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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama Dis- trict Fairground auditorium was nearly packed with commu- nity members before the Tehama County 4-H Fun Night began with many attending the special VIP portion earlier. The event, which is the only fundraiser held each year for the program, hosts a special hour prior to the main event for the seniors and disabled members of the community. Kevin Benson,post commander of the local AmVets chapter, was there to support the Los Molinos 4-H who are always helping his group out at their various events for veterans and the other clubs who join in events like the annual veterans day parade. "I was in both 4-H and FFA when I was growing up, but I'm also here supporting our (Los Molinos) club because they come help at everything AmVets does," Benson said. "They do things like YOUTH TehamaCounty 4-H provides night of fun Staff report @redbluffnews on Twitter RED BLUFF Two Red Bluff men were arrested Sunday and are fac- ing multiple charges, including the possession of a loaded fire- arm, following a police chase on Rawson Road near Flores Avenue. Malachi Pugh, 36, was arrested and charged with felony vehicle pursuit, possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon, carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle and possessing a high capacity mag- azine and assault weapon. Deandre Rashad Braziel, 23, was arrested on the charge of ob- structing a peace officer. A Tehama County Sheriff's dep- uty attempted to pull over the two men driving a black and maroon Honda Accord for a traffic viola- tion, according to the press re- lease issued Sunday by the Sher- iff's Office. The vehicle failed to yield to the deputy's lights and PURSUIT Two arrested a er pursuit south of Red Bluff By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The evacuation of Oroville and points south and west went into effect Sunday af- ternoon with more than 180,000 people from Oroville, Gridley, Pal- ermo and the surrounding areas evacuated from their homes. Tehama County is offering space for those evacuees in need including recreation vehicle park- ing at the Rolling Hills RV park and Black Butte Lake's Buckhorn Campground, at normal camping and parking prices. The Tehama District Fair- ground, although not an official evacuation site, does have space and RV hookups with water, power and a dump station avail- able. Rolling Hills, which had some evacuees stay on Sunday and Mon- daynight,offersitsequestriancen- ter for pets and livestock. The fair- ground has pens available as well. Senior Park Ranger Seth Jant- zen of Black Butte Lake said those without camper trailers or RVs are being redirected to go to the Glenn County Fairground, as the park does not have services like food or hookups, but only dry camp sites. Access to Oroville continued to be restricted to emergency per- sonnel only, according to a me- dia advisory released Monday af- ternoon by the California High- way Patrol. Both State Route 99 and State Route 70 were closed to the public in Butte County. TheCHPisadvising everyoneto stay away from the areas of Oro- ville, Gridley and nearby areas. Emergency contact numbers are as follows: Roadway closures and general information call 872- 5951; large animal shelter for Butte County call the Silver Dollar Fairground at 895-4666; for small animal shelter for Butte County call the North Valley Rescue at 895-0000. For other inquires, call CHP Officer Troy Somavia at the Red Bluff Office, 527-2034. OROVILLE DAM EVACUEES RV,campingspotsavailable By Andre Byik abyik@chicoer.com OROVILLE Evacuations re- mained in effect Monday in Oroville and points down- stream on the Feather River after officials feared that the emergency spillway at the Oro- ville Dam could fail. There's an encouraging sign: The level of Lake Oroville is dropping. And there's a discourag- ing one: Another storm is on the way, due to hit Wednesday night. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said at a noon press conference in Oroville that all evacuations remain in effect as dam operators check damage to both the regular spillway and the emergency spillway. He said there were inaccurate rumors that the evacuation or- der would be lifted. Honea said officials were preparing a "re-population plan" to ensure the orderly re- turn of more than 180,000 res- idents who were forced to flee their homes. He did not give a timetable or indicate when evacuation orders could or would be canceled. "This is still a dynamic situ- ation," Honea said. "We're try- ing to assess the damage (at the spillway), and we need to have time to make sure that be- fore we allow people back into those areas it is safe to do so." The evacuation was called at 4 p.m. Sunday when the state Department of Water Resources became concerned that water flowing over the north lip of the dam and over a never-before-used emergency spillway was eroding the struc- ture. The dam itself is not com- promised, the DWR said, but erosion in the area of the emer- gency spillway could cause that concrete wall to collapse, send- ing water down to the Feather River below. The wall is about OROVILLE DAM WAITING GAME KELLYGROW—DEPARTMENTOFWATERRESOURCES A worker inspects the massive erosion from the emergency spillway runoff on Monday. The deep hole next to Lake Oroville's edge led to concerns the concrete wall from the spillway would collapse, leading to evacuations of the Feather River corridor on Sunday. 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