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TUESDAY AUGUST 31, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Pages 4A, 5A RED BLUFF Reader Photos LM/Mercy Preview SPORTS 1B Sunny 91/62 Weather forecast 8B By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Police are seeking three people who were involved in an armed robbery and attempted murder at 9:36 p.m. Saturday in the 99 Cent Grocery Plus Store, 2013 Solano St., where one of the Fair entries due today By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The deadline for entering the 90th Tehama District Fair, which will be Sept. 23-26, is 5 p.m. today. “It’s been very busy today, but that’s a good thing,” said Fair CEO Mark Eidman. While totals will not be avail- able until entry deadlines have closed, Eidman said there have been quite a few entries, most notably in the vegetables, jams and jellies classes. The fair will again try to make things a little different by includ- ing a few new classes centering around olives. Classes will include olives, olive oils and wood projects made from olive trees, he said. Last year’s new classes, Trash Treasures and Family Heirlooms, which did quite well, will be back this year, Eidman said. Trash Treasures is a class dedi- cated to using recycled items to create art. Family Heirlooms is a class in which a participant brings in an essay about the importance of an item belonging to someone in the person’s family. A corn dog eating contest that Milo Franks of Milo’s Corndogs started in 2009 to celebrate his 40th year at the fair will be among returnees, with preliminary heats on Friday and the contest on Sat- urday. Preparations for a variety of fair events are under way, includ- ing the crowning of Miss Tehama County, which will be held Thurs- day evening. Other events planned for the fair include a wine garden, team penning and dog trials on Friday See FAIR, page 7A Special to the DN The 2010-2011 Community Concert season is about to begin. From San Diego to Ireland, this season brings some of the world's finest talent to our town. The first concert is Tuesday, Sept. 28, so the time to purchase season memberships is now. Concerts will be held at the First Church of God and seating is limited. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, Anthony Kearns, lyric tenor, of the PBS production “The Irish Huge indoor pot grow proposed at Chico airport Operation would fill 600,000-sq-ft building By TONI SCOTT MediaNews Group CHICO — In this economy, it may be good news to some that a enter- prising venture is interest- ed in one of Chico’s largest vacant buildings. But others are con- cerned over the proposal for 1100 Marauder St. — a 600,000-square-foot indoor hydroponic med- ical marijuana grow that would be the largest in the nation. The building at the Chico Municipal Airport Industrial Park, once occupied by clothing dis- tributor Koret, is being eyed by Plant Properties Management, LLC. The Los Angeles- based company has hopes of creating a business model in Chico unparal- leled in the medical mari- juana industry. Jason Oh, 36, founding partner of the venture, said the “state-of-the-art facility” would lease space to local collectives, allow them to grow med- ical marijuana in a highly controlled and secure space, and then test the drug for quality, package it and track it for taxation purposes. The entire operation would be monitored around the clock by secu- rity officials. No distribu- tion of marijuana would occur on-site. Oh’s plans for Chico are unprecedented. The city of Oakland recently approved large- scale indoor marijuana 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See POT, page 7A COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2995 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 ARTHRITIS, AND POST SURGERY. DR. SWAIM’S PAIN CREAM NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICE AT 2530 SR MARY COLUMBA DR. RED BLUFF, CA 96080 (530) 527-7584 STOP THE PAIN FROM NEUROPATHY, SHINGLES, Tenors.” Thursday, Nov. 11, Craicmore, contempo- rary traditional Celtic music and dance. Saturday, Dec. 18, North State Symphony Christmas Concert, Chamber Ensemble from the Symphony. Location for this performance is still to be determined. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, Saxophobia, saxo- phone showcase and jazz ensemble. Friday, April 29, 2011, Presidio Brass, 5- piece brass ensemble with local student per- formance. See CONCERT, page 7A Training 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 Robbery, attempted murder suspects sought two men involved tried to shoot an employee. The suspects include two men who fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money and an unknown driver of a get- away vehicle, said Police Chief Tony Cardenas. “We are working on a couple of leads and we’re asking the public, if they have any infor- mation, to contact us,” Carde- nas said. Officers were sent to the store and were contacted by a witness who saw two people running to a white Nissan Alti- ma. The witness saw one person taking off clothing that were used as a disguise and a third person who was driving the vehicle, a Corning Police press release said. It was last seen heading southbound on Toomes Avenue. Officers contacted employ- ees at the store and were told the robber came into the store and demanded money from the Concert season 2010 cash register. One of the employees was told to get on the floor and when he did not comply the gunman pointed the gun at him and pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not discharge, the release said. See SOUGHT, page 7A Man killed in crash 2011 A 48-year-old Cottonwood man was found dead Saturday by his son following a Friday colli- sion that happened on Saunders Road, north of Prentice Road. The man was identified in a California Highway Patrol release as Robert Rather. According to the CHP website, which listed the incident at 2:34 p.m. Saturday, the crash was reported by Rather’s mother who said her grandson had told her that her son had been involved in a crash. Rather was driving north on Saunders Road in his 1982 Toyota See MAN, page 7A 36W crash puts woman in hospital A 71-year-old Red Bluff woman was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Redding with major injuries fol- lowing a crash at 8 a.m. Sunday on Highway 36W, east of Baker Road. The woman, identified as Sandra Linehan, was going west on High- way 36W approaching Baker Road at an unknown speed when she fell asleep and allowed her vehicle to drift off the north road edge, a Cali- fornia Highway Patrol release said. The vehicle hit a metal road marker and a few trees before hitting the side of a dirt embankment and coming to rest. Linehan was wearing her seat belt and the vehicle’s air bag did deploy, the release said. Linehan, who lost consciousness See 36W, page 7A Day Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Engineer Scott Spangler with the Red Bluff Fire Department climbs up a 105-foot ladder in full turnouts Monday in three minutes and seven seconds as part of drill in front of the station. Other timed tasks included carrying a 24-foot ladder, weighing 80 pounds, from the front of the fire house to the back through the bay before extending the ladder by himself at the perfect climbing angle and tying a rope to lock it in place and ascending two stories, pulling a 50-foot section of hose to the top. Business Connections LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINTING With results electronically sent to DOJ & FBI Appointments and/or walk-ins. 332 Pine St., Red Bluff 527-6229 Since 1979 Fall Sale Sept. 10-19, 2010 1 gallon & larger plants RED BLUFF 40% off GARDEN CENTER 766 Antelope Blvd. 527-0886