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Deathnotices Staff report @redbluffnews on Twitter LOS MOLINOS A fight broke out at 10:30 a.m. Friday in front of the Nu Way Market leaving one man badly injured and unconscious on the ground and another man later found and arrested. Tehama County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to the store where they found Thomas Scifo un- conscious on the ground. He was transported by air ambulance to Enloe Medi- cal Center in Chico in criti- cal condition, according to a press release issued Sun- day by the sheriff's office. Deputies contacted wit- nesses and with the assis- tance of sheriff's detectives located the suspect, David Wayne Haynes, 37, a tran- sient near State Route 99 East in Los Molinos, the re- lease said. Haynes was arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon, the release said. He is being held on a $30,000 bail. The weapon used was not disclosed as of 5 p.m. Mon- day. ASSAULT Ma n cr it ic al ly i nj ur ed i n da yt im e fi gh t make a poster of the events we do together for fair and a lot of the groups come for our veterans parade." Beverly Wilson of the El Camino 4-H Club has been a member for five years and serves as her club's reporter and sergeant at arms, but has been around 4-H her entire life with her aunts and cousins being involved in 4-H through the years and her mother Marsha has been a long-time 4-H leader, she said. Her projects in- clude dairy heffers, sheep and goats. She enjoys 4-H because she gets to do a lot of things, meet people and get involved in community service such as going to play bingo with the seniors, Wil- son said. "4-H is a great program because it offers a lot of op- portunities in leadership, they get to be involved in the community and learn about different projects," said Marsha Wilson. While she was not in 4-H herself, her involve- ment started with her sis- ters Laura, Mary and Ra- chel being involved, Wil- son said. Chelsie Landon is a for- mer 4-H member who now serves as the 4-H Council President as well as be- ing a parent of three girls ages 5-12 who are in the program. Organizers were hoping for about 1,000 people in attendance with presales for the games tickets at about 3,000, she said. "This event is about rais- ing money for the Tehama County 4-H and all the county events, awards and 4-H Camp," Landon said. " Things like our BLAST and All Star (Leadership pro- grams). It all goes back into our 4-H." Landon started with the 4-H program in fifth grade and was in it all the way through high school get- ting involved in raising rabbits and sheep, but her main project was swine, she said. "I love educating the kids about how to raise a proper market animal, watch them blossom as public speakers and see them leave for 4-H camp and come back with all these experiences, new friends and great mem- ories," Landon said. "It's great seeing all the for- mer members who have come back now to do the adult leadership part of 4-H. I have seen amazing adult relationships form. It takes a village to raise the kids and this really is like one big family." The fundraiser is the only one for the organiza- tion, which boasts 12 clubs serving about 400 youth in the county. There is also a silent auction at the event to help raise funds in addition to the carnival tickets that are kept at 25 cents each to make the event more fam- ily friendly. The event usu- ally brings in about $5,000 after expenses. While many think of 4-H as showing animals at fair, the program is much more and includes a youth camp in July, shooting sports, a dog project, cooking and sewing. The organization added a kayaking project within the last few years. For more information on available projects and clubs call 527-3101. 4-H FROM PAGE 1 PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Beverly Wilson tosses a ball at pins at the El Camino booth at the 4-H Fun Night on Saturday at the Tehama District Fairground. and siren, initiating the pursuit. The vehicle attempted to elude the deputy by traveling south of Raw- son Road, onto Dusty Way and then onto Paskenta Road. The vehi- cle reached speeds of al- most 90 mph attempting to avoid capture, accord- ing to the release. As the two men reached Paskenta Road at Red Bank Creek, the vehicle came to an abrupt stop in the mud and the men re- portedly fled the scene on foot going west along the creek. Deputies, with the as- sistance of sheriff's ca- nine Booker, were able to locate and take Pugh and Braziel into custody. They both sustained minor in- juries as Booker appre- hended and subdued them and were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Deputies later checked the area where the pursuit began and found a loaded assault rifle with a high ca- pacity magazine that had been thrown from the sus- pect vehicle. Pugh is being held on $125,000 bail and Braziel is being held on a $5,000 bail. Pursuit FROM PAGE 1 A boy tosses a bean bag at one of the booths Saturday at the 4-H Fun Night held at the Tehama District Fairground. 20 feet tall, and the top 20 feet of the lake held more than a quarter-million acre- feet of water Sunday. The emergency spillway's lip held, however, and the lake dropped overnight so that water is no longer flowing into the emergency chute. By Monday afternoon, helicopters were dropping bags of large rocks at the site of the eroded emergency spillway. The rocks had been trucked in and prepped throughout the day Mon- day. Before that, DWR pho- tographs showed concrete being poured in a hole that was eroded by the emer- gency spillway's flow, close to the lip of the dam. Honea reiterated that water is not flowing over the emergency spillway, which was an "important milestone" achieved Sun- day night. The objective, he added, remains to lower the lake level by 50 feet in prep- aration for anticipated wet weather and further inflow to the reservoir. The DWR was still re- leasing 100,000 cubic-feet per second of water down the crumbling regular spill- way in an effort to lower the lake, which as of Monday evening had dropped more than 8 feet since it reached its peak Sunday afternoon. It was about 7 feet below the emergencyspillwayoverflow. Releases from the Diver- sion Pool into the Feather River have also been in- creased in an effort to draw down the water level so de- bris that has collected at the base of the spillway can be removed. That's adding an extra 10,000 cfs to the water flow past downtown Oro- ville. At 5 p.m. Monday, 40,000 cfs of water was flowing into the reservoir, with 100,000 cfs going out. Bill Croyle, acting direc- tor for the DWR, said Mon- day that it was not clear ex- actly when officials could achievealoweringofthelake levelby50feet.Heexpressed confidence,however,thatsig- nificant progress could be made in the coming days and weeks. "Our infrastructure is holding up very well even though it's been damaged," Croyle said. "And if we can keep up this discharge rate — 100,000 cfs — here in the coming days we will make good progress." Croylesaidofficialsdidnot yetknowwhytheemergency spillway began to erode. He said the system had been lookedatandmonitored,but he noted that it was the first time water overflowed into the area since the dam was completed in 1968. When asked about a 2005 legal motion that urged fed- eral officials to require that the emergency spillway be lined with concrete to avoid erosion, Croyle said he was not familiar with the docu- ment. The request was filed with the federal govern- ment by three environmen- tal groups. It claimed the dam, which was completed in 1968, did not meet mod- ern safety standards be- cause heavy rain could cause water to flow over the emergency spillway, possi- bly leading to a failure of the hillside. "I am not familiar with the 2005 documentation or conversation," he said. "I'm not aware of the findings or what that was based on, so I can't respond to that." U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, said at the press conference that his office had been in contact with federal officials to coordi- nate resources. Further, he said his office had con- tacted the White House about the crisis but had not yet heard back from the ex- ecutive branch. "They're aware of what's going on here," LaMalfa said. "They are making their decisions now. But at least we wanted to have that inroad for when we get back to work." Later in the day, LaMalfa announced he had sent a letter to President Donald Trump, requesting that the president declare a major disaster to direct federal resources to help address a "crisis of growing propor- tions and assist residents of three counties currently under mandatory evacua- tion orders." LaMalfa said the evacua- tion of nearly 200,000 resi- dents "is the very definition of a disaster," adding that the "well-being of our res- idents is the No. 1 priority and we must do everything within our power to ensure their safety." The congressman said one of his goals is to get through the crisis at the dam without any loss of life or injuries. "But also to immediately — when this is over with — to move forward and restore the function of the spillway and the dam because we'll have until next November to have something that works," he said. An estimated 700 people stayed at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Sunday night. Many remained at the fair- groundsMonday.Foodisbe- ing served and showers are available. Extra cots arrived at about 3 a.m. and until then, many people slept on the floor. Others remained in their cars in the parking lot with animals, which are not allowed in the shelter. All 578 inmates from the Butte County Jail in Oro- ville were evacuated Sun- day to a jail in Alameda County. Honea said it was the first time the jail has been evacuated, and 80 jail personnel helped with the evacuation. Sheriff's offices from Placer, Shasta and Te- hama County helped, and the Butte County Office of Education provided buses. Many Butte County schools will be closed all week. Butte County Schools Superintendent Tim Taylor announced Monday that all districts in the county, ex- cept for those in Chico and Paradise, would not have school this week because of the evacuation order. Butte College was closed Monday and also will be closed Tuesday. Many Butte County offices in Oroville are closed as well, and the Butte County Board of Su- pervisors meeting sched- uled Tuesday was canceled. The Neal Road dump was closed to the public too. The Butte County Office of Emergency Services has set up a phone number for information on the evacua- tion: 530-872-5951. Highways 99 and 70 south of Chico were closed. People who need to get to Sacramento were advised to take Highway 32 west to Or- land, then travel south on Interstate 5. The only east- to-west road from Butte County to Glenn County that's open is Highway 32. Others are closed by high water along the Sacramento river, including Highway 162 west of Highway 99 to Highway 45, Highway 70 at Jarbo Gap, and River Road west of Chico. Butte County spokes- person Lisa Almaguer said there are a lot of rumors going around about loot- ing and theft. However, the latest word from the Sher- iff's Office is that there have not been any confirmed re- ports. The county's focus remains on evacuees and sheltering conditions. Many want to help, and officials say the best way is online financial dona- tions so that service orga- nizations can buy what they need. Here are links to the American Red Cross, North Valley Community Foundation and Chico Sal- vation Army. Laura Urseny, Risa Johnson, Heather Hacking, Steve Schoonover, Ashiah Scharaga, Bill Husa and Emily Bertolino contributed to this report. Dam FROM PAGE 1 BILL HUSA — ENTERPRISE-RECORD A panorama shows a deserted downtown Oroville on Monday a er the city was evacuated the day before. EMILY BERTOLINO — ENTERPRISE-RECORD Riverbend Park on the Feather River is flooded Monday in Oroville. JUDITHAVILA December 12, 1944 ~ February 7, 2017 Judith Avila, born to Darrell and Rosella Talbot, Dec. 12, 1944, passed away on Feb 7 th, 2017. She is survived by her husband James Avila, daughter Wendy Maker, son Scott Dudley and step children Jim and Kirsten Avila. Ju- di left behind three sisters, Joan, Carrie and Doreen as well as nine grandchildren, that were all loved greatly by her. The viewing for Judi will be held at FD Sweet and Son, 825 A st. Orland, Ca 2/15 4:00-8:00 PM. Her service will be held on 2/16 at 11:00 AM at the Orland Catholic Cemetery in the gazebo. Obituaries We Don'tThink Cremation Should Cost So much. www.affordablemortuary.net•529-3655 FD1538 LocatedinChico,CA R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A