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FRIDAY JULY 16, 2010 Breaking news at: Wine Tasting for the Pool Community www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 2A RED BLUFF Section Bound SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10A Sunny 108/76 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 Froome pot case hearing postponed By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer It may be September before Tehama County courts decide whether the case against a local events promoter charged with money laundering and pot dis- tribution will reach trial. The final day in a three-day hearing to establish probable cause against Joseph Dailey Froome was postponed from Thursday until Sept. 23. Froome and Daniel Miguel Ludwig were arrested in Octo- ber 2009 when authorities reportedly found 25 pounds of marijuana and more than 400 pot plants growing in an elabo- rate warehouse on Baker Road. In March, prosecutors added eight counts of money launder- ing to Froome’s case, arguing he laundered more than $100,000. Red Bluff. ‘There’s no question that marijuana (was) being cultivated. There’s no question the marijuana was for medicinal purposes’ Attorney James Silva Before his arrest, Froome was best known for his work in Scoutbound promoting the West Coast Mon- ster Truck Championships in When the case resumes, it will hinge on the county’s inter- pretation of Prop. 215, Lud- wig’s attorney James Silva said. The county’s allegations of money laundering and pot dis- tribution assume the exchange of marijuana for money and of money within a medical mari- juana organization are not allowed by Prop. 215, Silva See POT, page 9A Labor camp put on hold By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Votes scheduled Thursday on a Corning migrant labor camp and development fees were postponed by the Tehama County Planning Commission until Aug. 19. • The controversial labor camp, capable of accommodating about 140 migrant workers on an olive orchard near Woodson Bridge, was delayed to See CAMP, page 9A Animal group to suspend spay, neuter program The Board of Direc- Daily News photo by Tang Lor Boy Scouts Eddie Spidle,Tommy Wilson, Carson Dunbar, Matthew Johnson and Gabe Sartori, center, will attend the Boy Scouts of America National Centennial Jamboree. Not pictured is scout Daniel Sandoval. Local scouts to attend National Jamboree By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer By this time next week, some local Boy Scouts will be on the other side of the country touring some of the nation’s most popular tourist attrac- tions. Their sightseeing tour will wind up at Fort AP Hill, Va., where they will join about 40,000 scouts from all 50 states to participate in the Boy Scouts of America National Centennial Jamboree. Attending the jamboree are members in Troop 154, sponsored by the Red Bluff Rotary, Matthew Johnson, Eddie Spidle and Carson Dunbar. Troop 417, sponsored by Sacred Heart Parish, includes Tommy Wilson, Gabe Sartori and Daniel Sandoval. See SCOUTS, page 9A tors of Partners for Ani- mal Welfare and Safety, or PAWS, has announced that its spay and neuter assistance program will come to a close Dec. 31 and the organization may close down totally during the first quarter of 2011. This action is neces- sary due to the econom- ic downturn that remains grim and shows little promise of change and the fact that the board will dwindle to only three people as of Aug. 31. It is too much work for too few people, according to a press release from PAWS. The plan at this time is to take requests for certificates in August and September, using the remaining months to clear and pay the certifi- cates for use before they expire. All outstanding certificates with this plan will expire by the Dec. 10. In the meantime, there are no more fundraisers planned. With the continued use of Food Maxx share cards, the organization can stay solvent and fill at least 35 requests each month for the last two months, which equates to about $1,800 each month. PAWS has focused almost all of its dona- tions on the spay and neuter program and that will be the direction any See ANIMAL, page 9A Marine’s body Corning stymied by state’s silence returning home to Burney BURNEY (AP) — The body of a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend is heading home to Shasta County. A jet carrying the body of Lance Cpl. Tyler Allen Roads is due to arrive in Redding on this afternoon. The body then will be driven to his hometown of Burney. The 20-year-old was killed July 10 in the Hel- mand province while supporting combat operations with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment based at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Defense Department says his death remains under investigation. Family and friends described Roads as a consid- erate young man with a strong sense of responsibil- ity. A former high school teacher says Roads knew he wanted to join the Marines even before graduat- ing Burney’s Mountain View High School in 2007. Family members are planning a Saturday funer- al. News tip? Call 527-2151 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — After seventh months of cor- respondence with the state on the 2009-2014 Housing Element, the City Council voted to re-adopt it at Tuesday’s meeting. “We’ve sent things back and forth corre- sponding with the state,” Planning Direc- tor John Stoufer said. “The frustration level on our part has become tremendous.” Corning is not the only city to have trouble with the state, he said. “A lot of jurisdictions are having difficulties,” Stoufer said. “They’re holding us hostage. They want Los Angeles rules applied to Corn- ing.” Stoufer said Corning would be found in com- pliance with the state if the council re-adopted the housing element Tuesday, which it did by ‘A lot of jurisdictions are having difficulties. They’re holding us hostage. 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