Day: October 24, 2024

By Larry Judkins

Glenn County Observer

The 200 block of East Walker Street in Orland was, alas, a happenin’ place on Wednesday.

First, at about 10 a.m., there was a vehicle accident that sent three people to the hospital. Then, at about 11:15 p.m., reports of shots fired somewhere in the area of Woodward Avenue and East Walker Street began coming into the Glenn County Sheriff’s Communications Center.

This reporter was awakened from a sound sleep by about a dozen very loud “bangs”. At the time, he thought the bangs were the result of fireworks of some kind.

Listening to the police scanner, however, it soon became clear that law enforcement officers were taking the reports much more seriously.

At first, officers checked the 200 block of East Colusa Street near Woodward Avenue. Then, they started to focus on the area of Woodward Avenue and the 200 block of East Walker Street.

With overhead lights flashing, at least one law enforcement vehicle was parked at Woodward and East Walker as officer(s) searched the area on foot.

Also with overheads flashing, another law enforcement officer was parked at East Walker Street and Papst Avenue.

According to the Orland Police Department log, officers found evidence that occupants from two vehicles traveling east on East Walker Street fired several shots at each other.

No victims were located or reported.

Glenn County Observer

As reported yesterday, two vehicles collided in the 200 block of East Walker Street in Orland, sending three people to area hospitals.

According to the Orland Police Department log, at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, emergency responders were dispatched to a report of a traffic collision with injuries.

Ricardo Reyna, 76, of Corning, was driving a brown 2001 Chevy Tahoe east on East Walker Street when he collided with a blue 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander driven west on East Walker Street by Claudia Galvez, 39, of Colusa.

Reyna, Galvez, and Galvez’s passenger, Esmereda Cervantes, 34, also of Colusa, were all transported to the hospital via ambulance.

Daniel Richard Duckworth of Orland died in Chico on Sunday, October 13, 2024. He was born in Vancouver, British Colombia, to Edgar and May Duckworth on March 30, 1952.

He attended Los Banos High School for his education.

He and his wife, Sandy, were married for 49 years and raised their adoring children together.

He worked at Johns Manville for 37 years as a batch and binder and was amazing at it. A family man who liked to tinker, he was a very accomplished mechanic, carpenter and builder of wacky creations.

He is survived by his wife, Sandra Duckworth of Orland; and sons Darryl Adams of Orland, Donald Adams of Magalia, Michael Patterson of Phoenix, Arizona, Paul Adams of Willows, and Daniel Duckworth II of Chico.

A Celebration of Life is set for 9 a.m. on Saturday, November 2, at the Sweet-Olsen Family Mortuary Chapel. Following this, a reception with the family is planned for anyone who would like to attend at 4308 County Road H, Orland.

Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet-Olsen Family Mortuary, Orland.

With her family by her side, Stacy Marie Gonter Imhoff died on Monday, July 8, 2024. She was born in Willows to Ronald and Diane Gonter on September 9, 1972.

She attended local schools through the sixth grade before moving to Red Bluff, where she graduated from Red Bluff High School in 1991.

Following high school, she began her career in the medical field as a CNA. She worked in Home Health Care, for Willows Post Acute, and for Glenn Medical Center.

She loved transporting her patients to Reno.

In 2001, she married Lee Imhoff and together they had two children: daughter Rylee; and son Hayden.

She is survived by her children, Rylee and Hayden; stepbrother Daniel (Lindsay) Varner; stepsister Jennifer (Robb) Perue; mother Diane; stepfather David Varner; and aunt Joyce Selb.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald; grandparents Bill and Betty Gonter, Gene and Marie Miller, and Tony and Eleanor Bem; and uncle Larry Miller.

A Celebration of Life is planned for her at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 1, at the Willows Cemetery. Following the service, all are invited to the Elk’s Lodge for a catered luncheon.

If you wish to bring your favorite dessert, you are welcome to drop it off at the hall prior to the service.