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THURSDAY Best to Work Warriors��� Next Step Round-Up APRIL 11, 2013 Pastimes Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 79/48 Weather forecast 6B TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50�� T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Major crimes dip Explosives in car shut interstate By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The California Highway Patrol temporarily closed southbound Interstate 5, south of Riverside Avenue in the Red Bluff area after explosive devices were found in a vehicle. At 9:10 a.m., an officer saw a disabled Honda Accord on the right shoulder of southbound I-5 and pulled over to check on the driver, Timothy Squires, CHP Public Information Officer Jake Bushey said. Squires, 58, of Lodi, was acting suspicious and the officer had him get out of the car, Bushey said. While talking with the driver, the officer noticed a backpack, which was searched turning up blasting caps and ammunition. See SHUT, page 5A Film festival opens Friday JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Daily News graph by Rich Greene By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Sheriff���s Department 2012 Annual Report and Statistical Analysis shows major crimes decreased in 2012 from the previous year, though assaults and thefts remained substantially higher than in 2010. There were three murders reported in Tehama County in 2012. There were four total in the previous three years. Five rapes were reported. The same number as in 2011. Robberies, assaults, burglaries and thefts decreased from the previous year. The 212 assaults in 2012 represent a 27 percent increase from 2010 and thefts are up 51 percent over those two years. Sheriff Dave Hencratt said he believes the decrease in burglaries may be attributed to the work being done by his employees on the street level. Thefts have risen because of the increase of theft of scrapping supplies from farmers. Calls for service dipped substantially from 25,380 in 2010 to 23,991 in 2012. Hencratt said he believes that may be attributed to an increase in neighborhood watch groups. Overall 530 major crimes were reported in Tehama County in 2012. Those major crimes are tracked by the FBI and contain the four most serious violent crimes against Report: Calif. growers need to keep using fumigant SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Despite longstanding concerns about pesticide exposure, a report issued Tuesday suggests California strawberry growers will have to keep using a controversial set of fumigants to keep the state���s $2.3 billion strawberry industry competitive. Fumigants are gaseous pesticides that are injected into soil before strawberries and other crops are planted. Methyl bromide, the best known pesticide of this type, was phased out by international treaty because it depletes the Earth���s protective ozone layer. But it is still used in very limited quantities in California, which produces 88 percent of the nation���s strawberries. The report released by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation suggests growers should try to stop using methyl bromide and its numerous replacements, but acknowledges the indus- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 try will need to keep using fumigants for years to avoid a dip in revenue. ������Even with full commitment to implement this action plan, the strawberry industry will need to continue its use of fumigants for years to remain viable,������ the report said. The report says berry growers need more economic support to transition to non-fumigant options, including grants or crop insurance. In recent years, the California Strawberry Commission has poured millions of dollars into university research to look at alternatives to fumigation, such as crop rotation, eliminating soil pathogens by using natural sources of carbon and sterilizing soil with steam. The commission and the state are also working on a research partnership looking for alternatives to fumigants. The $500,000, three-year project is will focus on growing strawberries in peat, tree bark or other non-soil substances that are diseasefree. The working group of scientists and other speSee REPORT, page 5A a person ��� murder, criminal sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault ��� and the four most serious property crimes ��� burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. The sheriff���s numbers do not include the majority of motor vehicle thefts in the county, as those crimes are often investigated by the California Highway Patrol. Similarly, arson cases are investigated by state agencies. Hencratt said it was too early to tell how AB 109 prison realignment may be affecting the numbers. He said the Tehama County Community Corrections Partnership is working on compiling those statistics for an upcoming report. The deep south meets the Wild West at the Shasta College Humanities Through Film Class��� seventh annual Heritage Film Festival Friday at the State Theatre, 333 Oak St. in Red Bluff. The festival will feature to classics, ���Gone with the Wind��� and ���Eight Seconds���, both of which in a way Tehama County has ties to. Eight Seconds, the story of Lane Frost going head to head with John Growney���s infamous bull Red Rock was chosen for its connection to Red Bluff and as a nod to the upcoming Red Bluff Round-Up. ���It���s the 25th anniversary of that ride (between Lane Frost and Red Rock), which is part of why we picked it,��� Shasta College teacher Linda McCay said. The event, put on by her Humanities through Film class, kicks off with doors opening at 3 p.m., special music until 3:15 p.m. and the showing of 8 Seconds at 3:30 p.m., she said. Gone with the Wind will start at 5:45 p.m. and will host an intermission half way through. Red Bluff members of the Reenactors of the American Civil War, both soldiers and civilians, will be on hand to help represent the Civil War era. ���There���s a lot of history that little Tehama County has had a part of and is connected to,��� McCay said. ���California was important to the Civil War not just because of it joining the union, but also for its gold reserves and silver to help support the war efforts.��� Little known facts she learned in researching for the event were that California was raising troops See FILM, page 5A RBUHS champs of math contest The Champions of this year's Trimathelon Mathematics Contest are Red Bluff High School and Shasta High School. Schools competing this year were Anderson New Technology High School, Central Valley High School, Enterprise High School, Foothill High School, Red Bluff High School, Shasta High School, and West Valley High School. Combining scores from competing in three events determines the champions. Teachers from the above high schools each brought two to three twoperson teams to compete in the events. The winner of the Chalk Talk event was Red Bluff High School represented by Maryn Spangler and Shelby Baccala. This event requires participants to do research and give a 10-minute presentation on Kepler���s Laws. The second place winner was Shasta High School represented by Adam Zufall and Evan Roberts. The winner of the Dragon Slayer Derby was Foothill High School represented by Brett Pearson and Nate Cordano. This event has two-person teams solving problems that may involve puzzles, logic, or critical thinking. The second place winner Courtesy photo The Red Bluff Union High School Trimathelon team. Pictured, from back left, are Andrew Clawson, Kyle Lemmerman, Mike Fox, Shelby Baccala and Maryn Spangler. Front row, Jaclyn Hollmer and Rachel Ward. was Red Bluff High School represented by Kyle Lemmerman and Andrew Clawson. The winner of the Applied Problem Solving event was Enterprise High School represented by Anthony Cellini and Kelly Cooper. This event also uses two-person teams, but they solve problems that are realistic applications of mathematics. The second place winner was Shasta High School represented by Kayla Mitchell and Tyler Gordon. Students also participate in an Estimation Golf event. Teams are given See MATH, page 5A