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Obituaries Jeffery Lee Peterson (Jeff) age 69, died at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California on September 27th, 2012. He was born to Henry Herbert Peterson and Sarah Amelia Peterson (Bale) on July 17th, 1943 in Nephi, Utah. He is survived by his children, Sara Vinson (Paul) and Zack Peterson, his sister Lorraine Smith (Paul), brother Eric Peterson, sister in law Janice Peterson (Ste- ven) and dog Buddy. He was an Army veteran. He loved his children, dogs and being in the great outdoors. He was preced- ed in death by both his parents, brothers Steven, Clifton and Mi- chael Peterson and his sister Jean Cook. A burial service will be held at Igo Veterans Cemetery, Friday October 12th at 12:30pm. All that would like to attend are welcome. Jeffery Lee Peterson Edna Christine Danielson passed away peacefully at St. Elizabeth's Community Hospital on October 7, 2012 due to complications following surgery. She was born in Warrick, Montana on May 15, 1930 to Eilif and Christine Olson. She was the youngest of their 5 children. She had lived in Red Bluff for the past 16 years after moving from Tallahassee, Florida upon the death of her husband, Gearld. They had lived in Tallahassee for 26 years, both working for the State of Florida. Edna was an administra- tive assistant at Florida A&M University and Gerald was an engineer for the Dept. of General Services, Division of Communications. They were able to retire on the same day in 1992. Prior to that, they had lived in 10 states dur- ing Gerald's career with the Army and NASA. Edna loved to travel and besides traveling extensively in the US, she was also able to visit several foreign countries. Norway was her favorite as both her parents were born there. She loved her family and friends and enjoyed playing Bingo, Bunco, and Pinochle and watching Jeopardy and working her word puzzles. She is survived by one daughter; Barbara, of Red Bluff, EDNA C. DANIELSON May 15, 1930 - October 7, 2012 MARK Continued from page 1A Elementary. Lassen View Elemen- tary scored the highest within Tehama County with a score of 902. Elkins Elementary had the highest increase from a year ago, rising 107 points to 795. Although accord- ing to the department of education the scores from schools with smaller pop- ulation sizes should be carefully interpreted. Maywood Middle had the highest increase from schools outside of that dis- tinction, raising its score 39 points to 783. Red Bluff High School scored a 770, up 11 points. Corning High School's score fell 15 points to 709. Los Molinos High School saw a 29-point increase to 757. The state average for high schools was 752. The score, which is considered the single key achievement indicator for her sister; Geneva Warden, of Simi Valley, CA. and her sister-in-law; Virginia Olson, of Chinook, MT. She is also survived by four nieces and two nephews and their 14 children. She was preceeded in death by her husband, Gerald, her parents, and three brothers; Johnny, Walter and Elmo, and three nephews; Duane, Ronald, and Lennie. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the clubhouse at Rio Vista Mo- bile Estates. A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy, MT. followed by interment of ashes in the Big Sandy Cemetery. VOTING Continued from page 1A necessary funds." While not what they had hoped financially, the Monster Trucks over the weekend was a great experience for the group of volunteers, which formed in August, she said. "It was a great learning experi- ence," Nason said. "The chamber let us put a bucket at their booth, we had one at the merchandise booth and people heard about us. The biggest thing is making people aware of what we're trying to do and thousands of people heard about the fireworks committee, that we want it back and are trying to raise money to do that. That's amazing and Joe Froome was amazing for letting us be at the monster trucks on such short notice." Spencer Damon Ryals, 54, passed away due to compli- cations from a brain tumor on Wednesday October 3rd , 2012 in Red Bluff California. He made his transition at home surrounded by his loving family. Spencer had been a resident of Red Bluff for 10 years and has left many friends and loved ones behind. He is survived by his mother Barbara Ryals, brothers Steven (JoAnn) of Ukiah, CA, Stuart of Redding, CA, Stanton (Colleen) of Red Bluff and Scott (Penny) of Brea, CA. He also leaves behind his daughter, Grace Strickland of Beaverton Or. and his three grandaughters, his niece Allegra and her family in Medford, Or, and his nephew Daniel in Santa Rosa. Spencer, the 5th and youngest son of Stanley and Bar- SPENCER DAMON RYALS The group did raise about $200, which will help quite a bit, she said. expectation of what we'd make does not make it any less important," Nason said. Bluff Volunteer Fire Department, who prior to the fireworks moving The group is working with Red bara Ryals, was born March 29, 1958 in Seattle, Wa. Spencer filled many roles in his 54 and ½ years of life. He was son, brother, uncle, father, grandfather and cherished friend. He was funny, sweet, friendly, loving and so loved by many. He wore a number of hats during his work life. He worked at McDonalds during high school, then as a truck broker, truck driver, car salesman, and as a CNA in Chico and Red Bluff later in life. He traveled where his work took him from California to Arkansas, then to the Pacific Northwest and New Mexico and then back to California. He moved to Red Bluff in 2002 after recovery from his first brain tumor and a back surgery. He lived with his mom and dad, helping to care for his father during his last years. He spent most Mondays with a head injury support group in Red Bluff where he felt very much at home. He also attended the local TOPS meetings on Tuesdays where he joked and laughed his way into many hearts. He developed many friendships with the folks he met every day in Red Bluff where his smile and teasing will be remembered and missed. Spencer shared his spiritual self with a number of dif- ferent traditions. He found refuge in the words of Jesus as well as in the many traditions of the Native American Great Spirit, where he discovered a special affinity. He believed in respecting the divine however it appeared in each person's heart and best expressed his own spiritual self in the unconditional friendship he so easily shared with others. Spencer's physical self is gone but his memory will re- STATUS Continued from page 1A have been found. The planting of elder- berry shrubs at the Sacra- mento River National Wildlife Refuge since the listing is believed to have helped reestablish the pop- ulation. "Just because it didn't reach my Friday, October 12, 2012 – Daily News 9A the state's public schools, has been steadily rising over the past decade. A decade ago, only 20 per- cent of schools met the target score. ''We've set a high bar for schools, and they have more than met the chal- lenge, despite the enor- mous obstacles that years of budget cuts have put in their way,'' said. Torlakson The performance index is calculated using a com- posite of results from dif- ferent state standardized tests. Scoring ranges from 200 to 1,000. Gains were seen across all educational levels in the state. Middle schools saw the biggest jump, increasing scores by 14 points to 792, while high schools advanced by 11 points to 752. Elementary schools remained ahead, growing by seven points to 815. Experts noted that although the gains are laudable as education has suffered huge funding cuts in recent years, the steady rise in results also indi- cates that teachers are get- ting better at teaching to test content and pupils are getting better at test-tak- ing. ''It doesn't necessarily mean they're learning more,'' said John Rogers, associate professor of edu- cation at the University of California, Los Angeles. Students also boosted their individual academic performance index scores in 2012, increasing them an average 10 points to 788. Black students saw the biggest gain — 14 points to 710. Latino students added 11 points to 740. Asian students increased their scores by seven points to 905, while white students added eight points to hit 853. ''achievement gap'' is a result of the difference in the quality of education at schools attended by pre- dominantly black and Latino students as com- The long standing to the fairgrounds was in charge of it for years, Nason said. The group is helping out the committee with the logistical part of making sure that the committee has all the right forms filled out for the city if River Park wins, she said. "Combining our unstoppable committee with the people of Tehama County who have been nothing but supportive and receptive in doing their part is why I know, without a doubt, that we are going to have the fireworks show that we all want to enjoy," Nason said. voting with six boxes containing a spot for both potential locations out and every two to three weeks the location will change, she said. The group will continue to have Boxes will soon be out at The Gold Exchange and Cutting Edge Salon on Walnut Street, Buns on the Run hot dog stand in front of Home Depot, M&M Ranch House on Antelope Boulevard and possibly the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce on Main Street. giant firecracker sign out at the Tehama District Fairground to record the votes for the public to see and it should be up by Friday, Nason The group is planning to put a Red Bluff and Princeton. As part of the process of removing the plants near Bowman Road the county purchased mitiga- tion credits from the Still- water Plains Mitigation Bank in Shasta County. Construction of the pro- ject is underway. More than 100,000 elderberry plants have been planted along the Sacramento River between TAX Continued from page 1A main alive in the hearts of those he loved and all those who loved him. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday October 26th at the Red Bluff Senior Center at 1500 S. Jackson St, Red Bluff CA with a reception to follow at the same location. In lieu of flowers we suggest a donation to the American Cancer Society at PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 or Butte Home Health and Hospice at 10 Constitution Drive, Chico CA 95973. of record salmon run HORNBROOK (AP) — The Klamath Tribes are getting a share of the record run of chinook salmon coming into Northern California's Klamath River. Tribal members held a ceremony of thanks Thursday at the Iron Gate fish hatchery just south of the Oregon- California border and picked up dozens of fresh salmon that they packed in coolers and took home to their fam- ilies. Tribal vice chairman Don Gentry said the tribe has been getting frozen fish for years, but the fresh fish rep- resented a step closer to being able to harvest salmon themselves from traditional fishing spots — something they have not been able to do for a century. ''Today was just a prayer of thanks for the fish,'' he said afterwards. ''I did mention it was bittersweet, knowing we don't have fish back home, and we should be doing ceremonies back home, as we once did.'' Predictions call for a record return of 380,000 salmon to Klamath River and its tributaries this year. So far 3,789 have made it to the hatchery after evading tribal and sports fishermen, compared to 416 at this time last year. Klamath Tribes get share removal of four dams from the Klamath River to restore salmon returns to the upper Klamath Basin. The tribes are signatories to an agreement calling for lion a year through a broad- ly based income tax increase and send the revenue direct- ly to school districts, bypass- ing the Legislature. Her brother, Stanford physicist Charles Munger Jr., is a conservative who has poured more than $20 mil- lion of his fortune into a committee aimed at defeat- ing Brown's ballot initiative and supporting a separate initiative targeting public employee unions. The bridge project has been in the planning stages since 1998. The one-lane pony truss bridge was built in 1920 and rehabilitated in 1942. It aligned interests seeking to accomplish essentially the same thing — restoring funding to California schools after years of budget cuts. Teachers unions back said. Any business interested in host- ing a box or anyone interested in participating in the committee or donating can e-mail Nason at s_nason@hotmail.com. of finding a non-profit to be the organization's fiscal agent and has submitted a proposal to a local non- profit, however, any non-profit interested in helping the group can contact Nason, she said. The committee is in the process Tehama County Fireworks Commit- tee account, which is at Cornerstone Bank on South Main Street. Donations can also be given to The group is working toward planning events for fundraising and one of the ideas being considered is a sock-hop, she said. The next meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Oct. 24 at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground. For more informa- tion or to get connected to the group visit the group's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tehama fireworks?fref=ts. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. was deemed seismically unfit in 1997. Located 11 miles west of Cottonwood, about four miles north of Highway 36W, the bridge spans the creek with an abrupt 15 mph zig zag in the road. Historical artifacts in the area and eminent domain proceedings also held up the project at vari- ous points. beetle's status will be accepted until Dec. 3. Public comments on the Brown's initiative and the state PTA is aligned with Molly Munger. The attacks from both Mungers have so angered Brown's Democratic allies that they issued a statement saying they would become known as ''the millionaires who destroyed California's schools and universities.'' California initiative cam- paigns are often exercises in excessive spending, but this fight is unusual because much of it is taking place between Democratically The public sniping is erupting just as vote-by-mail ballots are being sent to Cal- ifornia's 17 million regis- tered voters. ''When California voters are in doubt, when they're confused about initiatives, they tend to vote no. What this direct hit by Munger on Prop. 30 can do is confuse voters. Perhaps both 30 and 38 go down,'' said Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a senior fel- low at the University of Southern California's School of Policy, Planning and Development. Brown's tax initiative already faced an uphill struggle after a summer of unfavorable headlines and major spending decisions, including revelations that the state parks department was hiding $54 million and the Legislature had given out pay raises to staffers at a time of deep budget cuts. Brown also approved plans for a $68 billion high- speed rail system with wan- ing public support and pro- moted a $24 billion water tunnel project that has strong opposition in Northern Cali- fornia. Comments can be submit- ted online at regulations.gov, Docket Number FWS-R8-ES- 2011-0063 or by mail. Comments should be mailed to Public Com- ments Processing, ATTN: FWS-R8-ES-2011-0063; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 2042-PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. California also has one of the nation's highest unem- ployment rate and, recently, its highest gasoline prices. The state budget Brown signed into law relies on the tax revenue that Proposition 30 will generate if voters approve it. Without it, Brown has warned Califor- nia schools and colleges face $6 billion in automatic spending cuts. LEGAL NOTICE pared to those attended by white and Asian popula- tions, Rogers noted. ''The achievement gap persists in large part because opportunity gaps exist,'' he said. The state's largest school district, Los Ange- les Unified, said its dis- trictwide score increased by 16 points to 745, with one school, Burbank Mid- dle School, recording a 100-point gain. Watts, recently taken over by the nonprofit Partner- ship for Los Angeles Schools, was the district high school with the biggest increase of 93 points. Jordan High School in Superintendent John Deasy said the gain is notable given the layoffs of 10,000 employees, a shortened school year and larger class sizes due to state funding cuts over the last five years. Daily News reporter Rich Greene contributed to this report.