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improved.Yetthispast year, 1,566 dogs entered the Tehama County Ani- mal Care Center (TCACC). According to Mer- riam-Webster, "one who is loved and is a remark- able one of its kind is de- fined as a sweetheart." To many of us, staff and vol- unteers alike, the defini- tion sums up how we per- ceive the many canines that arrive at TCACC. We can all expound on how each animal is truly remarkable in its own unique way. Each one loved, and cared for with kindness, compassion, and affection. To us, each shelter dog is an absolute representation of what a sweetheart is. Next week we observe Valentine's Day, a day to form lasting relation- ships and to celebrate love and devotion. There- fore, in the spirit of Valen- tine's Day and starting 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 until 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, we would like to play matchmaker to help you find that new partner, that new best friend, or the sweetheart you yearn for. The only caveat is that he or she may be a tad furrier than expected and will have more than two legs. During this "Shel- ter Sweethearts Week" adoption event, there is a good chance that you just might find a bit of that unconditional love you seek, and enduring com- panionship you require, at the Tehama County Ani- mal Care Center, at 1830 Walnut St. in Red Bluff, 527-3439. Not only are all the dog adoption fees dis- counted during Shelter Sweethearts Week, but whoever adopts will re- ceive a bag filled with treats and toys for their new doggy friend, and a box of Sweethearts, to let you know how we all feel about one of the Shel- ter Sweethearts being ad- opted. Could Cupid be part dog? RonnieCaseyisvice president of PETS — Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter. She can be reached at rmcredbluff@gmail.com. For more information about PETS, visit petstehama.org. Casey FROMPAGE3 events such as the upcom- ing PATH dinner auction set for May 20. Ronnie Casey and Sha- ron Russell of PETS, a non-profit that works with the Tehama County Animal Care Center, were at the event to pro- mote the Valentine's Day- themed "Be Mine" adop- tion special, which starts Tuesday. PETS has been coming to BEAM since the first event and organizers like how it helps them meet new people and share in- formation to help the an- imals, said Russell, pres- ident of the group. It's a win-win. "It's going to be an awe- some event to help dogs find the person they're looking to love," said Casey, the vice president. "Those adopting will get goodie bags and all the things such as spay and neuter and rabies are cov- ered so the adoption cost will be low and they will get toys and treats for their new best friend and a box of sweethearts to let them know we love them." Christi Szychulda was at the event with her Plexus booth and said she enjoys the event and is al- ready planning to be back next year. "It's a great way to meet a lot of people," Szy- chulda said. Chamber CEO Dave Gowan said the event, which had about 70 ven- dors, is all about the chamber's mission, which is being in the business of helping businesses. Lisa Hansen, owner of Express Personnel in Red Bluff, said she thinks BEAM is a great event and was excited to see more of the public at- tend, including more fam- ilies this year than in the past. "This is the biggest we've had yet," Gowan said. "We had over 350 passports handed out and not everyone had one so I'd say we had about 400- 500 folks here. Everyone went home happy and we've been hearing things like we had more visitors than we can count from vendors and that this is a fantastic resource from visitors. It was a huge success thanks to all the businesses that said we want to do this and grow and expand." Expo FROM PAGE 1 Avila:JudithMyrtleAvila, 72, of Red Bluff died Tues- day, Feb. 7in Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of F. D. Sweet & Son Mortuary in Orland. Published Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Death notices Red Bluff California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Troy Somavia talks with Jody Bartley of Prime Lending Thursday at the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce BEAM event. cal transmission line tower could be degraded by the erosion. Even so, DWR thought re- leases of 55,000 cfs would be sufficient to keep the lake below the 901-foot lip of the emergencyspeedway.Butthe public was warned not to be worried if some water ap- peared there. Inflow into the lake peakedatmorethan190,000 cfs about 7 p.m. Thursday, but it began slowing af- ter that, and was down to 113,000 cfs by 6 p.m. Fri- day. At that point, the lake was rising about a quarter- footanhourandwasabout3 feet from the level where wa- terwouldflowovertheemer- gency spillway lip. See said inflows were ex- pected to drop below 65,000 cfs and that the lake should actually begin dropping Sat- urday. "Evenifwaterdoesgoover the emergency spillway, that does not necessarily mean we have a flood situation for the downstream communi- ties," he said. The Hyatt Powerplant, which usually moves some water from Lake Oro- ville, was shut down Friday morning. See said it's stan- dard protocol to stop oper- ating the powerplant when water in the Diversion Pool rises to a certain point. That happened because concrete washing down the spillway created something of a dam in the pool, backing water up. Justincase Beyond the concrete lip, the emergency spillway is just a heavily wooded natu- ral ravine. Flows there could bringdowntreesanddebris. To mitigate that possibility, the DWR and Cal Fire crews workedThursdayandFriday toremoveasmanytreespos- sible from the water's path. Seesaidriprapmixedwith cement was being poured at the base of the spillway lip to prevent it from eroding. Both DWR and PG&E have power transmission lines across the emergency spillway area, and were working to mitigate any threat to the lines. See said DRW's tower bases were being reinforced. PG&E spokesperson Paul Moreno said the utility had shut down its line and was ac- tually removing a couple of towers from the area by he- licopter. Since the company had redundancies, none of the company's customers would be affected. Shouldtreesandsoilcrash intothediversionpool,issues operatingtheDiversionDam downstreamcouldarise,See said.DWR,workingwiththe ButteCountySheriff'sOffice, has log booms in place and will have boats in the pool to catch debris, should the de- partmenthavetogowiththe contingency plan. Spillwaydamage The higher flows have caused visible expanded damage to the main spill- way, but Kevin Dossey, a civil engineer for DWR, said at Friday's afternoon press conference the erosion was growing slowly and wasn't compromising the spillway gates. "It's being monitored 24/7 by top notch engineers from around the state and coun- try," Dossey said. Dossey confirmed there were minor spillway repairs made at the location of the failure around 2013. Annu- ally,thespillwayisinspected byDivisionofSafetyofDams experts, the Department of Water Resources dam safety branch and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Dossey said. "It'scommonforspillways to develop voids because of the drainage system under them," he said. "If you find voids ... then you make re- pairs." The gaping hole, which over the past three days turned into a gouge across the width of the spillway, had previously undergone repairs, Dossey said, when asked about it at Friday's press conference. "Everything checked out, as far as it looked like it would be able to pass water again,"hesaid."Idon'tthink anyone on the inspection or repair team would say that anything more should have been done because there wasn't any evidence that anything more needed to be done." "If they spot anything, theymakerepairs.Erosionis normal thing for spillways," Dossey said. He said slurry would be going into the gaping void across the spillway when the repair could be made. Department representa- tives maintained the spill- way would be reconstructed in the fall. "Some of the spillway was constructed on good strong bedrock, the part up above," he said. Cal Fire is assisting the DWR by bringing in an in- cident management team, much likeforlargefires,said Cal Fire spokesperson Scott McLean. A call center is available for members of the public who have questions at 538- 7826. Oroville FROM PAGE 1 BILL HUSA — MERCURY-REGISTER About 65,000cubic-feet per second of water kicks up spray as it makes its way down the damaged Oroville Dam spillway Friday. "I owe everything to my country," Clinton said. "I vol- unteered to go to Vietnam on two separate occasions. It was an enlightening ex- perience." Following his time in Vietnam, Clinton ended up in Vallejo, but found he wanted to get back to his small-town rural roots. He said he had enjoyed spend- ing his time "in the hills" with his grandparents in the summers while growing up and is an avid hunter and fisherman. A friend had family in the Red Bluff area who con- vinced Clinton to visit and in 1980 he moved to Red Bluff full-time. He especially has enjoyed the neighborli- ness of the people in the area, who are very welcom- ing and genuine, he said. "I've never regretted it," Clinton said. Why he's made it to 100 years is a mystery to Clin- ton, but he does attribute his ability to keep up with oth- ers to his curiosity and al- ways wanting to learn about the world around him. Clinton FROM PAGE 1 JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Friends surprised Dr. Phil Clinton Thursday evening with a surprise party at the Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall for his 100th birthday. Picture with him are Rebecca and David Whatley. and Tehama Bridge. Wood- son Bridge Park was closed due to flooding. The river at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam reached the moderate flood stage at 255 feet Monday afternoon, ac- cording to the National Weather Service. By Friday afternoon records showed a decrease of 2 feet. In January of 1997 the river was at its highest and was in a major flood stage, reaching 260 feet. Shasta Reservoir was ex- pected to release 50,000 cfs on Friday and 60,000 cfs on Saturday. The high Sacramento River levels on Monday, which flooded River Park, were due to the increased releases from Keswick Dam to 36,000 cfs, along with rainfall. The increased releases from Keswick are neces- sary, according to the bu- reau, to meet flood space regulatory requirements within Shasta Reservoir. Conditions are monitored in real time and operational adjustments will be made as necessary and may oc- cur on short notice. Flooding FROM PAGE 1 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY DAN MASSIE This photo, taken Tuesday, the swollen Sacramento River as it passes through Red Bluff, flooding River Park. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Ronnie Casey of PETS talks with an attendee on Thursday at the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce BEAM event. Frank Caltabiano of State of Jefferson Firearms Training talks with an attendee on Thursday at the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce BEAM event. "Even if water does go over the emergency spillway, that does not necessarily mean we have a flood situation for the downstream communities." — Eric See, DWR public information officer "I t' s g o in g t o b e an a we so me ev en t t o h el p do gs f in d t he per so n t he y' re lo ok in g t o lo ve ." — R onn ie C as ey , o n a Va le nt in e' s D ay a do pt io n sp ec ia l a t t he a ni ma l c ar e ce nt er . R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 9 A