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Saturday, April 24, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituary RICHARD F. SMITH Richard Frazer Smith, 85, of Hanover, PA, passed away peacefully April 11, 2010, at home with his fami- ly by his side. Born Novem- ber 15, 1924, in Red Bluff, CA, he was a son of the late Donald M. and Margaret Frazer Smith, and served with the U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Vi- burnum. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Shirley Jocelyn Smith, daughter, Jocelyn Ann Hubbard, son, Richard Noel Smith, sister, Marcia Huff of Red Bluff, four grandchildren; and sev- eral great-grandchildren. www.panebaker funeralhome.com Death Notices Linda Dement Linda Dement died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in Red Bluff. She was 63. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, April 24, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. James C. Ellis Jr. James C. Ellis Jr., , a 12- year Tehama County resi- dent, died Tuesday, April 22, 2010, at his home in Los Molinos. He was 87. Services are pending. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, April 24, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Valerie J. Cox Haldorson Valerie J. Cox Haldor- son, a 42-year resident of Tehama County, died Tues- day, April 20, 2010, in Corning. She was 44. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, April 24, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. State boosts water delivery SACRAMENTO (AP) — State water managers are increasing deliveries to Califor- nia’s cities and farms, saying recent storms have boosted supplies. On Friday, the state Department of Water Resources reported the snowpack had grown to 132 percent of normal for this time of year. Water contractors will receive 30 percent of their water requests — up from 20 percent promised earlier this month. Last year, cities and farmers received 40 percent of their allot- ment. The department’s director, Mark Cowin, says the state cannot provide full water deliv- eries because this year’s rain and snowfall were not enough to complete- ly reverse three years of drought. The state’s key reservoir, Lake Oroville in Butte County, is just more than half full. Pumping restrictions in the delta intended to protect threatened fish also have curtailed deliveries. CRIME Continued from page 1A in February, he said the lower numbers do not mean there are less crimes happening. It just means that there are less officers seeking out the offenders. Reduction in funding and staffing has forced the department to operate on a call to call response mode instead of being proactive. Overtime budget Overtime is something that cannot go away because the department operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year, Nanfito said. The overtime budget was LIST Continued from page 1A revitalization. The city finalized its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy pri- ority project list to submit to CANCER Continued from page 1A to about $92. Contests for coolest trick, best Relay-themed pet and it’s so ugly it’s cute will be held, with win- ners each receiving a basket of goodies from The Barkery in VOTE Continued from page 1A board’s decision to not vote Friday was advice from Bart Fleharty, the SENIOR Continued from page 1A shows up, never misses a day. She’s like a model employee.” Ebers was presented certifi- cates on behalf of Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, Sen. Sam Aanestad and Rep. Wally Herger, in addi- tion to the award from RSVP, though she was uncomfortable will all the attention and said the recognition was a little embar- rassing. Ebers devotes additional time to the Hope Chest thrift store and reduced from $346,352 in the 2007/2008 fiscal year to $208,434 in 2008/2009. The next fiscal year will see further cuts with $204,244 budgeted. “At any moment I can have an event that can shove me way over my overtime budget,” Nanfito said. An example of that is a May 2009 officer-involved shooting in which all personnel involved racked up almost $5,000 in over- time for 132.5 overtime hours. Other factors that contribute to overtime include, but are not lim- ited to, training, replacement offi- cers for those on vacation or leave and time spent in court. A portion of the overtime bud- 3CORE, a non-profit agency formed under feder- al law to assist in getting federal funding. The agency serves Tehama, Butte and Glenn counties. 3CORE will submit the list to the Economic Devel- opment Administration for Redding. Participants will receive a free goodie bag from PETCO. There will be raffle drawings with items such as dog beds, ven- dors, demonstrations and a dog training booth. A Splash Dogs demonstration, in which dogs run and jump on a platform to see who can jump the attorney the district hired to represent it in the Local Agency Formation Com- mission process. Fleharty, weighing in on the matter through a conference call, advised Gleaners. Also nominated for the award were Fred and Marlys Brockman, who volunteer with the Tehama County Food Bank and Gleaners. About 80 volunteers, city and county officials and organizers gathered for the event, which rec- ognized those who enrolled in the program in 2009, service of five years or more and logging of 500, 1,000 and 1,500 or more volun- teer hours during 2009. Jane Shirley and Marlene Young served 1,500 hours or more, Dennis Converse 1,000 and Linda and Nick Costanzo were Students get the boot get is spent during special events. These range from holidays to events held at the Tehama District Fairground. In the 2008/2009 fiscal year, special events made up 8 percent of the budget. So far this fiscal year, special events already make up 7 percent. That number is expected to increase with the addition of the two-day Crawdad Festival in June. Overtime hours are accrued by staff members who regulate traf- fic outside the fairground during special events. “Serious consideration needs to be made for event promoters to pay for these services,” Nanfito said. public works and other eco- nomic development funds. The list also includes two other categories of projects, those the city wants to accomplish in five years and long-term projects such as the Antelope sewer project. The county Board of The department is a rare entity when it comes to providing traffic control services at no charge to event promoters and vendors, he said. Nanfito and City Manager Martin Nichols brought these concerns to the Tehama District Fair Board the board’s March meeting. The board decided to create a joint task force to look into the issue. The city is still waiting to hear from the board about forming the group. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. Supervisors approved the county’s priority project list at a board meeting earlier this month. Improving infra- structure also was on the county’s list. The city’s federal grant fund wish list is similar to the county’s, as they both furthest will be held. The Tehama County Animal Shelter will be on hand for people to look at adoptable pets. Lee said last year’s event found homes for four animals. Durango RV Park has offered to let people bring their dogs to the park’s dog shampooing facili- ty. All proceeds the day of the the board to keep talking and trying to negotiate. Also playing into the decision was the board was short one member, with the resignation of Gordon Cullison in February, Mur- phy said. Chairman Larry Long said the board was in the process of interviewing candidates this week and should have a new board member sometime next lauded for five years of service. Eleven volunteers topped the 500-hour mark, including Bud Adams, Joaquin “Ken” Cruz, Ebers, Kathy Frumkin, Viola Hill, Ruth Ann John, Patricia Jones, Rose LaLanne, Russell Philbrick, Janice Radenz and Elsie Louise Wanless. There were 30 new volunteers recognized. The event was organized by Patty Aglin, the local RSVP staff member, Jessica Cunningham, RSVP program director, and Gail Mueller, who works out of the Redding office. Golden Umbrella realize that the need for infrastructure is important, City Manager Martin Nichols said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. event will be given to Bark For Life. For more information call 529- 0911 or send an e-mail to rbbark4life@gmail.com ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. week. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Executive Director Larry Mont- gomery welcomed guests on behalf of the organization’s board of directors. During 2009, nearly 650 RSVP volunteers gave more than 117,000 hours of their time, rep- resenting growth of about 15 per- cent over 2008. Ebers’ reaction to the award was not an uncommon one, Cun- ningham said. “Whenever Volunteer of the Year is presented, there’s always one question that comes at the end,” Cunningham said. “Now can I sit down?” Republicans lose ground in California voter rolls SACRAMENTO (AP) — Republican voter registration in California again slipped despite a renewed effort by the GOP to enlist recruits, according to numbers reported Fri- day by the secretary of state’s office. The number of Republicans fell from 34.6 percent of California’s electorate during the last gubernatorial primary four years ago to 30.8 percent in April. The latest number also is slightly lower than Republican registration during the 2008 presidential election. Democratic registration increased from 42.7 percent of voters in 2006 to 44.6 percent in April. It was up slightly from Democratic registration in 2008. ‘‘The Republican image sustained a lot of damage in recent years and in California (it) hasn’t really recovered, even though some individual candidates at the state level might do well,’’ said Jack Pitney, a political science profes- sor at Claremont McKenna College in Southern California. Pitney said candidates who are not closely associated with the Republican Party are faring well so far this year. For example, GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman. Is cremation your choice? Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Engineer Matthew Shobash spends his 30th birthday seeking donations from Red Bluff Union High School students Friday as a part of the Red Bluff Volunteer Fire Department Boot Drive to raise money for a third automated external defibrillator for the school. Donations also can be made at the fire department, 555 Washington St. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 Thank You. . . . . to all of you who have been such a blessing to us since the loss of our Baby Hayden Grace. Our hearts have been warmed & our sorrow eased by your love, prayers, cards, food & donations! We are especially grateful to Wal-Mart Transportation and Affordable Mortuary for your compassion & generosity. God Bless You! Holly & Wyatt Wade ~ Jesse & Dylan Holley and families Bathing suit season will be here before you know it, so now’s the time to work off that winter weight gain! If you start now and lose 1-2lbs per week you will have lost 15-35lbs by the 4th of July! 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