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Obituaries Barbara Jean Kassis Moses died at the age of 81 in Redding California on September 26, 2012. A candlelight vigil will be held at Allen & Dahl Funeral Home on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 6:30 PM. Serv- ices will be held on Monday, October 1, 2012 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Redding, CA. Born in San Francisco, CA on June 17, 1931. She will be BARBARA JEAN KASSIS MOSES June 17, 1931 - September 26, 2012 best remembered as a loving mother, sister, grandmother and friend. She graduated from Shasta High School in 1949 and received her bachelor degree from Chico State University in 1953. She retired as a school teacher in 1986 and went on to travel the world. Barbara was an Emeritus Associate of the Sisters of Mercy and a longtime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Bluff in which she was deeply involved. She was an avid bridge player and also worked for and supported the American Cancer Soci- ety. She enjoyed attending musical plays and spending time at her home in Sunriver, Oregon with her family and friends. She is predeceased by her mother and father, Michael and Sarah Kassis. She is survived by her brothers and sis- ter in law, Raymond and Sharon Kassis of Redding, CA and Robert Kassis also of Redding. Her children, Michael and Paula Moses of Yreka, CA, John and Kim Moses of Red Bluff, and Jack and Sara McKenzie of Shasta Lake, CA. Also surviving are beloved grandchildren, Trent Mo- ses of Bend, Oregon, Nicholas Moses of Bozeman, Monta- na, and Allie Moses of Arlington, Washington. She will be sorely missed by all. Mom and Nana, we love you and you will be in our hearts forever. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or St. Joseph's School. BOARD Continued from page 1A could use that experience on the board. He said he wasn't running against the incumbents, but simply running for a position on the board. • Johnson said she Tehama County Supervisor George Russell's life was one of service, commitment and compassion. On the 26th of September 2012, at the age of 80, George Phillip Russell passed away peacefully at his home in Red Bluff, CA, surrounded by all those who loved him deeply. An only child, George was born on Independence Day, GEORGE RUSSELL asked to prioritize the problems facing the dis- trict and offer a glimpse into possible solutions. • Chase said there is a lack of trust between the school board, staff and administration and she would promote cohesion. • Cox said financial sol- July 4, 1932, in Independence, Missouri. It was a portent of the patriotic and public service to come. At the young age of 14 he falsified his age and managed to enlist in the United States Army to serve his country. He was sent to Italy to replace WWII soldiers during the occupation. When his real age was discovered two years later he was sent home. At that time he was told by a re- cruiter that in order to correct the false information about his age, he needed to re-enlist, which he did at the age of 18. vency and truancy were problems. He said having only been in Red Bluff for two years he didn't know much about the school system, but was confident it was a good district. He said Hansen would bring a lot of wisdom to the posi- tion. • Hansen said fiscal sol- Upon his discharge he attended Vallejo Junior College. Afterward he went to Sacramento State University where he received his Bachelor of Education degree. For a few short years George taught school in Garden Grove before pursuing his Master of Education degree at the University of Southern California. Afterward he found himself as principal in Garden Grove, CA. He subsequently moved to Eureka, CA, and again held the position of principal, this time for both the adult and elementary schools. However, Pacific Grove beckoned and George became the Assistant Superintendent of the Pacific Grove School District. In the mid 1970's George moved to Red Bluff, the city vency, losing eighth graders from the feeder system and creating more cohesion between a divid- ed faculty were issues that KENNEL Continued from page 1A he would call home for the rest of his life. His initial em- ployment was Superintendent of the Red Bluff Union Ele- mentary School District, a position he served in from 1975 to 1991. George loved helping people, whatever the age. Facilitating the education of the youth of the community he took immense pride in brought him immeasurable joy. But it was not time for George to step back from serving the people he cared about. In 1996 during a recall elec- tion, he was elected to serve on the Tehama County Board of Supervisors. This past June he was again re- elected, and had begun to serve his fifth (4) year term in office. His valuable input and experience on the Board will be sorely missed by the people of District 2 that he represented, as well as many other residents of Tehama County. George is survived by his beloved wife Sharon L. Russell their friends. We don't talk to people because they made them harass us." Part of the complaint Daniella brought up was the fact that her family has spent about $2,000 in improvements to create the kennel area to address problems with the neighbors dogs. Addressing the council, Daniella said her neighbors kick their dog, do not have it on a leash, let it poop on all the other neighbors' lawns and her family once had one of their dogs for two days. and her son Milan Sikela; three (3) cherished children and their spouses, Kathie Stevenson, Linda and Steve Stanley, Robert and Jessica Russell; seven (7) adored grandchil- dren and their spouses, Kilene and Bill Brosseau, Brett Stevenson, Forrest and Julie Stanley, Cameron Stanley and Hali Gonzalez, Harrison and Dani Stanley, Renata Russell, and Alison Russell; and five (5) treasured great- grandchildren, Brody Brosseau, Ansley Brosseau, Shaeley Brosseau, Ethan Stanley and Isla Stanley. A quiet considerate man, George always had kind word Several neighbors on Blue Heron Court signed a petition objecting to the family getting a license, a few sent letters and a few more attended the meeting. Renee Juarez came to speak on to say. He lived his life with passion and compassion, his presence affecting the many lives he touched over the years. An avid golfer and reader of history, George was never at a loss to tell an amusing anecdote or interesting tidbit. A lover of jokes, he maintained his sense of humor through everything. He adored traveling and relished vis- iting the places he often read about. And while George's rich life would still seem too short to many, to all those he touched throughout his years his quality of existence far exceeded any quantity of time he spent with us. In observance of George's love of animals and to honor his request, any Memorial donations considered are to be made to P.E.T.S. (Providing Essentials to Tehama Shelter), P.O. Box 1174, Red Bluff, CA 96080. 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, Thomas Gordon Thomas Gordon died Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, at his residence in Red Bluff. He was 90. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Over 25 years of experience The North State's premier supplier of stoves STOVE JUNCTION Tony & Carmen Kelley 22679 Moran Road Corning, Ca 96021 530-824-2195 Fax: 530-824-0748 It's HOT now! But don't get left out in the 5A>6! 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Repeatedly throughout the evening she said she did not want Escobar's poli- cies to fail because they weren't backed up by the board, administration or staff. She said her strength was that she wouldn't be a rubber stamp for every- thing that came across her desk. • Moore said he has learned a lot during his eight years serving on the board and would like to take that experience to work with the new super- intendent. He said his strength was finding solu- tions that were best for everyone involved. Prioritize problems The candidates were needed to be addressed. He said it was important to balance spending in three prongs — reserve, student services and personnel. •Johnson said the bud- Saturday, September 29, 2012 – Daily News 5A Moore said despite the funds wouldn't get to the students. get was the top priority, but there was nothing any- one could do about it. She said declining enrollment was another priority and while nothing could be done about families mov- ing away from Tehama County, the district needed to do a better job of recruiting the students who are still here. She said she would be a cheer- leader for change. • Moore said funding and declining enrollment were the major problems. Referencing his work with the Red Bluff Round-Up he said the district needed to take a page out of their work and market them- selves better. He cited the district used to get 92 per- cent of eight graders from feeder schools and that figure has fallen to 72 per- cent. Prop 30 asked about their personal support of Proposition 30, the governor's tax initia- tive The candidates were The school board had recently taken a stance to support the measure. Johnson was the lone dissenting voice when the vote was taken. She pledged to stand by the board's decision to sup- port the measure, but said personally she was con- cerned funds raised by the taxes would be funneled elsewhere. previous problems with Proposition 98, the school board had to support Prop 30. sition was essential to edu- cation. Teacher evaluations and merit-based pay The candidates were Hansen said the propo- business community she sees the issue in a different light and said there should be a way to reward people for doing an exceptional job. However she would not tie compensation with test scores. She said she would rely on Escobar to handle evaluations. Johnson's position and wouldn't be voting for the proposition either. He said he didn't want people stealing money from him or his district anymore. Chase, Hansen and Moore said they supported Prop 30. Although Chase said she was concerned the Cox said he admired asked a series of questions regarding their view of teacher evaluations, stu- dent test scores and merit- based pay. • Chase said evalua- tions were important, but they should not be associ- ated with compensation and preferred some type of bonus system. She said test scores were not a fair representation of the over- all value of education a student was receiving. She also preferred the board not being involved in teacher evaluations. • Cox said test scores should only be used for evaluations, but was firm- ly against compensation being tied to either. He said the board should not be involved in evaluations. •Hansen said evalua- tions should be handled by administrators. He said test scores were important, but should be used to find holes in the total program the district was offering. He did not agree either should be tied to compen- sation, but was open to the idea of finding other ways to award extra work. • Moore said he wanted to produce a district of well-rounded students and not just test takers. He said the board should not be evaluating teachers and compensation should not be attached to evaluations. Although he said in his experience evaluations were a useful tool. • Johnson said she would like to see the fear of evaluations go away. She said coming from the behalf of her daughter, who is a neighbor, but could not attend because of work, she said. Juarez said the Serna family asked if they would attend school activities such as sporting events and rallies if they were a boardmem- ber. • Chase said she loves going to school activities and has for many years because of her children. •Cox said he wasn't ready for the question and wasn't sure. He said he didn't have any family members in the system and was fairly busy so he wasn't sure how involved he could be outside of the board meetings. • Hansen said attending school activities has always been a part of his life. • Moore joked the only time he doesn't attend school activities was on Friday nights, when he officiates high school foot- ball games and isn't allowed to do Spartans games. she first joined the board eight years ago, she was told it was frowned upon for boardmembers to be on campus. She said after a recent change in leader- ship she was informed that wasn't true, but has decid- ed not to change her behavior for the remainder of her term. She said if re- elected she would attend more events than she has in the past. The candidates' full written responses to the emailed questions can be found with the online edition of this story at redbluffdailynews.com. "I reiterate Lester's concern about the noise," said Ron Ostarello, Byers' neighbor. "Sound travels, especially in this town. I can hear Les Schwab's PA system from my house and Bell Carter's plant. I don't hold a grudge for having a pet, but four is a bit much." Councilmembers Toni Parkins, Darlene Dickison and John Leach relly, they traveled by train to Sacramento and met Bishop O'Connell in Marysville. From there they boarded a Concord Coach for the rough and tumble trip to Yreka arriv- ing on Feb. 2, 1871. In June 1877, Father A 42-year-old transient man told the Red Bluff Police Department he was attacked by three Hispanic men after buying beer at Raley's Super- market. all students in the North State regardless of faith.On Jan. 30, 1871, seven Sisters of Mercy left Manchester, New Hamp- shire by carriage to New York, then Chicago, Illi- nois and arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, where they met their new pastor, Father Farrelly. Escorted by Father Far- keeps their dogs in kennels and allows them to bark a lot. The con- cern was that if the family was allowed to have four dogs, what would stop others on the smaller street from doing so. Les Byers who lives on a neigh- boring street said he wanted to know who was going to clean up the mess resulting from the animals and deal with the noise. said they all own pets and Mayor Gary Strack said he has had pets before, which made this a tough decision. Strack said he does not have a dog because he doesn't want it to bother his neighbors. "From what I read, it appears to be a nuisance," Leach said. "It's a hard decision. It would be easier if it was you and your wife than the girls, but next week if we let you have a kennel someone else will want a kennel for five dogs." Following the vote, the council determined that the Serna family had until Oct. 11 to remedy the situ- ation by finding a new home for their fourth dog. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. James Hunt was desirous of establishing a convent school in Red Bluff. Father Hunt had pur- chased a building in Red Bluff at the corner of Sycamore and High Streets, which he fitted up as a temporary church called St. Mary's and had the old Johnson residence turned over to the Sisters of Mercy so they could convert it into Our Lady of Mercy Academy. Dec. 1881, Mother Mary Helena Dickson, with Sis- ters Monica Delaney, Mary Camillus Mone and Mary Bernard Davidson arrived by train from On 3 While being treated at St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital the victim told officers he had purchased beer from the store and was walking towards South Main Street when he was attacked by the three men. The men beat him up and took his wallet, which had around $50 inside it. Yreka to Red Bluff at 4 a.m. Father Hunt was not there to greet the tired sis- ters, so they found their way to the home of a Catholic woman and wait- ed for Father Hunt to come for them. The last contingent of Sisters of Mercy from Yreka closed up the school and convent, leav- ing Yreka for Red Bluff on the eleventh anniversary of their arrival, 2 February 1882. The Academy of Our Lady of Mercy was opened in Red Bluff, 130 years ago, on 3 March 1882. Transient attacked, robbed by three men was broken and he sustained a sepa- rated kneecap when he fell to the ground during the altercation. The suspects were not located and the location of the altercation was not found as described by the victim. During the struggle the man's beer •Johnson said when Campus activities The candidates were The