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PARKDALE, Ore. (AP) — People on the West Coast have counted on fish hatcheries for more than a century to help rebuild populations of salmon and steelhead decimated by overfishing, logging, mining, agricul- ture and hydroelectric dams, and bring them to a level where government would no longer need to regulate fisheries. But hatcheries have thus far failed to resurrect wild fish runs. Evidence showing artificial breed- ing makes for weaker fish has mounted. And despite billions spent on signifi- cant habitat improve- ments for wild fish in recent decades, hatchery fish have come to domi- nate rivers. Critics say over- reliance on costly breed- ing programs has led to a massive influx of artifi- cially hatched salmon, masking the fact that wild populations are barely hanging on and nowhere close to being recovered. Recently touted record runs were made up most- ly of hatchery fish, and scientists are concerned that hatchery fish could completely replace wild fish —though state and federal officials say they are working to address the problem. Now, the practice of populating rivers with hatchery fish rather than making greater efforts to restore wild runs is facing a battery of court chal- lenges in Oregon, Cali- fornia and Washington state. The disputes illustrate a crucial tension in the Pacific Northwest, where salmon and steelhead are iconic fish — of enor- mous cultural and nutri- tional significance to tribes, job creators for commercial fishermen and big draws for recre- ational anglers. Hatch- eries also help meet legal obligations to provide fish while dams are in place and fulfill Native American treaty rights. ''We as a society have made conscious decisions to significantly alter habi- tat, and we also made commitments to people who utilize fish - tribes and non-Indians - that fish will be available,'' said Stuart Ellis, harvest biologist at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. ''To the extent that hatchery pro- grams may pose some sort of risk to remaining natural populations, you have to balance those risks with the promises that were made.'' With 13 species of salmon and steelhead list- ed as endangered or NEW WORKSHOP! How to Get a Job with the State of California Friday, February 28 th , 9:30am – 11:30 am Over 40 jobs available in Redding alone! Call the Job Training Center 529-7000 to register (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Smog Inspection $ 29 95 + $ 8 25 certificate • Members Welcome 195 S. Main St., Red Bluff 530 527-9841 Weather forecast 8B Mostly sunny 63/40 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Scallops over Soba Noodles Spartans Pennants Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 See Page 4A SPORTS 1B County Fare 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 3 hurt in spate of wrecks Daily News photo by Andre Byik Red Bluff police and fire personnel responded to a two-car crash Tuesday on South Main Street. The wreck sent two to the hospital. By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer Red Bluff police and fire and medical personnel, in the span of an hour on Tuesday afternoon, responded to three traffic accidents — two of which sent people to the hospital. The carnage started at 3:08 p.m., when a vehicle was knocked into a tree in a two-car collision on Ante- lope Boulevard and Interstate 5. No injuries were reported there, police said. At 3:15 p.m., officials responded to a call regarding a vehicle versus pedestrian at South Main Street and Diamond Avenue. Police said there were conflicting accounts of what occurred, but it appeared a bicyclist struck a vehicle that was turning left from Diamond Avenue toward South Main Street. Medical personnel could be seen tending to the bicyclist, a man who suffered minor injuries, inside an ambulance at the scene. At 3:31 p.m., not a football- field's length from the scene of the second collision, officials respond- ed to a two-car crash on South Main Street. Police said it appeared a juvenile driving a green Honda sedan attempted to make an illegal left turn toward southbound South Main Street from the O'Reilly Auto Parts parking lot when the Honda collid- ed with a silver Chevrolet Malibu traveling northbound. A sign posted at the scene of the crash, where the juvenile is suspect- ed making an illegal left turn, reads "Right Turn Only." The juvenile driver and his pas- senger were uninjured, but the dri- ver of the Chevrolet and his passen- ger were transported to St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital by the same ambulance that was still tend- ing to the injured bicyclist. A Red Bluff fire official did not comment on the extent of the injuries suffered by the two in the Chevrolet. Police said the juvenile driver recently received his driver's license. Both vehicles sustained extensive front-end damage, and northbound lanes near the scene of the crash were closed for about 30 minutes. Padilla to perform fundraiser Special to the DN Craig Padilla will be returning to his roots when he performs his con- cert of soothing electronic music and lighting effects at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge on Saturday, Feb. 22. The 7 p.m. concert is a benefit for the Red Bluff Emblem club's scholar- ship program. The multi-talented artist is a professional music producer, video editor, actor and recording artist for television com- mercials, internet and music videos. After spending his early years in Red Bluff, he went on to Shasta col- lege and employment with television station KRCR in Redding, but for two decades his passion has been electronic space music, with a nod to New Age. Several years ago he performed a program to benefit the State Theatre and the skate park in Red Bluff. The live recording from that session was later released on two discs., He has performed frequently in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. One of his distinctive per- formances was at the Schroeder Planetarium in Redding with the stars displayed overhead. His unique style on the synthesizers has been described as ambient melodic soundscapes for the mind and soul. One Courtesy photo Man bitten fleeing cops A Tehama County Sheriff's K9 unit bit a 35-year-old man, who had attempted to flee from an arrest Sunday evening in Rancho Tehama. Jesse Allen Sanders was charged with felony pos- session of a controlled substance and misdemeanors of possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest. Lori Sue Salminen, a 30-year-old woman Sanders was with at the time, was arrested on a fugitive of jus- tice warrant from Colorado, where she was wanted for escape. Around 6:20 p.m. deputies were conducting a con- sensual contact of Sanders and Salminen, who were walking in the area of the Rancho Tehama Church near Rancho Tehama Road and Stagecoach Road, according to a sheriff's press release. During the conversation Sanders admitted to pos- sessing methamphetamine, according to the release. Panel to mull fire facility, taco truck By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Airport Land Use Com- mission will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. Thurs- day regarding a proposed Corning fire training facility within the Corn- ing Municipal Airport's Approach Zone Safety Area. Later in the morning the Tehama County Plan- ning Commission will hear from a property man- ager, who is requesting a taco truck on Antelope Boulevard be removed from the property. County staff is recom- mending that the Airport Land Use Commission find the proposed fire training facility is not compatible with the area's land use. The Corning Volunteer Fire Department recently received a grant from PG&E and would like to use the funds to establish a 200- by 200-foot train- ing facility on city-owned property zoned in the Air- port District, at the north- west corner of Blackburn and Marguerite avenues. The site is next to an existing city-owned well site. The training facility would include a 50- by 50-foot burn structure in the center of the site aver- aging about 11 feet in height with attached train- ing props on one end that may reach 18 feet high. Simulated training fires in the facility would consist of organic materi- Lawsuits could lead to changes at fish hatcheries See MAN, page 7A See TACO, page 7A See PADILLA, page 7A See FISH, page 7A