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FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2011 Breaking news at: Tehama County Students of Distinction www.redbluffdailynews.com See pages 1C to 6C RED BLUFF Awards banquet SPORTS 1B Mostly cloudy 71/50 Weather forecast 6A DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 Virus scare halts 2 horse shows By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Despite the cancellation of horse events due to the out- break of the equine herpes virus EHV-1, horse owners don’t have much to worry about, a local veterinarian said. The reality is many horses are walking around with latent herpes in them and when they get overworked or stressed it causes them to breakout, said Dr. Art Sutfin, a veterinarian at the Red Bluff Veterinary Hospital Large and Small Animals. “This isn’t a huge, big outbreak,” Sutfin said. “It’s not a killer virus.” EHV-1 is really an old disease that has mutated over time and shows up periodically. Sutfin compared it to the herpes simplex virus in humans that causes cold sores. While most people have the virus it only manifests when they become stressed. With a little rest and schedule change the cold sores go away. “It’s the same way with horses,” he said. The EHV-1 outbreak began at a cutting horse competition in Odgen, Utah in May and has since spread to nine western states, including California. There has been no report of the virus in Tehama County. In surrounding counties, there are three confirmed cases in Glenn and one in Shasta, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Throughout the state there are 20 confirmed cases. The last confirmed case was May 31. Symptoms include a runny nose or cough, Sutfin said. The virus can sometimes carry a neurological strain that will form around the spinal cord causing the horse to be wobbly or unable to stand. Sutfin, who has been a veterinarian for more than 40 years, said he first diagnosed a neurological case in Texas in the ’80s, but more recently most horses only get a runny nose or cough. Infected horses are treated symptomatically, he said. There is no vaccine for the virus. Horse owners do not need to be too alarmed, Sutfin said. Proper biosecurity such as good hygiene for the horse and clean stables can prevent the disease from spreading. Don’t expose horses to a lot of stress, and keep them in a calm and comfortable environment. While it’s good to err on the side of caution, the outbreak has been blown out of proportion causing horse shows and other events to be canceled, he said. Canceling horse events is not necessary, as horses would only become infected if they are exposed to another horse who has the symptoms. Two horse events at the Tehama District Fairground have been canceled. A paint horse show that was supposed to be held during the last weekend of May was canceled. The upcoming miniature horse show planned for June 17-19 will not be held. Any financial impacts during a trying budget time is a set- back, but the safety of horses is important, Fairground CEO Mark Eidman said. “We don’t want to be a place where the disease is trans- ferred,” Eidman said. Sutfin said early on in the outbreak, it was a good idea to keep horses in solitary confinement, but it is OK to let them be around other horses. While it is premature to say the outbreak is over, and it is hard to predict when it will be, the sure thing is this is not the last time, Sutfin said. “The virus will probably go away, and then we’ll see it again,” Sutfin said. “These things occur, usually every few years.” ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e- mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer CORNING — Among the 14 graduates from Centennial High School and Corning Independent Study, three students’ names echoed throughout the ceremony. Graduates Adalia Jade Burrell, Jacob Daniel Maldonado, and Darian Jodien Brockman each were honored with multiple awards and scholar- ships during the Corning Union High School District Alternative Educa- tion Graduation Thursday morning at the Corning Veterans Hall. The three each had speaking roles as well. Brockman was the master of cere- monies, Burrell was the student speaker, and Maldonado was the Centennial valedictorian. The ceremony was guided by a theme quote: “Our lives are before us, the past is behind us, but our memories are forever with us.” Centennial High School Principal Andrea Nilsen gave a welcome to the staff, students and parents who attended. She continued to speak about three things: life, choice and success. “In life, nothing happens by chance,” Nilsen said. The choices people make deter- mine the lives they will have, she said. Success is having a plan and working through it until it is accom- plished. The message was to let go of the past and move confidently into the future. Valedictorian Maldonado gave a short speech discussing what he learned about people in his life that will be there forever, for a season or never again. “Don’t worry about people in the past,” he said. “There’s a reason they didn’t make it to your present and your future.” Burrell, who swept up most of the awards and scholarships announced during the ceremony, had a similar tone in her student speech. The past is behind us, she said. “We’re finally able to celebrate the day that’s danced about in our heads for years,” Burrell said. Following the speeches, faculty and supporters announced the awards and scholarships. Our lives are before us Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Graduates of two Corning alternative high school programs face past, present and future during the graduation ceremony Thursday morning at the Corning Veterans Hall. Janet Blackketter presented cer- tificates of completion for the ROP program to five students, which included a $150 award each, with a promise of more should they go on to college. The students had worked in the program all semester and earned excellent evaluations, Blackketter said. The Air Force Recruiting Service Math and Science Award, presented by staff Jesse Beardsley, was award- ed to Maldonado and Burrell. Burrell was the recipient of the next four awards — the Exchange Club Student of the Year, a Blood Source $150 Scholarship, the Belly- buster Motorcycle Run Scholarship, and the Comcast Scholarship of $1,000. Other students were honored with the John A. Stoich Character Awards, presented by staff Phil Rowland. Stoich was a WWII and Korean War veteran who never graduated high school but was given an hon- orary diploma, Rowland said. The awards focus on character qualities. See LIVES, page 3A Salisbury graduates thank teachers for helping them By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Salisbury High School graduated a class of 57, Tuesday, at the Red Bluff High School Performing Arts Center. Seniors Charlotte Noble, Michelle Waltz and Rachael Waltz were excited about graduating and what is ahead, they said. Noble plans to go to Shasta College in the fall where she will study med- ical terminology with plans to move into the field of geriatrics. She chose her field because she loves working with older people, Noble said. Rachael Waltz is also planning to go into the medical field with her chosen profession being in oncology, because she feels working with cancer patients would be a more relaxed medical profes- sion. The fifth-year senior Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 The Salisbury High School graduating class of 2011 is introduced to the crowd Tuesday at the Red Bluff High School Performing Arts Center. has already started her work toward becoming a medical assistant and will finish her coursework at the Institute of Technolo- gy in Redding in October. Her sister, Michelle Waltz, is graduating as a junior and wants to attend Shasta Cosmetology in Redding because she enjoys working on peo- ple’s hair, she said. Danny Whitehead started the ceremony off by leading the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. Noble and Michelle Waltz gave the welcome, talking about their jour- ney to graduation. “My time at Salisbury was the best six months of my life,” Noble said. “I would have been a high school drop-out without Salisbury.” Waltz said the journey was a hard one with much to overcome, but she was excited to be graduating a year early as a junior. “Without the fantastic people at Salisbury it wouldn’t be what it is,” said Principal Barbara Thomas, speaking of the staff, students and mem- bers of the community who have been involved. Brandon Martinez and Sabrina Sanchez gave a speech describing the Spirit of Salisbury. “It’s been fun and most of the graduates would agree it’s given us a chance to grow socially and academically,” Mar- tinez said. “The school is definitely unique and the See THANK, page 3A Community Club 43rd annual Dairyville PANCAKE BREAKFAST Sunday, June 5 7am to 11am Lassen View School Dairyville