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ByJuliePace TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON » Refusing to bend to the new Republican Congress, President Barack Obama unveiled Tuesday night an ambitious State of the Union agenda steeped in Democratic priorities, including tax increases on the wealthy, ed- ucation and child care help for the middle class and a torrent of veto threats for the GOP's own plans. In a shift from tradition, Obama's address to a joint ses- sion of Congress was less a laun- dry list of new proposals and more an attempt to sell a story of national economic revival. He appealed for "better politics" in Washington and pledged to work with Republicans, but he showed few signs of curtailing or tweak- ing his own plans to meet GOP priorities. Instead, the president vowed VETO THREATS Stateofthe Union: Tax wealthy, help middle class By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF » Local law enforce- ment is searching for a 29-year- old woman who told her father a week before Christmas that she was homeless. Ashley Blanco is described as a white female, with brown hair, hazel eyes and about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 130 pounds. According to a Red Bluff Police Department miss- ing person report, Blanco was last contacted by her father a week before Christmas. She told her father she was home- less and he paid for a three-night stay at an unknown hotel. MISSING 29-year- old woman reported missing MaybeinRedBluffor Redding areas By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF » Elizabeth Anne Lang, the Red Bluff woman who pleaded guilty to a gross vehic- ular manslaughter while intoxi- cated charge that stemmed from the death of a pedestrian last Sep- tember, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in state prison. Lang, 36, was arrested Sept. 30, 2014 after she veered off An- telope Boulevard here and struck two pedestrians who were stand- ing on a sidewalk near the Valero gas station across from the Te- hama District Fairground. One pedestrian, 18-year-old Shae Smith, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other, Tra- vis Burke, 20, suffered a broken leg. Lang, who pleaded guilty in December, wept in court before Tehama County Superior Court Judge Todd Bottke handed down the sentence and briefly ad- dressed Smith's family members and friends. "All I've wanted to do for the last 113 days is be able to tell you how sorry I am," Lang said through tears. She added: "I'm not sure there's any- thing I can say or do that will ever make the pain of this any less than it is. But please know that I would do anything to go back and change that day if I could. I'm sorry." A contingent of Smith's family and other supporters were pres- ent for Lang's sentencing. Smith's father, Robert Smith, also ad- dressed the court and Lang be- fore Lang's sentence was handed down. "I have to go the rest of my days knowing that I can never see the person I love the most in this whole world," said Robert Smith, who family members have said PEDESTRIAN KILLED Womangets10yearsinprison Elizabeth Anne Lang pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter charge This year the 20th annual Jim Owens Memorial Ranch Rodeo will be held at Pauline Davis Pavilion starting at 4 p.m. on Friday with more ro- deo starting at 10 a.m. Satur- day. The Jr. Dummy Roping Fi- nals will be 5:30 p.m. followed by the finals for the top six teams in all events. Jim Owens was the 1996 Tehama County Cattleman Man of the Year and his wife, Thelma Sue Owens, was hon- ored as CowBelle of the Year. Lee Pitts called Jim a leg- end, and it is fitting to have the ranch rodeo named in memory of Jim Owens. "If you qualify as a stock- man you no doubt recognize the name, 'Jimmy' was one of the last of the original Owens' clan that ranged wherever cat- tle did," Pitts wrote in "A Leg- end I Knew" in 1996. "In his 'hay days' Jim Owens ran as many stocker steers as anybody in America. I've heard as many as 35,000 head at one time but I never asked. Jim was of the old school where you never asked the man the size of his spread." Admission to the rodeo is $10, and $20 for the finals. This year teams from Red Bluff will be Double Horse Shoe Ranch with CJ Cash, Walt and Wyatt Brown; KO Ranch will have Brian Humphry, Cole Hook and Seth Franklin. TX Bar Ranch has J C Niesen, Jer- emy Pinheiro and Wes Van- sickle; UI Ranches with Roy Owens, Brian Darst and Cole Green. Nuttal Ranch, Vina has Austin Whittle, Cash Wemple and Logan Nuttal. Lassen County sends the fol- lowing ranches: Panos Ranch with Scotty Gill, Gaylen Taylor and Ty Panos; N Arrow Ranch with Pat Cannon, Devon Cas- tle, and Michael Casey. C Arrow Ranch has Colton Shields, Jake Ward and JR Marshall. Wine Glass Ranch with Elliot Dow, Richie Musthia, and Travis Stewart. JH Ranch has Buddy Blosser, Rob Pyle and Bill Finks. California ranches include: Rice/Sparrowk Ranches with Lee Whitney, Rich and Daniel Rice; Simon Newman Ranch with Leland McDonald, Brent Tadman and David Wood; C Cup Livestock has Cash Rob- inson, Clayton Edsal and Joe Clarot; ENG Ranches with Johnny Fiskilini, Darrell Nor- cutt and Danny Leslie. Spring Ranch with Craig Gi- acomelli, Wyatt Bourdet, and Frankie Martinez. Buck Horn Ranch has Jim Daxton, Craig Boyd and Dan Holland. Here and There Cattle Co. with Frank Johnson, Joe Nash and Riley York. Shasta County teams are Double Bar X with Tim Ma- her, Tom and Reed Marti- nez; Harmon Ranch has Dean Miller, Justin Niesen and Rob- ert Staley. From Nevada is the Grass Valley Ranch with George Bar- ton, Jimmy Filipini and Luke Lancaster. Oregon has Sprague River Ranches with Victor Madrigal, Eric Duarte and Troy Brooks; Hill Ranch has Brandon Stae- ble, Drew and Tucker Hill. Last year's winners the Non- ella Livestock with Mark, Tom and Roger Nonella. TNT Cattle Co. has Jimmy Gallagher, Mark Bourdet, and Billy Ward. Cody King, Inc. with Miguel Chapel, Clayton Bacon and Cody King. LLC Ranches has Lee Felder, CaseyAwbrey and Locke Wou- liby. JIM OWENS RANCH RODEO ACTION STARTS FRIDAY COURTESYPHOTO The Jim Owens Memorial Ranch Rodeo starts Friday and continues Saturday at the Tehama District Fairground. Community.....A3 Business .........A4 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Food.................B4 Classifieds......B7 INDEX The chamber of commerce is continuing registration for the Feb. 19Business Expo And Mixer. PAGEA4 BUSINESS Registrationcontinues for Business Expo The FBI is holding a Teen Academy in Sacramento March 27for high school juniors. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY High school juniors sought for FBI academy Flexing the GOP muscle, freshman Sen. Joni Ernst, R- Iowa, cited Americans' worries about stagnant wages. PAGE A7 STATE OF THE UNION Sen. Ernst promises GOP focus on concerns Bitter is an acquired taste yet little attention is given to bitter foods in North America. PAGE B4 FOOD Bitter is a very acquired taste for foodies Lang Blanco "In his 'hay days' Jim Owens ran as many stocker steers as anybody in America." — Lee Pitts PRISON » PAGE 7 MISSING » PAGE 7 UNION » PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, January 21, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume130,issue44 Good morning, thanks for subscribing » Marcia Morris CATTLEWOMEN Pan-fried steak recipe Community » A3 ANTELOPE Class wins box top contest Lifestyles » B5 FORECAST High: 62 Low: 41 » B8 Grow?Ranchorride? Readaboutlocalandnational Ag, rural, ranch and rodeo news and commentary. VISIT REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ RODEO DOYOU RODEO?