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Obituaries Willie Paul Whitehead 93, passed away September 20, 2012 in Anderson, CA., he was a resident of California since 1941. Born in Grapevine, Arkansas to Dr. Silas H. and Susan Alice Whitehead. Willie attended high school in Grapevine, AK., he served in the U. S. Army Pacific campaign and Phillipine liberation during WWII. He re- tired from Bank of America as a Courier, and was a mem- ber of Red Bluff Southern Baptist Church. Willie was an avid S. F. 49er fan, and A fan of the Arkansas Razor Backs. WILLIE PAUL WHITEHEAD Luis Obispo, Pat Williams (Bill) of Redding, Dennis Whitehead (Tari) of Red Bluff, Paulette Whitehead of An- derson, step-sons Jim Easley of Arkansas, Ray Easley (Chona) of Anderson. He was preceded in death by step- son Gene Easley and grandson Rick Dooley. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 2nd at 9am to 1pm, with Memorial Services at 1pm at Oak Hill Cemetery. The family would like to thank Dr. Dan McDaniel and staff, and Oak River Rehab in Anderson. Survivors include children Jim Whitehead (Ann) of San Brown OKs parks funding, prevents closures SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed sever- al bills to keep Califor- nia's state parks open and ensure greater spending oversight after a scandal in which parks officials hid $54 mil- lion. Together, the bills establish a two-year moratorium on parks closures, provide about $30 million in funding and give the parks new fundraising tools. AB1478 by Assem- blyman Bob Blumen- JOBLESS Continued from page 1A Ruth Turner Britt passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at Brentwood Skilled Nursing Facility in Red Bluff. Born September 29, 1926 in Oakland, CA., the daughter RUTH TURNER BRITT of the late Frank Turner and the late Catherine Conrad Turner. She is survived by her three sons and daughter-in-laws, David and Ann Jackson of Corning, Ross Langenderfer of Gerber, Ronald and Lorrie Langenderfer of Corning, one daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Todd Ginader, many grandchildren, great grands, and great great grandchil- dren. She belonged to NDGW Berrendos Palor #23. Retired CSEA. Tehama County Museum was board & docent, TCGHS board, Red Bluff Emblem #408. She helped the first Sunday of each month at the Elks #1250 brunch, she was a member of the El Camino Methodist Church, she also helped at the Blood Source in Red Bluff, which she had given over 21 gallons of blood. She loved to sew, crochet, do crafts and read. We will all miss her loving smile and helping ways. Per her request, no services will be held. Please donate to one of the many organizations she be- longed to. 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, Sheri Anne Cozine Sheri Anne Cozine died Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at her residence in Los Molinos. She was 50. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Bobby Lee Jones Bobby Lee Jones died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, at his residence in Corning. He was 58. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Peter Langfield Peter Langfield died Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at his residence in Red Bluff. He was 62. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. ASH Continued from page 1A other available options. So far, fewer residents than expected have taken advantage of the free ser- vices. believed the letter would create a level of trust that the organizations were there to help. Goodwin said he dispensaries extends to LA LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly a year after federal prosecutors started targeting California medical marijuana shops, they took their fight to Los Angeles on Tuesday after city officials struggled to halt a proliferation of dispensaries. The U.S. attorney's office sued three property owners that house pot collectives and sent warning letters to 68 oth- ers as they enforce a federal law that doesn't recognize a California initiative that legalized pot for medicinal use. The move came as the city's own ban on pot shops is being challenged and could be overturned by voters if a ref- erendum is placed on an upcoming ballot. ''As today's operations make clear, the sale and distribu- tion of marijuana violates federal law, and we intend to enforce the law,'' U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. said. ''Even those stores not targeted today should understand that they cannot continue to profit in violation of the law.'' California's four U.S. attorneys pledged last October to curb pot collectives they said were running afoul of the law by raking in huge sums of money and serving as fronts for drug traffickers. Proponents argue the dispensaries are pro- tected by California law that allows medicinal use of mari- juana with a doctor's recommendation. David Welch, an attorney representing some of the Los Angeles collectives targeted by federal authorities, said he plans to file a lawsuit. ''I expected this to happen and we have planned for this contingency,'' Welch said. ''The future is a lot less certain considering what seems to be a full press by the federal gov- ernment.'' Fed crackdown on pot Los Angeles passed an ordinance two years ago that was supposed to shutter hundreds of pot dispensaries while cap- ping the number in operation at 70. But a set of legal challenges against the city by collec- liminary August numbers. Statewide unemployment for August 2011 was 11.9 percent. Nationwide unemployment con- tinued to decline, dropping from 8.6 percent in July to 8.2 percent for preliminary August numbers. Nationwide unemployment was 9.1 percent in August 2011. Financial Activities saw the OHV Continued from page 1A work on legislation that would allow users who have safely modified their BILL Continued from page 1A since Stanford University and Sili- con Valley companies have been working on the technology for years. Northern California UKIAH (AP) — A light earthquake has struck Men- docino County in Northern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says the preliminary magnitude-4.5 quake struck at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday 2 miles northeast of Ukiah and nearly 100 miles north- west of Sacramento. Quake shakes rural A police dispatcher in Ukiah says there have been no reports of damage or injury although the quake shook the department's windows. himself in courthouse CRESCENT CITY (AP) — Colleagues at a North- ern California sheriff's office are mourning one of their own after a longtime deputy fatally shot himself inside the county courthouse. Del Norte County Sheriff's Cmdr. Bill Steven said Calif. deputy shoots, kills Tuesday that 45-year-old Harold Esparza was off-duty when he shot himself in the head after entering the courthouse's holding cells Sunday morning. Steven called Esparza ''a good guy.'' Steven said authorities are calling Esparza's shoot- ing a suicide as the married father with kids may have killed himself due to a combination of stress and other undisclosed issues. The sheriff's office said the deputy of nearly 20 years gave no note or warning prior to his death. Services for Esparza are scheduled Friday morning at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Crescent City. sets record in 2011 FRESNO (AP) — Fresno County's agricultural out- put has set a new record behind the popularity of grapes and almonds. Fresno County ag production Tuesday by county officials put the value of agriculture production at $6.88 billion. That's a 15 percent increase from the previous year and the first time the value of crops in the county has topped $6 billion. The report cemented Fresno's place as the No. 1 agricultural producing county in the nation. It shows the value of table and wine grapes increased from $820 million to $961 million. Almonds grew from $619 million to $831 million. Tomatoes, poultry, milk, cotton, beef, garlic, oranges and pistachios rounded out the top 10 crops by value. Fresno growers produce more than 400 commercial The rosy 2011 crop and livestock report released crops. radio station evacuation LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspicious, beeping package that prompted the evacuation of Los Angeles all-news radio station KNX turned out to be a box full of clocks. Beeping clocks prompt LA a.m. Tuesday that they had been ordered to leave their Wilshire Boulevard newsroom and studio because of a suspicious package discovered in the 27-story building. The 50,000-watt station switched listeners to the broadcast feed of its sister station, KCBS radio in San Francisco. The station's news anchors announced just before 9 tives and the recent expiration of the ordinance due to a sun- downer clause led to another surge of pot shops. City offi- cials said more than 750 collectives have registered with the city and as many as 200 more could exist. the evacuation order was lifted. Police spokesman Richard French says a suspicious package that was beeping was found in the lobby area KNX anchors were back on the air at 10:45 a.m. and field, D-Woodland Hills, splits $30 million to help state parks that already are at risk of closure stay open, com- plete overdue mainte- nance and provide $10 million to match dona- tions from private groups and local gov- ernments as a way to keep parks from closing. The top parks official resigned this summer after it was revealed that some employees kept $54 million hidden in department special funds for more than a decade, even as 70 parks were threatened with closure. rogue bureaucrats lied to all Californians and noted that hundreds of individuals and organi- zations made donations to save the parks. ''My heart goes out to parks advocates who feel burned by this fias- co,'' Blumenfield said in a news release. ''They heroically raised mil- lions to help keep parks open. ... This bill was designed to ensure that a Blumenfield said biggest positive change for the year going up 2.9 percent. It is joined by Durable goods at 1.2 percent and Educational and Health Services at 1.1 percent as the only increases for the year. Mining and logging, with an 11.1 percent decrease for the year, and Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities at 9.3 percent decrease are the biggest drops from 2011 to 2012. Government jobs saw a jump of 23 percent overall for the month vehicles to continue rid- ing. tion would not have allowed OHV owners to install or modify seats in positions not designed by the manufacturer. The previous legisla- Wednesday, September 26, 2012 – Daily News 5A lot of good will come from their hard work.'' Brown also signed AB1589 by Assembly- man Jared Huffman, D- San Rafael, which gives the parks department new fundraising tools, including allowing Cali- fornians to donate to the department by checking a box on their income tax returns. The new laws also give the State Park and Recreation Commission more authority to over- see the Department of Parks and Recreation. with a 24 percent increase in state and local government and a 27.8 percent increase in local govern- ment jobs. which saw a 9.3 percent decrease. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. will allow off-roaders to continue using their vehi- cles with their families without compromising safety," said Cook. "The off-roading community deserves a big thank you first U.S. state to approve regula- tions spelling out requirements for companies to test driverless cars on that state's roads. BMW AG, Ford Motor Co. and Volvo have been working on autonomous Carmakers such as Audi AG, In February, Nevada became the "These small changes Non-durable goods saw the biggest drop for the month with a 20.6 percent decrease followed by manufacturing with a 13.9 percent decrease and goods producing, for their support. This leg- islation would not have been possible without their help." The bill passed unani- mously through the Assembly and Senate. car technology for years. In recent years, automakers also have been introducing autonomous functions such as self-parking, lane departure warnings and adaptive cruise-control, which allows vehi- cles to automatically accelerate and decelerate with the flow of traffic. STATE BRIEFING on the building's second floor. Firefighters and police responded and the bomb squad examined the package, which contained promo- tional clocks. restricting unions SACRAMENTO (AP) — A new Field Poll finds lackluster support for a November ballot initiative that seeks to severely restrict labor unions from collecting dues for political activity. The survey released Friday found 44 percent of like- Poll: Voters cool to idea of ly voters oppose Proposition 32 compared to 38 percent who support it. A significant portion, 18 percent, remains undecided. mixed feelings about Gov. Jerry Brown's pension changes. While 18 percent of voters believe the new law goes too far, 39 percent say the fixes are about right and 26 percent say they don't go far enough. On another union-related question, likely voters had THE PASSING PARADE (From Dave Minch's I Say column circa 1942) After the bombing of our island base at Dutch Harbor, it ought to be easier to convince some of the head men in Washington that although the Germans are our number one enemy, we are still engaged in a disastrous war with Japan. The chances of a bombing attack on our main land are not so hard to imagine as they once were. *** If you like quiet plays, "Life With Father", which is playing at the Geary Theatre in S.F., is just your style. It is a recording of the daily events in the lives of a New York family around the turn of the century. The living room is a faithful reproduction of one of that period. I can remember, as a small boy, we had what was called the parlor which was used only on special occasions such as funerals or the arrival of extra special company. There was a horsehair sofa that was very uncomfortable and a stand with artificial flowers covered by a globe that looked like an inverted fish bowl. Ancestors pictures hung on the walls, and small cabinets that father made with a scroll saw were placed in the corners of the room. In this play I started to tell you about, one of the boys sat down and looked at his "Youth's Companion". I had forgotten all about this periodical that I used to read with great interest. However, the magazine I liked best was the "American Boy" with its stories of "Marcus Aurelius Tidd" and his adventures into business. *** According to my diary nine years ago this month during the height of the depression, we bought some fat red steers from a man at Pittville for 3.5 cents a pound and 60 head of lambs from Henry Peine at 4.5 cents per pound…quite a difference from our present prices. Our volume in the meat business was over 50 times greater last month than it was in February nine years ago when John Hoy started to work for us as manager. *** My son Bobby is very much worried about our family tree since his friend David Sale has found out that his ancestors were friends of George Washington and many other famous names connected with his family. After Bobby got through telling me this, he asked me if any of the Minchs were ever anybody. *** *He was prescient in that his son later did just that. Thousands of students throughout the United States will graduate from high school with an exaggerated idea of the value of the diplomas they receive. For some it will be a valueless piece of paper received for four years of doing as little as possible with the easiest courses. For some* it will mark the end of a four year holiday devoted to social and athletic activities. For a few, the diploma will be valuable because it will give them the opportunity to put into practice the information they have worked to acquire. Dave Minch 1900-1964 The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514