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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 Breaking news at: Hints From Heloise American Profile www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Legion Honors SPORTS 1B Mostly Sunny 95/61 Weather forecast 8B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Sales tax receipts for the first three months of the year show an increase in revenue com- pared to the same period a year 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 Red Bluff sales tax receipts inch upwards ago. Receipts for sales occurring January through March were 1.3 percent higher than the same quarter of 2010, according to a report by HdL, a financial consulting company. Countywide, sales tax rev- enue increased 27.9 percent over the same period of the prior year. Regional revenues were up 1.1 percent higher than the same quarter in 2010. Fuel and service stations continue to be the top produc- ing industry. Higher gas prices and a new business contributed to Jr Round-Up Royalty increased returns compared to last year. The new AM/PM gas station and mini mart on the north end of town, which opened in See TAX, page 7A Man rams mother, threatens stepfather By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A Corning man was arrested Saturday after he reportedly ran his mother off the road with a vehicle on Friday afternoon near Huckleberry Road in Corning. Troy Dewayne Gannom, 35, had been in an argument with his mother Theresa Gannom Mari- no, 60, of Red Bluff, earlier in the day, said Tehama County Sheriff's Lt. Dave Greer. A short while later, Gannom reportedly used a vehicle to ram his mother's vehicle as she attempted to leave the area, a sheriff's press release said. Gannom See MOTHER, page 7A Cops: Nephew stabs his aunt Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb The group of Red Bluff Junior Round-Up Queen contestants poses for a picture with 2009 Senior Queen Shelby Murphy of Red Bluff, left, and Queen Contest Coordinator Jennifer Marinelli. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Kassidy Chrisman, 16, of Cot- tonwood was crowned Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up Senior Queen Thursday at the annual dinner held at the Tehama District Fairground. "This is our major fundraiser for the rodeo every year and you girls have all done a great job," said con- test coordinator Jennifer Marinelli. "Any one of you could represent the rodeo well." Chrisman is the daughter of Tami Chrisman and Hoyt Baker and is a sophomore at West Valley High School. She enjoys competing in high school rodeo, jackpot barrel racing and team roping. Chrisman said she plans to study to be a pediatrician and continue her rodeo career in hopes of making it big. Alyssa Shank, 12, of Red Bluff was named Junior Queen with Michelle Woolbert, 13, of Red Bluff being named Junior Princess. Shank, the daughter of Les and Stacy Shank, is an eighth-grader at Vista Middle School. Shank is involved in rodeo, 4-H, Legislature drops surcharge for energy research SACRAMENTO (AP) — Lawmakers failed to renew a statewide electricity surcharge before the end of their session, dealing a blow to Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to promote alternative ener- gy and keep California at the forefront of the industry. Brown sought to extend a public goods charge that adds $1 to $2 to the average monthly household electric bill and has been in effect since 1997. He wanted to use about $400 million in annual proceeds to funda renewable energy and effi- ciency programs. ''The public goods charge debate is not done; just call it a major bump in the road,'' Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said Mon- day. The California Energy Commission says Califor- nia receives more electricity from renewable resources than any other state. Sup- porters say the surcharge has helped California earn that title because it pays for programs that make homes and businesses more energy efficient and subsidizes renewable energy research at public and private univer- sities. The commission says the state has used more than $700 million from the sur- charge to fund alternative energy research, creating jobs, spawning new indus- tries and attracting investors. The state has set a goal to generate one-third of its electricity from renew- able resources such as wind, solar and geothermal by 2020. The effort has provided funding for clean energy companies that employ thousands of people. Research funded by the sur- charge also has helped develop wireless lighting controls, thinner solar cells and improved wind tur- bines. Some opponents of the surcharge called it redun- dant to the state's environ- mental efforts. Unless law- makers find a way to revive it, it will expire at the end of the year. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See ENERGY, page 7A Gymkhana and junior rodeos and is an honor roll student. She hopes to go to college to become a veterinar- ian. Shank won several categories including Jr. Horsemanship, Jr. Poise and Personality, Miss Photo- genic and Written Word Scholar. Woolbert, the daughter of Berry and Hope Woolbert, is a seventh- grader at Vista. She won Miss Con- geniality. She was previously a member of the 2009 Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up See ROYAL, page 7A A 40-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested Monday morning after allegedly stabbing his 62- year-old aunt at the Gold- en Crest Mobile Home Park, 1245 Montgomery Road. Red Bluff Police were sent to the park for a dis- turbance involving a knife at 11:24 a.m. where they found Carol Boughan of Red Bluff with her right leg bleeding. Boughan told police her nephew, James Boughan, had come to her residence and stabbed her for no apparent reason, said Sgt. Quintan Ortega. Carol Boughan had a minor wound on her right thigh, but declined med- ical treatment from para- medics, saying she would seek her own aid, Ortega said. Officers conducted a search for James Boughan and located him walking in the mobile home park near his aunt's residence. He was taken into cus- tody and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon. James Boughan had disposed of the weapon he used, but it was later recovered near the resi- dence. —Julie Zeeb Hearing continued in legislator's restraining order Activists Don Bird and Pat Johnston were outside Tehama County Superior Court after a hearing regarding a restraining order filed against Bird by Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber. The case was contin- ued to Oct. 3, when Bird's attorney, Aaron Williams, will be available. The temporary restraining order that was granted in August will remain in place for the time being. Nielsen was not pre- sent, and Deputy Legisla- tive Counsel Michael Kerins from the state Office of Legislative Counsel left promptly after the brief court ses- sion. Bird and the dozen or so activists who accompa- nied him to court said the case gives them a new opportunity to continue See ORDER, page 7A Daily News photo by Tang Lor Don Bird, left, and Pat Johnston speak outside Tehama County Superior Court after a hearing regarding a restraining order filed against Bird by Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber. COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2595 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. 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