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TUESDAY Talk to Teens about Pot JANUARY 7, 2014 Weekend Wrap Up Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 60/38 Weather forecast 8B TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 Short life impacts many Man hit, killed on I-5 A 64-year-old Corning man walking on Interstate 5 was struck by four different vehicles and died Saturday night north of Gay Creek. Jay Allen Ramos was walking on the center median of I-5 around 10:42 p.m., when for unknown reasons he crossed over the northbound traffic lanes walking into the left front of a blue 2005 Ford-150 truck, according to a California Highway Patrol collision report. The truck, being driven by Nadine Lopez, 64, Corning, knocked Ramos forward and to the left about 15 feet. He came to rest lying on the roadway surface in the fast lane of northbound Interstate 5 suffering from severe injuries. See I-5, page 7A County warns of STD outbreak Daily News photo by Andre Byik Erik Vaillette washes cars on South Main Street on Saturday to raise money for a memorial service for his son, Jace. By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer Alicia and Erik Vaillette of Red Bluff have enjoyed an outpouring of support after chronicling the recent life and death of their son, Jace, who was born premature. Erik Vaillette began posting updates about his son to Facebook on Dec. 29. In the coming days the couple's story would reach people around the world. "Jace is still fighting," one of Erik's first updates reads, "he's tuff he's a vaillette .." A day earlier, complications with Alicia's pregnancy forced the couple to UC Davis Medical Center, which delivered Jace in about 60 seconds. He weighed a little more than a pound. Doctors initially said Jace had about an hour to live, Erik said. That hour turned to three hours, and then Erik posted to Facebook that doctors said Jace wouldn't make it past a day. "Sure enough, he beat the 24hour mark," Erik said. The updates came almost hourly, and Erik said he estimated about 175 people were following the story. "People in Philadelphia, people in Kansas, people in Arkansas," he said. "Actually, people in the U.K." Jace appeared to be improving throughout the day, and area media began contacting Erik. But Jace's condition turned when he stopped breathing for the first time. Eventually, he would be put on life support. Doctors said that because of heart, lung and brain complica- tions, Jace's quality of life was diminishing quickly. Alicia and Erik said they made the decision to take their son off life support. "He had fought for 89 hours more than they said he was going to fight," Erik said. "He was tough. He touched a lot of people's hearts. He made more impressions in four days than some people ever make on the world in a lifetime." On Dec. 31, Erik Vaillette posted to Facebook, "It's time." "That was probably the hardest time of my life," Erik said. "We called it walking the hallway of death, pretty much." On Saturday, Erik, 29, and Alicia, 26, were flanked by close friends at a car wash fundraiser near Tractor Supply Co. on South See LIFE, page 7A Tehama County Public Health reports a significant increase in Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease, according to a press release issued Monday. Normal year reports in Tehama County for this disease is 10 cases. This year there have been more than 60 cases reported with the bulk of the cases being reported in the last few months. This outbreak has been found in adults ages 17 years and older. Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium. It can grow easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, as well as in the mouth, throat, eyes and lower digestive tract. Any sexually active person can be infected with gonorrhea Some men and women may have no symptoms. However, common symptoms might include a burning sensation or a white, yellow or green discharge that usually appears 1 to 14 days after infection. Sometimes there can be burning pain or mild discomfort and can be mistaken for other types of infection. Infections in the throat may cause a sore throat, but usually cause no symptoms. Two specific antibiotics are administered together to treat the infection. Although medication will stop the infection, it will not repair any permanent damage done by the disease. Re-infection of the disease can and does occur. Drug-resistant strains of gonorrhea are increasing, and successful treatment of gonorrhea is becoming more difficult. In women, gonorrhea can spread into the uterus (womb) or fallopian tubes (egg canals) and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). A pregnant woman can give gonorrhea to her baby during pregnancy or childbirth. See COUNTY, page 7A Fire grows to 600 Turri is Cattleman's Man of the Year acres, containment expected soon By JEAN BARTON Special to the DN COHASSET — The Campbell Fire grew from 220 acres to 450 acres Saturday night and to 600 acres by 8 p.m. Sunday in the Ishi Wilderness of Lassen National Park more than two miles from Campbellville. The fire is moving west along the south side of the Deer Creek drainage, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's incident information website. The wildfire is about 40 percent contained and fire officials have stopped the spread of the fire toward Campbellville, according to the site. No evacuations are planned and no structures have been threatened. Nor Cal Team I has been ordered and was scheduled to transition with the Lassen Forest officials Monday evening and assume command. About 500 personnel from the Forest Service, Cal Fire, Bureau of Land 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Management and Chico Fire Department and a half dozen air craft remain assigned to the fire. Many crews worked through the evening to keep the fire from crossing Wildcat Creek. Containment is anticipated on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Lassen National Forest issued Monday morning. Higher than normal temperatures, humidifies in the low teens, and live fuel moistures are the same as the Chips Fire in 2012. The fire is in steep, rugged country making progress slow. Fire officials have checked the spread on the south side, protecting the community of Campbellville. The fire was first reported around 8 p.m. Jan. 2 and the cause is unknown. Fire officials are asking the public to remain out of the area. For more information, call the Fire Information Line at the Susanville Interagency Fire Center at 530-252-6450 or visit the Inciweb website at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/. The 62nd annual Tehama County Cattlemen and CattleWomen winter dinner and scholarship auction was a success, with $21,685 raised in the auctions and donations, 420 pounds of prime rib, wine and olive oil tasting and much visiting with old friends enjoyed by about 450 attendees. Dennis Metzger of Western Video Market and Shasta Livestock called the bids with assistance from the bid takers moved the auction along. Congratulations to the committee co-chairs Cathy Tobin and Andy Cox, and Steve Zane, his daughter Danielle, cattlemen and cattlewomen presidents. Richard Buchner, chairman of the Scholarship Committee announced that $112,000 has been given since the scholarships were started 10 years ago. The 2013 TCCA Scholarship recipients Bailey Brownfield, Sarah Brown, Corey Carpenter, Brooke Hencratt, Stacey Stroing, Savannah Miller were each presented $2,000. TCCW Scholarship recipients were announced by Anne Courtesy photos Past TCCA president Jerry Hemsted, Tehama County Cattleman's Man of the Year Tony Turri, Flournoy cattle rancher, and TCCA president Steve McCarthy. Owens, a member of scholarship committee, and they were Corey Carpenter, Brooke Hencratt, Jadda Miller, Stacey Stroing and Margo Dawley. Each was presented $2,000. Tehama County Senior Beef Ambassador Taylor Collins and Junior Ambassador Danielle Mueller were recognized. Steve McCarthy presented Steve Zane with an engraved silver buckle as McCarthy assumed the presidency of the local Cattlemen's Association. Other officers announced were Vice President Chad Amen, Secretary Cathy Tobin and Treasurer Cindy Brown. Directors are Adam Davy, Larry Galper, Ron Humphrey, Mike McCluskey, Jeff White, Bryce Borror, Andy Cox, Wally Roney and Dave Stroing. California Cattlemen president Tim Koopman, Sunol, Alameda County cattle rancher and CCA staff Billy Gatlin, executive vice president, Lisa Pherigo, director of finance were present at the dinner. Also present was Rep. Doug LaMalfa. The 2013 CowBelles of the Year Betty Peek and Jeanne Smith were presented silver bell necklaces by the cattlemen. They were previously recognized at the annual TCCW fashion show luncheon and the California CattleWomen's CowBelle of the Year Luncheon in Sparks, Nev. The 2014 Man of the Year Tony Turri was recognized for his livestock industry contributions on both local and state levels. Turri was presented a See TURRI, page 7A