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Monday, March 29, 2010 – Daily News – 7A COWBOY Continued from page 1A The easy- going event also was the scene of reunions. Daniel McMartin, watching the competition from horse- back, said the event was the first time he had seen at least one friend in about a year. The event Results Stockdog Trial 1st Place - Loren Holmes, with Helga 2nd Place - Merle Newton, with Roy 3rd Place - Loren Holmes, with Dazel Two-Man Stockman's Challenge 1st Place - Michelle Birt and Ram- sey Wood 2nd Place - Butch Robins and Coop- er Stumbaugh 3rd Place - Cooper Stumbaugh and John Baker Herman Daugherty Working saw an over- lap of dog, cattle and horse groups that McMartin and his wife have become familiar with as dog train- ers, he said. “We know about half the people here,” McMartin said. For Cottonwood resident Michael Ward and Paula Finch, the event offered insight into a part of Tehama County absent in its cities. “You see this slice of Tehama County that you don’t Cow-horse Challenge, sponsored by Pine Creek Cattle Company 1st Place - J.C. Niesen, with Miffy 2nd Place - Michelle Birt 3rd Place - Chet Vogt, with Broad- way Joe Three-Man Calf Branding 1st Place - Tyler Martinez, Justin Niesen and J.C. Niesen 2nd Place - John Baker, Cooper Stumbaugh and Butch Robins 3rd Place - Adam Davy, Josh Davy, Blaine Regan see everywhere else,” she said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailynews.com. DEBUT Continued from page 1A With several Tehama County and Chico racers taking part in the series over the years, Yount added the Red Bluff race to offer something closer to home for those racers. Yount expects to expand the series to nine or 10 races for COUNTY Continued from page 1A basis. The difference now is owners will be paying for the inspection instead of the permit. The extent of the damage across some 120 tank owners is unclear, but Potanovic said he is not expect- ing to turn up long-term leaks. Man- aging petroleum leaks is good busi- ness sense, he said. “I’m not expecting to find a bunch of smoking guns out there, or SUPES Continued from page 1A was already seeking to include in its NorCal con- tract, according to county documents. The vote would not ter- minate Tehama County’s NorCal contract nor seal EGG Continued from page 1A “Whoah, you made out, Bear,” said Shanna Anderson, of Red Bluff, as one of her three children returned from a successful foray. Eggs were so plentiful that, even before the 30-minute search was exhausted, 6-year-old Amber Anderson shared her bounty with her brothers, Shanna Anderson said. In the case of Gayle Hoehl, next winter, with the first race set for the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. Six local racers competed in Sunday’s event, including Pat Beckley of Corning and Bill Weingart, Garon Silva, Alex Flores, Fred Avila and Jack Weingart of Red Bluff. Beckley took second place in the A Open division, which raced for 60 minutes and had six men and one woman of all age anything like that,” Potanovic said. If ignored long enough, leaks can contaminate soil and get into the river or even into groundwater drinking supplies, endangering crops, the environment and resi- dents. “Our worst nightmare is contam- ination of water,” Potanovic said. “That’s something that’s very diffi- cult to contain, that’s something that’s very difficult to mitigate.” The most recent recorded spill was in February when, in what offi- cials believe was an act of vandal- the deal on a new contract. The county would not be able to finalize its decision until April 9, during an upcoming Sierra-Sacra- mento Valley meeting. If approved then, NorCal services would terminate in July. NorCal has served Tehama County since ism, 800 gallons of petroleum spilled onto a Vina ranch. The petroleum did not make it to the water, but the petroleum owner was required to fund a clean-up process, as will any owner whose petroleum has been leaking. More information is available by calling Tehama County Environ- mental Health at 527-8020. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailynews.com. 1983. Most recently, it has implemented a program that trains First Respon- ders, who have been staffed in volunteer fire companies. First Respon- ders are cheaper to train than EMTs and 30 have been placed throughout Tehama County, NorCal EMS CEO Dan Spiess absolute strangers stopped by to share eggs with her foster chil- dren. Hoehl had just moved to Corn- ing, and this was her first time at the event, she said. The event brought back memo- ries for Denton Doddson. A commercial vehicle inspec- tor for the California Highway Patrol, Doddson can still remem- ber pressing against the event’s yellow-caution tape as a child, keeping his eyes peeled for eggs in the grass. groups. Bill Weingart took fifth place among the men. Silva was first in the 45- minute B 20-29 division race and Avila, who owns Fast Wheels Bike Shop in Red Bluff, took first in the 30-39 age group. Jack Weingart captured third in the 40-49 age group and Flo- res was fourth among the 20-29 group. Top level cyclocross racers ride specially designed said. Calls to Sierra-Sacra- mento Valley EMS Agency officials were not returned Friday afternoon. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. His daughter, 5-year-old Jaycee, proved resourceful enough to pick up 17 eggs, aver- aging at least an egg per minute. “It’s my favorite,” she said of the event. But for the Doddsons, the hunt is only one part of Easter. The real lessons come later, at church, Denton Doddson said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailynews.co m. cyclocross bicycles that are beefed-up versions of road bikes. Sunday’s race saw several mountain bikes, some converted road bikes and a few classic road bikes. “That would have been a pretty good mountain bike race if you just get rid of the obsta- cles,” said Tom Embree, who races for the Chico Corsa Cycling Club. A free children’s one-lap race was held, with 12 boys and one girl taking on the challenge. A unicyclist, Paul York, even completed four laps of the course during the A race with average lap time being more than double the top racers on two wheels. For more information about the Ride On series, visit http://web.mac.com/rideonrace- series. Warm greeting for Pelosi at San Francisco church SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday returned to her home dis- trict, where she celebrated the passage of a national health care bill with an appearance at a San Fran- cisco church. Speaking at the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, the Democrat told an enthusi- astic crowd of about 750 worshippers that the legis- lation’s passage will make health care affordable for ‘We’re celebrating really something that is historic, in terms of sitting right up there with Social Security, Medicare and the Civil Rights Act’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the middle class and even- tually provide coverage for millions of uninsured Americans. ‘‘We’re celebrating real- ly something that is his- toric, in terms of sitting right up there with Social Moth forces wine country’s secret out into the open FRESNO (AP) — One of the dirty secrets of California’s wine country is now on everyone’s lips. Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way nonstop from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley, the land of three-figure cabernet. With valuable fruit at risk, the region’s fast and loose play with federal agriculture quarantine laws is getting new scrutiny from investigators and researchers. Suitcase smuggling is the winked-at act of sneaking in cane cuttings to clone vines from France’s premier vineyards, hoping to replicate success. Vintners say it helped build a handful of exceptional vineyards in the 1980s when U.S. plant choices were limited and import testing took seven years. As California clamps a quarantine across the heart of Napa Valley and farmers ready their pesticides, nobody is winking any- more. A new Napa reality is setting in— that lax attitudes invite costly invasions of new pests that can threaten the country’s most expensive and economically produc- tive farmland. ‘‘There are people who continue to spin their tales of smuggled plant material. Peo- ple like a story with a glass of wine, and what that tends to do is legitimize behavior that not only threatens the industry, it’s ille- gal,’’ said Greg Clark, deputy agricultural commissioner for Napa County. ‘‘Knock it off.’’ A handful of California’s best vintners today admit to having used ‘‘suitcase cloning’’ to avoid yearslong waits in USDA quarantine for their vines. Their stories of success after stuffing cane buds down pants legs and in back- packs romanticized an outlaw behavior that, even if it’s not directly responsible for a coming wave of vineyard spraying over most of Napa Valley, has reminded growers that one person’s miscalculation can affect them all. ‘‘The question is ’Who brought it in?’’ asks Jim Lincoln, who manages 400 acres of grapes in the quarantine area. Theories are swirling around Napa like cabernet in a Riedel glass: smuggled grape cuttings; imported vineyard machinery mis- labeled to avoid scrutiny, as is suspected in Chile’s similar outbreak, or, even more sin- ister, a deliberate introduction to gain an edge in a region where an acre of fruit can sell for $15,000 and more. ‘‘Even small percentage or a fraction of a percentage in market share has the poten- tial to benefit someone financially,’’ said Clark. Agricultural officials say that had the European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana) innocently evaded inspectors on a container ship, the first trapping of the grape eater would have been near a port. Instead the pest that has proliferated across European vineyards appeared last Septem- ber in the heart of the region where fine cabernet can fetch hundreds of dollars a bottle. ‘‘My personal belief is that there are peo- ple who feel they are above the law and that they know better and therefore they’ll bring in whatever they like,’’ said USDA spokesman Larry Hawkins. ‘‘They flaunt it.’’ Steep fines and improved U.S. nursery stock since the 1980s now discourage the reckless suitcase smuggling practice, though authorities believe it still exists. Today a grower seeking shortcuts would have to pass border inspectors and circum- vent quarantines at UC-Davis’ Foundation Plant Services, funded to test imported plants for pests and diseases. ‘‘There are those who think that some of the virus problems suffered in Napa have been because of smuggling,’’ said Plant Ser- vices director Deborah Golino. ‘‘The more we move plants around the world, the more chance there is of introducing problems.’’ Security, Medicare and the Civil Rights Act,’’ Pelosi said as the hometown crowd stood and cheered. Pelosi’s address was her first public appearance in her home district since Congressional Democrats on Friday sent the final piece of legislation to Pres- ident Barack Obama. The president is expected to sign the bill Tuesday. The signing of the bill into law will end a long chapter in what has been a wrenching national debate over how to overhaul America’s health care sys- tem. Republicans, including House GOP leader John Boehner, bitterly opposed the overhaul to the end, arguing the bill would be bad for business and hurt the struggling U.S. econo- my. The Ohio congressman described the bill as a ‘‘grim moment for mil- lions.’’ During her address Sun- day, Pelosi said not only would the measure provide health care for millions of uninsured Americans, it would help stimulate the economy by being a ‘‘job creator.’’ She also downplayed concerns that some of her fellow Democrats would be more vulnerable to losing to Republicans when Americans vote in midterm elections this fall. The church where Pelosi spoke is known for provid- ing meals, health care and other social services to the jobless and homeless. – Thank You – thanks to the generosity of these local businesses & individuals. • M & M RANCH HOUSE • ROSE HABLITZEL, ENROLLED AGENT • RED BLUFF INTERIORS • MOTHER LODE HOLDING CO. • LP BUILDING PRODUCTS • LOUISIANA PACIFIC • STATE FARM INS. 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