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DAILY JOURNAL
ukiahdailyjournal.com
38 pages, Volume 150 Number 163
Marijuana
raids yield
arrests from
four states
Ukiah
Theatre
turns 60
Most of those arrested
in Covelo raids not from
Mendocino County
The Daily Journal
By ROB BURGESS
The Daily Journal
“Before” and “after” photos are supposed to show
a progression of the chosen subject through time,
highlighting the various changes it has undergone
between the two snapshots.
Even as the Ukiah Theatre celebrates its 60th
anniversary this month, expansion to accommodate
See THEATRE, Page A-11
Photo provided courtesy of Lea Mayer Pinto
A night shot taken of the Ukiah sign outside the theater in 1950.
A short history
of Ukiah cinema
UKIAH THEATRE
TURNS 60
By ROB BURGESS
The Daily Journal
Sarah Baldik/The Daily Journal
Though the Ukiah Theatre is certainly the
most visible and recent sign of public cinema in
the area, it was hardly the first.
In June 1905, the Empire Kinetoscope
Company began giving regular performances
every Saturday evening in Ukiah. Children were
charged 10 cents apiece to get in, while adults
Audio slideshow at
ukiahdailyjournal.com
See CINEMA, Page A-11
NOW
THEN
1949 photo provided courtesy of Ed Bold; ‘now’ photo by Sarah Baldik/The Daily Journal
The Ukiah Theater in 1949 (left) compared to a photo taken Wednesday afternoon shows that aesthetically the theater
looks much as it did when it first opened.
Mail scam reported to law enforcement
The Daily Journal
Something in the mail was the reason a Ukiah
resident called local law enforcement Tuesday.
According to information given to the
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, a phony
check and instructions for a scam were delivered
Sunday: Partly sunny
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email: udj@pacific.net
SEPTEMBER 1948-SEPTEMBER 2008
Danisha Castorena, associate manager at
the Ukiah Theatre, stands in the main lobby
at the entrance Thursday afternoon. “It’s
really a great place with a neat history; it’s
pretty exciting to be part of the history of
the theater,” Castorena said.
Saturday: Low clouds
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to a residence in the 600 block of North State
Street by the United States Postal Service, a
Sheriff’s Office report stated Thursday.
The letter delivered to the State Street residence was from a business called the “Windsor
Employment Agency” of Brooklyn, N.Y.
The scam attempted to trick the recipient into
becoming a “Consumer Survey Specialist,” the
sheriff’s report stated.
The Sheriff’s Office asks people to ignore
See SCAM, Page A-11
Marijuana raids from Tuesday
through Thursday resulted in the
arrests of people from Oregon, Florida,
Michigan, California and Mexico at
locations near Covelo.
Earlier this week, authorities found
large marijuana plants, guns, processed
marijuana and other drugs in an investigation that began in past weeks.
“Deputies from the Mendocino
County Sheriff’s Office, California
Department of Justice, CAMP,
Mendocino County Major Crimes Task
Force, DEA, Mendocino County
Probation, Ukiah Police Department
and the California Highway Patrol
conducted a series of marijuana raids
in the Covelo area,” a Sheriff’s Office
report stated Thursday.
According to the report, no evidence
or claim of medical marijuana was
made when the warrants were served.
The arrests were made in the
Mendocino Pass Road and Bently
Ridge areas of the Covelo region.
Blake Hastings, 27, of Covelo, and
Joeyah Ruiz, 26, of Mexico, were
arrested after a warrant was served at a
location near Mendocino Pass Road.
Law enforcement seized a 223 rifle, a
shotgun and 47 marijuana plants.
In the 30,000 block of Mendocino
Pass Road, Yesenia Deuluna, 30, of
Los Angeles, was arrested on suspicion
of having 120 marijuana plants and 15
pounds of processed marijuana.
The report stated that Deuluna also
possessed methamphetamine and illeSee MARIJUANA, Page A-11
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX
Many local
schools didn’t
reach targets
By DAVID MINTON
The Daily Journal
The California Department of
Education recently released its 2008
“Academic Performance Index,” listing how the state’s schools measured
up to standards set forth in the federal
government’s 2001 No Child Left
Behind legislation.
NCLB is rooted in “theories of standards-based education reform ... which
is based on the belief that setting high
expectations and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education,” according to
Wikipedia (online). “The Act requires
states to develop assessments in basic
skills to be given to all students in certain grades, if those states are to
receive federal funding for schools.”
Standards are set by individual states,
not by the federal government.
All students are tested and scores are
given, with various factors having a
final bearing on the end results. In
California, a score of 800 is strived for.
Schools are expected to show growth
(higher scores) every year until they
reach a score of 800.
Here are the 2008 scores for schools
in the Ukiah Unified School District,
with 2007 scores in parentheses:
Elementary Schools
Frank Zeek 746 (738)
Grace Hudson 680 (641)
Nokomis 671 (677)
Oak Manor 700 (693)
See SCHOOLS, Page A-11
A-2 – FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2008
DAILY DIGEST
Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517
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ROGER M. BACON
4/01/1948 - 9/10/2008
A grave side service will
be held for Roger
Bacon, Saturday,
September 20 at 11 am at
the Russian River
Cemetery. Roger died
peacefully in his sleep on
September 10.
Roger was born in
Everett, Washington and
moved to California in
1970. He joined the
Marine Corps and serviced
one tour of duty in
Vietnam receiving a Purple
Heart. He worked
for United Airlines as a
mechanic for 35
years. He retired in 2003.
He took a position
with the Newark Police
Department. He found
his life’s calling in the Red
Light Camera program and immersed himself
in his new career.
Roger was a devoted
husband, loving father
and an awesome grandfather. He is survived
by his wife of 28 years,
Patricia Grandi Bacon
of Newark, Ca, his children
Roger Bacon Jr., of
Unalaska, AK, Kimberly
Ziegler of Palmer, AK,
William Beban of Plumas
Lakes, Ca, and Joseph
Bacon of Newark, Ca; by
his five grandchildren,
Jakob and Katie Ziegler,
Grayson and Dawson
Bacon and Jordan Beban.
He is also survived by his
mother-in-law, Mary
Grandi of Ukiah.
A memorial and celebration of Roger’s life was held
September 13 at the
Newark Community
Church with full honors
from the Newark Police
Department.
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place a paid funeral notice or make corrections to funeral notices please call our classified department at 468-3529.
Death notices are free for Mendocino County residents. Death notices are limited to name of deceased, hometown, age, date of
death, date, time, and place of services and the funeral home handling the arrangements. For information on how to place a
free death notice please call our editorial department at 468-3500.
SHERIFF’S REPORTS
The following were
compiled from reports
prepared
by
the
Mendocino
County
Sheriff’s Office:
BOOKED -- George Irwin
Mondo, 57, of Willits, was
booked into jail by the Willits
Police Department on suspicion of corporal injury to a
spouse at 3:02 a.m. Tuesday.
BOOKED -- Pamela Rose
Brandon, 42, of Ukiah, was
booked into jail by the Ukiah
Police Department on suspicion of inflicting corporal
injury to a spouse at 8:50 a.m.
Tuesday.
BOOKED -- Michael
Jason Vasquez, 26, of Willits,
was booked into jail by the
Mendocino Major Crimes
Task Force on suspicion of
cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale
and violating probation at
9:50 a.m. Wednesday.
BOOKED -- Jesus Macias
Martinez, 23, of Ukiah, was
booked into jail by the Ukiah
Police Department on suspicion of driving under the
influence and being unlawful
to drive at 11:33 p.m.
Wednesday.
BOOKED -- Randolph
Westmoreland, no middle
name listed, 55, of Santa
Rosa, was booked into jail by
the California Highway Patrol
on suspicion of driving under
the influence at 11:33 p.m.
Wednesday.
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
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.
LOTTERY NUMBERS
DAILY 3: night: 6, 5, 0.
afternoon: 5, 7, 1.
DAILY 4: 4, 2, 2, 1.
FANTASY 5: 07, 12, 19,
34, 36.
DAILY DERBY: 1st Place:
06, Whirl Win.
2nd Place: 07, Eureka.
3rd Place: 01, Gold Rush.
Race time: 1:43.16
After 2 frustrating days of traffic jams,
the message from Ike-battered
Galveston: Stay away
The world briefly
Asian stocks fall on financial fears
but pare losses as central banks
move to boost confidence
HONG KONG (AP) — Asia stocks tumbled further
Thursday, tracking declines on Wall Street as investors feared
more companies could succumb to the financial crisis that
forced the U.S. government to bail out insurer American
International Group Inc.
But many of the region’s benchmarks recovered from steep
early declines in afternoon trade, as the European Central Bank
said it was banding together with major central banks around
the world to flush more dollars into global markets to ensure
liquidity and shore up confidence. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng
Index, which sank more than 7 percent at one point, actually
turned positive before closing virtually unchanged, down about
0.03 percent, at 17,632 points. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index slid
2.2 percent to 11,489.30, a three-year low.
Investors were shaken by the Federal Reserve’s $85 billion
emergency loan to AIG, the huge U.S. insurer that lost billions
in the risky business of insuring against bond defaults and
became the latest victim of the historic financial turmoil that’s
engulfed Wall Street over the last year.
The crisis, a result of problems with souring mortgage debt
and restricted credit, has already brought down Wall Street
giants Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns. The
two independent investment banks left standing — Morgan
Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group — remained under scrutiny.
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Officials were stung by an illfated attempt to let residents and business owners “look and
leave” their hurricane-battered city, which only created frustrating traffic jams for two days. Now, their message is clear: Stay
away from Galveston.
There is talk of opening the island in pieces, but that plan is
not yet ready. An attempt to let evacuees return home all at once
quickly devolved into a logistical nightmare that left traffic
backed up for 20 miles. That only added to the evidence that
Galveston Island is far from ready to return to everyday life.
“We could not accommodate that many people at one time,”
city manager Steve LeBlanc said. “We were hoping to have
more of a trickle of cars than a tidal wave.”
It took only an hour for LeBlanc and others to realize that
Tuesday’s decision to reopen the island was a mistake. Traffic
started to back up almost immediately as residents all over the
state headed for the coast and clogged Interstate 45 — already
teeming with critically needed utility workers, repair crews and
police.
But the word that “look and leave” had ended almost as soon
as it began didn’t spread. After spending hours fuming in gridlocked traffic, hundreds were turned away Wednesday once
they finally arrived at the only bridge onto the island.
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SACRAMENTO — Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and
legislative leaders averted a historic budget veto Thursday,
agreeing to a compromise
spending plan that includes the
governor’s demands for budget
reform and scraps some of the
borrowing
gimmicks
he
opposed.
Facing a veto threat from
Schwarzenegger of the spending plan they’d approved just
days earlier and uncertain
whether they could muster the
two-thirds vote of the state
Legislature required to override
it, the four legislative leaders
met with the governor again
and agreed to many of his
demands.
They emerged from a midafternoon meeting saying they
would change the $143 billion
spending plan the Legislature
approved two days earlier.
“It appears we have a deal,”
Schwarzenegger spokesman
Aaron McLear said.
Lawmakers scheduled meetings of the state Assembly and
Senate to vote on the compromise plan Friday.
“We will be voting on the
compromise budget that the
five of us agreed to this morning,” said Assembly Speaker
Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles.
“Hopefully this will bring to an
end 80-plus painful days that
the state of California has gone
without a budget.”
The deal came 80 days into
California’s fiscal year, making
it the longest budget stalemate
in California history. Without a
spending plan, the state has
been forced to suspend billions
of dollars in payments to
schools, medical clinics, daycare centers and state vendors
since July 1.
In a move that would have
been the first in modern state
history, Schwarzenegger threatened to veto the entire budget
lawmakers approved shortly
after 2 a.m. Tuesday, calling it
fiscally irresponsible.
He criticized the plan for
failing to meet his demands for
a more robust rainy day fund.
He said the budget relied on
accounting gimmicks to close a
$15.2 billion deficit — such as
collecting an extra 10 percent of
workers’ income tax in advance
and repaying it later — that
could lead to an even larger
deficit next year.
The four legislative leaders
said they had agreed to remove
that provision in their latest
deal.
They planned to take up two
bills. One would levy larger
fines against businesses that
underreport their tax liabilities,
and another would ensure the
state’s rainy day fund could
only be tapped when revenues
fall below projected spending
— the last remaining piece of
the
budget
reforms
Schwarzenegger sought.
The remainder of the budget
approved Tuesday will stand,
including $7.1 billion in spending cuts that advocates say will
trigger deep cuts to health care
in the future.
It was unclear how soon
Schwarzenegger could sign the
new spending plan if lawmak-
ers in both houses approve it
today. However, the rainy day
fund and a proposal to borrow
$10 billion against anticipated
lottery revenues to help stabilize future budgets would
require voter approval, likely in
a special election early next
year.
“This is the year to fix it. I do
not want to kick this problem
down to next year,” the governor said Tuesday.
Legislative leaders agreed
with the governor that their previous plan to address the deficit
did nothing to solve the state’s
ongoing fiscal imbalance, but
said it was time to move on.
“It’s time to end this stalemate and stop the suffering for
the thousands of innocent
Californians,” Senate President
Pro Tem Don Perata, DOakland, said in a statement
Thursday.
When lawmakers returned to
negotiate
with
Schwarzenegger, he told them
he would not support a compromise unless it contained a
stronger rainy day fund that
could only be tapped in years
when revenue falls below projected spending.
Lawmakers complained it
was unfair of the governor to
criticize their plan to collect
taxes early, saying his administration proposed it. McLear
acknowledged Thursday that
the idea “could have come from
the finance department,” but
had not been approved by the
governor.
While the deal struck
Thursday removes some
accounting gimmicks, it leaves
others intact.
It would require those who
pay estimated taxes, including
corporations and wealthier
Californians, to pay a greater
percentage of their annual taxes
in the first two quarters of the
year, a move that would generate $2.3 billion for this fiscal
year. But the state would lower
their tax payments in the last
two quarters, artificially inflating state revenues.
New millionaires would
have to pony up their taxes earlier and the state would borrow
nearly $1 billion from special
funds intended for other uses,
such as transportation projects
and reducing smog.
Lawmakers agreed to undo a
proposal, passed on a majority
vote without Republican support, that would have raised
income tax payments for working Californians by 10 percent
beginning Jan. 1. Under that
plan, taxes would be collected
earlier, but the total tax paid
would not change.
Also removed was a tax
amnesty program that would
have allowed businesses and
people who owe the state
money to pay overdue taxes
without penalty. Analysts worried the program, which also
was implemented a few years
ago, would not have generated
the amount the state projected.
Instead, the lawmakers are
seeking to raise the fines on
corporations that underreport
the taxes they owe, to 20 percent from the current 10 percent. They said that would generate an estimated $1.5 billion
in the next fiscal year.
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COMMUNITY
Editor: . Richard Rosier, 468-3520
What’s Playing
FRIDAY
PAPILLON -- Bellydancing; Himalayan Cafe; 1639
S. State St., Ukiah; 6:30 to 9 p.m.; No cover; 4679900.
THE BROADCASTERS -- Live music; Himalayan
Cafe; 1639 S. State St., Ukiah; 6:30 to 9 p.m.; No
cover; 467-9900.
LOVE, SEX, & THE IRS -- Comedic play; Willits
Community Theater; 37 W. Van Lane, Willits; 8 p.m.;
$15; 459-0895.
THE HOBBIT -- Youth performing in fantasy play;
Ukiah Playhouse; 1041 Low Gap Road, Ukiah; 8 p.m.;
$20 adults, $15 seniors and students, $10 children 12
and under; 462-9226.
THE FELT-TIPS -- Live music; Club 711; 711 S.
State St., Ukiah; 8:30, 10 and 11:30 p.m.; No cover.
RICHIE BLUE -- Live music; Ukiah Brewing
Company; 101 S. State St., Ukiah; 9 p.m.; $8 cover;
468-5898.
MICK OVERMAN & THE MANIACS -- Acoustic guitar and vocals; Shanachie Pub; 50 S. Main St., Willits;
9 p.m.; $5 cover; 459-9194.
DJ DANCE MUSIC -- DJ dance music with Nature
Boy; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah;
10 p.m.
SATURDAY
JULIAN TRIO -- Live music, demonstration of
African cooking by Heidi Cusic Dickerson, A Child, A
dog, and A Good Book children’s story reading, at the
Farmers’ Market; Alex Thomas Plaza; Ukiah; 8:30 a.m.
to noon.
WATERSHED POETRY FESTIVAL TEASER -Watershed ballet by TurnerDance, performance art by
Carolyn Drewes and Friends;Alex Thomas Plaza;
Ukiah; 10:30 a.m.
OPEN MIC -- Live performance; Hopland Brewery;
13351 S. Highway 101, Hopland; 4 to 7 p.m.; Free;
744-1361.
THIRD ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL AND
LOCAL FOOD DINNER -- Celebration of locallygrown and sustainable foods; Little Lake Grange; $6
Lunch, Dinner $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 62 and
above, $8 for children; 459-7076.
APPEAL AND APPRECIATION DINNER -- Fund
raising dinner; Ukiah Senior Center; 495 Leslie St.,
Ukiah; 5:30 p.m.; $20; 462-4343.
‘SUNSET AT THE CELLARS’ -- Local bluegrass
music and dinner; Redwood Valley Cellars; 7501 N.
State St., Redwood Valley; 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.; $30
advance, $35 at the door for adults, $10 for children;
462-9196.
T.J. ELTON -- Live music; Himalayan Cafe; 1639 S.
State St., Ukiah; 6:30 to 9 p.m.; No cover; 467-9900.
DEEP VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC -- Presenting
vocal quintet Hesperia; Holy Trinity Episcopal Church;
640 S. Orchard St., Ukiah; 7:30 p.m.; $12.
‘EVENING OF BLUEGRASS’ -- Bluegrass music;
Willits Center for the Arts; 71 E. Commercial St.,
Willits; 8 p.m.; $15; 459-6400.
LOVE, SEX, & THE IRS -- Comedic play; Willits
Community Theater; 37 W. Van Lane, Willits; 8 p.m.;
$15; 459-0895.
THE HOBBIT -- Youth performing in fantasy play;
Ukiah Playhouse; 1041 Low Gap Rd., Ukiah; 8 p.m.;
$20 adults, $15 seniors and students, $10 children 12
and under; 462-9226.
CONTRA DANCE -- Live music by the Julian Trio,
Julian McClanahan, Brad McClanahan and Michale
Carnes, with Ken Olcott calling; Ukiah Methodist
Church; 206 N. Pine St., Ukiah; Instruction 7 p.m.,
dance 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
KENT STEPHENSON BAND -- Western music;
Shanachie Pub; 50 S. Main St., Willits; 9 p.m.; $5
cover; 459-9194.
SWEET SPOT -- Blues rock and funk music; Ukiah
Brewing Company; 101 S. State St., Ukiah; 9:30 p.m.;
$6 cover; 468-5898.
DJ DANCE MUSIC -- DJ dance music with Nature
Boy; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah;
10 p.m.
SUNDAY
LOVE, SEX, & THE IRS -- Comedic play; Willits
Community Theater; 37 W. Van Lane, Willits; 2 p.m.;
$10; 459-0895.
THE HOBBIT -- Youth performing in fantasy play;
Ukiah Playhouse; 1041 Low Gap Rd., Ukiah; 2 p.m.;
$15 adults, $12 seniors and students, $10 children 12
and under; 462-9226.
‘LEWIS AND CLARK REVISITED: A TRAIL IN
BODERN DAY’ -- Mixed media exhibit opening reception; Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House; 431 S.
Main St., Ukiah; 2 p.m.; $2 per person/ $5 per family;
467-2836.
MONDAY
MICROPHONE NIGHT -- Sing or play an instrument; Club 711; 711 S. State St., Ukiah; 9 p.m. to 1
a.m.; 462-7111.
TUESDAY
KARAOKE -- Karaoke and DJ dancing with MCP;
Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah; 8
p.m.; free.
TAHITIAN DANCE -- Every Tuesday night;
Mendocino Ballet Studio; 205 S. State St.; Ukiah; ages
11 to 99; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; $8 to $11.
WEDNESDAY
‘LAND AND SEA’ -- Painting exhibition reception;
Ukiah Players’ Theatre; 1041 Low Gap Rd., Ukiah; 4 to
6 p.m.
OPEN MIC NIGHT -- Open Mic; Ukiah Brewing Co.;
102 S. State St., Ukiah; 8:30 p.m.; free; 468-5898.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2008 – A-3
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The Ukiah Daily Journal
Mendocino College to better
serve basic skills students
The Daily Journal
Mendocino College has
developed a Foundation Skills
Teaching
and
Learning
Community to better serve
students with basic skills and
second language courses.
Recognizing a change in
demographics and a trend that
a majority of students in the
California
Community
Colleges and other community colleges across the nation
tend to test into pre-transfer
level English and math courses, Mendocino College decided to focus on some key areas.
According to Mendocino
College Dean of Instruction
Virginia Guleff, 67 percent of
students state-wide test into
pre-transfer level classes and
the state recognizes this reality.
“Our community college
mission is to serve the community. We understand that
there is a growing need among
students who are developing
their basic skills and that there
is a growing linguistic diversity in the community. We are
committed to meeting those
needs,”
Guleff
said.
Mendocino College went
through a process to determine that it needed to concentrate more on staff development, hire a full-time English
as a second language instructor and strengthen its tutorial
services as ways to better
serve students’ needs.
At the State level, through
the collaboration of the
Academic Senate and community college leadership, a
Basic Skills Initiative was created to bring about the ability
to address basic skills and
ESL needs.
The Mendocino College
Board of Trustees has passed a
resolution in support of this
Basic Skills Initiative.
The Center for Student
Success and the Research and
Planning Group for the
California
Community
Colleges conducted a thorough review of literature and
effective practices, resulting
in a report called Basic Skills
as a Foundation for Student
Success in the California
Community Colleges.
According to their report,
basic skills are those foundation skills in reading, writing,
mathematics, learning skills,
study skills, and ESL which
are necessary for students to
succeed in college-level work.
Virginia Guleff instructs a group of college teachers how to meet the needs of
basic skills students and those for whom English is a second language.
The Center for Student fer and career and technical demographics. Previously,
Success looked into four areas education.
there were only part-time ESL
for the best practices, which
There are also Teacher instructors.
included organizational and Institutes scheduled this
Sarah Walsh was hired this
administrative practices, pro- October and upcoming April. past August as a full-time ESL
gram components, staff devel- There is also a reading group instructor at Mendocino
opment and instructional prac- scheduled to meet once a College. “We are providing
tices.
month starting in September our students with the language
The next step in the process and
running
through skills they need to be successwas for every college in the November and then again ful in their future college
state to conduct a self-assess- from February through April. classes. My goal is not only to
ment of existing practices in
Establishing math labs at get the students here, but also
basic skills and ESL. Colleges campuses in Willits, Ukiah to keep them here and move
are then to implement what and Lakeport campuses and them on into other college
they learned from their self- strengthening collaborations programs. We want to provide
assessment and additional with the Learning Center at access and facilitate student
professional development to the Ukiah campus, including success,” Walsh said.
assist with this process. After academic excellence workIn order to develop the ESL
the self study, each school shops for developmental program, Walsh will work
informs the state how it is English students, is how with existing college progoing to spend the money on Mendocino College is looking grams already serving the
basic skills.
to strengthen its academic Spanish speaking population
Mendocino College refers programs and tutorial ser- and local community organito their plan as the Foundation vices. The workshops are zations. The ESL department
Skills Teaching and Learning designed to increase success will also collaborate with
Community and it was estab- for students as they move other college departments to
lished with the help of through the English sequence help students transition into
Mendocino College adminis- of classes. The workshops are other academic programs to
tration, counseling, full-time organized and collaborated by continue their studies.
and part-time faculty, program the Mendocino College
Those involved in the
directors,
institutional English and Learning Center development
of
the
researcher, math and English Departments. “We want to Foundations Skills Teaching
instructors, technical educa- develop English skills for stu- and Learning Community will
tion and High School dents so they are able to move meet several times a month to
Equivalency Program mem- successfully from basic class- review the plans and deterbers.
es to degree and transfer level mine if there are any new
To facilitate communica- classes,” Faculty Coordinator needs that have emerged. For
tion among area educators, for Foundational Skills and further information concernMendocino College is plan- English Professor Debra ing the Foundation Skills
ning a mini conference in Polak said.
Teaching
and
Learning
February for college and high
The need to hire a full-time Community, contact Debra
school instructors and coun- ESL instructor was essential Polak at 468-3137 or dposelors to discuss student trans- due to changes in student lak@mendocino.edu.
African cuisine and pumpkin pie
You are reading this article
on the last Friday of Summer.
Start watching for the shift
from summer to fall season
produce at the farmers’ market. It’s a great time to come
to the market. Much of summer’s bounty is still available. Yet, the first fall squashes are also starting to appear,
just in case you need a nice
rich soup base for a chilly
night.
As we shift into fall,
pumpkins cannot be far off.
Indeed, the giant pumpkins
destined for display at
PumpkinFest (Oct. 18 and
19) are already bulking up.
One giant orange beauty is
being pampered at the
Mendocino County Jail
Women’s Garden, a program
coordinated by Friends of
MCFARM table staffer Terri
McCartney. When Terri told
me about the pumpkin last
week it got us thinking that
the farmers’ market needs its
own pumpkin event. How
about a pumpkin pie contest
on Oct. 11 as a warm up for
PumpkinFest? Details TBD.
Let me know if you would
like to be a competitor.
This year you will be able
to track the local seasons
with us at the farmers’ market
all year round. If you are
curious about what grows in
this area in winter and when
to plant it, keep an eye on
developments at Mendocino
Organics at http://mendoorganicscsa.wordpress.com/. As
we roll into winter you will
The Market Message
By Scott Cratty
be able to come to the market
to see their produce from
December through April.
Although the farmers’ market is very much about supporting small-scale, seasonal
and local production, it is not
at all provincial. For example, the Ukiah Natural Foods
Co-op sponsored cooking
demonstrations this season
have including several great
international cuisines.
Tomorrow we expand our
range yet again with a
demonstration by Heidi
Cusick Dickerson, author of
Soul and Spice: African
Cooking in the Americas.
Jessica Harris, author of
many books on the African
influences on cooking, writes
in her foreword Heidi’s “love
for the food of the African
Diaspora is one that transcends color and heritage and
goes straight to the obvious
fact that the food quite sim-
ply tastes fabulous.”
Heidi will provide a small
sampling of the rich breadth
of culinary influences
Africans brought to this
hemisphere. She will prepare
Caribbean meatballs, spicy
jerk-seasoned tidbits cooled
by coconut milk, and jamma
jamma, a pepper flecked
quick sauté of greens.
A quote from
“Encyclopedia of Southern
Culture: Volume 1” included
in Heidi’s book illustrates the
importance of being open to
learning from the best practices of other cultures.
The techniques of growing
vegetables, as well as the
plants themselves, were
another aspect of the AfroAmerican tradition. A 19thCentury planter on the Sea
Islands off the coast of
Georgia describes a slave’s
garden as “a small patch
where arrowroot, collards,
sugarcane, ground nuts,
benne, gourds and watermelons grew in commingled luxuriance. The commingled
look … was a form inherited
from West Africa …. The
mixture of plant types together, rather than separated in
orderly rows, seems to create
an effective ‘garden climate”… By layering plants,
through planting two or three
plants growing to different
heights next to each other, the
insect population apparently
can be reduced, weeds
decreased through shading
them out, and soil nutrients
and ground water conserved.
We are just now relearning some of those lessons in
our own farming and gardening practices.
Among the most critical is
water conservation in agriculture. Thus, the farmers’ market is also pleased to present
a teaser for the upcoming
Watershed Mendocino Poetry
Festival (Saturday, Sept. 27).
At about 10:30 a.m. tomorrow come see the Watershed
ballet by TurnerDance, and
performance art by Carolyn
Drewes and friends performing “The Rain's Eye View:
An audio-visual tour of the
Upper Russian River
Watershed.” Stop by their
table for information about
water/watershed awareness
and the final printed program
for the Sept. 27 event.
Contact Nadia at 462-5756 or
Larry at 485-7072 for more
information.
Other events at tomorrow’s
market are:
• Music by the Julian Trio,
who are back for the first
time this season. I understand
that the father and son core of
the trio recently returned
from a year in Mexico. Come
listen for the influence.
• Another installment of
the increasingly popular
Children’s reading program:
A Child, A Dog and A Good
Book. This week’s hosts are
Eliza Wingate with Joplin the
Therapy Dog at 10.
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Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526
From the desk of ...
Letters from our readers
Kramer wrong on homeless
To the Editor:
Up until now I have been proud to say I
am a lifelong resident of Mendocino
County. That is until I read Tommy Wayne
Kramer’s article on the homeless.
Mendocino County used to be a place
where you could trust your neighbor,
where people had compassion. I am profoundly ashamed that such an article made
it into the pages of our local paper, which
is a representative of our community. Is
this what we have become? Making cruel
jokes about homeless persons? There
seems to be a huge gap between the haves
and have nots. We are all human here. We
need to treat each other with dignity and
respect regardless of social stature. K.C.
Meadows has once again made a huge
error in judgment allowing this type of
demeaning mistreatment of our fellow
man to be printed for all to see. Is this
how we want to be perceived in the eyes
of the rest of the world? What is happening to our wonderful community? Have
we lost our ability to be compassionate
and understanding of those less fortunate
than ourselves? I for one have not. You
see, not all homeless people choose to be
homeless, not all people who are less fortunate choose to be less fortunate. Life is
sometimes brutal and unforgiving, fate
sometimes deals us a bad hand. Once a
long time ago I was homeless for about 5
months. I was 19 and my mother died. My
father was so grief stricken that he closed
our family home and went to stay with
relatives. I was left alone and had to
camp out with strangers who were homeless because their house burned down.
These people who were homeless took me
in and helped me through a very rough
time. They also were subjected to the
kind of judgment that Tommy Wayne
Kramer offered in his article, all because
they were poor and had no place to live.
At some point my father realized I needed
him and helped me. It makes me ill that
the Journal has allowed into print an article that, whether it is satirical or not,
makes a joke out of a fragile human circumstance. Maybe you should be put into
their shoes for enough time to understand
what it feels like to know hunger and
uncertainty, to be afraid everyday and
have no security. Everyone who has more
than they need should be giving something back to humanity, to our community.
It is our responsibility to take care of our
fellow man. Help those who cannot help
themselves. Shame on you. Shame on
Tommy Wayne Kramer. You should be
printing a huge apology. You have made a
mockery of our community. Your newspaper is a direct reflection of what our community is about, therefore you have a
responsibility to accurately represent such.
There are many reasons that people
become homeless, most of those reasons
are not by choice. My husband and I have
been living pretty much paycheck to pay
check all of our lives, not because we
choose to, but because that is how life is.
We don’t always have what we want, but
we have what we need most of the time.
We can’t all be affluent financially, but,
we can be rich in love and human understanding. Maybe you should try it.
Shelley Alameda Fahy
Potter Valley
Young man not
qualifed to speak
To the Editor:
Someone needs to inform Mr. Burgess
that he is a “reporter” not a commentator
and if you and Mr. McConnell want a
commentator, you need someone who isn’t
so wet behind the ears. I am 65 years old,
served my country for 20 years and been
around the block several times and I don’t
need Mr. Burgess to give me his opinion
on anything let alone how “he feels” about
the Republican candidate for VP. I find his
comments any of the political candidates
to be insulting. He hasn’t the experience,
knowledge or understanding to give his
opinion on anything concerning politics.
Let him “report” on auto shows not “comment” on anything! As a reporter he is
haphazard and inaccurate. I hope the DJ
isn’t paying him much.
Your paper devoted four columns to
this article. Certainly there are better stories than this.
Dennis Scoles
Redwood Valley
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The Ukiah Daily Journal
GEORGE WILL
McCain needs to get
back in front of Palin
Saving a precious resource
Another voice BY MICHAEL R. MOORE
Having been raised here,
Montgomery Woods has a
special place in my life and
many memories both as a
child and as an adult. Back
in the 1950s the City Day
Camp program included a
camping trip to Montgomery
Woods and therefore my
introduction. It has been
developed into a State
Preserve now, so that many
more people can enjoy the
giant trees and serene atmosphere that prevails there.
(Camping is now prohibited). That was until June 21
of this year, when it became
ground zero for a lightning
storm that also struck the
rest of Northern California
with catastrophic results, or
so it seems at first glance.
When the park was
opened last month I was
aware that some of it had
burned, but from some
reports from firefighters
there, it was deemed a “good
burn.” The tops of the trees
had been spared, they said,
so I went to see for myself. I
was not prepared for the
level of damage nor the
smell. When I first went up
the path I thought, “what am
I going to find in the grove
itself?” Well much to my
relief, much of the floor of
the initial grove was not
damaged, only around the
edge, and there was already
evidence of the beginnings
of recovery. I didn’t see any
evidence of any active fire
occurring. After spending
about an hour I walked out.
At the parking lot I met
some out of state firefighters, who were there to investigate a “smoke” sighted by
a spotter helicopter flying
above. As they loaded up
their gear and prepared to go
find this spot they asked and
I gave them some input.
From the pilot’s description
of the location, I gave them
directions through the park
to where it sounded like it
might be. They thanked me
and headed out, each carrying 40 pounds of water on
their backs and hand tools. I
was somewhat concerned
for them for two reasons;
one, it was to be very hot
that day (106 on my car indicator), and the second, I lost
my
brother-in-law/good
friend on such a cleanup
operation July 2, 2002.
A week later, I returned
and found their truck parked
in the same spot. I walked in
and as I reached the grove I
was met by one of the crew
from the last week. Since I
was a local and knowledgeable about the local woods
they wanted my opinion
about a hazard tree, which
was now openly smoldering
and burning. It was the tree
hit by lightning and had been
quiet for a while. They were
from Montana and not
familiar with these giant
trees. The tree was smoking
from the top where it had
been sheered and the immediate area looked like a war
zone, but no evidence of
active burning on the
ground, just the tree itself.
They were assigned the task
of watching it and making
sure it burned slowly and
didn’t spread. This they did
professionally and with little
complaint. The tree is now
down and out.
Montgomery
Woods
Preserve is in good hands,
and it will be interesting to
see how quickly it recovers
to its previous pristine beauty thanks in part to the dedication of these guys.
Thus began a friendship
with these guys, most of
whom have been here in
Mendocino County since the
first week. Their full crew
consists of two engines and
up to 7 crewmembers. You
can recognize them, as their
trucks are white with a distinctive logo, Buffalo Bird
Waterworks. They are based
out of a Native American
Reservation about 30 miles
north of Missoula, Montana,
a long way from Ukiah
California. They are all
Native American from various tribes from that region
and this is their summer job.
They are private contractors,
first
from
Homeland
Security, and now Cal Fire,
and presently they patrol the
fire locations on the west
side of the County. They can
usually be found eating
breakfast at the truck stop
most mornings before briefing time so give them a hey,
as we still do have firefighters, from out of the area,
watching over our forests.
On behalf of myself and
the rest of a grateful community, a hearty thanks to
Gregg, Vincent, Moses,
Albert, and the rest of the
crews of Buffalo Bird One
and Two. May God bless and
keep you safe for your time
and efforts on this and the
surrounding communities’
behalf. Although I have not
had the privilege of meeting
you, thanks to all of the
other firefighters who have
responded so magnificently
to our county’s time of need.
In addition to showing
your direct appreciation to
these guys, there is also
another more tangible way
to do something for all of the
wild land firefighters and
help when tragedy strikes.
There is a nonprofit organization that helps the families
of fallen firefighters, like
those who were injured on
the ground and/or died in the
helicopter crash last month
up on the trinity fire; or the
bomber crew who crashed
outside of Reno today, and
that is to donate to the Wild
land
Firefighters
Foundation, located in
Boise, Idaho. The Website is
WFFoundation.org. This
organization was the first to
assist my sister-in-law after
her husband died on a fire in
Colorado back in 2002.
Thanks for taking the
time to read this and any
action you take.
Michael R. Moore is a
Ukiah resident.
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 (202) 224--0454
Sen. Dianne Feinstein: 331 Hart
Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C.
20510. (202)224-3841 FAX (202) 2283954; 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 9620934;
www.house.gov/write rep
Assemblywoman Patty Berg: State
Assembly District 1, Capitol, Rm. 4146,
Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001;
Berg's Ukiah field representative is Ruth
Valenzuela. Ukiah office located at 311 N.
State St, Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770. The
office’s fax number is 463-5773. For email
go to web site: assembly.ca.gov/Berg
Senator Pat Wiggins: State Senate
District 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100,
Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375
Email: senator.wiggins@sen.ca.gov. In
Ukiah: Kathy Kelley at 200 S. School St,
468-8914, email: kathy.kelley@sen.ca.gov
Mendocino County Supervisors:
Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim Wattenburger, 2nd District; John Pinches, 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. bos@co.mendocino.ca.us
Man is in love and loves what vanishes.
What more is there to say?
-- William Butler Yeats
Conservatives, who reputedly have lumps of coal
where their hearts should be, have fallen in love. So
have many people who are not doctrinal conservatives.
The world is a sweeter place because Sarah Palin has
increased the quantity of love, but this is not a reliable
foundation for John McCain’s campaign.
The tech bubble was followed by the housing bubble, which has been topped by the Palin bubble.
Bubbles will always be with us, because irrational exuberance always will be. Its symptom is the assumption
that old limits have yielded to undreamt-of possibilities: The Dow will always rise, as will housing prices,
and rapture about a running mate can be decisive in a
presidential election.
Palin is as bracing as an Arctic breeze and delightfully elicits the condescension of liberals whose enthusiasm for everyday middle-class Americans cannot
survive an encounter with one. But the country’s
romance with her will, as romances do, cool somewhat, and even before November some new fad might
distract a nation that loves “American Idol” for the
metronomic regularity with which it discovers genius
in persons hitherto unsuspected of it.
McCain should, therefore, enunciate a closing argument for his candidacy that goes to fundamentals of
governance, concerning which the vice presidency is
usually peripheral. His argument should assert the
virtues of something that voters, judging by their
behavior over time, prefer -- divided government.
The incumbent Republican president’s job approval
is in the low 30s but is about 10 points higher than that
of the Democratic-controlled Congress. The 22nd
Amendment will banish the president in January, but
Congress will then be even more Democratic than it is
now. Does the country really want there to be no check
on it? Consider two things that will quickly become
law unless McCain is there to veto them or unless -this is a thin reed on which to depend -- Senate
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has 40 reliable senators to filibuster them to deserved deaths.
The exquisitely misnamed Employee Free Choice
Act would strip from workers their right to secret ballots in unionization elections. Instead, unions could
use the “card check” system: Once a majority of a
company’s employees -- each person confronted oneon-one by a union organizer in an inherently coercive
setting -- sign cards expressing consent, the union
would be certified as the bargaining agent for all workers. Proving that the law’s purpose is less to improve
workers’ conditions than to capture dues-payers for the
unions, the law will forbid employers from discouraging unionization by giving “unilateral” -- not negotiated -- improvements in compensation and working conditions.
Unless McCain is president, the government will
reinstate the equally misnamed “fairness doctrine.”
Until Ronald Reagan eliminated it in 1987, that regulation discouraged freewheeling political programming by the threat of litigation over inherently vague
standards of “fairness” in presenting “balanced” political views. In 1980 there were fewer than 100 radio
talk shows nationwide. Today there are more than
1,400 stations entirely devoted to talk formats.
Liberals, not satisfied with their domination of academia, Hollywood and most of the mainstream media,
want to kill talk radio, where liberals have been unable
to dent conservatives’ dominance.
Today, as usual, but perhaps even more so,
Americans are in the iron grip of cognitive dissonance.
It is a genteel mental disorder afflicting those people - essentially everybody -- who have contradictory convictions and yearnings. Consider health care.
Americans want 2008 medicine at 1958 prices, and
universal coverage with undiminished choice -- without mandatory purchases or government interference
with choices, including doctor-patient relationships.
As usual, neither party completely pleases a majority
of voters. That is why 19 of the 31 elections since
World War II produced or preserved divided government -- the presidency and at least one chamber of
Congress controlled by different parties.
Divided government compels compromises that
curb each party’s excesses, especially both parties’
proclivities for excessive spending when unconstrained by an institution controlled by the other party.
William Niskanen, chairman of the libertarian Cato
Institute, notes that in the last 50 years, “government
spending has increased an average of only 1.73 percent
annually during periods of divided government. This
number more than triples, to 5.26 percent, for periods
of unified government.”
By picking Palin, McCain got the country’s attention. That is a perishable thing and before it dissipates,
he should show the country his veto pen.
George F. Will writes for more than 450
newspapers and Newsweek and appears as
a political commentator on ABC.
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DAILY JOURNAL
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Editor: K.C. Meadows
Office manager: Yvonne Bell
Retail ad manager: Sue Whitman
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California State Board
of Equalization Vice
Chairwoman to speak
against Prop. 8 on Sept. 22
Betty T. Yee will speak on topics including
the upcoming election and the importance of
defeating Proposition 8, The Marriage
Amendment, on Monday, Sept. 22, from 6 to 8
p.m. The talk will take place at the home of
John Bogner and Gary Nix, at 495 S. Highland
Ave., Ukiah. Wine, sparkling water and light
hors d’oeuvres will be served.
This evening is co-hosted by: MendociNo
On 8, No On 8/EQCA, No On 8/MEUSA,
PFLAG, National Women’s Political Caucus,
The Ukiah Democratic Club and the Pride
Alliance Network.
There will not be a charge for the event,
though donations will be readily accepted.
Betty T. Yee, Vice Chairwoman of the
Board, represents the First Equalization
District and its 21 counties in northern and
central California. Ms. Yee served as
Chairwoman of the Board from January 2007
to January 2008. Ms. Yee is a native and resident of San Francisco.
The California State Board of Equalization
is the only elected tax commission in the
nation. Its mission is to serve the public
through fair, effective, and efficient tax administration.
For more information, call 467-9676 or email mendocinoon8@gmail.com.
Coyote Classic Trail
Run to be held Sept. 28
The North Coast Striders and the Ukiah
Valley Trail Group will host the 20th annual
running of the Coyote Classic Trail Run at 8
a.m. on Sept. 28, at the Mesa Picnic ground at
Lake Mendocino.
The 6 mile run is age and gender handicapped, with start times adjusted to provide a
competitive finish for all participants. The run
features Lake Mendocino’s Eastside trail. Post
run mid-morning food and drink will be provided after the run. The entry fee will be $12,
or $10 for NCS members.
For more information go to www. striders.
org or call 972-0926.
Catalyst joins foundation
center’s national network
Nonprofit organizations and other
grantseekers in Mendocino and Lake Counties
looking for funding sources now have access
to a new collection of resources at the Catalyst
Resource Library and Grant Research Facility,
which has become a Cooperating Collection of
the Foundation Center.
Established in 1956, the Foundation Center
is the nation’s leading authority on organized
philanthropy, serving grantseekers, grantmak-
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• Representatives of the
Flex Your Power Program
with energy saving ideas -ways to reduce waste, combat
global warming trends and
save money!
• Independent, local business Jitterbox Music will be
in the pavilion to meet you
and show off some of their
fine instruments.
Certified farmer’s markets
are in Ukiah from 8:30 a.m.
to noon Saturday and 3-6 PM
Tuesday on School Street at
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2008 – A-5
ers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and
the general public.
Foundation Center Cooperating Collections
provide under-resourced and under served
populations in need of vital information and
training with tools they can use to become successful grant-seekers. Cooperating Collections
offer access free of charge to the Center’s
detailed information on grantmakers and how
to apply for grants. The Foundation Center’s
database contains profiles of more than 97,000
U.S. grantmakers. The Catalyst Resource
Library and Grant Research Facility is open to
the public, free of charge, Monday through
Friday. For more information, or to make an
appointment to use the Grant Research
Facility, contact the Catalyst office at 4622596, ext. 111, or by e-mail to catalyst@ncoinc.org. Catalyst is a community action program of North Coast Opportunities.
Local author Urmas
Kaldveer to hold
book signing on Sept. 25
Local professor and author Urmas Kaldveer
will hold a book signing at Mendocino Book
Company on Thursday, Sept. 25. His book
describes the ethno-history of The Huchnom
Indians of the Eel River, and the record of a
tribe of Indians living between Hull Mountain
and Round Valley. It chronicles their life ways
and history during and after the occupation.
The book’s title is “Cultures in Collision.”
MTA’s next board
meeting set for Sept. 25
The Mendocino Transit Authority will hold
its monthly Board of Directors meeting on
Thursday, Sept. 25, at 1:30 p.m. The meeting
will be conducted in the MTA Diana Stuart
Fort Bragg Division’s conference room at 190
East Spruce Street, Fort Bragg and video-conferenced with Ukiah Valley Conference
Center, Riesling Room, at 200 South State
Street, Ukiah.
The public is welcome to attend the meeting
to address items that are on the agenda, or
bring other transit related items to the attention
of the Board, with a time limit of three minutes
per speaker. Among the agenda items are
2007/08 ridership and revenue analysis, and
2008/09 state budget.
Pictured from left: Supported Living Program director Margaret Ridgway, program
founder Cynthia McMath, and co-director Judy Ponce share a coffee break at
Ukiah Natural Foods.
Community Care celebrates 15 years
The Daily Journal
Community Care’s
Supported Living Program
celebrates 15th anniversary
Sept. 28 marks the 15-year
anniversary of Community
Care’s Supported Living
Program.
Ukiah Natural Foods is
marking the occasion by
donating its September coffee
bar tips to the program. SLP
partners with the Redwood
Coast Regional Center in
helping individuals with
developmental disabilities to
live independently in the
community in their own
homes and apartments. SLP’s
success has given rise to the
three newer programs:
Community Integration
Program, for young adults
who are transitioning from
school to the community;
Horizons , for those with
drug, alcohol, gambling, and
other dependencies; and
Inclusive Senior Services, a
day activity service which
integrates clients into Ukiah
Senior Center activities at
Bartlett Hall.
The four programs now
operate under Community
Care’s “Independence Plus”
banner and serve clients with
developmental disabilities
from Hopland to Willits and
Navarro. Community Care is
a private, non-profit agency
that has supported the independence of individuals with
frailty or disabilities for 24
years.
Donations are gladly
accepted in helping to continue this work. Visit
www.CommunityCare707.co
m or call 468-9347 to learn
more about these or
Community Care’s many
other programs.
‘An Evening With Urmas
Kaldveer’ set for Oct. 11
“An Evening With Urmas Kaldveer,”
including whale tales, personal reflections, and
a fond farewell, will take place at the fifth
annual fundraiser to support research conducted by Urmas Kaldveer with the humpback and
blue whales of the Sea of Cortez. The fundraiser will take place on Saturday, Oct. 11, from
6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Little Theater at
Mendocino College’s Ukiah campus.
A tax deductable donation of $20, or $10 for
students, will be requested. For more information, visit the Web site www.urmas
kaldveer.com.
Clay Street and in Alex
Thomas Plaza and in
Redwood Valley on Sunday
from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
8920 East Road in Lion’s
Park.
To learn more about our
Mendocino County Farmer’s
Markets, go to
http://mcfarm.org/. If you
have questions about the
Ukiah Saturday market or
want to register for the pumpkin pie contest, contact Scott
at cratty@comcast.net or
462-7377.
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Vietnam Vets M/C
Legacy Vets M/C
H Chapter
Presents
6th annual
Almost Free
Poker Run
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Sign-in at Taylor’s Tavern, Redwood Valley, CA
Sign-ins from 9AM thru 10:30AM
$15 Donation per person includes:
Poker Hand, Dinner Party, and Great ride
thru beautiful Mendocino County
Special Thanks to:
Harold’s Club (Ukiah)
J.P.’s (Willits)
Boomers (Laytonville)
Accent Tattoo & Piercing (on-site vendor)
For Info Contact: “Opie” at 707-489-2385
All persons Over 21 Welcome - All Types of Bikes Welcome
Leave Your Attitude at Home
6 – FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2008
SPORTS
Editor: Joe Langstaff, 468-3518
COMMUNITY
DIGEST
City of Ukiah
junior golf class
The City of Ukiah
announces the Junior Golf
program will be holding
classes at the Ukiah
Municipal Golf Course for
children ages 7-12. The
class will be held on
Saturdays; Sept. 27, Oct.
11, Oct. 25, Nov. 8, and
Nov. 22, from 11 a.m, to
noon. There is a $15
charge for each session of
this class. All participants
must register with the City
of Ukiah at 411 W. Clay
Street. For more information, please call 463-6231.
udjsports@pacific.net
The Ukiah Daily Journal
Ukiah girls varsity volleyball takes 3rd in Arcata
The Daily Journal
The Ukiah High Lady
Wildcats took 3rd place out of
12 northern California teams
in
the
annual Arcata
Volleyball tournament this
past weekend. The team had
an excellent day of strong play
winning 4 out of 5 matches.
Lakeport was the first challenge of the day with two wins
25-13, 25-21. Ashley Lower,
team setter, was high server
with 13 for the match, while
Nicole White, middle hitter,
had a high of seven kills.
The second match put the
Wildcats against Fortun and
produce two more two wins
25-6, 25-21. Taylor Richter
had a total of ten serves for the
match, and Ashley Lower four
kills.
The next match was
against Acrata. Both both
games were won 25-14, 2518. Shelby Hale, outside hitter, completed two serving
aces for the Wildcats.
Brookings also fell to the
Wildcats 25-14, 25-22, with
Melissa Berndt, outside hitter,
completing five serving aces.
The final match of the day
with Mckinleyville produced
Ukiah’s only loss. 25-12, 2225. The final winner was
determined by a hard fought
tie-breaker game which ended
in a 13-15 loss. Olivia
Polkinghorne produced six
serving aces for this match.
Team coach, Valerie Psara,
received congratulations from
UKIAH HIGH| SOCCER
Ukiah Varsity girls soccer tops Piner
The
North
Coast
Striders and the Ukiah
Valley Trail Group will
host the 20th annual running of the Coyote Classic
Trail Run at 8 a.m., Sept.
28, at the Mesa Picnic
ground
at
Lake
Mendocino. The 6-mile
run is age and gender
handicapped with start
times adjusted to provide a
competitive finish for all
participants. The run features Lake Menocino’s
east side trail. Post-run
mid-morning food and
drink will be provided
after the run. Fee - $12,
$10 for NCS members.
The
Mendocino
College women’s basketball team is having a
fundraiser
event
at
Redwood
Tree
this
Saturday from 9 to 4.
There will be all kinds of
opportunities for the community to support the
Lady Eagles and have fun.
Redwood Tree will
donate a portion of the
profits from their car wash
proceeds to the program.
The Eagles will give one
free meal and drink to
every customer in the car
wash line. Along with the
barbeque,
refreshing
drinks, and treats, there
will be a fun game for kids
with prizes. It will also be
the last day to purchase a
raffle ticket for prizes
from local merchants. Gift
certificates and other great
prizes totaling over $2,000
will be up to win. There
will be food, drinks,
games, and fun for everyone
City youth
basketball
registration open
The City of Ukiah
Community
Service
Department announces the
beginning of registration
for the 2007/08 Youth
Basketball league. The
league is open to boys and
girls from kindergarten
through
12th
grade.
Registration forms are
now available at the Civic
Center, 411 W. Clay St and
at www.cityofukiah.com.
The registration fee is
$55 per first player, $50
for the second player in
the
same
family.
Registrations are due by
Friday, October 31. A $15
late fee will be added after
the deadline. There are
low-income
discounts
available. Absolutely no
registration will be accepted after Nov. 7. Practices
will begin in November,
after Thanksgiving. The
Youth Basketball League
games will run from
January through March
2009. For this program to
be successful enthusiastic
volunteer coaches and
team sponsors are needed.
For more information,
please call 463-6714.
For a complete season
schedule of game days and
times, go to www.ukiahi.com.
Few pony
up without
county fair
By SCOTT LINESBURGH
The Record, Stockton
Coyote Classic
Sept. 28
MC women’s
basketball
fundraiser
local referees for outstanding
team play and sportsmanship
by the team. She concluded
that all girls did a great job at
this tournament with excellent
communication and hard work
on the court.
Michael Hooker/ The Daily Journal
In a bout against Piner High of Santa Rosa, Wednesday, at home, Ukiah High Wildcat Varsity Soccer
players, Mallory Ross #9, looks for her chance while Amelia Lanfrankie #11, and Jenny Segura #13,
fight for possession.
By JOE LANGSTAFF
Daily Journal
Sports Editor
With the final minutes
ticking off the game clock,
the Ukiah girls varsity soccer team pulled out a dramatic 1-0 victory over the
visitors from Piner High,
Wednesday, at Ukiah High
School.
The game had been a
hard-fought, scoreless contest for the entire of the
game. Each side managed
to work the ball down for
several shots on goal that
were either off the mark or
were blocked by the
goalies.
Then, with perhaps less
than three minutes left in
the match, Ukiah seized on
another opportunity to
score. This time with a pass
from Kelsey Goodacre,
Michaela Brazil out maneu-
UHS girls JV
soccer are 6-0
victors at home
By JOE LANGSTAFF
Daily Journal
Sports Editor
The Ukiah High girls JV
Soccer team upped their
vered the Piner goalie in
front of the net and kicked
the eventual game-winning
goal.
For the remainder of the
game the Wildcat girls
maintained a tight defense
until time expired. The win
was Ukiah's first in North
Bay League play, evening
their league record at 1-1,
and 2-2 over all.
The victory was a result
of a determined team-wide
effort.
Several players
exhibited fine soccer skills
with pressure on defense,
ball control and accurate
passes. Notable in their
efforts were Mallory Ross
with her ball handling and
goalie Adrianna Torrez
with several fine saves.
The Wildcats' next game
will be on the road against
Ursuline High, tonight at 7
p.m.
season record to 3-1-1 with
a shutout 6-0 victory over
Piner High , Wednesday, at
Ukiah High.
The goals were scored
by Jillian Vickers (1),
Jazzmine Barnes (2),
Hannah Eddy (1), and
Phoebe Hendry (2).
Coach Bob Mahaffey
Guarding the goal and holding Piner to zero at
Wednesday’s Ukiah vs. Piner game, Goalie
Adrianna Torrez was an imposing force.
was pleased with his young
team's performance. Fifteen
of the seventeen players on
the roster are freshmen. He
said he is especially pleased
with the versatility of team,
with several players being
able to play different positions.
The team's next game
will be at Ursuline High,
tonight, at 5 p.m.
Yankee Stadium deal criticized by lawmakers
By DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A
congressional panel has taken
tough swings at the New York
Yankees and New York City
government over a new stadium for the Yankees. But neither the team nor the city
budged from their positions
on the $1.3 billion structure.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich said
Thursday he found “waste and
abuse of public dollars” in the
financing of the new stadium
under construction in the
South Bronx.
Kucinich is an Ohio
Democrat who heads the
House
Oversight
and
Government
Reform
Committee. He charged that
city officials misrepresented
to the IRS the value of the
property, helping them to get
special tax deals from the federal government and in effect
dumping the cost of construction onto taxpayers. No one
from the either the city or the
Yankees spoke at the hearing.
As Kucinich spoke, New
York’s
mayor,
Michael
Bloomberg, was in a nearby
building testifying before a
different House committee on
global warming.
Earlier
this
week,
Bloomberg defended the deal,
calling it “a great project.”
“We want these kinds of
facilities here. Having new
stadiums is as important as
other things in terms of, not
just the spirit for the people
who live here, but our economy,” Bloomberg said.
That’s not how several
Democrats on the panel saw
it.
“In the case of the new
Yankee Stadium, not only
have we found waste and
abuse of public dollars subsidizing a project that is for the
exclusive benefit of a private
entity, the Yankees, but also
we have discovered serious
questions about the accuracy
of certain representations
made by the City of New York
to the federal government,”
Kucinich said.
The panel’s investigation
found “substantial evidence of
improprieties and possible
fraud by the financial architects of the new Yankee
Stadium,” he added.
The criticism highlights
tensions felt nationwide as
governments
increasingly
support stadiums for profitable pro sports teams with
multimillion dollar payrolls.
Rep. Diane Watson, DCalif., said her hometown of
Los Angeles has gone without
a professional football team
for decades because city officials are unwilling to pay for a
new stadium.
Given the current financial
crisis gripping the U.S. economy, she said it made no sense
for taxpayers to pay for construction of buildings for the
benefit of sports owner
tycoons.
“In this country we have
allowed the upper class to
destroy the middle class,”
Watson charged.
The lawmakers also complained that city and team
officials had not provided
information they have sought
about the financing of Yankee
Stadium.
The panel did hear from
New York State Assemblyman
Richard Brodsky, an outspoken critic of the deal, who
charges that between $550
million to $850 million in taxpayer money has been committed to the project.
Brodksy’s charges, based
on city, IRS, and Yankee documents, include:
—The city manipulated the
assessed value of the stadium
to meet requirements for an
IRS tax exemption.
—City officials didn’t disclose their purchase of a luxury box and extra game tickets.
—The $366 million in
additional funding sought by
the Yankees would be for a
large video screen, not structural costs.
STOCKTON -- Horse racing at the San Joaquin County
Fairgrounds struggled this
year, the first time in 75 years
the racing had been held on
separate dates from the fair.
Attendance over the nineday program, which ended
Sunday, was down by 60 percent, and the total money bet - known as the handle -- was
down by 40 percent. Racing
organizers have begun looking for ways to improve in
2009.
"There's no doubt the numbers weren't very good," said
Forrest White, the fair's executive director. The weather
and the racing being held on
different dates from the fair
were among the reasons he
cited for the decreases.
The dates for next year's
program probably won't
change, according to White.
He believes the nine-day racing schedule will go off again
next September, while the fair
itself will remain in June.
White also said he is looking at a tentative plan to
change to a weekends-only
program, where races would
run Friday through Sunday on
three consecutive weekends,
instead of nine shows over
two weeks.
Mike
Martin,
the
California Horse Racing
Board's public information
officer, wouldn't comment on
next season's schedule, but he
said his organization will discuss race dates today at its
monthly meeting. He doesn't
expect any firm decisions will
be made today.
Brent Harmon, a jockey
agent from Manteca who
arranges for his clients to get
rides at tracks throughout
Northern California, said he
isn't convinced the weekendsonly schedule will work.
"I don't think it will help at
all. I think you are going to
have to bring the fair back,"
Harmon said. "It's obvious.
You just don't have the same
charisma or walk-up without
the fair.
"The weekends-only plan
is just another experiment,
and I don't think these horse
people like change," Harmon
said. "Some just won't come."
This year, attendance was
about 15,000 for nine dates,
compared with about 40,000
during last year's 10-day
schedule.
The handle at the track
dropped from $2.3 million to
$1.3 million, and the national
handle, which includes satellite betting throughout the
country on the Stockton races,
went from $23.62 million to
$16.17 million, a decline of
31 percent.
"I, like everyone else, was
very disappointed in the handle, and I think the best thing
is to run the horses with the
fair," said Bill Robinson, who
owns a horse ranch in
Lathrop. "Running weekendsonly will help, but it won't
make up the difference."
White has stated the
California Horse Racing
Board moved the races to
September in Stockton so an
event would bridge the
California State Fair and racing at Golden Gate Fields,
which began this week.
He hopes some of the
things learned this year will
improve the situation next
year.
THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL
C OMMUNITY
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2008 – A-7
Nebraska defines ‘Will you still need me when I’m 64?’
rural philanthropy About
I thought I knew what rural
was, and then I went to
Nebraska for a conference on
rural philanthropy. Meeting
people from small towns in
Nebraska, Wisconsin, South
Dakota and other states made
me understand a definition of
rural that is epitomized in
counties that “have more cattle than people.”
This was my first trip to
Nebraska and it was memorable. It started with the food:
chicken gizzards, homemade
sweet potato biscuits, pickled
cucumbers and, of course, ribs
and steaks. It is a great place
to forget about your diet.
But even more impressive
was the spirit of the people
from small towns who have
such a love of “home” that
they are creating community
foundations to preserve the
quality of life that will keep
their populations from shrinking. In towns with populations
of 500 people or less, local
leaders are encouraging residents to preserve their hometowns by leaving the community foundation 5 percent of
their estates. Other communities are encouraging residents
to consider the community
foundation as “one of their
children” when planning their
estates. Their motto is, “looking forward, giving back.”
The small town Nebraska
community foundations are
focused on preserving their
hometowns through investment in four areas: mobilizing
local leaders, energizing
entrepreneurs, attracting and
engaging young people, and
retaining local wealth as
estates pass on from the older
generation. The focus on
keeping young people in the
community is important to
many. I heard, “Although
youth make up 25 percent of
our population, they represent
100 percent of our future,”
and, “we need to quit giving
our kids luggage for graduation.”
It is encouraging to see that
this approach seems to be
working. For example, in
Valley County, Nebraska
(population 4,647) the population is growing for the first
time in 70 years. Since 2003,
73 new businesses have started, 10 have expanded, and 21
have transitioned to new owners. This has created 332 new
jobs and resulted in $90 million in new investment.
Finally, the goal of capturing
Alzheimer’s
Disease
Giving Back
By Susanne Norgard
5 percent of the estimated 10year transfer of wealth has
been exceeded.
How does this translate to
Mendocino
County?
Community Foundation board
member Ana Mahoney, who
was one of the Community
Foundation board members
who attended the conference,
gleaned many ideas from our
rural counterparts.
She noted, “We share similar experiences to other rural
communities throughout the
country. We are losing our
youth. It truly is a compelling
reason for us to develop a
framework for effective and
sustainable community and
economic
development.
That’s why I joined the board
of
the
Community
Foundation.”
The endowment funds that
are growing in rural communities are creating “community capital” that can be used to
address the economic and
quality of life issues that are
important for keeping these
communities
alive
and
vibrant. But they do more than
that. They turn the attention of
residents away from thinking
about what they might lose in
terms of population or
lifestyle, and turn the focus to
the future and what they
might build in terms of local
leadership
development,
opportunities for youth, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy.
The
Community
Foundation of Mendocino
County is our vehicle for
building “community capital”
that can be used now and in
the future. If you want to find
out how you can join the others in our community who are
“looking forward by giving
back,” visit www.communityfound.org
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Perhaps many of you recognize the
words from the Beatles’ song in the title
to this article. The rest of that line is,
“will you still feed me when I’m 64?”
When this song was penned I doubt the
writer had Alzheimer’s disease in mind.
Yes, this horrible disease usually ends
in the person’s loss of their ability to
walk, talk, eat, drink, and, sadly loss of
ability to recognize their loved ones.
Between the ages of 65-79, about 5 percent of all Americans experience
Alzheimer’s disease, about 5 million is
the current estimate of the number of
people afflicted. It is estimated by age 85
about 50 percent of all adults are afflicted
by dementia to some degree. Some
90,000 are afflicted in the Bay Area and
some 500,000 in California. (Facts
derived
from
the
Alzheimer’s
Association)
This progressive neurological disease
(it kills the nerve cells in the brain -- for
an amazing understanding go to alz.org,
click on Brain Tour) affects the person’s
body, mind, and emotions. There are also
rare, genetically inherited forms of AD
(Alzheimer’s Disease) known as “earlyonset Alzheimer’s” that can strike in
unsuspecting individuals in their 30s and
40s. Dementia of which Alzheimer’s is
the most common form is a general term
used to describe a chronic, devastating
illness that primarily affects older individuals. This disease is progressive and is
indicated by a decline in memory, judgment, intellectual function, visual-spatial
skills, and adaptive ability, to the degree
that symptoms interfere with a person’s
ordinary activities and relationships.
Dementia is usually incurable, although
the rate of progression varies in each person.
(Taken
from Alzheimer’s,
Prevention of the Disease and Other
Dementias, by Mary O’Brien, MD).
Dr. O’Brien does a good job of defining this disease. Yet, Leslie Bishop
Franco, an advocate for AD prevention
and funding, puts a face to this disease by
explaining how it affected her personally.
“My mother, Darlene Linton Bishop was
diagnosed with early-onset AD in 2000 at
the age of 56. She died six years later, at
the age of 62. She was struck in the prime
of life. She was working full-time as a
medical social worker, she was a deacon
in her church, she was an avid tennis
player and golfer, and she loved to travel.
Most upsetting to me, she had just
become a grandmother to me…for the
Gray Matters
By Tom Buske, MSW
first time to my twins. When she died in
2006, she left two devastated daughters
in
their
30’s
and
five
grandsons…Alzheimer’s robbed my
mother – all of our boys – of the grandmother experience.”
Ms. Franco’s poignant expression of
her mother’s demise due to AD begs
reading between the lines. This daughter
may well have experienced feelings of
anger over the disease striking her mother in the prime of her life, loss of her
mom, and loss of her being grandma to
her twins would have left her devastated.
Her grief must have been deep as she
indicates she was very close to her mother and loved her dearly. Her mother’s
death left her adrift without the help or
wisdom of her mother as she faced her
new role as mother to twins for the first
time. Can’t you feel her emotions as she
relates, “Alzheimer’s robbed my mother…” ?
She doesn’t mention in this article if
she became her mother’s caregiver as her
illness progressed. The reading I’ve done
indicates those who do care for their
loved ones take on the most stressful
work there is. This is due to having full
time responsibility 24/7 for their loved
one’s well being. Caregivers who’ve
brought their spouses or parents to our
program for relief from this constant
stress give insight into what it is like for
them. Their common voice is of dedication to spouses or parents whom they
have loved for so many years. Yet, sadness and grief over seeing their loved one
gradually lose their sense of self as well
as knowing who their spouse or adult
child is all part of this disease process.
Agitated, confused, regressed, and lost in
time and place would be the thread that
runs through many of the stories of the
lives of their afflicted loved one as the
disease progresses. Despite this the final
thread is one of courage, dignity and love
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Seats open on Noyo
Harbor District Commission
Applications are being accepted from interested persons to
fill one of the City of Fort Bragg’s appointees to the Noyo
Harbor District Commission.
The Fort Bragg City Council appoints two of the five members of the Commission, the County of Mendocino appoints
two of the five members, and jointly with the Mendocino
County Board of Supervisors the Council appoints the
Chairman.
Terms on the Commission are for a four year period.
Currently, one City position and the joint City/County position
are eligible for appointment in October. These appointments
will be four-year terms which run from November 1 to October
31, 2012.
To be eligible for appointment to the Commission, applicants must reside within the boundaries of the Noyo Harbor
District. Persons interested in appointment are urged to contact
City Clerk Cindy VanWormer at 961-2823, ext. 115 to obtain an
application form.
Applications are due Friday, Oct. 10 by 5 p.m. and depending on the number of applications the City Council may wish to
interview applicants at a special Council meeting, or at the Oct.
27 City Council meeting.
Questions in respect to this information should be directed to
City Clerk Cindy VanWormer at 961-2823, ext. 115.
Next round of depression
recovery seminars to begin Sept. 30
Ukiah Valley Medical Center is hosting another round of
Depression Recovery Seminars. The next session will begin on
Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in the hospital’s Glenn Miller
Education Center, at 275 Hospital Drive.
The nine-class session will include:
• Introduction
• Identifying depression and its causes
• Lifestyle treatment for depression
• Nutrition and the brain
• How thinking can defeat depression
• Positive lifestyle choices
• Stress without distress
• Living about loss
• How to improve brain function
For more information: Ukiah residents, call 468-5115;
Willits residents, call 459-6397
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in those impacted by AD.
For these precious caregivers the Adult
Day Health Care program at the Ukiah
Senior Center provides a respite, a relief
from the stress and strain of this labor of
love. For five hours they can place their
spouse or parents in the hands of caring,
competent staff to keep their loved one
safe as well as be relieved of their duties
and have some rest and time to themselves to refresh. This is so very necessary to avoid caregiver burn-out.
For caregivers just beginning this
unfamiliar journey of caring for a loved
one with AD, the March, 2008 Journal of
American Geriatric Sociology comes this
tip; “sharing the diagnosis with the
patient not only didn’t add to depression
or emotional burden, it offered a measure
of relief.” Caregivers can find assurance
from their fears of disclosing the AD
diagnosis in this statement. As frightening as it is, shinning light on the truth can
lead to a freedom to cope and plan and
deal honestly with what is. This can help
everyone to come to terms with AD and
even find acceptance of AD.
Finally, this journey has been trod by
other caregivers and resources are only a
touch or call away. Locally, the Redwood
Caregiver Resource Center is a most
valuable resource at 542-0282. In addition a new Ukiah volunteer program is up
and running -Alzheimer’s Resource and
Education Center can help navigate the
many unknowns of AD. They will help
caregivers by providing information
about agencies, medical professionals,
and residential facilities for people with
Alzheimer’s. They also have a lending
library which is focused on Alzheimer’s.
For information call Candace Horsley,
Director,
391-6188
or
arecmendo@yahoo.com. On a national
level the Alzheimer’s Association is a
leader in resource and research in AD. On
a regional level the Alzheimer’s
Association of The Northern California
and Northern Nevada Greater San
Francisco Bay Area can be contacted at
800-272-3900 or www.alz.org/norcal.
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This day is set aside to draw awareness to
this world wide disease and to advocate
for it being not only treated but eradicated. Your money donated to Alzheimer’s
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for we don’t know what the future holds
for us.
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health needs/respite contact Tom Buske,
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SoCal home prices E-waste crackdown needed, GAO says
continue to fall
By JACK KATZANEK
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside
Southern California home prices continued their free-fall in
August and are now as low as they were five years ago, a realestate research form reported today.
Sales have accelerated sharply from a year ago in Riverside
County and were also up in San Bernardino County, according
to DataQuick Information Systems. But the activity is largely
centered on foreclosures and other sales of distressed properties, which is keeping other sellers away from the market.
DataQuick President John Walsh said in a statement home
values have fallen sharply in the Inland housing markets, where
sales interest in foreclosed homes is highest.
The median price of a resale home in Riverside County was
$247,500 in August, down from $260,000 a month earlier and
37.3 percent lower than August 2007, DataQuick reported.
In San Bernardino County, the median sales prices slipped to
$215,000, down from $230,000 in July. The price has dropped
40.3 percent in the last 12 months.
The all-time highs were $432,000 in Riverside County and
$380,000 in San Bernardino, both recorded in late 2006.
Sequoia Park fire
partially contained
By ANITA STACKHOUSE-HITE
The Porterville Recorder
The Hidden Fire in the Sequoia National Park 12 miles north
of Three Rivers, ignited by a lightning strike, is being contained.
The fire started at about 6:24 p.m. Sept. 10.
Firefighters from multiple agencies, according to a fire
update from the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, went
into action from the ground and the air with the support of
fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to contain the fire.
However, as of Wednesday, the fire had consumed more than
466 acres. Fire managers had anticipated the growth because of
hot, dry conditions.
The fire is burning in steep, rugged terrain and heavy fuels
at about 6,000 to 6,500 feet in elevation.
Located near Hidden Springs in the north fork of the Kaweah
River drainage and north of Ash Mountain, the fire has a high
potential for more growth, fore officials said. Approximately
115 firefighters are battling this fire, including the fire management team.
Five helicopters and five air tankers are also assigned to the
fire to support ground operations. Spotting and roll-outs are
creating control issues on the north and east flank.
The incident command post supporting the fire is located at
Horse Creek campground near Lake Kaweah.
As a result of the fire, Crystal Cave Road is closed at
Generals Highway, as is the trail to the Muir Grove.
The Colony Mill Road has an advisory posted at the North
Fork Drive trail head advising that the road will be closed
because of fie danger.
The fire is about 30 percent contained.
Congress members
lend support to Hangar
One preservationists
Study: U.S. has done little to
stop toxic materials from
endangering foriegn workers
By FRANK DAVIES
San Jose Mercury News
WASHINGTON -- U.S. regulators
have done little to stop the export of used
computers and other electronic products
with toxic materials that endanger foreign
workers,
a
Government
Accountability Office report concluded
Wednesday.
The growing flood of electronic waste
is fueled by the short lifespan of many
products, and by manufacturers who rush
to get the latest gizmo or upgrade on the
market.
U.S. consumers disposed of 300 million electronic devices in 2006, and "a
substantial amount ends up in countries
where disposal practices can harm workers and the environment," the 65-page
report found.
The GAO faulted the Environmental
Protection Agency for a lack of enforcement that allows recycling companies,
some of them touting their "green" credentials, to dump computer and TV cathode ray tubes (CRTs), which contain several pounds of lead, and other "e-waste"
overseas.
GAO investigators posing as foreign
buyers of broken CRTs in India, Pakistan
and Hong Kong found 43 U.S. companies willing to export such CRTs. "Some
were willing to export CRTs in apparent
violation of the EPA rule" that went into
effect in 2007, the report said.
A new crop of recycling companies
"includes some high-end players but also
bottom feeders," said Ted Smith, founder
of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition.
These companies claim to responsibly
recycle, but instead ship discarded electronics laden with toxic materials to Asia
and Africa, where workers separate
out copper, gold and other valuable
elements.
The coalition was launched in the
1980s, when toxic chemicals from computer chip factories leaked into Silicon
Valley groundwater. In recent years the
coalition has focused on the disposal of
electronic products as a growing problem.
The EPA estimates that 2.6 million
tons of used or unwanted electronics was
discarded in the United States in 2005.
John Stephenson of the GAO told a
House Foreign Affairs subcommittee
Wednesday that U.S. export controls on
used electronics are "among the weakest
in the world." The only e-waste the EPA
can regulate is CRTs, and "that enforcement is minimal," he said.
In response, the EPA said the GAO
report "did not provide a complete or balanced picture of the agency's electronic
waste program."
Jim Puckett, an activist with the
Electronics TakeBack Coalition, which
promotes responsible recycling, said he
recently saw workers in Guiyu, China,
burning wiring and using acid baths to
extract usable ingredients. "It was a
cyber-age horror show," he said during a
conference call with reporters.
During that call, Reps. Mike
Thompson, a Democrat from St. Helena,
and Gene Green, a Houston Democrat,
said they hoped the GAO report will spur
Congress to enact stronger regulations on
electronic waste.
KEY CONTAMINANTS
Lead: Cathode ray tubes contain up to
four pounds of lead, and circuit boards
also contain some of this metal. Lead is
toxic and can delay neurological development in children and cause other
adverse health effects in adults. Lead can
leach out of CRT glass and circuit boards
disposed of in landfills, or it can be
released into the environment by incineration.
Brominated flame retardants: Found in
plastic casings of personal computers,
CRT monitors and circuit boards, brominated flame retardants can persist in the
environment and accumulate in living
organisms, where they may cause liver
and thyroid toxicity. They can be released
into the environment when computer
parts are shredded or heated.
And: CRT monitors may also contain
antimony, barium oxide and phosphors,
which can cause human health and environmental problems.
Cadmium: Small amounts of this highly toxic metal are in electronic contacts
and switches. Cadmium persists in the
environment and accumulates in living
organisms. It may be released into the
environment by heat and incineration.
And: Computer central processing
units may also contain beryllium and
lithium, which can cause human health
and environmental problems.
Source: Government Accountability
Office
School drug-sniffing dog plan snuffed
School board
opts for study
BY SALLY CONNELL
THE TRIBUNE, SAN LUIS
OBISPO
Rather
than
institute
searches by drug-sniffing
dogs or random drug testing
of athletes and others, San
Luis Coastal school board
members decided to set a special study session on drug use
in the community and local
schools.
It was clear at a Tuesday
night meeting that the issue of
random drug testing and
searches made a majority of
the board queasy. "There is a
drug test we already give
called assessment," board
member Walt Millar said,
pointing out that the board
finds in its expulsion hearings
that drug use is often tied to
declining grades and test
scores.
The board on Tuesday was
to consider a plan to use drugsniffing dogs for searches, but
staff told the board that the
state Attorney General's
Office in 2000 issued an opinion that school administrators
"may not" implement such a
policy.
The second proposal -- random drug testing of students
in extracurricular activities --
has historically better withstood legal challenges.
Board members Kathryn
Eisendrath-Rogers and Mark
Buchman clearly wanted testing to at least be considered as
an option for dealing with the
drug problem.
They both mentioned the
countywide Healthy Kids
Survey. Eighteen percent of
the district freshmen surveyed
reported using marijuana at
least once, while 42 percent of
the juniors said they had used
it.
But
after
discussion,
Buchman said that he liked
the idea of dialogue before
any
decision,
while
Eisendrath- Rogers said she
would like to see a decision at
the end of any forum.
Board member Marilyn
Rodger said she doubted she
would support random testing.
She said it would turn off
students who come to school
specifically for sports and
may not be interested in academics and other aspects of
school.
Staff said that the forum the
board wants could be put into
place by November. Board
members suggested that
teachers, parents, students,
doctors and others address
what they emphasized is a
community problem.
By JASON GREEN
Palo Alto Daily News
A dozen local lawmakers led by Palo Alto U.S. Rep. Anna
Eshoo called on the Navy on Wednesday to restore Hangar One
for reuse once it's been scrubbed of toxins.
In a strongly-worded letter addressed to Secretary of the
Navy Donald Winter, Eshoo and her peers in the Greater Bay
Area Congressional Delegation urged the Navy to cooperate
with the hangar's owner, NASA Ames Research Center, "to
ensure remediation and restoration are efficiently achieved."
The memo underscores local residents' desire to see Hangar
One preserved as well as their rejection of the Navy's most
recent clean-up proposal, which would involve removing the
cover and leaving the frame exposed. Preservationists fear the
structure will fall apart without a new skin.
"Our constituents have overwhelmingly supported a re-skinning of Hangar One ... and it is critical that we do everything
possible to see that Hangar One is restored so that it remains an
icon in the Bay Area," the letter states. "Citizens and community leaders alike have come together to support a re-skinning
and remediation process that allows for a new covering for
Hangar One."
NASA Ames and the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale
have also voiced support for restoration.
The letter also highlights the hangar's potential role in a
redeveloped Moffett Field: "The Hangar is located within the
NASA Ames Research Center which has recently begun several exciting public-private partnerships with organizations such
as Google and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
"The potential uses in keeping with NASA Ames' mission
for Hangar One are extensive, but can only be realized if the
Hangar is fully restored."
Save Hangar One Committee member Lenny Siegel welcomed the congressional delegation's support.
"Since it was signed by the entire delegation, including
Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi, it sends a powerful message to the
Executive Branch," he said.
This isn't the first time Eshoo and her colleagues have leant
their support to the preservationists. In 2006, when the Navy
proposed demolition as the most cost-effective and efficient
way to clean up PCBs and other toxins at the hangar, a similar
letter was sent to Secretary Winter.
The Navy ultimately backed away from that plan in the face
of sharp public outcry. Its latest proposal is expected to cost
about $25.8 million, or about $500,000 less than demolition.
"It's a treasure not only in the 14th Congressional District,
but in the Bay Area and Northern California," Eshoo said in a
recent interview.
Built in 1932 to house the USS Macon dirigible, the hangar
is more than 200 feet tall, more than 300 feet wide and more
than 1,000 feet long. The Navy and Army took turns using the
hangar until it was turned over to NASA Ames in 1994, after
which it saw air show and open house duty.
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2008 – A-9
Foreclosures: San Jose tries to protect neighborhoods
Lenders pushed
to keep homes
in good condition
By SUE MCALLISTER
San Jose Mercury News
As the housing slump grinds on,
San Jose is reaching out to residents
facing foreclosure and insisting on
the cleanup of neglected homes that
could blight city neighborhoods.
Overgrown lawns and vegetation
can pose fire hazards, open doors and
windows can attract vandalism, and
excess debris creates eyesores, said
Michael Hannon, deputy director for
code enforcement.
"A year ago, I had one inspector
manning the vacant building program," Hannon said. Now he's
spread the responsibility among 20
inspectors.
A report prepared recently for the
San Jose City Council by the city's
housing and planning departments
provides a detailed snapshot of the
city's foreclosures from May through
July, and offers a look at how various
city-supported programs are addressing the problem.
The report shows the San Jose
neighborhoods hardest hit by foreclosures during the three-month period are concentrated east of Highway
87. The highest concentration of
foreclosure filings was in ZIP code
95122, where 2.6 percent of all
households were in some stage of
foreclosure. Three other ZIP codes -95111, 95116 and 95127 -- had foreclosure rates of 2 percent or higher.
"When you look at the number of
families impacted, it's a large number, and we need to be responsive as
much as we can," said Leslye
Krutko, director of the city's
Department of Housing, referring to
those families who are losing their
homes.
The 10 worst-faring ZIP codes in
San Jose all performed worse that
the national average for the second
quarter, which was 0.6 percent,
according to data from RealtyTrac,
which also provided the data for the
city report. But "no San Jose ZIP
code is suffering as badly as
Stockton," where the foreclosure rate
in the second quarter was 4.0 percent, the report noted.
Properties are considered to be in
foreclosure if owners received either
a notice of default or a notice that the
property was scheduled to be sold at
auction,
or if the property was repossessed
by mortgage lenders during the period studied.
Many of the vacant properties that
San Jose residents call to complain
about are owned by lending companies that have foreclosed, Hannon
said. As a result, he said his inspectors have created a database of contact names and numbers for the many
different lenders responsible for
foreclosure properties in the city.
"If you're a lender, the city expects
you're going to maintain that property so it doesn't blight the community," he said. "Nowadays, a vacant
building
is
an
'attractive
nuisance,'"⤰" that could lure vandals to the property, something the
city and neighbors want to avoid.
Hannon said lenders that don't
maintain their properties
can be fined up to $1,000 for multiple violations, and will be charged
for expenses and staff time if city
contractors have to board up a house
to keep it secure, for example.
"It's not fair to the citizens of the
city of San Jose to have to pay for,
essentially, property management,"
Hannon said.
From November 2007 to July
2008, the report said, 305 vacant
houses were found to be in violation
of the city's neglected vacant house
ordinance. But as of the end of the
July, only 92 still needed "abatement" of some kind.
Overall, Hannon said he feels
"pretty good" about his division's
ability to handle citizen complaints,
which he said he relies upon and can
respond to within 24 to 48 hours.
Krutko, who with Planning
Department Director Joe Horwedel
cosigned the report presented to
Mayor Chuck Reed and the council
in late August, said her department's
top concern over the next six weeks
will be determining the best use of
funds that will be available to the
city soon from the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development.
As part of a bill recently passed by
Congress, local governments will be
allocated money to help them
address the foreclosure crisis. The
amount of those allocations will be
announced Sunday, and the city will
have 30 days to submit a plan to
HUD for approval.
Krutko said she is seeking clarification from HUD on what kinds of
programs the funds can be used for.
She said her current understanding is
that the money cannot be used to
help owners stave off foreclosure; it
must be used to mitigate foreclosures
that already have happened.
She said useful programs might
include second-mortgage loans that
would allow first-time buyers to purchase bank-owned foreclosures, or
assistance for renters who have been
displaced after their landlord was
foreclosed upon.
Additionally, Krutko said the city
is hoping to organize more citysponsored foreclosure-prevention
fairs at which lenders can offer onthe-spot loan modifications or other
assistance to owners trying to stay in
their homes. One such event held
Aug. 20 at Independence High
School was attended by an estimated
400 people. Krutko called it "very
successful."
Jaime Alvarado, executive director of Somos Mayfair, a community
organization in San Jose's Mayfair
neighborhood -- and in one of the
report's hardest-hit ZIP codes -- said
the city's efforts to prevent blight
from vacant homes seems in his area
to be working.
"In Mayfair, so far, so good, but
it's still early. Everyday, there are
more and more houses vacant."
BART riders in no rush to pay proposed peak fares
Google, GE to work
Saili Kulkarni of Oakland is one of
of "congestion pricing," or
charging more during peak demand peri- those who have no choice. The special
together on green energy BART rider Elaine Findley is angry consideration
education teacher at Garfield Elementary
ods.
By JANIS MARA
The Oakland Tribune
Partnership
unveiled at
Google's annual
conference
By ELISE ACKERMAN
San Jose Mercury News
Google
and
General
Electric
announced
Wednesday that they would
work together to push the
development of renewable
energy.
The companies said they
would team up to lobby the
federal government to modernize the electrical grid and
collaborate in the development of technologies for plugin vehicles and geothermal
energy.
"We are trying to make
renewable energy cheaper
than coal energy," Google cofounder Larry Page said at a
news conference Wednesday
afternoon.
The
partnership
was
unveiled at Google's annual
Zeitgeist conference, a twoday think-fest where Google's
business partners are invited
to Mountain View to discuss
global issues with leaders
such as former vice president
Al Gore and Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, as well
as celebrities including
Leonardo DiCaprio and
Forest Whitaker.
Against a backdrop of continued financial turmoil,
Google's leaders said their
business was in good shape
and unlikely to experience a
direct impact from the current
crisis.
"The company has a large
amount of cash in very boring
investments," Chief Executive
Eric Schmidt told reporters.
As of June 30, Google had
$16 billion in cash and securities and other current assets.
Schmidt said Google plans
to move ahead with a previously announced deal to provide search-advertising services to Yahoo, despite scrutiny by regulators in the United
States and Europe. Schmidt
said that his company had
anticipated there would be
objections to the deal, and that
it is carefully structured to
comply with antitrust regulations.
"We have probably not
explained it well enough," he
said.
Advertisers have expressed
concern that the pact would
lead to an increase in the cost
of advertising brokered by
Google. Page pointed out that
the price of advertising is not
set by Yahoo or Google but in
an auction where advertisers
decide what an ad is worth to
them.
and she doesn't care who knows it.
"I'm really, really frustrated with
BART," the Richmond resident said this
week at BART's Ashby station in
Berkeley. "Are we being punished for
going to work at a certain time?"
Findley, who rides BART to Ashby
and transfers to a shuttle bus four days a
week, was referring to a BART proposal
to introduce higher fares and parking fees
during rush hour as soaring ridership
threatens to strain the system at peak
commute times.
BART riders -- the mild-mannered, the
meek and the militant -- almost all agreed
that this is, to put it mildly, a bad idea.
Leaping to his feet from a seat on the
platform bench, John Busher of Berkeley
said, "No. People ride during commute
hours not because they want to, but
because they have to."
Boarding a train at the Pleasant Hill
station, Kelly Martinez added, "The
economy is in terrible shape. For most
people, the foremost thing is keeping a
job. If it costs more to get to work, it'll be
even rougher on them."
High gas prices, traffic jams and concerns about the environment have driven
commuters to BART stations in record
numbers. Just a week earlier, BART hit
an all-time ridership high of about
405,000 passengers thanks to commuters
and the Raiders and Giants both playing
home games on Sept. 8.
BART is averaging 370,000 riders per
day, about 15,000 more than a year ago,
which would seem to be cause for
celebration.
However, the system seems to have
snatched a public-relations defeat with
Joe Habich of El Cerrito was waiting
for a train into San Francisco at the
MacArthur station in Oakland on
Monday.
"They finally got what they wanted -increased ridership," Habich said. "And
now they're going to shoot themselves in
the foot."
Surging ridership is moving the system toward capacity faster than a BART
train hurtling through the Transbay Tube,
engineers say. Congestion pricing is possibly the best way to get riders to take
trains later or earlier than rush hour,
according to consultant Jeffrey Tumlin,
who told the BART board last week, "It is
very effective."
Actual commuters differ. Strongly.
"I have to be at work at a certain time,
five days a week. I can't spread it out,"
said Brendan Fitzgerald of Emeryville,
who takes the Emery Go Round shuttle
bus to the MacArthur station, where he
catches BART into San Francisco.
Fitzgerald, a recruiter for a hospital
staffing agency, works 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
weekdays.
"If I had the choice, I would go at noncommute hours, but I have to be at work
to cover a certain time period. I understand the demands of my workplace,"
said Cathy Torres, who commutes from
Daly City to work at UC Berkeley as a
public health practice coordinator.
"Those who would benefit (from congestion pricing) would be those who can
afford to flex their time -- the higher-paid
workers," Torres said. "Those who are 9to-5, minimum-wage workers would
have to pay the higher rate. They have no
choice."
in Fremont rides her bike to the
MacArthur BART station, then takes the
train to work.
"It's not fair. It's biased against the
people commuting in the morning,"
Kulkarni said.
The system chokes up worst at the
Embarcadero and Montgomery stations
in San Francisco, where commuters -many of them from the East Bay -- flood
the stations' escalators, staircases, elevators and platforms.
The two-year surge in ridership may
soon bring these stations to capacity limits, planners fear.
However, on Monday morning about 8
a.m., the Montgomery station, while
crowded, didn't seem out of control.
Well-defined lines of commuters moved
up the escalators after getting off inbound
trains.
Kimberly Wong of Oakland said she is
generally a fan of BART, but not of the
new plan.
"It's definitely not a good idea," said
Wong, who regularly takes the train to
Concord.
Some commuters said they feared a
possible surcharge would discourage
commuters from taking BART.
"I wouldn't want it to make people get
back in their cars. That would be terrible," said Sarah Brann of Berkeley, who
works as a court reporter in San
Francisco.
Planners say congestion pricing works
well for some big-city commuter-rail systems, including the Metro in Washington
D.C. which has had different peak and
off-peak fares since its system opened in
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Possible financial crisis fix sends stocks soaring
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The
stock market finally found
reason to rally Thursday, and
Congress promised quick
action as the Bush administration prepared a plan to rescue
banks from the bad debt at the
heart of the worst crisis on
Wall Street since the Great
Depression.
Details of the plan were
still being worked out, but
Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson emerged from a
nighttime meeting on Capitol
Hill to say he hoped to have a
solution “aimed right at the
heart of this problem.”
As word of a government
plan began to reach Wall
Street earlier in the day, the
Dow Jones industrial average
jumped 410 points, its biggest
percentage gain in nearly six
years.
The rebound also came
after an infusion of billions of
dollars by the Federal Reserve
and world governments aimed
at getting nervous banks to
stop hoarding money and lend
again.
Stocks had fluctuated
throughout the day, without
severe swings in either direction, until CNBC reported the
administration might back a
new agency to take bad assets
off the books of struggling
financial institutions, much
like it did in the aftermath of
the savings and loan crisis of
the 1980s.
After the discussions
Thursday night, Paulson said
the goal was to come up with
Briefly
Continued from Page A-2
Minneapolis
highway span
brings new era of
bridge technology
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —
More than a year after a key
Minneapolis bridge collapsed
and killed 13 people, state
troopers prepared to lead
motorists in a slow procession
Thursday morning across the
new span that reconnects
Interstate 35W over the
Mississippi River.
Crews were scheduled to
remove barricades that have
stood since the old bridge fell
Aug. 1, 2007, reopening a
major artery leading in and
out of Minneapolis that carried 140,000 trips a day.
The new bridge contains
hundreds of sensors that will
collect a stream of data. The
purpose of the “smart bridge”
technology isn’t to warn of
another impending disaster;
it’s to detect small problems
before they become big ones,
said Alan Phipps, design manager for the project with Figg
Engineering Group Inc. of
Tallahassee, Fla.
“What these sensors are
a “comprehensive approach
that will require legislation” to
deal with the bad debts, or
illiquid assets, on banks’ balance sheets. He did not provide any details, but the plan
taking shape called for
Congress to give the administration the power to buy distressed bank assets.
Rep. Barney Frank, DMass., chairman of the House
Financial
Services
Committee, said that probably
would not mean creating a
new government agency.
“It will be the power — it
may not be a new entity. It
will be the power to buy up
illiquid assets,” Frank said.
“There is this concern that if
you had to wait to set up an
entity, it could take too long.”
Frank said his committee
could begin drafting legislation as early as Wednesday.
Paulson, Fed Chairman
Ben Bernanke and other officials planned to work through
the weekend on a solution.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
said that once the administration had presented its proposal, “we hope to move very
quickly” to come to an agreement.
There was no immediate
word how much the rescue
plan might cost.
The banks still standing are
staggering under the weight of
billions of dollars of bad loans
and mortgage debt arising
from the wave of home foreclosures in the United States,
and lending has tightened
around the world in response.
Before the sun rose on Wall
Street on Thursday, the Fed
said it would boost by as
much as $180 billion the
amount of cash it would supply to foreign counterparts
that are short on dollars. For
banks in the United States, the
Fed supplied $105 billion in
short-term loans later in the
day.
But, at least initially, those
efforts did little to unfreeze
the global credit markets.
Banks remained extremely
reluctant to lend money.
The No. 2 official at the
International Monetary Fund,
John Lipsky, said the past few
days were “searing manifestations of a financial crisis that
has expanded to historic proportions.” He predicted the
turbulence would continue for
“some time to come.”
British financial regulators
also banned short-selling the
stock of financial companies
listed on the London Stock
Exchange. U.S. regulators
tightened rules on short-selling Wednesday.
Christopher Cox, chairman
of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, told
lawmakers the SEC may put
in a temporary emergency ban
on all short-selling — not just
the aggressive forms it already
has targeted, according to a
person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of
anonymity because no final
decision had been made.
The ban might apply to
stocks of selected financial
companies, to all financial
companies or even possibly to
all public companies. Shortselling, which has been practiced on Wall Street for
decades, is not illegal per se.
The Fed said it had authorized the expansion of swap
lines, the process by which it
supplies reserves to other central banks, to include amounts
up to $110 billion for the
European Central Bank and
up to $27 billion for the Swiss
National Bank.
The Fed also said new swap
facilities had been authorized
with the Bank of Japan for as
much as $60 billion, $40 billion for the Bank of England
and $10 billion for the Bank
of Canada.
For more than a year,
investors around the world
have watched with growing
alarm as the U.S. economy,
the world’s largest, has struggled to right itself amid massive home foreclosures, many
of them from mortgages
issued to homeowners with
bad credit.
The turmoil has swallowed
some of the most storied
names on Wall Street. Three
of its five major investment
banks — Bear Stearns,
Lehman Brothers and Merrill
Lynch — have either gone out
of business or been driven into
the arms of another bank.
The Dow’s gain of nearly 4
percent on Thursday sent the
average back above 11,000
and nearly erased its losses
from a day before.
But as the uncertainty wore
on, investors continued to
for, it’s like going to your doctor for your health checkup,”
Phipps said. “It’s to ensure
you’re maintained in top
shape so you never get close
to having a serious problem.”
The $234 million bridge
was completed on budget and
more than three months ahead
of the Dec. 24 deadline. That
means the contractors — led
by the team of Flatiron
Construction
Corp.
of
Longmont,
Colo.,
and
Manson Construction Co. of
Seattle — should get a bonus
close to the contract maximum of $27 million, though
the actual amount hasn’t been
determined.
forces.
He flew here Wednesday
night after spending a day in
Afghanistan to discuss with
Afghan leaders and American
commanders the issue of inadvertent civilian casualties
from U.S. airstrikes. At a
news conference at the U.S.
Embassy in Kabul, Gates said
it was time to take a new
approach to responding.
“I think the key for us is, in
those rare occasions when we
do make a mistake, when
there is an error, to apologize
quickly, to compensate the
victims quickly and then carry
out the investigation,” Gates
told reporters later at Bagram
airfield, where he received a
briefing from an Air Force
general on the rules and
restrictions U.S. pilots must
follow when providing aerial
support to U.S. and allied
troops engaged in ground
fighting.
the issue.
Democrat Barack Obama,
who supports abortion rights,
is only too happy to remind
voters where McCain stands,
but he tries to make his case
without attracting too much
attention.
Both candidates are gingerly trying to strike the right
chord on abortion as they
reach out to a critical voting
group — independents and
moderates, primarily women
in swing-voting suburban
regions of crucial states such
as Pennsylvania, Michigan
and Ohio.
The candidates’ carefully
targeted ads on abortion and
stem-cell research, topics that
enflame passions among both
abortion-rights proponents
and opponents, illustrate how
Republicans and Democrats
alike are tailoring their messages to specific groups of
voters.
Obama is calling out
McCain in ads that say the
GOP nominee takes an
“extreme position on choice”
and “will make abortion illegal.” He is spreading his message through low-profile radio
ads and campaign mailings,
though, hoping to avoid being
tagged as too liberal on a
woman’s right to choose to
.
end a pregnancy.
Gates says Iraq
has shown value of
apologizing first,
probing later
LONDON (AP) — When
facing allegations of U.S.
airstrikes killing or injuring
civilians in Afghanistan, it is
better to apologize first and
investigate later, Defense
Secretary Robert Gates says.
Gates was in London on
Thursday for a NATO meeting
that was expected to include a
discussion among allied
defense ministers of the struggles to turn the tide of insurgent violence in Afghanistan
and to train Afghan security
Obama says McCain
is not a moderate on
abortion despite
that perception
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Republican John McCain, an
abortion rights opponent with
a conservative Senate record
on the issue, seems content
with the public’s perception
that he’s more moderate on
flock to Treasury securities,
considered a haven in times of
crisis, and the price of gold
rose yet again. And worries
about even the safest investments intensified as Putnam
Investments abruptly closed a
$15 billion money market
fund because institutional
investors had pulled their
cash.
Bush canceled out-of-town
fundraising trips to Alabama
and Florida to stay in
Washington and huddle with
Paulson and the heads of the
Fed and the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
In an appearance earlier in
the day, the president
acknowledged “serious challenges” in the markets and
said: “The American people
can be sure we will continue
to act to strengthen and stabilize our financial markets and
improve investor confidence.”
The credit troubles reverberated around the globe.
Asian stocks closed lower.
European stocks rose but
struggled to hold on to the
gains. Russia closed its stock
exchanges for a second day,
and
President
Dmitry
Medvedev pledged a $20 billion injection into financial
markets.
In the United States,
investors worried for another
day about the health of the
banks still standing. Earlier in
the week, venerable Lehman
Brothers was forced into
bankruptcy, and Merrill Lynch
was driven into the arms of
Bank of America.
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On Thursday, Morgan
Stanley scrambled to strike a
major deal or raise more cash
that will reassure investors
and prevent more damage to
its battered stock. Its CEO,
John Mack, reached out to
China’s Citic Group overnight
about a possible investment,
according to a person familiar
with the talks.
Morgan Stanley is also considering a combination with
retail bank Wachovia Corp.
and an investment from
Singapore Investment Corp.,
one of the world’s biggest
sovereign wealth funds, said
the person, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity
because the discussions were
still ongoing.
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers
in both parties became
increasingly vocal about their
concerns with the Bush
administration’s handling of
the current crisis.
Administration officials
refused to attend a closeddoor briefing with House
Republicans Thursday morning, leaving their congressional allies in the dark about the
government’s $85 billion
emergency loan to insurer
American
International
Group, House GOP leader
John A. Boehner said.
And Sen. Chris Dodd, DConn.,
the
Banking
Committee chairman, was
irritated that Paulson twice
canceled appearances he was
to have made before the panel
this week.
THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL
Theatre
Continued from Page A-1
more seating and the names of
the films being shown are the
only major modifications to
the exterior of this South State
Street landmark.
The Ukiah Theatre first
opened for business on
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1948,
when it screened the Cary
Grant film “Mr. Blandings
Builds His Dream House” (a
film which was remade last
year under the title “Are We
Done Yet?” and starred Ice
Cube.)
The original incarnation of
the movie house featured a
single screen with seating to
fit many hundreds of patrons
and cost original owner
George Mann $380,000 to
build -- approximately $3.2
million in today’s dollars,
according to local history
researcher Ed Bold.
“There is an apartment
above the lobby that was built
for George Mann,” said
William French Jr., another
local history enthusiast.
“People who saw it said it was
pretty nice. It’s still there but
the original stairs have been
removed. The building was
designed in 1941 by William
B. David, who designed most
of the theaters for Mann.
Before working for Mann, he
worked for the legendary S.
Charles Lee, one of the greatest theater designers of alltime and a classic Art Deco
Designer. The theatre construction was put off because
of (World War II). The design
is in Streamline Modern, not
Art Deco as some want to
believe. Of course, the Mann
company still survives and
owns the Grauman’s Chinese
Theatre in Hollywood.”
In November 1979, the
Ukiah Theatre became the
Ukiah 4, splitting the single
screening room into four
equal parts. The first films
shown during this incarnation
were
“The
Amityville
Horror,” the Nick Nolte
movie “North Dallas Forty,”
Cinema
Continued from Page A-1
had to cough up a quarter per
show.
In August 1908, the Victory
Theater Company began its
15-year run. Earlier that year,
the Central Theater, located at
the corner of Perkins and
School streets, had become
the first stationary movie
house in Ukiah, but it closed
the next year.
Over the following few
years, a series of businesses
dedicated to screening motion
pictures opened and closed in
town including: the Past Time
(1910), the Empire (19111912), the Rex (1913-1915),
the Star (1914) and Auto
Movies,
which
showed
movies in a garage in 1920.
In 1923, the State Theater
took over the space previously occupied by the Victory
Theater and began showing
movies with sound, referred
to at the time as “talkies,” six
years later. Children were
charged 20 cents, general
admission seating cost 50
cents and luxury box seating,
called “loges,” carried a 65cent price tag.
The State Theater ended its
25-year domination of the
Scam
Continued from Page A-1
such mail or to contact local
law enforcement if they have
doubts.
To participate in the scam
required the fulfillment of
several tasks.
A person choosing to participate would have made purchases from specific “big
box” stores and then rated the
service of the stores.
“The letter included a fictitious check in the amount of
the “American Graffiti”
sequel “More American
Graffiti” and “The Frisco
Kid,” which starred Gene
Wilder and Harrison Ford.
“The lobby was mostly
gutted in the early ’90s and
the
outer
lobby
was
removed,” French said. “The
’90s remodel also saw the
addition of two more auditoriums. Before the ’90s remodel,
the four auditoriums had curtains that would rise before
the start of each movie. In the
2000s, all of the auditoriums
were gutted with the only surviving aspects of the original
auditorium removed being the
aluminum hand rails.”
The theater went through
several internal makeovers
over the next few years, but
most of the exterior, including
the iconic neon “UKIAH
Theatre” sign, remained
unchanged.
“It should be noted that the
vertical sign is the only officially city-designated local
historical landmark,” said
French. “The other landmarks
are designated by the state and
by the National Register. The
Ukiah vertical sign is a wellknown icon in movie theater
circles.”
French said his experience
of going to the movies as a
child were well-remembered
to this day.
“From the 1970s into the
1990s the (Ukiah Theatre)
hosted free movies for children during the summer,” he
said. “This was always a different kind of event. Lines
would stretch down from the
front of the theater all the way
to Gobbi (Street). In the early
’80s there was a matinee during these movies to increase
food sales. These movies were
always free. I can remember
seeing ‘Star Wars’ and this little kid, maybe 5 years old,
getting up in front of everyone
and cussing us all out, using
the f-word many times. Kids
would also throw food at the
screen, especially soda. The
place would be a mess afterwards.”
Rob Burgess can be reached
at udjrb@pacific.net.
market by closing for good in
1948 because of concerns
over the building’s safety. The
building later became the
State Market.
“The State was partially
demolished after the Ukiah
was built and converted into a
grocery store,” William
French said. “All but the
southern wall of the remains
of the State were demolished
in the early 1980s.”
From March to September
of the same year the State
closed its doors, local film
enthusiasts trekked to the
Ukiah High School auditorium to view the latest releases
before the Ukiah Theatre
opened
its
doors
in
September, 1948, Bold said.
On Thursday, July 5, 1950,
Ukiah’s only drive-in theater
opened due west of the intersection of Talmage Road and
South State Street. The first
movie screened was the western “The Streets of Laredo.”
The theater closed its doors
for good on Saturday, Oct. 27,
1979. The last film shown at
that location, “The Shootist,”
was also John Wayne’s final
film and Jimmy Stewart’s last
western.
Editor’s note: Information
about Ukiah theaters of the past
was provided by local history
researcher Ed Bold.
$3,950.00 made payable to
the recipient from the
‘Kimball
Operating
Company, LLC’ supposedly
located in Fort Worth, Texas,”
the report stated.
Next, after a purchase and
an evaluation of a box store,
the letter requested a second
evaluation be made of either
“Western Union” or “Money
Gram.”
Then the letter asked that
“Western Union” or “Money
Gram” be used to send $3,450
to the Brooklyn business.
The citizen was concerned
and did not fall for the scam,
the Sheriff’s Office stated.
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LOCAL
Marijuana
Continued from Page A-1
gal mushrooms.
According to the report,
deputies are not certain of
Deuluna’s real name.
In the same search, law
enforcement found a “large
butane honey oil hashish lab.”
Such a lab, the report stated,
uses cans of butane to produce
hashish oil and is flammable.
Schools
Continued from Page A-1
Redwood Valley 692 (698)
River Oak Charter 748 (no
2007 API)
Yokayo 725 (756)
Middle Schools
Eagle Peak 669 (681)
Pomolita 717 (681)
Natalie Darves, 25, Morgan
Costley, 24, Jordan Feathers,
28, all from Oregon; Mark
Pacitti, 29, of Florida, and
Gevitye Goins, 24, of
Michigan, were arrested on
suspicion of having 172 marijuana plants, stated the report.
The five fled when the warrant was served, the report
stated. But with the help of a
helicopter, they were found
hiding in brush and were
arrested.
In the Bentley Ridge area,
Daniel Goss, 27, of Santa
High Schools
Accelerated Achievement
Academy 700 (678)
Redwood Academy of
Ukiah 806 (775)
Ukiah High 705 (697)
Small Schools
Calpella Elementary 675
(644)
Hopland Elementary 619
(587)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2008 – A-11
Cruz, and Daniel Isaiah, 21,
of Lake County, were arrested
on suspicion of having 62
marijuana plants.
The report said Goss and
Isaiah had an AK47 rifle.
Jose Franco, 19, of Mexico,
and Valdovinos Cruz, 22, of
Mexico, were arrested on suspicion of having 50 marijuana
plants and 20 pounds of
processed marijuana.
Over the two-day long
raids, 3,343 marijuana plants
were seized, the report stated.
This week’s raids were a
result of numerous complaints
of marijuana grown in the
Covelo area, the report stated.
In regard to growing marijuana in Mendocino County, a
portion of the report states, “It
became common knowledge
that illegal activity was
accepted. This is no longer the
case. The Mendocino County
Sheriff’s Office will investigate and prosecute illegal
commercial marijuana cultivation on a case by case
basis.”
Tree of Life Charter 755
(759)
In 2007, all of the schools
(except South Valley High and
River Oak Charter) projected
“growth targets” -- scores they
wanted to reach in 2008. Five
schools reached or exceeded
their growth targets; nine did
not reach their targets.
ASAM Schools
South
Valley
High
(Continuation) 433 (486)
As can be seen from the
scores,
only
Redwood
Academy of Ukiah had a
score of better than 800. Five
schools showed scores below
their 2007 scores.
Source of scores: California
Dept. of Education
David Minton can be reached
at udjdm@pacific.net.
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Hesperia to perform tomorrow
Hesperia will perform
Saturday. Denise
Doering, Marilyn
Simpson, Adrienne
Simpson, David Rounds,
and Jim Dentonwill perform music of the
Italian Renaissance
Saturday, at 7:30 at Holy
Trinity Episcopal
Church, 640 Orchard
Ave. Tickets are $12 at
Mendocino Book
Company and the Grace
Hudson Museum. This
is the initial concert of
the Deep Valley Chamber
Music Series.
Rootstock to open for
‘Yellowman’ on Sunday
By TOM FOREST
Special for the Journal
Lovers of reggae will be treated to two bands, with inspiring
lyrics, on Sunday night at one of the last great roadhouses, the
Caspar Inn. In the old days upstairs was the bordello while now,
after remodeling, the bands and the public use the very reasonably priced rooms.
Opening for the great Jamaican, “Yellowman” (as he is
named there) will be Mendocino County’s longtime reggae
stalwart, Rootstock, who formed two years after Bob Marley’s
untimely demise in 1981.
These guys have played nearly every major festival on the
west coast an have opened for all the greats with Sunday being
no exception. The five-piece band just switched websites to
gigmasters.com for the year and can be reached at 463-1166
locally. They are known as “musician’s musicians” especially
by the international bands coming thorugh who judge with their
ears and not their eyes. The next local event Rootstock plays
will be their now traditional appearance at the Ukiah Brewing
Company on Halloween, Friday Oct. 31.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
• Timothy Dale Devick, 50, and Jesus Hector Barrera, 51,
of Austin, Tex.
• Ericia Lee Carlson, 25, and Andres Ocampo Ocampo,
31, of Fort Bragg.
• Alberto Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 26, and Rosalva GonzalezElias, 26, of Ukiah.
• Julie Elizabeth Wood, 27, and Anthony Enrique De La
Torre, 38, of Little River.
• Daniel Zaldivar, 23, and Diana Reyes, 24, of Fort
Bragg.
• William Spencer Anderson, 29, and Tora Taylor
Christenson, 42, of Seattle.
• Michael Ray Munoz, 21, and Katherine Marie Rapisura,
25, of Willits.
• Htut Myo Zaw, 37, and Shawna Lee Beeman, 33, of San
Francisco.
• Charles Alexander Blunt, 22, and Amanda Marie
Thompson, 34, of Ukiah.
• Linda Marie Lillevik, 46, and Nancy Augusta Avinger,
51, of Seattle.
• Heidi Patricia McGehee, 26, and Ross Ellison
Kilkenny, 29, of Redwood Valley.
• Jamie Lynn Lewis, 32, and Angela Esther Eaves, 29, of
Hopland.
• Gloria Rogers, 56, and Elizabeth Ann Tallent, 54, of
Fort Bragg.
• Marie-Louise Bill, 60, and Sonja Lynn Reynolds, 58, of
Avondale Estates, Georgia.
• John William Ottey, 41, and Amber Rose Snow, 31, of
Boise, Id.
• Jacob Michael Jaques, 28, and Maria Virginia Vineyard,
27, of Ukiah.
• Francesco Paolo Maria Rinaldi, 46, and Veroniqe
Chantal Struis, 33, of London.
• Carl Edward Bishoff Jr., 37, and Linda Victoravna
Salato, 18, of Fort Bragg.
• Anthony Alan Coburn, 22, and Dakota Anna Quayle,
19, of Upper Lake.
• Joseph Wayne Guarino, 35, and Lauren Dorothy Wood,
28, of Las Vegas.
• Glenn Eugene Henderson, 61, and Shelley Lynn
Gregory, 68, of Ukiah.
• Allan Dwain Henden, 49, and Alan Wilbanks Scott, 47,
of Minneapolis, Minn.
• Cynthia Jean Plattner, 50, and Lynn Dee Johnson, 54, of
Willits.
• Esther Marie Edwards, 19, and Jake Daniel Hansen, 22,
of Exeter.
• Armando Resendiz Castillo, 29, and Juana Toscano
Garcia, 32, of Fort Bragg.
• Matthew Thomas Stockwell, 23, and Amanda Marie
Lopez, 23, of Ukiah.
• James Dean Mitchell, 19, and Cheryl Ann Miller, 19, of
Fort Bragg.
• Edward Matthew Schrader, 29, and Darby Anne
Harrison, 26, of Fort Bragg.
• Summer Anne Hicks, 29, and Eric Douglas Crane, 32,
of Ukiah.
• Jennifer Bryna Levine, 37, and Brendan Patrick
Wheatley, 32, of Geyserville.
• Jessica Lynn Hughes, 25, and Thomas James Boren, 29,
of Willits.
• Polly Jenean Morrow, 32, and John Daniel Rohlf, 33, of
Ukiah.
• Melissa Mulliken, 49, and Kimberly Sue Turner, 49, of
Madison, Wis.
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PEANUTS
by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
ZITS
by Scott Adams
DILBERT
by Art and Chip Sansom
THE BORN LOSER
BLONDIE
by Dean Young and Jim Raymond
by Bob Thaves
FRANK AND ERNEST
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
by Lynn Johnson
BEETLE BAILEY
by Mort Walker
DOONESBURY
by Gary Trudeau
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
by Dik Browne
Datebook: Friday, Sept. 19, 2008
Today is the 263rd day of 2008 and the 91st
day of summer.
TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1957, the United
States conducted its first underground nuclear
test, in a mountain tunnel in Nevada.
In 1995, the Washington Post published the
Unabomber’s manifesto, in partnership with
the New York Times; the FBI had recom-
mended publication in the interest of public
safety.
In 2002, President George W. Bush
requested that Congress authorize him to “use
all means” to disarm and depose Saddam
Hussein.
TODAY’S
BIRTHDAYS:
William
Golding (1911-1993), novelist; Roger Angell
ASTROGRAPH
By Bernice Bede Osol
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008
Unfortunately, the year
ahead will not be without its
difficulties. However, if you
don’t lose heart and stay the
course, things will eventually
turn around and actually work
to your advantage. Keep your
eye on the prize.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) -- Although you rightfully may get upset when another takes advantage of your
good nature, be careful not to
take it out on innocent
bystanders. The temptation to
blow off steam could be
great.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- Someone who can never
admit defeat will try to argue
with you that he or she is
right and you are wrong.
Even if you know the truth is
just the opposite, there’s
nothing to be gained by proving it -- so stay mum.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) -- You might want to give
others the benefit of the
doubt, but, to be on the safe
side, don’t be too quick to
accept a deal from a stranger.
Scrutinize every aspect
before shaking hands.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) -- Should you find a
critical objective is exceptionally difficult to attain and
isn’t going right, put it off
until another time. Chances
are it’ll be a different story
tomorrow.
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with having to deal with
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TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2002, Tom
Gaboa, first base coach for the Kansas City
Royals, was attacked by two fans who came
out of the stands at Chicago’s Comiskey Park.
the rules, refuse to have anything to do with him or her.
Don’t sink to his or her level
in order to conduct your
affairs.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- Someone might
stir up trouble by deliberately
misquoting you. Don’t ignore
it. Nip it in the bud immediately, because it will leave a
scar on your reputation.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) -- By allowing yourself to
get involved in a riff that
develops
between
two
friends, you stand a great
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fall guy once they patch up
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own way.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) -- Trouble is likely if you
attempt to go off on your own
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Baseball, in spite of
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TODAY’S FACT: The Threshold Test Ban
Treaty, signed in 1974, was the first to prohibit underground weapons tests of any size.
TODAY’S MOON: Between full moon
(Sept. 15) and third quarter (Sept. 22).
and refuse to follow the
instructions that have been
given to you. And if your task
is for another, your loss will
be even greater.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) -- Trying to force change
for change’s sake will be like
trying to put square pegs into
round holes, so let events
unfold at their own pace and
in their own way. To do anything less will cause problems.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) -- It doesn’t matter that
others are behaving in an
unreasonable fashion. The
fires of agitation aren’t
smothered by responding in
kind; ignore their bad manners and set a better example.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) -- Everyone makes mis-
takes, and you are no exception. However, make sure that
anger (from making those
errors) doesn’t dominate your
thinking, or you’ll make matters worse.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Just because you wouldn’t
take advantage of anyone
doesn’t mean someone won’t
take advantage of you. Be
trusting of others -- but not to
the point of foolishness.
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Puzzlers
THE LEARNING
CHALLENGER
by Robert Barnett
DIRECTIONS:
A. Using each "Chaos Grid" number with its
letter one time, arrange the numbers with
their letters for the "Order Grid" so each
vertical column, horizontal row, and two
diagonals each ADD to numbers inside
thick lined cells.
B. Some correct numbers with their letters
have been put into the "Order Grid" to
get you started. Also, above the "Order
Grid" is a "Decoded Message" clue.
C. After you have solved the "Order Grid"
doing as direction "A" says, put the letters from horizontal rows, from left to
right, under "Decoded Message" and
make words to form the answer.
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek
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Unscramble these four Jumbles,
one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words.
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CLUE: SAY
ORDER GRID
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PORTSY
DECODED MESSAGE:
ANSWERS IN NEXT EDITION
© 2008 Robert Barnett
www.jumble.com
USDABE
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
Answers to Previous
Learning Challenger
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(Answers tomorrow)
Jumbles: JUMPY CHUTE PURVEY JANGLE
Answer: No matter what is served, this will make it
attractive — HUNGER
9/18/2008
Office worker is considering joining the Air National Guard
ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Dear Annie: I am a 28-year-old single
female. I just got a promotion and moved
closer to my job. I am doing great and even
got a raise. I am pretty happy with my life, but
I still have this empty feeling. I have been
with my employer for eight years, but sometimes wonder how the Air National Guard
could open my opportunities.
Right now, I’m terrified of giving up everything I have worked for by joining the military. I know it would be a big change in my
life. But I’m trying to think long term and
wonder how long I can really stay with the
same job I have now.
My current employer would work around
my guard duties, so it may not be as risky as I
fear. I know I should be satisfied with the way
things are now, but I’m not. I am having a
hard time choosing the right path. Other than
listing the pros and cons (which I’ve already
done), can you give me any pointers to help
me make a decision? -- Undecided in Iowa
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Dear Iowa: First, please understand that
you could be deployed. If you go into military service expecting a weekend job, you
may be surprised. There are other ways to
expand your employment opportunities.
However, being in the military develops
leadership qualities that are highly valued in
the business world. Beyond that, of course,
you seem terribly dissatisfied with your current situation. If, after considering all sides,
you still are leaning toward enlisting, do it.
Dear Annie: My 73-year-old husband has
become a dirty old man. I do not enjoy going
out with him because he constantly stares at
other women. I understand that men like to
FRIDAY EVENING
9/19/08 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00
look, but my husband doesn’t simply glance.
He stares. He fixes his gaze as if he’s in a
trance.
And the women do not have to be pretty - any female will do, particularly their rear
ends. We can be sitting behind a woman and
if her backside is visible, he ogles it. It’s
embarrassing to me because he is quite obvious about it and there’s no doubt other people are aware of what he’s doing. He certainly doesn’t seem to care that he makes me
uncomfortable, and I worry that one of these
days, a husband or boyfriend is going to confront him.
I work all week and can only imagine
what he does when I’m not around. Right
now, he is totally smitten with a teenager
who works in a local shop, and I’m afraid
this girl’s father will have him arrested. I’ve
had enough and would appreciate some
advice. -- Embarrassed Wife
Dear Wife: Your husband should get a
complete checkup, and you can alert the doctor to the problem ahead of time. Sometimes
uninhibited behavior like this is sympto-
matic of a small stroke or early dementia. A
clean bill of health means you have to decide
how much you can tolerate. If he refuses to
behave in public, socialize with friends
instead, and let him stay home and ogle the
neighbors. If he gets arrested, maybe he’ll
learn a lesson.
Dear Annie: Your answer to “Porn King’s
Wife,” whose husband is sending pornographic videos to co-workers, hit the target
but missed the bull’s-eye. You said he could
get fired for sending them to his female coworkers. While true, it doesn’t go far
enough.
He should stop sending porn to ALL coworkers, male or female. I’m a guy and don’t
want that in my inbox. I’d report the man for
harassment. What if I opened his e-mail and
had it on my screen when my supervisor
walked by? I don’t want his porn to cause me
to lose my job. -- A Male Worker
Dear Male Worker: You are absolutely
right. Harassment on the job is not a problem
confined to women. This man should knock
it off.
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INVITATION TO BID
NORTH COAST RAILROAD AUTHORITY
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the
performance of the work described as:
Russian River Division
Lombard to Windsor
Track Rehabilitation Program
Contract T1 & T2
will be received by the Executive Director of
the North Coast Railroad Authority ("NCRA")
until the time of Bid Opening, at which time
the bids so received will be publicly opened
and read aloud. Bid Opening will be held at
HNTB’s office located at:
1330 Broadway, Suite 1630
Oakland, CA 94612
On
October 22, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Bids received after the date and time stated
above will be rejected as non-responsive. It is
highly recommended that all bids be hand-delivered.
NCRA is an Equal Oppor tunity employer.
Contractor shall comply with the Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action requirements as
set forth in the Contract Documents. It is the
policy of NCRA that no person shall, on the
grounds of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity conducted by NCRA.
In accordance with California Public Contract
Code §22300, Contractor may substitute securities for any money withheld under "Payments to the Contactor" of Section 01027
Price and Payment Procedures. At Contractors request and expense, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited
with NCRA, or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall
pay such monies to Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities shall be returned to Contractor.
NCRA reserves the right, to reject any or all
bids, to waive any informality in bids, and to
accept or reject any items of the bid.
To receive a copy of the Contract Documents,
Technical Specifications, and Bid Documents,
contact (Kevin Wildenberg):
The project includes track construction, tie renewal and surfacing, ballast restoration, turnout repair, culvert cleaning and repair, ditching, grade crossing surface repair, and other
miscellaneous work to rehabilitate the railroad.
HNTB Corporation
1330 Broadway, Suite 1630
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 208-4599
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held
at:
Contract Documents, Technical Specifications, and Bid Documents will be available
beginning September 19, 2008 for $100/set.
Please make check payable to HNTB.
Carneros Hwy & 8th St E
Sonoma (near Schellville), CA 95476
On
October 1, 2008 at 8:00 AM
NCRA will conduct a site visit via hy-rail vehicle(s) to the locations inaccessible by highway following the pre-bid meeting. Site visit is
limited to one person from each bidding firm
who must sign a release and provide their
own PPE consisting of reflective vest, sturdy
leather footwear with a defined heel, and hard
hat.
Notice of Award is scheduled on October 31,
2008, pending resolution of administrative
matters and Approval by NCRA Board of Directors. The Bidder and all his subcontractors to whom the Contract is awarded must,
at the time of award, possess current licenses
as required by the California State Contractors License Board for the area of work for
which they have bid. A Notice to Proceed
shall be issued following the Notice of Award.
The time of completion shall be 185 calendar
days, commencing one calendar day following issuance of the Notice to Proceed by
NCRA.
A Bidder's Bond is required on all bids. Performance Bonds and Payment Bonds are not
required on bids less than $25,000. On bids
greater than $25,000, Performance and Payment Bonds are required. Bids shall be submitted on the original forms, signed by authorized personnel provided in the Contract Documents.
All inquiries concerning the Technical Specifications, Contract Documents, Bidding Procedure, and Legal Requirements must be communicated in writing to Mr. Alex Jenkins by
U.S. or express mail at HNTB Corporation,
1330 Broadway, Suite 1630, Oakland, CA
94612, by fax to 510-208-4595, or by email to
ajenkins@hntb.com.
By order of the North Coast Railroad Authority, State of California, on September 10,
2008.
621-08
8-29,9-5,12,19/08
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Case No. SUCKCVPT ‘0852114
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, Court House,
Ukiah, CA 95482
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF: Jason Loss
THE COURT FINDS that Petitioner(s) Jason
Loss has/have filed a Petition for Change of
Applicant(s)’ name FROM Jason James
Loss
TO Jason James Ortiz
THE COURT ORDERS All people interested
in this matter appear before this court to show
cause why this application for change of
name should not be granted on:
HEARING DATE: 10-3-08 at 9:30 a.m. in
Dept E, located at Court House, 100 N.
State Street, Ukiah, California 95482
Dated: Aug 22 2008
/s/ John A. Behnke
JOHN A BEHNKE
Judge of the Superior Court
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ad in this space on
the first day of insertion
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658-08
9-12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,
21,22,23,24,24,25/08
MEMBERS FOR MENDOCINO COUNTY
IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS)
ADVISORY COMMITTEE NEEDED
We are looking for new members to serve on
the IHSS Advisory Committee. The Advisory
Committee is made up of citizens who provide advice and guidance to the Mendocino
County Board of Supervisors, Health and Human Ser vices Agency - Social Ser vices
Branch, and IHSS Public Authority, on the
IHSS program and the Referral Registry.
Current openings are for current or former recipients of in-home supportive services to
serve a two-year term. 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 IHSS program and
Referral Registry. The IHSS Advisory Committee meets the first Wednesday of the
month, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at 747 S. State
Street in Ukiah.
Please request an application through Elaine
Chan
at:
463-7900,
or
email:
chane@mcdss.org Final day for accepting
applications is October 31, 2008.
PUBLIC NOTICE
657-08
9-12,19,26,10-3/08
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 2008-F0563
THE
FOLLOWING
PERSON(S)
IS
(ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS:
CALIFORNIA
ORGANIC WINES
12258 Sunset Park
Way
Los Angeles, CA
90064
Ronald Girgasky
12258 Sunset Park
Way
Los Angeles, CA
90064
This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant
commenced to transact business under
the fictitious business
name or names listed
above on 9/5/2008.
Endorsed-Filed
on
09/05/2008 at the
Mendocino
County
Clerks Office.
/s/Ronald Girgasky
RONALD
GIRGASKY
Sell It Fast
With
Ukiah
Daily
Journal
Classifieds
10
NOTICES
Native American
& other craft people
are invited to set
up booths at
Red Fox Casino
Sept. 26 as part of
NATIVE
AMERICAN DAY.
Please contact
Mark 984-6800
SUPPORT
OUR
TROOPS
DVD DRIVE!!!
The troops need
to be entertained.
Please
donate
your used or new
DVD’s. We will
ship them to the
troops in Iraq. Any
type of DVD. G,
PG, R, but nothing
too
bad.
Thank you for
your support! The
troops really appreciate
the
DVDs. Drop off
boxes are at
●Potter Vly Com
munity Health Ctr.
●Potter Vly Hi. Scl.
In Redwood Valley
●3 Pepper Pizza.
In Ukiah:
●GI Joe’s,
●Christmas
Dreams & Gifts.
Or call Jasmine or
Chris Snider at
743-2215 or
489-4592
30
LOST &
FOUND
Free Adult Barn
Cats
So many barns, too
many mice.
Adopt a barn cat
and life will be nice.
Shots, spayed or
neutered, not aggressive, just shy.
Call A.V. Rescue
and give it a try.
489-5207 or
468-5218
Adoptions
Kittens, Cats, Dogs &
Puppies for adoption.
Ever y Tuesday at
Mendocino County
Farm Supply on Talmage Rd. 11:30-2:30
Anderson Valley Animal Rescue-Cher yl
895-3785 or Charlene 468-5218.
SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
The Ukiah
DAILY JOURNAL
707-468-3500
Help I am a nursing
mother who has lost
her pups. I am a red
Pit/Lab mix and I was
found 9/15 on Valley
Rd in Willits and
came to the Ukiah
Shelter on 9/17. I still
have milk and I think
my babies must be
hungry. Do you know
me? If so please call
Sage at 467-6453
ASAP.
Wow, I am the 3rd
purebred lost German Shepherd to recently come into the
Ukiah Shelter, but I
have the distinction
of being the only
male. I was found on
9/14 on Tomki Rd. in
RV with a rope
around my neck. I
now am safe at the
shelter located 298
Plant Rd. The female
30
LOST &
FOUND
GSD's are now available for adoption and
if no one finds me I
will be looking for my
new home on 9/22. If
you know me please
call Sage at 4676453.
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HELP
WANTED
MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN
THE LIFE OF A
CHILD! JOIN THE
TRINITY TEAM!
Trinity Youth
Services-Ukiah
A social service
agency
serving
abused & neglected
youth in a Residential Treatment Campus is looking for
CHILD CARE
WORKERS.
CCW is responsible
for the daily care &
supervision of clients & living conditions. Swing &
Night shifts available. Star ting at
$9.40/hr. On-call
$9/hr. Must be 21
yrs old. Excellent
benefits, including
medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement & FREE
co-op child care.
Must pass pre-employment physical,
drug test & background check.
APPLY AT
915 W. Church St.
Ukiah or fax
resume
877-382-7617
www.trinityys.org
EOE
Accountant for E
Center located in
Ukiah; 40 hrs/wk;
benefits; Level I:
Associate Degree in
Accounting & 2 yrs.
exp. $14.71/hr with
potential up to
$17.93/hr; Level ll:
Bachelor’s Degree
in Accounting and 2
yrs exp.; $16.21/hr
with potential up to
$19.76/hr.;
Exp
w/MIP accounting
software a plus.
Contact: HR @ 410
Jones Street, Ukiah,
468-0194 deadline
9/25/08;
www.ectr.org. EOE
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HELP
WANTED
Banking
P/T Member Service
Representatives
(Teller)
Mendo Lake Credit
Union is now accepting applications
for P/T Member
Service Rep. Must
be highly motivated,
a team player, have
good organizational,
verbal & written
skills. Bilingual a+.
We offer competitive
salar y,
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
Come Join
Our Team
Now accepting
applications for
✓Kitchen Cooks
✓Security Officers
✓Gift Shop Clerk
✓Bartenders
✓Beverage Servers
All above are F/T
✓Bingo Caller P/T
Coyote Valley
Shodakai Casino
7751 N. State St.
Redwood Valley
M-F 9-5 EOE
707-467-4752
COMMERCIAL
DRIVER
Class A or B Lic
req’d. FT + benefits.
Job description and
app available at 351
Franklin Ave in Willits
COOK (experienced)
Apply at the
Purple Thistle.
50 S. Main St. Willits
COOKS & CATERING
Immediate openings.
Apply at Crushed
Grape, 13500 Hwy
101 Hopland 95449
Direct Care Work
No Exp.Needed!!
Morning,
eves,
graveyard. Drug test
req., no test for cannabis, gd DMV. Personal care, cooking,
cleaning, driving &
providing living skills
training to adults with
developmental disabilities. 3,6 bed group
homes, estb. in 1988.
485-0165, 485-5168
120
HELP
WANTED
CREDIT DESK
Savings Bank of
Mendocino County
is seeking
someone for the
Credit Desk. This
position is primarily
responsible for
obtaining, correlating & disseminating
credit information
on Bank loans.
Acts as backup for
various areas in the
Loan Servicing
Dept. Advanced
skills in spreadsheets & word
processing req.
Must type 50 wpm.
Apply in person at
200 N. School St.,
Ukiah,CA.
Deadline to apply:
Sept. 26, 2008 at
4pm. EEO/AA m/f/v/d
Customer
Service/Dispatch
P/T Wkend, Eves &
Grave shifts avail.
Typing, spelling,
phone skills a must.
Apply at 960 N. State
St., or fax resume to
462-1478
Dental office seeking F/T, Temp. front
office position. Fax
resume 462-6984
Dietary Manager
needed for a 68 bed
skilled nursing
facility. Exp. pref.
Apply at 1162 S.
Dora St. Ukiah, CA
DME/Medical Billing
Clerk. F/T.
Pay DOE. Call
JoAnne 468-5220
DRIVERS - $1,000
HIRING BONUS
Golden State
Overnight
is hiring full & parttime drivers with insured, dependable
van or pickup w/shell
for local early morning small package
delivery routes in
Mendocino & Lake
counties. Earn a
competitive wage
plus mileage reimbursement plus additional reimbursement
for fuel cost. Routes
available Mon-Fri
and Tues-Sat. Benefits available including health coverage,
401(k) with
Company match,
paid holidays and
annual cash anniversary bonus. Contact
Amelia Rodriguez
707/272-5692 or
ameliaukiah@att.net.
THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL
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HELP
WANTED
Environ. Protection
Agcy. Genr’l Assist.
Program Coord. F/T
●Environ. bkground.
●Management exp.
●Report & Grant
writing skills.
●Pay DOE
For app. Tribal Ofc.
at 707-984-6197
Deadline 09-19-08
Environmental
Water Project
(EPA Field Crew)
for Creek Work
Temp.(3 to 4) mo. 3
positions for planting
Alder trees at Cahto
Creek. For apps.
Tribal office at
707-984-6197
Deadline 09-19-08
F/T Internet Marketing, website mgmt,
sales & clerical.
Sales & computer
skills 5 yrs. exp a
must. Fax resume
707-275-8040
HOUSEKEEPER
(Part-Time)
JOIN THE TRINITY
TEAM!
Trinity Youth Ser vices-Ukiah, a social
service agency serving abused & neglected youth in a
Residential
Treatment Campus is
looking for a Housekeeper. Responsible
for working directly
with the children,
cleans the bedrooms,
bathrooms, offices,
dining room, & all
other areas inside the
buildings to assure
the highest degree of
hygiene & cleanliness of our facility.
Excellent benefits.
Starting at $9.00/hr.
H.S. Diploma or
GED; must pass preemployment physical,
drug test & background check.
APPLY AT:
915 W. Church St.,
Ukiah or fax resume
to 877-382-7617
www.trinityys.org
EOE
Interested in starting a career in
journalism or just
enjoy sports &
writing?
The Ukiah Daily
Journal has an
opening for an
energetic parttime sports
reporter to cover
local prep &
college sports.
The successful
candidate will
also be responsible for covering
editing shifts (two
times per week
and during sports
editor’s vacations), thus computer design
experience is a
major plus. The
Daily Journal
paginates with
Quark X-Press.
Being a quick
study & having
strong people
skills is also a
bonus. This is a
20-hour per week
position that
includes evening
& weekend work.
If covering the
Ukiah Valley
sports scene
sparks your interest, submit your
resume & a writing sample or two
to:
Sports Editor,
Ukiah Daily
Journal,
590 S. School
St., Ukiah, CA
95482.
You can also email your stuff
to udjsports@
pacific.net or
fax it to (707)
468-3518. Prior
to hire-on, a drug
screening is
required.
Mendocino County,
Health & Human
Services Agency,
Social
Services
Branch.
Currently recruiting
for:
•Mental Health
Rehabilitation
Specialist
•Program
Specialist I
For further info go
to: www.mss.ca.
gov to: “Career Opportunities” OR call
the Jobline: (707)
467-5866. Closes
9/26/08.
LICENSED
NURSES & CNA’S
Valley View
Skilled Nursing
462-1436 Beverly
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HELP
WANTED
NCO Head Start Ukiah
Family Support
Specialist l/ll - To
work w/low income
families enrolled in
HS Ctr. $11.80$13.03/hr DOQ.
Assoc. Tchr l/ll Must have 12 Core
CDV units & 6 mos.
ECE exp. $10.47$11.45/hr
DOQ.
Both Posn’s Bilingual pref.
Must complete NCO
appl. & include transcripts, 800-606-5550
or www.ncoinc.org
Closes: 5 PM 9/22
(Postmarks not accepted). EOE
Planer & moulder
setup 3yrs exp. May
train right cand. 530671-7152
ADMIN. ASST. to the
Executive Director at
Consolidated Tribal
Health prj. Excellent
organization
and
communication skills.
All applicants’ considered, Native American preference applies. Send application/resume to HR
Depar tment
4857837 (fax). ADA/
EEOC
POST OFFICE
NOW HIRING
Avg Pay $20/ hr, $57
K/yr, incl. Fed ben, OT.
Placed by adSource not
affiliated with USPS who
hires. 1-866-292-1387
PROGRAM
SPECIALIST
Mendocino
County Office
of Education
Special Education
Local Plan Area
(SELPA) Coast Districts
PT mgmt approx. 20
hrs/week, or 96 8hr days/11 mos/yr.
Req. Special
Ed Cred.
$68,003 - $87,259
annually
(pro-rated for P/T)
Deadline to apply:
10/1/08
www.mcoe.us/d/hr/jobs
707-467-5012
PROOF
OPERATIONS
SUPERVISOR
This position supervises employees in
the Proof Department to ensure
timely & accurate
daily operations.
The ideal candidate
comes with a banking background, has
strong written & verbal communication
skills, the ability to
motivate staff to
meet deadlines, is
detail oriented, has
excellent problem
solving skills, & can
demonstrate competent computer
skills. Completion of
a two-year degree
or equivalent relevant work exp. req.
Supervisory exp.
req. Three to five
years exp. in all
phases of item processing preferred.
Salary range: $2664
-$4350/mo. DOE.
Apply in person at
200 N. School St.
Ukiah, CA no later
than Mon. Sept. 22,
2008 at 4:00 P.M.
EOE/AA m/f/v/d
Ready for a
rewarding career with
excellent benefits & a
set work schedule?
We provide support
for people with developmental disabilities.
Training
provided.
Mon.-Fri. 8am-4:30
pm. Wages DOE.
Apply at 990 S. Dora
St. Ukiah 468-8824
Lic. # 236800643
Red Fox Casino
is now hiring for the
following position:
General Manager
Applicants must submit an application!
Come in and
apply or call @ (707)
984-6197 ext. 31
Deadline for accepting
applications is
September 26, 2008
REGISTERED DENTAL
ASSISTANTS
Mendocino Community Health Clinic
Ukiah & Willits
Excel. pay & benefits
E-mail: dakka@
mchcinc.org Fax:
707-468-0793
www.mchcinc.org
RN Care Manager,
80% FTE in Clearlake working with
seniors. PHN preferred. Exc. Bens.
Resume to CCMC:
14642-C Lakeshore
Dr., Clearlake, CA
95422.. See
communitycare
707.com for job desc.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2008 -B-5
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HELP
WANTED
Saw Filing Supervisor California Redwood Company
Are you looking for a
great career opportunity working for a progressive, dynamic, &
established company? CRC is currently
recruiting for a Saw
Filing Supervisor at
our high speed sawmill in Korbel, CA.
We are looking for a
motivated and safety
conscious leader who
has experience in
managing a skilled
union workforce. 3-5
yrs experience is required.
Excellent
wage & benefit package including bonus
potential.
Include
your resume along
with a cover letter &
references.
Send
your responses to:
California Redwood
Company, Attn Debra
Miller, PO Box 1089,
Arcata, CA 955181089 or email to dmiller@calredco.com.
All responses must
be
delivered
by
9/26/08.
Seeking
qualified
Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep
techs. Complete benefits pkg & FT work
avail
immediately.
Apply
online
@
crownmotorsredding.
com
SNF looking for
nurses. Great benefits, working environment and salary. Ask
for Tammy Perez &
ask for signing
bonus! 462-8864
Support developmentally disabled persons
in their own home.
Evening shifts, weekends. Pick up app. at
182 Thomas St.
Ukiah or Christina
468-9326
TEACHING AIDE
Up to 30 hrs /wk for
Charter Academy
Schools. Great work
environment. Apply
1059 N. State St
THERAPIST
Trinity Youth Ser vices-Ukiah, a social
service agency serving abused and neglected youth in a
Residential
Treatment Campus is
seeking a Contract
Therapist to provide
individual, family and
group therapy services approx. 20/hrs
per week. Qualified
candidates will possess
an
MFCC,
LCSW, or LPC.
APPLY AT:
915 W. Church St.,
Ukiah or fax resume
to 877-382-7617
www.trinityys.org
EOE
TLC Child &
Family Services
seeks 2 additional
homes for Shelter
Care program
Applicants need to
have at least 1 spare
bdrm to house a child
for up to 30 days.
Guaranteed monthly
allotment. Generous
increase upon placement. Income tax-exempt. Exp. with children req. Parents will
receive training, + Social Worker, in-home
support & respite.
Need 1 or 2-parent
homes, with 1 parent
home full time. Home
with no more than 1
biological child considered. Retirees invited
to apply. Contact TLC
707-463-1100
Lic#236800809
Ukiah residential
childrens facility
is looking for caring,
responsible individuals to join our team.
Some exp. pref. but
not nec.. Will provide
on the job trainng.
Starting sal. $12.12
hr. 403B, great benefits, & vac. pkg. Fax
resume 707-463-6957
140
CHILD
CARE
BUSY BEES
CHILD CARE
in Ukiah has openings for your child!
Experienced, compassionate and reliable care. M-F
7:30-5:30pm. Ages
infant to 5yrs. Lic
#230003497
489-3874
FIND
WHAT YOU
NEED IN
THE
C
L
A
S
S
IFIEDS!
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CHILD
CARE
DISCOVERY
WORLD
PRESCHOOL
is now enrolling for
the
2008-2009
school year. We
have openings for
half day preschool
and an extended
day for our working
families. Our curriculum is play based
w/hands on experiences, taught by
credentialed teachers w/an emphasis
in early literacy and
meets state standards for Kindergarten readiness. If you
would like more information or would
like to visit our program please call
462-2220
Lic. #233006962
DISCOVERY
WORLD
PRESCHOOL
is now enrolling for
the
2008-2009
school year. We
have openings for
half day preschool
and an extended
day for our working
families. Our curriculum is play based
w/hands on experiences, taught by
credentialed teachers w/an emphasis
in early literacy and
meets state standards for Kindergarten readiness. If you
would like more information or would
like to visit our program please call
462-2220
Lic. #233006962
200
SERVICES
OFFERED
SAVE $ “NOW”!
Go Green.
(707)391-1138
220
MONEY
TO LOAN
RATES ARE DOWN!
This may be the
perfect time to get into a new fixed rate
home loan. Call First
Cypress at 463-2200
Real Estate broker licensed
by CA Dept of Real Estate
Lic 01772016
250
BUSINESS
RENTALS
2 room office with
parking $485 per
month, plus utilities.
485-1196
FREE MO. 171 B
Brush 1900 sq.ft. lgt.
mgf. ware, studio,
office a/c, pkg $900
468-5176
LEE KRAEMER
Real Estate Broker
GOBBI STREET
OFFICE SPACE
600+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.
BRAND NEW!
BUILD TO SUIT
Office or Medical
Will divide
1974+- sq. ft. w/pkg.
300
APARTMENTS
UNFURNISHED
2BDRM 1BA.,
A/C Stv., fridge. Wtr.,
sew., gar. pd. N/P.
1582 N. Bush
$840+$840 462-1396
NOW
ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
TWNHSE w/fireplace, pool $600/mo
+ $300. Avail now
Tim 367-1070
Cypress Ridge
Apartments
520 Cypress St.
Ft. Bragg, CA
95437
West side master
bdrm w/2 walk-in
closets. Avail 10/4
$550 + 1/2 util & dep.
n/s/d/p 463-2898
HUD subsidized
senior housing to
income qualified
applicants.
Must be 62+ or
mobility impaired
Please call
(707)964-7715
ONLY $500 DEPOSIT
Modern 2br wtr/gbe pd
AC laundry carport
walk to town. Mason
St. $850mo. 433-4040
PARK PLACE
1 bd. $800. 2 bd.
$910. T.H. $1050.
Pool, Garg. 462-5009
Spacious 2bd. Pool.
H20, trash pd. $850.
N/P. 462-6075
Se habla espanol.
Westside 2 bd,
$775/mo + Sec.
GC, NS, NP,
972-4260
320
DUPLEXES
2 BDRM. 1 BA.
Garage. N/S. Nice
neighborhood, clean.
$980+ sec. 462-5551
3bd/1.5bth
Ukiah
tnhse w/ fireplace,
w/d hkup, garage,
$1200/mo $1600dep
707/433-6688
3bdrm 2.5 ba.
Hopland townhouse.
$1200 + dep.
272-8540
3bdrm.2 ba. Townhome. $1200/mo +
$1200 dep. 421 Clara
272-1561
Near Hi.Sch. 2bd2 ba
twnhse. Lndry rm.,dbl
car gar, $1000/mo+
dep. E. Fine Real
Est. Agt. 707-272-4057
330
HOMES
FOR RENT
410 Nokomis Dr.
3bdrm. 2ba. Cent. Ht
& AC, non smoking.
$1600/mo. $2000
dep. 707-468-0463
4bdrm. 1.5 ba.
Ukiah.
$1400 + dep.
272-8540
Fabulous Westside
Loc. 4bd. 3ba. Victorian $2200mo+sec
Pets neg. 489-0201
468-8951
RV, 2bd/2ba, newly
built, $1,500/mo +
Sec. Rent incl. utils
972-4260.
SPACE TO RENT in
chiropractic office.
LMT, L.Ac. ?
462-2943
Ukiah-3bd, 2.5 ba
w/office. Good views,
no pets. $1900/mo
508-8773
MED. OFFICE or
RETAIL
South Orchard
3400+/- sq. ft. w/pkng
300
APARTMENTS
UNFURNISHED
$925 Lg. 2BR, 1.5BA
Marlene St. TH. A/C.,
Cent. Heat. Yard.
217-2764, 462-1546
1st mo. 1/2 off!
2 BD, DW + Pool
Alderwood
Apartments 1450 S.
State St $885$925mo. 463-2325
2 APARTMENTS
AVAIL Now. N/P,
Credit report & score
a must. 485-0841
2 bd 1.5 ba.townhouse, pool, lndry,
AC, $920+ dep. N/P
N/S. No sec. 8
No smoking complex.
468-5426
2BD 1BA
water/garbage,
AC & heating
462-8600
2bd/1ba, all new,
W/D h/up Sngl-car
gar. Nice loc, yd,
$920 Sec. 8 ok in
Ukiah 800-943-2411
350
ROOMS
FOR RENT
Room in 3bd Ukiah
home, w/house priv.
N/p/s/d/d. Fem pref.
$500/mo. 953-3677
370
WANTED
TO RENT
MATURE WOMAN &
old dog seek reasonable housing. Can do
chores in exchange
for all or part of rent.
(707)951-6427 or
elizabethfury@
hotmail.com
390
MOBILES FOR
RENT
Dbl. wide mobile on
1/4 ac. 3bd1.5 ba.
Well kept. Front &
rear awnings, 2 car
carport, garden shed,
completely fen. N/P,
N/S, 4480 Sunnycrest Dr. $1190/mo.
391-5787
Mobile space for
rent up to 8x35.
Senior Park. $310/
mo. + $310 last mo
rent. incl. wtr., sew.,
garb. N/P. 462-7630,
468-5607
460
APPLIANCES
USED
APPLIANCES
& FURNITURE.
Guaranteed. 485-1216
480
MISC.
FOR SALE
1 jr. girls bed, 1 kingsize headboard, and
1 queen-size matt &
box spring, 1 massage table. Make offer 367-5447 Amy
Dell laptop for saleabout 6 years old,
has Windows 00 on
it, and Microsoft
Word. Needs repairs. Comes with
power cord. Screen
in great shape. One
key is missing on
keyboard, but still
useable. Comes
with leather nice
case, w/pull handle
& wheels. Asking
$25/obo. 972-9577
GENERATORS
15 KW Diesel $5000
Propane 8KW $1500
12KW $2300
All have zero hours.
456-1142
Hearthstone free
standing gas heater.
$200.
707-468-7813
Hot Tub 2008. many
jets, therapy seats.
warranty, never used.
Can deliver Sell
$1795 (707)766-8622
We recycle & pay cash
for junk batteries copper
brass & aluminum
707-467-1959
500
PETS &
SUPPLIES
Jack Russell
Puppies
Males. $300.
972-8111
Jack Russell Terrier
pups 2m, 1f, $200
ea. Tails docked, 1st
shots 367-1933
Rottweiler pups top
German champion
lines. Show & pet. 7
1/2 wks 442-3403
Toy Fox Terrier
puppy, male, AKC,
9 weeks.
Vaccinated,
microchipped, vet
checked. Ch.
parents. Will be
approximately 5
lbs. Pet only. Well
socialized from
birth, ready now.
350.00
707-671-4991
UKC famous bloodlines blue-nose pitbull
puppies, razor edges,
special offer. $600/m,
$650/f. Must see!
(707) 391-2090
510
LIVESTOCK
OAT HAY!
$12-$14 per bale,
Grass hay avail.
621-3897
NEED immediately.
2bd hse w/fenced bk
yd. West side Ukiah.
Exel local refs. 4689050
380
WANTED TO
SHARE RENT
FURN rm for res.
wrkg indiv. nice loc
$500 +$500 util incl.
n/s/p/d 707-462-9225
Lg. bd. Sep ent., own
cooking area. Fem.
Refs. N/P/D/S. $550
+ 1/3 utils. 467-9925
590
GARAGE
SALES
4-family
Garage sale 2300
Road E, in Redwood
Valley Sat 9-4p
485-5041 or 272-7138
ROOMMATE needed
$675/mo. & 1/2 util.
2bd 1 1/2 ba on
40 ac. 459-0943
Office/shop/retail
2181 S.State, Ukiah
1000 sq ft. $550/mo
+ sec. 462-8273
OFFICE SPACES
2nd Floor, State St.
Elevator/pkg.
WANTED TO
SHARE RENT
Room in Rdw. Vly.
Furn & ready for you!
$500/mo. $100 dep.
Animal lover a must!
Lg 1bd upstrs. private deck, pool,lndry,
carport. No Sec. 8.
$750. 463-2134
HOPLAND, sunny &
spacious 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2500
SF home w/many
extras. Just outside
of Ukiah. $1675 per
month + Sec. Dep.
Eve Fishell
RE Services
707-468-4380 or
707-391-8900
Lg. 6+- yrs old. 3 bd.
3 ba. Vaulted ceilings. Dbl car gar.,
garden area. Country
setting close to Ukiah
$1600mo+dep. Ernie
Fine Agt. 272-4057
DOWNTOWN
OFFICE RETAIL
Hi-traffic Location
2500+- sq. ft. w/pkg.
380
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Sat.-Sun.9-4 pm,
Fine Vic. furn.,
Asian, Jewelry,
Sterling, Books,
Glass, Pottery,
Garden,
Garage Full.
ALL SOLD BRING CASH
Backyard sale
Sat only 9-1pm
790 Mendocino Dr.
lots of stuff!
FREE GARAGE
SALE SIGNS.
Realty World Selzer
Realty. 350 E. Gobbi
GARAGE SALE last
chance Frit & Sat
Sept 19 & 20 9-2.
Everything must go!
9440 West Rd R.V.
New Life Pre School
& Kindergarten Fundraiser Free car wash
Sat. Sept 15 8a-1p
275 Kunzler Ranch
Rd. off N. State St.
next to Jumperz.
Contact Tammy at
463-0803
590
GARAGE
SALES
HUGE FALL
CLEANING
SALE!
kids, womens &
plus-size clothing,
Toys, craft items,
lots of household
misc, Christmas &
holiday decorations,
yard items, house
plants, laptop
Corner of Cypress
& Bush Streets
SATURDAY 9-3p
NO EARLIES!
CANCEL IF
RAIN
MULTI FAMILY Authentic handbag, gas
powered cars + more
Sat 8-? 8686 East Rd
Spc #23 R.V.
Multi-family sale
auto body equip*
frame & unibody
puller* Kansas jack
& attach* H.D. porta
power* Alum irrigation 2” pipe*
antiques, clocks,
quilts, silver platters,
jukeboxes, office
items, lots of misc
2850 Boonville Rd.
Sat & Sun 8-4
SAT ONLY 9-3
817 N. Oak St
Furn., hsehld, books
and more
590
GARAGE
SALES
Sat/Sun 9/20-21, 9-1
@ 1060 Helen Ukiah.
Furn,
housewrs,
crafts, 19" Sony
CRT, books, jewelry
misc.
WED-FRI furn,
dishes, glass ware,
toys, cllctbls Duranduran, Prin Di, mags,
elctrncs 1465 Elm St
Yard sale
Sat only 8-1. 701 W.
Clay St. Tools, xmas
items & more!
Yard sale Sat & Sun
8-? 500 W. Mill St.
Furn, clths, toys, decor, lots of misc.
Yard sale Sat 9-3p
1681 Oak Grove Dr
RV. bks, toys, comp
desk, stoves, etc
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620
MOTORCYCLES
2003 HONDA
XR400R Street legal,
very low hrs 70+mpg
$4500 obo 367-1037
650
4X4'S
FOR SALE
Toyota Tacoma
2000 pick up. Utility
boxes. $7200/bo.
895-3820
660
VANS
FOR SALE
Seeking camper van
or cargo van with
high top. Year 1990
up. 937-4430
680
CARS
FOR SALE
$$CASH FOR YOUR
JUNK CARS $$$ For
your old used cars!
FREE pick up in
Ukiah area! Lost title
ok. Steel drop boxes
for scrap metal also
available upon request, call 707-5467553!!!!
Dodge Intrepid 96.
New a/t, 132K mls,
runs great! $2250.
463-1084 after 6pm
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