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Warriors fallto Hawks

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Monday: Partly sunny,warmer; H 61º L 39º

Tuesday: Partlysunny; H 66º L 41º

REMINISCE‘Anton, I bid ye farewell’

Mendocino County’s local newspaper

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SUNDAYFeb. 24, 2008

Fatal accident.......Page A-1

No food taken; jar ofcash donations missingBy ROB BURGESS The Daily Journal

At 10:55 a.m. Saturday, someonedecided to make an unscheduled with-drawal from the Ukiah CommunityCenter and Food Bank, causing thebuilding’s alarm to sound.

All the as-yet-unidentified perpetratorwas able to make off with was a sizabledonation jug which previously sat on theorganization’s front desk.

“There couldn’t have been more than20 or 25 dollars in there,” said DayleReed, Food Bank manager. “When peo-ple come through here they put in a dol-lar or two. I clean it out every othermonth.”

After Gosset Alarm Company noti-fied Ukiah Police officers, Food Bankemployee Bonnie McCutcheon madeher way over to the building.

“I arrived at around the same time thecops did,” she said. “They had their gunsout and they went through the building. Iwalked to the back of the parking lot andthen they came back out and we did awalkthrough of the building.”

After inspecting the pantry’s stocksand offices, it was determined nothingwas missing except the donation jar.

“No food is gone,” said Reed, point-ing toward the frozen turkeys located inthe walk-in freezer. “Everything elselooks fine. There wasn’t any sign of aforced entry. The emergency exit to theback door was open when they gothere.”

Reed said when she heard the FoodBank had been burglarized, her first con-cern was for those who depend on theorganization’s emergency food boxes.“Last month we served 140 adults and40 children with emergency foodboxes,” she said. “We had a real run onthem.”

Reed said that those who would liketo give to the Food Bank to help replen-ish what was lost would be greatlyappreciated. “Donations are down,” shesaid. “The people that donated (to thestolen jug) are people that can’t reallyafford to donate.”

The Food Bank is located at 888 N.State St. and can be reached at 462-8879,ext. 123.

Anyone with information on thecrime is asked to call Ukiah PoliceOfficer Tyler Shapmire at 463-6242.

Rob Burgess can be reached [email protected].

By ROB BURGESS andMACLEOD PAPPIDASThe Daily Journal

Based on the time of day, theRite Aid on South State Street hadevery reason to be open at 3:30p.m. Saturday.

Taped to the glass sliding frontdoors was a hastily prepared notewhich attempted to explain thedarkened cavernous atmosphereinside.

“CLOSED DUE TO POWEROUTAGE,” read the black letteringof the piece of paper. “RE-OPENWHEN POWER RETURNS.”

The store and much of westUkiah was darkened for about fourhours Saturday afternoon afterdowned lines denied power to arearesidents and businesses at around2 p.m.

Across the street, Safeway madedo with what little generator powerit had. The store set employees ateach entrance to try to directpatrons to make their shopping asquick as possible. Two hours afterthe start of the blackout, customers

were encouraged to wrap up theirshopping.

The backup generators were lowon fuel.

The outage was more than apassing inconvenience for RossKilkenny of Kilkenny’s Kitchen.Rain-soaked on the corner of Dora

and Observatory, he was forced towatch as emergency workers tapedoff the sidewalk outside of hisrestaurant, making it inaccessible.

The threat was a damaged powerline straining dangerously close tothe building’s roof.

Eventually, Kilkenny was giventhe go-ahead, and a dozen of hiscrew extricated prepped food andcatering supplies, enough for the450 people expected to attendSaturday evening’s St. Mary’sMardi Gras. He said that instead ofcooking roasts at his restaurant, hehad to use the ovens at theRedwood Empire Fairgroundswhere the event was taking place.Despite the glitch, the meal was on-schedule as of press time.

“We’re having to change ourwhole cooking strategy,” Kilkennysaid.

The power was restored ataround 6 p.m. Saturday.


MacLeod Pappidas can be reachedat [email protected].

Thief hitsFood Bankand stealsdonations

By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal

A Willits man was killed in a trafficcollision on State Route 162, one-and-a-half miles from Highway 101 nearLaytonville, at around 5:30 p.m.Friday.

James Sorenson, 67, was driving aFord Ranger pickup east in what wasdescribed as “cloudy” conditions at anundetermined speed when the vehicleleft the south road edge, according to areport by California Highway PatrolSgt. W.L. Green. The vehicle thenascended the rocky embankment androlled over, coming to rest on its roof,blocking the westbound lane of traffic.

Officers from the CHP’sLaytonville resident post responded tothe scene.

According to the report, Sorensonwas wearing his seat belt properly, butdied at the scene.

The cause of the collision is beinginvestigated by CHP Officer R. Smith.


Willits mankilled in crash

Lights out in UkiahDowned power lines darken portions of city for 4 hours

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City technicians work to repair a downed power line on the corner of Dora Street and Observatory Avenue.

Amelia Bernard and Miranda Mott, members of the Kilkennycatering crew, load a truck with food destined for this week-end’s St. Mary’s Mardi Gras during a Saturday power outagethat shut down the Kilkenny kitchen.

The Daily JournalThe Mendocino National Forest is asking the

public for help finding pictures and other histor-ical items in preparation for the forest’s 100thbirthday in July.

On July 2, 1908, the Stony Creek ForestReserve became the California National Forestin a proclamation signed by President TheodoreRoosevelt. In 1932, the name was changed to theMendocino National Forest. The forest will becelebrating its 100th birthday this year, withmany functions throughout the forest, beginningin May.

“We are asking the public for any oldMendocino National Forest stories, photos ofsuch things as employees, lookouts, ranger sta-tions, and also any memorabilia such as uni-forms, badges and hats that we can use for dis-play,” Kevin McCormick, forest archaeologist,said. All items will be returned unless donated to

the forest. “If you are unable to bring the itemsto us we may arrange to pick them up,”McCormick said.

The forest needs these items by March 7.If you would like to participate in this project,

contact one of the individuals listed.If you are close to the Mendocino National

Forest Headquarters in Willows, Corning,Stonyford or Elk Creek contact Phebe Brown530-934-1137 or Kevin McCormick 530-934-1166. In Lake County contact Debbie McIntosh707-275-2361, and for Mendocino County con-tact Larry Razzano at 707-983-6118.

100TH ANNIVERSARY NEARINGMendocino National Forest seeking memorabilia

The forest will be celebrating its 100th birthday thisyear, with many functions, beginning in May. Loansof forest memorabilia are sought.

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

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SEBASTOPOL — California’s bigreds are coming on strong these daysas winemakers pursue riper, fuller-fla-vored fruit.

A number of wines have beencreeping past 14 percent alcohol andeven into the 15- to-16 percent range,as opposed to the tamer 12- to 13-per-cent of years past. This is largelybecause vintners wait longer to picktheir grapes. More mature fruit isthought to make tastier wine, but italso means sugar levels have a chanceto rise, which comes with the sideeffect of pumping up the alcohol vol-ume. Warmer harvests only increasethe phenomenon.

Some are calling for a halt to the so-called “hot wines.”

“I just hate high-alcohol wines,”said Randy Dunn, founder of DunnVineyards, who fired off an open letterlast year urging consumers to demandwines of 14 percent alcohol or less.

Darrell Corti, president of CortiBrothers, a Sacramento wine and foodmarket, is also in the less-is-morecamp, announcing last year his storewon’t carry table wines over 14.5 per-cent alcohol.

Still, big reds, many of which arehighly rated by critics, have theirchampions.

“They fill your mouth with flavor;you can chew on them. They linger onyour palate when you’re drinking themand that’s what Napa is known for —

its big, chewy cabs,” said Doug White,director of operations for the Vintner’sCollective, a Napa tasting room spe-cializing in boutique wineries.

For those who don’t like the bigwines, some have an issue with thestyle of higher-alcohol vintages whileothers are wary of the punch they canpack.

One definition of the “right” alco-hol level is if two people can finish abottle and “wish there was a little bitmore,” said Dunn. “You don’t do thatwith a 15.5 percent or 16 percent alco-hol wine,” he added. “You’d be lyingon the floor.”

It’s not always easy to tell just howmuch alcohol is in a wine.

Wines containing 7 percent to 14percent alcohol can be labeled just“table wine” or “light wine,” asopposed to listing the alcohol content,under federal regulations. When a per-centage is listed it can be off by up to1.5 percent, a tolerance grantedbecause one batch of wine may differfrom another, said Art Resnick,spokesman for the Alcohol andTobacco Tax and Trade Bureau inWashington, D.C. Wines over 14 per-cent alcohol, which fall into a highertax category, must list alcohol levelswith a tolerance of plus or minus 1percent.

The higher alcohol trend goes backabout 10 years when growers startedletting grapes stay on the vines longerto develop the full flavor of the fruit,said Kenneth Fugelsang, professor of

enology and winemaster of the com-mercial winery run by California StateUniversity, Fresno.

California seems to have been aleader, although higher alcohol winesare also being made in other warm cli-mates, such as Australia, he said.

One way to have ripe fruit withouthigh alcohol is to use various tech-nologies available to pull alcohol outof wine. But that’s not somethingmany winemakers want to talk aboutfor fear of crushing the romanticvision of wine as an ancient artuntainted by technology, said ClarkSmith, co-owner and senior enologistof Vinovation, a company in the winecountry town of Sebastopol thatreduces alcohol levels through reverseosmosis.

The truth is that wine has alreadybeen affected by technology, fromstainless steel tanks to sterile filtration,he said.

Unlike cooking, where chefs proud-ly show off new techniques made pos-sible through innovation, winemak-ing’s become more secretive, saidSmith. “It’s a shame,” he said,“because winemaking’s just cooking.”

Vinovation’s process works byusing powerful filters that removealcohol and water from wine. The twoare separated by distilling and thewater is then put back into the wine.To arrive at just how much alcoholshould be taken out, Vinovation uses amethod they call “sweet spotting,” tofind the point where the wine is at a

lower level of alcohol but still tastesgood.

Fugelsang, who uses Vinovationwhen his wine comes in with too muchalcohol, sees the technology as “anoth-er tool in the winemaker’s chest,” buthe understands why others are reluc-tant to open up about adjusting alcohollevels.

“I think a lot of it has to do with thefact that wineries don’t want to be crit-icized by the wine press and otherswho harken back to wonderful winesthey’ve had around the world thatwere just made with the hands of thewinemaker and input from the grow-er,” he said.

At Shafer Vineyards, a Napa Valleyproducer of highly rated reds, somecoming in at 14.9 percent, winerypresident Doug Shafer won’t use tech-nology to reduce alcohol.

“We like our wines. We like thefruit. We like the richness,” he said.

Shafer is aware of the debate overhow much is too much, but says it’s upto consumers to decide what style ofwine they prefer. “I’m not forcing any-one to buy our wines — we’re sellingeverything,” he points out.

Industry wide, “the quality of winesfrom around the world just keep get-ting better and better,” Shafer said. “Ithink this is the golden age for the con-sumer.”

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Big wines: High-alcohol reds have some saying less is more

Associated PressIt’s 1974 and you’re almost out of gas.

Thanks to the oil crisis, a fill-up will be expen-sive, and might involve waiting in line — butat least those government gas rationingcoupons haven’t gone into effect.

Gas rationing coupons?Whether or not you have memories of this

chapter in American history, you might be curi-ous to know what these 4.8 billion couponswere all about — and what ever happened tothem all. That curiosity inspired one of fivereader-submitted questions being answered inthis installment of “Ask AP,” an interactiveQ&A column where AP journalists respond toquestions about the news.

If you have your own news-related questionthat you’d like to see answered by an APreporter or editor, send it tonewsquestions(at)ap.org, with “Ask AP” in thesubject line.

———What can a person or family do to help stim-

ulate the economy and avoid a recession? Thatis, if we weren’t getting checks and someonehad the idea of just TELLING the Americanpeople how they can help, what would theysay?

Sharon O’ConnorScottsdale, Ariz.———For starters, think about a poster on every

street corner that reads, “Uncle Sam wants youto ... spend, spend, spend.”

The fact is, fear of a recession can lead to

behavior that causes a recession.When times are uncertain, consumers and

businesses become reluctant to spend theirmoney. So, for example, companies don’t buildnew factories or hire new employees if they’renot sure they’ll be able to maintain production.And consumers don’t invest in a new car or TVif they’re unsure they’ll have a job in threemonths.

On the other hand, if consumers keep spend-ing, it has a cascade effect. The consumer’smoney goes to the retailer, which pays itsworkers as well as its wholesalers; the whole-salers, in turn, pay their workers and their man-ufacturers; and so on down the line.

The problem, of course, is that what’s goodfor the economy may not be good for an indi-vidual’s pocketbook. Spending without regardto the security of your job — or the amount ofsavings and debt you’ve got — could be haz-ardous to your personal finances.

Eileen Alt PowellAP Business Writer———What happened to the gas rationing coupons

printed the 1970s?Richard DeonDover Plains, N.Y.———In response to the Arab oil embargo that

began in October 1973, the idea was hatched tolimit gas consumption by distributing couponsthat drivers would need to present wheneverthey went to fill up their cars. The plan was tolet most drivers have 32 to 35 gallons of gas a

month.(Rising gas prices, apparently, weren’t

enough to limit consumption. The averageprice for a gallon of gas went up from 38.7cents before the embargo to 54.2 cents a yearlater — in today’s dollars, that’s a jump from$1.81 to $2.28.)

The 4.8 billion coupons, created in 1974,were never distributed. Ten years later, mostwere shredded and buried by the Departmentof Energy at an estimated cost of $145,000.

At least two sheets of the coupons weresaved for the National Archives and theSmithsonian. And few other coupons managedto avoid the shredder — one is among theitems on display in an ongoing exhibit on the1973 oil crisis at the Canadian Centre forArchitecture in Montreal. The museum saysthe coupon was bought on eBay for $95.

Rhonda ShafnerAP News Research Center———What is considered to be an acceptable

unemployment figure for a stable economy? Iseem to remember from economics classesyears ago that it should be around 4.5 percentto 5 percent to avoid major fluctuations in theeconomy. Is that true?

Donell HardingTampa, Fla.———Economists say a nationwide unemploy-

ment rate between 4.5 percent and — depend-ing on whom you ask — 4.75 percent or 5 per-cent is generally consistent with a good jobs

market and solid wage growth for workers.The December unemployment rate — 5 per-

cent — is at the outside edge of this range. Butinvestors, the Federal Reserve and economistswere rattled by the big jump from November’s4.7 percent. It was the biggest one-month gainsince October 2001, when there were massivelayoffs in the travel industry after the Sept. 11attacks.

In the past, a sharp rise in the unemploymentrate has indicated a recession was starting orunder way.

Jeannine AversaAP Economics Writer

Ask AP: AP answers questions on the news, from ‘gas rationing coupons’ to the economy

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By PAUL NOKOMIS

Kristi Van Tassel, I thankyou for the opportunity towrite about Anton Stadiumbecause I heard about yourletter in the paper and decidedI had something to say about itas well. I was born in 1980and never saw the stadium theway she did…in good condi-tion. I’m not saying that’s abad thing. Quite the contrary,that was by far the best field Iever played on and that’s acompliment because I still hopfences and go play ball, Antonbeing the first of course. (“Ifyou fence it, I will hop.”)

Anton had style. And whilehome for Festivus I went bythe park and to my dismay, nograndstand. Old style woodbench seating and steps thatcreaked with every step, as ifgiggling because they knewone day someone was gonnafall through. All gone.

I wish someone would haveat least tallied all the gum thathad been placed under seatsover the years. I rememberreaching under the seat toadjust my position and cuttingmyself on petrified Bazookathat was left by the grandfa-ther of the kid who left thegum that was stuck to myshoe. They could have evencarbon dated the gum to see ifwe really are causing globalwarming.

I hope they use woodbenches in the new onebecause it ages and carries theyears with it, giving the field apersonality. MLB ballparkstoday try to duplicate that kindof style but the best is the old-est like Wrigley. Next year,the Yankees play their last sea-son in the house that Ruthbuilt. The fans won’t realizeuntil after it’s gone that all thememories they had of theYankees aren’t the team, butthe stadium. They won’t getthe nostalgia that a place like

that has built in it. That’s howI feel about Anton.

Things I associate withAnton: I’d go rake balls atKelvin Chapman’s battingcages then go to Anton andstrike out; I watched my broplay with Matt Belfanti, whowas the best player I ever sawgrowing up; When I playedbench on the high school teamwe almost had a bench clear-ing brawl with Rancho Cotateand I was ready to throwcheap shots, but it never hap-pened. Instead, Derek Webbdid an impression of RoyHobbs and launched a shotover centerfield. It was likeslapping them in their stupidfaces. I never hit a homerunthere, but I blame my father’sinsurance for not coveringHGH.

Not all memories are on thefield though. When I was 15, Isnuck out in the middle of thenight and met up with a cuteblonde girl and we made out

in those seats. ( I don’t doubtsome people may have beenconceived there as well.) Iwould hang out and jokearound with friends while wewatched our buddy strike outbecause he was trying to showoff for the girl who wasn’t

looking at him. Some wouldgo behind left field and comeback talking Japanese. AndMike T would do his sets withno regrets.

Basically, I’m gonna missthat old fire hazard and hopeUkiah puts some thought into

its next incarnation. Justpromise me you don’t call itShodakai Field because theyused the money you lost attheir casino to build it.Perhaps there is a heaven forold parks like Anton. I doubtI’ll be allowed in that venue,

but I can hop pearly gates too.I wonder what that cute

blonde girl is up to thesedays…

Paul Nokomis is a Chico resi-dent. We invite others to submitessays, and/or photos, of theirmemories of Anton Stadium.

R E M I N I S C EEditor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 [email protected]

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25 years agoThursday, Feb. 24, 1983Ukiah Daily Journal

PLANNERS OK EMERGENCY SHELTER PERMIT. Anoutpouring of public support for an emergency housing shel-ter in Ukiah resulted in planning commission approval of apermit allowing both continued use and expansion of theMendocino Alcohol Project’s Ford St. center.

Church and community leaders told commissioners lastnight about the pressing, desperate need for emergencyhousing here.

The Mendocino Alcohol Project (MAP) house had provid-ed those services until last month, when a state social ser-vices agency requested that they cease.

The state agency informed the center that it was withoutproper permits and also would require some buildingchanges to expand its service beyond the six beds it waslicensed for.

The MAP house applied to the planning commission forextension of its previous use permit and permission toexpand from six to 16 beds.

Both requests were granted.Mark Rohloff, executive director of the Alcohol

Rehabilitation Corporation, which has operated the MAPhouse for nearly two years, led a slew of speakers appealingfor commission approval.

Rohloff explained that the center continued to treat alco-hol abusers upstairs, but had opened some downstairs roomsfor emergency shelter use.

“Since we began providing emergency shelter we haverealized there is a great need for it in this community,” hesaid. “We want to be part of the solution to this problem.”

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NO NEW CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL SEAT. No newcandidates have filed for the vacant seat on the Ukiah CityCouncil.

So, next Monday, councilmembers will again attempt tochoose from the same nine applicants they passed over duringa stormy council session a week ago.

If the council fails to reach agreement at that meeting, thematter will go to voters in a special election, estimated to costthe city about $4,000.

At their February 16 meeting, councilmembers voted toreopen filings after failing to reach agreement on any of thenine candidates judged eligible.

But not a single new candidate has filed before applicationswere again closed yesterday at 5 p.m.

As one city observer commented wryly, “Who in their rightmind would test the political waters after witnessing such astormy demonstration last week?”

50 years agoMonday, Feb. 24, 1958Ukiah Daily Journal

HEAVIEST RAINFALL: 3.79 INCHES PUSHES RUSS-

IAN RIVER NEAR FLOOD MARK. Only the ducks andbeleaguered city, county and civil defense work crews wereout today as Ukiah suffered its heaviest rainfall of the seasonwith more and heavier rain predicted between noon and earlytomorrow morning.

The city fire department reported 3.79 inches of rain inUkiah between 5 p.m. yesterday and noon today, making atotal of 43.67 inches for the season – just three inches awayfrom the 46.67 inches recorded on this same date in 1956, theyear of the big flood.

The Russian River, rising at a rate of 1 1/2 feet an hour, hadreached 18.54 feet at the Largo station at 11:45 a.m. today.Flood stage is 21 feet. C. W. Crawford, who took the reading,said the river could be expected to flood between 2 and 3 p.m.today as no letup in the storm was in sight.

AREAS MAROONED. Areas east of the river were virtu-ally marooned at 11:30 a.m. today when the CaliforniaHighway Patrol shut off the Vichy Springs and Talmage roadsbecause of flooding. Some traffic was still getting through byway of Hopland. The bridge from Hopland to Old Hoplandwas closed but traffic was going around by way of the high-way 101 bridge and doubling back. The highway departmentsaid it did not know how long this route would remain open.

NEW STORM. The Civil Aeronautics Authority here saida new front was building up off the coast of Washington andthat there was “no sign of improvement,” in fact conditionswere expected to get worse, before they’d get better.

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FRED ITEN TO BE HEAD SOUTH COACH FORSHRINE BATTLE. 6 UKIAHANS, ADRIAN COOK GETGRID BIDS. Ukiah high school’s outstanding football teamand its head coach, Fred Iten, along with Potter Valley’s fineall-around star, Adrian Cook, today were singled out for post-season recognition by being invited to participate for andcoach the South high school All-Stars in the Aug. 23 North-South Shrine All-Star game at Arcata’s Redwood Bowl.

The naming of Iten as head coach for the South All-Stars isan honor to both the school and Iten, and the invitations to sixUkiah players is another big accolade to the athletes for a jobwell done.

INVITATIONS RECEIVED. Receiving invitations to theNorth-South game were Joe Meyers, all-league tackle, alsonamed to the All-Northern California squad by metropolitanpapers; halfback Bill Hook, whose action was limited to justa few early games because of an injury; quarterback-end JimWhitaker; halfback Noel Stoughton; end Jim Reid, and full-back Leroy Broyles.

Also receiving an invitation to play in the game for theSouth is Cook, Potter Valley’s dynamic all-around athlete, agreat competitor in addition to being a well coordinated ath-lete.

100 years agoFriday, Feb. 21, 1908Dispatch-Democrat

ROBBER SUSPECT HELD IN JAIL. DAN HALEYARRESTED IN SANTA ROSA ON SUSPICION OF BEINGSTAGE ROBBER. The sheriff’s office in this city receivedword Tuesday from Sheriff Smith of Sonoma county that hehad arrested three suspects in Santa Rosa that day, one ofwhom was thought to have been implicated with the robberyof the Lake county stage on the 10th of last month.

Deputy Sheriff Ves Donohoe went to Santa Rosa on theearly train Wednesday and returned to Ukiah on the evening’strain bringing back one of the suspected parties, who gave hisname as being Dan Haley, and lodged him in the local bastile,where he has since been confined awaiting identification byseveral parties who saw the robber about the time of the com-mission of the crime.

...Haley, however, enters a vigorous protest to his arrest andsays he was not in this vicinity at the time of the robbery. Thetwo other men arrested in Santa Rosa will be detained in jailuntil Sheriff Donohoe can secure further identification of theman he is holding under suspicion.

***NEW BUSINESS BUILDING. Work is to be commenced

immediately and rushed to completion on the new store build-ing of Robert McKinley on the corner of South State andChurch streets. The new building will contain three stores andwill have a modern plate glass front. It will be a greatimprovement to the business section of that part of town mak-ing a solid row of brick business buildings.

***

BOXING CONTEST. The Ukiah Athletic Club will give aboxing contest on March 7th, at Marks’ opera house. Theevent of the evening will be a twenty round bout betweenPedlar Palmer, of Ukiah and Kid Bowman, of San Francisco.This promises to be hotly contested. This is to be Palmer’s lastappearance in the ring. A preliminary has been arrangedbetween Clyde Presley and Checker Hill for ten rounds. Theseats will be $1, $1.25 and $1.50.

Jody Martinez can be reached at [email protected].

THIS WAS NEWS

JODYMARTINEZ

Anton, I bid ye farewell!

file photo (originally provided courtesy of Charley Myers)

This photograph from November 1951 shows Anton Stadium under construction.The stadium was demolished recently, and shortly there-after reader Kristi Van Tassel sent a letter expressing a wish to hear more stories about Anton Stadium. Paul Nokomis responded, and hismemories of Anton are published here today. Others are invited to share their memories of the stadium, which the city plans to rebuild.Send submissions to: Memories of Anton, Attn. Jody Martinez, Ukiah Daily Journal, P.O. Box 749, Ukiah, CA 95482; fax to 468-3544; e-mailto [email protected] or drop them off at our office at 590 S. School St.

Editor’s note: The following article was received in reply to reader Kristi Van Tassel’sletter, “Remembering Anton Stadium,” which was published on a recent Reminiscepage. Other readers are also invited to submit their memories of Anton, which the cityplans to rebuild.

Daily Journal file photos

Anton Stadium is shown above as it looked in recent years and on the day of its demolition.

The print edition of last week’sReminisce page article on the McKinleyBuilding inadvertently stated that the1956 expansion of Ukiah Liquor and

Sporting Goods included remodeling of“the entire ground floor into one bigstore.”

The portion of the ground floor that isshown in the photo accompanying thearticle was remodeled into one largestore, but it did not encompass the entireground floor. The portion of the groundfloor at the far north end of the building

(at the corner of South State and Churchstreets) is today occupied by JitterboxMusic, and was previously for manyyears home to Hayes Music. A tiny por-tion of that space can be glimpsed at thefar right of the older photo (below thebalcony).

The information about the remodelingwas correct in the UDJ’s online edition.

CLARIFICATION

Hopland, Redwood Valley,Willits and Ukiah

Cub Scouts Pack 64• Cub Scouts Pack 64 is seeking both lead-

ers and Scouts. It provides a program for boysin first- through fifth grades. For more infor-mation, call Anna Webb at 485-5465.

Mendocino County Veterans ServiceOffice

• Volunteers are needed to serve as volunteerdrivers, driving veterans from Ukiah to theVeterans Hospital in San Francisco. A regularCalifornia driver’s license is required. Formore information, call 463-4226 between 8a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.

Mendocino County Library -- Ukiahbranch

• Book wrapper, wrap new books in plasticand repair torn book covers in order to placethem in circulation.

• Book shelver, shelve returned books andaudio-visual materials

• Resource sharing assistant, work withdelivery of library materials that travelbetween libraries to give customers theirbooks.

Please contact Barbra or Ron at check outdesk or by calling 463-4490 or e-mailingBarbra at [email protected].

Lake Mendocino Army Corps ofEngineers

• Volunteers needed for outdoor work atLake Mendocino; indoor work is also avail-able, in the offices and interpretive centers. Formore information, contact VolunteerCoordinator Laura Smith at 467-4232.

Ukiah Senior Center• Volunteers to help with their Thrift Store -

- some lifting, sorting and pickups.• Volunteers who can fill in for dishwashers,

set up and take down tables and chairs. •Any volunteer who may have experience in

local soliciting and fund-raising for specialevents. Contact volunteer coordinator CarmenLucchesi at 462-5933 or the center at 462-4343.

Mendocino County Releaf • Tree planting in the Ukiah area during the

months of December, January and February.For more information, contact Miles Gordon at462-0244.

The Salvation Army • Volunteer bell ringers for the Temporary

Emergency Assistance Fund until Dec. 24. Formore information contact Janet Cetani at 468-9577.

California Conservation Corps • Provide leadership training to 18- to 23-

year-old men and women. • These skills include: Interview skills,

Math, Literacy, Home Finance, and BasicGarment repair. For more information, contactLaVone Dyer at 463-2822

Family Strengths Program • This is a wrap-around program providing

support to families to be able to keep a specialneeds child at home and prevent out-of-homeplacement.

• Mentor Youth • Group Activities Leaders. For more infor-

mation contact Laurel Bleess at 463-4341

The Ukiah and Willits Family Center• Provide parenting education and support

for families • Child care, Play games, Read Stories,

Organize Donations. For more information,contact Deborah Lovett at 463-4018

Adult Literacy • Teach adults (16 and over) to read and

write. For more information in Willits contactKatherine Moberg at 459-6527, in Ukiah call463-4155

Mendocino County Volunteer of the YearAwards (MCOVY)

• Annual dinner event that recognizes vol-unteers (adult and youth) in MendocinoCounty. This event is held in April. For moreinformation, contact Vicki Sparkman or TamiBartolomei at 462-2596.

CASA (Court Appointed SpecialAdvocate)

• An abused or neglected child’s voice incourt.

• CASA volunteers are people who work tokeep children in the community safe. They areinstrumental in walking with a child throughthe maze of the child welfare systems. ACASA volunteer is a part of the larger circle ofadults who care about the child’s well being.CASA is offering a 30 hour training to specialpeople who would like to join the program.The coast volunteer training will be held onJuly 12 and 13, and July 19 and 20 in F 011Bragg. An inland training will be held in Ukiahin the fall. For more information, call 463-6503.

American Red Cross, Sonoma &Mendocino Counties

•Actively training (first aid, CPR, disasterpreparedness and much more) in Ukiah as wellas on the coast.

•Volunteer & Youth Services DirectorMaggie O’Brien has weekly office hours inUkiah on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.(people can make appointments by calling 463-0112 at least the day before, or drop in) at theoffices of North Coast Opportunities, 776South State St., Suite 102B. Note: please donot call or mail North Coast Opportunities ifyou want to reach the Red Cross, as it does nothave phone or mail there.

•Web site athttp://www.arcsm.org/index.php?pr=Mendocino_County (or just go to www.arcswm.org<http://www.arcswm.org/> , click on ChapterPrograms, then click on Mendocino County).Those activities are also throughout the Web site.

•Prospective volunteers can call 463-0112,can contact Kristy Monti ([email protected]) orcan write to [email protected] for generalinquiries.

West Company • Any volunteers available for the month of

January for an annual event called “CelebrateBusiness,” which needs volunteers for serversand help in kitchen, with the food.

• Also in need for volunteers at theCommerce Cafe for marketing, accounting,law, financial, and planning expertise. Also inneed for client tracking, follow up survey andclerical tasks such as copying, filing, phonerelief, plant care.

For more information, contact Marlene at468-3553 or visit www.westcompany.org.

Willits Community Services • Any volunteers available to help at the

Food Bank to help with distribution of food,agency maintenance, and office work.

For more information, contact Linda Myersat 459-3333.

Mendocino County 4-H• Any volunteer available from July 1 to 24,

to help and chaperone summer camp. For moreinformation, contact Linda Edgington at 463-4495 Or e-mail: [email protected].

Disabled American Veterans• Any volunteers located in Mendocino

County or Santa Rosa available to transportveteran patients to San Francisco V.A. MedicalCenter. For more information, call 463-4226.

Mendocino County Youth Project • Any volunteers interested in working with

youth in the drop in center. Any adult volun-teers for foster homes. For more information,contact Jerome Bouvier at 463-4915 Web site:www.mcyp.org

Project Sanctuary• Project Sanctuary is a domestic violence

and sexual assault crisis center, and is current-

ly accepting volunteers. For more information, contact Janet Larson

at 462-9196.

VORP• Any volunteers to work with juvenile

offenders and victims. Must go through aneight-hour training. For more information,contact the VORP Office at 462-6160.

Pomolita Middle School and PomolitaClub Live

• Any volunteers to help in the library, com-puter lab, music boosters and more. For moreinformation, contact Vera Leach at 462-4721.

Department of Rehabilitation • Any volunteers to do some office work,

they will train in computer data work, filingand answering phones. For more information,contact Lucy at 463-6803; leave a message,and she will return your call. Or visitwww.dor.ca.gov.

Willits Seniors Inc. • Needs volunteers to help in dining room

from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more informa-tion, contact Nadine at 459-6826.

Salvation Army • Any volunteers to help in August for the

Child Spree at Mervyns in Ukiah, and two daysbefore Thanksgiving to start the Bell Ring. Formore information, contact Janet at 468-9577.

Big Brothers -- Big Sisters• Needs volunteers to mentor children ages

6 to 18, and for its storybook program for chil-dren of incarcerated people. For more informa-tion, call 463-4809.

Redwood Children’s Services• Needs volunteers to help foster youth get

their 50 hours behind-the-wheel time beforetheir driver’s license test. A volunteer needs tohave a valid California driver’s license andinsurance as well as the time and willingness toallow a youth to drive his or her car. For moreinformation, call 467-2000.

Ukiah Valley Trail Group• Will hold trail-building classes and trail

days monthly. Volunteers are needed to assistin building approaches and ramps to what willbe a 50-foot bridge. Volunteers should wearsturdy work clothes, and bring water and a baglunch. For more information, call 972-0926 ore-mail [email protected].

Ukiah Community Center and FoodBank

• Provides food baskets at Thanksgiving andChristmas; needs volunteers to help organize,

box and distribute food. • On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, could use

volunteers to assist in distributing food at theFood Bank. For more information, call DayleReed at 462-8879.

Fort Bragg and Mendocino Shamli Volunteer Hospice and Respite • Provide in-home support to patients and

families facing life-threatening and long termillnesses. For more information contact ConnieChapman at 884-4005 ext. 150.

Mendocino Cancer Resource Center• Provide support and information for those

faced with cancer and their families For moreinformation contact Ayn Reymen at 937-3833.

Mendocino Food and Nutrition Program • Assist in inventorying and distribution of

salvaged food to needy families For moreinformation contact Nancy Hoganson at 964-9404.

Mendocino Area Parks Association (MAPA)

• Raises money for education in local StateParks and School Programs

• Ford House Visitor Center • Mendocino Exhibits • MacKerrickers State Park educational

program• VanDamme State Park educational pro-

gram• Elk Visitor Center • MAPA Abalone Festival Special event in

Oct. For more information contact Birol Polayat 937-5397

Coast Botanical Gardens • Any volunteers to help in store, nursery

and on the grounds. For more information,contact Rachel Miller at 964-4352.

Redwood Coast Land Conservancy• In need of any volunteers for the Red

Bluff Trail, Phase I and II, located in Gualala.For more information, contact Shirley Eberlyat 785-3327 Check out our web site:www.rc_Ic.org, or e-mail us [email protected]

Mendocino Food and Nutrition Program • Any volunteers to help in the warehouse

prepare food and distribute food. For moreinformation contact Nancy at 964-9404 or e-mail her at [email protected]

Parents and Friends Inc. • Any volunteers to help in busy thrift shop

2 hours a week. (sales clerk experience is help-ful) F or more information, contact Laura at964-4471.

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WASHINGTON — Nearlytwo years after an embarrass-ing flap in which veterans’personal information was putat risk of identity theft, feder-al agencies are still not doingall they can to prevent furtherlapses, investigators havefound.

Most of the two dozen fed-eral agencies examined by theGovernment AccountabilityOffice, Congress’ investiga-tive arm, had not implementedfive federal recommendationsaimed at protecting personalinformation. Only two agen-cies — the Treasury andTransportation departments— met each of those recom-mendations. Two others — theSmall BusinessAdministration and theNational Science Foundation— had met none of them, the

GAO found.The other 18 agencies met

the recommendations to vary-ing degrees.

The recommendations wereamong those issued by theWhite House Office ofManagement and Budget fol-lowing the 2006 VA incident,when a computer hard drivecontaining millions of names,Social Security numbers andbirth dates was stolen from aVA employee’s home inMaryland. The hard drive waslater recovered intact.

A spokesman for the SmallBusiness Administration,Sean Rushton, said Friday hisagency has implemented allfive recommendations sincethe GAO did its review.

The National ScienceFoundation had no immediatecomment on the report Fridaymorning.

“The findings released in

this report are very troubling— indicating that agency afteragency has failed to makesecuring citizens’ personalinformation a high priority,”said Sen. Norm Coleman, aMinnesota Republican, whoasked for the GAO reportalong with Rep. Susan Davis,D-Calif.

“The clock is ticking andwe need to know when theagencies are going to have theprotections in place to stop thenumerous data breaches wehave seen over the past fewyears,” he said.

Coleman, the rankingRepublican on the PermanentSubcommittee onInvestigations, and Sen. SusanCollins of Maine, the rankingRepublican on the HomelandSecurity Committee, wrote tothe agencies asking them howsoon they’d be able to imple-ment the recommendations.

“The federal governmentcollects and stores largeamounts of personal informa-tion that is a tempting targetfor identity thieves,” Collinssaid. “Agencies cannot actquickly enough to implementpolicies to help protect andsecure this sensitive data.”

Coleman and Davis askedfor the report after the 2006VA incident. A separate GAOreport last September foundthat the VA had yet to imple-ment several safety measures.

In the new report, the GAOlooked at OMB recommenda-tions such as encrypting dataon mobile computers andother devices that carryagency data; and using achecklist to protect personallyidentifiable information that isaccessed remotely or physi-cally transported outside theagency.

Only four agencies met that

last recommendation. The VAwas not one of them, but it didmeet the other four recom-mendations.

“VA is committed to ensur-ing the personal informationof our veterans is secured,”VA spokesman Matt Smithsaid in a statement. “We arecontinually enhancing ourprotections and welcomeopportunities to improve.”

Karen Evans, OMB’sadministrator for e-govern-ment and information technol-ogy, said in a statement:“OMB continues to work withthe agencies and monitor theirprogress in addressing the rec-ommendations of the presi-dent’s Identity Theft TaskForce. We are working toensure that agencies have theproper security controls inplace to minimize and preventrisks to the public’s informa-tion.”

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NEW YORK — So the Fed’sinterest rate cuts were supposed tomake borrowing easier, right?

If only that were so.Instead, jumbo mortgage rates

are higher now than they werewhen the Fed began taking mone-tary action in September and haveeven shot up since the centralbank’s aggressive rate cuts late lastmonth. That makes it harder forhomeowners to refinance thoseloans.

Companies are also paying toborrow money from banks and forthe yields they have to offer to wooinvestors to buy their corporatebonds, which means businesses willbe more pressed to hire workers orbuild new facilities.

Taut financial conditions havegotten even tighter, despite the Fed.Risk is being repriced throughoutthe marketplace, adding more stressto the already fragile economy.

This presents a problem for theFed. It clearly needs to cut ratesmore to stimulate economicgrowth, but rising inflationary pres-sures limits how low the centralbank can go. U.S. consumer pricesjumped by a higher-than-expected0.4 percent in January and rose 4.3percent over the past 12 months.

If the Fed knocks down theovernight rate it controls too far,that could send the dollar evenlower, making imports from toys toT-shirts to televisions more expen-sive and further boosting pricingpressures.

Since September, the Fed has cutits federal funds rate — what bankscharge each other on overnightloans — by 2.25 percentage pointsto 3 percent. It also has taken downits discount rate on direct loans itmakes to banks by 1.75 points to3.5 percent.

The biggest action came inJanuary when it was clear that thehousing market collapse was inten-sifying and credit markets wereseizing up due to a lack of liquidity.Two big rate cuts over a nine-dayperiod — including an emergencyrate decrease that took the marketby surprise — slashed the fed fundsrate by 1.25 percentage points.

But that has done little to bringrelief to financial markets. TheStandard & Poor’s 500 index haslost about 9 percent since theSeptember rate cuts began andcredit spreads in some corners ofthe financial world have signifi-cantly widened.

“Financial market conditions arestill tightening, regardless of howaccommodative the monetary poli-

cy seems to be,” said Merrill Lynchchief North American economistDavid Rosenberg.

That’s not to say that all rates arehigher. Prime lending rates, com-mercial paper and prime, conven-tional mortgage rates are lower thanthey were last summer. MerrillLynch’s daily private sector interestrate measure — which aggregatesmortgage, corporate credit, highyield, auto finance and bank paperrates — averages around 6.35 per-cent now, down about 50 basispoints since the Fed’s first move inSeptember.

But that decline doesn’t look asgood when you think about it thisway: For every 5 basis points thathas come from the Fed lowering itsfunds rate, the real economy is justfeeling 1 basis point of that relief,Rosenberg said.

Now think back to those home-owners who want to refinance theirjumbo mortgages, which are homeloans larger than the $417,000. Thestimulus bill signed into law byPresident Bush temporarily allowsgovernment-sponsored mortgagecompanies Fannie Mae and FreddieMac to purchase them, but therestill are roadblocks preventing themfrom reselling the loans as securi-ties.

The upshot is that jumbo rates

are running around 6.90 percentversus the 6.70 percent seen in lateJanuary, a gain that’s largely due tothe higher risk of default amongborrowers with those loans.

The spread between jumbo mort-gages and conforming mortgageloans, which are backed by FannieMae and Freddie Mac, has widenedto around 1.2 percentage points,well above the typical spread rang-ing from a quarter to three-eighthsof a percentage point, according toGreg McBride, senior financialanalyst at Bankrate.com.

For companies, borrowing costscontinue to rise. Rates on bankloans with a 10- to 15-year durationare 6.07 percent, up from 5.73 per-cent on Jan. 29, according toMerrill. Yields on U.S. corporatebonds have jumped to 6.25 percentfrom 6.11 at the end of last month,while U.S. high-yield bonds arecommanding a 10.37 percent yieldversus 9.98 percent at the end ofJanuary, Merrill said.

Such conditions are making itdifficult for some companies to bor-row. One example is auto parts sup-plier Delphi Corp., which is strug-gling to secure $6.1 billion in loansto exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy pro-tection. Last week, General MotorsCorp. — which formerly ownedDelphi and still is one of its biggest

customer — said that it may have tohelp Delphi get the loans it needs.

Higher rates on debt also meanscompanies’ interest payments willrise, which eats away at earnings.That’s tough for companies toabsorb when they are also experi-encing a drop-off in demand amongtheir customers and consumers.

“Gone are the days when anyonewho could fog a mirror could getcredit. Those with the best creditare getting the best rates,” saidBankrate.com’s McBride.

The tight credit conditions arehindering the economy’s ability tobuild momentum. The Fed knowsit; on Wednesday, it lowered its pro-jection for economic growth thisyear. It now believes the economywill expand between 1.3 percentand 2 percent this year, comparedwith its previous forecast of 1.8percent and 2.5 percent.

Economists see an additionalreduction of 50 basis points in thefed funds rate when the centralbank’s policy-makers meet onMarch 18. But that might not beenough to fix this mess.

The days of easy credit stillcould be long gone.

———Rachel Beck is the national business

columnist for The Associated Press.Write to her at rbeck(at)ap.org

Fed’s rate cuts do little to ease borrowing costs for consumers, businesses

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A-6 – SUNDAY, FEB. 24, 2008


It’s all going to the dogs

When you live in Ukiah you’re likely to encounterall sorts of objectionable people on a daily basis: ther-apists, meth users, gang members, lawyers, reggaemusicians, you name it.

Most folks probably would not put “dog lovers” onthe list of those that annoy them most. But I do.People who coo and prattle over how wonderful theirdog is make me want to cook the mutt for dinner.

I’m not talking about those of us who like our dogsand treat them well and all that – those people are gooddog owners. It’s the other ones, the dog L O V E R Sthat I want hunted down and driven from our borders.

Let’s talk demographics: hardcore nutbag doglovers are all women over 50 and none of them havechildren, or at least no kids under about 25 years old.This means they’ve either never had children or elsehad them so long ago that their misplaced maternalinstincts have all gone haywire and their hormonalsurges are misfiring and so they suddenly think somestupid Dalmatian is their soul mate and best friend.Then they give the pooch a name like Marcel or Rubyor Ferdinand, because they want to show how the dogis “part of our family.”

Get it? No I don’t, and I really hope you don’t either.Dogs are not part of your family unless your last nameis Canine.

Dogs are dogs. Dogs run in packs and they chaseother animals and they eat raw meat and they bite PostOffice employees and bark at whoever knocks on yourdoor. Do other members of your “family” chase squir-rels and eat them? If so, put them on a chain and keepthem outside.

If you were to read a story in tomorrow’s paperabout how some dog was burned in a fire last night Ican guarantee you that by the third paragraph therewould be information about where to send money forthe poor little charred feller’s recovery. If there’s astory in the same paper about six kids dying in a fire onSouth Dora readers will grumble about how kidsshouldn’t play with matches, and that dad was proba-bly drunk anyway.

In Hollywood, Chihuahuas get baths in champagne.In Ukiah there are children who get baths twice amonth. Go out Plant Road (south end of town, near thehealth club) and check out how abandoned animalslive in four-star luxury housing. Then go out Low GapRoad and see how abandoned people are housed at thejail.

I see dogs around town with ribbons and bows ontheir heads. I hear folks complain about people usingcell phones when they drive, but what about peoplewho drive around with poofy dogs on their laps?Here’s a bumpersticker: “Throw Your Dog Out theWindow and Drive!”

There are dog resorts and dog spas. Ukiah has moreparks for dogs than it has for skateboarders. People(well, crazy old women over 50 without any children)put dogs in their Will and leave them their fortunes.

Can you tell me of another time in history when cit-izens devoted their lives and fortunes to dogs? Was it ahealthy, functioning society or a society presided overby some half-mad syphilitic nephew of his father’suncle, who was the same man?

No, dear friends, it is a bad sign when we regarddogs as anything other than pleasant companions on alevel slightly higher than the living room furniture,which dogs should not be allowed to get on, by theway.

It’s time we get the proverbial grip here. First, treatyour dog like a dog, not like your beloved niece. Yourdog does not need canned dog food of sirloin steak ina wine and portabella sauce; your dog will do just finewith Purina Chow. Actually your dog will do just finewith Ol’ Roy crunchies from Wal-Mart, but I’m tryingto reach across the aisle here.

Also, don’t take your dog to obedience school. Theonly thing that will happen at obedience school is thatyour dog will either get bitten by a rabid Rottweiller, orembarrass you by taking a dump during the introduc-tory session.

I do think dog obedience school is a pretty goodplace to go if you want to meet chicks, since the onlypeople who go to dog obedience classes are women.Women without children, of course.

But remember, they’ll all be over 50. My guess isthat you will probably meet better babes by taking yourdog to Club Calpella.

Tommy Wayne Kramer’s invisible twin, Tom Hine,grew up with a fiendish, semi-berserk Dachshund,which may explain the tone of this article.

Thank youTo the Editor:On Feb. 17 the Ukiah Senior Center

sponsored the 5th annual Valentine’s DayDance and Fundraiser for the Inland(Ukiah/Willits)Chapter Special OlympicProgram.

A big thanks to Betty Christiani and herentire crew for making this effort a continu-ing success and allowing myself to act asthe MC in place of the muchly missed EricLarson

The Blue Sky Band (Billy, Kat Dana andothers)provided the live entertainment.They always put on a good show.

It is the community effort which assistsour athletes in the ability to continue theirstride for achieving success in the fields ofathletic competition. Without people likeBetty Christiani and others in this commu-nity it would be very difficult to keep ourprogram functioning.

A thank you for community volunteerismfrom myself (a parent of a Special Olympicparticipant) and the athletes who participatein our program.

Kurt SmallcombUkiah

Healthy living hard around drugs

To the Editor:March is Colon Cancer Awareness

month. Having been raised by a veryhealthy cooking mother, having grown upon beans, salads, other greens, and very lit-tle red meat, perhaps two times a month,sometimes less than that, and whole wheatbread, and oatmeal every morning forbreakfast, I continued to eat this way as anadult. At the age of 45, I am female, wasdiagnosed with stage II colon cancer, withno family history. That was 6 years ago. Iam still here, but planning a big move thissummer to Arizona (to help out my mom).

So may I suggest women and men bothget screened! A colonoscopy is not as bad asyou think, just ask some colon cancer sur-vivors. They will be glad to help you, tellyou all about it. And also I did not have thetypical symptoms, and other women I havetalked to did not have any symptoms, ofbleeding, but except for bloating cramps inmy side, back ache, some nausea at times.It’s also strange in this area, for many peo-ple that have had cancer, I had people I hadknown for years, that suddenly wanted toavoid me after learning I had cancer, wellduh, you live here in this area you may be atrisk for it as well. Give your heart a break,talk to these people, it will not only helpthem but you as well. Ask how they aredoing. That won’t kill you. Also, cancer isnot contagious.

Myself, and other family members hadlived in Brooktrails for close to 22 years.My mom had no family history of cysts onher kidneys, never drank alcohol, never diddrugs, and in 2004, she had to have a kidneyremoved. She’s doing well at age 71, retiredin Arizona, I had two dogs, that died of dif-ferent cancers, Lymphoma, and kidney can-cer.

And Brooktrails about 10 or 12 years agowould not allow a gas station put in upthere, because they didn’t want the pollu-tion, or hazard, but yet they have pot grow-ers, and meth labs, that have been going forhow many years? I personally felt one of themeth labs that blew up, some years ago, thehome was probably like a mile from myhome.

All this stuff, the chemicals they dump(the drug dealers, growers use), is a muchmore horrible situation than people want tobelieve. I am not alone in believing that allthis lab stuff has been going on up there foryears. What are the authorities doing? Theyhave a Fire Department up there, why aren’tthey out checking? When the sheriff’sdepartment wanted to put in a sub station up

there, the Brooktrails Board didn’t want thateither. Why? Did anyone ever ask why theydidn’t want sheriffs up there? Then there arepeople who bury their heads in the sand, andsay, “Oh, that's just rumors, we won’t getcancer up here!”

Oh well, it's a beautiful place to reside,and needs to be taken care of, get the drug-gies out of there. Find the cancer causingagents get rid of them once and for all. Stopthe Old Boys Club up there, also. Get somesheriffs up there, so the Brooktrails firedepartment don’t think they own the place.And yet they sure can’t find the meth andpot labs until they explode.

I hope you remember my letter, as well asmany of the other letters written about can-cer, in and around Willits, and Brooktrails,when you are getting ready for your cancertumor removal surgery or your chemo orradiation treatment. Something needs to bedone here, before it’s too late. Not every-one’s brains here have been fried by dopehave they? I know a few other cancer sur-vivors, who feel the same as me, and theytoo have said, no one wants to hear aboutthe environmental effects the drugs in thearea, that may be in our water our air webreathe. All those chemicals are harmful!Well all I can say is believe what you want.

When my cousin was in high school herein Willits, he had the sheriffs coming rightinto classrooms arresting teenagers for try-ing to sell meth, other drugs, or pot on cam-pus. It was kids here in Brooktrails, his

neighbors.And back to the brains being fried, when

visitors come to our town and see the carni-val rejects, dancing around on the street cor-ner, with some lame sign, that they think isdoing some good for the country, I wonderif they believe all they have heard aboutWillits. And -- Yet, What about Willits,California? Why not dance around the streetcorners of Willits with a sign that says,“Save our children from drugs and our fam-ilies from cancer?”

Get the drugs out of Willits! Isn’t thislovely little town worth fighting for andcleaning up, getting rid of the pot and meth,get more law enforcement up here? Shutdown these drug dealers, run them out oftown, put them away. Make them get realjobs. And then perhaps the cancer and otherhealth issues will go way down for the areaas well. Cancer should not be so abundant insuch a small town. Get rid of this cancer anddrugs, and then children will want to contin-ue their education, and not rely on the momand pop meth lab or pot garden as a career,and perhaps they will come back to teach inour schools, open businesses, achieve posi-tive growth, good and legal jobs for thearea, make this little “Gateway to theRedwoods” a real home town to be proud of-- And not known for cancer, other healthproblems, and druggies.

Cheryal AndersonWillits

Letters from our readers

V i s i t o u r w e b s i t e a t u k i a h d a i l y j o u r n a l . c o me m a i l u s a t u d j @ p a c i f i c . n e t

In our opinion

On Tuesday the state’s AlcoholicBeverage Control board will hear an appealfrom Ghulam Ansari, owner of the formerMoore’s Flour Mill, on a decision to denyhim a permit to sell beer and wine at his newdeli.

We have said it before and we’ll say itagain: we see no reason not to allow this delito open with a wine and beer license.

The primary opponents of this licenseappear to be the employees and some par-ents connected with the Grace HudsonElementary School next door. Mr. Ansarihas talked to many of the people who actu-ally live in the neighborhood and found a lotof them eager to have the new deli and thebeer and wine too.

We don’t believe that the presence of beerand wine in a local deli and food mart meansthat the school and its children are doomedto live in an alcoholic haze soon to descend

on campus from drunken neighborhoodlouts. After all, liquor is served at restaurantsright across the street, there’s a bar nextdoor, and other small markets nearby. (SinceMr. Ansari announced his plans, a medicalmarijuana dispensary opened just a fewdoors down from the school to no outcry atall.)

We also think it’s a big jump to assumethat the fact of beer and wine sales in what isknown to be a low-income neighborhoodautomatically means trouble.

Mr. Ansari had every reason to believethat when he purchased the property hecould put it to a use which exists widelythroughout the Ukiah Valley. And while weunderstand that alcohol permits are alwayssubject to community scrutiny, we do notbelieve this one presents a critical danger toanyone.

Let the deli have beer and wine

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Assembly District 1, Capitol, Rm. 4146,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001;Berg's Ukiah field representative is RuthValenzuela. Ukiah office located at 311 N.State St, Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770. Theoffice’s fax number is 463-5773. For emailgo to web site: assembly.ca.gov/Berg

Senator Pat Wiggins: State SenateDistrict 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375Email: [email protected]. InUkiah: Kathy Kelley at 200 S. School St,468-8914, email: [email protected]

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

SUNDAY, FEB. 24, 2008 – A-7


SUNDAY VOICES ON THE STREETS

Linda PerezNurseUkiah

“It really didn’t affectme. I don’t watch sitcomsor other programs thatwere affected by thestrike.”

Laura BarkerTree Surgeon

Ukiah

“We watch premiumchannels at our house andwe weren’t very affectedby the strike.”

Stacy DelventhalMeat cutter

Lake Pillsbury

“I didn’t really notice itat all. They’re not showingreruns of anything.”

Eric NicolasComputer

programmerHopland

“Not at all. I don’t watchtelevision. If the TV is onI’m watching CNN ormovies on DVD.

Kathy TestaRetired

Upper Lake

“When you have only afew quality shows that youcare about watching andthen you can’t watch themanymore... It left us with noentertainment in theevening.”

Jamie LopezLaborerUkiah

“I didn’t even knowthere was one. I haven’twatched TV in a longtime.”

How did the writer’sstrike affect you?

Photos and interviews by MacLeod Pappidas at UkiahSafeway.

Andy Rooney once got some mileage (so tospeak) out of the odd things that states like toput on their vehicle license plates. Idaho, forexample, is known for its “Famous Potatoes” -- and isn’t shy about saying so right there on itslicense plate. Pennsylvania once put its statemotto, “the Keystone State,” on its plates, thenchanged them to say, “You’ve Got a Friend inPennsylvania.” This led to a run on bumperstickers adding, “Not you.”

More recently, the web site www.thesmok-inggun.com has occasionally featured disputesover the messages that people put on their per-sonalized license plates –– reprinting lettersfrom people who have written to their statemotor vehicle departments with complaintsabout messages that have offended them.(Retirees apparently send in a lot of the com-plaints.) But most of those disputes never getbeyond the state licensing bureaus.

One of them that did, however, involved afellow named Aaron Katz. More than 30 yearsago, his dispute with the CaliforniaDepartment of Motor Vehicles over the ... cre-ative writing he wanted on his tax receiptended up before the California courts.

Beginning in 1970, California began to raisea small amount of extra revenue by issuingwhat are appropriately called “vanity” license

plates. For an additional application fee and anextra annual renewal fee, the registered ownerof a vehicle could ask for a license plate per-sonalized with a combination of up to six let-ters and numbers selected by the owner.

Shortly after the program was started, Katzapplied for one of these plates with the letters“EZ LAY” and immediately ran into a, um,roadblock. The Legislature had given DMV theright to refuse to issue certain vanity plates,primarily those that duplicated an existingplate or that carried “connotations offensive togood taste and decency.” DMV decided “EZLAY” didn’t meet that last test.

Well, Katz wasn’t going to take DMV’sdecision lying down, so to speak. Like anygood American who loved his automobile, hesued.

The trial court ruled against Katz, and hiscase wound up before the Court of Appeal inLos Angeles. Katz, acting as his own attorney,

in essence argued to the court of appeal that hehad a constitutional right to a license plateoffensive to good taste and decency.

Katz actually raised some highly sophisti-cated (or at least sophistical) arguments on theissue. He compared his situation to California’srefusal, until the late 1940s, to issue marriagelicenses to people of different races. The courtrather easily disposed of that argument, point-ing out that DMV wasn’t denying him a licenseplate; it was just restricting his plans for whathis plate would say.

Katz also argued that DMV was violatinghis right to freedom of speech. The court, how-ever, compared Katz’ situation to that of thedraft inductees during the Vietnam War whoclaimed that burning their draft cards was actu-ally a form of “speech.” Like the draft card-burners, Katz lost, too. All that Katz was beingdenied, the court said, was “the right to expresshimself within the limited confines of the sixletters on a governmentally issued vehicleidentification mechanism.” It may have been“speech,” but if Katz wanted a message on hiscar, it would have to go on the bumper, not thelicense plate.

Finally, Katz argued that DMV was actingarbitrarily, pointing out that there were manyother license plates already issued that should-

n’t have passed the “offensive” and “indecent”test, either, but DMV had issued them. Thecourt helpfully provided a list of them in alengthy footnote, including “BFD,” “BS,” “EZHOOK,” “HOOKER,” “SLEEZY” and “VIR-GIN.”

Well, said the court, only a handful of thesephrases had a “clear sexual connotation” asKatz’ rejected plate also did. Some of themmight just have been the initials of the car own-ers involved. The fact that DMV might notalways have been diligent, however, was noreason to give Katz his offensive plate, too.

Since Katz’ case was decided back in 1973,however, DMV has become quite crafty inpolicing license plates. They have a specialoffice armed with foreign dictionaries, manu-als of court reporter’s shorthand, the PenalCode, and lots of other reference works againstwhich they check all vanity plates, to makesure that even offensive and indecent plates noone could possibly understand were offensiveor indecent will slip through.

And it’d be a good bet that all the plates list-ed in that footnote have been recalled, too.

Katz v. Department of Motor Vehicles(1973) 32 Cal.App.3d 679

The other night I attended a schoolboard meeting in Kelseyville, California.The name of the school team was the sub-ject of emotional debate. The schoolboard has already responsibly changedthe name away from “The Indians” andsome apparently want it changed back.

I agree with the young athletes whospoke that the replacement name, TheKnights, doesn’t cut it. School spirit isdown. I imagine they just want to get onwith their lives, have a successful acade-mic year and get to play sports with thewhole town turning out to cheer them on.Young people are go-forward kind ofspirits. And it is hard to go back in timeand awareness once we know better. Idoubt they would really feel heightenedschool spirit from sitting in the standsyelling, “Smash the Jews,” “Cream TheWhite Man,” “Slaughter the Coyotes,”“Pummel The Mexicans,” “Butcher theWhales” or hear from their opponents,”Kill The Indians.” And if the studentshad been empowered to come up with anew school name, logo and song, Ibelieve they would have brilliantly risento the task.

But instead the other night, I heard asincere plea from the grownups ofEuropean decent to go backwards, to stayin the horrors of the all too recent geno-cide. The Indians (the real ones, not themascot) present at the meeting onceagain had to hear themselves equated toanimals, told that no one there was aracist, that there was no harm meant bythe mascot name and caricature, and soon.

I was born and raised in Potter Valleyand went to high school in Ukiah. Ourschool names were Bearcat and Wildcatto symbolize speed and accuracy andskill. Fortunately, we were not calledThe Jews, The White Man, The Italians,The Mexicans or The Indians. Two of ourstar players were Pomo Indians and whenI first met their grandmother, she told astory to my mother of white men huntingdown Indians from horseback for sport.So the claim made the other night thatthis all happened a long time ago and weshould move on did not ring true. Thishappened in my lifetime because it takeslonger than one generation to forget thepain of rape and slaughter and kidnap-ping.

In 1965, I played on the volley ballteam in high school. Sometimes if therewas tension on the floor, there would be afight afterwards, the White girls againstthe Indian girls, tearing out each other’spierced earrings and bruising each other’seyes. The claim that there is no racismhere did not ring true.

One speaker talked about how proudshe was to be An Indian (i.e. member ofschool spirit) and that it had meant somuch to her to be the high schoolprincess. I was high school princess in1967. But it never occurred to me thatthere were no Indian girls nominated forthe crown. And deeper yet, it neveroccurred to me to ask them, “How are theyoung women honored in your culture?Perhaps we could mix the two cultures orhave two celebrations on home comingday.” It does not seem appropriate tocarry a peoples’ name if you are not alsowilling to carry the history, the culture,the song, the stories, the traditions andthe heartbreak.

I have watched my people lose touchwith their own European culture andonce lost in that sense of emptiness, whenyou no longer have a home, I watch usbegin to steal. We steal land, songs, jew-elry, food, clothes, and holidays. As MegChristian writes in one of her songs, “Inearly tore up your house looking for myown keys.”

So back at Ukiah High School 1967, ifthere had been such a meeting as the onein Kelseyville, I would have been sittingwith the white kids. But guess what? Thegift of change, like spring, is always inthe air. The Pomo women educated mymother and father and our parents educat-ed us and the other night, my sisterLaurel and I were sitting with the Indians.The day my parents taught me to crossover the barriers between people was thefinest day of my life.

How can we possibly dare to partici-pate in decisions about other peoples’lives and hearts if we cannot cross overand sit with them? Maybe we won’tspeak, maybe we will just listen, maybewe will just let ourselves feel the hot andcold mix of nerves and relief that comewhen we dare to sit in peace with someone that isn’t from our own clan. But thatis where peace starts.

It does not come from Bush orderingthe bombing of Iraq. It comes from sit-ting with the Iraqi women and childrenand the men that they choose. Just sitting.Watching the babies play together. Andout of that simple example of well-beingwill come the next generation of deci-sions. The war against the Indians will

not end until the people of northernEuropean heritage cross over that aisle,that river, that silence, that denial of his-tory.

I don’t like that my great grandparentsremained silent and condoned the killingof Indians. But it won’t help for me topretend it didn’t happen. The truth is hardat first and then it liberates and every-thing starts to change. I am not an Indian.I am sitting with the Indians. There is abig difference.

So, to the young people at KelseyvilleHigh. Rise up. Call for a competition tofind a new name for your school, for yourteam. Have art contests for logos andsong contests for new songs. Don’t getbrought down and depressed in this mire.Your neighbors are telling you loud andclear, “This hurts. Please stop hurtingus.” The cleanest response is, “OK. Thatis not our intention so we will find anoth-er name. We will find the third way.“

What is the third way? The third wayis when the first and second way is unac-ceptable. So instead of choosing betweentwo negatives, you create a positive alter-native.

Way one is unacceptable which is tokeep the name “The Knights.” Hate it.Bummed out. Depressed. No school spir-it. Makes it hard for current and futuregenerations to trust neighbors, feel safe atschool, and get a good education.

Way two is unacceptable which is tokeep the name “The Indians.” That is tohurt the Indians again, make it hard forcurrent and future generations to trusttheir neighbors, feel safe at school, get agood education

Way three. Take on a new name cho-sen by the current student body that is notoffensive to any cultural or ethnic group,to women or to endangered species. In aformal ceremony, ask the Pomo Indiancommittee, chosen by the ClaytonDuncan family, to clarify that there is nooffense in the new logo. In a public cere-mony, offer up the new name, the newmascot, the new logo, the new song to anew era of peace and understanding inthe context of historic truth.

And be sure to invite the Nationalpress - 60 Minutes, Oprah, and TheToday Show so that they can come andcelebrate a student body and a communi-ty that is moving on, not with hate anddenial and mistrust, but with full disclo-sure and a joyful decision. Let it go downin history that in 2008, the student bodyof Kelseyville High decided NOT to callthemselves The Indians but rather toactually be IN community with theirIndian neighbors.

Holly Near is a Ukiah area native.

Let the students make the move forward

The license plate game

Sunday viewBY HOLLY NEAR

Judicial folliesBY FRANK ZOTTER

Frank Zotter is a Ukiah attorney.

Drug raid home not a HUD house

To the Editor:I am the Executive Director of the

Community Development Commissionof Mendocino County (CDC),Mendocino County’s Housing Authorityand Community DevelopmentCommission. In an article posted on theUkiah Daily Journal web site on Feb. 15entitled “Drug raid finds fake policegear,” it was stated the home was a“Section 8 HUD rental for low incomeresidents.” This is not the case. Thathome is not listed as a Section 8 proper-ty.

Illegal drugs in our community are ahug problem and a problem we here atCDC take very seriously. We have andwill continue to notify the proper author-ities when we are aware of any illegalactivity in any household receiving

assistance through the CDC.Todd Crabtree

Executive DirectorCommunity Development

Commission of Mendocino CountyUkiah

Supports the asphalt plant

To the Editor:Many letters have been submitted

lately opposing the Ridgewood Asphaltplant because of environmental con-cerns. Do these people know that everysingle asphalt plant in Mendocino,Southern Humboldt and NorthernSonoma counties are within 100 yards ofthe Russian River the Eel River or oneof their major tributaries? That all ofthese facilities are in a canyon or valleywhere air tends to stagnate in the sum-mer? That all of these plants are morethan 30 years old? Do they know thatour local county maintenance yards findit cheaper to drive to Healdsburg fortheir asphalt needs than to Ukiah? The

reason for this is simple. There is noviable source of asphalt aggregates inMendocino County other than the oneon Ridgewood. Even the operators whobrought in a portable plant used theaggregates from the Ridgewood quarry.

Would we rather have out of townoperators with no ties to our county incharge of asphalt production? Or wouldlocal people who raise their children inour community be better stewards of thistype of operation? The Board ofSupervisors have an opportunity tosecure our construction aggregate needsfor 90 years into the future. Lets not beshortsighted and end up with our roadmaterials belonging to someone else likeour water does. Asphalt production onthe quarry site makes good environmen-tal and economic sense. I urge everyoneto please support the Ridgewood plantfor the future and local sustainability ofour county.

David LovellWillits

MORE LETTERS

S P O R T SEditor: Anthony Dion, 468-3518 [email protected]

– SUNDAY, FEB. 24, 2008A-8

LOCALCALENDAR

This week:

• Tues., UHS varsity boys golf @Montgomery, 3 p.m.

• Thurs., Mendocino baseball @Solano College, 2:30 p.m.

UKIAH BABE RUTHBASEBALL SIGN-UPS

(Formerly Ukiah Pony /ColtBaseball)

13-15 and 16-18 year old leaguesignups at Mendo Lake OfficeSupply, on Saturday, February23rd from 1-3 pm. Sign-up feesare $75, all players must presenta certified birth certificate, andCash or Check Deposit of $30.00for the Mandatory Service DepositAgreement which will be returnedupon working at the concessionstand.

MANDATORY TRY OUTS forALL RETURNING and NEWPLAYERS

Saturday, March 8, and Sunday,March 9, 2008 10:00-12:00...age13 Anton Stadium, 12:00-2:00...age 14 Anton Stadium,2:00-3:00....age 15 AntonStadium, 16-18 yr old try outsTBA at a later date.

If 3/8/2008 or 3/9/2008 Rainout,Assessments will be held 3/15/08same times and Park. Players:Bring your baseball gear (baseballglove, batting helmet and bat.Please label your gear.) For addi-tional information or questions callKris @ 468-3800.

Adult Softball Leagues Registration for men’s and

women’s softball leagues are nowopen. An informational meetingwill be held at 6:30 p.m. on March20th at The Pub in Ukiah.

League play is scheduled tobegin in early May. Team fees are$450 for the sponsor fee and indi-vidual fee of $30 for those withouta team (make checks payable toCity of Ukiah).

The priority placement deadlinefor returning teams is March 21stand the final deadline is April11th. Register early, space is lim-ited.

Women’s SlowpitchSoftball

The Ukiah Women’s AthleticAssociation is taking sign up’s forwomen’s slowpitch softball teamsfor the 2008 season. $475 is thecost per team; there are no indi-vidual fees.

Please contact Pokie at 972-1719 us by March 31, 2008.

2008 Girls YouthSoftball League

Registration for the 2008 girlsyouth softball league is now openat the City of Ukiah. Participantsmay register individually and willbe placed on teams according totheir grade level.

The following divisions will beutilized: K-2 in tee-ball, grades 3-4in pitching machine, and grades5-6 and 7-12 will be placedtogether.

League play begins in early Apriland will run through early June.Cost is $50 per player and thedeadline is March 7, 2008. Formsare available at the City of Ukiahoffice (411 West Clay) and onlineat www.cityofukiah.com. For moreinfo call 463-6714.

Girls 6-on-6 Soccer League

Registration for the 2008 girls 6-on-6 youth soccer league is cur-rently open and running throughMarch 28th. Teams will consist ofgirls ages 13 through 19. The reg-istration fee is $200 per teamwhile player fees of $20 will becollected at the first games withteam rosters. Teams will bescheduled for 12 games (6 dou-ble-headers) on Sundays fromlate April through early June.

For questions regarding theleague or to register your team,please contact 463-6714.

Select “Puma”TeamsLooking of Coaches

The Ukiah Valley Soccer leagueis looking for individuals to coachour competitive teams. Ukiah’sPuma teams are boys and girlsages U10 – U19, Class I andClass III. These players play at ahigher level of competition andskill. If you have coached and areinterested in coaching at a higherlevel, please contact the soccerhotline 707-467-9797 to receivean application. ALL APPLICA-TIONS ARE DUE MARCH 1,

COMMUNITYDIGEST

By KEN PETERSAssociated Press

TEMPE, Ariz. — MikeNapoli hurled an insult at JeffMathis in the adjacent locker,and Mathis fired right back.Both grimaced, then broke outlaughing.

The two young catchers arepals in what could be an awk-ward situation, competing forthe Los Angeles Angels’ start-ing job. They have many otherthings in common, including

they both want a World Seriesring, regardless of who isbehind the plate.

Mathis said Napoli, a fel-low Floridian, was his firstfriend in the pros.

“When I signed, they had aminicamp right after the draft.He was the first guy I ever metin professional baseball,”Mathis said of their encounterin 2001. “I got to the apart-ment and met him, and eversince then, we’ve been

friends.“We like the same things.

We hang out.”Both are considered good

defensive catchers with poten-tial on offense.

The 24-year-old Mathis got52 starts as a rookie last sea-son when the Angels tradedJose Molina to the New YorkYankees and Napoli was side-lined for 44 games because ofa high ankle sprain.

Mathis, recalled from

Triple-A Salt Lake on July 2,hit .211 with four homers and23 RBIs in 59 games for LosAngeles.

The 26-year-old Napoli,who had two stints on the dis-abled list, batted .247 with 10homers and 34 RBIs in 75games last year, his sopho-more season in the majors.

Vying for the same job has-n’t strained their friendship.

“The bond that we’veestablished, baseball is aside

when we leave the field,”Mathis said. “When he’s outthere on the field, I’m cheer-ing for him, and he’s doing thesame when I’m out there.”

Said Napoli: “We pusheach other, try to make eachother better. It never comesbetween us. We’re trying towin here. We’re not looking atit as we’re in competitionagainst each other; we’re both

SPRING TRAINING | ANGELS

Competition does not hinder friendship forcatchers Napoli, Mathis

HAWKS 117 | WARRIORS 110

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Golden State Warriors' Matt Barnes (22) reacts after the ball is knocked out of his hands asAtlanta Hawks' Josh Smith (5) reaches to block in the 2nd quarter of their game on Friday.

Joe Johnson scores 27points and Hawks snap 6-game skid with 117-110 winover Warriors.

OAKLAND (AP) — Maybe the Atlanta Hawksshould adopt the Golden State Warriors fast-pacedstyle.

The defensive-minded Hawks, behind 27points from Joe Johnson and a terrific game offthe bench by Salim Stoudamire, snapped a sixth-game losing streak with a 117-110 victory overthe NBA’s highest scoring team on Friday night.

Stoudamire added 18 points, Mike Bibby andJosh Smith 17 apiece and Josh Childress 13 forthe Hawks, who never trailed and won for onlythe second time on the road in 15 games. Theyalso got 10 points and 14 rebounds by MarvinWilliams.

The Hawks, who snapped a seven-game roadlosing streak, gave up 13 points more than it aver-ages on defense this year but gladly took the win.They have two games left on a six-game roadswing.

Atlanta scored its highest total since a 116-11win over Utah on Dec. 17. Golden State allows aleague-high 108.1 points per game.

“We got out and ran with those guys,” saidJohnson, who added eight rebounds and eightassists. “We made a lot of shots early so we wereable to build a lead.”

The Hawks raced to a 35-23 lead after the firstquarter, extended it to 23 early in the third andheld off the Warriors, who got 35 points fromBaron Davis and 24 by Monta Ellis.

Playing without starters Andris Biedrins(appendectomy) and Stephen Jackson (ankle), theWarriors got 14 points from Kelenna Azubuikeand 12 from Al Harrington but had their four-game win streak snapped.

They had won seven of their previous eight athome.

“I have no excuses,” Warriors coach DonNelson said. “It was a game I was worried aboutthe whole day and rightly so. (The Hawks) arevery athletic and very good and they deserve a lotof credit. I thought they played a great game.”

It was the first win in three games for Bibby,who was traded for four Sacramento Kings play-ers last Saturday.

With guards Acie Law (sprained right wrist)and Speedy Claxton (left knee) out with injury,the Hawks just needed Bibby to run the floor.Instead he broke loose with 13 points in the sec-ond quarter and he and Johnson combined for 32by halftime.

By DOUG FERGUSONAssociated Press

MARANA, Ariz. — Tiger Woodsled a trio of Americans into the semifi-nals of the Accenture Match PlayChampionship on Saturday, finallygetting on track with a chip-in eagleand easing past K.J. Choi, 3 and 2.

Woods had time for lunch and aquick session on the practice rangebefore playing defending championHenrik Stenson, who won his 10thconsecutive match when WoodyAustin gave away consecutive holes tolose momentum and eventually thematch on the 18th hole.

Stewart Cink took out U.S. Openchampion Angel Cabrera, 3 and 2, toreach the semifinals for the first time,where he will play Justin Leonard, atNo. 50 the lowest seeds still around atDove Mountain.

“Bracket buster,” Leonard said ashe walked off the 18th green afterbeating Vijay Singh, who narrowlypulled off another escape.

Woods made 12 birdies in 20 holesand needed them all to beat AaronBaddeley in the third round, a matchof the highest caliber. Choi, mean-while, had advanced over Paul Caseydespite making nothing better than parover the final 11 holes.

Their quarterfinal match was of thepar variety.

Woods again hit an opening tee shotinto the desert and gave away theopening hole, only to square the matchwith a 15-foot birdie. They halved thenext seven holes, although this iswhere Choi essentially lost his chanceto beat the world’s No. 1 player.

He had a putt to win the hole sixstraight times and missed them all,three of those putts from inside 12 feet.Woods was scrapping along with pars,throwing his club at the bag on a fewoccasions.

But it all changed at the turn.Woods came up just short of the

par-5 10th green, but chipped in forbirdie and lightly pumped his fist.Choi was still 15 feet away for par onthe 12th when Woods dropped a 30-foot birdie to go 2-up, and he had con-trol the rest of the way.

“K.J. put a lot of pressure on mewith his ball-striking,” Woods said. “Ijust had to hang in there.”

So did Leonard in the most fasci-nating match of the quarterfinals.

For much of the back nine, Leonardhad a 1-up lead, Singh failed to hit asingle shot that put pressure onLeonard, yet the Texan appeared to beunder enormous pressure.

“It wasn’t a clean match,” Leonardsaid.

But when he holed an 8-foot birdieputt on the 11th to win his second con-secutive hole, Leonard went to 3 upand looked strong. Even after Singhdrove onto the par-4 12th green,Leonard was determined to beat himwith his wedge, and hit a beautifulpitch to 4 feet.

But his birdie putt lipped out, andthat one short miss went a long way inaffecting the mood of the match.

With Singh in the bunker on the13th, Leonard misjudged the wind,came out of his shot and had 80 feetfor birdie. He three-putted for bogey tolose another hole.

Singh looked like Houdini for thesecond straight match. He was 2 downwith two holes to play againstPampling in the third round, won thelast two holes, then in 25 holes. Thiswas headed in the same direction.

Singh’s approach on the 15thbounced hard off the left side of thegreen and appeared headed into thedesert when it hung up in the lushgreen grass with only a foot to spare.Singh hit a poor chip and was lucky tostay on the green, then holed a 12-footpar putt to halve the hole. On the par-316th, Singh went after a sucker pin and

landed in the right rough, the toughestspot from which to save par.

But that’s what he did, chipping 6feet by and making it.

Singh finally squared the matchwith his power advantage, hitting 7-wood to 20 feet for a two-putt birdie.

Leonard played the 18th hole forthe first time all week, and he played itto near perfection. Leonard hit hisapproach to 10 feet, and Singh hit his afoot outside him.

Singh missed — he didn’t have asingle one-putt birdie all round — andLeonard’s winning up curled in theright side.<None>

“I deserved that one,” he said.Cabrera made it through the week

as the only player not to reach the 18thgreen, which was bad news Saturdaymorning for the Argentine. He could-n’t keep up with Cink’s birdies, andCink closed him out with a birdie onthe 16th.

Stenson, meanwhile, is themarathon man of Dove Mountain. Allfour of his matches have gone the dis-tance, and he played 25 holesThursday to beat Trevor Immelman.He made sure his match against Austindidn’t get past the 18th hole, hitting anapproach to 2 feet for his 2-up victory.

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Special to The Daily JournalTUSCALOOSA, Ala. –

Trailing 1-0, Alabama eruptedfor five runs in the fourthinning and pulled away for a10-1 season-opening victoryover Cal Poly in a non-confer-ence baseball game Fridaynight before 4,134 in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Cal Poly (0-1), playing itsfirst-ever game against aSoutheastern Conferenceschool, was held to just threehits while the host CrimsonTide (1-0) exploded for 14hits, including a pair of homeruns.

Coach Larry Lee’sMustangs scored an unearnedrun in the first inning assophomore shortstop KyleSmith doubled with one out,took third on a wild pitch andcame home on LoganSchafer’s grounder to secondbase which was misplayed foran error.

But that was all of the scor-ing for Cal Poly as theMustangs were held to just asecond-inning single by WesDorrell and a sixth-inning sin-gle by Brent Morel the rest ofthe way.

Senior southpaw WillStroup pitched five inningsfor the win, allowing one runand two hits with two walks

and five strikeouts. AustinHyatt picked up the save bytossing four scoreless inningsin relief, striking out three andallowing just one hit.

Junior right-hander EricMassingham retired 11 of thefirst 12 Crimson Tide battershe faced, allowing just a one-out walk in the second inning.

Then Alabama put togetherthree singles, a double, a hitbatsman and a home run forfive runs, all with two outs, inthe fourth inning to break thegame open. Key hits were athree-run home run by rightfielder Kent Matthes off thetop of the wall in left-centerfield and a two-run single byshortstop Jeff Texada.

Alabama added a run in thefifth and two more in both thesixth and eighth innings tocoast to the win, giving 14th-year head coach Jim Wells a12-2 mark in season openers.

Massingham absorbed theloss, allowing six runs andseven hits in 4.1 innings.Senior southpaw GrantTheophilus and sophomoreright-hander MarkDeVincenzi pitched in relieffor the Mustangs, each allow-ing a pair of runs.

Second baseman BrandonMay went 4-for-5 with tworuns scored and three RBIs for

Alabama. The .264 hitter of ayear ago had a solo home runamong his hits. Left fielderRoss Wilson added three hitswhile Matthes and Texadaeach had two hits.

The two teams will play adoubleheader Saturday start-ing at noon PST. Cal Poly willsend junior southpaw DerrickSaito and sophomore rightySteven Fischback to themound, to be opposed byAlabama freshman right-han-der Jimmy Nelson and juniorright-hander CaseyKebodeaux, respectively.

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CARTER LAKE, Iowa — One afteranother they landed on the young fight-er’s head — short, punishing blows froman opponent who straddled him on theground like an animal over injured prey.

The young man began to lose the abil-ity to defend himself — but the punchesdidn’t stop. The raucous crowd turnednervous.

Finally, the referee stopped the fight,but it seemed too late. The young fighterlay nearly motionless, his head bloodiedand tilted to the side, resting on the mat.

After a few minutes he was helped tohis feet and stumbled to a metal chair inthe audience. There, his treatment con-sisted of being wiped down with a toweland what appeared to be a plastic glovefilled with water. Ten minutes later hestill had trouble walking.

“It’s like illegal, legal action,” Omaharesident and college football player JeffSouder said about amateur mixed-martialarts fighting a couple hours before hestepped into the ring at the same event.“If there wasn’t a ref, I’d really think’Why’s this sport legal?’ “

The event was promoted by theOmaha Fight Club of Nebraska, but held1 1/2 miles inside the Iowa border.

The reason is as blunt as a right hook:Nebraska has rules governing the sport,Iowa doesn’t.

The same juxtaposition exists allacross the country, leaving a patchworkof rules, and sometimes a total lack ofthem, for the violent sport that left a mandead in Houston in December. SamVasquez, 35, of Houston, died in a hos-pice some six weeks after losing con-sciousness during a bout and having aseizure.

Officials who oversee the sport thatcombines judo, boxing, karate, MuayThai, kickboxing, tae kwon do, jiujitsuand wrestling say they are taken aback bythe wildly varying regulations from stateto state.

And as the number of mixed-martialarts fights increases along with the popu-larity of the sport, they say it’s just a mat-ter of time before tragedy forces all statesto regulate the brutal matches.

At least 14 states don’t regulate ama-teur mixed-martial arts fights — accord-ing to a survey by the Association ofBoxing Commissioners, whose membersinclude state boxing commissions acrossthe country. Some states responded to the

survey by just noting whether amateurfighting is legal, not whether it’s regulat-ed, suggesting that the exact number ofstates that don’t regulate amateur fights islikely higher.

The mishmash of rules from state tostate also applies to professional fights,though more states regulate them. Probouts aren’t regulated in at least sevenstates, according to the survey.

The lack of uniform regulations, espe-cially for amateurs, is a sharp contrast toboxing. All amateur boxing bouts in thecountry are regulated by a national orga-nization, USA Boxing, with rules rangingfrom ringside physicians to pre-and-postbout physical exams.

In states like Nebraska, where amateurmixed-martial arts fights are regulated,the regulations are often on par or exceedboxing regulations. In Nebraska, forexample, mixed-martial arts amateursmust have physical exams, blood tests forviruses like AIDS, health and life insur-ance, and both doctors and ambulancesonsite at fights that are overseen bylicensed referees.

But in states that don’t regulate mixed-martial arts, it can be hard to tell the dif-ference between a mixed-martial artsbout and a bar brawl.

Tim Bazer, the owner of Omaha FightClub, takes some precautions whenputting on an event in Iowa even thoughthere are no laws that require it.

Fighters at his events must take bloodtests to make sure they don’t have virus-es like HIV, for example. His referee is anemergency medical technician.

But absent are things such as onsiteambulances, which are required in statesthat regulate amateurs.

“They’re going to have a major injuryand their face is going to be plasteredeverywhere because they didn’t regulateappropriately,” Tim Lueckenhoff, presi-dent of the Association of BoxingCommissioners and administrator of theMissouri Office of Athletics.

In Missouri, the state regulates onlyprofessional fights, but groups that mustbe licensed by the state regulate ama-teurs.

At another recent amateur event inIowa, Iowa Athletic Commissioner DaveNeil said a mentally challenged 21-year-old with the reading skills of a fifth grad-er was drawn out of a bar crowd and intoa mixed-martial arts ring.

He got knocked out shortly after get-ting in the ring.

“He was taken advantage of,” Neil

said.But it was all legal, said Neil, who

described the appeal of mixed-martialarts this way: “People pay good money towatch other people beat the hell out ofeach other.”

Still, Neil isn’t pushing for regulationsbecause “people in Iowa don’t want statetax dollars used” for mixed-martial arts.He doesn’t believe it is a sport.

“If people are convinced it’s a sport weought to regulate it...if they don’t thinkit’s a sport, ban it.”

“That’s a horrible argument,”Lueckenhoff said. “It’s a sport and weneed to regulate it.”

States that don’t regulate are targetedby out-of-state promoters who often skirtthe rules to keep the amateur status, saidJosef Mason, director of the ColoradoState Boxing Commission.

A common ploy is to pay fighters, butunder the guise of covering their expens-es so they can keep the amateur, regula-tion-free status, he said.

One trick is to pay fighters a “travelfee” of several hundred dollars eventhough a fighter maybe just had to walkacross the street to fight, he said.

Before Nebraska’s regulations tookeffect in September, “fly-by-night” pro-moters from Wyoming and other statesswooped into Nebraska and usedNebraska fighters to make a quick buckin virtually unregulated events, saidWally Jernigan, director of the NebraskaAthletic Commission.

During that rule-free period inNebraska this summer, Mel Griggs,police chief in Gering, attended a mixed-martial arts event in town.

Griggs said a man was kicked in theface at the event and began to slip intounconsciousness while standing. Griggs,who has refereed boxing matches, said hewas shocked at what happened next.

“Any referee would have stopped thebout, but he was going to let it continue.”

Griggs got out of his seat and stoppedthe fight himself. The city later bannedmixed-martial arts altogether.

Bazer, the Omaha fighter and fight-club owner, says he plans on taking hisevents back to Nebraska. But for now, thenew state regulations make the decisionto go to a state where there are none easy.

“It’s kind of hard to follow throughwith what they want,” Bazer said of theNebraska rules. “It’s a headache for allthe fighters.”

MMA | AMATEUR FIGHTING

Free-for-all combat sport often freeof regulations can lead to injuries

PGA TOUR | ACCENTURE MATCH PLAYAlabama cruises past Cal Poly in season-opener for both teams

For The Daily JournalUkiah Wildcats varsity

boys golf team played theirfirst match of the season onTuesday, February 19th, tak-ing on Sonoma in a practicematch and won with a 23-shotadvantage, 209-232.

Playing at the SonomaNational Country Club in asteady rain, the Wildcats wereable to start pretty much rightwere they left off last season

in defeating Sonoma.The two North Bay League

player of the year candidates,J.J. McMillen and MaxBrazill, led the way for Ukiahwith 37 and 39 nine holescores respectively.

“We shot a pretty goodscore considering the continu-ous rain and the difficulty ofthe Sonoma golf course,” saidUkiah Head Coach ChrisPhilbrick. “J.J. and Max

picked right up where they leftoff last year.”

The rest of the varsityscores were as follows:Carson Sheppard 44, BrettWalker 44, Jared Hull 45,Casey Fernandez 48 andDominic Brutucao 53.

League play begins onTuesday for Ukiah as theytravel to Bennett Valley GolfCourse to play Montgomeryat 3 p.m.

UHS | BOYS’ GOLFWildcats defeat rain, Sonoma to open season

SAN DIEGO (AP) —Chargers Pro Bowl tight endAntonio Gates is leaningtoward having surgery torepair the dislocated left bigtoe that slowed him duringthe playoffs.

According to variousreports out of Indianapolis,site of the NFL ScoutingCombine, Gates said he’lldecide by Wednesdaywhether to have surgery.Gates was at the combine tomeet with medical specialists.

“There’s a higher chanceI’m going to have surgery,”Gates told reporters inIndianapolis.

Chargers general managerA.J. Smith and coach NorvTurner didn’t return phonecalls seeking comment.

Gates was hurt in a wild-card playoff win overTennessee. He was limited inSan Diego’s win overIndianapolis and the AFCchampionship game loss toNew England.

Gates is one of threeChargers stars who wereinjured during the playoffs.

Running back LaDainianTomlinson sprained his leftknee in the win over the Coltsand aggravated it early in thePatriots game, then sat out theremainder of that game eventhough the team announced tothe media that he couldreturn.

Chargers TEGates says he’sleaning towardtoe surgery

By TIM DAHLBERGAP Sports Columnist

The British are coming, butquietly. And being the properguests they are, they wouldn’tthink about bringing their ownfood.

The Chinese probablycouldn’t be more pleased withthe plans of the BritishOlympic team to jet intoBeijing this summer, collecttheir usual handful of medalsand get out of town withoutraising the slightest fuss. Lessthan six months before thegames, they can mark theBrits off the list of would-betroublemakers coming to theirathletic coming-out party.

British athletes won’t bemouthing off about things likeDarfur or debating the bene-fits of political freedom. Theywon’t be chowing downsomewhere on bangers andmash when there’s a perfectlygood cafeteria in the Athletes’Village to keep them full.

British Olympic officialsalready have made sure ofthat. They’re gagging theirathletes in Beijing, andthey’re taking away thespoon.

Now if only those peskyAmericans would just do thesame.

One of them, film directorSteven Spielberg, raised theprofile of the Darfur issue theother day when he resigned asan artistic adviser to thegames, saying his consciencewould not allow him to workwith the Chinese unless theytook some action to stop theslaughter in the region.

The threat of politicalissues intruding on the gamesprompted the head of the U.S.Olympic Committee to cau-tion the large American con-tingent Friday that theyshould concentrate on beinggood guests in Beijing andavoid getting caught up in anyactivities that don’t involvechasing gold medals.

“We don’t just go there, weget invited there,” PeterUeberroth said. “We acceptthe invitation, and then there’sa set of rules that are IOCrules. We accept those rules.”

In other words, they shoulddo as the British and keepquiet.

That might be a little diffi-cult in this age of blogs andinstant worldwide communi-cation, especially among adiverse group of some 600Americans that will undoubt-edly include at least a few ath-letes who feel the need tospeak out.

If so, they wouldn’t be thefirst to use the Olympics as aplatform, something thatbegan in earnest when Hitlertried to promote Aryan superi-ority only to be foiled by JesseOwens in Berlin.

Tommie Smith and JohnCarlos did it in 1968, raisingclenched fists to protest racialinequality back home, and ter-rorists did it in much bloodierfashion four years later inMunich to draw attention tothe Palestinian cause. And allthe fuss over the unlikely suc-cess of the Iraqi soccer teamfour years ago in Athens wassupposed to highlight howthat country was comingtogether behind sports.

China, of course, will beusing this Olympics for politi-cal purposes itself, showingoff the country as both a sport-ing and economic superpow-er. So it shouldn’t be surprisedwhen others try to use theworldwide platform to raisetheir own platforms.

Politics aside, some otherissues are already threateningto mar these games.

The pollution is so bad inBeijing that some athletes aretalking about wearing maskswhile competing, somethingthat would undoubtedlyembarrass the host country.

British Olympic officials areamong those considering themasks, saying they might helpathletes perform better in thegray soup.

And then there’s the food.The British announced Fridaythat they would not be bring-ing their own food to Beijing,satisfied that the Chinese havea grip on food safety problemsin the country.

But the U.S. team is appar-ently not so sure.

Some 25,000 pounds ofchicken, pork, beef and, yes,Frosted Flakes will be shippedto Beijing in the weeks beforethe August games, enough tofeed both the American sup-port staff that can’t eat in theAthletes’ Village and anyAmerican athlete who doesn’twant to eat in the village.

That could be quite a fewsince the meals will be servedat the U.S. training center atBeijing Normal University,where most athletes areexpected to stay at least a fewdays before they compete.Not surprisingly, the Chinesearen’t too pleased aboutguests doing their own cook-ing.

“I feel it’s a pity that they(Americans) decided to taketheir own food,” said Kang Yi,head of the Food Division forthe Beijing organizing com-mittee.

U.S. Olympic officials,who initially seemed caughtoff guard about the politicalsensitivities of the wholething, have since stressed thatmost meals will be eaten inthe village and they have noconcerns about the safety ofthe food there. But it’s clearthe decision to import hugeamounts of food offended theChinese.

They might as well getused to it because they’ll havea lot of reasons to be offendedover the next six months.China is spending some $40billion on the Olympics, butissues like food, pollution andpolitics can’t simply bebought and made to go away.

The Beijing Olympicswon’t be trouble free.Olympics never are.

That’s especially true whenyour guests don’t alwaysbehave.

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varsity boys basketball teamtook on their Mendocino JVcounterparts in the NorthCoast League IIChampionship game onFriday, February 15th andwon 55-47.

Down by three at thebegining of the fourth quarterand trailing for the greaterportion of it, Garrett Morgandrove into the lane and wasable to score.

Then on the next posses-sion Omar Feyrrera hit athree-pointer on a kick-out toregain the lead with about twominutes to go. AndersonValley made its free-throwsdown the stretch and executedthe offense to win by eightpoints.

Morgan and Feyrrera com-bined for 13 of our 18 pointsin the final quarter. Havinglost to Mendocino earlier inthe season at our gym madethis championship game thatmuch more important toAnderson Valley. Both teamsalso entered the final gamewith just one loss in league.

“We knew Mendo was

player for player bigger thanwe were so we had to keep theball in front of us on defenseand be very good at blockingout on the boards,” said

Anderson Valley Head CoachEd Slotte. “It was great to beplaying for the league cham-pionship and to ultimatelycapture our second in a row.”

Anderson Valley captures NCL Championship

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The Anderson Valley boys JV basketball team poseswith their NCL championship trophy after defeatingthe Mendocino Eagles for the title.

When Olympic guestscome knocking, trou-ble can be at the door “It was a good win,” Bibby

said. “I am going to try andpush these young guys ashard as I can and keep every-body on the same page and tryto keep winning.”

He played sparingly in thesecond half with a sprainedright foot and gave way toStoudamire, who scored 12points after halftime.

“Salim was fantastictonight,” Atlanta head coachMike Woodson said. “Hegave us a huge lift, made bigshots and held his own defen-sively. He’s going to be rightin our rotation.”

The Hawks (22-30) movedinto a tie for the eighth andfinal playoff spot in theEastern Conference.

“It was a great teameffort,” Woodson said. “Ithought everybody playedand contributed from thebeginning to the end.”

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TRANSACTIONSBASEBALLAmerican LeagueLOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms withRHP Chris Bootcheck, OF Nathan Haynes, INFHowie Kendrick, RHP Dustin Moseley, RHP JeredWeaver and INF Brandon Wood on one-year con-tracts.National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to termswith OF Trot Nixon on a minor league contract.CINCINNATI REDS—Released INF-OF CraigWilson.FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with RHPJesus Delgado, RHP Scott Nestor, RHP DanielBarone, RHP Ross Wolf, CF Alejandro De Aza, CMike Rabelo, RHP Ricky Nolasco, RHP JoshJohnson, LHP Scott Olsen and LF JoshWillingham on one-year contracts.HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RFHunter Pence, C J.R. Towleson, RHP PaulEstrada, RHP Samuel Gervacio, RHP RyanHouston, RHP Brad James, LHP MarkMcLemore, C Humberto Quintero, RHP ChadReineke, RHP Chris Sampson and LHP WesleyWright on one-year contracts.MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms withRHP Carlos Villanueva on a one-year contract.NEW YORK METS—Promoted Leonor C. Baruato manager of major league administration, AdamFisher to manager of baseball operations and JoeScarola to manager of video operations.American AssociationFORT WORTH CATS—Agreed to terms with RHPJon Hunton.GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Agreed to termswith RHP Kieran Mattison.LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Agreed to terms with OFLuis Perez. Purchased the contract of OF JonnyKaplan from Long Beach (GBL).ST. PAUL SAINTS—Agreed to terms with INFJason Colson. Traded INF Demetrius Heath toGrand Prairie for cash. Released INF SkipAdams.SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Acquired INF SamWalker from Reno (GBL) for future considera-tions.WICHITA WINGNUTS—Agreed to terms with INFKevin Hooper and RHP Ronald Ball.Can-Am LeagueWORCESTER TORNADOES—Agreed to termswith RHP Kevin Brower.Northern LeagueWINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Agreed to terms withINF Walter Young.United LeagueHARLINGEN WHITEWINGS—Acquired OF CurtMiaso from Grand Prairie for a player to benamed.BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationCLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Called up F KanielDickens and G Billy Thomas from Colorado(NBADL).NEW JERSEY NETS—Waived C JamaalMagloire.

PHOENIX SUNS—Signed F Linton Johnson to a10-day contract.Women’s National Basketball AssociationLOS ANGELES SPARKS—Signed G MarieFerdinand-Harris.NBA Development LeagueALBUQUERQUE THUNDERBIRDS—Waived GElijah Ingram.BAKERSFIELD JAM—Waived F James Peters.IOWA ENERGY—Announced G Dwayne Mitchellhas left the team.FOOTBALLNational Football LeaguePHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed WR BamChildress to a two-year contract.PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Released TEJerame Tuman, LB Clint Kriewaldt and CB-KRAllen Rossum.Canadian Football LeagueCALGARY STAMPEDERS—Signed T JermeseJones.EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed WR FredGibson.TORONTO ARGONAUTS—Signed DB KennyWheaton, DB Wayne Shaw and S OrlondoSteinauer to contract extensions through the 2009season.arenafootball2ALBANY CONQUEST—Signed DT DamionDeRosia, G Leo Sullivan and K Luke Biondi.HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueNEW YORK ISLANDERS—Signed F Trent Hunterto a five-year contract extension through 2012-13.PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Claimed F PatrickThoresen off waivers from Edmonton. Assigned FClaude Giroux to Gatineau of the Quebec MajorJunior Hockey League.VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Assigned D NathanMcIver to Manitoba (AHL).WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled D SamiLepisto and D Eric Fehr from Hershey (AHL).American Hockey LeagueTORONTO MARLIES—Loaned F Michel Leveilleto Columbia (ECHL).ECHLVICTORIA SALMON KINGS—Released FNathan Barrett. Re-signed D Chris Shaw.SOCCERMajor League SoccerNEW YORK RED BULLS—Waived M-F FrancisDoe.COLLEGEARKANSAS STATE—Announced the resignationof Mike McCarty, wide-receivers coach.COLORADO—Released G Xavier Silas from themen’s basketball team.COLUMBIA—Named Tommy McMenemy men’sassistant soccer coach.FURMAN—Named Tony Elliot wide receiverscoach.INDIANA—Agreed to a buyout with KelvinSampson, men’s basketball coach. Named DanDakich interim men’s basketball coach.JAMES MADISON—Announced the resignationof Dean Keener, men’s basketball coach, effectiveat the end of the season.SOUTH CAROLINA STATE—Announced the res-ignation of Tony Elliot, assistant football coach.STANFORD—Named Jim Young senior assistantathletic director of media relations.WEST VIRGINIA—Suspended G LaQuita Owensindefinitely from the women’s basketball team forviolating team rules.WEST VIRGINIA STATE—Announced the resig-nation of Robert Gill Heasley, women’s basketballcoach, effective at the end of the season.

trying to reach that ultimategoal.

“It’s all about winning.”The fact the two cooperate,

discussing the Angels’ pitch-ers and opposing batters,obviously benefits each ofthem.

“A lot of the times, there’sstuff that I don’t see that hemight see, and we go over allthat,” Mathis said.

Manager Mike Scioscia, aformer catcher, said the twomake each other better.

“They became friends firstand, secondly they’re com-petitors who both want tocatch every day. But that’s notgetting in the way of theirfriendship or anything thatthey do,” Scioscia said.“Everything they do, theypush each other and they both

want to be the best they canbe.

“The bottom line for themis winning. Although they’dlike to be the guy who catches140 games, more important tothem is our team and what weachieve.”

There are, of course, differ-ences between Mathis, fromMarianna, Fla., and Napoli,from Hollywood, Fla. Mathishunts, Napoli fishes.

“I’m starting to get him tohunt a little bit,” said Mathis,who bagged an eight-pointdeer and another 11-pointerover the winter.

Napoli, who has landed an80-pound fish, said, “I’m try-ing to get him to come downto South Florida and get outon the water.”

Between the two of them,they don’t need to buy muchin the meat and fish depart-ment.

“Yeah, we can put it on thetable,” Mathis said.

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Angels

By JANIE McCAULEYAssociated Press

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. —Brian Wilson knows exactlywhat he will eat each day inApril, and every day inbetween — down to his saladdressing.

Lean filet with a bakedpotato one night. Salmon andgreen beans on another. Orchicken breast with apricotsauce and wild rice. Four cupsof plain salad with each meal.

It’s not a joke, either. Thestrict planning is all aboutfueling his body for optimumperformance during any giventime of the year depending onwhat workouts he’s doing. Hissnacks: cheese and crackers,almonds, light popcorn. Hemixes pudding with proteinpowder for an occasionaltreat.

San Francisco’s new closerjust might be one of the mostfascinating characters on theclub as the Giants usher in thepost-Barry Bonds era with abunch of relative unknownsplaying key roles. After arecent workout, Wilsonslipped up and had half a bis-cuit with a little bit of butter.

“That’s bad,” he said.“Butter turns to plastic in yourstomach.”

He runs to the mound atspring training with the sameenergy he does when he’scoming in for the ninth inning.Sometimes, he can be seenlying on his back on the club-house floor before quicklyjumping to his feet from thatposition — “like a ninja” asstarter Matt Cain put it.

“He’s a nut, there’s noother way to put it,” Cain said.“He definitely has a little bitof his own area that he livesin. But that’s what makesWilson great. He stays in itand he just loves it. That’sfine. He’s fun to be around.”

Wilson, a hard-throwingright-hander who turns 26next month, hasn’t officiallybeen told he is the Giants’ninth-inning option for 2008but has read it in the mediaand that is sufficient for him.Not that he considers it agiven that he’s getting the job— he approaches every day asif he’s fighting for a spot.That’s why he doesn’t just jogto the mound.

“It is an appearance,” hesaid of any throwing session.“I’m not out there working onstuff. I’m not out there lettinghitters work on stuff. I’m outthere getting ready. That’swhat I do. I don’t have a half-hearted workout routine. Idon’t go out there saying,’Today I’m going to work ondown and away.’ I work oneverything. I don’t know anyother way.”

Wilson came into springtraining last year thinking hewould have a chance to close,but wound up making 31

appearances for Triple-AFresno and 24 with the Giants.He has converted seven ofnine career save chances inthe majors, including six ofseven late last season.

Barry Zito, selected theopening-day starter on Day 1of spring training, stopped towatch a few of Wilson’sthrows Friday.

“I love it,” Zito said ofWilson’s focus and energy.“He’s great and he’s alwaysbeen like that. His intensity iswhat you need in a closer.”

When Wilson is forced todine out, he always has abackup idea of what to eat asto not stray far from his care-fully constructed meal plan.

It’s not surprising he regu-larly visualizes exactly whathe would throw if ever on themound with the World Serieson the line.

He did take a break fromthe rigorous workouts and dietduring a fall trip to Irelandwith Oakland pitcher DallasBraden. The two were team-mates and roommates in win-ter ball in Puerto Rico a cou-ple of years ago and haveremained friends.

But as soon as Wilsonreturned, it was back to beingregimented.

“He’s entertaining,” reliev-er Steve Kline said. “He’s anintelligent kid who likes toshock and awe people.”

His strict diet amazes someteammates.

“I don’t know how he doesthat,” Cain said. “That’s toomuch for me. That’s a prettyintense diet right there. Ishould get on it.”

Not since franchise savesleader Robb Nen pitchedthrough shoulder pain in the2002 World Series and ulti-mately was forced to retirehave the Giants had someonewith such an intenseapproach. Armando Benitezsure wasn’t the answer.

“I love Willie, just for thefact his mentality is about suc-cess,” infielder KevinFrandsen said. “I’m not sur-prised he runs out to themound like that. He knowswhat he wants to be, and it’snot an ordinary closer. Hecould be like (Jonathan)Papelbon or (J.J.) Putz, or bet-ter. He has the ability to gofrom joking to turning it on.He’s not afraid to fail. He goesat you with everything he’sgot — and that’s usually hisfastball.”

Wilson can’t wait forthings to start counting. Realgames. All his preparationhelps him know that whengames are on the line, therewill hardly be a transition.

“It’s going to be natural,”he said. “That’s what I livefor. It’s not nerve wracking.It’s what I want to do. It’s whyI play this game. I want to runon the field. I want to pitch.”

Focused Wilson ready to bereliable new closer for Giants

By DAN JOLINGThe Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska —The polar bear can be found injust one place in America —Alaska — and is perhaps asmuch a symbol of the state as,say, alligators are of Florida.So you might think Alaska’spoliticians would be poundingon doors in Washington toprotect it.

You’d be wrong.As the federal government

decides whether to list polarbears as threatened under theEndangered Species Act, Gov.Sarah Palin and the state’sRepublican congressional del-egation are solidly opposed tothe idea.

Listing the polar bearwould trigger a plan to protectthe shrinking Arctic sea ice.And that, Alaskans fear, coulddim chances for a proposedproject that could bring thestate’s next big boom: a natur-al gas pipeline that would tapthe North Slope’s vastreserves.

“This is yet another exam-ple of how a law with the bestof intentions has been sub-verted by the lawyers for theextreme environmental orga-nizations and the liberalDemocratic leadership,” Rep.Don Young said.

Alaska’s elected officialsreject climate models that pre-dict a complete summer melt-down of the polar ice cap by2030 or sooner. They also dis-pute a U.S. Geological Surveystudy that predicts polar bearsin Alaska could be wiped outby 2050.

Listing polar bears asthreatened “would establish adangerous precedent based onmathematical models insteadof biological observations,”Sen. Ted Stevens saidTuesday.

Similarly, Alaska politicalleaders have ardently support-ed the opening of the ArcticNational Wildlife Refuge tooil drilling, despite strongopposition from environmen-talists and politicians in the

Lower 48. The issue is stillbefore Congress.

Andrew Wetzler of NaturalResources Defense Council,one of the groups that sued toprotect polar bears, said thestate’s position, scientificallyspeaking, is “mostly gibber-ish” and “motivated by eco-nomic concerns and politicalconcerns.”

He said that there is consid-erable evidence of a decline inpolar bears in Canada andAlaska — with some of theanimals starving, turning tocannibalism and drowning —and that most scientistsbelieve the drop-off is directlyrelated to the loss of sea ice.

Listing a species as “threat-ened” means it is likely tobecome endangered.“Endangered” is even moredire and means a species is indanger of extinction through-out all or much of its range.

By MATTHEW BROWNThe Associated Press

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Graywolves in the NorthernRockies will be removedfrom the endangered specieslist, following a 13-yearrestoration effort that helpedthe animal’s population soar,federal officials saidThursday.

An estimated 1,500wolves now roam Idaho,Montana and Wyoming.That represents a dramaticturnaround for a predatorthat was largely exterminat-ed in the U.S. outside ofAlaska in the early 20th cen-tury.

“Gray wolves in theNorthern Rocky Mountainsare thriving and no longerrequire the protection of theEndangered Species Act,”said Interior DeputySecretary Lynn Scarlett.“The wolf’s recovery in theNorthern Rocky Mountainsis a conservation successstory.”

The restoration effort,however, has been unpopularwith ranchers and many oth-ers in the three states since itbegan in the mid-1990s, andtoday some state leaderswant the population thinnedsignificantly.

The states could allowhunters to target the animalsas soon as this fall. Thatangers environmentalgroups, which plan to sueover the delisting and sayit’s too soon to remove fed-eral protection.

“The enduring hostility towolves still exists,” saidEarthjustice attorney DougHonnold, who is preparingthe lawsuit. “We’re going tohave hundreds of wolveskilled under state manage-ment. It’s a sad day for ourwolves.”

Plans submitted by Idaho,Montana and Wyoming indi-cate the states will likely

maintain between 900 and1,250 wolves for the fore-seeable future, federal offi-cials said.

Wolves have increasingly

preyed on livestock as theyexpanded into new territo-ries. At the same time,ranchers and wildlife agentshave made more wolf kills,

which are allowed under theEndangered Species Act inresponse to livestock con-flicts.

Since the late 1980s, 724

wolves have been killedlegally, and roughly thesame number are estimatedto have been killed illegallyby poachers. Despite that,the overall population hascontinued to grow at the rateof 24 percent a year.

“We’ve been managingwolves pretty aggressivelyfor livestock problems, butthere are still a ton ofwolves over a big area,” saidEd Bangs, a U.S. Fish andWildlife Service biologistwho led the wolf recoveryeffort.

The wolf will be formallyremoved from the endan-gered species list 30 daysafter the federal govern-ment’s decision is publishedin the Federal Register,which is expected nextweek.

Meanwhile, wildlife agen-cies in the three states havealready begun crafting rulesfor wolf hunts. Officials saythe hunts will be similar tothose for other big gamespecies such as mountainlions and black bears.

In Montana, state wildlifecommissioners this weekadopted regulations for ahunt to begin this fall. Idahoalso is eyeing a fall hunt,and Wyoming plans to com-plete its plans in the nextfew months.

Limits on how manywolves could be killed ineach state have not been set.

The wolf was nearlywiped out in the Westthrough a government eradi-cation program in the 1930sthat included widespreadpoisoning of wolves. In thelate 1980s the wolf had just200 square miles of territoryaround Glacier NationalPark, in Montana near theCanadian border.

Wolves were listed asendangered in 1974, and thegovernment has spent morethan $27 million on recoveryefforts in the NorthernRockies.

Since an initial 66 wolveswere reintroduced toYellowstone National Parkand central Idaho in the mid-1990s, their population hasgrown rapidly. The wolf’sterritory now covers an esti-mated 113,000 square miles,Bangs said.

Public hunting could sig-nificantly decrease the sizeof the wolf’s range. It couldalso reduce the chance ofwolves spreading to neigh-boring states such as Utah,Colorado, Oregon andWashington.

Environmental groupscritical of such hunts say thegovernment should be mov-ing in the opposite direction,restoring wolves to areaswhere they are not nowfound.

In a petition filedWednesday with theDepartment of Interior,Defenders of Wildlife andthe Natural ResourceDefense Council argued newwolf populations should beestablished in Maine, NewYork, Oregon, Colorado,Utah, Washington and possi-bly New Hampshire, Texasand portions of the mid-Atlantic.

Federal officials saidThursday there were noimmediate plans to reintro-duce wolves into other statesor regions.

An independent wolf biol-ogist said he would be“shocked” if the wolf againends up on the endangeredlist.

“The last thing any of thestates want is for wolves tobe re-listed by the federalgovernment,” said DanielPletscher, director of theUniversity of Montana’swildlife biology program.He added that tolerance ofwolves has grown immense-ly since the species wasnearly wiped out.

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Gray wolves in Northern Rockies coming off endangered list

By The Associated PressReaction to a decision Thursday by federal officials to remove gray wolves in the

Northern Rockies from the endangered species list:“This announcement is great news. It signals that the state’s work has paid off

and we’re ready to assume the full responsibilities of managing wolves.” --Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal.

------“Far more wolves are needed before the species can be considered truly recov-

ered.” -- Louisa Wilcox, senior wildlife advocate for Natural Resources DefenseCouncil.

------“Unfortunately, the current state plans seem designed to lead only to the dra-

matic decline and need for quick relisting of the wolf. That’s not in anyone’s bestinterest.” -- Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife.

------“We’re confident the wolf has a secure future in the northern Rocky Mountains

and look forward to continuing to work closely with the states as we monitor thewolf population for the next five years.” -- Lyle Laverty, Assistant Secretary for Fish,Wildlife and Parks for the U.S. Department of Interior.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio —That famous saint namedPatrick will have his green-drenched party this year, butit’s unclear when the guestsare supposed to arrive.

For the first time since1940, St. Patrick’s Day willfall during Holy Week, thesacred seven days precedingEaster.

Because of the overlap,liturgical rules dictate that noMass in honor of the saint canbe celebrated on Monday,March 17, according to theU.S. Conference of CatholicBishops. But a few RomanCatholic leaders are asking foreven more moderation in theirdioceses: They want paradesand other festivities kept outof Holy Week as well.

Bishop J. Kevin Boland ofthe Diocese of Savannah, Ga.,wrote to practically everyagency in his city, from theChamber of Commerce to theBoard of Education, sayingthe diocese was changing thedate of its celebration thisyear. In response, the citywideIrish festival was moved toFriday, March 14, whenschools will close and bag-pipe-driven parties will carryinto the streets.

More than half a millionpeople stream into theSouthern city for the festival,one of the nation’s largest St.Patrick’s Day affairs, said BretBell, Savannah’s public infor-mation director. Savannahbars will be open March 17,but no organized events willbe held that day, he said.

“The city has a very strongIrish Catholic community, avery traditional Irish Catholiccommunity,” Bell said. “Theyattend Mass regularly. And thelast thing they want to do isget in the bad graces of theCatholic Church.”

Philadelphia has alsomoved its parade date to avoidgiving offense, andMilwaukee is hitting thestreets sooner than usual, too.

But in Columbus, theShamrock Club is going aheadwith its March 17 parade,drawing protests from thelocal bishop. A handful ofIrish-American politicianshave lined up behind churchleaders, breaking with tradi-tion by refusing to march inthe parade.

In a letter last fall, theCatholic Diocese ofColumbus told the ShamrockClub, the group that organizesthe parade, that BishopFrederick Campbell wanted“all observances honoring St.Patrick” — religious or other-wise — removed from HolyWeek.

“It’s not a sin to celebrateyour Irish culture,” counteredMark Dempsey, the club’spresident.

“Actually, you’re born Irishfirst,” he said, “and thenyou’re baptized Catholic.”

Not all Columbus Irishgroups agree. Members of thelocal chapter of the AncientOrder of Hibernians, a nation-al Irish Catholic organization,will skip the parade and willinstead join the March 15parade in Dublin, a Columbussuburb.

In New York and Boston,with legendary St. Patrick’sevents planned by the cities’large Irish communities, bish-ops are taking a hands-offapproach, saying the churchhas no part in planning civiccelebrations.

The Archdiocese of NewYork, which has St. Patrick asa patron saint, will hold theliturgical celebration for St.Patrick on March 14. CardinalEdward Egan will then sayMass on Monday, the sameday as the parade, and will

review the procession fromthe steps of St. Patrick’sCathedral, archdiocesanspokesman Joseph Zwillingsaid.

Boston’s parade remainsset for Sunday, March 16,which is Palm Sunday and thefirst day of Holy Week.

Other public dustups overSt. Patrick’s Day have eruptedin past years, including a pro-tracted fight between gay Irishgroups and city leaders inNew York and Boston over theright to march in the parades,which the Catholic Churchhas steadfastly opposed.

But a calendar conflict is arare event: Holy Week won’tclash with St. Patrick’s Dayagain until 2160. This year’speculiar schedule also sees thefeast day of St. Joseph — hon-ored by Catholics as the hus-band of the Virgin Mary —celebrated March 15, fourdays early.

Italian enclaves in manyU.S. cities mark St. Joseph’swith their own parades, butnot on the level inspired by hisIrish counterpart, so that shifthasn’t produced any publicgrousing.

The St. Patrick’s Day clashhas a touch of the Christmascommercialism debate, abouta holiday whose religiousroots are tangled up in decid-edly secular traditions. Inmost St. Patrick’s traditions,parades are intertwined withMass.

“It’s kind of a test of cleri-cal power, in a way,” saidMike Cronin, co-author of“The Wearing of the Green:History of St. Patrick’s Day.”“I think there’s a real issuethen around organizing com-mittees saying, ‘Do we needthe church, or do we not?”’

The U.S. remains one of thefew countries in the world toretain any religious traces ofSt. Patrick’s Day, Cronin said.

In Ireland, where the govern-ment sponsors the Dublinparade, the holiday has mor-phed into an arts festival thatdraws millions of people, hesaid.

Recognizing that, bishopsthere have moved the feast ofthe nation’s patron saint toMarch 15 this year. March 17will remain an official Irishday off work and the Dublinparade will go on as sched-uled.

Had Ireland’s bishopsshown the same insistence as

some of their American coun-terparts, Cronin said, theircomments almost certainlywould have been ignored.

“It’d be like the (American)bishops arguing to moveSuper Bowl Sunday,” he said.

The conflict is uncomfort-able for some Irish-AmericanCatholics. Franklin CountyTreasurer Ed Leonard bowedout of the Columbus paradebut hopes a resolution mightbe reached.

“We wouldn’t be celebrat-ing St. Patrick’s Day,” he said,

“were it not for the religiouscomponent of it.”

———Associated Press writers

Clare Trapasso in New York Cityand Shawn Pogatchnik in Dublincontributed to this report.

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On the Net:U.S. Conference of Catholic

B i s h o p s :http://www.nccbuscc.org/

Shamrock Club of Columbus:http://www.shamrockclubof-columbus.com/

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Assemblyman John Lairdwants to make sure Californiais ready the next time it con-fronts an invasive pest.

He said the state was illprepared to handle the lightbrown apple moth. The insectthreatens more than 2,000varieties of plants, includingcrops, trees and endangeredspecies.

The California Departmentof Food and Agriculture hasbeen criticized for its plan tospray much of the San Fran-cisco Bay area with a chemi-cal mist to kill the moth.

Laird, D-Santa Cruz, intro-duced legislation on Fridaythat would force the depart-ment to create a list of poten-

tial invasive species and howthey can be eradicated. Thedepartment would have toexplain what pesticide wouldbe used and how it would beapplied.

The bill is one of four thatAssembly Democrats re-vealed Friday to deal withpesticides.

Legislation by Assembly-woman Loni Hancock ofBerkeley would prohibit theagriculture department fromapproving pesticide use inurban areas unless the gover-nor has declared a state ofemergency.

Another by AssemblymanJared Huffman of San Rafaelwould restrict the depart-ment’s emergency powers.

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Hopland Students of the Month for January are, from left: Gabriela Garcia, JustinOliver and Selena Montoya.

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Oak Manor Students of the Month for January are, from left: front row -- Tzu HengSun, Jimena Castaneda and Ron Rodriguez; back row -- Vanessa Vega, EdgarChavez and Magali Barajas.

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Black History Month event set for Feb. 28

The Mendocino County Martin Luther King, Jr.Organization (McMLK), invites the public to attend the “GreatNegroes/African American Past and Present” event in recogni-tion of February Black History Month.

The free public event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28 at6:30 p.m. at the Ukiah Civic Center in the Council Chambers,located at 300 Seminary Ave. in Ukiah.

“The Feb. 28 event will feature a presentation of over 150Great Negroes/African Americans past and present,” saysLaCretia Peoples, founder and managing director of McMLK.

The areas of presentation will include early American histo-ry, science and industry, business pioneers, religion, leaders andspokespersons, education, literature, the theater, music andvisual art.

The Feb. 28 event is provided the public by McMLK andfriends with special thanks to Cloud Forest Institute and DennyAseltyne. For more information about McMLK, call LaCretiaPeoples, McMLK founder and managing director at 485-4107.

3rd annual Human Race kickoff event set for set for Feb. 29

The third annual Human Race will take place on May 10, atAlex R. Thomas Plaza.

The event starts at 9 a.m. and is usually over around noonthat same day, with the awards celebration following the race.Funds are raised for any non-profit organization, school, orchurch.

The walk is open to all. The Human Race Kickoff Event willbe held on Feb. 29, 5 p.m. 7 p.m. at the Todd Grove Clubhouse.Entrants will be able to register their team and pick up packets,posters, post cards and pledge envelopes. For more informa-tion, call Tami at 462-2596 ext. 110 or Karen at 462-2596 ext.112.

The Human Race is a 3k/5k run or walk through the City ofUkiah, hosted by North Coast Opportunities Programs, theVolunteer Network of Mendocino County, Retired & SeniorVolunteer Program, and Community Action Program. TheHuman Race raised over $120,000 in pledges, in-kind dona-tions, and sponsorships in the last two years.

Mendocino Whale Festival celebration set for March 1

Whale lovers from near and far are invited to celebrate themigration of the gray whales during the Mendocino WhaleFestival on Saturday, March 1, at Matheson Performing ArtsCenter in Mendocino from 1 to 4 p.m.

Matheson is on the corner of Ford and Cahto streets. The daywill include films on the history of the Mendocino Whale Wars,childrens’ films, sea vegetable hors d’ouvres and drinks for theentire family.

There will also be live didgeridoo and whale song cere-monies. A small donation is requested, and all proceeds will goto whale preservation. For a complete schedule visit the website www.astral-arts.com.

‘Movement With Ease’workshop set for March 1

Ukiah Senior Center’s new series of Health and Educationpresents a free workshop “Movement With Ease.” This work-shop will enable participants to overcome pain, move more eas-ily, improve flexibility, increase vitality and enhance perfor-mance.

The workshop is suitable for people of all ages and abilities,and will include how to use it for working with special needschildren. It will be held Saturday, March 1, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.at the Ukiah Senior Center, 495 Leslie St.

The movement lessons will be done seated, wear loose, com-fortable clothing. Participants will learn 3 essentials of move-ment that they can begin to immediately apply in their person-al and professional life. Time for questions will be allotted. Formore information, contact workshop leader Margaret Turano at468-9587 or see www.anatbanielmethod.com.

Ukiah Senior Center’s series of Health and Education Talksis presented free and will encompass a wide variety of subjectswith local community professionals, practitioners and individ-uals providing presentations in mini-workshops or lectures ofgeneral interest and of special interest to seniors. Future sub-jects will include ‘Long Term Care,’ ‘Early StrokeRecognition,’ ‘Diabetes mobility,’ ‘Jin Shin Jyutsu,’‘Chiropractics’ and ‘Feldenkrais.’

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St. Mary’s Students of the Month for January are, from left: Taylor Enzler, 7thgrade; Wyatt Coffman, 6th grade; Mariah Wiese, 5th grade; Mark Cabniss, 8thgrade; and Marritt Nall, 4th grade.

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Potter Valley Students of the Month for January are, from left: back row -- ClaytonTucker, Felix Escalera, Willy Kile, Christopher Salinas-Muniz, Drina LaRose andHailey Thornton; front row -- Scott Dailey, Luz Elena Borquez, SolomeO’Greenfield, Rebecca Kelly, Eduardo Gutierrez and Armondo Valdivias.

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They say most married couples’fights start over money. I don’tbelieve it. Didn’t Cher have a week-long marriage once? Was there eventime to fight about money. LisaMarie Presley was married to NickCage for a few months, but she wasmarried to Michael Jackson foralmost two years. It’s hard to believethat Lisa Marie and Michael everfought about money, unless it was,“Why don’t we have more?”

Wasn’t Britney Spears married fora whole afternoon a few years ago?What could that happy couple havefought about in a single afternoon?Money?

“Honey, where’s my wallet? I leftit right here. It had $5 million in itand that fake ID I use to buy beer atthe convenience store.”

“How should I know? What do Ilook like, a CSI? I want a divorce.”

I think the collapse of these

minute marriages are caused by adisease I call Snow White Disorder(SWD), which is the delusion thatnormal, rational people have: think-ing all their problems will disappearonce they marry Prince Charming orSnow White. Suddenly, their bosswill be nice to them; suddenly,they’ll get along with every memberof their family; suddenly, networkTV will get better; suddenly theywill lose weight; suddenly, their hairwill stop thinning.

None of these things will happen.

Some celebrity marriages last forweeks or even months. Even in these“long-term” relationships, I doubtthey fight about money. It’s morelikely: “You left the jet a mess thelast time you used it” or that shedoesn’t like the way he leaves thegold-plated toilet seat up. She nagshim about leaving his Saville Rowsuits on the floor where he droppedthem? He hates the way her cookcooks.

Regular, non-rich married couplesfight about plenty of things otherthan money. Did you tell Junior hecould wear gang colors? She’s yourdaughter, can’t you do something?Can’t you get the next-door neigh-bor’s dog to shut up? Do I look like adogcatcher? “When I think of thepeople I passed up to marry you.”You get the drift. Most fights are notabout money.

There was a couple who won

$400 million in a lottery a few yearsago. It was one of those wonderfulstories, where people could reallyuse the money and they were stillyoung enough to enjoy it. I don’tremember the exact details, but itwent something like this: They had abitter divorce and died broke, drunkand friendless within a span of 10years. What luck!

The last fight Sue and I had wasover furniture, not money. I told herI wanted to get a recliner. You’d havethought I said “I want to put a port-a-potty on the front lawn.”

“We don’t have room,” she said.“We have plenty of room for all

your stuff,” I said.“Our stuff.”

“Excuse me, our stuff. But it’s notlike I want to put the recliner in oursewing room or in our potting shed. Iwant to put it in our living room so Ican read our books without killing

our back.”Of course, I didn’t say any of this

out loud. I am not a complete fool.Instead I did the mature thing. I com-plained about my back constantly.Every time we sat down to watchtelevision, I would squirm and fidgetand go get some pillows to prop upmy back while making whimperingnoises as I moved.

Sure enough, after several monthsof this, she bought me a recliner. Onethat she picked out and didn’t stickout like a sore thumb in our livingroom.

“This is so comfortable,” I said.She mumbled something like,

“When I think of all the guys Ipassed up ...”

Jim Mullen is the author of “ItTakes a Village Idiot: Complicatingthe Simple Life” and “Baby’s FirstTattoo.” You can reach him [email protected]

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By Jim Mullen

Monday, Feb. 25, 2008Although you may take

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- It behoovesyou to look ahead a bit. Ifyou check out what thecontingencies are, viewingthings from a long rangewill give you a good per-spective of the whole andyou’ll be better preparedfor life.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If a number ofthings should be switchedaround in your financialaffairs, don’t sit on themany longer. This is not acause for pessimism; thesedevelopments are actuallyin your favor.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- There is a goodchance you will be facedwith making what you con-sider to be a difficult, colddecision concerning afriend. In reality, it may beone of the best things youcould do for this person.

GEMINI (May 21-June20) -- Life has a tendencyto dole out that which is fairfor the efforts we expend.No more, no less.Fortunately, you can dosomething about it byupgrading your productivi-ty, which upgrades yourcompensation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- When you findyourself in a position whereyou are required to manageothers, don’t think it takesharshness to make themrespect you. Handle mattersin a way that doesn’t evokeire in your followers.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)-- Treat seriously anydevelopments that couldhave an effect upon thewelfare and security ofyour family. If you make it

your No. 1 priority, you cannip things in the bud withfavorable results.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22) -- Trust your betterjudgment instead of think-ing you’re making much ofnothing. If your commonsense is trying to tell yousomething, it is far wiser togo with it rather than leavethings up to the vicissitudesof life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.23) -- This is one of yourbetter days in the handlingof business situations. Youwill not necessarily be ahard driver, but you’ll besmart enough to drive a bet-ter bargain than your adver-sary.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- If you findyourself a bit let down aftera busy weekend, find sometime to seek out compan-ionship with an old friendwho always makes you feelgood. It may be a necessity,not a luxury.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec. 21) -- When talk-ing to someone with whomyou’re not intimatelyacquainted, keep sensitiveissues to yourself. Peoplearen’t always who theyseem to be on the surface,so the less said, the better.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- The people youshould go to for help oradvice may be the veryones you’re reluctant tosee. This is because youknow they will speak thetruth and you may not wantto hear it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- A few majorobjectives will hit somebumpy roads, but if youhang tough, you can getpast them and find thatsmooth and open pathyou’re looking for. Be tena-cious and you will prevail.

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Today is the 55th day of 2008 and the65th day of winter.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1868, theU.S. House of Representatives voted toimpeach President Andrew Johnson.

In 1903, the United States acquired a

naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. In 1994, CIA officer Aldrich Ames and

his wife were arrested for selling Americanintelligence information to the SovietUnion and Russia.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Winslow

Homer (1836-1910), artist; George Moore(1852-1933), poet/dramatist; JosephLieberman (1942-), U.S. senator, is 66;Edward James Olmos (1947-), actor, is 61;Steve Jobs (1955-), computer pioneer, is53; Paula Zahn (1956-), TV newscaster, is52; Billy Zane (1966-), actor, is 42.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2003, MajorLeague Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig

banned the use of ephedra.TODAY’S QUOTE: “A man travels the

world over in search of what he needs andreturns home to find it.” -- George Moore

TODAY’S FACT: Andrew Johnson wasthe only U.S. senator from a Southern stateto remain loyal to the Union during theCivil War.

TODAY’S MOON: Between full moon(Feb. 20) and last quarter (Feb. 28).

Datebook: Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008

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By the Editors of ConsumerReports

It can feel like a mistshrouding a person’s con-sciousness, creating a feelingof not being quite all there.People who complain of“brain fog” have frequentbouts of feeling scattered, for-getful, unfocused and con-fused when faced with simpledecisions. Productivity dips,often followed by declines inself-esteem and mood. Manychalk it up to getting older orworry that it signals the onsetof dementia.

But according to ConsumerReports On Health, researchshows that neither aging norsenility is typically to blamefor clouded thinking. What,then, is turning on the fogmachine? In most cases, thecause is a disturbance in sleepor mood or even just the resultof the stresses of modern life,problems that can usually becorrected or at least improved.

The editors of ConsumerReports on Health have com-piled steps people can take torestore mental clarity.

• Check for a medical rea-son. Step one should be acheckup. Mild cognitive com-plaints often stem from highblood pressure or chemical,hormonal or metabolic imbal-

ances, which a few simpleblood tests can detect. Moreprofound dementia may stemfrom a serious but potentiallytreatable condition such as anabnormal buildup of brainfluid or a narrowing of bloodvessels leading to the brain.

• Review meds. The list ofdrugs that can dull the sensesincludes some that might beexpected, such as opiate-based pain relievers, as wellas some surprises -- certainantibiotics, for example. Evenover-the-counter drugs,notably older antihistaminessuch as chlorpheniramine(Chlor-Trimeton and generic)and diphenhydramine(Benadryl Allergy and gener-ic), can cloud thinking.

Many of the worst offend-ers belong to a broad class ofdrugs called anticholinergics,used to treat asthma, stomachulcers, urinary incontinenceand other conditions. Thosewho suspect that a medicationis affecting their thinkingshould talk to their doctorsabout reducing the doses orsubstituting another drug.

• Reboot the brain. Thebody responds to stress by

releasing a cascade of hor-mones that put all body sys-tems on full alert. In the shortterm, that provides a surge ofenergy, heightened awarenessand razor-sharp focus that canenable someone to meet adeadline, say, or snatch a childfrom harm’s way. But whenthe stress is intense or persists,those same hormones can bedebilitating. And dealing witha series of small hassles canhave the same effect as amajor stressor.

Stress from multitasking --juggling work with homeobligations, for example --can be particularly mind-numbing. Often, the onlysolution is to pull back. WhileAmericans tend to feel thatworking harder and longer isbetter, being productiverequires giving the body abreak. That can mean gettingsome sleep, asking for supportor taking a vacation.

• Improve sleep. Goingwithout sleep for an extendedperiod clearly impacts a per-son’s ability to learn, respondquickly and perform complextasks in the face of distrac-tions or changing information.

Some research shows similareffects from getting even anhour or two less than the opti-mal seven to eight hours ofsleep each night.

• Exercise for the brain.Physical activity improvesbrain function in the sameregions adversely affected bystress and lack of sleep. A2003 review of 43 studiesfound that a single bout ofmoderate aerobic exercisetemporarily improved execu-tive function, or the ability toplan and carry out tasks quick-ly and efficiently.

• Call someone. Someresearch suggests that exercis-ing the brain by doing cross-word puzzles or learning newskills can sharpen thinkingskills. But simply interactingwith people may be at least aseffective.

Socializing may also play arole in keeping people sharpas they age. Studies suggestthat having satisfying relation-ships with friends and familyand participating in mentallystimulating activities with oth-ers is associated with areduced risk of cognitivedecline and dementia.

Visit the Consumer ReportsWeb site at www.consumerre-ports.org

Ways to clear away the brain fog

DEAR BRUCE: My siblings and I arein line to inherit an estate from ourdeceased father and his late wife.Although he was a U.S. citizen, she wasa French national, and they lived inFrance. When their house is sold, we willreceive our shares in euros. Consideringthe strength of the euro in relation to thedollar, we are wondering whether ourinheritance can remain in euros. How canwe save, earn interest and have access toit? What difficulties or tax problemsmight we face? Do U.S. banks allow foraccounts in euros or must this moneyremain outside the United States? -- L.C.,via e-mail

DEAR L.C.: Your dad is a U.S. citi-zen, so his estate will be subject to U.S.inheritance laws. However, given the cur-rent $2 million exemption per person, thelikelihood is that there will be no tax. Youcan certainly keep the inheritance ineuros in a foreign bank, but there are U.S.banks that can accommodate you, too.It’s not a big deal. Furthermore, while theeuro is strong right now, I believe thelikelihood of it becoming significantlystronger against the U.S. dollar is remote.In fact, many think the dollar willstrengthen considerably over time. Youdidn’t mention the numbers. If it’s a largeamount of money, you might wish to“hedge.” Your accountant can explainhow to hedge one currency against theother.

DEAR BRUCE: Do you have a for-

mula for renting versus buying, givenvariables such as down payment, interestrate, loss on interest that your down pay-ment might earn in another investmentand taxes? -- Bob, via e-mail

DEAR BOB: You ask a lot of things ina couple of lines. There are all manner ofvariables, which you’ve pointed out.Generally, renting is one of the mostwonderful secrets the American publichas yet to discover. By the time you getdone figuring these variables, renting isoften a far better vehicle IF you have thediscipline to invest the difference on amonthly basis. In the absence of that dis-cipline, buying is the way to go. Intoday’s tumultuous market, it is muchmore difficult to come up with the appro-priate and proper plan. Read as much asyou can on the subject, and spend a con-siderable period of time working out allthe variables.

DEAR BRUCE: I have a 20-year-olddaughter. She is not in school; however,she hopes to go in the next year. She hasa bill to pay down for an unsuccessfulstart of college and hopes to return and be

more responsible. I am sole provider. Ipay all bills, rent, utilities, phone cable,food, etc.; do laundry, cleaning, cooking,etc.; I also work full time. My budget isvery tight. I have asked my daughter tocontribute to the cost of living. She has agreat waitress job at an upscale restau-rant. I suggested $75 per week to helpout. This is not even half my $800 rent.She is appalled, says that no one sheknows has a parent who wants rentmoney and it is completely unreasonable.I had asked this of my 19-year-old sonwho was also living with me; he left onbad terms. Am I being unreasonable? --J.R., via e-mail

DEAR J.R.: Your daughter is theunreasonable one. You are the responsi-ble parent. The fact that her friends allhave irresponsible parents has nothing todo with anything. Unless this kid learnsthat she has to pay her own way, you doher no favors allowing her to stay withyou. Seventy-five dollars a week is a gift!For what it’s worth, I’m sending you aprivate letter. You can tell her I said so.Congratulations on being a responsibleparent.

Send your questions to: Smart Money,P.O. Box 2095, Elfers, FL 34680. E-mailto: [email protected] of general interest will beanswered in future columns. Owing to thevolume of mail, personal replies cannotbe provided.

Should reader keep inheritance in euros?SMART MONEY

BY BRUCE WILLIAMS

How much is savedby air-drying?

DEAR SARA: I have started to hang up a couple ofloads each week on a clothesline rather than throwingthem in the dryer. I was wondering how much money Isave by doing this. Do you have any idea how muchmoney it costs per hour to run an electric dryer? I realizethat utility rates are higher in different parts of the coun-try, but I’m looking for a rough amount. -- Kay, Louisiana

DEAR KAY: Your utility company’s Web site mighthave a list of how much appliances cost to operate. Youcan calculate this yourself, too. You need to know theamount of power your dryer consumes. You can find thisinformation either in your manual or on the model tag. Itwill be reflected in watts. If it’s listed in amps and volts,then remember that amps x volts = watts. You need toknow how much your electricity costs, so check a recentbill. You need to know how long (in hours) you use thedryer each week, too. So your math will be: kilowatts xkilowatt-hour price x hours = cost per week.

DEAR SARA: I’ve been living with a bed without aheadboard for years. I feel it’s time for a big-girl bedroom,but I don’t have a fortune to spend. Any ideas? -- Alana F.,Nebraska

DEAR ALANA: Without knowing the style in yourroom, I’ll share some ideas that lean toward a casual look.Headboards don’t have to be expensive. You can make apadded headboard using plywood, batting and fabric. Usea staple gun to attach the batting and fabric in place. Youcan use materials like door panels, a trellis or picket fenc-ing as backdrops, too. A great way to decorate is to givethe illusion of a headboard by painting a pattern, hanginga quilt, using arranged artwork or window frames, orframe that section with either wallpaper border or mold-ing. You can then paint the framed section a different colorthan the rest of your room or use a scenic mural. Otheroptions include using a decorative curtain rod and sus-pending either artwork or decorated grapevine wreathswith ribbon, or try a coronet bed drape.

DEAR SARA: I’m a stay-at-home mom who’s lookingfor new activities to do with my daughter. She’s preschoolage but attends school twice a week. I can handle only somuch coloring and painting, and there’s never enoughtime for my housework. Help! -- Liz, Ohio

DEAR LIZ: There are many activities for that age, butI’ll share some that are easy, cheap and fun. My kids loveballoons. I cut foam pool noodles in half, and they playhockey inside with the pool noodles and balloons. We’veplayed balancing games with pool noodles, too. Place abeanbag on top of a pool noodle that is held upright andsee how far she can walk before the beanbag falls. You canplay basketball inside with empty plastic coffee cans andnylon bath scrubbies. These scrubbies are great for teach-ing kids to catch and throw, too. If you need a few minutesto do dishes, you can set her up next to you with a dishpanfilled with soapy water and coins. Give her a toothbrushor a nylon scrubbie to scrub with, and that can keep herbusy while you’re cleaning, too. If you need a few moreminutes, give her a sponge, microfiber cloth or nylonscrubbie and let her “clean” in the kitchen.

Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal Village (www.fru-galvillage.com), a Web site that offers practical, money-saving strategies for everyday living. To send tips, com-ments or questions, write to Sara Noel, c/o United Media,200 Madison Ave., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016, or e-mail [email protected].

I am worried about a trend that I’verecently noticed. For the past severalweeks, I have been receiving e-mails thatall mention the same thing. Apparently,there are large numbers of insurancesalespeople encouraging consumers towithdraw equity from their homes andinvest the money in life-insurance con-tracts. The agents want you to buy per-manent life insurance, variable life insur-ance, universal life insurance, variableuniversal life insurance or equity-indexedinsurance. And absurd claims are beingoffered to persuade potential buyers.

Let me just share with you one e-mailto illustrate the point. The reader wrote,“Ric, I’m looking to refinance my currentmortgage, take out the equity and investit. The salesman I spoke to told me that Ishould invest the money in an invest-ment-grade life-insurance contract.”

Red flag: There is no such thing as an“investment-grade” life insurance con-tract. This is just slick lingo. In fact,insurance isn’t an investment at all.

He writes that the salesman “guaran-teed” that he “would earn a minimum of2 percent per year and as much as 12 per-cent annually.” But the agent didn’texplain how the guarantee works. Whatmust happen for him to get that 12 per-cent return? My bet is that the agent wassilent about the details.

For a person to be able to purchase thislife insurance policy, he or she must refi-nance the home and remove some of itsequity. This creates a larger mortgage

payment than the person previously had.To afford these new payments, he said inhis e-mail, the salesman “told me toreduce my 401(k) contributions.” Redflag: No genuine financial adviser wouldever endorse the idea of reducing retire-ment-plan contributions so you caninvest elsewhere. When someone says,“Don’t give your money to your 401(k),give it to me instead,” you are beingconned. After all, the salesperson doesnot earn any commissions when you giveyour money to your 401(k), but he doesearn commissions if you send yourmoney to him.

The e-mailer wrote that the salesmansaid, “the policy will grow at an averagerate of 8 percent a year.” Such verbalpromises are worthless. The only thingyou can rely on is what the insurancecontract says. Never rely on verbal com-ments.

The salesman also stated that, “Iwould be able to withdraw the money in20 years, completely tax-free.” Really?That salesman is quite a fortune teller: Heseems to be able to predict what the tax

code will look like 20 years from now!That’s an absurd claim.

And finally, the salesman said, “thepolicy can be canceled anytime, with mymoney returned, minus fees, expensesand surrender fees.” What specificallyare those expenses? If you try to cancel apolicy within the first five or 10 years,you will likely receive little to none ofyour money back.

It seems that this insurance salesman istrying to trick his prospect into buying acommission-heavy insurance policy thatthe client doesn’t really need.

If you are approached by such a sales-person -- who often calls himself a finan-cial planner because people don’t like totalk to insurance agents -- ask how muchhe’ll earn in commissions if you buy thepolicy from him. You’ll discover that thecommission is as much as 100 timesmore than the fee of a standard money-management program. Indeed, someunscrupulous insurance salespeople pre-tend to be financial advisers so they cansell commission-heavy insurance prod-ucts.

If you receive such a solicitation,please contact a legitimate financialadviser to evaluate the proposal for you.

Financial Adviser Ric Edelman is theauthor of several best-selling booksabout personal finance, including“Ordinary People, ExtraordinaryWealth” and “Discover the WealthWithin You.” You can e-mail him [email protected].

Frugal LivingBy Sara Noel

Truth aboutmoneyBy Ric Edelman

Consumer reports ✔

Life insurance is not an investment

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Administrator of the City of Ukiah, California will hold public hearing regarding the follow-ing case on March 6, at 3:00 pm in Confer-ence Room 1, Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Semi-nary Avenue, Ukiah, California, at which time all persons appearing in regard to this matter will be heard. This case has been determined to be Categorically Exempt from the Califor-nia Environmental Quality Act.1. Minor Variance No. 08-02 to allow a six foot fence to be located within a 10 foot front yard setback in a R-1 Zone. The proposed fence will be located 3.5 feet from the front property line.Applicant/Owner: Barry VogelProject Location: 700 W Smith Street, Ukiah.Nor thwest corner of Smith and Hor tense Streets (APN 001-154-30) Please pass this notice on to your neighbors, friends, or other interested parties. You are encouraged to dis-cuss this project with, express any view you may have, submit written comments, or re-quest additional information from the City Planning Department by contacting Associate Planner Jennifer Faso at 300 Seminary Ave-nue, Ukiah, California, during regular busi-ness hours, Monday through Friday./s/Charley Stump, DirectorPUBLISH: 02/24/2008

123-082-24/08

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FORAPPLICATION SUBMITTAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of Mendocino Board of Supervisors will con-duct a public hearing in their chambers at 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1070, Ukiah, CA on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard to consider the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Community Devel-opment Block Grant (CDBG) General Alloca-tion application and to solicit citizen input.

The County of Mendocino will consider apply-ing for a grant amount of up to $500,000 un-der the General Allocation for the following:

Housing Rehabilitation Program for Mendoci-no County $334,125Community Facil i t ies – Veterans Building ADA Upgrade $50,000Activity Delivery $78,375General Administration $37,500Total $500,000

The purpose of the public hearing will be to give citizens an oppor tunity to make their comments known. If you are unable to attend the public hearing, you may direct written comments to the County of Mendocino, Attn:Tom Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, 501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, CA 95482 or by Fax at (707) 463-4245. In addition, a CDBG public information file may be obtained at the above address between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays to find out more infor-mation about the CDBG program.

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard at this time. Additional information is available at the clerk of the Board’s Office, 501 Low Gap Road, room 1090, Ukiah CA or by calling Administration at (707) 463-4221.

Mendocino County promotes fair housing and makes all programs available to low and mod-erate income families regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual preference, marital status, or handicap.

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AMERICANTROOPS

PHOTOS!!!

If you have aphoto of an

American Soldier who is currently

serving (in country or out) and would like to post it on

our “Military”bulletin board,

please bring it to the Ukiah Daily

Journal and it will be displayed in

our lobby.Please put name, rank, where serv-ing and length of

time served.Photos can also

be mailed to Ukiah

Daily JournalPO Box 749

Ukiah, CA. 95482Attn: Linda

Photos not guaran-teed to be returned

so please don’t submit original.

30 LOST &FOUND

Do you know this dog?Found on Ukiah side of the Boonville Rd.Male, neutered and approx 1 to 2 years old. Mostly white with light brown patches.For more information please call Cheryl Schrader at 707-895-3785.

Anderson Valley Animal Rescue,Boonville CA.

I have recently been a nursing mom, but I decided that my pups were old enough to live without me, so I went on a stroll down Tedford Ave. on 2/19.Now I am resting in the Ukiah shelter. If I am yours please come and find me at 298 Plant Rd or call Sage

30 LOST &FOUND

Oh dear, I followed my nose a bit too far from my human and was found on Cow Mt. on 2/20. Wow, was I surpr ised to come to the Ukiah shelter and see 3 other hounds who look just like me! So, if you lost me or would like to add a hound to your family come to 298 Plant Rd. or call Sage 467-6453

120 HELPWANTED

(Job #08-15) Police Officer (Entry Level/Academy Graduate/Lateral) $4,135 - $5,699/mo.The HSU Police Dept is establishing a pool for F/T officers. Ex-cellent benefits pack-age w/ additional pay available! Applicants currently enrolled in a POST-cer tif ied law enforcement acade-my are also encour-aged to apply. Close 2/29/08. For com-plete info on duties/min qualifica-tions and application procedures visit www.humboldt.edu/~joblist or call us at (707) 826-3626. HSU is an ADA/Title IX/EOE.

AssistantCounty

LibrarianMendocino County $4808-5847/Mo. Re-ports directly to Li-brary Director. Req's Master’s degree in Li-brary Science & four yrs professional l i-brary exp. Apply by 03/14/08 to the: HR Dept, 579 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4261, w/TDD (800) 735-2929. EOE.www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hr

120 HELPWANTED

Accounting PositionF/T Accounting position avail.

w/busy Property Mgt. company.

Must be computer literate, detail

oriented, able to multi-task possess strong organization-

al skills. At least 2 yrs. previous

accounting experi-ence required.

Following benefits available: 401k,

health insurance, paid vacation,

holidays & more.Salary DOE.

Please submit resu-me' & cover letter

to [email protected]

or mail to Realty World Selzer Realty

Property Management at 350 E. Gobbi St.Ukiah, CA 95482

Please No Phone Calls

Admin assist. P/TBusy downtown accounting firm.Phones, general office, data entry,

Quickbooks, Excel & Word a plus. Please fax resume & salary req. to 707-462-0287Adult Foster Care

CA Mentor seeks caring people with a spare bedroom in their home to provide care for an adult with a developmental dis-ability. Training and suppor t provided.Work from your own home while earning a $1,200-$1,800 tax-free monthly stipend.Please contact Aron At 442-4500 ex 10

ALARMTECHNICIAN

Fast growing security company seekinglicensed Burg/Fire

alarm installer w/exp in CCTV/Access

control. 5+ yrs exp preferred. Salary

w/bene. DOE. Faxresume 707-462-

1478 or [email protected]

Closes 3/1/08

Case ManagersEntry/ Adv pos. in-prison treatment pro-gram in Solano. Exp w/crim, justic, grp/in-div. counsel.Fax re-sume 415-492-0244

120 HELPWANTED

Bookkeeper. P/T w/ busy Real Estate office. Quickbooks

exp. nec. Payroll A/R & A/P. Hrly wage

based on exp.Fax resume to 707-462-3857

CABINET FINISHERneeded for busy

Ukiah area cabinet shop. Prior finishing

or painting experiene preferred. For appli-cation packet please

call 462-6314

CAREGIVER NEED-ED exp. only P/T.

Thurs & Fri 12pm to 11pm $10/hr

367-5476CNA/HHA/EXP.

CGVRSMendocino Caregiv-ers is looking for mo-tivated professionals to work in the Ukiah area. Great pay, + mileage; benefits available. Req. good refs, valid CDL, clean DMV, auto ins. & ability to transport cli-ents to appts. Please call 1-877-964-2001

CONTROLLER $60k -- $80k

for Mendocino Community Health

Clinic (MCHC),a N/P federally

qualified health ctr w/$18m budget & multiple sites in

Mendo. & Lake Co.Will provide daily

management of all accntg functions.

Directly supervises staff of 7. Must pos-sess at least B.S. in

Business Admin. with a concentration in

acctng. w/5yr+ exp.to incl. supervision.Health Care exp a+! MCHC offers exc.

comp/bfts pkg.For immed.consid-

eration, send resume w/cover ltr.to HR Dept-MCHC 333 Laws Avenue Ukiah, CA 95482

Fax: (707) 468-0793 Email: skenney@

mchcinc.org EEOE

PLUMBER JOUR-NEYMAN or trainee w/construction bck grnd needed. Pay BOE, ful l benefits, vehicle provided, clean DMV, drug free, prevailing wage.Fax resume 964-1404 or email [email protected]

120 HELPWANTED

Customer Care RepMaverick Enterprises, has opening in Cust Care Dept, working with Sales to deliver high quality products to customers. Man-age relationships with key customers, ini-tiate & process new & repeat projects.Prepares weekly sales reports, heavy data entry on ERP system, Access, Ex-cel & Word. Min 3 yr in Manufactur ing Customer Service/ Sales. Resume to:[email protected] fax 463-0188.

Direct Care WorkNo Experience

Needed!!Morning, evening, graveyard. Drug test required, no test for cannabis, good DMV.Personal care, cook-ing, cleaning, driving and providing living skil ls training to adults with develop-mental disabil i t ies.Three 6 bed group homes, established in 1988. Call for inter-view 485-5168, 485-0165, 468-0602.

Driver companion26yrold head injury male. Nd reliable car.Tues.&/orFri 463-2587

Love Sports?

Want to earnextra moneywriting about

sports?

The Ukiah DailyJournal

is seeking a part-time sports writer

to work mostly evenings covering local sports under the supervision of our sports editor.

Must havegood writing skills & a basic knowl-edge of sports.

Send resume to Anthony Dion Sport Desk,

UkiahDaily Journal,

590 S. School St.Ukiah , 95482;email him [email protected]

or come into our office & fill out an application.

120 HELPWANTED

Finance DirectorThe City of For t Bragg is seeking a knowledgeable, serv-ice-oriented finance professional as it ’s new Finance Direc-tor. Must be experi-enced in municipal fi-nances, budgeting, and staff supervision.Addit ional minimum requirements:• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; and• Minimum two years supervisory experi-ence; and• Possession of a val-id Class C or higher California Driver’s li-cense.Salary is up to $89,228 annually (salary under review and COLA scheduled for 7/1/2008) with an excellent benefits package. To apply, please send a de-tailed resume and cover letter to Tere-sia Haase, Human Resources Manager, 416 N. Franklin St., For t Bragg, CA 95437, 707-961-2823. Filing deadline is March 17, 2008.Please visit our web-site at www.fortbragg.com. EOE/ AA/Drug free Work place.

Full Time Caregiver,mental health facility.

PT Various shifts$8-$10/hr. 467-0911

Hip exp. counter per-son for THE Music

Store in Mendo/Lake.Must have sales

skills, knowledge of music gear,computer

savvy. Resume to Ukiah Music Center

462-8863,[email protected]

Human Resources Director- Nice, CA

FT w/Benefits, Salary Negotiable Closing

extended to 2/29/08.Application & Job de-

scription at www.cttp.net orcontact Michele

Chapman at 707-262-4410. Fax

resume & application to 707-274-8798 Due to equipment prob-

lems, if you sent in a resume, please call to ensure it was re-ceived. Indian Hiring Preference Applies.

120 HELPWANTED

HYGIENIST2 days week.

Competitive pay.Fax resume to

463-8632

SR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

HHSA/Public Health Branch $4808-$5847/Mo. Approx starting 4/01/08. Re-sponsible for man-aging clinical serv-ices provided by Family Planning Program of Mendo-cino Cnty HHSA.Duties: supervision, QA, QI, direct client, policies & proce-dures, community edu, repor ting, & budget. Knowledge of program plan-ning, pr inciples/ practices of supervi-sion, budgeting practices. Medical bkgrnd related to women’s health de-sirable. Min exp - BS in Nursing, PHN cert, & 5-6 yrs PHN exp or any combina-tion, knowledge, skills to perform es-sential job func-tions. Apply by 03/06/08 to: HR Dept, 579 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4261, w/TDD (800) 735-2929. EOE www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hr

CorrectionsCounselorMendocino Co Ju-venile Hall $2921-$3550/Mo. Req HS grad or GED and six mo exp working with juveniles. Must pass medical exam with drug screen, back-ground investigation and psych evalua-tion. Apply by 03/03/08 to: HR Dept, 579 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4261, EOE. www.co .mendocino.ca.us/hr

LVN Tired of high case loads? Provide sup-port to 6 adults with Devel. Disabilities in

their home.Office 485-5168Cell 489-0022

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LIBRARY TECHNICIAN

Mendocino County $15.13-18.39/Hr.Current vacancy 25 hrs per week in Ukiah. Req AA de-gree and one yr exp.Apply by 02/28/08 to the: HR Dept, 579 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah, CA 95482, (707) 463-4261, w/TDD (800) 735-2929. EOE.www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hr

Mendocino County, Health & Human Services Agency, Social Services Branch. Currently recruiting for:

OfficeAssistant I

Ukiah OnlyFor further info go to: www.mss.ca.gov to: “Career Opportu-nities” OR call the Job line: (707) 467-5866. Closes 3/7/08.

Mendocino County, Health & Human Services Agency, Social Services Branch. Currently recruiting for:

OfficeAssistant IIIUkiah & Willits Only

For further info go to: www.mss.ca.gov to: “Career Opportu-nities” OR call the Job line: (707) 467-5866. Closes 3/14/08.

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

707-463-1100Lic#236800809

B-6- SUNDAY, FEB. 24, 2008 THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL

arbocci

an Housen

Trudy

Sellars-Ramos

Realtor

707-489-7720

Ukiah Garden Café

50 + and still going strong! For the past 16 years this restaurant has grown leaps and bounds above the rest. Ukiah Garden Café is one of Ukiah’s premier places to dine, whether it’s breakfast ,lunch ,dinner or a relaxing cocktail after work, you won’t be disappointed here.

Trudy Sellars-Ramos of Garbocci Van Housen Realty Presents:

114 S School Street, Ukiah

$200,000 Priced $27,000 under current appraised value, this immaculate 4 bed, 3 bath home is sure to please. From top to bottom the finishing touches here are fit for a king. Upstairs master suite, with tile bathroom, spacious living room with beautiful tile entry, lovely kitchen, dining room and more. If your looking for perfection, you've found it !

255 San Jacinta Drive

$499,900

707-462-5005

1330 Carrigan Lane Desirable Vineyard View Estates! Beautiful 3 bed, 2 bath 1578 SqFt home now on the market for your buying pleasure. Amenties include On Demand Hot water, central heat and air, new stove and dishwasher. Along with its large living space, family room, living room , an office and much more. Hard to beat a deal like this!

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120 HELPWANTED

LABORATORYTECHNICIAN l/ll/lll

The City ofHealdsburg

is currently accept-ing applications for the position of

Laboratory Technician.

Currently we are re-cruiting to fill one full-time position.This position may be filled at either level l, ll or lll and will depend on the applicants ability to meet the minimum qualifications for

each classification.Under general su-pervision assists in the operation and

performance of wa-ter, chemical and

bacteriological analyses and ex-

aminations accord-ing to standard lab-

oratory methods and procedures.

The job announce-ment listing salary, benefits, qualifica-tions and educa-

tional requirements and the City appli-cation can be ob-

tained on our web-site at www.ci.

healdsburg.ca.usor by calling the

City of Healdsburg

Personnel Office,401 Grove Street,Healdsburg, CA 95448. Phone 707-431-3322.

Apply by 3/7/08,5:00 PM.

EOE/AA/ADA.

LVN/MAExp. pref. Bilingual +

Potter ValleyCommunity HealthCenter. Fax resume

707-743-1192

MAKE ADIFFERENCE INTHE LIFE OF A

CHILD! JOIN THETRINITY TEAM!

Trinity YouthServices-Ukiah

A social service agency serving abused & neglected youth in a Residen-tial Treatment Cam-pus is looking for

CHILD CARE WORKERS.

CCW is responsible for the daily care & supervision of cli-ents & living condi-t ions. Swing & Night shifts availa-ble. Star ting at $9.40/hr. On-call $9/hr. Must be 21 yrs old. Excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vi-sion, tuition reim-bursement & FREE co-op child care.Must pass pre-em-ployment physical, drug test & back-ground check.

APPLY AT915 W. Church St.

Ukiah or fax resume

877-382-7617www.trinityys.org

EOE

MechanicalVACUUM INDUC-TION FURNACE (VIM) OPERATORTIMET is the world’s largest supplier of high quality titanium spanning every phase of the industry.Seeking qualif ied candidates to operate & maintain our VIM furnace. Requires employee to interpret & respond to needs of the equipment.30% of the time will be spend operating the furnace; the bal-ance will be spent on furnace support func-tions. Basic vacuum knowledge & me-chanical ability is a PLUS. Job req’s a HS diploma/GED with formal trade school or OJT, ability to gas torch & lift 75 lbs. Star ting salary $17.00hr +shift diff.Scheduled rotating shifts with some w/e hrs are req’d. Medical ins. begins on the 1st day. E.O.E. Stop by and fill out an appli-cation:TIMET403 Ryder StreetVallejo, CA 94590e-mail:[email protected] 610-28-3834

Office Assistant.General office plus other varied duties.462-5254 for info.

120 HELPWANTED

MedicalMedical Site Manag-er Oppty at RadNet’s diagnostic imaging ctr in Vacaville. Reqs 2yrs medical ctr mgmt exp. Xlt bene-fits & pay! Email your resume to: [email protected] Visit www.radnet.com to learn more.

Office ManagerNorth Haven School, a non-public school located in Ukiah, is seeking an Office Manager. The Office Manager performs a wide variety of secre-tar ial, receptionist and clerical functions.Req: A High SchoolDiploma or GED equivalency; A.A. de-gree or two years of college preferred;previous exp. as a school secretary/re-ceptionist or equiva-lent experience may be substituted.Fax resume to:877.382.7617 or email to [email protected]:NHOMAES is an EOE.

Skills Instructorsto work for people with developmental disabilities. FT. Mon.-Fri. 8am-4:30 pm

Excel. benefits. Wag-es DOE. Must be 18 or older, req. current

CDL, clean DMV, background clearan-ces, HS diploma or

equiv. Apply at 990 S. Dora St.

Ukiah. 468-8824Lic. # 236800643

120 HELPWANTED

PARKS AND FACILITIES AIDE.City of HealdsburgSalary: $13.36/hr.

The City of Healdsburg is

currently accepting applications for the part-time position of Parks & FacilitiesAide. Under gener-al supervision, the Parks and Facilities Aide provides gen-eral care & mainte-nance of parks, rec-reation facilities & landscape & turf areas & performrelated work as

assigned. Requires education equiva-lent to graduation from high school.One year experi-ence in custodial

and/or park mainte-nance is preferred.

Open until filled.The job announce-ment, & city appli-

cation can beobtained on our

website at www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us

or by calling the City of HealdsburgPersonnel Office401 Grove Street,Healdsburg, CA95448. Phone 707-431-3322.EOE/AA/ADA

SE BUSCA persona bilingue para trabajar en oficina en Ukiah.$12+/hr. Periodico El Sol. 468-1009 24/7

120 HELPWANTED

People to work with developmentally

disabled adults one on one in their own

home. All Shifts available. Call

Mary 468-9326 or come by & pick up app. at 182 Thomas

St. Ukiah

PHARMACY

If you are energetic and outgoing with a passion for customer engagement, then Raley’s is the place for you!

NOW HIRING IN:UKIAH

STAFFPHARMACIST

Qualif ied PHARMA-CISTS must possess a current California li-cense. New Pharma-cy Graduates Wel-come! NEW SALARY & BENEFITS PACK-AGE. Please contact Jody Stewart at: Ph:916/373-6145, Fax:916/372-6226, email:[email protected].

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Post Office Now Hiring!

Avg Pay $20/ hr, $57 K/yr, incl. Fed ben, OT.

Offered by ExamServices, not aff w/ USPS who hires.1-866-292-1387

TOY STORE SALES30hrs. 10am-3pm

Apply 161 S. Orchard Ave 463-0163

120 HELPWANTED

Prenatal EducatorsMCHC’s Little Lake & Lakeside Health Ctr.

seek Prenatal Educa-tors. P/T 1-yr perina-tal exp. req. Bilingual a+ Fax: 707-468-0793 [email protected]

www.mchcinc.org for job description.

Residential AssistantImmediate opening.California Conser-

vation Corps Ukiah.Assist with supervi-sion and mentoring

young adults. $11 per hour + benefits.

Contact Chris at463-2822. EOE

Sales & Marketing Assist. Hopland wine-ry seeks motivatel person to assit in all aspects of wine sales. Computer graph. & website maint. a +.be able to lift 40 lbs. Sal. DOE [email protected]

SENIOR WASTEWA-TER TREATMENT

PLANT OPERATOR:$4,217-$5,126/mo., plus benefits. Com-plete job description with necessary re-quirements & appli-cation available at City of Ukiah, 300 Seminary Ave.Ukiah, CA 95482 or www.cityofukiah.com Deadline:5pm, 3/21/08. EOE

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169 Mason St #300, Ukiah 95482 1460 S Main St, Willits 95490

EXPECT THE BEST WITH YOUR

JOLLEY REALTOR and Jerry McCarn Karena Jolley 354-2999 [email protected] Jerry McCarn 489-5599 [email protected]

UPDATED WEBSITE: www.cbmendo.com

This information was obtained from sources deemed reliable and is believed to be correct. We assume no liability for errors or omissions, price changes prior to sale or withdrawal from the market without notice. Each office is independently owned and operated. If you are currently working with an agent, please do not consider this a solicitation.

TO LIVE IN HOPLAND AFFORDABLY

This lovely property has a 940+sqft home, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, a large

backyard that borders Sanel St., and a short walk to the center of town.

Remodeled inside, this residence is and is a lovely starter home for any-

one! Perfect to add onto or build a garage in the rear?

$325,000

ACREAGE IN HOPLAND

Come bring your plans for this 2.5 acre lot in Hopland! Close to

schools and shopping, this lot is flat and us-

able— just what you’ve been looking for! $290,000

COUNTRY LIVINGin Redwood Valley on al-most an acre with a home

needing some TLC. Flat and usable land, end-of-road

privacy, covered porch, stor-age sheds, horse pen and

mature trees. $365,000

20 ACRES ALONG HWY 253

This property has an excellent road system, building pad, incredible views, is perked, has

spring water, a live stream,1/2 a MILE from Hwy 128, for $595,000

COUNTRY LIVING IN REDWOOD VALLEY

Enjoy country living on 1/3 of an acre in Redwood Valley off

of East Road! This 3 bedroom home has furnace heat and a

wood buring stove, too. LARGE covered deck with views,

landscaped front and rear yards, covered addition for laundry

and storage, custom dog kennel and run, mature trees, and

more! $385,000

OWN YOUR OWN LAND inPotter Valley with 10 acres, includ-ing power, septic, well, and usable

ground for multiple uses. Williamson Act and Pot-ter Valley Irrigation District make this a property to love! $419,000

HOME IN BROOKTRAILS Pick up this home today for

$290,000!1244sqft on a lot with the

size of 11025sqft. Right across from Lake Emily, this property also has a single car garage, and is

ready for you to move into! Grab this before someone else does!

DOUBLE LOT WITH PRICE REDUCTION

How would you like a double lot in Brooktrails with a lovely 2/2

home with almost 1100sqft, formica floors, newer stove, butcher

block, refinished deck, garage/shop with woodstove, storage,

and door opener? It gets better-- on a cul-de-sac, near to green-

belt and hiking trails, and conveniently located close to the golf

course and minutes to town. Check this out today! $335,000

Questions of what this year might have in store for you?

Call or email us anytime with questions.

120 HELPWANTED

SUPPORT STAFF1:1 with developmen-tally disabled adults in community. Ukiah area. $9-$11 per hr.30hrs per wk. Clear record, drug free, safe car req. Fax resume 707-814-3901

SUPPORT STAFFFT-Ukiah CA. HS grad or equiv + 1 yr.pd. cler ical exp.Comp exp w/word and data processing, knowledge of Micro-soft software; key-boarding skills of 50 wpm-cer tif icate re-quired, knowledge of f i l ing, receptionist exp, ability to take di-rection, & team with staff. Salary $1685-$2371/mo. Excel. Ben-efits. Closes 3/7/08.Send resume, letter of intrest & keyboard-ing certificate to HR, 1116 Airpor t Park Blvd., Ukiah, CA 95482; email [email protected] orfax 462-4280. EOE/M-F

THERAPIST (intern or l icensed). Chil-dren, youth & fami-lies. FT. Outstanding benefits. Call Youth Project at (707)463-4915 for job descrip-tion/required applica-tion.

TRADES lllELECTRICIAN

$37,461 to $45,510 annually for the

Del Norte County Unified School

District in Cresent City, CA. Apply by

April 4, 2008.Applicationsavailable at

301 W. Washington Blvd. Crescent City,

CA 95531, 707-464-0242.

www.delnorte.k12.ca.us

EEO/AA Employer

Ukiah residential childrens facility

is looking for caring,responsible individ-

uals to come join our team. Some exp. pre-ferred but not neces-sary. Will provide on

the job training. Start-ing sal. $12.12 hr.

403B, great benefits & vacation package.

Fax resume to 463-6957

140 CHILDCARE

Little Friends Pre-school. F/T & P/T. Opening ages 2-5. Monthly rates

between $185-$495.465 Luce Ave.

463-2273

250 BUSINESSRENTALS

2200 sq. ft. office space for rent. All or part. Contact Paoli

Realty 707-462-4608

LEE KRAEMERReal Estate Broker

SCHOOL STREETOFFICE/RETAIL

1300+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.

BRAND NEW!BUILD TO SUITOffice or Medical

1974+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.

DOWNTOWNHi-traffic loc. Ofc. Ste1600+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.

MED. OFFICE orRETAIL

South Orchard3400+/- sq. ft. w/pkng

468-8951Lg. 2 story new office building S. State St.& Main St. frontage.

$2200/mo. + dep.NCR 468-9101

SUITE OF OFFICES 4 offices + conf.,

A jewel in our crown.

$2040 Util & janito-rial incl. Very nice

location, 468-5426

300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

2bd2ba. Avail. 3/1$1025mo. $1025 sec.

W/D, pool, spa.No sec. 8 or pets.

463-2973

NEWER2 BEDROOM

DW/Garage + Pool$885mo. 463-2325

PARK PLACE1 bd. $800, 2 bdr.$910 TH $1050.

Pool/garg. 462-5009

300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

APARTMENTS

Talmage1bed/1ba carport,h2O paid $600 + dep.

Ford St1bed/1baNew int., gar. Paid$740+ dep.

Cooper Lane2bed/1balarge rooms, wtr & gar.Paid $785+dep.

N Bush St2bed/1ba clean & ready $825+ Dep.

Old River Rd1bed/1ba, views$850 +dep.

Beverly SandersRealty 463-2570

320 DUPLEXES

NEW 3BD, 2.5 BATwnhse. In Hopland $1200/mo. + $1200 dep. 272-8540

Willits-BrooktrailsDeluxe duplex. 2 bdrm. 2 ba. lndry rm., garage, cent. ht & ac.N/S N/P. $800/mo.$1500 dep.

Fax applicationto 707-984-6479

330 HOMESFOR RENT

2 bd. 1 ba.$900/mo. + dep.

Ref. req. No pets.462-5119, 972-4515

2 Homes$1200-$1350 + dep.No pets, smoking or

drugs. 463-0334

330 HOMESFOR RENT

2BD/1BA new kitch-en, laminate floor

145 Fircrest #E $945 + dep. 591-6037

2bd1ba + game rm.in basement, near City pk. pet neg.1700+ sq ft. No grow-ing! $1440/mo.$1800 dep. 485-7941

3 bd 2 ba only $795/mo! Buy!

5%dn, 20yrs at 8% apr! For listings

800-749-7901 xS622 3bd2.5ba. dbl. car gar. 1.5 year old house. Lake view. All appliances. In Nice.$1000/mo.1st, last & $1000 sec. 274-2879

3bd2ba, inground pool. $1800/mo, 1st

& last. 485-7403 or 489-5719

3bd2ba. 1750 sf.Calpella. N/S/D.

Sml. dog. $1600/mo.$2000 dep. $500

cleaning. 272-0078Avail. March 15.

Avail. 4/1. 2 bed.,2 ba. on land-1 mi.from Talmage. No

smoking, no pets, no drugs. 1st, last/dep.

$1150. 462-7419 Call eves.

HOUSES

Van Arsdale2bed/1ba,pet ok, 2.5ac.$1350/$2000

Road B3bed/2ba, garage,deck, yard$1450/$1600

Eastside Calpella3bed/2ba, mobiledeck & yard

330 HOMESFOR RENT

$1350/$1500

Cooper Ln3bed/2ba, dbl ga-rage, sm yard, like new $1450/$1800

Capps Ln3bed/2ba, garage w/d hook ups, yard$1550/$1800

Beverly Sanders Realty

463-2570

350 ROOMSFOR RENT

All utils pd incl.cable TV. Furn. No pets. $420 + $200

dep. 462-4476

370 WANTEDTO RENT

COUPLE RELOCAT-ING in June w/2 chil-dren. Great refs. 3bd in Ukiah area pref.307-333-4717 or

email sheila7379@ hotmail.com

380 WANTED TOSHARE RENT

$475 bedroom in quiet home.

No S/P/D.468-5556

Female, professional.2200 sf house Rwd Vly. Your cost $700/mo + bills. Incl bdrm.bath., 2nd bdrm for off icee, ful l use of house. Private & quiet. 485-6277

Large room in large house. $490 + $490 dep. uti l incl. 718-2110

380 WANTED TOSHARE RENT

ROOM FOR RENT inHopland. Unfurn

$475. Util incl. W/D, dishwasher. No P/D

744-9547

Westside $525w/util.Quiet, clean, womanShare kit, bath, W/DN/S/D/P, 467-1467

460 APPLIANCES

USEDAPPLIANCES

& FURNITURE.Guaranteed. 485-1216

480 MISC.FOR SALE

$$CASH$$Immediate Cash for

Structured Settlements, Annuities, Lawsuits,

Inheritances, Mortgage Notes & Cash Flows.

J.G. Wentworth #11-800-794-7310

Bowflex Extreme 2home gym. Paid

$1800. Will sell for $1350. Never used.Partially assembled.Comes with floor mat

& instructions.707-761-9155

FIREWOODDay or night,we deliver!391-2960

FREE PAINT Recycled latex, 5 gal.buckets, white, tan, brown, gray. Tues-days only, 8am to 2pm, 298 Plant Rd., Ukiah (behind animal shelter).

480 MISC.FOR SALE

Hot Tub ‘08 DeluxeModel. Many jets.

Therapy seat.Warranty. Never

used. Can deliver.Worth $5700. Sell$1895 with new

cover. 707-766-8622

LUMBERLattice tops fence panels. $65 ea.Kindling $25 a pickup load. Lattice panels $3 ea. Decking & fencing. 462-0686

490 AUCTIONS

AUCTION Sunday 3/2 10am Preview: 3/1 10am

3/2 8 am Saturday 3/1 L.C’s

Largest Parking Lot Sale!

Country B a rn Auctions 2 7 5 - 0 8 0 8

375 E. Hwy. 20 Upper Lake

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

AKC PomeranianPuppies 1 male 1

female $650Ready to go to a

good home.Please call

(707)485-1884

Black Lab Pups.Fem $300, Males, $200. 1st shots. 6 wks. old. 972-7225

CHOCOLATE LABS.3 mo. old. All Shots.$200. Mom & Dad on

site. 459-2746

Red Nose Pit Bull Puppies.

2 females left.$100ea. 489-5541

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

Pit Bull Pups. Mom& dad on site. 1st shots done. Mls & fem.Blk, tan&wht.8wks. $300 to non abusive homes. Call Mike 707-467-9052

510 LIVESTOCK

FREE to good home.Arab mare & filly.

485-6611,485-7174

590 GARAGESALES

FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS.

Realty World Selzer Realty. 350 E. Gobbi

MOVING SALE504 Low Gap Rd.Sunday after 8am

til dark

610 REC VEHCAMPING

‘89 Class C Motor Home - 24’. $10,500

or offer. 54K mi.10mpg. 468-5021

‘73 Motor homeDodge, fully self cont.Generator & m-wave.

$4000, 485-7371

620 MOTOR-CYCLES

YAMAHA‘98 400F

$3000 obo707-972-3876

650 4X4'SFOR SALE

Chevy Tahoe 20054x4 xlnt cond.73k mi. $21k

236-2686

650 4X4'SFOR SALE

TOYOTA TUNDRA 2005, extra cab. 68k

mi. hard tonneau cover. Exc. cond.

$19,000510-812-0228

660 VANSFOR SALE

Plymouth Grand Voyager, ‘90. 121K, V6, good mi., ac & tires. $1700 462-0116

670 TRUCKSFOR SALE

‘99 GMC SONOMAext. cab, sht, bd., 4wd, 4x4, 73,000 mi, loaded, $8,000. 937-5918

FORD 250 1966 new engine. 1965 Ford

150, runs, both $2000 obo 367-5298

Ford Ext. cab. ‘93Must see.$4000/bo.485-7371

SUV & TRAILER for sale. Dodge Durango

2001 38k mi. Trlr hitch, electric brakes, load leveler. Trailer,

Fireball 25’ 462-2460

680 CARSFOR SALE

Cars from $500POLICE IMPOUNDS

For listings800-749-4260 xC241

FORD MUSTANG 2003 COUPE 2D Sil-ver, V6, 3.8 ltr, RWD, Auto, 41,055 mi, Air, PW/D, tilt wheel, tint-ed windows, AM/FM/ CD/ MP3/IPod hook-up $9500 468-1023

or 391-3210

680 CARSFOR SALE

Honda Accord EX-L; 2007. Navi, AM-FM-XM 6 disc CD, heated leather, power everything, 1 owner & 18,000 miles for $22,900.Priced to sell. Call 707-362-0921

PT Cruiser ‘01 Ltd Ed. 148k mi. Loaded, exel. cond. $5000/bo.

707-972-7290

720 MOBILESFOR SALE

MUST SELL5 MODELS NOW!

LUV HOMES 707-588-2725

WE FINANCE Manufactured Homes

LUV HOMES 707-588-2725

760 LOTS &ACREAGE

20-30 acre parcels.Lrg. springs & wells.Forest & meadows.Great views & priva-cy. Cabin. Terms avail. Agt. 459-4677

770 REAL ESTATE

11 AC.3 places 2 live, or

rent. Hillside to river-front. $550,000.Seller finance.

Blandford RE 391-7612

3BD/2.5 BA New in-terior, near schools, move in condition.

$345,900. 964-4922

Loan for sale, $106k 15% 1st trust dee, 45% LTV, ocean view lot, 1 blk to ocean, bkr 619-221-2100.

770 REAL ESTATE

CLOSE TO UKIAH H.S. Exc. cond. Lrg 3bd, 2ba, lrg rec rm,

2 car gar. Nicely landscaped. Attached studio apt, private en-

trance. $499,999Blandford RE 391-7612

I’m still doing loans,purchasing & refin.

Rates below 6%Larry Wright

Golden Bear Mortgage707-239-8080

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Offered By: John Bogner and Gary NixTaking reservations for 4 beautiful residential lots in Redwood Valley. Eachapprox 1 acre. Well, underground utilities and soil reports. Views of the moun-tains and vineyards. Build your dream home. Located off of Road D. Prices are255,000 to 295,000.

Offered By: John Bogner3 bedrooms and 2 bath home on Quite cul-de-sac. Approx 2000Sq Feet. Large family room with wood stove. Separate Livingroom with fireplace. New Central heating and air conditioning ,new carpet. Separate office/ workshop. Listed at $ 389,000.

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13272 S. Hwy 101 – Modern 1 bd., 1 ba. apt.in downtown Hopland, featuring vaultedceilings, stove, refrigerator, a/c & sharedgarages w/ remote access. $675/mo.

335 Leslie St. – Upstairs 2 bd., 1 ba. apt. w/central heat & air, stove, refrigerator,microwave, carport parking & on-site laundryfacilities; centrally located. $725/mo.

1960 S. Dora St. – Spacious 2 bd., 1 ba. apt.equipped w/ central heat & air, stove,refrigerator, dishwasher, on-site laundryfacilities & carport parking. $750/mo.

505-531 Capps Ln. – Sierra Sunset Apts.features 2 bd., 1 ba. units w/ pool & laundryfacilities, lovely common areas, carports &more. $765-785/mo.

TOWNHOUSES / DUPLEXES

705 El Rio St. – 2 bd., 1.5 ba. townhouse w/detached garage & fenced yard; walkingdistance to elementary school & park.$795/mo.

890 W. Perkins St. – Charming 2 bd., 1 ba.duplex w/ central heat & air, stove, refrigerator,carport & yard located in the heart of Ukiah’sWestside. $925/mo.

755 Yosemite Dr. #B – Roomy 3 bd., 2 ba.duplex w/ garage, yard & convenient access toHighway 101. $1150/mo.

HOUSES

9 Betty St. – Charming 2 bd., 1 ba. home w/hardwood floors, stove, refrigerator & yard;conveniently located close to shopping centers.$1200/mo.

1332 S. Dora St. – 3 bd., 1 ba. home on cornerlot, w/ central heat & air, hardwood floors, largebackyard & single-car garage. $1250/mo.

285 Laurel St. – 3 bd., 2 ba. home locatedclose to downtown Willits; equipped w/ stove,refrigerator, dishwasher, garage & yard.$1300/mo.

481 Briarwood Dr. – Large 4 bd., 2.5 ba.executive home in the Creekbridge Estates,near Lake Mendocino, equipped w/ centralheat & air, stove, dishwasher, microwave,vaulted ceilings & 2-car garage. $2000/mo.

977 Dominican Way – Lovely 3 bd., 2 ba.home overlooking the city golf course & theUkiah Valley, amenities include granitecountertops in kitchen, stove, refrigerator,dishwasher, central heat & air. A must see!$2000/mo.

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