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MONDAY JULY 18, 2011 Breaking news at: From Obesity To Miss S.C. Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF A’s Thump Angels SPORTS 1B Sunny 89/62 Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Reds for the pool City to mull tax on RVs By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The Red Bluff City Council Tuesday will consider amending the city’s transient occupancy tax code in an effort to end a controversy between the city and Duran- go RV Resort. The proposed amendment to the TOT ordinance would explicitly include “recreational vehicle parks” in the definition of a hotel. TOT is collected by hotel operators from guests who stay in hotels. The TOT is then remitted to the city as revenue. As it is now, the city code does not explicitly include RV parks and campgrounds in its definition of a hotel, but the city has maintained the code implicitly includes those types of sites. Ever since Durango opened it has not charged its occupants TOT, City Manager Martin Nichols said. Durango has taken the position that TOT does not apply to the RV park because they city’s ordinance does not say RV park. See TAX, page 7A Jacoby has top ride at PBR event Daily News Photo by Andrea Wagner The 9th Annual Wine Tasting by the Pool Saturday raises money each year to support McG- lynn Pool. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer The splashing and squealing and shouts of, “Marco” and “Polo,” gave way to the soft sounds of live acoustic music and the pouring of wine Saturday evening surrounding McGlynn Pool for the 9th Annual Wine Tasting by the Pool. Lights hung from the wire fences glinted light from the pool water while Jack the Ribber served plates of ribs, barbecued on the spot and cornbread. Six local wineries offered tastes on the lawn near a table of sweet treats surrounding a chocolate fountain. The fundraiser, at $25 a ticket this year, is an annual event to help keep the pool open. Eddie and Dolores Bickert of Los Molinos, regular dancers at the Senior Center, came to enjoy the food, they said. The 90-something couple dressed up for the occasion and enjoyed conversation at a table right near the pool. Daniele Jackson, secretary of Blues for the Pool and co-director of the event, mixed with guests while attending to her duties. The event had 180 people last year and has made up to $5,000 an evening in the past, she said. This year, the event was changed Bills to protect domestic violence victims advance SACRAMENTO (AP) — The Legislature resoundingly approved three bills to protect vic- tims of domestic violence and sent them to Gov. Jerry Brown for approval in the flurry of action at the Capitol before law- makers began summer recess. Awaiting Brown when he returns to work are bills to give judges more power to issue protective orders in domestic vio- lence cases, to make sure victims have a chance to argue against their attack- ers in court and to make it easier to treat domestic violence cases as a felony when an attacker chokes his victim. Another bill seeks to protect domestic violence and other crime victims from having their address and other personal infor- mation posted on the Internet. That bill is expected to go to Brown’s desk soon. A fifth bill, making it easier for victims to get out of a lease to escape their attackers, was signed by the governor Monday. Camille Hayes, a spokeswoman for the Cal- ifornia Partnership to End Domestic Violence, said there’s increased aware- ness about domestic vio- lence on the part of law- makers, in part because it touches upon privacy, property rights, child cus- tody, health care, educa- tion and many other issues. More than 600 domes- tic assaults occur every 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BILLS, page 7A by adding dinner for a higher priced ticket. Part of the entertainment includ- ed Jackson and others putting on a water rescue demonstration mid- way through while the band took a break. Wineries included three from Tehama County as well as some from Butte and Shasta counties. New Clairvaux Vineyard of Vina offered samples of their newest release, a 2009 Barbera, Poor Souls Block wine. Jenn Hancock, 22, of Durham represented New Clairvaux. Han- See POOL, page 7A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Sean Willingham of Summerville, Ga. rides Mr. Saturday Night owned by Don Kish to an 88 to secure a place in the finals Saturday at the PBR Bull Bash. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Gin and Tonic proved to be good for Elliott Jacoby Saturday night as he rode the bull to victory at the seventh annual PBR Bull Bash at the Tehama District Fairground. The annual event, pre- sented by Mesa Produc- tions and Rolling Hills Casino, was full of excite- ment for Professional Bull Rider fans who watched Jacoby score an 88.5 in the finals to seal the deal. Jacoby, who hails from Fredericksburg, Texas, had a good ride in the first round, when he scored 87.5 on Saint or Sinner to land him in third going into the finals. Jacoby was joined by several great riders including Cord McCoy See PBR, page 7A First RB winery releases new white By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Tehama Oaks Vineyard and Winery, Inc. released its third wine, Tres Fran- cais during a three-day event at the new Red Bluff winery, at 14994 Warren Ave. Bonded as the first Red Bluff-based winery more than a year ago, the busi- ness, owned by Bob and Jackie Douglas, released its first two wines, Viog- nier and Roussanne, in May, Jackie Douglas said. “It’s a hand operation,” said Bob Douglas, wine maker and CEO. “My vineyard is small, but we’re fairly pleased with the quality we’ve been get- ting.” The business hopes to produce 200 cases this year with 75 cases of Viognier and Roussanne, and 125 of the red wines, which will begin produc- tion in the fall, Bob Dou- glas said. “Next year we’d like to do 300 or so, the third between 350 and 400 and then we’ll evaluate how Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Jackie Douglas of Tehama Oaks Vineyard and Winery Inc. pours a glass of wine at the release party for its newest wine,Tres Francais. Pictured with her are winemaker and CEO Bob Douglas, left, with Scott and Eileen Tikalsky of Palo Cedro and Winnie and Wayne Peter- son of Corning. much we want to do,” Douglas said. Just off Highway 36W and a two-minute drive from Interstate 5, Douglas said he hopes the location will help attract people to the area. “It’s easy to get off and get back on,” Douglas said. “In that way we’ll hopefully add to the local economy.” See WINERY, page 7A