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WEDNESDAY MAY 4, 2011 Breaking news at: Let’s Do Launch Commerce www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Athletes of the Week SPORTS 1B Sunny 90/55 Weather forecast 8B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Tehama County Supervisors pushed two medical marijuana dispensary draft proposals for- ward to the planning commission Tuesday. Either in May or June, plan- ning commissioners will be 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 Board pushes pot proposals to planning asked to look at proposed zoning code amendments that would either ban or heavily regulate the establishment of dispensaries in the county. After tweaking the wording on four sections of one of the drafts since April 19, supervisors voted to approve a resolution of intent. This is the next step ‘It can’t be met. If it can’t be met, why have an ordinance?’ Supervisor George Russell toward adopting a new ordi- nance. The meeting was the fourth study session, between supervi- Feel the burn Daily News file photo The Burnout Contest Saturday is one of the highlights of Corning’s May Madness Car Show. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The May Madness Car Show will have a new attraction — hot air bal- loons — for people to check out on Solano Street when the show rolls into Corning Friday and Saturday. “Hopefully, we’ll have nice weath- er because Remax is bringing hot air balloons,” Corning Chamber of Com- merce Manager Valanne Cardenas said. “The proceeds from the tethered rides will go to Corning Christian Assistance and the chamber.” The cost for balloon rides, avail- able weather permitting 8-10 a.m. Sat- urday, is $5. The annual event, which celebrates its 15th year, will have plenty of vehi- cles and other things for people to see as well, Cardenas said. Originally started by Corning Ford, the event was taken over by the cham- ber in 2000, the fourth year it was held, she said. “It’s one of our three major events that are what keeps us going besides our memberships,” Cardenas said. “If we don’t make money on the events it makes it hard. The last few years with the economy, we’ve been making about half of the normal profits.” The other two major events are the Olive Festival in August and Home- town Christmas. Applications have been mailed out to about 500 people, all of whom have attended May Madness in the past, Cardenas said. Those who have not received one can call the chamber at 824-5550. “We don’t have too many entries yet, but I’m not worried because so many people wait until the last minute,” Cardenas said. “Last year we Prop 8 backers can’t defend marriage ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general has again come out against the state’s same-sex marriage ban, this time telling the state Supreme Court the proponents of successful ballot initiatives do not have the right to defend their measures in court. Kamala Harris, a Democrat who succeeded Gov. Jerry Brown in Janu- ary as attorney general, submitted an amicus brief Monday in the ongoing legal dispute over the voter-approved ban known as Proposition 8. In it, she argued that only public officials exer- cising the executive power of government have authority to repre- sent the state when laws passed by voters or the Legislature are chal- lenged. “California law affords an initiative’s proponents no right to defend the validity of a successful initiative measure based only on their role in launching an initiative process,” Harris wrote. The question of where the role of ballot measure backers ends is critical to the legal fight over Cali- fornia’s ban on same-sex marriages. Both Brown and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to defend the 2008 consti- tutional amendment on appeal after a federal judge struck it down last summer as a violation of See BAN, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Red Bluff Outdoor Power worried because we had hardly any. There were about 45-50 entries the week before and suddenly they started pouring in. We ended up with 160 entries.” The event kicks off Friday with the cruise at 5:30 p.m., which runs from the Transportation Center across from City Hall to the Veterans Memorial Hall on the corner of Solano and Houghton streets. Registration for the cruise, which includes entry for Saturday’s Show and Shine, will be 3-5 p.m. at the Transportation Center. Cost is $20, which includes two dinner tickets. The Car Show Mixer, which includes dinner and live music from a local band, will be 6-9 p.m. Friday in the parking lot next to the chamber office on Solano Street. There will be a second registration See BURN, page 7A sors, Assistant County Counsel Arthur Wylene and Planning Director John Stoufer to discuss a replacement for an existing temporary ban on the dispen- saries in the county that will expire Sept. 14. Supervisors previously agreed See POT, page 7A Driver pleads not guilty to murder Staff report A Red Bluff man charged with the murder of a bicyclist pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Tehama County Superior Court. Victor Hugo Rodriguez, 31, faces three felony charges of murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with an enhancement for fleeing the scene and hit-and-run result- ing in death or injury, according to court records. He has prior convictions of driving under the influence, public intoxication and battery. Rodriguez See DRIVER, page 7A Parolee faces up to 10 years A Tehama County parolee pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. Eastern District Court to making a sa wed-of f shotgun, according the U.S. Attor- ney’s Office. Joseph Michael Cadotte Cadotte, 23, of Red Bluff, is facing up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 19. According to the plea agreement, law enforce- ment officers were look- ing for Cadotte because he had absconded from his California parole officer. On Dec. 3, law enforcement from Shasta and Tehama counties, along with special agents with the California Department of Corrections Special Ser- vices Unit, served a search warrant at Cadotte’ s mother’s house on Paskenta Road in an effort to locate him. When his mother, Sheryl Lynne Walker, answered the front door, Cadotte ran out of the back door and was appre- hended. Officers found a loaded sawed-off shotgun and two partially full boxes of shotgun shells that See YEARS, page 7A Country legend coming to State By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Some say Merle Hag- gard is country music’s Tesla coil — the man with the spark that ignited what country music is today. Recently, next to Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney and two oth- ers, Haggard was cele- brated nationally with Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 5. In perhaps his first appearance in Red Bluff, Haggard will bring his incendiary vocal talents to the State Theatre Thurs- day in a special fundrais- ing concert. “An Evening with Merle, An Elegant Affair” will benefit the State The- atre and is sponsored by Village Maps of America, a company that makes hand-drawn cartoon maps. Many can recall grow- ing up listening to Hag- gard’s music, as his career spans five decades. Born calling a boxcar home in 1937, the country crooner took to singing after a stint at San Cedro. The show will be a unique opportunity. Tom Hanks is expected to have items donated for the cause available in the auction. Red Bluff Rotary and Kiwanis clubs will be on hand to help out. Courtesy photo Quentin when he was 21. Inspired by a Johnny Cash performance during his time there, Haggard started singing after being paroled the next year. Teaming up with Buck Owens in 1963, Hag- gard’s started hitting the charts. Performing live less often these days, Hag- gard, 74, lives in Palo Doors open at 6 p.m., with a live auction at 7 p.m. Haggard’s show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $65, $70, $80 and $100 and are avail- able in Red Bluff at Cross- roads Feed & Supply or Sparrow Fine Arts & Antiques. Call 866-443- 3527 for more information. A portion of each tick- et price and all of the pro- ceeds from the auction will benefit the theater. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971 CHW North State Region