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APRIL 7 & 8 2012 WEEKEND Peep Show Page 3B RED BLUFF Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Weather forecast 10B Mostly sunny 68/44 DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY $1.00 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 Neighbors worry about Field to families chemical drift By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Pesticide drift from a com- mercial strawberry field in the Bend area has a group of resi- dents actively concerned about how the chemicals used will affect their health. When Sam Sleezer, 37, and his father-in-law Manuel Sil- veira, 65, installed new scientif- ic devices to measure air quali- ty on their neighboring proper- ties in the Bend area, they hoped that they would find their concerns were unwarranted. "I'm not against farming," Silveira said. However, results came back that levels of a toxic chemical found were far above safe lev- els beyond the time frame that it was supposed to be in the air. The two men brought their concerns to the state capitol March 20 as discussion in the Department of Pesticide Regu- lation reached a climax over the use of methyl iodide that was approved under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The following day, the man- Owner catches teen in the act A 19-year-old Red Bluff man trying to steal his pickup some- time before 4 a.m. Thursday was stopped by the owner and his shotgun in the 12000 block of Craig Avenue. Paul Jay Smith, 60, grabbed his gun when he found Brian Adam Harvey, 19, inside his white 1998 Chevrolet truck try- ing to start it, a sheriff's release said. Smith kept the suspect there See TEEN, page 9A Chamber, city assess relationship By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer ufacturer for methyl iodide pulled the product and decided to no longer distribute it for use in the U.S. However, similar chemicals, such as methyl bromide and chloropicrin are still in use and part of the compound applied in the Bend strawberry fields. Concerned about his chil- dren, Sam and Manny, ages 3 and 5, who play just feet from the 50-plus acre field, Sleezer is considering moving if the coun- ty continues to allow the com- pany to use dangerous chemi- cals. moved because of concerns, he said. There are still 17 children total that live all around the same field. County officials say that Another neighbor already Fundamental changes regard- ing Red Bluff's relationship with the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce could be on the horizon. The most drastic of which would be the separation of the Convention & Visitor's Bureau duties into its own entity. Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Manuel Silveira of the Bend area is concerned about toxic chemicals used as fumigants in the strawberry fields next to his property. Driscoll Strawberry Associates Inc., the owners of the field next to the Silveira and Sleezer properties, is within the legal limits and they have no good reason to deny the company a Car show to take a left turn By ANDREA WAGNER Show, part of the week- long celebration of Round-Up, will rev up at a new location and orga- nizers are seeking local folks to show off their rides. DN Staff Writer This year's Chili Car The 11th annual show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14, on Pine Street between Main and Washington streets. The free show and shine of local vehicles is a kick-off to rodeo week and to support the ICS Chili Cook-off. Vehicles entering the show are to drive in from Main Street and anyone in Tehama County is invited to enter any type of vehi- cle into the show. "We only have room for about 50 cars, so it's a good idea to register before the event," said organizer David Bickford. The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce is donating raffle prizes that are only avail- able for the car owners that enter. Each vehicle See CAR, page 9A permit to fumigate. County Agricultural Com- missioner Rick Gurrola, who has the authority to approve or deny the grower's pesticide use permit, based his decision on scientific data and evaluation from a legal standpoint, he said. "There's risk with all chemi- cals," Gurrola said. "There's See FIELD, page 9A officials were on hand Thursday night at the chamber's general membership meeting, where starting positions for both sides were laid out as the two begin working toward a new agree- ment. a working agreement in writing in 2004, with the expectation the deal would last for 10 years. Chamber officials met with the city finance committee in The city and chamber last put See CHAMBER, page 9A Round-Up to host high flying motocross Pro Tour FMX is a freestyle motocross team headed up by two former Arizona and California state MX champions, D.J. Umphres and Brent Den- ton, and will be perform- ing during the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo April 20-22. providing an upclose and personal Xgames experi- ence involving seat grabs, holy grabs, rock solids, tsunami and the back flip. Each rider with more than 15 years of experience brings a very healthy and maintained arsenal of tricks to each perfor- mance. The team specializes in love motocross and turned it into the wow factor for rodeo fans. Along with See MOTO, page 9A Humphries took his of freestyle Courtesy photo Freestyle motorcycle jumping will be featured during the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo this year. A strong sampling of city