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Obituaries Stephen Michael Horan, 51, of Red Bluff, Passed awa Friday, October 5th, 2012.He was born to Father James and Mother Itsuko Horan in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Jun 18th, 1961.Stephen had a younger sister Theresa and a older brother James. Shortly after Stephen's birth, the Naval based family was relocated to Middleton RI, the Kamiseya, Japan, then Staten island, NY during Stephen elementary schooling. Stephen grew into adulthood i Staten island and graduated from Curtis high school clas of 79'. At the age of 17 Stephen joined the Navy. There i boot camp would change his future forever as he me and charmed his way into the heart of his first love, Laur ie Toland. Laurie soon became his wife of 25 years an thus the creation of 4 proud children. Stephen spent 2 years in the navy as an Airplane Electrician moving from Florida, Maryland, Sicily, Southern California, and mean while juggling extra jobs. In 2000 he then retired wit Laurie near Redding, CA in Palo Cedro. After retiremen from the U.S.N. Stephen worked at Sierra Pacific, an Junction Elementary before settling into a maintenanc position at the Red Bluff post office. During his time a the post office he pursued his dream of becoming teacher and studied at Simpson College receiving a bach elor degree in language arts. With mutual love Stephe and Laurie found separate ways, he then made home t his last residence in Red Bluff where he continued t touch lives in the Tehama/Shasta Community. During h time in Red Bluff he met Kate Martinuson of Anderson CA through mutual friends. Stephen was a man with knack for recreation, often fixing and collecting. He was Mechanic, sports enthusiast, having a strong respect fo intelligence and ultimately God as he was raised Catholic Stephen found much joy and content in spending his tim with Kate, his 4 children, 2 grand daughters and ofte showed his excitement for his future grand babies whom are in the womb.Stephen's years on this earth consiste of devoted angelic qualities as a family man, Father, Hus band, Son of proud Mother and Father, Brother an friend whom everyone loved. Stephen's kind soul natura ly wrapped the hearts of those who knew him, which ca never be forgotten. Stephen Michael Horan is survived b his four children; Holly Danielle Horan, Mary Emil Breshears, Stephen Adam Horan and Grace Lynn Horan His grand children; Bailey Itsuko Breshears and Steve Lynn Kelly.Funeral will be held at 1:00pm Sunday, Octo ber 14th at Allen and Dahl Chapel 9100 Deschutes Rd Palo Cedro, CA 96073. Celebration of life will be follow ing at 2355 Sacred Heart Parish Hall, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Stephen Michael Horan June 18, 1961 - October 5, 2012 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, Albert Barry Albert Barry of Los Molinos died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at Red Bluff Health Care. He was 75. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Philip Lewis Philip Lewis died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at his residence in Corning. He was 57. Hall Brothers Corn- ing Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. eating bacteria dies REDDING (AP) — A 36-year-old Northern Califor- nia man infected with a rare, flesh-eating bacteria has died. Redding man with flesh- Shasta Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Karen Hoyt says the man died at the Redding hospital on Sunday. She declined further comment to the Record Searchlight of Redding citing patient confidentiality. The newspaper reports that Shasta County public health officials confirmed the death on Thursday although they did not say how the man became infect- ed with necrotizing fasciitis. The disease is caused when a deadly bacteria germ spreads a tissue-killing toxin after invading the body, typically through a minor cut. Shasta County Public Health Officer Andrew Deck- ert says the county has probably had a few other cases in the past, but none he can recall that were reported. Sierra receives 1st snowfall RENO, Nev. (AP) — The first snowfall of the sea- son in the Sierra Nevada is raising the hopes of skiers and snowboarders after a dry winter. The National Weather Service says an inch or so of snow was reported Friday on high peaks around Lake Tahoe, while several inches of snow fell around Mam- moth Mountain to the south. Forecasters are calling for a return to clear skies through the weekend. Ski resorts are hoping for better skiing and snow- boarding conditions this season after last winter pro- duced a subpar Sierra snowpack. Prop. 40 would overturn Most resorts usually open for the season sometime after Thanksgiving Day. drawn last year by an independent citizens commission will go before voters Nov. 6 to be upheld or overturned. Proposition 40 would prevent the new political boundaries from taking effect. It would require court- appointed officials to set interim boundaries for the 40 state Senate districts until new maps could be drawn. Republican-backed officials sought the referendum because they believe the new Senate map unfairly harms the GOP. new state Senate maps SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Senate districts You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. Caring & Compassionate Service Full traditional burial service or cremation Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 SCHOOL Continued from page 1A cated on every issue and she is concerned about the budget and classroom size, Kinner said. kindergarten and there are 29 kids and no aid," Kin- ner said. "That's not acceptable." Piffero, a parent of two children who attended schools in the district, has 36 years of experience as an educator at Red Bluff High School where he taught agriculture and social studies. "I've been a supporter of education over the years at local and state levels," Piffero said. "It's time I step up to the next level of being a supporter." "My daughter is in ADA students and funding along with low employee morale are two things he would like to step up and help with, Piffero said. Koeberer is a parent of He feels that the loss of Saturday, October 13, 2012 – Daily News 11A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff Union Elementary School District candidates prepare to take part in a candidates forum Wednesday at Metteer School. From left are Michelle Kinner, Steve Piffero and Carey Koeberer. decide what would be least detrimental to the staff and work on the ration of students to teach- ers." two boys who attend schools in the district, hav- ing lived in it since 1998, and she has been involved as a treasurer for the site council at Metteer, she said. "These past few years, Red Bluff Elementary School District has over- spent, not on resources that have been drastically cut such as the librarian and ELL (English Lan- guage Learners) Program, but on textbooks," Koeber- er said. "This district is on the edge of becoming bankrupt and there needs to be accountability with the budget and transparen- cy and open communica- tion lines with certificated and classified staff, par- ents and the community. The overspending has got to stop. We can't recoup what has been spent, but we can restructure what is left. The children of Red Bluff Elementary School District deserve better." All three candidates said they agreed that hav- ing classified and certifi- cated staff be a part of not just the negotiation process, but the decisions of the board by giving input was vital as they know their schools and what their students needed better than anyone else. Asked how, in light of the economic uncertainty for schools, they would balance the budget, Kinner said she would start with human resources. "There'd be no educa- tion without people to work with the children," Kinner said. "We need to SCOUTS Continued from page 1A a lot of extras beyond what he was hired to do," Martinez said. "My 18- year-old son, Cele Bautista, did the cement as a part of his Eagle Scout project. He and his group put in over 400 hours of time. He wanted to do this project because he wanted something that was a landmark he could come back to and something that was for a youth organization." Bautista is a senior at Red Bluff High School. Other groups who donated to the SERVICE Continued from page 1A ing, Loren Hawley, Rolling Hills Casino, Gary Olsen, Tremont Cafe, Kendall Mayfield, May- field Insulation, Dan Berry, Tehama County Department of Social Ser- vices – Adult Services, Dr .Annette Ndagano, Pedi- atrics, Lassen Medical at would be how the funds are spent and to prioritize what services to offer with an emphasis on what the children need because they should come first, she said. For Piffero, the fiscal The next place to look There also needed to be more of a cohesion between teachers and administrators to work together toward a more positive direction, Piffero said. solvency of the district and making sure it had a good working budget was the first place he would work on, he said. would work on would be the budget and making sure it is transparent, Koe- berer said. "I've heard the federal and state government as an excuse, but look at Ante- lope," Koeberer said. "They still have a librari- an, music and P.E. teach- ers. They've been hit by the same facets, but we're in a worse place financial- ly and this district is inch- es away from negative cer- tification." Asked about feelings on contracting out support services, all three candi- dates said they were in favor of first looking with- in existing staff and only contracting out if there was no one qualified with- in the district. The first place she Candidates were also in agreement that being a good board member meant having site visitations as often as possible to allow for availability with staff, parents and the communi- ty to give input. Asked about parent involvement and how they planned to increase it, Pif- fero said he would like to create a district website for parents, similar to the one the high school has and continue to encourage teachers to send home par- ent notes. was to have a principal's corner for each school that would run in the local newspaper. Another idea he had having student clubs geared toward the stu- dents, branching out to starting a parent club at each site and having cul- tural activities might help. Cultural activities were done years ago and he would like to see them reestablished, Piffero said. All three candidates extra effort should be made to make sure parents were invited to and felt welcomed at meetings. She suggested having a featured student or site at meetings or having a once a month, highly-publi- cized event for parents with refreshments. One woman in the audi- Kinner said she felt said they support Gover- nor Jerry Brown's Prop. 30, a tax initiative to help with school funding, how- ever, Koeberer did have some reservations about it, she said. "Obviously, you have ence asked about how can- didates would get the His- panic community to be more involved. Koeberer said she knows the school has translators for Back To School Night and perhaps they could get some for the meeting as well. She also suggested hav- ing activities to help com- bine the various groups in the community as a step- ping stone toward getting them to attend board meet- ings. like to have the parents invited and to make sure that the meetings are cul- turally and language appropriate, which includ- ed finding ways to make the parents more comfort- able and having a Latino Parent Committee might help. Piffero said he thought Kinner said she would project include Foothill Ready Mix, Red Bluff Emblem Club, Job Train- ing Center Workforce team, the Red Bluff Employer Advisory Council, Paint Mart, Home Depot, Rotary, Red Bluff Kiwanis and Daisy Troop 70282. "It's something that's come from to vote for it if there's to be any stability," Koeberer said. "I have reservations, but I will vote for it. I have seen money allocated in ways it shouldn't have." She is both fearful of the money not being sent where it says it will go and that the local bodies might allocate the money to places it doesn't belong, she said. Candidates were asked if those who represented the union in district nego- tiations planned to step down during negotiations. Both Koeberer and Kinner, who was a former California Schools Employee Association member and a soon to be California Teachers Asso- ciation member for anoth- er district, said they felt they can be impartial. Piffero, who is involved with negotiations, said he does not intend to step down during votes as he feels he can be impartial. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. ty Development Director for about a year and during that time has seen the number of troops grow from 20 last year to about 35 now, including adding troops in Gerber and Rancho Tehama, she said. the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the community," Martinez said. "The troops are very excited to be able to use the service center." "Elsa has done a terrific job," McCormick said. "Having a center here that's local for the girls is real- ly nice. It definitely makes a differ- ence." Martinez has been the Communi- Group, Kendrick Brewer, Nu-Way Market, Christi Szychulda, Little Scholars Preschool and Chet Searle, Shelby's Pest Control, Inc. certificate of excellence and a gift certificate donat- ed by a local business. Each winner received a During the awards pre- sentation, there was also a special Work Experience Employer of the Year Award given to the Tehama County Auditor's ter, call 528-8655, ext. 3036. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Office by the CalWorks Department. Auditor-Con- troller LeRoy Anderson was there to accept the award on behalf of his department. Gift certificates were provided by Scoops, Fire- working on reaching out to the His- panic members of the community and inviting them to participate. For more information on local Girl Scout troops or the service cen- Being bilingual, she has been house Pizza, Plum Crazy, Timbers Steakhouse at Rolling Hills, M&M Ranch House, Valeigh's Restaurant, Vita at Lassen Medical, Lariat Bowl and Golfing Greens, Wink and Sevillano Links.