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REDDING A discussion will be presented by Dr. Joel Parrot on the plight of African elephants and the proposed Tembo Pre- serve in Tehama County at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Shasta College, Main Redding Campus, Room 804. Parrot is the CEO of the Oak- land Zoo and Founding Mem- ber of Tembo Preserve and will discuss the plight of African ele- phants at Shasta College and the need for elephant conservation as well as California's proposed leg- islation to ban the sale of ivory. He will provide details on the recently proposed Tembo Preserve in Tehama County, a roughly 5,000 acre preserve that will offer elephants a natural hab- itat that mimics life in the wilds of southern Africa. The lecture is sponsored by Shasta College Student Services. TEMBO PRESERVE Conservation authority to speak at Shasta College By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF A strong storm that is expected to bring con- tinued rainfall through Mon- day prompted flood watches and flood warnings in Tehama County. The National Weather Ser- vice issued a flood watch for the county that lasted until Sat- urday morning as three to six inches of rain was expected. By 5 p.m. Friday, about an inch of rain was recorded at the Red Bluff Municipal Airport. The NWS also issued a flood warning for the Sacramento River at the Tehama Bridge from Saturday morning to late Satur- day night. "A wet system will continue to bring periods of moderate to heavy rain through Monday," ac- cording to the NWS. "Significant rainfall will cause rises on the Upper Sacramento River with Tehama Bridge reaching flood stage by Saturday." The flood stage at the bridge is forecast to reach about 213.5 feet by late Saturday morning, and then recede to 212 feet in the afternoon, according to the NWS. No structural damage is ex- pected, but areas on the east bank of the river could be flooded. Scanner reports throughout the day Friday reported downed trees and communication lines as strong winds blew through the county. A tree reportedly fell across Wilcox Road, a commu- WINTER STORM RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH WEEKEND RICHGREENE—DAILYNEWS A utility line was reported downed about 3p.m. Friday near Oak Street and Cowles Avenue in Red Bluff. "Significant rainfall will cause rises on the Upper Sacramento River with Tehama Bridge reaching flood stage by Saturday." — National Weather Service By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF A Tehama County patient suspected of contract- ing measles tested negative for the disease, the Tehama County Health Services Agency an- nounced Friday. "California is experiencing a large outbreak of measles, with 99 confirmed cases in the state so far," according to a news release issued by the agency. "There are no confirmed cases of measles in Tehama County; a suspected case earlier in the week tested negative for the disease." The measles outbreak in the state has sparked a national dis- cussion over the safety of vaccines and the "personal beliefs" exemp- tions for parents who don't want their children to be vaccinated. The measles vaccine, "which is given in combination with mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) is ef- fective and safe," according to the release. "Two doses are rec- ommended for children, with the first given at 1 year of age and the second between ages 4 and 6." The Health Services Agency recommends that parents immu- nize their children if they have not received the MMR vaccine or have only received one dose. In the 2014-2015 year, 4.15 per- cent of Tehama County's chil- dren entering kindergarten had personal beliefs exemptions, ac- cording to data from the Califor- nia Department of Public Health. That amounts to 41 students. About 93 percent of kindergar- ten students entering school in the county were "adequately im- munized," according to the data. Comparatively, 5.96 percent TEHAMA COUNTY Patienttestsnegativeformeasles Noconfirmedcasesofthediseaseincounty Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A6 Farm ................A5 Opinion............A4 Sports.............. B1 Comics ............B5 INDEX Alternatives to Violence is looking for people to serve on the organization's Board of Directors. PAGEA6 LIFESTYLES Volunteersneededto fight domestic abuse The Corning Cardinals boys soccer team won again Thursday beating West Valley 2-0. PAGE B1 SPORTS Corning Cardinals boys soccer beats Eagles Students entering the Uni- versity of California system in 2017will have to be vaccinat- ed against measles. PAGE A7 DISEASE UC system to require vaccination for measles PERSONALBELIEFEXCEPTIONS President Barack Obama, out- lining a new national security blueprint, warned against US "overreach" abroad. PAGE B3 NATIONAL SECURITY Obama says US must resist 'overreach' By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to discuss revoking the county's offer to form a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the 30th District Agricultural Association at its 10 a.m. Tuesday meeting. The decision comes on the heels of the Tehama District Fair- ground board at its own Jan. 20 meeting suggesting the county re- scind its offer. The Board of Supervisors ap- proved the formation of a JPA in May 2013. However the agree- ment never received final ap- proval by the California Secretary FAIRGROUNDS County may halt joint powers agreement The percentage of students enter- ing kindergartner with personal belief exemptions in the 2014- 2015school year. Tehama County 4.15 Butte County 5.96 Shasta County 7.53 Plumas County 6.71 Mendocino County 6.3 Glenn County 0.96 MEASLES PAGE 9 STORM PAGE 9 COUNTY PAGE 9 If there's a "photo op," have someone take digital photos with their phone or camera. Folks doing something make the most interesting photos. Make note of the names of the individual people in the photo, unless it's a big crowd. Then send photos with an email describing "WHO, WHAT, WHY WHERE and WHEN" to editor@redbluffdailynews.com, and include a phone number where staff can reach you for more information, if needed! We'd like to see more of YOU in The Daily News! 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