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JANUARY 11-12 2014 WEEKEND Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Chinese Acrobats coming to Chico Page 3B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Scattered showers 56/35 Weather forecast 8A 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 Fish released Man on quad tries to flee police A 27-year-old Corning man driving a quad was arrested for reckless driving while evading a peace officer and driving under the influence late Thursday night. Corning Police had received a report of a dirt bike speeding up and down West Street around 11 p.m., according to a department press release. While officers were unable to locate the dirt bike, around 11:12 p.m. an officer located a quad traveling southbound on Woodson Avenue from Fig Lane. The officer conducted an enforcement stop at Woodson and Loleta avenues, but as he approached the vehicle the driver made a U-turn and accelerated northbound on Woodson. See QUAD, page 7A Flu spreads in California; 7 deaths confirmed DN Staff Report The fish population of the Sacramento River as it passes through Tehama County received a boost this week as the Coleman National Fish Hatchery in Anderson released around 650,000 steelhead and rainbow trout near the Bend Bridge boat ramp. Due to the low river level, the area at the edge of the ramp was very still, said Coleman's Jeffrey Freund. In order to release the fish into the current, a pipe was balanced on risers to extend out closer to faster water. Operating two trucks with capacities of 1,500 pounds and 3,500 pounds, Coleman delivered about 20,000 fish per trip com- Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Some 14,000 steelhead and rainbow trout stream through a pipe into the Sacramento River Friday morning. See FISH, page 7A LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven people have died from the flu so far this season, and more people are ending up in the hospital than expected as flu season ramps up, state health officials said Friday. The California Department of Public Health said flu activity is now considered widespread, though it's too soon to know if this year will be severe. Flu season in the state typically peaks in February or March, but state health officials said they're already seeing deaths and hospitalizations slightly earlier than usual. The number of deaths is ''rising rapidly,'' state epidemiologist Dr. Gil Chavez said. Besides the seven confirmed deaths, officials were investigating an additional 28 deaths to determine if the flu is to blame. All victims were under 65 years old, and none of this season's flu deaths so far were children. The state does not keep track of flu deaths among the elderly, who are most vulnerable to the illness and its complications. The dominant strain appears to be H1N1, which mostly affects young and middle-aged people. Of the seven who died, six were infected with the swine flu strain, health officials said. In 2009, a swine flu pandemic killed at least 150,000 people worldwide, including more than 600 in California. Chavez said the latest vaccine is a match to the types of viruses that are circulating, including H1N1, and urged people to get immunized before it's too late. In Imperial County, 32 people were hospitalized with pneumonia and flulike symptoms in the past two weeks — three times See FLU, page 7A Campbell Fire all Hospital welcomes 2014 New Year's babies but contained The Campbell Fire, which started around 8 p.m. Jan. 2 in the Ishi Wilderness of the Lassen National Forest, north of the community of Campbellville in Tehama County, remained at 90 percent containment Friday morning, but Forest Service officials expected full containment by Friday evening. As of Friday morning the fire had burned 865 acres and three hand crews and one helicopter remain on the fire. Although the immediate danger from this fire has decreased significant- ly, other dangers still exist in the fire area, such as hot spots in the interior, fallen branches and hazard trees. The public should also remain alert for firefighters and apparatus in the fire area. Cost for fighting the blaze was estimated at $2.2 million. 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/. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 St. Elizabeth Community Hospital welcomes the 2014 New Year baby boy and girl. On Jan. 1, 2014, Ana Gutierrez and Gerardo Gutierrez of Willows welcomed their son, Gerardo Nicholas, to their family. Erica Brown and Jorge Sandoval gave birth to a daughter, Braelyn Sandoval, the first Tehama County baby girl of the New Year. Each family was presented with a generous gift basket offered and procured by Anita Parker, St. Elizabeth Prenatal Education coordinator and the Maternal Child team. Parker began creating the gift baskets for the first born New Year baby girl and boy in 2008. "I am honored to be a part of this opportunity to support families of newborns and to be a part of the generosity of our local ais, owners of Studio 530 — formerly We Shoot Ya Photography — of Red Bluff. "Photographing families and especially small babies is a project near and dear to our hearts," Dianne Rabalais said. "It gives us great pride to be a part of this wonderful welcoming tradition." Several years ago, Studio 530 donated a selection of framed maternity and See BABIES, page 7A Ana and Gerardo Gutierrez, with Gerardo Nicholas businesses," she said. Parker is very familiar and close with many of the delivering families. For the last 7 years she has been the certified child birth educator for the St. Elizabeth Prenatal Education program is a certified lacta- tion educator. Nineteen local businesses donated to the gift baskets, which included a variety of wonderful gift certificates and items for the families. One of the largest donations is provided by Dianne and Danny Rabal- FIREARMS TRAINING January 18TH C.C.W. 1ST time class Call for class details Walt Mansell 527-1154 Early morning & evenings