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120 HELP - Extras for The Ukiah Daily Journal
SUNDAY
Wildcats split
two at home
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INSIDE
100 years ago
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March 19, 2006
The Ukiah
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54 pages, Volume 147 Number 344
ON FILM
By Shelby
White
‘She’s the Man’
If you think it is hard being a twin
think again.
“She’s the Man,” directed by Andy
Fickman starring Amanda Bynes (“What a
Girl Wants”), Channing Tatum (“Coach
Carter”), Laura Ramsey (“Lords of
Dogtown”) and James Kirk (“Two for the
Money”) is a light-hearted romantic comedy that will keep you laughing to the end.
Viola (Bynes) is a girl who loves to
play soccer and has a twin brother. When
her high school cuts the girls’ soccer program because there was not enough girls
that tried out she must resort to other
means to play the game. She asks the
boys’ coach at her school if the girls left
on their team can try out, but (surprise!)
the boys’ coach does not think they could
run as fast, be as strong or play as good as
the guys can.
Viola has an interesting and spontaneous twin brother named Sebastian. After
getting kicked out of his high school he
decides to sneak off to London with his
band for two weeks just before his new
boarding school is about to start. Before
leaving he asks Viola to call his new
school pretending to be their mom and
give an excuse for him being absent.
However, Viola has better idea.
Viola decides she could take
Sebastian’s place at his new high school,
Illyria Prep, by disguising herself as her
brother and getting a spot on the boys’
soccer team. Illyria Prep has a boys match
against her high school academy within
two weeks and she wants to show her high
school boys team that girls can play soccer just as good as boys.
When she reaches her brother’s school,
she is assigned her roommate, Duke
(Tatum), who is a nice a guy that plays for
the soccer team. As life at Illyria Prep progresses she starts to think of Duke as more
then just a roommate.
Duke, on the other hand likes Olivia
(Ramsey) who is the prettiest girl in
school. When Viola-as-Sebastian is paired
up with Olivia as a lab partner, things
become complicated. Duke asks Viola-asSebastian to help him get a date with
Olivia. Little did she know that Olivia has
fallen in love with her as Sebastian.
“She’s the Man” is a very funny comedy that will keep you engrossed. This
movie is loosely based on the play “The
Twelfth Night” written by William
Shakespeare, with classic themes that
stand the test of time here.
Also, unlike many movies that put all
of their best comedy in the commercials,
this movie is funny all the way through.
The only problem I could find with this
movie was the a very distracting sound
microphone clearly seen in several scenes
of the film.
Amanda Bynes does an amazing job as
the lead actress and keeps the film moving
all the way through with comedy and the
love triangle between many of the characters. As she plays Viola/Sebastian her
chemistry with each of the characters creates unity and gives the movie a sense of
togetherness.
This great cast of actors and actresses
will keep you laughing, you care about
them and you want to know how it all
ends. Not only is this a fun movie for
young people, but many adults will love
this romantic comedy as well.
Rated: PG-13
Running time: 1 hr 45 min
Tuesday: Showers
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Ukiah High hoping funds will reduce violence
By LAURA CLARK
The Daily Journal
With fights, assaults and
harassment all on the rise at
Ukiah High, school officials are pinning their
hopes on a program called
WIN, which they have
asked the state to fund with
a violence prevention
grant.The district submitted
its
grant
application
requesting $488,271 earlier
this month and will be notified whether or not it will
receive the funds by late
April or May, according to
Ukiah
High
School
Principal, Ken Montoya.
“The
Wildcat
Intervention Network project -- named after Ukiah
High School’s mascot, the
wildcat -- was born as the
result of intensified community concern about student comfort and safety on
the Ukiah High School
campus. ... The purpose of
WIN is to address school
safety and violence prevention issues identified by
community and youth focus
groups and to improve both
the actual safety and the
perception of safety at
Ukiahi. The project will
raise awareness about vio-
Montoya
See GRANT, Page A-15
Redwood Region Logging Conference
Champion
carvers come
to Ukiah
By LAURA CLARK
The Daily Journal
It’s amazing what a chainsaw can do when
it’s in good hands.
Intricate wood sculptures, on display
Saturday at the 68th Redwood Region Logging
Conference, stood where once were only logs.
Sawdust and wood chippings blanketed the
earth beneath the carvings, testimony to the fact
they did not come out of a mold.
Craftsmen from all over the United States
traveled to the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds to
compete in the invitational chainsaw carving
contest, which began Thursday and concluded
Saturday at noon. Saturday night the wooden
statues would be auctioned off at the
Timberman’s Banquet. Proceeds from the six
carvings -- which combined, could reportedly
reach into the neighborhood of $10,000 -- will
go to fund education in Lake, Mendocino,
Humboldt, and Del Norte counties.
The carvers, too, received prize money and
first and second place winners, were also given
new chainsaws.
Ironically, the man least excited about the
event, won first place -- $1,500 and a new
chainsaw -- for his sculpture of Smokey Bear.
Retired carver, Jerry Muir, of Leggett, said he
wasn’t planning on coming out this year.
“I came out of retirement to do this. I have
been running a saw since 1971. I logged for a
number of years and did stone sculpture for a
number of years and then went over to this,” he
said of the wood creations.
Asked what he likes about carving, Muir
said: “I don’t like it anymore. I’m an old man;
I hurt. It just absolutely fries my brain and it
doesn’t do my body any good.” Pushed to come
up with something, he said, “I like being finSee LOGGING, Page A-15
Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal
Jerry Muir works on his wood block Friday during the second day of the
chainsaw carving competetion at the Redwood Region Logging
Conference. On Saturday, the judges deemed Muir’s piece worthy of a
first place finish among the entrants.
Anti-war protests sweep state
MATTER
OF FACT
By JUSTIN M. NORTON
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Three years after U.S.-led
forces invaded Iraq, thousands of anti-war demonstrators marched, chanted and carried mock coffins
in cities across California Saturday - including Ukiah
- to protest the occupation and demand a pullout of
American troops.
The protesters were bolstered by recent polls that
show waning domestic support for the campaign,
which has claimed the lives of more than 2,300 U.S.
soldiers and wounded more than 17,000 others.
From Sydney to London to New York, anti-war
demonstrations were staged in cities across the
United States and the world Saturday to mark the
third anniversary of the Iraq war.
In San Francisco, several thousand protesters
danced in the streets, beat drums, dressed as members of Bush’s cabinet and carried signs that read
“United World Not United States” and “Stop U.S.
Imperialism.”
By Seth Freedland
More of the same -just worse, this time
In a recent column, I brought up the issue of
efficient government and wasted time in the
Board of Supervisors chambers. I was specifically peeved about a discussion on the proposed
emergency services panel which, while productive and reaching a natural end-point, was tabled
for a later meeting. Why? Because two supervisors were absent, and the three in attendance
wanted to give them their chance to vote.
Like I wrote then, there’s some good teamwork at play here but ultimately it was an hour
See PROTESTS, Page A-14
Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal
Shelby White is a Ukiah High School
senior.
Monday:
Windy, cool rainy
Protesters gathered in downtwon Ukiah
Saurday for a local war protest.
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The world briefly
U.S.-Iraqi
sweep angers
Sunni Arabs
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) —
American and Iraqi troops
pushing through a desolate
area of Iraq’s Sunni Arab
heartland rounded up dozens
more suspected insurgents,
including alleged killers of a
television journalist, U.S. and
Iraqi officials said Saturday.
The three-day-old sweep
through villages 60 miles
north of Baghdad stirred
growing unease among leading Sunnis. One called it a
needless “escalation” at a time
of difficult negotiations over
forming a broad-based government representing all of
Iraq’s communities.
In Baghdad, meanwhile, a
dozen more bodies were
found as a shadowy war of
Shiite-Sunni reprisals went
on. And Shiite Muslim pilgrims heading to the holy city
of Karbala again came under
attack, with a roadside bomb
killing one and wounding
five.
Reports of violence came
from elsewhere as well: an oil
tanker driver shot dead 50
miles southeast of Baghdad, a
tribal sheik slain 30 miles
west of the capital, a car
bombing near a U.S. base in
the northern city of Tal Afar in
which the suicide driver was
the only casualty.
Visiting Baghdad, British
Defense Secretary John Reid
expressed concern about “a
greater degree of sectarian
violence,” but said he did not
believe civil war was imminent.
Anti-war
protesters rally
around world
NEW YORK (AP) —
Thousands of anti-war protesters took to the streets
around the world Saturday,
marking the third anniversary
of the U.S.-led invasion of
Iraq with demands that coalition troops leave immediately.
Wael Musfar of the Arab
Muslim American Federation
addressed more than 1,000
people who gathered in Times
Square near a recruiting station, which was guarded by
police.
“We say enough hypocrisy,
enough lies, our soldiers must
come home now,” Musfar said
from a parked flatbed truck.
Participants chanted, “Stop
the U.S. war machine, from
Iraq to Korea to the
Philippines.”
nation’s nearly $12 billion foreign tourism industry.
Many attendees emphasized that they support the
troops. “I have friends in Iraq
and I just want them to know
that I may not be able to support them there, but I can
here,” said Jose Avila, 36.
Protests also were held in
Australia, Asia and Europe,
but many events were far
smaller than organizers had
hoped. In London, police said
15,000 people joined a march
from Parliament and Big Ben
to a rally in Trafalgar Square.
The anniversary last year
attracted 45,000 protesters in
the city. (See Page 1 for full
story.)
Students, unions
protest in France
over jobs plan
PARIS (AP) — Students
clashed with police and
activists rampaged through a
McDonald’s restaurant and
torched the entrance to a Gap
store in the capital Saturday as
demonstrations against a government plan to loosen job
protections spread in a widening arc across France.
The protests against the
law, which drew some
500,000 people in cities
across the country, were the
biggest show yet of escalating
anger that is testing the
strength of the conservative
government before elections
next year.
The rallies and marches
were largely peaceful, but
police fired tear gas during
confrontations with stonethrowing youths in Paris. Four
officers and 12 protesters
were injured, and police
arrested at least 59 people,
Paris officials said.
Protests reached every corner of France, with organizers
citing 160 marches from the
small provincial town of
Rochefort in the southwest to
the major city of Lyon in the
southeast.
The Paris protest march
was the biggest, attracting
some 80,000 people, according to police. Organizers put
the number at 300,000.
Alabama mad cow
highlights need for
tracking system
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Investigators may never figure
out where the Alabama cow
with mad cow disease was
born and raised, in part
because the U.S. lacks a livestock tracking system the
Bush administration promised
two years ago.
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After the first case of mad
cow disease in December
2003, the government pledged
to get a nationwide program
into place quickly so officials
could track cows, pigs and
chickens from their birth to
the dinner table. Today, however, the system is a long way
off.
Alabama officials saw the
need firsthand last week as
they tried to discover where
the infected cow came from.
The animal had no ear tags,
tattoos or brands, and spent
less than a year on the farm
where she died. The trail
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The goal is to pinpoint a
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It is not an easy task in a
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Violence hits but
visitors still come
to Acapulco
ACAPULCO,
Mexico
(AP) — Ana Galeana was
arranging geraniums at her
Acapulco flower stall when
heavily armed men in a convoy of jeeps opened fire on a
police checkpoint across the
street.
When she and her 5-yearold daughter finally emerged
from hiding behind a crate of
roses, four gunmen were dead,
several policemen were seriously injured and bullet holes
scarred the church and storefronts along one of the main
avenues into the resort town.
In the past, the granddaddy
of Mexican tourist towns was
hardly touched by the gangland carnage seen elsewhere
in the country. But this year,
the city of more than 720,000
has been shaken by 15 execution-style slayings, four
grenade attacks on police stations and the Jan. 27 shootout.
Federal investigators link
the violence to a turf war
between drug gangs in northern Mexico for lucrative
smuggling routes into the
United States.
The bloodshed in Acapulco
poses one more headache for
President Vicente Fox, whose
administration already has
been rattled by drug-related
violence on the U.S. border.
Acapulco lies on a major drug
route to the United States, and
Mexicans worry for the
Neverland never
more? Jackson’s
playland goes dark
LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (AP)
— Here lies Neverland.
Trains once packed with
laughing children no longer
roll around the grounds. The
arcade that pulsed with rap
music, the curse words edited
out, has fallen silent. No one
waits at the gate with ice
cream for youngsters to
arrive.
After years of rumors about
its demise, the fantasy playland Michael Jackson created
as a celebration of childhood
and a retreat from his troubles
is going dark.
The pop star, now living
half a world away, dismissed
many of the remaining
employees Thursday after
agreeing to pay hundreds of
thousands of dollars in back
wages to avoid a lawsuit by
state labor officials. His
spokeswoman characterized
the moves as those of someone who will be away for an
extended period, not someone
abandoning a home for good.
The 2,600-acre estate,
which Jackson purchased for
$14.6 million in 1988, is
tucked into the California
countryside amid wineries
about 100 miles northwest of
Los Angeles.
The
singer
named
Neverland after the home of
Peter Pan. In an interview
aired in 2003, he insisted he
didn’t just identify with the
boy who wouldn’t grow up. “I
am Peter Pan,” he said.
Milosevic laid
to rest amid
nationalism
POZAREVAC,
SerbiaMontenegro
(AP)
—
Slobodan Milosevic was laid
to rest Saturday beneath a tree
at the family estate in his
hometown, a quiet end for a
man blamed for ethnic wars
that killed 250,000 people in
one of the turbulent Balkans’
bloodiest chapters.
The late Serbian leader’s
burial, a week after his death
while on U.N. trial charged
with genocide and crimes
against humanity, followed an
emotional
farewell
in
Belgrade that drew at least
80,000 Serb nationalists and
another in his birthplace
attended by up to 20,000
admirers.
As a cold drizzle fell, his
flag-draped coffin was low-
Ukiah Valley Mortuary
ered into a double grave with
a place for his widow, Mirjana
Markovic, who reportedly
wants to join him when she
dies.
The grave, marked with a
simple marble slab inscribed
with both of their names in
Cyrillic letters and the dates
1941-2006, was dug beneath a
favorite linden tree where the
couple first kissed as high
school sweethearts.
No immediate members of
Milosevic’s family attended.
A letter from the couple’s
son,
Marko
Milosevic,
expressed hope that the late
president’s death would
“sober up the humiliated Serb
people.”
“To die for one’s country
means to live forever,” his letter said.
No priest officiated at the
interment because Milosevic
was an avowed atheist.
Judge halts sales
of Notorious
B.I.G. album
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)
— A judge halted sales of
Notorious B.I.G.’s breakthrough 1994 album “Ready
to Die” after a jury decided
the title song used part of an
Ohio Players tune without
permission.
The jury Friday awarded
$4.2 million in punitive and
direct damages to the two
music companies that own
rights to Ohio Players recordings.
The sales ban imposed by
U.S. District Judge Todd
Campbell affects the album
and the title song in any form,
including Internet downloads
and radio play.
The jury decided that Bad
Boy Entertainment and executive producer Sean “Diddy”
Combs illegally used a part of
the Ohio Players’ 1992 song
“Singing In The Morning.”
Bridgeport Music and
Westbound Records, which
owned the song rights, have
filed hundreds of lawsuits
over “sampling,” the practice
of lifting parts of old music
for new recordings. Most
were settled out of court.
The companies get most of
their income from song royalties by their artists, which
include funk legend George
Clinton, the Funkadelics and
the Ohio Players.
POLICE REPORTS
The following were
compiled from reports
prepared by the Ukiah
Police Department. To
anonymously
report
crime information, call
463-6205.
ARREST -- Priscilla
Hermosillo, 31, of Ukiah, was
arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence at
11:06 p.m. Friday, on South
Orchard Avenue.
Those arrested by law enforcement
officers are innocent until proven guilty.
People reported as having been arrested may contact the Daily Journal once
their case has been concluded so the
results can be reported. Those who feel
the information is in error should contact the appropriate agency. In the case
of those arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant: all DUI cases reported by law
enforcement agencies are reported by
the newspaper.The Daily Journal makes
no exceptions.
CORRECTIONS
• A headline on Page 1 in
Saturday’s Daily Journal
about a new charter school
planned by the owners of the
Academy of the Redwood
Schools incorrectly implied
that an existing charter school
was ready to reopen. In fact
the story concerned plans to
open new, additional charter
schools in the future.
The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this
space to correct errors or make clarifications to news articles. Significant errors in
obituary notices or birth announcements
will result in reprinting the entire article.
Errors may be reported to the editor, 4683526.
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Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517
25 years ago
Thursday, March 19, 1981
Ukiah Daily Journal
EARCH ENDS FOR NEW CITY MANAGER. The long
search for a new city manager officially ended last night
when the city council voted to approve a contract with
Napa’s former assistant city manager, D. Kent Payne.
THIS WAS NEWS
S
Payne, 37, won the contract for the $40,000-a-year slot after
councilmembers spent several months and “hundreds” of hours,
according to Interim-City Manager Lyell Cash, plowing through
104 applications.
“If you have to leave Napa, this is a nice place to come,” Payne
said of his new job. The Sacramento State Political Science
graduate has lived in Napa for the last 12 years, starting out in that
city’s public works department and moving up to the assistant city
manager position, in which he has worked for the last three years.
What can Ukiah expect of him? “I’m basically a fiscal
conservative,” Payne said last night. He claims experience in
annexations, dealing with the impact of growth, and the conflicts
between development and agriculture.
...Councilmembers also heard a report from Deputy Director of
Public Works Ted Goforth on the financial plight of Dial-A-Ride,
the city-owned taxi service.
Goforth told the council that fares must be increased. The
service, he said, is now only able to pay less than half its costs
from fares.
Upon hearing that the average cost per passenger has gone up to
$2.12 due to increased operating and maintenance costs, while as
of last January the average fare was only .79 cents,
Councilmember Mary Snyder concluded, “I don’t see that we
really have a choice other than increasing the fares.”
Snyder was not alone.
The council discussed merging, or at least coordinating Dial-ARide with the Mendocino County Transit Authority, thereby
consolidating public transportation in and around Ukiah.
Still, said Mayor Hickey, “Whichever way we go, the (Dial-ARide) rates are going to have to go up.”
Goforth proposed, for example, that the fare for a trip within
city limits be raised from the current 75 cents to at least $1.05.
Again, the council postponed action. Councilmembers will
await a report from MTA on coordination and consolidation of the
county and city transportation systems.
———
The Ukiah City Council last night approved the annexation of
the 155-acre airport industrial park into the city. ... The park –
which will consist of clean, non-polluting businesses and industries
– will lie between U.S. 101 and the airport. Developers of the
project concede, however, that the park could prove a marginal
investment because of its distance from the Bay Area and
competition with Santa Rosa.
50 years ago
Thursday, March 15, 1956
The Ukiah News
COUNCIL PONDERING WHAT TO DO ABOUT BUILDING
NEW JAIL. City councilmen last Wednesday night juggled facts
and figures on the cost of a new police station and jail and came up
with the problem of raising more than $150,000 to construct a
building designed to serve the city a long period of time without
additions. Approximately $100,000 is available for the project.
The architectural firm of Ingle and Weaver presented plans for a
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building which would occupy practically all of the recently
purchased property on Standley and Mason streets. It was pointed
out building costs are increasing and erecting a smaller structure at
this time would only mean increased costs in the future.
The plans were taken under consideration by the council,
following a suggestion a new set be drafted leaving out several
facilities.
———
NOKOMIS ADDITION PLANS APPROVED. Ukiah Union
Elementary school district trustees Tuesday night were informed
plans for a four-room addition to Nokomis, the city’s newest grade
school, have been approved by the state.
This clears the way for calling for bids on the project, estimated
to cost $80,000. It is hoped the addition can be constructed this
summer. The rooms will handle 30 students each.
———
THEATRE SNACK BAR BURGLARS GET $32. A break-in
early Tuesday morning at the State Drive-In Theatre snack bar
netted the intruders approximately $32 in small change and an
undetermined amount of cigarets.
Police Chief George Smith said the break-in occurred between 1
and 5 a. m. It was discovered early Wednesday morning when the
janitor went to work.
———
AIRPORT DRAINAGE PROJECT STARTED. Work of
installing a drainage ditch on the south end of the runway of the
municipal airport has been started by city workmen, and a
Southwest Airways spokesman said passenger flights may be
authorized the middle of next week.
All Southwest Airways passenger flights were cancelled several
weeks ago when a taxiing passenger plane struck a soft spot on the
new addition to the runway.
A drainage ditch is being installed to stop seepage under the
runway.
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HARDING APPOINTED ACTING POSTMASTER. John W.
Harding, a member of the postoffice staff since 1945, has been
named acting postmaster for Ukiah. He replaces Ted Hinds, who
served as acting postmaster eight months. Hinds, who resides in
Redwood Valley, was ruled to live outside the Ukiah post office
delivery zone, thus becoming ineligible for the postmaster position.
Hinds will again assume his duties as assistant postmaster.
Harding came to Ukiah in 1945 after war time service in the
navy. He joined the post office staff at that time. Before being
named acting postmaster he was superintendent of mails.
Harding and his wife, Melba, reside at Rt. 1, Box 166-B. He has
been active in sports, playing with local semi-pro baseball teams, is
on the executive committee of the Little, Pony and Colt leagues
and manager of the Pony team sponsored by the VFW.
Friday, March 23, 1906
Dispatch-Democrat
SCHOOL GETS WEST’S MONEY. MANUAL TRAINING
DEPARTMENT RECEIVES MUCH NEEDED DONATION.
Principal Flowers of the grammar school is the happiest man in
town. The manual training department of the school has been
donated $100 by Mr. West, the father of the young man drowned in
Eel river last January. After the remains of the unfortunate young
man were shipped north and all the expenses incident thereto had
been paid there remained of the money forwarded for that purpose
a sum amounting to a little over $100. When informed of the
residue, Mr. West wrote W. P. Thomas, who had charge of the
money, asking him to give the cash to some worthy organization in
Ukiah.
Mr. Thomas was at a loss at first to decide just what should
receive the money. However, he attended the lecture delivered by
Mr. Gates, of the state board of charities and corrections, in this
city a short time ago and was greatly impressed with that
gentleman’s illustrations of the value of the manual training
department of the public schools wherever tried. He was also
aware of the interest taken by Mr. Flowers in that department of
the local school and also of the value of the work he was doing. He
was not long in seeing the benefit that could be derived by the
school from this money and his decision was quickly made that the
pupils of the Ukiah grammar school should profit by Mr. West’s
generosity.
———
FINED FOR SHOOTING. J. W. Barton, of Mendocino, was
fined $100 by Judge White for taking a shot at J. M. Garvin a few
weeks ago.
———
ROSSI ADDRESSES GRAPE GROWERS. Dr. P. C. Rossi, of
the Italian-Swiss colony, delivered a very interesting lecture on
grape culture last Saturday afternoon to an appreciative audience at
the court house. After the lecture Dr. Rossi was taken on a drive to
the Asylum and other points of interest in the valley. He was very
favorably impressed with Ukiah and vicinity.
———
J. R. Banks has planted over 12,000 grape cuttings this season
and is enthusiastic over the outlook for good vine culture in this
part of the county.
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BEATEN AT BASKET-BALL. The girls’ basket-ball team of
the Ukiah high school and the team from the Healdsburg high
school played a game here last Saturday. The visitors were
victorious by a score of 10 to 11. It was a fine day for the game
and everybody had an enjoyable time. The Ukiah girls acquitted
themselves very creditably, considering the fact that this was their
first match game while the visitors had played several games with
other teams.
———
SHE SHOULD KNOW. Mrs. Leonora Gunning, aged seventyfive, has brought suit against her husband, Alfred Gunning, aged
eighty-one years, for a divorce. The couple reside at Middletown,
Lake county, and after experimenting for over half a century the
lady has concluded that marriage is a failure.
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Ukiah City Council / Ukiah Planning Commission
Public Workshop to Discuss the
Hillside Development Regulations
The Ukiah City Council and Ukiah Planning Commission will be conducting a joint public
workshop to discuss the City’s hillside development regulations. The workshop will be
conducted from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at the Ukiah Valley
Conference Center. The public is invited to attend and participate in the discussion.
To review the workshop staff report and background information visit the city’s website at
www.cityofukiah.com
The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the hillside development regulation revision project,
provide an opportunity for the public to participate in discussion, and decide how to proceed.
For more information about the City Council/Planning Commission hillside development
regulations workshop, contact Charley Stump, Director of Planning and Community
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IN BRIEF
OAKLAND (AP) — City Council President Ignacio De La
Fuente admitted he violated a state ethics law when he received
more than $2,000 in free valet parking at San Francisco
International Airport.
De La Fuente, who is running for Oakland mayor, failed to
list the parking pass as a gift on his Statement of Economic
Interest for 2004 as required by state law. The value of the free
parking was nearly $1,700 above the limit a politician can
receive in personal gifts from a single source per year.
Calling the omission a “mistake,” De La Fuente told the
Contra Costa Times Friday he would amend his economic
statement and pay the airport for all the days he parked.
Airport parking records show that De La Fuente’s pass was
used to park at SFO eight times, totaling 52 days in 2004.
De La Fuente was one of dozens of elected officials, bureaucrats and civic leaders on a list of people with airport parking
passes made public in January.
———
SANTA ANA (AP) — A leading candidate for Orange
County treasurer was accused of mismanaging the assets of a
bankrupt business.
Chriss Street was court-appointed trustee of the Fruehauf
Trailer Corp. from 1998 to 2005. There are six federal investigations into Fruehauf’s corporate trust.
A document filed in bankruptcy court last week alleges that
Street caused economic harm to the trust through failed side
ventures and that his wife used trust money for personal trips.
The trust started with $24 million in assets but paid out just
$11 million to interest holders. Street said $47 million had been
distributed to interest holders.
The document also questioned the nearly $12 million in
overhead and expenses that Street spent and several trips to
Hawaii, Mexico and elsewhere that his wife took.
Street said the overhead was high because of high legal
expenses and that most of the trips were for company retreats.
The document was authored by investment banker Daniel W.
Harrow, a former trust employee whom Street had fired. He
was appointed last year to replace Street as trustee.
Street dismissed the allegations.
“I call this a drive-by shooting,” Street said. “I did an extraordinary job.”
Street is considered the front-runner in the June election for
county treasurer-tax collector. He was named assistant treasurer in January by incumbent John Moorlach, who is leaving the
post to run for county supervisor.
———
ROSEVILLE (AP) — A small plane that destroyed a house
in a Roseville subdivision last month was flying at illegally low
altitudes and high speed, according to the transponder aboard
the aircraft.
The Feb. 12 crash killed the plane’s owner, Patrick O’Brien,
49, of Orange County, and James McIsaac, 43, of Roseville,
who were in the aircraft. Christopher Musil, 19, died when the
single-engine Glassair II S-FT crashed through the roof of his
home.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar transponder shows that several times in the minutes before the crash the
plane flew a few hundred feet above the ground at speeds over
160 miles per hour, “buzzing” the subdivision above McIsaac’s
house about a block away from where Musil died.
The transponder readings “indicate he was very low, lower
than the law allows,” aviation expert and author John Lowery
told ABC-affiliate News 10 in Sacramento.
Witnesses had given similar accounts after the crash. The
National Transportation Safety Board earlier said it found no
mechanical problems.
McIsaac’s family has declined comment. An attorney for
Musil’s family said they plan to sue the estates of the plane’s
occupants and the manufacturer.
———
LOS ANGELES (AP)— Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has
laid out a plan for taking control of the nation’s second-largest
school district.
The current appointed board of the Los Angeles Unified
School District lacks “a sense of urgency” or a “culture of
reform,” Villaraigosa said Friday.
“What we have isn’t working, pure and simple,” he said at a
news conference.
His plan, based in part on a mayoral takeover of New York
City’s schools four years ago, would give the mayor authority
to appoint the LAUSD superintendent and senior staff members. The Board of Education would have a reduced role, as yet
undefined.
The board’s longest-serving member, Julie Korenstein, criticized the mayor’s comments.
“I don’t have a clue why he thinks it would make things better,” she said. “Is the city run that well? Isn’t it running a large
deficit? I don’t get it at all.”
Villaraigosa was to visit New York on Monday and Tuesday
to study how Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg won control of the
nation’s largest school system.
———
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city will pay as much as $5
million a year to truck 600 tons of trash a day to other landfills
in order to reduce the load at the controversial Sunshine
Canyon dump in the San Fernando Valley.
The City Council voted Friday to seek contracts with a landfill in Riverside County and another in Kings County, 200 miles
north.
Depending on the agreements, the fees would run $2.5 million to $5 million, officials said. The actual cost of hauling the
See BRIEFS, Page A-5
THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL
Moderate Republican PAC has
forged close ties with Schwarzenegger
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
AP Political Writer
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger could find a lot of reasons why the Legislature turned away his
public works plan to spend billions of
dollars on highways, schools and levees,
but Paul Folino wasn’t one of them.
The wealthy chairman of computercomponents maker Emulex Corp. — who
also is a personal friend of the governor
and one of his most generous financial
patrons — was just one of the administration supporters who called legislators
in an ultimately futile bid to secure votes
for the massive bond issue.
Folino’s participation wasn’t happenstance. His informal lobbying is just one
example of the close and beneficial relationship Schwarzenegger shares with
Folino and the rapidly expanding political action committee he helped establish,
the New Majority. Members of the centrist group have donated or raised more
than $10 million for the Republican governor’s political ventures.
“Our view of the world links up very
closely with the governor’s — you have
to consider the governor is a moderate
Republican,” Folino said. “We’ve
become close friends. I feel like my wife
and I are part of the family.”
At a time when Schwarzenegger is
struggling to shore up support within his
own party, his ties to Republican moderates are likely to become an increasingly
important financial source for his emerging re-election bid.
And the New Majority is pushing to
expand its influence. The group, which
has about 250 members and funnels
roughly $7.5 million a year into various
political campaigns, is planning to open
chapters in San Diego and the highgrowth Southern California counties of
Riverside and San Bernardino. They
could become new sources of money and
Gov. Schwarzenegger
support for the governor.
Its leaders want to expand membership
in the San Francisco Bay area and Silicon
Valley, and possibly to Arizona and other
western states. Supporters of the group
say its donations could reach $30 million
to $35 million annually within five years.
Potential 2008 presidential contenders
such as Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
and New York Gov. George Pataki have
had contact in recent months with New
Majority members.
On Monday, Schwarzenegger and the
California Republican Party are holding a
major fundraiser in Beverly Hills, where
at least four New Majority members will
kick in $100,000 each for a spot at the
head table. They include John B. Kilroy
Jr., of Kilroy Realty, and Frank Baxter,
former chairman of investment bank
Jeffries & Co.
The organization’s Los Angeles chap-
ter also is listed as a $100,000 donor,
meaning the group collectively will give
the governor and the state party at least
$500,000 at the event.
According to state records, Baxter
alone has donated more than $175,000 in
recent years to the governor’s political
projects and more than $300,000 to the
state GOP.
Four days later, members of the
group’s Orange County chapter will
make up most of the crowd at a fundraiser for the governor in Dana Point.
“The New Majority group cares
deeply about the future of California and
includes some of the most distinguished
leaders in the country. The governor is
grateful for their ongoing support of his
bold agenda to continue moving the state
forward,” Schwarzenegger’s campaign
manager, Steve Schmidt, said in a statement Friday.
Members of the New Majority “are
checkbook Republicans — individuals
who are wealthy and raise big bucks to
support moderate candidates,” said GOP
analyst Allan Hoffenblum.
Unlike the party’s social conservatives, he said, “they are not dominated by
religious-right issues.”
Schwarzenegger’s relationship with
members of the group goes back at least
to his debut in statewide politics in 2002,
when New Majority supporters contributed heavily to his ballot proposal to
fund after-school programs, known as
Proposition 49.
The political action committee is
among the governor’s top donors since he
took office in 2003. It supports moderate,
business-friendly Republicans and has
endorsed the governor’s re-election.
Folino has given more than $1 million
in cash and services to the governor, state
records show, not counting donations
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Late storms leave California flush with water
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
— A series of late winter
storms that blanketed the
Sierra Nevada with snow has
left California flush with
water for the foreseeable
future, according to meteorologists and hydrologists.
The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which serves as a natural holding tank for California,
contains more water than even
last year, which also saw
above-average snowfall.
Donner Summit, for example, has seen 390 inches of
snow, compared to an average
of 313 inches for this time of
year, according to data compiled by Randall Osterhauber,
a research scientist for the
University of California,
Berkeley.
Donner has 120 inches of
snow on the ground, compared to 71 at this time last
year,
according
to
Osterhauber’s statistics.
“If it stopped right now, we
would have enough water in
storage for two years of
drought,” said Mike Pechner,
staff meteorologist for KCBS
Radio. “They have already
similar cold snap this late in
the season,” Pechner said.
“The snowpack in the Sierra
more than doubled in 17
days.”
Most reservoirs are so full
that they are spilling over, and
officials are releasing water to
make room for the snowmelt.
“We’ve got good reservoir
storage and good snowpack,”
said Frank Gehrke, chief of
snow surveys for the
California Department of
Water Resources. “In essence,
we’ve got two bank accounts,
and both of them are healthy.”
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Pilots’ medical problems harder to detect under FAA rule change
By RYAN PEARSON
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A
federal rule change intended
to boost interest in private flying and ease restrictions for
pilots of certain small planes
appears to fly in the face of the
government’s own accident
and safety statistics.
Before the Federal Aviation
Administration’s 2004 sport
pilot rule, all pilots age 40 and
older were required to pass a
physical exam at least once
every two years. Pilots of
small “low and slow” aircraft,
such as the storied Piper Cub
or the futuristic-looking
Sigma 4 sport plane, now can
use driver’s licenses as proof
they are healthy enough to
keep flying.
To evaluate the government’s Age 60 Rule — named
Ties
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from family members or to
the state GOP, which can benefit the governor.
What do they get in return?
“I’ve never asked for a
thing,” Folino said. “Most of
my business is actually generated outside of California. It’s
not about getting anything in
return.”
Baxter and Folino are
members of the governor’s
jobs commission, which
advises Schwarzenegger on
economic matters. Another
member, Gary Hunt of the
consulting firm California
Strategies, is the campaign’s
finance chairman. A.G.
Kawamura,
an
Orange
County grower who was a
for the age at which commercial airline pilots must retire
— the U.S. Senate in 1999
ordered the FAA to prepare a
series of four reports on aging
and aviation accidents. A fifth
incorporated lessons from the
earlier studies.
Released in 2004 by the
Office
of
Aerospace
Medicine, the 28-page report
compiled data on 381,000
pilots from 1988 to 1997.
Considering only commercial
and air transport pilots age 23
to 63 as ordered by lawmakers, it found that accident rates
rose with age in a linear fashion.
It also noted that other statistical approaches to the same
set of data revealed slightly
different results, with rates
high for younger pilots, stable
in middle years and rising
member of the PAC, is
Schwarzenegger’s food and
agriculture secretary.
Other companies with ties
to the group are involved in
state business.
State records show developer Irvine Co., headed by
New
Majority
member
Donald Bren, spent more than
$350,000 for lobbying in
2005-06 on a host of state
matters, including dealings
with the governor’s office.
Apria Healthcare, whose
chief executive is New
Majority founding member
Lawrence Higby, a former
Nixon White House aide, has
spent more than $87,000 in
that period on lobbying. The
company has a minor contract
with the state for liquid oxygen, according to the state
Department
of
General
Services.
again as pilots approach and
pass age 60.
“Almost every study that
we’ve done that relates to the
Age 60 rule shows that there’s
an increase in accidents with
age,” the FAA’s top doctor,
Federal Air Surgeon Jon
Jordan, said in an interview.
The sport pilot rule change
was promoted by advocacy
groups for pilots and plane
owners, who said it cuts the
time and cost needed to start
flying.
Phil Boyer, president of the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots
Association, said it reopens
aviation to aging pilots who
have been disqualified for
health reasons.
While there was little formal opposition as the rule was
being developed, complaints
arose from within the FAA. It
originally would have allowed
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The vote sealed a five-year, $157-million contract with operators of the Sunshine Canyon landfill, which accepts 940,000
tons of city trash a year.
About 3,000 tons of trash still will go to the landfill daily.
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Nearby residents in Granada Hills have complained for
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“Today is the beginning of the end for Sunshine Canyon,”
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dump.
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In addition to the pot plants, more than 120 pounds of dried
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Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526
Letters from our readers In our opinion
Let’s have an
old-fashioned Fourth
To the Editor:
In response to Kathy Brigham’s letter
regarding a proposed “new tradition” for
Ukiah to celebrate July 4th, I agree that
things like a picnic (potluck), pie-eating
contest, three-legged races, and brass band
would be better than just fireworks. At no
cost to the community everything could be
voluntarily supplied by the local citizens
(perhaps vendors for hot dogs and as such).
We have forgotten our original values of
meaningful U.S. patriotism and clean, fun
times. The only thing today our children
know is loud fireworks, not the gathering
of family and friends and good feeling we
get from these things.
My direct cousin was John Adams and
I’m certain that he and others I descend
from in the 1600-1700s would agree to feel
good about our liberty (freedom) in this
land and a return to common sense.
One last note, I personally prefer the
words to “America the Beautiful” over the
“Star Spangled Banner” for our national
anthem. Look it up and read the words and
teach it in our schools. It describes our
wonderful country.
Virginia Meadows
Willits
Teen drinking won’t just stop
We were not surprised to hear that alcohol
is still the number one substance being
abused by teenagers in our county.
But as more than one person has pointed
out since we ran an article Sunday about a
meeting of local residents about the problems of teen drinking - this is nothing new.
How many times have we grieved for
local teens who have died in a drunken driving accidents? How many times do we hear
of unruly parties in the woods that include
alcohol? How many times have local stores
been caught in police stings intended to
catch them selling alcohol to minors?
Nonetheless it is a topic that should
always be on our minds.
What’s the solution?
One solution is for parents to do more to
support sober activities like the sober graduation put on at the high school each year.
What about some regular Friday night
dances at the middle and high schools where
local teens can hang out without alcohol present? How about one of our entrepreneurial
logo clothing retailers coming up with a logo
hat or T-shirt to promote sobriety among
teens?
Nice ideas, perhaps, but the bottom line
remains, as one parent panelist put it at the
meeting, “Every hour spent watching a play
rehearsal, or attending a soccer game is better than down the road spending an hour in a
counseling office or a probation office. It’s
about being present for your children as
often and as unobtrusively as possible.”
That’s really the best solution.
Explaining local
election process
To the Editor:
I have been getting a lot of phone calls
about what is going on with elections in
Mendocino County. Do we have to provide
our driver’s license number to register to
vote? Will Mendocino County be voting by
all mail ballot in the June election? What
about those new voting machines?
I would like to take this opportunity to
begin answering some of those questions.
There is a lot happening in elections this
year. Beginnning on Jan. 1, 2006, all persons registering or re-registering to vote
have had to provide their driver’s license or
state ID number on their registration form.
If they did not have a driver’s license or
state ID, they have been required to provide the last four digits of their Social
Security number. When we receive a voter
registration from, if this requirement is not
met, we have been required to contact the
voter to obtain the information or verify
that they have neither of these numbers.
Also, beginning Jan. 1, 2006, the State of
California began using a statewide voter
database. All of our voter registration data
is being transmitted to the state daily and
all driver’s license/state ID numbers must
be validated through DMV before they will
be loaded into the statewide database. If
the information given by the voter does not
match with what the DMV has for that
voter, we must also contact the voter to
verify the information. Voters will not be
on the index list at the polls unless their
voter registration has been validated by the
state. Voters not on the index at the polls
will be allowed to vote a provisional ballot
which will only be counted if their registration data can be validated.
While we will not be voting by all-mail,
we will be voting by mostly mail ballots
for the June election. We have set out consolidated precincts for the June election
and have declared precincts with less than
250 voters all-mail precincts. This has
reduced the number of polling places in the
county to 37. In addition, 25 percent of our
voters are already permanent absentee voters. We anticipate that this will result in 65
percent of our voters voting by mail and 35
percent voting at polling places. We will be
mailing absentee ballots out to all voters in
mail ballot precincts beginning on May 8.
One of the reasons we have made the
change to declare all precincts with under
250 voters as mail ballot precincts is
because for this election, federal law
requires that we must provide touch screen
devices with audio components at every
polling location, to allow voters with visual
and mobility disabilities to vote without
assistance. In addition, all polling locations
must meet strict federal requirements for
accessibility for the physically handicapped. Requirements include having a
paved parking area with a van accessible
parking space marked, doors that can be
opened with less than 8.5 pounds of pressure, etc. We felt that with less polling
places we would have a better chance of
successfully deploying the touch screen
equipment and complying with all of these
federal laws.
LETTER POLICY
The Daily Journal welcomes letters to the
editor. All letters must include a clear name,
signature, return address and phone number.
Letters are generally published in the order
they are received, but shorter, concise letters
are given preference. Names will not be
withheld for any reason. .All letters are subject to editing without notice.You may drop
letters off at our office at 590 S. School St.,
or fax letters to 468-3544, mail to Letters to
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ON EDITORIALS
Daily Journal editorials are written by
Editor K.C. Meadows with the concurrence
of Publisher Kevin McConnell.
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The message I want to convey to
Mendocino County voters is this: we will
continue to use a paper voting system both
at the polls and for absentees. We will be
placing one touch screen in every polling
location to comply with federal law. The
touch screen equipment that we have purchased includes a voter verifiable paper
audit trail. That paper audit trail created on
the touch screen will be used in case of a
recount.
If you have any questions about any of
the items i have mentioned here, please
feel free to call me at 463-4371.
Marsha Wharff
Assessor, County Clerk, Recorder
Hoping to help
political prisoner
To the Editor:
We just got back from a wonderful
month-long trip to Thailand. On one of our
adventures, our guide was a Hmong man. I
call him Mr. Yee because his Thai name is
a mouthful. We got well acquainted and
later visited him and his family at the village where he is Chief and is working very
hard to improve conditions for the village.
We learned from him that his brother ran
for a seat in the Thai Parliament this past
January in order to represent the hill tribes
and refugees in his area. (There are six
major hill tribes and many refugees from
Burma and Laos in northern Thailand.) He
actually won … the first Hmong to win a
seat in Parliament. The next day, the police
arrested him.
The ruling party was not pleased at his
election, since he was a member of an
opposition party, so they dredged up an old
allegation that had long been disproved,
and threw him in jail. He has been there
since January 9. The government appears
to be in no rush to bring him to trial since,
as long as he is in jail; he isn’t be able to
take his seat in Parliament. We have
authenticated the truth of what Mr. Yee told
us through court documents, newspaper
stories, and a letter from a Catholic priest
who was a missionary in Thailand for 40
years and knows this family well. Our local
Thai friend, who looked over the documents for us, says it’s political. He is a
good man and shouldn’t be in jail.
It will take about 120,000 Baht ($3,000
US), including the attorney and processing
fees just to get him released (even before
the cost of a trial). This is a mighty sum of
money for an ordinary Thai person, a more
than a year’s income, and much more than
our Mr. Yee, who lives in a house with no
indoor plumbing, has. Mr. Yee sold his
only asset, some land he purchased to grow
food for his family, to an American friend
who owns land nearby, so he has part of
the money to gain his brother’s release.
But, he really has no way to get the rest
(about $2,000 US) in a reasonably timely
fashion. Without outside help, his brother
will continue to languish in jail for a long,
uncertain, and frightening time.
We opened a bank account in Mr. Yee’s
name with $350 of our money at
Washington Mutual in Ukiah. We now have
about $1,000 pledged from friends, but we
need community support – your help. Will
you join us in helping to return this innocent man to his wife and two small chilSee LETTERS, Page A-11
WHERE TO WRITE
President George Bush: The White
House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500; (202) 456-1111, FAX
(202)456-2461.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger:
State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814. (916)
445-2841; FAX (916)445-4633
Sen. Barbara Boxer: 112 Hart Senate
Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510;
(202)224-3553; San Francisco, (415) 4030100 FAX (415) 956-6701
Sen. Dianne Feinstein: 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510.
(202)224-3841 FAX (202) 228-3954; San
Francisco (415) 393-0707; senator@feinstein.senate.gov
Congressman Mike Thompson: 1st
District, 231 Cannon Office Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20515. (202) 225-3311; FAX
(202)225-4335. Fort Bragg district office,
430 N. Franklin St., PO Box 2208, Fort
Bragg 95437; 962-0933,FAX 962-0934;
www.house.gov/write rep
Assemblywoman Patty Berg: State
Assembly District 1, Capitol, Rm. 2137,
Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001; Santa
Rosa, 576-2526; FAX, Santa Rosa, 5762297. Berg's field representative in Ukiah
office located at 104 W. Church St, Ukiah,
95482, 463-5770. The office’s fax number is
463-5773.
E-mail
to:
assemblymember.berg@assembly.ca.gov
Senator Wes Chesbro: State Senate
District 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100,
Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375; FAX
(916) 323-6958. Ukiah office is P.O. Box
785, Ukiah, 95482, 468-8914, FAX 4688931. District offices at 1040 Main St., Suite
205, Napa, 94559, 224-1990, 50 D St., Suite
120A, Santa Rosa, 95404, 576-2771, and
317 3rd St., Suite 6, Eureka, 95501, 4456508. Email: senator.chesbro@sen.ca.gov.
Mendocino County Supervisors:
Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim Wattenburger, 2nd District; Hal Wagenet, 3rd District; Kendall Smith, 4th District; David Colfax, 5th District. All can be reached by writing to 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1090,
Ukiah, 95482, 463-4221, FAX 463-4245.
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VIEWPOINTS
K.C. MEADOWS
Watch out for new
secrecy standards
By PETER SCHEER
A note from K.C.: Last week was “Sunshine” week
in California, time taken out to reflect on the need for
open government. As regular readers of this column
know, I am a member of the board of directors of the
California First Amendment Coalition. Our executive
director, Peter Scheer wrote a wonderful op-ed piece
on secrecy that I’d like to share with you today. PS I
will be out of the office all of this coming week and
won’t be at Schat’s on Thursday. I’ll be back to work
March 29.
Government and the press are natural antagonists.
Government wants to keep secrets, while the press
wants to expose them.
As long as neither side gains an upper hand, this
tension is, on the whole, a good thing - balancing the
public’s “right to know” with the government’s legitimate security concerns. But a series of leak investigations and prosecutions now threatens to redraw this
balance in a way that undermines the independence of
the press.
In Washington, the FBI has launched investigations
into leaks of classified information that led to groundbreaking news stories about secret CIA prisons in eastern Europe (appearing initially in the Washington Post)
and the NSA’s warrantless electronic eavesdropping
program (in the New York Times). CIA Director Porter
Goss has made clear where this probe is headed.
Speaking before a Senate Committee on February 2, he
said: “It is my aim, and it is my hope, that we will witness a grand jury investigation with reporters present
being asked to reveal who is leaking this information.”
Meanwhile, the Bush administration, in a filing in a
closely watched spy trial underway in Washington, has
staked out a legal position that would radically expand
federal authority over the press. Interpreting the
Espionage Act of 1917 in a case involving pro-Israel
lobbyists who obtained classified information from a
Pentagon source, Justice Department lawyers asserted
that the law permits prosecution not only of private citizens, but also of reporters who receive classified
information.
Although the Espionage Act has long been used to
prosecute government employees who divulge sensitive classified information - typically, of course, to a
foreign government - it has never been used to prosecute reporters who, in obtaining classified information
from government sources, are simply doing what
reporters in Washington do. Such an expansion of
criminal liability would be truly disturbing, creating a
de facto “Official Secrets Act” under which even truthful reporting could be prosecuted as a felony.
Closer to home, the FBI has launched an investigation into the source of sealed court documents used by
the Sacramento Bee in articles about suspected terrorist activity among a group of Muslims in Lodi,
California. The Bee recently reported that FBI agents
and a prosecutor from the US Attorney’s office in Los
Angeles had contacted two of its reporters and questioned a third as part of an effort to determine who
leaked the documents to the newspaper. No word yet
on whether the Bee’s reporters will be called before a
grand jury.
And the San Francisco office of the Securities and
Exchange Commission last week issued subpoenas to
reporters for MarketWatch.com and Dow Jones
Newswires, demanding copies of the reporters’ email
messages, among other documents. The subpoenas followed allegations by Overstock.com, an online retailer, that “short-sellers” of Overstock.com stock had
used the media to spread negative information about
the company, thereby driving down its stock price and
generating profits for the short-sellers.
The confluence of these events is not merely coincidental. This is the fallout from the Plame investigation,
in which a dogged special prosecutor succeeded in
forcing reporters and news organizations to identify
the confidential sources - I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby and
Karl Rove, as we now know - who gave them information intended to discredit a critic of the Iraq War.
Prosecutors and federal investigators everywhere took
notice. They saw that a crucial line had been crossed.
Suddenly, the government was freed of traditional constraints - part legal, part political and part cultural against the use of judicial coercion to force reporters to
out their sources.
If there is a lesson here for the press, it is that news
organizations must never again falter in their protection of reporters’ confidential sources, no matter how
unsavory they are or their motives for leaking. Say
what you will about former New York Times reporter
Judith Miller, who went to jail to protect her sources she was right to contest the validity of the special prosecutor’s signed “waivers,” in which sources ostensibly
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Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526
SUNDAY VOICES
Radical thinking
Sunday view
Kate Nachtwey, a wonderfully enlightened woman who is a local practitioner of
Jin Shin Jyutsu, the ancient system for
balancing the body’s energy flow, started
a chain reaction of events recently by
lending me a book called “Radical
Forgiveness” written by a man named
Colin Tipping. It is one of those rare
books that have the power to transform
the way we think and behave.
The book’s premise is this: Those people who we encounter throughout our
lives that we perceive has having harmed
us - especially those who’ve harmed us
the most - give us an opportunity to learn
and to grow. The author uses an example
of a woman who marries two husbands
who cheat on her. She realizes her cycle
of finding men who will not love her
stemmed from having a father who could
not show his daughter love. By forgiving
her present husband she is able to forgive
her first husband and her father as well.
As a result she finds herself freed from he
bondage of the past.
If we can view people who have
harmed us in this way as teaching us an
important lesson we need to learn in
order to progress on our life’s journey,
then we can forgive them. Once we forgive them we move past the blaming and
the hurt we feel. And then - and this may
be the best part - we can stop “renting
them space in our heads.” We can forget
about them rather than constantly reliving an event in the past.
To forgive people that have done us
harm - especially if it was intentional - is
indeed radical. This level of forgiveness
holds far greater power than forgiving
mere “everyday” transgressions. It fol-
BY TONY ANTHONY
lows that the greater the harm done the
greater is the forgiveness that is necessary. It also follows, the greater is the
healing.
This kind of forgiveness - total and
unconditional - brings to mind Christ’s
forgiveness of the Roman soldiers who
nailed Christ to the cross. “Forgive them
for they know not what they do.” In the
soldiers’ case they were most likely just
obeying orders.
Practicing such radical thinking has an
immediate and powerful result. If you
doubt this, just give it a try!
Kate invited me to attend an introductory meeting of a group practicing a healing technique called Process Coaching
which follows along the same line of
thinking. I was skeptical at first. After all,
I’m an ex-soldier, so my transition into
the New Age is fraught with doubt and
caution at every turn. When I showed up
at the Wellness Center one night I was the
only “newbie” in the room of more than a
dozen people who all chatted comfortably amongst themselves. I felt as if I had
landed on the wrong planet, and if it hadn’t been for Kate’s reassuring presence in
the room I would have bolted for my
pick-up truck.
The meeting was being facilitated by
four local practitioners; Betty Idarius,
Beverly Lawrence, Margit Drysdale and
Questions for the UPD
Another voice
The Saturday, March 12 Daily Journal
front page features a simulator gun at the
ready, and the live person holding it is
about to make “the right split second
decision” based on a simulator event,
where the television screen displays an
“armed” actor in a threatening posture.
The right split second decision? The
police training simulator attempts to precondition a user’s reaction mindset. The
many potential variables in a perceived
dangerous street situation are compressed
into a software program. But how many
subtleties can be built into the program?
Experienced experts may have designed
it, but it is still a virtual program. A simulator doesn’t purport to replace real life
experience, but could give the illusion
that it does. That renders it just a little
hazardous, unless enhanced by live,
experienced experts.
I wonder if there is any commercial
investment in simulations, dramatizations, attempting to expand on the concept “peace officer”? In other words, proportionally how much of police training
is devoted to non-violent communication
skills and psychological understanding,
other than the occasional workshop?
Instead, during these past few decades
we’ve tended to prefer the title “law
enforcement officer,” with its emphasis
on the word with “force” in it.
How much do we know about what
motivates a young person to seek a career
in “law enforcement”? Certainly one
very manageable variable in the street
encounter should be the psyche of the
peace/law enforcement officer her/himself. For our applicant, is it the adventure, in addition to the job availability
and pay? Does personal family history
and a more or less unconscious agenda of
intangible compensations play a role?
Who evaluates this balance in an applicant? Who checked out the evaluator, and
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BY AL KRAUSS
how long ago?
To be sure, serving as a police officer
means being in the front line of a healing
process right where the worst pathologies
are spilling out their symptoms into the
public arena, when drunkenness, family
violence, criminality are in urgent need
of immediate remedy before collateral
damage runs out of control. Naturally it
may seem hard to focus on that word
“peace” under the circumstances.
Still, there are reports of non-urgent
encounters involving traffic stops of
younger people here in Ukiah where a
positive attitude seems not always to be
practiced at the same level as for everyone else. Instead, a confrontational scenario plays out which could be characterized as “intimidation of naive or inexperienced younger people, not knowledgeable of their own rights.”
Like, “You better get your car fixed
today - oh, you don’t have the money?
Why not?” In this incident, described to
me by a third party, the young adult was
scared enough to try to prove his financial situation, not understanding that the
conversation should have stopped before
it got started. We’re talking a mechanical
violation citation!
The larger context poses a related
problem. In our hyper “terrorized” homeland security environment the precepts of
military life and police life are converging, and becoming too close for comfort.
In too many parts of the world, “police”
and “military” have no clear boundaries,
and there is a cross over in function and
ON THE STREETS
Adam Bubublin who began the meeting
with a 10-minute meditation, which settled the air and everyone breathing it.
Then came an invitation for people to
share what they were feeling at the
moment. This part of the process, I have
to admit, annoyed me to no end. What
went on for nearly an hour was a string of
people complaining non-stop about what
seemed to me to be “stupid” problems nothing earth shattering or life threatening. During a short intermission I was
happy to step outside to breathe some
fresh air. But as soon as the group was
seated again I was called on. Betty
Idarius smiled at me. “What are you feeling?” I took a long time to decide how
honestly I was going to answer her question. Probably because the group was so
accepting, I decided to go for it. I heard
myself blurt out, “if you want to know
the truth, I feel like I’ve landed on another planet and you’re all aliens. And, as if
that isn’t enough, I’m angry! I’m
annoyed at having to listen to people
complain about insignificant things. After
awhile all your talk sounds like babble!”
Betty was still smiling when she
looked me in the eye again. “Thank you
for being so honest.” Then she asked,
“now where were you feeling that
anger?” I had to think - I’m not in the
habit of localizing my anger. “Well, all
over, I guess - it’s hard to pin down exactly.” “That’s OK ... that’s fine ... just continue to feel it,” she said. Again, I wasn’t
being judged for not knowing something;
Dennis Denny
Ukiah
Business owner
“Absolutely,
without
question, the exceptional
great wines and vineyards.”
Joanie Woods
Willits
Companion for the ill
“Probably Wal-Mart.”
Kari Jepson
Ukiah
Assistant
“I just moved here. I
thought there was good
mountian biking, but I don’t
know yet.”
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Tony Anthony is a Ukiah resident.
primary activity. Big City Cops (read
LAPD, NYPD, etc.) and Special Services
Army or Marine units, after a certain
amount of training and field experience,
have much the same outlook, wedded to
“bad ass” actions as primary tool.
It is clear that in our police training,
we will have a growing need to emphasize civil liberties issues. Even as investment money flows into exotic new training toys, or “crowd control” technology,
there is the parallel danger that the “civil”
part of civil authority increasingly may
be folded into the “authority” part.
Meanwhile, for our hypothetical
trainee, it should be made very clear that
even if police work, at root, is about
keeping the peace, and about safety and
security, it is also about protecting rights.
You might say we’re making too much
of this motivation and behavior thing. It’s
a job, right? And it’s a lot more interesting than lots of other commercial or
bureaucratic jobs. Maybe even as rewarding as teaching kids or working in the
emergency ward.
Well, civic pride in our civil liberties
institutions would go a long way towards
protecting them, too.
The fearful wimps in Congress these
days seem to find nothing wrong with
enabling Pentagon intrusion into the lives
of civilians. Surveillance technology
today, mass roundup centers tomorrow.
Which leads to other unanswered
questions and a closing thought in the
form of a warning that we should watch
these simulator design people, they sell
military video games too, and design virtual recruitment programs for our friends
in Rumsfeld’s office building. They don’t
seem to be “invested” in the grunt work
of making peace, or worrying about fair
play. There’s no money there.
Al Krauss is a Ukiah resident.
Imitation and flattery
Judicial follies
JThe very first column that I wrote on odd
or unusual court opinions (more years ago than
I like to think about) dealt with a young man
named Gavin McDonald who initiated a lawsuit because he lost a spelling bee. The first
court to consider the case threw out his lawsuit,
and Gavin appealed. The appeals court had
some tart - and entertaining - words of its own
for Gavin, including a short discourse on the
disturbing trend of people running to court
over the most trivial matters. The court concluded its opinion by stating, "As for the judgment of the trial court, we'll spell it out. A-F-IR-M-E-D."
Unfortunately, the court misspelled
"affirmed."
An amusing reminder of that judicial misstep appeared in, of all places, a recent entry on
thesmokinggun.com. (For the uninitiated, The
Smoking Gun is an investigative journalism
website, most notable for having recently dug
up the truth about James Frey's book "A
Million Little Pieces," which had been touted
on Oprah Winfrey's book club. Using just publicly-available sources, the folks at The
Smoking Gun discovered that Frey's claims of
a rampant criminal and drug-addicted past
were mostly fiction and that, despite his
claims, Frey's book was far from a memoir.)
What is Ukiah’s best
tourist atrraction?
BY FRANK ZOTTER
Still, it's not all nose-to-the-grindstone stuff
at The Smoking Gun - a lot of the things they
publish fall more into the odd-but-true category. The item that echoed of Gavin's case was an
order issued last month by an appeals court in
Mississippi stating in part, "it has come to the
attention of the undersigned [judge] that several attorneys are signing pleadings and motions
with signatures which cannot be determined . .
. ." The judge then explained that these illegible signatures violated a local court rule in
Mississippi, and that therefore the clerks of the
court in the four counties overseen by this
appeals court were ordered "to refuse to accept
for filing all pleadings and motions presented
when the signatures thereon are not legible."
Well, as one might guess, it's a good thing
that that rule doesn't apply to Mississippi's
judges - because the signature on this order
looks as though the judge wrote it with his left
Sabrena Miller
Ukiah
Domestic engineer
“Why would they come,
there is nothing here to
see. Maybe if they were driving through they’d stop to
use the bathroom.”
Andrya Morse
Ukiah
Vet Tech
“If they come, they probably come from the bigger
cities for the small town
feel.”
Dave Cook
Ukiah
Department
Supervisor
“Lake Mendocino, definitely.”
Photos and interviews by Isaac Eckel.
foot. Or maybe, after the fashion of Mr. Ed the
talking horse, with the pen held in his mouth.
The folks at The Smoking Gun speculated,
based purely on the judge's handwriting, that
his name was either "Micg Gl" or maybe
"Smccg Ge."
And just to show that great minds think
alike, the Smoking Gun folks then posted links
to a number of other, as they put it, "quirky
court documents." I can proudly say that a couple of them have already provided past grist for
this column - and not from using The Smoking
Gun as a source, either.
One of their more recent entries was an
order from a Texas bankruptcy case also issued
just last month captioned, "Order Denying
Motion for Incomprehensibility." One should
hasten to add that the person hadn't filed a
motion asking for "incomprehensibility"; the
judge was stating that the motion was being
denied because he hadn't the faintest idea what
the moving party was asking for.
The order, which was only about a page,
began by stating, "Before the court is a motion
entitled "Defendant's Motion to Discharge
Response to Plaintiff's Response to
Defendant's Response Opposing Objection to
Discharge." A truly masterful "response" to all
of that might have been an order stating "Say
what? Denied." But everyone does things a little differently, and this judge instead said, "The
court cannot determine the substance, if any, of
the Defendant's legal argument, nor can the
court even ascertain the relief the Defendant is
requesting. The Defendant's motion is accordingly denied for being incomprehensible."
The worthwhile part of the order, though, is
a footnote in which the judge added, "Or, in the
words of the competition judge to Adam
Sandler's title character in the movie "Billy
Madison," after Billy Madison had responded
to a question with an answer that sounded
superficially reasonable but lacked any substance, 'Mr. Madison, what you've just said is
one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever
heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent
response was there anything that could even be
considered a rational thought. Everyone in this
room is now dumber for having listened to it. I
award you no points, and may God have mercy
on your soul.'"
Does anyone else get the impression that
this judge has had that little comment tacked
above his desk for years, just waiting for the
right case to come along so he could use it?
Frank Zotter is a Ukiah attorney.
A-8 – SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006
Sports Editor: Tony Adame, 468-3518
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The Mendocino College baseball
team knocked off first place Los
Medanos College, 8-4, Saturday to
improve to 2-4 in Bay Valley
Conference Play and 8-12 overall.
Los Medanos entered the contest
with a 5-0 mark in BVC play.
“It was like all of our league games
have been this year, a dogfight,” said
Mendocino head coach Matt Gordon.
“We’ve been dropping some tough
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games on the road, but it’s a big win.
We’ve got to get ready to play again
and hopefully, we can keep this up.”
The Eagles got 8 1/3 innings from
winning pitcher Justin Bautista, who
struck out three, gave up eight hits,
and three unearned runs. Ben Kester
picked up the save for Mendocino.
Chris Bodishbaugh was the losing
pitcher for Los Medanos.
Mendocino got a trio of big hitting
performances from Justin Malek, who
went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, Travis
Mather with three RBIs, and Johnny
Gonzales, who went 2-for-5 and
scored the go-ahead run.
Up 3-0 in the sixth inning,
Mendocino let Los Medanos get back
in the game and tie the score at 3-3. In
the bottom of the eighth, after three
singles to lead off the inning, pinch
hitter Dwight Raudio pulled off a fake
bunt with the Los Medanos infield
creeping in, and turned it into a double
to right field that scored Gonzales for
a 4-3 lead.
Mather followed Raudio’s big play
with a two-run single.
“Overall we played well,” Gordon
said. “If we play like this every game
we’re 4-2 and not 2-4. If we play like
we did today we’re as good as anybody in this conference.”
Mendocino returns to action
Tuesday at Napa Valley College.
Game time is 2:30 p.m.
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Ukiah
splits
two at
home
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Final sign-ups for
Ukiah Lions cheer
The Ukiah softball team
split a pair of game Saturday,
defeating Eureka 10-2 in the
first game, and falling to
North Coast Section powerhous Petaluma, 1-0 in the
second game.
Lindsay Kiely pitched
both
games
for
the
Wildcatsm striking out 10
Eureka batters in the first
game while giving up six hits
and no base on balls. Sarah
Pricer was the losing pitcher
for Eureka.
“Lindsay was a little
rough at the beginning of the
game,” said Ukiah head
coach Gary Venturi. “But by
the second or third inning
she was in the groove and
started hitting her spots.”
Chelsea Meeker, Nicki
Taylor, and Sarah Loughlin
each notched RBIs in the win
over Eureka.
Petaluma, last season’s
NCS runner-up and the 2004
and 2005 NCS champions,
were led by pitcher Ali
Klumonok, who struck out
14 Ukiah batters while giving up just one hit.
Petaluma got its only run
in the second inning. After
Cassie Pitkin reached on a
single and moved to second a
sacrifice bunt, catcher
Courtney Millard smacked
her first of two doubles to
score Pitkin.
In the second game loss,
Kiely went another complete
game and struck out nine
batters, walking three and
giving up six hits.
“Even though we lost, it
was a victory for me,”
Venturi said. “The way we
played and the way we
pitched was great. We didn’t
hit the ball very well, but
give credit to their pitcher.”
Ukiah
(2-1
overall)
returns to action Tuesday at
Clear Lake.
The Ukiah Lions final cheerleading sign-ups for the 2006
season will be March 30 from
5:30-7:30 p.m. at Wright Stuff
Pizza.
Ages 7-15 are welcome, and for
more information call Stephanie
at 485-8848, or Nadine at 4688411.
Lake Basketball
Club holding tryouts
The Lake Basketball Club in
holding sign-ups and tryouts
March 22 at the Big Valley
Rancheria
Gymnasium
in
Lakeport for a spring and summer traveling AAU teams.
Boys ages 10-17 from Lake
Coutny and Ukiah are invited to
attend as either individuals or
teams. The top seven or eight
players in each age bracket will
represent the LBC at AAU tournaments and in local leagues
starting in April.
Sign-up fee is $60 and includes
a $12 AAU card, reversible jersey
and shorts, and equipment and
facilities. For more information
contact John Richardson at 707349-2042,
or
e-mail
at:
Zapcity1@mchsi.com.
Spring break hoops
camp at Pomolita
Open to boys and girls ages 717, a week-long spring basketball
camp will offer players an opportunity to build a solid foundation
of basketball skills. Each day is
filled with fundamental skills, progression drills, easy to understand instruction, as well as
games and fun competitions.
From beginners to advanced
players this camp will be a great
experience.
The camp will be held at the
Pomolita Gym April 17-21. Tuition
for a full day camp, from 9 a.m. 3 p.m., is $135. For the half-day
camp, tuition is $85.
Low income discounts are available through the City of Ukiah.
For more information, please call
463-6714.
Scorekeepers and
umpires needed
Would you like to earn extra
cash in the summer evenings
while being in the center of the
game you love? The Redwood
Empire Officials Association, in
conjunction with The City of
Ukiah
Community
Service
Department, would like to
announce that there will be two
informational meetings about
becoming a member of the association. As a member you will be
eligible to officiate in various
sports activities in Ukiah.
Pay begins at $21 per hour for
umpires and $12 per hour for
scorekeepers.
You may choose from one of the
two meetings scheduled for
Sunday or Monday, April 9th or
10th from 6:00 – 7:30pm.
Both are held at the Ukiah
Valley Conference Center in the
Chenin Blanc room.
For more information, call 4636714.
Spring meeting for
Ukiah athletic
boosters April 3
The Ukiah High School Athletic
Boosters are having their spring
meeting April 3. The meeting will
be held at 5:30 p.m. in Building A
of the Career Center at Ukiah
High School. Uniform budgets for
all sports will be one of the topics
of discussion.
Flood relief benefit
at South Ukiah Little
League fields
Ukiah Host Lions Club will be
sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast
to benefit South Ukiah Little
See DIGEST, Page A-9
Wildcats
fall to
Vikings
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Wichita State’s Matt Braeuer jumps into the arms of teammate Ryan Martin after the Shockers 80-73 upset
of No. 2 seed Tennessee Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Wichita State in first Sweet 16 since 1981
By AARON BEARD
The Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Wichita State stuck it to the critics of the Missouri Valley Conference with an easy win to
open the NCAA tournament.
Now the Shockers are savoring an even bigger victory.
Karon Bradley hit a go-ahead stepback jumper with about
2 minutes left while P.J. Couisnard followed with a big 3pointer to help Wichita State beat Tennessee 80-73 Saturday
in the second round of the Washington Regional.
The victory over the second-seeded Volunteers (22-8)
marks Wichita State’s first trip to the round of 16 since reaching a regional final 25 years ago.
Couisnard finished with 20 points on 6-for-7 shooting to
lead the seventh-seeded Shockers (26-8), who used a late 70 spurt to break a 65-all tie.
Wichita State next faces the winner of Sunday’s George
Mason-North Carolina game.
Wichita State opened the tournament with an 86-66 win
over Seton Hall, silencing those who wondered why the
MVC got four tournament bids.
But beating the Southeastern Conference East division
champions means so much more.
Kyle Wilson added 17 points to help make up for an off
day by first-round leaders Paul Miller and Sean Ogirri.
Miller, the MVC’s player of the year, managed 10 points on
1-for-9 shooting. Ogirri scored 12 points after finishing with
23 in the first round.
But the Shockers found a way to survive Tennessee’s uptempo attack and pressure defense with a strong late-game
effort.
Once Ryan Martin threw down a slam with 5.2 seconds
left to seal it, the celebration began in the rowdy section of
fans seated across from the Shockers bench.
See WICHITA, Page A-9
Ukiah’s boys tennis team
dropped its first league
match of the season Friday,
losing to Montgomery, 7-0.
Ukiah is now 2-1 in North
Bay League matches.
The No. 2 doubles team of
Tyler Trouette and Sebastion
O’Bergin played their first
league match of the season
and were edged out by the
Vikings Vineeth Pillai and
Max Krohn, 6-2, 6-3.
In
No.
1
singles,
Montgomery’s
Steward
Hutton defeated Phil King,
Jr., 6-1, 6-1. In No. 1 doubles
for Ukiah.
In No. 1 doubles, Everett
Pio and Jared Thornton fell
to David Garcia and Daniel
Hutton, 6-0, 6-0.
Ukiah returns to action
Wednesday, hosting Cardinal
Newman. Matches begin at 3
p.m.
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SPORTS
SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2006 – A-9
Eagles
go 2-1 in
Fresno
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FRESNO
–
The
Mendocino College softball team went 2-1
Saturday at the Fresno City
College
Invitational,
defeating
Southwest
Oregon
Community
College
and
Chabot
Community College, and
losing to second-ranked
Cypress
Community
College.
“The pitcher from
Cypress was the best I’ve
seen all year,” said
Mendocino head coach
Kelvin Chapman. “They
showed
why
they’re
ranked number two in the
whole state.”
Against
Southwest
Oregon, Mendocino won
13-2, with Shylo Rege
picking up the pitching
win.
Erin Heitmeyer and
Lindsay Ruddick each hit
homeruns for the Eagles
and Jenn Carroll also had a
big game at the plate, going
2-for-3.
Against
Cypress,
Mendocino lost 9-0, with
Ruddick picking up the
Eagles only base hit.
Mendocino rebounded
against Chabot, winning 94 with Rege picking up
another
win.
Brandi
McRae went 2-for-4 with
two doubles. Ruddick was
3-for-4 at the plate and
Rege went 2-for-3.
Mendocino returns to
action today against Taft
Junior College.
Bishop
Amat
wins CIF
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SACRAMENTO
—
Juanise Cornell scored 16
points to lead Bishop Amat
of
La
Puente
past
Sacramento, 53-39, in the
girls Division III state title
game at Arco Arena
Saturday.
Kristen McCarthy added
10 points for the Lancers
(35-1), who won their second straight championship,
and now have 30 straight
wins.
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Ukiah’s Hillary Ruddick delivers a pitch Saturday
during the junior varsity’s 7-2 win over Petaluma.
Ukiah J.V. wins
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The Ukiah junior varsity softball team took a great pitching performance by Lindsay Ruddick and a big day at the
plate from Ashley Lower and translated it to a 7-2 win over
Petaluma’s junior varsity Saturday.
Ruddick struck out eight batters in the win while walking
five and giving up six hits.
Lower went 3-for-4 at the plate, wth two triples, a single,
and four RBIs. Lower’s second triple, in the fifth inning,
broke open the game, bringing in two Ukiah runs for a 7-2
lead.
Wichita
Continued from Page A-8
When the horn finally
sounded,
coach
Mark
Turgeon pumped his right
fist in the air while fans
began chanting “MVC!” and
“Sweet 16!”
Chris Lofton — who hit a
last-second shot to beat
Winthrop 63-61 in the first
round — and C.J. Watson
each scored 20 points to lead
the Volunteers.
Major Wingate finished
with 15 points, seven
rebounds and five blocks.
Tennessee led 63-58 on a
pair of free throws from
Watson with 5:42 left, but the
Shockers rallied to tie it at 63
on a 3-pointer from Ogirri.
After the teams traded
baskets, Bradley drained a
jumper from just outside the
lane for a 67-65 lead with
2:12 left.
Cousinard followed with
an even bigger shot, knocking down a 3 against Dane
Bradshaw to make it 70-65
with 1:05 left.
Ogirri closed the spurt
with two free throws for a
72-65 lead with 50.5 seconds
left.
Tennessee twice cut the
deficit to three points in the
final seconds, but got no
closer.
Ogirri hit two more free
throws to turn away the
Volunteers’ last push and
make it 78-73 with 12.2 seconds left.
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League on Saturday, April 1st to be
held at the South Ukiah Little League
fields from 7:30-11:00 a.m. Cost is $5
Adult, $3 Child, $15 Family. Call 4630944 or 468-8800 for tickets or information.
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deadline is April 13.
Player fees will be collected from
team managers at the first game.
Space is limited.
For more information, call 463-6714.
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Melissa incorporates fun routines
and new games to challenge children
to get up and move.
You do not have to be a member of
RHC to join, and there is a $5 annual
insurance/administration fee per child.
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City of Ukiah men’s
softball league
The City of Ukiah Community
Service Department would like to
announce the beginning of the 2006
men’s softball league. There is an
information meeting at The Pub in
Ukiah March 16 at 6:30 p.m. League
play is scheduled to begin in early
May.
Team fees are $450 for the sponsor
fee and $30 per player, with checks
made payable to the City of Ukiah.
Registration forms are available at
the Ukiah Civic Center Annex at 411
West Clay St., and the registration
deadline is April 13.
Player fees will be collected from
team managers at the first game.
Space is limited.
For more information, call 463-6714.
City of Ukiah women’s
softball league
The City of Ukiah Community
Service Department would like to
announce the beginning of the 2006
women’s softball league. League play
will be on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and is scheduled to begin in
early May.
Team fees are $450 for the sponsor
fee and $30 per player, with checks
made payable to the City of Ukiah.
Registration forms are available at
the Ukiah Civic Center Annex at 411
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Cowboys sign villified Owens
By JAIME ARON
The Associated Press
IRVING, Texas — Terrell Owens has
gone from stomping on the Dallas
Cowboys’ star logo to wearing it on his
helmet.
The reviled receiver joined the
Cowboys on Saturday, signing a threeyear, $25 million contract to play for
Jerry Jones and Bill Parcells in what
promises to be an interesting combination of strong personalities. The deal
includes a $5 million signing bonus, with
salaries of $5 million this year, $8 million
in 2007 and $7 million in 2008.
“I’m a star among stars now,” a smiling Owens said.
There’s no questioning his talent —
Owens has consistently put up numbers
the Cowboys have lacked since Michael
Irvin was in the prime of his career in the
mid-1990s.
It’s his attitude that prompted the San
Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles
to get rid of Owens. His relationship with
the Eagles soured only months after he
led them to the Super Bowl, finally ending with his release Tuesday.
Owens referred to his past problems as
“life-learning experiences.”
“I’m going to put those things behind
me,” Owens said. “They can only make a
man stronger, wiser. For me, that’s what
it’s done. I’ll be a better teammate, a better person, a better man in life. I’m looking forward to this opportunity. I couldn’t
be more excited to be here.”
Following up a question to Jones about
Owens’ past, the receiver interjected:
“Jerry, I know what’s expected of me. I
won’t let you down.”
Jones didn’t immediately reveal any
contract details, but it was likely to
include behavior-related provisions.
Owens’ blowup with Philadelphia last
season even led to new rules regarding
punishment being written into the NFL’s
latest collective bargaining agreement.
“We can both disappoint each other in
this agreement,” Jones said. “But this is
no free lunch to the Dallas Cowboys. We
made a commitment to him. That means
something.”
Agent Drew Rosenhaus said seven
teams pursued Owens, “but this was the
only team for Terrell.”
Jones repeatedly mentioned that
Parcells was in favor of adding Owens.
The coach and his new star receiver
already have spoken by telephone,
although Parcells didn’t attend the news
conference. That’s typical, though,
because he hasn’t attended any for freeagent signings since joining the club
three-plus years ago.
“This was not me selling Bill, this was
not Bill selling me,” Jones said. “This
was us taking advantage of getting an
outstanding player. ... Bill has coached a
lot of players that, quote-unquote, have
the perception they might not fit in.”
Jones, who built a billion-dollar fortune by taking big risks, is willing to take
this one because the Cowboys have gone
nine years without winning a playoff
game.
Part of the gamble is that fans will
warm up to Owens, who launched his
flamboyant persona in September 2000
when as a member of the 49ers he celebrated each of two touchdown catches at
Texas Stadium by running to the team’s
star logo at midfield. Safety George
Teague secured a spot in team lore by
decking Owens after the second one.
On a Monday night game in 2004 best
remembered for his pregame skit with a
“Desperate Housewives” actress, Owens
celebrated another score by tapping on a
logo in the end zone.
Owens said he and Jones already have
discussed his future TD celebrations.
With an arm on Jones’ back, he smiled
wide and said, “I will embrace the star.”
Until his behavior limited him to nine
games last season, Owens had at least 75
receptions and 1,100 yards receiving in
five straight seasons. The last time a
Cowboys receiver hit both figures in one
season was Irvin in 1997.
But Owens also has aliented teammates, coaches and the front office with
the things he says and does.
In Dallas, Owens joins a team coming
off a 9-7 season that included a 2-4 finish,
keeping them from making the playoffs
for a second straight year. The Cowboys
seem to need more than a star receiver to
get over the hump, but do need a main
threat after releasing Keyshawn Johnson
on Tuesday.
The team lacks veteran leaders, with
captains Dan Campbell and Dat Nguyen
already gone, as is La’Roi Glover, another calming influence. Dallas also is in a
tough division that includes T.O.-less
Philadelphia.
WBC BOXING
Rahman retains title with draw
For most of the
bout, Rahman
pressed the action
By BARRY WILNER
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —
Hasim Rahman remained the
WBC heavyweight champion
Saturday night without beating
James Toney.
Rahman, handed the crown
when Vitali Klitschko retired
last year, fought Toney to a
draw, a verdict booed by many
fans in the crowd. So the 33year-old Rahman has never
actually won the belt in the
ring.
It was one of the closest
fights imaginable, with both
boxers missing more than they
connected, and with few flurries. Toney did his best work
with right leads, including two
massive ones late in the bout.
But he also missed a handful of
those punches, looking foolish
as he swiped the air.
Rahman carried the action in
the final round after Toney
landed two early punches. By
the end of the 12th, Rahman
was holding his hands in the air,
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The judges saw otherwise —
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Rahman rout, 117-111. The
Associated Press scored it 114113 for Rahman.
For most of the bout,
Rahman pressed the action. But
Toney wasn’t uncomfortable
against the ropes, either. And he
did cut Rahman over the left
eye in the eighth.
Rahman took the WBC and
IBF titles from Lennox Lewis
with a stunning fifth-round
knockout five years ago. But
Lewis got serious about training and knocked out Rahman in
the rematch.
Since that defeat, Rahman
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off last year when Klitschko
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Toney owned a title as
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The former middleweight,
super middleweight and cruiserweight champ worked his
way back from that ignominy,
albeit by winning just once,
over Dominic Gunn in October.
Rahman, from Baltimore,
threw 933 punches and landed
279, while Toney threw 623
and landed 263.
Rahman, who weighed in at
238 pounds, is 44-5-2. Toney
(237 pounds) is 69-4-3.
The other heavyweight
crowns are held by Chris Byrd
(IBF), Nikolay Valuev (WBA)
and Lamon Brewster (WBO).
It’s been a jumbled division
since Lewis retired two years
ago, and the Rahman-Toney
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dren by adding your contribution to this account? For most
of us, $100 is the price of an
evening out for two people.
For our Thai friend, it is a
month’s income or more (if
he can even find work). His
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in this case the place my anger was coming from. I was really beginning to like
this process - I was feeling lighter. Little
did I know, I had secretly been
“processed.” By listening to others complain without being judged I had began to
understand what “Process Coaching” was
about. Nobody had been called on the
carpet for anything they said. The facilitators simply encouraged whoever was
complaining to “stay with whatever they
were feeling.”
I received encouragement from the
people around me as well. The woman
seated to my right poked my arm and told
me, “wow - thank you for saying what
you did. I was thinking the same thing
but was afraid to say it out loud.” A man
on my other side who had overheard said,
“me too!”
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share - is acceptance. The process used in
Twelve Step programs is simple:
Somebody shares whatever they want but
nobody is allowed to judge or even comment. With no cross talk allowed and
with everybody speaking in “I” terms,
there is no possibility of blaming, no
belittling, no putting anybody down.
I have come to believe that we humans
are the same in most ways. Beneath our
surface differences we all have the same
desire - to be happy. We all suffer when
we don’t get what we want and suffer
even when we do get what we want
because what we get turns out to be never
enough! Suffering is one thing that is universal among humans. Other human
emotions are common to us all as well.
By recognizing the common humanity
in each other we automatically treat others the way we want to be treated. It isn’t
called the Golden Rule for nothing! But if
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lesson that is offered when we’re not
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about our county clerk’s office
and how our tax dollars are
being used to serve us.
My son and his fianceé
went to Ukiah March 8 to get
their marriage license. They
both had to leave their jobs
early in order to get there from
Willits in plenty of time to do
the paperwork.They arrived
there at 4:15 p.m. and were
told how much it would cost.
They needed to go to the bank
to get the cash and were told
that it takes 15 minutes to
process the license and they
close at 5 p.m. sharp. They
were back at the office at 4:45
p.m. exactly.
There was no one in line
and there were at least six
women (maybe more) sitting
I’ve learned a lot from a friend, Mike
Dougherty of Lakeport. Mike was diagnosed with inoperable prostate cancer
last summer and given a few months to
live. Yet he is one of those rare people
who has learned to get the most out of
every moment of every day. Whenever
we meet he manages to say at least once,
“I always remind myself to do whatever I
do with love in my heart.”
If we could all be like Mike and
always navigate through our day with
love in our hearts there would be no need
for forgiveness at all. There’d be nothing
to forgive. But in the meantime, I suggest
we all get off our “pity pots” and stop
feeling sorry for ourselves and begin to
think radically - about forgiveness.
Like a caboose on the end of a train the “forgetting” part follows along naturally. After freeing the mind of the old
baggage it carries with it, we receive a
great benefit: By forgiving we also are
allowed to forget!
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around doing nothing but talking. My son was told they
didn’t have time to process it
at that time because they had
to leave at 5 p.m. Mind you it
was 4:45 p.m They refused to
budge and he and his intended
left empty handed.
The cost to them: one and a
half hours of wages times two;
two hours of their time to go
to Ukiah and back and wasting the time in between. Not
to mention the fuel to Ukiah
and back.
The next day, March 9 they
went back down in his delivery truck as he was working
and making a delivery for
Sparetime. He parked the
truck and they went in. The
license was in their hands in
less than 10 minutes.
So if it took less than 10
minutes today, why couldn’t
they have managed it the day
before? To add insult to injury,
someone from the county
called Sparetime to complain
about where he parked his
truck. He was parked legally
and not blocking anyone or
anything.
I realize this may seem
petty and there are more
important things to complain
about. But come on County
staff, who are you working
for? What makes your time
more valuable than ours? You
almost lost the $84 fee for the
license since they were so
mad they were ready to go to
another county. But they
relented.
I hope in the future the staff
at the Clerk’s office will be
more cordial and be ready to
help their citizens during all
business hours, and not stop
working 15 minutes early in
case you can’t close at 5 p.m.
I run my office like that. You
should too.
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Willits
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reporters (if they haven’t already done so).
When the subpoenas arrive at the New York Times, will the
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sources? Will the rest of the media support that stance, resisting
the temptation to undercut the Times and to try to disclose its
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A-12 – MARCH 19, 2006
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Libby defense focuses on infighting
By PETE YOST
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
—
Lawyers for Vice President
Dick Cheney’s former top
aide are signaling they may
delve deeply at his criminal
trial into infighting among the
White House, the CIA and the
State Department over preIraq war intelligence failures.
In a prelude to a possible
defense, the lawyers for I.
Lewis “Scooter” Libby also
are suggesting that the State
Department — not Libby —
may be to blame for leaking
the identity of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame to the
media.
Court papers filed late
Friday raise the possibility a
trial could become politically
embarrassing for the Bush
administration by focusing on
the debate about whether the
White House manipulated
intelligence to justify the
U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in
March 2003.
The defense team stated
that in June and July 2003,
Plame’s CIA status was at
most a peripheral issue to “the
finger-pointing that went on
within the executive branch
about who was to blame” for
the failure to find weapons of
mass destruction in Iraq.
“If the jury learns this
background
information”
about finger-pointing “and
also understands Mr. Libby’s
additional focus on urgent
national security matters, the
jury will more easily appreciate how Mr. Libby may have
forgotten or misremembered
... snippets of conversation”
about Plame’s CIA status, the
lawyers said.
Cheney’s former chief of
staff was indicted Oct. 28 on
five counts of perjury,
obstruction and lying to the
FBI about how he learned of
Plame’s CIA employment and
what he told reporters about
her.
Libby’s lawyers are asking
U.S. District Judge Reggie
Walton for access to government documents about a 2002
trip that Plame’s husband, former Ambassador Joseph
Wilson, made to the African
nation of Niger at the CIA’s
behest and about “his wife’s
involvement” with that mission.
The documents relate to
what prospective witnesses —
including
then-Deputy
Secretary of State Richard
Armitage and deputy White
House chief of staff Karl Rove
— probably would say at
Libby’s trial.
Noting press reports last
week, the court papers say
there has been speculation that
Armitage
told
The
Washington
Post’s
Bob
Woodward that Wilson’s wife
worked at the CIA, and speculation that Woodward’s source
and the primary source for
conservative
columnist
Robert Novak are the same
person.
Novak disclosed Plame’s
identity on July 14, 2003,
eight days after Wilson contended in a New York Times
op-ed column that the administration twisted prewar intelligence to exaggerate the Iraqi
threat from a nuclear weapons
program.
“If the facts ultimately
show that Mr. Armitage or
someone else from the State
Department was also Mr.
Novak’s primary source, then
the State Department and certainly not Mr. Libby bears
responsibility for the ’leak’
that led to the public disclo-
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sure” of Plame’s CIA identity,
Libby’s lawyers said.
The court filing also
focused on Marc Grossman, a
former undersecretary of state
for political affairs who
allegedly told Libby a month
before Plame’s identity was
disclosed that Wilson’s wife
worked at the CIA.
“If Mr. Armitage or another
State Department official was
in fact the primary source for
Mr. Novak’s article, Mr.
Grossman’s testimony may be
colored by either his personal
relationship
with
Mr.
Armitage or his concern for
the institutional concerns of
the
state
Department,”
Libby’s lawyers wrote.
Rove — a source for
Novak and Time magazine
reporter Matt Cooper — is
under investigation by Special
Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in
the probe of the leak of
Plame’s CIA identity.
Libby’s lawyers say that
“either the government or the
defense may call Mr. Rove as
a witness at trial” and note
that “the grand jury’s investigation may be continuing with
respect to Mr. Rove or other
By The Associated Press
Guest lineup for the
Sunday TV news shows:
ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Chuck Hagel, RNeb., and Jack Reed, D-R.I.
———
CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Vice President Dick
Cheney.
———
NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Rep. John Murtha,
D-Pa.; Gen. George W. Casey, commander of
U.S. forces in Iraq.
———
CNN’s “Late Edition” — Sens. Richard Lugar, RInd., and Joseph Biden, D-Del.; Iraqi Deputy
Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi; Gen. Casey;
Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah; former national security adviser Zbigniew
Brzezinski, former Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger.
———
“Fox News Sunday” — Casey; Sen. Dick Durbin,
D-Ill.
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Wagenet responds
To the Editor:
My opponent for supervisor, an office carrying the
responsibility of public trust,
criticized the Board of
Supervisors’ priorities in its
federal lobbying package,
terming the choices “irresponsible.” The entire board had
unanimously approved the
request list. The public
deserves the truth.
First, the hiring of a federal
lobbyist is common business
practice. The lobbyist in question represents several counties and cities in our region.
The $60,000 we spend annually brings in millions of dollars to our county. This is
money well invested. It is surprising Mr. Pinches perceives
this income as “irresponsible.”
In regard to the second
priority request for a water
resources management plan;
water is a key issue in our
county and in the state. The
Mendocino County Water
Agency has legislative author-
ity over water in the county.
The Russian River in particular faces numerous supply
challenges and uncertainty.
Recognizing this, the supervisors, acting as the Mendocino
Water Agency, are requesting
a study to develop the essential information on supply,
groundwater
extraction,
recharge mechanisms, conservation and re-use of wastewater for agriculture and
domestic use. The traditional
order of events is: study, plan,
fund, then build. Without the
baseline study, we cannot justify conservation measures or
improvements for the region.
It would be “irresponsible”
not to plan for our future
water needs. Apparently, Mr.
Pinches doesn’t agree.
Third, the Point Arena Air
Force Base cannot be connected to a decision about the
Brooktrails Second Access
road by logic or fantasy. For
six years, the Air Force has
been trying to transfer this
contaminated facility to the
county. The federal funding
request is for cleanup dollars
to create a non-hazardous
environment for public use.
This would be money coming
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 – A-13
into the county from a federal
level could only be spent on
the PAAFB. It would be irresponsible to reject an offer of
valuable scenic property on
the Mendocino coastline,
which would create local jobs
both during and after the
cleanup. Perhaps Mr. Pinches
would have voted to deny our
county this win-win opportunity.
The Brooktrails Second
Access remains a top priority
for the citizens of Brooktrails
and Willits, including myself.
The County Department of
Transportation is authorized
and ready to start the preliminary studies for this important
project. As soon as the winter
storm damage is repaired,
work will begin. Let’s be
clear: Brooktrails’ Second
Access is already on the work
schedule. Why is it not on the
list? Once again, the proper
sequence is to study, plan,
fund, and finally, build.
Finally, public safety is
always the board’’ top priority. Our primary request was
for funds to replace the tattered emergency microwave
system. We all depend on this
ancient broadcast system for
Bush warns more bloodshed ahead
By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
—
President Bush on Saturday
braced Americans for more
bloodshed in Iraq but said
recent civil strife has motivated warring political factions to
move quickly to set up a representative government.
“Our ambassador to Iraq,
Zal Khalilzad, reports that the
violence has created a new
sense of urgency among these
leaders to form a national
unity government as quickly
as possible,” Bush said in his
weekly radio address.
“I urge them to continue
their work to put aside their
differences, to reach out
across political, religious and
sectarian lines, and to form a
government that can confront
the terrorist threat and earn the
trust and confidence of all
Iraqis.”
Bush’s broadcast came in
advance of a speech he plans
to deliver in Cleveland on
Monday, the second in a series
of talks marking Sunday’s
three-year anniversary of the
U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The
president said victory in Iraq
will come when terrorists and
loyalists of former Iraqi leader
Saddam Hussein no longer
threaten Iraq’s democracy,
when Iraqi security forces can
ensure safety for citizens and
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“More fighting and sacrifice will be required to
achieve this victory,” he told
listeners.
law enforcement, fire and
emergency medical communications. It frequently crashes,
usually during bad weather
events; exactly when it is
needed most. This is a vital
element for any disaster preparedness plan. When rebuilt,
my suggestion that it be
enhanced to serve as a backbone for wireless broadband
internet and cell phone service
will be on the table also.
The board’s priorities are
clear. As for Mr. Pinches, he’s
a former supervisor who
should know how things
work. Above all, the public
needs clear information in
order to make informed decisions. As a public servant, a
supervisors’ role is to guide,
not mislead, the public. Let’s
keep the facts in focus.
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Libby
administration, led officials
within the White House, the
State Department and the CIA
to blame each other, publicly
and in private, for faulty prewar intelligence about Iraq’s
WMD capabilities,” the court
papers state.
“The government’s version
of events blows out of proportion the minor role Ms.
Wilson actually played and in
doing so creates an impression that is highly prejudicial
to Mr. Libby,” they say.
Wilson’s
accusations
stemmed from President
Bush’s assertion in his State
of the Union address on Jan.
28, 2003, that Iraqi leader
Saddam Hussein had recently
sought significant quantities
of uranium from Africa.
Based on his 2002 trip,
Wilson said he had found it
highly doubtful the nation of
Niger had agreed to sell uranium yellowcake to Iraq, as
alleged in intelligence provided to the CIA.
Continued from Page A-1
witnesses.”
The defense says the documents it seeks will help
demonstrate that the White
House did not launch a concerted effort to punish Wilson
by leaking his wife’s identity,
as administration critics have
alleged.
Libby also is asking for
notes from a September 2003
meeting in the White House
Situation Room where Colin
Powell, who was secretary of
state, is reported to have said
that everyone knows Wilson’s
wife worked at the CIA and
that it was Wilson’s wife who
suggested the CIA sent her
husband to Niger.
“The media conflagration
ignited by the failure to find
WMD in Iraq and in part by
Mr. Wilson’s criticism of the
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“It’s very painful to me that
our country is doing this and
killing innocent people,” said
Joan Emerson, 70, of Mill
Valley, who attended with the
group
Old
Lesbians
Organizing for Change. “I’m
against all war, and I’m very
concerned that I’m responsible as an American citizen for
this kind of thing happening.”
AP-Ipsos polling in early
March showed that only about
four in 10 Americans supported President Bush’s handling
of Iraq, his efforts on foreign
policy and terrorism, and his
handling of recovery efforts
after Hurricane Katrina.
Eric Ruiz, 46, of San
Francisco, said he was worried that the money used to
pay for the Iraq war was
reducing domestic spending
and aid for Katrina victims.
“The cost of I don’t know
how many hundreds of billions ... is all coming out of
domestic needs and out other
security needs,” Ruiz said.
Persis Karim, 33, who
brought her three-year-old son
to the demonstration, said she
was concerned that the United
States might launch a preemptive strike on Iran.
“They may not do it in
quite the same way as Iraq,”
said Karim, a professor at San
Jose State University. “But the
agenda of the Bush administration is to secure the region,
and obviously Iran is a problem to them.”
In Los Angeles, several
thousand people lined up on
Hollywood Boulevard for an
anti-war march. Protesters
wearing black T-shirts with
the slogan “2,300 dead —
How many more?” carried
dozens of flag-draped mock
coffins.
Candy Arnold, 49, of Santa
Monica, wore bloody makeup
and orange clothing with the
words,
“Property
of
Guantanamo.” She held a sign
saying, “A democracy does
not torture prisoners of war.”
Paul Haggis, who directed
“Crash,” which won the
Academy Award for Best
Picture earlier this month,
attended the Hollywood
Boulevard rally.
“We’re mired in there and
there’s no way out that I can
see,” Haggis said. “We’ve
been lied to, and I think it’s
important for Americans to
step up and say that it’s just
not right. It’s not what we bargained for.”
AP’s Robert Jablon
contributed to this report.
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Grant
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Bob King wowed the public with this
carving of a mother goat and her kid,
right. It took fourth place. Above,
Mark Colp’s eagle took third place.
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a big logger.
Determining who should
take first place, second place,
and so on, was apparently no
easy task. Judges, too, had
their work cut out for them.
“This is probably one of the
toughest years to judge
because they are all so good.
... These guys are good. I
don’t know how else to put
it,” said Ed Gomes, one of
five judges, who rated the
carvings on their theme, originality, difficulty, structural
integrity, completion and finish, and appeal.
Laura Clark can be
reached at udjlc@pacific.net.
Hence, WIN could be
described as nothing less than
a “win-win” situation.
The program -- which
pending grant approval will
be implemented at the beginning of the 2006-07 school
year -- provides 13 proven
strategies that can be used to
prevent violence. Adult and
student focus groups first
identified the main issues in
need of addressing locally,
and next plans to address
these issues using the following
six
components:
Administrative
planning,
monitoring, and support;
security of the school facility
itself; school wide education
and skills training to reduce
aggressive and violent behavior; alternative education for
youths who are chronic and
serious offenders and have
special needs; and involvement of parents, policy makers, juvenile justice authorities, business people, and
community organizations in
planning and interventions to
create a safe school, states the
application.
“The grant is also talking
about allowing us to have a
youth safety summit in Ukiah
every year, and it talks about
trying to create a blue print for
a community mentoring program,” Montoya said.
All that said, Ukiah High
School is a safe school,
Montoya said. “We basically
reflect what we have in our
community and that is true for
all high schools.”
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working with the other
carvers, some of whom he has
known for 20 years.
Jason Emmons, of Indiana,
who has been competitively
carving since 2002, took second place in the competition
for his playful carving of two
beavers, logging.
Years of working in a family-owned sawmill business
led him to try his hand at
something more creative.
“When you work in a sawmill
you take a log and turn it into
lumber and I always wanted to
take it a step further and make
a finished product,” he said of
an art he describes as extremely draining physically and one
that requires you to stay mentally sharp.
Emmons said he took art in
high school instead of shop
classes. Now, at 32, he is part
of the Echo (chain saw company) carving team, and competes all over the world. He
also owns his own carving
shop. “It started with just a
few bears in the corner of the
room and it’s grown ... To do
what I’m doing now ... I never
thought I’d be here in 30
years, much less three.”
Bob King, of Washington,
also part of the Echo carving
team, placed fourth in the
competition for his goat
sculpture, which some had
predicted would take first
place, due to its extensive
detail.
“I love wildlife and the
theme worked for me,” he
said when asked why he
decided to carve a mother goat
and her baby.
What got him into carving?
“I’d seen it done. I was a
spectator at a fair standing on
the other side of the fence,
looking (at carvings) in awe,
and I said, ‘I could do that.’ I
don’t have any art background, it’s a God given gift. I
just like the idea that I can
wake up and see what I can or
can’t do.”
Prior to his carving career,
King worked for Boeing in a
technical testing lab. “I was
also a computer geek and I
make as much if not more
doing this,” he said, noting, in
addition, now he is his own
boss and he gets to travel a lot.
Equally important, however, is the fulfillment he gets
out of doing it.
“It’s quite a release ... we
use these loud, obnoxious,
and what are perceived as
destructive pieces of equipment, and make beautiful artwork.”
Mark Colp, of Lakeport
(and also on the Echo competitive carving team), Brad
Sharp, of Fortuna, and Steve
Backus, of Washington also
entered the competition. Colp
placed third for an eagle carving, Sharp placed fifth for a
big bear carving, and Backus
lence, provide resources dedicated to the issue, and implement research-based, proven
violence prevention strategies
and programs to students,
families, and staff,” states the
application.
Although he’s hopeful the
grant will come through,
Montoya said partnerships in
fighting campus violence are
already forming.
“If we don’t get the grant
we still have the infrastructure
of communication with the
grant partners and we have
also created an adult focus
group that is still interested in
wanting to meet and talk
about safety issues and we are
also going to continue to meet
with students and talk about
safety issues,” Montoya said.
The district will also be looking at other kinds of curriculum that are free or low cost,
and continue its staff development to help deal with issues
of tolerance, respect, resiliency, diversity, etc., he said.
Ukiah High School is the
largest school in Mendocino
County with total enrollment
currently at 1,817 students,
according to Montoya, who
noted the high school population, along with all the adults
that come on campus, represents approximately 15 percent of the city’s total population in one geographic area,
five days a week.
Although hate crimes are
the hot topic of the moment -as the result of a recent incident involving neo-Nazi
activity by Ukiah High School
students -- increasing gang
activity has been a much larg-
er concern for a number of
years.
“Gang activity has escalated in the county as gang
recruitment from urban areas
has spread up the Highway
101 corridor,” states the grant
application.
Other areas of concern,
according to Ukiah High’s
most
recent
Discipline
Statistical Report, include
alcohol/drug use, personal
threats, and fighting.
Offenses for alcohol/drug
use went from 45 in 2004 to
64 in 2005, states the grant
application. In addition, the
application states “the number
of assaults doubled from 2004
to 2005, incidents of fighting
went from 51 students
involved in 2004 to 79 in
2005, harassment went from
45 student perpetrators in
2004 to 63 in 2005, and the
number of incidents of personnel being threatened by
students has tripled since
2003.”
With that said, these numbers reflect the number of students, not the number of incidents, Montoya reminds.
“Meaning, if we had an incident with a fight and three students are involved, we report
three. It’s not that there were
three fights; there was a fight
with three students,” he said.
The same is true for reports
regarding offenses for alcohol/drug use, etc.
Lastly, according to the
grant application, some “23
percent of Ukiah High ninthgraders have carried a weapon
to school at least once, compared to 6 percent statewide.”
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and tonight’s lows.
TODAY
62°
Sunrise today ............. 6:18
Sunset tonight ............ 6:24
Moonrise today ........ 11:34
Moonset today ........... 8:19
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Covelo
61/37
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Mar. 22 Mar. 29 Apr. 5 Apr. 13
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Ukiah through 2 p.m. Saturday
Temperature
High .............................................. 57°
Low .............................................. 34°
Normal high .................................. 64°
Normal low .................................... 41°
Record high .................... 92° in 1914
Record low ...................... 27° in 1922
Precipitation
24 hrs to 2 p.m. Sat. .................. 0.01”
Month to date ............................ 7.77”
Normal month to date ................ 3.85”
Season to date ........................ 44.55”
Last season to date ................ 28.91”
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63/38
Willits
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of all of our lives that we
could not get back. When
county staff brought the topic
up the second time, they
admitted needing to go over
what was already said. A total
of about two extraneous
hours would be spent on the
issue.
But if I merely sighed in
resignation then, imagine my
reaction this past week.
We all know Supervisor
Jim Wattenburger asked
county staff to look into
options for a county-wide
building “time-out,” in order
to allow the Ukiah Valley
Area Plan be finalized before
deciding on any more planning. It was quite the bombshell, to be sure, but it was
feasible and county staff set
to work on manufacturing
legal proposals.
On Tuesday, three UVAPrelated agenda items stared
the supervisors, as well as a
packed house of local residents and business people, in
the face. In the press room,
we settled into our chairs and
awaited the mammoth debate
to come.
Never happened.
Wattenburger announced to
the crowd that since his declaration on January 24 he had
changed his mind, and without a strong advocate, the
debate never got off the
ground. The public comment
period beforehand was many
times the length of that of the
supervisors. And why shouldn’t it have been? They, like
county staff, expected the
supervisors to actually want
the debate.
Now, if you thought I was
heated after two hours of
wasted government time, sit
down for this one: It was estimated during the meeting that
county staff spent more than
a hundred hours of high-level
staff time in preparation for
the major discussion topic.
Assuming you work an eight-
hour workday, this would be
like slaving at your desk for a
week and a half -- and then
throwing everything into the
shredder.
A handful of residents
emailed me the next day,
flabbergasted. All us local
government groupies see how
over-worked county staff can
get. For such a demand to be
placed on them, and then the
work to be dismissed, is such
a heinous waste of officials’
precious time and taxpayers’
hard-earned money that it
makes me queasy to think
about.
County officials quickly
spun the day’s events as beneficial because the public
became invigorated by the
abortive proposal. Perhaps,
perhaps. But surely there’s a
more efficient method of
gauging the community’s
opinions and fervor. For
example, during the next
water rights debate, is the
county going to announce a
proposal to convert all reservoirs to Nevada’s ownership?
And then when the supes’
chambers fill up say, “Well,
it’s good to get the public
energized!”
This is of course not to
mention the dozens of construction workers’ families
who anxiously waited for
more than a month to learn if
jobs would be lost during a
possible two-year building
moratorium. I can’t imagine
what those dinners were like,
the agonizing conversations
between employer and
employee as the fear of a
construction time-out pervaded every day’s thoughts.
Now, this is in no way a
dig on Wattenburger for
requesting 100-plus staff
hours and then divorcing
himself from the original proposal. There are plenty of
examples highlighting poor
uses of county time and
resources; for each one I
could name, I’m sure a 20year Ukiah resident could
name three. This is just the
latest, most egregious.
The problem seems to be a
political system that allows
officials to request staff
action, but does not include a
mechanism to “undo” the
request. With all the productive moves the new executive
model is taking toward
streamlining and efficiency,
how can the work-culture still
allow for 12 days of wasted
staff time?
We, the residents of this
county, need to realize we are
only as well-served as the
largely faceless county
staffers allow us to be.
County officials -- and they
know who they are -- work
tirelessly to author ordinances, research laws, crunch
numbers and all the other
tasks none of us are qualified
to do, all for the supervisors
to be able to give an aye or a
nay.
Looking at the county
work plan for 2006, I do not
see a workshop dedicated to
streamlining supervisor-staff
relations. But there is a
Human Services budget and
restructuring workshop
scheduled for Sept. 25 on
“program reviews and budget
analysis.” Would this be an
appropriate time for the county to take a close look at its
internal dialogue process in
order to give staff a day-byday, as opposed to a meetingby-meeting, appraisal of
supervisor priorities? If not,
perhaps the “structural
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COMMUNITY
Editor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Ukiah Skate Park committee
seeking volunteers
The Ukiah Skate Park will be built Summer
2007, but not without the community’s help.
The site has been selected, located on E.
Perkins Street by the Railroad tracks. The committee needs help with every aspect to make
this happen. The committee is comprised of
roughly 10 people, most of whom have stuck
with this project steadfastly for five years or
more. That is simply not enough to make the
dream become a reality. The committee is
looking for volunteers who care enough about
the youth of this community to give them a
safe place to participate in their sport. This project will be there to serve generations in the
future. The committee needs help building the
Skate Park and cleaning up that area so the
whole community can enjoy that space.
Besides the skating surface, there will also be a
picnic area and landscaping for the whole community to enjoy, with restrooms and ample
parking.
Interested community members are encouraged to attend a meeting to see how they can
help. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of
every month at the City Hall conference room,
411 W. Clay St., from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m.
The committee is currently working on the
design and fundraising. They have received
approximately $600,000 in grant funds and
donations which will help them get started, but
initial estimates for a complete park run $1-1.2
million
For more information, visit their Web site at
www.ukiahskatepark.com or call 463-6236.
Richard Charter to address
Gualala meeting of Ocean
Protection Coalition Monday
Gualala Meeting of Ocean Protection
Coalition will take place Monday at the 6:30
p.m. meeting in Gualala. The meeting is in the
Sunstrum Mall, look for the sign on the left (if
going south) next to the Post Office. Donna
Bishop and other activists are getting a good
crowd, and bringing refreshments. The group
carpool from North County.
Richard Charter has agreed to attend a lead
a strategic and tactical discussion on preventing offshore oil drilling. Corporate America is
unfolding a very multi-faceted, long-range
plan to drill for all the oil and gas off the US,
but Richard Charter is the best analyst of this
plan, and we and he are unfolding an even
longer-term plan to achieve wildness and harmony over many generations to come. Please
come and work with us on this.
As head of the National Outer Continental
Shelf Coalition, Richard Charter keeps a
moment-by-moment watch on the Byzantine
Congressional battles as corporate America
tries to break the widespread knowledge that
more drilling is self-destructive, suicidal, and
to feed terminal petroleum addiction. He keeps
me posted on what is happening, and we discuss strategy together.
The Mendocino Striped Bass Association
has just planted 5000 fish in the lake and now
they need the communities help paying for the.
Anyone interested in helping can join the club
or send donations to P.O. Box 271, Calpella
Ca, 95418.
Redwood iris Society to hold
meeting today in Calpella
GULP to hold next meeting
Tuesday in Redwood Valley
The regular meeting of the Redwood Iris
Society will be held on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
The public is always welcome to join the club.
The group will be discussing how to grow iris
and planning our Iris Show in May. The meeting will be in the Staff Room at Calpella
Elementary School in Calpella. The Staff
Room door is located on the back of the front
building. For more information, call 463-6675
and leave a message for Marlena.
The Greater Ukiah Localization Project will
be holding a meeting to “put a face on GULP”
on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Eagle Peak
Middle School in Redwood Valley, Staff Work
Room. Carpools will be leaving the
Washington Mutual Bank (corner of Gobbi and
State) between 6:20 p.m. and leaving at 6:30
p.m.. Those who can offer or need a ride are
encouraged to meet in the Bank’s back parking
lot. (Directions: take 101 North to West Road
exit. Stay on West Road. The school is on the
right side of the road just past a medical clinic.
People should park in the north end of the
parking lot near the Baptist church.)
Parents of Ukiah High
seniors invited to planning
meeting of Senior Scram
The next meeting for Senior Scram (sober
graduation party to be held June 17) will be on
Monday at 7 p.m. in the school library. Help is
needed to make this a fun and safe celebration.
For more information or to become involved,
call 485-5525.
Organizing meeting to be
held for Workers Memorial
Day observation
A meeting of the Mendocino County
Coalition of Union Members is scheduled for 7
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at the Lake Mendocino Dam at 9 a.m.
Volunteers will be shuttled by boat to the far
side of the lake to work on bridges. Volunteers
Measuring tree
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Trees are in part valued
on their volume. To determine the volume of a tree
the diameter and the height
of the tree must be measured.
A flexible measuring tape
can be used to measure the
diameter. The diameter of a
tree is measured at breast
height, which is defined as
4.5 feet above the ground
on the uphill side of the
tree. The circumference of
the tree is what you will
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tape around it, making sure
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the diameter at breast
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by 3.14 will yield a result
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sticks, hold the other stick
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“T”. Step away from the
tree until you can see the
top and bottom. Put the
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your eyes, then walk away
or toward the tree until the
top and bottom of the stick
line up with the top and
bottom of the tree. Make a
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p.m. Monday, March 27 at the offices of SEIU
Local #707, 655 Kings Court in Ukiah.
The primary business of the meeting will be
to organize this year’s observance of Workers
Memorial Day. The Coalition invited any and
all union members living or working in
Mendocino County to become involved in this
year’s Workers Memorial Day observance.
For those who want to become involved but
can not attend the March 27 meeting, or know
the names of workers killed or injured on the
job that should be included on the list of those
honored at the observance, call Terry
Poplawski at 462-6570.
Ukiah Valley Democratic
Club to hold meeting Tuesday
Club meeting will be held Tuesday, March
21 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Washington Mutual
Community Meeting Room in Ukiah. Agenda
includes organizing for the April 22 Spring
Conference, neighbor to neighbor Precinct
Captains Program organizing, and getting out
the vote for the primary. Mark calendars for the
third Tuesday of every month to meet with fellow Democrats at the Washington Mutual
Conference Room.
Precinct program (contacting democratic
neighbors) for Mendocino County is now in a
database online. The most important thing a
Democrat can do this election is to help with
this program. Training will be held from 6 to 7
p.m. before the general meeting. For more
information, contact Ginger Pohlson at 4595438 or Dolly Brown at 485-7545.
Mendocino Striped Bass
Association needs donations
who cannot stay all day can be shuttled back
early. Volunteers should bring a bag lunch,
water, sturdy work shoes and a pair of gloves.
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Editor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520
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The Ukiah Daily Journal
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By Bernice Bede Osol
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Datebook: Sunday, March 19, 2006
Today is the 78th day of 2006 and the
89th day of winter.
TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1918, the U.S.
Congress established time zones and
approved daylight saving time.
In 1953, the Academy Awards were
broadcast on television for the first time.
In 2003, a U.S.-led coalition began bombing Baghdad, marking the beginning of the
Iraq War.
TODAY’S
BIRTHDAYS:
David
Livingstone (1813-73), physician/explorer;
Monday, March 20, 2006
Important conditions that
have a large influence on
your income will become far
more stabilized in the year
ahead,
offering
larger
rewards for hard work produced. Put forth your best
effort, and you’ll cash in.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) -- Don’t expect others to
cooperate with your plans or
desires if you give them any
reason to suspect you are
disguising
your
true
motives. Lay all your cards
on the table. Major changes
are ahead for Pisces in the
coming year.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) -- A situation where you
share a collective interest
with others is limited in its
potential output because of
the need to satisfy the greatest number. Don’t entertain
unrealistic expectations.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) -- The apprehension you
feel about teaming up with
another because of your lack
of understanding will vanish
once you put your heads
together with honest talk.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) -- Your methods might
be a bit ineffective at first,
as you test what it will take
to have a meeting of the
minds with those who are
essential to your aims. But
you’ll find common ground.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) -- Try not to go to
extremes in your financial
dealings, such as being
clever and realistic in one
case but foolish and careless
in another. Stick to the former when dealing with others.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Someone who loves you
will be concerned about protecting
your
interests.
Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), lawman/gunfighter; Earl Warren (1891-1974), U.S. Supreme
Court chief justice; Joe Venuti (1894-1978),
jazz violinist; Glenn Close (1947- ), actress,
is 59; Bruce Willis (1955- ), actor, is 51.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1995, NBA
superstar Michael Jordan returned to the
Chicago Bulls after almost two years of
retirement.
Unless you understand
his/her motives, however,
you could totally withdraw
from any interaction with
this person.
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22) -- The best way to spare
yourself any mental anxieties is to forget all the
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you know you can do efficiently.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.
23) -- You might have to get
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You can handle yourself in a
practical, prudent manner,
without being a pushover or
closefisted.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) -- Be smart and put your
trust in an individual who
has proven loyal to you in
the past -- not in someone
new, a person you merely
hope might help you in the
future.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
23-Dec. 21) -- Hearsay
information you receive
through an acquaintance
should not be relied upon.
Base your important decisions solely on the facts at
hand.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Your cherished
goals cannot be fulfilled
through wishy-washy ways
and means. You must first
set definite objectives and
then proceed in a bold and
determined manner.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- A career matter,
which you may have taken
for granted, will not fall into
place as easily as you have
anticipated. To be on the
safe side, have a hard-nosed
plan ready for presentation.
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TODAY’S QUOTE: “Life and liberty
can be as much endangered from illegal
methods used to convict those thought to be
criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.” -- Earl Warren
TODAY’S FACT: Comedian Bob Hope
served as host or co-host of the Academy
Awards a record 18 times.
TODAY’S MOON: Between full moon
(March 14) and last quarter (March 22).
Is there a gourmet in the house?
If you’ve been in a hospital
before, you’ve probably eaten food
that made your high school cafeteria seem like a four-star restaurant.
If a hospital can’t do something
simple, like make dinner, what
makes you think they can do something a bit more complex, like
replace your hip? Isn’t that kind of
trust a little optimistic on your
part?
Right this minute, you could
drive down to the humongous
warehouse store and buy a
microwave oven for around $89.
You could buy two, three -- heck,
for less than a $1,000 you could
have a microwave oven in every
room in your house. Or you could
be like a giant hospital and buy one
microwave oven for thousands of
dollars and put it in your basement.
Then, any time you wanted to eat a
hot meal, all you’d have to do is
fill out a form the night before,
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give it to someone who will give it
to someone who will give it to
someone else who will take it
down to the basement. The next
day, a guy who lost his last job at a
fast food restaurant due to “office
politics” will over- or undermicrowave your unseasoned, skinless chicken breast and your JellO, and then load it onto a metal
cart to help cool it down quickly.
Your meal will be wheeled to an
elevator, where it will wait until
finally, when it has achieved proper room temperature, it will be
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taken to your floor, or somewhere
close to it -- like the main lobby.
There the food cart will be pushed
ever so slowly down miles of hallways until it’s finally given to your
roommate in the other bed.
Just then, one of the brilliant
people who came up with this food
delivery system will walk into the
room to announce he’ll be doing
open-heart surgery on you. Never
mind that you’re in for a gallstone.
He can’t understand why you’re
worried.
If they can’t get the little, easyto-do things right, what makes us
think they’ll get the big, complicated things right?
Anyone who has ever been
through an airport has to wonder:
If they can’t get something simple
like checking our luggage right,
what makes us think they can do
something complicated like flying
a jumbo jet? What if the guy
checking the engines is the same
guy who sent my luggage to Dallas
instead of Dulles?
If your bank can’t figure out
after 100 years that lunch time is
not the time to let most of their
tellers go lunch, why would we
think they’re smart enough to handle our money?
You can go into any one of a
million fancy supermarkets across
the country and buy prepared
meals -- roasted chickens and chef
salads and sushi rolls and pasta primavera -- almost anything your
heart desires for five or six bucks.
They serve hundreds of people
every day. And people like it, or
they wouldn’t buy it. If a grocery
store can do it, why can’t a hospital?
Could it be that the people who
run hospitals aren’t as smart as the
people who run grocery stores? If
that’s not scary, what is? And trust
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There was a story the other day
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Most of the refrigerators
we test nowadays chill and
freeze at least adequately,
and include such conveniences as pullout shelves
or bins, spill guards and
room on the door for a gallon of milk. Buying a fridge
often is just a matter of
finding one to fit your
kitchen space, needs and
budget.
But knowing when to
scrap your old model can be
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as replacing a gasket nearly
always make sense. More
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often by visits to the troubleshooting section of an
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Quandaries arise when
you must decide between
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guidelines:
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• Consider repairing one
between four and seven
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a new refrigerator can save
on energy costs.
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Although they're relatively
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aren't very space-efficient
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bottom-freezer model.
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doorways and halls through
which the refrigerator must
pass when it's delivered.)
Our tests revealed several
fine picks spanning all
types in three typical
widths.
• Top freezers: Among
small (30 inches wide)
models, we like the
Kenmore 7495 (at $650,
from Sears, it's a CR Best
Buy) and Frigidaire Gallery
GLRT217TD ($730). For
the higher price, the
Frigidaire adds space and
available stainless-steel
styling. For a midsized (33
inches wide) model, the
Kenmore 7425 offers the
most performance for its
price. At $720 (from Sears),
it, too, is a CR Best Buy.
• Bottom freezers: Our
picks for small models are
the Amana ABB1921DE
($750) and the icemakerequipped Kenmore 7500
($750, from Sears), both CR
Best Buys. The Amana
ABB222ZDE (at $980, it's
also a CR Best Buy) was
our top-scoring midsized
bottom freezer, while two
large (36 inches wide) mod-
els earned our recommendation: the LG LRFC25750
($1,650) and the Kenmore
Elite Trio 7652 ($1,650,
from Sears). Both feature
French-door styling.
• Side-by-sides: Among
midsized models, we like
the Kenmore 5538 for its
low price (at $1,120, from
Sears, it's a CR Best Buy)
and the Kitchen Aid
KSRD22FK ($1,300) for its
stainless styling and energy
efficiency. Our picks for
large side-by-sides are the
top-rated Kenmore 5666
($1,400, from Sears), the
GE GSH25JFR ($1,040)
and the Kenmore 5653
($1,200, from Sears).
Consider the Kenmore 5666
for its quietness and available stainless styling, the
GE for its added space and
the Kenmore 5653 for its
low price. All qualify as CR
Best Buys.
And don't worry about
buying an extended warranty for your new fridge.
We've found that models
from reliable brands -- such
as the ones noted above -are unlikely to break during
the coverage period.
Visit the Consumer
Reports Web site at
www.consumerreports.org.=
Selling stocks short big time
How can you sell what you don’t
own? A recent caller to my radio show
asked me to explain “short selling.”
Perhaps you too would like to better
understand this mystifying strategy.
Short selling refers to selling stock you
don’t own. You see, there are two ways
you can make money in the stock market. The most common way -- the one
everyone knows -- is to buy a stock and
hope it rises in value. After it rises, you
sell it. But what if you think prices are
about to fall? In that scenario, you can
sell first, and buy later. Huh? I know
this might not make much sense initially, but stick with me and it will become
clear.
Say you own a pen, and you sell it
for $1 to the guy standing next to you.
You have just sold what you own.
Nothing new there. But now let’s
change the story. Pretend you’re standing between two people. The guy on
your left says to you, “I would like to
buy your pen.” If you have a pen,
you’ll sell it to him -- that’s the above
example. But say you don’t have a pen,
but the guy on your right does. So you
ask the guy on your right if you can
borrow his pen, promising to return it
to him later. He agrees and hands you
his pen. You then sell it for $1 to the
guy on your left. So, now, you have a
dollar, but you also no longer have the
pen. So you rush off to the nearby convenience store and buy the exact same
pen for 75 cents, and you give it to the
guy who had loaned it to you. He now
Truth about
money
By Ric Edelman
has his pen, and you have 25 cents you
didn’t have before. That is short-selling: You sold something you didn’t
own by borrowing it from someone,
and later, you rebought the item so that
you could return it to the lender. You
took a risk -- you gambled that you’d
be able to buy the item later for less
than you are now selling it for. If you
had had to pay more than a dollar for
that pen, you would have lost money
on the transaction.
This example demonstrates why
short-selling is so incredibly dangerous. With normal investing, the most
you can lose is the amount you invest,
while the potential profit is unlimited.
(Think about that: When you buy a
stock, you hope the price rises forever,
and the higher it goes, the richer you
get.) But when short selling, the opposite is true: You make money only if
the stock price falls, and the most it
can fall to is zero. Therefore, your
potential profits are limited, while your
upside risk is open-ended. (Think
about that, too: You sold your friend’s
pen for one dollar, so you must re-buy
it for less than that. But if the pen rises
in price, you’ll rebuy it at $2, $3, $5 or
$500 the higher the price goes, the
more money you lose.)
Most investors chronologically buy
and then sell. A short seller, though,
first sells and then, sometime later,
buys. Short selling is confusing
because the whole process is backward. It’s also highly speculative, and
that’s why we never recommend that
our clients engage in this practice.
The process of short selling is more
involved than I have discussed here.
For example, you are required to pay
interest on the amount that you borrowed. If the price of the stock that you
sold goes up, your brokerage firm will
ask you to deposit additional funds in
your account. If you are unable to do
so within the time limit specified, the
firm will liquidate other securities in
your account to cover the deficit.
Before planning to short-sell any
security, an investor should fully
understand the impact that changes in
the market value of the stock they are
planning to short would have on their
account. And don’t say I didn’t warn
you
Financial Adviser Ric Edelman is
the author of several best-selling books
about personal finance, including
“Ordinary People, Extraordinary
Wealth” and “Discover the Wealth
Within You.” You can e-mail him at
money@ricedelman.com.
Should a teacher invest modest income in Roth IRA?
DEAR BRUCE: I only take home
her are scarce. Is there some legitimate
about $2,000 a month as a full-time
program that you can
SMART MONEY work-at-home
teacher. I don’t know how I could posrecommend? Any extra money would
sibly work a part-time job, and yet it
takes all of my money to support my
family. I do have a retirement program
that I have just begun at age 41. Would
I be better to stop contributing to the
state program and open a Roth IRA? -Reader, via e-mail
DEAR READER: I don’t see how
you are going to squeeze out money for
a Roth IRA with the modest income
you have described. You didn’t indicate whether there was a spouse working, but I’m assuming this is not the
case. While a part-time job would be
very difficult for someone like you, it’s
difficult to overemphasize the value of
a Roth IRA over the years. Hopefully,
downrange, your income will increase
and make contributing a little easier.
The idea of having totally tax-free
money for a couple of decades, which
is possible in your case, is an amazing
offer and one that should not be
ignored, if at all possible.
DEAR BRUCE: Can a person’s
state of residence take his home after
he dies to be reimbursed for the medical expenses paid by Medicaid? My
daughter says we should take our
names off the deed to our house, so she
BY BRUCE WILLIAMS
will be protected. -- L.S., via e-mail
DEAR L.S.: If you have exhausted
your resources and collect under
Medicaid, it is very possible that, upon
your death, the state will seek to recover some of the money expended on
your behalf. If you wish to impoverish
yourself, you are free to do so, but you
must meet the “look back” requirements, which means you have to get it
done early enough. Otherwise, they
will come to your estate to look for
reimbursement.
Medicaid
is
charity/welfare. As I have said many
times, why should the public bear the
cost of providing this service in order
to protect your children’s inheritance?
Tough question, I don’t have the
answer.
DEAR BRUCE: I’m a single parent
of a 14-year-old daughter who, because
of her medical problems, needs my
constant
attention.
Child-care
resources and money for children like
be helpful for both of us, and I could
schedule my work around her needs. -Virginia in Nevada
DEAR VIRGINIA: Unfortunately,
there are relatively few legitimate
work-at-home ideas. The one hallmark
of most of the rip-offs is, they will
want money from you up-front. I have
yet to see an advertisement that purported to help people like you actually
get the job done. There is telephone
soliciting, which is difficult and timeconsuming and requires the hide of a
hippopotamus. Occasionally, you can
find a local merchant that needs work
to be done at home. You are unfortunately part of a very large group of
people who would like to work at
home for similar reasons. As a consequence, there are tons of folks who will
try to skin you out of your money, and
very few will offer you legitimate
employment.
Send your questions to: Smart
Money, P.O. Box 503, Elfers, FL
34680. E-mail to: bruce@brucewilliams.com. Questions of general interest will be answered in future columns.
Owing to the volume of mail, personal
replies cannot be provided.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 – B-3
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Everyday
Cheapskate
By Mary Hunt
Is a new bathroom in
reader’s comfort zone?
DEAR MARY: I’m in a quandary. I have six years left on
my mortgage. I want to add a second bathroom to my home.
As a freelance artist, I consider my home to be my main
retirement fund. I have no unsecured debt, but I have lots of
bills and never know how much I’ll make in a month.
Adding a bathroom will increase the home’s value. I did the
math, and my payments will go up about $400 per month,
which I can swing; however, this will reset my mortgage to
10 years. I would really appreciate your input. I don’t want
to be 60 and say, "Why didn’t I add on when I was in my
working years?" But then, I don’t want to be bogged down
with another long mortgage, either. Your thoughts? -- Debra
D., e-mail
DEAR DEBRA: According to Remodeling Magazine
(remodeling.hw.net), the nationwide average for adding a
midrange, complete bathroom in 2005 was $22,977. Using
your figures, the improvement you have in mind will cost
$48,000 ($400 times 120 months) by the time you spend 10
years repaying the loan. You can expect to increase your
home’s value by up to 86.4 percent of the cost, which in this
case would be about $19,000.
I recommend you wait for one year, during which time
you test this idea: Every month, write a $400 check to yourself and stash it in a special savings account. At the end of
the year, you’ll have saved $4,800, and you’ll know
whether an extra $400 payment fits your comfort zone. If
you can handle it, great. Take the $4,800 you’ve saved, get
a $15,000 home-improvement loan, and add the bathroom.
Then make $400 monthly payments on the new loan. At 7
percent interest, you would pay it in full in about 3-1/2
years without having to rewrite your current mortgage. On
the other hand, if you decide the monthly payment is just
too burdensome, you can put the bathroom idea on the back
burner. You’ll still have an extra $4,800.
DEAR MARY: We just purchased a new car, but the
bank’s and dealership’s interest rates are high. The dealership’s is 6.9 percent, and the bank’s is 7.8 percent. We
would like to try an online loan since we have great credit
and feel we could get a better rate. Are they safe? My husband does not want to put our personal information out
there because of identify theft and other reasons. (He’s a
lawyer.) Any advice on new-car loans? -- Kathryn R., New
York
DEAR KATHRYN: I think it’s safe provided you stick
with a well-known, reputable lender, such as Capital One
(capitaloneautofinance.com), which has an aggressive
online auto-loan program. As I write this column, their lowest rate for a new car is 5.39 percent. Read the privacy policy at the Web site regarding encryption and how they handle applications and client information. Personally, I don’t
think this is any different than walking into a bank and
handing a stranger your application. If you are uncomfortable filling out an application online, call customer service
and ask whether you can print your application and send it
by fax or certified mail.
Mary Hunt is the founder and publisher of Debt-Proof
Living newsletter and Debt-Proof Living Web site
(www.debtproofliving.com). To receive a sample of the
Debt-Proof Living newsletter or to send a question or tip,
email cheapskate@unitedmedia.com or write to Everyday
Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135 Paramount, CA 90723. All correspondence becomes the property of Debt-Proof Living.
PUZZLE ANSWERS
Redwood Children’s Services, Inc.
1201 Talmage Rd., Ukiah
(707)-467-2000
B-4- SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006
THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL
Ask the Guys
Dear Classified Guys,
My husband has wanted a pool table
since the day our son went off to college. He's convinced that he can
convert my son's 10-foot by 12-foot
room into a billiards hall. Already,
he's found a deal on a pool table in
the classifieds but it's a 4-foot by 8foot table. I have to imagine that it's
too big for his makeshift billiards
hall, but he won't listen. How much
room do you actually need for a pool
table? And what does it take to
move it? Right now my husband's
planning on recruiting his three
friends to lift it up a flight of
stairs on Saturday and be
playing pool by Sunday.
• • •
Cash: I'm not sure who will
be more surprised with the new
billiards hall: Your husband when he
realizes the room is too small or your
son when he realizes he'll be sleeping
on a pool table.
Carry: Unfortunately, it seems your
husband is still in dreamland. A pool
table of that size will not properly fit in
a 10' x 12' room. Even if he gets it set
up properly, he'd have to open a window to take a shot.
Cash: Most table manufacturers recommend at least 5-feet of space around
Duane “Cash” Holze
& Todd “Carry” Holze
03/19/06
©2006 The Classified Guys®
Fast Facts
Passing the Time
Reader Humor
Knock Out
In an age when sports have become
more extreme than ever, billiards is still
one activity that parents can rest easy
about. According to the National Safety
Council, billiards remains one of the
safest sports with less than 1 out of 5700
participants getting some sort of injury.
This seems like a safe alternative when
compared to tackle or flag football.
These sports average one injury for
every 45 participants. However, it does
seem that billiards may take some time
to master. The average age of the champion is just over 35 years old.
Ever since I bought a pool table, my
brothers come over to joke around and
play pool. It seems we can never stop
laughing with each other.
This past week while I was making
a trick shot, my younger brother knelt
down behind the pocket I was shooting at and made funny faces. I tried
not to laugh and took the shot.
Unfortunately, the cue ball bounced
off the table and hit him right in the
forehead. Immediately he fell to the
floor and laid there for close to a
minute.
As he started to come to, my older
brother and I asked him, "Are you
alright? Do you know what just happened?"
In his typical joking manner he
replied, "Not really, I don't have a
cue."
(Thanks to Henry C.)
Batter Up?
all sides of a pool table. That would
mean that he needs a 14' x 18' space.
Although most home pool tables have
some sort of obstruction around them,
your husband would have to make his
trick shots from the closet.
Carry: As for attempting to move the
pool table, your husband is in for a big
surprise. A typical table can weight
between 500 to 1000 pounds and
should never be moved in one piece. If
he and his friends attempted to lift it up
the stairs, they'd probably ruin the
table.
Cash: Most playing surfaces are
comprised of three pieces of slate. In
order to move a table and not break the
slate into pieces, it needs to be disassembled before moving. Even then,
each piece of slate can weight 150 to
200 pounds each.
Carry: Unless your husband has previous experience moving a pool table,
it's best to leave the process to a professional. Setting up a pool table can be
tricky since the slate surfaces need to
be realigned and leveled properly
before stretching the felt over them.
Cash: Considering the room size,
maybe your husband should look for
another hobby, possibly one that still
allows your son someplace to sleep.
Many sports share terminology, but
with terms like inning, foul and throw,
you might think we were talking about
baseball. In fact, these terms refer to a
billiards game. Inning is actually a
player's turn at the table, which in some
pocket games may last for several
racks. A foul is any infraction at the
table resulting in a penalty, and a throw
is a type of shot in which english or
spin alters the path of the object ball on
the table.
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188-06
184-06
3-19/06
3-19-06
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Mendocino
County Zoning Administrator at its regular meeting on
Thursday, April 13, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., to be held in
Conference Room C, County Administration Center,
501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, California, will conduct a
public hearing on the following project(s) at the time
listed or as soon thereafter as the item(s) may be heard.
1.
CASE#: V 8-2005
DATE FILED: 11/8/2005
OWNER: MICHAEL & CHRISTEEN SCHUTZ
AGENT: GARY BAZZANI
REQUEST: Variance to the on-site parking standards
to allow for the required 2 parking spaces for a singlefamily home to be within the 20-foot front yard setback.
LOCATION: Lying southwest of Ukiah, on the south
side of Canyon Drive (CR# 253C), approximately 0.25
mile west of its intersection with South Dora Street
(CR# 209), located at 113 Canyon Drive; AP# 003440-10.
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Dusty Duley
2.
CASE#: V 11-2005
DATE FILED: 12/16/2005
OWNER: BRADLEY & AMANDA HOLSTINE
REQUEST: Variance to reduce the front yard setback
from 20 feet to 13 feet to allow for the expansion of
an existing garage.
LOCATION: Approximately 2 miles east of Ukiah, lying
on the south side of Vichy Hills Drive (CR# 204i), 0.25
mile east of its intersection with Watson Road (CR#
204A), located at 300 Vichy Hills Drive; AP# 179-15201.
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Dusty Duley
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The request
has been processed through the County Environmental
Review Process and it has been determined that the
project is Categorically Exempt from environmental
review.
Your comments regarding the above project are invited.
Written comments should be submitted to the
Department of Planning and Building Services, at 501
Low Gap Road, Room 1440, Ukiah, California, 95482,
no later than April 12, 2006. Oral comments may be
presented to the Zoning Administrator during the public
hearing.
The Zoning Administrator's action regarding this item
shall be final unless appealed to the Board of Supervisors.
The last day to file an appeal is the 10th day after the
Zoning Administrator's decision. To file an appeal of
the Zoning Administrator's decision, a written statement
must be filed with the Clerk of the Board with a filing
fee prior to the expiration of the above noted appeal
period. If you challenge the project in court, you may
be limited to raising only those issues you or
someone else raised at the public hearing described
in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered
to the Department of Planning and Building Services
or the Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public
hearing. All persons are invited to appear and present
testimony in this matter.
Additional information regarding the above noted item
may be obtained by calling the Department of Planning
and Building Services at 463-4281, Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. The Staff Report
and Notice is available for review at the Department
of Planning and Building Services at 501 Low Gap
Road, Room 1440, Ukiah and on the Department’s
web site at www.co.mendocino.
ca.us/planning. Should you desire notification of the
Zoning Administrator's decision you may do so by
requesting notification in writing and providing a selfaddressed stamped envelope to the Department of
Planning and Building Services.
Raymond Hall,
Director of Planning and Building
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning
Administrator of the City of Ukiah, California will hold
a public hearing regarding:
A. Minor Use Permit Amendment 06-10, as submitted
by Yury Wallace, to allow the following modifications
to approved Minor Use Permit 05-60: phased
installation of the landscaping improvements, elimination
of the screening requirement for the outdoor storage
and display area, and enlargement of the size of the
outdoor storage and display along the west property
line. The subject property is located at 406 Talmage
Road (APN 003-150-49); zoned C-2 (Heavy Commercial)
This hearing will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2006,
at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practical, in the
Conference Room #1 of the Ukiah Civic Center, 300
Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California.
Please pass this notice on to your neighbors, friends,
or other interested parties. You are encouraged to discuss
this project with, and express any view you may have,
or request additional information from Associate Planner
Sandra Liston at the City Planning Department at 300
Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California, between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
s/CHARLEY STUMP/PLANNING DIRECTOR
186-06
3-19/06
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CITY ENGINEER
of the City of Ukiah, California will hold a public hearing
regarding:
A. BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 06-07, as
submitted by Aldis Baltins, to allow the effective merger
of two lots in the C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning
District. The 0.58-acre project site is located at 11371141 South Dora Street (APN 003-130-11 and
003-130-65).
This hearing will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2006,
at 3:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practical, in
Conference Room #3 of the Ukiah Civic Center, 300
Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California.
Please pass this notice on to your neighbors, friends,
or other interested parties.You are encouraged to discuss
this project with, and express any view you may have,
or request additional information from the City
Planning Department at 300 Seminary Avenue,
Ukiah, California during regular business hours.
s/CHARLEY STUMP/PLANNING DIRECTOR
10
NOTICES
I, Robyn Duke, will no
longer be responsible
for debts incurred by
anyone other than myself.
/s/ Robyn Duke
ROBYN DUKE
3-16/06
20
PERSONALS
Bird Flu and Mad Cow
Disease comes from
Toxics in our
Atmosphere. John
8-32, Frances.
PHOTO MUGS
MOUSEPADS
Creative Workshop
759 S. State 468-0251
185-06
3-19/06
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Minor Subdivision 05-44; Minor Variance 05-48; Minor
Subdivision Exception
05-49: Gadea
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes a
Minor Subdivision to allow the two-parcel division of
an approximately 12,116 square foot property located
at 733 South Oak Street (APN 002-301-45). Both a
Minor Variance and a Minor Subdivision Exception are
requested to allow the creation of a residential lot that
is approximately six inches short of the minimum 60foot lot width required by the Zoning Ordinance and
the Subdivision Ordinance, respectively. The subject
property is located at 733 South Oak Street (APN 002301-45); zoned (High Density Residential).
PROJECT APPLICANT: Martin Gadea
PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: March 20, 2006 through
April 10, 2006. All written comments must be sent to
Sandra Liston, Associate Planner, at 300 Seminary
Avenue, Ukiah, CA 95482.
PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE: The Ukiah Planning
Commission will consider the Mitigated Negative
Declaration on Wednesday, April 12, 2006. The findings,
conclusions, and proposed mitigation program
contained in the Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Initial Study will be discussed with the Planning
Commission, as will the comments and responses to
all comments received during the formal public review
period. Responses to comments will be distributed
prior to the meeting to all persons who comment. The
meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers at 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, CA.
LOCATION OF MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION:
A copy of the Mitigated Negative Declaration is available
for review during regular business hours at the Ukiah
Planning Department, 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah,
CA.
PROJECT COORDINATOR: If you need additional
information, or would like to discuss this project, contact
Sandra Liston, Associate Planner, at 707/463-6206.
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MEETINGS &
EVENTS
STEAM ENGINES
Operation & Safety 2
days April 1 & 2 $60
fee Roots of Motive
Power, Inc. PO Box
1540, Willits Ca 95490
707-459-4350
yokum@sonic.net
120
HELP
WANTED
$8- $10.75 hr.
MORNING, EVE. &
NIGHT SHIFTS
No exp. Pd. training
provided. Cooking,
cleaning, driving &
providing living skills
assist. to adults w/
developmental
disabilities. Will
consider resp. Hi. Schl.
Sr. 485-0165, 468-0602
DIETARY
MANAGER
Must have completed
dietary manager
course & have
ServSafe certification.
Exp. in skilled nursing
facility.
Apply Mon-Fri. 9-4 at
Valley View Skilled
Nursing Center,
1162 S.Dora, Ukiah
120
HELP
WANTED
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS ANALYST
Temp Leave
Replacement
FT (8hrs/dy 5 dys/wk)
$24.23-$30.92/hr.
Maintain software
sys, troubleshoot
probs w/third-party
software, LAN &
WAN computer sys &
peripherals. 4 yrs.
college courses in
comp sci, info sys,
programming, netwk
admin or
data comm. BA pref.
2 yrs. exp designing
ntwrked hrd
-wre & student
resources.
UNIX/LINUX pref.
Mendocino County
Office of Education
For an app packet
visitwww.mcoe.
us/jobs or call
707-467-5012
120
HELP
WANTED
ACCOUNT
CLERK II
Salary: $1076$1308/Bi-Weekly
Mendocino
County
Department of
Social Services.
Individual will
perform a variety
of general or
specialized account,
statistical and case
record-keeping
activities. One year
experience required.
For info call
707-467-5866 or to
apply on line:
www.mss.ca.gov
to “Career
Opportunities.”
Closes 3/24/06
ACCOUNTING/
MARKETING
ASSISTANT
Mendocino Transit
Authority,
the
transportation provider
of Bus and Dial-A-Ride for
Mendocino County is
seeking
a
Finance/Personnel and
Marketing/Planning
Asst.The position will
require a diversified
person to perform both
accounting, administrative,
marketing and planning
duties. Applicant should
have experience in payroll,
accounts payable, cash
counting, spreadsheets,
word processing. This
position is Full-time at 40
hours weekly. The pay
range is $13.88 to $17.89
per hour. Accounting and
computer experience
required. Excellent
benefits. Apply at
MTA
241 Plant Rd. Ukiah.
EOE. Position will
remain open
until filled.
Acct. Pyble/Office
Asst. at AVUSD,
7 hr/day w/bene.
$17,294-$18,711/yr.
Apply S. Ivey,
Anderson Vly District
Office, Box 457,
Boonville, CA 95415
AUTO
TECHNICIAN
Ukiah Dodge Chrysler
Jeep is now taking
applictions from
Chrysler Certified
Technicians.
Competitive pay-full
benefits. Apply online
at
www.applyautojob.
com/ukiahdodge or
contact Cheri Orr @
707-462-2948
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HELP
WANTED
Banking
F/T Member
Service
Representatives
(Teller)
Mendo Lake Credit
Union is seeking an
outgoing individual who
enjoys working with
the public. Currently
we have a F/T MSR
position open in our
Ukiah
branch.
Candidates with PC
proficiency,
demonstrated cash
handling experience
and strong customer
service skills in a
banking or retail
environment and
bilingual is a +.We offer
competitive salary,
excellent benefits,
business casual & NO
Saturdays.
Send or email
(jenniferw@mlcu.org)
resume to
Mendo Lake
Credit Union
PO Box 1410,
Ukiah, CA 95482 Fax
707-468-0350
CABINET MAKER
5+ yrs. exp. Reply to
PO Box 2830
Ukiah, CA 95482
CAREGIVERS
Home Care Options, a
regional provider of InHome Assisted Care
Services is opening a
new office in Ukiah.
Excel pay & benifits.
Flex. schedules, sleep
over and live-in shift
opportunities! EOE.
462-6888
Chief Fire Fighter/
Duty Officer in Shelter
Cove. $40K/yr Go to:
www.sheltercoveca.gov or call 707-9867447.
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HELP
WANTED
Clinical Quality
Improvement
Coordinator.
Develop, implement,
evaluate & sustain
quality management &
disease management
initiatives within the
ARCH consortium of
clinics. Exp.desired in
provider relations,
administration, &health
care delivery systems.
FT. Salary $44,000 –
$58,000. 462-1477
x103 for details. Fax
resume to 707-4621503 or email
dsousa@ruralcommuni
tyhealth.org.
www.ruralcomm
unityhealth.org
CNA’s F/T, P/T, days
& PM’s. Great working
cond.
Apply in person
Valley View Skilled
Nursing Center,
1162 S.Dora, Ukiah
Community Health
Representative
(CHR)
Guidiville Indian
Rancheria is seeking a
CHR-knowledge of:
Diabetes, health ed.,
vital signs, and IHS
program preferable. HS
Diploma required.
Must have clean DMV
print-out.
For more info. call 4633693
Counselors Entry/Adv
pos. in-prison tx pgm in
Solano. Exp w/crim
justice, grp/indiv
counsel Fax: 415-4991912
Delivery local
in our van. FT. $8/hr.
Clean DMV. Call 4895115
Dietary Aide
FT, Apply in person Valley
View Skilled Nursing
1162 S. Dora
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HELP
WANTED
Dietary Cooks &
Dietary Aides for
Vallejo Care Center. All
shifts avail. Must have
SNF exp., reliable,
organized & work well
w/others. Great
benefits. Apply or send
resume @ 2200
Tuolume St. Vallejo, CA
95489
Director of Staff
Development
RN or LVN Team
builder Apply in person
Valley View Skilled
Nursing Center
1162 S. Dora Ukiah
Driver for irrigation supply
house 25yr or older pref.
Must have clean DMV.
Irrigation or plumbing
exp a+. Knowledge of
Lake, Sonoma & Mendo
roads. Call Chris
McGowan 462-7473
DRIVER: STARTING
P/T.
BOBTAIL, LIFTING,
UNLOADING &
LOADING. $13.50/HR.
SOME WAREHOUSE
WORK.
510-932-3839.
Howard Hospital
Opportunities
✓RN, ICU, FT
✓RN, Surgery, FT
✓Occupational
Therapist, FT
✓Intake
Coordinator/Nurse
/Coder, FT
✓Lab Tech, FT
Respiratory
✓Therapist/
Supervisor, FT
✓Radiology
Tech FT
✓Med Records
Clerk, contingent
For more
information: 4563101
www.Howard
Hospital.com
BOOKKEEPER
Savings Bank of
Mendocino County is
seeking a FT
Bookkeeper for Head
Office in Ukiah.
Handles check
verification,
maintenance review,
telephone inquiries &
performs a variety of
daily bookkeeping
tasks. Basic typing,
bookkeeping and
computer skills
required. Previous
customer service
required. Apply in
person at 200 N
School St. Deadline to
apply: Monday March
27, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.
EOE/AA m/f/v/d
AWESOME JOB
FUN-TRAVEL
A great way to see the
USA! Will hire 18+, free
to travel,
clean cut,outgoing.
Earn $500 -$1000/wk +
bonus Call
1-877-496-6321
Care Provider
Opportunity
California Mentor is
looking for an individual
or couple who can open
their home to an adult with
a developmental disability.
If you have personal or
professional experience
working
with
developmental disabilities
& have room in your heart
& home for one more
please call us at
California Mentor. We
will provide all of your
training & offer &
copeditive tax-free
monthly stipend.
707-442-4500
HELP
WANTED
Financial Service
Representative
Fast paced, growing
Lakeport credit union
seeks experienced
FSR to deliver
outstanding service to
our members. 2 yrs
exp. req. Ability to
conduct loan
interviews & complete
applications. Should
be skilled listener able
to identify member
needs & suggest
appropriate services.
Bilingual a+. We offer
competitive salary,
excellent benefits, a
fun working
environment,
business casual and
NO Saturdays. Send
or email
jenniferw@mlcu.org
resume to Mendo
Lake Credit Union,
PO Box 1410, Ukiah,
CA 95482/
Fax (707) 468-0350
Ford Street Project
Housing Program
Coordinator. Exp.
w/Admin and direct
service. 32 to 40
hrs/wk +bcn. $16.11/hr
P/U job dis. + app.
@139 Ford St. FSP in
an E.O.E.
Foster Parents &
Respite Provider
Tapestry Family
Services
Foster Parents
earn up to
$1590/mo tax free:
Respite Providers
earn up to $100/dy tax
free. Single
parent OK. 463-3300
www.tapestryfs.org
FT Cashier,waiting on
Customers, doing a
variety of computer
work, picture printing.
Apply at Photo Finish
125 N. State. St.
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HELP
WANTED
General Office
CPU/Customer
Service, exp. req.
Career position,
w/vacation, holidays,
benefits, 8-5 M-F,
must be able to lift up
to 50 lbs, good
working
cond., w/estab.,
stable company.
Salary range:
$8.50 to $11/hr.
Send resume to 1268
S. State St.
LIKE
CHILDREN?
This might be
the job for you.
CHILDCARE
WORKERS,
ALL SHIFTS.
F/T 4 day week. Starting
salary $9.40 per hour.
On call $9 per hour.
Qualifications: Pass
medical and drug exam,
TB test, criminal
background check and
have valid Cal. Drivers
license.
GREAT NEW
MEDICAL, DENTAL,
VISION PKG.
matching 403B TSA
Plan, paid holidays &
vacation, paid training’s,
on duty meals.
FREE Co-op Day Care
Provided
Apply:
TRINITY YOUTH
SERVICES
915 W. Church St. or
on line@
wwwtrinitycfs.org
JOBS JOBS JOBS!
California Army
National Guard. No
Experience. Will pay to
train; High school
Jr./Sr. & Grads/NonGrads/GED. Many
qualify for $10,000
BONUS. Call 1-800GO-GUARD.
Clip Your Way
To Savings!
DEADLINE: 3/24/06
**Humbolt** Superior
Court Courtroom Clerk
I. Min 2yrs legal/court
exp $2188-2672/mo +
bens. FBI/DOJ ck
appl/info. 707-269-1206
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put their best
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DAILY JOURNAL
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HELP
WANTED
GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTANT II/III
Excellent Career
opportunity! The City of
Fort Bragg is seeking a
qualified individual to
perform technical and
professional
accounting work in the
maintenance of the
City’s accounting
records, ledger entries,
fixed asset records,
payroll, accounts
receivable/payable,
budget oversight and
audit preparation. the
Government
Accountant III performs
more complex
accounting tasks with
more independence
and may act as
department head in the
absence of the
Finance Director.
Minimum
Requirements:
* Bachelor’s Degree in
Accounting, Business
or related field
including a minimum of
8-16 semester units of
accounting
coursework; and
*Two years
(Government
Accountant II) or four
years (Government
Accountant III) of
government accounting
an/or auditing
experience; and
*Possession of
valid Class C or
higher California
driver’s license.
Full time 40 hrs/week.
Monthly salary $3,800$4,619 (Govt Acct II)
and $4,180-$5,081
(Govt Acct III) with
comprehensive
benefits package. To
apply, obtain and
submit a City
application
(www.fortbragg.com) to
the Human Resources
Office, City Hall, 416 N.
Franklin Street, Fort
Bragg, CA 95437, 707961-2823. Faxed and
e-mailed applications
will not be accepted.
Filing Deadline:
April 24, 2006
(Postmarks not
accepted).
EOE/AA/Drug free
Workplace.
Graveyard shift
WORKING with kids,
small homelike
environment, good pay
& benefits. Fax resume
to 463-6957
HAIRSTYLISTS
by commission.
489-3016
HELP
WANTED
INSURANCE AGENT
Lic. Personal Lines
agent for busy prof.
firm, serv. & crossselling. Strong com. &
sales skills pref. FT, MF.
Good comp. & ben.
jfisher@nwinsure.com
Corrections
Counselor
Mendocino Co
Juvenile Hall. $2331$2834/Mo. To meet
state mandates,
female applicants are
encouraged to apply.
Req HS grad or GED
and six mos exp
working with
juveniles. Must pass
medical exam with
drug screen,
background
investigation & psych
evaluation. Apply by
04/08/06
to: HR Dept, 579 Low
Gap Rd, Ukiah, CA
95482, (707) 4634261. EOE
www.co.mendocino.ca
.us/hr
LICENSED
PHARMACY TECH.
Salary negotiable.
Willits Pharmacy. 707459-6877
LONGS DRUG STORE
UKIAH
Currently has openings
for F/T Pharmacy
technician and
Ancillary Tech. Must
have a valid CA
license. Pharmacy
experience required.
Apply in person at: 155
Orchard Plaza
or fax resume 707-4626158 EOE
Looking for part time front
office person with exp.
Familiarity with Datacon
a Plus. Please ask for
Tonia
462-8719
LOVE PETS? 2 yrs
front office exp pref.
Send Res to Willits Pet
Care Center 90 South
St Willits, CA 95490.
MASON OR TILE
INSTALLER.
Journeyman skill
level. F/T-10 mo/yr,
wage up to $19/hr
DOE. Clean DMV
462-7433
MEDICAL OFFICE
ASSISTANT
For Family Practice. Bilingual Eng/Spanish.
Computer literate. Will
train. Fax
resume to: 463-2557
Resort Front Desk
prof. dress, good
diction, comp skills
impt. Fax Res to 4629516
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 -B-5
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HELP
WANTED
Medical Records
Manager
A must 3 years exp BA
or AHIMA, prefer
RHIT/RHIA certified. $2432/hr DOE. Excellent
benefits pkg.
Fax: (707)468-0793
mklobas@mchcinc.org
MEMBERS FOR
CITIZEN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
NEEDED
Mendocino County
In-Home
Supportive
Services Advisory
Committee.
A citizen’s advisory
committee to the
Mendocino County
Board of Supervisors
Department of Social
Services, and IHSS
Public
Authority
regarding the In-Home
Supportive Services
Program, is looking for
current or former
recipients of in-home
care to serve a two-year
term. The potential
members do not need
to be involved in the
IHSS program. Service
on the committee is
voluntary and there is
no stipend. Mileage
reimbursement is
available. The IHSS
Advisory Committee is
currently working on
provider training,
program evaluation,
and building an effective
Referral Registry. The
IHSS
Advisory
Committee meets the
first Wednesday of the
month, 1:00 to 3:00 pm.
at 747 S. State Street
in Ukiah.
Please request an
application through
Robin Carter at 4637988, or email at
carterr@mcdss.org. Final
day for accepting
applications is March
31, 2006.
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HELP
WANTED
Mental Health
Mental Health
Specialist, Senior
$3596-$4,371/mo
Plus ben. Incl. fully
paid retirement plan.
Requires licensure to
provide psychotherapy
in CA.
www.co.lake.ca.us
Personnel Dept.
255 N. Forbes St.
Lakeport, CA 95453
707-263-2213
Closes 04-03-06 EOE
Software Programer
VB6 and SQL program,
QA, documentation,
and help desk for
winery software. Send
resume and salary
requirements to: 14620
S. Hwy 101 Hopland
95449 or fax
707-744-1138
HELP
WANTED
NCO REVENUE
ACCOUNTANT IVUkiah
Req. GAAP, Educ/
Exp=BA, 2 yrs exp in N/P
ref. Comply w/grant
reqmts + policies. FT,
$18.01-18.91 DOE plus
bene. Call for job desc &
NCO App req’d; 800606-5550
x302or www.ncoinc.org.
Closes 5PM 3/20.
(postmarks not accepted).
EOE
NEW EXCITING
POSITION WORKING
WITH KIDS
6 wks pd vacation
401 K. Day & Eve
avail. Small homelike
environment, good pay
& benefits. Fax resume
to 463-6957.
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HELP
WANTED
HELP
WANTED
Nurses $42 hr LVN’s
$25 hr CNA’s $15.
ORT’s PT/FT weekly
pay, start today.
surgicalexchange.net
We make it happen.
Call 510-452-4626
NOW
HIRING!
Subway
1307 N. State St.
130 N. Orchard Av.
& Inside Wal Mart
Competitive wages.
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UTILITY SUPPORT
CLERK:
$10.50 per hr. 32hrs/
wk. year round. Partial
benefits. Complete job
description/application
available at:
Telephone Operators.
Apply in person
Now Hiring servers,
bussers, & kitchen.
Please apply @
Crushed Grape 13500
Hwy 101
Hopland
Must be computer
literate, telephone
answering exp. AM/&
late afternoon shifts
avail. May drug test &
background check.
Apply in person at 516
S. School St. Ste A
11am thru 4pm.
City of Ukiah, 300
Seminary Ave. Ukiah,
CA 95482
www.cityofukiah.com
Extended Deadline
to apply: 5 pm,
4/3/06 EOE
in Mendo Co.
2240 Old River Rd., Ukiah,CA 95482
Want to share your work exp? Become an
ROP teacher by using your valuable skills!
A regular Teaching Credential is not
needed to apply. The ability to qualify for a
Designated Subjects Cred. is nec. A cred
is usually issued based on 5 yrs of
documented work exp. the subject area to
be taught & a H.S. diploma. Enrollment in
a cred. program is mandatory.
The following ROP teaching pos. are
avail (most schedules are flexible):
Deadline for filing for this pos is: 3/29/06
Commercial Photography Ukiah High School
7 hrs/day 5 days/ wk. BA in Photography
and CBEST required.
Deadline for filing for these 3 positions is: 4/5/06.
Careers With Children
Fort Bragg High School.
1 hr/day, 5 days, wk. ECE or Child
Development units desirable.
Construction - Fort Bragg
High School
2 hrs/dy, 5 dys, wk.
Intro To Health Careers Four Positions (may be combined )
Fort Bragg HS/South Vly. HS/Ukiah
HS/Willits HS.
1 hr/day per site, 5 days/wk.
Salary: $26.52-$44.15/hour +$1030
annually (prorated for part-time
employment) for MA, Ph.D, Ed.D.
MORTGAGE SERVICES
E
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L
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a
N ow
Gene De Geyter
Alice De Geyter
Purchase & Refinance
Quick Qualifying/Approvals
Construction/Lot Loans
Access to Great Rates/Fast Service
Phoenix Programs, Inc. is a leading
behavioral healthcare and wellness
corporation. We offer an array of
services to make possible a higher
quality of life for all who use them.
We pride ourselves on providing
innovative and flexible programs.
These programs promote community
integration with a focus on
wellness.
CUSTOMIZED
HOME
LOANS
CUSTOM HOME
LOANS PREPARED
TO ORDER.
We create home loans to suit
your needs, not ours.
Paid Full Benefits
Please contact the Casino at
(707)459-7330
Applications may be picked up at the Casino.
For All
Your Title
and Escrow
Needs
Redwood Empire Title Company
(707) 462-8666 • Toll Free 800-464-8485
376 East Gobbi Street • Ukiah, CA 95482
45061 Little Lake Rd. • Mendocino, CA 95460
(707) 937-5855
Douglas Klyse
Daulton Abernathy
Loan Consultant
Loan Consultant
387 N. State St.
Ukiah, CA 95482
707-462-3332 office
866-462-3332 toll free
Erika
Holzhauer
Realtor®
Hablo Español
Give us a call.
MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE
MENDO REALTY, INC.
Programs subject to change. Certain restrictions apply. Interest rate/APR may be
higher than when these costs are paid by borrower. Some programs may not be
combined with others. Washington Mutual has loan offices and accepts loan
applications in: Washington Mutual Bank - many states; Washington Mutual Bank,
doing business as Washington Mutual Bank, FA - many states; and Washington
Mutual Bank fsb - ID, MT, UT.
Sales...
Ukiah and
Mendocino
County...
Homes,
Income
& Land
Home Loans...
Purchases,
Refi’s,
2nd’s &
Manufactured
Homes
Buyers, get prequalified and search thru hundreds of
listings at www.wallyjohnson.com...
Sellers, find out the value of your property at our easy
to use website.
Wally Johnson, Broker
(707) 485-8700 or 800 BUY UKIAH
BUD THOMPSON,
REALTOR
707-468-0423 Office
707-489-6936 Cell
“SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY”
Buy or sell a home through me and I will
Donate “5%” of my net commission to:
Any Charity of Your Choice.
MLS
(707) 391-5004 Cell
erika@coldwellbanker.com
“FREE Market Analysis”
101 S. School St. Ukiah
Office: 707-462-6701
DRE#01087966
Les Ryan Realty
• Cashier Operations
Supervisor
“Career Opportunities”
Closes 4/7/06
No point loans
Reduced closing costs
4 different payment options
Flexible approval criteria
Would you like to further
your career development?
HELP WANTED
Salary: $930$1130/Bi-Weekly
Seeking individuals
with general office
support skills. 1 yr.
clerical experience
required.for info call
(707) 467-5866
or go to:
www.mss.ca.gov to
Real Estate Services
Would you like to contribute
to opening a new program!
Under New
Management
(Ukiah & Willits only)
Equal Opportunity Employer.
PHOENIX
PROGRAMS INC.
100 Kawi Place
Willits • 459-7330
SHERWIN
WILLIAMS In Ukiah Is
seeking and
experienced. Store
Manager Must have 35 yrs bus. mgmt, some
paint/coatings bkgd,
valid d/l & pass bkgd
check. $40,000+ base
salary, +sales inct and
comp ben. e-mail
resume to
lonnie.mcgowen@
sherwin.com or call
925-932-3363 x.146
EOE, M/F/D/V
OFFICE
ASSISTANT II
Mendocino County
Department of
Social Services
Mendocino Office of Education For app packet visit
www.mcoe.us/jobs
or call 707-467-5012
CA Dept. of Real Estate #01041417
Phoenix offers a competitive
compensation package
including health, dental, life
insurance, and 403b retirement
plan, AFLAC, and tuition
assistance.
HELP
WANTED
You will be a key element in our creative design team. You
must be a very self-motivated and seasoned designer,
fluent in Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash.
Html skills are a plus! Email or fax resume to:
udjsue@pacific.net,
707-462-0710 or mail/drop off your resume to the attention
of Sue at The Ukiah Daily Journal,
590 S. School St., Ukiah, CA 95482
Applications online: www.ezloanow.com
707-462-7615 • 800-963-5002 Se Habla Español
These are the current openings:
Program Administrator – BA in a
Mental Health Field & 4 yrs exp.
2 yrs supervisory exp.
LVN/LPT
Mental Health Rehab Worker – 1 yr
exp. in Mental Health Field
Household Support Staff – 2 yrs
clerical & facility maintenance exp.
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HELP
WANTED
Creative Graphic
Designer/Web Ad Designer
Career Training
Teaching Opportunities
413 Talmage Road • Ukiah, California
Phoenix is preparing to open a 14-bed
adult crisis residential program in
Ukiah within the next six weeks.
Candidates interested in learning more
about this opportunity should submit a
resume to Genevieve Solorio at
gsolorio@phoenixprograms.org,
or fax to 925-685-4306
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HELP
WANTED
Felipe Mendoza
Your friends in the
mortgage business.
Se Habla Español.
Chris Hale
Where a handshake and a face to face meeting
is still the only way to do business!
Les Ryan Realty
Marianne
Maldonado
Office Manager
Property Management
495-C East Perkins Street
Ukiah, California 95482
Business (707) 468-0463
Fax (707) 468-7968
Each office is independently owned and operated.
B-6- SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006
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HELP
WANTED
OFFICE
ASSISTANT III
Mendocino
County
Department of
Social Services
(Ukiah and
Willits Only)
Salary: $1026$1247/Bi-Weekly.
Seeking individuals
with
superb
organizational and
communication skills.
2 yrs. clerical experience
required. Closes
3/24/06.
For info call
707-467-5866
or go to:
www.mss.ca.gov to
”Career
Opportunities.”
OFFICE POSITIONS
IN FORT BRAGG
Busy office looking for
energetic, organized,
detail oriented office
manager and accounts
receivable collection
clerk. Must be able to
multi-task and have
computer experience.
Competitive pay and
benefits. Please call for
appointment.
707-964-2391
On-Site Apartment
Management
Prop. Mgt. firm seeks
qualified individual/
team for 68-unit apt.
community. Must be
friendly,
responsible
&
professional; office &
minor maint. skills req.
Salary + 2 bd. apt. (no
pets please). Visit our
office for details &
application:
Realty World
Selzer Realty
300 E. Gobbi St.,
Ukiah.
PERM P/T DRIVER
Th.-Fri. Mature,
Friendly Drug Free.
$100/day. Be able to lift
up to 50 lbs. Apply or
send resume to:
1268 S. State St.
POLICE OFFICER
(Entry Level &
Lateral):
$3,545-$4,989
per mo., + benefits.
Bilingual
(Engl/Span pref’d.)
Application/job
description available
at City of Ukiah, 300
Seminary Ave. Ukiah,
CA 95482;
www.cityofukiah.com
Continuous HiringOpen Until filled.
EOE. Information on
Voluntary info’l,
preparatory workshop
can be downloaded
www.cityof ukiah.com
Preschool Teacher
F/T, P/T min 6 ECE
units Little Friends 4632273
SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
The Ukiah
DAILY JOURNAL
HELP
WANTED
Program Director
Avalon Assisted Livg
has openg for Prog/Alz
Director in Sonoma Co.
to oversee Alz. progm
to implement & carry
out all programs .
LVN/LPT cert pref. Alz
exp a must fingerprint
clearance reqd.
Competv Bnfts & Sal.
Res w/Sal history:
dkam@vintagesr.com
PT Local Rep
Cultural Xchg
Support & Recrtng Int’l
Mrkting Exp Prfrd
Res&CL to:
planetsimple@gmail.com
Quizno’s Sub
Now Hiring. All shifts.
No phone calls Please.
Pick up applications
between 2 & 4pm. 113
S. State St.
R/A WILL TRAIN
GOOD BENEFITS
Mountain View
Senior Living
Apply within
1343 S. Dora St. Ukiah
Round Table Pizza
Now hiring for eves &
wkends. Must be 18 or
older. Apply in person
between 1-4 @ 292 S.
State St.
SALES CLERK
Full or Part time
Must be available
Eves & weekends.
Apply at
New Release Video
1072 N. State St. Btwn
10am-5pm M-F.
Secretarial position
M-F 8 to 5. Property
Management Dept.
Multiple task.
Send resume to
320 S. State St. Ukiah,
CA 95482
Security Guard/
Event Staff. P/T to F/T.
$7.00 hr. to start DOE.
For more info. call 888211-2321.
SOCIAL
WORKER I
Mendocino
County
Department of
Social Services
Children & Adult
Services Divisions
Bi-weekly salary $1309-$1592
Entry level position
working with at risk
children, elderly &
disabled adults,
advocates for
benefits and
beginning
protective services.
Four yr. degree or
Exp. and Education.
FT w/benefits. For
info call
707-467-5866 or
apply online:
www.mss.ca.gov
to “Career
Oportunities”.
Closes 3/24/06
Support
developmentally
disabled
in their own home. PT,
FT & wkends. PU
application at
Mountain View
1000 Sanford Ranch Rd.
Ukiah. 468-9331.
707-468-3500
It’s a new year with new
opportunities and Edge Wireless is
where you need to be!
Account
Executive/Outside Sales
Prospect and develop new consumer
accounts in the B2B environment
through various networking techniques. This position needs your
B2B sales experience!
Field Technician
Responsible for operation and
maintenance of cell sites and
microwave network to ensure high
quality,
non-interrupted
service
offered to local customers. Nortel
PCS 1900 GSM cell site and switch
experience preferred.
Greeter
Provide
customer
service
by
providing a professional, welcoming
atmosphere and timely acknowledgement of the customer. Great entrylevel position!
Store Supervisor
Train and develop retail staff while
building and maintaining positive
customer relations and growth within
the retail environment Minimum 3
years customer service/sales experience required. Supervisory and
wireless background preferred.
For complete descriptions
and to apply for open positions,
please visit our website at
www.edgewireless.com.
We offer long-term incentive
opportunities, comprehensive
health coverage, and a 401(k)
plan. An equal opportunity
employer, Edge Wireless
encourages a diverse workforce.
THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL
120
HELP
WANTED
The Potter Valley Tribe
is currently seeking an
individual. with superb org.
and com. skills for Tribal
Administrator. Tribal
Govt and grant writing exp.
pref.The individual should
have knowledge in HUD,
PL638 grants, and
computer exp. Salary is
$35,000 or neg., qualified
Native Americans will
be given. pref. Drop off or
fax res. at 2251 S. State,
462-1240. Closing date
Apr. 7, ‘06 at 5pm.
THERAPIST: Youth
Project. 25+ hrs/wk.
Outpatient therapy
w/children/youth/
families 0-18 on
MediCal/who
havevictim/witnesses to
crimes. Req. relevant
exp./ registration as CA
MFTintern/LCSW
associate or licensed
therapist. Wrk. site
negotiable but
preference is Ft.
Bragg/Pt. Arena. $16$21.50 ph
w/outstanding benefits.
Job description/req.
application at 4634915.
Truck Drivers &
Equipment Operators
wanted, Class l
preferred. Transfer,
enddump, bottom
dump, 10-wheel
experience.
Competitive pay, health
and retirement
package. Submit
resume, DMV print-out,
drug and alocholol test
required. Reply to: PO
Box 234, Ukiah,CA.
95482. Deadline3/31/06.
Ukiah Unified
School District
is seeking applicants to
Assist teachers, serve
food, perform clerical
work, clean bldgs., monitor
campuses, drive a bus,
etc; substitute and/or
perm. Qual., sites & hrs.
vary. Salaries range from
$8.84-$11.85/hr.
Info & app: Personnel
Commission, 1056 N.
Bush St., Ukiah, CA
95482, 707-463-5205.
E.O.E.
Warehouse Person
Ceramic tile distributor
looking for warehouse
person able to lift
50lbs. Clean DMV
a must. Fork lift exp.
a+. Apply in person
between 10-2 169-A
Mason St. Ukiah.
Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Supervisor:
Total annual comp. up
to $83,756, including
flex dollars and
management
incentive pay. $4,698$5,710 per month,
plus benefits; 2.7% @
55 PERS. Under
general direction of
the Public Utilities
Director, plan and
supervise the
operation and
maintenance of a
grade IV wastewater
treatment plant, and
perform related work
as assigned. Grade IV
wastewater cert.
req’d; Complete job
description/application
available at:
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Office: 462-5400 ext.19
Cell: 972-4530
MENDO REALTY, INC.
444 N. State Street
Ukiah CA 95482
www.mendocinocountyproperties.com
AS GOOD AS IT GETS!
With 360 degree views from a knoll
top site, nestled in the foothills of
beautiful Redwood Valley, this Chalet
Tahoe Style home is the perfect setting
to enjoy country living.
City of Ukiah, 300
Seminary Ave. Ukiah,
CA 95482 or
www.cityofukiah.com
Deadline: 5 pm, Wed.
April 5, 2006. EOE
Wine & Restaurant
Industry Position
Guest Services &
Hospitality Manager.
High energy &
outgoing personality a
must. Fax resume to
707-744-2002
or email ken@brutocao
schoolhouseplaza.com
140
CHILD
CARE
Busy Bees Child Care
has F/T for your child.
2yrs.+ M-F.
468-8859
Lic#2300003497
200
SERVICES
OFFERED
Spring Gardening
Pruning & clean up
Call Jen 485-5363
Salt Hollow Flower Farm
Typing Offered:
I can type your
documents. Email or
fax back to you. $12.00
per hour.Please call
707-456-9071
205
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
BANKRUPTCY
is it for me?
FREE
consultation by phone!
Atty Ed Dechant
800-823-0600
A complete package for horse owners with a 3level barn, 5-stalls, paddocks, round pen, tack
room & hay storage and beautiful pastures
abound. For the non-horse owner, the barn
would make a perfect workshop.
This property has all useable 5.4
acres, lovely warm home with knotty
pine open ceilings and large windows to frame the western views.
The home is 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,
large spacious living room, loft master suite and an additional detached
guest room with bath and a 2 car
garage. Mature landscaping, fish
pond, natural rock outcroppings and
lovely old oaks make this a One-OfA-Kind property.
All this for $795,000!
THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL
468-8951
Jay Twigg Law Office
Ukiah
Office space to rent.
462-6435
OFFICE
SPACES
776 S. State St.
340 sf. $375/mo.
390 sf. $425/mo.
780 sf. $850/mo.
Incl util., janitor, off
street parking.
468-5426
Office Spaces
776 S. State St.
340 sf. $375/mo.
390 sf $425/mo.
Inc. util, janitor, cent.
ht/air, off st. parking.
468-5426
300
APARTMENTS
UNFURNISHED
1 Bedroom Apt.
$710 per month.
$1000 sec. dep. Great
Westside location. no
pets. No
Sec. 8 . Jack Cox &
Associates. 462-6060
1-2 bdrm apt. 3 mi
north of Boonville.
Clean avail now.
$700/mo. 793-0351
2 bd 1 1/2 bth T. H.
Stove, frig, D/W pool,
cov parking $760/mo. +
sec.dep. 468-5426
Studio $600/mo+Dep
All Utilities Incl.
No Pets, No Sec.8
462-8700
3Bd 1b w/d hu. Priv yd.
New carpet, paint tile,
heater. Clean $1200 4857406 N/S
Hopland 3bd + lg rm.
2ba $1200 + $1200
dep. 13012 McDowell
707-367-0806
Redwood Valley
*Lg ,clean 1bd 1ba,
NGFA, stove, ref.,
bonus rm $900/mo.
$1200 dep.
*3 bd 1 ba new carpet
& paint, 1400 sq ft., tile
kitch, no gar. Pvt
$1150/mo
$1500 dep.
*N/P,N/S Call 485-8254
eves.
W Side Victorian.
Newly remod. A/C.
W/D 2 fplc. New appl.
2400s/q. $2200/mo
485-0405 aval 4/10
WILLITS COUNTRY
HOME 3bd/2bth central
heat $1500/mo +dep.
Large storage no
garage. N/S
707-459-3409
350
ROOMS
FOR RENT
Large Rm Privatebath
&. ent furn share kitch
w/retired male incld
util. & cable $575 +dep.
459-0230
Lg Master bd w/bath
overlooking Lake Mendo.
Share w/couple &
animals. Looking for
professional or student
$600 mo to mo Tom @
707-485-1755
CE
RE D
390
MOBILES FOR
RENT
Small Mobile for
Rent. Incl all util. Clean
Avail now
Pets ok 272-5824
400
NEW & USED
EQUIPMENT
Twin adjust bd w/vibe
1 yr old, $500. Sofa bd
gd cond $100. 4620877
450
WANTED
TO BUY
Full Grand Piano
Mint cond. 5’8”+
Yamaha Steinway etc.
467-0103
REDWOOD LOGS
We are now
purchasing sm. & lg.
quantities of redwood
logs. Contact for pricing
information 462-0686
Selzer Realty
467-3676 or 467-3683
462-1600
462-1600
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 19th, 1:00pm-4:00pm
44081 Noyo Way, Irish Beach
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 19th, 1:00pm-2:30pm
113 Tedford
Dir: CALL OFFICE FOR DETAILS.
Directions: HWY 101 to Henry Station Road, 3rd right and circle around the mountain.
On The Market
Your Source for
Real Estate
Featured each week in
the Ukiah Daily Journal
Have your advertising message
reach over 16,000 potential
buyers
each week!
Hosted by: Roselle Thornhill
Lovingly landscaped corner property where roses, irises and jasmine
bloom. Inside this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home a fireplace adds a cozy note
to the living room. Other amenities include new laminate kitchen flooring,
dual pane windows and large covered patio. You must see this delightful
home! $399,900
Vacant 12,000 sq ft lot with 180 degrees of breath taking views of the beach! Utilities
are available already for your future home or vacation home! Must see! Offered at:
$273,000
Help-U-Sell Mendocino Hills Realty
George Rusake • 462-5996
460
APPLIANCES
1 yr. New Frigidare 26
cu/ft Stainless, side by
side, low pwr. $800
4632650
Hosted by: Richard Mack
4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,300 sq. ft. home. Amenities include upgraded custom lighting and fixtures, maple cabinets, fireplace, greenhouse window,custom tile and a large din/liv room combination. Master suite
includes a personal gas fireplace, walk in closet and a beautiful master
bath. Backyard inclues a salt water swimming pool,redwood pergola,
lush landscaping, brick patio and a wooden fence. $664,900
Hosted by: Lacy Lucchetti
4 bed, 3 bath, 2300 sq. ft. home. Living room / dining room combo,
upgraded tile countertops and lighting throughout. Some amenities
include central heat/air, fireplace and garden window. Enjoy your master
suite with walk in closet and a Jacuzzi in the master bathroom. The bedroom on the first floor is a great solution to your guest problems. Large
beautiful yard in the most enviable neighborhood is Ukiah. $611,500
Hosted By: Rosemary Brown and Tori Brown
Perfect home for first time buyer... ready to move
in. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, central heat & air, spacious backyard with new fencing. Close to school
and parks. $339,000
462-1600
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 19th, 1:00pm-4:00pm
1706 Lockwood Dr. Ukiah
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 19th, 1:00pm-3:00pm
2040 Wildwood Road
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 19th, 1:30pm-3:00pm
537 Kennwood Drive
Dir:N.State St.-Empire Dr.-Lockwood Dr
Directions: East Perkins to Redemeyer Road, to Deerwood Drive, to Wildwood Road.
Directions: East Perkins to Redemeyer Road, to Deerwood Drive, to Wildwood Road.
USED
APPLIANCES
& FURNITURE.
Guaranteed. 485-1216
480
MISC.
FOR SALE
Overhead Camper.
Older model. Fits 8ft
bed, 3/4 ton or lgr. Self
Contained Great
Shape. Complete
remodel. Must see to
appreciate. B.O.
707-275-9445
1974 Viking
Brentwood Mobile
Home. 2bd, 2ba, dbl
wide, 1400 sq ft, Comp
roof, lap siding, nice
cond. Must be moved.
$10,000 obo 707-4784542
707-280-8676
8’x20’ containter
exc. cond. $2,250.
489-2467
Located in Empire Gardens area this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home is perfect for anyone.
With approx.5,225 sq ft lot you must see! $357,000
Wine Barrell Halves for
planters Freshly cut Just
in time for Spring. $10-$15
each. Also will be on the
coast 1X a month 4624917
Jack Russel Terrier 1
yr.neutered. Need a
good home. Great
w/kids. 468-0911
WILLITS
SCOTT ST
REET
LIVESTOCK
Board horses overlooks
Lake Mendo, 5 ac. &
shelters $225 mo, incl. hay
& feed. Can ride directly
from property to all horse
trails on Lake. Tom @
707-485-1755
HENRY STREET
ET
SMITH STRE
GARBOCCI
VAN HOUSEN
REALTY
ET
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STAN
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OFFICE
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114 SO. SCHOOL ST.
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RKINS ST
WEST PE
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OF
COMMERCE
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STEPHEN
T.
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W. CLAY
W
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COURT
HOUSE
PREMIER
PROPERTIES
304 N. STATE ST.
✪
FIRE & POLICE
DEPARTMENT
ET
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BBI S
GO
Vichy Springs Rd
PEAR TREE
CENTER
.
RKINS ST
EAST PE
320 S. STATE ST.
✪
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MAP NOT TO SCALE
LIBRARY
HOSPITAL
✪
BEVERLY
SANDERS
REALTY
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e
Lake Mendocino Driv
444 N. STATE ST.
RY AVE.
SEMINA
CIVIC CENTER
HWY 20
COLDWELL
BANKER
MENDO
REALTY
GROVE AVE.
WALNUT AVE.
SUN
HOUSE/
HUDSON
MUSEUM
✪
FULL
SPECTRUM
PROPERTIES
601 S. State St.
✪
PAOLI
MORTGAGE
462-0211
Conscientious & environmentally Safe
485-7829
(707) 462-4608
1(800) 55-PAOLI
CHP/DMV
VICHY SPRINGS HEIGHTS - UKIAH
From the low $600,000’s - Surrounded by heritage oaks and nestled against a
spectacular backdrop of tranquil foothills and open space, Vichy Springs
Heights combines the dream home that you’ve always wanted with all the
breathing room you need to retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday
life. 5 distinctive floorplans ranging from 2,307 to 3,096 sq, ft. with up to 5
bedrooms on spacious homesites. Close to the Sonoma wine country and
nearby Vichy Springs Resort. Sales office open Wed-Sun 10 am to 5 pm. For
more information call (800) 573-8510 or visit creekbridgehomes.com
Termite Control
Locally Owned
•Inspections
By Gerald Boesel
•Structual Repairs
P.O. Box 389 Calpella, CA 95418
•New Construction
•Remodels
General Contractor, Lic #752409
Structural Pest Control, Lic #OPR9000
•Foundations
Kelly Vogel - Tellstrom
Loan Officer
(707) 272-1650
950-A Waugh Lane
Ukiah, CA 95482
Realtor®
Fax (707) 462-5746
I Go the Extra Mile!
707-272-5887
monafalgout@pacbell.net
950-A Waugh Lane
Ukiah, CA 95482
INVESTMENTS • MORTGAGES • REAL ESTATE LOANS
Nancy Rudig
A DIFFERENT BRAND OF MORTGAGE
INVESTMENTS • MORTGAGES • REAL ESTATE LOANS
www.paolimortgage.com
Mark Hanes
REALTOR®
463-2570
707-485-1423 Res.
320 S. State St., Ukiah, 95482
P.V. Realty inc.
FREE Home Warranty
DISCOUNT BROKERAGE
743.1010
realestate@pottervalley.com
Carol Myer, Agent
CPCU, CLU, ChFC
Lic. ODO5161
Lincoln Realty
nancy@nancyrudig.com
License Number OPR /9138 • Bonded
Garbocci - Van Housen Realty
Mona Falgout
TONI PAOLI-BATES
1661-A S. Main St. • Willits
Box 510 • Redwood Valley, CA 95470
Your friend in the business
VICHY
SPRINGS
HEIGHTS
495 E. PERKINS
1-888-750-4USA
707-485-5759
MORTGAGE SPECIALIST
✪
E. Perkins St.
350 E. GOBBI ST
950-A Waugh Ln.
Sheila Dalcamo
CAL-BAY MORTGAGE, 215 WEST STANDLEY ST. UKIAH
CENTURY 21
LES RYAN
REALTY
REALTY
WORLD
SELZER
TALMAGE RD.
•Professionalism
•Confindentiality
•Expertise
✪
P.V.
REALTY
UKIAH
FAIRGROUNDS
972-3894
510
POTTER VALLEY
FORD STREET
UKIAH MUNICIPAL
GOLF COURSE
500
PETS &
SUPPLIES
German Shepherd
Pups 1st &2nd shots
8-12 wks Top Ger lines.
245-8294
462-1600
▲
Flat Hard cover top
for F150 Never used.
Still in box. $500.00
391-9328
SPA-Deluxe ‘05
model. 30 jets.
Therapy seat. Never
used. Warr.Can del.
$2650.707-468-4300
Les Ryan Realty • 468-0423
495 E. Perkins • Ukiah
UKIAH AREA REAL ESTATE OFFICES
Changing Table
w/pad & covers.$30
Stroller & infant carseat
&60. Bassinet $50 4680911
FREE PAINT
Recycled latex, 5 gal.
buckets, white, tan, brown,
gray.Tuesdays only, 8am
to 2pm, 298 Plant Rd.,
Ukiah (behind animal
shelter).
Your Host: John Walker
Fabulous home in a fabulous location in Deerwood Park. Home is professionally decorated. Yard is landscaped with irrigation system. Billiard
room/craft room and wine cellar on the basement level. This is a must
see home! $725,000
Help-U-Sell Mendocino Hills Realty
George Rusake • 479-3984
BIG SCREEN TV
Toshiba 61 inch
Great Condition $600
391-8390
Estate Sale 3/18 &
3/19 8:30-3:30
Everything must go.
Furnish, hshld goods,
Avon. 2701 Redemeyer
Rd Ukiah
462-1069
Hosted by Kathy Pomilia
Immaculate Nottingham home located in the Riverwood Estates
Subdivsion.One of the largest lots at 8440 sq Ft insures backyard privacy
and mountain views. Home features 2265 Sq Ft of living space, 4 bedrooms, 3baths, formal living & dining room with cathedral ceiling.
Ugraded maple cabinetry, tile countertops and flooring, lighting and carpet are a few of the many upgrades featured in this home. Minutes to
Lake Mendocino. $ 635,000
01
HWY 1
Real Estate Broker
PRI
.
LEE KRAEMER
2bd1ba.Ukiah-Gar.
&shop. Util rm. N/P/S
N/sec. 8. $1100/mo.
Credit chk. 485-0433
Directions: HWY 101 to Henry Station Road, 3rd right and circle around the mountain.
RD AVE
3500 sq. ft.
Directions: HWY 101 to Henry Station Road, 3rd right and circle around the mountain.
D
UCE
ORCHA
DANCE STUDIO
Directions: North State Street to Empire Drive and Elm Street
T
STREE
2nd FLOOR
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 19th, 1:30pm-3:00pm
501 Kennwood
LESLIE
DOWNTOWN
330
HOMES
FOR RENT
1bdrm. mobile. Nice
yard. Wat., gar. sewer
pd. $650 + $650
cleaning dep. no pets.
462-4476
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 19th, 1:30pm-3:00pm
493 Briarwood
LANE
.90/sq.ft. 1st yr.
In Kelseyville Older
4bd 1bth duplex
$950/mo. $2,000
sec dep. 275-2128
OPEN HOUSE Saturday, March 19th, 12:00pm-2:00pm
1930 Elm Street
H
WAUG
SPRING RENT
SPECIAL
DUPLEXES
2 bd. 351 Creekside,
Willits. Lndry rm. No
pets. Sml. bk yd. Garage.
$800. 485-0841
Paul Eguina Coldwell Banker
916-799-3774 MLS # 10606175
Owner 707-459-1623
E
Spaces from 445sqft
To 726sqft. & up
320
Willits
Just 5 miles from down town. Ridge view Pine Mountain Estates Home on 2+ acres. Fresh
interior, Large shop garage, 2 large bedrooms, Great room county living. RV (101 N. R
Baechtel, R East Hill, R East Side Turns into Ridgewood). $449,000
Selzer Realty • 467-3659
320 So. State St., Ukiah
AL DRIV
HOSPIT
GARDEN
OFFICE PARK
Spacious 2bdrm. 1 ba
incl. ht, AC, wat, &
garb.w/balcony, patio
& pool, $900/mo.
No pets. 462-8600
Lg newly remod.rm.
Priv entr. & Kitchenette.
F. pref.Shared ba.N/P/S
Refs. $600 inc.utils.
467-9925
463-2570
ST.
For recorded Listings,
Call 462-1840 Ext. 195
MOVE-IN
SPECIAL!!!
Sierra Sunset offers
2 bd. apts. w/pool &
laundry facilities,
carports & more!
Selzer Realty
468-0411
380
Your Hostess: Joan Dooley
Quiet serenity can be yours on this 2 acre parcel located between the
river and hills. Ideal for a couple of horses, the kids and you. This home
has a great room, perfect to bring the family together, it has been beautifully refurbished, lots of storage, plus the possibility of a granny unit.
There is central heat and air and a fireplace. Asking $739,000
Presented By: Audrey Capps
Home/Business. 3 bd., 2 ba. with large kitchen & living room. Separate,
detached-unit, behind home with utilities and bathroom. Work & live in
one location! $449,000 M-5
MASON
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL &
OFFICE SPACE
AVAILABLE
2bd2.5ba
Sml pet OK. 463-2973
Your Hostess: Stacey Johnson
WANTED TO
SHARE RENT
1 BDRM in house to
share. in Ukiah near
fairgrounds. $450 incl.
uti. 468-9332
ST.
250
BUSINESS
RENTALS
Banquet Hall &
Kitchen Ukiah Senior
Center 499 Leslie St.
462-4343
❤HEART of UKIAH ❤
LUXURY TOWNHOME
Directions: Helen Ave to Redwood Ave
S. MAIN
MONEY
TO LOAN
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recorded info: 1-888286-3176 ext 5520.
CREEKSIDE Apts
1 & 2 bdrms. 1story/
yards. $650 & $750
Mgr. 459-9735
Directions: HWY 101 to Henry Station Road, 3rd right and circle around the mountain.
N. STATE ST.
220
Beverly Sanders
Realty Property
Management
This week’s
featured
properties.
2 Bed 1 BA Apts.
$700 & up.
1 Bed 1 BA apts
$525 & up.
Studio-$550-$700
2Bed 1 BA Homes
$900 & up.
3Bed 1 BA Homes
$1300 & up.
2 Bed 1 BA Mobile
$675.
COMMERCIAL
S. State St.
1500 sq. ft. w/office
E. Gobbi St.
1200 sq. ft. office some
util included.
Complete rental list
available at
320 S. State St.
462-5198
Directions: North State Street to Empire Drive and Elm Street
SOUTH STATE ST.
Snack Vending Route
Huge Returns! $7995
866-905-VEND (8363
ALDERWOOD APTS
NEW OWNERS!
1450 S.State St.
2 bd. $800 mo.
463-2325,
OPEN HOUSE Sat., Sun., March 18th & 19th, 11:00am-6:00pm
3550 Ridgewood Rd., Willits
S. SCHOOL ST.
Local Vending Route
Local Company, 80
machines with
excellent locations all
for $10,995 1-800-2346982
Small Winery.
A well established
boutique producer of
Zinfandel based at
custom crush facility
in Lake Co. with
experienced, award
winning, consulting
winemaker on site.
Great fruit sources,
national distribution,
trademarked name
with outstanding
national reputation,
current finished
inventory 7 wines in
barrels. Easy turn-key
opportunity for
continued growth.
Perfect situation for a
couple or partnership
with marketing
experience to step
into a operating wine
business at a
reasonable price,
owner retiring out of
state. Respond:
winery4sale
@hotmail.com
625 N. STATE ST.
PARK PLACE
1 bd. $725-$775
2 bdr. $850 TH $950.
Pool/garg. 462-5009
OPEN HOUSE Saturday, March 19th, 1:00pm-4:00pm
321 Sanel Drive
PINE ST.
LOCAL VENDING
ROUTE Local
Company, 80 machines
with excellent locations
all for $10,995 1-800234-6982
2bd. Free H2O/grbg.
Gar. Country setting.
Yard, 1741 Talmage
N/S $725 433-4040
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 19th, 1:30pm-3:30pm
600 Marshall Street, Ukiah
N. OAK STREET
Home Business Op.
Travel Agent. Excl
income op. Sharon
510-889-9119
2bd. 1 ba
$800
2 bd. TH
$825
3bdr 2 ba.
$1100
No Section 8.
LEE KRAEMER
PROPERTY MGMT
463-2134
Upper Professional
Mature Female
relocating to
Mendocino County is
seeking a 2 or 3 bdrm
house in quiet country
setting. Acreage, end
of road, priv or gated
a+.
ASAP 310-228-7781
OPEN HOMES
S. OAK STREET
A Coke/Pepsi Route
CASH BUSINESS Min.
Invest. $3,500 Call: 1866-839-4638
WANTED
TO RENT
Doctor & Wife looking
to rent. Nice Home for 1
year in Ukiah or
area.(2500-3500 sq ft.)
N/S no pets. 415-2971110
BUSH ST
2 bdrm 1bth $800/mo.
N/P N/S 230
Observatory Ave. 707732-8188
370
N. DORA STREET
80 VENDING
MACHINES
Excellent Locations! All
for $10,995
800-440-7761
APARTMENTS
UNFURNISHED
2 bd 1bth W. Side.
Stove frig, D/W
heat/AC, pool, cov.
parking $650/mo. +
sec. dep. 468-5426
S. DORA STREET
300
BUSINESS
OPPORT.
60 Vending
MACHINES
Excellent Locations
All for $10,995
800-355-1043
BARNES ST.
210
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First American Title Company
formerly
Dawn Deetz
Loan Officer
462-8050
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.
Ginny Richards
Senior Loan Consultant
463-2100
1252 Airport Park Blvd. Ste D-3 Ukiah 707-462-4300 and 800-845-6866
“All you need to know”
Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois
400 E. Gobbi St., Ukiah, CA 95482
551 South Orchard Avenue, Ukiah, CA
Ph: 707.462.1446 Fax: 707.462.0947
Off: 707-462-4936
Erika Holzhauer
Michael Jacobs
Realtor®
Realtor®
Hablo Espanol
(707) 391-5004 Cell
erika@coldwellbanker.com
Selzer Realty
462-5400
468-1200 RES
GARY BATES
President/County Manager
Email: ris@redwoodinspectionservice.com
Fax: 707-462-7158
350 East Gobbi Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 462-6514 Bus.
(707) 489-1812 Cell
MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE
Pat Williams Realtor®
Email: patwilliams@pacific.net
MENDO REALTY, INC.
MLS
444 N. State St., Ukiah, CA 95485
B-8- SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006
590
GARAGE
SALES
Alert-Senior Center
Thrift Open Mon-Sat
10-4, Donations &
volunteers needed
462-4343
Appartment Sale
Everything must go!
10-3 Fri. Sat., Sun.
406 Park Blvd Ukiah
Estate Sale 3/18 &
3/19 8:30-3:30
Everything must go.
Furnish, hshld goods,
Avon. 2701 Redemeyer
Rd Ukiah
462-1069
TAG SALE *4-piece art
deco waterfall bedroom
set (vg-ex cond) *
Convertible sofa bed
*Sony color TV (like new)
*3 book cases *Computer
desk *2-drawer metal
file cabinet *Fax machine
*More! Sat & Sun, March
18 & 19, 10-5 351 N. Main
St. (& Norton), No. 10
610
REC VEH
CAMPING
RV PARK SITES on
the Eel River, 1/2 hr
south of Eureka,
$350/month, call 707326-9414 after noon.
www.riversedgerv.net
630
AUTO PARTS &
ACCESSORIES
4 Brand New Tires
&Wheels off an ‘06
Honda Civic EX $400
462-1755 489-4475
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CARS
FOR SALE
$CASH FOR CARS$
$$ 1995 or Newer $$
www.nationalautosourc
e.com Office: 707-6471938 Cell: 415-2977771
‘97 Nissan Maxima
91K mi Good cond
asking $6,000
459-8609
Black Mitsubishi
Mirage ‘99 200K Runs
well, new tires
$2200 obo 272-2663
Honda Accord ‘87 Great
for parts car. Bad Trans.
Price
negotiable 489-3940
Mazda 626 ‘91 Good
commuter car.
207,878 mi. $1,500
OBO 743-1095
Mitsubishi Galant ‘90
4 door, sunroof, all pwr.
New Parts, clean in &
out.
Burgundy, Runs good
139K miles. $1,800
obo 462-5934
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Featured Properties
TRUCKS
FOR SALE
‘92 Chevy Truck 2500
Runs good, lift, new
tires $4200 obo
463-2650
Directions: Low Gap to Oak
Directions: HWY 101 to Henry Station Road, 3rd right and circle around the mountain.
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Offered By: Joan Dooley
Quiet serenity can be yours on this 2 acre parcel located between the
river and hills. Ideal for a couple of horses, the kids and you. This home
has a great room, perfect to bring the family together, it has been beautifully refurbished, lots of storage, plus the possibility of a granny unit.
There is central heat and air and a fireplace. Asking $739,000
Offered By: Shirley Blattner
Great Westside home and ready for new owners, has room for a
potential granny unit... This 3 bd., 2 ba. has new paint inside and
out, a new family room and bonus room, all appliances and hot tub
are included in sale. $420,000
Selzer Realty • 467-3647
Offered: Pat Peaslee
“Charming Vintage” 1950’s Clean - Well built home with 3 bed., 1 ba. &
single car garage. Dual pane windows, central heat & air plus a wood
fireplace with insert that keeps this home nice & warm. Vinyl siding,
sprinklers & private back yard. Only $374,900.
463-2570
Selzer Realty • 467-3659
Featured Property
10687 West Road
320 So. State St., Ukiah
Featured Property
4411 First Ave.
Direction: Washington to R on Dora to l on Doolan Drive
Featured Property
2240 Peacock Drive, Willits
Direction: Washington to R on Dora to l on Doolan Drive
Offered By: Patty McMillen
3 Bd., 2 ba. home on one level acre. Room for 4-H project or animals, floor plan is 1600 sq. ft., spacious double car garage, views
of the sunny mountains and vineyards. $459,000
Directions: Low Gap to Oak
459-9315
485-5907 • Serious Inq Only
Featured Property
255 Norton Street, Ukiah
Featured Property
44081 Noyo Way, Irish Beach
Direction: Washington to R on Dora to l on Doolan Drive
Dir: CALL OFFICE FOR DETAILS.
1772 S. Main St., Willits
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CARS
FOR SALE
1975 BMW MDL 2002
Not running.rsto project
$500 firm.
489-4744
Offered: Elizabeth Nation
3 bd., 2 bath home in excellent condition for only 335,000!! Features: 2
car garage, fenced yard, RV parking. Vaulted ceilings, pantry, skylight,
covered patio, fully landscaped, lots of storage, laundry room, new flooring and much more in Brooktrails.
Immaculate 3 bd., 2 1/2 ba. home in excellent neighborhood.
Features 2 car garage, living room, family room, dining room,
large redwood deck on large lot w/RV parking. $579,000
Selzer Realty • 467-3637
670
Featured Property
1149 North Oak Street
Featured Property
321 Sanel Drive
Featured Property
191 Barbara Street
468-0123
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Offered By: Cathy Blake
Possible split- Possible Owner Financing- Possible Lease
Option. Two, 1,440 sq. ft metal buildings. Shop building is
vacant. Dance building to be vacant 7/1/06. Asking $425,000.
Vacant 12,000 sq ft lot with 180 degrees of breath taking views of the beach! Utilities
are available already for your future home or vacation home! Must see! Offered at:
$273,000
Help-U-Sell Mendocino Hills Realty
George Rusake • 462-5996
462-5400
MENDO REALTY, INC.
444 N. State Street, Ukiah
350 E. GOBBI • UKIAH
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462-6514
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Selzer Realty
SELZER REALTY
350 E. Gobbi St. Ukiah
468-0411
APARTMENTS
1960 S. Dora St. - newly renovated 2 bd., 1
ba. upstairs apt. w/ carport overlooking the
new Grace Hudson school. Receive up to 1
mo. rent FREE! Call for details!
PHIL BARAJAS
TAMMIE BARAJAS
BONNIE BLACK
SHIRLEY BLATTNER
MARDI BOETTCHER
JOHN BOGNER
NANCY BORECKY
ROSEMARY BROWN
TORI BROWN
CLIFF CREEKMORE
DARIN DOOLEY
JOAN DOOLEY
JOHN DOOLEY
LEE ENEMARK
ERNIE FINE
MARIBEL GUEVARA
SOTERO GUEVARA
TOM HABINA
MARIE HANSEN
JOSHUA JOHNSON
STACEY JOHNSON
KEN MARSHALL
PATTY MCMILLEN
GARY NIX
MARGARET NORTH
DEBI PALLINI
TIM POMA
MICKEY POPE
160 Oak Manor Ct. - extensively renovated
& conveniently located 2 bd., 1 ba.
downstairs apt. w/ carport, shared laundry &
patio facilities. $775/mo.
757 Waugh Ln. - fully renovated 2 bd. apts.
in small, centrally located complex within
walking distance to schools & shopping.
$800/mo.
505-531 Capps Ln. - Sierra Sunset Apts.
features 2 bd. units w/ pool & laundry
facilities, lovely common areas, carports &
more. ASK ABOUT OUR MOVE-IN
SPECIAL!!!
DUPLEXES/TOWNHOMES
705 El Rio St. - walk to schools, parks &
shopping from this 2 bd., 1.5 ba. townhouse
w/ garage & small yard. $725/mo.
1420 Sanford Ranch Rd. #B - newly
renovated 2 bd., 1 ba. duplex w/ lovely
vineyard view. $750/mo.
13704 Ralph Bettcher Dr. #B - fully
equipped 2 bd., 1 ba. Hopland duplex w/
stove, fridge, dishwasher, microwave,
washer/dryer, central heat/air & more!
$825/mo.
361 Sauvignon Ct. #B - 2 bd., 1 ba. duplex
w/new carpet, garage & large yard near
parks, schools & shopping. $900/mo.
HOUSES
202 Washington Ave. - fully renovated &
beautiful! 2 bd., 1 ba. w/ garage & yard within
walking distance to local schools.
Water/sewer/garbage pd. $1000/mo.
1005 W. Perkins St. - very charming 3 bd., 2
ba. home on the upper Westside; new Pergo
& tile flooring. $1050/mo.
511 Della Ave. - construction just completed
on this lovely 3 bd., 2 ba. Willits home;
fenced yard w/ mature landscaping.
$1100/mo.
489 Cochrane Ave. - lovely 3 bd., 2 ba.
Westside home w/ carport & garage, large
deck & yards, hot tub & much more!
$1375/mo.
WE HAVE MANY RENTALS AVAILABLE,
INCLUDING COMMERCIAL
& STORAGE UNITS!
FOR MORE INFO. CALL 468-0411
Find us on the web:
www.realtyworldselzer.com
DENISE RIDLEY
DIANE RUCKER
SHARRON THOMAS
PAT WILLIAMS
WE ARE AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK
Phil Barajas...................467-3684
Tammie Barajas.............467-3681
Bonnie Black..................467-3693
Shirley Blattner..............467-3647
Mardi Boettcher.............467-3631
John Bogner..................467-3620
Nancy Borecky..............467-3630
Rosemary Brown...........467-3676
Tori Brown......................467-3683
Cliff Creekmore..............468-5568
Darin Dooley..................467-3678
Joan Dooley...................467-3659
John Dooley...................467-3627
Lee Enemark.................467-3650
Ernie Fine......................467-3645
Maribel I. Guevara.........467-3692
Sotero Guevara.............467-3691
Tom Habina...................467-3643
Marie Hansen................467-3682
Joshua Johnson............467-3687
Stacey Johnson.............467-3686
Ken Marshall..................467-3689
Patty McMillen...............467-3637
Gary Nix.........................467-3658
Margaret North..............467-3624
Debi Pallini.....................467-3633
Timothy Poma ............... 467-3688
Mickey Pope..................467-3638
Denise Ridley................467-3628 Richard P. Selzer licensed by CA.
Diane Rucker.................467-3635 Dept. of Real Estate as a Real
Sharron Thomas............467-3632 Estate Broker. License #00528452
Pat Williams...................467-3623
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
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SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 -B-9
MOBILES
FOR SALE
DIRECTORY OF
L(●)(●)K
UPDATED!
Very Clean!
2 bedroom,
1 bath
manufactured
home with new
roof, new
flooring, new
paint inside/
and out.
Beautiful
vineyard views in
back.
Very quiet all age
park.
$38,000
Beverly Sanders
Realty Company
463-2570
Call Kim at
489-7205
or
Terry at
272-4309
740
INCOME
PROPERTY
3bd/2ba, 2 car gar.
Great starter or
income property.
Currently rented for
$1375/mo, very clean,
$394K.
Contact 272-1769
760
LOTS &
ACREAGE
.30 ac lot w/swr wtr
pwr in Nice OWC 30
min to Ukh $34,000
10K down 295-6156
WESTERN NEW
MEXICO Private 62
Acre Ranch $110,990.
Mountain views, trees,
rolling hills,
pastureland, borders
BLM. 1930’s stone
homestead with 2
barns. Horseback
riding, hiking, hunting.
Perfect family ranch,
electricity. 100%
financing. NALC 1-866365-4122.
770
REAL ESTATE
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property? Income or
credit problems?
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Antiques &
Collectibles
Appraisals
EVERY WEDNESDAY 11-5
Redwood Valley
Antique Mall
TERMITE BUSINESS
FRANCISCO’S
Tree & Garden
Service
Yard Work
Dump Runs
Tree Trimming
Licensed & Insured.
467-3901
FREE Weekly List of
Homes For Sale With
Prices, Addresses &
Descriptions Included
866-472-5468 x. 260
Free 24Hr. Recorded
Details. Agent
Just Listed Large
upgraded 3bdrm/2ba
on desirable W. side
$425,000 Ed Keller
Centry 21 Les Ryan
Realty 463-0520
School Wy Rdwd Vly
2 bd 2bth home Tree
covered acre. Work
shop, fruit trees.
Bernard AGT 485-7840
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468-3535
or
468-3536
or
468-3529
We accept all major credit cards,
checks are welcome
From Covelo to
Gualala the most
trusted name in the
Termite Business!
Call for
appointment
485-7829
CREEKSIDE
LANDSCAPE
Redwood Valley
(707) 744-1912
(707) 318-4480 cell
PLUMBING
25 Years Experience
Quality Service
Robinson
~ Plumbing ~
Serving Willits and Ukiah
SPECIALIZING
IN REPAIRS
(707) 459-3212
(707) 467-1888
License #646710
SPA & SALON
DAY SPA & SALON
• Hair Style
• Manicures
• Pedicures
• Facials
• Waxing
• Massage
• Make Up
• Body Wraps
We use and recommend
Aveda products.
158 S. Main St. Willits
(707) 456-9757
BEAUTY
HAIR & SKIN CARE
HAIRCUTS
COLOR
PERMS
STYLING
FACIALS
PEELS
WAXING
LASH TINTS
Organic Hair Products
Therapeutic Skincare
Products
Mineral Makeup
468-7979
309 A West Perkins St.
Massage
Oolah Boudreau-Taylor CMT
Thorough & Sensitive
Deep Tissue & Sports Massage
My work is to reduce your pain,
improve your ability to do your
work, and allow you to play harder
and sleep better.
1st Visit Special
2 Hrs/$65
By appointment 8am to 6:30pm, M-F
485-1881
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468-0123
CONSTRUCTION
• Room Additions
• Painting
• Fences/Decks
• Garage/Shops
• Solid Surface
Countertops
• Kitchen & Baths
COUNTERTOPS
SOLID SURFACE &
LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS
2485 N. State St. • Ukiah
Lic. #580504
J.C. Enterprises
707.485.8954
707.367.4040 cell
468-0853
Bill & Craig
707.467.3969
lic. #871755 • John Johnson
CL 856023
HANDYMAN
HOME REPAIR
Escobar Services
CalMend
GUTTERS
Prepainted
Seamless Gutters
27 Colors to Choose From
Fascia
Gutter
Ogee
Gutter
Curved
Face
Gutter
5 1/2”
4”
5 1/2”
Aluminum • Copper • Steel
Limited Lifetime Warranty**
FREE
ESTIMATES
Family Owned for 40 Years
462-2468
Insured Bonded
MASSAGE THERAPY
Joe Morales
Homes • Additions
• Kitchens • Decks
Lic. # 292494
LANDSCAPING
Complete Landscape Installation
• Concrete & Masonry • Retaining Walls
• Irrigation & Drip Sprinklers
• Drainage Systems • Consulting & Design
• Bobcat Grading • Tractor Service
Foundation to finish
License #OPR9138
Lic. # 073512
License #624806 C27
F.S.B.O. 3bed/2bth
westside beauty!
www.175calvert.com
462-8124
Window Tinting for Auto,
Residential and commercial.
Auto Windshield Replacement Rock Chip Repair
TREE TRIMMING
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
707-433-9143
$98
CALL (707) 573-3031
for quotes and appointment
Affordable Auto Glass
Need cash out? Can do!
RATES STILL LOW!
BRIGHT & OPEN
Brooktrails 4br/2ba,
2005 Remodel,
Everything you could
want in a home. FSBO
$461,500 (buyers
agent 2%) 707-4561065
Windshields as low as
9621 N. State St.
Redwood Valley
485-1185
Buying Antiques &
Collectibles Daily.
Interest rates as low as 1%
Call Larry Wright
GOLDEN BEAR
MORTGAGE
CONSTRUCTION
**To original owner.
ELECTRICIAN
SHANAHAN
ELECTRIC
Auger
Electrical
Trenching Dump Truck
420 O.K.
Free Estimate
Serving Lake, Mendocino,
Sonoma Counties & beyond
707-621-0422
All types of home repair,
remodeling, construction,
window & door repair,
carpenting & tile
Can fix almost anything.
Serving Ukiah,
Redwood Valley,
Calpella &
Willits.
Work
Guaranteed
(707) 485-0810
Non-licensed contractor
Home Repair
• Electrical
Ceiling fans, wall outlets, wall
heaters (gas & electric),
Dryer hookups
• Carpentry
Doors, windows, fine finish trim
• and more
• Satisfaction Guaranteed
Irv Manasse
All Local Numbers
707-313-5811 office
707-456-9055 home
707-337-8622 cell
No CSLB Insured
DUMP RUNS
REFINISHING
• Tractor
work
• Hauling
• Clean up
• Landscaping
• No job too small
• Free estimate
Furniture
and Antique
Repair
& Refinishing
391-5052 cell
30+ years experience
Laquer, Varnish, Oil,
Wax, Water-based finish
Workshop
in Redwood Valley
free estimates
C-10 #825758
485-8659 mess
Allen Strong
707-485-0802
CABINETS
LANDSCAPING
MASSAGE
Sangiacomo
Landscape
Medicine Energy
Massage
Ukiah, Calpella, Redwood Valley
license #849949
463-2333
Showroom - 756 S. State St.
Cabinets, countertops,
design, installation and
remodeling
Clines Unlimited
Construction, Inc.
license #608885
462-5617
Lic. #367676
• Consult • Design
• Install
Exclusive Line
of Bobcat track loaders
Established in 1970
Office (707) 468-0747
Cell (707) 391-7676
Mr. Terry Kulbeck
Holistic Health Practitioner
Nationally Certified
Message Therapist
1 year 1200 hours training
1 hr. $40 • 1 and a half hour $60
Your choice of:
Swedish & Lymphatic Oil
Massage, Tui-Na & Shiatsu
Acupressure, Neuromuscular
Assisted Stretching
or Medical Massage
Treat Yourself Today
(707) 391-8440
NOTICE TO READERS
The Ukiah Daily Journal publishes home improvement
and construction advertisements from companies and
individuals who have been licensed by the State of
California. We also publish advertisements from
unlicensed companies and individuals.
All licensed contractors are required by State Law to list
their license number in advertisements offering their
services. The law also states contractors performing work
of improvements totaling $500 or more must be licensed
by the State of California.
Advertisements appearing in these columns without a
licensed number indicate that the contractor or
individuals are not licensed by the State of California.
Further information can be obtained by contacting the
Contractors State License Board.
B-10- SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006
THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL
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NEW 2006 SCION XB’s
NEW 2006 SCION XA’s
NEW 2006 SCION TC’s
MSRP Starts At
MSRP Starts At
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$14,570 $
16,740
$13,270
All New Scions are Pure Priced and come standard with: Air Conditioning, Power Steering, Power Windows, CD Player, Power Door Locks, Tilt Steering, Anti Lock Brakes, and more.
moving forward
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3.9
New 2006 Tundra Access Cab SR5
MSRP ............................ $27,064
Factory Rebate ................ $2,000
Thurston Discount ........... $1,071
Net Price
$
23,993
#473243
Only
23,993
#179609
New 2006 Sienna
MONTHS
ON APPROVAL
OF CREDIT
Special Lease
Programs Available
MSRP ............................ $25,949
Factory Rebate ................... $750
Thurston Discount .............. $755
Net Price
$
*FOR 60
On All new 2006
Toyota 4Runners,
Camrys, Sequoias,
Tundras and
Highlanders
New 2006 Tacoma Ext Cab 4x4
$
New 2006 Camry
SAVE NOW!
24,444
*3.9% for 60 months is on approval of credit through TFS for Tier I+, I and II
customers. See dealer for details. Special financing through TFS is not compatible
with factory rebates and cannot be combined. Sale ends 3/19/06.
#429533
MSRP ............................ $50,465
Factory Rebate ................ $5,000
Thurston Discount ........... $5,000
$
SAVE
10,000
%
0.0
New 2005 Colorado Crew Cab 4x4
MSRP ............................ $30,200
Chevy Value Certificate ... $1,000
Thurston Discount ........... $5,207
#231268
Net Price
$
23,993
SALE
PRICE
$
$
#056983
New 2006 4Runner SR5 V6
Net Price
$
27,997
#052961
New 2006 Toyota Corolla
Only
$
15,444
#655401
New 2005 Trailblazer 4x4
SALE
PRICE
$
24,994
*FOR 72
#384941
New 2005 Impala LS
MONTHS
ON APPROVAL
OF CREDIT
SAVE NOW
23,993
17,997
MSRP ............................ $31,046
Factory Rebate ................ $1,500
Thurston Discount ........... $1,549
On All New 2006
Tahoes, Suburbans
Overstocked in
New Chevrolets
New 2005 Equinox AWD LT
#032449
Net Price
WOW!
New 2006 Tahoe 4x4 LT
#142616
MSRP ............................ $20,041
Factory Rebate ................ $1,000
Thurston Discount ........... $1,044
SALE
PRICE
$
21,991
#241208
NEW 2005 SSR
MSRP ............................ $47,440
Factory Rebate ................ $6,000
Thurston Discount ........... $4,000
SAVE
$
10,000
#119766
USED CAR CLEARANCE ZONE
2004 Ford
Escape 4x4
#B19714
$
2004 Chevy
Tahoe
#106235
#831604
14,994
2004 Jeep
Wrangler 4x4
$
2004 Corvette
Convertible
2005 Nissan
Quest
2002 Lexus
GS300
#106745
#717654
$
16,996 19,999 17,997
$
#100741
2004 Dodge
Dakota Crew Cab
#506017
$
$
$
2005 Dodge
Quad Cab
#720904
#114627
19,999 20,992 27,997
2001 Nissan
Maxima
$
2005 Chevy
Silverado Ext. Cab
2003
AcuraTL
2003 Cadillac
DeVille
$
$
#568046
$
$
2004 Sebring 2005 Jeep Grand
2001 Volkswagon 2005 Pontiac
2004 Ford
Cherokee 4x4
Eurovan
Montana
Super Crew 4x4 Convertible
#155957
14,994 17,997
$
2002 Subaru
2005 Chrysler
Impreza WRX Town and Country
#033786
#135157
#173204
44,444 19,999 28,882 19,999 21,991
$
2002 Toyota
Solara
#514823
$
$
17,997
#105496
#B03466
$
#567006
$
16,996 23,993 14,994 21,991
$
2005
Pontiac G6
#176256
17,997
*0.0% for 72 months is on approval of credit through GMAC on new 2006
Chevrolet Tahoes and Suburbans. Special financing and rebates cannot be
combined. There are a limited amount of Chevrolet value certificates, and
only apply to the specific vehicles advertised. Call dealer for details. All
vehicles subject to prior sale. All prices plus government fees and taxes any
finance charges and any dealer document preparation charge of $45, and
any emissions testing charge and CA tire fee. Sale ends 3/19/06.
#125725
$
2005 Nissan
Murano
2004 Toyota
Avalon
#339589
#150672
#400607
#179405
$
2005
Ford Focus
$
$
17,997 26,996 14,994 24,994
$
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