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WEEKEND DECEMBER 22-23 2012 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Through a Child���s Eyes��� Contest SEE INSIDE DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Showers likely 46/39 Weather forecast 8B TEHAMA COUNTY $1.00 T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Gun rumor prompts Corning school lockdown Corning High School was placed on lockdown Friday morning after school staff was advised of a rumor that a 16year-old boy was going to bring a gun to the school. According to a Corning Police Department press release, the high school staff was told a student had heard a rumor that another student was going to bring a gun to school. The staff advised the oncampus Corning Police Department School Resource Officer of the situation, and he then advised the Corning Police Department. Officers, including the school resource and campus Blustery weekend probation officers, set up a perimeter around the school to intercept the student when he See GUN, page 5A Jobless rate ticks upwards By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Ranked 41 out of 58 counties for unemployment by the Employment Development Department, Tehama County saw a downturn in initial November numbers. While preliminary October numbers showed 12.2 percent unemployment, the November release showed 12.6 percent unemployment in the county. Tehama���s unemployment rate is higher than the four surrounding counties with Glenn County the closest at 12.4 percent. Shasta County is 11.7 percent and Butte County is 11.1 percent. See JOBLESS, page 5A Apology issued; Aanestad satisfied By LARRY MITCHELL Staff Writer Courtesy photo Snow falls in a backyard in Cottonwood Friday morning. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Snow fell Friday morning in the Cottonwood area while other areas of Tehama County were hit with wind and rain. According to the National Weather Service a hazardous weather outlook was issued for the Northern Sacramento Valley, which saw the beginnings of a major storm Friday with two feet of snow expected above 2,500 feet. Snow levels, which dropped to 500 feet Friday were expected to be up to above 1,000 feet by today. A winter storm warning issued Friday by the National Weather Service continues through 10 p.m. Sunday. Wind gusts between 5 and 30 mph are expected to hit Tehama County. Two more waves of the storm were expected in the interior of See BLUSTERY, page 5A GRASS VALLEY ��� Seven months ago, former state Sen. Sam Aanestad of Grass Valley was burned up over an Internet site that attacked him. Aanestad, who recently retired from a long career as an oral surgeon, got over being mad months ago. But it wasn't until he received a formal apology on Wednesday that he felt the matter was resolved. Back in May, Aanestad was one of eight Republican candidates vying for the 1st Congressional District seat that was up for grabs because Rep. Wally Herger decided to retire. Among the primary election candidates were then-state Sen. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale (who ultimately was elected to Congress), and Michael Dacquisto of Redding. The thing that outraged Aanestad was discovering a website on the Internet that made false claims about him. It also featured unflattering photos of the former senator. The site, which purSee APOLOGY, page 5A Couple sought in World Series trophy coming to Red Bluff railroad theft By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor Tehama County Sheriff���s investigators are searching for a white couple described to be in their mid 40s, who might have stolen around $10,000 of solid strand non-insulated copper wire from railroad tracks just north of Capay Road. Around 1 p.m. Thursday a 56-year-old woman called the Tehama County Sheriff���s Office to report she saw two people parked near the railroad tracks. The man and woman were rolling up wire and placing it into the bed of a red Dodge dually pickup. Sheriff���s logs describe the truck as a newer four-door model. Deputies responded to the location and discovered copper wire that controls the crossing arms had been stolen from the poles running alongside the tracks. A California Northern Railroad representative said there was no immediate danger. The copper wire is valued at $1 per foot. In November the department received two similar reports of copper wire theft. One involved nearly 13,000 feet of wire along the tracks between Gallagher and Gyle roads north of Corning. The second was in the Capay area south of Corning. Similar thefts have been reported in Glenn County in recent months. News tip? Call 527-2151 Take notice, Tehama County baseball fans. The San Francisco Giants��� 2010 and 2012 World Series trophies will make a stop in Red Bluff 4-6 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center for photo opportunities, said Kathy Hausman, commissioner of the Los Molinos Junior Giants program. The Giants beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 in the 2010 World Series and swept the Detroit Tigers 4-0 in October. Those looking for a glimpse of the trophies will be asked for a voluntary $1 donation that will benefit the five Junior Giants programs in Tehama County, which includes Red Bluff, Corning, Los Molinos, Cottonwood and Rancho Tehama. Funds raised will go toward bats, gloves, MCT file photo school supplies and upkeep of baseball fields. It���s the first time the World Series trophies have been scheduled to make a stop in Red Bluff, said Hausman, adding that she was unsure if any Giants See TROPHY, page 5A The Daily News office will be closed for the Christmas Holiday, Monday, Dec. 24, Tuesday Dec. 25 & for New Years Holiday Monday, Dec. 31, Tuesday, Jan. 1 Advertising deadline for Tuesday editions is noon the previous Friday. Classified line ads will be accepted by telephone on Christmas Eve and New Year���s Eve until 3 PM. Call 527-2151 and press 2 for Classifieds DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 527-2151 ��� FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF