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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Shasta Cas- cade Hazardous Materials Re- sponse Team, or SCHMRT, vis- ited Red Bluff's wastewater fa- cility Wednesday for a training exercise. "Today, the Shasta Cascade Hazardous Materials Response Team conducted monthly train- ing at the city of Red Bluff waste water treatment plant on Messer Drive," said Redding Fire Chief Gerry Gray, who serves as the operations director for the team. "The objectives of the drill were to familiarize new team mem- bers with facility operations and to conduct emergency operations during a simulated chlorine inci- dent. The city of Red Bluff main- tains a very safe and efficient fa- cility, but it's important for us to remain prepared for any event." In addition to Tehama County, DRILL Hazardous materials te am t ra ins at wastewater facility By Sheila Burke The Associated Press NASHVILLE, TENN. A 15-year-old Tennessee girl who disappeared with her teacher more than a month ago was found safe at a commune in California and the teacher was arrested, authorities said Thursday. The Tennessee Bureau of In- vestigation said 50-year-old Tad Cummins surrendered without incident in Cecilville, which is in northern California. Authorities said they found Cummins' Nis- san Rogue and later located the pair. The agency said it planned a news conference for 4 p.m. EDT to release more details. The pair's disappearance March 13 came after Cummins was investigated by the school system when another student re- ported seeing the then-married teacher kiss the girl at the Cul- leoka Unit School. Culleoka is a community about 60 miles south of Nashville near the Alabama state line. "We're so happy that California police worked quickly and were DISAPPEARANCE Tennessee girl safe, teacher arrested at state commune By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF A Red Bluff boy was cited by the Red Bluff Police De- partment Monday for a false alarm call at Vista Preparatory Academy to which Red Bluff Fire responded. "The boy and two of his friends were at the school when he pulled the alarm," said Red Bluff Fire Division Chief Matthew Sho- bash. "He initially denied it was him, but admitted to pulling the alarm, because he was bored, af- ter seeing a photo and evidence we had. It is considered a mali- cious alarm because it takes re- sources away from emergency sit- uations." In Monday's case, there was a medical call running simulta- neously and an engine had to be cleared from the Vista call to re- spond, Shobash said. The boy was cited and released to his guard- ians. The department typically re- sponds to about 100 false alarms per year, a Red Bluff Fire spokes- woman said. Statistics listed on the department website at rbfd. org show 107 for 2014, 111 for 2015 and 100 for 2016. Since January, there have been 37 false alarms including three from a child pulling an alarm and one alarm pulled by an adult. The largest percentage of false alarms tend to be unintentional trans- missions, such as an acciden- tal activation of a medical alarm button. In addition to false alarms, ar- son fires are another area the de- partment has seen extra diver- sion of resources involving youth in 2017. A teenage boy was charged with two counts of arson for two fires at the same location, Sho- bash said. The boy set the first fire on Feb. 18 and a second one March 9 in the area of Kimball Road and South Jackson Street. The boy was already in custody at the Tehama County Juvenile Justice Center on an unrelated charge and the arson charges will be added to the existing one. Charges were filed against a Red Bluff man who was arrested March 17. David Ira Bell, 36, was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of arson of the property of another, attempting to aid or counsel arson, three VISTA PREP Boycitedinfalsealarmincident By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The Pauline Davis Pavilion was full Wednesday night with fans eager to cheer on this year's Bud Light 3000 4D Barrel Race and the Cow- boys and Cowgirls Bikini Bar- rel Race contestants at the Te- hama District Fairground. The barrel races began in 2010 as The Vetericyn 3000 and in 2012 the name changed to the Bud Light 3000, when Bud Light became the main sponsor. The Budweiser Clydesdales strutted their stuff during a half- time show of the barrel racing. The bikini race and the shirtless cowboy race have become added staples during Round-Up week. In 2011 the Bikini Race was an added attraction when Mike Dudley, Red Bluff Round-Up di- rector and Barrel racing sup- porter, suggested it as a way to keep his crew interested and on board, according to the Round- Up website. Within a few year the race has become very popu- lar and draws sell-out crowds to watch "beautiful, talented, ath- letic woman on some of the best horses in the business." Contestants in the bikini bar- rel race have two opportunities to win money in the competition and according to the event's an- nouncer, Leslie Davenport, of Red Bluff, won the most money in 2016 and has been a partici- pant for many years. Davenport said she team ropes and barrel races for fun and is excited this year to be able to run a horse owned by "one of the best in the business," Cathy Cagliari. Katina Landingham, of Corn- ing, said she loves to come to the race each year and has friends and family who participate in similar events regularly. A Bikini Race Calcutta was ROUND-UP BARREL RACERS AND BIKINIS DRAW LARGE CROWD PHOTOSBYHEATHERHOELSCHER—DAILYNEWS The contestants in the 6th Annual Cowboy and Bikini Barrel Race are introduced during the Red Bluff Round Up Wednesday night events. Musicians perform at the 6th annual Bud Light 3000Cowboy and Bikini Barrel Race Wednesday. Calendar..........A2 Community.....A3 Education........A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Weather ..........B6 Index............... ## INDEX University officials fear violent protests against conservative author, propose alternative speaking date in May. PAGEA8 FREE SPEECH UCBerkeleyflip-flops on Ann Coulter Marijuana enthusiasts cel- ebrate at joints from Capi- tol Hill to Hippie Hill across America Thursday. 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