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By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — The City Council approved the signing of a pledge of sup- port for the California Product Stewardship Council Feb. 23, following a presentation by Bonnie Low. "The CPSC is a coali- tion of local governments and businesses formed in 2006 in reaction to Cali- fornia's waste ban," said Low, CPSC Outreach and Development manager. In 2006, California banned Universal Waste, which includes fluorescent lights, household batteries, electronics and mercury switches, Low said. In 2008, that was expanded to syringes and a pharmaceutical waste landfill ban is anticipated in the near future, she said. "It was all banned with- out a plan other than local governments take care of it," Low said. "It unfairly puts a burden on cash- strapped local govern- ments and ultimately, their residents." Tehama County has borne the cost for several of its programs including one for fluorescent lights that costs about $12,000 a year and the latex paint program, which costs about $30,000 a year, said Kristina Miller, Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill Agency manager. "We must realize these programs come at a cost to the county and our resi- dents," Miller said. Many of the costs are found in the tipping fee at the landfill and garbage rates and are essentially hidden costs to residents, Miller said. Tipping fees Red Bluff Outdoor Power POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Weather forecast 8B Partly cloudy 55/39 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ THURSDAY MARCH 4, 2010 California Guitar Trio Finals Bound Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 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 See Page 5A SPORTS 1B Pastimes 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Suspect arrested in ATM robbery attempt Police have arrested the man thought responsible for an attempted robbery at Bank of America a week ago. Johnathan Paul Castro, 22, Red Bluff, was contacted by Red Bluff Police Tuesday as part of an investigation into a report of a man who tried to grab cash from a woman who was using the Bank of America ATM on Main Street on the evening of Feb. 25. Officers, working with the Tehama County Sheriff's Department and using helicopter assistance from the California Highway Patrol, were unable to find any potential suspects that night. Since then, police gathered evidence pointing to Castro. On confronting him, Castro admit- ted to the crime, according to a press release from the RBPD. Castro has since been arrest- ed on suspicion of attempted armed robbery and booked into the Tehama County Jail. Bail was set at $25,000. —Staff Report Promoter faces new charges Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Tehama County Interagency Drug Enforcement agents raided this Baker Road property in October 2009. A warehouse on the property was reportedly the site of an elaborate indoor marijuana growing operation. By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer Local businessman Joe Froome, already awaiting trial on charges of illegally cultivating more than 400 marijuana plants, now faces charges of laundering more than $100,000 in money tied to the marijuana trade. Altogether, eight charges were added by the District Attorney's Office Tuesday at Froome's prelim- inary hearing, which has since been continued until June 2. The office alleges that Froome, 46 at the time of his arrest, conduct- ed the transactions between April and October of of 2009, the largest being in excess of $20,000. Froome previously entered a plea of innocent, and in November his lawyer claimed Froome's mari- juana growing operation was legal under Prop. 215. District Attorney Gregg Cohen said the charges stem from work the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement has done with financial documents confiscated during Froome's arrest in October 2009. At that time, agents reportedly seized nearly $10,000 cash from Froome's Paynes Creek Road resi- dence and found another 25 pounds of marijuana, along with plants, in what was described as an "elaborate indoor marijuana grow operation" in a warehouse on Baker Road. Cohen declined to state whether Froome is suspected of laundering the money on behalf of someone else, or whether events Froome promoted, including the Major League of Monster Trucks West Coast Championship, were involved. Daniel Ludwig of Red Bluff, then 26, also was arrested on suspi- cion of marijuana cultivation and sales at the time of Froome's arrest, but no money laundering charges have been filed against Ludwig. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailynews.com. City asked to urge census compliance By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The decennial event of counting every single per- son in the US is under way with millions of questionnaires to be mailed out this month. Census representative Pamela Ames is urging Tehama County residents to participate. Participa- tion in the 2010 Census is important because the data collected will deter- mine a number of things for each community over the next 10 years, she said. "It's important that people return their ques- tionnaires and get count- ed," Ames said. "This will help your community get its fair share of represen- tation and funding." Every year, more than $300 billion in federal funds are awarded to Stand up and be counted Corning man suspect in rapes By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer CORNING — A 41-year-old Corning man is facing trial for multiple acts of rape, some more than a decade old. Arturo Jacquez Macias is suspected of raping two women, District Attorney Gregg Cohen said Wednes- day. Those crimes, including forcible rape and commit- ting sexual penetration with a foreign object on a child under the age of 14, date from 1993 through 2006. Victims in rape cases sometimes remain silent until they learn someone else was victimized by the same perpetrator, Cohen said. Some of the crimes may no longer be prosecutable, as the statute of limitations has expired. Already, two crimes Macias was arrested on suspicion of — molest- ing a child under 18 and illegal intercourse with a child more than three years his minor — were not filed by the District Attorney's Office. Corning Police first received notice of the accusa- tions Feb. 11, and arrested Macias Feb. 22. He has since pleaded innocent, according to court records. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 30. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailynews.com. Hoards turn out seeking treasure By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The lobby was so full Wednesday morning at the Hampton Inn & Suites that the Treasure Hunters Roadshow had to take over another meeting room. "We're having a very successful show," said Kelley Ensor, Roadshow manager. "We look for- ward to coming back to Red Bluff and we will be." Ensor said the show, which runs through Satur- day, would probably be back in three to four months. "We're seeing a lot of coins, collectibles and a lot of civil war things," Ensor said. "We've had some good working instruments like a Gibson SG (guitar). We also had a wonderful Nazi collec- tion." Alberta Jablonowski of Corning came to Red Bluff with a few items, but was mainly interested in one, a ceramic figurine with the date 1853 stamped on it, she said. "It's been passed down for a lot of years in my family and I'm hoping to learn the history of it and what it's worth," Jablonowski said. "It's been sitting in my grand- ma's antique china cabi- net since before I was born." Jablonowski said she was told it would be about a 90-minute wait, but it was worth it. In addition Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Mistie Stone, Barbara Tuttle and Wayne Tuttle, all of Red Bluff, talk with Joe Rivera, a buyer with the Treasure Hunters Roadshow, about the coins, book and other treasures they brought to be appraised Wednesday. Corning takes step to deal with waste See CENSUS, page 7A See WASTE, page 7A See HOARDS, page 7A