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TUESDAY JULY 12, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Melodrama See Inside American Profile RED BLUFF Victory Sports 1B Sunny 87/60 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 Fire on Lopeman Drive I-5 collision victim was 86-year-old Flournoy man By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The name of the fatal victim in the collision Friday evening on northbound Interstate 5, south of Finnell Avenue, has been released as Bruno A. Poropat. Poropat, an 86-year-old Flournoy resident, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, a California Highway Patrol release said. Another driver, Jamal Diboun, 30, of Willits, was also injured. Diboun and his four passengers were taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital to be treated for minor injuries. The other involved drivers, Leslie M. Pritchett, 48, of Sacramento and Charles R. Moore, 55, of Boulder Creek, were uninjured. Poropat was driving south on I-5 when the tread on one of the tires of his 1997 Chevy Tahoe separated, causing him to lose control of the vehicle, the release said. The Tahoe went across the center median and into the northbound lanes, colliding with Diboun’s Toyota minivan and Pritchett’s big rig. Poropat’s vehicle went back into the center divider where it was rearended by Moore’s vehicle. Moore was driving north on I-5 and had swerved into the center divider in an attempt to avoid the other vehicles that had just collided, the release said. All four vehicles had major damage. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Pair of transients arrested with weapons and drugs By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Two transient men from the Red Bluff area were arrested Sunday evening for possession of dangerous weapons and drugs in the 1000 block of Main Street. At 11:39 p.m. Sunday, Tehama County Sheriff’s Deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle parked next to a closed vehicle. Contacting the occupants of the 1998 Ford Escort, deputies noticed a large, but suspicious object con- cealed under Robert Burden’s shirt, in his waistband, a Sheriff’s release said. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb CalFire helicopter 902 from Vina Helitack drops water on a vegetation fire that came out of a structure fire reported about 3 p.m. Monday on Lopeman Drive on the outskirts of Red Bluff. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer With help from what started as a breeze, a structure fire reported, 3 p.m. Monday in the 20700 block of Lopeman Drive quickly spread into a vegetation fire. “We have a southeast wind that has pushed the fire northwest and bumped up against Reeds Creek,” said Red Bluff Fire Chief Michael Bachmeyer. There was one small spot fire on the other side, but that was quickly contained, Bachmeyer said. The structure fire was out at 3:30 p.m. and the vegetation fire, which was five acres, was contained at 5 p.m., he said. The first unit on scene reported a barn was fully-involved, said CalFire Public Information Officer Kevin Colburn. Several structures were threat- ened between Lopeman Drive and Reeds Creek, however, none had been reported as damaged except for the barn and some smoke damage to a nearby house, Colburn said at the scene. CalFire and Red Bluff Fire had nine engines, one helicopter from Vina Helitack, three hand crews, two water tenders and a bulldozer respond, he said. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Colburn said. Witness- es at the scene said they heard a loud boom from just up the road, followed shortly thereafter by a second one. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527- 2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Deputies searched the 23-year-old Burden for weapons and found a seven-inch dagger with a fixed blade in his waistband. During a search of the vehicle, deputies discovered 23 Vicodin pills and determined they belonged to 28- year-old Joshua Caleb Scott. Scott denied any knowl- edge of the pills, the release said. Deputies also found a syringe in the driver’s side door of the vehicle where Scott had been seated. During an inventory search of Burden’s backpack, deputies found three syringes. Neither Burden nor Scott had any medical need for a syringe, the release said. Burden was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of possession of a dangerous concealed dirk or dagger and possession of drug paraphernalia. Scott was booked into jail on the charges of posses- sion of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $16,000 each. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Local restaurants welcome stricter regulations By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Food safety practices are nothing new, as every diner expects to have meals pre- pared properly and under sanitary conditions. For a few years, the state has required at least the owner or an employee of restaurants and businesses that serve food to have a food safety certification. Now the requirement is being extended to all employees who handle or serve food. Local restaurant owners welcome the law saying it only further helps them gain trust with customers and reinforces the practices they already have in place. Tremont Cafe and Creamery Owner Jennifer Smith, who has been in the food service business for more than 30 years, remains up to date on her training and recently sent her staff of about 15 to a certification Daily News photo by Tang Lor 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Owner Crystal Potter and Kitchen Supervisor Doug Endicott fix burg- ers using food safety practices at Hal’s Eat ‘Em Up. training. While the training course covered practices that the staff was already imple- menting it served as a reminder for them to follow the rules, Smith said. It made them more conscious of avoiding bad habits that could lead to cross contami- nation. “We do this every day, so sometimes we’re not aware that customers are watching us and they can see every thing we do,” Smith said. “It makes us aware of the things and habits that we have, like touching our face or our hair, and makes us realize we can’t do that when we’re working around food.” Crystal Potter, owner of Hal’s Eat ‘Em Up, said while customers don’t typi- cally ask workers if they are certified, knowing that everyone has to be certified provides customers with assurance that their food is being properly handled. “It’s really a good law because our customers know that everyone who is touching their food has proper knowledge on safe food handling,” she said. Her staff of 10 are all cer- tified, she said. Those who want to get certified will have to attend a training provided by an accredited trainer, which includes passing a test at the end of the session. The cer- tificate, or food handler card, is valid for three years Are you tired of those ugly, thick, painful fungal PODIATRY CENTER toenails? AEROFEET Painless Topical Treatment THAT REALLY WORKS. Treat your neglected nails and cracked feet in time for spring sandals! Call today for an appointment (530)527-7584 before it has to be renewed. Most employers will pay for the their employees to be certified, so the new require- ment should not be a burden to those seeking employ- ment in the food service field, said Roberto Reyes, owner of Los Mariachis. “We want people who ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com . want to work,” Reyes said. “Just because they’re not certified does not mean they’re not going to get hired. 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