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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A Breaking news at: Authentic Carnitas County Fare RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week Sunny 95/57 Weather forecast 8B Students, faculty recall Bluffer head's humor, talent By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Retired teacher and a pillar of the Red Bluff community Dwight Evans, 63, died of a heart attack on Sunday at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Evans, who leaves behind his wife, who taught at Evergreen School, and two adult children, had been with Red Bluff High since the mid 1980s up until his retirement in 2010, Prin- cipal Patrick Gleason said. "It hit this place hard," Gleason said. "We were kind of in shock." Prior to teaching Eng- lish and Journalism at Red Bluff High School, Evans taught at Los Moli- nos for a few years, Glea- son said. cilwoman Daniele Jack- son, a 1997 graduate of Red Bluff High, had Evans as a teacher for freshman English. "Mr. Evans was a sta- ple at Red Bluff High School," Jackson said. "His contributions and dedication to the students in his English classes, as well as the Bluffer, were unparalleled. He was one of those teachers who always had a smile on his face and positive com- ments for his students." Red Bluff City Coun- Evans for 23 years, first as a fellow teacher and later as his boss, he said. "He had quite an impact on our graduates," Gleason said. "For those he connected with he's a huge part of their high school experience. The teacher they'll remember forever because he was so unique and funny and good. He's who the kids will talk about at their 10- and 20-year reunions." Evans was instrumen- tal in starting the Austrian Gleason has known DAILYNEWS SPORTS 1B TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50ยข 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 School mourns Evans Pair injured after hitting pig Two Red Bluff residents were flown to Mercy Med- ical Center in Redding following a motorcycle crash involving a pig at 5 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 36W, west of Dibble Creek. Driver Anthony Quezada, 30, had moderate injuries and his passenger Johni Wheeler, 19, had major injuries, California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh said. Board rallies against tractor emission plan By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Board of Supervisors voiced its disapproval Tuesday regarding pro- posed emission reduc- tions from the Califor- nia Air Resources Board targeting agricultural tractors across the state. The Air Resources Board will be holing a public workshop at the Shasta County Supervi- sors Building 1 p.m. Thursday to discuss the in-use off-road mobile agricultural equipment rule that is still in the concept stage, but may be adopted as early as December 2013. Photo courtesy of Connor Ross Former Red Bluff High School teacher Dwight Evans holds a cat brought to him for a day visit by a student for his birthday. Evans, who retired in 2010, died Sunday of a heart attack. exchange program, which has been going on for about 15 years, and was passionate about The Bluffer and high school journalism, Gleason said. "He was a true teacher both in the class and as an advisor and as a peer," Gleason said. "What he was gifted at was influ- encing others without forcing himself or his ways on anyone. He influ- enced people willingly, which is a true sign of a gifted teacher." Monster trucks roll into Red Bluff Team Bigfoot will be returning to Red Bluff after more than two years' absence Oct. 5-7 at the Tehama District Fairground. Growney Motors West Coast Monster Truck Nationals will feature popular trucks Patriot, Obsession, M2D Thun- der, Captain USA, Shocker and others. Gates open at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday with racing starting at 8 p.m. Sunday the gates open an noon and racing starts at 2 p.m. The 15th annual Toy Truck Night, with all children 12 and younger receiving a free toy monster truck cour- tesy of Lassen Medical Friday night will be Group. Also featured will be freestyle motocross and a local Tuff Trucks com- petition with $3,000 in cash prizes. Ticket are available at participating NAPA Auto Parts, Bud's Jolly Kone, Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, Carmona's Appliance of Red Bluff and Redding and Hol- brook's Furniture of Chico and Red Bluff. For more information and to purchase tickets on line or by phone, call 527-6220 or visit rbmon- sters.com. The Palomino Room's Monster Truck Madness Invasion Parade will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in Downtown Red Bluff. For information on 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Tuff Trucks and to enter, call Hill Enterprises at (530) 529-9711. turn to for advice throughout the years and even in the worst situation Evans would find some- thing funny to say. "All different types of personalities were drawn to him," Gleason said. "His kids love him. They were very protective of him and he inspired loyal- ty without an ounce of fear." "He helped them to understand the responsi- bility level they had with the newspaper and they took it and thrived," Glea- son said. "His whole style was to empower them with trust and the kids always stepped up for him." Gleason said Evans was someone he could He had a unique style of leadership when it came to the school news- paper, choosing to empower the students, Gleason said. While he retired in 2010, Evans stayed con- nected with the school, often visiting the students at The Bluffer, Gleason said. Bluffer Staff members See EVANS, page 7A The proposed rules could set emission stan- dards for tractors, com- bines, harvesters, balers, ATVs and forklifts. Tehama County Air Pollution Control Offi- cer Alan Abbs said the proposal stems from fallout of a 2007 State Strategy commitment to transition fleets into the cleanest technologies. He said agricultural equipment is being tar- geted as solutions are still being sought to fix the air quality in the San Joaquin and South Coast Air Pollution Control Districts. he believed standards in other parts of the state should be left alone and Abbs told the board would take that stance along with other local control officers at Thursday's workshop. "What's good for San Joaquin isn't necessarily good for everyone else," he said. He said he believed the California Air Resources Board would have a problem in enforcing any regula- tions when it came to farmers and tractors and should work them out in San Joaquin first. Supervisor Gregg Avilla questioned whether his own person- al tractor, which he said he uses about 100 hours a year, would be target- ed. Abbs responded by questioning how logical the plans were. "I don't know what the thinking is with the people down there," Supervisor Ron Warner said. Supervisor Dennis Garton also took a shot at the proposal. "At some point (they) Both were wearing helmets, which prevented further See PIG, page 7A have to sit down and work on common sense and not just with num- bers," he said. Avilla added it was hard enough for small farmers to stay afloat without having to worry about paying for addi- tional regulations. Chairman Bob Williams told Abbs they stood by his decision on the issue. Local rider places third in Bareback Photo courtesy of Jennifer Marinelli Photography of Red Bluff Casey Meroshnekoff of Red Bluff competes in the CCPRA state finals held during the Tehama District Fair in the Pauline Davis Pavilion. Meroshnek placed third in the Bareback Riding competition. Smog Inspection $ COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) +$ 825 certificate 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 2595