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Thursday, July 21, 2011 – Daily News 3A To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit Local Calendar 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. THURSDAY, JULY 21 Red Bluff California HEAT chorus, 7 p.m., Metteer School, Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895-0139 Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Community Action Agency, 3 p.m. Board of Supervisors chambers Democratic Central Committee of Tehama County, 5:30 p.m., M&M Ranch House, 736-5200 Grief Support Group, 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528-4207 Ishi Archers 16 target 3-D Summer League, 5 p.m. $5 member, $6 non-member, 527-4200. Live country music, with dinner at the Veterans Hall, 5-7 p.m. Kelly Griggs House Museum , 311 Washington St. is open for tours on Thursdays and Sundays, 1-3 p.m., for group tours call 527-5895 Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association, 10 a.m., Snug Harbor recreation room, 600 Rio Vista Ave., 527-4810 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Passages caregiver support group, 12:30 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S.Jack- son St., 229-0878 or 800 995-0878 Phoenix Community Support Group for those getting over chemical dependency, 11:30 a.m., Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 945-2349 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees, 5:30 p.m., 1525 Douglas St. Red Bluff Lions Club, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial, 527-8452 Red Cross Disaster Volunteers Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., CalFire headquarters, 604 Antelope Blvd., north side of Antelope, 934-5344 Sacramento River Discovery Center Thursday Evening Program, 7 p.m., 1000 Sale Lane, 527-1196 Sunrise Speakers Toastmasters, noon, Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste.101, 529- 1841 Support group for pet loss,2 p.m., Family Service Agency, 1347 Grant St., 527-6782 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. For beginner or review classes, call 529-1615 Tehama County Health Planning Council, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road Tehama County Planning Commission, 9 a.m., board chambers, 745 Oak St. TOPS Club (take off pounds Sensibly), 9:30 a.m., First Christian Church, 926 Madison Ave., 547-7541 or Nanc347-6120, visit www.tops.org Widowed Persons Dinner, 6 p.m., call 384-2471 for location Corning Celebrate Recovery,6:15-9 p.m., Believers Church of God, 783 Solano St., dinner with $3 donation Corning High School Board, 7 p.m., 643 Black- burn Ave. Corning Patriots, 6 p.m., Senior Center, 824-2332 Corning Skateboard and Bike Association meeting, 6 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 794 Third St. Domestic Violence Information and Support Group, 1-3 p.m., Olive Room at the Corning Health- care District, 275 Solano St. 528-0226. Dual Diagnosis Group, 1:30-3 p.m., 1600 Solano St., 527-8491, Ext. 3309 Improved Order of Red Men, 7 p.m. Independent Grange 470, 20945 Corning Road, 824-1114 Soccer training, 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N Toomes, 824-7680 Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Women’s Support Group, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Los Molinos Unified School Board, 7 p.m., Los Molinos High School cafeteria Gerber Gerber-Las Flores Community Service District, 6:30 p.m. 331 San Benito Ave. Mineral School Board, 5 p.m., 38355 Scenic Ave. Mineral Manton Manton Joint Union School Board, 6:30 p.m. Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Wednesday night in the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 13-18-19-23-25 Meganumber: 20 TOT Continued from page 1A “We don’t view this as an expansion of the tax base, so Prop 218 does not prohibit adoption of the ordinance before you,” Crabtree told the council. Schmid stopped short of giving his own interpretation as to whether the ordinance already includes RVs, but said if the city is looking at rewriting the ordinance to clarify it, then it means the ordinance is open to inter- pretation and subjected to becoming matter for litiga- tion. He wanted a second opinion on whether approval of the amendment would conflict with the law under Proposition 218. The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce supports the proposed amendment because it would create an ordinance that would leave no doubt, supposition or room for interpretation as to whether RV parks and campgrounds are covered in the TOT ordi- nance, said Chairman Greg Stevens, who spoke on behalf of the Chamber Exec- utive Committee. However, the chamber does not agree with the city’s interpretation that RV parks and campgrounds are already included in the ordi- RINK Continued from page 1A manage it and the cost to put it in,” Redamonti said. In the end, the board directed Eid- FIGHT Continued from page 1A ing, the release said. Lubben was contacted on the phone but he refused to give deputies any information about the incident, the release said. No arrests were made. The case has been sent to the District Attorney’s office for review. Anyone with informa- tion about the incident is asked to call the sheriff’s department at 529-7900. -Andrea Wagner Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Andres Meza, 23, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at Walnut and Main streets. He was charged on warrants for hit and run with possible injury or death and dri- ving without a license. Bail was set at $7,500. • Fernando Pineda Gonzalez, 26, of Sacra- mento, and Augustin Contreras Pena, 24, and Nemecio Alcazar Garcia, 21, both of Santa Rosa, were arrested Tuesday in two locations northeast of Paskenta. Gonzalez was arrested on Raglin Ridge Road at 6 a.m. Pena and Garcia were arrested just before 10 a.m. on Colyear Springs Road. Each man was charged with cultiva- tion of marijuana and held in lieu of $50,000 bail. • Troy Wayne Meglas- son, 45, of Corning was arrested Tuesday in the 15800 block of Oakridge Road in Corning. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance on a bench warrant. Bail was set at $40,000. Theft • A 59-year-old man reported Tuesday that a shotgun and two powder pistols were stolen in the 7500 block of McClure Avenue in Gerber. • A 43-year-old man reported Tuesday that $300 worth of latex flow- ers were stolen from the nance as it is written, nor does it support the city want- ing to collect retroactive taxes from Durango, espe- cially considering that some hotels were forgiven follow- ing a 2009 audit that showed they had not been in compli- ance with the ordinance but promised to comply going forward, Stevens said. “It’s not Durango’s fault it took the city a year to change the ordinance,” he said. A handful of speakers representing downtown businesses and Durango employees and guests spoke on behalf of the RV park pointing out the many bene- fits and contributions it has provided to the city and community. They cautioned the city about the message it was sending in trying to sin- gle out Durango. “It’s sad that the city would go after the best thing that’s happen to Red Bluff in a long time,” said Irene Fuller. The dispute between the city and Durango over TOT has been ongoing since Durango opened in 2008. There have been ongoing efforts since 2009 to get Durango to voluntarily com- ply, Crabtree said. The city estimates Durango owes about $42,000 in TOT going back to June 2010. Breen said toward the end of his first month of operation, on Aug. 28, 2008, he tried to pay TOT but a city worker refused to accept his check, saying RV parks were not covered under the city’s ordinance. After reviewing the ordi- nance with his own legal council, Breen elected not to charge his guests TOT. “There’s nothing in that ordinance, nothing that states RV parks,” Breen said. He supports TOT because he knows the city needs revenue, but TOT needs to be implemented correctly and legally, Breen said. He wants to work with the city and county to devel- op a fair and equitable ordi- nance that would create a level playing field for all RV parks. He did not think it fair that Durango was the only RV park that would be sub- ject to TOT, while others in the county did not have to collect and pay TOT. He would like the city to consid- er a phase-in TOT that would allow him to slowly increase his rates without negatively impacting his business. Breen said he has tried to work with the city, but after 3 years of going back and forth in this ridiculous process he has turned nega- tive because “all I get is this personal vendetta about this big, bad RV park that’s not paying their TOT when it’s man and the Facilities and Safety Committee to meet with Williams to discuss the matter further, including possible locations. If the matter is found to be plausi- ble, it will be placed on the Aug. 16 agenda. AUDIT Continued from page 1A department’s administration and offender services, said the agency made collections a priority and has so far col- lected $2.2 million of the more than $6 million in out- standing advances. ‘‘We will continue in our efforts,’’ Hoshino said in statement. As of Nov. 30, the audit found the department had not received reimbursement for more than $3.5 million issued before June 30, 2010. The audit also found that the agency used its revolving bed of a pickup outside of Rolling Hills Casino. The flowers were taken some- time between 2 a.m. and 12:21 p.m. Violence • A male juvenile was reportedly jumped Tues- day while on his way home in the 600 block of Crosby Lane. The caller said the boy was assault- ed because of his race or ethnicity. Medical per- sonnel were called and a report was taken. Burglary • Corning Police are looking for those respon- sible for the theft of $8,400 worth of items, including marijuana, taken from the 1400 block of Marin Street in not even written right.” He mentioned a number of problems he has with the city, including the city’s refusal to allow him to put up a sign that would direct visitors to his resort without having to drive through the Food Maxx parking lot and the lack of appreciation for the land he donated to the city. The city cannot even maintain the area and has instead allowed it to become a refuge for the homeless, he said. Schmid and Councilman Forrest Flynn said there are a lot of unresolved issues between the city and Duran- go, but they could not be addressed Tuesday, as the council was only there to discuss the verbiage of the ordinance. Hotel owner Barry Jes- rani said TOT issues go beyond the rift between Durango and the city. In fact, the city’s entire TOT policy needs to be re-examined and made clear. There are hotel owners who are still con- fused about how to collect TOT and from whom to col- lect it. “The city needs to pro- vide hotels with a uniform procedure on how to collect TOT,” Jesrani said. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e- mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. The Tehama District Fairboard meets at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in the Tehama Room at the fairground. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527- 2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. fund to spend more than the department was appropriat- ed under the state budget. Paul Verke, a correc- tions spokesman, said the department agreed with the audit’s findings and has implemented better con- trols using newer technolo- gy. ‘‘We thank controller Chiang for his work on this issue, and CDCR has made significant advances in addressing the problem, collecting $2.2 million in the last six months,’’ Brown’s spokesman Gil Duran said Wednesday. Death Notice Clifford Elwin Young Clifford Elwin Young of Red Bluff died Tuesday, July 19, 2011. He was 78. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, July 21, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Corning. Officers were sent to the residence where they contacted the victim, Danika Collins, who reported that about two pounds of processed mar- ijuana, worth about $6,400, was taken, a Corning Police release said. Also taken during the burglary were $2,000 worth of indoor growing equipment, the release said. The burglary is believed to have taken place between July 1 and July 19 when unknown persons entered the resi- dence through a window. Anyone with information is asked to call Corning Police at 824-7000. 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The fire was contained at 3:30 a.m. The last unit cleared at 5:22 a.m. There were no injuries reported.