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Staffreports RED BLUFF A 64-year- old Red Bluff woman was scratched by a bat Wednes- day when she stepped over the animal while it was ly- ing on the ground. The bat was collected and taken to Butte County Public Health for testing, according to a press re- lease issued Wednesday by the Red Bluff Police De- partment. The bat tested positive for rabies. At this time this inci- dent is considered a nor- mal rural community pub- lic health concern. Bats are known carriers of rabies. Bats are typically nocturnal and if encoun- tered in the day should be suspected as infected. Do not attempt to han- dle live bats to avoid injury and exposure to rabies, the release said. Dead bats can be placed in a plastic bag and disposed of in the trash. If residents need assis- tance from RBPD Animal Control dealing with a bat, call dispatch at 527-3131. ALERT Womanscratched by bat with rabies Gaunt:CordeliaGaunt,94, of Red Bluff died Mon- day, June 27at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Thursday, June 30, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Death notice To avoid injury you should never place any part of your body directly over a fireworks device when lighting the fuse, you should back up several feet immediately after lighting the firework, never point or throw fireworks at an- other person, never at- tempt to re-light or repair fireworks, never carry fire- works in your pockets and avoid wearing loose fitting clothing. Fireworks are not toys, the release said. California has a zero tol- erance for the sale and use of illegal fireworks, accord- ing to the release. Illegal fireworks include sky rock- ets, bottle rockets, roman candles, aerial shells, fire- crackers and other types that explode, go into the air or move on the ground in an uncontrollable man- ner. It is illegal to sell, trans- port or use fireworks that do not carry the "Safe and Sane" seal, as well as pos- sess or use any fireworks in a community where they are not permitted. If convicted, a viola- tor could be fined up to $50,000 and sent to jail for up to a year, according to the release. Parents are li- able for any damages or in- juries caused by their chil- dren using fireworks and can be held liable for the cost of fighting any fires their children start. Safe and sane fireworks are sold at authorized stands within California and should only be pur- chased bearing the Califor- nia State Fire Marshal seal. Cal Fire will be out pa- trolling this Fourth of July and will be available to an- swer any questions the pub- lic may have in regards to fireworks and other fire safety issues. For more fire safety tips go to fire.ca.gov or readyfor- wildfire.org. Tips FROM PAGE 1 eant events will follow on the stage. Contestants are asked to arrive in a patriotic outfit or dress of choice. Compe- tition will include a per- sonal introduction, a for- mal walk and a stage ques- tion. "The Los Molinos Miss 4th of July pageant is very beginner friendly," Mack said. "Younger contes- tants are welcome to have an on stage helper with them throughout competi- tion. This event will award one '4th of July Heart- Shine Queen' in each of the four age categories as well as Ambassador titles for boys." The four age categories are 2-6, 7-12, 13-17 and 18- 21. Inner-beauty is impor- tant to the organization as, HeartShine represents leadership, positive sis- terhood, service to com- munity and opportunity, Mack said in the release. "Tehama County is proud to already have three local girls who are currently do- ing an amazing job of repre- senting our region as Heart- Shine Royalty," Mack said. Red Bluff resident Anas- tasia Hartman is Mini-Miss California 2016 and state mini-talent winner while fellow Red Bluff resident Jordyn Armstrong is serv- ing as Miss California Pre- Teen 2016, a 2016 Heart- Shine USA National title holder and the state overall talent winner. Los Molinos resident Alizah Zornes has the title of 2016 Miss Cali- fornia Jr. Teen. HeartShine is one of the most active community ser- vice organization in North- ern California and features more than 60 title holders, yet they require no minimal participation from their winners, Mack said. The public is encouraged to come out to the Veterans Hall Saturday and enter to win one of the many raffle prizes, enjoy a homemade bake sale and see who will be crowned the very first "Miss 4th of July." To learn more about HeartShine, like it on Face- book or visit HeartShine. net. More information is available by writing to HearthShinePageants@ gmail.com. Pageant FROM PAGE 1 hama County Fireworks Committee and the Red Bluff Elks Lodge will be hosting a fireworks show that starts at dusk, around 9:30-10 p.m., co-chair- woman Jennifer Guarino said. The best viewing place is River Park at 100 Main St. The group has been rais- ing funds all year to bring back the show, which did not take place in 2015. The final fundraiser prior to the show is a fireworks booth at the parking lot of The Home Depot, which is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sunday and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. "The fireworks booth in The Home Depot Parking lot is the only one in town that 100 percent of the pro- ceeds goes to your fireworks show that will be happening this year due to all the sup- port of this amazing com- munity," Guarino said. "A special thanks to the mem- bers of the Elks Lodge that are out there in this heat manning the booth for us all." Caltrans would like to re- mind those hitting the road there are two projects on In- terstate 5 that may impact the already busy holiday traffic, including one lane traffic in Lakehead near Antlers Bridge. Delays may take from one to two hours during peak travel times. The heaviest northbound traffic is expected between 10 a.m. and 11 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat- urday. Southbound traffic is expected to have peak travel from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. If delays be- come long, motorists are encouraged to detour onto State Route 89. Big rigs are not permitted or advised on SR 89. Just north of Mt. Shasta to Central Weed, there is one-way traffic control. Peak northbound travel is expected 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Southbound peak travel times are 1-5 p.m. Tuesday. For travel information, tune into 1610 AM on the radio, log on to www.cal- trans2.info and click on quick maps or follow @Cal- transD2 on Twitter. Fourth FROM PAGE 1 Fireworks light up the sky in 2014. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS The Red Bluff Marine Corps League detachment carry the colors in the 2015Fourth of July Parade in Los Molinos. The Associated Press WASHINGTON CIA Di- rector John Brennan said Wednesday the attack in Istanbul has the earmarks of strikes by Islamic State militantsandthatthegroup is likely trying to hit the United States in the Mid- dle East and on U.S. soil. He said Tuesday's attack at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport that killed 41 peo- ple and wounded hundreds "bears the hallmarks of ISIL's depravity." "If anybody here be- lieves the U.S. homeland is hermetically sealed and that ISIL would not con- sider that, I would guard against it," Brennan said, using another acronym for the group. Earlier this month, Bren- nan told Congress that the U.S. battle against the Is- lamic State has not yet curbed the group's global reach and that they are ex- pectedtoplotmoreattacks. TERRORISM Istanbul attack bears hallmarks of ISIL By Nomaan Merchant The Associated Press HOUSTON The poorest parts of Houston remind Dr. Peter Hotez of some of the neighborhoods in Latin America hardest hit by Zika. Broken window screens. Limited air conditioning. Trash piles that seem to re- appear even after they're cleaned up. On a hot, humid day this month, Hotez pointed at one pile that included old tires and a smashed- in television with water pooling inside. It was a textbook habitat for the mosquitoes that carry and transmit the Zika vi- rus, and one example of the challenge facing pub- lic health officials. "I'm showing you Zika heaven," said Hotez, the tropical medicine dean at Baylor College of Medicine. Hotez and other tropi- cal disease specialists are most concerned about im- poverished urban areas and along the Gulf Coast, where the numbers of the mosquito that spreads Zika are expected to spike. Texas already has dealt with dengue fever, trans- mitted by the same mos- quito. Zika causes only a mild and brief illness, at worst, in most people. But it can cause fetal death and se- vere brain defects in the children of women in- fected during pregnancy. So far, Texas officials have reported 48 people infected with Zika, all as- sociated with travel. In one case, the virus was sexu- ally transmitted by some- one who had been infected abroad. Public health officials have spent months prepar- ing for what they are cer- tain will be at least some locally transmitted cases. "It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when," said Dr. Umair Shah, the exec- utive director of the Har- ris County public health department. Florida and other states in the South where the Ae- des aegypti mosquito is present also are taking steps to prepare. In Flor- ida, for example, Gov. Rick Scott used his emergency powers last week to autho- rize spending up to $26.2 million for Zika. His action comes as Congress remains stale- mated on President Barack Obama's $1.9 billion pro- posal to fight the virus. A scaled-back $1.1 billion Re- publican-drafted measure was blocked in the Sen- ate on Tuesday by Dem- ocrats opposed to its de- nial of new funding for Planned Parenthood clin- ics in Puerto Rico, where there already are more than 1,800 locally acquired cases, and to easing rules on pesticide spraying. In Texas, major cities have sophisticated mos- quito screening programs and years of dealing with other mosquito-borne ill- nesses like dengue and West Nile virus. But local authorities in most of the state have lim- ited or no mosquito sur- veillance. The mosquitoes they do capture are typi- cally sent to outside labs, and getting results can take weeks. VIRUS Health officials prepare for Zika, but local efforts tight R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff (FD371) 626Broadway•Chico 342-5642 www.BrusieFH.com THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 5 A