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Saturday, December 15, 2012 – Daily News Obituaries Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, 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 newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Debra Henry Debra Henry of Tehama died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 in Tehama. He was 52. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Rae Adele Lydy Robert G. Shriver September 27, 1927 - December 12, 2012 Bob died December 12th, 2012. He was born September 27, 1927 in Fremont, Nebraska. He moved to California with his parents, Arnold and Wilma Shriver. He served in the Army in Japan after graduating from Woodland High School. Bob attended San Jose State College, Shasta College, and was a member of the Masons of Tehama County, Shrine Club, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Bob retired from the California Highway Patrol after 30 years of service, 11 of which were spent in Red Bluff. Due to transfers and promotions, he was also assigned duties in Eureka, Redding, Hollister, and Los Angeles. He retired as a Lieutenant from the West Los Angeles area. After retiring, Bob and his wife, Gwen, moved back to the Bend District in 1984. Bob had a love for boating and skiing on Lake Shasta, and later deep water sailing to Hawaii and the North American coast. In later years he took up golfing and spent his winters in Yuma, Arizona. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gwen, his parents, and brothers Larry and Gordon. Survivors are daughters Stacy Couture and Jill Gifford, grandchildren Caitlin and Sam Couture, sister Betty Scheuer, and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Shriner's Children Hospital in Sacramento. Memorial services will be held Tuesday December 18, 2012 at 1:00 PM in Red Bluff at the Chapel of the Flowers. Robert L. Risberg November 29, 1925 - November 8, 2012 Robert L. Risberg, 86, of Red Bluff, CA died on November 8, 2012, after a difficult year of heart surgery and pancreatic cancer. Bob was born to Charles "Swede" and Mary Risberg on November 29, 1925 in the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His father, a former major league baseball player with the Chicago White Sox, managed baseball teams in the Upper Midwest, before moving the family to California. The Risbergs ultimately settled in the Weed-Mt. Shasta area to open a night club they owned for many years. Bob graduated from Weed High School in 1942. He was an outstanding athlete, lettering in football, basketball, baseball and track. In his senior year, he broke the California state record in the 440-yard dash. Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the Air Force during WWII, where he was trained as a B-17 pilot and later served as a criminal investigator in the military police. After the war, Bob graduated from Santa Rosa Junior College where he majored in dentistry and pitched for the college baseball team. Because of a long waiting period for entering dental school, he decided to return to Mt. Shasta and eventually owned and operated a logging and trucking company for over 13 years. Bob married Audrey in 1961 and he moved from Mt. Shasta to join her and his new family in Red Bluff. In 1967, he was hired as timber appraiser for Tehama County and, in 1970, he was elected in a close race to fill the vacant seat of Tehama County Assessor-Tax Collector. He was successfully re-elected four times and completed his 23-year service to the county when he retired in 1990. Bob enjoyed fishing, tennis and TV westerns, but his favorite activity was traveling with his co-pilot Audrey in their motorhome. Their adventures over the past 20 years were often shared with RV friends, and included trips to Alaska, Canada, Minnesota, his favorite beach at Brookings, Oregon; and to an annual tennis tournament in Indio, CA. He loved animals, and was particularly fond of the wildlife that were daily visitors his backyard in Surrey Village. He was a long-time member of Rotary International, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Valley Oak Racquet Club, and Sons in Retirement (SIRS). Bob will be remembered for his uncompromising values and integrity; as a loving husband, father and grandfather; as a generous and loyal friend; and as someone who had the great courage to live life on his own terms. He is survived by Audrey Risberg, his loving wife of 50 years; daughter Gretchen Andersen of Morelia, Mexico; son Jeff Risberg of St. Paul, MN (Margaret); and three grandsons: Dorian Rivera, and Patrick and Joey Risberg. Bob is also survived by his brother Gerald Risberg of Selden, NY; niece Jennifer Loyd and nephews Brett and William Loyd. A celebration of Bob's life will be held on Thursday, December 20, at 2:00 p.m. at the Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson Street. Interment will be on Friday, December 21, at Mt. Shasta Memorial Chapel & Park in Mt. Shasta. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements and has an online site for condolences. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bob's memory to the Salvation Army, St. Elizabeth Hospice and American Cancer Society. Community Clip? e-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. Caring & Compassionate Service Full traditional burial service or cremation 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 Rae Adele Lydy of Red Bluff died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Red Bluff Healthcare Center. She was 98. Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Anderson is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. ELECTION Continued from page 1A day the official final ballot totals for the Nov. 6 General Election. For the first time in a statewide general election the majority of Californians who voted did so by mail. About 51 percent of ballots were cast by mail. The state had a turnout of 72 percent. The highest-ever turnout in a California presidential election was 88.38 percent in 1964. The lowest-ever turnout in a California presidential election was 65.5% in 1996. "While the election results show an increasing number of Californians rely on the convenience of voting by mail, 100 years of election data also demonstrate the fact that too many registered voters choose to sit elections out. The crucial factor seems to be whether election issues or candidates strike a chord with each voter. People who register to vote in the final weeks before Election Day often vote at a higher rate than the overall universe of registered voters," Bowen said. Marin (87.4 percent), Mono (87.3 percent) and Alpine (84.9 percent) had the highest voter turnouts. Turnout in Tehama County was 74.62 percent. The lowest were in Merced (63.5 percent), Fresno (63.8 percent and Imperial (64.7 percent). In accordance with state law, the Secretary of State will publish a Supplement to the Statement of Vote by April 13. The supplement will include details about how votes were cast for President, United States Senator and each of the statewide ballot measures by city and each legislative, congressional, county supervisorial district, and Board of Equalization district. PAST Continued from page 1A appropriated the $20.5 million ... for expenditures to help prevent park closures in the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years." The money will be split with $10 million designated for urgent maintenance issues, $500,000 to pay for audits and investigations and the remaining $10 million in a special fund, according to the letter. The fund is a matching donor program in which all donations on a first- CUTS Continued from page 1A al health care program for seniors, he said. According to the state Department of Health Care Services, Medi-Cal pays $24 for a 15-minute visit to the doctor's office. By comparison, Medicare would pay roughly $70. Some Democratic lawmakers want the state to rescind the cuts approved last year. At the time it was passed, AB 97 was projected to save $660 million, with half the savings going to the state's general fund. ''We're now in a much different environment than we were when we first made those cuts, so given the opportunity, I would like to see those restored,'' said Sen. Ed Hernandez, a Democrat from Baldwin Park and chair of the Senate Health Committee. The federal health care law seeks to increase health coverage by 2014 by creating new online insurance markets for individuals and small businesses to shop for subsidized private cover- FAIR Continued from page 1A man said. "I don't see anyone here either violently for or against it," Eidman said. Eidman was directed by the board to check in with the vendors and exhibitors on their thoughts of the move and to figure out logistics as far as costs. If the move were made, it would be no earlier than 2015 as the 2013 and 2014 dates have already been locked in by the board, President Ray Bianchi said. Eidman was also asked to check what the last day for area schools was as several directors said they wished to keep the education program that has been highly successful and well-attended. "I was all for moving it until Joyce (Bundy) cut me down at the knees last meeting," Vice President Pete Dagorret said. "The Education Day is a great event. The kids learn a lot and there are a lot of town kids who might not see the fairgrounds without it. That's huge." Bundy, a former fairboard director, is a Central Tehama Kiwanis member, which is the 9A group who feeds the group of presenters for Education Day. At the November meeting, she said the board ought to consider the pros and cons including the fact that in the summer schools would be out and therefore there could not be an education day. Other things to consider for the board would be major events such as the Red Bluff Round-up in April and the Crawdad Festival in the third week of June, Bianchi said. Bianchi asked Eidman to compile a calendar with the last days of school for local districts and major events on it in order for the board to have a better idea of what options are available. Discussion will continue at the next fairboard meeting at 1 p.m. on Jan. 15 in the Tehama Room next to the office. To weigh in on the potential change call 5275920, ext. 13 or shoot an e-mail to info@tehamadistrictfair.c om. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews .com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. SPARTY slay all of the zombies. come, first-serve basis will be matched until the money is gone. Aside from the popular school program, which has visitors from across the state, the associations next goal is the three main events, including Adobe Days, Pioneer Christmas and the annual horse shoe tournament along with keeping the visitors center open as funding allows. Today's festivities will include several activities from making rag dolls and hand dipped candles to tin-punched Christmas ornaments, decorating gingerbread men and wool batting angels. One of the more popular activities is writing a Christmas message with a metal-nibbed pen and the breaking of the Christmas Bag, which is a lot like a Pinata. The Christmas bag will be at 3:30 p.m. and the lighting of the figgy pudding will be at 2 p.m. Hot wassail, spiced cider and coffee along with sweetmeats and old fashioned cookies will be served. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children four to 18 and four and under are free. For more information call the park at 529-8599. Donations are always welcome along with memberships. Checks can be made payable to the Ide Adobe Interpretive Association. age, and by expanding Medicaid for low-income people. Medicaid is known as Medi-Cal in California and currently serves 7.7 million adults and children. Gov. Jerry Brown has not said whether California will commit to fully expanding its Medi-Cal program to take advantage of federal funding. Under an expansion, Medi-Cal would cover people up to 138 percent of the federal poverty line, or about $15,400 for an individual. It's estimated such a move would add between 1 million and 1.4 million people to Medi-Cal. The state is also in the process of moving 900,000 kids from the children's health insurance program known as Healthy Families to Medi-Cal. ''The court decision does not change the state's commitment to ensure access to health care for Medi-Cal members in a manner that fully complies with federal and state law,'' said Norman Williams, a spokesman for the state Department of Health Care Services. Health providers and advocates said Medi-Cal has already suffered under recent budget cuts, and cutting payments could cause doctors, dentists and pharmacists to limit or reject patients at a time when the state should be expanding capacity. More than 400 hospitals and about 130,000 doctors, pharmacists, dentists, and other health care providers participate in the Medi-Cal program. However, the state doesn't track whether some of them have stopped accepting new Medi-Cal patients or limit the number of patients they take. ''If you're going to set payment standards for pharmacies and for the other providers which are below their cost, and they won't provide services, then all those millions of people coming into Obamacare in California are going to get third-world medicine,'' said Lynn S. Carman, an attorney for a group of pharmacies, said in an interview Friday. Carman said his group intends to file an appeal next week seeking to be heard by the full court, not just the three-member panel in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled Thursday. Molly Weedn, a spokeswoman for the California Medical Association, which represents 35,000 doctors, said it's expected that the 10 percent cut won't take effect while health providers pursue their legal challenge. But Brown's finance officials have indicated the state expects to see additional savings by having the cut applied retroactively to June 2011. The doctors group warned that if the cut is upheld, many physicians will have little option but to stop taking qualified patients because the reimbursements do not meet the cost of overhead and supplies to treat them. SAVE FROM DAILY NEWS Team Edward and Team Jacob, from "TwiContinued from page 1A light," battled it out for skit stretched from the Bella's heart Munsters of the 1960s to Scooby-Doo and the the modern day K-pop. gang stopped by for a In between, the music cameo until finally PSY video "Thriller" was stole the show by makparodied until a Spartan ing the entire student came to the rescue to body go Gangnam Style. To keep up on the latest, register for e-mail updates and newsletters by sending an e-mail to IdeAdobe@gmail.com, visit the group's Twitter account @Ide_Adobe. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. 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