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Obituaries Long time Los Molinos resident Jana C. Brewer lost her battle with cancer August 31, 2012. She is survived by her husband of 25 years Steve Brewer, her boys Charlie, Rick and Kendric Brewer, her father Walter Hurst, sisters Tamara Hurst, Lori Bettencourt (John) and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She is preceded in death by her mother Valerie Hurst and brother Brian Hurst. Born October 31, 1957 in Grants Pass, Oregon, Jana and her family moved to Chico, California in 1960. She went to local schools and graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in 1975. Jana then went to Yuba College graduat- ing with an A.S. in Animal Science. She loved horses and enjoyed her time with the Bonanza Riders. Jana and Steve were married March 14, 1987 and quickly started their family of 3 boys and as they started school and ac- tivities so did Jana. She worked for the Los Molinos Uni- fied School District as a teacher's aide and helped where ever she was needed. At times she also coached girls and boys basketball and soccer teams. Jana continued her love for animals by assisting in every way with the Los Molinos 4-H group. She continued helping in her com- munity with the Los Molinos High School Boosters, and doing anything and everything necessary to see the local FFA chapter succeed. Her passing is a great loss to her family and community and she will be missed everyday. In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made to the charity of your choice in her name. A Cele- bration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 1:00PM held at Brewer's Arena on 25920 Wilson Ave in Los Molinos, CA. Please bring a potluck item. If you need directions please call 530-262-9320. Arrange- ments are under the direction of Lakeside Colonial Chapel & Crematory Marysville, CA 530-749-927 JANA C. BREWER October 31, 1957 - August 31, 2012 LOAN Continued from page 1A expect, at worst, a 3.9 per- cent interest rate on the open market. That would result in, at worst, $16,000 per year in savings to the city's gener- al fund. The entire process to complete the refinancing will take around four months. takes to receive a valida- tion judgment from the Superior Court, the city would be vulnerable if the market takes a severe dip. The city is setting aside about $60,000 to pay for the entire process. City staff's savings figures fac- tor in those payments. Also on the agenda • The council autho- rized the city manager to sign an agreement for pro- fessional services with Carollo Engineers Inc. The company will design and create plans for the construction of a new secondary water clarifier and raw activated sludge pumping for the city's wastewater treatment plants. During the 10 weeks it The city is paying $236,600 from its Waste- water Facilities Impact Fee Account for the agree- ment. Public Works Director Bruce Henz said the process will assist the city in finding possible finan- cial assistance and meet- ing California Environ- mental Quality Act regu- lations. city would be able to bid out the final project. Once completed the • The council awarded a professional services contract for loan program consulting services to the Adams Ashby Group in the amount of $750 per month with an $80 hourly rate. vices was included in the 2012-13 budget. The costs of the ser- • Mayor Forrest Flynn designated September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month and Sept. 15 as City of Red Bluff Recov- ery Happens Day. The council's next action was to approve an alley closure for the Beef 'N Brew event on the same day. • Mike Jensen was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission at the request of the Red Bluff Elemen- tary School District. Jensen said, while criti- cism seems to be the big thing with residents now a days, he would rather con- tribute and make the city better. CHP Continued from page 1A ahead and approached the Jeep to speak with Lacy. Youngstrom had a brief conversation with Lacy, then Lacy drew a handgun without warning and shot Youngstrom in the head, Lee said. Thursday, September 6, 2012 – Daily News 7A Medical Center. Flowers were placed outside the two-story home of the officer in Cordelia, near Fairfield, as CHP colleagues came by to support the family. Corning Police Chief Don Atkins said Lacy had no known law enforce- ment contact with area police. ond officer approached from the rear passenger side and shot Lacy an unknown number of times in the Jeep, Lee said. The second officer aided the injured officer until emergency medical crews arrived, said Lee. He returned to his car to radio in "officer down" as shocked motorists who witnessed the shooting phoned 911 for a fallen officer, Lee said. The officer returned to first aid to Moments later, the sec- give Tehama were stunned. While about a half-dozen neighbors said they didn't know Lacy and saw him only when he was jogging or gardening, the neighbor across the street couldn't believe Lacy was capable of such a thing. Neighbors in Rancho snapped," said neighbor Jim Bowron. "I don't have an answer for it. ... If you asked anyone up here, they all liked him." Youngstrom, and several civilians stopped to help as well, Lee said. Investigators found a handgun, two loaded mag- azines and a knife in the Jeep, Lee said. Youngstrom, a 37-year- old married father of four, was taken to John Muir SENATE Continued from page 1A Nielsen, referring to him as "easily the best choice for the North State to protect our water, defend local tax- payers and understand the needs of our ag- and resource-based econo- my," the release says. have a home in Gerber and another in Woodland. They have two daugh- ters, three sons and three grandchil- dren. The Senate district stretches from Placer County in the south to Nielsen and his wife, Marilyn, FIVE Continued from page 1A and details call Shelby Murphy at 736-1214. In 2011, the Red Bluff Junior Round Up was rep- resented by 2011 Senior queen, Kassidy Chrisman and 2011 Junior Queen Alyssa Shank. A queen contest was held by Marinelli, a for- mer Miss CCPRA, in the REPORT Continued from page 1A investigated 175 cases and confirmed 28 instances of inappropriate benefit enhancement. More than 75 tips have been received through the pension abuse reporting hotline. very seriously and places a high prior- ity on improving processes to reduce the likelihood of pension abuse attempts,'' Ehnes said in response to the report. ''CalSTRS agrees with the ''CalSTRS takes pension spiking A new fire, reported about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Trinity County, has grown considerably within the first few hours. As of the 5 p.m. update, the growth, according to the Inciweb fire incident website. Stafford Fire, south of Hayfork off of Wildwood Road, had grown to 150 acres and was listed as having a high potential for "He must have that he did this," said Bowron. Lacy grew up in the central Oregon city of Bend, according to his father, Craig Lacy, who said in a brief phone inter- view with ABC7 that his son was smart but was troubled by mental illness, describing him as bipolar but not violent. Lacy relocated to the Bay Area to attend San Francisco State Universi- ty, where he earned a Mas- ter's degree in computer science in 2005, according to his family and the col- lege. While there he served as president of the campus chapter of the Association for Comput- ing Machinery. Bowron said Lacy was commuting to the Bay Area and heard his Jeep leave at 5 that morning. Later that night, the CHP showed up at Lacy's home and started searching. That's when Bowron turned on the television news and saw his neigh- bor's Jeep. "I didn't want to admit extensive knowledge in several computer pro- gramming languages, and he employed his skills in a string of contract jobs encompassing nearly a dozen firms and organiza- tions. The most notable was eBay, where from 2008 to 2009 he was a contract engineer working on several aspects of the online giant's web inter- face. Lacy's resume boasts Public records show Del Norte County in the north and covers all or part of 12 counties. Chief Minority Whip in the Assembly and a small business owner, Logue is a staunch opponent of government waste and over-regu- lation, according to his release. Logue has served two terms in the Assembly, where he has worked to revitalize the economy and keep jobs and businesses in California, according to a release from his office. "For nearly four years it has been my distinct honor to serve the voters of the North State In the Legisla- ture," Logue said. "Since Sen. first week of August to teach the contestants the basic guidelines and give advice on how to become a rodeo queen. The Junior and Senior Queen Contest was Aug. 19, at Live Oak arena and M & M Ranch House Restaurant in Red Bluff. The Queen Coronation and Sponsor Dinner is Thursday at the Tehama District Fairground cafete- ria. A social hour will be Lacy lived in Sausalito from 2004 to 2011. Last year, Lacy got a $28,000 loan to buy a plot of land in Rancho Tehama, west of Corning. Accord- ing to Corning Police Chief Don Atkins, Lacy had no known contact with law enforcement from Corning police, Red Bluff police or the Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment. Now far from the reach- es of the Silicon Valley, he billed himself as "Avail- able for remote contract work from Northern Cali- fornia" to prospective employers. Once he settled in, Lacy farmed produce and sold it online. He vol- unteered his skills for Free- dom Engineering, an anti- authoritarian web startup whose only discernible goal is to attract program- mers who can help them "think up the best ideas for technology that helps peo- ple be more free." Red Bluff Daily News reporters Rich Greene and Julie Zeeb, and Bay Area News Group staff writers Matthias Gafni, Robert Salonga and Mark Emmons contributed to this report. LaMalfa announced he was resign- ing, I have been inundated with calls from friends and supporters from throughout the North State encour- aging me to run for the State Senate. After much prayer and discussion with my wife and family, I am con- fident that with their counsel and support that in the State Senate we can continue to be effective in advo- cating for the North State and for fixing California's broken econo- my." Among Logue's challengers in the June Republican Primary for the Assembly was Tehama County Supervisor Bob Williams. held 6-7 p.m. with a bar- becue at 7 p.m. and the crowning of the new Roy- alty to follow. "We would like to thank all the local spon- sors for the support they have showed this years contest," Marinelli said. "These five young ladies have worked extremely hard since May, and have raised over $8,000 for the Red Bluff Junior Round Up Rodeo. Each one of controller's recommendations and will take additional actions to further strengthen its controls.'' He said many of the report's rec- ommendations have been adopted within the past year. The pension fund includes more than 850,000 teachers, administrators and retirees, and currently has a long- term unfunded liability of $64.5 bil- lion. The review came just days after Democratic lawmakers passed a pen- sion bill that included anti-spiking measures and a retirement cap for new employees. The Associated Press also New fire grows quickly near county border The incident comes on a day when a Red Flag warning was issued by the National Weather Service, according to the CalFire website, fire.ca.gov. The warning is for scattered thunderstorms, gusty winds and considerable lightning with little moisture throughout northeastern California. CalFire has added to its num- bers, increasing its staffing due to the heightened fire danger, according to its website. — Staff report man was arrested Tues- day evening in connec- tion with a robbery at North Valley Bank, 2930 Bechelli Lane, in Red- ding. A 33-year-old Redding Suspect arrested after Redding bank robbery, chase bank on foot. A bank teller reported to Redding Police about 5:55 p.m. Tuesday having been robbed by a man who approached her at the counter. As the man approached the counter, he simulated that he had a handgun and demanded money, according to a Redding Police press release. To avoid a confronta- tion, the teller produced cash and gave it to the suspect, who then left the officers located the sus- pect a few blocks away on C Street, however, the man refused to stop and began running west through yards. Responding police way Patrol helicopter tracked the suspect and reported to ground offi- cers that the suspect was attempting to change his clothing and hide. The California High- Officers were directed to the suspect and confront- ed him, he resisted arrest and was struck with a baton several times. The man was taken into cus- tody and identified as Nicholas Connell. As Redding Police Connell was found in possession of money, which was matched by serial numbers to the stolen money from North Valley Bank. He was also identified by witnesses as the bank robber. He was treated at a Redding hospital for an these girls no doubt deserves the title of Miss Red Bluff Junior Round Up Queen." Anyone interested in sponsoring the Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up can call Marinelli at 840-0881. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. reported this week that for nearly a decade, California's top-paid school administrators got to collect six-figure lump sum cash payments in addition to their pensions. According to the AP's analysis, approximately 180 participating retirees receiving $100,000 or more a year in pensions took home an aver- age additional lump-sum payment of $147,000 in addition to a reduced pension when they retired between 2002 and 2010. The program was intended to help retain and recruit teachers during the dot-com boom. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. Over 50 years of serving Tehama County injury he received while resisting police officers. Connell was arrested on the charges of bank robbery and resisting arrest and, upon being released from the hospi- tal, will be booked into the Shasta County Jail. —Staff report Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792