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FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 2A Breaking news at: Bossetti Honored Community RED BLUFF Mercy Preview SPORTS 1B Sunny 105/67 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 West Nile Virus confirmed in Tehama County A dead Blue Jay from North of Red Bluff, Tehama County has been confirmed with West Nile Virus by the Center for Vectorborne Diseases. The virus positive indicators have already been found in 27 counties statewide, including Pooling resources the surrounding counties of Glenn and Butte, with13 human cases in Central and Southern California. This is the first con- firmed occurrence of the virus in Tehama County since 2011. The virus is transmitted to humans and animals through a mosquito bite. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds. With the virus appearing again in Tehama County, the best way to avoid the disease is to reduce exposure to mosqui- toes and eliminate their breed- By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer be receiving more than just a pool resurfacing this off- season. The McGlynn Pool will The Red Bluff City Council Tuesday autho- rized to expand the scope of the rehabilitation project to include a number of required upgrades to bring the pool into federal com- pliance. In mid-June the council authorized a $177,670 fiberglass resurfacing pro- ject to be completed at the end of an abbreviated pool season. That figure came in well below the city's budgeted allotment for the project, prompting city staff to ask for required Americans With Disabilities Act improvements to be includ- ed. the city's resurfacing con- tractor, Advanced Pool Coating, city staff requested Tuesday an extra $51,520 for improvements. The improvements After a consultation with include extending the fiber- glass gutters to the base of the pool coping, concrete deck work and the installa- tion of three wheel chair lifts. ing grounds. Tehama County Mosquito and Vector Control District Manager Andrew Cox recommends residents help reduce their risk of mosquito- borne diseases by taking these precautions: • DEET – Apply inspect repellent containing DEET, picaradin, oil of lemon eucalyp- tus or IR 3535 according to label instructions. Repellents keep the mosquitoes from bit- ing you. DEET can be used See VIRUS, page 7A Election filing deadline today By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Potential candidates for city, school and special dis- trict boards have until 5 p.m. today to file their paper- work. That is unless no incumbent files in a race. If that's the case, as it will be for the Red Bluff City Council, the filing period will be extended to Wednesday. Red Bluff Mayor Forrest Flynn and Councilman Bob Carrel both told the Daily News Thursday they have no intention of filing for another term. "It's time to get new energy, new blood, new thoughts," said Flynn, who has served on either the See ELECTION, page 7A Heat wave brings conservation call LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians swelter- ing in a lengthening heat wave were urged Thurs- day to voluntarily reduce power consumption, including air condition- ing, through the weekend to maintain electrical reserves and avoid the possibility of involuntary outages. during Thursday after- noon's peak hours to meet a predicted demand of 47,125 megawatts. Valleys and inland "This turns the project we were hoping for into a reality," Planning Director Scot Timboe told the coun- cil. work is completed, the only remaining ADA upgrades necessary would be minor projects such as changing drinking fountains. The additional budgeted Timboe said when the work includes payment to an ADA consultant to veri- fy the pool is compliant. Daily News photo by Rich Greene Work is performed on McGlynn Pool, Thursday, as part of the fiberglass resurfacing project. The city received $163,000 from a cash match grant, which required the city to spend $70,000 of its own funds. Timboe said the formula used for the grant created a scenario in which the more the city spent, the more bang they would get for Meeting set to probe area fires ing was scheduled to be held Thursday night to discuss the Reading Fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park. A community meet- was reported the fire had grown to 3,700 acres and was 5 percent con- tained. Earlier in the day it Spot fires near Bad- ger Mountain were aggressively attacked Wednesday with air tankers. On Thursday firefighters were contin- uing with direct and indirect handline con- struction. Highway 89 from Crags Campground to Summit Lake remained close along with portions of Hat Lake In-holder Road. Several trails were closed including the A 10-mile stretch of Paradise Meadow, Ter- race, Cliff and Shadow Lakes, Twin and Cluster Lakes Loop as well as portions of the Nobles Emigrant Trail and Pacific Crest Trail. The fire started with a lightning strike on July 23 one mile northeast of Paradise Meadow between the Terrace Lake Paradise Meadows Trails, about 14 miles south of Old Station. The fire was allowed to burn nationally, but grew significantly to the north and east on Mon- day because of strong winds. their buck from the state matched funds. The city's portion is coming out of its Develop- mental Impact Fees account. Timboe said, although the pool expenditures and an in-the-works project to upgrade the city's boat launch facility would dip severely into the DIF account, several planned projects next year would fill the account back up. He said these additional improvements combined with the original bid pack- age was the "icing on the cake." The California Inde- pendent System Operator, which manages most of the state's grid, said a so- called ''Flex Alert'' would be in effect from Friday through Sunday evening as temperatures climbing into the 100s in the state's interior regions are compounded by rising humidity. The National Weather Service is predicting highs in the mid 100s for Red Bluff throughout the weekend, reaching 106 on Saturday. Cal-ISO also urged immediate conservation areas have been baking all week under the influence of strong high pressure over the southwestern United States, bringing the summer's first real test of electrical supplies without the help of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The twin-reactor gen- erating station on the coast between San Diego and Los Angeles has been offline all year since a small leak of radiation from a steam tube led to discovery of more exten- sive problems. Electrical demand, par- ticularly from so many air conditioners in operation at the same time, also posed a strain for compo- nents of distribution sys- See HEAT, page 7A Turbine is company's first in nation unveiled at its distribution center in Red Bluff, its first onsite large-scale wind tur- bine pilot project. The wind turbine, expected to be operational by this fall, will provide roughly one megawatt of power or 15 to 20 percent of the distribu- tion center's yearly electri- cal use. Special to the DN Walmart Tuesday 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 to have full containment by Saturday. Twenty hand crews, 14 engines, four heli- copters and 492 person- nel have been assigned to the fire, which has caused $500,000 in damage and one injury. NorCal 1 Incident Management Team took command of the fire Wednesday. Firefighters estimate The new wind turbine features a tower height of 265 feet and a blade diame- ter of 250 fee, roughly equal to the height of a 20- story building. The GE SLE 1.0 Megawatt Wind Turbine is projected to produce about 2,200,000 kilowatt hours annually. Over the term of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) the pro- ject will contribute to ener- gy expense savings as well as provide price certainty for the electricity produced. Under a PPA arrange- ment, Foundation Wind- power installs, owns and operates the wind turbine and Walmart purchases the power produced under a long term agreement. "We are using every tool Courtesy photo Workers complete installation of a nearly 400-foot-tall wind tur- bine at the Walmart Distribution Center in Red Bluff. in the tool box as we work toward our goal to be sup- plied by 100 percent See TURBINE, page 7A ELBERTA PEACHES U-Pick Bring Boxes Pay at Barn SALE ORCHARDS Corner of Gilmore Ranch Rd. & Sale Lane 527-3504 Open 7am TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE'S SUNSCREENS Reduce Heat SAVE ENERGY Keep the heat out. up to 90%! 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260