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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF A 67-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested Monday at the Tehama County District At- torney's Office after a disturbance was reported about 11:45 a.m. in the District Attorney's lobby area. The man was booked into Te- hama County Jail on the felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon not a firearm: likely to produce great bodily injury on peace officer or fireman and as- sault with a stun gun and the mis- demeanor charge of obstructing a peace officer. Bail was $53,000. District Attorney Gregg Co- hen said during Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, in light of Monday's incident he thought an agenda item regarding the ad- dition of a camera system in the annex of the old courthouse was a great idea. The cameras would connect to the system installed a few months ago at the main Te- hama County Courthouse build- ing on Oak Street. "Yesterday we had a gentleman present at our window with a stun ARREST Manarrested with stun gun at DA's office By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF A collision on Bow- man Road in Cottonwood at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday ended in a na- ked man hiding from California Highway Patrol officers under the Interstate 5 overpass. The man was identified as 43-year-old Justin Durand of Cottonwood. Durand was driving west on Bowman Road, east of the I-5 overpass, in a stolen blue PT Cruiser, according to the press released issued Tuesday by the CHP. He crossed over the raised center median and col- lided with a box truck, which was traveling east, just east of the overpass. The collision caused Durand to lose control of his vehicle and go off the road into the area be- tween the freeway and ramp just south of the scene of the colli- sion, according to the release. He reportedly grabbed a duffel bag, exited the vehicle naked and ran west where he hid under the freeway. CHP officers arrived on scene and contacted the victim of the collision, who told officers Du- rand was hiding under the free- way overpass. Officers located Durand, who began running south on the east shoulder of I-5 and then back to- ward the collision scene, accord- ing to the release. He attempted to hide in nearby bushes but offi- cers were able to apprehend him after a short struggle. Durand was arrested on mul- tiple charges including driving under the influence of a con- trolled substance, theft of a ve- hicle, hit and run and being in possession of methamphet- amine, the release said. Several additional charges will be inves- tigated. ARREST Nakedmanhidesaftercollision By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County Librarian Sally Ainsworth has announced the summer read- ing incentive program is ex- panding and will be year-round thanks to the generosity of the Red Bluff Masons Vesper Lodge 84, which is donating $15,000 to the library to help with the ex- pansion. "The Tehama County Library is starting a year-round reading incentive program in Septem- ber," Ainsworth said. "We are calling it 'Be A Leader, Raise A Reader.'" The idea for the theme came from T-shirts bearing those words with a picture of Abra- ham Lincoln on them used a few years back, Ainsworth said. "We will be doing it at the Tehama County Library in Red Bluff, but are also includ- ing Corning and Los Molinos," Ainsworth said. "We'll be doing activities and fun nights along with an evening of telling ghost stories using flashlights. We want to be involved in every as- pect of reading and to get par- ents involved. There will also be reward parties, spin to win for pencils, bookmarks and book bucks that can be used in our store. We want to make it really fun and interactive." The Tehama County Library is a part of Zip Books For Rural Libraries, which allows library card holders to request a book or audio book. If it is something the library does not own it can be purchased online through Amazon and shipped directly to the home of the reader. When the reader finishes the book, they simply return it to the li- brary. The six-week summer pro- gram has been so successful the library wanted to continue that throughout the year, Ainsworth said. Recently, a mother told staff that her fifth grade daugh- ter is reading ninth grade level books in part thanks to the sum- mer programs. "We want to spur on their imagination and build some- thing that keeps them excited year round," Ainsworth said. They also have assistance from college students who are going into the education field and need community service hours, which will help with put- ting on activities, she said. Having a program that helps keep students busy will keep them out of trouble, said Steve Engler who is master of Vesper Lodge 84. "Historically, the Masons have always supported pub- lic education so this is just a broader branch of that," said Steve Chamblin, who is a chap- lain of the Vesper Lodge. The masons have a history of their own program called Raise a Leader that was started by the Grand Master as a pet project in San Francisco a few years ago, said Greg Rose, treasurer of the Vesper Lodge. The Grand Mas- ter wanted each vesper to sup- port the program and in Te- hama County because of the below grade level schools they were able to find a project locally to support. "This program is prime be- cause it's not just supporting the program, but also helping our community and the money stays locally," Rose said. TEHAMA COUNTY LIBRARY ENDLESS SUMMER... JULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Tehama County Librarian Sally Ainsworth accepts a check from the Red Bluff Masons of Vesper Lodge 84to help expand the summer reading incentive program into a year-round program. Pictured with Ainsworth are Tom Alexander, Steve Chamblin, Steve Engler, Greg Rose and Don Rose of Vesper Lodge 84. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Braylon Armstrong, 7, of Red Bluff checks out books at the Tehama County Library during the 2016summer reading program. Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. 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