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Staffreports CORNING Thepolicechiefhired by ousted Tribal Council members of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians alleges that federal and state laws are being broken at the casino the tribe owns and operates. "It's become very clear that laws are being broken and money is be- ing mishandled at the Rolling Hills TRIBAL DISPUTE Tr ib e' s po li ce chief warns of fu tu re v io le nc e Staff reports COTTONWOOD A 25-year-old An- derson man allegedly lost control of his car and crashed into a util- ity pole in the early-morning hours Saturday at River View and Cot- tonwood drives, and his passenger suffered major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. About 1 a.m. Cody Metcalf, who was arrested on suspicion of fel- ony driving under the influence of alcohol, was traveling south on River View Drive at a high rate of speed when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve and traveled off the roadway, according to a CHP news release. Metcalf, the release said, lost control of his vehicle, slamming into a utility pole that broke at the base and downed power lines across the road. Metcalf's car, a 2006 Mini Coo- per, caught fire with his passen- ger, 24-year-old Kirsten Gardner of Cottonwood, trapped inside, ac- cording to the release. Metcalf and residents in the area extinguished the blaze, but live power lines delayed Gardner's extraction from the vehicle. Gardner suffered major injuries in the crash, and was taken to an area hospital. Metcalf suffered mi- nor injuries and was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Both Metcalf and Gardner were wearing seat belts, according to the release. Metcalf was booked into Te- hama County Jail with bail set at $150,000. ANDERSON Driver arrested a er hitting utility pole Red Bluff Fire Depart- ment was dispatched at 9:16 p.m. Monday to a reported structure fire in the 2500 block of Wildwood Avenue. Onarrivalfire crewsfound a 2,500-square-foot, split- level, single family home with fire coming out of an upstairs window. Fire crews contained the fire in the top floor area of the building within 20 minutes of arrival. Another two hours wasspentoninvestigationand overhaul. The fire completely burned one upstairs bedroom withheavysootandheatdam- age present throughout the upstairs. Estimated property loss was $50,000. According to the resi- dent, he discovered the fire in the upstairs bedroom. Af- ter spending several minutes attempting to extinguish the fire, he then called 9-1-1 and evacuated his family. Probable cause of the fire was a candle that was left burning unattended on a dresser top, where it eventu- ally caught the dresser and its contents on fire. A total of six people lived in the home, four of whom where present at the time of the fire and made it outside safely along with the family dog. Units responded from Red Bluff Fire Department and Cal Fire. The department strongly urges fire victims to call 9-1-1 immediately for any serious fire. Small fires can often be controlledwithahomefireex- tinguisher, but it is vital to get thefiredepartmentontheway asearlyaspossibleincasethe homeowner's suppression ef- forts are not successful. FIRE HomeburnsMondayevening Acandle le burning unattended on a dresser top is believed to have ignited this fire at a home on Wildwood Avenue. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSS PALUBESKI By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter CORNING The 33rd annual Corning Junior Rodeo kicks off Thursday with the crowning of the Jr. Rodeo Queen, a competi- tion that has six contestants vy- ing for the crown. On Thursday, a 6 p.m. the free- admission hospitality mixer will include the Little Miss Pageant for those ages 5 and younger, a stick horse race for those age 5 and younger and the crowning of the 2014 Corning Jr. Rodeo Queen. The mixer will be held at Clark Park Rodeo Grounds. Contestants for rodeo queen include Meghan Aisenbrey, Codi Baer, Tucker Hammons, Kelsey Kruse, Ashtin Lopeman and Alysa Panks. The winner will succeed 2013 Corning Jr. Rodeo Queen Mi- chelle Woolbert. Aisenbrey, 16, of Corning at- tends eScholar Academy and will compete on her horse, Mis- ter. She is the daughter of Nor- man and Janice Aisenbrey. Baer, 13, of Cottonwood at- tends Cottonwood Creek Char- ter School and will compete on her horse, Bippity Bopping Along. She is the daughter of Michael and Pamela Baer. Hammons, 15, of Corning at- tends Corning High School and will compete on her horse, Flame. She is the daughter of TC and Stephanie Hammons. Kruse, 19, of Red Bluff is a se- nior at Red Bluff High School and will compete on her horse, Mo- doc. She is the daughter of Kass Kruse. Lopeman, 13, of Red Bluff is an eighth grade student at Ev- ergreen Middle School and will compete on her horse, Curly. Panks, 13, of Cottonwood is an Evergreen Middle School student and will compete on her horse, Blue. She is the daughter of Lisa and Daniel Panks. Rodeo performances will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday at the Clark Park Ro- deo Grounds. A 9 a.m. slack is scheduled for Saturday, and the Butch Trimm Memorial Team Roping will be- gin immediately after. The day will also include a dummy roping competition at 4 p.m. Tickets on Friday and Satur- day will cost $5 for adults, and $3 for children age 12 and younger. RODEO 33RD JR. RODEO SET TO START THURSDAY DAILY NEWS FILE Caitlyn Safford of Corning, competes in the senior girls barrel racing event event at the annual Corning Junior Rodeo last year. DAILY NEWS FILE The 33rd annual Corning Junior Rodeo kicks off Thursday with the crowning of the Corning Jr. Rodeo Queen. Performances are set for Friday and Saturday. Business .........A4 Comics ............B3 Community.....A3 Food.................B4 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Index............... ## INDEX The Round-Up and Tough Enough to Wear Pink 3-gun shooting match raised funds for a local cause. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY 3-gunshootraises funds for St. Elizabeth's A new restaurant with Peruvian fare held its Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Saturday. PAGE A4 CORNING CHAMBER Peruvian restaurant opens in Corning The flying contraptions are able to navigate dark places in a hurricane — providing more data for scientists. PAGE B6 SCIENCE Drones are newest tool for hurricane research An anonymous person using the Twitter handle @Hidden- Cash is spurring a scavenger hunt. 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