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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 – Daily News Obituaries ROGER F. BRINKHAUS JR. July 2, 1967 - December 15, 2012 Roger crossed over during his battle with leukemia. His wife and son were by his side. Born in Oceanside, he grew up and lived in Red Bluff most of his life. He was a graduate of Red Bluff High School. Over his lifetime, he worked for Aggressive Transportation as a mechanic and a truck operator, he also worked for Lassen Forest Products. In 2002, he and Michelle Rocha decided to move in together and raise their family as one. They raised 7 wonderful boys over that time. They finally married in 2012. Roger is survived by his loving and devoted wife; Michelle Brinkhaus, his awesome son's; Walter Williams, Michael Mitchell, Kodi Williams, James Mitchell, Zak Brinkhaus, Tyler Demerath, Cody Demerath, brother and sister In-law; Richard and Connie Brinkhaus, daughter inlaw; Emily Williams, grandson; Kolby Williams, Uncles; Mike, Teddy, and Richard, In-laws; Donna Mitchell, and Don and Veta Rocha, and many other family members. He is preceded in death by his parents Roger and Sharon Brinkhaus Sr. Services will be held at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers on Friday, December 21 at 11:00 a.m. All family and friends are welcome to attend. There will be a celebration of life following the service. CLAIM The Board of Supervisors referred the claim to county counsel at its Continued from page 1A meeting Tuesday. CalFire has deterinvestigating the cause mined the fire was startof the fire," the claim ed by human caused reads. arson. It has offered a VIDEO Continued from page 1A as David Ira Bell, 32, and Bradley Frederick Nicoll, 48. It was also learned that the Nicoll, also known as Lorrian Fries, is on work release from Tehama County Jail and has a GPS monitor. Deputies were able to check Nicoll's whereabouts at the time of the crime and confirmed that he was in the area at the time of the theft, a Tehama County Sheriff's press release said. The two men were contacted at their residence where a white Ford Prayer service tonight for Connecticut victims AFRICA The Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., will be holding an Advent Candlelight Prayer Service 5:15-6:15 tonight to pray for the families of the victims in the Dec. 14 school shooting in Connecticut. The event will be in the chapel. The public is invited to attend. For more information call the church at 527-0372. ELVES Continued from page 1A adopted some of them, but there are still more on the tree," Blake said. Lists are on the wall next to the tree with the name, age and gender of the children along with what they would like for Christmas. All residents need to do is pick a child and bring either a wrapped or unwrapped gift to the restaurant and Blake will deliver it to the TLC house, he said. Gifts can be dropped off right up to Christmas day, he said. "Terry has adopted us and been so incredibly supportive since the beginning," board member Maggie Fisher said. "Some of our first talks were at his tables. It's cool because in a way his support gives us more confidence. He's definitely our favorite elf." One of the amazing things about the tree is people who don't even know each other are helping out, Blake said. "My customers are always doing phenomenal things that just blow me away," Blake said. "This has been awesome to watch (the program) from the outside looking in. We know the community will help because they always do." The women are "deeply appreciative" of the gifts because, for many, this is the first time in their lives they've had this kind of support and to know it comes from people they don't even know is awesome, Fisher said. "We have some real positive things going on in the program," Fisher said. TLC was formed in 2011 as a transitional housing program to help homeless women and their children get a new start. The group opened its doors with the first few apartments in a house on Main Street in December 2011 and recently was able to rent the remainder of the apartments in the house, Fisher said. The Sugar Shack is open 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. To check on names, stop in or call the restaurant at 527-0772. For more information on TLC, call Fisher at 5274975. Calif. teachers fund reviewing firearm holdings SACRAMENTO (AP) — The nation's largest teachers' pension fund announced Tuesday that it was reviewing its firearms holdings after determining that its investment in a gun maker was linked to one of the weapons used in last week's Connecticut school massacre. The California State Teachers' Retirement System, which manages $155 billion in assets, was reviewing whether those investments comply with the fund's own social and ethical standards. The fund was found this week to have invested $600 million in the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which owns gun maker Freedom Group International. Cerberus announced Tuesday it will sell its holdings in the manufacturer of the military-style rifle used to kill 20 schoolchildren and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. CalSTRS spokesman Michael Sicilia also disclosed Tuesday that the fund owns approximately $4 million in shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. and $1.7 million in shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., two publicly traded gun manufacturers. He said it will take days to compile a list of all firearm holdings because the massive fund has a broad range of investments. ''These are tragic and devastating acts that took place at Sandy Hook and they have prompted many in this country to call for change and we're determining what we can do differently to help ensure that this unthinkable act never happens again,'' Sicilia said. Joe Nation, a former state lawmaker and a leading critic of the state's pension funds, suggested that ''someone didn't do their homework.'' State Treasurer Bill Lockyer has asked CalSTRS and the California Public Employees' Retirement System, at a minimum, divest from any companies that manufacture guns that are illegal in the state. Lockyer, a Democrat, is a member of both pension boards and has a say in the funds' investment strategy. Continued from page 1A was a generalist, but when I started to do eye surgeries I became interested in it." Coming back to the United States, Tysinger did his eye training at St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio before a year's worth of training at a fellowship with University of California, San Francisco, he said. He returned to Sierra Leone in 1974 and stayed there until a civil war in 1994 caused him to have Explorer matching the surveillance video was seen. Both Nicoll and Bell denied being involved in the theft when initially interviewed, however, admitted being at Keen's residence when confronted with video and GPS evidence, the release said. Deputies located the motorcycle in a storage shed on Nicoll's property, but were unable to locate the carpet stretcher. Both were taken to Tehama County Jail where Bell was booked on the charge of second degree burglary with bail set at $50,000. He was later released on a promise to appear in court. to leave, Tysinger said. He then proceeded to work in Zambia in south central Africa in 1995 where in 2001 an eye hospital, Zimba Mission Hospital, and full clinic with a four-bedroom guest quarters was built in 2003 for visiting eye teams. "It's all fully equipped," Tysinger said. "Probably the best equipped eye clinic in Zambia." Access to eye care in Zambia is very poor, he said. In a population of 13 million people there are only 18 ophthalmologists in the country, Tysinger CANCER Continued from page 1A ing breast cancer research projects internationally." The campaign was created eight years ago when Wheatley and Stressman issued a challenge to the cowboys: Are You Tough Enough To Wear Pink? During one night of the 10-night Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the competitors were dared to wear the color pink to bring attention to the need for early detection and a cure for breast cancer, a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the responsible person. The fire spread from the building and burnt 70 acres of vegetation near the Shasta College Tehama Campus. In late-August the county signed a lease with Alpha Vista Properties, LLC for a new Child Support Services office at 1005 Vista Way, Ste. A in Red Bluff. Nicoll was booked into jail on the charges of selling marijuana, contempt: disobey court order, probation violation, second degree burglary and previous charges of selling marijuana, false proof of financial responsibility and DUI: alcohol 0.08 percent. Bail was $50,000. Tehama County Sheriff's Department logs show Child Protective Services was called for two boys, a nine-year-old and a 11-year-old. Nothing further was available. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. said. The hospital has about five teams, who stay for two weeks each, per year, he said. There were 2,000 patient visits and 333 surgeries with 85 cataract procedures, 10 cornea transplants and 100 laser surgeries along with 500 pairs of glasses distributed in 2012, Tysinger said. The group started a community library and is finally going to be able to go back to Sierra Leone this year, he said. "I've been going to Africa for over 42 years," Tysinger said. "My heart is there and we always disease which affects many families in the western community. Cowboys and cowgirls created a sensation when they galloped into the championship arena ablaze in pink. Inspired rodeo fans soon began asking how they could put on Wrangler TETWP events at their own hometown rodeos, and the grassroots fundraising took off one rodeo at a time. Wrangler Tough Enough To Wear Pink Night has become an annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo tradition, which took place this year Monday, Dec. 10. Wheatley, a California entrepre- 7A welcome volunteers, both doctors and people who just want to go. There's a variety of tasks that need helpers." Some of the positions needed are nurses and operating room techs, but non-medical volunteers are welcome, he said. For more information or to volunteer for a trip with International Vision Volunteers call Tysinger at 567-5001. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. neur who owns and operates Canopy Management, a Napa Valley wine company, is a rodeo wife, mom and breast cancer survivor. TETWP continues to be spearheaded by Wheatley, while the Wrangler brand remains the program's title sponsor, selling the official pink apparel. Lacey and Katie Wheatley coordinate with rodeos and other non-rodeo organizations to create the pink-themed fundraisers across the country throughout the year. Visit toughenoughtowearpink.com to learn more. Controller finds more problems in California parks SACRAMENTO (AP) — More than 200 state employees were overpaid more than $500,000 by managers who deliberately broke state rules at the troubled California Department of Parks and Recreation, according to a report Tuesday by the state controller. The report is the latest blow to a department where employees were found last summer to have kept $54 million hidden in two special funds for more than a decade, even as dozens of parks faced closure. Results from additional investigations by the Department of Finance and state attorney general are expected in coming weeks. The controller's office found that managers broke rules and regulations to pay 203 employees about $520,000 in extra pay over three years. Several dozen other employees were also overpaid more than $63,000 because they worked more hours or in higher-paying positions than allowed. ''The deliberate disregard for internal controls along with little oversight and poorly trained staff resulted in improper payouts to Parks' employees,'' Controller John Chiang said in a statement. He called for tighter security and authorization requirements to correct a lax standard that ''invites 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 the abuse of public funds.'' Department spokesman Roy Stearns said the department agrees with much of the criticism and is taking steps to comply. There aren't enough records to say how many of the overpayments were legal, according to the controller. But auditors found that employees were paid extra money for extra duties for more days than were allowed by state rules or collective bargaining agreements. One employee was shuffled between assignments three times to keep getting the additional pay. The additional pay is supposed to be awarded only under limited circumstances, for a limited number of days and only with proper documentation. But managers ''circumvented rules and regulations'' to allow the extra pay, according to the controller. The auditors examined three years ending June 30, about the time the scandal broke. Other problems involved temporary employees who worked more hours than allowed, as well as employees who did not take a required 5 percent pay cut while they were out of work on leave. The department said in its official response that the employees who received extra pay were eligible to do so, but that proper procedures weren't followed. It disagreed with several of the controller's findings. THE PASSING PARADE (From Dave Minch's I Say column of July 1958) With Pat Noble getting married last week and Dr. Andy Giambroni getting married this week, the supply of eligible bachelors is rapidly decreasing in this area. It proves if the right girl comes along, being a confirmed bachelor is soon changed. *** If you had been eating at the Palomino Room this past week you might have recognized Clark Gable. *** At the Shasta County Fair in Anderson last week I saw a display that I thought very worthwhile. It was a display showing the results of fast careless driving. The results were not merely showing pictures of smashed cars that you might see in the newspaper. They were pictures taken right at the scene of the accidents before the dead or the badly injured occupants were removed. I try to drive carefully, but from here on I am going to try harder. *** The passing of Mrs. Fred Holmes last week brings to mind the success of Mr. Holmes who passed away a few years ago. He often told of how he arrived in Gerber just before the 1931 depression with absolutely no money. After a few years of hard work, this remarkable man owned and operated many successful enterprises. He entered into partnership with other men who had a willingness to work such as turkey raisers, hog raisers and dairy cow operators. In nearly everything in which he invested he was successful. He was the type of dynamic man you don't see very often. He could have made a living in any line of business he had chosen*. Life Magazine ran a story of his success several years ago with a 12 page spread of text and photos. The article said he was the largest sheep operator in the United States. Among the pictures was one of his home in Gerber. Mr. Holmes was in Washington D.C. when this edition of Life hit the stands. The girl in a newsstand who sold him a copy said, "Why, you must be the Mr. Holmes who raises all those sheep in California!" Fred said he got a big kick out that, especially being so far from home. *Dave Minch could qualify for this statement *** We were in Mexico City when Pearl Harbor was bombed December 7, 1941. We were having dinner at the Hotel Geneva and could hear a lot of shouting going on in the street. It was some time before I found someone who could speak English. He told me that the US Navy had been wiped out and were entering World War II. The next morning I hurried out to buy a paper that printed one page in English each day. The headlines screamed, "JAPANESE WAR PLANES AFTER DESTROYING SAN FRANCISCO HAVE STARTED UP THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY BOMBING ALL TOWNS AS THEY GO NORTH!" As you can imagine, we were absolutely frantic. Dave Minch 1900-1964 The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514