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Grow? Ranch or ride? Read about local and national Ag, rural, ranch and rodeo news and commentary. VISIT WWW.REDBLUFFDAILY NEWS.COM/RODEO DO YOU RODEO? By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter Red Bluff » The Red Bluff City Council will be asked tonight to consider placing a city sales tax on the November ballot. Depending on the council's ac - tions the tax could range from an additional 0.25 to 0.5 percent tax on sales within the city. According to city estimates that would raise an additional $600,000 to $1.2 million annually for the gen - eral budget. Police Chief Paul Nanfito asked the council in December to con- sider placing a 0.25 percent sales tax measure on the ballot to raise extra funding for public safety ser- vices. On Tuesday City Manager Rich- ard Crabtree will present a second proposal, which would ask resi- City CounCil City to mull tax proposal; chamber funding today By Andre Byik sports@redbluffdailynews.com @TehamaSports on Twitter Red Bluff » During a night of strong musical performances at the eighth annual Exchange Club Search for Talent show at the State Theatre for the Arts in Red Bluff on Saturday, three contestants were chosen to move on to the district level. Hosted by the Red Bluff Ex - change Club and Soroptimist In- ternational, the night featured per- formances in three divisions: pri- mary, junior and senior. In the primary division, age 6 to 9, Sophia Hackler's performance of "A Day in Vienna" on the piano proved to be a winner. She took home first-place honors. Second place went to Chrissy Stevens, who performed a dance routine, while third place went to the trio of Jordan Kehoe, Chloe Greenaway and Melodie Preston. The group performed the national PeRfoRMAnCeS Local youth are winners at talent show By Andre Byik sports@redbluffdailynews.com @TehamaSports on Twitter Red Bluff » Tehama County has shown positive indicators of eco- nomic recovery as many counties across the U.S. are still feeling the effects of the Great Recession, ac- cording to a report by the National Association of Counties. "Looking back, 2013 was a year of growth, but the recovery re - mains fragile," according to a NACo press release. "By 2013, the economic output (gross domestic product) in about half of all county economies recovered or did not de - cline over the last decade." The association said that's only part of the story. And it shows that even after the recession ended in 2009, the recovery is still ongoing. "Jobs recovered in one quar - ter of county economies, and un- employment is back to pre-reces- sion levels in only 54 county econ- omies," according to a NACo press release. "The low unemployment recovery rates show the fragility of the recovery." For its report, NACo analyzed four economic performance indi - cators, including economic output, unemployment, jobs growth and home prices across 3,069 counties. Economic output is described as the total value of goods and ser - vices produced by a county econ- omy. Tehama County, which is said to have recovered on economic output by 2013, showed gains in its economic output growth rate, jobs growth rate and median home prices growth rate from 2012 to 2013, according to the data. Te - hama's unemployment rate also dipped during that time period, but it still trails the state's unem- ployment rate. "About half of medium-sized county economies — in counties on the Mend Local economy improving National Association of Counties report shows dip in unemployment rate, large increase in recovery rates in housing sector between 2012-13 By Andre Byik sports@redbluffdailynews.com @TehamaSports on Twitter CoRninG » Nestled near the entrance of the ninth annual Corning Rotary Wine, Food & Art Festival on Saturday was a painting named "Summer Nights." Hung on a wall at the Carlino's Event Cen - ter at Rolling Hills Casino, the piece depicts the warm colors of a sunset receding behind the foothills. A young woman also is seen, standing watch and snapping a photo with her smartphone. "I love escaping reality and being sur - rounded by the amazing colors of the sun- set," the artist wrote on an accompanying de- scription of the creation. The piece, like the 80-90 others nearby, was created by a Corning High School stu- dent. The event, which attracted more than 1,000 people who sampled regional wines, beers and food as well, is the art department's big show for the year. Some works had prices attached to them, others not. Mendy Beardsley, a longtime art teacher at Corning High School, had just finished taking down information from a patron who wanted to purchase a piece that didn't have a price tag. "My kids look forward to it because it's a way for them to showcase their work," Beard - sley said. "It's a way for them to sell their work. Even for a student to get an offer … that just is huge." Ceramic and metal works were also on dis - play, along with wood pieces from Centennial High School's woodworking class. "It's just amazing having the people come in and go, 'This is high school?'" Beardsley said. "That's really cool." Beardsley said the department's relation - ship with Corning Rotary is a win-win, as the group provides scholarships for students as well. "The Corning Rotary does so many great things to support (Corning High School)," she said. The event, which benefits the Corning Ro - tary Foundation, has become a success story, Corning Rotarian Steve Kimbrough said. The festival, when it began, hosted five wineries. On Saturday, there were 16. On the food side, recognizable names such as Antelope Creek Farm, Bianchi Orchards and Lucero Olive Oil attended the event as well. "We've been really happy about it," Kim - brough said of the festival. He added, "I think it's going great. Last year we had over 1,000 people. That's a measure. For the casino, the extra measure is they can see people having fun and they're also eating dinner." ColoR At CASino STUDENT TALENT SHINES AT FESTIVAL Andre Byik — dAily news Janet Berry-Mclane, front, browses art created by Corning High school students at the eighth annual Corning rotary wine, Food & Art Festival on saturday at rolling Hills Casino in Corning. democratic challenger to doug laMalfa, food stamps earn the attention of local opinion columnists. PAGE A6 oPinion Richard Mazzucchi, Don Polson weigh in Freshman advances to state meet as one of several Car- dinal medalists at section championships. PAGE B1 wReStlinG Corning finishes fih as team at Masters Historically tight bond be- tween telecoms, government founders over surveillance program's reach. PAGE A5 SPyinG Telecom companies push back on NSA plan western reaction just talk so far amid fears of more russian land grabs. 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