle. The Record Searchlight of Redding reports that GERBER Continued from page 1A dig new ones, but on Aug. 16 the board approved $5,000 to repair flap gates, clean side walls, remove more debris and haul in compactable road base for low spots along the top. We are presently being re- inspected and hope to remain in the program." There is the possibility the district could be eligi- ble for money through the show included keeping it at the fair- ground or taking it back to river, but nothing was to be decided until Nason checked to see whether it was possible to bring the event back to the river, she said. On Friday, she received a call from Red Bluff Mayor Forrest Flynn saying there should not be a reason why it couldn't come back, Nason said. Discussion of where to hold the The group is planning to share a booth with the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce at the Tehama District Fair, Sept. 27- 30 and may be making an appear- ance at Beef 'n Brew, planned for Sept. 15. One of the ideas for raising funds was to put out change jars in the Department of Water Resources due to low income and poverty status of Gerber residents and the district is checking into it, he said. money at its Aug. 16 meeting to install security cameras at its wells and sewer facility operations building, Murphy said. Also on the agenda The district allocated The update comes as a part of the Homeland Security Policy under which all water systems PENSION Continued from page 1A vehicle. Republican Assemblyman Jim Nielsen said the bill was an example of ''the Legislature at its worst: last- minute scrambling around on a major, major issue.'' ''The governor can sign it and say, 'We did pension reform. Hooray! Now support the tax increase.' I think this only gives more reason to say no to the tax increase, that the Legislature that spends their money proceeds in this kind of manner,'' Nielsen said. The state's main pension fund, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, estimated the pension plan will save the system between $42 billion to $55 billion over 30 years. Lawmakers were told by the California State Teachers' Retirement System that the teach- ers' system would save an estimated $12 billion over 30 years, although SACRAMENTO (AP) — California will hire dozens of specialists to enforce a new law requiring Internet merchants to col- lect state sales tax — an effort that could bring in more than $300 million a year for the cash-strapped state. When reached for comment, a said she hopes the pool will be open for a full nine-week season in 2013. Jackson said the pool's opening and closing dates are based around Red Bluff Union High School's summer break, since the majority of pool staff members are students there. community under a themed cam- paign, such as Make a Change. Another idea was to put out two jars at the booth during fair and let people vote where to hold the fire- works with money. The group is looking into the possibility of being a subcommittee of the Tehama Fairground Commu- nity Alliance, a non-profit formed in July to help support the Tehama District Fairground. The committee will be meeting at 6 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the fairgrounds, except in September, when it will meet Sept. 19. For more information or to get 35318766559061/. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. throughout California are going through inspections, he said. wording to one of its arti- cles, which would allow the district to be reim- bursed for the extra expenses incurred during after-hours call outs. The board voted to add private property plumbing issues, so if we get an emergency call, after regu- lar hours, we will charge them, if the problem is beyond our meter to "We don't repair any it was still conducting an analysis. Republicans say the proposal tackles only a fraction of state and local government retirement obliga- tions. Some Democratic lawmakers closely aligned with labor opposed the legislation, saying it could be the first step toward rolling back collec- tive bargaining rights. ''This is a slippery slope,'' said Democratic Assemblyman Sandre Swanson, who opposed the bill. Brown rejected those arguments, noting that some of the provisions that greatly expanded public employee pensions also were done through the legislative process. Brown's original proposal. In addi- tion to the lack of a hybrid retire- ment system that would make public employees bear some of the invest- ment risk, nothing was done to reduce skyrocketing retiree health care costs. Still, the package fell short of And the union-dominated board that oversees operations of the Cali- Many online retailers based out of state, including Seattle's Amazon.com, had avoided adding state sales taxes to their prices because they had no business opera- tions on the ground. involved, visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/3 recover call-out expense," Murphy said. "The cost of an after-hours call out is about $65." The board meets the third Thursday of the month at the district office next to the former Gerber Fire Department on San Benito. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. fornia Public Employees' Retire- ment System, the nation's largest public pension fund, will not face reforms or independent oversight of its decisions, as Brown had sought. Steinberg, who negotiated the deal with Brown, took issue with law- makers who characterized the changes as a small or modest step. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell The Sacramento Democrat noted that both labor unions and pension- reform advocates criticized the deal, but said surveys show the majority of Californians do not want to elim- inate defined-benefit pensions for government workers. ''As this debate has gone on, I, for one, am tired of public employ- ees being the sole and, I think, unfair focus of the state's prob- lems,'' Steinberg told his colleagues on the Senate floor. ''People who enter the public service are public servants, and you have great public employees, mediocre, and the rest, just like you have in the private sec- tor.'' California to seek sales tax from online retailers California. That includes those who sold more than $1 million worth of goods to California shoppers in the past year The state Board of Equalization, which collects taxes, announced Thursday that it will spend $10 mil- lion over the next three years to hire nearly 100 new state auditors, lawyers and other specialists for the effort. Brick-and-mortar stores, who must collect taxes of up to 9.75 percent, had long argued that was unfair com- petition. A new law passed last year as a compromise with Amazon.com expands the state sales tax requirement. It now applies to out-of- state online merchants that do substantial business in and had more than $10,000 in sales referred to them by California-based affiliated websites, the Los Angeles Times reported.