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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 Breaking news at: Fashion Show Business www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week SPORTS 1B Sunny 94/61 Weather forecast 8B 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 Suspect 1, police 1 in fleeing case By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer A man who escaped Red Bluff police officers last week during a traffic stop was tracked down Monday and arrested on multiple warrants. Brandon Allan Bacon, 25, of Red Bluff was chased down just before 6 p.m. Monday near James Avenue, according to police logs. The foot pursuit began near Ash and Madison streets, logs said. Bacon then ran south along the railroad tracks near Walmart and on toward James Avenue. Bacon was arrested at gunpoint at James and Lay avenues, the logs said. Bacon See CASE, page 7A County stalls 3 area projects By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer County officials put a pause on three community projects Tuesday until some details can be worked through or the economy improves. A resolution that would approve the trans- fer and conveyance of 4.43 acres of county land on Walnut Street to the state courts has been post- poned for the third straight week. The land sale is part of the plan to build a new county courthouse on the property. A sale price of $1.23 million was initially approved on Aug. 23, after months of negotia- tions, for 1740, 1750 and 1760 Walnut Street. Now another hiccup, a dispute over parking rights, has slowed progress, said County Administrator Bill Good- win. Changes made at the state's Department of General Services through the Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts, have delayed the process, he said. Tehama County offi- cials want reassurance that parking will be avail- able far into the future, Goodwin said. Officials at the Depart- ment of General Services requested changes in wording that could poten- See COUNTY, page 7A Courtesy photo Raging Inferno, a jet-powered fire engine that can carry up to 13 people at a time, will be the newest attraction at the 14th annual West Coast Monster Truck Nationals held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Tehama District Fairground. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Fourteenth Annual West Coast Monster Truck Nationals will have fan favorites and new attractions when it comes to Red Bluff Friday through Sunday at the Tehama District Fairground — including a jet. "We're just really looking for- ward to giving the people a spe- cial treat in the jet engine to thank them for all the years of support," said event coordinator Dave Matthews. New to the 2011 event will be Raging Inferno, a jet powered fire engine that can also give rides, said Matthews, with the Motor- sports Division of Feld Entertain- ment. "Before the show and after it is cooled down between the time it's used during the national anthem but before the end of the show it will be a ride truck for the kids," Matthews said. At the very end of the show, the fire engine will have a 50 foot chain attaching a car to the back of the jet, which will then be fired up and incinerate a vehicle, he said. "It's something people have never seen before and won't Cowboys and Christians to kick up dust By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Cowboys and Christians plan to kick up the dust in a revival rodeo called the Wild West Fest, 18 miles west of Red Bluff. Cowboy Church Inter- national and Merle and Sandy Newton are hosting the event Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, at the Crystal Rose Ranch, 14200 Red Bank Road. With team roping and barrel racing clinics taught by world class champions, chuck wagon meals served from a Dutch oven, stock dog shows, a four-wheeler safari ride and a country barn dance, the weekend event is saddling up for a different kind of ministry. The evenings will be centered around a large tent revival service with live worship music and good ol' fashioned preachin' led in part by Coy Huffman, co-founder of Cowboy Church International out of Sonora. "I'm most looking for- ward to seeing people saved," Merle Newton said. Cowboy Church Inter- national, also known as Pro Rodeo Ministries, hosts events like this every year in places in Oregon, Texas and Arizona, he said. A local branch of the group, the Out of the Box Ministries, hosts weekly church on Sundays and Wednesdays at the Tehama District Fairground. The Wild West Fest will give locals an opportunity to learn more about the Tehama County Cowboy Church as well. See DUST, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power Photo courtesy of Coy Huffman A Wild West Fest is scheduled Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, west of Red Bluff. Celebrate Customer Service Week: October 3-7 CS Bootcamp - Season V: Refresh, Recharge, Reconnect A one hour, fast paced training to revisit key skills with staff. $35 per group – at your site – dates available throughout October. Call the Job Training Center at 529-7000 believe," Matthews said. "One minute kids are riding it and the next its incinerating a vehicle." There will be 10 monster trucks, including fan favorites Grave Digger and Maximum Destruction, with driver Tom Meents, who is No. 2 in the busi- ness, Matthews said. Other well-known Monster Trucks include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and El Torro Loco, he said. Interspersed between monster truck qualifying and finals will be about 20 tough trucks featuring See INFERNO, page 7A Cantaloupe outbreak is deadliest in a decade WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that 72 illnesses, including 13 deaths, are linked to the tainted fruit. State and local officials say they are inves- tigating three additional deaths that may be connected. The death toll released by the CDC Tuesday — includ- ing newly confirmed deaths in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas — surpassed the number of deaths linked to an outbreak of salmonella in peanuts almost three years ago. Nine people died in that outbreak. The CDC said Tuesday that they have confirmed two deaths in Texas and one death each in in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Last week the CDC reported two deaths in Colorado, four deaths in New Mexico, one in Oklahoma and one in Maryland. New Mexico officials said Tuesday they are investigating a fifth death, while health authorities in Kansas and Wyoming said they too are investigating additional deaths possibly linked to the tainted fruit. Listeria is more deadly than well-known pathogens like salmonella and E. coli, though those outbreaks generally cause many more illnesses. Twenty-one people died in an outbreak of listeria poisoning in 1998 traced to contaminat- ed hot dogs and possibly deli meats made by Bil Mar Foods, a subsidiary of Sara Lee Corp. Another large listeria out- break in 1985 killed 52 people and was linked to Mexican- style soft cheese. Listeria generally only sickens the elderly, pregnant women and others with compromised immune systems. See OUTBREAK, page 7A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region Powering inferno