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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries DONALD J. ALLEN 7-5-99 TO 4-14-09 It’s been one year since we all had to say good-by to you, we want you to know that we all think of you night and day, and can’t wait until the day we are together again. Love Your Family KENNETH RAYMOND RICHARDS Kenneth Raymond Richards went to be with our Lord, April 10th after a long ill- ness. He left behind his Be- loved Wife Ada, children Gladys and Jerry Wolverton of Corning, Lyle and Jane Nachand of Lodi and Steve and Rita Nachard of Prober- ta and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son David Nachand, his mother and father and one sister. Services will be held at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers on April 14, 2010 at 2PM. MUSIC Continued from page 1A tions ranging from the U.S. Air Force Band and the Royal Aus- SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Tuesday his office had launched an investigation into the finances of a state university foundation and the alleged dumping of documents related to Sarah Palin’s upcoming speech at the school. Brown also intends to look into whether the Cal- ifornia State University, Stanislaus Foundation violated public disclosure laws. ‘‘This is not about Sarah Palin,’’ Brown said in a prepared statement. ‘‘The issues are public disclosure and financial accountability in organi- zations embedded in state-run universities.’’ Matt Swanson, presi- dent of the foundation board, did not immediate- ly respond to an e-mail seeking comment about the investigation. Palin is scheduled to speak at a June 25 gala hosted by the foundation to mark the university’s 50th anniversary. Jason Recher, a spokesman for Palin, did not immediately return a call seeking comment. The investigation came after students at the school retrieved five pages of the contract with Palin last week from a campus trash bin after hearing administrators might be shredding it. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, who has been seeking details of Palin’s compensation package for several weeks, released copies of the paperwork earlier in the day. Among the perks laid out in the contract, the former Alaska governor will fly first class from Anchorage to California Death Notice Delores Brownfield Householder Delores Brownfield Householder died Mon- day, April 12, 2010 in Redding, Calif. She was 80. Arrangements are being handled by Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flow- ers. Wednesday, Published Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. CRASH Continued from page 1A booked into Tehama CANCER Continued from page 1A demonstration of training bucking colts using a remote controlled, PINK Continued from page 1A community. Red Bluff Rotary has joined the cause and will donate proceeds from Tuesday’s community luncheon and tips from beer sales at the Sunday rodeo. A live auction for a custom-designed belt buckle will round out the events at the 2010 rodeo. The buckle is on display at the St. Elizabeth Imag- ing Center and will be displayed at various rodeo week events lead- ing up to Sunday’s per- formance. In 2009, a cus- tom pink saddle was auc- tioned off and fetched tralian Navy to the North Shore Concert Band and Norwegian Army Staff Band. “We hope you will come and honor this great musician and help us honor our local youth musicians County Jail on the charges of assault on a peace officer, evading an officer, possession and transportation of cocaine, hit and run, resisting arrest and possession and transportation of marijua- na. His 1995 BMW weighted saddle that is released at any point in the ride to help the colts get used to bucking riders off their backs. Tough Enough to Wear Pink day is Sunday, April 18, at the received major damage and the rear of the big rig’s trailer received mod- erate damage. — Julie Zeeb Round-Up at Tehama District Fairground. The rodeo starts at 1:30 p.m. and tickets are available at the Round-Up office at the fair- ground or by calling 527-1000. Staff Report more than $16,000 for the campaign. The national Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign began in 2004 to raise funds and aware- ness for breast cancer in the rodeo community. Pink is not a color tradi- by supporting the Warren Barker Public Schools Music Festival with your attendance,” Gonsalves said. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. State to investigate group behind Palin speech — if she flies commer- cial. If not, ‘‘the private aircraft MUST BE a Lear 60 or larger ...,’’ the con- tract specifies. Palin also must be pro- vided with a suite and two single rooms in a deluxe hotel near the campus in Turlock in the Central Valley. During her speech, her lectern must be stocked with two water bottles and bendable straws. The document, dated March 16, does not include compensation details for Palin, who commands speaking fees as high as $100,000. Her appearance at the univer- sity gala is expected to draw a large crowd, with tickets selling for $500 each. Palin’s fee and accom- modations will be cov- ered entirely by private donations, not state funds, Swanson said earlier in the day. The students who found the document said they acted on a tip that documents were being shredded when campus staff members were sup- posed to be on furlough. ‘‘I was informed that there was suspicious activity taking place at the administration building, which I found very alarm- ing,’’ said 23-year-old Ashli Briggs, a junior at the school. Briggs contacted senior Alicia Lewis, 26, who went with several other students to investi- gate. The building was locked and gated, but the students were able to retrieve piles of paper- work, including the con- tract document, from a nearby trash bin, Lewis said. On Tuesday, Briggs and Lewis gave Brown’s Congressmen announce $21M for Valley water FRESNO (AP) — The federal government will provide $20.7 million to complete a pro- ject that will link state and federal canals in the San Joaquin Valley. The new funding comes from the federal stimulus package and was announced Tuesday by Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, and Jim Costa, D-Fresno. The $34 million Intertie Project will con- nect the Delta Mendota Canal and the Califor- nia Aqueduct using a 500-foot underground pipe and pumps. Officials say the project will add flexibility in managing the water system and allow water transfers to drought-stricken farmers. The Bureau of Reclamation says it is sched- uled to start delivering water in fall 2011. Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792 office material they said came from the trash bins, including two boxes of documents and two trash bags filled with shredded files. The contract pages have Washington Speak- ers Bureau printed at the top and a contract num- ber. The speakers bureau did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Yee called the incident ‘‘a dark day for the CSU.’’ ‘‘This is our little Watergate in the state of California,’’ he said Tues- day at a news conference where he was joined by Briggs and Lewis. Russell Giambelluca, the university’s vice pres- ident of business and finance, said no one at the university was advised to destroy specif- ic foundation documents, and staff members rou- tinely shred and dispose of paperwork that is no longer needed. Regarding the excerpt of Palin’s contract, he said: ‘‘I find it interesting that among shredded doc- uments you find one that’s completely intact related to the contract.’’ The CSU Stanislaus Foundation previously denied the AP’s request to release details of Palin’s contract under the Cali- fornia Public Records Act. Last week, the univer- sity responded to a similar public records request by Yee by saying it did not have any documents relat- believe ed to Palin’s appearance and had referred the mat- ter to Swanson. The next day, Swanson sent letters to both Yee and the AP stating that Palin’s contract includes a strict nondisclosure clause. University foun- dations and other auxil- iary organizations were not subject to the same public records require- ments as the university itself, he said. ‘‘At this point, we it’s within our legal right to keep that information to our- selves,’’ Swanson said before Brown’s announcement. He called the latest dust-up ‘‘a little bit ridiculous.’’ Yee disputes the claim, pointing to sig- nificant overlap between the university and its foundation arm. For example, he noted, all but one member of the foundation staff and several officers from its board are university employees, and the foundation headquarters is located in the admin- istration building where the students said the document shredding was taking place. To eliminate any legal loopholes, Yee is sponsoring a bill that would require campus foundations and auxil- iary organizations to adhere to public records requirements. The mea- sure passed the Senate in January and awaits an Assembly hearing. tionally associated with rugged events such as bull riding and steer wrestling, but that is the point of the campaign — to make a bold statement about a serious health problem. "Red Bluff Round-Up SOLAR Continued from page 1A The company previous- ly designed a 3.6- megawatt solar array in Sacramento. According to the com- pany’s application, the Solar Power’s project is designed to help Califor- nia meet its mandated goal of 33 percent renewable power. It was not immediately clear when construction is proud to be a partici- pant in the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign," said Jolene Kemen, a Round-Up director. “All of the funds generated from our Tough Enough promotions stay local, benefiting the residents of Tehama County.” The hospital is a part- ner in the campaign. "Our partnership with the Red Bluff Round-Up is one we are proud of and look forward to year after year," said Jon Halfhide, president of St. Elizabeth. "I am often impressed with our com- munity’s ability to embrace the need for awareness and to back that need with philan- thropic support." would begin. The Tehama County Planning Commission meets at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the Board of Supervisors chambers at 727 Oak St. More infor- mation is available by calling 527-2200 or visit- ing co.tehama.ca.us. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. Man testifies he was molested by hospital director LONG BEACH (AP) — A 27-year-old man broke down in tears Tuesday as he testified about the alleged sexual abuse he experienced at the hands of his foster father, who was a former state mental hospital director. During a preliminary hearing, the man said he was molested repeatedly for at least 10 years and was told what was happening to him was normal. He said that Claude Foulk threatened him if he ever reported the abuse. He broke down and cried when he was asked to describe in graphic detail what had been done to him throughout the time he lived with Foulk beginning in 1992. The case is the one of several allegations against the former executive director of Napa State Hospital that falls within the statute of limitations. The Associated Press is not naming the witness because it has a policy not to identify alleged victims of sexual abuse. The man testified that he had been in foster care from the time he was born and had gone through 10 different homes at the time he met Foulk, who offered to take him in. ‘‘At first, it was great to be in a stable family with a stable father,’’ he said, adding that they moved to a house in Huntington Beach. ‘‘We had a dog, it was right on the ocean. For six to nine months, it was every- thing I ever wanted.’’ Then, he said the sexual assaults began. ‘‘I was young,’’ he said. ‘‘I didn’t know what to do. I knew it wasn’t normal, but I didn’t know what to do.’’ He said that at times, he asked Foulk to stop. ‘‘I remember him telling me: ‘This is normal — part of what a growing man needs to do,’’’ he testified. ‘‘It never came to me at the time to say no.’’ Is cremation your choice? 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