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By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal

At Tuesday’s Mendocino County Board ofSupervisors meeting, the board voted to divert $326,000to county fire districts to cover their workers compensa-tion costs.

CEO Al Beltrami said thefunding was issued in response tothe lack of fire coverage in someareas.

“The county has 21 fire dis-tricts,” he said. “They aren’tbeing reimbursed for fires theyrespond to outside their district.”

Fourth District SupervisorKendall Smith said looking to theway other counties have dealtwith their fire districts would beuseful for determining the course Mendocino Countyshould take.

“It varies from county to county,” she said. “Forexample, Sonoma County has an all-county system.That’s one way to deal with the variety of small dis-tricts.”

Smith said, in addition, the shrinking amount of avail-able free help is a drain on the budgets of county fire dis-tricts.

“Over time you have parcels that don’t have a dis-trict,” she said. “Also you’re relying on volunteers ingrowing areas in the region that don’t fall within theboundaries.”

Beltrami said finding volunteers was easier beforestricter certification guidelines went into place.

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Prop. 172 vs. funding FD Insurance

Totals 35 $1,492,254 449 $326,304 $207,551 $533,855

# of Pd. FF FF Payroll # of Vol. FF FF Work. Comp. Liab./Prop./Auto Totals

Albion Little River FPD 0 $0 21 $13,594 $21,051 $34,645

Anderson Valley CSD 1 $50,000 42 $19,400 $14,500 $33,900

Brooktrails CSD 2 $102,165 20 $19,780 $15,000 $34,780

Comptche CSD 0 $0 20 $5,000 $4,000 $9,000

Covelo FPD 1 $12,000 24 $9,840 $11,000 $20,840

Elk CSD 0 $0 20 $8,000 $7,400 $15,400

Fort Bragg FPD 4 $177,655 40 $30,000 $18,000 $48,000

Hopland FPD 2 $50,000 20 $24,600 $8,000 $32,600

Long Valley FPD 3 $110,000 28 $25,000 $11,000 $36,000

Leggett Valley FPD 0 $0 9 $2,000 $3,000 $5,000

Little Lake FPD 6 $230,000 37 $36,000 $20,000 $56,000

Mendocino FPD 2 $15,600 30 $12,789 $14,429 $27,218

Piercy FPD 0 $0 6 $2,000 $2,600 $4,600

Potter Valley CSD 0 $0 22 $12,581 $7,546 $20,127

Redwood Coast FPD 2 $22,000 25 $5,520 $8,225 $13,745

Redwood Valley/Calpella FPD 3 $164,834 22 $48,300 $14,000 $62,300

South Coast FPD 1 $58,000 18 $6,000 $6,500 $12,500

Ukiah Valley FPD 8 $500,000 30 $40,000 $15,000 $55,000

Westport 0 $0 15 $5,900 $6,300 $12,200

Chart provided by Ukiah Valley Fire District

County allocates $326,000 for fire districts’ workers comp

‘The county has 21 firedistricts. They aren’tbeing reimbursed forfires they respond tooutside their district.’

AL BELTRAMI, county CEO

By ZACK SAMPSELThe Daily Journal

After nearly four hours of discussion, theUkiah City Council unanimously approved itsbudget for the 2007-08 fiscal year Wednesdaynight.

With total appropriations, according to inter-im Finance Director Gordon Elton, totaling $77million, the budget reached an all-time highwith a 39 percent increase over the 2006-2007budget appropriations, which were $55.9 mil-lion.

“I think the outcome of the meeting is tohave a budget that we approve at this time,”said City Manager Candace Horsley. “A budgetis fluid. Quite possibly you’ll have changesmade in this budget the day after it’s approved.Things change.”

With that said, the council entered into itsfinal budget discussions and began the processof juxtaposing of funds until, according toElton, the general fund has more than $300,000of revenue in excess of expenses.

$77 millioncity budgetapproved

By BEN BROWNThe Daily Journal

A jury will decide if 14-year-old MarcosEscareno is competent to stand trial on chargesof murder in the shooting of a Manchester manin February.

Escareno has been charged as an adult in theshooting death of 20-year-old Enoch Cruz.

Deputy District Attorney Matt Finnegan saidit was his understanding that forensic psychol-ogist Dr. Kevin Kelly had found Escareno to becompetent to stand trial.

Despite Kelly’s determination, Escareno’sattorney, Katherine Elliot said she was askingfor a jury trial because she had concernsbecause of Escareno’s age and social and cul-tural background.

Jury to decideif 14-year-oldto stand trial

See 14-YEAR-OLD, Page A-12

UKIAH CITY COUNCIL

See CITY, Page A-12

Fire station siteHopland Volunteer Fire Department breaks ground on 2-decade dream

MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal

Grant Yates, of Lucchetti Excavation, keeps the dust down with water as bulldozers level the ground at the siteof the new Hopland firehouse.


After close to two decades of negotiations and fund raising,construction crews have broken ground on the site of the newHopland Volunteer Fire Department fire station.

Hopland Volunteer Fire Chief Hoss Milone was on siteThursday to see the big earth-moving machines clearing theground for the new firehouse.

“It’s been 20 years in the making,” Milone said. WIPF Construction, Lucchetti Construction and Valley Paving

are working on the project.Project Manager and Hopland Volunteer Firefighter Bruce

Jensen said it will cost $420,000 to clear the land at the intersec-tion of Feliz Creek Road and Road 110 and at least that much toactually build the firehouse.

“It really depends on what further financial aid we get,”Milone said.

The majority of the money, 90 percent, came from the HoplandVolunteer Fire Fighters Association. In addition, the land onwhich the station will be built was donated to the fire departmentby Rose Luchetti, Rena Trimble and Barbara Green.

“We would never have been able to do this without volun-

Fire Fighters Association raised most of the money

See HOPLAND, Page A-12

See COUNTY, Page A-12

Police officer accused Sen. Larry Craigof lying after men’s room arrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The officer who arrested Sen.Larry Craig in a police undercover operation at an airportmen’s room accused the senator of lying to him during aninterrogation afterward, according to an audiotape of thearrest.

On the tape, released Thursday by the Minneapolis AirportPolice, the Idaho Republican senator, in turn, accuses the offi-cer of soliciting him for sex.

“I’m not gay. I don’t do these kinds of things,” Craig toldSgt. Dave Karsnia minutes after the two men met in a men’sroom at the airport on June 11.

“You shouldn’t be out to entrap people,” Craig told the offi-cer. “I don’t want you to take me to jail.”

Karsnia replied that Craig wouldn’t be going to jail as longas he cooperates.

Report: Va. Tech could have savedlives by notifying students faster

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech’s president, fac-ing calls for his ouster, defended his university’s response tothe nation’s deadliest school shooting, saying Thursday thatofficials couldn’t have known the gunman would attack twice.

“Nobody can say for certain what would have happened ifdifferent decisions were made,” President Charles Steger said.“The crime was unprecedented in its cunning and murderousresults.”

A state-appointed panel that investigated the April 16 mas-sacre at the Blacksburg campus released a report lateWednesday criticizing Virginia Tech officials, saying theycould have saved lives if they had acted more quickly to warnstudents about the first shootings that morning at a dormitoryand that a killer was on the loose.

Instead, it took administrators more than two hours to sendstudents and staff an e-mail warning. The shooter had time toleave the dormitory, mail a videotaped confession and mani-festo to NBC News, then return to campus and enter a class-room building, chain the doors shut and kill 31 more people,including himself.

“Warning the students, faculty and staff might have made adifference,” the panel stated in its report. “The earlier andclearer the warning, the more chance an individual had of sur-viving.”

Report citing little political progress inIraq draws criticism from White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent assessment con-cluding that Iraq has made little political progress in recessmonths despite an influx of U.S. troops drew fierce pushbackfrom the White House on Thursday and provided fresh ammu-nition for Democrats who want to bring troops home.

The political wrangling came days before the report was tobe officially released and while most lawmakers were still outof town for the August recess, reflecting the high stakesinvolved for both sides in the Iraq war debate. President Bush,who planned to meet Friday at the Pentagon with the JointChiefs of Staff, is nearing a decision on a way forward in Iraqwhile Congress planned another round of votes this fall to endthe war.

“It is clear that every objective expert keeps providing theAmerican public with the same facts: that the president’sflawed Iraq strategy is failing to deliver what it needs to — apolitical solution for Iraq,” said Senate Majority Leader HarryReid, D-Nev.

In a draft report circulated this week, the GovernmentAccountability Office concluded that at least 13 of the 18political and security goals for the Iraqi government have notbeen met. Administration officials swiftly objected to severalof the findings and dismissed the report as unrealisticallyharsh because it assigned pass-or-fail grades to each bench-mark, with little nuance.

GAO officials briefed congressional staff on their findingsbehind closed doors, promising the aides an unvarnishedassessment of Iraq when an unclassified version of the report

is publicly released on Sept. 4.

Weapons inspectors find potentiallyhazardous phosgene chemical in office

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. weapons inspectorshave discovered a potentially hazardous chemical warfareagent that was taken from an Iraqi chemical weapons facility11 years ago and mistakenly stored in their offices in the heartof midtown Manhattan all that time, officials said Thursday.

The material, identified in inventory files as phosgene — achemical substance used in World War I weapons — was dis-covered Aug. 24. It was only identified on Wednesdaybecause it was marked simply with an inventory number, andofficials had to check the many records in their vast archives,said Ewen Buchanan, a spokesman for the U.N. inspectionagency.

A team of hazardous materials experts from the FBI and theNew York City police went to the office on Manhattan’s eastside, about a block north of U.N. headquarters, on Thursdaywith two steel containers to remove the materials and takethem to a military facility outside New York for disposal, offi-cials said.

While the disposal team was in UNMOVIC’s sixth-flooroffice, its small staff was evacuated along with other tenantsfrom that floor, Buchanan said.

When the material was discovered in a shipping containerlast week, Buchanan said U.N. experts followed their estab-lished procedure in dealing with unknown material — puttingthe material in double zip-locked plastic bags, and securing itin a safe in a room that is double-locked.

Myanmar hunts protest leaders;U.S. officials urge U.N. action

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling junta onThursday hunted pro-democracy activists it blames for spear-heading ongoing protests against rising fuel prices, a rarewave of dissent in the tightly controlled country.

Jailed opponents of the military regime launched a hungerstrike to demand medical treatment for a colleague injuredduring one of the protests, fellow activists said.

Despite a crackdown on demonstrators, about 20 peoplemarched against the price hike in the town of Kyaukpadaung,about 285 miles northwest of Yangon, activists said. The pro-testers were jeered by pro-junta crowd, and leaders were ush-ered into a meeting with the township chairman, who advisedthem of a ban on gatherings of more than five people beforeletting them go.

“We told the chairman that we are marching to express theeconomic hardship due to the fuel price hike and also demand-ed that all political prisoners be released,” said protesterMyint Lwin. “We are peacefully expressing our civil rights.”

Borrowing at Fed’s discount windowincreases for a second week

WASHINGTON (AP) — Banks increased their borrowingfrom the Federal Reserve for a second straight week as thecentral bank worked to deal with a credit crunch that hasroiled global financial markets.

The Federal Reserve reported that the daily borrowingaveraged $1.315 billion for the week ending Wednesday. Thatwas the highest average borrowing since the attacks of Sept.11, 2001. The average surpassed last week’s average of $1.2billion, which also had been the highest since the 2001 terror-ist attacks.

The data released by the Fed offers a snapshot of howbanks are responding to the Fed’s encouragement for banks toborrow directly from the central bank through a loan facilityknow as the discount window.

The discount window is the way the central bank providesdirect loans to banks. Fed officials announced Aug. 17 thatthey were cutting the interest charged for discount windowloans by a half-percentage point, marking the most dramaticmove they have made so far to deal with a spreading creditcrisis.

Fed officials including Timothy Geithner, president of theFederal Reserve Bank of New York, have encouraged banksto use the discount window to borrow directly from the Fed.

Last week, four of the nation’s biggest banks — CitigroupInc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. andWachovia Corp. — announced they had borrowed a total of$2 billion.


An 18-year-old Fort Braggresident suffered minorinjuries when he was struck inthe ankle by a bulletWednesday night, in whatFort Bragg police are calling a“gang related” shooting.

According to FBPDreports, at 10:26 p.m.Wednesday the MendocinoCounty Sheriff’s Officereceived reports of shots firedin the 1200 block of CedarStreet in Fort Bragg.

Shortly thereafter, theFBPD communications centerreceived a call from 18-year-old Wilbur Escobado, whosaid he had been shot in theleg and was in the 1300 blockof Oak Street.

Escobado’s wounds werenot life-threatening, and hewas taken by family membersto Mendocino Coast Hospitalfor treatment.

Escobado suffered a woundto his ankle. FBPD Lt. RobertWatson said either a wholebullet or a fragment of a .22caliber round hit Escobado inthe ankle and that he wasgoing into surgery Thursdayto have it removed.

FBPD officers interviewedEscobado and learned that thesuspect, Jorge Villalpando,18, of Fort Bragg, was at aresidence in the 100 block ofSouth Sanderson Street.

Villalpando was found tobe in possession of a .22 der-ringer and was arrested onsuspicion of attempted murderand possession of a loadedfirearm. He was booked intothe Mendocino County Jail.

Watson said Villalpando isa known Norteño andEscobado is a known Sureño,which are rival street gangs.

However, Watson saidthere is also reason to believethat the shooting might havebeen more personal than agang rivalry.

“There has apparently beensome friction between thesetwo for the last two weeks,”he said.

Ben Brown can be reached [email protected].

D A I L Y D I G E S TEditor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 [email protected]

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compiled from reportsprepared by the UkiahPolice Department. Toanonymously reportcrime information, call463-6205.

ARREST -- Cody WayneDelgado, 25, of Turlock, wasarrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence in the700 block of North StateStreet at 12:21 a.m. Thursday.

ARREST -- JacobMatthew Ford, 38, of Ukiah,was arrested on suspicion ofdriving under the influence atthe intersection of Mason andNorton streets at 1:26 a.m.Thursday.

SHERIFF’S REPORTSThe following were

compiled from reportsprepared by the Mendo-cino County Sheriff’sOffice:

BOOKED -- WilliamBenjamin Johnston, 80, ofJackson, was booked into jailon suspicion of driving underthe influence at 1:25 a.m.Wednesday.

BOOKED -- James HoweTrueblood, 78, of Hooasport,was booked into jail on suspi-cion of driving under theinfluence at 2:11 a.m.Wednesday.

BOOKED -- GuillermoTafoya Hernandez, 37, ofWillits, was booked into jailon suspicion of driving underthe influence at 8:09 a.m.Wednesday.

BOOKED -- Jeffrey ScottBauer, 36, of San Francisco,was booked into jail on suspi-cion of assault with a deadlyweapon at 8:09 a.m.Wednesday.

BOOKED -- Zoey JeanSexton, 28, of Willits, wasbooked into jail on suspicionof inflicting corporal injury toa spouse at 3:37 p.m.Wednesday.

Those arrested by law enforcementofficers are innocent until proven guilty.People reported as having been arrest-ed may contact the Daily Journal oncetheir case has been concluded so theresults can be reported. Those who feelthe information is in error should con-tact the appropriate agency. In the caseof those arrested on suspicion of dri-ving under the influence of an intoxi-cant: all DUI cases reported by lawenforcement agencies are reported bythe newspaper.The Daily Journal makesno exceptions.

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DJ DANCE MUSIC -- DJ dance music; with Smokin’Joe; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah; 9p.m.

GYPSY FAIR FRIDAYS -- Psychic fair; Dragon’s Lair;101 S. Main St., Ukiah; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

ELEVEN EYES ELECTROFUNKJAZZ -- Funk, jazz;Ukiah Brewing Co.; 102 S. State St., Ukiah; $7 cover; 468-5898.

MICK OVERMAN -- Rocking blues; Shanachie Pub; 50S. Main, Willits; $3 cover; 459-9194.

FRANKIE “J” -- Vocals and piano playing; HimalayanCafé; 1639 S. State St., Ukiah; 6:30 to 9 p.m.; 467-9900.

GEORGE HUSARUK & CHRISTIAN FOLEY-BEINIG -- Jazz under the stars; Hopland Inn; Hopland; 8 to 10p.m.; reservations suggested; 744-1890.

SATURDAY DJ DANCE MUSIC -- DJ dance music; with Smokin’

Joe; Perkins Street Lounge; 228 E. Perkins St., Ukiah; 9p.m.

BELTONES BAND -- Dance music; Ukiah SeniorCenter; Bartlett Hall; 495 Leslie St., Ukiah; 7 to 10 p.m.;$8 for members, $9 for non-members; adults 18 and overwelcome.

KARAOKE -- Live entertainment;Yokayo Bowl; 1401 N.State St., Ukiah; 7 to 11 p.m.; no cover; 462-8686.

BRET SLAUGHTER -- House/techno; Ukiah BrewingCo.; 102 S. State St., Ukiah; $5 cover; 468-5898.

STEVEN HAHM -- Guitarist and singer; Ukiah Farmer’sMarket; School and Clay St., Ukiah; 9 a.m. to noon; 463-7765.

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A reader of my columnrecently spotted me in the storeand asked if I would commenton the lovely balloons that wehave been seeing in the skieslately. She was originally froma metropolitan area andthought it was almost surreal tosee such a sight so closely. Shewondered if our citizens real-ized how fortunate they were tosee to observe such a magnifi-cent sight in our lovely valley.

It reminded me of the time Ilived in Oak Manor in the early90's when, for several weeks inthe summer, we would driveout onto Oak Manor Drive inthe morning and there in thepark were two or three of thevibrantly colored orbs hoveringor even landed on the parklawn. We just stopped andwatched for a few minutes. Iclearly remember the “oohs”and “aahs” I heard inside ourcar and from the people stand-ing all around the neighbor-hood watching the “show”, butit is difficult to express the aweI felt inside my soul to reallysee one of those beauties soclosely. The sight of those hugecolorful balloons with theirsilky material blowing andmoving is overwhelming. Adaffodil in bloom comes close.

In the past weeks the air bal-loons have returned. Thosepeople driving down NorthState St. from the MendocinoCollege area and southward,were fortunate to observe themframed against the blue morn-ing sky. What a gift it was tosee such a sight again. I pre-sume the trips are fromSonoma County but they beginin the field adjacent to the trees

along Tollini Lane nearParducci Winery and headsouth along 101.

Recently while traveling forbusiness and family toAnaheim and Bakersfield, wedrove through the bay area toget to the airports. I couldn’thelp but notice the grey skiesand massive areas of cementand asphalt in all of thosecities, and making comparisonsto what I see at home in Ukiah.We live in a beautiful area. Theskies are blue, the stars are verybright and visible, the soundsand views of nature andwildlife are everywhere andthese wonders deserve our timeto “stop and smell the roses” asthey say. The blue heron andwhite crane that use LakeMendocino as a habitat; thedeer, squirrel, birdlife (yes,even the pesky woodpecker,blue jay, mockingbird andcrow!); the abundance ofrivers, streams, fish, trees, thepear orchards and grapevines,collectively allow us a lifestylethat is priceless.

Balloons, beauty andblessings are right here!

By JULIAN WILLIAMSSpecial for the Journal

Charitable non-profitevents and organizations inCalifornia are being crippledby California laws designedto prevent fraud.

For well over 25 years, theToy Run operated as a fundraiser for the ChristmasEffort. But California lawshave been put into place thatrestrict the Toy Run’s use ofdonated goods, 50/50 anddrawing raffles, and putsthem at risk of fraud shouldthe Toy Run not be as suc-cessful enough. The laws,originally, were designed togovern the Indian gaming inCalifornia.

Harley-Davidson of Ukiah,this year, donated a 2008Harley-Davidson motorcycleto the Christmas Effort forthe Toy Run event. The plan,originally, was to sell twothousand tickets at $20 apiece. If all of them weresold, it would generate$40,000 directly to theChristmas Effort. The Harleyitself is worth -- roughly --$15,000.

The problem is, accordingto California law Penal Code320.5, section 4, “At least 90percent of the gross receiptsgenerated from the sale ofraffle tickets for any givendraw are used by the eligibleorganization conducting theraffle to benefit or providesupport for beneficial or char-itable purposes.” That meansthat, in order for the afore-mentioned Harley to be legal-ly raffled off, the Toy Runand the Christmas Effort haveto produce approximately$150,000.

It puts the Christmas Effortand most charitable non-prof-it organizations at risk,because it means that if theywished to attempt to raffle offthe motorcycle, and theydon’t sell enough tickets, itmight fall under fraud for notmeeting these guidelines.

Piling on the legal prob-lems, the Nonprofit IntegrityAct of 2004 became legalJan.1, 2005. It makes com-mercial fund raisers requiredto notify the AttorneyGeneral before starting asolicitation campaign. It alsomakes it so they must keep

records of solicitation cam-paigns for at least 10 years,and register a year in advancebefore any charity event canbe put on.

“I am not arguing the factthat frauds happen,” BillNash, the Ukiah Toy Runcoordinator, said. “The ToyRun -- every event that we’veever done -- has had 100 per-cent documentation.However, all the fund raisersin the state of California, tomeet the criteria of a legalraffle -- basically -- can’t bemet unless you become abusiness; a licensed charita-ble fund raiser or fund raisingorganization, pay your licensefor it, and pay the bond.Which can be up to$250,000, from what I under-stand.”

The Nonprofit IntegrityAct of 2004 creates otherproblems. A frequent charityorganization is when a well-known individual has a deathin the family, or a great disas-ter hits their home, such as afire. If you wished to coordi-nate a spaghetti dinner toraise money for this individ-ual, you would have to regis-

ter it with the AttorneyGeneral a year in advance,something that makes theactual money raising tricky totime.

Mike Spencer, Secretary ofthe Lions Club, had this tosay;

“As far as I know, all pro-jects we’ve had are ongoingfor on 50 years. We’ve runthe high-school concessionstand since before I became aLion. To ask us to put that onfile with the state is ludi-crous. These are ongoing pro-jects that someone would do -- whether we are doing themor not.”

I asked him, as a personalopinion, if the laws are doingmore harm than good.

“Well, they’re interferingwith people trying to raisemoney for non-personal gain,yeah,” he said. “There areless and less organizationsdonating, there is less andless expendable income thatpeople can get to donate with.So who’s left to pick up theslack? Us, the charitableorganizations. And now we’rehaving to jump through morelegal hoops?”

California charitiesfacing legal hardships

New laws passed may make Santa’s job harder this year at the annual Toy Run.

Community chatterBy Kathy Davidson

The Daily JournalTwo non-profit organizations have joined

to sponsor a fund-raiser for Alzheimer’scaregivers, “Climbing the Mountain…Together!” an Alzheimer’s CaregiverBenefit. The elegant affair is “come andgo,” featuring the music of Miss California(Melissa Chaty), Spencer Brewer, ElenaCassanova, Will Siegel and Friends, PaulaSamonte, Danielle Brassfield and TomGanoung. Wine tasting, a fantastic silentauction, and hors d’ouvres catered by NorthState Café will enhance the grounds ofGrace Hudson Museum, Saturday, Sept. 8,2007 from 2-6 p.m. These popular localartists will be entertaining during the after-noon in individual 30-minute sets.

Tickets are $25 and available atMendocino Book Company in Ukiah,Leaves of Grass in Willits, the UkiahChamber of Commerce, from any commit-tee member, or by contacting Carole Hesterat 463-1231.

The Benefit is sponsored by: ThriventFinancial for Lutherans and SoroptimistInternational of Yokayo Sunrise.

Honorary Co-Chairs are CongressmanMike Thompson and AssemblywomanPatty Berg.

There is a free educational lecture beforethe event: “Maximizing Your Memory…”featuring Joan Davis from the Alzheimer’sAssociation of the Bay Area. Resources forcaregivers will be available at both the freelecture, as well as at the fund-raiser in theafternoon.

There will be free respite care for care-

givers to attend this event by calling 1-800/834-1636 or 542-0282. There will belimited seating. Respite care by reservationonly.

Those who may wish to donate financial-ly to this event can do so by sending checkspayable to: Thrivent Financial for Lutheransand mail to 75 N. Main St., no. 116, Willits,CA 95490.

“A Window of Time,” is an award-win-ning book (now going into a second print-ing) about how to explain Alzheimer’s tochildren. The books are on sale now at Dr.Larry Hartley and Dr. Robert Barrington’soffices, the Ukiah Chamber of Commerce,from any committee member and will beavailable at the Benefit on September 8.Artist Rhonda Kyrias is one of the Benefitcommittee members and has done all thegraphics and art for posters and fliers, usingone of the paintings from the book -- agrandfather and grandson.

The Community Foundation ofMendocino County will disburse the fundsraised.

Local businesses and individuals are alsowelcomed to Partner with the two sponsor-ing organizations (minimum contribution$500) or be a Community Donor for lesseramounts.

Early Partners include: Ukiah ValleyMedical Center, Frank R. HowardMemorial Hospital, Ukiah Daily Journal,Vichy Hot Springs Resort and Inn, RealtyWorld-Selzer Realty, Nadja Publishing,Point Arena Light House Keepers, Inc.,Pruitt Fine Art Restoration, Robert W.Barrington, DDS, Candace Horsley, 5LP

Inc., Gayle Fillman, Don Pagano, RudyYakzan and Dr. Trienieke Kylstra, Larry andPat Hartley, The Scott Family, Studio 3Presents and Katie Sommers. More areinvited to join this great group.

Early community donors include:Benbow Inn, Lone Oak Estate Winery,Mendocino Ballet, Ukiah Music Center,Mendocino Caregivers, Victorian Gardens,Olivino, Granite Construction, Arts Councilof Mendocino County, Hopland Sho Ka WaCasino, McDowell Vineyards, MendocinoAnimal Hospital, Bottle Shop, HeadlinesHair Design, The Waterman House PlantServices, Gott To Rock, Sol Dial Sound,Pardini Appliance, Flowers By Annette,Cradle Springs Pet Resort, Bob Culbertson,Body Rituals, Tami Jones, Ukiah 7 Up.

Committee members include (all 707area code): Julie Barrington, 462-8587;Karen Chaty, 468-3065; Candace Horsley,462-4872; Kathy Gassen, 459-2339;Rhonda Kyrias, 467-9651; Linda Simon,462-0500; Lynn Wood, 462-4142; JeanneYttreness, 468-5292 and Carole Hester,463-1231.

John Beatty’s Sol Dial Sound will helpeveryone hear speakers and musicians.Spencer Brewer is furnishing a piano fromhis store, Ukiah Music Center. NadjaPublishing donated all the books aboutAlzheimer’s in their support of this event.

Helping gather silent auction donations isGayle Fillman. Several individuals havepromised high-end art valued at more than$500 for this benefit. Additional local artistswho may wish to donate can do so by call-ing Fillman at 272-7238.

Dynamite entertainment and helpingothers make unbeatable combination

See CHATTER, Page A-5

F O R U MEditor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 [email protected]

A-4 – FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 2007


From the desk of ...

“We,” the finance minister says, “have a terriblepast.” She also says: “In a way, we’ve had it too easy.”Christine Lagarde is correct on both counts.

Her first “we” refers to Europe; the second, toFrance. Both Europe’s cataclysms and France’s com-forts condition the context for reforms.

Lagarde, 51, has a more informed affection forAmerica than anyone who has ever risen so high in thiscountry’s government. She was an exchange student ata Washington prep school and a Capitol Hill internduring the Nixon impeachment proceedings. As a part-ner in a large law firm based in Chicago, for severalyears she lived in, and loved, the most American city.

Today, her challenge is defined by this fact:France’s welfare state, which has enabled many tohave it “too easy,” is incompatible with the welfare ofthe state, and of society. The government, preoccupiedwith propitiating dependent groups that it wants to pro-liferate, is big but weak. And the welfare state weakensits clients. “The ethic of work,” Lagarde says, “hasvanished.”

Recently she threw the intelligentsia into a tizzy bysaying: “France is a country that thinks. ... Enoughthinking, already. Roll up your sleeves.” Proving herpoint, intellectuals here theorize about why PresidentNicolas Sarkozy’s jogging is unprogressive: Itinvolves “individualism,” “the cult of performance”and “management of the body,” whereas walking is“sensitive.” Rolling up one’s sleeves is, however,almost illegal because of the statutory 35-hour work-week. Lagarde’s response to this “stupid” (her word)law is “a law in favor of work,” one implementing aslogan that helped Sarkozy get elected in May:“Working more to earn more.” What a concept.

Lagarde has undertaken to subvert the 35-hourrestriction, which has been enforced by governmentagents snooping in companies’ parking lots for evi-dence of antisocial industriousness. Overtime workwill be exempt from taxes and social insurancecharges. For this, she has been abused in parliament bysocialists -- their invectives are as stale as their doc-trines -- who compare her to Marie Antoinette.

Why not just repeal the law? Because, Lagarde says,the left considers this “an accrued right.” Think aboutthat -- a right to be forbidden the right to chose to dosomething elemental (work). French intellectuals areadept at thinking themselves into such tangles. “They,”Lagarde says, “want to bring people down to solidari-ty.” And “they regard work as alienation in the oldMarxist understanding.”

France’s problems actually derive less from a 19th-century German than from a 17th-century Frenchman.Lagarde works in an office complex with portionsnamed for Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman, two20th-century French pioneers of Europe’s path to a sin-gle market. But another portion is named for Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-83). On behalf of Louis XIV,Colbert practiced mercantilism, using subsidies, tar-iffs, price controls and other regulations to manage theeconomy. The French tradition of dirigisme -- perva-sive state intervention in the economy and society --lives.

Two years ago Le Figaro newspaper inveighedagainst “the American ogre” Pepsi, which was inter-ested in buying Danone, the yogurt and bottled water(Evian) company. Practicing “patriotismeeconomique,” Sarkozy, then a Cabinet minister, urgedmobilization of Danone shareholders to block the sale.

Such “patriotism” aggravates France’s social sclero-sis, and is inimical to Europe’s project for burying its“terrible past.” In 1951, war-weary Europe, gropingtoward transcendence of nationality and hence thefuries of nationalism, created the European Coal andSteel Community, an attempt to weaken control bynations of two primary commodities for their warmachineries. This was the tentative first step towardtoday’s European Union, which limits -- although notnearly enough -- the ways states can intervene in mar-kets.

These limitations serve Lagarde’s project of pryingthe fingers of politics off vast swaths of the economy.She favors slashing inheritance taxes and preventingany person from paying more than 40 percent ofincome in total taxation. One index of her successwould be decreased emigration by young college grad-uates, driven abroad by the fact that French unemploy-ment has not been below 8 percent in 25 years. Since,that is, 1982, when President Francois Mitterrand, asocialist, was keeping his 1981 campaign promise to“break with the logic of profitability.”

Another French citizen with deep understanding ofAmerica warned about France’s “regulating, restrictiveadministration which seeks to anticipate everything,take charge of everything, always knowing better thanthose it administers what is in their interests.” So wroteAlexis de Tocqueville 150 years ago, defining France’sproblem and Lagarde’s challenge.

Impeach supervisorsTo the Editor:The impeachment of President Bush and

Vice President Cheney is a constitutionalissue. Local city and county officials havea responsibility to defend our constitution.The County Board of Supervisors areclearly violating their oath of office. Thetime and place to begin impeachment pro-ceedings is in their chambers -- now.

Marvin GentzUkiah

Wrong targetsTo the Editor:How dare you, Mr. Kramer, the people

describe in your column of Aug. 26 as“nutty weirdos, dangerous screwballs,mean looking crazies,” are most likelyhomeless as well as mentally ill.

Last week you attacked the MethodistChurch, who early on opened the doors andwelcomed the homeless, many of whomare mentally ill. This community is unusu-ally compassionate toward mentally illpeople. And now you are spewing out hateand ignorance on the front page of theUkiah Daily Journal.

The first rule of writing, Mr. Kramer, is“Know your subject.” You know nothingabout homeless people or people who arementally ill or the Methodist Church forthat matter. You ask “What are all theseangry people so upset about? Why are theyso hostile and surly? And why are theymad at me?” Try living on the streets whilesuffering from a mental disorder, whichmay keep you in a state and terror, and youwon’t have to ask such perfectly idioticquestions.

Give a prayer of thanks when you leavethese “deranged, nutbag losers” that youhave a home to go to, and a bed to sleep in.I hope you sleep well at night, Mr. Kramer.

Bobbie PierceTalmage

Don’t blame homelessTo the Editor:I have been stunned to see the new col-

umn by Tommy Wayne Kramer on yourfront page. It’s hard to understand whyyour newspaper would aim to offend largesegments of Ukiah’s population. If Kramermeans to be funny, he isn’t. If he’s tryingto be clever, he isn’t. His Sunday columnmaking fun of homeless people on StateStreet shows no understanding of howthese unfortunate people came to be here.

Years ago, when then-governor RonaldReagan slashed the budget for mental hos-pitals in California, the homeless appearedon our streets. The government promised atthat time to provide off-site care for thementally ill, and halfway houses; this hashardly happened. Over the years, otherpeople have joined the ranks of homelesswhen shifts in the economy made the jobmarket less stable and when a soaring realestate market made it hard for those earn-ing modest incomes to afford decent hous-ing. Believe me, counter to what Kramersays, Ukiah’s problem is not particularlyextreme in our city; it is nothing comparedto what I’ve seen in San Francisco, and itcertainly doesn’t exceed Santa Rosa’shomeless problem, from what I witnessedover the years I lived there. It’s terriblycruel to poke fun at people who are suffer-ing, and it pains me to see the newspapercondoning Kramer’s behavior.

Victoria GoldenUkiah

Who’s next?To the Editor:Boring and stupid. Why do you put such

drivel on the front page? Please putKramer’s column inside, where I can avoidrunning into it. I see no point in holding upfor ridicule people who would be in a men-tal institution if Ronald Reagan hadn’tturned them out into the streets.

What’s next? Perhaps a visit to a nursinghome, and a laugh at all the neglected oldpeople soiling themselves?

Do you have any reason why you feel aneed to put such ignorance on display? Isn’tthere anything worthwhile that you have tofill the column inches of the front page? Is itpossible to subscribe to the Journal andexclude the Sunday edition?

Alfred WhiteUkiah

What planet is he from?To the Editor:Mr. Kramer has gone too far with his

article on Sunday, Aug. 26.I suggest he go to San Francisco, and

see all the so-called Nutty People. I cannotagree with his harsh criticism of anyone;I’d like to know who appointed him thejudge of the human race.

I walk State Street and never had a prob-lem with these so-called Nutty People. Iresent the name calling he uses to describethese human beings.

Kramer’s comments are uncalled for,vicious, ugly and lack self control and dis-cipline.

Mr. Kramer has nothing good to say, sohe should not say anything. I know thepeople he is describing, and they respectme for accepting them for who they are.

I’d also like to know what planet Mr.Kramer fell from, because he is not of thisworld. Shame on him.

It’s easier to be mean and cruel, than tolove and forgive people for what they are.

Linda Lucille AlmondUkiah

Insensitive againTo the Editor:Tommy Wayne Kramer seems to be

unaware of the first rule of writing effectivesatire: that the subjects of the writer’sridicule be powerful and arrogant individu-als. Making fun of the disenfranchised,mentally ill or homeless, as Kramer did inhis most recent column is simply ignorantand insensitive, rather than satirical. Aimingto “offend everyone” does not amount toeffective satire but rather, poor qualitysophomoric journalistic bullying. Who canbe next on Kramer’s hit list -- disabled chil-dren, women with mastectomies orAlzheimer’s patients?

Here’s a suggestion, TWK -- how aboutdoing a truly satirical piece on a pressinglocal issue -- the majority of the MendocinoCounty Board of Supervisors disregardingthe desperate pleas of residents and instead,voting to encourage the plunder of ourbucolic valley by exploitive developerspoised to build a mega shopping mall andmassive suburban housing development?That kind of arrogance and myopia is cer-tainly ripe for satire.

P.S. What’s with the pseudonym? I hadunderstood the UDJ letter writing policy torequire writers and logically, by extension,columnists to reveal their true identities.Why don’t you come on out, Mr. Kramer?

Susan SherUkiah

Editor’s note: Tommy Wayne Kramer isa nom de plume that was well known fromthe Ukiah Grapevine newspaper days andwould be recognized by many people in thecommunity as a known quantity so wedecided to keep using it. The writer, Ukiahresident Tom Hine, has never tried to hidehis identity from anyone.

Narrowminded simpletonTo the Editor:I’m sure we’ve all read articles or letters

that for whatever reason we find so incred-ibly offensive that we think to ourselves,“gee I’m going to write to the editor andgive this meathead a piece of my mind.”Well, up until today’s article by TommyWayne Kramer titled “Assignment: Ukiah”I apparently haven’t been offended enough.

I’m hoping that Mr. Kramer is just achild who hasn’t yet found his true point ofview and is doing the best he can with thelimited life experience he’s been exposedto at this time in his young life. What I fearhowever, is that this narrow minded sim-pleton is, at the very least a semi educatedadult that is so self absorbed that he haslost all compassion for his fellow man.

Does this man truly believe that theunfortunate citizens that he refers to in hisone sided article actually choose to livethis way? Does he truly believe that thesepeople grew up as children thinking what adream it would be to have some pretty seri-ous problems and have nowhere to go orturn other than the streets? I have to won-der what it’s like to be a “perfect humanbeing?” Maybe Mr. Kramer can respond tomy letter and let us all know!

P.S. I think the pizza guy rocks!Ronald Haydon

Ukiah

Irony in actionTo the Editor: How ironic that on the front page of the

Ukiah Daily Journal August 26, 2007 Mr.Kramer, in his usual tongue in cheek way,exposed the problem that was meant to besolved by AB2034 and was vetoed byGovernor Schwarzenegger. His veto,(described on that day) cut $55 mil-lion for outreach to homeless mentally illpeople. Senator Darrell Steinberg’s pro-gram helped local mentally ill peopleobtain permanent housing, increased partic-ipation in work programs, decreased arrestsand essentially removed many of thosepeople from the streets that Mr. Kramerfinds it so hard to look at.

Ever wonder why it is so hard to look atthose people on the street?

Mental illness is an equal opportunityillness and does not discriminate.

There but for the grace of God go youand I.

Anne Retallick MSN FNPFamily Advocate

Mendocino County branchNational Alliance for Mental Illness

Ukiah

Letters from our readers

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President George Bush: The WhiteHouse, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washing-ton, D.C. 20500; (202) 456-1111, FAX(202)456-2461.

Governor Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger: State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814.(916) 445-2841; FAX (916)445-4633

Sen. Barbara Boxer: 112 Hart Sen-ate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510;(202)224-3553; San Francisco, (415) 403-0100 FAX (415) 956-6701

Sen. Dianne Feinstein: 331 HartSenate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C.20510. (202)224-3841 FAX (202) 228-3954; San Francisco (415) 393-0707; [email protected]

Congressman Mike Thompson:1st District, 231 Cannon Office Bldg,Washington, D.C. 20515. (202) 225-3311;FAX (202)225-4335. Fort Bragg districtoffice, 430 N. Franklin St., PO Box 2208,Fort Bragg 95437; 962-0933,FAX 962-0934;

www.house.gov/write repAssemblywoman Patty Berg: State

Assembly District 1, Capitol, Rm. 2137,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001;Santa Rosa, 576-2526; FAX, Santa Rosa,576-2297. Berg's field representative inUkiah office located at 311 N. State St,Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770. The office’s faxnumber is 463-5773. E-mail to: [email protected]

Senator Pat Wiggins: State SenateDistrict 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375Email:[email protected].

Mendocino County Supervisors:Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim Watten-burger, 2nd District; John Pinches, 3rdDistrict; Kendall Smith, 4th District;David Colfax, 5th District. All can bereached by writing to 501 Low Gap Road,Room 1090, Ukiah, 95482, 463-4221,FAX 463-4245. [email protected]

W H E R E T O W R I T E

Hospice of Ukiah to host grief info meeting on Nov. 5

“Getting Through the Holidays” is thetheme of a gathering for those who could usehelp facing Thanksgiving, Christmas,Chanukah, New Years, anniversaries, birth-days and other holidays after the loss of some-one dear to them. Sponsored by Hospice ofUkiah and open to the public without charge,this 2-hour meeting will convene on Nov. 5from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hospice of Ukiah officeat 620 S. Dora, Suite 101. Tools and sugges-tions will be shared for how to lessen antici-pated pain and use the holiday as a time forhealing.

People are welcome to come to this eveningas a one-time event or as the first session in aseries of seven weekly meetings of a new GriefRecovery Support Group starting Nov. 5 andrunning through Dec. 17. The group will meeton successive Monday evenings from 7 to 9p.m. at the Hospice of Ukiah office at 620 S.Dora Street., Suite 101.

The series is open to any adult who is griev-ing a death. This is an opportunity to expressfeelings of loss in a safe atmosphere and tolearn information and techniques for movingthrough the bereavement process. The group iseducational as well as supportive. Each weekfocuses on different aspects of the grievingprocess, and includes helpful written handoutsto take home as well as suggested exercises towork on during the week.

What’s “normal” when you are grieving?How do people handle feeling depressed,stuck, angry, guilty, and stress? How can mem-ories be healing and not just painfulreminders? What’s the best way to approachupcoming holidays and anniversaries?

Simply committing to coming to the GriefGroup once a week and being with othersgoing through a similar experience can be animportant component of moving forward intoone’s new life without the person who hasdied.

There is no charge for participation in thegroup. Hospice of Ukiah, Inc., is a volunteerhospice supported by donations which arealways welcome. For more information and toregister, call 391-8013.

S.W.A.T. to run a PinkLemonade Stand at Raley’s today and tomorrow

S.W.A.T. will have a Pink Lemonade Standin the Raley’s parking lot in ukiah on Friday,Aug. 31, 12 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 1, 12to 4 p.m. All of the proceeds will go twoardsthe Susan G. Komen three day cancer walk.

Hopland Firefighters’ annualBarbecue set for tomorrow

The annual Hopland Firefighters Barbecueand Dance will be held tomorrow, saturday,Sept. 1, from 5 to 10 p.m., on Center Street inHopland. Dinners, including Tri-tip, chicken,beans, and potato salad, will go for $15 foradults, $7.50 for children under 12. Drinks willbe available at additional cost. T-shirts willalso be available.

The local band, Gigantic, will play at 7:30p.m.

Proceeds from the event will go to acquiringneeded equipment and training for the depart-ment, as well as a building fund for a proposednew firehouse.

Bridge of Hope’s kick-offRummage Sale for donations

The Bridge of Hope committee forMendocino County is sponsoring a rummagesale for donations this weekend, Friday, Aug.31 and Saturday, Sept.1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.at 970 N. State St. Ukiah, next to GI Joe’s.

Bridge of Hope is an organization bringingtogether professional staff and trained church-based mentoring groups to empower homelessand at-risk single mothers.

This non-profit organization is working toestablish itself in Mendocino County and tobring a foreseeable and hopeful future tohomeless mothers and their children. Bridge ofHope is the tool bringing opportunity forchurches to make a difference in their commu-nity for mothers looking and needing a way outof homelessness.

Funds from this event will be used to con-tinue to introduce and establish the organiza-tion in Mendocino County.

All donations are welcomed. For furtherinformation please contact Laura Paeyneers at459-7053.

Annual Paul Bunyan LaborDay barbecue set for Monday

The second annual Paul Bunyan Labor DayBarbecue will be held on Sept. 3, following theLabor Day parade in Fort Bragg. Barbecuedmeals will include beef, pork, and lamb, andsalad beans and bread.

The barbecue will be located on the fieldnext to the College of the Redwoods -- the siteof the logging show -- from noon to 5 p.m.Live music will be provided by Foxglove.

A donation of $12 for adults and $6 perchild (10 years and under) is requested for fulldinners.

Tickets are available at the Big Brothers BigSisters office at 498 N. McPherson St., FortBragg, and at Harvest Market.

For more information, call 964-1228.

THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 2007 – A-5COMMUNITY

“Climbing The Mountain ... Together”Alzheimer’s Caregiver Benefit

Grace Hudson Museum, UkiahSat., Sept. 8th (2-6 PM)

Featuring the music of: Miss California (Melissa Chaty), Spencer Brewer, Elena Cassanova, Will Siegel & Friends,

Paula Samonte, Danielle Brassfield, Tom Ganoung(Wine tasting/Silent Auction/Hors d’ouvres catered by North State Cafe)

For Tickets ($25): Mendocino Book Co. (Ukiah), Leaves Of Grass (Willits), Ukiah Chamber Of Commerce

For More Information: 972-2795, 463-1231, 459-2339

Free Educational Lecture Before The Event: (10-11:30 AM)“Maximizing Your Memory ...”

Featuring Joan Davis, Alzheimer’s Assoc. of the Bay Area ... and other resources

Soroptomist Internationalof Yokayo Sunrise

Co-Sponsors: Thrivent Financial For Lutherans / Soroptomist International of Yokayo SunriseHonorary Co-Chairs: Congressman Mike Thompson & Assemblywoman Patty Berg

Partners: Ukiah Valley Medical Center, Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital, Ukiah Daily Journal, Vichy Hot Springs Resort & Inn, Realty World-Selzer Realty, Nadja Publishing, Point Arena Light House Keepers,

Robert W. Barrington, DDS, Candace Horsley, 5LP Inc., Gayle Fillman, Rudy Yakzan & Dr. Trieneke Kylstra, Larry & Pat Hartley, The Scott Family, Studio 3 Presents, Katie Sommers, Don Pagano, Pruitt’s Fine Art Restoration

Community Donors: Mendocino Coast District Hospital, Benbow Inn, Lone Oak Estate Winery, Mendocino Ballet, Ukiah Music Center, Mendocino Caregivers, Victorian Gardens, Olivino, Granite Construction,

Arts Council of Mendocino County, Hopland Sho Ka Wa Casino, McDowell Vineyards, McNab Ridge Winery, Brutacoa Cellars, Jepson Winery, Hoyman-Browe, Mendocino Animal Hospital, Bottle Shop,

Headlines Hair Design, The Waterman House Plant Services, Gott To Rock, Sol Dial Sound, Pardini Appliance, Flowers By Annette, Cradle Springs Pet Resort, Bob Culbertson, Body Rituals, Tami Jones, Ukiah 7 Up,

Kathy Rough, Linda Virden

Another valuable advantageto living here is the talent.Having lived in the bay area forthe first half of my life, I cameto appreciate convenientlyclose celebrity talent and wasfortunate enough to go to playsand musicals in the city and inthe neighboring cities. Movinghere I have found someastounding local talent per-forming for Ukiah PlayersTheatre, Ukiah Symphony, theUkiah Civic Light Opera,Mendocino College Theatre,Mendocino Ballet Co.S.P.A.C.E., Sway Ballroom,Ukiah Music Center. Willits,Fort Bragg and Lake County

also have a lot to offer if youdon’t mind the drive. For talentfrom outside the area, someworld renowned, the UkiahCommunity Concert andSundays in the Park offer awide variety of performances.There is no comparison toadmission fees. We are gettinga deal.

I suppose we can alwaysfind something to not likeabout everything, but life ispretty darn precious and short. Ihave found more and morepeople opting to cherish life byappreciating their surround-ings, family, and good fortuneno matter how small or largethat might be. Although thecommunity seems divided overmany issues, one thing we willall agree upon is, that the UkiahValley is a great place to live,

raise a family, retire and enjoylife. Remember, Out of theMud, Grows the Lotus.

There has been much talk inthe letters to the Editor aboutmy previous column picture,which was a fun, family shottaken while on vacation inearly 2006. I chose it because itwas such a happy moment intime. I had been planning toupdate it before all the fuss.Fortunately, my daughterDana had already contractedwith our family photographer,Kimarie of Fantasy Stills, to doa 4-generation family sessionthat included several individualshots. The family collaboratedand has selected one for thecolumn that they like best.Again, it will be in memory of agreat family moment in time. Ihope my readers approve.

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS

The Daily JournalUnited Way invites the community to par-

ticipate in their Day of Caring on Sept. 12, acommunity-wide event where volunteers andlocal businesses give their time and services tocomplete one-day service projects to benefitlocal non-profit organizations and the individ-uals and families those agencies serve.

With a wide range of projects, from paint-ing to landscapin, there’s a project to appeal toeveryone’s interests. As always, volunters withhome improvement or construction skills arehighly desired. The agencies are responsiblefor providing the necessary materials andequipment for completing their projects.However, since most agencies have limitedbudgets for such items as paint and construc-tion materials, many would appreciate in-kinddonations, or even the use of equipment vol-unteers may already have at home.

United Way invites all interested persons tojoin them for the Day of Caring, to make a dif-ference for a local agency, and many people inneed in Mendocino County.

People who have volunteered with UnitedWay before can register by gong to http://vol-unteer. united-e-way.org/ uwsml/ volunteer/events/, then scrolling to the bottom of thepage and enter their volunteer user name andpassword. Once logged-in, select the “SignUp” link under either Sonoma County orMendocino County.

People who have not volunteered before

can register by going to http://www.volunteer-solutions.org/uwsml/volunteer/register/ andregistering. After registration, click the link to“Visit your new volunteering home page”.This will take volunteers to the Day of Caringmain event page. Volunteers can then selectthe “Sign Up” link under either SonomaCounty or Mendocino County.

The various projects will be listed on thecounty event page, at the bottom. Click the“Register” link to the right of the project tovolunteer. Projects that already have the max-imum number of volunteers listed will indi-cate they are “full” or 0 participants are need-ed in the “Participants Still Needed” column.

During project registration, volunteers willbe asked for the number of people that arebeing registered. Volunteers can register them-selves only, or larger groups. They will then beasked for the quantity of t-shirts they want, invarious sizes. They will also be asked to checkthe box agreeing to the Day of Caring waiver(UW-SML Agreement, Photography Releaseand Release from Liability).

The deadline for registration will be Friday,Aug. 24. Volunteers are invited to join UnitedWay for the kick-off rallies, at 8 a.m. in frontof Ukiah City Hall/Civic Center at 300Seminary Avenue, Ukiah. Juice, coffee andsnacks will be provided at both rallies.

For more information, contact StacyRuppert at [email protected] or bycalling 528-4485 ext. 146.

United Way’s Day ofCaring set for Sept. 12

Doubles teams dropmatches but gainexperience in preseason actionBy PAT MILOVINAFor the Daily Journal

The almost one hundred degree heatnever slowed down the Ukiah GirlsVarsity tennis team singles players atHealdsburg on Tuesday, as the Wildcatswon their pre-season opener 4-3.

It was a singles sweep, with the fourtop players being successful in theirmatches. At the number one singlesthis season, senior Hayley Milovinatook on Healdsburg’s Aeden White.Milovina pulled ahead early with a 6-3first set win, but White made a strongcomeback in the second set, and with aslim 5-4 lead, Milovina broke White’sservice game to win the set 6-4 to clinch the match victory.

Senior Nikki Pardini, playing at thenumber two singles position this sea-son, had an easy time of her match,dominating Healdsburg’s Lily Minkin6-2, 6-2.

Jena Mayfield, a junior, playing inthe three spot for Ukiah, battled thelongest match of the day, winning herfirst set against Courtney Durler 6-3.But Durler wouldn’t give in easily, andcame back to win the second set 6-4. Mayfield,with impressive stamina in grueling temps,managed to come back in the third set, 6-4, toearn herself the win.

The number four player in the lineup, juniorMaggie Mathis, who is playing singles for thefirst time in her tennis career, proved to be tena-cious in her match.

Mathis was half of the winning first doublesteam last season, but this year has shown to beskilled in singles play as well.

She battled the Greyhound’s Shelby Lago toa first set loss of 2-6, but after shaking off hersingles debut jitters, came back to dominate thenext two sets 6-2, 6-1, and earned her first winin singles play.

The Ukiah doubles teams, most of whom areplaying for the first time with their partners,gained valuable experience in their matches.Ally Yanez and Erica McMilin, at first dou-bles, lost their match 2-6, 2-6. Rosie Levitanand Katee Rugg, at second doubles, lost theirfirst set 1-6, but improved to 3-6 in their secondset, and third doubles Valerie McIntire andLauren House, both sophomores, were defeated3-6, 2-6.

“The doubles teams need a chance to gel,”said head coach Pat Milovina, “None of the girlshad played together in a match, and it takes timeto adjust to a new partner. No doubt we will see

a great deal of improvement as the seasonunfolds.”

Milovina also went on to credit the singlesplayers for pulling out the win.

“The singles players really showed theirexperience and maturity today. It was hot, butthey managed to handle it. Practicing in ourUkiah heat last week really helped them to sus-tain today’s heat in Healdsburg. I’m reallyproud of the entire team for working so hard inextreme conditions,” she said.

The Lady Netcats will be on the road for theirNBL opener on September 6, at Montgomery.

Their first home match will be on September18, playing host to Elsie Allen, on the UkiahHigh Tennis Courts (not Mendocino College).

S P O R T SEditor: Zack Corns, 468-3518 [email protected]

– FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 2007A-6

Rusty Bowl BMXopen use hours

Open use hours began July 23and will run through September30, BMX racing will be onSunday at a new time.Registration will open from 5p.m. until 6:30. Racing followsthe close of registration.

Open practice is held onThursday evenings from 5 p.m.until 7 p.m. Everyone is encour-aged to come out and experi-ence bicycle Moto-Cross at itsbest. For additional informationcall 462-0249.

Ryan Rones soccercamp scholarship

The Ryan Rones ScholarshipCommittee is looking for appli-cants for the scholarship fund tobenefit players wanting to attendsoccer camps. Applicants mustbe dedicated to the game of soc-cer, hard-working, and have agood team attitude. Pick upapplications at 601 N. StateStreet, or call 468-5711. Pleasesubmit the application at leasttwo weeks before the start of thecamp. Donations toward the fundare gratefully accepted at theaddress listed above.

Ukiah co-ed softballtournament

The City of Ukiah is beginningregistration for a co-ed slow pitchsoftball tournament. The tourneywill be held at the Ukiah SportsComplex on Saturday,September 22, and Sunday,September 23.

The format will be a three gameround-robin with a single elimi-nation playoff to follow. Thedeadline for registration isFriday, September 14 with amaximum of 18 teams. Teamfees are $300 per team (no play-er fee).

All proceeds go towards fieldand facility improvements for theCity of Ukiah Complex. For ques-tions or to register a team,please call (707) 463-6714 orcome to 411 West Clay Street.

Ukiahi AthleticBoosters meeting

Become involved and join theUkiah High School AthleticBoosters Club. All parents andcommunity members are wel-come and encouraged to partici-pate.

This is a fun and long-standingcommunity group which workshard to help local prep athletesobtain their uniforms and muchneeded equipment.

The next Ukiah High SchoolAthletic Boosters meeting will beon Wednesday, September 5, at5:30 p.m. on the Ukiahi campusin the Career Center located inthe Administration Building.

Ukiahi AthleticBoosters dinner

Ukiah High School AthleticBoosters fund raising dinner andauction will be held on Monday,October 15. The community isinvited to join us for our annualevent at a “new” location in theFine Arts building at the UkiahFair Grounds.

Dinner tickets are $30 per per-son. For reservations and pur-chase information contact DeniLee at 468-3736 or Val Jacksonat 468-9085.

N.U.L.L Fall ball

Little League age youngsterswho still want to play Fall base-ball should sign up as soon aspossible.

Games are scheduled to beginSeptember 1. Contact SonnyGarza at (707) 456-9302 formore information.

UVAH golf tourney

On September 22, the 17thannual Ukiah Valley Associationfor Habilitation (UVAH) golf tour-ney will be held at the UkiahMunicipal Golf Course.

Participants can enter as ateam of up to four people, or indi-vidually. Prizes for the first, sec-ond, and third place teams, hole-in-ones and longest putt andlongest drive will be awarded toparticipants.

Sign up by September 1, toensure a shotgun start. For moreinformation call Pam Jensen at468-8824. A $60 donationrequired, $35 for people withyearly memberships. All pro-ceeds go to the UVAH.

Attention coaches!

Please report local gameresults and schedule updates tothe Ukiah Daily Journal sportsdesk as they happen. Ideas forsports feature stories are alsoappreciated.

Game or team photos, statis-tics, and contact information arealways appreciated. The sportseditors will do their best toinclude as many local teams aspossible.

Information may be dropped offat 590 South School Street onweekdays. Telephone results to468-3518 any time, or [email protected].

COMMUNITYDIGEST

LOCALCALENDAR

FRIDAY AUGUST 31Ukiah High School Girls Varsity/JV Socceragainst St. Helena High School. UkiahHigh Stadium, 4:30/6:00.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4Ukiah High School Volleyball againstWindsor High School. Ukiah High Gym,4:30.

Calendar listings are from the most recentschedules provided by the schools andorganizations in our coverage area.Please report schedule changes or incor-rect listings to The Daily Journal SportsDepartment at 468-3518.

LADYCATS 4 | GREYHOUNDS 3

Ukiah High tennis singles clinch season opening victory

Photos courtesy of Pat Milovina

Junior Jena Mayfield, playing number three singles, had the longest match of the day. Below,Maggie Mathis, also a junior, came away from her first singles match with a decisive win.

Upcoming matches:Sept. 6 atMontgomery

Sept. 11 at SantaRosa High

Sept. 13 atUrsuline High

By JAN DENNISAssociated Press Writer

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —U.S. Solheim Cup playerSherri Steinhauer shot a 5-under 67 in windy conditionsThursday to take a one-strokelead in the LPGA State FarmClassic, while AnnikaSorenstam was four shotsback in defense of her last tourtitle.

Steinhauer, the last of the10 automatic qualifiers for theU.S. team for the Sept. 14-16matches against Europe inSweden, had five birdies inher bogey-free round on thePanther Creek Country Clubcourse. Winless since the2006 Women’s British Open,Steinhauer played alongsideSolheim Cup teammateAngela Stanford (72).

“I think we do considerourselves teammates out thereand we’re pulling for eachother ... And we were talkingabout some things with

Solheim out there today, andwe’re just really looking for-ward to the competition,” saidthe 44-year-old Steinhauer,making her 20th appearancein the tournament.

Sorenstam, the winner lastyear at the Rail Golf Club, hadtwo birdies and a bogey in around of 71. On Saturday,Sorenstam announced thatshe’s marrying Mike McGee,her boyfriend of two years. Itwill be the second marriagefor the 36-year-old Swede,who filed for divorce fromDavid Esch in February 2005.

“I think I played really welltoday,” Sorenstam said. “I hit16 greens and didn’t miss anyfairways, so I think I playedvery, very solid. I had a lot ofchances and had a lot of looksout there. If that is any indica-tion of how I’m going to playthe next few months I’mhappy about it. I’m just goingto go out there tomorrow andcontinue what I’m doing and

hopefully it works out.”Last season at Rail,

Sorenstam won the last of her69 LPGA Tour titles, closingwith a 10-under 62 to matchthe lowest final-round scoreby a tournament winner in thetour’s entire history. The tour-nament moved to PantherCreek this year after 31 sea-sons at Rail.

“I thought today wastougher than the practiceround and the pro-am,”Sorenstam said. “The windpicked up and the ball traveledto different places. The greensare getting firmer and the fair-way is getting firmer.”

Japanese star Ai Miyazatoand Marcy Hart opened with68s.

“It was very windy today,”Miyazato said. “I just tried tomake one shot at a time. I hadgood concentration today, so Ifeel very satisfied.”

Kraft Nabisco championMorgan Pressel shot a 69. The

19-year-old Pressel closedwith a double-bogey 6 on No.9 after hitting into the water.

“It is only Thursday, butthose two shots could cost mejust as much as two shots onSunday,” Pressel said. “I wishit hadn’t happened, but it hasso I have to go make a fewmore birdies.”

Christina Kim, KateGolden, Angela Park, RachelHetherington, Janice Moodieand Leta Lindley also shot69s, while Sophie Gustafsonand Women’s World MatchPlay winner Seon Hwa Leetopped a large group at 70

Golden, the 2001 winner,said she’ll have to rethink herprediction of an 18 under win-ning score if the wind stay up.

“The wind really affects theballs, and as firm as the fair-ways and around the greensare getting, it will be toughunless you’re really firing atthe pin. And that is kind oftough to do in the wind,”

Golden said.Steinhauer made four long

birdie putts — a 30-footer, 25-footer and two 20-footers —and hit a 6-iron shot to 3 feetto set up another birdie on thepar-5 16th.

“It was one of those dayswhere I just kind of got themstarted on line, and they heldtheir line,” said Steinhauer,whose seven career winsinclude two majors. “Andthat’s generally due to, youknow, striking it solidly, theputts. And I was doing thattoday, and not something I’vebeen doing much this year, soit felt really good.”

Nancy Lopez, the 50-year-old star making her sixth tourstart of the year, shot an 81.She won the tournament in1980 and 1992.

Top-ranked Lorena Ochoais skipping the tournamentafter winning three straightevents to push her tour-lead-ing total to six.

Steinhauer leads LPGA State Farm Classic; Sorenstam 4 strokes back

Mid-fielderundergoes anMRI which showsinjury to ligamentBy BETH HARRISAP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES — DavidBeckham could miss the restof the Los Angeles Galaxy’sseason after being diagnosedwith a sprained right kneeThursday.

The English midfielderunderwent an MRI exam thatconfirmed he sprained themedial collateral ligament inhis knee, the team said in astatement.

Beckham, 32, was injuredin a tackle with Pachuca mid-fielder Fernando Salazar inthe first half of Wednesdaynight’s SuperLiga title match.

The Galaxy lost 4-3 on penal-ty kicks.

He was expected to be outabout six weeks, and willimmediately begin rehabilita-tion, the team said.

That would place his returnat mid-October, when theGalaxy would have three reg-ular-season games remaining— against Toronto FC on Oct.13, New York on Oct. 18 andat Chicago on Oct. 21.

“It’s just gone from onething to another thing,”Beckham said Wednesdaynight. “Maybe it’s time for meto just say, ’I need the rest,’and get it right and don’t comeback until it’s right.”

Prior to coming to theUnited States he had alreadybeen nursing a left ankleinjury that caused him to missseven games since joining theteam July 13. That injury

occurred while playing forEngland on June 6.

Beckham’s extendedabsence deals a serious blowto the already slim chance theGalaxy had of making theplayoffs. Its Major LeagueSoccer record is 3-10-5 — lastin the Western Conference.

“The biggest thing is thatwe’re markedly better whenhe’s on the field,” Chris Kleinsaid after Wednesday’s loss.“Just having his presencearound the guys gives us amuch needed boost. Whenhe’s not there, it hurts us.”

The Galaxy declined tomake any team officials avail-able for comment Thursday.

Coach Frank Yallop wasclearly frustrated about thestring of injuries that has dev-astated his team this season,especially the ones involvingBeckham.

“He shouldn’t play, to behonest. He’s hurt, but he’splaying,” Yallop saidWednesday night. “Thatshows the character of himand it shows the character ofthe team because he lifts theteam when he plays.

“It’s hard because he’sstruggling with injury. He’strying his best.”

Beckham’s latest injuryalso means he won’t be join-ing England’s national team.He had planned to fly toLondon on Sunday for 10days with the team as it pre-pares to play Israel and Russiain two Euro 2008 qualifyinggames.

Beckham’s minutes on thefield have been spotty at bestover the course of his tenurewith the Galaxies. Attendanceat Galaxy games, whether heis in the game or not, has

increased dramatically. Eventeam practices draw largecrowds of cheering fans,many carrying signs declaringallegiance to Beckham.

Beckham to miss 6 weeks because of sprained right knee

File photo

LA Galaxy’s Beckham.

THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 2007 – A-7SPORTS

WNBAWomen’s National Basketball AssociationPlayoff GlanceBy The Associated PressAll Times EDT

FIRST ROUND(Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCEDetroit vs. New YorkFriday, Aug. 24: New York 73, Detroit 51Sunday, Aug. 26: Detroit 76, New York 73Tuesday, Aug. 28: Detroit 71, New York 70, OT,Detroit wins series 2-1

Indiana vs. ConnecticutThursday, Aug. 23: Connecticut 93, Indiana 88,3OTSaturday, Aug. 25: Indiana 78, Connecticut 59Monday, Aug. 27: Indiana 93, Connecticut 88, OT,Indiana wins series 2-1———

WESTERN CONFERENCEPhoenix vs. SeattleFriday, Aug. 24: Phoenix 101, Seattle 84Sunday, Aug. 26: Phoenix 95, Seattle 89, Phoenixwins series 2-0

San Antonio vs. SacramentoThursday, Aug. 23: Sacramento 86, San Antonio65Saturday, Aug. 25: San Antonio 86, Sacramento61Monday, Aug. 27: San Antonio 80, Sacramento78, San Antonio wins series 2-1———

CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCEDetroit vs. IndianaFriday, Aug. 31: Detroit at Indiana, 8 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 2: Indiana at Detroit, 1 p.m.Monday, Sept. 3: Indiana at Detroit, 6 p.m., if nec-essary———

WESTERN CONFERENCEPhoenix vs. San AntonioThursday, Aug. 30: Phoenix at San Antonio, 8p.m.Saturday, Sept. 1: San Antonio at Phoenix, 7 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 2: San Antonio at Phoenix, 5:30p.m., if necessary———

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEPreseason GlanceBy The Associated PressAll Times EDT

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAMiami 2 1 0 .667 57 58N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 71 65Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 40 51New England 1 2 0 .333 58 47

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Houston 2 1 0 .667 80 56Jacksonville 2 1 0 .667 69 50Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 61 55Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 71 60

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 68 43Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 53 51Baltimore 1 2 0 .333 48 29Cincinnati 0 3 0 .000 64 78

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Oakland 2 1 0 .667 68 59San Diego 2 1 0 .667 79 68Denver 1 2 0 .333 53 61Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 29 57

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PADallas 2 1 0 .667 70 58Washington 2 1 0 .667 37 25N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 46 56Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 43 66

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 53 60Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 63 69New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 74 59Carolina 1 2 0 .333 41 72

North

W L T Pct PF PAChicago 3 0 01.000 78 71Detroit 2 1 0 .667 60 83Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 74 43Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 60 63

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 2 1 0 .667 67 77St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 36 60San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 67 69Arizona 0 3 0 .000 74 93

———Saturday’s GamesIndianapolis 37, Detroit 10Tampa Bay 31, Miami 28Houston 28, Dallas 16N.Y. Jets 20, N.Y. Giants 12Chicago 31, San Francisco 28Seattle 30, Minnesota 13Cleveland 17, Denver 16Washington 13, Baltimore 7, 3rd quarter, light-ningSan Diego 33, Arizona 31Sunday’s GamePittsburgh 27, Philadelphia 13Monday’s GameAtlanta 24, Cincinnati 19Thursday’s GamesBuffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.New York Jets at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.New York Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m.Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Houston at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8 p.m.Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m.Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m.Friday’s GamesIndianapolis at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.End Preseason

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCERAt A GlanceBy The Associated PressAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEW L T Pts GF GA

New England 12 5 6 42 37 28D.C. United 12 6 3 39 36 23New York 10 9 3 33 36 32Kansas City 9 9 5 32 36 36Columbus 6 7 9 27 26 29Chicago 7 9 5 26 22 29Toronto FC 5 12 5 20 18 35

WESTERN CONFERENCEW L T Pts GF GA

Houston 11 7 5 38 30 16CD Chivas USA 11 6 3 36 30 19FC Dallas 11 7 3 36 28 27Colorado 7 9 6 27 23 25Real Salt Lake 3 11 6 15 17 30Los Angeles 3 10 5 14 21 31

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.———Wednesday’s GameReal Salt Lake 3, Kansas City 1Saturday’s GamesChicago at New York, 7:30 p.m.D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Sunday’s GameColorado at Columbus, 3 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 6D.C. United at CD Chivas USA, 10 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 8Chicago at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Real Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 9New England at D.C. United, 3 p.m.New York at CD Chivas USA, 8 p.m.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUEPacific Coast LeagueAt A GlanceBy The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCENorthern Division

W L Pct. GBNashville (Brewers) 85 54.612 —Iowa (Cubs) 77 62.554 8Omaha (Royals) 70 69.504 15Memphis (Cardinals) 55 84.396 30

Southern DivisionW L Pct. GB

New Orleans (Mets) 71 68.511 —

Albuquerque (Marlins)70 67.511 —Oklahoma (Rangers) 69 69.5001 1/2Round Rock (Astros) 59 78.431 11

PACIFIC CONFERENCENorthern Division

W L Pct. GBSalt Lake (Angels) 72 66.522 —Col. Springs (Rockies)66 73.4756 1/2Tacoma (Mariners) 66 73.4756 1/2Portland (Padres) 57 82.41015 1/2

Southern DivisionW L Pct. GB

Sacramento (Athletics)80 59.576 —Tucson (Diamondbacks) 74 63 .540 5Fresno (Giants) 74 65.532 6Las Vegas (Dodgers) 63 76.453 17

———

Wednesday’s GamesRound Rock 7, Albuquerque 4Sacramento 4, Colorado Springs 0Fresno 10, Salt Lake 5Iowa 3, Memphis 1New Orleans 8, Oklahoma 2Omaha 3, Nashville 2, 15 inningsPortland 9, Tucson 7, 10 inningsLas Vegas 6, Tacoma 3Thursday’s GamesAlbuquerque at Round RockColorado Springs at SacramentoFresno at Salt LakeIowa at MemphisNew Orleans at OklahomaOmaha at NashvillePortland at TucsonTacoma at Las VegasFriday’s GamesColorado Springs at TacomaFresno at PortlandLas Vegas at Salt LakeNashville at MemphisNew Orleans at Round RockOklahoma at AlbuquerqueOmaha at IowaSacramento at Tucson

GOLDEN BASEBALL LEAGUEGolden Baseball League PlayoffsAt A GlanceBy The Associated Press

Championship(Best-of-5)

Long Beach vs. ChicoTuesday, Aug. 28: Chico 10, Long Beach 4Wednesday, Aug. 29: Chico 12, Long Beach 8,Chico leads series 2-0Friday, Aug. 31: Chico at Long BeachSaturday, Sept. 1: Chico at Long Beach, if neces-sarySunday, Sept. 2: Chico at Long Beach, if neces-sary

CALIFORNIA LEAGUECalifornia LeagueSecond HalfAt A GlanceBy The Associated Press

North DivisionW L Pct. GB

Modesto (Rockies) 40 25.615 —Visalia (Diamondbacks)3926.600 1x-San Jose (Giants) 31 34.477 9Bakersfield (Rangers)27 38.415 13Stockton (Athletics) 27 38.415 13

South DivisionW L Pct. GB

x-Lancaster (Red Sox)40 25.615 —Lake Elsinore (Padres)35 30.538 5Inland Empire (Dodgers) 32 33 .492 8R. Cucamonga (Angels)3233.492 8High Desert (Mariners)22 43.338 18

x-won first half———

Wednesday’s GamesBakersfield 5, Modesto 3Inland Empire 2, Stockton 1Lake Elsinore 7, Visalia 1High Desert 2, Rancho Cucamonga 1Lancaster 6, San Jose 5Thursday’s GamesBakersfield at ModestoInland Empire at StocktonLake Elsinore at VisaliaRancho Cucamonga at High DesertSan Jose at LancasterFriday’s GamesBakersfield at San JoseInland Empire at Lake ElsinoreLancaster at High DesertModesto at Rancho CucamongaVisalia at Stockton

SCOREBOARD

Coach views game as‘high-risk’ withoutmuch rewardBy GREG BEACHAMAP Sports Writer

BERKELEY — Jeff Tedfordchuckled to himself this summerwhenever somebody praised theCalifornia coach for bravely choos-ing to open the Golden Bears’ seasonagainst mighty Tennessee.

That’s because Tedford actuallydidn’t choose the path of greatestresistance: This home-and-homeseries already was on Cal’s schedulewhen he took the job in 2002.

If Tedford really had a choice, hisclub would take the field Saturday atMemorial Stadium with a muchlower degree of difficulty.

“It’s high-risk, and I don’t knowthat there’s that much of a reward,”Tedford said. “I think the risk proba-bly outweighs it, because it’s still along season there ahead of you. It’s adefinitely a different approach, play-ing a team like Tennessee who is atraditional top-10 team. It really testsyou right out of the gate.”

But there’s no getting out of thistest for the No. 12 Bears, whoflunked the same exam last year inKnoxville with a 35-18 loss. Facingthe 15th-ranked Volunteers inBerkeley should help, but the game’shigh stakes and national audiencewill magnify everything that hap-pens, good or bad.

Tedford’s debut with Cal fiveyears ago was a perfect example ofhis ideal beginning. That 70-22 vic-tory over a miserable Baylor squadbegan with a trick touchdown passand ended with everybody talkingabout the new-look Golden Bears.Even an easy victory overSacramento State two years ago wasmore to Tedford’s liking — thoughquarterback Nate Longshore’s sea-son ended with an injury.

“If we played a different team,we’d get a little more confidenceright off the bat,” offensive linemanMike Tepper said. “But it’s not a badthing. It gives us a good chance tosee where we line up against otherteams from across the nation.”

Tedford has built a consistent win-ner during his first five seasons atCal, yet the Bears still are a second-tier power. Thanks to a few untimely

losses, Cal has been kept out of theupper echelon of national powers,where Southern California is theonly West Coast occupant.

The Bears had the roster to breakthrough last year — but the openingloss to Tennessee knocked them outof the national title discussion beforeit even began. Cal then had a chanceto reach its first Rose Bowl in 48years, but had to settle for a share ofthe Pac-10 title and a Holiday Bowlberth after consecutive road losses toUSC and lowly Arizona.

During the summer, Tedfordrethought his strategy for preparinghis team to meet such a large chal-lenge without the benefit of awarmup game. In 2006, he bombard-ed his players with images of orangejerseys and blaring renditions of“Rocky Top,” hoping to raise them toan emotional high — and instead,they bottomed out when things did-n’t go well.

“The first place I looked is in themirror to find out where I couldmaybe have done a better job onmotivating the team,” Tedford said.“Let’s not worry about going toTennessee and worry about the guysin the orange jerseys. It’s more abouthow we play. The focus needs to beon us doing our job and executingour stuff.”

When the Volunteers agreed tothis home-and-home series severalyears ago, they had no idea Calwould grow from a Pac-10 bottom-dweller to a top-25 program in just afew years under Tedford’s instruc-tion. Coach Phillip Fulmer claims heprefers a tough opening game,though he acknowledges he mightnot feel the same way if the Vols getoff to an 0-1 start.

And though Tedford takes a prag-matic approach to this tough assign-ment, his players are much moreeager to get their opportunity forredemption against their SEC coun-terparts.

“I love it,” linebacker Zack Follettsaid. “My freshman year, we playedSac State, and it was like I was play-ing a high school team. That gamelast year was about as big a stage asyou could ever have. Now we knowwhat to expect, and we’re going togive it to them.”

Safety Thomas DeCoud said theCal secondary used its awful perfor-mance against the Vols as a daily ral-

lying cry in the ensuing 12 months.The embarrassment they felt afterlast season’s loss hasn’t abated, butthe defensive backs all feel more pre-pared to match Tennessee’s speedand skill.

And the players are looking for-ward to hearing one of the loudestcrowds in the history of MemorialStadium, their often-sedate home inStrawberry Canyon. Cal plans to dis-tribute 50,000 megaphones beforethe game to get the season off to adeafening start.

“I feel that it’s good, especially

because we played them last year,and we lost,” said Justin Forsett, whotakes over from Marshawn Lynch asCal’s starting tailback. “You want toget a shot at them. I wouldn’t want toopen any other way.”

USC TrojansSouthern California center Matt

Spanos has a torn right triceps andwon’t play Saturday night when thetop-ranked Trojans open their seasonagainst Idaho.

That means that Spanos, a fifth-year senior, will have to wait beforemaking his first career start. He will

be replaced by Jeff Byers, who willmove to center from left guard.Alatini Malu probably will start atleft guard.

Spanos, who was academicallyineligible last season, had an impres-sive camp as the successor to three-year starting center Ryan Kalil.Spanos was injured Tuesday in a col-lision with nose tackle Sedrick Ellisand Byers.

Florida GatorsFormer Southern California run-

ning back Emmanuel Moody ischanging teams. He enrolled atFlorida on Thursday.

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound sopho-more, originally from Texas, decidedto transfer from USC after gettingcaught in a glut of highly touted tail-backs.

Gators coach Urban Meyerrecruited Moody two years ago, buthe eventually signed with theTrojans.

“I think he’s a very high characterguy,” said Meyer, who inadvertentlyreleased the news of Moody’s trans-fer Monday. “He’s a decent student.... It’s not like he can pick up and goagain somewhere. He’s got threeyears. He has ambition. He eitherdoes it or he doesn’t do it. It’s up tohim now.”

Meyer said his coaching staff did“quite a bit of research” beforeagreeing to accept Moody.

“We talked to his strength coach,trainers, assistant coaches at theschool he was at,” Meyer said. “Wetalked to other people that recruitedhim. We talked to the high schoolcoach, then I made my own judg-ment. There’s positives and nega-tives about transfers.

“Obviously (former Utah andFlorida cornerback) Ryan Smith wasone that turned out. ... There’s awhole bunch that haven’t, so youhave to be real careful. We don’t nor-mally do this.”

Moody has to sit out this seasonunder NCAA transfer rules and willhave three years of eligibilityremaining.

Meyer said Moody will spend theyear on the scout team while learningFlorida’s offense.

Before missing the final fourgames because of a sprained anklelast season, Moody gained 458 yardson 79 carries and finished as USC’ssecond-leading rusher.

Tedford sees more cons than pros in opening season against Vols

Bob Larson/Contra Costa Times

California Golden Bears Head Coach Jeff Tedford, during prac-tice at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley last week, inherited aschedule he would like to see changed.

By AP Sports WritersHILLIARD, Ohio — A

high school student whotricked football fans from acrosstown rival into holdingup signs that together spelledout, “We Suck,” was suspend-ed for the prank, students said.

Kyle Garchar, a senior atHilliard Davidson HighSchool in suburbanColumbus, said he spent about20 hours over three days plot-ting the trick, which was cap-tured on video and posted onthe video-sharing Web siteYouTube. He said he wasinspired by a similar prankpulled by Yale students in2004, when Harvard fanswere duped into holding upcards with the same message.

At the end of the video,Garchar wryly thanks the 800Hilliard Darby High Schoolsupporters who raised thecards at the start of the thirdquarter during last Friday’sfootball game.

“It couldn’t have been donewithout you,” reads the clos-ing frame of the video.

Garchar, 17, created a gridto plan how the messagewould be spelled out oncefans in three sections held upeither a black or white pieceof construction paper.

Directions left on stadiumseats instructed fans to checkthat the number listed on their

papers matched their seatnumbers. Darby supporterswere told the message wouldread “Go Darby.”

“It was tedious,” Garcharsaid. “I didn’t really think itwas going to work.”

But it did, and everyone atDavidson has been talking itever since, said Jordan Moore,a junior.

“That was the ultimate in-your-face,” he said. “I think itwas ingenious.”

Davidson Principal JohnBandow had told students thathe expected them to showsportsmanship at the game,which Darby won 21-10.

Bandow gave Garcharthree days of in-school sus-

pension and banned him fromextracurricular activities for asemester, the students said.Two Darby students whohelped Garchar received thesame punishment after theprincipals from both schools

spoke by phone.“We weren’t expecting it to

be such a severe punishment,”said Jen Trimmer, 17, one ofthe students involved. “Wejust thought it was all in goodfun.”

Former securityguard neverrecovered fromaccusationBy HARRY R. WEBERAssociated Press Writer

ATLANTA — Securityguard Richard Jewell was ini-tially hailed as a hero for spot-ting a suspicious backpackand moving people out ofharm’s way just before abomb exploded, killing oneand injuring 111 others. Butwithin days, he was named asa suspect in the blast.

Though eventually clearedin the 1996 CentennialOlympic Park bombing,Jewell, who was found deadWednesday at 44, neverrecovered from the shame ofbeing wrongly linked to thebombing in the news media.Finally, a year ago, he wasagain hailed as a hero.

Gov. Sonny Perdue com-mended Jewell at a bombinganniversary event. “This iswhat I think is the right thingto do,” Perdue declared as hehanded a certificate to Jewell.

Jewell said: “I neverexpected this day to ever hap-

pen. I’m just glad that it did.”It was one of his last good

days. Jewell, who had dia-betes and kidney problemsand was recently on dialysis,was found dead in his westGeorgia home. An autopsyThursday showed Jewell hadsevere heart disease andessentially had a heart attack,Dr. Kris Sperry said. Jewell’sdiabetes contributed to theheart problems, Sperry said.He said toxicology testswould also be done because ofthe notoriety of the case.

After the Olympics, Jewellworked in various lawenforcement jobs, includingas a police officer inPendergrass, Ga., where hispartner was fatally shot in2004 during the pursuit of asuspect.

As recently as last year,Jewell was working as a sher-iff’s deputy in west Georgia.He also gave speeches to col-lege journalism classes abouthis experience.

For two days after the July27, 1996, bombing, Jewellwas hailed as a hero for shep-herding people away from thesuspicious backpack.

But on the third day, anunattributed report in The

Atlanta Journal-Constitutiondescribed him as “the focus”of the investigation.

Other media, to varyingdegrees, also linked Jewell tothe investigation and por-trayed him as a loser and law-enforcement wannabe whomay have planted the bomb sohe would look like a herowhen he discovered it later.

The AP, citing an anony-mous federal law enforcementsource, said after the Journal-Constitution report that Jewellwas “a focus” of investigators,but that others had “not yetbeen ruled out as potentialsuspects.”

Reporters camped outsideJewell’s mother’s apartmentin the Atlanta area, and his lifewas dissected for weeks bythe media. He was neverarrested or charged, althoughhe was questioned and was asubject of search warrants.

Eighty-eight days after theinitial news report, U.S.Attorney Kent Alexanderissued a statement sayingJewell “is not a target” of thebombing investigation andthat the “unusual and intensepublicity” surrounding himwas “neither designed nordesired by the FBI, and inter-

fered with the investigation.”The episode led to soul-

searching among news organi-zations about the use of unat-tributed or anonymouslysourced information. Jewell’sname became shorthand for aperson accused of wrongdoingin the media based on scantyinformation.

In 1997, U.S. AttorneyGeneral Janet Reno expressedregret over the leak regardingJewell. “I’m very sorry it hap-pened,” she told reporters.“We owe him an apology.”

Eventually, the bomberturned out to be anti-govern-ment extremist Eric Rudolph,who also planted three otherbombs in the Atlanta area andin Birmingham, Ala. Thoseexplosives killed a police offi-cer, maimed a nurse andinjured several other people.

Rudolph was captured afterspending five years hiding outin the mountains of westernNorth Carolina. He pleadedguilty to all four bombings in2005 and is serving life inprison.

Jewell sued several mediaorganizations, including NBC,CNN and the New York Post,settling for undisclosed sums.According to Lin Wood,

Jewell’s attorney, Jewell alsosettled a lawsuit againstPiedmont College, a formeremployer. That amount wasalso confidential. The AtlantaJournal-Constitution neversettled a lawsuit Jewell filedagainst it, and the case is setfor trial in January.

“I expect to pursue it forRichard and his estate,” Woodsaid. “But that is a decision fora less sad day.”

A lawyer for the newspa-per, Peter Canfield, has saidthat the newspaper stands byits coverage of Jewell.Publisher John Mellottdeclined to comment aboutthe lawsuit on Wednesday butsaid that Jewell was a hero “aswe all came to learn.”

“The story of how Mr.Jewell moved from hero tosuspect and back in theOlympic Park bombing inves-tigation is one The AtlantaJournal-Constitution hasreported fully even as itdefended itself in a libel casebrought by him,” Mellott said.

Jewell, in an interview withthe AP last year insisted thelawsuits were not about mak-ing money. He bought hismother a home and gave 73percent of the settlement

money to his attorneys and tothe government in taxes. Hesaid the cases were aboutensuring the truth was told.

“I’m not rich by any meansmonetarily,” he said at thetime. “I’m rich because of myfamily. If I never get there, Idon’t care. I’m going to getmy say in court.”

Jewell told the AP last yearthat Rudolph’s convictionhelped clear his name, but hethat some people still remem-ber him as a suspect ratherthan for the two days in whichhe was praised as a hero.

“For that two days, mymother had a great deal ofpride in me — that I had donesomething good and that shewas my mother, and that wastaken away from her,” Jewellsaid. “She’ll never get thatback, and there’s no way I cangive that back to her.”

———Associated Press writer

Greg Bluestein contributed tothis story.

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By HOWARD FENDRICHAP Tennis Writer

NEW YORK — As a kid, AndyRoddick was hard-pressed to comeup with a better birthday treat thangoing to the U.S. Open with hismom. At 9, he was thrilled to be onthe scene while Jimmy Connorsmade a stirring run to the semifinals.

“I’d get here for the first match,and I wouldn’t leave till it was over.Those are probably my fondestmemories, just sneaking into thenosebleed sections,” Roddickrecalled Thursday. “I actually snuckinto the players’ lounge one time andstole a cheesecake.”

He still comes to FlushingMeadows at birthday time, nowa-days as a competitor — and with acertain James Scott Connors taggingalong as his coach.

Roddick turned 25 on Thursdayand marked the occasion by reachingthe U.S. Open’s third round,although not before losing the open-ing set and moving on when hisopponent, Jose Acasuso ofArgentina, quit after the thirdbecause of a left knee injury.

“That’s the good thing aboutGrand Slams: You get in the grind,and whoever doesn’t mind the grindwins,” Connors said after watchingthe match through silver wraparoundsunglasses. “The way Andy playedtoday, especially in the second andthird sets, is always good. As long ashe’s playing the right kind of tennis,that’s all that counts.”

A trainer came out to wrap whitetape above Acasuso’s left knee afterthe second set, then added anotherbandage below the knee at the next

changeover. By the end, he was asstiff and creaky as the Tin Man in“The Wizard of Oz,” barely bendingor moving at all, and the score was 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 when Acasuso decided hecouldn’t continue.

“I don’t think you like winningmatches like that,” the No. 5-seededRoddick said. “But at the end of theday, your goal is to get through.”

In other words: no complaints.Same for Donald Young, the 18-year-old Chicago native who was 0-11 in tour-level matches until lastweek and never had won a GrandSlam match until this week.

Now he’s in the Open’s thirdround, and he didn’t have to lift aracket Thursday, because his sched-uled opponent, No. 13 RichardGasquet, withdrew, citing a viralinfection. Young saw Gasquet prac-tice and saw him in the locker room,so assumed they’d be playing.

“Prefer to win it,” said Young,who faces Feliciano Lopez next, “butI’ll take this.”

Gasquet, who came back to upsetRoddick in the Wimbledon quarterfi-nals after dropping the first two sets,said he had a fever and a sore throat.

“With my illness,” the Frenchmansaid, “I’m sure I can’t win thismatch.”

Roddick, among others, was sur-prised.

“I feel like that’s a short-termthing. I’d probably go out there andgive it a go,” Roddick said. “Mybiggest thing with playing matchesversus not playing matches is ifyou’re risking long-term, if it’s goingto affect you longer than just that dayor a week or two down the road.”

No. 2 Rafael Nadal had to makethat sort of decision before playingWednesday, when he was far fromhis best while dealing with tendinitisin his left knee. Like Acasuso, hegrew up playing more on softer claycourts than the cementlike hardcourts of the U.S. Open — and boththought that might have been a factorin their injuries.

Players who had to earn victoriesThursday included No. 4 NikolayDavydenko, No. 9 Tomas Berdychand No. 19 Andy Murray, whileunseeded Lee Hyung-taik knockedoff No. 14 Guillermo Canas instraight sets. There were no signifi-cant surprises in women’s action,where 1997 champion MartinaHingis got past Pauline Parmentier

6-2, 7-5, and 2004 championSvetlana Kuznetsova had to work alittle harder to defeat Camille Pin 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

The day’s loudest shot might verywell have come from No. 13 NicoleVaidisova during her match againstFlavia Pennetta. After getting brokenwhile serving for the match at 6-5 inthe second set, Vaidisova slammedher racket head so forcefully it fold-ed in half. Then she went out andserved a shutout in the tiebreaker towin 6-2, 7-6 (0).

Did she feel bad for the racket?“It deserved it,” Vaidisova said.Roddick got a tad bent out of

shape himself early on againstAcasuso. He lost a point after a spec-tator yelled, “Come in!” during a

lengthy exchange and asked the chairumpire to tell the crowd to hush-upduring play. He got broken to trail 4-3 when Acasuso returned a 133 mphserve and worked the point until hit-ting a forehand winner. Roddick wasmost perturbed at blowing threebreak points in the next game.

When Acasuso took the first set,Roddick simply sat down, towelslung over his shoulder. Not for long,though: The American hopped up outof his seat much earlier than neces-sary and headed to the baseline topace and bounce a ball with his rack-et while preparing to serve. Acasuso,meanwhile, took the full allottedbreak, sipping water and fiddlingwith strips of white tape on his fin-gers, not arising until the chairumpire intoned, “Time.”

Roddick began to play much bet-ter, and Acasuso began to slow.Asked whether he was pleased withhis guy’s performance, Connorsgrinned widely — and pointed to thatsmile.

“What’s that say? That says it allright there,” Connors said. “He’s inthe right direction. It’s just a matterthat he believes it and goes out anddoes it the right way. That’s whathe’s striving to do every day.”

The buzz already was startingaround the grounds for a third-roundencounter still 48 hours away: No. 1Roger Federer against 6-foot-9American wild-card John Isner.

Roddick was asked to provide ascouting report for Saturday’s match.

“Isner’s going to be very tall,” hesaid, “and Roger’s going to be verygood.”

After shaky 1st set, Roddick reaches 3rd round at U.S. Open

File photo

Roddick’s childhood hero was tennis star Jimmy Connors.

Richard Jewell, wrongly linked to 1996 Olympic bombing, dies

Prep student suspended for tricking rival fans

Democratic Party picnic set for Monday

The Democratic Party invites the public tocelebrate the Family of Labor at their LaborDay Picnic. Join them Monday Sept. 3 from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. at Todd Grove Park Club House.Have some American barbecue (vegetarianfare included), listen to speeches from locallabor leaders and meet local elected officials.Tickets will be $7 and children under 12 arefree. For more information, call Wendy Pollitzat 462 1399.

Free tire recycling available Sept. 4 through 17

Households will be able to recycle up to 9passenger or light truck tires per day, withoutcharge, at the four transfer stations throughoutMendocino County for a two-week period inSeptember.

There is a 17 inch diameter size limit. Norims are allowed, and no tire dealers may par-ticipate.

Locations and dates are:• Ukiah Transfer Station, 3151 Taylor Drive.

Sept. 4 through 17, closed Sundays;• Willits Transfer Station, 350 Franklin

Avenue. Sept. 4 through 17, closed Sundaysand Mondays;

• Caspar Transfer Station, Prairie Way. Sept.4 through 17, closed Thursday and Friday.

• South Coast Transfer Station, Fish RockRoad, Gualala. Sept. 4 through 17 closedMonday, Thursday and Friday.

The program is sponsored by theMendocino Solid Waste ManagementAuthority. A grant from the CaliforniaIntegrated Waste Management Board supportsthe program.

The free tire amnesty program will helphouseholds clean up accumulations of usedtires, and lessen the illegal dumping of tiresalong roadsides. The usual tire recycling fee iswaived. Last year, 7,000 tires were collected,saving the public more than $21,000 in fees.

Clean up of old tires is especially importantnow that West Nile Virus has come toMendocino County. Water collected in old tiresis a breeding ground for mosquitoes, whichcarry the virus.

For more information about the Free TireCollection, call the Recycling Hotline at 468-9704.

Anton Stadium stakeholdersmeeting set for Sept. 5

The City of Ukiah Community ServicesDepartment has announced a meeting for thestakeholders of Anton Stadium. The meeting

will address structure colors, timelines, etc.The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept.5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Ukiah Civic Center, 411W. Clay St., in Conference Room 5.

‘Scoping’ county’s fast-trackUVAP EIR set for Sept. 5

The public can put requests on the record forenvironmental analysis of impacts of proposedchanges contained in the Ukiah Valley AreaPlan and the General Plan. At the meeting, tobe held in Conference Room B (toward the rearnear Planning Department) of the CountyAdministration building at 501 Low Gap Road,on Sept. 5, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the County’sUVAP EIR consultant will receive testimonyfrom the public.

This is required by law to help determine the“scope” of the forthcoming EIR. The proposedchanges include a mega-mall at the Masonitesite, up to 1200 homes to replace the vineyardsat Lovers Lane, new housing on 160 acres atVichy Springs and Redemeyer Roads, andnumerous other changes to our Valley’s char-acter.

This is an opportunity to provide publicinsight and concerns to the EIR consultant andensure that the full consequences of the pro-posed UVAP and General Plan changes arefully disclosed to the Board of Supervisors andthe public.

Those that can’t attend the meeting canwrite a letter to UVAP EIR, c/o Planning Team,County of Mendocino, 501 Low Gap Road,Ukiah 95482.

Potter Valley Garden Club toresume meetings on Sept. 5

The first meeting of the Potter ValleyGarden Club since the summer recess will beheld on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Fall garden toursare the event of the day. Members will meet atthe Methodist Church in Potter Valley at 10:30a.m., and car pool to Lydia Feltman’s and BettyLindvig’s gardens.

This meeting is one that everyone looks for-ward to attending. Aside from the fall setting inthe gardens, there are always tales of vacationtrips, family events, and holiday festivities,with gardening tips shared. There will be a pic-nic on the Lindvig’s patio, with all attendingbrining their own sack lunch after the gardentours. Three new members, SallyMcMenomey, Norma Dunsing, and LucilleHare will be welcomed.

For more information, call the club’s presi-dent, Lee Patton, at 743-1801 or Margaret Rauat 743-2412.

Weight Loss Surgery Groupmeeting set for Sept. 7

The Weight Loss Surgery group (GR-DSGastric Reduction Duodenal Switch) will hold

their fall meeting at Bartlett Hall, Ukiah SeniorCenter Complex, 499 Leslie Street, Ukiah onSept. 7 at 6 p.m. GR-DS surgery post-oppatient Dona Fridae will discuss protein.

Although the DS surgery is the main topic,this group encourages and supports those whohave had other types of weight loss surgery andinvestigators of both.

For more information, call Kathy Davidsonat 468-0251, 468-8763 or E-mail her at [email protected].

Freedom from religious indoctrination seminar Sept. 8

A seminar to help those dealing with nega-tive religious issues in their lives will be heldin Mendocino, Saturday, Sept. 8.

The seminar will provide information andoffer tools for healing for anyone, especiallythose raised in conservative, authoritarian reli-gions, who feel their lives and relationshipshave been negatively impacted by the confu-sion, guilt, and anger they may feel from theirreligious upbringing.

It will be led by Marlene Winell, PhD., aBay Area author and consultant, who spentyears working through her own difficult reli-gious issues and has since devoted her life andclinical practice to helping clients separate“who they are” from past religious dogma thatdidn’t work and which made them feel bad orwrong. Further information is available on herWeb site at: http://www.marlenewinell.net/

The seminar will be held in the Stanford Inn(Comptche-Ukiah Rd.), Mendocino, Saturday,Sept. 8, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A donation of$10 to $25 to cover costs is requested, but allwill be admitted regardless of ability topay. Only 50 seats are available, so preregistra-tion (or information) at 964-1722 has beenhighly recommended.

Dr. Winell’s book, “Leaving the Fold: AGuide for Former Fundamentalists and OthersLeaving Their Religion” will be available atthe seminar.

The seminar is sponsored by the MendocinoCoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Free lecture for caregivers atGrace Hudson set for Sept. 8

A free educational lecture titled,“Maximizing Your Memory…” featuring JoanDavis from the Alzheimer’s Association of theBay Area will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8,from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Grace HudsonMuseum, Ukiah

Resources for caregivers of those withAlzheimer’s or dementia will be available atboth the free lecture, as well as at the fund-raiser in the afternoon.

There will be free respite care for caregiverswho attend this event, available by calling 1-800/834-1636 or 542-0282, by reservationonly. The deadline for reservations for care isAug. 31. There will be limited seating.

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The Daily JournalA fire recover benefit for Cathy and Ian

Monroe will be held on Sunday, Sept. 16,from 4 to 9 p.m., at the Frey Vineyards.Music (including the Hansen and Raittband!), food, wine, a silent auction, anddancing will be among the festivities.

The Hansen and Raitt band, with theirpopular “Mendocino boogie” music, isemerging after six years of retirement toraise fire recovery funds for Cathy and IanMonroe. Cathy and Ian’s Rancho Mariposahome, which burned to the ground on May25, was uninsurable because it had no foun-dation. Steven Hahm (acoustic guitar andvocals) and the Oster Family (hot blue-grass) will also be contributing music. Foodwill include homemade pizzas, pies, andmuch more. Marc Hansen and David Raittare doing this because “we deeply appreci-ate Cathy’s enormous contributions to thecommunity over the years. We hope for ahuge turn-out.” Tickets are available at

Mendocino Book Company and at the doorfor $20 each. To reach Frey Vineyards, takehighway 101 north to the West Road exit.Take West Road north to Tomki Road. Turnleft and go a little more than one mile to14000 Tomki Road on the left.

Cathy Monroe lost her home of 40 years,three pets, all of the material necessities oflife, and 59 years of books, art work, pho-tographs, and the other touchstones of life.Ian lost the house he grew up in and thehome he planned to return to live in someday. Cathy and Ian hope to create a newdwelling in the ashes of the old -- one thatwill carry on the spirit of the original houseand serve as both a home and a gatheringplace for the community. Those that can’tcome to the benefit but would like to con-tribute to the silent auction, can do so bycalling Mary Monroe at 485-8237. Todonate money, please make a deposit intothe Cathy Monroe Benefit Account atSavings Bank of Mendocino County.

Fire recovery benefit for Cathyand Ian Monroe set for Sept. 16

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Smith & Wesson willreplace the defective maga-zines and provide a strongerspring for the weapons at nocost to taxpayers, CHPspokeswoman Fran Cladersaid Wednesday.

The department boughtmore than 9,700 of the .40-caliber semiautomatic pistolslast year under a $6.6 millioncontract.

Fifteen of the 664 hand-guns distributed last month toofficers in the CHP’s InlandDivision in SouthernCalifornia jammed during anAug. 7 training session. Oneweapon in a different divisionand two at the CHP trainingacademy had similar prob-lems, Clader said.

The manufacturer is send-ing new parts and magazinesto all Inland Division officers.Smith & Wesson eventuallymight upgrade all the nearly

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SACRAMENTO (AP) - The prognosis foruniversal health care in California is grimthis year, and experts say a failure could setback similar efforts nationwide for years tocome.

Unions, doctors and other powerful inter-ests are arrayed against Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger’s $12 billion-a-year plan tomake medical insurance mandatory. He hasthreatened to veto the Democrats’ less ambi-tious alternative and take his plan to the bal-lot instead.

With the campaign for the White Houseunder way, what happens in the nation’s mostpopulous state could have especially widerepercussions.

“If we fail, it will have the effect of a wetblanket on health reform nationally,” saidRobert Ross, president of the CaliforniaEndowment, a foundation devoted to healthcare. “I think the presidential candidates willall look with a very watchful eye at what hap-pens in California.”

Following the lead of Massachusetts,which passed universal health care last year,Schwarzenegger announced his own plan inJanuary to provide everyone in Californiawith insurance. As many as 6.7 million peo-ple in California, or 18.5 percent of the pop-ulation, are uninsured.

The Republican governor’s plan wouldimpose new fees on doctors, hospitals andemployers. The uninsured would be requiredto buy coverage, though the poorest would besubsidized.

The governor says his plan is fair becauseit would spread the burden. But doctors arefighting it, as are unions, because they say itasks too much of the working poor.Hospitals, most of which would get morefunding, have stayed on the sidelines.

The governor’s own party has offered himno help. GOP leaders skewered the taxincreases, making it highly unlikely the planwill receive the bipartisan support it needs topass. A two-thirds vote is required.

The Democrats, who control both housesof the Legislature, crafted an alternative writ-ten in such a way that it needs only a simplemajority. It would require employers to spendat least 7.5 percent of payroll on health careor pay that amount into a state-run pool. Thatis almost double what Schwarzenegger hasproposed, and he has warned he will veto it.

“The governor and the Legislature areinches apart, but neither side wants to givethat final inch,” said Larry Levitt, a vice pres-ident with the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Success in California could be crucial toDemocrat John Edwards’ presidential hopes.The former North Carolina senator’s plan for

nationwide health care is a compromisebetween Schwarzenegger’s and theDemocrats’.

“What the experience in California showsis it’s very hard to do,” Levitt said.

The governor never found a legislativesponsor for his plan until Assembly SpeakerFabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, decided tointroduce it this week to show it will not pass.

Instead, the governor held public forumsto exhort people to take responsibility fortheir health and make sure they have insur-ance.

But support for his ideas has slipped as thedebate has bogged down. In December, thenonpartisan Field Poll found it was favoredby 52 percent of voters. By August, that hadfallen to 33 percent; that is about equal to thenumber who said they supported a single-payer system run by the government.

The governor’s salesmanship has paid offin some quarters. Small businesses andrestaurants - who said this week they wouldsupport a sales tax increase to fund healthcare - have moved closer to his side. But thatmay be because they fear the Democraticalternative would be far worse for them.

Democrats also have moved away from theplan they passed four years ago, whichplaced a far greater burden on employers.Voters repealed it the next year, with helpfrom the newly elected Schwarzenegger.

Labor unions say they are behind theDemocrats’ new plan. But they worry theworking poor will be asked to pay too muchand that employers will dump their workersinto a state-run insurance pool.

Depending on when lawmakers decide toadjourn, there may be as little as two weeksbefore the legislative session ends. A pro-longed budget stalemate drained time andenergy, and created much bitterness in theCapitol.

While the governor and Democratic lead-ers insist they want a deal on health care, onelawmaker has concluded that failure might bethe best option.

“I hope that none of these ill-conceived,quickly thrown together plans will pass thisyear,” said state Sen. Sheila Kuehl, the SantaMonica Democrat who chairs the SenateHealth Committee and advocates a single-payer system. “Because really, that is notgood for California.”

Schwarzenegger rushes to save health care plan

Governor Schwarzenegger is struggling against unions, doctors and powerfulinterests to pass his health care plan that would make insurance coveragemandatory for California citizens.

By LAURA KURTZMANThe Associated Press

SACRAMENTO - AssemblySpeaker Fabian Nunez saidThursday he would not call a vote onGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’shealth care plan after all, althoughthe day before he was vowing to doit.

Steve Maviglio, a spokesman forthe Los Angeles Democrat, said thespeaker was “making progress” intalks with the governor on healthcare reform.

A frustrated Nunez announcedlast week that he would call a voteon the governor’s plan for universalhealth care to show that it couldnever pass the Legislature.Schwarzenegger has been insistinghe can win support from bothDemocrats and Republicans for his$12 billion health insurance expan-sion, although Republicans havesteadfastly rejected it, saying it rais-es taxes.

Democrats support expandinghealth coverage but want to do it dif-ferently from the governor. A plan byNunez and Senate President ProTem Don Perata, D-Oakland, wouldforce businesses to pay much of thecost.

The governor’s plan asks less ofemployers and expands the fundingbase by asking for new fees on doc-tors and hospitals.

The structure of the governor’splan requires a two-thirds vote of theLegislature to pass. That requiressome Republicans to support it. TheDemocratic plan could pass on asimple majority, meaning it couldpass without Republican votes.

Health care reform is at the top ofSchwarzenegger’s policy agendathis year. But with the legislative ses-sion over in about two weeks, he hasbeen unable to strike a deal withDemocratic leaders.

Assembly speaker willnot call voteon health plan

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WASHINGTON — The InternationalAssociation of Machinists and AerospaceWorkers on Thursday endorsed DemocratHillary Rodham Clinton and Republican MikeHuckabee in the presidential primaries, whileJohn Edwards picked up the backing of the car-penters’ union.

Edwards’ courting of labor finally paid offwith his first national union endorsement fromthe United Brotherhood of Carpenters andJoiners of America. The union has more than500,000 members and was friendly withPresident Bush but stayed out of the 2004 race.

“I have walked picket lines and helped orga-nize thousands of workers, and I’ve seen first-hand what unions go through every single daytrying to protect the right to organize, trying tocollectively bargain, and trying to get a decentwage and health care,” Edwards said in a state-ment.

Clinton’s endorsement from the Machinistswas her second major union backing this week.She secured the endorsement of the 125,000-member United Transportation Union onTuesday. Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd earned amajor boost to his candidacy, winning the back-ing of the 281,000-member InternationalAssociation of Fire Fighters.

The Machinists union has 700,000 membersand estimates a third of the membership votesRepublican. It is the first time the union hasdone a dual endorsement. It chose to do so thisyear to encourage all members to participate inthe election.

Clinton, a New York senator and former firstlady, beat out Edwards and Ohio Rep. DennisKucinich for the endorsement. The union onlyconsidered candidates who appeared beforemembers during its conference this week at theWalt Disney World Resort.

“Hillary Clinton earned the IAM’s endorse-ment by focusing on jobs, health care, educationand trade — the bread and butter issues of theAmerican middle class,” union President TomBuffenbarger said in a news release. “She is theonly candidate of either party to come forwardwith a comprehensive manufacturing policy.”

Clinton said in a statement she was honoredto received the union’s endorsement.

“It is time for America’s working families toagain share in our nation’s prosperity,” Clintonsaid. “They will not be invisible to my adminis-tration.”

Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, wasthe only Republican who spoke at the event.

“Mike Huckabee was the only Republicancandidate with the guts to meet with our mem-bers and the only one willing to figure out whereand how we might work together,” saidBuffenbarger. “He is entitled to serious consid-eration from our members voting in the upcom-ing Republican primaries.”

Carpenters’ spokesman Monte Byers said theunion was planning to kick off its support witha membership rally in New Hampshire on Sept.8. He said the union has not made an endorse-ment in a presidential primary for many years.

The carpenters’ union is one of the top 100overall political donors nationwide, accordingto the Center for Responsive Politics. It has

given more than $17.5 million to federal candi-dates since 1989, with 93 percent going toDemocrats.

Associated Press Writer Brendan Farringtonin Florida and AP Labor Writer Jesse Hollandcontributed to this report.

By BETH FOUHYThe Associated Press

NEW YORK - TheInternational Association ofFire Fighters is set to endorseDemocrat Chris Dodd forpresident, turning down bet-ter-known contenders in favorof a long-standing Senate allywhose campaign has strug-gled to gain traction.

Union president HaroldSchaitberger was expected toannounce the endorsement ata news conference inWashington Wednesdaymorning. Dodd andSchaitberger were then sched-uled to travel together to Iowafor a full day of appearancesThursday, followed by jointcampaign events in NewHampshire on Friday andNevada on Saturday.

In an interview,Schaitberger said theConnecticut senator hadearned the 280,000-memberunion’s backing because ofhis experience and longtimesupport of firefighters inCongress.

“He’s done more than voteright and be supportive - he’sreally carried our water andbeen proactive on our behalf,”Schaitberger said. “And theother reason is that I reallythink he has the experience.Our board gave a lot ofthought to this. He has theexperience and the strength tolead this country in what weknow is going to be toughtimes.”

The endorsement was a sig-nificant boost for Dodd, a 25-year Senate veteran whosepresidential bid has beenalmost completely eclipsed bythe star power of Sens. HillaryRodham Clinton and BarackObama.

Dodd has remained in sin-gle digits in most national andstate polls.

IAFF is the nation’s largestand most influential firefight-ers union, with a history ofsupporting both Republicanand Democratic candidates.Presidential contenders ofboth parties actively soughtIAFF’s backing this year,thanks to the union’s organiz-ing ability and firefighters’enhanced status in the publiceye since their heroics afterthe Sept. 11, 2001 terrorattacks.

The union’s endorsementwas credited with revivingDemocrat John Kerry’s mori-bund campaign in late 2003,when he was stuck in singledigits in most polls.Firefighters turned out inforce to campaign for Kerry inearly voting states such as

New Hampshire, providing aburst of momentum thathelped him win the party’snomination in 2004.

In an interview, Dodd saidhe was “deeply grateful” forthe endorsement and pointedto Kerry’s experience as key.

“They know how to winelections, and they’ll put lotsof boots on the ground. This isan important election, andthey know it,” Dodd said.“They’ve made it clear itwould be about the future -who could win the election,fight for middle class, andbring people together to getthe job done.”

Earlier in the day, Clintonpicked up the endorsement ofthe 125,000-member UnitedTransportation Union.

Machinists union endorsesClinton, Huckabee for primaries;Carpenters endorse Edwards

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“I’m still very concernedabout proceeding in terms ofhis competency,” she said.

When she first asked for acompetency hearing in June,Elliot cited a recent SuperiorCourt decision in which thejudge ruled that a juvenile sus-

pect does not need to showevidence of “mental disease ordefect” to be found incompe-tent to stand trial.

Under California law, a 13-year-old is not consideredcompetent to stand trial.

Escareno’s competencyhearing is scheduled for Oct.29. He has not entered a pleato the charges against him.

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Escareno is being chargedas an adult and could face lifeimprisonment if convicted.

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But assembling a budgetthat big didn’t come withoutlong, drawn out discussionsand sacrifices. The meetingbegan with a list of 14 itemsand projects the council hadwanted to discuss for inclu-sion in the budget. But withfunds tightening, Horsleywarned the board of spreadingthe monies too thin.

“Some of the suggestionswe’ve made here add to thegeneral fund budget, so youhave little room there,”Horsley said. “Before youmake major changes, youneed to look through the prosand cons of it all, whether it’sservices or personnel.”

A major area of concernduring the discussions was thepossibility of adding anotherbuilding inspector, an issuebrought before the councilearlier this month.

As Charley Stump, directorof planning and communitydevelopment, took the micro-phone he explained to thecouncil the good fortune ofthe Planning Department:“We are expecting a big fiscalyear.”

Stump said that not onlywould the proposed newbuilding inspector be trainedin inspection, but he or shewould also be trained in codecompliance while continuingas a part of the Planning andCommunity DevelopmentDepartment.

The council acknowledgedthe benefits of having a multi-tasking inspector on staff, butHorsley and Mayor MariRodin were hesitant of addinganother position at more than$80,000 in yearly earnings.Ideas involving the possiblehiring of an inspector for ayear on a probationary-typebasis were discussed, but ulti-mately shot down.

“I’m empathetic, but Idon’t think we can afford it,”said Councilman PhilBaldwin. “I personally don’tthink we can add it to anybudget we might adopttonight.”

As the discussion contin-

ued, Rodin spoke in supportof adding another parks work-er position.

“I’ve noticed that the land-scaping in public spaces isreally deteriorating,” she said.“I feel embarrassed for thecity sometimes down at theplaza and downtown. I thinkwhen people see the town notlooking good they are moreinclined to throw trash out.But I also see that addingpositions at this time is a dan-gerous thing to do. It’s justsomething that has disturbedme for a long time.”

Sage Sangiacomo, commu-nity services director, spoke insupport of a need for the posi-tion. The council realized theidea of adding a full-timeparks worker wouldn’t workwithin the budget and ulti-mately settled on the possibil-ity of a part-time worker at acost of $20,000 for the fiscalyear.

With Sangiacomo still atthe microphone, CouncilmanJohn McCowen asked aboutthe costs that could be elimi-nated from Sangiacomo’sdepartment budget, includingthe elimination of a restora-tion project of the picnic areasat Todd Grove Park. With$50,000 in the parks improve-ment fund, McCowen sug-gested some of that money bemoved from there to the gen-eral fund, an idea Rodinopposed.

McCowen said he feels thecity has more pressing issuesthan to be prepared in theevent of another playgroundfire.

“If there’s a fire, I won’trun to the swing set,” he said.

Discussions about themoney in the parks improve-ment fund lasted nearly anhour with ultimately $20,000of the $50,000 being designat-ed to the general fund.

Realizing an excess ofnearly $330,000 in the gener-al fund, Baldwin made amotion to approve the budget.With a unanimous vote, thecouncil approved a budgetthat was more than threemeetings in the making.

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teers,” Milone said.He said the current site was

their first choice for the fire-house because it is centrallylocated and near the highwaythat runs through town.

The department discoveredan added bonus in the winterof 2005 when much ofHopland flooded but the landthe firehouse will stand onremained dry.

Jensen said the current planis to have the ground clearedby Oct. 1 and to begin con-struction in the spring.

Milone said the fire depart-ment will have to decide howmuch of the building to build.He said they may only buildhalf of the complex to start,based on available funds.

“We need to do it smart andnot just throw up a building,”Milone said.

“It’s been an ongoing bat-tle trying to get done what weneed to get done,” he said.

Milone said things wentwell for several years beforebeing stalled by issues ofmoney and permits.

Jensen said the firehousehad to get permits fromnumerous agencies includingCalifornia Fish and Game, theCalifornia Department ofTransportation, the CoastalWater Agency and others.

Milone said the new build-ing will also have to be builtto a more stringent codebecause it has to act as a shel-ter during disasters.

The fire department will beholding its annual barbecueon Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m.The event is the association’sbiggest fundraiser.



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Mike Lucchetti, Rena Trimble, Hoss Milone, Rose Lucchetti, Bruce Jensen, Barbara Green and Wesley Clarkgather for the start of construction at the site of the new Hopland fire station.

“This worked fine for 50years,” he said. “Now they’vegot to face mandatory train-ing. That gets harder with vol-unteers. Then there’s a liabili-ty issue. These problems arenot unique to Mendocino.”

Ukiah Valley Fire DistrictChief Dan Grebil said perma-nent funding for fire districtsfrom the county should be setinto place before the next bud-get cycle.

“We’re trying to get Prop.172 sales tax funding for lawenforcement and fire,” hesaid. “They’re saying it goesto police and D.A. It generates$6.4 million per year. We’re

trying to get a piece of 172that’s permanent. We certainlyhope that the county hasaccepted some responsibilityfor fire.”

Proposition 172, passed byCalifornia voters in 1993,established a half-cent salestax. The money is dividedamongst the counties andadded to their general fund.Individual counties are direct-ed to spend the money to sup-port “public safety” institu-tions.

The Ukiah Valley FireDistrict board voted 4-1March 12 to support theMendocino County FireChiefs Association in its bid tosecure some of the county’sProposition 172 funds forcounty fire districts.

At a Board of Supervisors

workshop Nov. 14, 2006, thefire chiefs asked that the boardallocate the yearly increase ofProposition 172 funds to thefire districts until the fundingreaches a cap of 25 percent, orsomewhere between $500,000and $1 million.

“Emergency medical ser-vices are held to be a Countyresponsibility,” stated Grebil’s“2007-2008 Proposed BudgetMessage.” “In a county suchas Mendocino, with large landarea and sparse population,located in small diverse com-munities, the providing ofemergency services is a diffi-cult task. Commencing in2005, there have been propos-als from local fire districts toobtain direct County subsidyfor their operations. Some ofthese proposals were prompt-

ed by passage of Proposition172.”

Grebil said he supports thecomplete coverage of thecounty, but that the costs asso-ciated make it unaffordablefor individual districts.

“There’s also a large area ofthe county that is unprotect-ed,” he said. “Low Gap is notin any district. There is somuch costs nowadays inannexing. It’s cost-prohibi-tive. Why would they want topay and tax themselves thatthey’re getting for free fornow. The best way is to geteveryone annexed.”

Reporter Ben Brown con-tributed to this article.

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Associated PressFRESNO — Consumer advocates and

some lawmakers say that a Salinas Valleycompany’s recall of spinach because of asalmonella scare shows that the federalgovernment must do more to protect thenation’s food supply, but industry offi-cials call it proof that their voluntary reg-ulations are working.

Metz Fresh, a King City-based grower

and shipper, recalled 8,000 cartons offresh spinach Wednesday after salmonel-la was found during a routine test ofspinach it was processing for shipment.More than 90 percent of the possibly con-taminated cartons never reached stores,company spokesman Greg Larson said.

California’s leafy greens industryadopted the voluntary regulations lastyear after a fatal E. coli outbreak, but

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“Eight thousand cartons left the plantfor distribution in the U.S. That’s 8,000too many,” said Jean Halloran, a foodsafety expert with Consumers Union. “Atthis point, we are relying on the leafygreen industry to police itself.”

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CLOVIS — A father wholost a second son last week inthe Iraq war said Thursday thesupport his family has receivedhas helped them sustain theirbelief in the United States’efforts to combat global terror-ism.

“The nation’s at war,” saidJeff Hubbard, the soldier’sfather, a retired police officer.“We just want people to supportthe nation and what it’s trying toget accomplished by makingthe world a better place.”

Army Cpl. Nathan Hubbard,21, died Aug. 22 in a helicoptercrash. He had enlisted at age 19while still grieving for his olderbrother, Marine Lance Cpl.Jared Hubbard, who was killedby a roadside bomb in Ramadi

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Jason Hubbard, 33, was part ofthe platoon that recoveredNathan’s body from the crashsite. After Nathan’s death, Jasonwas sent home from his unitand was ordered not to redeployto a hostile fire zone.

Both brothers were in thesame platoon on a scouting mis-sion observing a treacherousstretch of road south of Kirkuk,Iraq, the day of the crash, thesurviving son said. Jason’s teamleft the area in a Black Hawkfirst; another soldier aboard thathelicopter saw from the air thatthe second aircraft had crashed.

“We kind of went into aholding pattern over thisdowned bird,” Jason Hubbardtold reporters, his voice steady.“It was at that point where I

began to really fear that was theother helicopter that picked upour team.”

His team was then assignedto return to the desert andsecure the crash site, whichmeant removing weapons,equipment and the bodies oftheir comrades from the wreck-age. “I couldn’t participate inthat,” said Jason, wearing hisdress uniform. “I knew Nathanwas in there. I tried severaltimes to kind of gather myself,but I just, I couldn’t.”

On Wednesday, their parents,Jeff and Peggy Hubbard, led aprocession of cars to a Clovisfuneral home after a flag-draped casket carrying NathanHubbard’s remains arrived atFresno-Yosemite InternationalAirport.

Jeff Hubbard lost his compo-

sure for a moment Thursday ashe asked mourners who knewhis youngest son to rememberhim as a thoughtful athlete whograced the lives of those aroundhim.

“He was not an intense guy,”his father said. “Everythingabout him was soft. He wantedto help people.”

After Jared’s death, the cou-ple were conflicted when theirtwo surviving sons announcedthey wanted to enlist, in part toheal from the loss of their broth-er. They were proud, but theywanted to make sure the sonswere doing it for the right rea-sons and understood the risks,he said.

Nathan’s mother and sisterHeidi, 31, did not participate inthe interview. Since learning oftheir youngest son’s death, thefamily has been throughmoments of absolute physicaland emotional devastation, JeffHubbard said, but they weretrying to “rejoin the humanrace” even as they grieved.

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Ukiah area residents graduate from Empire College

Joan Denbo of Ukiah and Teresa Hernandez of Willits grad-uated among a group of 143 students from Empire College atsemiannual commencement exercises on Tuesday evening, July24, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts.

Joan Denbo graduated with President’s Honors from theMedical Billing and Coding Technician program. She and herhusband, Joe Denbo, have three children: Gracie, Joseph, andOlivia Denbo.

Willits High School alumna Teresa Hernandez graduatedwith Dean’s Honors from the Specialized Associate Degree-Administrative Specialist program and was recipient of theEmpire College Outstanding Office Administration GraduateAward.

The daughter of Tim and Sandi Brennan of Willits, Ms.Hernandez and her late husband SSgt. Dwight J. Morgan(USMC), have two children: Alex and Jason Morgan.

Local has graduated from Air Force basic training

Air Force Reserve Airman first Class Daulton R. AbernathyIII has graduated from basic military training at Lackland AirForce Base, San Antonio, Texas. He earned distinction as anhonor graduate.

He is the son of Daulton and Linda Abernathy of Ukiah, anda 2004 graduate of Ukiah High School.

During the six weeks of training, he studied the Air Forcemission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; per-formed drill and ceremony marches, and received physicaltraining, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and spe-cial training in human relations.

SchankA new daughter, Kendall Nicole Schank, was born on

Wednesday, July 25, 2007, to Laura and Kenneth Schank ofRedwood Valley.

She weighed 7 pounds, 5.5 ounces.She is welcomed by her older brother Wyatt Schank, and

older sisters Bailey and Katelynn Young-Schank.

GarciaA new daughter, Danielle Yvonne Garcia, was born on

Friday, August 3, 2007, to Nicole Yvonne and Matthew DanielGarcia of Redwood Valley.

She weighed 8 pounds, 15.5 ounces.She is also welcomed by her siblings Isaac, Jaden, and

Matthew Garcia.

Montesonti-RohrboughGina Rose Montesonti and Cummings William Rohrbough,

of Savannah, G.A. would like to announce their engagement tomarry in May 2008, in Ukiah.

Gina Montesonti is the daughter of Tom and CyndiMontesonti. She will complete her Bachelor’s Degree in humanservices this December, and is self employed as a massage ther-apist.

William Rohrbough is the son of Craig and Jane Rohrboughof Uiah. He serves as crew chief on a Blackhawk Helicopterwith the 160th Delta stationed at Hunter Army Airfield inSavannah, G.A.

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NEW ARRIVALS

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by Dean Young and Jim Raymond

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007In the year ahead, bonds

could become much tighterin a relationship that isimportant to you. Thisdevelopment could bringabout some very pleasantoccurrences and give youfar greater happiness thanyou thought possible.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) -- All you have to do isset your mind to it and youwill be able to deal with anyand all difficult situationsthat could arise. Your posi-tive and tenacious attitudewill achieve victory foryou.

LIBRA (Sept, 23-Oct.23) -- You can expect a shiftin conditions, but it’ll be agood one. Others will nowbe willing to go out of theirway for you in the verysame area where they previ-ously had refused to deal.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-

Nov. 22) -- Keep any andall negotiations as uncom-plicated as possible by ban-ning others who don’tbelong in the proceedings.You’ll be able to moreeffectively deal with thingswhen they’re simple.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec. 21) -- Actions youtake to enhance your imagewill be quite favorable tothose you are trying toimpress. As a result, theywill be far more willing tohelp you achieve yourobjectives.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Those who pre-viously contested yourinvolvement in a particularendeavor may learn to theirchagrin that you are a nec-essary and important ele-ment to its success. Use

your clout to your advan-tage.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- If the pieces arein place, go ahead andmake those critical changesyou have been contemplat-ing. They should producethe beneficial effects you’relooking for under the cir-cumstances.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Because youtreat everybody youencounter with a warm andrespectful manner, they, inturn, will respond kindly.You may make a newacquaintance or friend inthe process.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- What you saveby doing some householdrepairs yourself or makingor building an item that

would be costly could payoff in more ways thanmoney. The pride you feelwill be more valuable.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- The pleasantway you handle or manageothers, especially duringdifficult situations, will beappreciated and applaudedby those around you.Nobody will feel manipu-lated or ordered about.

GEMINI (May 21-June20) -- This is a good day tohave friends over to yourplace, so invite those towhom you feel obligatedfor a fun time. It’s one ofthose days where entertain-ing will feel easy and bringlots of laughs.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You could getthe first inkling that some-

thing both fascinating andbeneficial is in the worksand coming your way. Itmay be an entertainment,but it just as easily might bea business transaction.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)-- When it comes to makingany financial arrangements,you will get a better deal ifyou negotiate with the topgun. Strive to avoid any-body who isn’t authorizedto make the changes youneed.

Know where to look forromance and you’ll find it.The Astro-GraphMatchmaker wheel instant-ly reveals which signs areromantically perfect foryou. Mail $2.75 toMatchmaker, c/o this news-paper, P.O. Box 167,Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167.

ASTROGRAPHBy Bernice Bede Osol

T I M E O U TEditor: Chris McCartney, 468-3524 [email protected]

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DOONESBURY HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

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by Lynn Johnson

by Gary Trudeau by Dik Browne

Today is the 243rd day of 2007 and the 72ndday of summer.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1886, the firstmajor earthquake in recorded U.S. historystruck Charleston, S.C.

In 1897, Thomas Alva Edison received apatent for his kinetoscope, which could pro-

duce motion pictures. In 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, and

Emad Mohamed al-Fayed were killed in a caraccident.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: MariaMontessori (1870-1952), physician/educator;William Saroyan (1908-1981), playwright;

Buddy Hackett (1924-2003), comedian/actor;James Coburn (1928-2002), actor; FrankRobinson (1935-), baseball player/manager, is72; Van Morrison (1945-), singer/songwriter, is62; Itzhak Perlman (1945-), violinist, is 62;Chris Tucker (1972-), actor, is 35.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2001, a LittleLeague team from the Bronx, N.Y., wasstripped of its third-place finish in the LittleLeague World Series because its starting pitch-

er was over the age of 12.TODAY’S QUOTE: “The greatest happi-

ness you can have is knowing that you do notnecessarily require happiness.” -- WilliamSaroyan

TODAY’S FACT: The only patent everissued to a president was to Abraham Lincolnfor “Manner of Buoying Vessels” in 1849.

TODAY’S MOON: Between full moon(Aug. 28) and last quarter (Sept. 3).

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Dear Annie: I am a student at a prestigiouscollege and consider myself to be responsible,mature and self-assured.

I have been dating “Ricky” for two years.He is smart, considerate and funny. I think Icould spend many more years with him. Theproblem is, my mother refuses to meet Rickyor talk about him. Her attitude is the result ofcultural differences. Ricky’s parents are immi-grants. But I am tired of having to lie to myparents when I talk to Ricky on the phone orwhen we go out together.

I have not had the courage to tell my fatherabout Ricky and don’t expect to for a while.My siblings have already met him andapprove. I really think my mother would likehim if she’d give him a chance. And I suspectshe’ll be more amenable to the relationshipafter I graduate next year, but I don’t want towait that long.

I feel awful about this. Should I just bepatient and wait until Mom thinks I’m more of

an adult? -- Dreading the BattleDear Dreading: If you consider yourself to

be an adult, it’s time to act like one. That meansconfronting difficult situations and standing upfor people who are important to you. By avoid-ing the subject and sneaking around, you givethe impression that you are not ready for a seri-ous relationship, and your parents will treatyou accordingly. You should tell your folks,with conviction, that Ricky is a big part of yourlife and it’s time they got to know him. Theymay be more willing than you think. Of course,in case they are not, Ricky should be worthdealing with the fallout.

Dear Annie: Whose bright idea was it to

make a car honk when you lock it with theremote?

I live in a senior mobile home park. My carused to honk, but out of respect for my neigh-bors, I had it fixed by the dealer so I could lockthe car with the remote without making noise.My other neighbor, however, doesn’t care. Sheuses the remote to lock her car no matter howlate it is and no matter how often she wakes meup. It’s also scary to be walking through a park-ing lot and have the car I’m passing suddenlyhonk loudly.

Now someone has told me some cars cannotbe locked except by the remote. Is that true?Does the world really need all this unnecessarynoise? -- B.H.

Dear B.H.: We agree that this can be annoy-ing, especially late at night or early in themorning, in residential areas with a lot of cars.Some communities have noise restrictions, inwhich case, you can report someone whosehorn goes off at odd hours. But most cars canhave the horn feature disabled and only thelights will blink when the car is locked orunlocked. Those who cannot program this

themselves (check the manual) can have thedealer do it. You should recommend this toyour neighbor, who may be quite willing to doit if someone will show her how.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “BoxedOut in Harrisburg, Pa.,” whose husbandcleaned the house by putting all her stuff inboxes while she was out of town. Several yearsago, I visited my mother out of state. I camehome to find my husband had “cleaned up” myhome office. He dumped all my filing into onelarge box, moved a 350-page manuscript I wasworking on and rearranged all my work piles.The room looked nice, but it took me hours tofind things.

I told my husband the next time he went outof town, I was going to rearrange the garage. Alook of horror crossed his face. We have had nomore rearranging of my “stuff.” -- Cluttered inWestern Pennsylvania

Dear Cluttered: We can’t imagine thechutzpah involved in rearranging another per-son’s private papers, but we think you hit on agood solution.

Editor: Chris McCartney, 468-3524 [email protected]

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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.

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CHAOS GRID

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEYOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/5/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or na-tional bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and au-thorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the herein-after described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warran-ty, expressed or implied, regarding title, pos-session, or encumbrances, to pay the remain-ing principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.Trustor: RANDY S. SPEARS, a single manDuly Appointed Trustee: Law Offices of Les Zieve Deed of Trust recorded 10/18/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-20773 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Mendocino County, California, Date of Sale:9/7/2007 at 10:00 AMAmount of unpaid balance and other charges:$435,017.00Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the open-ing bid may be less than the total debt owed.A.P.N.: 003-410-45-00The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabili-ty for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the loca-tion of the property may be obtained by send-ing a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.August 17, 2007THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OB-TAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.EPP 617. 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2007.

PUBLIC NOTICE

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENTFile No.: 2007-F0553

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:BARBARA T. MAR-SHALL381 Lovers LaneUkiah, CA 95482Barbara Theodora Marshall381 Lovers LaneUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on August 9,2007. Endorsed-Filed on 08/09/2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Barbara T. Mar-shallBARBARA T MAR-SHALL

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STATEMENT OFABANDONMENT OFUSE OF FICTITIOUS

BUSINESS NAMEThe following person (persons) have aban-doned the use of the f ict it ious business name:CLEARWATER BOTTLED WATER CO.134 Orr Springs Rd.Ukiah, CA, 95482Nicholas A. Ioimo13031 Tomki Rd.Redwood Valley, CA 95470Deborah A. Ioimo13031 Tomki Rd.Redwood Valley, CA95470The fictit ious busi-ness name referred to above was filed in County on July 9,2007. This business was conducted by a California Limited Partnership. This statement was fi led with the County Clerk of Mendocino County on July 9, 2007./s/Nicholas A. IoimoNICHOLAS A. IOIMO

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THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:READY, SET, GO! AND PARTY SUPPLIES OF UKIAHP.O. Box 856, (street:676 S. Orchard Ave)Ukiah, CA 95482Dottie DeerwesterP.O. Box 518 (417 N.Oak St)Ukiah, CA 95482Gordon EltonP.O. Box 518 (417 N.Oak St)Ukiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by Husband & Wife. The regis-trants commenced to transact business un-der the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on Jan.1, 2007. Endorsed-Filed on Aug. 16,2007 at the Mendoci-no County Clerks Of-fice./s/Dottie DeerwesterDOTTIE DEERWESTER

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STATEMENTFile No.: 2007-0549

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:ASHLEY BROOKE VINEYARDS2350 McNab Ranch RdUkiah, CA 95482ASHLEY BROOKE Winery2350 McNab Ranch RdUkiah, CA 95482PLC, LLC2350 McNab Ranch RdUkiah, CA 95482This business is conducted by a Lim-ited Liability Com-pany. The registrants commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on August 1 2007. Endorsed-Filed on 08/07/2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Richard P. Parduc-ciRICHARD P. PAR-DUCCIGENERAL MANAG-ER

PUBLIC NOTICE

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STATEMENT OFABANDONMENT OFUSE OF FICTITIOUS

BUSINESS NAMEThe following person (persons) have aban-doned the use of the f ict it ious business name:UKIAH CYCLE CEN-TER1420 S. State St.Ukiah, CA 95482Craig Vincent1310 So DoraUkiah CA 95482The fictit ious busi-ness name referred to above was filed in County on July 23,2001. This business was conducted by an individual. This statement was fi led with the County Clerk of Mendocino County on August 10, 2007./s/Craig VincentCRAIG VINCENT

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THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:UKIAH CYCLE CEN-TER KTM1420 S. State StreetUkiah, CA 95482David O’Leary2501 N. State StUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 8/10/07.Endorsed-Filed on8/10/2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/David O’LearyDAVID O’LEARY662-07

8-24,31,9-7,14/07FICTITIOUS

BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT

File No.: 2007-F0582THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:ROKS1543 Daphne Dr.Willits, CA 95490Gregroy McDonald Atherton1543 Daphne Dr.Ukiah, CA 95490This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug. 23,2007. Endorsed-Filed on Aug. 23, 2007 at the Mendocino Coun-ty Clerks Office./s/Gregory McDongald Atherton GREGORY MCDONALD ATHERTON

679-078-31,9-7,14,21/07FICTITIOUS

BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT

File No.: 2007-F0592THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:RUSSIAN RIVER CUSTOMS4001 N. State StUkiah, CA 95482Timothy J Smith4001 N. State StUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 8-29-07.Endorsed-Filed on08/29/2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Timothy Joseph SmithTIMOTHY JOSEPH SMITH

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THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:JESSE4570 Old River RoadUkiah, CA 95482Jose Jesus Leon Ortiz (DBA Consul-tant)4570 Old River RdUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 8-30-2007.Endorsed-Filed on08/30/2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Jose Jesus Leon OrtizJOSE JESUS LEON ORTIZ

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

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THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS:HERBALIFE CARLA GLASS INDEPEND-ENT DISTRIBUTOR464 Briarwood DriveUkiah, CA 95482Carla Jean Glass464 Briarwood DriveUkiah, CA 95482This business is con-ducted by an Individ-ual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on August 1,2007. Endorsed-Filed on 08/01/2007 at the Mendocino County Clerks Office./s/Carla J. GlassCARLA JEAN GLASS

Classifiedkeep you on the right track. 4468-3500

10 NOTICESClimbing The

Mountain TogetherFREE Educational

LectureSat. Sept. 8, 2007

10-11:30 amGrace Hudson

Museum Community Room in Ukiah

“All you ever wanted to know...” Featuring

Joan DavisAlzheimer’s Assoc.for the Bay Area.Limited seating -

Get your reservation in TODAY!

Deadline 08/31/07Learn how you and

your family can make preparations for care-

giving before the need arises. Also, discover lifestyle change you can

adopt NOW to main-tain wellness and re-duce stress if faced

with the task of care-giving. There will also be many fun prizes

given away. RSVP to Redwood Caregiver Resource Center @ 1-800-834-1636 or

707-542-0282Respite care availa-ble by reservation

only by calling above phone numbers.

10 NOTICES

ClimbingThe Mountain...

Together

Alzheimer’sCaregiver Benefit

Grace Hudson Museum

Sat. Sept. 8 2-6 pm

Tickets $25Several dynamite local artists will

perform. Sponsored by: Thrivent Financial

for Lutherans &Soroptimist

International of Yokayo Sunrise.

Tickets: Mendocino Book Co., Ukiah

Chamber of Com-merce Ukiah, and Leaves Of Grass,

Willits or any Commit-tee Member or Carole Hester @ 707-463-1231. Fantastic silent auction

items available!

30 LOST &FOUND

I was wandering down Hwy 175 in Hopland on 8/28. I am just about 4 mo.old, a male Lab mix. What danger I was in. Anything could have happen-ned to me! I shud-der to think about it.Well now I am safe at the Ukiah shel-ter. If I am yours, please come find me. I will be up for adoption on 9/4. I am at 298 Plant Rd or call Sage 467-6453.

70 TRAVELOPPORTUNITIES

PRISCO SAFARISLet’s Go Africa Safari

Dec 3-14, 2007www.priscosafaris.com

707-245-9818

120 HELPWANTED

ACCOUNTANTFT Accountant to oversee AP, PR,

maintain GL, prepare FS and required bank

reporting, prepare and maintain budg-ets, forecasting and

analysis. Min. BAdegree or equivalent or five years exper.Benefits inc. health, retirement, holiday and vacation pay,

etc. Job description & application available

Solid Wastesof Willits,

350 Franklin Ave.EOE

Accounting:F/T opening for A/R

data Clerk. Self-starter, 10-key &

computer knowledge.Apply in person, Kelly Moore Paint Co., 217

E. Gobbi Street

All Shifts FT & PTAvailable!!!

No experience need-ed. Higher wage with

experience This year's seniors

welcome. Full train-ing provided. Drug

testing required, can-nabis not tested for hire. Assist disabled in their home and on

outings. Call for interview 485-5168,485-0165, 468-0602

Help WantedP/T. Dishwasher,

baker/breakfast cook & host. Apply at

Hopland Inn 13401 S. Hwy 101.

120 HELPWANTED

ASSISTANTCOOK

Must be exp.Pre-employment physical & drug

testing req’d.Dental, Vision,

Medical benefits.Free co-op child

care. ApplyTrinity School

915 W. Church St.Ukiah

BARTENDERF/T w/benefits

$8.50-10.50/hr DOEQMendocino Brewing

Company’s Hopland Ale House.13351 S. Hwy 101, Hopland. [email protected]/T w/busy real

estate office. Quick-books exp. nec. Pay-roll, AR & AP. Knowl-edge of office equip-ment & procedures

a+. Hourly wage based on exp.

Send reply to box 03092, c/o Ukiah DailyJournal, P.O. Box 749,Ukiah, CA 95482-0749.

BOOKKEEPER/ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR

Experienced Ac-countant/Bookkeeper with full competency in A/R, A/P, bank rec-onciliation, fixed as-sets & G/L monthly

close. Respond via-e-mail [email protected] send resume to

Metalfx, Attn:Human Resources,300 East Hill Road Willits, Ca. 95490

Business Manager

$60,387-$78,992or

Accountant$49,756-$68,361

One position to be filled at either

Business Mgr. or Accountant level.Salary placement is based on education & experience in the

appropriate field.Mendocino

County Office of Education

Visit www.mcoe.us/jobs

467-5012 or [email protected]

Open until filled.Apply by 9/17/07

to assure consideration.

Caregiver for mental health facility. PT & fill in. Various shifts

$8-$10/hr. 467-0911Caregiver position opening to the right person. Private pay.For interview 367-5476

CLASS A DRIVERw/exp. Call for appli-cation (707)894-5685 or fax (707)894-2006

Customer Service Rep.Inside Sales, Exp.

Preferred. Requires good organizational & interactive people

skills & computer skills. Great benefits.

EOE. Respond [email protected] or send resume to

METALfx, 300 E. HIll Rd, Willits, CA 95490

DIESELMECHANIC

5 yrs. exp. Good pay.+ benefits. Clean DMV. 462-9318.

Medical Assistant.FT. Patient skills essential, also

computer knowledge.Good benefits.

Send reply to box 03094, c/o Ukiah Daily Journal, PO Box 749,

Ukiah, CA 95482

120 HELPWANTED

DRIVERS - $1000HIRING BONUS

Golden State Overnight is hiring full & part time driv-

ers with insured, dependable van or pickup w/shell for

local morning small package delivery

routes in both Mendocino & Lake Counties. Earn a competitive wage plus mileage reim-

bursement plus additional reim-

bursement for fuel cost.Routes availa-ble Mon-Fri.&Tues -Sat. Benefits avail-

able includinghealth coverage & 401k

w/company match.Contact Steven

Koller 866-779-7726 or [email protected]

Drivers-Class ANight Shift, local

haul chips, Current DMV printout. Starts at $14.00. 459-4131.

ELECTRICIANJourneyman/Electrician

in training. Tipton Electric 707-462-8229

EnvironmentalProgram

CoordinatorRequires degree in

environmental, natu-ral resources or relat-ed field. FT - compet-itive wage and gener-ous benefits. Inquire

at 707-744-1647 x1341 or Email

[email protected]

Exp. ●Cooks●Servers ●Hosts

●Hostess Apply at ZACKS

1430 N. State.F/T Back Office

Pos. for busy medical office. Mail resume to 246 Hospital Dr. Ukiah

Family & ChildUnificationAdvocacySpecialist

Central Office, Nice, CA. Native American Cash Assistance Pro-gram. F/T w/Benefits,

$45K. Closing 8/31/07. Get Applica-tion & Job Descrip-tion at www.cttp.net.Questions/informa-tion: Call 707-262-

4404. Fax Resume & Application to 707-274-4233. Indian Hiring Preference

Applies.

FIRST 5 Mendocinoseeking EXEC SECY 32-40 hrs/wk., ben + $17-20/hr DOE.Strong organization & communication skills;Cover ltr & resume to fax to Kirsten Jack 707-462-5570 or email [email protected] desc. at www.mendochildren.org

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120 HELPWANTED

FISCALACCOUNTANT-CONFIDENTIAL

CommunityDevelopment

Commission ofMendocino Countyhas F/T position in

Ukiah. $17.34-$28.25 per hr. DOE, health benefits, PERS. Re-sponsible for com-

plete payroll and ac-counts payable proc-

essing, assists in budget development and audits, financial analyses involving

spreadsheet and re-port development.

Manages the general ledger and performs main interface with Lindsey software.Complete job de-

scription & applica-tion available at 1076

N. State St. Ukiah, CA 95482, EOE 707-463-5462x101, TDD 707-463-5697. Open

until filled.

Furniture deliveryand warehouse

person. Good DMV.Apply in person

245 East Standley St.Ukiah

General Maintenancefor industrial park.

Clean CDL. Fax re-sume 485-1824

Hazardous Waste TechnicianLocal govt. agency.Operate haz waste collections. Recycle

paint.Good DMV required. $14.42

start, benefits. Call Mike 468-9710 or p/u

app at 101 W.Church Rm. 9, Ukiah.IMMEDIATE OPEN-ING for Office Mgr.Full charge, Payroll, PR taxes, payables, bank reconciliations,

health insurance, phones, mail. Must

be highly exp. in MS Word, Excel and cost

acctg. Heavy data entry. 35 hr/wk. Full

benefits. Mail resume to 10751-B Main St., Potter Valley 95469

[email protected] or fax 743-1455

Jensen’s RestaurantCooks, dishwashers.Experienced. Eves &

graveyards. Apply1550 Lover’s Ln.No phone calls.

Join OurProfessionalDriving Team

A local petroleum distributor is current-ly seeking qualifiedClass A DriversApplicants will need to have full endorse-ments, clean DMV,

current medical card. Positions are

F/T, year-round.Earning potential of $60,000+ annually.

Bonus program, health benefits,

401(k) holiday, va-cation pay. Please apply in person at

2401 N. State St. Ukiah707-462-8811

LABORATORY AS-SISTANT/TRAINEEClean glassware &

assist technicians in busy laboratory. Full time. High school di-ploma or equivalent

required. Apply Alpha Analytical Laborato-ries, 208 Mason St.,

Ukiah. No phone calls please.

Pet Care Tech.P/T & F/T. Incl.

wknds & holidays.Apply in person onlyBlue Ribbon Pets5290 N. State St.

120 HELPWANTED

LICENSED NURSES & CNA’SWe have openings

on our team. A $1500 hire on bo-nus is available for full-time LVN’s or RN’s. Please con-tact Lakeport Skil-led Nursing Center.

263-6101

Maintenance & Operations

Director$76,334-$94,939

MendocinoCounty Office of Education



Open until filled.Apply by 9/17/07

to assure consideration.

Medical Assistant F/T for MCHC.

2 Pos. OB exp. a+.Bilingual in Span.

pref. $12-$17 DOE.Fax: 468-0793

[email protected]

Mendocino County

Health & HumanServices AgencySocial Services

BranchCurrently

recruiting for:●Account Clerk ll

(Ukiah Only)For further info go to:www.mss.ca.govto: “Career Oppor tunit ies or call the Jobline:707-467-5866.Closes 9/14/07

MendocinoCounty

Health & Human Services AgencySocial Services

BranchCurrently

recruiting for:●Social Worker

Supervisor l●Social Worker

Supervisor llFor further info go to:www.mss.ca.gov to

“Career Opportunities”

Or call the Jobline:707-467-5866.Closes 9/21/07

Metal AnalystFast paced environ-mental laboratory.

BA/BS in Chemistry and experience in

AA, GF, ICPMS and other related experi-ence preferred. 401 K plan, good salary,

long established business. No phone calls. Respond with

resume to 208 Mason St.

MOUNTAIN VIEWASSISTED LIVING(senior housing)NOW HIRING!!!

✔MAINTENANCE✔CAREGIVERS✔MED PASSERS✔BEAUTICIAN✔COOK P/T

ALL SHIFTSDrug test & back-ground check required. Wage DOEApply at 1343 S.Dora St. Ukiah

RECEPTIONISTMENDOCINO

COLLEGEInstruction Office

Hourly $9.03Up to 19 hrs/wk.Ukiah Campus

468-3024

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THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 2007 -B-5

Houses For Rent2 Bed 1 Bath

Acre Lot, Large Garage, DeckPicture Perfect $1500

2 Bed 2 BathBoonville Rd., Brand New, Garage

Low maintenance yards $1350

2+ BedroomsWestside of Town

New paint, clean, Wood floorsSingle garage, Large yard $1350

2 BedroomsLarge family room, garden spotClean and ready for you $1350

3 Bed 2 BathDouble garage, corner lotAlexander Estates $1450

3 Bed 2 BathGarage, Low maintenance yards

Close to town $1350

All rents subject to discount for timely payment!

Applications available atBeverly Sanders Realty

320 S. State Street

707-462-5198

Need Money?Own Property?Need Money?

Own Property?Call:

$ Money Mike $(707) 462-4608

120 HELPWANTED

NEW EXCITING POSITION WORK-

ING WITH KIDS 6 wks pd vacation

403 B. Small home-like environment, good pay & bens.

Starting sal $11.76+ hr. On the job train-ing prov. Flex. F/T, P/T pos. avail.Fax

resume to 463-6957

No. Circle Indian Housing Authority

is seeking a F/T Receptionist/Clerk.Duties include: proc-essing of mail, pre-

pare mo. Board pack-ets, maintain various

logs, serve as key operator of business machines, handle a

large volume of phone calls. Applic.deadline: Sept. 4th.Full job desc. and application at 694 Pinoleville Drive,

Ukiah. Ph: 468-1336.Indian Preference in

hiring will apply.Nursing DirectorF/T FOR MCHC

Manage staff at 3 clinics. Bilingual in

Span. a+. Salary DOEFax: 468-0793

[email protected]

OFFICE/MARKETINGCOORDINATOR

Boutique-Hopland winery seeks P/T staffer to handle

office ops, mktg/sales projects, website mgmt, inventory,

rcptn/secr.duties. 4 yrs. office exp. req. 2 or 4 yr. degree prf.Strong computer, math, oral, written

skills req. Flex sched/exc wrkg envi-

ron. Email resume w/salary hist. to

[email protected] fax 707-744-1472

Payroll-HR ClerkFT-Ukiah. Perform payroll, general acct., cler ical work, incl computer data entry.Req. 2 yrs. paid cleri-cal exp incl Payroll exp. HS grad or equiv. Sal. $1832-$2578/mo. Exel.Bene. Closes 9/12/07 at 5 pm.Send resume & letter

of interest to HR RCRC

1116 Airport Park Blvd., Ukiah, CA 95482, emailHR@redwoodoastrcorg

or fax 462-4280“EOE/M-F”

People to work with developmentally

disabled adults one on one in their own

home. All Shifts available. CallCindy 468-9331

PHARMACYTECHNICIANFull or part time.

Willits RexallPharmacy

90 S. Main St. Willits.459-6877

Fax 459-3299PHLEBOTOMIST

P/T for MCHC.12-20 hrs per wk.

$12-$17 DOEFax: 468-0793.

[email protected]

Potter Valley Community

Health CenterMedical Front DeskF/T. Exp. Preferred.Bilingual Preferred

Salary DOE.Call Erica

707-743-1188 Ext 110

Red Fox Casino NOW HIRING

● Auditor - P/T● Kitchen● Tech● Security,● Cashiers● 2 Floor Managers ● Exp. promotions

& marketingperson.Friendly attitude helpful. Willing to

train. 984-6800or come in for

application.200 Cahto Dr.

Laytonville●●●●●●●●Now offering

employee insurance after

90 days.

REDWOOD VALLEYMARKET

F/T Cashier.485-8408

Schat’s Bakery COOKExp. pref.

but not nec.Apply within at

113 W. Perkins ask Lisa or Francisco

YARD HELPER Entry level, 18+.

Clean CDL. Hay & feed loading. F/T, full

benefits, holidays, vacation. Apply RAINBOW AG

235 E Perkins St.Ukiah

120 HELPWANTED

Sherwood Oaks Long Term

Care Facilityis currently hiring for the following man-agement and staff

positions:•MDs/Resident

Assessment Coordinator, RN•Director of Staff Development LVN

or RN•RN/LVN charge

nurses•Certified Nursing

AssistantsCome join our great team on the coast! Call Kim Butler at (707) 964-6333 or

pick up application at 130 Dana St., Fort

Bragg CA

Staff AccountantF/T for MCHC. Exp.in general ledeger.

$17.50-$19 DOE plus great benefits pkg.

FAx: [email protected]

www.mchcinc.org

SUBSTITUTEINSTRUCTIONAL

PARA-PROFESSIONALS

NEEDED$12.74/hr for 48 or more college units.

MendocinoCounty Office of

Education Please visit

www.mcoe.us/jobsor call

707-467-5012

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

NEEDED$125/day

MendocinoCounty Office of

Education Alternative Education ProgramsPlease visit

www.mcoe.us/jobsor call

707-467-5012

TEACHER -Office Occupations

$27.84-$46.36/hrSouth Valley High School

2 hrs/day (7:30-9:30 am), 5 days/

wk, 10 mos/yr.Regular teaching

credential not required. Visit

www.mcoe.us/jobsor call 467-5012

DEADLINE: 9/10/07

TEACHERALTERNATIVE EDUCATION

County Community Day SchoolGrades 6-8

Multiple Subject Credential Pre-

ferred. F/T$27.84-$46.36/hr

Visit www.mcoe.us/jobs or call 467-5012

DEADLINE: 9/10/07

Teachers for E Center’s Migrant Head Start Prgm

in Kelseyville 40 & 20 hr/wk positions;seasonal; benefits for posit ions 30+ hours; bil ingual Eng/Span) pref:Level l: $11.42 with potential up to $13.91; 24 ECE units & 16 GE units with “C” or better & min 1 yr. exp; Level ll: $12.58 with po-tential up to $15.33;AA Degree in ECE & 1 yr. exp; Level lll:$13.88 with poten-tial up to $16.90; BA degree in ECE or Child Dev. & 1 yr exp. Associate:$10.87/hr w/poten-tial up to $13.24/hr;CDA credential or Min 12 core units ECE & 1 yr. classrm exp; must have valid CA driver’s license;contact: HR Dept, 410 Jones St., Ukiah; 707-462-0194: www.ectr.orgdeadline 9/4/07, 5 pm. 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 place-ment. Income tax-ex-empt. Exp. with chil-dren req. Parents will receive training, + So-cial 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 consid-ered. Retirees invited to apply. Contact TLC

707-463-1100 Lic#236800809

120 HELPWANTED

TRINITY YOUTHSERVICESChild Care

Swing & graveyard shifts available.Starting $9.40 per hr.On call $9 per hr.Qualif. 21 years old, Med. & drug exam, T.B. test, criminal background check.

Great benefit pkg.Apply

915 W. Church St.Ukiah 95482

UVAH is looking for:Janitorial/house-

keeping Supervisor.( 3 mo. position pos-sible F/T, M-F. 35+ hrs per wk., approx.7:30 am 3:30pm).

FT Skills InstuctorsM-F 8am-4:30 pm

Excel. benefits: Medi-cal, vision, dental,

paid holidays, sick & vacation. Req. valid CDL, clean DMV, HS dip. or equiv., finger-

print clearance.Apps/job description

990 S. Dora St.Ukiah Ca 95482707-

468-8824.Ask for Linda Sue

Vocational Technician-Work

Ability$13.39-$17.09/hr

15 hrs. weekWork with youth

with disabilities in grades 8-12.Mendocino

County Office of Education



DEADLINE: 8/31/07

Wanted cellar & laboratory help.

Experience a plus, but will train the right

person. Apply in person at Graziano

Family of Wines 1170 Bel Arbes Road,

Redwood Valley, CA 95470 or send

resume to [email protected]

Fax 485-9742WANTED: P/T Adm.Asst.Requirements: ability to multi-task; experi-ence w/Microsoft Of-fice Suite, copiers, & printers; filing; good writing/editing skills;excellent phone/peo-ple skills; ability to lift 40 lbs. Office located up one flight of stairs.$16/hr + benefits.Get application at www.communityfound.org and submit with cover letter to:[email protected] CFMC, 135 West Gobbi Street, Ste 204, Ukiah CA 95482The Community Foundation of Men-docino County is an EOE.

WELDER/FABRICA-TOR. Must be able to

fix & fabricate.Mechanic Certified w/10 yrs exp in the industry. Must be

able to fi & fabricate & have mechanical

aptitude. Must be de-tail-oriented & under-stand & carry out all phases of preventive maintenance. Must read, write, speak English fluently.

Computer exp. pre-ferred. Manufacturing bckgrnd a+. Fax Res.

(530)795-4441

WINERY TASTING ROOM SALES

Friendly, outgoing personality with a passion for wine.Must be able to work all weekends, l ive within an hour com-mute of Anderson Valley, Mendocino Co. and have solid computer skills. Full t ime posit ion with health, dental, paid vacation and profit sharing. Starting sal-ary averages $18/ hour. Send resume to Pat Hanks Navarro Vineyards, POB 47 Philo CA 95466, fax 707-895-9501

[email protected].

200 SERVICESOFFERED

EXPERTCARPENTRY,

Reasonalbe rates 468-5937

Loving child care by responsible 18 y/o

ref’s CPR cert. house cleaning. 272-8215

SBL home repairs.FLOORS-Hardwood, tile & laminate. Reas.

rates. 489-9348

210 BUSINESSOPPORT.

Business Partner 9-15% on your

money. Call today707-391-5950

Tired of earning 5% on your CDs/IRAs?

We can help you earn 9-15%.Call today

707-391-5950

250 BUSINESSRENTALS

A quiet offc. dwntn.359 N. Oak. Perfect.for 1 person. $300/ incl utils. 463-1081

Shop Space ForLease in Ukiah. Roll

up door $500/mo.Bathroom. w/ Util.

Avail. now. 391-5950SHOP/WAREHOUSE

4950+/- sq.ft.Shared fenced yardGreat N. Ukiah Loc.

DOWNTOWN1600+/-sqft Ofc. Ste.Hi-traffic loc. Parking.

MEDICAL OFFICEor RETAILS. Orchard

3400+-sq. ft.Parking.

LEE KRAEMERReal Estate Broker

468-8951Warehouse S. Ukiah1250 sq’, lg. fenced

yard, with office, 220V, clean. No

automotive. $650 + Sec. 462-8273

300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

2 bdrms, Good Credit, NS, No pets.HUD OK. $775/mo.

621-1717

2BD/1BA No Sec. 8, No/sp, quiet & clean.

$850 +dep.(707)391-5256

BEAUTIFUL 2 story renovated, W/D

dwntwn. $1000/mo + $1000 dep. Sept. 1.

391-5050Downtn Ukiah

1bd/studio $585/mo.Garbage & water pd.No pets. 357-5575

LEE KRAEMERPROPERTY MGMTSpacious 1bd1ba.

$750.POOL, LAUNDRY,

CARPORTSNo Section 8.

463-2134NEWER

2 BEDROOM.DW\Garage+pool

$850 mo. 463-2325

PARK PLACE1 bd. $750-$7752 bdr. $850 TH $950.Pool/garg. 462-5009

Spacious 2bd. Pool.H20, trash pd. $825.Also 1bd. $700. Ht.AC Pd. N/P. 462-6075

UKIAH

MOVE IN SPECIALat 1416 S. State St.3bd2ba. townhse.

140 Zinfandel1bd1ba. $660

Hud OK.

CENTURY 21Les Ryan RealtyProperty Management

468-0463

310 APARTMENTSFURNISHED

Upstairs, in town,furnished studio.

$650/mo. $560 dep.incl. util. N/S.

462-2611, 463-1969

320 DUPLEXES

3BD/1BA new car-pets, new blinds, ga-rage, yard, air, near

schools $1100 + dep.468-5463, 468-0834

330 HOMESFOR RENT

$1400/Mo. Willits.3bd 2ba. View of lake & forest & more. 707-

486-7193, 762-4951

1bd.1 ba. Hoplandwith lrg. fenc. yd.

W/D HU. Fridge. No sect. 8 Avl. now.

$800+dep. 744-13962BD, 1BA New

home, Central air & heat. $900/moCall 972-9129

2bdrm. 1 ba. fenc.yard, AC stv. refrig.1973 Talmage Rd.No pets. $875 + $875. 462-3588

3bd2ba. AC. Fen yd, gar., quiet, 615

Donner Ln. $1495/mo.945-0222 965-19353bdrm 2bth, 2 car gar, immaculate,

mature landscaping.Ukiah. Avail. now.

$1300/mo. 391-5950

330 HOMESFOR RENT

Builder Closeout$15K above cost.

Homes for sale. New homes in Vichy

Springs Area. +/- 3000 sqft. Call now @ 707.480.5883.

WestSide-2 Homes#1-Carriage HouseBeautifully restored.

Myriad upgrades.#2-Upscale Beauty

Bdrm. suite/2 bthBoth: Quiet, GrgesPristine & Spacious

No Pts/Sm 468-9003

370 WANTEDTO RENT

Room in Ukiah foremployed young

man. Can pay $350.No. A/S/D. 743-1726

380 WANTED TOSHARE RENT

$475/mo. furnished room, kitch. privileg-es. No S/P/D, sec.

dep. 468-5556

Large room in large house. $490 + $490 dep.util incl. 718-2110

Room w/cbl/frg, kit, bth priv, quiet indiv.N/S/P/D $475 +deputil incl 462-9225

400 NEW & USEDEQUIPMENT

Deep Fryer Gas new $300; Carpet

Cleaner $100, Treadmill $350

travelling from NJ must sell

609-320-6581

420 BOATS

Bombardie Sportster2005. 15ft. 39hrs.Like new. $11,000

obo. 621-0103.

440 FURNITURE

Moving Out State-GE Wshr/Dryr $350; Treadmill

$350; Nice Patio Set $200, Bookcas-

es $40; Recliner $100; Desks $100;grey leather Couch $75; must sell all!

Best Offers (609)320-6581

Oak Dining table w/4chrs $300, Oak Ent

Ctr $195 & more485-6106

Twin bed, 1 year new.Honey oak

hdbd. Incl. matt. $100463-2702

450 WANTEDTO BUY

We recycle & pay for copper, brass, stain-less, alum., radiators,

TODAY batteries $1.50 & up. 467-1959

460 APPLIANCES

GE SELF-CLEAN-ING Gas/Prop Range Sealed

burners.2006 model

JGBP29MEKBS, Rarely Used!30” Touch pad oven controls.

Timer $450 707.456.9927

USEDAPPLIANCES

& FURNITURE.Guaranteed. 485-1216

480 MISC.FOR SALE

36 Volt forklift battery. Like new.

Great for solar.$500/bo. 467-1959

Elec. wheelchair$2500, Manual

wheelchair $500,Hoyer lift $500. OBO

272-0835-LeannaHOBART COMMER-CIAL meat slicer 12”$1500. NEW MANI-TOWOC Ice maker 400lb. bin $1300

367-0040

Hot Tub ‘07 DeluxeModel. Many jets.

Therapy seat.Warranty. Never

used. Can deliver.Worth $5700. Sell$1950 with new

cover. 707-766-8622

IMAGE Programma-ble treadmill, multiple

speeds, used less than 2hrs. You pick-

up. $375 obo.463-2420

KING SZ KENMOREgas dryer $125. Car-pet kit for long bed p.u. $125 468-8165

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

9/1 AKC CHOC.LABS READY 4

HOMES. BORN 7-7/07 DEW-

CLAWED, HIPCERT, $700 FE-MALES, $600.

MALES 489-7101

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

AKC POMERANIAN puppy, male. Sable.$650. Ready Sept. 3.462-7656, 489-9920

Great Dane Babies.Born 7-13. Cute, hug-ged daily & ready to bond w/u. Parents on site. $450. 489-5749MINIATURE HORSES

AMHA, AMHR.foals, yearlings.

mares. $1500-$4500462-7656, 489-9920

520 FARMEQUIPMENT

Tractor- Ferguson 303 pt, PTO, new tires.Excl. runner. $2500/

bo. 463-8544, 272-1743

Check out the Classified section for more details.

590 S. School St.468-3500

590 GARAGESALES 590 GARAGE

SALES 590 GARAGESALES

1369 Laurel Uk.S. State to Wabash

Sat. Sun. 8-2School items!

3 Family YARD SALE Friday 8to3 and Sat til noon Tools, Spa, FordLift Kit, lots more.

9551West Rd Redwood

Valley

3 FAMILYSat. 9-3

1121 Maple Ave.

ANTIQUESRoad Show

Folding

Antiques at yard sale prices.No clothing.

Two garages full,from the smallest kitchen ware to

furniture.

Fri. & Sat. 9-4No Early Buyers9757 West Rd.

Rdwd Vly.

ANTIQUES, FURNI-TURE & knickknacks

Sat & Sun10-2 517 S. Oak StBABY, kids clothes, twin mattress, TV, & more Sat 8-? 241 Observatory Ave.

Back Yard Sale!Sat. & Sun. 9-5No early birds

please. 103 Scott St.

Sat. 9-3665 N. State St.Furn., doors, lumber, clothes, electronics etc.

Big Big 3 family yd sale, some antiques, toys, small applian-ces, furn, clothes,

lots of good stuff. Too much to name. Fri Aug 31st, 8-2. 288 Arlington Dr. Ukiah

Dresser, table & chairs, TVs, books, dishes, cookware.Misc. Fri. 4-7pm.

Sat. 8-4. 5050 East-side Calpella Rd.

Exercise equip.Total Gym. Furn & misc. 1115 W. Stand-

ley, Ukiah. Sat. 8-5

FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS.

Realty World Selzer Realty. 350 E. Gobbi

Furn., clothes, books, toys, etc.Sat. 10-2

316 George Pl.

Garage Sale Sat, 8am. 2800 Redemeyer Rd.

Misc. items.

Garage Sale 8-4, Sat & Sun. 620 Malaga Dr. Baby clothes,

toys and lots more!

GARAGE SALE FUND RAISER for

Aglow InternationalFri 8/31 & Sat 9/1

7am-?537 Redwood Ave.

GARAGE SALESat 9-2pm

371 Sherry Dr. Furn, hshld items & misc.

HUGE SALEFri. Sat. Sun. 8-5

Tools & old car parts,lots more. 265 East Clay Greg’s Trans.

“Indoor”Yard SaleSaturday Sept. 1st

9am-3pmUkiah Senior Center

495 Leslie St.

MOVING SALESun 9/2 7am-?570 Tokay Ave.

Great buys!

MULTI FAMILY8600 East Rd

Redwood ValleySat 9-2

MULTI-FAMILY 2335 Appolinaris Dr. Vichy Springs. Fri & Sat 9-3

Furn, toys, kitchen

SAT 9-2160 A Gibson StChildren’s stuff

and more!

Sat. & Sun. 9-1Multi family

back yard sale.1306 S. Dora. St.

Shop and supportour seniors!

Come and see themany new andquality items.

New, lower pricingon furniture, kitchen,

knick-kancks, jewelry, clothing,books and games

and more!1920 North StateStreet, (North of

Mendo Mill)467-0110

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APARTMENTSStudio

$640 .............................................Great Location$800 .............................................Redwood Valley, secluded, clean

1 Bedrooms$775 .............................................West Side, clean$900 .............................................Brand new must see

2 Bedrooms$785......................................Upstairs, some utilities paid$785......................................New carpet, some utilities paid$785......................................Close to shopping$825......................................Quiet complex, nice units

All rents subject to discount for timely payment!

Applications available atBeverly Sanders Realty

320 S. State Street

707-462-5198

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610 REC VEHCAMPING

‘04 Arctic Fox Model 29V. 2 slides. Four

Season trlr. Very cln.$22K 485-1650 eves.

620 MOTOR-CYCLES

1984 HONDA MA-GNA 700 V-4. rebuilt carbs, new tires/bat-tery. Must see & ride to appreciate. $1650 obo 707-621-1690

630 AUTO PARTS &ACCESSORIES

FEATHERLITE cus-tom encl. car hauler.Gooseneck 30’ with S.C. liv.area. Options incl. generator pkg.$37K. 2000 model.Never had a car in-side. 485-1151 evs.

650 4X4'SFOR SALE

Jeep Grand Cherokee ‘96,

runs great. New parts/tires. $3500.

272-8227

670 TRUCKSFOR SALE

Toyota ‘87. Ext. cab.AT, new tires. Excel runner. $1400/bo.463-8544, 272-1743

680 CARSFOR SALE

Nissan Murano 03 SL SUV AWD 3.5LV6 Engine, 42k mi,

Auto, PremiumSound, Climate

Control, Sunroof,loaded. $13200.tkjhson@hotmail.

com 410-516-6990.

Ford Mustang ‘02V6, AT, AC, PL, PW,

PD, CD. 73K. $7Kobo.463-8946 aft. 6 pm

HYUNDAISONATA 2006 Exc.

Cond. 30,000 mi.12,600. 272-9600

Mazda MX6 ‘89.120K mi., black, 5 speed, runs good.

$1800/bo. 485-0113

Mitsubishi Mirage1999, 2dr coupe, LS, 221K mi., new tires.

$2500 272-2663

B-6- FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 2007 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL

NOTICE TO READERSThe Ukiah Daily Journal publishes home improvement andconstruction advertisements from companies andindividuals who have been licensed by the State ofCalifornia. We also publish advertisements from unlicensedcompanies and individuals.All licensed contractors are required by State Law to listtheir license number in advertisements offering theirservices. The law also states contractors performing workof improvements totaling $500 or more must be licensedby the State of California.Advertisements appearing in these columns without alicensed number indicate that the contractor or individualsare not licensed by the State of California. Furtherinformation can be obtained by contacting the ContractorsState License Board.

SERVICE DIRECTORYSERVICE DIRECTORYLANDSCAPING

CREEKSIDELANDSCAPE

License #624806 C27RESIDENTIALCOMMERCIALComplete Landscape Installation

• Concrete & Masonry • Retaining Walls• Irrigation & Drip Sprinklers

• Drainage Systems • Consulting & Design• Bobcat Grading • Tractor Service

Joe Morales(707) 744-1912

(707) 318-4480 cell

CONSTRUCTION

Foundation to finish

Homes • Additions• Kitchens • Decks

Lic. #580504

707.485.8954707.367.4040 cell

MASSAGE THERAPYRedwood Valley

MassageThorough & Sensitive

Deep Tissue & Sports MassageMy work is to reduce your pain,improve your ability to do your

work, and allow you to play harderand sleep better.

1st Visit Special2 Hrs/$65

485-1881By appointment 8am to 6:30pm, M-F

Oolah Boudreau-Taylor

(707) 485-0810

HANDYMAN

Serving Ukiah,Redwood Valley,

Calpella &Willits.Work

Guaranteed

Escobar ServicesAll types of home repair,remodeling, construction,

window & door repair,carpentry & tile

Can fix almost anything.

Non-licensed contractor

REFINISHINGFurniture

and AntiqueRepair

& Refinishing30+ years experienceLaquer, Varnish, Oil,

Wax, Water-based finishWorkshop

in Redwood Valley

free estimatesAllen Strong

707-485-0802

ELECTRICIAN

Free EstimateServing Lake, Mendocino,

Sonoma Counties & beyond

707-621-0422C-10 #825758

ElectricalTrenching

AugerDump Truck

SHANAHANELECTRICSHANAHANELECTRICSHANAHANELECTRIC

420 O.K.

HOME REPAIRCalMend

Home Repair• Electrical Ceiling fans, wall outlets, wall heaters (gas & electric), Dryer hookups• Carpentry• Plumbing• Satisfaction Guaranteed

Irv Manasse

Lic # 884022

707-456-9055707-337-8622 cell

DUMP RUNS

468-0853391-5052 cell

• Tractor work• Hauling• Clean up• Painting• Fences• Decks

TERMITE BUSINESS

From Covelo toGualala the most

trusted name in theTermite Business!

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Office: 485-7536 • Cell: 477-6221General Engineer • Lic.#878612

• Private Power line Const.& Maint. 12KV

• Underground Utilities/PG&E Consulting

• Storm & Water Systems• Septic Systems

• Road Construction• Demolition •

• Lot Prep. & Cleaning• No Cost Estimate

EXCAVATION& POWER

Residential & CommercialSpecializing in Small Area

Excavation

Terra FirmaExc. & Power

TREE TRIMMING

FRANCISCO’STree & GardenService

Yard WorkDump Runs

Tree Trimming Insured

467-3901

HOME REPAIRS

Carpentry - Painting - PlumbingElectric Work - Tile WorkPavers & Cement Work

NOW OFFERING• Landscaping/Yard Work• Lawn Maintenance• Sprinkler Valve

HOME REPAIRS

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Lic # 6178 • Insured

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LANDSCAPINGAffordable

Landscaping

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Great quality landscapingmaintenance at prices

that will suit your budget

• Dump Runs •• Yard Maintenance •

JOHNSONCONSTRUCTION

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ResidentialCommercial

PAINTING

40 years experienceFast, friendly service

Free estimatesSenior discounts

DISMANTLING & SCRAPCASH FORJUNK CARS

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GUTTERSPREPAINTED

SEAMLESS GUTTERS

Aluminum • Copper • SteelLimited Lifetime Warranty**

OgeeGutter

CurvedFaceGutter

5 1/2” 5 1/2”4”

FasciaGutter

**To original owner.

462-2468Lic/Bonded 292494

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MASSAGEMedicineEnergyMassageMr. Terry Kulbeck564 S. Dora St., UkiahOccupational Science DegreeHolistic Health PractitionerNational Certified (ABMP)

Massage Therapist1 hr. - $40

1 and a half hour - $60Swedish & Lymphatic Oil Massage,

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