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1; 2B Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter
VITAL
b'IATISTICS
OBITUARIES
Bernice G. Deen
Nov. 16, 2011, after a battle
with lung cancer, Bernice
Deen was taken from us and
called to live with our God.
Bernice has lived in
Quincy for 56 years after
meeting William K. Deen and
falling head over heels for
him. He brought her here
from Portage Des Sioux,
Missouri, where she was
born on Nov. 26, 1932.
Bernice started working
for Boyd's Market after
having four daughters, and
then she got a job with
Safeway. She worked for
Safeway for 25 years and
retired in 1995.
She is survived by her
four daughters, Nancy Elliott
of Reno, Marie Deen of
Quincy, Kathy Bourus of
Indianapolis, and Dianna
Williams of Paradise. She
also is leaving behind nine
grandchildren and ten great-
grandchildren. She will be
missed not only by her famU:
but many friends and past
customers.
A Memorial Mass was
celebrated for the repose of
her soul Saturday, Nov. 19, at
St. John's Catholic Church in
Quincy. An opportunity to
express your condolences to
the family along with signing
the memorial guest register
is available online at
fehrmanmortuary.com.
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Merald Lyle Murchison,
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Merald Lyle Murchison,
Sr., AKA Griz, peacefully
passed from this life Thurs-
day afternoon, Nov. 17, 2011,
at Banner Lassen Medical
Center with his loving family
at his side. He had fought a
valiant battle with cancer.
Born in Baker, Ore., on
May 12, 1941, he was raised
and educated in Chester,
graduating from Chester
High School. He moved to
Susanville in 1975 where
he was employed for •Sierra
Pacific Industries and later
owned and operated Murchi-
son Trucking before retiring
with Gilbert Ketcherside
Trucking.
"PaPa" Lyle enjoyed treat-
ing his grandchildren to rides
and letting them sit in the
truck blowing thehorn. His
other passions in life were
NASCAR, football and family
gatherings. The family could
always rely on razzing Sun-
day afternoon telephone calls
about racing and football, not
ending until the race or
games were completed.
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In passing Lyle leaves his
wife, Susan; mother, Isabelle
Murchison; sisters, Dorothy
McDonough and Sharon
Roberts; children, Lyle Jr.,
Keith, Gene, Penny and
Boyd; stepsons, Matt and
Josh; twelve grand-children
and one great-grandchild.
He joins in his eternal
home his father, Merald
Murdo Murchison; daughter,
Sharlene and grandson,
Michael.
A celebration of Lyle's
life is planned for 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 26, at the
Gospel Tabernacle, 425 Ash
St., Susanville. A reception
will follow at the Susanville
great-grandchildren.
He joins his son Harold,
brother Warren and three
grandchildren in their
eternal home.
A celebration of Harold's
life will take place at a later
date. Interment will take
place alongside his late wife
in the Greenville District
Cemetery. An opportunity to
express condolences to the
family along with signing the
memorial guest register is
available online at fehrman
mortuary.com.
BIRTHS
Elaina Lee Strand
Elaina Lee Strand was
born to Cassie and Nathan
Strand, of Hamilton Branch,
on Nov. 11, 2011, at 12:11
p.m. in Susanville. Elaina
weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces
and was 19-1/4 inches long.
She is also welcomed by
grandparents Stormie and
Darren Strand, of Chester,
and Sonja and Randy
Anderson, of Hamilton
Branch.
'Click It or Ticket'
Senior Citizens Center, side
dishes would be appreciated.
An opportunity to express
condolences to the family,
along with signing the
memorial guest register, is
available online at fehrman
mortuary.com. In lieu of
flowers the family asks that
remembrances in Lyle's
memory be made to Honey
Lake Hospice, P. O. Box 1166,
Susanville, CA 9613.0.
DEATH NOTICE
Harold Talmadge Benefield
Longtime Greenville resi-
dent Harold Talmadge Bene-
field, 92, died Tuesday, Nov.
15, 2011, at Country Villa
Riverview in Susanville.
He was born in Wetumpka,
Okla., June 2, 1919, to Fonzie
.and Ruth (Smith) Benefield.
In passing Harold leaves
his children, William J. Bene-
field of Janesville, Richard
and Gary Benefield, both
of Minden, Nev., and Sherrie
L. Wilson of Greenville;
brothers, Fonzie and Jimmy;
sisters, Etta, Betty, Berta,
Wanda and Margaret; ten
grandchildren and numerous
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campaign saves lives
The California Highway
Patrol reminds both drivers
and passengers that getting
in a car and putting on the
seat belt should be second na-
ture. It only takes a second to
always buckle up before
heading out.
As a reminder of this
life-saving advice, the CHP
is participating in the "Click
It or Ticket" seat belt enforce-
ment campaign through
Nov. 27. During this time,
law enforcement personnel
throughout the state actively
look for drivers and passen-
gers who are unbuckled.
Click It or Ticket has a
successful track record since
its inception in 2005; Cali-
fornia's seat belt usage rate
has increased from 90.4 per-
cent in 2001 to a record high
96.02 percent in 2010.
This increase represents
more than 1.25 million
more vehicle occupants who
buckle up.
"It's encouraging to see
seat belt usage is up and
fatalities are at a record low
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This is a message from Plumas County
Crisis Center/Plumas Crisis Intervention
& Resource Center at 283-5515
Crisis Line ,a Resource
283-4333 m,_=m,.. ---, Center
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A program of
Plumas Crisis Intervention & Resource Center
in California," said CHP
Commissioner Joe Farrow.
"Through this heightened
statewide enforcement effort
our goal is to further increase
seat belt and child passenger
safety seat use, and continue
to save lives."
According to the Statewide
Integrated Traffic Records
System, in 2009 there were
544 vehicle passengers killed
who were not wearing a seat
belt or using a child safety
seat; more than 9,400 others
were injured under similar
circumstances. Last year,
CHP officers issued more
than 155,000 citations to
drivers and/or passengers
who failed to buckle up.
The minimum cost of an
adult seat belt violation in
California is $142, and up
to $445 for not properly
restraining a child under
16 years of age. If the parent
is not in the car, the driver is
issued the ticket.
"We would prefer not to
write the ticket," added
Farrow. "I'd like to see
everyone make safe choices
and eliminate preventable
tragedies on our roadways."
Click It or Ticket is.a
cooperative effort among the
five traffic safety-related
departments under the Busi-
ness, Transportation and
Housing Agency: CHP, .Office
of Traffic Safety, Department
of Transportation, Depart-
ment of Alcoholic Beverage
Control and the Department
of Motor Vehicles.
Obituary Policy
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these notices, contact any of
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obit.
Who says we're not getting
our money'00 worth?
The data below is provided by the California Department of Education
Superintendent PUSD
Glenn Harris
Before you think about moving your children out of California's public schools I urge you to consider the fol-
lowing facts very carefully.
Although California's spending per student has declined from 19 'h in the nation in 1972, to 28 th in 2008 - our
public schools are performing better than they have in decades! As a percentage of personal income in 2007 Cali-
fornians only spent approximately 3.7% on education. Down from 5.6% of personal income spent on education in
1972 - yet our schools' performance continues to increase!
In 1999 a 5 decile elementary school (Decile scale of I to 10 - ten being the highest ranking) scored 628 on the
Academic Performance Index (API). Today, your lowest performing elementary schools (l" Decil¢)score 674 on
the Academic Performance Index. While 5 decile elementary schools are scoring around 800 out of 1000 on the
Academic Performance Index. Almost all of Plumas Unified School District's schools are scoring at 800 or above!
Today 77% of our state's public schools are considered high performing, scoring between 700 and 1000 on the API.
Reading gains for all students are up 49%. Math gains for all students are up 37%. More students are taking
High End secondary math and science in the last 7 years with gains ranging from 48 to 144% increases. Our sec-
ondary students are taking 60% more college-bound math and science courses than 7 years ago. The numbers who
are proficient have grown by 100%!
The Achievement Gap is closing. The Percentage of African American and Hispanic students who are advanced
and proficient compared to white students has grown from 38 & 41% in 2003 to 67 & 68% in 2010.
What about English Learners? In 2002 the number of English learners scoring advanced and early advanced in
English proficiency was 320,094. In 2009 the number of English learners scoring advanced or early advanced in
English proficiency was 514,023, demonstrating a 60% growth.
The passing rate for the California High School Exit exam has increased for all student subgroups from 2006
when it was 91.2% to 93.4% in 2009.
Who says we're not getting our money's worth?
All of these gains have been made during a time when: (1) Californian's spend significant less per student than
the national average; (2) the typical American school has 34% more teachers than California; 40% more school site
administrators; 75% more counselors; and twice as many high school teachers per student. In addition, the number
of Special Education students has climbed from 361,000 in 1980 to 678,000 in 2009, That's an 88% increase and
it's I out of every 10 kids in our schools. The number of English learners has climbed from 326,000 in 1980 to
1,515,000 in 2009. That's a 365% increase in 29 years, and its I out of every 4 students in our schools.
Your California public schools are some of the best in the country, and they are improving in spite of financial
difficulties. Our teachers, administrators and classified staff are extremely well trained professionals who are deliv-
ering more for your children that almost all other forms of schooling throughout the state. Once again, I ask you to
think carefully before you consider other options outside of our public schools in Plumas County California!
Sincerely,
Glenn R. Harris, Supedntendem PUSD-PCOE