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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Expressing gratitude See Inside American Profile RED BLUFF SuperBowl Champions Sports 1B Scattered rain 58/42 Weather forecast 8B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer CORNING — Two local men are still waiting on an interpreta- tion of the law two years after they were arrested and charged with cultivating marijuana and posses- sion of marijuana for sale. A jury trial has been reset for early March, but attorneys for Joseph Daily Froome, 49, of Red Bluff, and Daniel Miguel Ludwig, 28, of Red Bluff, are still hopeful the pair will not have to face a jury. Froome's attorney, William Panzer said he would continue to 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 jury trial reset for March talk with prosecutors to try for a slow plea. Froome, a local events promot- er, and his son-in-law Ludwig face charges of cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale. Froome faces an additional charge of eight counts of money laundering. The pair were in Department 4 of the Tehama County Superior Court for a case status update Monday. Taking a slow plea would pre- vent the defendants from having to face a jury trial and would instead allow for a hearing by a judge. Panzer would then appeal the judge's decision. "I'd rather attempt to do this with the court of appeals rather than by a jury," he said. At question is what a patient collective can and cannot do, said Panzer, who helped author Propo- sition 215. In October, the case was put on hold when Panzer and attorney James Silva, who is representing Ludwig, filed a writ of mandate in the 3rd District Court of Appeals. The writ challenged an earlier decision by retired Colusa County Superior Court Judge S. William Abel to deny a motion by the defense that would have barred prosecutors from presenting evi- dence or saying it is illegal for patients in a collective to exchange money for marijuana. The court of appeals "passed the buck" and decided to not make a ruling on the writ, Panzer said. "If that's the law, Mr. Froome and Mr. Ludwig don't have a defense," he said. "You're sup- posed to figure out the law before you got to trial, so that's what we're trying to do now." A trial status update will be held Jan. 16 with the trial set for March On your bike, get set, go! 5 to 16. "We're going to continue to talk to the DA and if we come up with something creative we'll present it to the judge in January," Panzer said. Froome and Ludwig were arrested in October 2009 after TIDE agents found more than 400 marijuana plants and 30 pounds of processed marijuana in a ware- house off of Baker Road. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext.110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. RB woman arrested for spraying bleach at uncle A Red Bluff woman was arrested Sunday evening in the 300 block of South Main Street and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of assault with a caustic chemical. Bail $50,000 Logs show Red Bluff Police were sent to the scene at 10:09 p.m. Sunday for a disturbance where they con- tacted the involved parties, including Wilma Anne Orrick, 52. During the investigation, officers learned a 65-year- old man had been sprayed in the face with bleach by his niece, Wilma Orrick, said Sgt. Quintan Ortega. The man sustained minor injuries to his face and was treat- ed on scene by medical personnel, he said. —Julie Zeeb Coalition proposes revamping California's tax system SACRAMENTO (AP) — California would revamp its tax structure to bring in more money under a bipartisan gov- ernment reform proposal put forward Monday by some of the state's most prominent political and business leaders and backed by a billionaire investor. The plan by the bipartisan Think Long Committee for California includes asking Californians to pay sales taxes on all services except for medical care and education, in addi- tion to the sales taxes already paid on products. Many per- sonal income tax deductions would also disappear, and the corporate income tax rate would fall. Courtesy photo The start of the A Class race during the 2010 Ride On Race Series at Forward Park in Red Bluff.The series returns to Red Bluff Sunday. The Ride On Race Series is pre- pared to roll into town again the Sun- day after Thanksgiving. The race at Forward Park will be the third in a 10-race series. Start times and order of races have changed this series. Racing starts at noon with the 30- minute C Class. The 45-minute B Class will follow and the day will fin- ish with the 60-minute A Class. There will also be a free one-lap kids race either between the C and B races or between the B and A races. The cost is $15 to race and riders must wear a helmet. The series is also slated to race in Red Bluff on Dec. 11. We can be found on FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ride- On-Race-Series/141076272614682. The proposal comes as the state struggles with persistent multibillion dollar deficits that have sharply cut state ser- vices. State revenues have come in about $3.7 billion below estimates in the state budget, making deeper cuts to educa- tion and other programs likely this year. Californians of every income level would pay more taxes under the plan that would simplify personal income taxes. Households with adjusted gross incomes of less than $20,000 would pay an average of $71 more annually in all state taxes, while those earning more than $1 million would See TAX, page 7A Clay shoot raises bucks for diabetes awareness By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Shoot For Purpose Direc- tors presented St. Elizabeth Community Hospital with a check Thursday from the proceeds of its Oct. 16 event. The group holds an annu- al amateur womens sporting clay shoot to benefit women. This year's event focused on diabetes. "We gave $10,000 to Mercy North Foundation to help broaden St. Elizabeth Community Hospital's dia- betic education and to focus on mothers and families and women with an emphasis on gestational diabetes," said Shoot For Purpose Co- founder and Director Anne Owens. According to a National Diabetes Association report put out in January, there are 25.8 million children and adults with diabetes of which 12.6 million are woman aged 20 and older, she said. "The Center for Disease Control reports that 5 per- cent to 10 percent of preg- nant women will experience Type II gestational dia- betes," Owens said. "Women who have had ges- tational diabetes have a 40 to 60 percent chance of devel- oping diabetes within the next five to 10 years." St. Elizabeth is already working on a curriculum that includes a segment on diabetes education just for women, she said. "St. Elizabeth has a high OB volume and almost one out of every three pregnant women that deliver at St. Elizabeth experience gesta- tional diabetes," Owens said. "Therefore it is important that as a health care provider it is important to do whatev- er they can to decrease the incidents of all types of dia- betes." The Shoot For Purpose event, which has raised $43,000 in the first five years, took place on a beau- tiful day with record num- bers in attendance, Owens said. "We had 85 shooters in total with 62 on the course, 12 in beginner and 11 in intermediate," Owens said. "The best part is everybody is a winner. The participants won because they get to help people and the diabetics of Tehama County, the North State and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital get to win by being helped." 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See CLAY, page 7A Courtesy photo Shoot For Purpose Directors presented St. Elizabeth Community Hospital with about $10,000 on Thursday. Pictured from left are: Shoot For Purpose Directors Anne Owens, Lacey Hook, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Diabetic Educator Tammy Fuller, St. Elizabeth Director of Mission Integration Sr. Pat Manoli and Shoot For Purpose Directors RaeC Lopeman, Sally Cox and Lygia Rubright. Not pictured are Shoot For Purpose Directors Loyce Winning and Diane Kirchner. COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR Smog Inspection $ 2595 + cert. (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Pass or FREE retest 195 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530 527-9841 HAVOC WITH YOUR SOCKS? toenails WREAKING Are your PODIATRY CENTER AEROFEET Painless Topical Treatment THAT REALLY WORKS. Treat your neglected nails and cracked heels with our at home SPA EXPERIENCE. 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