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Arrests • Amber Lynn Caha- lan, 27, of Los Molinos was arrested Saturday afternoon on southbound Interstate 5 at Corning Road. Cahalan, also known as Amber Lynn Hanson and Amber Lynn Tull, was booked into Tehama County Jail on the felony charges of pos- session of a controlled substance, transporting or selling a controlled sub- stance and the misde- meanor of possession of a controlled substance. Bail was set at $37,500. • Chad Michael Leop- ard, 24, of San Miguel was arrested Saturday afternoon at Highway 36W at Dibble Creek. Leopard was booked into Tehama County Jail on the felony charges of pos- session of and transporta- tion of marijuana or hashish. Bail was set at $50,000. Crash • A 25-year-old Corn- ing man was injured in a crash at 4 a.m. Friday on South Avenue, east of Columbia Lane. Dario Bobadilla was a passen- ger in a vehicle driven by Adolfo Bobadilla, 23, also of Corning. The vehi- cle was driving east on South Avenue approach- ing the intersection with Columbia Avenue about 55 mph when for unknown reasons Bobadilla allowed the vehicle to drift left across the westbound lanes and into a ditch. The vehicle overturned twice, coming to rest on its roof. Both men fled the scene, how- ever, Dario Bobadilla, who received minor injuries, was contacted later by officers. He said he would seek his own medical. Adolfo Bobadil- la, who was uninjured, has not been found. The vehicle received major damage. Fires • CalFire responded to a flue fire at 11:07 p.m. Thursday on Hanks Drive cross of Brian Road, which is off of Highway 36W near Dibble Creek. The fire caused $7,000 damage with a $50,000 save. CalFire cleared the scene at 12:24 a.m. • Red Bluff Fire responded to a small fire behind St. Elizabeth Community Hospital at 9:35 a.m. Sunday. The fire, which started in bales of compressed cardboard, was caused by hot oil dripping on them from a bad ballast. The fire, which did $1,000 dam- age, was out by 10:15 a.m. Thefts • Three Los Molinos residents were arrested Thursday afternoon in the 25000 block of Tehama Vina Road. Johnathan Ray Moralli, 21; David Earle Clopp, 20; and Desiree Danielle Price, 19, were arrested on felony charges of receiv- ing, etc. known stolen property. Clopp and Price faced additional charges of burglary. Bail was set at $20,000 each. • An employee report- ed Saturday evening the theft of alcohol from Liquor and Food in Red Bluff. The suspect, described as about 22 years old with brown hair and green eyes, 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds, dropped the beer when chased by an employee. • Dean Heninger reported Thursday after- noon the theft of a red 2008 Honda 230F dirt bike, license 08H78K, taken between noon Dec. 24 and 2 p.m. Wednesday from his garage. Tuesday, January 5, 2010 – Daily News – 3A STAND UP COMEDY, LIVE! FEATURING JASON RESLER AS SEEN ON COMEDY CENTRAL SATURDAY, JAN 9 TH 7:30pm RED BLUFF STATE THEATRE HOSTED BY AARON PRINZ WITH CARLOS RODRIGUEZ & BRYAN YANG Purchase tickets at Red Bluff Grocery Outlet or M& M Ranch House Dr. Andrew Pomazal D.O.D.C. Physician & Surgeon General Medicine Accepting New Patients 528-2066 2050 Main St, Red Bluff • High Blood Pressure • Diabetes • Joint & Muscle Pain • Lung Problems $ Money $ 2 Lend Cash 4 Notes McKinley Mortgage Co. CA DRE # 01773837 Call 530-241-0977 800-909-1977 Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a contact name and telephone number. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Tehama County and Red Bluff Landfill Manage- ment Agency, 8 a.m., board meeting, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Patriots, 6 p.m., Westside Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Corning Corning Community meeting, 7 p.m., Maywood Middle School, 1666 Marguerite Ave. Corning Recreation Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Spanish Adult Education, 1:30 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Los Molinos Los Molinos Cemetery District, 8:30 a.m., 7835 Highway 99E WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Red Bluff Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 Nondenominational Bible Talk, 7:30 p.m., 12620 Hwy 99E, 521-5671 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut St. Tehama AIDS Consortium, 5 p.m. committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. public meeting, St. Elizabeth Home Health Care, 1425 Vista Way. 527-6824 Tehama County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board Meeting, noon, 1860 Walnut St. 527-7893 Tehama County Library story time, 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604. Tehama County Mosquito Abatement Dis- trict, 7 p.m., 11861 County Road 99W Tehama County Technical Advisory Commit- tee, 9 a.m., courthouse annex, 444 Oak St., Room E Tehama Shooters Association, 6:30 p.m., Wetter Hall, 1740 Walnut St. 527-8727 Tehama Together 2-1-1 Exploratory meeting, 3 p.m., Tehama Together Headquarters, 332 Pine St., Ste. L, questions or to rsvp call 736-5200 Widowed persons breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Cozy Diner, men and women welcome, 527-3138 Corning Computer class, 6 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South Streets, 824- 7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Free ESL Class, Childcare Included, 3:30- 4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Red Bluff California HEAT chorus, 7 p.m., Metteer School, 695 Kimball Road, 527-8001 Childbirth Class, 5 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377. Grief Support Group, 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528- 4207. Latino Outreach, noon., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Live country music, with dinner at the Veterans Hall, 5-7 p.m. National Alliance on Mental Illness, Tehama County Chapter Meeting, 6 p.m., Tehama County Department of Education, 1135 Lincoln St., 527- 5631 Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association, 10 a.m., Snug Harbor recreation room, 600 Rio Vista Ave., 527-4810. 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Courtesy photo Looking down upon the Sutter Buttes' outer hill from the Ridge Walker Delight hike.