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January 10, 2017

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"Thankyoutoallofyoufor supporting the Tehama County CattleWomen and Tehama County Cattlemen." —AnneOwens,amemberoftheTehamaCattleWomen's Scholarship Committee Staff Reports @redbluffnews on Twitter REDBLUFF Stormpredictionsthatpromptedthe National Weather Service to issue a flood watch through Wednesday brought several incidents of road hazards in just the first day of the storm Sat- urday and road closure extending into Monday. As of 9:52 a.m. Monday the following roads were reported closed, according to the Tehama County Public Works Department: Mt. Shasta Boulevard between 8th and 68th streets, 2nd Av- enue in Los Molinos, Cone Grove Road at Cone Grove Park and Kaer Avenue at Royal and Belle Mill. South Avenue in Corning is open but it is advised to use caution. Saturday morning saw reports of a downed tree blocking the entire roadway on Pine Creek Road at Montecito Road as early as 9:45 a.m. with a Tehama County Public Works crew arriving on scene about 9:50 a.m., according to the Califor- nia Highway Patrol. Another downed tree was reported about 10:15 a.m. on Benson Road about a mile and a half from Bowman Road, where a six-inch diameter tree was partially blocking the road. Traffic was re- portedly still able to get around it and Tehama County Public Works was on scene by 10:17 a.m. A hazard was listed briefly about 10 a.m. on Colyear Springs Road, but there were no addi- tional details. State Route 36E, east of the Paynes Creek Road, reportedly had debris in the road with the hazard mud, dirt and rock listed about 10:20 a.m. The three-day weather observation listed to- tals for rainfall between 4 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sat- WEATHER Stormy weather downs trees FloodwatchthroughWednesday By Ellen Knickmeyer and Jocelyn Gecker The Associated Press FORESTVILLE Emergency crews in rescue boats and helicopters rushed to take advantage of a one-day break between storms Monday to res- cue stranded people and assess damage after the heaviest rain in a decade overwhelmed parts of California and Nevada. Wine country in Sonoma County was among the hardest hit areas, with up to 13 inches of rain since Friday. Rolling hills and vineyards along the scenic route known as River Road were sub- merged Monday with just the tips of vines visi- ble in completely flooded fields. The Russian River in Sonoma rose to its high- est level since 2006, spilling over its banks and forcing the closure of schools and roads. The weekend storm dumped more than a foot of water on parts of Northern California, forc- ing hundreds of people to evacuate and leaving WEATHER Rescuerstake advantage of break in storms in California Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A6 Sports..............B1 Business.........B3 Weather..........B6 INDEX Red Bluff office of California Highway Patrol Explorers to hold event for prospective members Wednesday. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY Explorersplantohold an informational night There are 3different species of white egret in the Berryes- sa Snow Mountain National Monument region. PAGE A6 WILDLIFE A tale of 3 egrets in the local surroundings By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews. com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF A 26-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested Sunday after police dispatch received a call around 10:30 a.m. regarding a minor be- ing molested. Jose Ancelmo Garcia was booked into Tehama County Jail Sunday on the felony charges of assault: committing rape, lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14 and willful cruelty to a child causing possible injury or death. He is being held on a $300,000 bail. During the course of the investigation detectives and officers with the Red Bluff Police Department learned that Garcia reportedly sex- ually assaulted the victim on several different occa- sions within the past several weeks, according to a press release issued Sunday by the department. At around 2:43 p.m. Sun- day detectives located Gar- cia and with the assistance of the Tehama County Sher- iff Deputies arrested him at a residence in Gerber. This case is still under investigation and no addi- tional information has been released. ARREST Man charged with lewd acts with minor By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Despite rain and bitter cold outside, the Tehama District Fair- ground auditorium was filled to near capacity Sat- urday evening for the an- nual Tehama County Cat- tlemen and CattleWomen Winter Dinner, where Man of the Year was named and Cowbelle of the Year was honored following the naming of the 2016 schol- arship winners. "This event is to pro- mote the youth and agri- culture," said event chair- woman Cathy Tobin. "All the proceeds from to- night's dinner go to the scholarships." Tehama County Cattle- men President Chad Amen welcomed the crowd and gave the invocation be- fore introducing the 2017 Cattlemen officers and board of directors. He then turned things over to Anne Owens and Beth Chaney of the Tehama County Cattle- Women Scholarship Com- mittee to kick off the an- nouncement of scholar- ships. "Thank you to all of you for supporting the Tehama County CattleWomen and Tehama County Cattle- men," Owens said. "We need all of you. We gave $9,000 to seven Tehama County students last year because of you and all of your generosity in support- ing this fabulous event. CattleWomen Scholar- ship recipients included: Emily Andreini, Jase Northrup, Stacy Stroing, Jessica Macdonald, Will Macdonald, Bailey Brown- field and Jenny McCluskey. Tehama County UC Co- operative Extension Live- stock and Range Advisor Josh Davy presented the Ron Knight Scholarships that were established by the Tehama County Cat- tlemen in 2001. Recipients included Bailey Brown- field, Will Macdonald, Car- son Lewis, Savanna Miller, Daphne Nandino and Jase Northup. Tehama County Cattle- Women President Jeanne Smith honored Irene Fuller who was named Cowbelle of the Year at the Tehama County CattleWomen Fall Fashion Show and Lun- cheon at Rolling Hills Ca- sino in November. FUNDRAISER WINTER DINNER PACKS AUDITORIUM Awards given, scholarships announced at annual event Miss Tehama County Jennifer Silvera and her parents Matt and Sue Silvera visit with attendees on Saturday at the annual Winter Dinner. PHOTO BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Sen. Jim Nielsen congratulates Cathy Tobin on being named as Tehama County Cattlemen Man of the Year on Saturday at the annual Winter Dinner. Also pictured is Jerry Hemsted, who presented the award. BUSINESS D Dow Jones Industrial 19,887.38 (-76.42) D Standard & Poor's 2268.90 (-8.08) U Nasdaq 5531.82 (+10.76) Have a great day, Hazel De Rego. GOOD MORNING! Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGE A2 LOCAL CALENDAR Tehama County CattleWomen Scholarship Committee Members Anne Owens and Beth Chaney announce the winners on Saturday at the annual Winter Dinner. DINNER PAGE 5 STORMY PAGE 5 BREAK PAGE 5 » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, January 10, 2017 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Online Find more news on our website. redbluffdailynews.com Exchange Club Contestants sought for 11th Search for Talent Community A3 Basketball Cards take Shootout title to stay perfect Sports B1 LiketheDailyNews on Facebook and stay in the loop on local news, sports and more. VISITFACEBOOK.COM/ RBDAILYNEWS LIKEUSON FACEBOOK Volume132,issue36 7 58551 69001 9 Rain High: Low: 56 44 PAGE B6

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