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Obituaries an Foote in Los Angeles, California and died at age 91 in Red Bluff, California. In 1942, she and her husband Notchel (Bob) Birdsong, along with their three children moved to Red Bluff. Their fourth child was born in 1948. Myrtle continued her education and opened her own business, Vanity Beauty Shoppe. After 11 years, she switched careers and began caring for disabled girls in her home. Along with her parents, Myrtle and others founded the Myrtle was born on March 18th, 1921 to Floyd and Lilli- Myrtle M. Birdsong First Church of God where she continued into her 80's to be an active, devoted member, serving on the board, as well as in many other areas. She lived a life of service to the Lord and others as dem- onstrated by: volunteering for Alternatives to Violence (in- to her 80's), handing out food to the needy at the Salva- tion Army Food Cupboard and participating in missionary causes to many foreign countries, to name just a few. Her devotion carried over to her family. She could al- ways be counted on by her grandchildren for a late night run to Jenny's Auto Court for something sweet, and her holiday meals have yet to be matched. Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents, Lillian and Floyd Foote; sister, Betty Kelin; former husband, Notchel (Bob) Birdsong; daughter, Diana Perez; son, Larry (Butch) Birdsong; and granddaughter, Renee Perez. She is survived by daughters, Gloria Royal and Melody Christy, as well as 10 grandchildren, 17 great grandchil- dren and seven great-great grandchildren. Her family extends heartfelt thanks to all the staff at Lassen House Assisted Living for their compassion and treatment of her as one of their own. Services will be held, Monday, Oct 29th, 10:00 a.m. at the First Church of God on Luther Rd. POLITICS Continued from page 1A Both Mungers are relative newcomers to California's political scene. They have generally shied away from the spotlight, even as Brown's supporters labeled them the ''billionaire bullies'' seeking to destroy California's public schools. If voters reject his initiative, Brown has said the state will enact $6 billion in automatic cuts, mostly to K- 12. who have worked with them as driven and intensely focused — millionaires who ask a lot of questions before they commit to a cause. The siblings are almost universally described by those California Common Cause, a good-government group, partnered with Charles Munger Jr. on its successful effort to create an independent citizens redistricting commission that would draw state legislative and congressional dis- tricts based on the once-a-decade census. The group's president, Kathay Feng, called it an Fire burns near Red Bluff High School Saturday, October 27, 2012 – Daily News 11A Photo courtesy of Ross Palubeski Red Bluff Fire Department and CalFire firefighters were dispatched around 3:15 p.m. Friday to a grass fire at the Red Bluff High School near the baseball diamond.The first arriving unit reported the fire in the creek between the high school and First St.The fire was contained in about 20 minutes and was about a half acre in size. No further information was available. SPLIT have hijacked the system and if government took away "sweetheart tax rates," the nation would get closer to a balanced budget. rice farmer from Richvale, in his opening statement Thursday night said he has worked hard as a Califor- nia legislator (currently a state senator) to make gov- ernment more account- able, and would do the same as a national repre- sentative. "I have LaMalfa, a Republican straightforward. I think you know who I am." "California is a very always been ''excruciatingly long'' process answering the detailed, methodical questions he had before agreeing to commit. He was so thorough he eventually became an expert on the myriad intricacies of redistricting law, she said. ''I think that his approach probably mirrors the way he operates as a nuclear physicist,'' she said. ''He takes some- thing and dissects it and approaches it from 10 different directions before he makes a conclusion about what the best route forward is.'' Munger Jr. is a research associate with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University, a research lab devoted to experimental and theoretical research in advanced physics. While he has drawn scrutiny for his multimillion-dollar contributions to two of the highest profile initiatives on the ballot, he also is the primary contributor to Proposition 40, which would keep in place the new state Senate districts that Republicans opposed. Like her brother, Molly Munger has shown an affinity for researching complex issues. In a PowerPoint presenta- tion to the California State PTA last year, she demonstrat- ed a detailed knowledge of the state's complicated educa- tion finance system. ''I think she is very data-driven and analytical,'' said Don Shalvey, deputy director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's U.S. Programs Education initiative who has worked with her on education issues. He said she appears to be a deeply curious person. ''I think she would be, you know, equally comfortable in a strong conversation with a bunch of policy wonks and then going out at night to a Grateful Dead concert,'' said Shalvey, who said he has known her for about seven years. Both Mungers and their father declined to be inter- vated to pursue her ballot initiative this year out of ''pain and shame'' over the decline of California's public schools and a desire to help repair them. She traced her own taste for activism to a pivotal point in adolescence, when she persuaded her father to let her leave her private, all-girls school for the more diverse John Muir High School in Pasadena, where the family lived. Molly Munger explained in March that she was moti- She took an interest in the civil rights movement and went on to graduate from Harvard Law School. After several years as a corporate attorney, she became western regional counsel for the NAACP and later co- founded a liberal-leaning civil rights group called The Advancement Project, which advocates for equal opportu- nities for disadvantaged children. While she was a registered Democrat for most of her life, she has been an independent for about a decade. Both siblings said political debate was frequent in their difficult place to do busi- ness "because of oppres- sive regulations," he said, mentioning timber several times during the evening. "When the government doesn't manage dollars well, that's taking away from your choices," LaMalfa continued. The two had opposite ideas on climate change. Reed said the change in climate is indisputable. COW Continued from page 1A lines singing the Star Spangled Banner. Brown will be doing a K-9 demon- stration with Many during the event. While admission to the event is free, donations for the Back To School Project are always welcome, Berry said. The event, presented by Crystal Rose will allow the 10 teams to show off their skills maneuvering viewed for this story, but the siblings have previously spo- ken with The Associated Press about their political activism. Tehama County Young Marines color guard and the Sweet Ade- Red Bluff Police Officer Michael Continued from page 1A He said special interests He later said that the No. 1 consideration in public lands should be protection of the environ- ment. change happens every three months," LaMalfa said. "We're experiencing one right now. It's called autumn." "I believe have not changed in the past 15 years and records from 100 years ago are questionable. He said temperatures The portion of man's output of carbon dioxide is "minuscule" compared to that produced by nature, LaMalfa said. "To change our lifestyle to deal with," new climate change rules such as AB 32 (Global Warming Solu- tions Act of 2006) is crazy, LaMalfa said. idea of building tunnels to transport water around the Delta, both men said they were against it. When asked about the LaMalfa also pressed for more water storage, including new dams or raising dams, and building desalination plants in urban areas. When asked how to rebuild the public's confi- climate dence in public officials, Reed said Congress has been in "absolute grid- lock" the past few years because officials "make pledges on how they will vote before a bill comes before them." Several times he brought up the Norquist Pledge, where most Republicans in 2012 voted to reduce taxes. The pledge tied legisla- tors' hands, resulting in a total lack of compromise, Reed said. Shifting to education later in the forum, Reed said education is an invest- ment in the future econo- my, and jobs that will pro- vide a tax base. He urged increases in federal Pell grants. LaMalfa agreed educa- tion is important, and said Pell grants should be shift- ed back to the state and local level, to provide more local control. The nation is $16.4 tril- lion in debt, LaMalfa said. "I don't know how many things we can increase spending on." Also, he said the Dream Act is "offensive to fami- lies," who work to send their children to school, cattle through obstacles, Merle Newton said in a press release. "It will showcase the brilliance of the cowdog, the cattlemen's com- passion for his horse, his dog and the livestock they handle," Newton said. "meanwhile handing out grants to people who are not playing by the rules of immigration laws of our country." LaMalfa said the cost of doing business in Califor- nia is too high. With tim- ber, there are multiple agencies that regulate log- ging. He said there needs to be a holiday "from oppressive regulations" in this and other industries. On job creation, On health care, Reed said there have been great strides with the recent changes, such as removing the cap on medical care and limiting the profits, but there is still progress needed. LaMalfa said the coun- try needs to start over. Health care reform was pushed through at a time when it was most likely to pass and now companies are freezing hiring due to expected jumps in health care costs in 2014, he said. Chico Enterprise Record Staff writer Heather Hacking can be reached at 896-7758, hhacking@chicoer.com and followed on Twitter @HeatherHacking. the fairgrounds," Berry said. A coloring contest was held at the local schools, first through sixth grades in two divisions, in conjunc- tion with the event. Immediately following the com- petition, Curt Pate, well-known in the stock dog world, will give a cat- tle handling demonstration, Berry said. Berry said the response locally has been overwhelming, with talks of making the event bigger. "Due to the response, Merle is talking about next year having 200 teams and doing preliminaries at their ranch and holding the finals at fifth-grader Adrian Miguel Rovalca- ba-Sanchez took first place in the fourth-sixth grade competition and Jackson Heights Elementary School third-grader Logan Barriga took first for first through third graders. Los Molinos Elementary School ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Photo courtesy of Ross Palubeski The Red Bluff High School homecoming parade is continuously diminishing in size, but the crowds are not.This year's homecoming parade topic was "Spartans Go For Gold" and every class made its own float, as in years past. In addition to the class floats, there were Choir, FFA, Classic Cars and the Cheer Team with a Red Bluff Police Department escort. The floats were later presented at the homecoming game. home growing up. Their father loved to provoke discus- sions among his blended family of eight children, forcing them to listen to other points of view. ''We're respectful, we get along and we don't consider it a mortal insult if any one of us disagrees. We just expect a reciprocal courtesy,'' Charles Munger Jr. said during a separate interview in March. People are not so polite in the political arena, though. The siblings have had to fend off attacks from people who would normally be their allies. 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